Chapter 157 157. Greedy Orange, Hidden Chapter (5K)
A victim who jumped down later proved this:
“He really didn’t want to kill me.”
The female victim used to be a clown in the Stardust Circus. She played with the bomb made with pure magic power in her hand and said strangely: "This guy seems to be forced."
"And on his body, I felt something similar to the light emitted by the mage... color, it seemed to be orange."
Although this was just her guess and feeling, when she said this She couldn't help trembling when she was walking, as if she was suddenly blown through by the cold air, and she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
The three people who heard her say this silently touched their arms, to be precise, they touched the place where the thorns of justice were planted.
Lord Croya has imprinted a touch of eternal golden magic in it. That magic continuously exudes warm power in the thorns and is their unchanging goal.
But at this moment, when they looked at the castle, they seemed to feel something, there was a greedy orange halo lingering.
It seems to have enveloped the entire castle. Even in the snowstorm, it continues to spread out unspeakable power, as if to tempt people to keep moving forward.
"..."
"Let's go back!"
Lian suppressed the throbbing in his heart and quickly took his two friends and the victim back to the team waiting in the distance. there.
He felt that if he stayed here any longer, he might not be able to withstand temptation and temptation.
……
At this time, on Hanjiao Island.
Kloya stood up suddenly. In his mind, a new poem suddenly appeared in the Orange Song chapter, which he had clearly remembered every word.
That is...
"The boundless greed of Mammon."
He read out the name of this chapter and also saw the content of this chapter clearly. , this is an article describing the evil deeds of being gifted with orange light but unable to satisfy the greed in his heart.
In the end, He turned into an orange demon under the sunlight.
Chloe is very sure...the power those children feel comes from greed.
Those greedy forces seem to sense the unchanging eternal light in the apprentices' bodies, and want to seduce them into greedy desires.
The eternal light can ensure that these greedy forces cannot directly contact their bodies, but if they have greedy desires, the light will quickly dim and disappear.
By then, these apprentices will definitely become greedy puppets.
At the same time, he also vaguely understood that if he wanted to finish studying this hidden chapter, he needed to erase greed, which would give him a lot of power!
And this is the complete Orange Song.
“...the sunlight coats desire with seven colors.”
“I’m afraid there are seven more deadly sins that correspond to seven colors.”
He was deeply moved. He sighed, sat back on his seat, remained silent, and looked at the screen.
He wanted to know what the apprentices would choose before giving instructions to the myconids and telling them something.
……
Outside Baron Andy’s castle.
The apprentices have already had some discussions.
They finally decided to rescue the people in the castle - many of them might be their relatives and friends, and it was unbearable to watch them sink like this.
After they made this decision, the myconid conveyed Croya's meaning tremblingly: "The lord said, you don't have to worry about the influence of the devil's power, they don't dare to approach you at will.
But you must be careful, the existence possessed by the devil can still kill you by using its power."
After saying that, it opened its mouth and emitted a clear sound of harp.
After hearing this music, the apprentices felt the golden light in the thorns inside their bodies move slightly.
Like dew under the morning sun, hidden.
Including the mage apprentices, they also felt Croya's blessing.
The eternal light effect still exists, and it has become more powerful and special, completely resisting the weird power outside the body.
"The master has been paying attention to you."
The myconid, which transmitted these musical sounds through himself, slumped down and was exhausted.
Hearing the Myconid's words, the knights looked at each other and suddenly felt confident - Croya has been paying attention to them!
After learning this, they suddenly burst out with endless courage, and the thorns in their bodies seemed to feel their will.
It moved briefly, then fell silent again.
“Let’s go!”
Ryan finally decided: “Lord Croya is watching us, and we must not embarrass Lord Croya no matter what!”
< br>"Just as I said just now, go rescue the people inside first. If there is danger, I will take the armor and sword given to me by the Lord to face that Git."
The young knight apprentice directly took out an exquisite bottle, which contained a light-praying fire in the form of air.
This is one of his trump cards. As long as he swallows these fires of prayer, he will gain the power of these flames in a short period of time, which can reach level two.
But the price is that the internal organs and organs will be burned by the flames, suffer a certain degree of damage, and will be weak for a period of time.
But as long as you can achieve your goal, it's worth it.
"How can I let you, captain, go alone?"
"We also have something!"
When the apprentices saw their captain, they were ready to fight for their lives, and they also Instead of hiding or tucking, everyone took out their things.
There are gadgets that can emit holy light bombs, modified Tuanzhuojiao, and even scrolls depicting magic patterns.
