Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 22 Killing
The dock area of ​​​​Glow City is not completely devoid of prosperous places.

Living by the mountains and the water, the port area naturally has places to serve foreign tourists, creating an abnormal and extravagant prosperity.

"Come in and take a look, there are some nice things."

"Just passing by, free tea and water for the whole night"

Amidst the bright lights and feasting, behind the shop windows are young faces covered in heavy makeup.

They forced out smiles that were either gorgeous or forced, and dressed in bright and colorful clothes, creating a pink atmosphere from beginning to end on the street.

The carriage could not come in because there were too many guests and flower girls.

This is the pleasure street of the dock area and a favorite place for sailors.

But today, the young paladin, humming a little tune, came to the place where he should not belong.

This is a place where men seek pleasure. Under the gorgeous makeup that is peeled off by the eyes of truth, there are often very young cheeks. In this era, population is just a consumable commodity, and women in this line of work often cannot stay in this job for long.

If you are sick, disabled, old or ugly, why not get a new one? It is very cheap anyway. There is a talent market not far away that is convenient for buying and selling.

In a place that clearly did not belong to him, the Paladin continued to walk straight ahead with a smile on his face, greeting passers-by along the way.

Some people even tried to pull him in, but he pushed them away.

More people who knew who he was, distanced themselves as far away from him as possible the moment they saw him.

Before he knew it, an empty road appeared in front of him.

Wherever he passed, people pointed fingers at him behind his back, and even because of the gambling, they were wondering who would be the one to suffer this time.

He didn't keep the audience waiting for long.

"Snapped!"

This time, it was the door of the "You Ran Xiao Diao" tavern that was kicked open.

This is the largest brothel on this street and also the property of the boss of this pleasure street.

"Who is it?! Are you here to cause trouble? Don't you know that this is Boss Grey Eagle's territory!!" The thugs who were originally talking and laughing near the door suddenly became angry.

However, in the middle of the open door, the young man wearing thin leather armor was still smiling.

He folded his arms, the light blue gloves on his arms glowing with magic, and his penetrating gaze swept across the entire audience.

"Call John the Vulture out. He's been caught. Now hand over the kidnapped girl, and I'll give him a whole body."

The plain words were a direct declaration of hostility. The Paladin didn't waste any words and pointed his sword directly at the opponent's boss.

He had a tattered police badge wrapped around his wrist, revealing his identity, but no one present took the badge seriously. There were several detectives drinking and prostitution upstairs.

"Wait, sir, we have already given this month's tribute from the police station to Sheriff Rune."

Someone came up quickly with a small bag of money on his sleeve.

". Let's talk it over, let's talk it over. Our boss is coming right over." In his opinion, it was just another little devil who came to beg for money, so he could just send him away.

If you can't get rid of it, then give that young man a beating and he'll understand.

However, the guest who came this time was a bad one from the very beginning.

Li En smiled. He had been waiting for this day for too long!

Talk? What? Talk about when and how you, the scum who trafficked people and forced women into prostitution, will be hanged?
"Judgment of the Sin Realm." Under the man's raised right hand again, there was a holy light that illuminated the entire hall.

When the Paladin starts casting "Detect Evil", it means that the situation is completely hopeless.

The pale red glow covered the entire hall, and every client and thug was colored to some extent.

When the Judgment Knight casts the "Judgment of the Sin Domain", it means that the time for execution has come!

"Destroy evil."

Rean raised the Sword of Courage, drawing a deadly arc.

This time, with the power he possesses, he will wield the complete "Holy Sword".

".cut."

The bright silver light dissipated, and under the falling silver arc, human heads, which were red and purple, fell one after another.

This time, the full-strength attack, which had been held back for too long, had an astonishingly large range, as if the heroic spirit had been reborn.

Blood was spilled on the ground, and the villain's body parts were rolling all over the ground.

Rean, however, still had time to happily laugh at himself.

"So, your blood is also red. Then why are you so cruel to your own kind?"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Regardless of the reason, killing people in the street caused panic instantly.

Those whose bodies were colorless or light red, these people whose "crimes did not deserve the death penalty", all fled for their lives.

Facing the escapee, Rean still smiled and stood there silently, seemingly not caring at all.

"Snapped."

A red and black guy was caught from the fleeing crowd and thrown to the ground as he passed by.

Immediately, everything was shattered to the ground. The extraordinary power of thirteen points was not to be underestimated.

"It seems that I need to practice more control." After moving his wrist, Rean took another look and made sure that there was no one who needed to be executed immediately, so he let these unlucky guys escape.

