Can't I develop my own character?

She swung the chain towards a certain place, the air made a bursting sound of force friction, the chain suddenly enlarged and slammed to the ground.

I didn't know what she hit, but I saw her swinging the chain again, following a certain trajectory to attack.

The power attached to the chain was so terrifying that just by casually swinging it, the buildings on the ground along the way suddenly collapsed, and the magic power surged out along the chain, exploding in the space with bursts of shocking sounds.

The momentum was so terrifying that Ryan even felt that if Kachina wanted to, she could easily destroy the entire Sin City.

but.

Where are the enemies?

He looked for a long time but couldn't see who Kachina was hitting.

However, as the power of the virus continued to spread, those who fell into desire began to lose their minds and turned into zombie-like beings.

But the power of desire in these 'zombies' is at work again, because it was released by Ryan through the Pot of Greed. In terms of level, it can definitely reach the level of God's Choice, so even the Chaos Virus cannot completely dominate.

The Chaos Virus controls external actions, while the Power of Desire controls internal emotions.

Then the virus zombie suddenly turned into a lustful zombie. While twisting its body to move forward, it forgot to release its desires with other zombies. This weird scene made Ryan a little stunned.

How about throwing some more Blood God power in there to see the effect?

Then the people of Sin City will turn into virus-infected zombies who scream "kill, kill, kill" while doing something stupid.

"They should be the witch's men, but those guys don't usually show up easily. Could it be that they use this place as a sacrificial site?"

Ryan used the power of the demon spirit to protect himself and hide his breath. The wife's character card still had more than ten minutes left, which was enough for him to check the situation here. The Blood Knight's character card could not be used casually, as it was a life-saving thing.

Ryan didn't intend to confront Wu's men head-on, he just wanted to take this opportunity to see how Kachina was doing.

As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

While thinking, he used the crystal to record Kachina's current situation so that he could study it slowly later.

suddenly.

The chain that Katkina swung came towards him.

Ryan quickly sneaked back, but Kachina was faster... No, someone was coming towards him!

It was a figure lurking in the shadows, its movements almost similar to the stealth of the Sister of Silence, constantly dodging Kachina's attacks in a serpentine manner.

The other party was very fast, and after a brief eye contact, Ryan was sure that the other party must have discovered him, and then he deliberately sped up.

Yes, among a group of weird virus zombies, Ryan's existence is like an outlier, but he can still be seen through under the protection of the evil spirit, so the opponent's strength is also quite strong.

Swish!

She was wearing black clothes, a hood, and a mask with white chaos stripes on her face, leaving only her right eye to observe the outside. Ryan's appearance was reflected in her dark pupils, and she reached out to grab Ryan.

But at this moment, a milky white light burst out between her and Ryan, accompanied by the ticking sound of a clock that traveled through space, and Ryan's low roar was heard in the empty white light.

"Go back!"

The door of time opened in an instant, forcibly pulling the attacker back, and the location was exactly where Kachina's chain was pulled.

boom! !

With a loud bang, Ryan saw the man being knocked away.

"You deserve it, you still want to mess with me."

Although it was difficult to use time reversal on that guy, this reluctance happened to collide with Kachina's attack. I can only say that Janus blesses me. From now on, I should go to the church every day to take out a few copper coins to reduce the burden on God.

However, after the man was blown away, Kachina's chain that she used to pursue him missed. Ryan felt the power of Janus passing by, and then the attacker disappeared.

Magic scroll?

Ryan was not surprised. High-level extraordinary people basically carry this thing with them to save their lives. Of course, low-level extraordinary people also want to carry it, but they can't afford it and can't buy it.

Just as he was thinking, a strong wave swept through the surroundings. Ryan felt a flash before his eyes, and Kachina appeared in front of him almost in a flash.

The golden wings behind him gradually shrank, and his pink plum blossom eyes showed a hint of scrutiny.

"Uh... Her Majesty Kachina." Ryan naturally put the photo crystal into his backpack, his expression changing from shock to surprise. "Great, you're finally here. If you hadn't shown up just now, I would have died!"

"Is he the Reid you mentioned, the messenger of the Earth Goddess?" asked Kachina.

Ryan: "?"

"Yes, that's him, hehe~ Isn't he cute?" Kachina said with a smile, "He's exactly my ideal prince."

