Chapter 751: Case 10 The Flame of Punishment
β...... Behemoth!"
"It doesn't matter if he's a colossal or not, this is an opportunity, let's run. β
"Missing this ...... Good show, regret ...... Lifetime. β
Binglian said, taking the initiative to remind the escorted soldiers to hide farther together. The personality of the silent person also has a clear position: it will never leave. Jiao Ming sighed and simply continued to observe. "I just asked you to speak Chinese during the interrogation, not now. It sounds awkward. β
On the side of the black cocoon bag, Archbishop Lundy realized that waiting would only make it worse, and with a command, he controlled a huge mass of condensate to smash down in the air. All the Nine Rings present and the strong ones above the Nine Rings also attacked and cooperated.
With such power, even Archbishop Lundy himself can't carry it, let alone the black cocoon bag.
With a sound that seemed to be a balloon being punctured, the black cocoon bag, which was already more than five meters high, exploded. Countless soft clumps of black condensate collapsed and scattered throughout the square, enveloping most of the city guards and a small number of people. The big ones are one person tall, and the small ones are no bigger than a palm.
This mud-like condensate is a must for novice earth magicians. Of course, there are counter-examples. For example, a maniac recruited an earth-based mage a few years ago, although his condensation is muddy, it has a special effect of absorbing magical power. And this has such an earth-shattering opening, even if everyone subconsciously despises it, they quickly correct their attitudes. It remains to be seen where the specifics are, but it's always right to take a few steps away for now.
In this way, people form large and small open spaces, as if they are a large piece of cheese full of holes due to complete fermentation.
A small number of people have noticed another problem. The old man who caused such an amorph was nowhere to be seen, and if he hadn't been crushed into a pulp by the whirlwind of condensation, he might have been in some large mass. Just find it and unleash a fatal blow that might save you from trouble.
But without waiting for these people to act, the large and small clumps of black red-veined condensate that had been writhing gradually showed a stunned appearance, and they all turned into humanoids of corresponding sizes, and let out a low salsa sound.
Some of them are like kneeling to hide their faces and crying bitterly, some are like raising their hands to the sky and roaring angrily, some are like pacing back and forth and are restless, and some are like kneeling and begging for mercy and kowtowing. And due to the imbalance in the proportions of the humanoid body, all movements are even more distorted. Coupled with the mud-like appearance, there are constantly mucus-like things rolling down or dripping down the body, which is even more terrifying.
As more black mist-like condensates poured into the plaza from all directions, and were absorbed by these hideous humanoids. All black, red-veined figures resemble leavened dough, growing in size at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The harsh and low sash's voice gradually became clearer: "Hell!" "It hurts, it hurts!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "Spare me, it's not my fault!" "You die! You die!" "I don't know, I really don't know!" "I won't let you go to Hell!" "Don't fight, please don't fight, I'll say anything!" "I'll give you everything, please spare my child!" "Don't, don't do this!" "Why is that?" "I curse you!" Forever in Hell!"............
Countless words and phrases with negative connotations emanate from the black, red-streaked human figure, which is probably the location of the mouth, and although it is still indistinct, as if through a wet mask, it is enough for a person to understand.
In the face of such a human-like and non-human but human thing, even if the Grace Square was as bright as day and the crowd gathered, its uncanny valley effect sent chills down everyone's spine and their hairs stood on end.
"Hell is not underground, but on earth?!" a loud echoing voice sounded, with three points of doubt, three points of hesitation, and four points of exclamation, and those familiar with it immediately heard that it was the voice of the old man Serry. But the direction of the source is unclear, and we can only look left and right in vain.
The more devout believers frowned. The format of this phrase is a complete imitation of the precepts in the Sutra of the Ancient Trees, but the meaning is contrary to what the Sutra says about Hellfire. It is entirely an act of double desecration of the classics.
Jiao Ming and Binglian looked at each other, confirming that they had doubts in their hearts, and they actually understood this sentence. In the audience, probably only they immediately realized that this sentence was not a voice but went straight into their minds, which could be regarded as a one-way soul exchange.
