21. The Flower of the Soul
"But demons will corrupt your soul," Mandarogo said, "and behold, look at the rotting, corpse-like monsters out there, originally human!" This is what happens when you collude with the devil. ”
It is true that the best thing to do is not to approach the devil, but I am different, and the black nightmare is different, we are all residents of the crazy web, and Longinus is just a carrier....
What exactly am I talking about? Am I my carrier? Am I completely crazy?
I said, "If the angels are not much better than the demons, doesn't that prove that the angels are only as good as the demons?" ”
"In the final analysis, it is human beings who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of power, and this is the ignorance of human beings," Mandarogo said. ”
I said, "Humanity seeks to make progress and dedicate itself to all kinds of demons with all kinds of names – science, theology, occultism, alchemy, magic... It's not ignorance, it's not madness, it's the courage in their bones to strive for excellence. Allow me to quote the proverb of a joclist: The hymn of mankind is courage...."
The Phantasmal God said weakly, "Please... Stop arguing, don't you think it's bad here? ”
This corridor resembles an underground bomb shelter, with one explosion-proof iron door after another, all open at this time, apparently stuck by plants. The lights are dark red, and on either side of the corridor are large glass windows like zoos or marine parks, which are obscured by dirty objects and cannot be seen clearly.
The glass is undoubtedly indestructible, and after a hundred years of disrepair, it is still seamless.
The storm god said, "Phantom, don't scare yourself. ”
The Phantom God trembled, "Why? Aren't you afraid? We are not like them! We're just normal human beings! ”
I said, "That's humble, you can breathe fire in your body." ”
The Phantasmal God said, "So what? I can't remember how many times... Watching our companions being killed by feathers or demons, or even devoured and powerless, the existence of our Spell Hunters is only to appease people's hearts, just mascots! People will be at peace and encouraged when they see us, but we know that we can't win against those demons, those demons. ”
Mandarogo tried to show his determination, but I could see that he was also flustered by the Phantom God's questioning, and he said in a calm tone, "Be confident that you can do it, Phantom." ”
The Phantom God pointed at me and said, "Can it be done?" What if there is a demon like him in the enemy? Her expression contorted, her teeth baring and the corners of her mouth curling downward.
I said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I scared you too much before, I just showed one percent of my strength, alas, I didn't expect it to have this effect." If I go all out, these angels will be killed by me in seconds, but unfortunately I can't use them, this is the demonic power I have...."
Lamia slapped me on the head, and I snorted, and she said, "You're still scaring her?" Don't you think she's pitiful enough? ”
The Phantom God cried, "Now, where are you going to take us?" Demon? Do you want to sacrifice us? ”
I said, "Who knows?" It doesn't seem bad to sacrifice one or two people once in a while..."Lamia tugged at my cheek, and the pain told me to shut up.
A glass wall was broken, and the roots of a clump of plants were poking out of the hole, like a tongue sticking out, and the hole in this corner was at least two meters high, and I seemed to see Yegri's bloated body. This plant is annoying to look at.
Hellfire.
I shouted, "Be careful! "The plant cracked, and with a pop, out of it came the kind of deformed corpse that I had encountered before, much larger, and the Phantom God bore the brunt of it, unable to dodge the bite, and I pierced it with a sword, and then slashed the plant.
I only cut a small hole, and its surface is so hard.
There was a clattering sound, and cysts appeared up and down the plant, then cracked, and more whitish clawed deformed corpses jumped down and rushed at us.
Mandarogo said, "Back to back in circles! They're dangerous! ”
I said, "No! You solve the fish that slipped through the net. "Remote control Mjonir with his gloves, and let the blade spin around us in a rapid circle, and the deformed corpse is slashed down in large swaths. Mandarogo and Elrez will finish the rest in no more than ten seconds.
The Flame God shouted, "Thankfully, we're on one side now. ”
Mir said, "Then you'd better be sensitive, abandon the darkness and turn to the light." ”
The Flame God said, "You want me to betray the Queen? Can't do it! ”
Mir said, "Then there will be days of hardship for you." ”
Lamia said, "Don't talk about it, there's more!" ”
Ping-pong, the glass on both sides was shattered, the plant was exposed, and more deformed corpses appeared in the cyst. They are fragile and not difficult to kill, but more than a hundred appear in an instant, rushing towards you as if they have a deep hatred with you, and they are very difficult to deal with.
I shouted, "Watch out!" "With another swing of the bloody blade, Mandarogo and Elrez found their rhythm, one swept the chains, the other glowing with his hammer, knocking down half of the deformed corpses in a moment, but the other half entered our circle of defenses regardless of life or death.
Lamia fired a burst of gunfire, and the gun hit. The Flame God shouted and fired fireballs, burning the deformed corpse to the ground. Mir didn't dare to use her electric ball, and the Phantom God was only a support in this situation, she took out her pistol and fired, but her hands were trembling and her crosshairs were not working. Lamia had to take care of both of them. I kept using the thought blade, and I gradually felt powerless, the soul flower supported my physical strength, but it replenished blood and not demons, speaking of replenishing demons... No, now is not the time to use your brains.
