Don't you think it's all déjà vu?

Same experience, same feelings.

Alan was a little confused.

In the field of vision of Allen's third eye, the moment he started to run, the two silhouettes that were still in the distance heard movement and came straight towards him.

By the time he reached the special Heavenly Tree, two silhouettes were approaching him.

Listening to the sound of the bark scraping not far away, Alan took a deep breath and aimed the mouth of his right hand at the trunk of the tree.

With just one thought, Alan saw the white light from the tree gather towards his palm at a frantic speed.

In just two or three seconds, all the white mangs on the tree had condensed into a fist-sized white ball, which kept spinning on the palm of his right hand.

Looking back at the two outlines, listening to the sound of bark getting closer and closer, Alan did not hesitate at all, he imagined a model of a large knife in his mind, and then guided the power in his right arm to shape the white ball into the shape of the big knife he wanted.

Although it was the first time, it was as if Alan had done it hundreds of times, and in the blink of an eye, a large knife appeared in his hand.

Looking at the large knife in his hand that was made of tree branches and engraved with mysterious patterns on the body, Eren didn't have time to admire the magic of magic.

The previous sound had stopped, replaced by a low roar and the sound of drops of saliva falling to the ground.

Clutching the broadsword in his hand, Eren turned around, and the appearance of the two goblins was also displayed in front of his eyes.

That's two big rats.

No...... It can't be said to be a big mouse, it should be a monster made up of a large group of rats.

One by one, the rats gathered together densely, crawling up and down, looking like a dwarf.

Looking at the red eyes, Eren grabbed the broadsword, felt the abundant power from his right arm, and slashed at the head of the approaching goblin.

It was only the first time he had used a knife, but Allen's movements and rhythm control were extremely skillful, and the blade of the broadsword happened to slash into the goblin's forehead.

Seven or eight rats fell from the goblin's forehead, its body unable to withstand the force of the broadsword, and rolled backwards with a wail.

By this time, another goblin had already swooped towards Eren's sideways.

The claws were so sharp that if they caught Allen's body, they would at least tear off a large piece of flesh.

Eren rolled forward, just dodging the lightning swoop.

Ignoring the goblin that missed, Alan grabbed the hilt of the big knife with his backhand and slashed at the backward goblin.

One Knife,

Two knives,

Three knives.

Three slashes in the blink of an eye, the knives brought out a piece of the corpse of a rat, and a piercing wail.

Glancing at the goblin whose body had been cut in half, Alan didn't have time to catch his breath when a strong wind came from behind him.

The claws scraped across his back, bringing up a piece of flesh and scarlet blood splattering everywhere.

Gritting his teeth, Alan ignored the pain in his back, held the big knife in his hand, and stabbed into the body of the goblin who had not had time to jump away after the blow was completed.

The goblin and Eren fell to the ground, causing a rat howl and a muffled grunt of Alan's pain.

Seeing that the goblin was still struggling, Alan grabbed the hilt of the broadsword and pressed it down with all his might.

"Poof!"

The sound of a blade piercing countless flesh sounded.

The movement of the goblins gradually stopped, and the astonishing number of rats gradually lost their voice.

Releasing the hilt, Alan sat down next to the goblin corpse as the broadsword dissipated in the air, gasping for air.

The battle just now didn't even take thirty seconds, but in such a short battle, all the strength on Allen's body had been exhausted.

Exhausted, he could only sit on the ground and take a few breaths to rest.

Alan's heart was pounding.

If it was him before, I'm afraid that before he could make a move, he would have been pierced through the intestines by the goblin and directly hated on the spot.

After sacrificing Front, he not only had an inhuman improvement in strength, endurance, speed, and reflexes, but also in terms of combat skills and strength, he was completely the same as before.

Could it be that I inherited Front's combat experience?

As if he felt the power in his right arm no longer boiling, Front's voice sounded in Alan's ears again.

"How do you feel? Do you have a lot of questions?"

"Don't worry, sacrifice the goblin first. ”

"Sacrifice?" Alan wondered.

He had heard the word many times from Front's mouth, but he had never understood what it meant.

"By sacrificing a life force sacrifice to a god, the mage will receive the corresponding magic, but will also inherit the memory and emotions of the sacrifice. ”

Frante paused, then continued, "If you look at the goblin's corpse now, you'll see what it was, and that's what the monster looked like before it was contaminated by magic. ”

Listening to Front's words, Alan looked at the corpse beside him.

I saw that the originally huge goblins had almost evaporated in the air, leaving only a few small mice lying in the center of the corpse, struggling.

"Use the devil's mouth, which is the mouth in your right palm, close it to it, and then convey to your right arm the thought that you want to sacrifice, and you can experience the taste of sacrifice. ”

As he spoke, Frante began to laugh.

Alan reluctantly stood up, walked over to the mice, and as Front had said, aimed his right palm at them.

Suddenly, Alan only felt a force from the little mice to his right arm.

For a moment, Alan seemed to have forgotten everything he had experienced in the past few days, forgetting the fatigue and pain on his body, and at this moment, he only felt that his whole body was wrapped in that warm and powerful force, just like a baby in a cradle.

But this good feeling lasted for two or three seconds, and then quietly disappeared.

Looking down again, the bodies of the rats exploded as the power entered Allen's right arm, and the remaining breath gradually dissipated into the air.

Alan couldn't hold his body and ran to another goblin corpse not far away.

At the same step, Alan felt the warmth again, but it only lasted for a few seconds, and he returned to reality again.

Frante felt the strength in Alan's right arm growing, and couldn't help but laugh.

"This is the thrill of sacrifice, this is the power of magic, and the only power in this world that can change everything......"

Halfway through his laughter, his voice suddenly distorted, full of sadness.

