Chapter 69 Devil
Oh, I caught a cold today. I thought I could finish it, but it seemed that I had enough words, but the plot was a bit messy...
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So, is it something of a summoning type? The enemy is a mage of a spell faction?
If so, it would be really troublesome. You should know that the eight major factions of magic, the two most difficult specialized mages are necromancers and spell masters. Most people will never want to mess with them.
However, Edward quickly shook his head and rejected the concept. If he was a mage who could summon such monsters, he would not have to spend so much effort to kill these people. There were a lot of methods in magic that could quietly plot against him, unless the attack was a madman who was overconfident in his own power.
"Their bodies have been desecrated, and the killed people usually wander in the land of death for a while due to resentment, but now, their souls are likely to have been bound or devoured." Elena's voice came from behind.
Then there was a loud bell and more exclamations. The whole village was finally awakened.
"Hey, they should be gathered together to rest."
Edward shook his head and whispered to himself. Although he had just read the picture book briefly, he also knew that lower realms such as demons and devils could directly bind or even eat the souls of mortals as long as they had a certain amount of strength. Even their common coins were souls. Unless they had strong beliefs, they would be difficult to escape from such bondage. What was even more terrifying was that it was also a way to enhance their own strength. Some higher monsters could even summon stronger demons through the sacrifice of their souls and come to the world.
The population in this village is as little as about one-third less, it is very likely to summon something very troublesome.
As he thought in his mind, the hunter waved his hand and jingled it. A flame rose up... He casually circled around and threw out two bottles, so a small piece of hay in the square was ignited together.
In such darkness, it is impossible for ordinary humans to fight a monster that can use silent technology. As long as the monster or the person who operates it is a bit cunning, it is enough to cause a large-scale massacre, so it is necessary to ensure enough light and inherent width. This is a small empty field. As for a few piles of hay, just kidding. Even if the harvest of the whole village is piled here, even if the village is burned out, the property of several knights can be afforded.
Of course Edward was not interested in paying.
Edward's lamp oil was all the best products, and the flames swayed. Then it soared into the sky, and with the screams, shadows began to gather here. But just as he was about to speak to maintain the order of these people, a roar sounded.
"What happened here... Damn, what are you doing!" The three paladins rushed to the scene first, and the young guy at the front was the scattered corpse on the ground. The blood in the air and the expressionless figure of the flames undoubtedly gave him some illusion. He pulled out his sword with a clang. As the roar burst out with a divine luster, he rushed towards Edward.
But this impact was naturally intercepted.
"Stop!" Elena stretched out a hand and appeared out of thin air on the sword to hold the opponent's sprint, without moving and shaking: "What do you want to do? Lord Hawke? Calm down."
"His Excellency Erin, have you not seen it? He is, he has killed so many people, and..." The young paladin showed a hard-working look, but it was difficult to move forward in an inch, so he could only shout loudly.
"We discovered this scene together. These people were attacked by monsters who could use magic. They had no connection with Lord Edward." The paladin's voice was cold and calm, with irresistible orders. The detention and shyness that had been before seemed to have completely melted by the blood stains.
"Together? With this guy? At this time? Then why should he light this place?"
This voice obviously calmed the young paladin - staring at the black figure who was fine, he muttered suspiciously, and then withdrew his sword in disappointment, but when he looked around, the miserable corpses scattered on the ground in the fire quickly made him swallow, and he was at a loss with the other two paladins: "The light is above... that's not Levin, right? Who killed him?"
"Obviously they didn't stay here to make our visit..."
Edward, who was standing beside him, rolled his eyes and expressed great contempt for these guys' slow reactions and unwitting actions.
In fact, it seems that no wonder these young knights...they are the people guarding the city - for them, the battle should be to wear locked curtains, breastplate and vulture shields, pick up long spears and horses to run towards the enemy formation, or use long swords to cut down and pierce enemies one by one on the city defense, rather than to judge how a person died and how the murderer acted in this dark night.
Instead, a series of chaotic footsteps came from the east, and the footsteps were mixed with the screams of nervousness or fear. The five people turned their eyes forward at the same time, with vigilance and doubt in their eyes.
"There are monsters! There are big monsters! Help!" A guy shouting loudly rushed across the corner of the street, and behind him, there were a few people crying endlessly. At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the darkness behind them, but they were paving and rolling and crawling, as if the darkness itself was a monster that could devour them.
