The Warrior of Love

——Plop!

Her legs went limp, and the arrogant queen collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 484: Wouldn’t that be better?

Relaxed—this is Jiang Liu’s intuitive feeling.

Connor's Queen Maeve is by no means a weak servant. With the support of the Holy Grail fragments, when she fully exerts her advantages, her overall combat power will be raised to an extremely terrifying level.

But Jiang Liu didn't give her this opportunity. Maeve didn't even have the time to accumulate soldiers. As soon as she started to explode, she was pinned to death by Jiang Liu on the spot, and he defeated her easily.

After all, the gap in strength between the two was too great, and this battle was not equal from the beginning.

You know, even if the spiritual seal is not unlocked, Jiang Liu still possesses extraordinary combat capabilities, and unlike two shining ancient kings, he does not specialize in large-scale suppression wars, but the strongest individual soldier like Little Sun Karna who can wage an annihilating war by himself!

A "commander" type like Maeve needs to rely on the violence of numbers to overwhelm the enemy. Once they encounter an unreasonably powerful individual, they will fall into an extremely embarrassing situation - Jiang Liu happens to be like this.

As for Noble Phantasms such as "My Beloved Iron Chariot", "My Beloved Honey Wine", "My Beloved's Future Vision", and "My Beloved's Rainbow Sword", they seem to be varied and versatile.

If facing other opponents, I believe that so many treasures will definitely cause great trouble to the opponent.

Unfortunately, the person I met this time was Jiang Liu...

Top-notch ability, top-notch resistance to magic, swordsmanship skills beyond the divine realm, a magic sword that can cut anything, plus Jiang Liu's various methods are far more numerous than Maeve's. Once he gets serious, he will completely crush the Queen!

At least, in this battle just now, facing the Queen's Celtic army, Jiang Liu had at least three ways to win -

Conqueror's Haki, light cannon, just chop!

And to be frank, given the difference in strength between Jiang Liu and the soldiers, the efficiency of these three methods is actually about the same...

In short, Maeve's defeat was truly worth it, and she also understood that she had no chance of turning the defeat around, so she simply agreed to hand over the Holy Grail fragment.

Revolt?

What a joke!

The moment Jiang Liu put his sword against her neck, and the irresistible masculine aura and domineering spirit came over her and engulfed her, the Queen was almost incontinent due to the pleasure... no, she was simply conquered by the heroism of the other party.

As the saying goes, why should the weak resist?

Not everyone is like Jiang Liu who faced the "Incineration of Humanity" and dared to raise the middle finger no matter how desperate he was...

The strange thing is that although the Queen had clearly lost, she seemed very happy. When she handed over the fragment of the Holy Grail, her face was blushing like a girl in love.

"Hehe, since I have been defeated by you, I should behave like a prisoner. I will leave the treasure to you."

Maeve's eyes were full of charm, and golden light was flowing in her hand, and a gorgeous and luxurious golden wine glass appeared.

For some reason, the wine glass was full!

"The Holy Grail... that's what you call it, right? I can give it to you, but this is my favorite wine glass. I have already filled it with sweet and refreshing mead."

The pure white queen smiled sweetly and placed the golden cup and fine wine in front of Jiang Liu.

"My dear hero who defeated me, I am willing to present this unique delicacy to you."

Jiang Liu glanced at the smiling Maeve, then looked down at the wine glass and the light golden liquid.

He didn't know much about alcohol, and because of his high tolerance, it was difficult for him to get drunk.

But even so, he could tell at a glance that this was truly "fine wine".

It is no exaggeration to describe it as "nectar". Even at the banquet of the gods on Mount Olympus or Asgard, the aroma of this wine will never be concealed.

It is a "mysterious" existence that embodies the concept of "temptation" in the form of alcohol, and can thoroughly dig out people's deepest desires!

——But it’s better not to drink it.

"That wine... is not right..."

The old priest frowned and kindly reminded Jiang Liu.

“It feels like poison to me.”

Without any bias, this is indeed poison. Compared with the "Wine of the Proud King" of Queen Semiramis, Queen Medb's mead will not kill people, but it can capture people's hearts and turn beast-like heroes and warriors into obedient house dogs on a spiritual level.

Even if they are in a hostile relationship, once they take a sip, they will literally become "Maeve's thing."

"Even if it's you, it's best not to touch this ominous curse."

The old priest shook his head and said, "This is an unnecessary risk. We have already won. Just take the fragments of the Holy Grail and don't bother with her."

This priest had always been an honest and upright man. He naturally had a dislike for women like Maeve, who seemed to be born to challenge the bottom line of men.

Ritsuka also agreed with concern: "The priest is right... Brother, let's go quickly--"

Gudu, Gudu...

As he spoke, Jiang Liu had already calmly taken the cup and drank it down with his head tilted back.

Ritsuka: “…”

"Huh? Did you say anything just now?" Jiang Liu put away the empty cup and turned back to ask Lixiang as if nothing had happened.

The beautiful girl with long black hair murmured, "Um, um...are you okay?"

"What can happen?"

Jiang Liu shrugged nonchalantly: "It's just a glass of wine."

This is not showing off. Jiang Liu is not pretending to be brave because he has been poisoned. He is indeed not poisoned, nor has he lost his mind because of it.

It was as if he had really just drunk a normal glass of wine!

"Oh." Li Xiang seemed to have something to say, but finally held back.

The old priest also looked conflicted, but he still adhered to the principle of silence and simply kept his mouth shut.