"Really? How come I didn't notice it? He's a little silly. He looks okay, but I always feel that there is a very special smell about him."

"That's the power of the Earth Goddess. That's why we feel close to her. It's normal."

"Why can't it be the power of desire? This feeling is very familiar."

"That's impossible! I saw with my own eyes that he was summoned by the power of the Earth Goddess. Could it be that the Earth Goddess would bestow power on a believer of desire? The possibility of such a thing is as high as if I were to randomly catch a prince on the street."

"Um..."

"Alright, alright, Kachia, I'll talk about Reid's matter later when I get back. That Chaos Spirit transcendent has escaped, and she has a secret."

"This must be a ritual. A closer look reveals that the Chaos Spirit's forces are definitely lurking within the City of Sin... Humph! I haven't even looked for them yet, and yet I've stumbled upon them myself."

"I thought so too, but... this is so troublesome. Do I really need to check it all over again? I'm the only one here."

"Then just destroy the city. It won't be difficult for you anyway."

"But we haven't found any clues about the dwarves yet. How about this? You tell the main force of the Empire to come here quickly. They're needed on the front lines anyway, right?"

"That's good. The Watcher Corps has been reorganized."

"Hehe~ Fifty thousand Watchmen soldiers, this is our empire's secret weapon. I want to see if Wildea's Moonlight Knights can withstand it."

"Kakina, don't talk nonsense about the Watcher's situation!"

"Ah? There are no outsiders here."

"..."

"..."

Ryan: “???”

Looking at Kachina playing two roles by himself, Ryan had many questions in his mind.

If he didn't know the identities of the Kachina twins, he would even think that this woman was schizophrenic. After all, she was really weird and reminded him of the Zixia Fairy in A Chinese Odyssey.

But he seemed to have received an important message just now.

The Watchers are about to strike.

And unlike what Elvian estimated, the number of Watchers was not 40,000, but a full 50,000!

"It seems that the twin queens had already begun preparations to conquer the Northern Continent. At that time, the Augustus Empire was still in the midst of a civil war. Damn the old emperor for cultivating such a huge empire without achieving anything."

Thinking about it this way, the Augustus Empire is really not that good. It is worthy of being the place to choose at the beginning, and it is not even a DLC start.

In fact, the Royal Guards were also very famous. Unfortunately, as the expansion of the Augustus Empire stabilized, the old emperor's mind shifted. Otherwise, if he continued to build and reform the army, even if it could not reach the level of an extraordinary army, its combat effectiveness would be much stronger than it is now.

After some thought, Kachina and Kachia finally reached an agreement. The former decided not to blow up the city first, but the Chaos Spirit forces must be investigated. If that doesn't work, they will wait for the main force of the empire to come. Kachia has already prepared the supplies and will set off overnight. They will reach Qajar in less than two days.

"Ryder." Kachina came over.

Although it was Kachina's face, Ryan could tell from her eyes and temperament that it was definitely not her, but Kaqiya.

"Are you the Chosen One?" Kaqiya asked directly.

Ryan nodded: "Yes."

Kaqiya raised her hand, and a golden light appeared in the air. An eye gradually opened in the light. It was a relic.

"Hey, hey, hey! Kachia, what are you going to do to my prince!?"

"Don't be nervous. This is just a test of truth and lies. Don't you know that?"

"Even so... the power of this relic is so strong that Ryder can't withstand it."

"No, you should know why only the Chosen One can enter the Eighth Level. It's because they possess a sufficiently powerful 'divinity'. If he is truly the Chosen One, this relic cannot harm him."

What does it mean? Only the chosen ones can enter the eighth level?

This was the first time Ryan heard of this statement.

However, he knew clearly that the advancement of extraordinary people was a process of integration into the path of faith. The deeper the integration, the stronger the power. However, this integration would be eroded by the power of the path. The murmurs and whispers that sounded in his ears all the time were a torture to the spirit.

This kind of torture cannot be resisted by a strong spirit, because no matter how strong the spirit is, there is a limit. Perhaps this requires what Kaqiya calls "divinity" to offset the side effects of the seventh level rushing to the eighth level.

Just as he was thinking, the eye in the golden light opened completely. Ryan felt as if his soul was locked, and a strong sense of oppression came over him.

"I ask again, are you the Chosen One?"

"I am." Ryan still answered the question.

