Chapter 190 The Girl Who Made a Deal with the Devil
"Your friends who went to negotiate with the Baru people are in big trouble now~" The greedy demon, Tam Kench, said to Lina with a big laugh.
"Are you talking about Captain Sarah and Zack and the others?" Lina's heart trembled violently.
Sarah's mission this time is to visit the Baru temple. She needs to cross the city of Bigang, which is completely controlled by Planck, and then face a group of priests and messengers of pagan gods.
This is a very dangerous task.
Could it be that they were discovered by Gangplank on the road? Or did the Baru people have a falling out with the Leader?
Thinking of this, Lina couldn't help but feel confused. But she still tried to concentrate and angrily refuted: "You, don't talk nonsense! I won't believe what a demon says!"
"Please don't be prejudiced against the devil." Tam grinned and replied, "I always trade fairly with others and never lie."
"You don't believe your friend is in trouble? Well—I'll show you right now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in front of Tam began to ripple. As the waves rose and fell, the floor turned into a calm puddle.
And this water mirror is like a door to anywhere.
Lina could clearly see through the water that on the other side of the "door" was a huge temple with a vast space, but dim lighting and a strange atmosphere.
This is the Baju temple in Piraeus.
Lina immediately saw this horrifying scene through the "water gate" opened by Tam:
"Miss Sarah?"
Sarah was seen standing alone on a circular platform that looked like an altar.
A tall, muscular Baru priestess, carrying a sacred statue on her shoulder, stood opposite her with a solemn expression.
Sarah looked nervous as if she was facing a great enemy.
The priestess was muttering something, as if she was praying to the gods.
Lina couldn't hear what they were talking about from a distance through the "Water Gate", but she could still feel the tense and suffocating atmosphere.
And the next second——
The priestess waved her thick arms covered with tattoos, and a spiritual tentacle as thick as a deep-sea beast appeared out of thin air in her hand, and shot towards Sarah in front like an iron whip.
"Ah!" A shrill wail could be heard from far away even through the Watergate.
The tentacles of the spirit actually penetrated directly into Miss Sarah's lower abdomen, mercilessly piercing through her relatively petite and weak body.
Then, the tentacles curled up and rebounded.
Along with the tentacles of the spirit being pulled out of Sarah's body, her soul was also ruthlessly taken away.
Yes, her soul...
“Was, was it pulled out?”
Looking at the "spiritual version of Sarah" that was pulled out by the snake mother's tentacles and was visible to the naked eye, Lina's face turned pale.
In her opinion, if a person's soul has been sucked out, how can he still live?
And the next second, something even more terrifying happened.
The priestess picked up the holy statue with both hands and smashed it heavily to the ground.
In an instant, it was as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. A strange green light burst out from the statue, almost covering the entire altar and the entire temple.
As the light bloomed, countless translucent spirit tentacles instantly grew out around the altar.
They were thick, ferocious, and terrifying, dancing freely in the strange aura, just like the carnivorous thorns in the Kumanggu primeval forest that were boiling with the smell of prey's blood.
And Sarah, and her soul that was taken away from her body...
That's the prey of these tentacles.
"No!!" Lina's eyes were bloodshot.
She couldn't understand what magic the priestess was performing, but she could see the horror of those tentacles.
In her opinion, it was obvious that the Baru people had turned against the leader and wanted to kill Sarah and others.
Sarah, Zack, the sailors... everyone who visited the Baru Temple this time is in danger now!
"Did you see that?" The devil's whisper rang in his ears again: "Your friend is in big trouble."
"Who can save her now? Is it you? Do you have the strength to face the sea beast priests of the Baru people?"
"I..." Lina's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
"You need power, you crave power. Without power, you can't be a hero, you can't be the president's perfect sister." Tam said temptingly: "Think about it... Who can give you this power?
"Is it your great goddess Janna, or is it me, the devil?"
Lina was at a loss: "No... No!"
