I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 522 [High-level Suffering Amulet]

[Expertise [Shadow Thorn]: You become more adept at using the power of shadow. When using the power of shadow to fight, you ignore 15% of the enemy's defense (this effect is related to the affinity of the power of shadow)]——
Li Si looked at the prompts on the system panel and was quite satisfied.

There is no need to say much about the newly acquired extraordinary field [Shadow]. Even if it is still the first level, it is enough to greatly enhance Li Si's many skills as an assassin.

At the same time, it also made Li Si more adept at using the power of shadow. Although it was not enough to significantly improve Li Si's strength, it also made up for Li Si's shortcomings.

When fighting with Brett before, the opponent often gained a certain advantage by taking advantage of his control over the power of shadows, but it did not affect the final result.

Li Si's strength has improved to this level. Even Brett, who is on the threshold of becoming a legend, may not be able to enable him to trigger the limited-time challenge mission.

It is quite good to be able to receive such a reward.

Of course, the most important thing is to make Li Si realize the power of the [Wisdom] field, which is much more important than the rewards for one or two limited-time challenge tasks.

Still slowly savoring the battle and the experience of understanding the rules, Li Si walked towards Zolf and others who were standing not far from him.

The other party's attire and aura clearly showed that he was a member of the Church of the Suffering God. He must have noticed the battle here and rushed over.

Zorf looked at Li Si who was walking towards him and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Perhaps it was because of the obvious contrast in Li Si's current appearance. He was clearly dressed as leisurely as a young nobleman, but what he was holding in his hand was a follower of the evil god that exuded an evil aura.

However, this follower of the evil god looked rather miserable, and did not seem to pose any threat to Li Si at all.

The evil god's believer that the entire Cuifeng City's Church of the Suffering God had been searching for for so long was captured just like that?
From the previous conversation with Ebel, it seemed that the elf sage in front of him had just received the commission from the Mercenary Guild regarding this matter yesterday, and had only come to the Light District to investigate in the evening.

We found this evil god believer so quickly and even controlled him?
By doing this, doesn't it make the clergy of the Church of the Suffering God seem useless?

Although Zolf really wanted to say this in his heart, as the bishop of the Church of the Suffering God, he still had to maintain the reputation of the entire church.

"Your Excellency the Elf Sage, welcome to Green Wind City."

"I am Bishop Zolf of the Church of the Suffering God."

Zolf stood in front of Li Si, bowed slightly and said.

When he was in the Emerald City, Li Si reached an agreement with the Church of the Gods.

Although only representatives from the Dawn Church, the Earth Church, and the God of War Church were present at the time, they were representatives of the Church of the Gods, and the content of the agreement needed to be informed to all the Orthodox Churches.

It is for this reason that the Church of the God of Suffering also knows about the existence of the Elf Sage Li Si, and the agreement reached between this representative of the Elf Kingdom and the Church of the Gods.

In the notice received by the God of Suffering, a magical portrait of Li Si was specially attached.

Although the production of magic portraits is much more complicated than the camera used by Li Si in his previous life, it can better reflect the unique temperament of the person in the portrait.

This is also why Eberl felt that Li Si looked familiar when he first met him.

The first time Zolf saw Li Si, he was sure that this was Li Si Kane, the first human in history to become an elf sage.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Bishop Zorf."

Li Si nodded slightly and said to Zorf in front of him.

With his current status, he is treated equally by the archbishops of the Church of the Gods, not to mention the branch of the Church of the Suffering God in Green Wind City.

"What is this in your hand?"

Although he had already guessed the identity of the unconscious old man in Li Si's hand, Zorf still asked Li Si.

"This is a follower of the God of Thieves. He performed a life sacrifice ceremony in Green Wind City in order to obtain the power of the evil god and try to break through to the legendary level."

"what?"

Zolf was slightly startled and felt a chill in his heart.

If this person really succeeds, the situation will be out of control.

Currently, there is only one legendary strongman in the Gordon Kingdom, and he is now in charge of the capital of the Gordon Kingdom.

If a legendary evil god believer really appeared in Green Wind City, except for the Church of the God of Suffering and the lord's castle, it would be a disaster for the ordinary residents of Green Wind City.

