Chapter 22: The Scam (5,000 words)
Since the establishment of the Holy Light Church, the Holy Light has been widely used in many aspects such as healing, protection and judgment.
Among the people of "Starlight", Wang Tianyu has actually always been a relatively easy person to ignore - most of his skills are used for defense and amplification, except for the glow of the moment of arrival, there is almost no gorgeousness, the weapon is an old war hammer is simple and unpretentious, the moves are unobtrusive at a glance, there is no elegance like a cold solo dance in the battle, nor is there the splendor of Zhao Qianyu's skills, and it is not even as intimidating as the armor of Cheng Ye's sin.
But this does not mean that Wang Tianyu's strength is not strong, in fact, if he fights with his life and goes all out, he can even defeat many demon protectors in the Commander Realm.
This seemingly ordinary paladin participated in the Battle of the Plains of San Pello - a battle between the Holy Cult Army and the Chaos Brigade in his first month with the Holy Cult Army, then participated in the battle against the undead in the Remnant Mountains in the third month, and participated in the Demon Battle in the Buster Mountains in the sixth month.
He had stepped on the entrails of the ground, charging on a battlefield full of stumps.
However, each time, he managed to survive the bloody battlefield.
The sharp knife had slashed at his body, he had watched the sharp spear pierce the lobes of his comrades, the internal organs of his comrades who had been cut off by the waist were sprinkled on his face, and he watched the horses galloping out of control crush the skulls of unknown people beside him.
He had watched as the people who had been eating with him by the iron pot last night were rotted into puddles of pus by the plague, and he had watched his companions be mutilated, incinerated, torn out of their bodies by necromancers and devoured, and bodies that should have died were made into pathetic living corpses, forever beneath the wretched killing machines.
Every day, I see the life around me fall, and the sentimentality is gradually worn out.
I don't know what to say, and there doesn't seem to be anything to say.
And Wang Tianyu's expedition lasted for two years.
In those two years, he existed in most of the cruel battlefields where the situation was full of crises and the situation was not optimistic.
The rough-skinned zombies, the undead knights who are skilled in martial arts, the banshees and ghosts who are good at weakness and curses without fear of physical damage, and the cultists who wield the power of the Chaos God have all been his opponents and have all been killed by his hammer.
Even that time, when a transcendent Great Demon Protector led fourteen Eternal Shadow Spirits to charge at the Demon Count, he was also on the battlefield - although his opponent was the Flame Demon who "did not enter the stream" in that battle, the powerful power that belonged to the Demon Count and the Paladin still swept towards him, and the terrifying aftermath of the battle almost swallowed him.
But he still returned to the Holy Light Church unharmed, and now he can still come to this arena to participate in the competition, maybe this does not mean how powerful Wang Tianyu is, but what can be thought of is:
I've seen everything in the world, I've encountered all opponents, I've encountered all dangers, and now I'm back, I'm afraid I've never experienced the battle of life and death at all, but it's just an opponent who is higher than myself above the level and realm.
Even if it's still hard to fight, it's not completely impossible to meet the enemy.
Even if he didn't consider Mo Yan's commission, just thinking that this was a battle to defend his sister as the world's number one cute, Wang Tianyu had already decided to do his best.
His moves are very simple, but every move is an out-and-out killing hammer method, since it is used to kill, naturally he will not show mercy to his subordinates, and the pursuit is simple and efficient, ruthless, accurate, and heavy, and often does not dodge or dodge in battle, relying on his own healing holy light to try to exchange light injuries for serious injuries.
As Wang Tianyu's opponent, Luo Mingtao was very unhappy in this battle, obviously his level was completely suppressed, but the opponent seemed to have the upper hand in the faint way, this idiot who claimed to be "his sister is the first cute in the world" slipped like a loach, obviously a power demon protector but has been dodging, occasionally giving up dodging, but in response to himself is a hammer that has to be guarded, so that his attack is in vain.
And what made Luo Mingtao even more irritable was that there was another guy next to him-his afterglow looked at Tianxun and frowned slightly--was constantly sneaking up, and this guy's fist was so powerful that if he was hit, he would probably not be safe and sound.
"Hey," Luo Mingtao's door-like giant sword slapped down on Wang Tianyu again, but it was also in vain again, his brows frowned tighter, and he said to Wang Tianyu in a low voice, "Anyway, he is also a power-based demon master, what is it that has been dodging and dodging?"
Wang Tianyu did not respond to his provocation, or rather, the war hammer in his hand without the slightest pause was the answer.
Nonsense, why don't you say that you are a whole realm higher than me, and directly confront you?
Come on, I'm not in my head.
Luo Li frowned, the other party's intelligence demon protector didn't make a move, so naturally she wouldn't make a move, but if she didn't make a move, it didn't mean that she couldn't see the situation on the field clearly.
Sister Yuxin and that Yeling are inseparable, but that Yeling may not last long, and it should only be a matter of time before Oster takes care of the armored warriors opposite, but the opponent of the elder brother ...... Doesn't seem normal......
