John, sitting high on his horse, laughed strangely:

"He drags himself into danger to buy time for others to escape. How long has it been since I last saw this kind of person?"

"hey-hey……"

Carl's behavior seemed very stupid to him.

If the gods had not fallen, people with this kind of character would have had the opportunity to enter the divine realm and serve the gods.

Now,

Just died in vain!

“Elder!”

"Elder Karl!"

The Dragon King Chamber of Commerce had dazed looks and sad faces, but they could only watch Carl's figure being submerged in the fog.

When the strange fog dissipated, there was no figure there. It was estimated that the person was dismembered and eaten by the mermaid.

"Elder Karl."

Quincy was stunned. He knew Carl's strength, so how could he die so easily?

How is that possible?

Subconsciously looked at Connie.

Connie frowned and looked thoughtful.

"continue!"

John waved:

"Go another fifty people and choose another direction."

The crowd of the Poseidon Society was in a commotion, but in the end, only fifty people came out obediently.

The time continued into the night.

Everyone from Rapids City gathered together again.

"More than thirty people died today, including Carl." Hawke glanced at Connie by the campfire.

He didn't believe Carl was dead.

Connie had a blank expression on his face and changed the subject:

"It seems like the Death Knight will have to go to the City Lord's Mansion. We still have a lot to do next."

The others nodded.

"The Death Knight's goal is to enter the City Lord's Mansion, and we need to lure away the nearby dangers." Connie took a dead branch in his hand and drew a few random strokes on the ground, which was exactly the same as the nearby terrain.

As a legendary captain, drawing topographic maps is naturally a basic method.

He looked thoughtful, "With 600 people, even if we can lead the danger away, I'm afraid that few people will survive in the end."

"Maybe they didn't even consider our life or death."

“…”

There was a crisp crackling sound from the campfire, but no one said anything.

We are only at the outskirts of the Free Port, and it is already so dangerous. If we are not careful, we could lose our lives.

To lure the mermaids inside would mean paying with their lives! But just like Connie said, the Death Knight probably didn't even consider their lives.

"What are you doing?"

The sudden roar interrupted everyone's thoughts, and they stood up and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Several Death Knights appeared among the injured crowd and dragged out the seriously injured people one by one.

Death Coil!

The Death Knight dressed as a leader stretched out one hand and grabbed a man's head, with a faint light in his eyes.

As wisps of black gas emerged from his hand and penetrated into the opponent's head, the seriously injured man's body began to twitch.

Wait for the Death Knight to release his grip.

The seriously injured man stood up as if he had recovered, standing there with a stiff face and lifeless eyes.

"Death Coil."

Fear flashed in Quincy's eyes:

"This is a special seal that only Death Knights have. It can turn people into puppets controlled by them."

"Puppet?" Connie's expression changed slightly: "Alive or dead?"

"..." Quincy opened his mouth: "Dead."

No matter whether he was dead or alive before, he must be dead after becoming a puppet.

"What are you doing?" A man rushed out of the crowd and shouted at the Death Knight who was casting a spell: "What have you done to my brother?"

"stop!"

His roar also aroused the anger hidden in the hearts of the others, and they gathered around him, shouting.

“Swish!”

"puff!"

In the darkness, several shadows flashed by.

The spear in the Death Knight's hand went straight through the shouting people and lifted them high into the air.

A flick of the wrist.

The body fell to the ground.

"It seems you haven't figured out your place yet."

John came to the field at some point, and the strong horse under him pranced back and forth in the field.

"die!"

"Or do what you're told!"

"I only have these two options. You can choose."

“Clatter…”

The three hundred riders moved in unison, with their whips and spears pointed diagonally at the crowd, and their eyes still looked down upon the six hundred people.

They may not have understood what this meant before, but now they understand that the other party is looking at a group of slaves.

A slave who can be driven at will! Or,

livestock!

Connie smiled bitterly.

really.

They failed to understand their own status and even tried to bargain in front of the Death Knight.

Seeing that the man from Stromgarde recognized his position, John turned his horse around and waved to the other knight.

"Joseph, how are you getting ready?"

"There are four places that have sensed the great grace of God." Joseph, wearing a wolf-head mask, bowed his head and replied, "I will collect them all."

"Yes." John nodded: "Do your best and don't let His Highness down."

Great God's grace! This is a good thing that can awaken the divine blood. Not only does the Grand Duke need it, His Highness Meivia also needs it.

…………

"Guardian."

Yana whispered, "I think that acting together with the Death Knight will better guarantee your safety."

As a Blasphemous Knight, she had to admit the power of the Death Knights, especially the Divine Blood Warriors.

"Safety?"

Carl shook his head slightly:

"That's not necessarily true."

