A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

"What are you laughing at?" Sayid stopped screaming and asked sternly.

"I see, I understand!" Thomas pointed his sword at the other man. "You... haven't practiced martial arts much, have you?"

"What did you say?" Sayid blurted out.

"I remember the wanted poster said you were originally an ordinary low-ranking soldier, but for unknown reasons you gained powerful strength..."

“That’s the power God gave me!”

"Really? Okay. Don't you find it strange that the ability that works on other people, that strong intuition, doesn't work on me?"

There are three main reasons why the protection of the country is so terrifying.

First, the extraordinary abilities of the national defenders are very strong, a whole level higher than the extraordinary abilities of elite soldiers.

Secondly, due to the erosion of the magic network, the body of the Guardian will slowly improve over time. Given enough time, it will grow to a level beyond the normal human limit. In other words, it will become a magical creature, and its lifespan will be extended.

The third is that it will suppress the status of enemies below the half-step national protection level.

In Thomas' experience, the most intuitive manifestation of personality suppression is the generation of very strong intuition during battle.

Your intuition will guide you and you will subconsciously know what is best to do.

Huguo can easily suppress the enemy by relying on instinct alone, without even having to use any martial arts.

But in the battle with Sayid just now, this intuition disappeared.

Both sides are protecting the country and have equal status, so there is no question of suppression.

By the same token, Sayid's intuition also disappeared.

Thomas strode forward, swinging his sword and attacking.

This time, Sayid swung his sword to block, and the offensive and defensive momentum was exactly the opposite of before.

However, Thomas was defending impenetrable just now, while Sayyid was now clumsy and making many mistakes.

"So that's how it is. You haven't trained rigorously at all. It was just by chance that you absorbed the power of the magic node and became a protector of the country because of your special talent!" Thomas said as he swung his sword to attack. "The weakest protector of the country!"

Said's strength and reaction speed were roughly comparable to his. The former was probably due to his longer time as a protector of the nation, while the latter possessed extraordinary strength. Or perhaps it was the unpleasant sound the other person made.

Thomas has the acceleration skill, which should have given him an overwhelming speed advantage, but now he is being pulled to the same level.

I didn’t understand it before, but now I am sure that I have been slowed down.

However, the skills of both sides in using weapons are not at the same level at all.

Sayid had too many unnecessary movements and wrong reactions, so even if Thomas didn't use his full strength, it was enough to leave him vulnerable.

"Usually, I just use my status to bully the weak... Do you know why I have to practice martial arts? Because many of human instincts are wrong in combat!"

His attack had reached its limit, and his momentum was fading. It was time for Sayid to strike back. But Thomas's sword suddenly struck Sayid's eyes, and Sayid instinctively retreated, completely losing his chance to counterattack and being pressed down by Thomas.

Chapter 98 The Weakest Protector of the Nation 2

"Really...it turns out you don't know how to use weapons correctly!" Thomas laughed while pushing Sayid towards the mast.

The two people's positions were staggered, and in the blink of an eye they came to the side of the corpse.

Over there, the girl's body was hanging down, looking over with wide eyes.

"Are you so nervous that you can't even breathe? Without the suppression of your status, you are nothing but a stupid farmer! Look, you're already in my hands, and I can hurt you at any time!"

Thomas swept his sword across, used his strength to break the opponent's scimitar, and then cut a big gash on Sayyid's leg.

Blood gushed out immediately.

Sayid had no choice but to use all his might to blast out his scream, making it faster and faster. He didn't know what was happening, why his extraordinary abilities had no effect on the other party. How could the other party still be so fast?

"It's useless, haha... I get it, your supernatural power is to use this unpleasant sound to slow others down, right?" Thomas said. "Haha... It's really a useless person with a useless power!"

He attacked again, his sword leaving a bloody mark on Sayyid's arm.

"How about hanging you? Cut off your hands and feet first, then hang you up, like this girl? She'd be happy to see you hanging here next to him."

Sayid's already poor swordsmanship became even more chaotic as Thomas pressed on step by step, forcing him to be pinned beside the girl's body and unable to move away.

Although he had slowed down his opponent, his speed was still very fast, and his swordsmanship became more and more dangerous, making it almost impossible for him to block it.

Now, almost every sword strike left a small wound on his body.

"What's this slowing ability? It only works so well at the Nation Defense level. I wonder what it's like at the Elite level. I wonder if it can even slow down a fly a bit?" Thomas asked. "You know, I know someone with a similar supernatural ability. He can freeze his enemies with a roar. It's only for a short time, but it's much better than your crappy slowing sonic wave ability. Don't you agree?"

"A useless master, combined with useless skills, makes a useless protector of the nation!"

Sayid tried to escape, but there was nowhere to run.

The opponent was too fast and attacked from all directions.

Not to mention jumping into the sea to escape, he was now trapped by the other party next to the girl's body. From time to time, he looked up and saw the pair of wide-open eyes, pale and deathly, staring at him.

Fear suddenly filled my heart.

Normally, he wouldn't be afraid of a corpse he'd killed. Not long ago, he'd tortured and beaten this girl, then hanged her here. It was a thrill, so why would he be afraid?

But now he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, and it seemed as if a steel caterpillar was crawling on his spine.

The girl seemed to be laughing, waiting for him.

"Or, nailing it to the deck with a spear would be a good idea!" Thomas said. "How about we just do it here? Let the two girls accompany you, so that you can have female companionship during the last few days of your life... Tsk tsk... Well, that doesn't seem polite to them?"