No wonder.
No wonder this follower of the evil god is so careful, his ability to hide is too strong.

He should be performing a life sacrifice ritual to obtain the gift of power while stalling for time to digest it.

Moreover, this evil god's believer had been hiding here before, and their previous search direction was completely wrong. It is not known how long it will take to find this place.

I don’t know how the wise man Li Si in front of me discovered it.

Zolf suddenly realized something and was slightly startled.

If it is true as Li Si said, that this follower of the evil god did all this in order to break through to the legendary level, then doesn't that mean that this person is only one step away from becoming a legendary peak gold powerhouse?
Zolf knew very well that although he was the bishop of the Church of the Suffering God, he could only face such a strong man by joining forces with Ebel.

But now the evil god's followers are in this state, and no one knows what kind of torture they have suffered at the hands of Li Si.

Li Si saw that Zolf was a little surprised and said with a smile:

"Since the man has been caught, I'll hand him over to you. My commission will be completed."

Then, Li Si threw Brett in his hand forward.

Brett was now completely unconscious and unable to resist.

What's more, even if he was awake now, he couldn't change anything. Li Si had drained all his strength out of him, and he was as limp as a dead dog.

How can you tell that he has the demeanor of a top gold expert?

Upon seeing this, Zolf quickly took control of Brett, and after making sure there was no problem, he handed it over to Eberle beside him.

They don't have the confidence like Li Si, so it's better to be careful.

Although they did not capture this evil god believer themselves, as long as the problem was solved, it would be fine.

The Church of the God of Suffering is considered to be the most pragmatic of all the orthodox churches and does not care much about false reputation.

Zolf noticed that Li Si turned around and prepared to leave, and quickly said:

"Sage Li Si, please wait a moment!"

"Is there anything else?"

Li Si stopped his steps and asked Zorf, "Did you come to Green Wind City because there are Abyss Demons in Green Wind City or nearby?"

Zolf asked in a low voice, this was also what he had been worried about.

The most important content of the cooperation reached between Li Si on behalf of the Elf Kingdom and the Church of the Gods is to join forces to eliminate the abyss demons. The Church of the Gods mainly provides assistance to the elf hunters of [Nature's Wrath].

As the leader of [Nature's Wrath], Li Si's identity and status are different now.

He appears here. Could it be that there really are extremely powerful abyss demons lurking around Cuifeng City?
To Zolf, ordinary abyss demons are nothing to the church, but the more powerful abyss demons may not be the case.

The Elven Court existed longer than most gods, but even so it was completely destroyed by the scheme of the demon prince Demogorgon.

Now the Church of the Gods has reached its peak level of vigilance against the Abyss Demon. After all, no one wants their backyard to be attacked by the Abyss Demon.

Li Si didn't expect that Zolf would think of this, and smiled and shook his head:
"Bishop Zolf, you don't need to worry. I'm here for other things, not for the Abyss Demon."

"Don't worry. After this follower of the evil god is dealt with, Green Wind City should be quite safe."

Li Si was not talking nonsense. Although he did not know the story of Cuifeng City in the previous life, Li Si was very clear that Cuifeng City was not seriously damaged in version 2.0.

Not to mention the Abyss Demon, Li Si estimated that the believer of the God of Thieves did not succeed in breaking through to the legendary level in the end.

Li Si had no doubt that the Church of the Suffering God had a backup plan, but a legendary-level battle was not something Cuifeng City could withstand.

"That's it, that's good."

Zolf nodded slightly, was silent for a moment, took out a silver-red badge and handed it to Li Si.

"This is?"

Li Si took the badge from Zorf and looked it over.

This badge is engraved with the holy emblem of Ilmater, the god of suffering [pale hands tied with red ropes].

Li Si could feel the flow of divine power from the badge in front of him, although it was not strong.

"Thank you for your help. Otherwise, I don't know how much damage this evil god believer would have caused to Green Wind City."

