Chapter 694: Unwanted Sacrifice
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Ahhh......h It's terrible.,Look at the service attitude of the whole book in the post bar.。
For me, though, it's just as bad.
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His suffering, however, was enough to be a threat.
"You despicable bastard, if you dare to do even the slightest harm to our companions, even if it is against the teachings of our gods, I will ruin you, and avenge my companions, I swear by this!" Aldred growled.
If it is only their own life, the celestial beings can sacrifice themselves without hesitation, because their way of life has long been determined that dedication and sacrifice are a part of life, and no one can disgrace their reputation. But when the lives of an innocent companion are pushed to one side of the scales, it is clear that their values can no longer be so indestructible.
This mental pressure is obviously heavier than the choice itself.
"Zhentu, shouldn't you say, 'If you dare to touch a single hair of their hair, I won't let you go...... Is that what that said?" The sonorous oath was exchanged for indifferent mockery, and the human shrugged his shoulders senselessly: "Ah, but since you call me an evil man, don't you know that a real evil man can do anything?
"You ......"
The apostles hesitated, but just before they decided whether to delay time. Or directly attack the moment. The man had spoken again.
"I'm sorry, you seem to have forgotten what I just reminded. I told you that your time is limited, right?" the man shook his head, a sneer on his lips as cruel as a blade, "Goodbye then." ”
With his words, the possessed human burst out in an instant! The head of the virtual body held by the human burst into flames! The spiritual essence that made up the soul exploded into countless small fireflies and steamed upward! And at that same moment, the head of the possessed paladin also swelled and deformed violently! The next second, it exploded in front of everyone's eyes with a "poof", like a swollen water bag! Blood mixed with slimy brains sprayed towards the money. Leave a red and white stain on the remaining four!
The apostles froze for a moment, the terrible fishy smell filling the space, and even these celestial creatures couldn't help but obey their body's instinctive reaction at this moment, their throats rolling and whining. Then anger filled all their thoughts!
"You...... You devil. Demons!"
"Don't say that I don't keep my word or anything, their death is just a punishment for your hesitation. As for the words you just said, didn't you already give them to me? Are you now sure of what you just said? What a tragedy? "The human voice, still peaceful, and that hand. I don't know when I have once again touched the head of an astral apostle!
"So, this is the second time you ask a question...... Your companions. Where?"
"You want to catch them? that's impossible, just your ......," one of the astral apostles asked, their souls far from the tenacity of ordinary people, so even the feeling of gagging. It could also be suppressed into a cold calm for a moment! But as soon as he spoke, the man's brow furrowed.
Click.
The Astral Apostle of Words let go of his sword-gripping hand. Let the weapon thud into the ground with a clatter! And he stared at his arm, which was as soft as a noodle, in amazement, and for a moment ignored the pain!
"I didn't ask you to answer my questions with questions. The human chilled
"Or, we should talk about ......" Aldred began, taking a deep breath! "We'...... Not good!" The Astral Apostle's face turned red, "He's using a mind-reading! Hurry up and think of something else......" he shouted!
But apparently, it's too late. The human figure then disappeared into thin air, leaving only a subtle sneer!
Aldred and his companions glanced at each other, and they both saw the pale fear on everyone's faces, "Don't worry, the companions all act in small groups, they will take care of each other, and they won't be ...... by this damn bastard so easily" Aldred, as the leader, smiled reluctantly and spoke.
But as if to satirize him, at this moment, a silver streamer was tightly planned across the sky, bringing a familiar, human taste.
Silver light, one after another, but just an hourglass scale, the arc of light that fell into the deep forest has passed ten times! And Fan Fan Gu is desperate, every space has a strong breath of the Lord of the Dawn!
The morning sun is above......
No matter how noisy the time is, it will gradually pass.
The riots in Newtrier were eventually quelled by the efforts of the city guards and paladins. And the morning light also turned into twilight in the chaos.
The crowd gathered in front of the Temple of Dawn had dispersed, and more than a dozen holy warriors and more than a hundred city guards guarded the entrance to the square, no longer accepting any believers to enter and leave......
