Chapter 180: Counterattack (6000 words in two parts, the otherworldly plot comes to an end)
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The long sword was drawn out, and blood spurted out from the side of the neck of an attacker in green clothes like a fountain. Accompanied by a few nervous convulsions, the attacker lost his life completely without even a scream.
"These attackers are all believers of the evil god Grissas. They sacrificed their souls to the evil god. The moment they were controlled by the evil god, they were dead." Muller had a gloomy face and wiped the blood dripping from the sword on the dead attackers.
Grissa, the god of chaos and destruction?
In this world, in addition to the six major orthodox religions and the dozens of subordinate gods under the orthodox religions, there are also countless evil gods.
Compared with the righteous gods, these evil gods have fewer believers, but they are more devout and crazy.
After all, there is no need to believe them unless you are crazy and pious.
Moreover, most of the evil gods in this world are not the kind of cults that disguise themselves as orthodox religions but actually engage in evil ways. Their teachings are clearly evil.
For example, the god of chaos and destruction, Grissas, this church preaches chaos and destruction, and does not use the banner of redemption or atonement at all. It recruits those with antisocial personalities.
To put it bluntly, what they want is mental illness.
This kind of church does not talk about faithfulness. Ninety-nine percent of its believers are actually fallen believers from other churches.
Fang Yu and Youzi studied this issue some time ago.
During the more than ten days that Lusen traveled, he and Yuzu helped the local townspeople in a small town to resolve an arcane disaster caused by the secret followers of Estella, the god of betrayal and deception, and captured the cultist who was a third-level priest of the goddess of purity, Pearly, who had degenerated into a follower of Estella.
After a series of investigations and experiments, Fang Yu and Youzi discovered that the reason these people fell was first because their original positions had shifted.
For example, the priest of the God of Purity named Alvin was assigned to the town of Lecter in Rusen for thirty years.
The goddess of purity, Pearly, is a subordinate deity of the god of light, Alkain. She symbolizes purity and innocence, and her priests can cast a variety of purification spells.
After Alvin had diligently served the local villages and towns for more than 20 years, he discovered by chance that his wife had affairs with most of the men in the local town, and none of their three children was his.
There are even various theme activities held regularly in the town, of course, he has never been invited to these activities.
As a result, Arwen's position shifted, and in his daily resentful sacrifice of spiritual power to Pearlie, without any preparation, he lost his connection with Pearlie and connected to Estella, the god of betrayal and deception.
The moment he connected with Estella, his heart was filled with anger for betrayal and deception and a strong desire for revenge, which made his subconscious mind willingly sacrifice all his mental power in exchange for the ability to use Estella's power for revenge.
Alvin used the magic he obtained from Esther to create a "Realm of Honesty" in the town. Yes, you read that right, the magic of the God of Betrayal and Deception is actually the "Realm of Honesty".
The effect of this ritual magic is that people in this area cannot tell lies for three days.
The more fixed a circle is, the more complicated the interpersonal relationships within it are, and the more likely it is that there will be various hidden grudges that have lasted for dozens or even hundreds of years.
Obviously, every small town and village in this world basically belongs to such a small circle.
Lies are the lubricant of interpersonal relationships. Suddenly, no one in this village can tell a lie, and the townspeople don't have the ability to be ambiguous and adaptable. It's conceivable that many secrets hidden for years will be revealed to the world.
You dirty guys who only know how to betray and deceive, now come and taste my pain.
Alvin laughed wildly as he looked at Lecter Town, which had fallen into chaos in just a few hours.
In exchange for sacrificing all his mental power, Estella will take away all his mental power at the end of the ritual spell three days later.
The consequence of losing all mental power is death.
Unfortunately, the spell did not last until the third day, because Fang Yu and Youzi arrived the next day.
When Fang Yu and Youzi arrived at Lecter Town, this small town, which originally had a population of more than 800, was reduced to only more than 500 people after the fighting.
Before arriving in this town, Fang Yu had already noticed something was wrong.
