On the other side of the village.

"Everyone, get out of here." Under the guidance of the deputy village chief, the rest of the villagers are fleeing through a hidden exit in the village.

They planned to let the strong men of the village fight Artevans and attract Artfans's attention, and at the cost of allowing all the young people, women and old people in the village to leave the village safely and flee to the dense woods for the time being, hiding first.

Since the bandit incident a few months ago, the village has finally learned to strengthen external vigilance and cultivate the strength of the villagers themselves. Through these few months, the villagers who have been trained not only have stronger physiques, but some have even shown signs of cultivating fighting spirits.

Fighting soul is different from magic power, it is an energy that can be acquired by innate or acquired cultivation, and it is the most common and easiest ability for human beings. The presence of the fighting spirit allows warriors who fight in close quarters with weapons in hand to greatly increase their chances of winning against mages.

In addition to training the villagers, the village chief, Kyle, also found a hidden cave around the village and stored the necessary materials so that the villagers could hide there when the village was in danger.

There were more than fifty villagers in the village, and except for those who had gone with Kyle to contain Artevans, the rest of them had fled the village without incident.

"That's it, keep up!" But just as the villagers were about to arrive at the cave that was used as a secret base, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the deputy village chief.

"I'm sorry, I'm an adventurer from the east, and I'm lost here, how do I get to the middle?" A young girl dressed as an adventurer walked up to the deputy village chief and looked at each other with "tired" eyes.

The girl's appearance was very inopportune, which made the deputy village chief vigilant. However, when looking directly into the girl's eyes, the deputy village chief felt that his body was a little fluttering, and the girl in front of him seemed to have a huge attraction.

"From here, go in that direction, you will see a total of five villages, and when you see the fifth village, you will almost reach the middle." The deputy village chief's eyes were a little sluggish, and he answered the girl's words in a daze.

"But, since you live here, you should be more familiar than I am, I wonder if you can lead the way?" The girl, in fact, is Theo?, she pretended to be pitiful, "pleading".

The fifth village mentioned by the deputy chief was actually the one that John slaughtered. Theo? I felt that instead of forcibly capturing the humans to that village, it would be better to be "gentle" and slowly lead these humans into the abyss.

"Ah, of course." Look at the deputy village chief's expression, Xiou? The allure effect of the MONOCULUS is remarkable.

"Deputy Village Chief, aren't we?" The villagers who followed behind were dissatisfied, but because of Theo? In the presence of them, they were not good at showing their disgust at an "adventurer".

"I'm sure you're in some trouble, but I think I have some strength, and if you're willing to accompany me to the Chubu, I can provide you with enough shelter." Theo? The camouflage covering the eyes is removed, and the MONOCULUS is fully revealed to the villagers. Theo? Let his spiritual power spread out slightly, and swept his gaze over the eyes of every villager behind him.

In the face of these combatless humans, Theo? The allure effect of the MONOCULUS is remarkable. The charm effect of the magic eye is determined according to the difference in mental power between the two parties, whether it is the same sex or the opposite sex, it can be charmed.

Just a glance, Theo? Successfully controlled all the villagers in front of him.

"Your plan is slowing things down." At this moment, Artevans suddenly appeared, and there was a trace of blood on his body.

"I think it would be more interesting for these humans to willingly walk into that village and be sacrificed by Lord Artevans to resurrect that girl than to capture them. Of course, once they reach that village, they can't run away.'" Theo? Said with a smile.

At the same time, she also noticed the blood stains on Atvance's body, and a thin piece of ice condensed in her hand, gently wiping the blood away for Atvance, "The Demon King's costume cannot be defiled by human blood."

"Go back there." Atfans quietly waiting for Theo? Wipe the blood off your body, then turn around and leave.

"Yes." Theo? Respectfully responded, and gave an order to the villagers who had been controlled, "Please come with me."

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After bringing the remaining forty or so villagers of Kyle's village to the village where Lil's body was kept, Artevans finally chose to go to the surrounding villages to directly loot the humans for the sake of efficiency.

Although Actory did not explicitly state that the three hundred creatures must be human, only mentioning that ten humans with pure hearts and pure bodies must be used, he also said that using the blood of his own race would make the resurrection work better, so Artevans still focused on humans.

But Theo? Considering that Liel will become a tool of Artevans, then she will most likely become a member of the Underworld, and in the end, she also decided to let Liel become the "Awakened" with the characteristics of the demons.

And because of that, Theo? Leaving it to Atvance alone to scavenge for the remaining sacrifices, he himself brought some puppets from the "Black Temple" from the Underworld through the portal that was still not closed.

Since Yaktri can be described as "meticulously crafted" when making these dolls, these puppets are no different from ordinary demons except that they have lost their original consciousness and memory, and these puppets can also become sacrifices for this bloody ritual.

