The Warrior of Love

It was as if I was struck by lightning. Although I was still conscious, my body was out of control and an uncontrollable dizziness hit my head...

Although there was no scabbard, Jiang Liu still made a gesture to put away the sword - this was a habit he developed when he first learned swordsmanship from Feng.

It doesn't matter if you use weapons like the Flaming Demon Sword or the Salvation Divine Sword, but if you use the Undead Slash, it will always feel a little wrong if you don't do it this way.

After retrieving the Undead Slash into the dark space on his body, Jiang Liu turned his head slightly and glanced at the falling Loli Demon King and La Ting.

——The back of the knife he used.

"The Demon King? He's really different from Shiroyasha and Atlas."

Shiroyasha seems to be in the four-digit range now, Atlas was originally a four-digit demon king, but that may not be the case after he was grounded, but his pure physical strength is equal to Izayoi's.

"Salamander" was originally a top four-digit community - but the community level and individual strength level cannot be equated.

It is easy to imagine that in this kind of family-like community, the strength of its members must vary greatly.

Just like if Jiang Liu brings "Wuming" to five or four digits in the future, then Kurosugi, Izayoi, Asuka and others might be qualified, but Ren would probably be slower, and Lily's kids would probably still not be qualified.

After "Salamander" lost its predecessors and some key members, they naturally declined. Although it has dropped to five digits, it is still the top five digits!

In Jiang Liu's opinion, Sandra, who inherited the dragon horn of the previous generation, is a five-digit figure. If she explodes, she will undoubtedly be a top five-digit figure, roughly on the same level as Izayoi - although she will most likely not be able to beat Izayoi.

And this demon king who was killed instantly by Jiang Liu with one sword... seems to be worth only five digits?

Although it’s not very polite, but…how did such a greenhorn like Bai Yasha come up with such a plan?

How do they have the guts to challenge a large community with just a few people?

Even if we exclude Jiang Liu and Bai Yasha, there are two people in this festival who can fight against her, Sandra and Izayoi!

Is it the organizer's authority? Is she so confident in her game that she thinks no one can crack her puzzle and she can't lose according to the rules?

Or……

Jiang Liu frowned slightly and suddenly turned his gaze to somewhere outside the Huangyan City.

"Or is there someone behind her encouraging her?"

Chapter 857: Pest

"Name?"

"gender?"

"Origin?"

"age?"

"enough!"

The unbearable Loli Demon King roared and interrupted Mandela's interrogation.

"You are just a small fry, are you worthy enough to act so arrogantly in front of me? I am the Demon King! Even if I am defeated, I am still the Demon King - my game is not over yet.

If you want to ask, find someone who has enough weight!"

The demon king in gothic lolita clothes is now sitting obediently on the chair, and her two followers are standing on both sides.

Although she was defeated by Jiang Liu, she had already started the game before that. Relying on the authority of the organizer, she forcibly pulled everyone into her gift game. Even if she was killed, the game would not end. Two conditions must be met at the same time to pass the level.

Only in this way can Baiyasha, the designated leader of the challenger, escape from the predicament.

If you want to meet the second condition of "breaking the false inheritance and establishing the true inheritance", the most convenient way is to directly ask the Demon King himself.

It’s just that... this loli demon king doesn’t seem to be very cooperative.

She didn't have any restraints on her body, and the reason she didn't escape from here by force was because of the existence of that man - Jiang Liu.

The Loli Demon King glanced at Jiang Liu, who was sitting opposite her with a bored look on his face, and couldn't help but feel hatred.

If it weren't for this guy, she wouldn't have fallen to this point...but since she was not as skilled as him, there was nothing she could say.

After she and La Ting were defeated by Jiang Liu, the outcome of the fight between Weser and Izayoi was decided. Although Weser was a demon, he was quite powerful, but he was no match for Izayoi. After a fight, Weser suffered 26 fractures all over his body.

All three were escorted to the "Salamander" base camp, which frightened Mandela and many guards.

They could never have imagined that when the Demon King had just attacked and caused a commotion in the city, before they had time to evacuate the crowd and resist the attack as planned, they had already seen the Demon King himself being captured...

