What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

If I could improve my luck, would I have caught so many lettuces and ended up in debt?

Kazuma acted as a messenger and conveyed Aqua's words to Connor verbatim. In fact, he himself did not believe that there was any magic that could improve luck, especially for Aqua.

"That's right..."

Connor scratched his head. It would be difficult if he couldn't strengthen it. He really needed this effect.

"I remember Aqua had a magic that could enhance luck, maybe she forgot it..."

Hearing Connor muttering to himself, Kazuma's mouth twitched devilishly. He wasn't sure about others, but if Aqua really forgot the skills she had learned, he thought it was quite normal...

Under Kazuma's puzzled gaze, Connor walked to the iron cage and Aqua and squatted down.

"Hey, what are you going to do? I mean I can't do it... Don't think you can just hire us..." Aqua looked at Connor with caution. She always felt that this person was completely different from the other time-traveling heroes she sent here, and she couldn't see any trace of the artifacts or super powers she was familiar with.

Could it be that he was sent here by an angel after he left? That doesn't make sense, why would someone sent by an angel recognize him... Aqua was stared at by those eagle-like eyes and had no clue.

Breathe in - exhale...

Connor took two deep breaths. After all, what he was going to do next was also a challenge for him.

"Axis's teachings!"

Aqua: “Hey, hey, hey, why are you saying this now?! I am the goddess of the Axis Cult!”

Why are you suddenly talking about the Acusian doctrine in public?! Most people here believe in Eris!

Isn't it embarrassing that I don't have as many followers as the younger goddesses? !

Connor ignored the goddess who was fidgeting in the iron cage. After the subsequent adventurers had arrived and noticed the situation in the iron cage, he continued in a loud voice:

“Axis believers can do anything if they put their minds to it! We are the ones who can do it!”

Aqua: "Wait, you know I'm not a follower of the Axis Cult! I'm a goddess... The teachings have no use to me!"

I just can't! And what does it mean to use doctrine to constrain the goddess? Although the doctrine is indeed what she said, and it also represents her attitude, but...

The past is the past, and the present is the present! Just because you said it before doesn’t mean you have to do it now!

The adventurers who came later were confused, but when they heard the words "Axis Church", everything suddenly made sense to them.

There were a lot of strange people gathered there, to put it bluntly, they all had problems with their brains. From bandits to the Demon King's army, most of them didn't want to have anything to do with the Axis Cult.

Even when encountering robbers outside, saying that you are a member of the Axis Cult can help drive away the thieves.

Several young adventurers, both male and female, stepped back. The Axis Cult was so terrifying.

"By the way, Aqua is a member of the Axis Cult, right? The high priest is really suitable for her."

"Yes, I also heard that she pretended to be a goddess and went to borrow money from the Eris sect..."

"Praise the goddess Eris!"

“…This seems like something a member of the Axis Cult would do. I’m used to it.”

Aqua: ...If I keep denying it, I'll be even more embarrassed in front of the Eris believers! Is there any way?

By the way, there is a second half to the doctrine!

"If we don't do well, don't blame us. If we don't do well, blame the world!"

Aqua responded with her doctrine, and changed her posture so that her back was facing Connor.

"When faced with something unpleasant, all you have to do is run away. Running away is not a loss, but a victory."

Connor: As expected of a goddess, the final right of interpretation is in my hands! Then I have no choice but to make the next move!

“Axis’ teachings—”

"The doctrine also says that we must defeat the devil and defeat the demon king!"

This doctrine hit Aqua's sore spot. If she didn't defeat the Demon King, she would not be able to return to heaven and would have to stay here forever.

Life in heaven is much better than here. At least as a goddess, she doesn't need to work in a restaurant, doesn't need to be scolded by the boss, and can lie on the sofa every day with endless chips to eat and endless fun to watch.

Occasionally I'll be busy just to get rid of those reincarnated heroes.

Where would people still live in stables and squeeze into public baths like they do now?

The campaign to defeat the Demon King is a banner that will not waver, and it can be used to deal with Aqua at any time.