On the arcane map, you can see from a distance that all the people in the town are red-named monsters.
No matter how bad a place is, it's impossible for everyone to be malicious, right?
With just a detection spell, Fang Yu and Youzi easily found and destroyed the "honesty field" set up by Alvin, and found the former priest of the Church of Purity who was already drunk on the top of the town's bell tower.
After careful inspection and analysis, Fang Yu and Youzi agreed that the current main plane still has camp positions.
When the camp position of a superhuman shifts significantly, there is a certain possibility that he will be disconnected from the gods he originally believed in. If he is connected to some evil gods at this time, he will suffer the so-called corruption and become a believer of the evil gods.
These evil gods are most likely legendary wizards from the Shadow Plane or other opposing planes during the Age of the Great Arcane.
Although Fang Yu lifted the "Area of Honesty" in Lecter Town, the damage was done and the chaos and deeper hatred caused by this spell will have a long-term impact on the town. It is estimated that within a few years, the survivors of the town will gradually leave and scatter to various places, and the town will gradually be abandoned.
But no matter what, this is the first time that Fang Yu has truly come into contact with the so-called evil god after coming to the main plane so many times.
Most of these evil gods do not have churches, and their believers rely entirely on the corruption of believers. They do a one-time business where they don't open for three years and then make a profit for three years after they open.
This of course also includes the god of chaos and destruction, Grissas.
Judging from the name, the God of Chaos and Destruction, he doesn't seem like a god who can create a highly organized church.
Chaos and organization are opposites.
But just now, these attackers who had lost their minds did not seem to be unorganized at all.
On the contrary, these people are well-trained and even have specialized archers. Even if these people have obtained extraordinary abilities by sacrificing their spiritual power to the evil god, organization is not something that an evil god like Graces can bestow.
"Don't be afraid, Mrs. Claudia. Although Bambi is very tall, he has a very gentle temperament. You won't fall."
Bambi is the name Fang Yu gave to his mount, which is two meters tall and more than three and a half meters tall including its head, neck and antlers.
Fang Yu held the reins with both hands, and Claudia sat in front of Fang Yu. The deer saddle, which was originally designed to seat only one person, now had two people sitting on it. The plump Claudia seemed to be leaning in Fang Yu's arms.
"Well, no, I just..." Claudia twisted her hips unnaturally, her face flushed and her eyes hazy. It was not a pleasant feeling to be threatened at gunpoint.
Fang Yu's face was serious: "Madam, I'm going to speed up!"
"Ah!" Claudia cried out softly, and felt a strong push on her back. The airflow rolled up her long black hair and blew away the black veil hat on her head. Fang Yu grabbed it and put it into Lu Shen's backpack.
Why does this saddle have a front bar? Claudia's body went limp and she collapsed on the front bar.
It fits quite tightly.
Fang Yu chose the appearance of a giant deer for Bambi, so Bambi had the speed and physical strength of a giant deer. The limit of the appearance that the spirit summoned by this spell can transform into is a one-ring extraordinary creature, and the giant deer just meets the requirement.
The war horses of Muller and others were not slow, but compared with the giant deer that was more than two meters tall, there was still a big gap.
Because the giant deer didn't run, it jumped.
Jumping up and down.
Claudia was almost losing her mind from jumping so much.
If Fang Yu hadn't been holding her from behind, she would have been thrown down.
"Madam, the gate of Vitrang is ahead. We can wait here for Knight Muller for a while." Fang Yu turned over and got off the deer, using arcane magic to clean the robe that was wet by Claudia.
I let you ride it with good intentions, so why did you dirty the seat?
“Okay… okay, Lord Gis.” Claudia’s eyes were half open, her rapid breathing gradually subsided, her legs drooped weakly on the deer’s back, and her snow-white cheeks and neck were covered with a pink complexion.
Fang Yu carried Claudia off the deer. Not long after, Muller and other knights arrived at the city gate.
