Chapter 255 Devourer (7K)
Yes, there is a most serious problem with the Wildfire Cultists' complete lycanthropy.
That is, the longer you transform into a wolf, the more likely you are to lose your mind.
In other words, the state of complete lycanthropy is maintained at the cost of burning the sanity of the Wildfire Cultists.
From this point of view, it is somewhat like Bai Wei's second-level descent that requires burning the host's soul.
After the soul is burned dry, the host dies completely. After the sanity is burned out, the Wildfire Cultists will become a complete monster, and the human side will be completely erased and can never be saved.
This is also a kind of death.
After hearing Bai Wei's words, Lauren's expression became much uglier.
This guy actually knew their complete wolf transformation flaws so well. Plus, he was extremely agile when fighting with himself before, as if he could anticipate and dodge every one of his attacks in advance. If it weren't for the limitations of his physical condition, Lauren even had a sense of absurdity that "there is a good chance that I won't be able to hit him at all."
It was as if this guy had fought with him thousands of times, but he himself didn't even know who the other person was.
Seeing such a person appear here at this point in time, it is hard for Lauren not to wonder what his purpose is.
Could it be aimed at the leader?
The murderous intent in Lauren's eyes rose again.
No matter what, we can't let this guy go on.
I must kill him tonight... before his sanity runs out!
Lauren pounced towards Bai Wei again. When he was only two body lengths away from Bai Wei, he saw Bai Wei leaning down, as if he had seen through his attack method again and was ready to dodge once again.
Lauren seized this opportunity and suddenly let out an extremely strange roar.
"Oh!"
The sound was not loud, but when Bai Wei heard it, his body suddenly stopped.
If you look closely you can see that he is trembling slightly.
【Mind shock】!
Since they cannot call upon magic power, the Wildfire Cultists do not have many non-physical attack methods they can use, but they are not completely without them.
This [Mind Shock] is one of them, but the effect is extremely powerful.
By further burning his sanity, he lets out a roar that can directly shock the heart, causing fear to directly reach the opponent's soul.
Although it can only be effective at close range, and the fear will not last too long, only a few seconds.
But for the Wildfire Cultists who fight in close combat, this limitation is nothing, because they don't have any long-range attack methods anyway.
And given their speed, a few seconds is enough to kill the opponent countless times.
Lauren's claws stabbed towards Bai Wei's forehead.
As long as it hits, the battle will be over.
Lauren's eyes seemed to have seen the scene of Bai Wei's brain exploding a second later.
However, when Lauren’s claws were about to touch Bai Wei’s forehead, his body suddenly stopped shaking.
At the same time, he reacted quickly and tilted his head slightly.
Lauren's claws brushed against his temple, leaving a thin line of blood.
How... is this possible?!
Lauren's eyes widened.
The fear is over?!
How long has it been?!
Bai Wei did not give Laurent too much time to be surprised. While dodging the fatal attack, he raised the serrated knife in his hand again and chopped off the middle part of Laurent's head.
Originally, Bai Wei's attack could hardly cause effective damage to Lauren's completely wolf-like body.
But Lauren was rushing forward, and the huge inertia of acceleration almost made him crash head-on into the sharp edge of the serrated knife.
In an instant, the blood-stained blade easily pierced into Lauren's neck, as if it could separate Lauren's head in the next second.
But Lauren would not watch himself being beheaded. After realizing Bai Wei's intention, he stopped his body's inertia and then lowered his head suddenly, as if he wanted to use his strength to stop the serrated knife that was stuck in his neck.
If Bai Wei wants to continue beheading people, he will have to put in more effort.
But Bai Wei didn't. When Lauren held the blade, he suddenly loosened the handle, then kicked Lauren in the chest, and used the force to retreat violently.
Because in the next second, Lauren's mane suddenly exploded, and countless black needle-like bristles poked in all directions.
If Bai Wei had wanted to chop off Lauren's head and stay there, he would have been stabbed like a hedgehog by now.
But he stepped back, and the erupting bristles only scratched the corners of his clothes without even damaging his body.
It happens again!
