"Yes, all the time. Lindeworm's words made Catherine's face change slightly, "What do you mean, did I meet the Lord of War?"

"If you're not lying, most likely you are. Catherine calmed herself, "You shouldn't have been able to devour his soul, though." You are not weak, but you are still far from being strong. ”

"Yes, dear master. As you said, I can't devour the soul of that Lord of War. His soul is too strong. "At that time, the Lord of War triggered the contract and offered me to devour his soul, but I didn't have that ability at all. ”

"You're self-aware. Catherine smiled and nodded, "His soul is full of irritable aura, and even at your current level, you can only withstand one-tenth of his soul energy." However, I don't think you're all without benefits. Somehow captured some of the energy that emanated from his soul. ”

"Dear master, you are like being there. "I have a bad premonition. Even if you can't get out of here, I don't have the power to devour your soul. As weak as your body may seem, your soul must be as powerful as the Lord of War. ”

"Hahahaha. Catherine laughed happily, "Lindebug, you're smart. But if you want to please me, you can't just say pretty things. And I can tell you that I am stronger than the Lord of War. That's the guy, where did he go?"

"This is a place of captivity, honorable master. Since he couldn't leave, he was naturally imprisoned. Lindworm replied in a more humble tone than before.

"He's still here. That's good, and I hope to get a chance to meet him. Catherine whispered as she looked at the huge silver pillar in the distance.

"Catherine, are you alright?" Ace, who had been listening for a long time, finally interjected, "I don't understand what you're saying. I know you're well-informed, but you seem to be saying that you're stronger than a great devil. And I've always wanted to ask you, how the hell did this Linde worm become your slave?"

The female mage frowned imperceptibly. She turned to look at Ace and said, "You're too weak, Ace. Your weakness has become a burden to me, let alone protect me. What you need to care about most now is how to make yourself stronger, not to ask me about things. ”

Ace looked at Catherine in amazement, as if an invisible wall had been erected between the two.

"You're weak, human. What the master said is not wrong at all, you can't protect the master. Lindworm chimed in behind Catherine with a wagging tail.

A self-deprecating expression appeared on As's face, "Yes, I really can't protect you. With that, he buried his face in his hands in pain and rubbed it vigorously.

"Bowsertto Ifer, weakness is not the original sin. No one is born strong. And even if it is strong, it does not mean that you can do whatever you want. A voice came out, "You are strong enough to be sealed by the Most High God, you are strong enough to give up your body, you are strong enough to rely on me to escape here." What's the use of being strong no matter how strong you are?"

"Presumptuous! You dare to question the will of your master. Lindworm shouted.

"Linde worm, your ancestors have also won great fame in the surface world. But you are so cowardly that you are willing to be a slave. The goblin scholar stepped out of As's body, "You are obviously the most powerful being we have here, but it seems to me that your strength is useless, which is really sad. ”

"Who said that I am the most powerful, the respected master is a hundred, a thousand times stronger than me. What do you know? The strength of the soul level can be experienced by something like you. Lind Worm said angrily, "A half-undead creature, you don't even have a soul, and you are not qualified to talk about being powerful at all. ”

"Half-undead creatures, you say I'm half-undead creatures?" The goblin's originally calm and calm face suddenly blurred, "I'm half-undead, how can I be half-undead?"

The old professor muttered to himself, and his whole body rolled up like a wave, as if it was about to dissipate at any moment. But suddenly, his body froze again.

"No, it doesn't make sense. There are no semi-undead creatures in this world, and this should not exist. I'm going to check it out. The goblin pulled out his large encyclopedia from his body, put it in front of his chest, and looked it up on the spot, "Undead, undead...... , how there are so many records of the dead. ”

The goblin flipped to a page and read it intently.

"Dear master, do you want me to teach this impudent fellow a lesson?" said Lindworm flatteringly.

Catherine waved her hand, not much interested in Linde's hospitality. The old professor was a useful figure, and Catherine didn't care about the little offenses at all.

However, there was still a long way to go from the huge silver pillar, and Catherine was more concerned about urging the Linde Worm to speed up her pace.

But at this moment, from the deep darkness of the zenith, countless screams were faintly heard. The screams grew louder and louder, and they were so piercing that it seemed like some kind of creature was screaming.

Catherine and As, including the goblins who were studying the knowledge of the undead, both raised their heads at the same time.

"What's that sound?" Catherine tapped Lindworm's head, "Sounds familiar." ”

Linde stopped squirming and said, "Dear master, that's food. The Great Being is going to eat. "After saying that, turn around and run.

