The body of the fear-eating giant fell forward, but it did not lose its support. The bondage from the earth and the soil and rocks like the hills behind it pulled it away, forming a victory scroll called "The Death of the Giant".
Feiqi pulled out the soul-harvesting dagger from the giant's chest, gasped for a while, then took out the pit sword and slowly stepped back. The Fear-Devouring Giant was the most powerful opponent he had ever encountered at the moment, and even though he was dead, he still did not dare to take it lightly. Feiqi stood in front of the corpse with respect to this powerful warrior - only if the enemy died, he would have such respect - and stood in front of his corpse for a while. If it weren't for the help of the temple, coupled with a super-level magician, this monster would definitely be able to kill a city with his own strength.
On this Yongli Continent, only the dragon had such ability before, but now there is one more. Feiqi looked up at the sky. Where did this guy fall? Judging from the direction represented by the space rune, hell is roughly "below" and the goddess's kingdom is "in the sky". Teleporting spells according to this design will save mana more mana. It is obvious that the Fear-Devouring Giant cannot be a creature in the Goddess Kingdom. Every inch of its hair and skin does not conform to the goddess's concept. But on the other hand, as the only god in the Yongli Continent, the Goddess Kingdom should have covered the entire sky in space.
"Did you break through the Goddess Kingdom before falling down?" Feiqi thought of this possibility, then shook his head and denied it again. Although the Fear Devouring Giant is strong, the ability to capture a city is still far from breaking through the Kingdom of God. Moreover, as the winner of the battle, Feiqi, who has more abundant means, has no confidence to break through the Kingdom of God. Is it worthy of the Fear Devouring Giant?
Feiqi breathed a sigh of relief, and his head, which was vaguely painful, finally began to relax, which shows that the lack of mana is eased. Although the fear-eating giant is strong in body, its soul is too weak, and ultimately caused its death due to this weakness. This battle is thanks to the soul-harvesting dagger, which has unique ability to attack, damage and absorb souls, and plays a final role.
While glading that he owned this weapon, Feiqi couldn't help but think: Is the Soul Reaper Dagger invincible? Obviously impossible. The Soul Reaper Dagger is taken from the horns of the Deep Demon. The ability to pierce and absorb souls also comes from the Deep Demon. After the transformation of the hell rune spell, the absorbed souls can be passed to the soul crystal in hell. Every Deep Demon is a top monster in hell, and has the potential to compete with the devil lord or even the Grand Duke of Hell, but the Deep Demon is not invincible, and its horns are not.
In hell, the class as the embodiment of order determines everything. The horns of the Deep Demon can destroy the souls of the demons lower than it are, which is the manifestation of suppression. Can the Deep Demon use the horns to destroy the souls of each other? Feiqi feels it is impossible, or at least before one of the Deep Demons fails in the battle and becomes dying.
Whether it can be destroyed has nothing to do with the level of activity of the soul, but only with the devil class in hell. In other non-devil species, although there is no strict class, the order still exists, and there must be a rule that can be compared with the devil class. Some creatures are born to be stronger than another creature, and can be called the food chain and the ruling chain, which is not important. What is important is that the horn of the Deep Demon Refining, which is who the soul harvesting dagger can kill, depends on the class in which the creature is located.
The Fear Devouring Giant is very powerful, but its power cannot be compared with the Deep Demon. A weapon made of a horn can suppress the Devouring Giant and take away its soul without dispute. This makes it difficult for Fitch to imagine how powerful the Devouring Giant is. But this raises another question: How does the Fork Road Demon have this horn?
The question is not how it got it. After all, if you pay enough price through exchanges and other means, you can get anything in hell. But the question is a contract demon. If you simply discuss combat power, maybe it is at Fitch's current level, then how can it maintain a weapon like the Soul Reap Dagger? Hell has never been, absolutely not, and it will never be a safe place. Will the intermediate devil hold weapons that can suppress high-level devils cause competition?
This is unreasonable. Unreasonable means irrational, and logic is a manifestation of order in hell and is absolutely impossible to violate. Feiqi looked at the soul harvesting dagger, and he felt that this thing was strange. It was not the soul harvesting dagger itself, but the series of things it represented were strange, and a certain link could not match the number!
Just as he was looking at the dagger, the body of the Fear Devouring Giant began to change. Rotten was a natural process that all creatures must go through after death. Fear Devouring Giant was no exception, but it rotted too fast. But just a minute after death, its corpse began to disintegrate, and a terrible smell burst out, and huge pieces of debris fell off the skeleton. Under the pulling of the earth element-bound magic, the Fear Devouring Giant seemed to be dismembered in an instant, and suddenly broke all over the ground. Feiqi quickly pinched his nose and avoided it, and then watched all the flesh and blood as if it had fallen into a strong acid, dissolved and turned into a foul steam, and rushed to the sky. In just a while, in addition to the remaining blood stains on the ground and a pile of broken skeletons that were being torn to pieces, the Fear Devouring Giant was gone.
