Chris's Faith of Fire

"Do you know how outstanding my friends are?" His haggard look became apparent under this sad expression, "There are 2000 true citizens of Nefera, and each of them is the best among all humans. The Sword God Emerald Heart, Shales, War God Sigfrid and...Nine..."

"Huh?" Lian's expression was very painful. I couldn't hear clearly what he wanted to say, but his fingers deeply grasped the stone wall, and the powerful Zhenmin scratched traces of the rock of the city wall. "They are all stronger than me, but I am the only one who survives... Do you know why?"

For the second question, I thought for a while and answered, "Because you are half-demon." He nodded after hearing this answer.

"That's right... I was supposed to be with them, sealed in such a small space and suffer, but because I went to the demon world with the brave, the demon king spared my life, and I don't dare to face her now. Black Yao There are so many tricks, and the brave man was deprived of his power and killed by her in an instant. She must have her reasons for keeping me, but I don’t dare to face them. Her purpose will definitely be realized in the next battle..."

I roughly understood what the man in front of me who had saved the entire city of Anatolia was worried about.

He was the only one who had witnessed the incident 300 years ago. At that time, all 2000 true citizens of Nefera should have been present. Even so, they still fell into the devil's trap. This was not an opponent that could be dealt with casually.Lian still shows such fear to this day.

"Is Black Yao stronger than Alexia?"

"Alexia..." He murmured the name, "She was supposed to be my wife. None of this should have happened..."

"what?"

"I was stupid. I didn't understand how determined she was at that time. If we were together, we wouldn't have resurrected the Demon King."

"The person you love is the Dragon Queen?" He finally indirectly answered my initial question.

The beautiful young man looked at me and nodded with difficulty.

I felt that my steps were a little unsteady. Everyone knew that it was the true people of Nefera who killed the giant dragon in the sky. They were incompatible with each other. Some people in the city even made up a song to sing this story.What if I had to kill Fami with my own hands... No, absolutely impossible, just don't even think about it, because I won't do that.

"Alexia finally told me that the Demon King has the ability to absorb the souls of demons...I couldn't fight her from the beginning, but she still let me go."

"She must have some plans." I said subconsciously.

"That's right... just like 300 years ago, Hei Yao spent the same 300 years of sealing as the true people of Nefera, but she was protected by the Demon King's soul and did not lose her soul."

The devil in this situation is even more terrifying. No one knows what a woman who has been imprisoned for 300 years will do.Although we have defeated three heavenly kings, we still don’t know the details of each other. As long as the demon king still occupies the throne of Rodcrosint, we will not be able to breathe. I already know her through Ren’s excessive reaction. The horror of the devil, who else can come up with good strategies in the face of the devil?The older the better, the first person I thought of was Michelle, whose whereabouts are unknown now, and the other person is Patricia, who has lived as a mixed-blood elf for a long time, although she has not yet grown up to be a brave demon. During the war.

As we just discussed at the banquet, we must also make specific plans for the capture of Nefrait.It's time to write a letter to Elaine.

"At this time, I, I don't know what to say, Mr. Lian... The Demon King may be scary, and we must face it. What I can do now is to unite all the forces that can be combined to attack Rodcullo. The Throne of Saint."

"I can only remind you that she is very cunning. We all thought we would win."

"In this case, just face your destiny. You can't do anything with only fear."

"You don't even have Salamander's power now!" Lian said something that neither I nor anyone else dared to mention. She might be able to hide it from everyone, but she can't hide it from anyone but the true citizen of Nefera. Him.

"Although the fire given by Salamander has been extinguished, the fire within me burns brighter and brighter."

"Haha, you are such a brave girl."

This time he laughed out loud. "My cowardice stems from my own failure. I still remember the voices and smiles of my friends. I don't want to see you encounter the same thing again. Without divine help this time, the angels will not come."

He reached out and touched my head, but for some reason he didn't refuse.

"Come on, Chris, who has the faith of fire."

"Well, by the way... I have another question, do you know who Sayuri is?"

These were Beyer's last words.

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Lotus perspective:

"Who is Sand Lily?"

"Ah...Sorry, I asked something unintelligible."