The biggest difference between a Law Knight and an ordinary Paladin is that the result of "detecting evil" cannot be used as a verdict, because evil thoughts and personality cannot be considered a sin.

The crime domain judgment of the law judges crimes committed within half a month. If the crime reaches a certain level, it will definitely involve human life.

"What a pity, this inheritance, I kind of understand Brother Suer's regret."

He was still in the mood to be distracted, and he knew that he didn't have to wait long.

His lair was raided, the door was smashed, and his thugs were beaten to death on the spot.

If that vulture boss still wants to survive, he must get rid of himself.

"Mad Knight! Others are afraid of you, but I am also a transcendent, so I am not afraid of you!"

Isn’t it here?
The bald old man who came down from upstairs was very intimidating with his huge body. He was obviously a fox man who should be slender, but now he looked like a pig man.

He has one eye, a mace in one hand and a huge shield in the other, and is covered in heavy diamond armor, looking golden.

He was at least a warrior of level one or two, and the equipment was quite good, looking a bit intimidating.

"You want money, I'll give it to you." If he was really as confident as he said, there would be no need to waste time talking nonsense now.

"Judgment of the Sin Domain." Rean's response was simple and direct.

"Bastard!!" The roar was still ringing in my ears, and the remaining half had been stuffed back.

The silver sword was close, and facing the evil, the Paladin launched a surprise attack without any martial ethics.

"Boom!"

But this time, the Evil-Breaking Slash was blocked.

The next moment, Li En put away his sword and stepped back.

He frowned and looked at the big golden shield, which was surprisingly hard.

"Ha, even a Paladin wouldn't be able to use my shield against me. This is an ancient artifact dug out from underground ruins, my treasure."

"Evil Breaking Slash."

However, what responded to him was another slashing blow.

"Boom!"

The huge shield was still raised, but the man was directly knocked back several steps.

"Destroy evil."

The sword flashed again, striking the same spot.

"You" the gang leader was still roaring, but the next round of sword light was already on the way.

"when!"

Sword after sword, like heavy hammers constantly hitting the diamond shield.

Each sword is heavier and more fierce than the last.

"Crack, snap, snap."

The rhythm was like the sound of drums echoing in the hall.

The young man had an indifferent expression on his face, his hands constantly swinging and retracting the sword in a steady rhythm, each strike delivered with full heart.

And when Rean finally put away his sword, the shield was still intact.

"Bang." The shield was thrown directly to the ground.

The person behind the shield? He had been shattered into pieces, bleeding from all seven orifices, and died with his eyes wide open.

Erosion Armor Strike, a professional can opener, worthy of trust.

Li En looked around and prepared to find a thug to help lead the way and rescue the abducted girls.

This is just the beginning.

During the patrols and inspections these days, Li En has accumulated too many cases. Now that he has obtained the "Giant Power Gloves" and has combat power, he immediately began to eliminate them.

One after another, dark forces fell under Rean's sword.

The Oath Knight was harvesting the dark boss in the eyes of the locals simply and efficiently.

No one stopped him because compared to the executioners, those quagmire thugs were no match.

Even if they were used as the behind-the-scenes force by the Black Glove, there was no need to offend a mad Oath Knight for some trash.

".You think killing us will end everything?! Dream on. Our death will only bring more turmoil and chaos, and the new leader will amass even more wealth. Hypocritical bastard, I'm waiting for you down there."

A gang leader who cursed Rean before his death.

What he said was the truth that everyone knew.

Such a large city must have sewers. When official power is lost, the gray order will naturally fill in.

Eliminating one or two leaders will not solve any problems. The new gray order still needs someone to take over.

However, what he got was the young man's smile.

"I know"

Of course, Rean knew that the problem was with the system. Even if these human trafficking leaders died, someone else would still take their place. It would just be another cycle.

But the threat of killing should make those who come after him more careful, which will at least reduce the number of victims.
"That might not happen this time. Someone promised me they'd break this cycle of gloom," Rean shrugged. "Although I doubt he can do it, I'm really looking forward to it." Thinking of the recent scene, Rean laughed, this time genuinely.

This story started a few hours ago.

Rean, who received a new gift, was trying it on in the office.

Long Shou is really a particular person. Not only did he send the cursed giant strength gloves, but he also sent two at once.

Maybe she didn't explain it clearly and didn't know Rean's ability to bear it, so she sent him a pair of ogre gloves and a pair of hill giant gloves.