As the light turned purple, a heavily armed paladin walked into the hall, metal boots, striking a series of sonorous footsteps on the stone floor, and only passed through the hall, and instead of running to the door that led to the cloisters on either side, he bypassed the end of the hall, where the tall statue of the god of the dawn stood in the shadows behind it, and whispered some mysterious words.
The subtle sound echoed around him, dissipating, and in just a moment, his figure had disappeared in place, leaving only ripples swimming in the air.
The next moment, he had appeared in a small hall.
The room is not big, all furnished. It is only set up in the center, a magnificent altar with gilt all over. Above the altar, a fist-sized flame pulsed slightly, emitting a gentle halo of golden red, and on one side of the altar, there was a richly decorated high-backed chair, on which a man in a white robe sat motionless.
"Lord Lemuel, so far. There were five groups of apostles who had disappeared. Standing in front of the altar, the young paladin knelt down on one knee to the white-robed man and spoke. A white halo of light gathered behind him, stretched, and turned into the shape of wings, falling obediently to the ground.
"Disappear?" a voice echoed his words.
The sound came out of the mouth of the chair, but it reverberated in subtle resonances throughout the space. It was as if it sounded from a distant and empty hall, and with the sound, two points of green eyes opened in the shadow of the hood of the plain white robe, and the luster did not disperse, as if it were two warm luminous gems: "It's not a failure, it's not a death...... The word disappears to describe the situation. It's weird. ”
He said, as if as an instruction, as if to say to himself: "The five groups of apostles are already one-third of the actors currently sent to the main material plane, and since the disappearance of the first group of people. So far, only eight and a half hourglass has passed. It's really fast. ”
"The reason why it is described as disappearing. It was because we couldn't find their existence, neither body nor soul, none of the members of each group could survive, and the enemy seemed to know very well our numbers and arrangements, so we still got only vague descriptions of the mortals who were originally commanded by the members of the legion. The descriptions are rather confusing, but they all mention one person......"
"Who?"
The expression on the Astral Apostle's face was a little distorted, and the mixture of doubt, uneasiness, and other strange looks made him look a little funny: "I beg your pardon, Lord Lemuel, in fact, the only thing we can barely determine is the number of enemies, and they have a very powerful power that we don't understand. As for what kind of being he is, we don't get any clue at all. ”
"Can't even find out your strength?"
"The subordinates are incompetent. ”
"Well, if that's true, then there's nothing incompetent about you. ”
The man in the robe said lightly: "The positions of the five teams are scattered in half of the big six, and the number is as many as forty-seven, which can break them one by one without leaving any traces...... If you have to do something about it, you will not be left with room to investigate. What I can't do, I won't force you to do. ”
"Thank you for your shirt. ”
"All the members have already begun to retreat, and you don't need to leave any more, just stay here, and order all your comrades to retreat, and don't leave much more chance for our enemies. ”
The white-robed man raised his hand and waved it lightly in reply, but under the golden light in the room, the hand took on a wonderful, emerald green color: "I have already learned the details of the disappearance of the first group of members, this enemy is absolutely targeted at us, he not only wants to attack our members, but also provoke His Majesty Heim Xià to pay attention to us. I've already passed this message on to the others, and you and your minions would do well to be aware of that when you take the next action. ”
"But Lord Lemuel, the search has only just begun, and if we get everyone to withdraw, we will need more time to do it again......" The young paladin looked up in astonishment. After a slight hesitation, he said. And this Jian yì made the white-robed man seem to shake his head a little impatiently:
"The power of that talisman has too much influence on us to detect or contact, and if we continue to maintain the current situation, we will be very passive. As for the search, there is no need to do it anymore. The one who attacked us today, if nothing wronged, must be our target. ”
The turquoise gaze swept over the subordinates who looked up in surprise, and the white-robed man known as 'Lord Lemuel' snorted: "He has the ability to teleport in today's environment, which is their most obvious characteristic. ”
"This ...... But Lord Lemuel, if that's the case, shouldn't we contact Master Karel directly, or Lord Iriel?" The consternation on the paladin's face deepened, and even a slight tremor appeared in his voice: "If it's really the ancient evil body......"