"Strange, so weird." Feiqi shook his head, turned around and walked towards the temple along the steps.
Before he could finish the steps, Andrew had already rushed up, first giving Fitch a warm hug, and then putting his glowing palm on his head. "Don't move, I'll treat you."
"I was not injured, I just cast spells to make my brain tired." Feiqi pushed Andrew's hand away. In essence, he did not believe in the truth, so the use of magic will have a poor therapeutic effect on him, and he did not want Andrew to discover this: "I will treat myself, have you forgotten?"
"I forgot for a moment, and I always think you still... forget it." Andrew waved his hand: "Congratulations on defeating the giant."
"Thanks to the goddess' blessing, I can't win myself."
"Can't win? Then why do you rush up and fight that monster alone?"
"Because I know that the goddess will bless me. This is a battle against evil and protecting civilians, and it is also a sacred action to guard the temple. I firmly believe that the goddess will bless me and help me."
"Your belief is comparable to that of a Paladin." Andrew's face showed a look of regret for Fitch, perhaps because he felt that Fitch went to learn aristocratic politics rather than entering the church earlier was a waste of his life. "Brother, what will he do next?"
"Find me a quiet place, I need to meditate and rest, so that I don't disturb you. Then...and then wait for the Grand Duke's team to occupy the city and enjoy victory. The Fear-Eating Giant destroyed the last fortress in the city before, and the attackers will not encounter any obstacles. The knights I brought are all people trusted by the Count, so that they can protect you. Remember, you are safe as long as you don't leave the temple. The butcher may be dead, but you must be wary of the assassin next."
"I know. I see that there is a confessional room here, which is quiet, isolated, suitable for meditation. I won't go anywhere else, so I will help you." Andrew put his hand gently on Fitch's shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, brother."
"Ah, right, there's another thing." Feich said to Andrew: "Fech Hall has never been there. I'm just a masked guard beside the count. It's better to have more things than less. Just stick to this point. Anyway, I don't think the butcher's group of people have the chance to expose it."
"Okay. Your and my people won't say it, and these civilians don't know you, I think it's OK."
When Andrew saw Shani and Benny greeting him, he handed Fitch over to them. Without waiting for Fitch's order, Shani had already covered her masked hood. This tacit understanding surprised Andrew very much. Andrew was not inconvenient to say anything about Fitch and the women around him. He focused on separating the excitement of the excitement of celebrating Yu Sheng and expressing his gratitude to Fitch, and took them behind the temple.
The confessional room is a small room in the corner of the temple. It is not big inside, it looks like a single cell. There is no window in the room, and there are soundproof walls on all sides. There is a shrine directly opposite the door. The statue of the Goddess of the Truth Thunder is placed in the shrine, which eternally and permanently emits soft light.
A small table was placed in front of the shrine, and a somewhat shabby book was on the table. Feich walked into the room, pulled out the chair from the side, and said to Benny: "Midnight is there for you? Give me."
"It was frightened, and after the giant appeared, he ran to me." Benny pulled her collar, took out the little black cat from her arms and handed it to Fitch: "It came straight to me, and didn't run around, it was really smart."
"It's the best place to hide." Feiqi picked up midnight, the black kitten limply, as his palms changed his posture, his claws and tail hung, more like liquid than solid. "Can you wait outside the door? Shani asks you to stay."
"If you want to do anything, please pay attention to the volume." Benny blinked her eyes, and then was pushed out by Shani. "Don't worry, I promise no one will bother you!"
The thick door closed, and the room became a closed small world. Feige sat, Shani stood opposite him, with her hands folded in front of her, and she couldn't tell what she was feeling now while wearing a veil. "It's not what Benny said," Feige sighed, and then put the cat-kicking stick and the pit sword aside and on the ground: "Shani, sit, I need you to protect me in a while."
"What's wrong, what's going to happen?"
"I called the giant that before, I called it the fear-eating giant. It feeds on fear and is constantly spreading and creating fear. To fight him, you must be fearless, but I am not a Paladin, and I cannot be fearless." Feiqi sat down with Shani and placed Midnight on his knees: "I can only overcome the fear by taking advantage of tricks, that is, store it in Midnight."
It was a devil's contract, and both parties were Feiqi and his demon pet Midnight. Once the aura emitted by the fear giant caused Feiqi to fear, the energy emitted by his soul would be transferred to Midnight. Relying on the advantage of soul communication between the master and the demon pet, Feiqi stored the "fear" in disguise. However, the dam built on the soul river must now be demolished, and the previous fear would wash over like a flood.
