Section 4: The Devil's Gamble (I)

The force of this kick was even greater, and after the sharp pain, it was no longer just a nosebleed that flowed on Auston's face, but also tears. But Auston refused to admit defeat in his heart, because this kind of battle lasted for half a month, and he won every time in the end. Although the demon's violent element skyrocketed this time, he believed that he would win, because ...... The eyes of the true God are on Himself!

However, it really hurts.

"The true God is above...... I am a faithful guardian of the Church, and I have made a lifelong commitment to serve the faith!" he covered his nose and eyes with both hands, and his mouth rolled rapidly: "...... I have faithful faith, and I have a bright future......"

The demon bent down and laughed, not the same sarcastic laugh as before, but the kind of sincere laughter that can only come out of seeing something truly funny, very forgetful, almost like the cry of a night owl.

The devil's laughter hit Auston the spot, and he didn't know how to continue.

"A bright future! This is worth discussing. The demon had had enough of laughing, and he picked up a copy of the church school, found a relevant passage in it, and read it aloud with emotion: "...... After leaving school, I became a trainee priest, William was working as an alternate priest, and Dacia entered the Apostolic Order, and we all fought for our faith, and we all had a bright future ahead of us. ”

I have to say that the demon reads very standardly, his accent is as clear as that of a young man, and his tone is as sophisticated as an old-timer who has been practicing hard meditation.

"Is this what you have in your mouth?" the demon asked, closing the book with undisguised contempt, "do you believe it?"

Despite ten thousand reluctances, the moment the demon lifted his feet, Alston replied, "I believe - the believers live forever!"

"What rank is the trainee priest?" the demon's toes trembled lightly, "How much is the allowance?"

"Level thirteen. Half gold. "Auston has a kind of poverty, youthfulness, youthful pride.

"How many levels of alternate priests are there, and how much is the allowance?" Three golds. ”

"How many levels of apostle knight are and how much is the allowance?" "Seven levels, twenty-one gold. ”

"Do you know how to count?Half gold to twenty-one gold, thirteen to seven levels, such a huge difference, this is also called a bright future?" The demon glanced at Auston: "Don't tell me that in the future, this gap will only widen over time, not narrow." ”

"God says, "The foolish look at the surface, but the wise look at the essence." Sitting on the ground, bleeding from his face, Auston smiled indifferently: "We have the same beginning, and we have the same end, and my words and thoughts are under the watchful eye of the true God forever." ”

"The same end, if you are meant to die, I agree. But you don't know what it looks like after death, and you don't know if this gap will continue after death. So, I suggest you pay attention to the present better. The demon laughed and said, "If you ask me to serve me as Lord, I can show you that you can do the same with them now." ”

"Superficial, arrogant!Whose fate do you think you can control?" Auston said with contempt: "You are now in front of me, with a stronger physique and despicable means than me. But you are only a tool of the true God! Everything you do to me is the will of the true God, and you don't even know your place in the eyes of the true God! How dare you take away the piety of a believer?"

"Throwing all the inexplicable questions to the true God is really an easy and effortless way. The demon was not angry: "I understand, that is, are you sure that I am a whetstone, and that you are sure that I can verify my piety and faith with me?"

Whatever you say, whatever you do, is a test for believers by the true God. Auston touched his chest with one hand, his eyes pure: "Even if the devil's words and evil deeds are inflicted on me, they will not be able to shake my heart!"

"It seems like you're willing to be sharpened, and I like a challenge. So, let's play a game called 'Trial'. The demon touched his chin: "You, who claim to be under the care of the true god and are extremely pious, dare to dissect your will in front of the demon?"

"Test?game?" Alston was surprised: "Dissect your own will?"

"That's right! Walking with the devil and remaining steadfast, and remaining loyal under the coercion of the devil, this is a righteous and glorious deed. I hear the cry of your heart, I can do without violence - just decide!" the demon threw an envelope to Auston, "hide it, this is where your future begins." If you dare to open it privately, cut off the left hand with the left hand and the right hand with the right hand. ”

"Uh......" the ghost sent the gods, and Alston asked, "What if someone else opens it?"

