Light and darkness are one and the same, and even the best light can have darkness, and although Isidor is a creature of God, he will not always receive the gaze of the gods. Isidore guards the City of Light with kindness, and when the mind is exposed too much, it is inevitable that it will be tainted with sin.

That seed is self-aware, good at lies and deception, and can even avoid the light...... Seducing Isidor from the light to the darkness, he finally splits himself under the temptation of the darkness and allows the Pope to appear.

The secrets of the Light are revealed, and those who are controlled by the Seeds of Light are unable to act, and those who are not controlled by the Seeds of Light are all focused on the Pope.

Everything about the Pope is too mysterious for anyone to know his true strength and talent...... How strong he really is. There are so many races invaded by the Seeds of Light that no one knows how the Pope has done what he is doing now, or how many evil plans he has in mind.

If it weren't for Ryan using Michelle's identity to expose, Catlyn and Orn would ...... Everyone is still in the dark, only knowing that the oppression of the light is getting stronger and stronger, and no one knows that the Pope intends to devour all the lives on the continent to become gods, and they are all sacrifices. And...... There was also a god who provoked the war of the gods, cooperated with the Pope, made deals with him, and assisted the Pope in all this.

Fear shivered in her back, Catherin's hands and feet chilled, and most people were terrified when they heard the secret.

The war of the gods has destroyed too much hope, destroyed the benevolent peace between the gods and the continent, and caused all races to lose the trust and protection of the gods...... No one wants the Pope's evil plans to come true.

They hope to leave the natural forest alive today, including the humans and aliens who have been invaded by the seeds of light, and they want to spread the Pope's sins to more people.

If they had known everything earlier, of the Pope's evil plans, they would never have accepted the 'gift' of light.

Ryan's eyes under the hood drooped slightly, and he quickly asked in his mind while speaking calmly and accusingly: "Unity, is the Pope a god of lies or a creature of chaotic consciousness, so it is really as I guessed, it is he who deceived Isidore into splitting himself, so that he has the opportunity to devour and copy Isidore's talent...... Have you achieved the ambition of destroying everything? ”

Hearing Ryan's inquiry, the system whispered, and the voice of the answer changed to his familiar, Andrew-like voice: "He is the only hope and opportunity for evil." ”

Andrew, who also heard the voice, looked sideways at Ryan, pondering the meaning of the sentence, and after a few seconds, his eyes under the hood looked back at the phantom of light.

After a simple answer, Andrew's voice resembled that of Andrew disappeared.

Ryan repeated the previous question in his head, and then went on to confirm: "Tong, did you mean the Pope when you just answered me 'He is the only hope and opportunity for evil'? ”

With what I just experienced, the system immediately reacted to what had happened.

After a few seconds of silence, the system whispered back in Ryan's head: "Dear host, that sentence just now deducted your 5w gold coins. ”

System: "Do you want to get your coins back?" ”

Ryan: "No, I wonder if it's what I think at the moment." ”

It's just a little bit of flesh pain, it's nothing. Compared to 5w gold coins, this important message is worth it.

And he also has 33w gold coins.

The system lowered its voice and replied, "The Pope is indeed the only and last chance for evil...... Once the Pope's evil ambitions are shattered, you will be able to revert to your original form, and the gods will return to the continent. If the Pope becomes a god, the continent will be the first war of the gods, and he will devour everything until the world returns to chaos. ”

"Light and darkness coexist, and creation is accompanied by destruction." Ryan, "Unity, how many more gold do you need to fully unlock Isidore's secret?" ”

The system sighed slowly: "I still need 4w gold coins." ”

From six figures to five figures, not even half of the original number. Let his host continue to speculate, I'm afraid it's gone.

"Then my speculation seems to be very close to the truth, and the Pope is really bad."

Ryan ended his communication with the system, held his staff, pointed the tip of the staff at the phantom of the holy light, and indifferently rebuked: "It is clear that you are the original sin, the parasite of the creation of darkness and evil. You lure Isidor into darkness, trick him into splitting himself, stealing everything that belongs to him and making himself a copy, and you blame and resent him......

