But no matter how dangerous the devil is, if there are no special surprises... the outcome of this battle is already determined.
Humanity must be the ultimate winner.
Quasai demons can only sneak attacks and are not suitable for attacking fortresses. The number of vlo demons is too rare. As long as you are careful about the few victims caused by the charm, there is no need to be afraid. They just glance at the gradually gathering crowd and cower in the surrounding darkness.
The shadow of the devil, Edward was thinking about another problem.
Summoning spells can also bring demons, but those projection effects shaped by magic are generally relatively short-lived and will dissipate quickly. If these are created through other channels, they will not be subject to any time restrictions and will be more difficult to
cope.
But assuming that these things are not summoned, then the problem is huge. Where is the summoning place, and where is the person behind the scenes who summoned them? If the demon's purpose is the soul of a mortal, why was it not activated before?
Attack? But it happened to be when the paladins and priests were stationed?
A nasty joke from the goddess of destiny, or...
"That is to say, it is very likely that their targets are these people...or is this town actually controlled by demons from the beginning?"
The spiritual crystal servant crawled from the hunter's chest to his shoulder to better see the surroundings, or the corpses that had just died - the excitement coming from the spiritual connection made Edward couldn't help but reach out and flick it: "Control should
Not enough, otherwise, there would be no need for the militia
They are about to participate in the battle... and with the quantity and quality of the enemy, if they want to occupy or annihilate this place, they only need to choose another time. It does not take too much effort. As for the traitor, it seems to be certain
, but I’m afraid it doesn’t have any necessary connection with the village.”
The conversation in his mind paused... The hunter's eyes tightened a bit, and a vague idea arose in his heart. However, the great danger involved made his nerves tense.
"Elena, come with me!" He shouted, turning around and running towards the largest house in the village.
If the purpose of these demons is not to attack, then it is naturally to disrupt, and the opponent's purpose has probably been achieved from the beginning. There has been no movement on the side of the priests and guard knights, and they may have been completely wiped out - okay, or maybe still
No, after all, the opponent has not given up the diversionary attack from the front.
The mayor's residence was the only brick structure, amidst the commotion and shouting. But it seemed to maintain a strange silence. Edward's eyes glanced at the window lattice that was covered with linen, and the
He opened the door and shook his head. He picked up a jar from the side, threw it in through the window, and then opened the door!
Just as the window was broken, several harsh friction and flicking sounds came from the room, but almost at the same time, there were more than a dozen branch-feathered arrows covering the door like locusts, and black arrows
When the branches tore through the air, they let out a horrifying roar!
However, the hunter had already left that position when the door opened. Instead, the female paladin who was following him shouted softly at the same time. The sword in her hand turned around, and the flashing luster turned into a shield-like film.
When the sharp arrow came into contact with the light shield, it stopped and fell to the ground with a crackle.
"What are you doing!"
Flashing forward and rushing into the narrow doorway, when the scene in the room appeared before his eyes, the paladin couldn't help but roared angrily.
——The dim light of a few candles reflected several figures lying or standing in the room, almost filling half of the space... About ten city guards stood in twos and threes in various corners, using their hand-held weapons to
The sword pressed down on the necks of several people around him - the middle-aged mayor, his wife, daughter, and two children, who were tied together almost like a ball. They looked at the several paladins with frightened eyes.
A series of pleading whines came from under the rag that blocked his mouth.
The poor mage was the focus of care - he was pressed to the ground, a large piece of linen stuffed into his mouth, his cheeks bulging like a strange goldfish, and his hands and feet were also tightly bound.
He was tied behind his back... but this ridiculous posture could definitely block his movements. The densely packed rope loops reached every finger, making him completely lose the possibility of casting spells.
The crossbows in the other hands of the hostages were pointed at the door, and the blue light flickered on the arrows...
"Sir Cliff Franken, what do you mean?"
Elena couldn't help but grit her teeth and clenched her sword tightly to restrain herself from rushing forward - in another corner of the room, the knight captain was showing a ferocious smile...
Not far from his feet, a priest was lying on the side. He held the war hammer tightly in his hands, but he would never have the chance to swing them again.
There was a shocking black mark on his robe, and the hideous wound at the source almost tore half of his neck open!
The blood has dried, the murder has happened for some time, and even the power of the gods cannot save the lost soul.
"Oh my, it's so powerful. It's worthy of it... It seems that I, a mortal, really have no way of estimating how strong the protection of the great Ransander is for his believers. You actually discovered it first. I originally thought,
You can wait until you have a good time playing with those little things and then clean up the battlefield a little bit."
