"This is the first time you've come to me in about a hundred years. Say, what's the matter?'

"I haven't seen you in a hundred years, and you're still so direct, don't you even want to reminisce? However, since you don't want to beat around the bush, then I'll be blunt. I have found a suitable human being, as long as I use his power, the natural barrier of the Southern Continent will be broken, and at that time, I can directly come to the Southern Continent from other planes."

"Is this any good for me?"

"Have you been tempered by these 100 long years of your ambitions? I have done all this, of course, for you, to see you bring darkness to humanity again.'"

『…… It's not so much for me, it's for you to have some fun for yourself. However, since you have done this for me, I have no reason to refuse. I'm looking forward to what you'll bring me."

"If you're happy, that's great. I'll take care of everything, so please wait for the moment when the portal to the Southern Continent will be opened, Brother Artevans......

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(It's been a long time since I've tried this feeling, and it's really unpleasant...... ）

Gerst lay on the bed and sighed softly.

At this point, it was almost noon. Sunlight shines through the windows and illuminates the room.

This night was probably the worst night Gust slept in more than 20 years of life, except for the day when his parents died.

This was not because of Royalt's surprise visit last night, but because Gust, who had never left the mountain, spent the night in an unfamiliar place for the first time, which made him a little uncomfortable.

All night, he felt that his surroundings were a little noisy, and there was no such tranquility as a cemetery, which made him toss and turn in bed for a long time before he could fall asleep.

Gerst sat up and stretched. Although he hadn't slept well last night, Gerst didn't feel tired at all, and if anything, it was probably the power of the revenant in his body.

The revenant soul is a combination of soul power and spiritual power, these two energies will not disappear with the death of life, but will condense after the death of life to form a soul, and the revenant soul is the soul after the manifestation and subjective consciousness of the change.

It is precisely because the soul of the dead is full of spiritual power, and the spiritual power is the energy that supports the mental state of life, Gerst, who has the power of the soul, will naturally not be listless because of the lack of sleep. The natural power of the revenant in his body and the revenant souls he dominates will provide him with enough spiritual power.

A new day has arrived, and Gerst is about to get into action.

Now that he had accepted Rodat's suggestion last night, or more precisely his request, Gerst set his mind on gathering the three items that Rodat had spoken.

Of these three items, two are not easy to obtain, and that is the living heart of the strong and the crystallization of the six-winged dark dragon, and the heart of the half-dragon creature can be easily found.

The so-called half-dragon creatures are actually hybrid creatures formed by the mating of dragons and other races, and they can show the characteristics of dragons, but their appearance is strange. Even Gerst had heard of the existence of a half-dragon man, which surprised him a little.

No one knows how a creature as large as a dragon mates with other species, and there have been attempts to figure it out but no conclusions have been reached. Because the southernmost part of the Southern Continent is the territory of the dragon clan, the people of the Southern Continent can often see dragons flying in the sky, and half-dragon creatures are everywhere.

In the mountain where Gust had lived before, he had seen and captured many of the half-dragon creatures, and it just so happened that the items he took with him when he left the mountain included the heart of a half-dragon creature.

The owner of that heart was a powerful panther-like half-dragon creature that Gerst had encountered, which had caused him a lot of trouble and was the first time that Gust had triggered the true power of the Oni Abyss.

As a memento, after killing the creature, Gerst dug out its heart and preserved it intact with the power of the revenant, so that the heart still hasn't rotted, and even the blood in the heart hasn't dried up.

And this heart, which was originally used for commemoration, will definitely be used by Gerst.

In Gust's mind, there is nothing more exciting than seeing a strong man, and he is extremely excited about what the legendary demon is like.

Now that he has one item, the next step is to look for the other two.

Gerst decided to get a strong heart first, although Rodt explained that it was to be alive, but Gerst used his ability to keep the heart of the half-dragon creature well for several years, and it would not be difficult to keep a human heart alive.

After all, dragons are common, but six-winged dark dragons are not common, and in comparison, powerful humans are everywhere.

However, what counts as a strong man is a question worth pondering for Gust. And Loyat didn't give a clear definition, which can only be understood by Gust himself.