The senior wizard apprentice's powerful mental power can clearly detect the indifference in the hearts of John and others.

Those who act together are not necessarily companions.

“Shh…”

With his finger raised in front of his lips, Carl signaled to slow down and approached a chaotic ruin in front.

This place originally belonged to the Poseidon Society's territory.

The reason why we came here first is because the records of the Poseidon Society are the most detailed among the things Hawke gave us.

Even the treasure trove where precious items were kept was marked out.

Hawke probably never thought that someone would sneak into the treasure house to take things while surrounded by countless mermaids.

"arrive!"

Karl paused and frowned at the scene in front of him.

In the ruins of a small area ahead, there were hundreds of wandering mermaids, including a blue-eyed mermaid that was as powerful as a great knight.

The most important thing.

In the center of the ruins, two giant dogs with fiery red hair were lying on the ground, snoring loudly.

"Flame Dog."

Yana's body tensed up and she spoke in a low voice, "A legendary creature, said to have the blood of a three-headed hellhound. Usually a male and a female move together."

Carl nodded.

The Flamehound is the most common legendary creature on this continent, but being common does not mean being weak.

Quite the opposite.

The groups of flamehounds are also a difficult type to deal with among legendary creatures.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Can you solve it?"

"This..." Yana hesitated for a moment and replied:

"If it's just these two flamehounds, I'm 70% sure, but there are many mermaids here."

"If we start fighting, it will bring more trouble."

This place is close to the core area of ​​the Free Port, and just a shout can attract thousands of mermaids.

Even if the legendary knight shows up, it will be a dead end.

Seventy percent?

It was somewhat beyond his expectation that one person could have a 70% chance of winning against two legendary creatures.

"See the stone slab next to the two flamehounds?" Carl pointed at the stone slab.

"There is a treasure room down there with a treasure chest. The treasure chest contains good things that Poseidon would collect."

The distance was close, but it was impossible to hide the opening of the stone slab and entering the treasure room from the two legendary creatures.

Hmm? Yana frowned, her eyes thoughtful.

"Oh……"

Carl chuckled:

"You're not thinking about how to do it, are you?"

This girl should be quite capable, but she is too straightforward and believes whatever others say.

No wonder the people in the Temple only use the Blasphemous Knight as a weapon and can’t do anything else.

"Watch."

Carl took out a palm-sized 'beehive', stepped back, put it on the ground, and then walked away.

Magic item - beehive! Ten magic stones are needed for one item, and inside it are twenty puppet bees, which have strong mobility and lethality.

Similar enchanted items are sold in many places in Black Swamp, and this one is one of the best.

"go!"

Carl grumbled.

Following the output of mental power, twenty little bees flew out of the hive and flew towards the Flamehound with a buzzing sound.

Yana looked surprised.

'The Guardian also has the ability to control animals?'

“Buzz…”

As the distance got closer, the buzzing sound became louder.

Several of the little bees suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the Flamehound.

The Flamehound was huge, so it was easy to lock onto its target, but when it got close it missed.

So fast!

Carl's eyes narrowed.

The speed of the two flame dogs was so astonishingly fast that he could only see blurry afterimages.

The entire process, from falling asleep to waking up and then getting up and dodging, was all completed in an instant.

“Wow…”

Avoiding the bee's attack, the Flamehound swung its long tail, and a flame immediately rose up in the field.

"boom!"

At least six or seven bees exploded in the flames, and the remaining bees quickly fled into the distance.

“Swish!”

The two flamehounds jumped up and flew after them.

Not only them.

The nearby mermaids were also disturbed and pounced on the bees with a growl.

Chance!

Carl's eyes moved slightly, and with the help of witchcraft, he rushed towards the treasure.

"You stay outside, I'll go down."

After giving instructions, he lifted the stone slab and slipped into the secret room below, slashing forward with dual broadswords.

Petrified!

The treasure room where Poseidon will store his treasures is made entirely of fine steel to prevent theft.

But this is very easy for Carl.

The fine steel was petrified and then shattered, revealing the colorful and dazzling treasures inside.

coin?

No need! Pearls? Gems? Some can be used as witchcraft materials, put them aside for now.

Lean meat?

No longer needed!

Great God’s Grace! The eight Great God’s Graces in a box made Carl’s breath quicken and his eyes light up.

Turning around, he stacked several boxes together, then lifted them up and flashed into the fragments of the divine realm.

Return quickly after putting your things away.

"Walk!"

After leaving the treasure room, Karl gestured to Yana, "Let's go to the next place."

…………

night.

Dark clouds covered the crimson moon, and the ruined Freeport was completely dark, with no one able to see one's hand in front of one's face.

