Elden Clergyman

After taking quite some time to digest the information, Messemo remembered something and looked at Lord.

"So you called me here this time because..."

"Oh, nothing, I just wanted to ask you out to chat."

Then, Lord looked at Laya and introduced her.

"Look, this is the snake man I was talking about."

Messermo: “…”

Although it felt a bit subtle, Messemo didn't care. After all, he left the Flame Knight badge to Lord for this purpose.

And even if you don't do anything, it would be nice to come here more often and learn about the information of the border area.

"Do you need me to help you deal with the big snake down there?"

Messemo pointed the tip of his gun at the ground below the Volcano Residence, and there was another tremor.

"And that kid Lakkad was actually swallowed by a snake..."

As he spoke, Messermo shook his head.

To be honest, although a long time ago, when he saw the young Lakkad, Messemo realized that the child's fighting talent was probably absorbed by his other brother.

But he really didn't expect that this child would be so shameful as to be eaten by a snake.

"I won't need this for now. I still have some side quests to complete. If I do it too early, I think it will be interrupted. I'll call you when I need you."

Lord said it as a matter of course.

Although the other two didn't understand, one saw his confident look, and the other was already used to his crazy talk, so they didn't say anything.

Then, after chatting with Lord for a while and confirming that there was nothing else, Messermo planned to go back.

But before he went back, he remembered something.

"By the way, if you're good at soul-related things, is there any way to kill souls quickly?"

Although I learned about my mother's death, or rather, half-death.

But as mentioned before, Messemo is a bit stubborn. Moreover, he is locked in the Shadow Land and can't get out, so he is still carrying out the task assigned by his mother.

But at the moment, or from the beginning, he was not very fast in completing the task.

It’s not that he didn’t try hard, but he simply lacked the means to deal with souls, and many of his enemies were good at this.

After hearing Messemo's request, Lord thought for a while, then took out a black ball from his pocket.

Or rather, a black vortex.

"I certainly have ways to eliminate souls, but I don't really recommend those methods."

"Although I don't know what you're going to do, I think it would be better to use the souls more efficiently than to eliminate them."

"This thing is called a smelting furnace. You can throw all the souls you collect into it to refine them and make various weapons or props."

"Or if you don't know how to use it, just throw your soul in. This thing has a built-in soul-locking function. Once you've collected enough, give it to me and I'll help you refine it."

Lorde put it lightly.

But the expressions of Messemo and Lani on the side were a little weird.

No, this thing...

Even if they were not very good at things related to souls, just by standing next to the "furnace", they could hear the wailing sounds of souls coming from the furnace.

You don't even need to look closely, just a quick glance and you can almost instinctively realize the madness and taboos hidden in the furnace.

Imprisoning consciousness? Refining souls? And transforming them into weapons?

Even Lao Ba is not as extreme as you!

And looking at Lord's nonchalant look and skillful movements, it's clear that he has used this thing a lot. This...

Especially Messermo, who can even be said to be a bit kind when it comes to incidents involving people other than his mother.

The thought of turning the souls of the Horned People into weapons and then using these weapons to harm their own people.

Messemo, who already felt a little guilty about this matter, hesitated and spoke hesitantly.

"This is a bit extreme..."

"What's so extreme about this?"

Lord looked at him in confusion, thought for a while, and then took out another portion of ashes.

"How about this? You put your soul in it and it will turn into a piece of shit, which you can use to hit others..."

Mesermo immediately felt that the smelting furnace looked handsome.

Then, after thanking Lord, Messermo took the smelting furnace back.

But before leaving, he remembered something and said a few more words to Lord.

"Something's been going on strangely in the Shadowlands lately..."

"I'll have someone keep an eye on the situation, and I'll let you know if there's any information..."

"At the same time, I will also look for ways to see if I can provide you with some help..."

After saying this, Messermo's spirit dissipated.

After he left, the Volcano Residence shook again.

Lord thought about it and stamped his feet.

The embers flickered.

The shaking stopped.

Then it got even more intense.

Rumbling--

It was as if some giant loach was struggling frantically under the Volcano Observatory. After a long while, it finally stopped moving after becoming exhausted.

