Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 497 The Great Mother Tree of Desire.
"Lü Er'an!"

"Naval Commander, Admiral Emilius, roared loudly."

"Your Excellency the Admiral."

A young man with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in a tuxedo, quickly appeared and bowed.

"Go to the port and wipe out those pirates!"

Emilius was furious at this challenge to the nation's authority, but the aura emanating from the governor's mansion was clearly that of a demigod. Weighing his options, he could only order his men to handle the situation at the port.

"Yes."

Lu Er'an remained expressionless, quickly turned around, and led a group of naval soldiers towards the port.

After giving the order, Emilius ignored the port and headed towards the governor's mansion, quickly disappearing from sight.

Unbeknownst to him, inside the villa, watching his departing figure and listening to the commotion outside, his mistress Cynthia wore a worried expression. The young and beautiful woman hesitated for a long time before finally opening a drawer in her dressing table and taking out a necklace.

It was a peculiar necklace pendant, with what appeared to be a rhinoceros horn shrunk to the size of a finger joint.

Cynthia clutched the "rhinoceros horn" tightly in her palm, stood before the dressing table, and prayed softly:
"The Great Mother Tree of Desire."

"Please bless Admiral Emilius, so that he may be invincible and annihilate the enemy."

Perhaps it was psychological, but Cynthia felt as if something had glanced at her, almost imperceptibly. This gave her a slight sense of comfort and eased her tension.

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On the square in front of the Governor's Palace.

"brush!"

Upon seeing Luzer land on the ground, transforming into a knight clad in black armor, the demon hunter from Fursac immediately sensed hostility. Without hesitation, he too began preparing for battle.

The brilliant morning light gathered on his body, eventually transforming into a set of silver-white armor, including gauntlets, breastplate, and a crown-shaped helmet. His already enormous frame grew even taller, making him appear to be a medium-sized giant!

The silver knight versus the black knight!
The silver knight appeared taller and more imposing, while the black knight seemed more profound and terrifying, driving people mad.

"Ah"

Lu Ze sneered, and a dark shadow stirred beneath his feet.

He could sense two powerful auras rapidly approaching from afar; they were likely the admiral and the deputy director of MI9. He'd better finish the fight before they arrived.

"Go to hell."

Luzer's eyes, hidden beneath his helmet, suddenly flashed red light, staring directly into the eyes of the knight opposite him. His throat moved slightly as he uttered a foul and corrupt curse.

boom!
The silver knight's body seemed to sway almost imperceptibly, but the effect was not particularly noticeable. As a "demon hunter," he possessed a certain degree of resistance to evil.

But this was only the beginning of Lu Ze's attack. As he uttered the "filthy words," the shadow beneath him began to spread, writhing like a living thing.

From the shadows, two things slowly emerged.

One of them was a deep red, covered in rust, making it impossible to discern its true appearance; one could only sense a slight upturn at the corners of its mouth, as if it were smiling mockingly. The other was entirely black, exuding an aura of extreme depravity and madness.

"Ah!" Sofia Einhorn cried out the moment she saw the red figure, a deep-seated fear washing over her, making her tremble. However, the red figure merely smiled at her before launching an attack on the silver knight.

The black figure followed closely behind.

The red entity is, of course, Medici's three-in-one evil spirit. After Luze ascended to the "Black Knight," he could project a separate soul, which would then be able to unleash its full power. He no longer needed to borrow the power of the sea to project his soul!
Sofia was exactly what Medici had asked for, so she deserved to come out and do the work.

The black one is called the "Shadow of the Fallen," its origin being the corrupted will within Luze's mind. After merging with the shadow, it can transform into a purely independent being, possessing immense power, but...
Luze watched as the "Shadow of the Fallen" completely ignored the "Demon Hunter" and focused all his attention on the terrified Sophia.

It still doesn't work.
He could only end the summoning and let the will return to his body.

The biggest problem with "Shadow of the Fallen" is that it is not under one's control. Although powerful and capable of corrupting and corrupting enemies, it is uncontrollable. Therefore, after a brief appearance, it was taken back into Luze's body.

In the instant he switched, Medici had already engaged the Demon Hunter in combat.

"boom!"

A series of pillars of fire, tinged with a bluish-white hue, rose one after another. Instead of extinguishing, they transformed into fiery serpents that coiled downwards, continuing their pursuit of their "prey"—the demigod "Demon Hunter" who dodged the flames with astonishing speed.

The square was gradually filled with the flames.

"You're really quick-witted."

Medici manipulated the flames while mocking his opponent, "Such a large body, yet you run away as slippery as a rat. Could it be that you, this so-called demon hunter, are actually hunting worms from underground?"

The silver-armored giant gave him a deep look. While dodging the flames, he suddenly turned around without warning, accelerated, and appeared in front of Medici in a flash of silver light!

Behind the silver helmet, two mysterious symbols in the depths of his eyes glowed with a dark green light, revealing Medici's weakness.

Medici is a necromancer!
While dodging the flames, the "Demon Hunter" demigod had secretly applied a special ointment to his twin swords. The ointment was specifically designed to target evil spirits, and with the enhancement of his own power as the "Demon Hunter," it could unleash two hundred percent of its strength!
Medici merely sneered as the twin swords, specifically designed to counter undead, came crashing down upon him.

The weakness that the "hunter" deliberately reveals is, of course, a trap.

"boom!"

The flames reignited, and Luze's figure suddenly appeared behind the "Demon Hunter." The deep, dark sword in his hand swung like the wind, imbued with a terrifying power that annihilated souls and bodies.

"Flame Leaps!"
how is this possible
Behind the silver helmet, a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the "Witcher" demigod. He had never seen a "Black Knight" who could herd two souls at the same time!
"Qiang!"

In the moment of crisis, he could only barely twist his body to turn the two swords back in front of him and block the fatal blow.

"Crack!"

The twin swords held out for only a moment before emitting a feeble noise, as if tiny, invisible cracks were forming on their surfaces. But the demigod "Witcher" had no time to worry about that. As he fought off the attack from behind, Medici struck, extending his flaming hands and piercing the giant's abdomen!

"puff!"

Blood, accompanied by the sound, flew up and was quickly burned into steam by the flames.

At the same time, two powerful figures had already arrived above the square.

Deputy Director Chunas and General Emilius!

(End of this chapter)