"I won't believe the devil's words! These are all fake, they are lies, they are illusions you showed me!"
Across the Watergate, Sarah was struggling in pain under the ruthless whipping of the Snake Mother's tentacles.
Every time her soul trembled violently, Lina's heart was shaken.
"You said the picture I showed you was fake? Okay!"
Tam laughed, then stretched out his long tongue and poked the calm puddle.
The puddle immediately had ripples.
And across from the Watergate...
"Who?!" The priestess frowned instantly, like a hound that smelled rotten meat.
Then, the next second: "A mere demon dares to spy on my Lord?!"
"court death!"
Amidst the fierce shouts, a thick tentacle of the snake mother actually penetrated the void directly...
From the Baru Temple more than ten kilometers away, a blow blasted through the "Gate of the Abyss" opened by the River King, and stretched out from the puddle in front of Lina.
"Hey, hey... I'm just saying hello, no need to react so strongly!"
"Your master didn't say anything, why are you so anxious?"
Tam seemed to feel that the situation was a bit out of control, so he immediately cancelled the spell, isolated the space, and made the "water gate" disappear instantly, and also cut off the tentacles that were spreading over.
The broken tentacle of the spirit fell to the ground with a bang and soon scattered into spots of light all over the sky.
Lina stood there in a daze among these magical lights that looked like summer fireflies, unable to speak for a long time.
"How is it, is it fake?"
“Is it still fake now?”
The devil grinned.
He reminded the dazed Lina: "Don't forget, your friend is still being teased by those big tentacles... When that Baju woman gets tired of playing with her, your friend... Oh, her name is Sarah, right? What a pity for this beautiful girl."
"If no one stops her, she will probably be sacrificed to the Snake Mother~"
Lina: “…”
She was silent, but her body was shaking uncontrollably.
"Well, let me ask you one last time—"
"Lina, do you want my power?"
"I..." Lina's pupils shrank. She couldn't hesitate any longer.
She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "I want it!"
"Very good." The big wet tongue licked, as if stamping Lina's face with saliva: "From now on, you are my VIP customer——"
"As you wish, the deal is done!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lina felt a strange power surge in her body.
This power instantly surged into her body. It was so warm and so powerful, as if her heart had been replaced by a sun, filling the blood flowing through her limbs with burning energy.
Is this what it feels like to have magic powers?
This... is so comfortable.
but……
"Not enough, not enough!" Lina was stunned for a moment, but immediately looked at Tam angrily: "The little power you gave me is not enough!"
"Haha." Tam laughed: "Girl, are you too greedy?"
"We just finished the transaction and you want to ask me for it again?"
"Asshole!" Lina gnashed her teeth and said, "I want the power to defeat that priestess! What can I do with the power you gave me?"
Although it was her first time to be a superhuman, she had seen pigs run even though she had never eaten pork.
She could still tell which was stronger, the power she borrowed from Tam, or the power displayed by the priestess just now, and how big the gap was.
Although Lina now has extraordinary powers, she is still far behind Oroi, who can control the power of the goddess Nana and summon the tentacles of the snake mother.
"How can I save Sarah with this little strength you only give me?" Lina asked angrily.
It couldn't be saved before it was borrowed, and it still couldn't be saved after it was borrowed. Then wasn't this power borrowed in vain?
"Hey?" Tam just asked back in an innocent tone, "Sister, when did I ever say I would give you the power to save people?"
Lina: "You?!"
"What's wrong with me?" Tam spread his short hands. "I just said I would give you a force so you can experience it first. You didn't say clearly that you need a force that can defeat the priests of the Baru people, right?"
Lina: "..."
"I say, sister...don't be too greedy." Tam smiled even more happily.
"I've already told you, this power is given to you for free. Just like the small bottles of shampoo given to customers for free in the Piltover stores—"
"I already told you it's a trial pack, do you still want me to give you a whole bucket at once?"
This greedy demon even taught Lina to be content with what she has:
"No way?"
