Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

puff!

Those people instantly exploded into clumps of bloody, mangled flesh.

She continued in that calm tone, "Stop."

As he spoke, he indiscriminately smashed every living creature still moving within his field of vision into dust with his fists.

In no time, the place had been turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

A man with only half his body left stared at her venomously, squeezing out a few words from his throat.

"I clearly...stopped..."

With a casual kick, Pride smashed his mangled body to pieces.

"too slow."

Rhodes sat on the throne in the highest tower in the center of the sinner city, resting his chin on his hand and lightly tapping the armrest with his fingertips.

Skill: Monarch's Domain!

This is the new power he has mastered after further enhancing the power of the Shadow King!

In an instant, endless darkness, centered on him, swept over the entire city like a tsunami!

Amidst their unwilling roars, the villains who had just died returned from the underworld once more.

Dark flames ignited in their empty eye sockets, transforming them into the king's most loyal warriors, who wielded their swords against all who resisted.

At the tower window, the four goddesses who had just signed the contract looked at each other in shock.

Izanami sighed sadly.

"This power... is almost no different from our authority."

Morrigan, on the other hand, looked ecstatic and excited.

"Hahahaha! An immortal soldier! This is simply an unparalleled weapon born for war! If he wanted to, he could conquer the entire world!"

Laverna quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and glanced at Rhodes, who was feigning sleep on the throne.

"Isn't the most crucial question... that even though the auras of all the other gods have vanished, we haven't seen a single pillar of light returning to the heavens?"

Hela squinted as she gazed at the shadowy tsunami below, which had already submerged half of the City of Sinners.

"In other words, he either has divinely created weapons or can command divine assassins."

"But whichever the possibility, it doesn't matter to us anymore, does it?"

The other three goddesses remained silent for a moment, feeling the absolute contract in their minds, and sighed helplessly.

Although life in the city of sinners wasn't exactly pleasant, the sudden transformation into a human's subordinate god still left them with a sense of disillusionment.

However, this novel experience did not leave the goddesses with many negative emotions; instead, they felt quite curious and expectant about the future.

Morrigan patted Hela on the shoulder, a relieved smile on her face.

"Although I'm very unhappy about becoming someone else's god, I really have to thank you compared to what happened to those guys."

"And...hehe, I don't dislike guys who possess this kind of power."

after an hour.

The city of sinners was now silent, devoid of any sound of fighting.

It was so quiet it was like a dead zone.

Half of the city’s population was killed on the spot, and the rest were driven by shadow soldiers to gather in the square below the tower.

Everyone wore expressions of fear and bewilderment, their bodies trembling, barely daring to breathe.

Silence fell.

Rhodes opened his eyes, stepped down from his throne, and went to the terrace outside the tower.

Swah——

Outside the square, tens of thousands of shadow soldiers knelt on one knee in perfect unison!

This scene terrified everyone in the square, who instinctively prostrated themselves on the ground and buried their heads deep in their hands.

They knew that the person on the tower was the mastermind behind the great purge, but they didn't dare to look up at him, their hearts filled with awe and fear.

"The rest of us will face a fair trial."

Rod's calm voice echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

"Everyone will be sentenced according to their crimes and will undergo labor reform. After completing their atonement, they can leave this place and start a new life, depending on the circumstances."

People in the square couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, their hearts filled with excitement.

How can I leave this hell from which I can only enter and never leave?

They seemed unable to believe their hearing.

"However, those who go out will also be monitored by my shadow soldiers, and if they commit any crimes, they will be killed on the spot."

Everyone couldn't help but shiver.

These elusive and immortal shadow soldiers have become their most terrifying nightmare.

"Children born in this city will receive a standardized education and, depending on the circumstances, will be assigned corresponding positions or sent out to find adoptive parents."

"Now, everyone, in turn, shall be condemned by the four goddesses."

The four goddesses slowly emerged and bowed to Rhodes.

"Yes."

It seemed that Rhodes wasn't bluffing, but was serious.

A young girl couldn't help but boldly raise her head and look towards the tower. Although she couldn't see the figure above, she still used all her strength to shout at the top of her lungs.

"Long live the Lord!"

After a brief silence, a frenzied roar, like a tsunami, resounded throughout the entire city of sinners!

"Long live the Lord!!!"

The goddesses' ability to read people's minds makes it impossible for anyone to lie.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, they honestly confessed their crimes.