Both are cursed gloves of great strength, but the gap between the two is quite large. Rean estimated that the ogre gloves would increase the strength to more than 12 points, which is the level of a standard paladin, while the hill giant... That is not something that mortal species can reach, it may be more than 17/18 points, or even higher.

To put it in a more intuitive way, ogres are orcs who have been trained to the extreme, while hill giants are rock golems that can knock down houses. The strength of the two is not on the same level.

Of course, as a price, the curse is much more powerful.

Rean used the holy artifact of holy power and found that he could not withstand it if used for a long time.

"Keep it for now, you might need it someday." This thing is very powerful, it's okay to keep it as a trump card, but using it for a long time is courting death.

After getting the new equipment, Rean was not in a hurry to try it out.

His hunting list was already long enough, and there was no need to rush this moment.

From morning to noon, he was waiting for someone, but he didn't know who he was waiting for.
"I didn't expect that it would be you." Finally, someone came.

The door opened, and the person who walked in was the most unexpected person to Rean.

"Bone Crusher" Dimon at the door hesitated for a moment, but finally took this step.

Yesterday, Rean had already thrown a stone to test the waters, and he vaguely revealed that there might be spies of the Heroic Spirit outside.

Talia, Longshou and even Larry might have guessed that he was the "examiner" because his real identity was the most consistent. A former sworn knight of this age is something you would never see under normal circumstances.

The implied identity of the examiner is a means for Rean to control the chess pieces, which means that everything can be negotiated.

In order to get rid of certain things, Rean needs the power of the candidates, and also needs to directly dispatch and control them in reality.

But Rean cannot reveal this "identity" actively, so he can only let them guess it themselves.

He waited alone in the office, waiting for them to come and discuss cooperation with him, and also to test their wisdom and decisiveness.

Only Dimon Rean didn't think he had the channels and abilities to know that he was the examiner of the Heroic Soul.

This is not a problem of ability. It is that he does not have the knowledge and information channels in this area, and other candidates will not tell him.

"Sir Paladin Rean, I need your strength. I know you should have recovered your strength by now and are ready to start hunting."

Oh, the one who came to see you was Rean, not the "Examiner of Heroic Spirit".

"I know you. As long as there are conditions, you will not allow these evil things to run rampant. You will start to clean them up soon. If possible, I hope to cooperate with you."

Although Damon looks simple and naive, he is much smarter than Rean expected.

Based on the information he obtained from the Hall of Heroes, he judged that Rean would start killing immediately after obtaining key equipment and regaining his strength.

He came directly to seek cooperation and tried to borrow this power.

"I can understand that you're clearly trying to take advantage of me."

There was an undisguised murderous intent in the plain words.

"Yes." Damon froze as soon as he said it. He felt the murderous intent that needed to be concealed in those calm eyes.

If the answer does not satisfy them, they will be regarded as "cunning and evil" and eliminated directly.

But he gritted his teeth and said the rest of the words.

".I am using you, but you can use me too."

"Me? You know what I want?"

"Peace and order in this city. You long for it, and so do I!"

The pigman glared at Rean. At this time, as a weakling, he was still unwilling to retreat even a single step.

This was his choice, his only chance in life.

Damon asked himself, compared with other candidates who were obviously strong and noble, what qualifications did he have to be included in the array of heroic soul candidates.

Last night's dream gave him some inspiration.

“They are so clean.”

"But this world is really too dirty."

Their light cannot tolerate a speck of sand and cannot coexist with darkness, but is it really possible in reality?

Can the problem be solved by simply rushing around, shouting slogans and fighting?

No, that's impossible. Dimon, who grew up in the quagmire of the dock area, understands it better than anyone else.

It's not that there is no order here, it's just that this order is too unfriendly to the weak. It's not that there is no light here, it's just hidden in endless darkness.
"Even if I ignore the grandiose things of the Heroic Soul Heritage, this is still my chance. Those people are important figures that I will never be able to meet in my lifetime. This is also a chance to change the quagmire of the dock area!"

Although he had never read a book, Dimon saw it clearly. This damn place was not a problem for one or two people.

The boys here have no job opportunities when they grow up. If they don’t become pickpockets, they become thugs.

Not to mention women, he feels heartbroken more than anyone else because of what his mother does to support her family.

Even if his brother didn't die at the hands of that serial killer, after a few years, when he had no choice, what difference would it make between him and being dead?
"I need to borrow your power. I want to become the biggest darkness in the dock area and the biggest gang leader in this area."

The words that are bitten into pieces are the determination to give up everything.