This guy saw through his purpose again!
Lauren's teeth are about to break!
After the previous attack failed, Lauren decided to use the head as bait to give this damn guy a cold shoulder.
But this didn’t work!
Why on earth is this happening?!
This cannot be explained by the speed of reaction.
This guy... understands himself so well that it's as if he can see through the body to the heart!
How is this possible? !
While Lauren was furious, Bai Wei had already retreated to a relatively safe area again, and said leisurely: "It was a close call, but it was just a little short."
Bai Wei's relaxed tone made Lauren even angrier.
What on earth is wrong with this guy... huh?
After looking at Bai Wei again, Lauren suddenly noticed something.
There was a wound on Bai Wei's face that was still bleeding.
Lauren recalled that this was the wound caused by the attack on Bai Wei using [Mind Shock] just now.
Just now he thought that Bai Wei was able to react because Bai Wei had some means to be immune to deterrence, so he deliberately used this to catch a fish.
But if it's fishing, is it really necessary to make it so thrilling?
His wound was right next to his temple. If it was a little deeper, Bai Wei’s life would be in danger.
...Could it be that [Mind Shock] is effective, but the effect on this guy is not so obvious, so this guy wakes up a little earlier than a normal person.
It was just that little bit that saved this guy's life?
So if he delayed the release time of [Mind Shock] a little bit, would it be successful?
The more Lauren thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
After all, [Mind Shock] is an attack directly on the soul, and conventional means are completely useless.
But what if his judgment is wrong and the other party really doesn't buy it?
Lauren hesitated.
After all, [Mind Shock] is not a cost-free attempt. It requires the consumption of sanity, but he doesn't have much sanity left now.
If it happens two more times...
Just as Lauren was hesitating, he saw the blood on Bai Wei's face sliding down to the corner of his mouth. Then Bai Wei reached out and touched it. When he saw the blood on his hand, he showed a surprised expression as if he realized it belatedly.
He didn't even know he was injured!
Sure enough, it was an accident that I was able to dodge just now!
[Mind Shock] is effective!
The rationality in Lauren's brain quickly made a judgment, and at the same time, his body suddenly jumped out like a spring and rushed straight towards Bai Wei.
A look of horror also flashed across Bai Wei's eyes, which was also caught by Lauren.
Didn't expect it! I saw through you!
There was a bloodthirsty gleam in Lauren's eyes.
Bai Wei retreated quickly, but his speed was slower than Lauren. When he was about to be caught up by Lauren, Bai Wei raised his hand and used the magic chain again.
Anxious! Anxious! He was anxious!
Lauren doesn't care about that, these spells are ineffective on him!
So when he got to the closest distance, he roared again.
【Mind shock】!
Bai Wei's body indeed stopped shaking again.
Hahahaha!
Lauren screamed in her heart.
Die now!
He pounced on Bai Wei again.
And this time he had a backup plan. Three heads and six eyes were staring at every part of Bai Wei. Even if Bai Wei still wanted to trick him, he would be able to detect the clues in the first place.
As expected, Bai Wei did not react at all, and seemed to be still in mental shock.
At this distance, it was impossible for him to escape from Lauren's attack!
Lauren swung his claws, and at the same time, his two heads moved towards two blind spots to bite Bai Wei.
but,
With a "swish" sound.
Bai Wei's body suddenly disappeared.
Lauren came up empty-handed again.
What is going on? !
Lauren saw from the corner of his eye that Bai Wei was already above his head.
...But how is this done?!
This guy's body didn't move at all, and his six eyes saw everything clearly.
Wait, what is that…
Lauren saw some black things behind Bai Wei.
...Magic Chain?!
That was the magic chain that was used to attack me before!
Lauren immediately understood that the magic chains summoned by this guy earlier were not used for attack, but for displacement!
Damn it!
Lauren understood, but it was too late.
His body was still rushing forward due to inertia, while Bai Wei, hanging in the air, turned around and grabbed the handle of the serrated knife that was still stuck on Lauren's neck.
And then there was a "swish" sound.
Laurent's head is separated.