Kaqiya looked at the eye. If Ryan lied, there would be fluctuations in his spirit, and such fluctuations, no matter how slight, would be captured by the eye. This was not something that could be controlled at will. It was derived from something related to "cause and effect". "As long as you lie, you will be discovered." But at this moment, the eye did not react at all.

It's the truth.

Is he really the chosen one of the Earth God?

Kaqiya's eyes flickered slightly. The Chosen One of the Earth had not appeared for many years. She had tried to pray to the Earth Goddess for a gift, but unfortunately failed.

This made her think for a moment that God was in a certain state... In fact, this statement was also rumored in those churches. Kaqiya had specially investigated and found that the era before the Golden Dawn, known as the third era after the creation of the world, was suspected to have been a war between the gods.

After that, civilization was interrupted until the Golden Dawn of the Fourth Era, when the flame of human civilization began to burn again and cities were built from the ruins.

Many of the ancient forces that spanned two eras are nowhere to be found. However, the Gate of Janus has been passed down to this day and must know a lot of things. Unfortunately, Kaqiya knows that the other party will never tell her.

"The faith of the earth has finally begun to revive. Reid, come to the imperial capital with Kachina. I will bestow upon you the supreme honor." Kachina said in an unquestionable tone.

"Sorry, I refuse." Ryan was disdainful in his heart. What a bullshit supreme honor. If they found out that I was lying just now, would I have died?

Although Ryan doesn't mind sacrificing himself to save the country, what he likes most is to say 'no' to these self-righteous guys.

Even if I, Ryan, starve to death or die outside, I will never pledge allegiance to Kaqiya!

"Your Majesty Kachia, I have no interest in your so-called glory. I am a messenger of the gods, not your slave. If you need servants, just give the order. I believe there are many people in the Arcadia Empire who are willing to go through fire and water for you, Your Majesty."

"Are you sure you want to reject me?" Kaqiya said lightly.

"Yes, I rejected you."

Ryan answered while opening his backpack. If anything went wrong, he would turn on invincibility and use the scroll to run away!

Come on, come on, am I afraid of you? I'll let the Grand Duke beat you into a dumpling!

"Okay, okay, Kakia, what are you doing? Who allowed you to speak to my prince like that?" Kakia took over the initiative again and said with a pout: "Reid is my man, don't scare him."

"Kakina, I just want to..."

"No, okay, I don't need your power anymore."

Without waiting for Kakia to say anything, Kakina took the initiative to cancel the empathy between the two, and then the golden wings behind her disappeared.

"Huh~" Kachina breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ryan and said with a smile: "Don't worry about Reid, that's how Kachina is. She only thinks about what's good for the empire."

"I don't care about this. To be honest, I really want to go through fire and water for the empire, but I have to follow the will of the goddess and promote the faith of the earth. This alone requires my life's effort. I really don't have the energy to consider other things." Ryan said with some sorrow. "Your Majesty Kachina, you know me well. Nothing is more important to me than this."

"Yes, I know." Kachina nodded with a smile. She wasn't in a hurry. She preferred the feeling of 'hard pursuit' to something that could be obtained immediately. It was that Kachina who messed up my plans.

It's clearly a romantic plot of 'a hero saving a beauty', but you have to say those words that spoil the mood. If you put a gun to someone's head and ask them to swear allegiance to the empire, can you get true loyalty?

Kaqiya doesn't understand human nature.

"Let's go, Reid. This place is very dangerous. Wu's men may show up at any time. Let's leave here first."

"Aren't we supposed to investigate the source of the Chaos Spirit's power?"

"There's nothing we can do now." Kakiya frowned. "I don't know who released the power of desire. I'm afraid there are high-ranking officials from the City of Desire lurking here. Reid, don't underestimate this power. Even I would be affected if I stayed here for too long... But how come you don't seem to be affected?"

"Praise the goddess." Ryan said devoutly, "I listened to the voice of God, and then all the filthy things could no longer disturb me."

"Oh?"

Pure white and holy Reid, such a prince is so beautiful.

"Then can you use this power to protect me?"

"I can try to channel the power into your body, but I can't guarantee it will work."

"Give it a try. You won't die anyway."

Kachina said very optimistically.

After getting permission, Ryan activated the Mark of the Earth and poured power into Kachina's body.