Are you using the stigma imposed to cover up and escape your own weakness so that you can use and control the power you stole from Isidor more perfectly? ”

Ryan's voice was cold and powerful, piercing the heart and exposing the darkness: "Why don't I make a deal with you, of course, because you are not sincere enough, and it is impossible to become friends with you." From the very beginning, every word you exchanged with me was a lie, including the accusations you made against Isidor in front of me just now.

You deceive yourself into believing that everything you make up is true. You take advantage of the rule that the gods cannot descend on the continent for the time being, steal the glory of Isidor and the protection of the gods, and steal the identity of the followers of the god of light. You disguise yourself as a pure light, and use light magic to deceive others, so that humans and aliens can discover shortcuts to power faster.

You collect believers and deceive their trust. They believe in you and allow you to plant in your heart what seems to be light, but in fact it is evil. You want to create more parasites like you, and I come from the void, I have my own beliefs, I have never trusted you, and I will not be deceived by your vileness. ”

At Lane's words, the man who had already stepped on the stake stopped moving. They could not escape with the branches in their hands, their expressions filled with joy and tears, glad that they had not yet become sacrifices, but they had not yet found a chance to escape from danger.

The holy bouquet blooms halfway, and the stamens curl slightly, hiding the flames.

It was getting darker, and Ryan expected the Pope to refute, but he didn't.

Even if he was stared at by everyone's condemning gaze, he was ruthlessly exposed by Ryan...... The Pope was angry in his heart, but the angelic phantom condensed by the light only calmly closed the code in his hand, and then the light returned to the sky like a chaotic sky.

The Pope did not respond to the rebuke, and he did not dare to respond. Everything he had was stolen from Isidore, including his current identity, and his fused self. Only by firmly believing in the lies of his deception and firmly believing that Isidore is the original sin of betrayal, can he use the talent that belongs to Isidore more perfectly.

The burn at the stake stacked with dead branches, the crowd that had stopped moving because of Lane's rebuke, now resumed action due to the Pope's laxity.

In the middle of the stake, dozens of humans and aliens stood in a row, their dead branches growing into thorns and spreading throughout their arms, tying themselves into shapes bound by an invisible cross, their heads facing the holy stone statue.

The Shining Butterfly fluttered lightly in the light, its wings reflecting the daylight, and the Sword of Light became clearer and more real.

The angel of light hummed a ballad that changed tone, the golden river moved slowly, and the fiery cherubs flapped their wings lightly, also humming hymns close to the stake.

The angel's gaze fell on the dead branches, and the eyes of the replicas of light looked at the humans and aliens on the stake, bathed in the holy light, their bodies stiff, their expressions strange, cold but could feel anticipation and jealousy that could not be hidden.

Everyone, whether they were carriers of the Seed of Light or not, were extremely nervous at the moment.

The dagger in Astor's hand had fully entered his heart, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he leaned forward, suffering the pain of the dagger cutting off the growing roots and stripping away the seeds of light.

Loris's hands clasped and prayed inwardly.

The nascent temple is surrounded by light, and you can feel that when the Angel of Light chants ends, the fiery angels will set fire at the stake.

Ryan looked sideways at the stake and spoke again coldly: "Hypocritical Pope, do you still want those copies created by you to plunder identities that do not belong to them as you do, so as to help you deceive more sacrifices?" ”

"It's come to a point like this, and even if I say no, I guess you won't believe it."

The angelic phantom constructed by the light whispered indifferently, opened the code that changed color from gold to silver, and looked up at Ryan, "I don't think there is any flaw in everything I said, I didn't see you a thousand years ago, and even the name Michelle, I only heard it a long time ago.

It's not just the continent, I've never been with another mysterious merchant before you appeared...... I heard news about you and Hughes, and it shouldn't have been. Mystery merchants control spatial magic, and they are only good at spatial magic, and only the goods in their hands will be wary, and you are different from all the mysterious merchants I have heard of. ”

"Not only can you planeswalk, but you also wield powerful magic and meet many magical friends, including Anatoly...... The dragon that is the same origin as Isidore, and the legendary king of the black dragon, even the black dragon imprisoned in the battlefield of the gods will follow you away. ”

The Phantom of Light flipped the pages of the book, his voice paused slightly, and looked at Astor, who was protected behind him by Loris and the maid, "Mysterious merchants love to trade, and so do you, otherwise you wouldn't have just now, and I would be angry that I interrupted your deal with Astor." In that case, a mysterious businessman like you should be known by more people, but who were you before Michelle appeared, and where were you hiding? ”

The Phantom of Light retracted his gaze and a pair of golden wings stretched out from his back, "Michelle, since you know so many secrets that should have been hidden and forgotten, perhaps you are more than a mysterious merchant or a messenger of the gods as I guessed.