The body that had lost its main part, the head, rushed forward a few steps before falling to the ground, while Bai Wei landed gracefully with the help of the [Magic Chain].
And after both of them landed, the head finally fell like a ball.
Blood was spilled all over the ground.
"He does have brains."
Bai Wei said with a smile to Lauren who was not far away.
"Unfortunately not much."
Lauren didn't respond, as if she was dead.
But Bai Wei knew very well that it was just a loss of a head, which was definitely not fatal to the Wildfire Cultists who had completely transformed into wolves.
Sure enough, not long after, Lauren staggered to his feet, and low gasps came from the other two wolf heads.
Bai Wei sighed softly.
Trouble is coming.
Yes, losing a head does not harm your life.
but……
Lauren slowly turned around and looked at Bai Wei.
There was little rationality left in those two pairs of eyes.
"Has he gone completely crazy?" Bai Wei asked.
"You...I...kill..."
Lauren was still speaking, but what came out were bytes that made no sense.
"You should still be able to hear me." Bai Wei said calmly, "You have very little sanity left. Now is your last chance. If you can stop transforming into a wolf, you still have a chance to change back."
Lauren seemed not to have heard Bai Wei's words. She continued to repeat the previous words, and her body gradually leaned down, landing on all fours.
More like a wolf.
"It seems like we've gone a bit too far." Bai Wei sighed again, "Did you just take away all the remaining sanity from him?"
Lauren still didn't answer Bai Wei, he just stared at him intently.
It seemed that there was only one last thought left in his mind.
Kill Bai Wei.
Bai Wei had no choice but to hold the serrated knife again.
At this moment he suddenly began to miss Gerard and Helvinia.
Those two people's bodies are much more useful than this body.
Even if it was Uru, as long as he could be allowed to descend to the first level in a normal posture, it wouldn't be so difficult to fight him.
Asking a disabled person like him to fight such a three-headed beast is a bit... huh?
Suddenly, Bai Wei heard something.
He raised his head and saw several dark shadows flashing in the distance, approaching this side rapidly.
……oh?
He guessed something and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
"You came at the perfect time." He chuckled.
Then Lauren roared and rushed towards him again.
…
In the jungle not far away, the Rhine knights watched the battle in the distance quietly, and finally their eyes were fixed on Bai Wei and Lauren.
"Is it Uru?" asked a knight.
"It's not very clear." Another knight shook his head, "But..."
He turned his head and looked at the coffin behind him.
The coffin was shaking constantly, as if something was eager to come out of it.
“They can’t hold back any longer.”
"...Do you smell the scent of corpses?" the knight said softly, "That's good, let's release them."
"Everyone here is going to die anyway."
The knight nodded, then raised the knight's sword bathed in holy light and chopped down on the lock of the coffin.
…
Lauren's speed and strength were still increasing. At this moment, he was on all fours, turning into a real wild wolf.
In this situation, even with the blessing of [Overload], Bai Wei could not match Lauren's speed. He could only rely on [Magic Chain] to constantly wander and move in the jungle.
Lauren had lost most of his sanity and was unable to fight like a normal person. He could only attack as a pure beast, so he was more easily deceived. Several times he was fooled by Bai Wei's tricks and suffered several wounds on his body.
However, these injuries were too insignificant for him now, and if he touched Bai Wei, Bai Wei's body would be directly destroyed.
Therefore, the battle between them was simply an interpretation of the saying "In the face of ultimate power, any small movements are meaningless."
Fortunately, Bai Wei had no intention of fighting him to the end.
He had already sensed the Rhine gang.
After several months, they finally tracked here from Som City, and Bai Wei was not surprised.
In that case, let these two sides fight first.
However, Bai Wei had no intention of leading Laurent directly to the group of knights in Rhine, but quickly retreated towards the cottage.
After Lauren forced him back, the remaining cultists immediately rushed into the cabin and tried to control Vic.
But this is not easy. After all, Vic's wolf transformation has reached a very high level. If you are not careful, you will be killed by Vic.
