Chapter 183 Nurgle’s Gaze
The celestial eagle flew away, but Ash narrowed his eyes. He didn't care much about the threat from the goddess of dawn.
After all, when it came time for him to compete for the throne of God, he would definitely choose to drag a true god down and kill him, and then sit on it himself.
Although they don't care, it doesn't mean that people can still be happy after being threatened.
‘It’s best to hope that there’s no chance that your divine choice will fall into my hands. ’
Ash regained his calm expression and walked towards the north.
[Dragon Climbing Pillar] has been strengthened, there is no need to stay here.
The Principality of Longos was once an increasingly powerful principality three years ago, but with the outbreak of a strange plague, it went into decline.
At first, people just had chest tightness, then started to cough, and finally developed fever. A few people died from this plague.
It sounds like this plague is not serious, but the real horror is not its lethality, but its speed of infection and sequelae.
The former, in less than three months, infected the whole country at a terrifying speed. Almost all the officials and nobles down to the common people were infected.
In the latter, even if those infected with the plague survived, they suffered from various problems, including muscle weakness, tuberculosis, and vulnerability to illness
The productivity of the people has suddenly dropped a lot, but the needs of the nobles will not decrease. For them, this plague is just a minor illness, and they can be remedied at will.
The increasing demand and decreasing output suddenly sharpened the internal conflicts in the Principality of Longos.
Later, the discovery of another problem aggravated this contradiction, because people were horrified to find that the plague was not over yet, it was always there.
Every newborn will be tested by the plague. Originally, the chance of healthy growth of newborns in this era was not high. Now, they are bound to be infected with the plague as soon as they are born. This also results in the survival probability of newborns being less than 1 in 100.
And most of them are the children of dignitaries. As they are powerful, they can naturally hire capable priests to treat their children.
Seeing that their own children died tragically at birth, while the children of the nobles grew up healthy, the resentment among the people became more and more boiling.
In the second year after the plague, an uprising broke out among the people because they saw no hope of survival.
There is no hope for their lives because of the exorbitant taxes imposed by the noble lords and the loss of future generations.
Even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't escape, and they couldn't escape, because the surrounding countries were strictly guarding the Principality of Longus, and even issued cruel orders to shoot and kill any living creature coming from the direction of Longus. Regardless of nationality or status.
Because they couldn't escape, the civilians also fell into madness. Since there was no hope, they would drag the high officials and nobles to die together.
Therefore, even when faced with battle groups and armies that were far stronger than them, civilians rushed forward without fear, desperately trying to cause some damage to them.
By the time Ash arrived, the place was already deserted and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.
Because the plague infected not only people but also animals, this was one of the reasons for the great decline in civilian productivity.
Without food at the bottom, how can the predators at the top survive.
After the plague, there was famine, which was one of the reasons that prompted the civilians to revolt. They really couldn't survive.
Ash looked at the bodies curled up on the roadside and couldn't help but sigh.
'It's so damned. ’ Ya Xiu thought to himself.
With a wave of his hand, the boundless breeze blew from his side, purifying the world.
{Activate Achievement·[No Disease]: Put an end to a plague from its source. }
Ash glanced at his achievements and felt a little more motivated.
The mighty wind swept across the world, purifying all the disease and epidemic qi.
In a short period of time, Baili Land became slightly different.
Standing in the sky, Ash looked down at the various air flows on the ground. In his sight, the dark green disease air was flowing towards this blank land.
In less than a day, this hundred-mile land may be covered by the plague again.
‘We have to find the Nurgle god’s family first. ’
Ash grabbed a wisp of plague air with his hand and began to use [Omen of All Things] to divine clues.
The activity level of this disease is so unusual that it is obviously the Nurgle god's family that is causing trouble.
If you don't kill him, even if your purification speed is faster than the plague's coverage speed, there will inevitably be some corners left unaddressed because the plague's coverage speed is not slow.
