The Warrior of Love

What about the "God" of this world?

Under Jiang Liu's indifferent gaze, five people walked out of the crowd. They all looked relatively mature and should be the oldest group.

It is worth mentioning that three of the men said goodbye to a pregnant woman who seemed to be their partner before leaving, while the remaining two women kissed goodbye to babies who were held by others.

The expressions of the five people were very calm, and even a little expectant. There was not a trace of fear, which even made Jiang Liu begin to doubt his own judgment.

Could it be that it was not a living sacrifice, but that the adults were taken to live somewhere else, just like in many myths, where devout believers would go to a carefree paradise...

However, the next moment, Jiang Liu's doubts were overturned, and he was convinced that this was a living sacrifice!

The angel, whose face was mostly covered by a hood, walked up to the five people. Both men and women knelt at her feet and clasped their hands together devoutly.

She gently lifted one of them's cheeks and tapped his forehead with her index finger.

hum!

A small ball of elusive green light lingered around the fingertips and was pulled out.

There is no doubt that it is the flame manifested by the "soul"!

The woman whose soul had been taken away from her closed her eyes peacefully and slowly fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Liu no longer hesitated. The magic power in his body surged and he immediately turned into a phantom that pierced through the atmosphere.

Bang!

There was originally a gap in strength between the two sides, not to mention that Jiang Liu's unannounced attack could almost be considered a sneak attack, and the "Angel" was knocked away without any resistance.

Jiang Liu easily caught the wisp of green fire in an instant, and then carefully pressed it on the dead woman's forehead.

With divine blessing, Jiang Liu united the soul and body again with a thought, and the woman opened her eyes in a daze.

Jiang Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person was rescued in time, but then he was stunned for a moment, as if he sensed a strange atmosphere in the air.

He frowned and turned around, but instead of seeing how surprised the "rescued" villagers were, he saw pairs of questioning, dissatisfied and angry eyes.

"What did he just do?"

"He gave the angel to..."

"Who is he?"

"Have you never seen... a stranger?"

Well, this is not surprising. For those who believe in gods, his behavior just now can be regarded as blasphemy. It is no wonder that the villagers would be angry.

"Don't look at me like that. I don't know what she calls herself, but that has nothing to do with me. She may be the god you believe in, but she is not mine. Don't you find it strange to use a living person as a sacrifice?"

Jiang Liu knew that this kind of thing was not so easy to correct, but he still said it.

"If you wish, I can protect you, and I don't need any sacrifices."

Anyway, Jiang Liu was a "god" for a while in Mesopotamia... Although he didn't mean it that way, most of the residents he saved worshiped him as a god.

Therefore, he knew very well that faith was extremely difficult to deny, but it was very easy to replace the concept.

If it is really impossible to make these villagers give up their faith, Jiang Liu will defeat the so-called "God", and then give the villagers far more grace than "God", and then become their faith himself.

——This idea is very beautiful, and it may be realized in other places, but here it can't even sell the first step.

"You...what have you done?!"

"Stranger! It's a stranger!"

"The prophecy is true..."

"Get out of here! You'll bring disaster to this village!"

"Am I not dead? Why? Why... I am about to go to the "other world", why won't you let me go!"

"Lord Angel! Lord Angel, are you okay?"

Facing the hostile gazes of the villagers, Jiang Liu looked solemn.

He was not slow-witted and was able to detect something unusual.

Generally speaking, even the most devout believers have an instinctive fear of "death".

Even the "Old Man in the Mountain" needs hypnosis and drug control to train his death squad (according to historical records, not the setting in Type-Moon, Wang Ha probably doesn't need this kind of means).

Living sacrifices have always been made in every place since ancient times, using slaves, criminals and prisoners of war as sacrifices.

There are no middle-aged or elderly people in this village. It can be inferred that their souls were taken away by "angels" as soon as they reached adulthood.

There is no reason why such a cruel system would not arouse resentment?

However, these villagers behaved like this... Jiang Liu could tell the truth from the false. They were really excited and no one had any doubts about the "living sacrifice".

Even the five adults chosen as sacrifices were like this...

This cannot be explained by "piety" alone!

"What exactly is going on……"

Chapter 772: Valkyrie Ortlinde

Even Jiang Liu felt a little caught off guard at this moment. Although all the villagers combined could not even match one of his fingers, such obvious hostility still made him very uncomfortable.

"You must be a stranger from outside!"

A man who looked impulsive stood up, holding a farm tool similar to a hoe in his hand.

"The angel once said that when we see people like you, we should be on guard immediately, because you are the source of disaster! It turned out to be true. I didn't expect that even the angel... You bastard, what did you do to the angel?"

"The source of the disaster..." Jiang Liu's eyes focused, his mind moved, and suddenly an invisible wave swept across the entire place.

- Om!

In an instant, the space seemed to be frozen, and everyone's body was motionless, like insects trapped in amber, even their expressions did not change.

By now, Jiang Liu's domineering aura has been cultivated to a new level, and can even create an effect similar to freezing space.

Jiang Liu suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at the young man who was speaking, and a majestic and low voice came out from his throat.

"What is the source of disaster? What kind of ceremony were you performing just now?"

"Strangers are a disaster." The young man said slowly with empty eyes.

Jiang Liu's words are not just simple sounds. If he does not restrain himself now, any word he says will become "spiritual words", just like now.