Feiqi held Midnight with both hands and looked at each other. In an instant, a lively light flashed in the cat's eyes again, and Feiqi collapsed. "I... I almost died..." Feiqi's body began to shake. His hands were placed in front of him, and ten fingers seemed to be completely out of control, and fear was spreading further.
"It's total luck to win..." Feiqi suddenly hugged her head, her back suddenly bent, burying her head between her legs, and her throat and breath made a dull "Hmm...Hmm!" It was a feeling of not crying, not wanting to shout, everything was stuffy, squeezed, as if it was about to crush someone and rub it. Shani hurriedly hugged Feiqi, let him lean on her, and surrounded him as much as possible, and kept saying in Feiqi's ear: "It's okay, it's all over, with me, I've been there. It's going to be fine, and it's all gone..."
The black cat rushed to the side with a slight sound, found a position in the corner, licking the hair on its claws, and looking at them with big dark eyes, blinking every once in a while.
The army commanded by Marquis Astus Zieg had rushed into the city. They were as powerful as they were, and they encountered no obstacles along the way. Soon they discovered the inner city fortress that had turned into ruins. Most of the defenders inside were dead, only half of their lives were left, and they were all scared. They were panicked, shrunk, and cried bitterly. They were even afraid of the helping hand that they extended, waving their fists to hit others and hitting themselves. Even if these people healed the wounds on their bodies, their hearts were disabled and they could not recover for the rest of their lives.
"Find the armory and granary, this is the most important thing!" The Marquis's eyes were not on this separate city, but on the entire battle. Nehill's granary and armory were the most important supply points for the Feinberg front line legion, and taking it off would greatly damage the morale of the enemy. If this victory is used well, it is possible to instigate a group of Feinberg's nobles and make the remaining battles much easier.
He rode on the horse and held the reins tightly. Victory was already in control, and the most important thing now was not to let it slip away. Thinking of this, he looked at the west side of the city and asked, "Where has Lauder gone? Does anyone know about him? That guy goes wherever there is good things, but don't make any mistakes for me!"
As the head coach, how could he not know where people like the "butcher" Luode do what they do? Grand Duke Saloyang wanted to weaken the Hall family, and he was also one of the driving forces of this plan. First, it was the Earl himself, and then Andrew, and finally left Feige Hall to the Grand Duke to solve it himself. Under the leadership of Kante Hall, this Earl family has grown strongly and gradually became a big trend. After solving him, other nobles will feel better. Grand Duke - oh, it should be His Majesty the King - can also handle the government more comfortably and arrange things for the heirs.
"Report to the Marquis, there is something strange ahead." A knight came over, stopped in front of the Marquis, raised his armor and said, "We met the scattered soldiers after the vanguard was defeated. They all reported that a terrible giant was rushing around the city. The enemies of the inner city fortress kept saying the giant, such words as the giant."
"Did our soldiers see this giant?" The Marquis narrowed his eyes.
"No. If there is such a tall thing, you should have seen it at this time. If you can confirm it, I will repay it." The knight said: "The Marquis has one more thing. The tips received from the local gangs, the Marquis Famas's wife and daughter should be in the city. They arrived the day before yesterday, with a batch of supplies and two minstrels. I am sure they were there last night, but they can't find it this morning."
"Then they are likely to hide, or even get involved in the civilians, and they must be found. Marquis Famas is one of the three most powerful people in Feinberg. If he can catch his family, it will be a great achievement! Let the gangs take action first and give them three hours. Then..." Marquis Zieg thought for a while and said, "I want to restore order in the city, and no gangster will be left."
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
The knight left with the order, and I believe that the city will be in chaos for a while, and then the regular army will take over everything and eliminate all uneasy factors. However, as long as you have not heard of Andrew's killing, the uneasiness in the Marquis' heart cannot be eliminated. And the "defeat of the vanguard's army" mentioned before, would the "defeat of the vanguard" be Lauder?
No, it shouldn't. Maybe it could be Hoves, but it could not be Lauder. Not to mention that this man is cunning and treacherous and likes to attack sneak attacks, even if he fights head-on, Andrew will not be able to defeat him. That guy has extraordinary talent...
"Since Lord Lauder!" A communication soldier came on a horse with joy, waving a cloak with Sir Lauder's family emblem in his hand, like a knight who had just won the horse racing championship. This emotion and expression also made the Marquis breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that Lauder had completed his mission and had the spare energy to grab the special robbery, otherwise it would be impossible for the messenger who delivered the message to be so happy.
"How much did he reward you, making you smile so happily?" the Marquis said with a smile.
"Reward? No, Lauder is still alive, I am here to announce the good news. He met a giant. Although he was defeated after a head-on confrontation, he was still alive. He was smashed into the ruins, but he saw and confirmed with his own eyes that the terrible giant was dead. He specially asked me to report the good news to you."
