Just when Ye Nuan was deep in thought, there was another storm outside the city wall. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The beasts besieging the city suddenly stopped their movements in unison, and retreated from the battlefield without any reluctance, as if the tide was receding, except that they did not retreat back to the jungles and grasslands that belonged to them, but surrounded the city layer by layer, like an impregnable barrier, so that no one could break in or get out.

Ye Nuan, who was aware of this situation, immediately spread his divine sense again.

It turned out that just when the two sides were in a stalemate, another group of wild beasts appeared. Compared to the previous group of pathfinders, the beasts that came over at this time were obviously much more powerful. Tall, with lush hair, every muscle lurking underneath showed vigorous strength, and a pair of eyes flashed with tyranny and bloodlust, just standing there was an unstoppable force. At this time, the leading maned blood lion suddenly took a step forward, with a calmness and alertness in its eyes that were no less than those of humans, and suddenly, it raised its head and roared to the sky, and this sound sounded the battle horn again.

The dense beasts moved, this time their attacks were very regular, not the previous disorderly wanton killing, all of them attacked together in a neat formation, attacking and defending, and cooperating quite tacitly. Except for the alien orcs with beastly forms on the field, they can barely hold on, and the other orcs and natural human soldiers can only be pressed and beaten.

Seeing this, a dark light flashed in the middle-aged priest's eyes, and he quickly took out a trumpet made of the horns of an unknown animal from the bag on his waist and blew it.

The sound of the trumpet was somewhat strange, neither clear nor sharp, but with an indescribable lowness that could not be heard by the human ear if one did not pay attention to it. However, Ye Nuan had some understanding after listening to the sound of the trumpet, although he couldn't figure out what this thing was, but the sound it made fell into people's ears to a certain soothing effect, and it was indeed a way to wake up the beasts that had gone crazy and lost their minds. And when the trumpet is played, a strange energy gushes out of the priest's body, which is continuously transmitted to distant places through the trumpet, and the effect is naturally to enhance the performance effect of the trumpet.

Ye Nuan in the temple raised his eyebrows, the energy gushing out of the middle-aged priest's body is the so-called divine power, it seems that the people in this place are not just exercising their physique, at least the priest will also use spiritual power, which is quite similar to the ability of the old priest on the earth plane.

It's just that although the sound of the trumpet has a calming effect on some beasts, there are too many wild beasts in the beast tide, and the control range of the trumpet is also limited, and Vato City is at a disadvantage after all.

Seeing that the form had become more and more severe, the middle-aged priest put down his horn, and his fists covered by his sleeves were clenched tightly at this time, and there was a little struggle between his eyebrows. However, after seeing the tragic death of another orc guard on the battlefield, his eyes turned to firmness, and he turned around and walked towards the temple.

Compared with before, the speed of the priest's return was very fast, obviously it was still one step at a time, but the distance between the outside of the city and the inside of the city was only a few moments before the priest stepped over.

Seeing the priest who had gone and returned, the people in the temple were obviously excited, and they thought that the war was over. In the past, when priests returned to the temple, they mostly came to inform the monks of the temple to pray for the deceased orcs, but this time their priests did not bring them good news. He was the only one who returned, and his expression remained unswerving.

Glancing around the temple, he frowned, and suddenly said to the crowd, "Today, when our Vato City is in danger of survival, the reinforcements have not arrived, but the guards of Vato City have been injured by more than half, which warriors are willing to come out to fight for our Vato City?" ”

His words were like water dripping into a pan of hot oil, causing a huge reaction. The temple exploded, and the discussion continued. However, there were also anxious orcs who immediately responded, "We are willing to contribute to the protection of Vato City. ”

The middle-aged priest turned his gaze to this natural person, and then glanced at the rather sturdy lion tiger beside him, and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, from now on you are one of my guardians, I will bless the beast god for you, and implore the power of heaven to let you defeat the beast and guard the alien orc clan." ”

As soon as the words of sacrifice came out, there were bursts of inhalation around him. And the natural man who spoke before, along with his contractor, the orc, gained the envy and jealousy of others.

