17

"You've lost." Mr. A said sadly.

As if echoing his words, the right arm of a man sitting on the other side of the round table exploded violently, and the scattered flesh slid down and squirmed stickily on the ground, making the bloody aura that permeated the place even thicker.

"Ah, shit." The shepherd snorted unhappily, and in resignation, he tore off the broken flesh of his shoulder, causing his right arm to fall to the ground with a click. Now he only had his left hand left, "A, why are you so lucky all of a sudden?" ”

"All good fortune and bad luck are a gift from the Lord, praise be to the Lord."

Mr. A snorted triumphantly, took away the bloodstained bill in front of him, and tightly covered the evil deck in his hand, avoiding the sight of another companion who had only lost with only one head, who was trying to peep with his eyes that had rolled to the ground.

"It's not fair." The head that "separated" from the body and dragged one of its vocal organs jumped on the table in protest twice, and accidentally lost its balance and rolled off the edge of the table. Then a bloody tentacle quickly drilled out of the crack in his neck, firmly glued to the edge of the table, and the falling head swayed slightly, and returned to the table with strength.

"Not only do you lose a part once, but you also have to give you the money you have saved so hard, which is so unfair!"

"I can also do without money." A smiled coldly, and her gaudy face under the red hood was a little distorted, "As long as you are willing for me to help me do those voluntary labors, how about losing for two hours once?" ”

"Voluntary labor? Is it difficult? The shepherd, who had lost an arm and a leg, was stunned for a moment, "I haven't been there yet, but I come from a slum and am familiar with workhouses and charities." ”

"It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not!" Mr. A roared lowly, his expression contorted indescribably, "Those children, small children, the tallest is no bigger than my waist, and their arms are as soft as cotton, what if I can't control my strength and tear them apart?!" And their eyes, all shiny and shiny, all kinds of colors, dark blue, light brown, black, what if I can't help but pick out their eyes as gems?! They don't understand anything, they just laugh around me, learn to recite the name of the Lord with me, and the sound is like a bird calling, what if I can't control it and tear out their throats and make a musical instrument?! It's so hard, it's the greatest test the Lord has ever given me! ”

"You don't understand anything! It was hell! ”

He said a lot in one breath, and the other two shepherds opened their mouths wide when they listened, and they stopped playing the cards, and their eyes glared out of their sockets and fell on the table with a snap. Mr. A was still muttering, and the two looked at each other, and the sluggishness on their faces was the same as the desire to speak.

“A。” He stopped rolling his head, laid himself on the table, and said in a skeptical tone, "You actually like those children, don't you?" ”

Mr. A's eyebrows raised: "What are you talking nonsense-"

"Since it's hell, then don't go there." Another shepherd took the opportunity to put the bullet that fell from his eye in Mr. A's direction and tried to look at the cards, but was grabbed by Mr. A, "It hurts, it hurts!" It's going to explode! Yes!! ”

"That was the Lord's test for me!" He said, "I'm not going to give up easily!" ”

“…… I can't imagine that Mr. A has such a big opinion on voluntary labor, so let someone else do it for him next time he changes shifts? ”

"No, you don't!" Mr. A shouted without thinking, and the two shepherds invariably showed expressions of "sure enough" and "this A is duplicitous". Then all three of them were silent for a moment, and then looked towards the door of the lounge. I saw the Dark Sage Ksma standing there expressionlessly, still maintaining a motion of pushing the door. The angel of the abyss, an ally of the Lord, stood beside him, with a playful smile on his face, and it was he who had just made the inquiry. Seeing the three of them coming, He paced slowly to the table, approaching silently like a dark shadow.

"You actually like those kids, don't you?" There was a faint smile in Edward's voice, "Those lovely little lambs, the beloved children bathed in the gaze of their allies. ”

"......" Under the gaze of this angel on earth, Mr. A didn't dare to make another attempt, he avoided the other party's gaze, bit his lip, and muttered for a long time, "...... yes, because they are the Lamb of the Lord. ”

Edward chuckled and nodded, "I see, this month's charity school volunteer work is still arranged for you to go, and you are also experienced." With that, he turned his head to look at Kersma, who had been looking at his toes without saying a word: "Is that okay?" ”

“…… OK. Kersma's face finally squeezed out a reluctant smile, and then quickly retracted, "What are you doing here, is today's Mass over, actually playing cards here for fun?" Hurry away and go to reflect on prayer, and then there is a task to be done. ”

The three shepherds hurriedly stood up, but their flesh magic was suppressed in front of the powerhouses of the same sequence, and they had to scramble to distinguish from the ground which piece of flesh was their own and which bone was which part in a panic, and then put themselves together like three three-dimensional puzzles that were not suitable for children.