Catherine didn't ask why Lindworm was running away, but turned her head and continued to look at where the screams were coming from.

Soon something fell from the zenith, and Catherine could only see a small red dot due to the great distance. The dot had hands and feet, waving wildly in mid-air and making a scream of "hoo, hoo, hoo.

Catherine's eyes narrowed, her gaze falling with the red dot. "Bang-" It smashed to pieces on the ground, and internal organs, blood, and limbs splattered everywhere.

Catherine's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. She looked up again, and more red dots appeared in the sky. The red dots repeat their unchangeable fate, falling down one by one.

At first, there were not many of them, but gradually the red dots became denser, and they almost poured down from the sky like a waterfall. The sound of "bang, bang, bang" on the ground was endless, and the convergence even drowned out the terrible screams.

The waterfall that fell from the sky lasted for about a few tens of seconds. When the last red dot hit the ground, it didn't fall apart, but caused a small splash. It turned out that the ground of the fire mud had been covered with a thick layer of flesh mixed with fragments of limbs and internal organs.

"Dwarves. Catherine looked at the corpse half-floating in the pulp and said, "There are at least tens of thousands of people in this tribe, and the appetite of that being is really great. ”

Linde had already taken Catherine and the three of them to hide far away, as if they were afraid of being splashed by those pulps.

"Dear master, since I became the guardian of this place, this meal is the largest in my memory. "Actually, the interval between eating is very long, usually more than ten years at the shortest, and he doesn't eat that much every time." This was the second time in a short period of time that the One had eaten. From my inherited memory, this is something big about to happen. ”

"It's a big deal, it's really a coincidence. Catherine tilted her head, not knowing what she was looking at, "Lindeworm, have you been lying to me?"

"No, absolutely not. Lindworm cried out, "Dear master, how could you have such thoughts?"

"Look what it is. Catherine raised her hand to the sky. She sat on top of Lindbug's head, not caring if the poor worm could see her movements.

Ace followed Catherine's finger and looked into the dark depths of the zenith, but with his eyes saw nothing.

Ace clenched his fists in exasperation and tried to pound his thighs. But he noticed that his hands began to tremble at some point, and his body kept sobbing cold.

"I'm scared. Scared! Damn. Ace knew why he was afraid. Because he had just seen a dwarf tribe fall in an instant, he couldn't help but think of the experience in the mouth of the Linde worm. He finally understood what kind of fate the dwarf tribe that almost ate him had encountered.

It's not that Ace hasn't seen death before, but the destruction of so many lives in such a short period of time has had a great impact on him.

"Catherine, I don't see anything. Is there something there?" asked the female mage with a feigned composure. However, his voice was unusually hoarse, and it seemed that he had used all his strength to say this.

"Just because you can't see it doesn't mean you don't. Your eyes don't seem to have been strengthened, interesting. The old professor recorded quickly, and from time to time he looked up into the dark depths of the zenith, "Hey, Lind worm. It seems that you are not the only Guardian here. I was just thinking about how this large tribe of dwarves could jump down for no reason. And it's strange that among the dwarves who fell, there wasn't a single shaman. This is not normal, it turns out that those shamans are still in heaven. ”

"Ah, dear master. I didn't lie to you, absolutely not to you. The Lind Worm apparently saw something wrong, and tried to defend itself, "I never said I was the only Guardian here. In fact, I'm the only one in such a big place who can't keep busy at all. So there are four Guardians in total, in the service of that great being. ”

"I'm not talking about it. Catherine sneered, "Didn't you say that there are no demons to hunt here? What is that flying guy in the sky? Don't you know that I can punish you with the terms of the master-servant contract?

"No, no, no. Master, don't do it!" cried Lindworm anxiously, "I never doubted your ruthlessness. The memories passed down from my mother's generation contain too many terrible methods of the Great Devils. I'm not interested in trying it at all. I did say that there aren't any demons in this area, and that's true. That guy in the sky, he only flies in the sky, I have never seen him go down to the earth. He's not guarding here. ”

"And where does he guard, and how do you four Guardians divide the work?" the goblin asked without waiting for Catherine to speak.

"How shall I answer this? Actually, it is broken down, two in the sky and two on the earth. But I'm not familiar with the heavenly guys. Linde said embarrassedly, "If you are on the ground, the place I am guarding is on the periphery." I don't come here very often. ”

As soon as Lin Deworm's words fell, the ground suddenly trembled, and the cracking sound of "click" came and went.

"Eat, eat. Lindworm screamed and ran farther away.

"Don't run. Catherine commanded in a deep voice. By this time they were not far from the entrance, and if they ran again, they would have to go back outside.