Ordinary people have no way to resist and will automatically tell Jiang Liu the information he needs.

"The stranger will arrive at dawn, ending the dusk that has continued until now, and this world will wither away... That's what the angel with a special appearance said."

"Special appearance?"

"They are dressed differently than the angels of the past... I have never seen clothes like that before... and the shape of their ears is different."

Jiang Liu hesitated for a moment, and the man continued, "Our ceremony... is the blessing given to us by the goddess."

"Blessing...what does it mean?"

"Our souls will go to the "other shore" where the goddess is. It is a rich land... warm and beautiful, without disease or hunger. It is a paradise for everyone... and our bodies will return to this land."

"Bury the body?"

"No, it will be handed over to the giants... They are also living creatures living on this land like us, and they will help us return to nature. The adults who leave behind descendants will receive the goddess' "blessing" and go to the warm paradise on the other side without worries..."

"Aren't you scared?"

"No," the man said briefly.

Then, he subconsciously felt a hint of doubt: "Why should I be afraid?"

Jiang Liu was speechless. In the minds of these villagers, there is no "birth, aging, sickness and death" for humans. There is only "birth, growth and reproduction". They will receive the "blessing" before they even have the chance to experience aging.

This has been passed down from generation to generation, and people living in this world will only regard it as a natural law and will not doubt it at all.

In their view, this is not a "living sacrifice" but a normal death, and the so-called "goddess" is their spiritual sustenance.

No wonder they are so resistant to Jiang Liu...

"Ugh!"

Jiang Liu let out a long breath and felt relieved. The domineering domain was lifted and time seemed to resume its flow. All the villagers were stunned for a moment, then looked around in a daze. Then they reacted and recalled what happened before, glaring at Jiang Liu.

However, Jiang Liu just glanced at him indifferently, and everyone shut their mouths involuntarily. A few people who originally wanted to rush up to protect the "angel" also trembled and let go of their weapons.

——It’s instinct.

Even though Jiang Liu did not exude murderous aura, the difference in their life levels prevented them from being presumptuous in front of Jiang Liu, just like it is difficult for a little white rabbit to remain calm in front of a tiger.

Despite this, Jiang Liu was unable to persuade the villagers to give up the ritual of human sacrifice.

From the villagers' point of view, Jiang Liu was a stranger who showed up out of nowhere and interrupted the "blessing". He was a being predicted to bring disaster, so of course they would look at him with hostility.

Jiang Liu roughly understood what these villagers were thinking and shook his head secretly.

His original plan might be difficult to realize, because in the villagers' cognition, accepting "blessings" is a matter of course, just like ripe apples will fall to the ground by themselves.

Even if Jiang Liu showed power and might that surpassed that of the goddess, he would probably not be able to change the villagers' perception. Instead, he would be regarded as a great demon king or something like that...

"There's nothing I can do." Jiang Liu ignored the villagers' questions and turned to look at the slender figure lying in the distance.

Jiang Liu was aiming to knock the other person out when he attacked. The domineering aura he displayed just now should have also affected her. Now this "angel" was sleeping like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Taking a step forward, Jiang Liu appeared a hundred meters away. Then, amid the villagers' shocked and puzzled looks, he lifted up the "Angel" with one hand and tucked it under his armpit. He gave the villagers one last look before disappearing from sight...

"This... what should we do?"

It was a long time after Jiang Liu left that someone asked the question tentatively.

"The blessing ceremony was interrupted, and the angel was taken away... This is a big deal! What should we do?"

"Yeah, what should I do?"

"who knows?"

"Then we can't go to the "other world"?"

"What if the goddess' blessing disappears?"

Everyone was at a loss, because there were neither experienced elders nor adults who could take charge of the situation.

Although some of them have reached maturity physically, they are still very immature mentally.

They are used to obeying the goddess' orders in everything. As long as they live their lives according to the routine, they don't have to think about too many things. All problems will be solved by the grace brought by the "angels".

And now, this fragile puppet string has broken...so they can't even perform the most basic farce.

"Uh..." On a high ground somewhere outside the village, Jiang Liu watched all this silently, with an expressionless face and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Well……"

The "angel" thrown on the ground whimpered and slowly opened his eyes after struggling.

[Restart the machine... repair data... recreate memories... analyze attack patterns...]

A series of information flashed through her mind. As soon as Angel opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Liu's back, which was successfully matched with the attacker saved in the database before she fell into a coma.

"Hostile reaction, confirmed!"

Magic power surged, and a halo condensed on the angel's head again, and a golden spear of light appeared in his hand.

"Annihilation operation, execute!"

Like an arrow shot from a bow, the angel thrust out his spear and rushed towards the river.

Bang!

There was a loud bang, and the next moment the angel's vision was replaced by blue sky and white clouds.

"Uh..." Unable to understand... the angel lay there in a daze for a while.

Just now, some kind of attack with a speed and accuracy that was difficult for her to observe knocked her down instantly without causing any substantial damage to her body.

What kind of skills and calculation ability are needed to complete such an incredible attack... Even the angel's logic center cannot understand this.

So, she gave up the idea of ​​continuing the attack, and when her body regained its ability to move, she stood up and looked at Jiang Liu in a daze.

The man didn't turn around, but just glanced at her from the side: "Name?"

"Type X, Unit Sequence 03..."

Jiang Liu frowned: "I'm asking about your "name"?"