So who would you be a thousand years ago? Maybe I've known you for a long time, or maybe I've deceived Michelle's predecessor and that's why you're here to stop me. ”

Ryan chose not to answer the question, leaving the Pope to speculate: "It's come to this point, I didn't expect you to be ready to continue to stall for time." Don't you really think that by sacrificing the bearers of this group of Light Seeds, you can take away the core hidden beneath the Nature's Forest? ”

Ryan shook his head and sighed, "As you said earlier, they question me and don't trust me, and I have no need to redeem them. My goal from the beginning was to prevent you from taking that core, but you expected the difference in strength between me and your avatar, and I was curious about your secret so I wasted some time with you.

I already know your secrets, and I'm not ready to continue to communicate with you uselessly. You're waiting for Dikitalon's soul to merge with the core, by cursing the Frozen Forest of Nature, haven't you thought I'm actually thinking the same way? ”

Desperate in the eyes of the Seed of Light, Orn and Alexi quietly guarded Ryan's side, even Loris and Katrin, no one questioned Ryan at this moment.

Michelle tells them about the danger at the beginning and also reveals the Pope's secrets, and they can only blame themselves.

The Pope's body closed his eyes and prayed, at this time he was already afraid of Michelle as he was afraid of the black dragon.

Michelle's goal is the underground core, and if he says it directly at the moment, it means that he is ready.

Thinking of the scrolls that Michelle had taken out just now, it was just useless to continue to create the Holy Light.

The apparitions of the angels ceased to control the Light, and no longer wasted their strength to maintain the illusion of delaying time. Then the angel stopped singing, the replica festered into mud, the sword made by the Shining Butterfly ceased to shine, and the golden dead branches turned into rotten wood. Humans and aliens on the stake resumed action, and the first thing they did was turn away from the light of hypocrisy and evil.

Even though Michelle said that he didn't have the idea of saving himself, and there was a carrier of the seed of light in his body, they still ran to Michelle's neighborhood as soon as possible, hoping to gain a sense of security after being close to Michelle's side.

The angelic phantom condensed by the Holy Light embraced the Codex and looked up at Ryan: "Michelle." I sincerely and without any deception would like to make a deal with you. ”

Ryan was silent for nearly a minute before replying, "Tell me your terms." If I am satisfied, I can make a deal with you. ”

The anger in the Pope's heart was suppressed, and the phantom of light looked at the humans and aliens who stopped beside Ryan, "I can take back the seed of light in their bodies, and the stripped ones will not be harmed, and their minds will no longer be controlled by me." ”

Ryan: "With this condition alone, you want me to stop you from taking the core?" ”

The Phantom of Light looked at Katrin, "I can keep the snow from falling on the Forest of Nature, and the light will retreat. ”

Katrin lowered her head, avoiding the Pope's gaze and not daring to look at Ryan.

"This condition does me no good." Ryan, "The Tree of Life is no longer in the Forest of Nature, and forests without sunlight will still die, and this forest is no longer suitable for the survival of the Spirit of Nature. ”

"And what do you want?"

The phantom of the Holy Light frowned slightly, and his gaze shifted from Catlyn to Astor, staring at the place where the dagger on Astor's chest had disappeared, "Michelle, even if you have a prop that can strip the seed of light, that pure light is an extremely precious and scarce thing, and it will be contaminated with evil after one use.

One item is not enough to save everyone, and that kind of light will also create monsters when it is polluted.

I'm sure you have a way to deal with monsters, but I don't believe you'll have enough light in your hands to be used by everyone at once. And the more I favor, the stronger the entanglement of the seed of light with its mind, and the speed at which the seed of light is stripped away, during this time, I can first change them into monsters. ”

The fact that he has withdrawn the power that imprisoned Astor does not mean that the Pope really has nothing to do with this light.