When the time comes to bloom more, most of your efforts will be in vain.
Soon, Ash had a clue.
With one step, Ash arrived at a city in just a few dozen steps.
At this time, inside the city, it looked like living and working in peace and contentment, if you ignore the disgusting appearance of the residents.
Their bodies were covered with abscesses, and a yellowish substance dripped from them visible to the naked eye. These residents did not take it seriously, because this was God's favor given to them.
Now, they live long lives, are healthy, and don't know pain. They are much better than those wasteful bodies in the past. Even if they eat, they don't need to eat too much.
The gift of the gods allows them to draw energy from the air even as they breathe it.
This made Ash uncomfortable, so he took action.
The inhabitants began to crumble as cleansing winds blew away the disease and purged the boils from their skin.
"No, God, have you given up on your people?"
"God, no, don't take away the gift!"
"Go to the temple quickly and find Doctor Nurgle!"
But the wind also brought Ya Xiu’s majestic voice:
"I say, if you still retain your normal sanity and go to the east gate, if you fall into the belief of Nurgle, please commit suicide immediately."
[Laws] began to be activated, and people's behavior began to become distorted. Some grabbed the ground with their heads, some hanged themselves, and some set themselves on fire.
But without exception, no one went to the east gate.
‘This is going to be built in a corrupt place. ’
Ash looked towards the central temple.
The Corruption cannot be built on the fly. It needs anchors, and the best anchors are devout believers.
The reason why the Corrupted Lands of the Heavy Dragon Empire could be expanded into four was related to the fertility of the barbarians inside. The huge population allowed them to bring the kingdom of Khorne to the kingdom of God in a very short time.
This is not a special case, because Nurgle's chosen gods have also done this. Now the one with the most corruption in the land is Nurgle, and even Slaanesh, who has the strongest corruption ability, is far behind.
Nurgle holds the power of life. Not only can the people below him give birth, but people from outside often join Nurgle in order to seek longevity.
Life extension, Nurgle is a professional.
As for the side effects of becoming ugly, they are insignificant compared to the extended life span.
A tall figure slowly walked out of the temple, five meters tall. His whole body was wrapped in iron armor. With every step, yellow or green water emerged from the gaps in the armor.
"Horst?" Ash confirmed.
"Who are you?" the armored man asked.
"Answer my question." Ash said with a strong tone.
The armored man stiffened: "It's me."
"Are you the only one?" Ash asked.
"It's just me." The armored man said.
Ash nodded slightly, feeling a little regretful. He wanted more.
Although he felt regretful in his heart, his actions did not mean to hold him back at all.
As he finished speaking, dark golden flames had already ignited Horst.
However, the flames burned very slowly this time, and Ash didn't want this person to die too easily, otherwise he would be sorry for the skeletons he saw along the way.
"Ah——"
Horst let out a shrill scream. As a descendant of Nurgle, he had long given up on the useless feeling of pain.
But now, he felt it again.
Like burning, like a needle prick, like an electric shock. These pains all acted on his soul, making him unable to faint even if he wanted to.
Moreover, as a member of the god Nurgle, he had a very strong vitality, which made his painful sentence even longer.
Feeling that his child was suffering from pain, a high-level being cast his gaze, which made him a little angry.
Right in front of Ya Xiu's eyes, the whole city's epidemic energy suddenly concentrated, forming a huge body.
The vague threat made Ash immediately realize who it was, Nurgle. "Zha!"
Ash let out a roar, and the most holy and powerful power burst out.
After drinking it, the figure immediately collapsed.
This made someone even angrier. His heavy eyes stayed on Ash, as if he wanted to remember him completely, and then he wanted to move Horst away.
Ash noticed his intention, used his fist instead of his sword, and smashed forward: "Get out!"
A dark crack spread from Ash's fist to the sky, disrupting the structure of space.
Horst, whose body had just become a little unreal, became solid again.