At the same time, this sentence also seems to be a signal, all the black and red-veined condensed figures remain unchanged, but stop the meaningless nonsense, and the mixed voices of men, women, and children repeat only this sentence in an affirmative tone: Hell is not underground, but on earth. As if answering Old Man Serry's question, the voice gradually became louder because of the neatness, making the whole scene even more strange and inexplicable.
Forced by this invisible psychological pressure, the soldiers of the city guards, who could not hold their breath, rushed forward and punched, and directly began to attack the chest position that was guessed to be the vital point.
The fist sank into the condensed humanoid form, but it was like hitting the mud. The humanoid as a whole was not forced, and only collapsed into a pit at the point of the fist, and the condensation around the pit slowly coalesced and repaired.
A dark red fireball with a diameter of nearly one meter flew from the side and smashed into the back of the injured and deformed humanoid. Simply blow it up. But the situation was the same as the black cocoon bag that was blown up before, and after the countless pieces scattered and scattered fell to the ground, they still condensed and transformed into a humanoid shape of corresponding size. As it absorbed the black mist and grew larger, his lips squirmed and joined the strange 'chorus'.
As the voices of all the human figures gradually became neat and the volume gradually increased, the pressure in the hearts of the city guards also increased, and they began to attack almost instinctively. The higher-ups also did not see the clues, so they did not stop this temptation.
Soon, two patterns were discovered. First of all, these figures did not attack at all, but only writhed on their own. Secondly, the size of the humanoid has a certain relationship with the durability of the fight, and the size of a life-size person, the physical strength is similar to that of the nine-ring water system magic warrior. No matter how powerful a being is, if it doesn't fight back, it's no threat.
The appearance of these black red-veined condensate humanoids is not small, and it is also scary to look at. In fact, it was just a target, and the city guards inevitably relaxed a little.
But at this moment, all the chanting stopped abruptly. These condensates, whether in their humanoid or mass state, spewed red flames from the red fine lines.
Some of the smaller ones themselves seemed to melt, writhing and slumping to the ground. A puddle of burning tar with red lines was formed. The larger ones are like moving humanoid torches, repeating the negative nonsense they shouted at the beginning. If a person is burned alive, the state of the last tens of seconds of his life is probably like this.
With the location of the previous giant cocoon bag as the core, the 100-meter range was naturally the place with the highest density of black humanoids, and at this moment, there was a sea of fire. In the outlying areas, large and small burning tar beaches near and far are constantly expanding and colluding with each other, so that the range of red flames quickly spreads to the entire square.
The city guards who were caught in the fire were startled at first, and instinctively raised their legs to run. As soon as he took half a step, he noticed that the flame seemed to be only a false phantom, and there was only a slight tingling sensation in his skin, not only did he not feel any burning, but not even a single hair was lost.
But in the eyes of those on the more periphery, they were just stunned for a moment, and their expressions quickly changed to extreme fear. Then, like the black figures around him, his limbs writhed and twitched, and his mouth was screaming miserably. In the mouth, nose and ears, red flames also appeared. The tar-like concretion on the ground spread upwards along their feet, as if to envelop them.
A similar situation occurred in the city guards and the crowd that were only contaminated with a small number of red flames on the periphery, and the red flames spread rapidly among the crowd by this way of infection, first with black and red lines.
The tragic situation of the person who was recruited made everyone frightened, and the way the black red vein condensate and the red flame cooperated, as well as the inexplicable attack method and attack effect, exacerbated this fear.
People didn't care about anything else, and tried their best to back away from the strange condensation and the red flame, but between pushing and shoving, the situation was more chaotic, and the red flame spread more quickly.
The whole scene is like a prairie fire, and the crowd is those dry straws!!
Except for a few strong men floating in the air, only a very small number of city guards and some of the crowds on the outermost periphery quickly ran away when they saw that the situation was not good, and they did not suffer. And this naturally includes Jiao Ming and others, and a team of soldiers escorting them.
Seeing such a big scene, almost all of these people remembered one word in their hearts: Hellfire. I think of the words that Old Man Seri repeated to all the human beings before: Hell is not underground, but on earth. Could it be that these seemingly inhuman things have really moved Hell to this Place of Grace?
