A small village somewhere in the Lane Empire.

The social changes brought about by industrial development have not yet affected the area, where street lamps still need to be lit manually, not only automobiles nor horse-drawn carriages are rarely seen on the streets, transportation is limited to donkeys and some inferior horses, and people rely on the morning and evening markets for most of the time.

This is a secular area, where faith does not exist.

The darkness of the sun, obscured by the shadow after half past eight in the morning, did cause a great deal of panic here, but as the passage of time did not occur without any surprises, the panic quickly subsided.

Compared to the chaos in the major religious districts, this place is good.

It's not that the people here are not educated or constrained on a daily basis.

Purely because of ignorance, so fearless.

The street lights are lit by special lamplighters with torches.

In the bazaar, an old man sat on a small wooden chair with his hands in his sleeves, just looking at the sky and not saying a word.

In front of him lay a linen cloth about a meter long and wide, with spinach meticulously tied with strings, broccoli in bamboo plaques, and carrots neatly arranged to wash away the mud.

Unlike other vendors around who have to pull up their sleeves and talk about the price and quantity, in his place, all the goods are clearly marked and put away in different categories, and the people who come to him to buy things often pick up the vegetables they want and then put down the money and leave, obviously they are regular customers.

A little boy who didn't know who brought it with him took a slender branch in his hand and lit it in the torch on the top of the street lamp near the old man, and then as if he had found something, he ran to a corner next to the old man.

There was a swarm of ants walking back and forth through the cracks in the stone bricks.

The little boy crouched beside and watched for a while, and then stretched out the tip of the branch, which still had a small ball of flame, to kill the ants on the ground bit by bit.

When I saw them burned to the smallest bits, I was so happy that I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Just like when we were young, we like to fill the ant nest with water, or grab a cicada or two, crush their wings, and hold them in our hands as toys.

This is undoubtedly a normal thing for young children.

"Brother, why are you burning them?"

I don't know when, a little girl ran from the side, squatted beside the boy, looked at a dozen small black dots on the ground that were no longer moving, grabbed the boy's hand and asked.

She was a kind child, and she couldn't afford to see these weak lives being killed.

"Of course it's for fun, don't hold my hand, the fire is about to run out!"

The boy had more strength than the girl, so he easily broke free of his hand, and then turned his head and went on with his actions.

But when he looked back, he saw an apple.

"This apple is for you, can you put them?"

The old man asked, holding an apple in his hand, looking at the boy.

There was fruit to eat, and the boy's attention immediately took his attention off the ant, grabbed the apple and did not wash it, but trotted away after a bite.

"Thank you, goodbye sir!"

The little girl smiled shyly at the old man and prepared to leave.

"Wait, this apple is for you. ”

The old man took out another apple, handed it to the girl, and said,

"I have a little question, I'm here today, I saw this, so I protected these ants from that little gentleman, what if I'm not there one day?"

In the mouth of the old man, the "ant" that originally meant it had an exact meaning has become a "mole ant" with a certain referential meaning.

Of course, this little girl naturally didn't understand the change in meaning.

"As long as you keep selling vegetables here, even if my brother comes back next time, won't you still be able to stop him?"

The little girl's answer was a matter of course.

Yes, meeting once in a while doesn't guarantee that you will be here every time you go, in that case, as long as you let him do things here all the time?

"Your answer is correct...... It's a lot more correct than some adults, and I think so, so I've decided to reward you with a better apple. ”

When the old man heard the little girl's answer, he was obviously very satisfied,

He turned his hand holding the apple behind him, and when he stretched it out again, there was an apple with pale golden lines in his hand.

"Thank you, sir. ”

The girl took a bite of the apple and found that it was unexpectedly sweet, so she jumped away.

"How many awakening fruits sought after by aliens, you gave this little girl to eat, how many people in this world can be more generous than you?"

When the old man straightened up again, a vague figure in the shadows next to him whispered.

The effect of the Awakening Fruit is not only to help the alien disciple of the alien power level to achieve the awakening of a certain talent, but also to help an ordinary person who may have a talent to awaken the talent he was born with.

It's just that the latter's chance of success is very low, because no one can say that they can tell whether an ordinary person is born with talent, and if that person is an ordinary person himself, then no matter how much Awakening Fruit he eats, it will have no effect.

It is precisely because of this that the human form in the shadows will say that the old man is generous.