"We have to defeat the soldiers first, then the officers, and finally make the Demon King alone so that it will be easier to defeat. Look, there is a officer of the Demon King's army here. If we can kill the officer of the Demon King's army here, the completion rate of the mission to defeat the Demon King will increase significantly."

Seeing Aqua's body tense up, Connor decided to add fuel to the fire: "With the Demon King's army officers blocking the way, we can't complete the mission at all. If we can't complete the mission, we won't get paid!"

“Tsk, isn’t there still the hiring fee you gave me…” Aqua was unmoved.

"If I don't complete the mission, then the mission I entrusted to you won't be completed, and if it's not completed, there will be no reward!"

Alas!

The goddess, who has extremely bad luck, is now in debt. She took on the difficult task of purifying the lake in order to make money. According to the rules of Kazuma's team, all the rewards for completing the task alone can be kept by herself. As long as she can complete this purification task, Aqua alone can get a reward of 30 Eris.

What's more, if Connor also completes the mission, as a member of the mercenary team, Aqua can also share the rewards with several teammates.

Aqua, who was desperate for money, turned around quickly. Ideals and reality are sometimes so magical that the two important things of defeating the devil and making money are combined together.

The goddess quickly completed her psychological preparation - she finally had the chance to earn some money with her own abilities, but she was blocked by the Demon King's army cadres. If you don't seek death, who will? !

“Hmmmmmm—”

“You’re right. Axis believers can do anything if they put their minds to it! We are the ones who can do it!”

Aqua searched her skill list for a long time. Even if she didn't have this skill, she could use the power of the goddess to create one on the spot!

After all - you can do anything if you put your mind to it!

"I give you a blessing to enhance your luck! 1 Eris is a great favor to you!" Aqua had no idea about the blessing from a high priest, and as a goddess, she felt that it was just something she did conveniently.

She was embarrassed to ask for too much money for something that could be done with just a wave of her hand, so she carefully quoted the price of a toad.

"By the way, why do you want to increase your luck? Are you trying to escape?" Aqua asked puzzledly. What's the use of the attribute of luck?

Just now, she also learned other types of support magic, which can improve attributes such as strength and agility.

But that’s another price.

Seeing that Connor didn't mention it, Aqua didn't mention it either.

"Escape? I think I can do anything now..."

Connor had an indescribable feeling. Was it because of his increased luck?

There is still a question mark in the lucky column on Connor's panel, and it is impossible to see it at all.

“Too much luck can lead to reckless and dangerous hubris.”

Although Aqua is always unreliable, this time, perhaps because the previous Akusia teachings stimulated the reliable goddess side of her, she still reminded:

"That power does not belong to you."

"I know." Connor nodded and walked towards the leisurely Headless Knight with his battle axe.

"That's the power of a hero."

94. Instant Death! A Heroic Blow!

Connor slowly passed Darkness who was the vanguard.

“Hey, aren’t you an assassin? Why are you running in front of the Paladin?” Huihui was still holding the staff and threatening the Dullahan, but she now felt that Connor was even stranger than the Crimson Demons. Could he really be a follower of the Acusia religion?

Connor didn't answer for a moment, and then, slowly but surely, an extremely uplifting feeling flowed through his body, as if there were endless opportunities in front of him for him to choose from.

As Aqua said, too much luck can lead to recklessness and dangerous hubris, and the goddess has not forgotten her status as a god.

But Connor felt that killing the Headless Horseman now seemed not only possible, but also easy.

"What about you? How about a one-on-one duel?"

Connor swung his battle axe and it made a buzzing sound, causing Megumin, Darkness, and Kazuma to finally notice what was wrong.

An advanced profession [Assassin], the weapons used are not daggers and throwing knives?

It's a battle axe that only warriors or berserkers can use?! And the taunt of pulling monsters is stronger than that of Darkness, a professional vanguard.

Seeing that the furious Demon King's army cadre actually got off his horse, the three of them once again deepened their stereotype of the Acusia Cult.

"Champion duel?" The red light in the Dullahan's eyes grew brighter. Although the opponent had no horse and could not fight a knight duel, it seemed... not bad to have a championship duel before the battle. At least it was much more interesting than bullying a weakling and fighting a Red Demon Clan wizard.