(Probably, the one who can get me into trouble is the strong.) ）

Gerst couldn't help but think so.

Deciding to find the heart of the strong, Gust also felt that it was no longer too late, so he immediately washed up, changed his clothes, took all his things with him, and left the room.

After returning to the innkeeper and returning the room, Gerst was ready to go.

But just as he stepped out of the door of the hotel, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared on both sides and pointed their spears at them.

Gust was not taken aback by this sudden scene, he immediately stopped, glanced at the soldiers on either side of him, and looked down again. At this time, the tips of several spears were pointed at Gest, and they were less than ten centimeters away from Gist's neck.

(Is it true that I killed Yomir?) ）

In order to confirm his thoughts, Gerst put on a harmless appearance and asked, "I'm just a farmer selling herbs from the mountains, I don't think I've done anything out of the ordinary since I came here, I wonder why you have done this?"

"Don't talk nonsense, come with us!" One of the soldiers did not answer Gerst's words, but patted Gerst on the back with the barrel of his gun and said loudly.

The slap darkened Gust's face, and he suddenly felt the urge to kill everyone here, but he restrained himself, after all, he needed to keep his sanity now.

When he didn't know the specific strength of the city-state lord here, Gust couldn't act rashly, otherwise it would be no different from sending him to death.

Gerst decided to deal with the soldiers first, and ordered the spirits in the abyss not to act rashly.

After the souls were settled, Gerst said to the soldiers around him again, "I haven't done anything out of the ordinary here, but I was treated like this by you today, I just want a reason, is this why the lord of the city-state made you treat an ordinary civilian like this?"

Gust's tone was firm, not in the slightest fear of the soldiers, in fact, it would only be a matter of the blink of an eye if he wanted to kill them.

"You're right from the mountain, we received a report from the people in the mountain that the Soul Keeper there had killed Captain Yomir and a group of City Guard soldiers, and they said that the Soul Keeper had left the mountain. We've searched the whole city, and of all the people who came here from the mountains yesterday, you're the only one who best matches the look of the soul keeper they described. So, please come with us."

It seemed to be intimidated by Gust's tone, and the attitude of the soldiers led by him became less tough, and his tone softened a little.

(Is that really the case...... ）

Gerst sighed helplessly, and said, "In that case, then I'll go with you."

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Ten minutes later, Gerst was taken by the soldiers to a large hall where the city-state's lord lived.

Gerst could clearly see that a tall, majestic man was sitting on the ornate chair in front of him, and that man must be the lord of the city-state.

Seeing Gerst being brought here, the man sitting in the chair spoke, "I'm the city-state lord here, Mitz, you should already know why you've been brought here, and I won't repeat it. I just want to ask you two questions to determine if you are the murderer of Yomir.'"

"Then ask, what you haven't done, why not be afraid to question it." Gerst deliberately raised his voice.

Seeing Gerst's reaction, Mitz smiled and began to ask, "What did you do in the first place, and why are you here?"

"I'm a farmer, and I like to pick some herbs to sell when I grow fruits and vegetables, and I'm here to sell some of the herbs I pick. But I didn't expect that after only one night, I didn't do anything, and I was arrested here." Undeterred by Mitz's eyes, Gerst looked directly at the other and replied.

"Yes, look at your body, it's quite sturdy, and it's true that you're a person who does manual work a lot." Mitz glanced at Gerst's hand, smiled again, and stood up and walked towards Gerst.

When he was still five meters away from Gist, Mitz suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist, instantly attached the fighting spirit, and swung violently towards Gist, and the qi blade formed by the fighting spirit flew towards Gist.

Gerst frowned, he was about to make a move to block the blade, but he held back considering that it would expose himself.

The air blade vanished as it was about to hit Gist, and Mitz retracted his sword into its scabbard.

"Yes, I've already asked two questions, and I've already understood the general situation." Mitz nodded in satisfaction and continued slowly towards Gust.

Hearing this, Gust breathed a sigh of relief, "So, shouldn't you ......?"

But as soon as Gerst spoke, Mitz suddenly drew his sword again, pointed at Gerst and shouted, "You are the murderer of Yomir, say! Why?'

(End of chapter)