Carl opened his eyes from behind the low wall and looked at the Blasphemous Knight beside him.

"There's movement."

Yana has been observing the surrounding environment and said:

"Some nearby mermaids were lured away."

"The Death Knights' strength will increase at night, so they won't choose to rest at this time."

"Yeah." Carl nodded: "Don't worry, wait a little longer."

This is still the territory of the Poseidon Society, another treasure trove, and is already part of the core area of ​​Freeport.

The swarms of mermaids are terrifying. Once surrounded, neither of them will survive.

"We'll take action after they lead the mermaids away."

"Speaking of which..."

Turning around, Carl looked at the other party:

"What breathing method are you practicing?"

"The Blasphemous Knights don't need to practice breathing techniques." Yana shook her head: "As we age and our bloodline concentration increases, our strength will naturally become stronger."

“What we practice is prayer.”

"Pray?" Carl raised his eyebrows: "Priest?"

The so-called prayer is faith, and the priests in the churches of the main world practice this kind of method.

Doubts arise.

"Prayers need God's response to become powerful. Without God, prayers are useless."

"Prayer can make the heart pure." Yana looked up, admiration emerged in her dead eyes: "The glory of the Moon Goddess always covers this land. We can also use faith to resist the erosion of evil gods."

?

Karl frowned and thought about it before he understood.

The Blasphemous Knights possess the blood of the evil god. The power of the evil god makes them powerful, but also erodes their minds and bodies.

Prayer can strengthen this resistance.

So in theory, the better your prayer practice and the more devout your faith, the greater the erosion you can resist.

The strength limit will also be higher.

"Your guess is correct." After he expressed his guess, Yana nodded in response, her expression became a little complicated again, and she spoke slowly: "But..."

"Often, the traitors among the Blasphemous Knights are stronger."

Hmm? Traitor? Carl asked curiously:

"Why?"

"Because their faith is not in gods," Yana replied, "but in themselves."

* * * The Blasphemous Knights are a pitiful bunch.

The blood of the evil god was implanted in them from the moment they were born, and they could not help but practice, fight, and die.

Because he has the blood of the evil god, he is not welcome in the temple and is considered an outcast.

Blasphemy!

These two have explained the problem.

Their very existence is a blasphemy against God.

Because the 'corpse of the evil god' is quite special, the vast majority of blasphemous knights are female.

If there are men, their appearance will be more charming.

In fact, because the male infant mortality rate is too high, many temples no longer train male blasphemous knights.

In theory.

They are all children of the 'corpse of the evil god', and all the blasphemous knights are brothers and sisters!

same.

They are also the vessels for the resurrection of the 'evil god'.

In order to prevent the evil gods from reviving in them, the Holy Temple imposed many restrictions on them.

for example,

You can't attack the Paladin.

No matter what the Paladin does to them, they cannot resist, otherwise they will be killed by the restrictions in their bodies.

Not every paladin is a gentleman. Yana has seen those perverted and disgusting ones.

"Great Moon Goddess, please save your believers and save her soul from falling into the abyss."

Yana finished her daily homework as usual, turned around and looked at Carl who was resting with his eyes closed not far away.

Guardian! Find the Goddess's hope.

Thinking of the task assigned by the temple before coming here, Yana's eyes flashed and she subconsciously touched the hilt of the sword.

"No matter what means, we must bring the guardian back to the temple!"

"If necessary, you can use force!"

"There have been no harvests in two consecutive places." Carl opened his eyes, as if he didn't notice her movements:

"Next, let's go to the Scythe Brotherhood's place."

"yes."

Yana bowed her head.

The two people's actions were based on the movements of the people outside, and they would go wherever the mermaids were lured away.

Coupled with Carl's endless wizarding skills, he has not encountered any danger so far.

…………

evening.

This is the time when people are most mentally exhausted.

But the Death Knight was the most excited at this time, urging everyone to head towards the Free Port.

A team of fifty people took advantage of the cover of night and infiltrated the wandering mermaid group.

"careful!"

The great knight Quincy held a spear in his hand, his body tense, and kept an eye on the movements around him.

Two figures appeared in sight.

"kill!"

The spear shook, and two cold rays flashed, and the two mermaids that had just appeared were pierced directly through the throat.

The extreme speed caused the mermaid to fall to the ground and die without making any sound.

"Walk!"

Taking a deep breath, Quincy waved his hand backwards: "Just go another fifty meters and our mission for today will be complete. Poseidon will take care of the rest."

"Fifty meters?" Connie's face turned pale and he shook his head. He saw it more clearly than Quincy:

"John's goal is for us to attract the mermaids. If we don't draw some attention, I'm afraid it won't end."

"careful!"