"She's the first person I've ever met who speaks directly to my heart, and it doesn't matter how old I am, I admire her and give her gifts, it's nothing. ”

The old man stood still, looked up at the bright starry sky that gradually appeared in the sky, and continued,

"I once asked a person the same question in the imperial capital, if there is a crisis in the world, will God save the ants in the world, and the answer is naturally yes, because it is these ants who support them. ”

"So I asked, will God always save the ants in the world, if one day, the crisis will threaten themselves, like just a child who can be sent away with an apple, if it is a murderous, burly adult, will I dare to stop him?"

"Some people still will. ”

Another voice came out of the shadows.

I completely agree with this, there are always a few beings who are not afraid of danger, such as the God of Justice, who does have justice and order in his heart, but "will stop" and "can stop" are not the same concept, we must use all the power at our disposal, even if some people will call us despicable, and some will see us as enemies of life and death. ”

The old man first pointed to the brightest one in the starry sky, his expression was a little lonely, and then he looked at the starry sky that appeared in the daytime, and then said,

"Why do they accept our offerings for hundreds or even thousands of years, and when the crisis comes, they can stand aside and choose whether to help or not? I may be a little biased in this thinking, and I am sorry for the existence who is willing to help us, but I just want to let other high-ranking beings know through him that some things are not taken for granted, and what are they without believers!"

What's the best way to get a person to fight for something?

It is nothing more than to make him the beneficiary or victim of the matter, and the former is far less motivated than the latter!

As one of the strongest human beings in this era, the old man faced the starry sky, and every byte was sonorous and powerful!

"I'm afraid that some people in the empire will have some different ideas, after all, everyone wants to be the supreme being. ”

There will be two sides to everything, even if the original intention of the matter is good, it will still be polluted by some people's interests in the process of implementation, and eventually become a tool for them to realize their evil desires.

"Everything has to be important, of course I know what the consequences of telling the Empire about the Sealing Array will be, but if I don't tell them, can I do this on my own? I am on the opposite side of all religions, and I know this very well, otherwise why would I be an old farmer in this place for five years?"

If he wants to complete his plan, he must have a huge amount of manpower and material resources to support him, and he knows that he can't do that, so he has to rely on external forces.

In the same way, he also knew that his actions might have done what some people wanted, and it would make the evil in some people's hearts stir.

There are always some people who think about how to satisfy their desires, even when they are in great trouble.

In their opinion, there will always be heroes to solve those crises, and what they have to do is to grab their own interests as much as possible while the heroes save the world, let the heroes have a "perfect ending" at the end of all the calm, and then step on the corpses of heroes to pick the final fruits of victory.

The idea has to be said to be very appealing.

"You see, the stars are dimming. ”

After a long silence, the old man's gaze was fixed on the brightest star in the starry sky.

......

The square in front of the Temple of Justice in Lapagard.

When the soul of the Son was combined with the body, the light elemental energy bloomed in the form of pure white light, and the pillar of light formed from this even reached the sky.

In the planning process of the ritual of the Righteous Sect, this phenomenon is to be displayed as a miracle to the entire city of Rapagade, and there is also the intention that some villages and towns outside the city can see it together, maybe it can play a free publicity effect, and prepare for the future newspaper.

One or two people said that they had seen miracles and did not count, but now more than 100,000 people have seen them together, and no one will say that it is false propaganda.

However, no one expected that in the middle of the ceremony, a solar eclipse suddenly appeared, and Rapagade fell into complete darkness in an instant, followed by the reversal of day and night, and the starry sky that only appeared at night suddenly filled the entire sky.

If it can be explained by a rare natural phenomenon before, everyone knows that something must have happened in the current situation of day and night reversal.

Although the city government reacted quickly and lit up the city's public lights immediately after the eclipse, this strange phenomenon caused the people of Rapagade to panic for a short time.

After all, it is a religious believer, and there is always some emotion in these aspects, and the ritual of the Temple of Justice is suddenly interrupted in the middle of the process, and no matter who it is, it will be muttered in their hearts.

It's just that most of the people here are faithful believers, so there is no confusion for the time being.

Normally, the Righteous Sect would have to convene an internal meeting at once, not just because of public opinion, but because of the need to discuss and confirm the reasons for the vision.

However, this is the climax of the ceremony, and if it is hastily ended, this time the ceremony will undoubtedly fail, so they must continue, no matter how to complete the ceremony successfully.

Who would have thought that when the Pope was ready to continue the ceremony, the star representing the god of justice suddenly dimmed......