Of course, in Edward's eyes, everything is not that simple.
There were indeed monsters in that darkness.
Although the creature didn't look big - it was only two feet tall and thin, with sharp horns and bat wings. Its small appearance looked more like a sperm, but when I saw it, Edward's eyes tightened a little.
That is the Kwasai Demon, an authentic demon; their number is huge in the battlefield of the abyss, and the advantage that can keep them alive is that they have superb hiding skills and invisibility. They are especially good at raids--in fact, this tribe is generally cowardly and timid, but because of this, these sinister and cunning demons will carefully and cautiously formulate offensives.
The library's materials contain their detailed information. However, Edward found that the records in the book were still different from those of the actual things. This thing was quite fast, even if it was already invisible, he was used to hiding himself in every corner.
Only attacks on people who seem to be weak. Even if such attacks are not usually fatal, they are enough to make them fuss. What's more, these monsters may have natural toxicity on their claws. The cut farmers quickly awailed, their faces green.
Edward didn't care about these things. As long as he was fully focused, all hidden creatures could not escape his gaze. Kwasse's sneak attack could only be considered a kind of sneak attack.
However, he is not the only one on the battlefield now.
"Hey, Lisa...where is Miss?" he asked, looking around.
The paladins naturally had great help in dealing with the demons. But the priests' abilities were obviously more appropriate. However, everyone knew that the enemy who launched the attack naturally knew this truth. In theory, even if the little girl was still sleepy, the two trained adult priests should have woken up long ago, but the townsmen had begun to rush out of the house instinctively and rushed towards crowded places, but the priest, the wizard, and the remaining few guard knights were gone.
Even if there is no vigilance, there is no such lack of trouble.
"Elena, take them to see,
The paladins are covered with armor and have great resistance to poison. Even if they are attacked by the Kousai Demon first, there will be no big problems. In fact, with the timidity of the Kousai Demon, they dare not get close to the paladins with abundant divine power.
Without killing them, the demons will inevitably suffer a lot of losses when they come to the main material plane. Even if they are not summoned, they will gradually weaken. As long as they spend time with them, time will be extremely beneficial to their side.
"Sir Elin has no problem, but with a guy like you of unknown origin, what qualifications are there to give orders to the Paladins here? Are the mages so arrogant that they think that Tuminis is their territory, and an apprentice can also instruct anyone at will?" The young paladin sneered sharply: "In this light, you want everyone to disperse. What if they are broken by each one? I don't know what kind of relationship you have with Sir Elin, but now, I have the right to doubt your identity, so you'd better..."
Edward couldn't help but shook his head - he had no contribution, but came to question others. The IQ of this guy seemed to be not as high as that of Kuashimo. There were brain-dead men at all times, but at this time he had no interest in paying attention to such idiots. He took out a badge and shook it in front of everyone.
"Is this OK?" The golden red flash on the badge made several paladins look shaking at the same time.
Although this badge is used by the Temple of Ransendall to win over Edward, its authority is actually quite high, and it is not limited to obtaining help. Of course, it is indeed a bit of a sage to command a few paladins.
"The Bishop's badge?" The second guy's face also changed, but obviously he didn't want to accept his fate, and he was still stuttering: "Wait, I haven't seen it clearly yet, how could you have such a thing... What if it was forged? And even if it was not forged, if it was you steal..."
"Mr. Edward is my friend, and this badge is the Bishop..."
"Well, why don't I remember that there are such guys among the Paladins who ignore the lives of the people?" Edward couldn't help but sneer, and the expression on his face was clearly: "As for the relationship between me and Elena... what are you? What can you do to keep our affairs?"
"You...bastard!"
The young man gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice, but as soon as the voice came out, he noticed that the other party's gaze had turned to him - in the shadow of the hood, the slightly narrowed eyes were extremely bright! It seemed that the entire pupil was covered with a layer of silver light, and in the darkness, it was simply breathtaking!
Then... he had no time to think about anything. The power of his mind was like a needle. But this time, it was not as simple as numbness on his scalp. The terrible power stirred his brain, making his eyes turn white without saying a word, and he sat down to the ground with a normal sound!
However, at this time, a strange whistle sounded in the sky. Many people raised their heads and couldn't stop screaming subconsciously!