Then, after sending Messemo away, Lord, who had proved that he had a snakeman friend, chatted with Laya for a while and fed her a lot of shrimps and crabs.

After feeding the animal, he reached out and touched the other's slippery head with the other's permission.

After expressing his admiration for the good feel, he left.

After leaving, Lord looked at Lani beside him.

"Well, if you're in a hurry, we can go find the snake now..."

"I'm in no hurry."

Lani shook her head slightly.

If Lord had asked her this when she first arrived here, she might have considered it.

But after strolling around the mansion just now, she discovered something.

That is, in this house, there are all kinds of portraits hanging, including Lacade's, Latan's, Lacade's wife's, and even Lacade's concubine, the woman outside who claims to be the master of the Volcano Mansion, Tanis...

But the only thing missing is a certain sister.

Let me make it clear in advance that Lani is not a petty person.

Moreover, the relationship between the three siblings of the La family is also very good.

Lani simply considered that if the destined death was not released, Lakkad, as a demigod, would definitely not die even if he was swallowed by the snake.

Besides, it wasn't just one or two days that Larcade was swallowed. If it had to be digested, it should have been digested long ago. If it hadn't been digested, one or two days wouldn't have made a difference.

In addition, Lord seemed to have reasons why he couldn't fight for the time being, so she didn't plan to force him to go in early.

It's definitely not intentional revenge.

"By the way, do Mother and Latarn know about this?"

"Not yet. I plan to explore this place thoroughly and then look for them when I'm ready to deal with the snake."

After all, Lakkad is the child of the Full Moon Queen and also the brother of Latarn. If we really need to deal with it, we must call these two.

But for now, Lord still plans to explore the map first, so as not to miss any side quests or props due to opening the boss too early.

With Lord's words, Lani felt relieved.

"Then what are you going to do next?"

"What else can we do? Let's explore the map first."

As he spoke, Lord took out a knife and started slashing at the corners of the room in the Volcano Mansion.

Because of what Laya said before, Lord realized that there should be a hidden wall in this place.

After a period of exploration, they did indeed cut out a hidden passage.

After entering, there was a narrow corridor with some monsters that Lord had seen before, which looked like slender snakes carrying snail shells.

After easily dealing with it, Lord continued to move forward, and after taking two steps, he saw a familiar figure.

It was a hound rider.

But before Lord could make a move, Lani's figure emerged from beside him, accompanied by a burst of blue light.

"give it to me."

Then, Lord saw Lani floating past. He didn't know what they said, but the hound knight obediently stepped aside and lowered his head to let Lord pass.

After passing through, Lord walked a little further and saw a new blessing.

Prison town church.

After lighting up, there is a door in front.

And in front of the door, there was a message flashing with white light.

Life is full of pain

Very strange message.

And it looks like there's something wrong with the way it's written.

Lord squatted down, stretched out his hand and rubbed the message, then raised his fingers and identified the material of the message.

That is platinum blood coagulation.

It is the main material that constitutes the bodies of the Sons of Platinum.

But in addition to the platinum blood coagulation, Lord also saw some other familiar things on it.

Those are some blue dots of light.

"This is......"

Lani also discovered something unusual.

"Ego."

Lord identified the composition of the light spots, then stood up and pushed open the door in front of him.

dong dong dong-

The heavy door was pushed open little by little, and with the influx of light, the scene outside the door appeared in front of Lord.

Collapsed buildings, flowing lava, patrolling gray snakemen, and...

The mechanical creature that is currently slaughtering the snake people is covered with a mixture of ego element and platinum coagulation.

The torso is an iron maiden used for execution, relying on the wheels rolling under the body for movement, and the thorn wheels on both sides serve as hands, which is also a means of attack.

The thorn wheel rotated, making a buzzing sound, and chopped down at the snake man's head.

With blood and flesh splattering, the gray snake man was chopped in half on the spot and his body fell into the lava.

Then, after dealing with the snake man, the mechanical creature seemed to have sensed something and turned its head towards Lord.

It is clearly a pure iron mask, so it should be just a simple machine.

But under the wriggling of the platinum blood, the mechanical creature that should have been unconscious made its own expression.

That's anger.

Indiscriminate anger and hatred towards any other life.