Muller had already sent a firework signal to the city, and several carriages drove out of the city, all with the Edelweiss emblem of the Bellevue family on them.
"Alright, Knight Muller, we can say goodbye for now. Don't forget what you promised. I hope to see the ransom you promised before tomorrow, so that you can be freed from the constraints of the oath contract as soon as possible."
"By the God of Light, the Russen will not betray their honor. Thank you again for your assistance, Lord Githdruid."
Muller and the remaining twelve knights and their squires all dismounted and bowed respectfully to the other party.
The young druid in front of him was definitely more than just an ordinary level 2 druid!
It is true that Woking's Mirror will not make mistakes, but no one can guarantee that the major churches do not have spells or props that can block or mislead Woking's Mirror's judgment.
Such a powerful druid should be at least a parish priest (level 5) even in the natural temples of the six orthodox religions.
No one wants to offend such a strong man, especially such a young one.
Fang Yu nodded and turned his gaze to Claudia. "Madam, you and George have arrived safely in Lusen. I have fulfilled my promise. I will camp at the forest entrance and wait for a while. Once you have arranged everything, you can send someone there to inform me."
Claudia had completely recovered by now, her eyes as clear as water revealing a complex emotion: "Sir Gis, if it is possible..."
"No." Fang Yu interrupted Claudia with a smile, "Whatever you ask for, I hope it's only after I've fulfilled my previous promises."
Claudia couldn't help but feel angry and gritted her teeth secretly.
"I originally wanted to say that it was me who invited you to Lusen, and the Belvitt family should fulfill their hospitality. Moreover, you have helped George and me many times. It is neither moral nor reasonable to let you sleep outdoors in the mountains."
Claudia looked up at Fang Yu with resentment.
Fang Yu was unmoved and rejected Claudia's invitation again.
"As a devout believer in nature, I prefer the wildness of the mountains and forests, ma'am." Fang Yu jumped onto the deer and nodded slightly to Claudia and Mueller. "Let's go, Bambi."
The camping site chosen by Fang Yu was in a clearing in the forest that had just been exposed, and there was a small stream next to it.
"Yes, it's here."
Fang Yu took out a brown package that was about 20 centimeters square and 5 or 6 centimeters high from the Wujie Messenger. After opening the lock of the package and pulling it open, he found that the entire package was actually a folded bundle.
When spread on the ground and flattened at the four corners, it becomes a very thin rectangular floor cloth with a side length of seven or eight meters.
"Habitatum Apero!" Fang Yu pointed his finger, and saw that the piece of cloth began to expand upwards. In just one or two minutes, a wooden house of about fifty or sixty square meters appeared on the open space.
"This thing is really good, no wonder it's sold for 115 magic crystals." Fang Yu pushed open the door of the cabin. The space inside was much larger than the Wenhui Garden he rented.
The folding cabin is a standard product of the Piedmont Alchemy Company. Once opened, as long as the owner recites a spell, the bundle will turn into a small wooden house with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room.
The cabin comes with furniture and essential daily necessities, and has built-in security features, but its overall strength is limited to that of an ordinary cabin.
Fang Yu first released the two little griffins from the cage. The two little griffins had been locked in a cage covered with black cloth all day and hung around Bambi's neck. They were dizzy and dazed when they were released.
He opened two bags of dried meat from Yinshan Mountain and poured them into a wooden plate. He then took two bowls and poured two large bowls of milk into them. The two little griffins had been hungry for a whole day, so they started to fight for food with their four short legs.
Fang Yu fried five or six steaks for himself. After eating, he meditated and learned a second-level spell called "Ordinary".
The spell "Ordinary" can make the designated person become ordinary in the eyes of others, making it difficult for others to pay attention to him. Even if the other party sees him, they will pretend not to see him.
While it doesn't completely hide itself like invisibility, this spell lasts longer and has a wider range of applications.
Look at the time, there are still two hours before returning.
"They should be coming soon, right?" Fang Yu had just muttered to himself when the wooden house's warning spell emitted a red light in his sight.