Zolf shook his head slightly. Even though there was some reluctance in his eyes, he still said sincerely:
"This is the amulet of my Lord's suffering. I hope it can help you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a new prompt message appeared on Li Si's system panel.
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Hey~
[You have obtained the secret treasure [High-level Suffering Amulet]!]
[Secret Treasure: [High-level Suffering Amulet]

Introduction: A special amulet infused with the power of the God of Suffering. The owner will be protected by the God of Suffering and stay away from all harm!
Effect 100: [Healing], with the power of the God of Suffering, your health recovery speed is +%!

Effect 2: [Patience], with the power of the God of Suffering, your resistance to abnormal conditions increases!

Effect 3: [Suffering], you will be blessed by the power of the God of Suffering. When you attack, you can destroy the Suffering Amulet as a price to transfer the attack to the Kingdom of Ilmater, the God of Suffering, and become immune to this damage! ——
Hey!
interesting!
It was the first time that Li Si saw a secret treasure with this kind of effect. The first two effects of this Suffering Amulet were quite ordinary, but the third effect was quite interesting.

It is probably related to the ability of Ilmater, the god of suffering. As the name suggests, the [Suffering] effect is to let Ilmater, the god of suffering, take an attack for Li Si.

There is no special explanation for this effect, but Li Si estimated that there would be no problem in transferring at least the legendary-level attacks to the Kingdom of the Suffering God.

This means that Li Si has an invincible BUFF, but the effect is only one-time.

Although this is only a one-time effect, it is quite precious to Li Si.

And looking at Zolf's expression, it seems that this amulet of suffering is quite precious.

But it is also true that if amulets of this level could be mass-produced, then the clergy of the Church of the Suffering God would be invincible.

Don’t worry about defense, the boss will take care of it, just focus on charging!
"Thank you for your generosity. I'll take it."

Li Si was not polite at all. He did not expect to have such a gain.

Before defeating Brett, a follower of the evil god, Li Si also touched Brett's body.

After all, this guy is also a top-level expert, so he must have something valuable, right?
The result was not satisfactory. Apart from some gold coins, the equipment used by Brett and the precious and sharp dagger, nothing was left.

The high-level leather armor used by Brett was smashed to pieces by Li Si, and the gains were minimal.

Presumably in preparation for the ritual to break through the legend, Brett has exchanged all the valuable items on his body for the necessary materials.

All I can say is that I failed in the end.

With a wave of his hand, Li Si walked towards the direction of the Mercenary Guild.

Mission accomplished, the rest should be the same as he planned, right?

I hope Prince Gerard's intelligence channels are strong enough.

Watching Li Si's figure disappear around the corner, the young priest and the paladin looked at Brett, who was lying unconscious on the ground, with disgust, and each of them kicked him hard in secret.

Zolf pretended not to see it. This guy was doomed to die anyway, so there was nothing wrong in letting these little guys vent their anger.

But we can't kill this guy now. Although Li Si said that this guy came to Cuifeng City in order to break through and become a legend, Zolf is worried that there will be other situations.

For example, whether there are other evil god believers hiding in Cuifeng City, or whether there are other evil plans.

It’s not that Zolf didn’t believe Li Si, but as a bishop, he needed to prove this point.

As for whether Brett would tell the truth, that was not something Zolf needed to worry about.

Although on the surface the Church of the True God is a group of peaceful, friendly and peace-loving people, in order to combat and eliminate the followers of the evil god, the Judgment Office must be an organization hidden in the dark.

Even if his five senses were blocked, the people from the Arbitration Office would still be able to pry open Brett's mouth.

As for how those people did it, that was not Zolf's concern.

All he had to do was get the intelligence and send Brett to the stake.

Eli Hill, Gordon Kingdom Barracks,
Prince Gerard rubbed his tense brows and looked at the map in front of him helplessly.

Although the previous plan was effective and attracted part of the troops of the Archibald Kingdom and the Palo Federation, and the results achieved were enough to make the military generals and the nobles in the royal capital feel relieved, Gerard was not satisfied.

Because this victory cannot fundamentally change the predicament that the Gordon Kingdom is currently facing.

Even though they had seized a considerable amount of supplies and destroyed most of the enemy's professional teams located in the Eli Hills, the Gordon Kingdom would still have to face the trouble of fighting on multiple fronts as long as the war continued.

What else can be done?
At this time, a panting messenger rushed into the tent and delivered urgent information from Cuifeng City.

(End of this chapter)