Mandela, in particular, felt embarrassed when he saw that it was the "nameless" man who brought the devil here and thought of his previous words and deeds.

But he was the pillar of the community after all, and he quickly adjusted his attitude, expressed his admiration for "Wuming", and asked his men to go out and spread the news that the Demon King had been arrested in order to appease the people.

It is worth mentioning that during the action, he deliberately concealed the fact that it was the "nameless" who captured the Demon King alone, and instead let Sandra stand on a high place as a representative to attract the attention of the crowd.

They only said to the outside world that it was "Salamander" and their allies who solved the problem immediately...

This behavior is indeed somewhat annoying, but Mandela's determination to establish the prestige of the community and pave the way for his sister is obvious.

The "Nameless" people are not stupid, but the problem children don't care much about it, and neither do Black Rabbit and Leticia.

——The "reputation" that was taken away will be handed over from "Salamander" to "Wuming" in the form of a physical reward.

After all, even Bai Yasha stumbled this time. If Jiang Liu had not acted in time and solved the problem at an astonishing speed, the prestige of "Salamander" would have been hit, and this birth festival would have been over.

They did such a big favor to "Salamander", and even gave away the reputation of defeating the devil... If Mandela didn't reward them well, he would be completely crazy.

The reward offered by an old-established force like "Salamander" will probably not be less than what we got from "Perseus" last time!

In fact, Mandela did hint that he would "thank" them after the riots were over, and specifically thank Jiang Liu...

Since he is so perceptive, "Wuming" doesn't mind giving him a helping hand and asking the Loli Demon King about the secret.

Now in the conference hall, the Loli Demon King sat on one side, guarded by Weser and La Ting on both sides, while the contestant representatives, mainly Sandra and Jiang Liu, sat on the other side.

It is worth mentioning that although "nobodies" basically have seats, people of Mandela's status can only stand.

"If you're the one who beat me..." The Loli Demon King stared at Jiang Liu, "If you ask, I might say something."

"Ok?"

Jiang Liu raised his eyebrows: "Then...name...come to think of it, we haven't introduced ourselves to each other yet. My name is Yuanshan Jiangliu."

"My name is Pest."

Gothic Lolita sighed slowly, but still said honestly: "Remember, it is Demon King Pest! That hateful White Night Demon has been imprisoned by my organizer authority. This game will not end so easily. My sad wish must be-"

"Ah, I've already untied half of it."

"what?!"

Pest's eyes widened, and her attention suddenly focused on Izayoi, who had been in a daze.

"you……"

"This isn't that difficult, is it?"

The blond delinquent said nonchalantly: "The name of the gifted game is "The Pied PiPer of Hamelin", which means "The Pied PiPer of Hamelin".

When I saw the name of this gift game, I thought: The "Pied Piper of Hamel" mentioned here should be the famous fairy tale, right? "

——"The Pied Piper of Hamel".

That's one of the Grimm's fairy tales.

In the fairy tale, there was a rat infestation in the town of Hamel, and the villagers of Hamel commissioned a rat catcher to get rid of the rats that were wreaking havoc in the town.

When they arrived at the town of Hamel, the rat catcher took out a magic flute and blew it. The mice that heard the sound of the flute were controlled by the rat catcher and lured by him to the Weser River next to the execution ground near the hills, where they drowned.

However, after completing the commission, the villagers of Hamel Town broke their promise and not only did not pay him but also drove him away, causing the rat catcher to leave in anger.

Then, on June 6, the Feast of Saints John and Paul.

The villagers gathered in the church as usual to commemorate John and Paul, but the rat catcher appeared again and played the flute when no adults were around.

This time, the rat catcher lured away 130 children with the sound of the flute and took the 130 children away.

From then on, there was no news of either the rat catcher who played the flute or the child who was lured away.

Among the Grimm's fairy tales, many of them are based on real historical facts. The story of "The Pied Piper of Hamel" is also an adaptation of a disappearance that actually happened.

"If the Weser is the river and Rattan is the magic flute, then it must be a demon from a fairy tale. But your name is "Pest"..."

Izayoi narrowed his eyes: "This pronunciation is the same as "Black Death", Miss Demon King."