"Giant? Another giant? So, there is indeed a giant in the city?" The Marquis' smile disappeared and he took two steps forward: "Is it true that the giant is dead? What other things do you have to report to you? Where is Lauder now?"
"He is waiting for you in front, Lord Marquis, he said there is a gift to give you." The messenger grinned. Suddenly, he threw the cloak in his hand upwards, popped a short sword from his arm guard, and stabbed the Marquis' ear before the guard came to block it.
"He is waiting for you in hell!" The messenger turned his wrist and confirmed that the assassination blade had completely destroyed the Marquis' brain spine, and then covered his other hand on his mouth. As the teeth chewed, the assassin disguised himself as a messenger, foamed at the mouth and died.
"Marquis! Where is the priest? Where is the priest? Go and invite him!" The guard knight roared, but he knew very well that even if the priest came, it would not be possible to change the fact that the marquis was dead. He rushed towards the assassin immediately and found that the assassin died faster. At this time, it was almost cold. "Alchemy poison! Bastard, he can swallow it! Feinberg's dead soldier! This is Feinberg's assassin! There must be more arrests, and no one can be let go!"
The knight judged his identity based on the assassin's words "You group of invaders", but did he say the truth before he died? If Feiqi was here, he would definitely have to doubt it. Maybe he could also judge the authenticity by observing the changes in the soul fire. However, he was not here anyway, and he would not care about the marquis, so this puzzle cannot be solved for the time being.
After a while, the gangsters searched for a long time but were defeated by the knights of the Principal of Aria. After Nehill gradually recovered from peace, Feich heard the news from Andrew. "Good death!" Feich slapped three times hard, looking very excited: "That guy designed to want your life, die well, die well!"
"Can you not do this? You are also the pastor of the Goddess Church. Where is mercy and kindness?" Andrew frowned: "I feel that you are always wandering on the verge of losing God's favor."
"Don't worry about me, worry about yourself." Feiqi rubbed his face. Although he cried because of fear, he didn't have any gains. At least he was sure that Shani was soft and the memories left on her face would never be erased. "Uh...what am I going to say? By the way, the grand duke obviously had a murderous intention to kill you. This time he avoided it, but he will definitely come next time. You are very unsafe here."
"Although I am not afraid of assassination, there is no point here to stay. I will return to the Lighthouse Leader as soon as possible." Andrew looked back at the citizens who were brought in by him and were currently hiding in the temple: "It is my fault this time that the war caused by using the Lighthouse Leader as a passage for entry. I will go to the temple to repent after I go back. These displaced people..."
"Wait first, I'll ask something." Feich interrupted Andrew: "That giant has nothing to do with you, right?"
"Of course not!"
"That's all. If it weren't for you who made this proposal and attracted me, then who could deal with that giant? You also saw how terrifying that guy was. I'm afraid there weren't enough people in a whole city to kill him. Think about the consequences of the two of us not coming? Do you think it's better?"
"You can really talk nonsense, you can get in touch with this together!"
"Okay, I won't joke, I'll talk about the serious business." Feiqi said to Andrew: "Returning to the Lighthouse is a very correct choice. I suggest you go back directly and don't stop on the road. After you go back, just pretend that the assassination has not happened. Don't cause any trouble to Aria's passing army. Let's fool you first. In addition, you just said that you should confess when you go back, so come to me. I happen to be the Pastor of the Atonement Confession. The goddess also gave me a Holy Light Angel of the Atonement Confession Confession. I am almost the best in the entire sect. Don't stare so big, this is true!"
"I'll ask you to confess? The contrast is too big, and it's hard for me to accept it."
"If you can't accept it, it means that your confession is not sincere enough. Think about it, I have experienced this incident and know the detailed situation. This makes me the only pastor who can fully, in detail and truly listen to your confession. On the other hand, I don't recommend you to return to the sect, at least not go back in a short period of time."
"Maybe what you said makes sense." Andrew was silent for a while, and slowly figured it out.
"Okay, now we have a rest. After finding a chance, we will leave the city and go home." Feiqi said with a smile: "When you go back, you can quickly open the trade route. Minas Ishir still needs to make money! By the way, hurry up and give birth to a little Andrew. This is a big event in life, do you know?"
Just as the brother relied on the memories of playing and playing with his younger brother and his younger brother found the feeling of family affection, Count Kante Hall was still busy wiping the butts of these two guys. The most troublesome thing about politics is that it contains complex interpersonal relationships, and it is never easy to find balance. Since the Grand Duke of Aria III has started to take action, what is his reliance, who is from his side, and who can fight for it? Whether his side is stable and who can follow him to wherever he takes, all this needs to be recalculated and measured.
Chapter completed!