301 Future Trouble Part 2 (2/2)
”Demon…” As the assailant murmured, his heart was on the brink of collapsing. Has god abandoned me? Nailisi looked back and gave a strange smile. She rubbed her fingers on her white clothes before standing up and walking towards the assailant.
The barbarian called Conan witnessed the changes which were taking place while he stood atop the tree, also experiencing a kind of fear. That was Nailisi's demonic skill – Intimidation.
This skill exploited the weaknesses in an enemy's mental state. If the enemy had a composed mind, this skill would not be so powerful. However, the assailant's mind was filled with the scary myths regarding demons, and thus, Nailisi's skill could silently affect the assailant's mind.
”Let me free you.” Nailisi's tail wagged, and greenish-gold magic patterns appeared on her skin. Under the fearful glare of the assailant, Nailisi placed her finger on the chest of the assailant. Ka cha! She broke the assailant's ribs.
”Oh, so humans can be this horrified too…” Nailisi's gaze looked a little confused, and she felt really good. All those tales about humans were so terrifying. Being locked up in the goddess' temple for tens of thousands of years, Nailisi had heard devils cursing, worshipping, and envying humans.
The assailant's chest felt a little numb. Under the influence of Nailisi's demonic skill, the assailant would not feel any pain. He was just scared, very scared. As he held onto his blade in one hand, the phantom on the blade was still fluctuating, and a fresh drop of blood fell towards the snowy ground.
”Have… mercy, on me…” The assailant could barely say a sentence. He entirely did not feel that his heart had already come into contact with the frigid air. A man who believed in god and was a hitman from the inquisition was actually begging for mercy from a demon.
”Okay, I will spare you.” Nailisi leaned forward and held the beating heart in her hand as she tried to experience her own skill. The heart of a human is actually so fragile, but why isn't Master like this?
A sense of relief and happiness appeared on the assailant's face. He loosened his hand, causing the blade to fall to the ground. Nailisi's tail wrapped around the assailant before hurling him towards a huge tree. The assailant did not die. He could still live for another thirty minutes. Nailisi then waved at Conan and said, ”Watch him.”
Conan simply nodded blindly. He was fearful of Nailisi, so he did not know what to say.
Nailisi retracted her tail and stealthily walked out of the forest. Saleen was fighting with the Holy See's black bishop, and Nailisi felt that Saleen had been injured. However, this injury was not transmitted to her, so Saleen must have still been alive.
Nailisi had too much faith in Saleen, as she did not know what the black bishop represented. Having jurisdiction over a large diocese, the lives of over one hundred thousand believers were in the hands of a black bishop. A person like that would have very powerful and long-lasting holy power. Furthermore, when someone reached the grade of a black bishop, their god would typically award some divine power to them in order to allow the holy master to make huge progression in their skills.
Saleen was in the middle of a tough fight. The black bishop might not have engaged in a fistfight for a long time already, but he was still very agile. After that kick by Saleen, the two of them began brawling. The black bishop managed to rain blows onto Saleen's body.
Saleen tolerated the pain and did not retreat. Instead, with his fists pointed to the bishop, Saleen punched the bishop in a frantic manner.
At this moment, Saleen's magic could not be converged while the bishop's divinity could be deployed. These two people, who were usually of a high status in the society, were now reduced to two ruffians.
Thum, thum, thum…
From afar, footsteps could be heard. These footsteps could not have been produced by a single person. Having been in the army with Lex for quite a long time, Saleen knew that such a tremble could only be produced by a group which had more than two hundred soldiers. Furthermore, the strength of these people was different from the earlier batch. At least half of them were already beginner swordmasters.
The black bishop's subordinates were here! The black bishop's subordinates could not fly, so they had arrived late. However, at this point in time, Saleen did not have the ability to release any magic. Even if there was only one swordsman now, Saleen would still be killed, not to mention there being one hundred swordmasters and one hundred swordsmen.
Oh no, Saleen was not able to kill the black bishop now, and furthermore, the bishop's subordinates had made their way here. Saleen could not kill all of them in a single swoop. The black bishop would definitely transmit the issue of Saleen's divinity to Glorious City.
If the black bishop escaped, Saleen would have to deal with endless waves of attacks by the Holy See in the future.
The Lord of Glory had a renowned saying – other than myself, there are no other gods. In the eyes of the Holy See, the Myers Mainland belonged to the Lord of Glory. If not for the Holy See only being able to control the Tanggulasi Empire due to the Myers Mainland not being unified, the mainland's name would have long since been changed to the Glorious Mainland already.
Such a Holy See surely had no room for heretics.
Just as Saleen despaired, the green water flow which encircled his body suddenly regained its vitality. Saleen managed to pick this up. Even though his mental power was in extreme chaos and he could not cast any spells, this water flow existed independently. Even if Saleen could not control the water flow, the water flow would also retaliate autonomously as long as he came under attack.
What about Nailisi? A glimmer of hope appeared in Saleen's mind. If Nailisi had won her battle, she could help him kill the black bishop. With the two fully constructed puppets and the water flow, Saleen would be able to exploit the terrain of the forest to trap those oncoming enemies. As long as Saleen held out until the mages from Sregl Island arrived, he would be unharmed. No matter what, the black bishop could not escape. Otherwise, Saleen would no longer live in peace henceforth.