In Vance City, the flames of war are still being lit all around. For the glory of the God Equipment, for the supreme power, for the unparalleled authority, the reserved demeanor of the experts and the so-called nobles are all thrown into the wastebasket.
At this moment, the big shots who were like kings, gentlemen, great scholars, or hermits in their own territories were also fighting and killing each other like mad dogs.
On the other side, due to the assassination of the Highest Priestess Rose, the army brought by the 20 Matriarchs has also begun to harvest the blood. The most puzzling thing is that the core of the problem, the Beastman Sovereign Shou, has disappeared without a trace.
I don't think that Shou, who has been with the Scepter for a long time, is able to get rid of the temptation of the Scepter. After spending a month together, his soul has already been locked down by the Scepter. The whispers of the Devil are still lingering in his ears and it is impossible for him to let it go. Furthermore, there is a big shot behind him urging him on. At the very most, he can only watch from the sidelines, intending to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
At this moment, due to the accident of the Queen of Banshees murdering Kajah, the development of the situation is a little out of my expectations.
It wouldn't be a pity no matter how many of those fellows who are fighting for the Scepter die. Who asked them to be blinded by benefits? Since they are trying to obtain the God Equipment, naturally, they are mentally prepared to lose their lives … Alright, actually, there are too many big shots and experts fighting for the Scepter. Saint-rank is everywhere, so I can't do anything even if I wanted to.
However, I can't ignore the Dark Elves.
Victoria returned right after going out. There is no need to take over the troops and forces left behind by Matriarch Syfan. All of her entourage and Warriors have already been used by the other Matriarchs as blood sacrifices to appease Rose's rage.
Obviously, they still feel that the sacrifices aren't enough.
Chaos will spread and hatred will be passed on. Even if they require a sufficient amount of blood to appease Lorci's anger, the Dark Elves will definitely choose the other races first. When the Dark Elves start massacring the other races, the hatred that has accumulated over the years in Vance will explode. The result will be a genocide and a destructive riot.
In my hands, I do have a trump card that can suppress them …
【God Equipment: Origin of Codex】
[Faith in Law: 557/99999 (Every 1,000 people's faith will increase by one point per week. By using 1,000 faith points, a remnant page of the main body will be automatically duplicated. This remnant page is a SemiGod Equipment.)]
[Effect 1: The Origin of Law (Passive): The place where the wielder is located is the Origin of Law. Within the area where the wielder is, the enforcers can learn to control the Power of Law. At the same time, the wielder's Power of Law will be greatly enhanced, and the effects of Law Incantations will be increased by one level.]
[Effect 2: Ultimate Judgement (Active): Consumes 100 Faith Points of Law in one go, and consumes 1 Faith Point every minute thereafter. When the user activates this effect, everyone in the city will be subjected to a Judgement spell that is equivalent to a Myth-ranked Judge's. If guilty, they will be subjected to various negative effects such as restriction of freedom, invisible shackles, weapon lockdown, armor removal, etc. During the Great Judgement, the effects of all Enforcers' spells will be doubled, and their rank will be temporarily increased by one. (Prerequisites: The laws of the city are chaotic, villains run rampant, and the city is about to be destroyed)]
[Effect 3: All are equal before the law: Demarcate a land within the law, lowering everyone's rank and attributes to the same level as the user. For every 10 seconds, 1 Faith Point will be consumed.]
[Effect 4: The Sinner Shall Be Judged (Active): Carry out the Ultimate Judgement on a target, cleansing him of all his sins, and give him the final judgement. Prerequisites: The target will be judged.]
Very powerful? But in reality, it isn't powerful enough. In Aichy, God Equipment usually hides the God Power and Divine Soul of a true God. Even though this Codex represents the origin of the Power of Law, due to the lack of the support of the God of Law, it is still lacking compared to other God Equipment. Of course, it is still much stronger than any SemiGod Equipment.
The reason why the Eternal Night Scepter is so exaggerated, other than the bullsh * t of the author, there are even more rumors saying that it contains the secrets and soul fragments of an Ancient Malevolent God, and Emperor Yongye is the only one who comprehended it. In fact, there are even people who say that Emperor Yongye's soul is within it, and he will choose the most suitable person to be his successor … Alright, I finally understand what it means by rumors becoming more and more real. In front of greedy people, even the original loopholes will be filled in by their own imagination.