The two men once again realized that the man in front of them was a monster in every sense of the word and could not be understood by common sense.

"What a shame." Maeve's lips pursed, very disappointed. "I thought I could win the game back, can't you just let me be happy? You really don't understand romance."

"Do you really want to dominate me?" Jiang Liu smiled, perhaps because he was in a good mood, he even made a joke.

"You are incapable of controlling my holy sword."

Although Jiang Liu has never released the "Holy Sword" to its maximum true form due to his partner's lack of physical strength, he can "kill gods" just by releasing all his magic power, and its power is truly terrifying.

Even if it was Maeve, Jiang Liu was confident that he could use the hidden "Holy Sword of the Sun" to kill her... It's just that he was unwilling to reveal the true form of the holy sword.

"It's boring to be on top for too long. Occasionally, I also want to try the feeling of being controlled and dominated by others..."

Maeve smiled slightly: "If it's you, I can be below you... It's not impossible."

"Sorry, I have a partner."

"Wouldn't that be more exciting?"

"Uh……"

Chapter 485: The Freest Man

The damp ground, the rough bricks and stones, the cold walls, the tight shackles, the solid iron bars, the wriggling insects, the lamentations of the vengeful spirits...

Everything here is bound, even the air is given mass and cannot escape the confinement of the iron cage.

All things, visible and invisible, are tainted by the smell of decay.

Only the moonlight shining through the gaps in the iron window belongs to "him".

[I am free, at least I still have the moonlight. ]

——Looking at the waning moon hidden in the dark clouds, a man thought so.

What reaches my ears is the sound of crashing waves, day after day, year after year, never stopping at any time, as punctual as a machine yet inexplicably gentle.

If it is the beating heart that reminds the man that his body has not yet decayed, then it is the moonlight that makes him aware of the existence of the soul, and it is the sea waves that record the passage of time for him.

Although these things are meaningless in this place: the body will be eroded by the harsh environment, the soul will be tainted by resentment and sin, and time will gradually stop in the small stone chamber.

——What he cherished was destined to be invaded by darkness and dampness, and eventually turned into a pile of rotten soil.

But even so, the man did not give up.

The battle officially ends at the moment of surrender. Sailing when you lose your way is equivalent to standing still. A person's defeat is not determined by physical and mental weakness, but by mental collapse.

As long as you have a will of steel, neither gods nor guns can kill you, but cannot knock you down!

Still far from it - the man with an uncombed beard smiled, barely visible among the weeds.

This is just the level of suffering, it’s still far from it!

No matter how time passes in the outside world, no matter how the dark hatred eats away at my spirit, no matter how hunger and illness torture this frail body - it's still a long way to go!

In this dark realm, only two people know that although they are trapped in rock and steel, they are the freest people in the world!

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"so big……"

Although he had a full understanding of the scale of this so-called "prison tower" after experiencing the first three floors, when he really arrived at the fourth floor, Ritsuka was still shocked by the suddenly open world.

Compared with the palaces on the first and third floors and the city on the second floor, the size of this place cannot be described at all, because everywhere you look is a world covered in gold.

No, let me correct you, it’s not gold, but the yellow sand desert that is as dazzling as gold.

If sand is compared to water drops, then this is the deep ocean where "huge waves" rise and fall one after another. There is no edge and no reference point, and it seems that the scene before your eyes will continue to the end of the world.

"Meow!"

The hot yellow sand burned Tamamo cat's paw, scaring her so much that she jumped directly onto Jiang Liu.

"This is an inherent barrier."

While being held tightly by Tamamo Cat, Jiang Liu said without changing his expression.

"This is the product of the materialization of the mental landscape. Strictly speaking, it is the same thing as the Himeji Castle on the second floor, except that the scale of this floor is a little larger."

"Does this mean that the guardian who rules this floor is also more powerful?" Ritsuka showed a distressed expression.

Jiang Liu smiled, touched the girl's head and said, "It's okay, leave the fighting to us. You are the Master, just support us from behind."

"Ok!"

Ritsuka nodded, but her face quickly fell.

"But where should we go?"

"This……"

"This way..."

Jiang Liu was about to speak when the old priest, who looked a little dazed, suddenly spoke.

He pointed his finger to one side, frowned slightly, and his eyes flashed with a complex look of confusion and enlightenment.

"I don't know why, but I think this is the way to go... It's strange, why am I so sure? There's obviously no basis for it..."

Jiang Liu and Li Xiang glanced at each other, and the girl with long black hair looked at the old priest curiously.

"Uncle, is this your first time to receive the "Revelation"? But since you are a Heroic Spirit, it is not surprising to have this."

"Apocalypse?"

The priest was stunned for a moment and his frown deepened.

"Are you talking about the voice of God? How is that possible? This kind of thing only exists in the records of religious scriptures. I have never seen an actual example of it, nor do I believe that such a special being would exist."

"Hmm?" Ritsuka tilted her head, "Why?"

"Because God's love for all people is equal!"

The priest suddenly became excited: "To favor only one person and give him exclusive honors... This kind of thing is absolutely impossible!"

"But, in history, Joan of Arc and Martha..."

Ritsuka wanted to give some well-known examples. The key point was that she also knew those people and knew that the so-called "revelation from God" was real.

However, before she could finish, the old priest interrupted her rudely.

"Those are all shameless lies from those with bad intentions in the church! Our beloved God would never give special attention to any one individual. He loves everyone equally because we are all his children!"

"Father..."