"Are you expecting the devil to act as your babysitter, so that you can borrow power at will without paying any price and become very strong, right?"
Hearing this, Lina's face completely lost all color.
She knew that she had been fooled by the devil. She had received the power given by the devil for free, but she had also fallen into the big net woven by the devil for her.
Just like those mobile game players who register for free but cannot play without spending money...
She was tricked into a trap by the devil.
Free things are always the most expensive.
"Okay... I understand." Lina gritted her teeth, furious.
Thinking of Sarah's miserable condition under the whipping of the tentacles, and thinking of her friends and comrades who might die at any time, she could no longer hesitate.
Even though she knew there was a fire pit ahead, she had to jump down:
"Devil, I want to continue my deal with you - whatever you want to take from me, just take it! Give me the power to defeat the Baju people! I want it now!"
Lina screamed hysterically.
Tam's goal seemed to have been achieved.
But he shook his head indifferently and said, "No, not now."
"Why?!" Lina shouted anxiously, "Isn't it my soul you want? I'll give it to you! As long as you help me save Sarah! Save them!"
"I want a soul that is deeply trapped in desire." Tam said with disdain: "You hardly think about yourself now, and you only think about sacrificing for others."
"Pure souls like yours, without any impurities, are what make me feel sick the most."
"But... just like the most disgusting milk, after fermentation, can become delicious maggot cheese."
"The purer and more innocent the soul is, the more it will become after being baptized and catalyzed by desire..." Tam licked his tongue greedily: "It will become an irresistible delicacy!"
"For this rare delicacy, I am willing to share my power and satisfy your excessive wishes."
"Then..." Lina asked regardless: "What should I do? How can I meet your requirements!"
"Experience the power of the extraordinary, and then indulge your own desires." That's all Tam said.
It's up to Lina to decide how to do it.
"But I don't have the time now!" Lina was extremely indignant.
She pursues power just to save people.
By the time she indulges in lust as Tam wishes, Sarah's body will probably be cold, right?
"No, no, no, you can't think like that."
"If you pursue power simply for the sake of others rather than for your own desires, you will never become the delicacy I want," Tam said.
Lina glared at him, "But if I'm not doing this for others, what use would I have for this power!"
"Oh? " Tam smiled meaningfully: "Is it really useless?"
"The power has been given to you, just experience it well... I believe that after you feel my power , you will ask me for more--"
"Just like all those greedy humans who knew I was a demon but still took the initiative to seek deals with me time and time again."
As Tam spoke, ripples appeared .
"Don't go!" Lina wanted to stop him when she saw this.
But Tam smiled and told her: "Calm down, Lina, I forgot to tell you one thing - in fact, your friend may not die now."
"What?" Lina was stunned.
She was stunned for a while before she suddenly realized:
I... was fooled again?
That "Watergate" was indeed just an illusion! It was an illusion created by this devil in order to force her to accept his power!
"No. I told you I only deal fairly with people and never lie."
"I just didn't tell you that your friend didn't actually have a falling out with the Baru people, and she wasn't fighting with them just now - she was just actively accepting the soul test of the Snake Mother."
"You?" Lina was furious: "You liar!"
"Liar? Who am I kidding?" Tam showed a devilish smile: "I just told you that your friend is in trouble - but I didn't say that this trouble, she can't solve it by herself."
"Who needs your help? Idiot~"
Lina: “…”
Silly, yes, she was really silly. She was fooled by the devil and accepted his power without knowing what was going on.
Levi had clearly warned her that she must never accept Tam's deal.
But she was still like a fool and was deceived.
"But have you really been deceived?" Tam seemed to be able to read minds and said at the right time:
"Were you deceived, or did you want to be deceived?"
"As long as it's for the sake of saving people, it's okay to make a deal with the devil. With this reason, you can get my power with peace of mind, right?"
"I..." Lina was speechless for a moment.
"Ask yourself." It was a voice full of temptation: "Putting aside the motive of saving people, do you want my power?"
