This time, I won't be the devil.

"Give me the dagger."

Chapter 62 Soul-Cleansing Light

"Give me the dagger, I'll do it myself." Ivan dug his fingers deep into his palm and said viciously.

However, no one responded to his order for a while. The believers looked at Ivan with suspicion in their eyes.

In this pitch-black underground space, the believers' white eyes seemed to be asking Ivan:

Do the people you want to save include us?

These gazes were like heavy hammers, smashing down on the statue of the Savior he had built.

The nightmare that had long gone away appeared in his mind again.

Ivan felt angry but also a little timid. He turned his head subconsciously and saw Frey standing beside him.

Only Frey's expression did not change after listening to Stella's words.

You are worthy of being the person whose understanding of the Demon King is second only to mine. As expected, you are the one who understands me!

As for other believers whose faith was not strong enough, these stupid guys were simply deceived by the high-sounding principles from that woman's mouth.

Ivan felt confident again. How could a mere idol understand his great idea?

At this moment, perhaps because she heard the keyword "brave", Midori on the altar actually had a faint reaction.

As one of the conditions for the ritual, the victim must be in deep despair and confusion and must not be able to have a clear mind.

If this continues, the ceremony is likely to be affected.

Ivan snatched the dagger from the cultist's hand, his pale face twisted like a devil in the dim light of the altar.

But looking at Ivan walking towards her, Stella did not have any special reaction, she only had a determined look.

"In the end, are you still going to resort to violence?"

"The Demon King once told me that weakness is the greatest lack of freedom. Only those who are strong enough have the ability to enforce their will."

Ivan knew very well that no matter how nice the words were, in the end, victory would still depend on strength.

If you think about it carefully, there was actually no need for a conversation from the beginning. The girl in front of you, who was tied up with ropes and was powerless, had no ability to decide her own fate.

Thinking of this, Ivan no longer hesitated. He raised the dagger and stabbed Stella in the abdomen.

He wants to prove his strength and will through this action!

But just as the blade was about to pierce, Stella suddenly jumped up, broke free from the low-quality hemp rope that Frey had specially selected, and then hit Ivan's chin with an uppercut.

"I don't feel any love from the way you kill people."

"I don't want to be killed by someone with a face full of pain."

Then she grabbed Ivan and threw him down with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Seeing the leader being knocked down, the three most loyal confidants nearby quickly gathered together and tried to subdue Stella.

Just as one of them approached, Stella shouted:

"Eula!"

She threw a punch, sending the cultist flying.

The other two cultists were stunned when they saw this, and Stella quickly stepped forward, one with a left kick and the other with a right whip kick, knocking them all down.

Seeing this scene, all the cultists were dumbfounded.

As expected of a weak woman with A-level strength and speed, her fighting power is so terrifying.

Stella's verbal attack tactics just now were also one of Frey's contingency plans.

With Stella's strength, she can deal with all the cultists here by herself.

Frey originally planned to let Stella delay for a while and observe Ivan's reaction, but he didn't expect that he would break down and attack so quickly.

"You... who are you?" Stella's fan asked in surprise.

"As an idol, I can do more than just sing."

After showing a powerful smile to her fans, Stella looked at Ivan and said in a calm tone:

"You just said that only the strong are qualified to enforce their will."

"Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, at least, you are definitely not a 'strong man'."

After saying these heartbreaking words, Stella stood up and walked towards the altar, intending to save Midori.

"Don't even think about it!"

Ivan, who fell to the ground, showed a ferocious expression. He actually stabbed the dagger directly into his heart, and then let out a low sound like the roar of a wild beast:

"Declaration——"

"I offer my life, my flesh, my pain as a gift, in exchange for the Mother Goddess's favor..."

And through shadow perception, Frey saw the [Ring of Plenty] in his heart.

I didn't expect that the masked clown, a believer in the God of Joy, could actually get a prop related to the Mother Goddess of Fertility and hand it over to a human.

Frey immediately thought that he could use [Return] on the ring.

But at the moment, we still don’t know who the original owner of this ring is. If it returns to the hands of the demons, they will definitely notice something unusual.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is better not to use or return it easily.

Now that the opponent's trump card has been revealed, the next thing to do is to fight.

After burning his life, Ivan's aura suddenly surged, his muscles swelled, and dark purple blood vessels appeared on the surface of his skin.

After his body was greatly strengthened, Ivan grasped the dagger again with his right hand and attacked Stella like a beast.

