Chapter 197: The Spring of the War Mage, Kael's Dance (10K)_4
"If you think about it, the reason the Prince of Lies always has followers, regardless of the race, probably has something to do with the never-ending presence of liars and conspirators,"
Kael seemed to have an epiphany.
Just as he thought this, the coach arranged by the Church had already arrived at the door.
"Lord, please get into the coach!" the leading coachman nodded to Kael.
Kael stared blankly for a moment, glanced at him subconsciously, and whispered softly, "Undead?"
The coachman, or rather, the player known as "Second Unit", nodded at him.
Kael didn't say much; he had guessed who this person was. Being one of Dinel's Divine Favored, he could clearly sense the power of the chosen ones in this person.
Currently, among the players, the only known chosen one was the player called "Second Unit".
He hadn't expected that the Church would directly send a chosen one to escort him; it seemed that the Church had now fully regarded him as a partner on the same chariot.
He exchanged glances with Elanna, eventually showing a helpless smile, and said, "It's just fortunate it's Dinel... at least I agree with many of that Supreme One's ideas."
Elanna chuckled lightly and said, "Being a divine deity's Divine Favored is seen by many as a great blessing, something that worshippers of those deities would dream but never expect to achieve.
Why does it seem a bit like settling for less when it comes to you, Kael?"
Kael spread his hands and replied, "Perhaps it's because I have a strong sense of insecurity. After all, the power that I truly hold in my own hands is the only power that feels controllable to me.
The powers that only manifest after receiving blessings or gifts always make me feel like they could be taken back by someone at any moment."
Elanna nodded in understanding.
Just as she was about to say something, Elanna's brows furrowed, sensing something strange, and opened her mouth to say something to Kael.
Unexpectedly, Kael put his pointer finger to her lips, shook his head, and wrote a few words on the palm of Elanna's hand:
「Pretend you haven't noticed, and keep chatting.」
A flicker of unease crossed Elanna's face as she continued to chat and laugh with Kael, as if sensing the girl's somewhat uncontrollable emotions, Kael reached out with his right hand and tightly grasped Elanna's left.
Feeling the warmth from his hand, Elanna felt slightly reassured.
The surrounding streets grew quieter without notice, and even Second Unit, who hadn't experienced such a formation, sensed something was amiss and muttered,
"How strange, why is the street so quiet today?"
Before he could consider what might be wrong, suddenly a shadow flashed by followed by a frenzied shriek, and Second Unit was smashed into a bridge tunnel.
A bloated body, filled with twisted muscles as if alive, appeared in front of the coach.
His body had swelled to three meters in height. Upon eyeing Kael's coach, a crazed murderous intent flashed through his vacant eyes.
This creature was the Evil God Meat Experiment previously taken away by the Dark Sun follower Stia; now, it's being controlled by Stia using the methods left by Bishop Loyd.
In a nearby house, walls coated in red blood, a happy family of three had been brutally murdered following Stia's arrival.
Stia wiped her curved blade clean with the husband's clothes among the fallen bodies, displaying an extremely manic smile.
"Really, Sith Archbishop always makes it so troublesome for me, just when I got a major toy that was appropriate, and then it's just thrown out as expendable, it's such a pity!"
She extended her blood-stained finger, lightly licked it, and showed an evil smile:
"This is a toy that has been enhanced to the Holy Land level, capable of single-handedly destroying an entire city in those smaller countries, creating a total annihilation. Using such a thing to entertain a young Duke candidate...
Hehe, do your best, struggle till the very end, Helois Baron!"
A seductive gleam flickered deep in Stia's eyes; she reveled in seeing high-status, strong, attractive people suffer immensely before her.
Such experiences always provided her an incomprehensible, supreme ecstasy; she was a sadist, and each sadistic act seemed to fill the void inside her heart.
Yet in the next second, her expression shifted slightly.
Suddenly, the coachman who had been blasted into the adjacent attic, buried under rubble, immediately wrapped himself in a ghostly translucent blaze, tearing through the debris and lunging directly at the Evil God Meat Experiment.
A crimson, blazing Magic Energy Greatsword fiercely cleaved down, the terrifying impact instantly struck the Evil God Meat Experiment, inflicting a deep wound on its body and eliciting a painful scream.
However, due to extensive modifications, his pain tolerance was much higher than that of a normal human.