Now that Vance City is on the brink of destruction, it fulfils the conditions to use the 'Ultimate Judgement'. Previously, Chrome City was cleansed by the hundreds of temporary Legends after the 'Great Judgement'. This time, it seems like I can replicate this thunderous method.
However, I don't want to do so.
There is no other reason than that the two situations might seem similar, but in reality, they are completely different. Chrome City with just a few Legends and the 20 plus Elf Matriarch Guards aren't on the same level at all. If I were to use a cold suppression like the last time, even if 300 temporary Legends were to go up, they might not be able to win. Even if they were to win, they would lose at least half of them. Furthermore, this is the dumbest method.
The reason? War is always an extension of politics. It is impossible to not consider reality and benefits. This time, it feels good to kill them all, but to get rid of 20 plus Elf Matriarchs in one go, it also means that I have resolved a deep grudge with the underground Elf World. Also, it is equivalent to resolving a deep grudge with Rose. Other than hatred, there is no other meaning to it. This kind of transaction is too much of a loss.
It seems to be a dead end, the only choice left is to watch the massacre of the city or to suppress them with blood. However, isn't my forte in turning a cruel war into a farce, turning a tragedy into a comedy?
"Give up on resisting and let me in!!"
"No, I am the most honorable Queen of Banshees, not a plaything that you are raising! Get that thick white liquid away from me! You sinful disciple, rogue, pervert, old bachelor … "
"Hehe, go ahead and scold me. You are only good with your mouth. Later on, when I enter, I will guarantee that you will wish for death. Wahahaha!! "
"Don't!! Pervert, I am your teacher! "
"It is only because I am your teacher that I feel pleasure! Wahaha, there is no use in resisting. This is my territory, no one will save you no matter how you scream. Just accept your fate and follow me. "
"Master!!" After hurried footsteps behind me, the door was opened. Elisa, who was in a hurry, picked up the broom behind the door and fiercely hit my head, finally snapping me back to my senses from playing too much.
Then, the panting Eliza looks at the situation inside the door and calms down.
The wretched scene that I expected didn't appear. Instead, a certain someone is holding two reagent bottles, intending to mix them, as though he is intending to experiment with the medicine. At this moment, he is looking at me innocently.
"Why did you hit me?"
"This … I'm sorry, Master. I just accidentally heard it and thought that you are …"
"I am doing proper business. Wait, I clearly set up an isolation spell, how did you hear it? Could it be that you set up a listening device here!! "
"Hehe, there is no need to pursue a girl's secret." The young lady blinks her eyes embarrassedly. Her playful way of sticking out her tongue is really cute. It is a good thing that she has become more independent after breaking through to Legend, but …
"Secret your sister, stop acting cute at this moment!" Looking at Eliza who suddenly seems to be interested in the butterfly knot on her tail, lowering her head and trying her best to act dumb, I am also reflecting on whether I have been too lenient with these juniors.
But thinking about what she is about to face, thinking about the heavy responsibility that I am about to entrust to her, suddenly, I lose interest in pursuing it.
"Forget it, it just so happens that there are some things that I would like to explain to you. If my plan is activated and everything goes smoothly, I am afraid that we won't have much time to communicate in the future. "
The ominous words make Eliza a little nervous.
"Master?"
But before I told her what to do, I looked towards Harloys who was still struggling in the bottle and hesitated for a moment. From a certain standpoint, my plan would be a fatal blow to the Order Gods, so it should be to her liking. If she was willing to help me, the chances of success would be much higher.
Don't look down on Harloys just because she was easily captured. In fact, I have always thought of her as the hardest to deal with among the Undead Lords. Knowledge is power, knowledge is wisdom. In front of the 'Omniscient' Harloys, who has lived for countless years, Marguerite and I can't even be considered as acolytes.
The reason why we were able to successfully capture Harloys this time is 90% due to her courting death.