Not only do they have to face Vic, but they also have to face the endless stream of zombies. This is really not an easy task, so the situation is temporarily deadlocked.
"Hold it, hold it!" a cultist yelled, taking out a "blood coagulation potion" from his arms, "I'll turn this bastard back to normal!"
“Hurry up!” The two half-wolf-transformed cultists shouted as they tried their best to suppress Vic who was trying to get up from the ground. “We can’t hold him back any longer. The concentration of this little devil is too high. You need to increase the dosage!”
"Don't worry." The cultist held three tubes of "blood coagulation medicine" in his hand, "I'll inject them all into him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the believer suddenly felt his hands lighten.
Then with a "bang", the three tubes of "blood coagulation medicine" fell to the ground and shattered.
The believer lowered his head and stared blankly at his hands.
Then he discovered that his hands were gone, leaving only a pair of limbs with very smooth cuts.
"this……"
He raised his head again and saw the damned Rhine priest standing in front of him, showing off the serrated knife in his hand and spitting out two words at him.
"goodbye."
……goodbye?
The believers were outraged.
"You damn old asshole..."
Just as he was about to transform into a wolf, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from behind.
He lowered his head again and saw two sharp claws piercing his heart from behind, bringing out thick black blood.
"Puchi."
The believer's body was split in two, and the blood that suddenly spurted out splashed on everyone.
At the same time, a terrifying wolf howl sounded, bringing great fear to the hearts of everyone present. They all looked up and saw a huge two-headed wild wolf stepping on the body of the cultist and howling to the sky.
They would naturally recognize who this was.
"Lord Lauren?!"
"Damn it, Lord Lauren has lost his mind!"
"Wake him up! Where's the blood coagulation potion? Where's the blood coagulation potion?!"
"In Najib's hands!"
"Where's Naji?!"
“Everywhere!”
They were really panicked now.
Lauren is their backbone, but now the backbone has gone crazy.
Then how should they face Vic who is almost out of control, the old fart-eyed priest who is obviously not easy to deal with, the endless night zombies... and their backbone himself.
No one knew better than his subordinates how terrifying Lauren, who had completely transformed into a wolf and lost his mind, was.
Sure enough, after launching an indiscriminate [Mind Shock], Lauren once again charged towards Bai Wei.
There was only Bai Wei in his eyes.
Anyone who stands between him will be torn to pieces by him cleanly and efficiently.
The Wildfire believers also realized this and quickly scattered, wanting to stay away from this old fart-eyed priest of the Rhine.
But this old priest was so cunning that he kept following them, even sticking close to them.
"You damn old asshole..."
Before he could finish his curse, Laurent grabbed him and took him away. Then Bai Wei immediately ran to the next person. His [Magic Chain] was like the most useful displacement tool at this moment, allowing him to move easily among the believers.
The believers looked at him as if he were the god of death, and whenever they saw Bai Wei approaching, they would scream in fear.
"Don't come over here!"
Then Lauren ruthlessly took his life.
Eventually, the believers realized that if they simply ran away, they would be taken away one by one by the crazy Lauren, so they gritted their teeth and began to transform completely into wolves.
Going crazy is better than being killed without being able to fight back, at least that's what they think.
However, there are different levels of complete wolf transformation. In front of the completely crazy Lauren, their complete wolf transformation will turn from a small piece of trash who can't fight back at all into a big piece of trash who can only hold on for a few seconds.
But these few seconds were exactly what Bai Wei needed.
He looked at Lauren, who was constantly moving forward through the flying flesh and blood, and narrowed his eyes slightly, while counting down in his heart.
"three."
"two."
With a "swish" sound.
The last Wildfire Cultist standing in Bai Wei's way was split into two, and Lauren's giant claws once again came in front of Bai Wei.
But this time Bai Wei did not retreat. Instead, he rushed forward towards Lauren's claws, making a two-way run.
This action made Lauren, who was already running out of rationality, feel a little surprised. She didn't know why Bai Wei did this.
But it doesn't matter. Lauren now doesn't have enough rationality left to think about the problem. He just wants to kill, kill, kill.