These are gadgets made by Croya who honed his skills in his spare time, but the gadgets made by a powerful mage are also life-saving treasures for them.
The victims also stated that although this is still part of the trial, they will take action if they are in danger - just kidding, Croya has already spoken, can they still sit back and watch?
"Okay." Ryan nodded.
After making sure that they were all ready, Ryan took them towards the castle and quickly found a corner, using the earth and stone shaping scroll to create a hole in the thick wall.
This time, we must infiltrate first and save people before fighting, so of course we can’t just climb through the window like before.
Fortunately, there are friends who are a little familiar with this castle, and their infiltration work can be said to be quite smooth.
After passing through the narrow wall hole, they had arrived at the lower level of the castle, where the servants lived.
If it were normal times, there would definitely be a group of people sleeping huddled next to each other in Datongbu, but now the place is empty.
In the dark and humid room, only the extinguished lights on the wall flickered brightly and dimly. The tense and uneasy atmosphere made the apprentices more careful.
Only the personal belongings belonging to the servants scattered beside the bed tell the story of the bustle here.
The smell of the servant's residence was of course very exaggerated, and things were scattered. The apprentices spread out one by one and started looking for anything useful.
Soon, a man found a diary.
The apprentices gathered under the dim light and read the diary.
The owner of the diary should be a young male servant. Although it is a diary, it only records some scattered words.
And the handwriting is crooked.
This is actually quite normal. It is already very difficult to learn a little bit of writing in this world, and it is even more difficult to write smoothly.
After all, not everyone puts literacy first like Croya, but he cannot accept that the knights and subordinates he has worked so hard to train are illiterate.
"The people came and they killed the lord."
An apprentice read out the important contents of the diary.
“They said... If we believe in the great God Mammon, we can witness the power of God, ascend to heaven, and sleep in the arms of God.”
The entire diary consists of these two. The sentence is useful.
After reading it, they looked at each other, feeling as if they had not seen it.
But at least I know a name: Mammon.
"Tell the Master the news, and we will move on." Ryan patted the myconid on the shoulder, and the latter nodded immediately.
Then they moved on.
Walking cautiously in the dark corridor, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, they did not encounter even a single person, but they quickly found the stairs leading to the underground prison.
What’s even stranger is that there are no guards here.
They reached the bottom of the stairs easily and saw the nobles who were locked up in the prison.
Baron Andy and several other nobles were hung upside down on the wall by orange flower vines, stripped naked, like pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
His scalp has been cut open, and blood is dripping from his head.
“Tick tock~tick tock~”
The sound of dripping blood was particularly obvious in the silent dungeon. Even, because several people were dripping blood together, the sound actually sounded a little bit louder. rapport. The apprentices have never seen a piano. If they have heard the sound of a piano, they will already feel that these sounds are very similar to the music of the piano.
The blood did not drip directly to the ground, but nourished the dense orange flower vines growing on the ground.
Small orange flowers grow on the surface of the flower vine, exuding a strange pollen, dyeing the surrounding environment orange.
This orange color is a little close to the orange magic light that Croya casts that can make people feel peaceful, but if you distinguish them carefully, you can notice the difference between them.
The former spreads light selflessly, making people feel at peace; the latter tempts you to get closer and contribute your soul and consciousness to them.
“Hmm.”
The victims suddenly covered their heads and took a few steps back, their eyes filled with horror.
Just now, they inhaled a little pollen and felt that the greed in their hearts could not be suppressed. They wanted to get more, magic, status...
That feeling was almost overwhelming. After devouring them, they quickly retreated to a place where the pollen could not reach them, gasping for air for the rest of their lives.
They do not have the light given by Croya in their bodies, and their greed is actually very strong. After leaving the Stardust Circus, they greedily long for a better future.
This greed almost caused them to be assimilated by the orange pollen.
Fortunately, they had heard Croya's music.
Although the effect of the music is definitely not as useful as the light that is directly rooted in the body of the apprentices, it is enough for them to react and take a few steps back.
"Are you okay?" Ryan looked at them with vigilance in his eyes. In the instructor's courses, the tragedy of killing each other after being controlled by mental magic was emphasized countless times.
If these victims who are nominally their protectors are really controlled, he will definitely draw his sword without hesitation.
The victims shook their heads.
"It's okay."
A wry smile appeared on their faces; "We can't go in, you go in and save people."
"Be careful...it may have been Alarmed them.”
Of course they are demons and cultists.
Obviously the situation was not optimistic, and the apprentices rushed directly into the pollen without exchanging too much greetings.
The power from Croa ensured that they were not affected by the orange pollen, and they quickly found more people.