If it wasn't for the fact that she was too complacent after obtaining the God's Bloodline and physical body, that she didn't even complete the fusion of her physical body and her strength isn't even a third of her peak, she ran out to court death. Furthermore, as an Archmage who is disabled in close combat, she actually allowed one of the strongest Warriors in the world, Adam, to successfully ambush her.
Honestly speaking, Adam and I are very familiar with each other, to the point where one plus one is greater than three. With a powerful fighter like Adam, in addition to my restraints and counterattacks, even if a mage's incarnation were to appear, I have the confidence to make her kneel down and surrender to me.
It is because capturing Harloys made me too happy that I got too engrossed in my role-playing and said some terrible lines, which caused Eliza to rush over.
"Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, let's just silence her."
Thus, I opened my mouth.
"All of this starts from a promise. That is the promise I made with the Death God Aillé by the River Styx when I was still Emperor Yongye …"
The plan isn't long, nor is it complicated. I finished telling her everything in a short 10 minutes. However, Harloys shouted for me to stop several times, asking me to strengthen the defensive magic against eavesdropping and spying. After I finished, the Queen of Banshees in the bottle seems to have broken down, muttering repeatedly in a neurotic manner:
"I didn't hear anything, haha, I didn't hear anything."
"Hehe, as expected of my disciple, you sure played it big. Should I say that the student has surpassed the master? "
"This isn't right. Why did you tell me this? Could it be that you are trying to find a reason to silence me? However, this plan succeeded and I seem to have succeeded in my revenge. There is no longer a need for me to live anymore. Should I be happy? "
Elisa, on the other hand, remained silent after listening to everything.
"Master, is it worth it to sacrifice so much?"
"Un, of course it is worth it. If you don't sacrifice, you won't gain anything. If you don't change, what awaits this world is destruction and calamity. However, I feel that there are still many things that are worth living on."
Eliza lowers her head, becoming even more silent.
"Selfish."
"I won't deny it."
"Bastard!"
"True, sometimes, I also feel that I am a bastard."
"Pervert."
"I have to deny it. Even if I want to be a pervert, there are conditions. Look at me, I am so poor that only bones are left …"
However, Eliza suddenly raises her head and interrupts my rant. She glares at me with her phoenix eyes that are widened to the limit. However, her cold face that she used to have in the past is now wet with tears. What kind of intimidation is there to speak of?
Looking at the tears flowing down silently, an indescribable pain in my heart makes me lower my head and squat down helplessly. Just like in the past, I carefully wipe the crybaby's face.
"I'm sorry."
"I don't need to apologize …"
"I'm really sorry."
"… Bad person, I said that you don't need to apologize … Wuuuu!"
It is rare for me to apologize sincerely, but it is like a fuse, making the Legend-rank expert to ignore everything and start crying like a child.
Coaxing children is never my forte. I paced around anxiously. However, very quickly, Eliza stopped herself and with a sobbing tone, she states her request.
"… Alright, I agree to bear all of this, but you have to promise me one condition as compensation."
One condition? This is the condition that I can't agree to. Who knows what she will ask for in the end. What if she asks me to challenge the Demon Prince one on one? However, looking at the tearful look of this girl, my heart aches, but I nod my head.
"Alright, as long as it doesn't go against my principles, no matter what the condition is, I will agree to it."
Seeing her nod her head, I heaved a sigh of relief. However, for some reason, my heart aches even more. Thus …
"Master?"
I gently pull the young lady into my embrace. Feeling this familiar warmth and scent, I feel my heart that had stopped beating start to beat once more. Only then does my heart feel at ease.
Although the Undead still doesn't have any body temperature, my rare gentleness makes Eliza raise her head to look at me.
"Just for a while."
"Un." Just like how I would happily find a reason to crawl into a not-so-warm but comforting embrace during a thunderstorm in the past, the girl who was already an adult silently took half a step forward, allowing me to hug her even tighter as I secretly made a wish.
