Chapter 16: A Thousand Lives and Ten Million Lives
"Tell me what the hell is going on with the Apostles, you and Grandpa have been hiding from me for so many days?" asked Herois.
"It all started with the lumberyard, which at the time belonged to a merchant named Bartlett. "Two months ago, Bartlett and his family were watching the stars when his son Occam swallowed a meteor and fell unconscious. With no choice but to do so, Bartlett took his son to Sacred Heart City for treatment, but on the way, Occam woke up and bewitched his father......"
"It can be said that the real Occam is dead, and the living one is the apostle of St. Ossidine, who should have taken the way of coming, lodged in the child's body, and then grew strong. Unfortunately, the apostle's secret hidden in the dark room was discovered by Bartlett's mother, who killed the woman and fed humans alive. It just so happened that at this time, I came to the lumber yard to dispose of a group of slave traders......"
"Even now, when I think about it, I often feel palpitations, when Bartlett opened his robes to reveal his true colors, when the fire burned him, the heart-rending cry, when Occam looked at me with gray eyes, and in his hand there was a human foot, his body was so hard that the great sword could barely cut it. All this struck me as unusual, so I decided to rush to the evacuation farm......"
"Lord Dunbar said that the creation saint Osidin in Bartlet's mouth is an extremely powerful god in the universe, four hundred and thirty years ago, his apostles ruled the entire Rukai continent and established two huge empires in this land, the Chenxing Church is the only ruler, no one can defeat the apostles, every apostle has the power of God, and the rebels can only survive in the dark corners at that time. ”
"So powerful!" Helois couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, your grandfather said that even if a human being cultivates to the Holy Realm, that is, a ninth-level powerhouse, it is still not an opponent of the apostle. In fact, the war with the apostles no longer belonged to any race, but to the war of God. But all of a sudden, strange things happened, the apostles' abilities weakened sharply for some reason, people's faith in St. Ossidine also collapsed in a short period of time, and the once powerful ruler inexplicably lost his authority, and gradually became the current pattern. ”
People fell silent, everyone heard this story, they all felt their own insignificance and shallowness, in the vast universe, there are still endless unknowns, and their own destiny is controlled by unknown powerhouses, no one knows, bad luck will befall the head one day. The prophecies of the dwarven prophets, like a suffocating gas, are surging in the sky, perhaps pouring at any moment.
"It is said that the apostles came to our plane, it takes about a few years to grow, and they are still weak in the development stage, this is our only chance to fight back, so when I heard the news, Lord Dunbar and the temple guards of the church entered the misty forest to search, and later Occam's clone happened to be killed by Gallaher. Brian sighed, "We all thought that the crisis in the plane was lifted, the apostle was burned to death by us, who knew that he still had the ability to copy himself, so as to blind us, even Lord Dunbar, it seems that he did not expect it." ”
"I'm more interested in what will happen if the Church of Stars regains rule over our continent, and why did my family and the Rodney family resist so much?" asked Helois.
"The situation was urgent, your grandfather didn't explain, judging by his tone, the apostle's comeback must be a devastating end, if he can bring us benefits, what is Lord Dunbar nervous about?" Brian reasoned.
"Now, then, we know the position of the apostle, and of course we must spare no effort to kill him. Helois suggested.
"Yes, but I don't know how many clones he has, judging from what happened to us, the barbarians and dwarves are all under his spell, what about the other races, could there be?" said Brian, "This situation must be notified to the Vault Farm." ”
"Ah, could the goblins have an apostle too?" asked Rami worriedly.
"It's hard to say, we don't have the green harrier at hand, so we can't inform grandpa in time, what we can do at the moment is to kill the apostles of the dwarf race, and it just so happens that their elite troops and plain giants have poured out, giving us a great opportunity. Heroise said.
"But that doesn't mean the apostle is defenseless, and don't forget that the great patriarch and prophet of the dwarves are with him, aren't they?" asked the old dwarf.
"That's right, there will be at least a thousand dwarves in Kongxiang Mountain. Chica replied.
"Don't forget, I have a magic scroll that can make a thousand people disappear at the same time, even if a thousand people stand in the way. There was an imperceptible glimmer of fierceness in Herois's eyes.
"No, that's hundreds of lives, and we have to do something better, not because of the apostles, a thousand innocent people as burials. Brian shook his head.
"I want to remind you Brian, according to Grandpa, the apostles will become stronger and stronger, and if they reach an unstoppable situation, not a thousand people will die, maybe ten million people, and everything will have its necessary price!" Helois said, "Compared with ten million lives, it is worth sacrificing a thousand people, not to mention that some of them are afraid that they have been bewitched, and it is a curse to keep them." ”
"No, you're wrong, Herois. For me, the lives of a thousand people are equal to the lives of ten million people, and they are equally important, even if it is a person, his life is incomparably precious. I don't agree with you, if those thousand people are your relatives and friends, you can easily make such a decision?" Brian's momentum became obviously stronger, "I, I will not give up any life casually!"
"I didn't expect you, a big man, to be so indecisive when it comes to big things, grandpa said that you will surpass him in the future, I can't believe it. Helois sighed.
"In this way, things have not yet reached the point where there is no room for maneuver, and from now on we will divide into three ways and take action separately. You and Lillian will immediately take refuge in the farm, Gallaher will take the others to the goblin to find out the situation, and I and Chika will go to the Empty Ringing Mountain. ”
"The dwarves are willing to show you the way, Lord Viscount. Chica stared at Herois with fire in his eyes, and if there were no other humans around, he might have to cut it down with an axe.
"I have only one request, Herois, to give me your monomerization scroll. Brian said.
"Assassination!" Exclaimed Helois, "even if you kill the Apostle, you won't be able to get out of it yourself." ”
"Then leave it to fate, that's the least price. Brian shrugged.
"You can't die, grandpa said, this expedition, even if I die, you can't die. Helois spoke out of Dunbar's instructions and handed a magic scroll to Brian, "Lillian will leave it to you, and I'll go back myself." ”
"Yourself?"
"My safety, you don't care. Helois replied haughtily, and left alone without looking back.
Brian looked at the back of Helois in the distance, and felt that this half-human, half-demon girl was becoming more and more elusive.