The young knight shook the crossbow in his hand slightly, and the bowstring automatically pulled apart with a creaking sound. Three new arrows also moved from one side and were placed on top, allowing him to even push himself at leisure.
He put on his helmet and gave a low sneer: "However, it's better to put down your weapons. My friends, otherwise, I don't mind causing some unnecessary casualties when fighting a paladin."
"Summon demons, kill civilians, kidnap, Cliff Franken, what exactly do you want to do?" Staring at the opponent's face, the female paladin asked word by word: "Put down the weapon in your hand. Release.
Hostage, you can still get a chance for redemption, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what? Purify me with the radiance of His Majesty the Sun God?"
"Don't worry. I don't really need to do anything to you. As long as you stay here for a little longer, after two days, there will be no connection between us. Everything can end peacefully."
"Of course. You can also try not to follow my advice..." He gently waved the long sword in his hand, shaking off a drop of blood on it, and narrowed his eyes: "But the result will probably be very unsatisfactory...
…”
"You are really... hateful!"
Elena's expression was hidden in the shadow of the helmet, but her hoarse voice was enough to make people feel the anger of the young paladin... But after a little hesitation, she inserted the long sword in her hand into the ground,
Ai walked forward, stretched out her hands to signal to the other party that she was not carrying weapons: "Let go of those villagers! I will be your hostage! This is your original purpose, right?"
"You? Of course, lovely lady, you are indeed a better hostage, but that must be after you take off all the armor on your body. Because I am a timid person, so, haha...
It would be better for your companions to show more sincerity."
The young baron narrowed his eyes and raised the volume of his evil smile:
"Everyone, take off your armor and throw away your weapons! Slowly, let us see your movements clearly, and then you and the lady, you two, come over together."
He commanded triumphantly, not worried about what tricks someone might play here - the teachings of the God of Dawn have already molded his believers into a group of idiots. As long as the hostages are truly under control, you ask them to commit suicide.
They might be able to agree, not to mention that they still leave a lot of leeway.
"Alas...your problem is not only timidity, but also stupidity and talkativeness, Mr. Viscount..."
A sharp voice sounded at this time, causing a sudden silence in the space.
Everyone's eyes fell on the gray figure who had just walked into the door. However, the speaker himself did not seem to care about these gazes. He just hugged his chest, stroked his chin with one hand, and said:
A playful taunt. "At this time, tie the paladin and the villager together."
Isn't it easier to control? And don't you think that by keeping the two groups of hostages some distance from each other rather than in the same room, you can avoid the danger of being taken over by the same person? That's also... If you are smarter, at this age,
I'm afraid he won't be just a knight captain..."
"You... hum, you didn't expect that there was a fish that slipped through the net here, or in other words, a nasty ditch rat?"
The knight named Carles was stunned. The other party's calmness made him suspicious, but he scanned the surroundings carefully and found no changes.
"Okay, let me guess...since you are here"
"Hmm, although he is just a garrison captain, he is still a lower-level nobleman and is not so easy to bribe... But if there is another reason, such as an order... then everything will fall into place."
"There is only one answer... This so-called inspection is basically a way to send most of the combat power of each temple out of the city, right... As long as the priests and paladins are not around, you can plan your plans in a big way
Well, let me guess, the person in charge of this matter should be the Enwei Master? However, it seems that your city lord and his deputies are inseparable... or he
Are you one of the conspirators?"
Reaching out and stroking his chin, Edward sneered, not waiting for the other party's answer: "Well, that's right. There's really no need to say anything for a pawn like you. I think you're just a dog that only obeys orders. Yes.
Maybe that’s all I know.”
"Smart, very smart, what a cunning little bastard, you mages are always like this... But of course, I don't have to bother to explain anything to you, you can just go with those questions... stay here until the ceremony is over.
Right." The knight captain grinded his teeth angrily, but his mind seemed to remain calm, and he did not act randomly because of a few sarcastic remarks. He just sneered loudly.
Edward tilted his head slightly, expressing doubts, but in fact he was observing the other person's face carefully... In fact, his inference was only the highest possibility, and it was not certain...
But thankfully, in this plane that has not experienced the baptism of knowledge explosion, there are not many people who can perfectly control their emotions, and the lower-level noble in front of me is obviously not one of them - when the word command appears,
His expression became obviously stiff. Although he was under forced control, the sudden change was enough for Edward to confirm some of his thoughts.