He stomped his feet hard, and the muscles in his legs tore and healed instantly. The powerful force made the ground shake.

In Ivan's opinion, there was no way Stella could resist this attack.

But with a loud bang, a long-charged rock bullet hit his shoulder, and the dagger in his hand fell immediately.

By the time Ivan stumbled back under the impact, his left shoulder blade had exploded.

The rock bullet pierced his flesh like an iron spike, and his body suddenly hunched forward. His right hand was still hanging in the air, holding the dagger, and his knuckles were cramped and curled into a weird eagle claw shape.

Before Ivan could react, another rock bullet hit his left knee. His calf bent back like a leather puppet with its bones pulled out, and he fell to the ground in an instant.

boom!

The third rock bullet tore through his side, and his body finally fell to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut. The sound of his head hitting the floor echoed throughout the space.

During the time he was tied to the wall, Frey had already prepared rock bombs in advance so that he could take action immediately in an emergency.

Ivan, who collapsed on the ground, was still struggling, but then five more rock bullets were fired, hitting his heart and limbs respectively.

Ivan's limbs were pierced, but his heart was not damaged under the protection of the ring.

At the same time as the rock bullets were fired, Frey, who was entangled in chains, tensed his muscles, and the shackles on his body made a metallic whine.

Frey's strength was not enough to break free from the chains on his body, but he had used earth magic to weaken the wall behind him. Coupled with the rock bullets he had just shot, the wall was already riddled with holes.

As Frey struggled hard, the wall behind him collapsed slightly and dust flew all over the sky.

After breaking free from the chains, Frey quickly retrieved his waist bag, took out the Shadow Blade from it, and held it in his mouth.

He shook his head hard and cut off the shackles on his hands. After his hands were free, he cut off the shackles on his feet.

All this happened in a flash. After completing a series of actions, Frey quickly looked at Ivan.

If he were a normal person, his limbs would have been broken by now, but after obtaining the power of the Mother Goddess of Fertility, Ivan's vitality became extremely tenacious.

In the few seconds that Freyr had been free of his chains, his flesh and blood had been reunited.

This recovery ability is comparable to that of an undead with plenty of humanity.

After standing up again, Ivan looked at Frey. He already understood that this man was in cahoots with Stella.

"No chanting... As a human... you can actually use the same technique as the Demon King..."

He was filled with rage at Frey's blasphemy and betrayal.

Ivan immediately rushed towards Frey with all his strength. He opened his arms and jumped high, trying to knock Frey to the ground.

This was a correct judgment. The most effective way to stop Frey from casting magic was to engage in close combat and not give him the opportunity to cast magic.

Facing Ivan's flying pounce, Frey did not retreat, but slid directly under him.

At the same time, he raised his leg and kicked Ivan directly in the crotch.

Ivan, who suffered a fatal blow, was a little slow in his movements, but he still endured the severe pain and punched Frey on the ground.

But a ray of light suddenly shot into his left eye.

"Third-level magic - light laser." Stella on the side took the opportunity to use magic.

Ivan was unable to dodge and was shot in the left eye, and Frey took the opportunity to stab him with the Shadow Blade, weakening him.

But even after being weakened, Ivan was still stronger than Frey. He swept his arm and threw a punch.

Frey instantly dived down and dodged Ivan's fist by shaking his body. Because he was missing an eye, his vision was affected.

Although Ivan's attacks were extremely powerful, Frey seemed to be able to predict his movements and always managed to dodge them by a hair's breadth.

In Frey's opinion, Ivan's fighting style is all strength but no skill.

Unlike him, in addition to upgrading in the past few months, Frey would take time out to practice wrestling with the tavern owner Van Dam whenever he had time to improve his fighting skills.

Ivan threw another punch, but the ground beneath his feet instantly turned into mud. When he slid just now, Frey took the opportunity to inject magic power into the ground.

Ivan lost his balance briefly, and Frey dodged the attack again, then spun around in a Brazilian capoeira move and kicked his opponent in the head.

Frey and Ivan fought hard for a while, and Stella's light magic hit them frequently.

Even if Ivan can rely on his extremely high recovery ability to withstand it, the power he gains by burning his life is of limited duration.

After 3 minutes, Ivan's movements slowed down significantly and Frey gradually gained the upper hand.

Ivan knew that if he continued like this, he would soon be defeated.

At this point, he only has one last option left - to start the ceremony in advance.