Edward's eyes turned, and only saw countless dark green monsters in the sky waving their vulture-like wings and interspersed from the red mist - these monsters passed between the archers and the people who had just gathered, and with a terrifying laughter that seemed to rub iron blocks, the human beings followed closely, and a flurry of blood fog burst out, and several people lost their heads at the first time!
After a wave of attacks, these vulture-like monsters immediately rose up and returned to the sky, and then prepared for the next dive.
Some militia holding longbows began to fight back, but they found that most of the arrow feathers they shot had passed through the opponent's body, but did not hit any enemy. The vultures dived again, and evil red light began to flash in their eyes. Several militia immediately screamed and waved their weapons, and began to attack their teammates like crazy.
Such a monster is obviously terrifying. The simple defensive building of the village cannot protect everyone's completeness.
"Hehe, charming!"
Edward cursed quietly, and he had this ability himself. But he didn't expect that he would be used first by his opponent... Although the situation was not as bad as he imagined - the vultures in the sky were not all real, and there were probably only three or five entities. However, it was more than enough to kill all of these dozens of peasant soldiers with these simple tactics.
He reached out and pulled out the longbow from the space pocket, slowly pulled it away, and at the same time he focused his energy, and a supernatural power appeared in the subtle buzzing sound.
Psychological greasy technique appeared out of thin air... The star oil extracted from the star realm with spiritual power sprayed in the sky with colorful light, and the monsters in the sky suddenly screamed a few times - the sudden light that suddenly lit up in the darkness was difficult for even demons to adapt. In this short noise, a whoosh roared and slid down from the sky!
Bingo!
Edward was secretly happy. This new longbow arm was very powerful. The power of the cold iron arrow was quite good. Although the monster was shot through was not a critical factor. However, as long as it lost its ability to fly, there was obviously nothing scary about this thing...
"Demon!" Several paladins finally saw the monster's appearance when those things fell down. The appearance of the vulture but more humane, and the tendency of language in sharp roars were enough to illustrate their identity. "It's the Frode!" They roared and plated a layer of holy light with a long sword, so under the intersection of the three swords, the unlucky demon immediately turned into a pile of black gray after falling into a dizzy place!
Edward's eyes did not stop for the demon-killing operation. He wanted to continue his efforts... Unfortunately, the two cunning things in the sky are worthy of being demons. After experiencing a failure, they refused to risk diving again. The combination of pulley bow and cold iron arrow is indeed good, but upward firing always consumes a lot of kinetic energy. Edward tried to shoot another arrow, but was easily avoided.
It seems that it is difficult to attack them for a while.
"Damn it, this is not something attracted by simple summoning techniques! It seems that evil rituals really exist..." A paladin issued a curse.
He had just emitted a large ray of light from his hand, pulling out three or four Kousai Demons from nothingness, but the next moment, the other demon's claw added three holes behind him. If the double chain armor had not stuck the claw, humans would have lost their combat power. The demon's claws were filled with strong toxins, and an ordinary person would have a drop of them that would cause fatal weakness!
All those who know something about the demons are in a deep heart.
Summoning spells can also bring demons, but those projection effects shaped with magic are generally relatively short and will disappear soon. If these things in front of you are made from other channels, they will not be subject to any time limit and will be more difficult to deal with.
But Edward was thinking about another problem.
If these things were not summoned, then they came too timely - they entered the town in the evening, but now it's not long before nightfall. Of course, it's not ruled out that they came for the souls of mortals. However, the size of this town is not large, and their attacks are so accurate - they have killed at least three knights from the beginning, one paladin was seriously injured, and although the civilians were also injured, they were all involved.
It seems that the other party has a clear purpose...
"In other words, there is a very likely traitor...or is this town actually controlled by the demon?"
The Spirit Crystal servant crawled on his chest to his shoulders to make it easier to see the surroundings, or the corpses that had just died. The excitement from the spiritual connection made Edward reach out and pop it: "The control should not be enough, otherwise, the militia would not have to participate in the battle... And with the number and quality of the enemy, if they want to occupy this place, they would not have to spend too much effort."
But it was not a joke that the goddess of doom used to throw... The boy's eyes tightened a little, and a vague thought rose in his heart, and the great danger made his nerves tense.
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