"I can't even look at a piece of paper, and such a useless person has to cut it into eighteen sections. The devil replied simply, "By the time I say I can open it, you'll know the answer." If you can hold on, you're free. If it's the other way around, you're done. ”

"When, when?" Alston was at a loss for what to do with the envelope, "How long are you going to lock me up?"

Then, naturally, he was kicked away again.

"You're not smart enough, but you know why I caught you. Just because you're not dead now doesn't mean you're okay next, because you're my captive. The demon was high above, and the dazzling sunlight leaked from behind him, making Auston unable to open his eyes: "There is no free lunch in the world, if you want to be free, you have to exchange things, at least make me feel that you have the value of living." ”

The demon didn't say his name, and Auston didn't ask. Because in folklore, the names of demons are secrets and the source of their power, and they never want to be known to others.

But unlike the legend, the demon has fulfilled his promise along the way, as long as Alston does not talk nonsense, he will not inflict violence, and some of his usual activities will no longer shy away from him.

After deciding on the test, the demon is preparing to get out of the mountain. Over the course of three days, Auston had the privilege of witnessing the demon's remarkable survival skills, as he created three small wooden crossbows from an inferior dagger and tied them to his arms and waist with leather straps. Outsiders couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, but the demon could raise his hand and shoot wooden arrows.

Within ten steps, the short arrows wrapped in iron sheets have a terrifying lethality.

Even as a trainee priest, Alston knew that this weapon was used against people. For the devil never hunted with swords and arrows, but only with cunning and traps - for three days, he showed both of these skills to the fullest, and all the animals he hunted along the way were alive, and even the blue snow fox, known as the wise man of Calasilia, was no match for him, and he was captured alive twice.

Auston spoke up desperately at the threat of being beaten, and he asked the demon to keep the fur of the two snow foxes. Because the fur of the blue snow fox is so valuable, one-fifth of it can offset the annual tax of the villages under his jurisdiction, and this kind of high-quality goods with no flaws on the whole head and tail has always been a tribute to the true gods, and the whole of the Calasilia Mountains cannot produce a few in a year.

At the moment of speaking, Auston even had this thought that made him feel ashamed: maybe he could make a good impression in the eyes of his boss by donating such treasures to the church?

The demon glanced at Auston, but the not-so-sharp gaze seemed to scrape through his heart. While the latter was waiting for his fist in a panic, the demon smiled faintly and put down the dagger, twisted the snow fox's neck with his hand, and then showed his skillful peeling skills - Auston was in a cold sweat all over his body, this technique could not be practiced on people, right?

The follow-up of the fur was troublesome, so for the first time, Auston took the initiative to point the way and lead the demon to a nearby town. It was a town of nearly 1,000 people, with skilled furriers and a formal mission house, headed by a priest who was Auston's immediate boss......

After listening to the "exhaustive" information, the demon tied Auston to the trunk of the tree without saying a word.

"Of course I don't doubt your words, I'd rather what you say is true. In the face of Auston's protests and pleas, the demon said, "I'm just reminding you that if I don't come back, you'll starve to death on this tree or be eaten by some disgusting thingβ€”so, if you happen to have forgotten something, now is your last chance, you're saving yourself." ”

Auston was conflicted, a little guilty and a little scared. In fact, he deliberately concealed something, he hoped that the demon would be caught in the town and set himself free, but this did break the previous agreement - he was a priest, even if he was a trainee priest, the agreement with the demon didn't count, right? That was the demon who almost killed himself!

However, under the alternative threat of the devil, after weighing his own safety, Auston shamefully confessed. In fact, what he was hiding was just a ten-member garrison team that scared civilians, and with the skills that the demon has shown these days, it is not a problem to slip out of the hands of the guard.

After listening to everything and beating Auston again, the demon walked away.

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