Jiao Ming is not a believer, nor does he believe in the existence of Hellfire. It is only thought that this is a magical phenomenon that can be explained. And after a moment of careful observation, I couldn't help but gasp, and the flames were full of ghostly distorted human faces.
"These ...... Could it be a ghost!?"
"It's just pieces of soul that have been pieced together from soul dust. Use your earth-based magic ability to sense it and you'll understand. Binglian replied.
Several of the escort soldiers were in a complete state of stupefaction, unable to pay attention to the conversations and small movements of the two prisoners.
Jiao Ming immediately verified it with the earth-based magic ability, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Its soil ability comes from small poems, and it is neglected to exercise. It's okay to be an armor, but the fine operation is completely scum, and it is not the first time to discover the essence.
The result is just as Binglian said. Within the sea of fire, the soul dust was purified and condensed to the extreme, and to a certain extent, the soul body was reconstructed in reverse. But this process is clearly different from that of a normal soul body. To use an analogy, it's like piecing together a person with the cells of different people, and all you get is a short-lived monster. These reversely constructed souls are also constantly disintegrating and dissolving, but they are adding new condensation components under the power of magic. This is one of the reasons why those black figures and ghosts are hideous and terrifying.
Thinking of this, Jiao Ming saw Bing Lian bend down to pick up a mass of red flames and black condensate on the ground, and hurriedly pulled it up. "Don't owe it!"
"It's not a real flame, and I don't think it hurts us. β
"Look over thereβ" Jiao Ming only thought that the ice lotus was referring to the relationship with the camp of the old man Seri, and couldn't help but remind him. Not far away, several parents of students from other places were also howling, and some students foamed at the mouth and fainted to the ground.
Binglian was too lazy to distinguish it, and picked it up directly, and the already small vigilant look immediately dispersed. "Look, it's okay. β
"This-" Jiao Ming didn't know what to say, and at the same time felt that his arm was moving uncontrollably, and there was already an extra piece in his hand. Apparently the silent personality acted on its own, and the space teleported one.
First there was a faint sting, and then a faint ghost figure emerged from the mass of condensation, and rushed into Jiao Ming's brain like a poisonous snake along his arm. Many illusions flashed in Jiao Ming's eyes, and the split screen in the monitoring room was full of messy things.
Some were tortured in secret prisons. Some were whipped to work. Some were beaten in broad daylight. There are also more complex ones. For example, from the first perspective, I watched my house being broken into by a group of soldiers in green robes, and his wife and daughter died tragically, and he was not spared. For example, being forced to swallow an unknown potion, writhing in pain, and being observed at the same time.
And so on, and so on, almost endlessly.
The only thing in common is that all the scenes are not good, there is no worst only worse. And in all the scenes, the most real painful feeling came to my heart.
Jiao Ming can also be regarded as having carried the memory of torture, and the part about physical pain only feels average. But in the scenes of humiliation and the murder of his wife and daughter, the part related to the pain of the soul is still uncomfortable. It's a little more comfortable to keep repeating 'this is an illusion' to get rid of the sense of substitution.
... Interesting...
The Silent Personality commented.
... It's not fun at all, next time I'm going to turn my face...
Jiao Ming retorted and intimidated angrily, and threw away the things in his hand as soon as possible. The Silent One continues:
... It's a magical phenomenon at the level of 'spectacle', and witnessing it is perhaps worth more than a supercomputer. It's a shame you can't experience the fun...
"I don't understand the kernel principle, but I have figured out the operating mechanism. Bing Liang said, also throwing away the condensate mass in his hand that was gradually getting bigger and gradually 'evil god figurines', and continued while observing the surroundings: "This kind of flame is also a condensation in nature, and it should be a very high-skill means of use. First of all, it is pervasive, indefensible at the physical level, and directly hits the soul, achieving an effect similar to soul communication. However, like the previous sentence, it is all one-way indoctrination, more similar to the implantation of soul fragments.
And this forcible indoctrination of painful memories is an additional layer of harm to these believers who believe in the existence of Hell in the Religious Code. For us non-believers, it's just a trivial sting and the discomfort of looking at something disgusting. β
At this time, the Divine Grace Square no longer has the magnificent scenery of the past celebrations, but it is like a forest and ghost domain. More black mist poured into the square from all directions along the city streets, causing the black-red-streaked mud to grow larger and larger, and when it exploded after a certain amount of attack, it would make the flames larger and larger.