As a power system, isn't his speed a little too fast? And what made Luo Li even more puzzled was that the man on the other side was almost always flickering and moving, even if he occasionally touched the elder brother once or twice, he would retreat with one touch, and seemed to be extremely afraid of facing the elder brother head-on, as if he would be defeated immediately once he fought.
It's not like a civil war between power-based demon-resisters, it's more like a tactic that agile demon-resisters would use against power-based demon-resisters.
But why is this so?
Isn't he a power-based demon protector as he seems, but an agility demon resistant?
But the power of the hammer he used to fly his brother at the beginning was definitely not small, if he was an agile demon resistant, how could he have such a strong power?
Could it be that the Holy Light summoned by the auxiliary demon protector has increased his power?
Luo Li's eyes cast into the distance to look at the bird, the cute little bird didn't seem to notice Luo Li's gaze at all, still whispering a prayer to release the holy light to increase his companions, and at the same time, Wang Tianyu also made a move to release the holy light.
The next moment, the holy light descended on Wang Tianyu again, but unexpectedly, only a divine light flashed on Wang Tianyu's body.
Don't......?
Intelligence Demon Protectors are accustomed to fighting on the basis of perfect intelligence, and before they start a war, they are eager to make all the opponent's abilities on paper like a game, if possible, it is best to make data accurate to three decimal places, and once they lack information, their suspicion and over-caution become a disadvantage - not everyone will be like Zhao Qianyu is used to taking one step at a time and playing on the spot.
Especially at this moment, Wang Tianyu had inexplicably circled Luo Mingtao's side during the battle - this meant that there was only a defensive Timol between him and himself, and she could even see the slight arc of Wang Tianyu's mouth.
Damn it!
"Idiot brother, stop him!" Luo Li shouted out this sentence almost the moment he saw the smile on the corner of Wang Tianyu's mouth, "He's not from the power department!
Almost at the same time, Wang Tianyu had already begun to charge at Timol.
Charge Valiant!
Wang Tianyu's body turned into a silver-white stream of light, like a bright meteor passing through the sky, and only in an instant, it flashed past Luo Mingtao and stepped into the hinterland of the "Ice Dance" battle array.
"What?" Luo Mingtao was a little surprised, but he himself was not stupid, in the blink of an eye, he remembered Wang Tianyu's strange performance in the battle, thought of Wang Tianyu's dodging and fighting and leaving, and at this moment saw him suddenly turn into light and leave him, his face changed, and he swept back Tianxun, and chased straight towards Wang Tianyu.
But it's slow.
Oster, who should have been able to take down Chengye within fifty moves, heard Luo Li's shout and had no intention of fighting, and after throwing out the dagger, he retreated directly, dodging the furious splitting air cannon as thick as a child's arm, and the target was also directed at Wang Tianyu, who was alone in the depths.
In any case, his own intelligence demon protector must not be the first to leave the field, and in Auster's opinion, protecting his companions is naturally far more important than defeating his enemies.
What's more, his opponent is just an inferior horse, but Luo Li is one of the most critical figures in his lineup.
Compared to his companions, Timol, who is a defensive demon protector, is a little uneasy.
He believed that if he faced the enemy head-on, he would be able to block any opponent, but he also knew that his strength came from the earth, and he was actually one with the earth in a defensive posture, which made him the strongest unshakable shield.
However, in the same way, merging with the earth also causes his speed to become extremely slow when defending, so he is not confident that there will be a chance that an opponent will use his speed advantage to bypass him directly.
Timol changed positions several times in a row, and the giant shield in his hand shimmered with an earthy yellow light.
On the other side, Wei Mingyuxin heard Luo Li's shout, saw Han Ling's shadow tremble for a moment, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good, and with a forward stab, he forced Han Ling to retreat, and the whole person rushed back to his own formation like a whirlwind.
Han Ling didn't stop her again, he finally had time to breathe, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.
Someone has to stop this quasi-sword saint, Cheng Ye can't do it, Tianxun can't do it, and Wang Tianyu can't do it, so that person can only be himself, and if he can't stop it, he has to block it.
Therefore, now he needs to recover a little, otherwise he will definitely lose directly when he fights again.
At this moment, Han Ling had only one thought in his heart:
It should be said that he is worthy of being a quasi-sword master?
Hopefully, hopefully, everything will go according to plan.
In the black mist, blood dripped little by little.
In the face of Wang Tianyu's charge, including Luo Li, four people shot at the same time.
No one would let an Agile Demon Protector get close to the Intelligence Department, but equally, the Agility Demon Protector's fragile body also caused the Intelligence Department to use their skills to kill him if he was slightly stopped for a moment.
"La βββββββββ" is resounded like a song, which is called high-speed chanting.
For many ordinary people, it is very unimaginable that "words have power" is often mentioned in novels or book reviews.
But it's a very common situation for demon hunters.
There was once a pinnacle demon master who exerted the power of words to the extreme, and even crowned the first or even a half-step emperor with such a powerful power, and his most talked about allusion was that before the duel bet between the two world-class demon protectors began, he casually praised one of them, "It's a GOD, it's a god, it's the strongest power in history, it's the strongest champion in history."
The final result was laughable, and the great demon master he praised was helplessly defeated by his opponent in the end.
