Chapter 38: The Battle of the Reef Altar
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After a brief and brutal interrogation, the captured Servant of the Dark Sun confessed everything. (Please search, or enter directly to see the latest chapter) His name is Pamela, and he is a senior mage of the plastic energy system who lives in the Thousand Laws City. The power of the Dark Sun Church is astonishingly great, and it has been operating in the Thousand Laws City for many years. According to Pamela, the highest levels of the Dark Sun Church even infiltrated the Council of a Thousand Laws. Their goal is to overthrow Eoham's rule and place the city of a thousand laws in the shadow of Shirek.
"He is worthy of being the King of the Dark Sun, the Prince of Lies, and he really has a set. ”
Curt said with some emotion, and did not call Ciric by his name. Because reciting the gods' real names might attract the attention of the corresponding gods, Curt has no intention of confronting Ciric and fighting a battle against the gods.
After Pamela, stripped of all her magical items, was taken down and guarded by members of the Thieves' Guild, Curt nodded in satisfaction. Tonight, he had collected the equipment of the two high-level mages, and there was no other suitable adjective other than the word 'cool'. Fretia and the others didn't mean to share the spoils, but Curt wouldn't treat them badly afterwards.
After a brief moment of thought, Curt called Edwin over. He explained something to Edwin and handed out a roll of parchment. Edwin hesitantly took the parchment, knowing that he had no choice. Although Curt gave Edwin a very dangerous mission, in order to survive, Edwin had to do it.
The ship transporting the slaves arrived late at night, and the Servants of the Dark Sun had plenty of time to deal with Curt and his party. But after the unexpected battle, Curt instead has plenty of room to arrange things. When the trafficker Maxim jumped off the boat, he didn't have any problems. Edwin typed out the code accurately, causing Maxim to breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's finally over. ”
Maxim grunted in relief, he had been terrified all these days. Fortunately, there were four high-level mages who came to greet Maxim, and they were half of the combat power of the Dark Sun Church in the Thousand Laws City.
Led by Edwin, Maxim made his way to the northernmost part of the docks. There is a reef outcropping from the sea, which has been beaten by the wind and waves for thousands of years.
Edwin walked over to the reef and uttered a lengthy whisper. So a large area of the reef slowly sank into the sea, revealing a huge altar. It was a platform carved from a single piece of black jade, engraved with praise for Ciric. On either side of the platform, thick torches were burning expensive spices. The flame is black, symbolizing the dark nature of Shirek.
Three Servants of the Dark Sun stand around the altar in an equilateral triangle. Beside them stood several demented-looking children, two of whom were elves.
"I have brought an offering to the noble Lord of the Dark Sun. ”
Maxim bowed humbly and pointed behind his back. More than a dozen ragged slaves were huddled together in shackles, guarded by six armed smugglers. The Servant of the Dark Sun nodded slightly, then looked up to the sky and spread his hands. The glow of magic shot into the air, illuminating the open portal. A high-ranking priest of the Lord of the Dark Sun emerged from it, chanting as he slowly descended:
"Whoever opposes Ciric will die, and give in before his supreme power. Give him the blood of fools who do not believe in the one true God, and fear and honor only those in power. Kill the weak, the hypocrites, and the false prophets, and destroy the churches of other faiths. Those are all false religions that rebel against the One True God, and the power of Ciric is unstoppable. Kill the foolish people who rebel against us and advocate peace, order, and law, and only Cirek is the only truth. Let everyone fall into fear, insecurity, and endless infighting. In order to achieve the goal, everything must be done. ”
This is the doctrine of the Church of the Dark Sun, barbaric and brutal. The Servant of the Dark Sun and Maxim knelt down and paid their respects to the high-ranking priest in a gold-trimmed black robe.
The High Priest wandered his gaze from one living sacrifice to another, and finally looked satisfied. He nodded, and said in a loud voice:
"Brothers who also belong to the Dark Sun Church, tonight we will usher in the destruction of the Thousand Law City. I will offer sacrifices to the true god Shirek and open the portal to the abyss. The armies of demons will swarm them, and even the dragon player Ioham will not be able to stop them. We will celebrate on the ruins of the City of a Thousand Laws, and inscribe the teachings of the true god Shirek into the soul of every unbeliever!"