But Ash frowned slightly, because Nurgle still refused to give up and wanted to take Hoster's soul away.
‘He really deserves to be the evil god who protects his shortcomings. ’ Ya Xiu smiled ferociously, ‘But if you want to take someone away in front of me, don’t you look down on me too much! ’
Bang!
Dark golden flames suddenly burst out, burning Horst into nothingness.
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Although he didn't get enough punishment, it was better than letting him run away.
Heavy eyes fell on Ash again. Even without speaking, He conveyed His meaning just by looking at him. You will definitely be punished.
The heavy gaze moved away, and Ash clicked his tongue in displeasure. One or two of them were really superior enough.
The purifying wind blows, purifying the plague, crushing the corpse into pieces and blending them into the earth, turning them into fertilizer and replenishing the soil's fertility.
Although these followers of Nurgle eat little, they also eat a lot. Their vitality will be drawn from the earth. Over time, this land will become a completely dead land, without any grass growing.
This is one of the reasons why Nurgle is listed as an evil god.
After three days, with the help of his clones, Ash finally plowed through the Principality of Longos, not even sparing the caves, and finally eradicated the plague.
Sitting in the sky, Yaxiu began to check the information, from old to new.
{Achievement ·【Victory of Evil in Five Parties】Achieved, reward: Enhanced unique skills ·【Innocence】}
{Achievement·【Slay Evil】Achieved, reward: Divinity*1}
{Activate achievement·[Five Directions Slay Evil]: Kill 1/1 of Khorne's Chosen, 1/1 of Slaanesh's Chosen, 1/1 of Tzeentch's Chosen, 0/1 of Nurgle's Chosen and 0 of the Abomination Chosen. /1}
{Achievement·【No Disease】Achieved, reward: Unique Skill·【No Disease】}
[No Disease]: The resistance to external abnormal conditions is greatly improved.
Ash received the rewards in turn.
[Innocence]: Your corruption resistance is greatly increased.
【Divinity: 4-》5】
[Wuji] solidified and was merged with [Eternal Sword Body], because this skill is considered one of the lower skills of [Immortal Body], and [Immortal Body] is integrated into [Eternal Sword Body], so it will naturally be merged .
‘Sure enough, the more unique skills there are, the fewer inherent skills there are. ’
Ash sighed.
Then he glanced at the requirements of [Slaying Evil in Five Directions], and now he had three of them, only Nurgle and Hatred were missing.
Luckily for Nurgle, the place he was going to next was Nurgle's base camp in the material world. Finding a chosen one to kill was not an easy task for him now, but it wasn't too troublesome either.
But the real trouble is the Chosen God of Hatred. This is a representative of lazy government. Not only is he too lazy to elect followers, but he is also too lazy to construct a corrupted land. So far, he has zero corrupted lands.
Yes, zero.
Even Tzeentch has a few places of corruption, but he has zero.
In this case, it is really difficult to find his divine choice. Without information, even [Omen of All Things] will find it difficult to deduce clues.
Fortunately, the God of Hate is a typical example of a villain who goes rampant when he gets his way. Once he gains power, he will appear everywhere and then be annihilated by the Chosen Gods of the Righteous God Church.
Presumably, this is one of the reasons why the Abominable Corruption Land cannot be established, because there is no time to develop it.
‘Turn back and ask Karissa and Yelin to pay attention to the internal information of the church. ’
Ash thought.
After staying for a day and making sure that the disease was not spreading, Ash continued walking north.
The Furnace Volcano Group is the most extensive volcanic zone in the world and has the most and largest volcanoes.
This is also the first line of defense against Nurgle's corruption.
Because of the excessive amount of corruption, Nurgle's power in the material world is the greatest among the evil gods.
In order to resist Nurgle's expansion, the five righteous churches will provide a large amount of manpower and material resources to help the indigenous people here resist Nurgle's erosion.
There are two intelligent races living in the Furnace Volcano Group, one is the dwarves and the other is the Tiv.