"… Is it still just familial love now? Big Brother Roland, Master Roland, the next time we meet, I will become a good woman that you won't be able to ignore. "
"Cough cough, how touching. Did you forget that there is a third party here? Aiyo, it seems like it is a teacher-student relationship again. Looks like this is also the tradition of our faction. Back then, if it wasn't for Cecily actually falling for that Wood Elf slut, I wouldn't have been so ruthless. Cecily's techniques aren't too bad. Thinking about it now, it is such a pity. I should have extracted her soul and made her into a corpse doll. "
Harloys, who has regained her senses, unhesitatingly reveals her dark history and even became a third wheel. The usually thick-skinned Eliza, thinking about how she cried before laughing, blushes in embarrassment. She hurriedly pushes me away. In an instant, the lustful atmosphere is swept away.
"No one will think that you are mute if you don't speak." Looking at the soul spinning in the bottle unhappily, looking at her excited look, I know that not only did she think it through, she has also made a choice. "Un, as expected of my disciple.
"En, as expected of my disciple. This game is really big. I will help you, but why don't you let me out first? That Kajah's body can still be used with a few patches. You know my strength, I failed this time because I was too careless. If I help you, the success rate will be much higher."
I shake my head and smile as I pick up another bottle. Within it, it is filled with a thick white transparent liquid. Then, I heartlessly open the bottle cap, intending to pour it into Harloys' Soul Bottle.
"Those are two different matters. What I need the most now is countless Children of Greed. You should just obediently fuse with the main body of Greed."
Yes, this bottle of disgusting liquid is only the main body of Greed and not some kind of special secretion. What I intend to do is to turn this tragedy into a farce by reenacting the Naked City. I don't believe that those Dark Elf Matriarchs can continue massacring the city without weapons and clothes, and that they can still win against my Enforcers.
However, if I were to only use the main body of Greed to breed the Children of Greed, not to mention the fact that it would take too long, both sides would suffer heavy losses. This would have a huge impact on the subsequent plans.
So, I originally thought that I could only use the Final Judgement and Adam to threaten the Dark Elves, but the repercussions and losses are not small, so it is definitely not a good plan. However, the sudden appearance of Harloys gave me an additional choice.
In terms of control over the physical body of others, there is no existence that can match up to the Banshees who regard 'occupying a physical body' as their race's talent. As the Queen of Banshees, although Harloys is a clean freak and doesn't use physical bodies other than those of royal female Elves, with her unparalleled control over her physical body, after fusing with the main body of Greed, it isn't difficult for her to control the rapid reproduction of the ten thousand Children of Greed.
"Don't, it is too disgusting!! This thing is weird. It doesn't have a soul but its vitality is incomparably high. It is too attractive to free souls. I am afraid that I won't be able to come out after fusing with it. Then, how can I help you in the future! "
The reason of the Queen of Banshees is convincing but I have already thought of it.
"Don't worry, this is the creation that I am proud of, Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins. Its potential has yet to be unearthed. Later on, I will help you fuse with a bit of Kajah's God's blood, allowing it to evolve into a complete body. I guarantee that you will be full of vitality and indulge in pleasure. Right, it is better for the main body to maintain its human form. Do you prefer the body of a loli or an older sister? Forget it, since the liquid life form can transform, I will just add it in. "
"Your Seven Deadly Sins? This Slime is your Undead creation? Save me!!! Someone killed his teacher! Bastard, have you forgotten what Pride did back then? You actually dare to use an Undead creation. "
Anyway, it is impossible for my cry for help to spread, so I ignore it and continue working.
"Un, older sister, mature woman, loli, young lady, old woman … Wait a minute, the old woman form is too heavy, I should delete it. Then, the hairstyle, hair color, clothes … It feels a little like playing a girl's game. Hehe, I am a little excited. "
"You unfilial disciple, I must have been blind to accept you as my disciple back then. The thing that I regret the most in my life is teaching you Undead Creation, what kind of monsters have you created! This time, you actually want to use me as a raw material. What is this? Why is my color changing, how can a soul have color? "
I continue to ignore it, there isn't much time left, I have to quickly produce the finished product.