Ryan tapped his finger on the staff, "Is this what you call a genuine deal with me, but is it actually a threat?" ”

"No, I'm just telling you the facts, and what I can do."

The Pope's apparition withdrew his gaze and held the Codex in his left hand, "If I really want to threaten you......"

As he spoke, the light turned into shackles, chaining all the bearers of the seeds of light together and lifting them into the air.

The crumbling stake burst into the sky, only for a brief moment, and the skin of the light-controlled person began to agitate, as if something was about to burrow into the flesh.

In the shattered light of the golden river, more angels of holy light flapped their wings and flew in front of their favorite targets, their eyes gazing greedily at their beating chests.

In the midst of the pleadings and panic of the people, the apparition of the Pope lowered the Codex, and all the chains of those controlled by the Seed of Light disappeared, and they were suppressed by gravity from the air and fell to the ground.

The sludge was poisonous, and the moment they came into contact with it, they were exhausted, and their faces flushed and purple.

The phantom only raised his hand again, and the light brushed softly, the warm light purifying all the toxins.

"Just like I just did, they couldn't resist me at all...... I can do more threats. The Pope's Phantom of the Light's control looked at Ryan, "Michelle, as I just said, I sincerely and genuinely want to make a deal with you. ”

Ryan sneered softly and deliberately coldly.

There are enough daggers in the Krypton Gold Shop, but Ryan doesn't have that many gold coins in his hand.

To trade with others first, get the gold, and then let the trader peel off the seed of light with a dagger, the Pope can indeed do a lot in this time.

The phantom finger of the Holy Light rested on the page, "Michelle, even so, are you still unwilling to make a deal with me?" ”

The carriers who can save this group of light seeds have achieved half of their goal today. Since the identity of the mysterious merchant does not affect the rules of the continent, Ryan cannot let more people die because of his choice, and he does not want to reveal the identity of Lord Orlan at this moment.

Dikitalon's soul is about to merge with the core, and the curse of the Froststorm is about to fall.

"Strip away the seed of light from their hearts, and dispel the light that envelops the forest of nature...... I can agree with you taking that core. ”

Ryan faced in the direction of the Pope, and there was suppressed anger in his cold voice, "But you just interrupted my deal with Astor, which makes me angry, and you must destroy that avatar at the underground core to calm my anger." ”

The apparition of the Light was silent for a few seconds, "You know, I've lost two incarnations to you and Theseus, and a single core can't repair my wounds. The destruction of both avatars was due to the mysterious merchant, and without you and Theseus, I would not have to bear this unnecessary loss at all. ”

"And what does that have to do with us? If you don't take the initiative to provoke, the incarnation will not be destroyed. And you are allies with lies, and I can't trust every word of yours. ”

Ryan retorted coldly, not allowing himself to be limited by the rules of the pope's speech, "Including everything that will happen today, it is a dispute that you have taken the initiative to provoke. I was invited to Catherin's succession ceremony, and you set a trap in the woods in advance to allow the Makai Dikitaron to invade my mind. You helped the wicked escape God's punishment, and your loss was not caused by us.

If you don't accept my request, whether you can take the core with you today, I will vent my anger on the Temple of Light. Even if the Temple of Light is damaged and destroyed because of this, I will not be punished by the rules. ”

"The gods are merciful and benevolent, don't think about binding me with rules." Ryan, "You have stolen the light, usurped the identity of the light to get close to evil and darkness, and perhaps the divine god of light will not be able to tolerate you for a long time. Seeing me destroy the temple of light eroded by darkness, perhaps the gods will grant me glory and rewards. ”

The Pope was angry at Ryan's scolding, and wanted to shove the Codex in his hand into Michelle's mouth, but if he did, then Michelle would immediately take out the scroll and blow up the Temple of Light.

The succession ceremony of the king of the imperial city is approaching, and in order to fulfill his ambitions, the pope does not want to waste too much time on the mysterious merchant. The Mystic Merchant was not the Pope's target in the first place, and he didn't think about making enemies of the Void now. With the Pope's current strength, let alone facing the Lord of the Void, the will of the Void alone can make him tremble.