Chapter XXVIII
The west side of the City Lord's Mansion and the east side of the Holy Light Temple belong to the aristocratic residential area.
Unlike ordinary urban areas, the aristocratic districts are guarded by special city guard soldiers, and homeless people, beggars, etc. are not allowed to enter and exit. Once discovered, a severe beating is indispensable and then thrown out.
It is like a beautiful garden, with gorgeous manor-like buildings everywhere, and the roadside has undergone careful gardening construction, planted with all kinds of ornamental beautiful flowers and trees, and many exquisite and beautiful sculptures.
The crowd walking on the wide road is neatly and exquisitely dressed. Some young and beautiful aristocratic ladies wore expensive fur coats or silk clothes, and followed by maids and guards, walking by without hurry.
There are houses on the side of the road, and from time to time horse-drawn carriages pull out of them and run to other places.
Although the arrival of the demonic disaster is not a big threat to the aristocratic district, the blood-colored castle in the endless desert west of the city has made many nobles feel a fatal crisis, and they have already sold their assets to escape.
There are more and more believers who come to pray every day in the Holy Light Temple, and people instinctively want to find a spiritual support in times of crisis, and the omnipotent gods are naturally the first choice.
However, there are also people who just want to avoid danger.
In the temple, a middle-aged man in fancy clothes sat there with his eyes closed and prayed, and a young priest next to him performed meditation techniques, tranquilization techniques, and other magic techniques to relax his mood and make his mind ethereal.
This is a big merchant in the city, and the year before last, he successfully became a nobleman and became a privileged class.
He donated a large sum of money to the Temple of Light in order to atone for his sins, and often provided free food in places where poor and homeless people gathered, becoming a well-known benefactor in the city.
However, this great good man, who was usually always smiling, had a sad face, and he still couldn't regain his composure under the divine magic.
"The Light is above!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Luke, we will keep you safe and not let any evil people harm you."
The young priest girl was full of youthful vitality, and it seemed that her whole body was shining, so that the great good man who had been anxious finally calmed down.
Yes, the Temple of Holy Light is a powerful temple alongside the Temple of Nature, and no matter how terrifying the killer is, he will not dare to provoke it.
He was frightened by the previous assassination, and he was almost there, if it weren't for the fool he had cultivated since childhood suddenly came out to block the fatal blow for him, he would have died!
He made a prayer gesture and smiled, "The light is above." Under the light of the Holy Light, all evil will cease to exist. ”
The priest girl pursed her lips, and in her sight, there was a trace of black aura wrapped around the other party's body, which meant that the other party had done some sinful things, which made her extremely uncomfortable.
However, when she asked the older priest, she received a very puzzling reply: "The Holy Light illuminates the world, but there are still dark places that cannot be illuminated, and in them live lost lambs." As long as they are able to find their way back, the Light will tolerate their past......"
She couldn't understand why she had done sinful things without receiving any punishment.
I don't understand why you can get the grace of the Holy Light by giving money.
Don't understand...... But she doesn't get an answer, and maybe one day later, she will be able to understand what real light and darkness are.
After praying, the Great Benevolent Luke simply ate the sacrament and left the temple gates, accompanied by a knight of the Light.
This was a powerful first-level peak paladin, coupled with a delicate armor and terrifying weapons, so that he was not worried about any danger at all.
"It's a pity, it would be better if I could bring in a paladin." Luke was still a little dissatisfied.
But he clearly understood that the Holy Light Temple was able to promise to protect him, and it was already for the sake of his contribution of a small half of the family property, and it was impossible for the Venerable Paladin to come over.
The difference between the Paladin and the Knight of Light is only one word, but in fact they are very different, representing two very different classes.
The Knight of the Holy Light is the most temple-proposed, similar to ordinary Nature Knights, Flame Knights, and so on, with the status equivalent to that of a warrior.
And the paladins, each of whom is a member of the Knights Templar or a member of the reserves, is considered an advanced profession, enjoying the favor of the gods greater, and the level increase and combat effectiveness are far stronger than ordinary knight warriors!
On the other hand, there is no room for sand in their eyes, and all evil will be judged by them.
If you send a paladin...... Hehe, maybe he can't wait for the killer to attack, he, the great good, has been killed by the paladin.