"It's not the essence, it's just a tiny part of him. Lemuel interrupted: "We've lost contact with Master Carell as well. Mistress Ariel is now in the astral plane, pursuing another goal. It's too difficult to get in touch with them, so all we can do is rely on the forces we can rely on at the moment. Although that ancient evil does have a very strong power, he has only just awakened, and he is still very weak, as long as we take the right way, then we will not fall into passivity. ”
He stood up. Slowly walked forward to the altar, the golden light on the altar shone brightly, but it did not leave a shadow behind him. With his voice, the golden-red ball of light on the altar slowly rotated, like a substantial light flowing like water waves, outlining a series of subtle and complex traces. Fading, in the space, there seemed to be a gentle chant, but it was extremely ethereal and almost inaudible.
After a few moments, the ball of light gradually retracted and faded. The white-robed man lowered his hand and sighed softly.
"Your Excellency Lemuel. In the corner of the room, two slight pecks suddenly came to mind, and then the old voice sounded there.
"What's the matter. Lemuel narrowed his eyes. Staring at the old priest who walked out of a distorted luster: and the latter coughed lightly, only nodding to him as a liturgy: "His Majesty's servants have made a formal protest to the temple. They demand an immediate explanation of the matter and the expulsion of all celestial beings who have descended on the main material plane. ”
"Expulsion?" Lemuel's voice seemed to shake the space for an instant, and then, he sneered: "Expulsion...... What a bunch of whimsical mortals, who already know who we really are, and want to show off that insignificant power in front of us? Forget it, they are not the target we need to think about at all, Maxwell, it is enough for you to deal with them. ”
"I do my best, Lord Lemuel. ”
The old man nodded, and the yellowish beard on his chin trembled slightly: "However, their evidence this time is quite sufficient, Lord Aldred and several of his companions in and out of the temple, as well as the battle this morning, were recorded in detail by them using magic, obviously prepared in advance, in a hurry, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to find a suitable excuse to fight back." ”
"Then let them search!" "We'll get out of here in a moment, as long as you don't admit it at all, and if you say anything else, you can just make it up." In addition, to prepare the materials for the next arrival, I need to mobilize at least a hundred Astral Apostles again, and it would be even better if there were more high-level materials. ”
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. No, it should be said, it is impossible, Your Excellency Lemuel. ”
The old man said, his voice was calm, but it made the celestial creature in the white robe turn his gaze - in his impression, this old man seemed to reject his words in such a crisp tone for the first time: "You know, the human beings who are in line with the heavenly realm are extremely rare, and the human beings still have a limit on their lifespan, plus the wear and tear after the arrival, these people who can come have now consumed more than two hundred, and we can't take out so many people. ”
"Don't you know that this is related to His Majesty's plan?"
Lemuel turned around, staring at the old man in front of him with green eyes, the white robe on his body was windless and automatic, and in an instant, there seemed to be a slight whirlwind rolling up in the surrounding space, but between the air flow, there was a slight squeak and friction between the ground and the surrounding stone slabs!
"Also, what's the point of telling such a lie in front of me?" he said word by word: "In the past thirty years, the temple has gathered in the Great 6 to descend qualified, there are 1,337 people, of which there are 353 people who are suitable for the high-level arrival, and seventeen people who are the highest-level people, and even ordinary qualified people, the survival probability of the advent is more than one-third, your so-called exhaustion, does it mean that these people have suddenly died?"
"Your Excellency Lemuel, with all due respect, peering on others is not what an otherworldly god should do. ”
The old man didn't seem to care about the other party's anger, coughed lightly, and his gaze met the other party's fierce eyes: "However, what you said is true, there are still many qualified people who survive, there are more than nine hundred. However, I don't want them to continue to be wasted. ”
"I understand your resentment of this sacrifice. ”
The Otherworldly Divine Servant looked at him and seemed to slowly calm down his anger: "However, this is for the sake of my lord's great plan, and it is a necessary sacrifice!"
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The souls of more than thirty astral apostles were imprisoned by him in the half-plane of the god of the mountain, and more than a dozen had been torn apart by him, and these originally powerful celestial creatures were almost completely defenseless when faced with the attack of a raider with divine power, or rather, the effect of using divine energy as a power of mind was too powerful.
The results of the battle may seem glorious, but in reality Edward has received very little of it, except for the little bit of divine power deprived of from the souls of those astral apostles, only the habit of the effect of 'psychic divine power',