When we "killed" a deformed corpse, their bodies melted into the grass, I felt them follow the roots of the tree underground, back into the tree, and reassemble them, and soon after, the cysts on the tree spat out the deformed corpse again, and the cycle was endless.
The lab is still generating electricity, and the electricity is constantly being used to produce deformed corpses from these trees.
Perhaps the tree itself is a deformed corpse.
Elrez brought down the three deformed corpses in front of him, the claws of one of the deformed corpses scratched him, he paused, his expression frightened, and in the blink of an eye, surrounded by more deformed corpses, Mandarogo used the wheel blade to kill the enemy for him, shouting, "Don't lose your faith, don't forget your mission!" ”
"There may be no mission at all!" Everything is our imagination. ”
Mandarogo: "Nonsense! He unleashed his blade, forming a circle of light around the crowd, shattering the approaching deformed corpses, but after about a minute, the circles disappeared together. He was so exhausted, panting for breath and sweating all over his face, but he stood in front of us, not giving an inch.
I saw this scene.
Now, I have two choices, one, let these two angels die of exhaustion, and then we won't last long. Two, I used the Flower of the Soul to heal them, and we really joined forces to solve the problem.
But there are three consequences of choosing two, A. In the end, it was all in vain, we died at the hands of a group of miscellaneous fish deformed corpses, and I, the saint Longinus, the heir of the holy blood, died under the debuff imposed by the author. B. We escaped from the encirclement of deformed corpses, and then these two bastards turned their faces and denied people, took possession of the soul flower, and then took advantage of the danger of people to take our lives. C, we escaped alive, nothing happened, they took the soul flower, and let us go.
There is only two choices, and then resign themselves to fate, wait, aren't they heaven?
With a flicker, I walked up to them, handed the soul flower into Mandarogo's hand, and shouted, "Give me back when you're done!" Then he held his sword in both hands and launched a series of god-killing attacks, his blade tearing through the deformed corpses like a heavy machine gun.
Mandarogo's eyes were complicated, and the hand holding the soul flower trembled for a moment, and for a moment, he no longer wavered. He prayed aloud, a golden glow emanating from the Flower of Souls, and then both of them grew huge and beautiful gold and silver wings.
Elrez shouted, "Mandarogo, we... It's restored! ”
Mandarogogo: "The true meaning of the Flower of Souls is to restore the angels to their full power in the mortal world, not to heal humans!" ”
Instantly, Mandarogo threw out three chains, and I thought he was trying to sneak up on me, but the chains grazed past me, and the deformed corpses were smashed like clay sculptures.
Elrez shouted, "Flame of Heaven! He channeled the golden flames with his warhammer, and in the flick of a finger, the deformed corpses were burned to the ground.
If they recover to this extent, will the Black Nightmare be able to deal with them?
Dangerous, dangerous, I can't help but want to backstab these two.
Mandarogo shouted, "Come to me! "He let the chains flow around us, forming a protective net, and the approaching deformed corpses were immediately festered and broken, and he threw the wheel blade to clear the way ahead, and we immediately followed.
Rushing through a blast door, which was not blocked by plants, Lamia removed her headphones, inserted a connector next to the door, and then expertly entered the code, and the door closed suddenly, and the deformed corpse slammed into the door, but the door was so thick that I could barely hear the impact.
I asked, "How could you?" ”
Lamia pointed to the headphones and said, "It's a lack of plus!" ”
"But where is the satellite signal here?"
Lamia shook her head and said, "I don't know, maybe... Is she connected to the network here? ”
I am sad, because this brilliant moment should have belonged to me, and don't you love your Uncle Longinus the most? Don't you long to get close to his strong, hard-nosed surface? Don't you want to immerse yourself in the sea of his sweet words and get wet and secrete some.... Engine oil, lubricate the dry and cold little body bones....
Lamia said, "Laca told me she would go back and settle the accounts together, strange, what kind of accounts?" ”
Tears welled up in the corners of my eyes, and they were completely wet.
Mandarogo walked up to me and handed me the Soul Flower, and I stared at him in amazement, and then at the Soul Flower.
Mandarogo said, "Thank you, my friend. I have always kept my word. ”
Elrez complained, "He's a demon! ”
Mandarogo shook his head and said, "It's a demon, but it's also a friend, he saved our lives in a life-and-death situation, so it's a comrade-in-arms." ”
Elrez sighed, "Well, it takes his power to complete the mission, and it doesn't hurt to use it." ”
Hmph, is this guy a tsundere type? It just so happens that I don't really want to befriend the angels, and it's useless for them to flatter me, but it doesn't seem bad to join forces with them for the time being.
Mandarogo laughed heartily and patted me on the shoulder, I felt that he had damaged my soul flower, because a petal seemed to be missing a one-nanometer horn, and I wanted him to pay for it, but I thought about it.