"Come on, no matter you are a warrior or a berserker," the Dullahan held the head with his mouth opening and closing continuously, "I will give you a chance for a championship duel!"

"But you have to prove first whether you have such ability!"

"The boss always has to appear last, doesn't he?"

The headless knight waved his hand, and an undead skeleton holding a two-handed sword walked out from behind him. After leaving the undead army, the skeleton immediately rushed towards Connor.

If the other party is the leader of a knight order, or a famous knight, the Dullahan thinks that he was once a member of a noble knight.

“It is my duty as a Paladin to protect my companions…” Darkness wanted to step forward to stop him, but Connor had already faced the Greatsword Skeleton.

The axe rose and fell, and the greatsword skeleton barely dodged the oncoming axe blade, and his greatsword was easily shaken away by Connor. Connor immediately turned around and cut into the center of the skeleton, and his right hand turned out and covered the gap in the skeleton swordsman's visor with his sleeve.

Skeleton Swordsman:?

boom!

A red light suddenly appeared.

The sound of explosion came from the helmet of the skeleton swordsman, and the skeleton, which was blessed with armor that was immune to holy purification, fell to the ground. The two sunken eye sockets no longer had flames jumping, because Connor helped him turn the two eye sockets into one.

Connor silently took back the magic wand hidden in his sleeve, held the skeleton swordsman's head with one hand, and swung the battle axe with armor-piercing effect with the other hand to split the helmet and the skeleton inside into two halves.

He threw the skeleton swordsman, who had completely stopped moving and turned into his experience points, back as his own trophy. Maybe the Adventurer's Guild could even recycle something from him. Connor used his battle axe to hit the half of the helmet that was left, making a clanging sound as he continued to provoke the Headless Knight.

There was an uproar in the undead army, and all the undead warriors were waving their weapons, and the sound of collisions was endless.

However, due to the suppression of the Headless Horseman, no Undead Warrior dared to break away from the line to cause trouble for Connor.

When the Headless Knight was forming his own army, he took great pains to explain to these brainless undead what a knight was and what the rules of war between knights were.

In the championship match, no one must break the rules of the match unless they are appointed by him.

Seeing his men being killed like chopping melons and vegetables, the Dullahan's shoulders began to tremble.

“Is he angry because his men were annihilated?” Kazuma looked at the Dullahan who was confronting Connor. Even though he was a low-level adventurer, Kazuma, who had rich gaming experience, could recognize how effective this form of provocation was.

However, the Dullahan's train of thought was obviously not something Kazuma could guess.

"Hahaha! Interesting! Very interesting! I didn't expect that my subordinates would actually be wiped out in a town full of novices like this? Great!"

"Then I will deal with you personally!"

The Headless Knight waved his hand to signal all the undead to make way, then he walked up to Connor with his sword in hand and hunchback step, raised his sword in a knight's salute, and then lunged towards Connor's face.

"Adventurer, you are brave and smart."

Facing the tricks used by Connor, the Headless Knight Beldia did not scold him for being unethical, because that was a noble routine only stipulated in a duel between knights, but Connor was not a knight, so it didn't matter.

The Dullahan thought he could use some tricks in the duel.

Connor dodged the sword and used the battle axe in his hand to block the knight's sword that was coming down from above!

"Chop off the head!"

The headless knight sneered with disdain. Although his strength was reduced when he held the sword with one hand, he had magic and blessings. Who would simply compete in strength?

Faced with the powerful blow, the Headless Knight subconsciously leaned to the left, then realized something was wrong.

What Connor shouted was... splitting his head?

The Dullahan reacted quickly and realized that his head was on his right hand, so he quickly dodged his entire body to the right.

The sharp axe scraped against the edge of the headless knight's blessed armor, producing large amounts of sparks.

"Tsk, what a pity."

Connor sighed, and then used his second move -

"Pick your teeth!"

This time, the Headless Knight rolled away in a miserable state.

"Pick your ears!"

A depressing silence enveloped the battlefield outside the town, and countless eyes were staring at the two people who were fighting.