"Dark day is big. ”
The servants of the dark sun sang in unison, rejoicing at the impending destruction. At the same time, the High Priest raised his hand, causing a dark sun to appear in the sky. As he ordered a child to be placed on the altar, Edwin suddenly stood up. He raised his right hand and said prudently:
"Forgive me, High Priest. I have an important report to you, concerning Eoham the Dragon. We caught the prisoners in the previous battles and dug out the news from their mouths. The Faceless Person's actions are said to be very suspicious, but this is the details, so please be sure to check them out. ”
Edwin finished in a hurried tone, then took out the scroll that Curt had given him. A servant of the dark sun on the reef immediately flew up to Edwin and took the scroll. At the signal of the High Priest, the Servant of the Dark Sun opened the scroll and began to read. This made Curt, who was hiding under the black robe, secretly cry out that it was a pity, and he regretted that the scroll could not be delivered to the High Priest.
After a loud 'boom', the Servant of the Dark Sun, who was reading the scroll, fell. The burst runes that bless the scrolls are level three spells that can blow the unwary reader to pieces. In the light of the fire that illuminated the surroundings, the upper body of the Servant of the Dark Sun turned into ashes. With just one level three spell, Curt was able to kill a high-level mage.
"Bold!"
The High Priest roared furiously, realizing that something was wrong. The dead Servant of the Dark Sun was careless, but Edwin had held the scroll for a long time, and there was no reason why he couldn't detect the spell on it.
The High Mage immediately turned his fingertips to Edwin, ready to attack. At this time, Freitia tore off her cloak and began to perform her magic. Quentin also quietly pounced, entangled with the surprised Maxim. Before, they had all dressed up as servants of the dark sun, but now they finally waited for their chance.
In the midst of a loud explosion, Gordon fired in the distance. He accurately hit the High Priest, causing the opponent who failed to complete the spell to fall with a muffled grunt. Curt watched the High Priest fall straight down and into the icy Mirror Lake. At the edge of the firelight, the mirror lake splashed a five-meter-high splash.
The remaining two Servants of the Sun unleashed defensive spells in time to fend off Freitia's magical attacks. Then they saw a mountain-like bear spirit, swooping down on the earth with the force of the earth shattering. Curt shook his head with the Soulbinding Gem in his hand, watching Spirit Bear pounce on a Servant of the Dark Sun and bite frantically. He took in the situation, then activated the teleportation earrings, which could be used three times a day, and appeared next to the Servant of the Dark, who had just finished casting a spell as he was struggling to confront Fretia.
As the Servant of the Dark Sun looked desperate, Curt pressed his right hand against the other. He calmly activated the magic ring and cast a retarded touch. The Servant of the Dark Sun lost all his combat power, and he fell to his knees, unable to find his way out of the chaos of his mind.
Because in Curt's left hand, the Staff of Extreme Emulation was bursting with a dazzling red light. The mentally retarded touch, enhanced by spells, is powerful enough to turn a genius into an idiot. It can cause the recipient to lose all of its advanced spells, which is a nightmare for mages. However, it is not easy to get close to a high-level mage, and in most cases, the user of the mentally handicapped touch will not be able to get close at all.
At the same time, the two guards who had come over had already wielded their two-handed greatswords and cut off all the snakeheads. Quentin was beating Maxim hard, and scolded unrelentingly while beating:
"Bastard, it hurt Lao Tzu to run with you for half a big 6! It's great to know the head snake, right? When you return to Silver Moon City, Lao Tzu will let you see what it means to be mixed!"
Maxim was not as strong as Curt expected, and he was powerless. As soon as Quentin punched down, he brought up a puddle of blood. After a one-sided beating, Quentin almost smashed Maxim's face. It wasn't until Maxim was about to be beaten to death that Quentin stopped scolding.
As Fretia performed her magic, the children regained their senses. With the help of Curt and Freitia, they walked up to the dock and hugged each other and cried. They don't necessarily know that they just escaped death, they just feel scared. Fretia walked up to Curt, who picked up a child and coaxed him gently, and said gratefully:
"Thank you, Mr. Curt. Thanks to your help, I was able to complete my mission. In return for you, I will try to pay you as much as I can. And the money for the Jungle Wanderer's Bow, which I will pay you in full. ”
"It's okay, I've made enough. ”
Curt shook his head, just now he had pulled the magic items from a few more corpses. Tonight's harvest was enough to wake Curt from his dream, and now he was too lazy to covet Fridia's little gold.
"But...... You've really gotten me in big trouble. ”
Curt stared at the altar not far away, sighing with some regret. Flames were erupting from all parts of the reef, and the entire altar began to self-destruct. It seems that the High Priest is still alive, and Gordon's sniping failed to kill him. By the time Fretia and her party leave the City of a Thousand Laws, Curt will become the only target of the High Priest's revenge.
Merely...... Curt had anticipated this outcome for a long time. He pondered his countermeasures, then put down the child in his arms and raised his hand. More than ten Faceless Beings had teleported, floating in mid-air looking down on Curt and his party. If Curt had acted rashly, a dozen prepared spells would have caused him to die a terrible death.