It’s not that I don’t know, because Alexia finally said that the Demon King’s name is Sand Lily.

This name doesn't sound like it belongs to this world, it sounds more like someone from our original world... And how did Chrissy know this name?

Did the defeated Bayer tell her?

Everything piques my curiosity.

Kris, who has faith in fire, is the princess of fire in Garnet. She is not a true citizen of Nefera.

So I used probing techniques on her.

result……

I immediately felt that talking to her tonight was the biggest mistake I made. It was impossible to correct this mistake. If possible, I even hoped to immediately forget everything I had just experienced.

She is lying to me?

Impossible, Princess Crystal's eyes didn't look like she was lying, but if she was just telling the truth, why would the probing technique produce such results?I can't bear it anymore, I must have seen it wrong...

Such words have appeared in my brain again and again since just now, paralyzing my nerves. I almost said the name Jiuliqi just now. What will her expression be like then?So is it really just a mistake?

But the results of probing techniques time and time again tell me that this is an indisputable fact.What kind of mentality did I have when I said those words just now?

He stroked Princess Crystal's head just to look at her for a little longer.

LV40

HP480／480

MP360/360

SP100／100

She has grown a lot compared to the LV5 when I first saw her, but she is not strong enough to fight the Demon King, and it is impossible to even hurt her. Even Nefera's true people who transcend mortals are not her. opponent.Only Noelle, who is far superior to us, has a chance to fight her.

As long as you don't fall into her trap like 300 years ago.

But there's something wrong with the next data from the Exploration Technique.

Status: Seed of Chaos, False Heart, Lord of Illusions

I left Princess Crystal with my trusty face and returned to my room holding on to the smooth wooden wall.

The surrounding decorations and reliefs, as well as the pillars of the bed, were all over the place. I seemed to be destroying this place, but my reason reminded me not to do this.

Jiulisu will definitely remember me, because she is a phantom god!We once spoke together in the world of the gods' sky... chatted together, and went to offline meetings together.

But...that's not right.

"The detection technique only turns things about Mana into information, and it may be inaccurate." I said to myself. It was impossible to escape from the data I just saw.Such a situation will not exist. I still hope that I just saw it wrong.

The seed of chaos, the detailed explanation is: one of the culprits that causes all chaos.

The explanation of the false heart is blank.

The Lord of Illusion can use all illusions and must be proficient in them.

However, the most important information made me stop abruptly when I mentioned the word Jiu.

Crystal Rubiel Masefield (Jiu Liqi)

Unable to believe all this, I went back to the room and faced the mirror... When I still regarded the world as a game, I could still see my own data through probing, so I always remember it and it has not changed.You can remember it every time you look in the mirror.

But now it's different.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I could not fault my handsome face... My RANK had risen to A, so could I easily defeat Alexia?

Omit all data!Anyway, it's just a digital reflection of Mana, just a kind of magic.

Only the state is unforgettable.

Status: Child of the Night, Charm, Seed of Chaos, Incomplete Heart.

Here, it's different from before.

Why?Even me...

If Chris was pretending not to know me, it would be too unnatural. Otherwise, her acting would be too good.

By the way, it was REN who talked to her before, not this character... so she didn't expect it at all?Even though the pronunciation is so similar.

I scratched my head, almost thinking about it.

"Memory! It's memory!" He shouted, but fortunately no one seemed to care in the hilarious night.

There's something wrong with her memory... So, why are there extra things in my state?

Could it be that I am too?

Vampires have the ability to suggest, and this action can even rewrite other people's memories or cancel suggestions.

What if you use it on yourself?

I looked in the mirror...my eyes turned golden...

I remembered a lot of things in an instant.

dizziness!Want to vomit!

But now I understand what's going on. Is this the case? That's why everything is so contradictory.

In desperation, he punched the mirror in front of him.

Chapter 416 410. The Reversed Pope——1

"Lord Jacob! Lord Jacob!"

The beggar in ragged clothes screamed. He was skinny and skinny, and his feet were bleeding so much that he had countless blisters. However, he was still careful with every step he took on the Nefrait floor tiles. His skin was dark and rough. , obvious age spots can be seen, and the beard is gray and scaling.