"Knock, knock, knock." There were three soft knocks on the door.
Fang Yu waved his hand gently, and the door of the wooden house opened automatically.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Jis...are you here?" A timid voice came from outside the door.
"Of course." Fang Yu chuckled and walked to the door of the wooden house. "My dear madam, I didn't expect you to come to see me so soon. It's so late here, and we're already on the edge of the Whispering Wind Forest. It's not a safe place for a beautiful lady. Please come in."
Claudia was wearing a black burqa, with the lower half of her face covered by the black cloth of the burqa, revealing only a pair of eyes that looked timid and curious.
"Edward gave me a Night Hiding Stone that can be used five times. Now there are only three left..." Claudia explained, reaching out to take off her hood, revealing a beautiful face with a look of sorrow.
"This cabin is..." Claudia began, then stopped and apologized, "Oh, sorry, I shouldn't have asked such questions."
"Nothing, just thank nature for its gift."
The good thing about pretending to be a druid is that no matter what weird things are, just attribute them to the gift of nature.
Anyway, no one can prove it, so naturally there is no such gift.
Fang Yu took out a bottle of Merlot Valley and two glasses, poured two glasses, and handed Claudia a highball glass: "Madam, did you bring what I need?"
Claudia bit her lip and pulled out two thick notebooks and three parchment scrolls from her burqa.
"Mr. Gis, these are the two herbal notebooks left by my late husband. They contain detailed information about the production of medicinal herbs in Lusen. The other three land deeds are also what I promised."
Claudia handed the notes and the deed to Fang Yu with both hands. Fang Yu reached out to take them. Their fingers touched. Claudia's fingers trembled unconsciously, but she did not dodge.
Fang Yu flipped through a few pages casually, and found that there was indeed some information about medicinal herbs on them. He turned around and gave them to Youzi to eat.
However, after so many years of accumulation, are these only these two books?
"There are still some notes and records in my late husband's study. I ran away secretly and I can't carry so many by myself. I'll ask someone to bring them to you another day." Claudia said a little embarrassedly.
"Sneaked out? George's crisis should have been resolved by now, right? He has become a believer in the God of Nature, so you shouldn't be so worried. Madam, you came to me in such a hurry, it shouldn't be just to fulfill your promise, right?" Fang Yu raised his glass and clinked it with Claudia.
Claudia's eyes revealed extreme fear: "No, as long as we stay in Lusen for one more day, we will not be able to escape danger. You don't know, Harold..."
Fang Yu was curious: "By the way, what happened last time when you said that Earl Harold of Lusen was a devil?"
Claudia gasped twice. "Yes, he is a demon. This isn't an adjective, but a fact. The current Earl of Lusen has betrayed the God of Light and degenerated into a complete demon. Today's attackers are not followers of Gracesas. They are all transcendents controlled by the demon Harold."
"Demon?" Fang Yu frowned. "What do you mean?"
Demons also existed in the Age of the Great Arcane. Demons lived in the Abyss and were the backbone of the Chaos faction.
The Abyss is the negative plane of the main plane. The size of the main plane is equal to the size of the Abyss.
The death energy utilized by the magic explosion is said to be the energy that escapes from the Abyss to the main plane.
However, creatures like demons have no interest in the main plane. Just as death energy is a huge threat to creatures on the main plane, the positive energy of the main plane is no less harmful to demons.
Occasionally, some low-level demons are exiled to the main plane by spatial rifts. Their rich death energy has caused some small-scale demonic disasters, but with the establishment of the Arcane Union, most spatial rifts have been repaired, and this situation has become less and less common.
Until the catastrophe in TR1410, Yuzu had not heard of any demonic invasion for over five hundred years.
Has Harold, Count of Lusen, fallen into evil?
It shouldn't be the same as a real demon, right?
“It’s true, I saw it with my own eyes, and…” Claudia bit her lip, turned around, and gently untied the belt of her black robe. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and the black robe slipped off Claudia, revealing her smooth white shoulders.