Although the number of alien beasts lost their royal family and true priesthood a hundred years ago, social classes still existed. The status of the priests is far above the commoners, similar to the existence of spiritual leaders, and the guards around them are called guards, on the one hand, they guard the priests and protect the safety of the priests, on the other hand, because of the priests, most of them will be given the light of the beast god, with divine power, with extremely powerful offensive and defensive skills, life expectancy, and even some luck skills are higher, and they can return to the form of their ancestors, both in the form of beasts and in human bodies, which is something that countless people can only recall from the story. It is conceivable that when they heard the priest's words, all the people who were hesitant to leave the station responded positively.

Ye Nuan knew that things were definitely not as seen on the surface, otherwise the middle-aged priest who was on the city wall just now would not have struggled and hesitated like that.

Seeing that the two of them were also a little nervous, Ye Nuan stepped out to stop them, "You want to be a warrior among the alien orcs?" ”

"Of course, who doesn't want the title of warrior? And to be able to be a guardian by the side of the priest is a great honor for our entire tribe. Messi said with bright eyes.

"If you go out now, you will die, and no one will be able to enjoy any amount of glory."

As if knowing that everyone was still hesitant in their hearts, the priest in the crowd continued, "In order to prevent everyone from going out and dying in vain, I will bless everyone before the expedition, activate the bloodline of the beast god in your body, and if you are very lucky, you can even turn into a human form, and at the same time have the form of a beast, exactly like our ancestors." ”

As soon as his words fell, the people who responded to him became more and more excited, atavistic eh, that can be the ultimate dream of countless people. They were already excited when they saw those guards just now, most of them had never seen such orcs, and they didn't expect that they could be one of them now, how lucky they were.

"Lord Priest, I'm me!"

"Pick me, choose me, I'm the most powerful warrior in our tribe!"

Even Messi held his hands high, expecting to be chosen by the priests.

Seeing that so many people responded, the middle-aged priest stood on the high platform and looked around, and then his finger began to point to the alien orcs in the crowd and picked them up. Time was in a hurry, and he selected fifty people, plus these natural contractor orcs, a total of a hundred people. He took these people directly to the middle courtyard of the temple, and those who were not selected were regretful and chagrined, in the past, the selection of priests' guards was extremely strict, and the number was also very rare, but today they met but were not selected, and the loss can be imagined. Obviously, he was only one step away from being strong, but he was stopped alive.

Messi and Lunza also belonged to the category of people who were not elected, and they were sitting on the ground as if they were wilting, listless.

"Why didn't the priest choose me?" Suddenly, Messe whispered.

Hearing this, Ye Nuan looked at the other party's small body strangely, and did not speak. However, the young man still keenly felt Ye Nuan's gaze, immediately straightened his back, and said, "Ye Nuan, don't underestimate me, although my leg was not good before, but I can bear the pain, others on the battlefield can't bear the severe pain and fall, but I can hold on, in the beast tide, whoever can last the longest will be the most able to survive." ”

Hearing Messi's rebuttal, Ye Nuan didn't know how to answer for a while, she didn't know how the other party's theory came about, but she still said with a half-reminder, "If you just want to get the blessing of the beast god, you can give up the idea of becoming a priest guard." ”

"Why?" Messi asked.

"How many priests have chosen guards in the past?"

"Only the top three in battle value will be chosen by the priests, but for so many years, almost every year two or three people have become the priests' guards." Over the years, there have indeed been quite a few.

"But how many guards did you see with the priest just now?"

"Just now?" Hearing Ye Nuan say this, Messi thought about it in his mind, and said with some uncertainty, "Thirty or forty? ”

"Twenty-seven, there are only twenty-seven alien orcs with beastly forms, and the rest are still natural people."