Lord Jacob, who was called by him, bent down and took the dirty hands of the beggar, "Hello, old man." His face was heavy, and he stopped the knights who straightened their spears and blocked the old beggar. .These knights are dressed in silver armor and white robes. They have a long sword, a long spear, and a large square shield engraved with a cross. As holy knights of the Holy See, all of them can use light-based magic. They are guarded by two knights. In front, two others stood behind, while a group of priests followed Cardinal Jacob.

"Step back. Haven't you seen the faith of the old man in front of you? Even hunger and scars cannot stop his pilgrimage."

The knights looked at the path that the old beggar walked. He bowed step by step, leaving blood marks on the ground, many of which had dried and turned black.

Jacob didn't say anything more. He nodded the beggar's head with the shepherd's staff in his hand, and the old man's wound healed immediately.He knelt down to thank him, and the surrounding poor people also knelt down to beg the cardinal for treatment and blessing. Jacob put the shepherd's staff on the heads of several believers with bleeding knees, and suddenly a flash of light flashed on their heads. A flash of light, and Jacob's muddy water running across the ground healed everyone he could.

Then he ordered the knight to take out some silver coins and hand them to the civilians, and then returned to his carriage. Harris, who was also a cardinal, was already a little impatient waiting in the carriage.If Jacob had been so charitable he didn't know when he would be able to complete this routine.

Today is the Holy Sabbath day when they are patrolling around the city. Cardinal Jacob and Cardinal Harris are wearing white robes, with golden crosses and goddesses embroidered on their shawls. The goddess holds the cross in her hands. The pattern represents the time when Noah and she were together. A promise under the sacred tree.His colleague Cardinal Harris sneered at Jacob's behavior of giving alms, "No matter how much you give, the poor will still not get rich."

Jacob still opened the window of the carriage and looked at the crowd outside calling his name. There were men and women, old and young.Even in a city-state like Neferait, there are still many beggars. The war in the north has broken the original trading routes. The merchants who bring wine and beef to the Holy City every month have become more and more The little girl in the empire told them that it was because of the depreciation of the currency due to rising prices. However, in Harris' view, this was all nonsense. The emperor of the empire was actually tainted with the stench of businessmen. Every time he saw her I felt sick when the face disguised as a man.The goddess divided people into men and women not to confuse them with each other. If he hadn't been a cardinal, he would have exposed this matter to everyone in the city.

"I never say make everyone rich, the important thing is to give them hope." Jacob leaned his shepherd's staff against the carriage, as he always did. In Harris' view, Jacob's good deeds were only It makes people feel sick.But the people are stupid, especially those with faith. They can't even figure out the difference between mana and miracles. The cardinals of the past generations are second to none in the adaptability of light magic, but they think it is Xinyang's heart. manifestation.

Harris would not say these words, even if he and Jacob imprisoned Patricia, they still stood on opposite sides of mutual restraint.The smiles of two men in their 50s must be sharp.

"Bishop Zachary once crossed the sea to give hope to those barbaric northerners. What was the result?"

"In the name of the goddess, he deserves to die."

"Yes, the most respected brother among us was killed by a thief who came from nowhere. Patricia, who adopted me, has been hiding it from us. How can there be such a mother? Do you think she is afraid of us? ?”

This happened again, and Jacob was getting impatient. Every time, Harris would accuse himself of Zachary's incident, and then extend it to Patricia.As if our belief itself was wrong, in fact no one approved of that guy running to Garnett to save the lost lamb. In the end, Zachary Harold died in Rosa Town and was killed by that group of stupid civilians. ... Zachary is their brother, one of them who underwent penance together and was promoted to Cardinal. The three of them and the half-elf Patricia were divided into four corners to govern the city and the world's academic affairs. If the emperor of the empire is cowardly, They can even move towards Tsuna left and right.

"Of course she is afraid. When you have no claws, you are the mistress's lovely cat. When your claws are sharp and sharp, she can't wait to get rid of you...so we must attack first."