Vacuum?
Come prepared.
Claudia turned her back to Fang Yu and lowered her burqa a little further, until it reached her waist.
And on the lower part of her smooth back without a single mole, there was a tattoo with a pattern twisted like a rotten bulb.
No, it's not a tattoo.
Burn marks?
Not really.
Huh?
Fang Yu was sure that he was not seeing things. There seemed to be something extra on the pattern just now.
"This is the demon seed that this demon planted in me. Only when he dies or he takes the initiative to remove it, can I completely get rid of the demon eye. Otherwise, when the demon seed truly matures, it will transform me into a demon."
Claudia turned around, folded her arms, tears welling in her eyes. "Sir Githdruid, I don't dare expect you to be able to deal with this demon, but with your abilities, you can definitely help George escape from Lusen, right?"
Fang Yu remained noncommittal. "Why don't you report this to the Church of Light? This is the church's pastoral area. They can't just sit back and watch Count Lusen degenerate into a so-called demon, right?"
Claudia shook her head in horror. "No! We can't report it! The Church of Light will kill us all! You don't know, they will purge everything related to the devil. I already have the devil's seed in me, and so does George! If the church finds out, they will definitely purge us!"
Fang Yu blinked. "I see. Can I take a closer look at this seed, Madam?"
Claudia nodded tremblingly and turned around. It was obvious that she still couldn't calm down after revealing her biggest secret.
Fang Yu moved his fingers slightly and stretched out his hand, "Madam, I need to touch it."
As Fang Yu's hand just touched the tattoo-like seed, Claudia's whole body went limp. Her hands, which were originally holding the half-robed, dropped down weakly, and the entire robe slipped off her body.
Fang Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Hehehe.
In that case, I'll continue acting with you.
"Madam?" Fang Yu reached out and hugged Claudia's plump waist.
It feels good.
"Ah~" Claudia's whole body turned abnormally pink, her eyes were full of rice, her lips were slightly open, and she was breathing rapidly.
"It seems that you need to rest." Fang Yu picked up Claudia, walked to the bedroom of the cabin, and threw her on the bed.
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A four-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses was speeding towards the Wind Whispering Forest.
"This should be the place, right? There's a light over there!" A deep voice came from the carriage. It was Muller, the captain of Count Harold's personal guard.
"Wooden house? I didn't see this wooden house when I passed by in the afternoon." The coachman muttered, and from the voice it was Simon who had been rescued by Fang Yu before.
Go take a look.
The two men drove the carriage to the door of the wooden house and knocked on the door as well.
"Excuse me, are you Lord Gisdruid? I'm Muller, and I'm here to pay you a visit with our sincerity and gratitude." After knocking on the door, Muller took a few steps back.
After a while, Fang Yu's voice was heard: "No need to thank me, just leave Jin Duke here and you can go!"
Ah, I have fallen. It started from watching sleep-aid videos last night, and today I spent the whole day watching shaving videos on Bilibili.
Next time I go to Hangzhou, I will try this store.
I used to be puzzled by those Western fantasy stories. No matter what faction, there always had to be an organization. With a chaotic stance, where did the organization come from? Where did the cult that believed in the chaotic faction come from? It's already chaotic, so how could there be an organization? Chaos and organization are inherently opposites. If there's organization, there can't be a belief in chaos.
And then there are those followers of evil gods. Cults, first and foremost, have to present themselves as legitimate religions in order to gain credence. This is true for any cult. Those cults in Western fantasy stories worship the demons of the abyss while maintaining a high level of organization. How is that even possible? How can you attract followers like that? If they develop, won't word of them leak out and they'll be wiped out?
Fortunately, I am very talented and after careful planning, I set up the evil god involved in chaos in my book to be one that does not develop believers and relies on the corruption of believers to make a living, which solved the problem perfectly in one go.
I'm a genius at setting things up.
(End of this chapter)
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