18

"Laughing, Vaughn." Ksma walked over and lowered her head slightly, "Is your festival also scheduled for this year?" ”

Edward nodded: "Yes, it's business as usual." ”

"The offerings are ready, you can check them out at any time." Ksma took a deep breath, sweat oozing from her head, "But regarding the blood sacrifice dedicated to you, there are not enough of them this year. ”

"Well, it's like that again this year." The Abyss Angel didn't show any displeasure, "I can understand that the church and the military don't always let you arrest people, even those on death row. What are you going to do? ”

“…… We've decided to step up our efforts to hunt down the offerings you're happy with, and if we can't collect them all, we'll take them from the East End. "But those sacrifices are often only murder and arson, petty theft, and the quality is not up to your requirements, only the quantity can be compensated, and you do not accept pure souls." ”

"Too much life force will make me sick to my stomach, and a pure white soul like paper can only make me sick." Edward sighed regretfully, "I can't afford to give those to my dear allies, I still prefer sinful souls and human beings who have fallen to the point of having no moral bottom line." ”

"Follow your wishes." The Dark Sage had a bottom in his heart, and whispered a few words to the three shepherds who were still piecing together their flesh and blood all over the ground, telling them to quickly clean up this place and leave quickly.

"Do you have someone in mind to preside over this sacrifice?"

"Presiding ......," Edward Vaughn said in a calm tone with a thoughtful expression, "I have found an excuse to stay in Intis, and I don't plan to manage the sacrifice that the Aurora Society gave me this year, I just want to be in charge of the rituals within the sect." Last time you arranged for the Black Sage, so let's do it as usual. ”

"The Black Sage is responsible for leading the pilgrimage in the second half of this year, and he has been on his journey for more than half a month, and he probably won't be able to come back in time." Kersma reported truthfully, "The person in charge should be the Sage of Secret or me, and I will tell you in time." ”

After negotiating the matter, the Dark Sage politely retired. The three shepherds had already packed themselves up and left quietly, the small lounge was silent and dim, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly. The small, high square window cast a beam of white sunlight, and the same hazy and dim sky was faintly visible, and an unknown birdsong could be heard in the distance.

Edward stood silently for a few seconds, then dragged a chair and sat down, placing his staff on the table, silently reciting the name of the true Creator.

"The creator of all, the Lord behind the veil of shadows."

"The depraved nature of all living beings."

Then a certain breath came silently, and dark red blood spread from the dark corners, like a misshapen hand, around the chair where Edward was sitting, and then devoured the walls, tables and chairs as it went, turning the not-so-spacious lounge into something alive constructed of wriggling flesh. The ground cracked open with large bloody mouths, and one after another spat out seductive and depraved babbles.

The flesh slid across the wall, and a blood-red vertical eye snapped open.

"Good evening, ally, it's nice to see you thinking."

Edward broke away from his praying state and sat there in a comfortable position, looking at the huge eye that occupied the entire wall, as if not facing an indescribable terrifying existence, but sitting leisurely in the square at night to rest: "I expect to be promoted to Sequence One this year, has the Sequence One trait that been left behind have been found?" ”

The blood-red eyes turned, and the opposite wall turned into a bloody mouth.

"The moon is shining."

"The moon? Believers in the primordial moon? Those remnants of the defeated army actually have the ability to collect a demonic sequence one. Edward pondered for a moment, "I still need you to help me cover up at that time, so as not to have any emergencies." ”

The blood-red vertical eyes blinked, and the mouth opened: "Manner? ”

"That's right, nine massacres and blood sacrifices to one angel, I completed five and also devoured the angels of the Church of the Eternal Sun, my dear friend Russell for his great contribution to my digestion progress, thank Him. Sadly, He has now shielded my prayers from hearing my praise. He said, "Although I haven't had a chance to digest potions since then, I've been in a stable state for more than a hundred years, and I'm more than seventy percent sure of my success." ”

"Okay." The true Creator responds.

"I have a hunch that my promotion will not go unnoticed." Edward added, "After my promotion, I plan to go back to Intis and see what my maverick believer is up to." When the time comes, the schools and hospitals here in Rune will be taken care of by your command. ”

"Okay."

"Remember to arrange more people to help, the shepherds are free volunteers and doctors." Edward thought for a while, and couldn't help but remind, "When the time comes, prepare the oracle first, don't start preaching as soon as you arrive in the place, attracting believers from the righteous gods is a small matter, and destroying facilities and buildings is a big deal, don't worry about it!" Otherwise, I will sacrifice the ledger to you. ”

The True Creator was silent for a moment, flesh and shadow receding in an instant, and he quickly left the small common room.

TBC

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* Aurora will be a transitional chapter of harmony and beautiful daily life within the Aurora

*The ritual of the Demon Pathway Two Ascending One was fabricated by me based on the original

*Ding, Character Update - Edward's definition of "friend" is: someone who helps each other, kills each other, trusts each other, suspects each other, moves forward together, and finally uses death to please Him.