"Patricia is also highly respected. The old woman has lived for more than 100 years. I still admire my courage when I ordered the knight to take her down. She cannot be killed." Harris is not as extreme as Jacob. What he pursues has always been It's a balance. Because Zachary favors Patricia, he favors Jacob. When Jacob becomes dominant, he must compete with that guy. Although our city is small, it has a lot of power. , in times of peace, all nobles wanted to send their children to Neferait, with this name as if their children had been bathed in gold.

"When the hero destroys the demon king, we can naturally kill her. Then we will say that she is the demon who delayed the hero's salvation... Anyway, she did hide a lot of things from us. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't be so passive."

"It's too extreme." Harris said dissatisfied, "And now we can't control the brave at all. You didn't catch him when we were on the west coast."

"You blame me? As if you can do it, that is the Princess of Flame and her trusted mercenary group, who have returned safely from Erin, haha... Do you think those three-legged cat guys can deal with them?"

Realizing that he would lose control if he continued talking, Harris immediately stopped the argument.

The roads in the Holy City are smooth, and sometimes a pebble will make them feel something. They have never been short of money, and they have never seen so many poor people. Those who could live in this city are those with strong faith. priest.It is inevitable that the empire has recently sent them a large amount of force, otherwise Neferait can still be self-sufficient. The contradiction is that they cannot oppose the power of the leader of the mass army, and the person who controls the leader of the mass army is no longer in trouble. We are not talking about Willard and the First Princess, but Emperor Aaron who is disguised as a man. She has not taken us seriously since she took the real power.

Chapter 417 411. The Reversed Pope——2

The carriage circled the whole city. Jacob went from the slums to the rich area and then to the priests' area. Their faith made them spontaneously paint their houses white. The goddess likes white. Who knows... It's just that everyone has always been like this. Just talking.

Back in front of the cathedral, the onlookers had changed from shouting loudly to bowing their heads and silently saluting. Harris smiled and said, "This is the reaction that people who learn your true identity should have." The two cardinals took their shepherds. Staff, they walked out of the carriage dragging their golden embroidered robes. There would be mass to be done in a while.The cathedral in front of them was entirely made of white bricks. The theater-shaped steps before entering the room were a lot of effort no matter how many times they walked up them. "Are you old, Jacob?"

"Haha, so are you, a bad old man in a white robe." The two of them teased each other. They walked through the front hall, crossed the chapel and came to the central chapel. The believers had been waiting for a long time to see the cardinal's face. Everyone came and saluted each other. Jacob and Harris presided over it together, read hymns, sang hymns, and then gave all believers the blessing of light magic to protect them from illness. This is the whole process of the mass. They have already After doing it hundreds of times, I can still complete it well even with my eyes closed.

After the ceremony, the two of them didn't say much. They pretended to be kind and waited until all the saints left with a gloomy face. Seeing that it was almost afternoon, Jacob saw that Harris had been reluctant to speak, so he walked into the garden. There are steps, and you have to go through a corridor to get here. Who knows why these people want to make this place so complicated?These troublesome rules were neither set by the goddess nor the first pope, but by a group of troublesome fanatics... I might have been like them when I was in my 30s or [-]s, but now I realize that power is what maintains peace. of control.

"How is she?" Harris followed Jacob, and they came to the corner of the garden and asked a knight leaning against the wall.

"I didn't scream like I did at the beginning. It seems to be much more honest now." The knight replied with a salute.

They nodded to each other. The two protagonists looked at each other and then pressed the mechanism on the wall. Then with the rumble of the rocks, a staircase leading to the underground appeared. It was dark and deep. Jacob waved his palm to the surroundings. candlestick with fire.Only their footsteps could be heard in the tunnel.The Cardinal longed to hear Patricia cry, to see his majestic adoptive mother burst into tears, pleading like a little girl, but they were disappointed.

"You look good~" Jacob said looking at the girl who was kneeling on the ground praying. "You are just like a saint in fairy tales who is persecuted by evildoers. Could it be that our mother also has an adulterous prince waiting to save her?"

Harris didn't like Jacob's sinister tone. Even if he was an enemy, he was the cardinal he once believed in.Known as the person who will become the pope, only those over 100 years old can become the pope. This almost gives humans no chance, so the tradition was gradually abolished and a council was established by four cardinals, but now only two are left.