Although the person who was trapped in it was not physically injured and bleeding, he was tormented by his soul, screaming in pain, and completely losing his combat effectiveness.
On either side of the flame area, on one side were a handful of city guards who had been wounded and unconscious in the previous battle, as well as several parents who had been sent by the civilian priest and Jiao Ming to participate in the operation of Old Man Seri, and of course, the city guards who escorted them. On the other side are about 40% of the parents and students from other places who participated in the gathering, as well as the citizens who were involved in watching the excitement.
The two groups were like a 'bracket', enclosing the flame area. In the darkness of the night, almost every building with a good view has black figures on the rooftop. Obviously, they came to see the lively powerhouses, most of them came from other factions, and they didn't mean to meddle at all, and they were more interested in watching jokes.
As soon as the flames broke out, Archbishop Lundy and other high-ranking officials hid on the top of the gatehouse of the Cathedral of Divine Grace, looking at the chaos below, and their faces were so gloomy that they seemed to be able to condense frost. And Archbishop Lundy didn't speak, how dare his subordinates talk nonsense, and the atmosphere remained silent.
At that moment, three figures jumped onto the platform at the top of the doorway. The leader was dressed almost identically to Archbishop Lundy, and the people stood on an almost equal footing at Archbishop Lundy's side. "Things seem to be more troublesome than expected. β
"As you can see, Archbishop Lunyi. Lundy replied lightly. And all the subordinates understood that if other Lunzi archbishops came to say the same thing, their own boss would have choked back a long time ago.
"Hehe, you can't solve the problem like this. Relax, no big deal. β
"What if I told you that the Magic Academy's God-given treasure was stolen and the thieves were hiding in the square?"
Archbishop Lunyi was stunned. "Well, you have reason to be angry. But let's take the time to discuss what to do. β
Lundy slowly exhaled the suffocating breath in his chest. "If you have any discoveries and ideas, please tell us. β
Since it can become the core layer, it is natural to have two moves. or scheming, or superior in force, or well-informed, and the least of all, but also loyal. Faced with such a problem, he immediately stepped forward half a step forward and explained the nature of the black, red-striped muddy condensate and flames.
Archbishop Lundy nodded, waited for a moment to confirm that there was no solution behind him, and shook his head in disappointment. If quelling the incident is a solution question, these are obviously only part of the question, and they are still far from being completely resolved.
One of the subordinates brought by Archbishop Lunyi also stepped forward half a step forward, not talking nonsense. Just the left hand was raised, and the translucent condensation in the palm formed a square box, and the right hand grabbed it in the void, and a cloud of black smoke flowing towards the square was locked in the box. Although it still fluttered in the direction of the square, it could not penetrate the outer wall of the box.
Everyone instantly understood the meaning of this demonstration.
"Can you close the whole square?" asked Lundy.
"Sorry, the subordinate only has eight rings. But this little trick of blocking the black fog I can teach you is not difficult. As for the flames, I think we need to sample some to see. β
While the high-level was discussing countermeasures, there were new changes in the square. When the human form condenses to a certain state, it actually starts to attack magically. Air and fire magic flies around. The accuracy is poor. A handful of those who fell to the ground and wailed had been completely wrapped in the condensation, and had turned into a new human form. Attacking with other humanoids, but the head is very fierce. It seems to retain most of the previous combat effectiveness.
The situation is becoming more and more urgent, and if no action is taken, the city guards are afraid that they will lose most of them. A dark green robe on the top of the nine rings finally couldn't bear it anymore, and if it continued like this, the city guards were afraid that more than half of it would be damaged, and the priests and ordinary citizens from other places would also bleed.
Similar to the previous thoughts of the Captain of the City Guard, Balison, such a huge loss was of course more than once in the history of the Theocracy, and most of it was concealed. But this kind of situation of the whole city and even the whole country wearing filial piety is different, no one can cover this kind of cover, and no one can bear this responsibility.