"I have to admit that human beings are really a wonderful species. An unscientific blind cat like a rat that kills a mouse with a method like yours, which has no evidence, can actually find out the truth. Well, this
This guy doesn't seem to have much brains. Even a dog can keep the truth of the matter better than him." The voice of the Spirit Crystal Servant was filled with disbelief: "It seems you are right, 'The most stupid thing is to be smart.'"
The mind hunter was too lazy to pay attention to him.
A knight pulled out the sword in his hand and swung it out!
He is the strongest one in the team, and it is obviously not just his well-developed limbs - this sword draws a perfect semicircle, covering the one and a half yards in front of him, and the heavy force makes people more than ten yards away from him
They all felt the sword wind whistling...
The few hairs on the mayor's head were flying everywhere... The screams of several wine barrels suddenly increased an octave!
The mayor's body hung limply to the ground, and several cavalrymen laughed loudly - the arrow was just a sword that barely missed the mayor's head. Although he was frightened and fainted.
, but nothing was hurt except the hair,
Of course, this was a quite powerful threat... The paladins gritted their teeth, but could only throw away the weapons in their hands one by one.
"Elke, get these guys' weapons!"
The leader's eyes carefully inspected several paladins, and then ordered. Of course, he did not forget to pay the most attention to the young mage, focusing on the hands folded on his chest and stroking his chin -
-As long as the opponent makes any spell-casting action, shoot a crossbow bolt at it. Even if the terrifyingly powerful paladin resists, it cannot let the mage move first.
However, he obviously didn't notice that the air around him twisted slightly...
The long sword in his hand swung forward fiercely. He exerted his power perfectly, covering the one and a half yards in front of him. The heavy power made people who were more than ten yards away from him feel the whistling wind of the sword...
Then he froze - in fact, the whole room was quiet for a moment, and everyone had an incredible expression. Looking at the knight's sword that reached the peak of power and speed, there was a sharp spell attached to it, tearing apart
It cut open the armor like parchment, separated flesh and blood, and even cut off bones...
But standing at the end of the sword was another of his companions.
There was silence.
In the human body that was cut off by a sword, the sound of blood gushing out became the only sound in the space. At the intersection of everyone's eyes, the knight who had done everything stared at his weapon and his body that was gradually weakening.
The eyes of the corpse of his companion were full of disbelief and confusion.
Abandon darkness and embrace light?
In any case, a few very unprofessional people were inevitably at a loss...
This seems to be an attack from the other side... So what should we do? Kill the hostages in our hands? But what else can we rely on?
So at this time, the most dangerous guy had already moved... He stretched out his index finger with the hand holding his chin, and moved forward slightly. A bright blue arc of electricity passed through the space and fell directly on the face of the somewhat dull knight captain.
Hit him hard backwards
He staggered a few steps! The lightning that exploded on his head turned his face into a piece of medium-rare barbecue, and his brain at the closest distance became completely blank! Even the half scream was blocked.
His chest became a creaking sound as if he was dying.
Unprofessional, so unprofessional... Shouldn't you first pull a knife on a hostage's neck and push it over at this time? Well, in fact, these idiots had no idea of using the hostage as a shield from the beginning, and they actually did so
After listening to your words, you are ready to tie these people with the paladin - even if you are sure of victory, you can't let the hostages leave your hands at this time, right? That is your only support.
The psychic warlock sighed slightly in his heart, and activated the psychic energy on his boots at the same time, so the few knights who were standing turned into rolling gourds without exception. Among them was an unlucky guy with a long gun in his hand.
The sword hit the ground directly
In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense change positions.
"asshole!"
The leading knight was shocked and angry. He didn't understand how his foolproof plan could turn out like this... He had obviously taken hostages, he had obviously taken control of the situation, he had obviously...
However, it seemed that it was too late to complain at this time. The young paladin had already rushed towards him. The long sword was in her hand at some point, and was drawing a brilliant and heartbreaking white light. The light was just
For a flash, the scorching heat suddenly exploded, like a raging flame, burning with blazing heat...
"Those who associate with evil, those who are seduced by evil, and those who abandon their dignity and glory, will eventually be trapped in purgatory, suffering forever, with no escape." Elena's voice was still crisp, but as cold as the cold wind passing through thousands of miles of ice.
Beside her, the bodies of the three knights fell down one after another. The holy flames drew bright traces on their bodies. The blood and the flames merged into one, but it did not bring any warmth of life, but scorching heat.
of death.
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