"But for us, magic is not a gift, it's a curse......"

The sun was still shining, and Alan stepped out of the forest.

After a short spin around, he found the gravel path that led to Greystone.

"We can talk about it now, right?"

Alan said in his heart.

"Yes, what do you want to know?"

Frante's voice rang out.

"What is the world like?"

"It's a world of equal exchange, and if you want to get something, you have to pay the same price, especially desire. ”

"Desire?God of Desire on Parchment......"

"Yes, the god of desire is a god who can satisfy anyone's desires, but at the same time he takes the corresponding price, for example, the appearance of a person. ”

"Then how did you do yesterday......"

"I sacrificed my brother in the test to become a magician, and his memories and emotions have been tormenting me in his right arm, and the moment I saw the parchment, I wanted to destroy it, but the magician's memory is so amazing, in the blink of an eye, I memorized the spell, and then it was useless to destroy it. ”

"That night, my brother's emotions filled my soul again, and powerful desires consumed me, and even though you told me you said the incantation, I still couldn't control myself. ”

"Even if I don't know the spell, a strong desire can still turn me into a monster, and the spell is just one of the triggers. ”

"By the time I realized that I was out of control, it was too late, and I could only use all the magic in my body to suppress that desire and prevent myself from falling completely, and after that, it was what you saw. ”

Although Front's words were flat, Alan could imagine the danger at the time.

"What happens if you fall completely?"

"My desires will be satisfied, and in return, I will become a humanoid monster. ”

"Humanoid monsters?"

"Monsters that become animals and plants like goblins are called lower-level monsters, and monsters that humans turn into humanoid monsters. ”

The conversation between the two was abruptly interrupted by the sound of horses' hooves.

Alan turned his head to look at the source of the sound.

A horse-drawn carriage came from the rear.

The coachman was an old man with white hair, he saw Allen's lonely figure from a distance, and just wanted to stop the carriage and say something, but when he got closer and saw Allen's body full of blood, he quickly changed his face, whipped the horse's body, and left quickly.

Looking at the back of the carriage quickly leaving, Alan looked down at his extremely frightening appearance and smiled bitterly.

Just walked in a hurry, and didn't even care about the blood stains on his body, as well as his right hand, ordinary people would be frightened and faint directly when they saw that dark red mouth.

Alan followed his memories and walked towards a nearby stream.

If he walked to the town like this, I am afraid that before he could enter it, he would be arrested by the guards first.

A few minutes later, Alan placed his bloodstained trousers on a stone on one side and threw himself into the stream.

Originally, Alan was still a little worried that the back injury would be infected due to contact with water, but he found that the previous wound had scabbed, so it didn't matter if he went into the water.

"Tell me about the sacrifice again. ”

Thinking of the pleasure of 'sacrificing' a goblin, Alan still misses it a little.

"The Devil's Mouth can transform everything that has life force into power, and when you sacrifice creatures, their souls will be converted into your magic, making the magic you use more powerful and lasting longer. ”

"The feeling you experienced, the feeling of increased magic, was it so cool that it felt like you were about to fly?"

Alan answered, and it was a wonderful feeling.

"Many magicians like to hunt and kill lower-level monsters, because the souls of lower-level monsters don't have many emotions and distractions, and it can be said that they are countless times better than sacrificing humanoid monsters. ”

After the conversation between the two, Alan washed his body well, relaxed a few minutes later, and then walked out of the stream, and after his body dried a little in the air, he put on his previous cloth pants.

Although the cloth pants have had a lot of holes in the past two days of tossing, and they are almost impossible to wear anymore, Allen has no alternative but to do so.

Although the cleaned Alan is still naked on the upper body, and the tattered cloth pants on the lower body are also stained with blood, it is still much better than the terrifying appearance before.

"What do I need to be aware of when entering Greystone?"

"When the guards check you, you just show them your mouth, and then you need to report to me at the town's makeshift office...... The results of the death, as well as the results of the investigation in the village of Ramo. ”

Alan nodded, and continued walking towards Greystone.

About an hour later, the outline of a small city was already visible to Allen.

Along the way, except for the old coachman, Alan didn't see anyone, which made him very strange.

According to Bachman's memory, in addition to connecting Bamo Village, there were several other villages, and in the past, in addition to the villagers, there would also be some merchants who traveled between the village and Graystone Town on this stone road.

A few minutes later, the full picture of Greystone was revealed to Allen.

It's more of a castle than a town.

A wide moat enclosed the entire castle, with only a bridge large enough for two horses to connect the land to the castle.

"Frank, why is Greystone the way it is?"

Alan asked in his mind as he walked towards the bridge.

Bachman's memories of Greystone have long been blurred, after all, it is a place he only visited when he was a child.

"In the past, Greystone was the front line of the war between the Kingdom of Salos and the Kingdom of Kate, surrounded by mountains, and Greystone Town was the only access road around, and the Kingdom of Salos built a fortress here, and after the war, it gradually developed into a town. ”

Frante said.

"Stop, who are you?"

As soon as Alan approached the bridge, two guards walked up.

The two guards were dressed in leather armor, one of them was holding a crossbow, the other was holding a spear, they looked at Alan who was naked on the upper half of his body, and the lower half was covered in bloodstained cloth pants, his eyes were full of vigilance, the spear guard had already aimed the spear at Allen, as if Allen only said something wrong, the tip of the spear would penetrate his body in the next second.

Alan didn't speak, spreading his palms.

A large mouth with hideous fangs was open, and a trace of saliva was slowly flowing down the edge of the mouth.

After seeing the devil's mouth, the faces of the two guards gradually changed from vigilant to relaxed, and they all made way for Allen.

The crossbow guard spat on the ground after Eren walked into the town, and said in his mouth.

"Murderer. ”