"I … I'm melting? Why is my soul melting? What have you done? Death God above, why did I meet you, why did a normal Undead Creation become like this in your hands! "
"Uniform maid outfit, Fallen Angel maid outfit, beast-eared maid outfit, standard English maid outfit, mechanical girl maid outfit, super short H maid outfit! Ahhhh, my desire to create is burning!! "
"Don't mess around in my body, you bastard maid lover … So warm, so comfortable. No, how can an Undead have feelings, what did you do!! "
"Hehe, be happy, be proud, you will be my greatest masterpiece. Let me think of what other maid uniform … Right, Angel Maid uniform! Natural wings, flesh and feather feel are all simulated. Perfect! "
Looking at her master who was suddenly filled with energy and going all out, Elisa knew that she couldn't stop him anymore. After silently expressing her sympathy to the Dark Elves who were about to be burned at the stake 10 times, Harloys, who deserved to be burned at the stake 10 times, closed the door and left.
Knowing too much at once, she still needs some time to organize her thoughts. At the same time …
"Hmph, I am not a foolish woman who only knows how to wait obediently. Using the Kinship Card to get rid of me? Dream on! "Eliza also has her own plans and she has already taken action.
…
In a mining shack not far from Vance, on the ice-cold cliff where the Dragon Empress almost fell, a creepy blood-coloured altar was built.
The locals, on the other hand, had become sacrifices on the altar.
"No!!"
"That is my child!!"
Facing the merciless thugs, the miners tried to retaliate but it was destined to be futile. They thought that the thugs were their past protectors, the owner of this mining area, the personal guards of the Beastman Emperor Shou!
The one-eyed Lion King looks at the wailing in front of him. The people he protected in the past were sent to their doomsday by him. The Beastman Emperor who has the image of being close to the people only looks on expressionlessly without any reaction.
But in the crowd, a stubborn dog-headed man rushes out and shouts at the Beast King.
"Why!! Lord Lion Emperor!! We have to pay taxes to you, and my nephew died for you!! Why … "
He can't say the rest of his words. He is already pressed to the ground by the veterans with the one-eyed emblem. The veteran raises his head to look at the Lion King, as though asking for his superior's opinion.
In the past, in order to maintain the morale of the troops, Shou Nuya did take care of the families of the soldiers, but now …
Ignoring the question of his subordinate, the Lion King's expression doesn't change. Understanding the Beast King's intention, the veteran gathers the rich werewolf's mouth and carries the man up the altar. Placing his head on the altar, he cuts off his head and fresh blood flows to the ground.
"Haha, you traitor. I will patiently wait for you to be abandoned by your own people. You … You actually sided with the Demons! "
This is the roar of his former ally. But now, the Dragon Empress only has the strength to roar. Her body is so heavily injured that she can't even stand straight. Tied to the altar, she is the most important sacrifice.
She who is knowledgeable, how could she not recognize that this strange blood-colored altar is the Secondary Gate that leads to the residence of the Demons in the Lower Plane.
"They are here."
Shou doesn't even bother to look at his former ally. In his eyes, there is only the new ally who just arrived.
"Ainsterna.Eduar, the Spatial Distortion that leads to Sulfur Mountain City has been prepared. Is your army ready?"
The one who walks out from the Secondary Gate is the bald fatty Ainsterna.Eduar, Shou's mortal enemy.
"Of course, but let me correct one thing. From today onwards, they are your army. Sulfur Mountain City and I are allies, and you are our common enemy. If you were to fail, hehe, you know what will happen."
"Hehe, what a cunning demon. Are you going to bet on both sides again? Then, if Sulfur Mountain City were to be destroyed just like that, would you become my ally? "
"Hehe, as long as there are sufficient benefits, we are anyone's ally. Even if it is a foolish Demon whose brain only has muscles. "
Ainsterna.Eduar laughs, laughing so hard that even the fats on his stomach are trembling, as though he is a gleeful merchant who has just completed a huge business deal.
"Hehe, haven't we always been allies of the Underground Alliance? Actually, I have a good impression of that Wumianzhe as well. He is practically a natural-born Demon Lord. But who asked the new City Lord of Sulfur Mountain City to be a human. The underground world only needs one 'human' Underground Autarch, the second one is too dangerous. "
The 2 Underground Autarchs who each have their own ulterior motives laugh. Accompanied by the curses of the other Autarch who was used as a sacrifice, accompanied by the screams of agony of the sacrifices before their death, the laughter traveled far.
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