At this moment, even Matiel Harris, as the Pope, was a little overwhelmed for a while, he has led the Righteous Sect forward as the Pope for nearly thirty years, and the sect has faced severe tests in all aspects, and has successfully survived, but he has never encountered such a situation!

Why did the star, which represented the god of justice, suddenly dim?

The next step is for the gods to infuse the power and will into the Son, do you want to continue now?

What if something happens again?

In just a dozen seconds, Matiel Harris's mind flashed through possibilities.

Eventually, he chose to hang his head, touch his heart with his hand, and pray softly in his mouth.

He left the decision to the gods.

So in the next second, a deep and mixed voice sounded in the ears of all the clergy in the Temple of Justice.

"I will come down to this world to save the creatures who deserve to be saved!"

"I will come down to this world to destroy the unfinished evils!"

"I will come down to this world and bring justice and order to the living!"

......

The most dazzling star was completely dimmed at this moment, and the pure white pillar of light gradually rendered a layer of golden brilliance, and the energy of the Holy Son turned from outward to convergent, and thousands of streamers fell from the sky, surrounding and entering this pillar of light, and then an invisible momentum spread out.

All the faithful in Rapagade felt something at this moment, and fell to their knees, even the Pope.

When the voices in the ears of the others died down, he was the only one still listening to the oracle.

"Some beings have joined forces to seal the entire starry sky, and it is a special sealing array that I have never seen before, and it will be difficult to return once it comes...... I can only choose to come completely now, even if it will deplete some of my power, and I will definitely lose some of it in the future...... It's a conspiracy and it's important to find out who did it!"

For his only spokesman in the world, the God of Justice did not hide his discovery, and he needed the forces of the Righteous Sect to find out the cause of the matter for himself.

"Seal the starry sky?"

Mathil Harris lowered his head and his brow furrowed deeply, he did not understand the meaning of the oracle, so he could only record everything he said for the time being.

And when all the clergy and believers of the Righteous Sect are kneeling on the ground with reverence, for Julia, the opportunity has finally come!

His gaze lingered on the translucent body in front of him, and then swept vaguely around him.

Because the soul of the Son had been removed from her body, she was taken to the side of the square with Tiffany's halfway through the ceremony, to prevent them from disrupting the ceremony.

At this time, there were only two knights guarding her and Tiffany, and they were knights kneeling on the ground.

"Xiao Hei, it's up to you!"

Looking back at the empty road behind her, Julia whispered.

"What did you say?"

Tiffany, who was looking at the pillar of light in a daze, heard Julia's words and didn't react, and turned his head suspiciously to ask clearly, but a black fog suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was unconscious in the next second, and the two knights next to him also passed out at the same time, but they were originally kneeling on the ground, and they were at the edge of the square, everyone was concentrating on praying, and no one paid attention to this place at all.

Hold Tiffany before she falls, then slowly lower her to the ground.

Yes, Julia didn't intend to take her with her, because she was not in danger in her own right, and taking her away here would be a conviction.

What's more, Julia wasn't sure what she thought, and the previous letter had drained the already small trust between the two of them.

Because of the ritual, the clergy in the entire Temple of Justice had gathered around the square at this time, and the interior was unguarded, and Julia relied on Xiao Hei's guidance to follow the direction that Donald and the others had left before, and soon arrived near the Inquisition.

Standing behind the corner of a wall, Julia grabbed the edge of the wall and poked her head out to check the situation.

Not surprisingly, despite the fact that the knights here were also praying, they did not leave the Inquisition.

"How do we inform Big Brother Donald...... Can you beat them?"

"I can win them, but the guards here are definitely not only the two at the door, there must be a few people inside the Inquisition, if something happens outside the door, the people inside will immediately lock them up, once the people of the Righteous Sect notice the situation here, not to mention that we are all still wearing shackles, even if we are all free, it is useless...... We have to find a way to lure all the people out and solve them, and then we'll go in...... It's a pity I don't know how to break the shackles, otherwise I can summon your other minions and it should help. ”

Although the effects of the Handicapped Divine Shackles are only useful to the wearer, the Divine Technique aside, the material of the Divine Skill itself and the seal inscription engraved upon its creation are also not so easy to unravel.

"Then what should we do, the rituals of the Righteous Sect will end soon, if we waste time here, how will we run later?"

"The current situation can only be fought in the past, the key to the prison is in their hands, if you want to save people, you must have a fight with them, I try to keep my voice low...... Wait, how did they get in?"