Of course, this is just an interesting anecdote, and in the end, whether it is a famous quote that has been passed down through the ages, or a story that has been talked about by posterity, it is only one thing:
"Words do have great power, it's just that ordinary demon hunters don't know how to use them. β
However, even if they cannot fully grasp the power of speech, speech is often used as a vehicle for the "communication power" of the intellectual-based demon masters, and is often used in battle.
As mentioned before, if the Strength Demon Protector and the Intelligence Demon Protector fight with the Demon Soul they have obtained, the Intelligence Demon Protector fights by communicating with the Demon Soul between heaven and earth, so that they can understand their own minds, and this is why the skills mastered by the Intelligence Demon Protector are far more powerful than the Force-Sensitive Dual-Demon Protector after completing the chant - even if both are just condensing a normal fireball.
But with the help of the power of heaven and earth through chanting, it is said to be magnificent, but how easy is it to really do?
How to carry out the chanting? After learning the classics of the former sages and perceiving the existence of the Heaven and Earth Demon Soul around you, how do you talk to it like a friend for many years? How do you let the Heaven and Earth Demon Soul know your mind? There is absolutely no trick in this, and it is not that you shout "The whistling south wind, come to help me" and "The wind, listen to my orders" and then there is really a strong wind howling, so although it is a pity, it is really just a talent to communicate with the demon soul.
But after the sages successfully communicated with the demon soul for the first time, another thorny problem arose:
The Demon Spirit of Heaven and Earth has no eyes, no ears, and it will never know what strange thoughts the Demon Protector has, and the Demon Protector will often need to describe it quite precisely, and may even have to add a lot of complicated modifiers and read them in a subdued and exaggerated tone.
And in the midst of battle, chanting like this, you will surely die.
If an agile demon protector attacks you with his extreme speed, or a power demon protector throws a giant axe and sledgehammer directly at you, can you still recite a dramatic poem on the spot?
In order to solve the problem of the actual combat application of the intelligence system demon master, the predecessors have proposed countless methods, but there are only a few that have been handed down to this day, including "as a fragile intelligence demon master, first, we give ourselves a 'steel body', then we take our giant sword and give it the most powerful power, whether it is ice and fire or thunder, and finally, use the skill 'steel meat grinder'" This seems to be an extremely ridiculous method.
What is sad and laughable is that this tactic has been passed down as an effective means, and it is called "one of the three major derivative factions of the intelligence system demon protector" along with the rune puppet.
However, the actual combat problem of the intelligence department demon protector was not really solved until the popularization of "high-speed chanting".
No one can remember who first discovered such a clever method as "high-speed chanting", but after countless generations of inheritance and optimization, high-speed chanting has become a compulsory course for every intellectual demon master.
Completely different from ordinary chanting, high-speed chanting and manipulating demon souls are extremely fast, but they are also much less powerful.
However, even so, there are still very few Intellect Demon Protectors who use normal chanting to fight in battle.
At this time, Luo Li's melodious high-speed chant brought about an unknown number of blade-like ice flakes behind the girl, and with the condensation of those ice flakes, a thin layer of frost began to spread from Luo Li's feet, quickly covering nearly a quarter of the arena, the temperature above the arena plummeted, and everyone's breathing began to be accompanied by the white mist.
At this moment, behind Wang Tianyu's back, the ice sword was raised and was about to be chopped down, on the left side, two short daggers stabbed at his waist, and the earthy yellow giant shield in front of him seemed to be indestructible, not to mention the oncoming ice fragments that seemed to be able to cut gold and jade.
This is, desperate situation.
However, is this really the so-called "desperate situation"?
Rich holy light flowed out from the warhammer, turning into a glorious milky white light mask that completely covered Wang Tianyu's body, becoming the most sacred barrier.
It was the blessing that the God of Light had bestowed upon His most devout disciples, enough to cleanse the filth of the abyss.
The gift of heaven has come.
The dark dagger stabbed against the light mask, making a tooth-aching grinding sound, but it couldn't go any further.
The ice sword slammed on, but the barrier of the holy light was not damaged, and the shocking force caused Luo Mingtao to take half a step back.
And those incomparably sharp ice chips shattered on the shield, turning into powder little by little.
Wang Tianyu was committed to the study of low-level holy light techniques, but this did not mean that he would not be able to use mid-to-high-level skills at all, and it was conceivable that if he didn't have two-handed skills, how could he walk down from the battlefield of that level alive?
Not caring about the opponent's attack, Wang Tianyu stepped forward with his left foot, and at the same time the war hammer arced from back to front, just when the opponent thought that he was going to attack from the bottom up and made a defensive move, he smashed the hammer to the ground from the top down.
"Laβββββββββββββββ!"
Everyone heard the scream, or rather, the scream.
Luo Li looked at Zhao Qianyu, this kind of voice was very familiar, and even he had made a similar sound just now.
High-speed chanting.
The twisted and complex magic circle began to spread from the war hammer that Wang Tianyu landed, and in less than half a second, it had already covered all four people, including himself.
Skyfire: Ground-Splitting Molten!