All ranged Clerics were ordered to break up the aggressive, larger humanoids. Although this will accelerate the spread of the flames, at least save people's lives. And a nine-ring water system magic warrior took the initiative to ask for a sample of flames from his body for a group of high-level researchers. I have to say that the endurance attribute of the water magic warrior, coupled with the general muscles in the brain, is really suitable as a sampling tool.
Soon, through a close study of the samples, combined with the observation of the scene, the group of people who have been dealing with magic all their lives have made a major discovery. That's why flames cause different degrees of harm to people.
The difference is that it corresponds to the description of the flames in Hell in the teachings. The greater the sin, or the more the person violates the doctrine, the more pain will be felt. The more devout and self-disciplined people are, they only feel a little tingling.
In other words, these red flames are identical in nature to the flames of punishment in Hell!
For a while, several high-level people looked at each other, and their expressions were extremely strange. Being in a high position and having smooth information, they know best what the state of God is in the country. After many years of deceitful struggle, there has long been a set of ideas that are quite close to materialism and pragmatism, after all, idealism cannot help people to win in a hostile competitive environment.
It's not about apostasy, it's about social competition being like a big sieve, and people with unrealistic illusions can't climb to the top.
This creates a contradiction. They have long been numb to believing in doctrines, and they have nothing to do with believing or not believing, but only regard them as tools to deceive the people and their subordinates.
But what was supposed to be a scaring thing actually appeared in front of me, which is really unsettling. Even if there is an earth-based magic master who explains it from a magical point of view, it is still a little apprehensive.
And the two Lunzi powerhouses looked at each other, realizing that the problem was out of control, and they had to issue a state of emergency order and summon all the core layers of the Lunzi generation. And this is in fact asking for help from other factions, and losing face. Or to put it more bluntly, the meaning of this call is: if you can't do it, come and help.
In fact, there was such a big commotion in the city, how could the powerhouses of the other Lunzi generations not know. The moment he got the spatial communication, the other big people who were already prepared and waiting to bow their heads for help all arrived. Even if it is to give enough face, it will also make the debt of favors solid.
Almost at the same time, Ice Lotus turned her head sharply to look in the direction of the top of the cathedral. She remembered the appearance of the soul of Archbishop Rensa, after all, he had been chased a few streets in the underground alien city of Greystone. At this time, seeing the number of people standing at the same height as him, he could also guess the level of their strength. "There are actually nine?!"
"What?"
"The big guy is coming, and we'd better hide from it. β
Jiao Ming was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Last year in the underground world, I met with two big people from far and near, although the scene was chaotic at the time, and it was the same at this time, but it was difficult to guarantee that the other party was the guy who was outstanding in his memory. If you are recognized, your life will be in jeopardy. "Over there?"
Binglian had already stunned the city guards in charge of escorting, followed Jiao Ming's fingers and looked at the corner buildings, shaking her head. "Don't leave the square at a critical time!"
"It's open here, how can you hide? Don't be greedy for that. β
"The statue over there. β
"Are you kidding me?"
"It's just two little rats with seven rings, don't take care of them, they won't care. β
... I also don't agree to miss this kind of scene...
"I'm really convinced of you, the mouse is a companion for the cat, and you don't want to die if you want money!" Jiao Ming cursed in a low voice, but he couldn't resist it. As for the inaccuracy of this sentence, I can't take care of it.
And the core layer of the nine people in the god country, which is equivalent to the Supreme Standing Meow Committee, quickly had a countermeasure. After all, everyone is a master, and with years of magic experience, they can quickly find ideas in the face of new situations.
A pure white and transparent condensate obstacle slowly rose around the square, intercepting the black fog. At a speed visible to the naked eye, it gradually penetrates, fine-tuned to completely block. It's like a faucet that has been slowly tightened.
When the huge transparent condensate barrier enclosed the entire square like a dome, the black fog completely cut off the external source, and all the black condensate human forms and clumps increased at a noticeable rate. If you look closely, it's still growing slowly. The reason is also very simple, everyone in the square will also have soul dust in their hearts who are dissatisfied with the Divine Sect, and they have not absorbed it. But the scene is considered to be middle and upper-class, and it is true that they are exploited and oppressed, but they are also resentful of the people below, and the resentment they generate is incomparable with the entire population of the city.