Gangsters, black market merchants, grain merchants who drive up prices, most of the nobles, etc., these crimes that are at most legally sentenced to prison should be put to death in the eyes of the paladins, and they belong to the evil criminals who have indirectly harmed countless people!
Luke remembered what he had done and felt a hint of regret: "I really shouldn't have ...... in the first place But I married his daughter to Baron Bisho, and I made amends......"
As for whether it was compensation or not, only he knew in his heart - that demon-like baron, but he liked to play with young girls the most, and it was not one or two who played to death......
At this time, the middle-aged priest who he was familiar with and a beautiful girl he saw for the first time came over. The girl had a tall figure and a face that was even more seductive, which made him look at it and couldn't help but show a hint of obsession.
Although his body is long gone, he is still obsessed with these young girls.
You must know that when he was young, he was also a prodigal, and he didn't know how to harm a few innocent little girls.
The middle-aged priest seemed to sense the desire in his gaze, and did not greet him as usual, pulling the girl and hurried past him.
"What people!"
At this moment, Luke suddenly heard the knight beside him roar.
Immediately after, a fireball flew in, and the knight drew his long sword and swung it bravely to smash the fireball, but the blazing flame explosion pushed him more than ten meters away.
The knight could only watch as the man in black in the distance cast his spell again, and purple energy bullets slammed into Luke's body one after another.
A layer of white light appeared on Luke's body, but the next moment it shattered, and an energy bullet passed through his chest!
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Luke didn't expect that someone would be so bold as to assassinate him here, knowing that it was less than two hundred meters away from the main entrance of the temple!
With such a sudden attack, the three defensive treasures on his body were not used, and they were killed by someone with a single blow.
"Evil man, you are dead, and don't even think about escaping at the ends of the earth!"
The Holy Light Knight's eyes were about to split, this was definitely the most serious provocation to the Holy Light Temple, making him feel his blood boiling all over his body, and he wanted to put him to death!
However, the figure disappeared silently, and no matter how much he searched, he couldn't find it, and even the several paladins and priests who rushed to the scene after hearing the news found no trace of each other.
Su Xi watched this scene blankly, the nagging of the middle-aged priest beside him stopped abruptly, his body began to tremble, and then quickly ran to Luke, who fell to the ground.
- "Healing! ”
- "Healing Prayer! ”
- "Restoration! ”
Three consecutive divine spells were cast by her in just three seconds, but it didn't work, the energy bullet pierced his heart, and most of Luke's blood was already flowing out, his pulse stopped, and his brain died due to ischemia.
In this case, unless the fourth-level priest casts a resurrection technique, no one can save him!
"Vera-sensei, why is that person so bold?" Su Xi walked up to the middle-aged pastor and felt cheering all over.
She herself has been practicing martial arts all year round, and after seeing the bloodshed, she naturally does not scream in fear like an ordinary little girl, but a trace of excitement appears in her heart.
A crazy thought and a strong yearning came to my heart: this is the real assassin, let you guard every possible way, and kill you!
If the middle-aged priest knew her inner thoughts, he would definitely give her a strict discipline, but now he just wants to suppress the trembling in his heart and comfort the young girl: "Erin, don't be afraid, that person is definitely a degenerate, and he will be punished by the Light!" ”
However, she was surprised to find that the girl did not have any fear, but had a look of eagerness, so she grabbed the other party and persuaded: "Erin, even if you can't be a saint in the future, you are likely to become a powerful and legendary priest." But now, you are still too weak, and the most important thing is to practice. ”
"You have an enviable talent, you can't waste ......"
"Vera-sensei, I see." Su Xi lowered her head, looking like a good student who was being taught, but a trace of doubt flashed in her heart, and she always felt that the eyes of that person were very familiar to her......
The Knights Templar stationed in Aulanque split up and began a city-wide manhunt, but unfortunately nothing was found.
All the tracking magic could not find the other party, as if the person had disappeared out of thin air and entered another dimension......
At this time, the target of their search was sitting in the library near the City Lord's Mansion, leisurely turning the pages.
"Why did you go out of your way to kill that man?" Liya asked again puzzled.
If she hadn't used the sub-artifact invisibility cloak before, Su Hao would not have been able to escape so easily.