Before he could finish his words, several mermaids suddenly appeared from behind a wall in front of them, and when they saw the crowd, they roared and pounced towards them.

"superior!"

“Kill them!”

The crowd roared and rushed over with weapons in hand.

In the past two days, they have become familiar with the habits of the mermaids and can deal with them cleanly and efficiently.

What can I do?

Although they quickly dealt with their opponents, the noise they made also alarmed the mermaids nearby.

More and more mermaids appeared in sight.

"die!"

Quincy's eyes turned red, and his spear left a trail of afterimages, as he knocked the mermaids away one after another.

As a great knight, he had incredible destructive power when he burst out, and he cleared a passage in just a few breaths.

An inconspicuous mermaid rushed from the front.

The mermaid has a skinny body, and her movements are stiff and rigid. One can tell at first glance that she has just turned into a mermaid not long ago.

He still pulled out his gun.

The tip of the spear pierced the mermaid's heart.

"bite……"

The spear pierced the mermaid's chest, and there was a sound of metal clashing.

Huh? Quincy's face changed, and he felt like he had hit a mountain, and the recoil force knocked the spear out of his hand.

How could this happen? Before he could figure out what was going on, the mermaid appeared in front of him and waved his arms.

So fast!

Quincy's eyes narrowed and he quickly retreated.

Fighting skill: speed! But he is fast, and the mermaid is faster.

"Bang!"

As the mermaid swung his arm, a terrifying force exploded, sweeping Quincy away.

at the same time.

A pair of blood-red eyes also came into view.

Red-eyed mermaid!

legend!

Damn! Quincy's eyes widened.

“Swish!”

While in mid-air, before he could steady himself, a figure appeared in front of him again and punched him down.

A simple punch has incredible explosive power.

"puff!"

Quincy vomited blood, his body rolled over and fell into the ruins, and there was a big hole in his abdomen.

"Quincy!"

"careful!"

"It's the red-eyed mermaid!"

“…”

Hearing the roars and screams of fear from others, Quincy opened his mouth and a stream of blood spurted out.

He could feel his life force rapidly draining away from the wound in his abdomen, and he was powerless to stop it.

All I can do is watch death coming.

die?

Am I going to die?

Quincy's eyes widened, his desire to survive turning into madness.

No! Don't die! I don't want to die!

The fear of death made him clench his teeth and his body twitched wildly, but his vitality was still rapidly fading away.

God!

He opened his mouth, his face full of desire:

Please save me!

Goddess of the Moon, God of Redemption...

As long as you don't let me die, I am willing to give everything I have. Please, give me a response.

The names of countless gods flashed through his mind at this moment, and even the name of the evil god emerged one after another.

Taiwei Jade Emperor...

Hmm? An inexplicable emotion suddenly appeared in my heart.

During this time, he has been 'studying' the books he stole from Carl.

Compared to other gods, that book contains complete methods to establish connections with the gods.

However, due to Connie's repeated warnings and the many bad legends about the evil god, Quincy did not try it.

He is afraid of death!

But now that I’m about to die, what’s there to be afraid of?

Even if he really summoned the evil god, it would only mean death. How could the ending be worse than it is now? With his thoughts turning, Quincy struggled to draw a strange pattern on the ground out of his instinct for survival.

At the same time, chant quietly:

"Lord of the Source."

"The King of All Aspects!"

"The Lord of Fear!"

"Taiwei Jade Emperor!"

In the chaos, the red-eyed mermaids were slaughtering the knights of Stromgarde. Even Connie, who was also a great knight, was swept away by a huge force.

In the corner of the ruins, the dying Quincy whispered.

The faint sound was insignificant, and the breath of life was gradually disappearing. Even the passing mermaids were unwilling to pay attention to it.

The sound stopped.

Quincy's eyes were full of despair. He opened his mouth, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and the sounds of fighting, roaring and growling in his ears began to slowly become weaker.

I'm going to die!

Dead silence!

dark!

Extreme fear came to mind.

Huh? No!

Something is wrong!

Quincy's eyes trembled.

He suddenly found that the world around him seemed to have stopped. The shouting and screaming did not disappear, but were isolated by an invisible force.

The fog around him quietly squirmed, and a pair of deep, terrifying, huge eyes appeared in the void, falling on him across a world.

"A dying man."

The deep voice echoed in my ears, with a sense of teasing and fun, and it seemed to be echoing in the distant void:

"So……"

"What is your prayer?"

Boom! Boom! Quincy's eyes widened, and his heartbeat, which had been dead, accelerated again, boom, boom. Fear and ecstasy exploded in his heart, making him want to scream loudly.

Evil god!

Not far away.

Connie seemed to have noticed something. He turned around suddenly and looked at where Quincy was, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

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