Immediately after, an emerald green smoky condensation appeared, falling from the air like spring rain. Falling on the city guards, it quickly formed a pale green light film, although it failed to extinguish the flames, but it also isolated the flames from the city guards. Those with mild symptoms quickly regained their senses and no longer overflowed flames from the seven orifices. If the symptoms are severe, he will slowly stop howling and rolling, but he will be unconscious, occasionally convulsive twice, and his expression will be distorted.
Regardless of the outcome, the combat effectiveness of the part of the city guard can be regarded as preserved. You won't end up with a bunch of crazy fools.
In addition, there were high-ring water-type magic warriors dressed in emerald green condensate armor that rushed into the flames, attacking the black condensate humanoids and clumps.
The latter is still attacking indiscriminately, and to put it more bluntly, it is Xia Ji Bado. There is no problem in dealing with the city guards who were also in a state of chaos and out of control before, and the blind cat can always run into a dead mouse. For these high-ring water system magic warriors with rough skin and thick flesh and normal consciousness, there is no use for birds at all.
The fragmented pieces were encased in another reddish condensation, and vanished into thin air, apparently teleported to an unknown distance.
In this way, with the cooperation of several strong people of the Lunzi generation, the seemingly inexplicable situation before gradually eased down. All the gods and the top officials of the country showed some joy.
If the guess is correct, the principle of this abnormal magic phenomenon should be similar to the transformation of the ultimate secret weapon, the Djinn Divine Servant, that is, the kind of thing that makes a lot of trouble in the crocodile collar. It's just that it's much bigger on a scale, but it's also completely out of control. Therefore, as long as the current situation is solved, it can be beaten back to its original shape, and a new Jiuhuan can be crushed to death with just one finger, so there is no need to worry.
But it doesn't seem that simple.
As the condensation decreases in human form, the shape of these objects becomes clearer and more coordinated. Until only a dozen of the largest life-size humanoids remained. With a muffled 'bang', it was actually a condensation humanoid and a nine-ring water magic warrior fist-to-fist bombardment with precision. Coupled with the stereotyped facial features of its face, it is clear that fighting spirit, hatred, and hostility can be read. If it weren't for the monotony of the color, it would be almost the same as a real person.
And just as the Nine Rings Water System Magic Warrior was stunned, another black humanoid suddenly appeared behind him in a spatial teleportation, clasped his hands into fists, and slammed down on the back of his head.
The scene was chaotic, and the water magic warriors who came in were not idle, and even if they found it, they couldn't rescue it. And between the lightning and flint, I saw that this person was about to open the scoop on the spot. However, the emerald green condensed armor on its body wriggled, and the helmet part quickly thickened and became one with the breastplate. There was a loud bang. This nine-ring water-based magic warrior who made a simple mistake of wandering his mind during the battle was smashed into the ground entirely. Seriously injured but saved.
The master has made a move, and the change is only in the blink of an eye. With this momentary delay, the two closest people rushed forward and flew away from the two humanoids who were about to mend the knife. The two figures slowed down on all fours, digging into the stone floor and clutching handfuls of dirt with both hands. Wait for a moment. Lunges with both legs, both hands raised horizontally at the previously seriously injured nine-ring water system magic warrior, the black condensate on the hands and wrists changed into a barrel, the red light flashed inside, and four large fireballs shot in a volley.
The fireball was dark red, and it was clearly not the Infernal Flame that could be found everywhere around it that only aimed at the soul and did not harm the flesh. And halfway through the expansion to a diameter of nearly a meter, emitting high light and high heat. Everyone's eyelids jumped, if I was not mistaken, this is the housekeeping skill of the fire magician, and it is the level of the nine rings. But how is this possible?
The three people who faced the fireball didn't have time to think too much, and the two rescuers glanced at each other, tacitly agreeing to be in front. The emerald condensate armor on their bodies has also been adjusted. With a loud bang, three figures flew upside down from the smoke and dust, seriously injured but cleverly out of the range of the subsequent countless spatial cracks.
No matter how much everyone doubts in their hearts, the facts have eloquently proved that this is a big fireball at the level of the Nine Rings. Everyone's hearts shook and shook.
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