The terrifying characteristics of the secondary artifact are destined to be impossible to find even those priests who are at most the peak of the first level or even the second level, even if they use magic techniques such as tracking, searching, and probing.
Even fourth-level priests are difficult to find, and only legendary powerhouses can see through the disguise of the sub-artifact by casting the Great Prophecy Technique......
"It's simple, I want to earn some pocket money." Su Hao stretched and replied.
"I can't understand that you deserve that kind of blood...... A bunch of guys with a problem with their heads. Liya rolled her eyes, and the last sentence lowered her voice, but Su Hao could easily hear it.
"Liya, don't forget that you are my servant now, go and pour me a glass of water." Su Hao smiled extraordinarily.
Liya took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to smash the book in her arms, and poured water very "obediently".
Su Hao watched her leave, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes.
This time, he planned carefully, calculated that the other party would not have too much defense at the entrance of the temple, and coupled with the BUG-like existence of the invisibility cloak, he was able to get it easily.
Last time, there was already an assassin assassination, but he was killed by the other party, and he also scared the snake so that Luke did not hesitate to ask for help from the temple for protection, otherwise the bounty would not be so high.
Luckily, everything went as he had planned, and nothing went wrong.
As for whether the other party is a good person, it is not in his consideration, anyway, he just wants to complete the hunting task and get a bounty.
Except for children and other existences that make him unable to do anything, it is not the same for everyone else to kill, after all, he is not a good person - how can a person who is wanted by the temple and the city lord's mansion be a good person?
"After the event, the faction is shifted, the evil is +12, and the host faction is deflected to chaos neutral!"
He glanced at the system prompt, flipped through the pages of the book with his right hand very casually, and felt a hint of surprise when he looked at the direction in which Liya had left.
Red Lotus Demon Seed, this spell is not an ordinary master-servant contract, it will also subtly influence the slave's thoughts, making him unconsciously worship his master more and more, and finally be willing to sacrifice his life for his master.
However, he didn't see this in Liya, and the other party seemed completely unaffected. He couldn't help but mutter: "Hmm, it seems that there are a lot of good things on him......"
Liya walked over with a glass of water and wondered, "What are you muttering?" ”
"Nothing." Su Hao took it and drank it, then got up and said, "Okay, it's time for me to leave." ”
"Charles, you hold things and don't want to fix them, do you really want to watch Ollank be slaughtered?" Liya asked loudly behind him.
"Wait two more days, I'm already a little bit of an eyebrow." Su Hao left without looking back.
After he left, the girl took out a delicate jade box with countless seals engraved on it, and when she opened it, she could see that a tear-shaped crystal was placed in it.
She bit her lip and said to herself, "Wait a little longer......"
There was a small feather in this small crystal, which did not emit any energy fluctuations, but it gave people an extremely filthy feeling, as if this was the most disgusting existence in the world, capable of defiling everything!
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On the other side, Su Hao cautiously came all the way to a certain alley, and after looking around, he knocked on the copper door.
The bronze door opened, slamming shut as he entered.
"I'll collect the bounty." Su Hao looked at the petite figure in front of him with a smile.
"Wait a minute......" The other party waved his hand, then took out a dark red token similar to him, and randomly tinkered twice, looking at him with a little surprise, "Okay, you dare to shoot at the door of the temple, and you can still get out of the way!" ”
Xiao looked him up and down, a pair of dark eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance, as if he was as surprised as he saw him for the first time, and said two in a row.
"Don't talk so much nonsense, give money first!" Su Hao waved his hand impatiently, and did not ask how the other party knew this.
"Okay, well, this is for you, greedy people who kill people at will in order to make money." Xiao put away her surprise and took out a small bag from her personal space speechlessly, "Do you want gold coins, or Yuan Jing?" ”
"Yuanjing!" Su Hao replied without hesitation. Now that it is an era of war, it will be more and more difficult to obtain strategic energy materials such as Source Crystal, and he will need to use Source Crystal for alchemy, experiments, and magic items in the future.
"OK, 1500 gold coins, it can be converted into 12 low-grade source crystals now, and I'll give it to you." She poured out 12 small crystals from the small bag and handed them to Su Hao, and now she had expected this answer.
"By the way, do you want to go to the branch of the Dark Star Pavilion to have a look?"