Needless to say, the dwarves are short and have thick body hair; the Tiv are a rare race whose legs have a reverse-motion joint structure, just like sheep. In fact, they do have the blood of sheep-like monsters.
They are covered in purple skin and have two horns on their heads. If they didn't have a magic core in their bodies, they would probably be classified as humanoid monsters like ghosts.
Ash followed the mountain road and entered a city dominated by Tiv.
Sitting in the tavern, Ash ate snacks silently. No one came to disturb him. Even though he was eating the snacks he brought with him, the bartender still looked like he didn't notice.
Because Ash has set up obstacles long ago, most people can't see him, ignore it, and won't think about the unreasonableness here.
Ash was eating snacks while listening to the conversation between Tiff and the alien intelligent species beside him.
Dwarves are a rather exclusive race because they know that they have only one brain and can easily be deceived by people with many thoughts.
In order to avoid being deceived, it is natural to make fewer friends with ulterior motives.
Therefore, matters related to dealing with outsiders are generally left to the Tiv tribe. If outsiders have something to do or the dwarves have something to do, it is usually communicated through the Tiv intermediary.
Ash analyzed the information. He came to the Furnace Volcano Group for four reasons.
One, kill at least one Nurgle Chosen.
Second, dig for treasures and complete the [Treasures of Earth] series of achievements.
The Furnace Volcano Group is the largest producer of magic gems in the world. It is estimated that magic gems worth millions of gold coins are the only place that has the highest probability of being produced.
Third, find a blacksmithing skill, preferably one that leads directly to the divine craftsman, because after completing the [Blacksmith] series of achievements, it is estimated that it will definitely be a forging artifact, so it is best to get it right at once.
Fourth, find another owner of [Seven Sins·Gluttony].
However, Ash estimated that this matter could be completed together with the first matter, because he used [Omen of All Things] to divine the other person on the other side of the furnace volcano group.
But that place has completely become Nurgle's territory, which means that the other owner of [Seven Sins: Gluttony] should be Nurgle's favorite or chosen one.
Ash thought it should be the divine choice. After all, after he arrived, the other one couldn't wait to run towards him.
The one who dares to run around so recklessly is probably the only one chosen by God.
After collecting some information, Ash got up and left. He had collected the information he wanted.
In the Forge Fortress, Og Firehammer, the supreme general, received a message.
"You mean, the giant mountain demon Bo Gang is heading here?" Ogg looked at the Tiff scout in front of him and asked.
The Tifu clan is good at speed and concealment, so it is usually Mrs. Ti who serves as a scout and inquires for information.
"Yes." Scout Tifu, who was wearing leather armor and had a slim figure, said.
"Seeing the undead, what is this thing doing here?" Ogg tapped his horned helmet with a headache.
The giant mountain demon, Bo Gang, is the largest demon under Nurgle and the most difficult demon to kill. With a mountain-like body, ordinary strikes cannot cause effective damage to her, because the mountain of fat will resist everything for her.
And she has the ability to absorb and store external energy, so she has the potential to become stronger as she fights.
In addition, she also has the ability to counterattack.
With high defense, high blood volume, high battery life and a high proportion of counter-injury, any physical warrior would not have a headache after seeing this.
"Ask Lady Susanna to take action." Scout Tiff suggested.
"Suzanne?" Ogg touched his fiery red beard.
Susanna, from the Tiv tribe, is a mage-type demigod. She can be considered a demigod who is relatively restrained against Bo Gang. After all, Bo Gang is a physical demon with specialization. Its resistance to spells is higher than that of ordinary people, but among demigods, it is indeed more resistant than other demigods. Level is low.
"Then ask her if she is free." Ogg said.
As a rare mage and demigod in the Forge Front, Susanna is usually very busy. Her help is needed wherever there is repairs or reconstruction.
"Yes." Scout Tiff retreated.
(End of chapter)