So the doubts in the four eyes quickly disappeared, and were replaced by endless murderous intent.
And Bai Wei was still getting closer to him.
His figure quickly enlarged and became clearer in Lauren's four huge blue pupils.
Then Bai Wei used Lauren's eyes as a mirror and saw what was behind him.
The fangs were already bared.
"brush"!
"Crack"!
Use [Magic Chain] and [Overload] at the same time.
Bai Wei once again pushed his body to the limit, and then once again when he was almost face to face with Lauren, he used the [Magic Chain] to adjust his position and came directly behind Lauren.
And Lauren ran into those two fully opened fangs.
Then came the sound of flesh and blood being torn apart.
In just a moment, Lauren, who had been killing people for a long time, lost one third of his body.
Bai Wei also landed successfully, then stood up and looked at the two black shadows that almost killed Lauren instantly.
"Devourer." Bai Wei said softly, "Rhine is really willing to invest."
While Bai Wei was speaking, the two dark shadows slowly stood up.
At first glance, they looked like two extremely malnourished people, their bodies so thin that it seemed as if they couldn't cover their bones. At the same time, their eyes were wrapped in blood-stained gauze, leaving only their noses and mouths exposed.
And in that open mouth, there were fangs as hard as steel nails, which were impossible for humans to possess.
These fangs were mixed with flesh and hair.
This is Lauren's body.
They are chewing Lauren
Then, Bai Wei heard heavy footsteps.
He looked up and saw several Rhine Knights in heavy armor walking towards him. They were bathed in holy light that prevented the zombies from approaching.
In this extreme darkness, they are like messengers descending from the Kingdom of God to the earth.
But in the end they stood beside the Devourer, and at that moment, the angel and the devil seemed to become one.
"Uru, you killed Bishop Corey and robbed the church's holy relics. You have committed a capital crime." The leading knight spoke slowly, as if making a verdict, "You have no way to escape."
Bai Wei didn't say anything, just looked at them.
At this distance, the Rhine knights were finally able to see Bai Wei's face clearly.
Their brows furrowed slightly.
“Is this guy…Uru?”
"It doesn't look like... it doesn't look like."
One of the knights took out a portrait, compared it carefully, and shook his head.
"No, he is not."
The knight was a little surprised: "...Then who is he?"
No one could answer because Bai Wei's face was indeed unfamiliar.
but……
The two Devourers beside them could no longer hold back, and like hungry dogs smelling meat, they cast greedy "gazes" at Bai Wei.
So the knight was silent for a while and shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
Hearing this, Bai Wei couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Is it not important?" he said. "You don't even know who I am, and you're still going to judge me?"
"We just need to know that you are a heretic, that's enough." The knight said calmly while picking up a bell, "We don't need to explain any truth to heretics."
Before the bell rang, the two Devourers had already responded.
Bai Wei smiled: "I can only say that you are still the annoying guys I know. You even brought the Devourer here. You really don't treat the people here as human beings."
"...You actually know about the Devourer." The knight narrowed his eyes slightly, "As expected, even if you are not Uru, you are still a traitor to Rhine."
"And you are not just an ordinary traitor." Another knight said coldly, "For someone like you, we will naturally impose the most severe judgment."
As he spoke, he raised the bell.
But before he could shake it, he saw Bai Wei took out a small thing first.
They looked closely and found it was a music box.
Music box?
The Rhine Knights felt a little strange. They did not feel any magical fluctuations from the music box.
But to be on the safe side, no matter what it was, they didn't plan to let Bai Wei move first.
So they rang the bell.
The next second, a giant wolf leaped up from behind them with a "boom".
“…When did you come?!”
They were very surprised, but not very afraid.
Because they are bathed in holy light, this is divine magic, the power of protection of the God of the Rhine.
Only divine magic can break divine magic.
That’s what they thought.
Then the giant wolf raised its paw.
In an instant, the knight who rang the bell was split into two along with the holy barrier.
The blood splattered on the other knight's body, finally causing his expression to change.
And this giant wolf...is none other than Vic!
(End of this chapter)
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