Unexpectedly...
There is no pollen in the prison where these people are located, and each of them does not seem to have experienced any torture or abuse, they are simply locked up. Just here.
"Hey! Jack!"
"It's you, Peter!"
"Edward, you're not dead?"
People in the prison When he saw the apprentices who suddenly appeared, his face was filled with excitement. They all knew each other and hadn't seen each other for a while.
The apprentices were also surprised and their voices became excited.
"Uncle Joseph?"
"Aunt Lal?"
After they made sure there was no danger here, they quickly cut open the prison - the railings made of wood could not stop the sword's slashing.
Meeting friends and relatives is naturally extremely cordial.
But they did not forget to ask about the situation here.
"What is going on here?"
"Let me tell you."
A white-bearded old man who looked energetic said helplessly: "Ji One day he suddenly said that he had received a revelation from God, and he took us here.
The castle guards and nobles could not stop the terrible creatures he summoned.
< br>He took us to occupy the castle. At first, he allowed us to walk freely in the castle and eat food and everything we wanted.
Some people thought something was wrong with him, maybe he was bewitched by a demon, and ran away. , saying that he was going to Hanjiao Island to seek help from the Master.
After he found out, he became furious and immediately locked us up here and didn't allow us to leave. However, he still sent those monsters to deliver food and water every day.
We have been here for a long time. "
The old man briefly told what happened recently in a clear and coherent manner, and finally couldn't help but sigh.
"I feel that he was not completely controlled and was forced to do so. "
The farm servants in other barons also nodded:
"He didn't kill us. "
"Are you going to kill him? "
"Is there really no way to get him back to normal? "
Listening to these people talking like this, Ryan thought for a while and decided to take people to a safe area first.
But now there is still a huge problem. In front of them...can they stop the erosion of these pollen?
Don't wait until you take people out and turn them all into lunatics, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Just when he hesitated, deeper inside the dungeon, there was an area shrouded in orange pollen.
An extremely clear voice sounded.
"Under the radiance of the goddess, greed cannot exist."
Accompanying this voice was an extremely dazzling white-gold beam of light, which burst out from the orange pollen. It came out like a divine sword tearing through the sunlight.
Pollen was like a prodigal dog in front of this beam of light. It could only run away with its tail between its legs. Soon it completely receded and the surroundings were clear.
The apprentices looked at this scene blankly, almost thinking that Croya had rushed over in person.
Unfortunately, walking from the depths of the dungeon was a blond young man wearing a rather complicated but extremely gorgeous and solemn cassock, holding a cup-shaped object in his hand.
He had a smile on his face and waved in a mood: "Hey, brave friend!"
"Who are you?"
In front of the unknown transcendent, Ryan maintained absolutely enough respect and asked in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Are you a priest of the church?"
The blond young man scratched his hair: "Maybe you were before."
Obviously he didn't want to mention this matter. After giving a vague answer, he went straight to the point.
"You are also here to clean up the Flower of Mammon?"
After finishing speaking, he glanced at the boys and girls in front of him suspiciously and said strangely:
" No, although you are slightly better than the church's knight apprentices, you are still too weak to clean up these things."
Ryan shook his head.
“We are Lord Cloya’s apprentices on Hanjiao Island.”
“My Lord ordered us to come out for training, and we unexpectedly encountered this situation.”
In the eyes of the blond young man The doubts became more and more obvious: "Hanjiao Island... I just came back from outside the kingdom, and I really don't know who he is."
"But none of this is important!"
He waved his hand: "Brave children, since you are here... then I'm leaving!"
"May the light of the goddess shine on you. "
After saying that, he turned around and left quickly, disappearing into the depths of the dungeon.
It's like getting rid of a huge burden.
“…”
The apprentices were silent for a long time when they saw this scene.
Really gone? Are you not a member of the church? Isn't it your responsibility to clean up the demons?
They were really confused by this priest with an extraordinarily out-of-touch temperament, and they didn't know how to deal with it.
In the end, Ryan spoke: "We..."
Before he could finish his words, another figure suddenly ran out from the dungeon, it was the priest.
At this moment, he was running outside and waving: "Follow me quickly, the devil has discovered me, and it will not allow anyone to leave here!"
Apprentices They didn't dare to neglect, because they had already heard the sound of crawling snakes coming from deep in the dungeon, from far to near.
Those are huge and thick flower vines. They emerge from the depths like ferocious snakes and are rushing towards here.
“Run!”
One by one, they dragged the serfs who had not figured out the situation and hurriedly ran towards where they came from, hoping to leave here quickly.
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