"Are you humiliating me?" Sayid finally stopped screaming. At this moment, he saw that Thomas could not control himself for a moment, his body was shaking, and multiple afterimages appeared in an instant.

He understood instantly that it was not that his deceleration ability was ineffective, but that the opponent was too fast.

Even if affected by his decelerating sonic waves, he is still faster than him.

"Humiliate you? No, you don't deserve it." Thomas sneered. "Only opponents of equal stature can be humiliated. Weak enemies are unworthy of my humiliation."

"I'm going to fight you!" Said was furious.

He let out an unprecedented high-pitched scream and then pounced on the enemy.

"Just you?" Thomas said with a sneer.

The next moment, he also exerted all his strength.

In the previous battle, although Sayid was defending awkwardly, Thomas never dared to use all his moves, always leaving some room for emergency.

Because the other party is also a true protector of the country.

Thomas had witnessed how strong the Huguo's vitality was in Kiev - even though he was covered in wounds, he was still alive and even had the strength to fight back.

In other words, the other party always maintains the power to die together with Thomas in theory.

But now, the opponent took the initiative to attack with all their strength, which gave Thomas the best opportunity.

In addition, the opponent's "sonic deceleration" ability is actually really bad.

It is naturally considered weak among the national defenders and can only be used to bully the weak. If it must be said that it has an advantage, it is the halo effect, and the range is large enough!

After all, the Silver Judgment can only kill one or two hundred people in one move.

But this sound wave has slowed down, and it is estimated that it can cover thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

But... this trick is useless against strong enemies, especially Thomas.

He has the ability to accelerate, and this sonic deceleration ability can only offset this acceleration.

Thomas pushed "Time Standstill" to its limit, dodged the opponent's blade, and immediately counterattacked.

The sword flashed, and Sayid had nowhere to hide. He could only subconsciously raise his hand to block.

The magic sword cut off his arm with one blow.

The resulting electric current also made his entire body numb, temporarily freezing him.

Thomas followed up with his second strike, this time attacking him from three directions and cutting off one of his legs.

Sayyid screamed, fell to the ground, rolled around, and even dropped the knife in his hand.

"So... so you are..." Sayid finally understood.

"Ah, it took you so long to figure this out?" Thomas smiled. "As expected of a farmer, I'm slow to think!"

But he didn't give the other party any chance. In a flash, he was already close to the other party, and his sword came down.

The combination of acceleration and time stillness made the speed so fast that it left a series of afterimages in the air.

Before, he was affected by the opponent's slowing aura, but now he has his full strength.

After a long time, Joseph saw Thomas climbing down from the boat.

"Grand Commander...what's the situation?"

"I saw some gunpowder in the cabin and pulled the fuse," Thomas said casually. "Let's leave quickly."

"Leonor..."

"Dead," Thomas replied coldly. He pulled out the instruction manual, which neatly outlined all the formalities. Now, all he needed was this letter and the contract to ship the goods from Portugal. Leonor wouldn't need to be involved.

Joseph took a deep breath and took the instruction manual and put it away.

This time they finally caught a big fish, but Thomas was not very happy.

Although I knew Leonor was doomed, I never expected her entire family to die. And in this way.

"Greed really is the original sin," Thomas lamented. "Everyone is caught in the trap, unable to extricate themselves. He is like this, and so are you and me.

"Well, this ship..." Joseph pointed to the medium-sized sailing ship. This ship should be worth one or two thousand florins, right?

"Forget it, we don't want this kind of boat. It will give you nightmares if you ride on it." Thomas ignored him and signaled Joseph to turn around and leave.

A short while later, a sudden explosion sounded from the distant sailboat. The gunpowder in the cabin exploded.

The civilian ship could not withstand the power of the gunpowder explosion and broke into two pieces, with a huge fire burning on it.

Burning and spinning, it sank into the sea and eventually ceased to exist.

Chapter 99 The Golden Apple Tree 1

Thomas used magic to blow the sails when coming here, and saved it for when leaving, so when he returned to Rhodes Island, it was already afternoon.

The small sailboat entered the harbor without causing any accidents.

After a brief period of prosperity, Rhode Island's port became increasingly depressed.

There was no other way. The loot from Tobruk had basically been liquidated. Without a specific target, not many merchants passed through here.

It's like getting a shot of cardiac stimulant, but when the effect of the drug wears off, the heart still stops beating.

Ultimately, the reason is that the Knights' navy is not strong enough to provide escort and protect the safety of ships.

So merchants dared not pass by here.

This problem can only be solved if the navy becomes strong.

But shipbuilding, especially warships, takes time, there is no way around it.

Even if they had sufficient funds, the Knights would not be able to restore their naval strength without several years.

Furthermore, those with a keen sense of smell could sense the dark cloud hanging over the Knights' heads and knew that Rhodes Island was in great danger.

As Thomas was sighing inwardly, Joseph's reminder came from beside him.

"Captain, look over there."

Thomas looked back and saw a small to medium-sized ship flying the Byzantine flag approaching at the end of the sea and sky.

It doesn't look like a merchant ship.

But Thomas just took a few more glances and didn't take it too seriously.

Back at the dock, the Knights recognized Thomas's boat early on and had been waiting there.

After ordering his men to guard the boat, Thomas and the other man quickly returned to the Knights' headquarters.

Just hand over documents, bills, etc. to your subordinates.

As for those gold coins...that's simple too.

Thomas took a team of knights and servants and returned to the boat.