Chapter 858: Games are Reading Comprehension

Things that happen in reality will be sublimated into urban legends or even myths and epics through word of mouth and literary and artistic processing. This is an obvious rule.

This is especially true for fairy tales. In fact, most fairy tales have a tragic or dark core beneath a beautiful fantasy shell, and a considerable number of them come from tragic events that happened at the time - not all writers create with good intentions.

The Pied Piper of Hamel is an example.

Historically, there have been a large number of cases of children suddenly disappearing in the small town of Hamel.

Because of this case, there is even an inscription in the town of Hamel:

In 1284, on June 6, the anniversary of John and Paul, 26 children born in Hamel were lured out by pipers dressed in colorful clothes and finally disappeared at the execution ground near the hill.

——This inscription was later displayed together with a piece of stained glass as evidence of the story.

It was thanks to this inscription that "The Pied Piper of Hamel", one of the Grimm's fairy tales, was born.

However, just looking at the inscription on the prototype of the fairy tale, we can't find out the truth about the missing children.

Scholars once conducted textual research on it and ultimately came to the conclusion that the inscription itself is also a "false" story.

In order to cover up the facts and hide the pain of losing their children, the people in the small town of Hamel adopted a more "obscure" statement, saying that in fact some factor took the children's lives.

This kind of Spring and Autumn style of writing appears repeatedly in both the East and the West, so it is not surprising. For example, in the British or German folklore, there are legends about children being abducted by goblins... They are essentially the same.

There are two possible reasons for the death of these children in Hamel Town:

One is natural disasters:

There is a big river next to the town of Hamel called "Weser" - the same name as the military uniform devil.

Perhaps due to the storm, a landslide occurred on the hill, or the Weser River next to the execution ground on the hill overflowed, causing a mudslide, which killed 130 children.

However, it is unreasonable that a natural disaster of this scale would only claim the lives of children.

One hundred and thirty children, perhaps all the children in the town, it didn't make sense for them to gather together in such bad weather and die in a natural disaster. If the area was too large to escape... then the town of Hamel should not have survived.

So, what kind of disaster will be "selected"?

The answer is epidemic!

A demon king who specifically targets the elderly and children!

Coincidentally, in the 1340s when the story takes place, there was indeed a plague rampant.

That was one of the worst plagues in human history that spread across Europe in the 14th century:

Black Death (Pestis)!

Coincidentally, the real name of the Loli Demon King is Pestis (Black Death).

"Then it's easy, Pestis, Weser, Ratten -

The real names of the three of you correspond to the Black Death, the Weser River, and the Rat Catcher, respectively. You should all be demons born from the fairy tale "The Pied Piper of Hamel", that is, you gained merit by inheriting the "death of one hundred and thirty children" and then became spiritual beings.

The second victory condition - "Break the false heritage and establish the true heritage", it should mean to find out the truth of the mystery of the death of Hamel's children, right?"

Izayoi clapped his hands after he finished speaking, "Well, the truth is out, right? There is a small probability that it is a natural disaster - the Weser River, and a high probability that it is a plague - the Black Death, that is, you, the Demon King. Considering that you are the Demon King, it should be the Black Death, right?"

"Uh..." Pest and the other three fell silent, while the community representatives around them all looked at Izayoi with new eyes. They didn't expect that such an immature-looking boy could have such profound knowledge.

Even Jiang Liu looked at him sideways. Although he knew that Shizai liked reading and was unexpectedly smart, he was still surprised by such a wide range of knowledge and clear logic.

"Could it be that..." Asuka was shocked, "Izayoi-san, your brain is actually very useful?"

"I was shocked." Yao said as he hugged the cat.

Izayoi said exaggeratedly: "Hey, what kind of image do you think I am, Miss, Kasukabe?"

"Muscle idiot?"

"I am a pacifist, and I have always believed that 'knowledge is power.'" Izayoi spread his hands and smiled.

"But this alone is not enough." Jiang Liu sat upright in the chair, his elbows supporting the table, his fingers crossed to cover the lower half of his face, with a deep expression.

"Even at this point, the Gift Game is not over yet, proving that it is not enough to just infer this far."

"Hmm?" Everyone frowned slightly, and Shizayoi also touched his chin.