The discussion was still there, but the two people at the door seemed to hear something, pushed open the door of the Inquisition and ran in.

"Let's get over there, it's a good chance to get rid of them all at once!"

Although I don't know why they want to enter the door, this is undoubtedly the opportunity in front of us, and Julia rushed over without any hesitation.

At this time, in the Inquisition, Julia was no longer wanted to help.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I can't waste any more time here, I need to get out of here, so could you please open the door for me?"

Donald stood behind the iron fence and said to the knights standing outside.

"Are you crazy, go back and sit and be quiet!"

The guard here frowned and looked at the calm young man in the cell, a little puzzled why someone who had been normal a few hours ago suddenly had a conjecture.

"No, I'm just stating a fact, and if you don't open the door for me, I think I'm going to be ready to take some special measures. ”

Donald's gaze glanced to the side, and suddenly raised his hands flat, and in front of these knights, a magic seal suddenly formed, and a translucent magic circle lit up in front of him.

Soundproof Enchantment!

In the next second, the unbreakable shackles in the eyes of the knights of these righteous sects suddenly broke!

This was followed by the cacophony of tooth-aching steel twisting and breaking.

"You...... Oops, quick notification ......"

The knights who can be sent to guard the Inquisition are naturally not weak, and when they saw the disabled shackles falling, they immediately realized the danger, and pushed away their companions next to them, wanting them to go out and inform the rest of the sect.

However, since Donald did this in front of them, he naturally had his own reasons.

The knight who had been pushed away felt as if he had hit a wall, and before he could gain a foothold, the view before him was spinning.

The last scene that appeared in his field of vision was the bars of the cells not far away that had been pulled open by brute force.

Several knights on the other side were about to turn around, and another black shadow jumped up in the air beside them, and their empty hands swept over the cell where Donald was, and the hilt of the long sword that appeared from Donald's spatial ring was already in his hand.

Cutting off several iron rods, his body fell to the ground and swirled, supporting the ground with one hand, and a blood line bloomed on the necks of the remaining knights beside him, and he fell backwards in a daze without saying a word, blood splashing all over the ground.

As a high-level undead spirit who has unshackled Lilo, it is not too easy to kill these guards!

Anthony grabbed the iron fence in front of Donald and easily pushed them to either side, while Lilo carried her sword to where Finger and Stephanie were.

Donald flicked his wrists twice, put his hands in his pockets again, and strode out of the cell.

After deciding to do it, Donald immediately used his strength to help Anthony and Lilo untie the shackles according to the method given by Hannibal, and then attracted their attention and bought them time to act.

Naturally, this series of changes also attracted the attention of the other prisoners in the Inquisition.

By the time the men had recovered from their shock, the otherwise quiet Inquisition had become noisy.

They don't care how Donald did it, they just know that someone is about to successfully escape the Inquisition!

"Hey, help me unshackle too!"

"Your Excellency, as long as you can save me, I can give you my life savings!"

"Please save me, I want to be your most faithful slave!"

......

The noise of chaos came from all sides of the Inquisition, Donald smiled, raised his hand to smooth the folds on his body, and helped Julia, who had just come in through the door, to remove the restraints and take the running Finger back into his arms.

From the beginning to the end, Donald didn't pay attention to the people around him who were shouting, and the soundproof barrier that had been arranged in advance was prepared for them.

The people here, except for his companions, Donald doesn't want to save anyone, including Horn and the others!

Donald hadn't forgotten what this place was, a few dominant-level powerhouses were near the Temple of Justice, and if he let these people out and make some noise, he didn't think he could escape from the encirclement and suppression of the Righteous Sect.

"We are demonic dependents, Joshua Grant is our uncle, if you are also demonic dependents, save us!"

But at that moment, a voice suddenly entered Donald's ears, and the sound was very close, and the two demonic dependents in the cell on the right hand side were clutching the iron rod. Joshua Grant?

Donald hadn't heard of the name, but the surname caught his attention.

A few minutes later.

The doors of the Inquisition opened.

Donald walked at the front of the group, and in addition to Anthony, there were two more demon dependents who were still in shackles.

"This is the last time, Drenham City Council...... It's not over yet!"

Squinting his eyes, he looked at the pillar of light that had not yet dissipated in the square of the Temple of Justice, clenched his fist, turned his head and left in another direction without hesitation.

On the plateau near Lapagard.

The dragon is coming!