To make the statistics easier, Rhodes also sent out all the little Apophis.

As Rhodes grew stronger, the number of Loli Apophis surpassed 50,000!

Each of them is connected to the system and can access storage and computation at any time.

With the help of the shadow soldiers, they quickly categorized and tried the remaining people in just one day.

Of these, about 10,000 were executed on the spot. These guys had committed crimes that wouldn't warrant death outside, but after coming to Sin City, they committed heinous crimes that were worthy of both gods and men's wrath.

There are approximately 40,000 people remaining.

Rhodes signed absolute contracts with everyone!

However, this time the subordination agreement was signed based on their prison terms.

The contract requires them to complete corresponding labor and prayer tasks within a certain period of time before they will have the opportunity to be released.

Once these individuals are released, all information about the City of Sinners will be deleted by the Phantom Codex.

Besides, they don't have an exchange function, which means they're basically working for Rhodes for free.

Of course, he can't be considered an exploiter.

After all, it's natural for these guys to do good deeds and atone for their sins; it's just that they ended up giving Rhodes wish points out of thin air.

This contract instantly dispelled the doubts in the hearts of the remaining people, turning them into fanaticism for Rhodes.

Those who would have spent their lives here have finally seen hope for the future. Now, anyone who dares to stand in their way will be torn to shreds!

The blind faith and worship in their eyes even made the shadow soldiers' skin crawl!

Rhodes unleashed the dragon Kamish, which razed the entire city's dungeon structure to the ground, preparing for a complete reconstruction.

The first thing those sinners did was not to build their own homes, but to strongly demand that a statue of Rhodes be erected in the center of the square.

After declining three times, Apophis, who was in charge of the work, had no choice but to "reluctantly" agree.

The entire city of sinners will be divided into eight districts, similar to Orario.

Industrial zones, commercial zones, agricultural zones, residential zones, school zones, entertainment zones, church zones, and military garrison zones.

In the industrial zone, since the city of sinners does not have an underground city, most of the people here do not have extremely high forging skills.

Therefore, Rhodes assigned Morrigan to lead a group of people with some forging skills to forge farm tools, which could be traded with the Demeter Familia in the future.

"You want me, a goddess of war, to forge farm tools instead of weapons?"

Morrigan stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.

Rhodes took a sip of the black tea offered by Izanami and asked in return, "Is this enough?"

"Is that not allowed?"

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Morrigan puffed out her cheeks like a wronged little girl, and lightly stomped her feet on the ground with her combat boots.

"Sure...why not? After all, I'm your subordinate deity now."

She even put on a dramatic act, covering her eyes with her sleeve and pretending to sob.

"Sigh... I have no choice in the matter. I can't disobey whatever you ask me to do."

Her coquettish tone, combined with her identity as a war goddess, created a wonderfully endearing contrast.

Seeing that Rhodes was still looking at her with that "let's see how long you can keep up this act" expression, Morrigan finally couldn't hold back anymore. She made a face at him, stuck out her little tongue, and then angrily turned around and ran out, waving her whip angrily to supervise the guys forging farm tools.

Izanami gracefully approached and served Rhodes fresh tea.

"She just occasionally acts like a child, but she's actually a nice person at heart."

Rhodes shook his head, smiled helplessly, and picked up his teacup.

"I know, I'm not that harsh on my own people. Besides, it's exhausting to always act superior."

The goddess Ravelna, who was originally most afraid of Rhodes, understood his temperament after spending a short time with him and was no longer so reserved.

"Speaking of which, forging farm tools is a good way out, but it probably won't generate enough revenue to keep the city running in the short term."

"So I prepared this."

Rod placed a delicate prop, resembling a silver lighter, on the table, making a soft "click" sound.

Ravenna curiously picked it up in his hand; it was cool to the touch and had an exceptional texture.

"what is this?"

"A device that can activate 'blessings' in place of gods. As long as your divine blood is stored in it in advance, the user can update their ability values ​​and even level up at any time without the presence of gods."

This was a finished product he created by hand using the power of the Shadow King. The principle was similar to how he updated his favors remotely through the system. The most crucial element was the power of shadow that served as the medium.

As for the outer shell and the like, these guys in the city of sinners can easily make it themselves.

The power of shadow can be provided through the Apophis who will remain here to assist in managing the city.

Spacetime does not affect the transmission of shadow power.

Isn't that amazing? The power of shadow.

Rod raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Do you think... this thing will sell?