Theo? During the time he was away, Artevans was very efficient in collecting sacrifices alone. The people captured by Sha's side, three hundred creatures were soon gathered. Of course, the ten human beings with pure hearts and pure bodies that Yaktri deliberately described were also together.

Atvance used a black transparent cage to trap the humans and the puppets of the Black Temple around the altar.

The people inside the cage wept and pleaded, as if they had a vague idea of what was going to happen. No one wants to face death, except for the dolls of the "Black Temple".

"That's enough range to activate that spell." Theo? After inspecting the area where the Dark Cage was confined, he nodded to Artevans.

Atfans understood, and slowly reached for the "Dark Cage" with his left hand, aiming at everyone in the cage.

Moments later, Artevans injected magic into the "Dark Cage" with a blank face, and the bodies of the three hundred creatures in the cage suddenly exploded. For a moment, blood splattered everywhere in the cage, accompanied by screams one after another, and the "dark cage" turned into a lake of blood.

Since the "Dark Cage" is a fully enclosed transparent field, blood does not come out of the cage, allowing the blood to infiltrate the entire altar intact.

"Revive!" After the three hundred creatures had sprinkled all their blood on the altar, Artevans truly began this bloody ritual.

A burst of red light flickered on Lil's body, and a blood-devouring seal-shaped energy body appeared above Lil, and the surrounding blood began to gather on this energy body.

As all the blood enters the energy body, the energy body also changes from black to blood-like red. Immediately afterward, the energy body returned to Lil's body, and the red light on Lil's body became more and more dazzling.

A powerful wave of qi rushed out of Lil's body, even breaking through the "dark cage" set up by Artfans. This powerful wave of qi almost turned everything around him into pieces, and also forced Artefans and Theo, who were watching from the sidelines? The shield had to be activated.

"It's amazing!" Artevans looked at the wave of qi rushing out of Lil's body, and his face showed pleasure.

"Lord Artevis, please incorporate a trace of your own blood into her body." Theo? Calmly watching all this, reminded.

Artevans nodded, slicing his right arm with the black mist, and manipulating the blood that flowed out with his magic, steadily injecting his own blood into Lil's body.

The wave of qi disappeared the moment Artevans' blood entered Lil's body, and a complete and clear blood-devouring mark was condensed on Lil's right arm, and the wound wounded by the blood-devouring insect also healed the moment the blood-devouring mark was formed.

Not only that, but Lil's body suddenly oozed blood, soaking every inch of Lil's skin. As the blood soaked in, Lil's injuries healed in an instant, and Lil's soul began to settle down.

After a while, the red light on Lil's body gradually dissipated, and the blood soaked in Lil's body gradually returned to her body.

"Uh-huh...... After a few seconds, Lil's body shook and she called softly.

"Success, congratulations to Lord Artevis, you have gained a very powerful subordinate." Theo? You can feel the powerful and thick bloody aura emanating from Lil's body at this time.

Artevans didn't say anything, but the look on his face showed that he was satisfied with Lil's resurrection, and he could sense a powerful energy from Lil.

The Awakener's strength is tied to the person who resurrects him, as the caster needs to add his own blood to act as a medium to sign a contract with the Awakened when casting the Resurrection Technique.

The "Awakened" need to sign a master-servant contract with the resurrected person, otherwise the "Awakened" cannot be created. The master-servant contract will affect the strength of the servant, and the stronger the master, the stronger the basic strength of the servant.

At this time, Lil, judging from the energy that Artevans could perceive, was probably already in conflict with Ai? Sha is quite quite, not to mention that the "Awakened" can rely on his own training to improve his strength.

"This is ...... Where?' Lil sat up and looked around with some confusion. Eventually, she set her sights on Atfans and Theo? body.

"Who are you?" What am I now?' Lil slowly walked up to the two of them and asked blankly. Liel has living memories, which means that she still remembers what she went through and knows that she should have died.

"You are dead, but I have resurrected you, and from now on, you are a new life." Atfans didn't mind explaining the current situation to Lil.

(This man, resurrected me?) This feeling is...... Is it a master-servant contract? ）

Liel noticed the blood-devouring mark on her arm, and she felt a slight heat in her neck, the heat emanating from the mark that symbolized the master-servant contract. Lil had seen the form of a master-servant contract, so she recognized it at once.

"Answer me, what's your name?" Artevans stared at Lil and asked in a commanding tone.

(Is that what it feels like to be resurrected?) ）

Lil also looked directly at Artfans, whose words were so intimidating to her that she had to do what the other party said.

After a long time, she slowly replied, "Lil Goldgold."

(End of chapter)