"Wait Ye Nuan, I don't understand it a little." He always felt that Ye Nuan had something to say, but he couldn't figure out what it was, so he had to ask.

Ye Nuan looked at Messi with a calm expression, but the words in his mouth were terrifying, "Hundreds of years ago, the royal family disappeared, and even the orthodox priests left, and the rest of the people did not receive the blessing of the royal family, and they were no longer qualified priests. Even though their abilities have increased over the centuries, I can tell you for sure that those guards are not really orcs.

If I'm not mistaken, those alien orcs with beastly forms just now are actually transformed by orcs, and what they draw from is not only the power of the priest, but also the vitality of their contractor. In this way, they have the strength of two people, which is indeed powerful, but this strength is obtained by sacrificing the energy of natural people.

And the wounds they suffer on the battlefield will also be transferred to the natural person they contracted, overdrawing the life span of the natural person, and when the last two reach the critical point of life, they will die together. ”

This is not the most terrifying, Ye Nuan suspects that the ultimate goal of these orcs transformed into alien orcs is to become an emotionless combat tool, only knowing to obey orders to slaughter, and all the injuries they suffer will be transferred to the contracted natural person, overdraft their lives, die, and then find a new contract natural person. Of course, this kind of thinking is too shady, and Ye Nuan doesn't want this to be the truth.

"You... Why do you think that? Even if Ye Nuan didn't say the final guess, the previous thoughts made Messe and Lunza dumbfounded.

"Heaven is fair, there is no unwarranted luck. I knew that the priest was in good health and had nothing missing, and I sensed that there was something wrong with the Guardians and their natural contractors. ”

Regarding the first conclusion, Ye Nuan confirmed it with her personal experience. As for the second, it is a statement of reality.

Naturally, the two Messi could not believe it, because in this way, the priest's approach was too ...... They couldn't say anything, they just felt hurt. In their eyes, the contract between natural and orcs is a kind of intimate relationship, a collaborator, a partner, and a companion for life. Perhaps after the death of a natural person's partner, orcs will choose another natural person to establish a contractual relationship in order to survive, but many long-term orcs will also choose to stay away from the group and eventually die with their partner. If the source of the orc's ability is their partner, and every point they are strong means that their partner's vitality is reduced by one point, what is the use of such a strong gain?

Mexie not only thought this in his heart, but also asked it in his mouth.

"For the future of the Orcs."

Suddenly, a male voice interjected.

The three of them looked up and saw that the white-clothed monk who healed natural people had stood beside them at some point, and had already listened to their conversation.

"Every year the Beast Tide Orc population is reduced, and our number is almost a third smaller than it was hundreds of years ago, and in the long run, we will be exterminated by the wild beasts, and it will become a thing of history. It is true that the priesthood was too radical, but it was for the sake of all of us, for the sake of a peaceful and peaceful environment for future generations. Do you want your children to live in fear and be careful of losing their lives at all times?

Hundreds of years ago, we alien beasts were the masters of this continent, but now we have to endure the bullying of wild beasts, how many innocent alien beasts die under their sharp teeth every year? Natural people are smart enough to use weapons, but we are far inferior to orcs in strength and physical endurance, and orcs are powerful but do not know how to use tools, which makes us lose many opportunities. Only by finding a way to return to our ancestors can we live. ”

Obviously a kind-faced medical monk, this man's words carried a sense of slaughter and an unconcealable enthusiasm for war.

"Strength is not at the expense of another life, the combination of orcs and natural people has long adapted to the way of survival in the natural world after hundreds of years of running-in, and now just in the face of a big setback, you will completely overthrow the meaning of their existence, and the hard work of the predecessors for hundreds of years has been denied. Even if you want to change the status quo, why not start at the root and choose this negative way. ”

In the cultivation realm, this kind of technique of absorbing other people's life force to improve one's own strength is an evil cultivation, and it is spurned by everyone, Ye Nuan doesn't know how this medical monk can say the meaning of the 'sacrifice theory' so confidently. (To be continued.) )