Screw the sacred heroic spirit inheritance, I just want my hometown to get better!
At least, don't let children have no choice, don't let the daughter of a prostitute be forced to be a prostitute, and the son of a gambler and thug still be a gambler and a villain.

If there must be a darkness to maintain order here, why not me?

Now this dragon crossing the river is going to take a gamble. He is about to break the original order here. This is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

"I will control the darkness here and give them... give these children a future they can choose for themselves."

At this moment, Li En also fell silent. He understood the other party's thinking, but was a little surprised by the other party's decisiveness.

However, it is impossible to convince him with words alone.

"I almost understand. You want to take advantage of my rampage and eliminate those bosses so that you can expand and become the biggest boss here."

"Not only that, I also need your hint to become my backer."

How bold, how blasphemous, to allow the Paladin to become the patron of "black".

If it were an ordinary paladin, such as Larry, he would have taken out his sword and fought desperately with the opponent who slandered his honor.

However, the one here is Rean, a Rean who may not even be a Paladin in a week. A non-mainstream Paladin who values ​​outcome justice more than procedural justice.

He thought about it and, apart from his own preferences, if the other party controlled the local gray forces, it would be extremely helpful for the subsequent "blaming" and "eliminating the serial killer."

That means having countless spies and tentacles locally.

only.
"How can I trust you, even if you really think so now, what about your future self?"

The implication is simple. Even if you are sincere now, anyone can be corrupted by time. How can I trust you who will become the local boss in the future?

And Dimon has already thought of this.

"Oath, you are a sworn knight, you should be able to make an oath. I am willing to bet everything on it."

Now, Rean was a little surprised by the other party's awareness.

The other party obtained information about the Oath Knights from the Hall of Heroes and used it here.

He thought for a moment and wrote down more than twenty common knightly oaths.

"Under my witness, the oath will be effective, but it is only a constraint. Please select a few and let me see your resolve."

The time of memories came to this point. Even Rean, who was now dancing in the midst of killing, was surprised by Damon's determination at that time.

"He really dares to choose." Not only did Dimon choose, he also chose something that even Rean didn't dare to touch.

While Rean was killing people, Damon and his men rushed in front of a gang.

He cannot convince others by relying solely on outsiders. He needs to prove himself to everyone.

And his opponent, the BOSS, is a true extraordinary person.

Can he win? Theoretically, it's impossible. But he is willing to pay the price.

The huge body grew larger and larger, and the hill giant arm guards on his arms gave this non-superhuman being extremely terrifying physical strength.

The two kitchen knives have turned into battering rams, and the cursed person has unleashed an extremely terrifying power.

However, the curse he suffered was not as severe as expected. That was because Rean lied.

The beginning of the Oath Knights was also witnessed by their predecessors, where each of them bound themselves by their own oaths.

Constraints will bring about will, and will is also the source of power for the Paladin's squire.

"Never give up on protecting the innocent and weak"

This is the first oath that is most favored by many oath knights, but the breach of contract conditions set by Dimon give him the maximum power.

".The person who violates the contract will die."

He bumped into something, took a blow from the boss, and pushed away the frightened passersby.

If he could, he would also like to be an ordinary chef to make a living. But is there any choice? Do the children in the dock area have any choice?

Either you become a villain or you become prey in the villain's mouth. Is this kind of "inheritance" correct?!
"No, never!"

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The other candidates are all big figures whom I will never have the chance to meet in my lifetime, and Yinghun is even a legend in the clouds.

"I want to seize this opportunity to change my hometown and the lives of my younger brothers and sisters." Climbing up is just a means, never forget the original goal.

Then, the sound of the oath echoed in my ears and turned into a bondage.

"Never give up the morality and justice in your heart. Those who are truly assimilated by darkness will die if they violate the rules."

In this world, someone has to dirty their hands, and since I'm already in the darkness, let me do it.

This is my hometown, how can I trust it to others?

"Those who cling to poverty forever and refuse all temptations of money and enjoyment will die if they default."

Aren't you worried that after I become the boss, I will be tempted by money, beauty, and power? In fact, I don't have the confidence that I can resist temptation in the future, so I refused from the beginning.

The lifelong vow he made at the cost of his life, sticking to poverty and his original heart, brought him a blessing beyond the vow he made when he was a new recruit in Sur.

Three oaths and three locks are already the limit for mortals, and the cost of breaking each oath has been pushed to the limit.

The oath protected him, and with two kitchen knives, he chopped from the beginning to the end of the street!
[It is incomprehensible that the Thousand-Faced Dragon in history interferes with the fate of mortals, especially enjoying guiding the birth of heroes. —Anonymous historian.]

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