Town Hall Square.
When Roger arrived.
This place is already crowded.
Ordinary people who heard the news surrounded the square and made it impossible to get out.
Inside the square.
The doors and windows of all the rooms in the City Hall building were closed.
Roger noticed.
Most of the doors and windows had been battened shut from the inside.
But despite this.
The people in this castle-like building were also shrouded in a feeling of fear.
Those eyes flickering between the cracks of doors and windows revealed that the city’s authorities had long lost control of the situation.
For all this.
Roger was not surprised.
On the way.
He specially picked a few people to have in-depth negotiations with.
With the combined effects of bluffing and bread.
He now has a general understanding of the city and its current situation.
…
For Lotus City.
Chaos is not the norm.
This city once prospered.
The initial trigger was famine.
Even the lowest class of people know this clearly.
The source of Lotus City's decline was the rise of "The Blood of Ten Thousand Filths" in the south.
since then.
The blood worshippers who emerged from the cemetery in the south occupied the main road leading to the north of Lotus City.
Isolation under the blood mist.
Lotus City lost the granary they had operated in the southern cemetery for nearly a hundred years.
Hunger thus began to spread.
People were forced to turn their attention back to the sea.
But the blood mist didn't appear for long.
The black fog on the sea surface is becoming thicker day by day!
Many fishing boats that ventured out to sea never returned after entering the black fog.
All this pushed Lotus City completely into the abyss.
land.
ocean.
As time goes by.
There is no longer an inch of space to feed the huge population of this city.
at the same time.
The forces of the Blood Worshipers also began to invade the city from the cemetery in the south.
The old city lord who had been addicted to 'illusions' and 'powder' in recent years was beaten to death by blood worshippers in his own mansion half a month ago.
The remaining officials managed to maintain order in City Hall.
But once chaos is ignited.
It spread across the city like wildfire.
This situation is beyond their control.
The population base of Lotus City is quite large.
Therefore, there is no shortage of capable nobles or generals in this city.
They are just afraid.
Fear the two driving forces behind famine and chaos—
Whether it is blood mist or black mist.
Behind each of them stands a god whom they can only look up to!
It’s not like people in Lotus City haven’t tried it before.
only.
After the Chief Mage and the Knights of Glory died one after another.
The remaining courage in people's hearts was also extinguished one by one.
Smart people had long realized that the city had become a battlefield.
The saddest thing is.
They were not on either side of the war.
They are just fodder for war.
With the support of the blood of all filth.
The fearless blood worshippers are moving step by step towards their goal.
The only people in this city who can fight against them, the "Black Mist Cultists", have an even worse reputation.
In the early years.
When Lotus City was still prosperous.
That group of Black Mist cultists from the deep sea caused trouble many times.
But those times were suppressed by the great wizard.
What a pity.
That's a thing of the past.
Today, Lotus City has completely lost its guardian and has become a piece of fat meat that two ancient evil creatures are fighting for.
Those who had the means had already fled from here.
Those who are left may be confused and dazed.
Or go along with the crowd.
There are also people who are silently waiting for the day when this city will be destroyed.
As for hope.
That was a term that had long been forgotten by the residents of Lotus City.
Every sober person Roger negotiated with told him to leave at the end of the conversation.
This shows.
How desperate this city has become.
…
"Extraordinary Perception: You sense that the 'Sub-body of the God of Blood' is greedily absorbing the negative emotions of the city's residents, such as despair, hunger, pain, and numbness..."
…
"Knowledge (Theology): You once read in a book of the Sea Serpent Church that 'emotions are a kind of power for gods'"
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"Creating famine, spreading panic, inducing people to actively disrupt order..."
"No wonder the usually sultry system has triggered the "Demon Exorcism Mission."
"Ancient evil things really cannot be trusted."
Edge of the square.
Roger has a clear mind.
The Blood of Evil and the Touch of Infinity are playing an open card——
They just want to harvest the "emotional power" from the people of Lotus City.
The infighting among the ancient evils was at most an internal struggle caused by uneven distribution.
Their essence and means are actually the same.
And in most places in Mistra.
The ancient evil 's harvesting methods are indeed unsolvable.
They were able to survive the last round of world-destroying forbidden spells.
Compared to humans and other races whose civilization is almost extinct, the advantage is huge!
It is difficult for humans and other races to produce people strong enough to compete with them in the short term.
Judging from their skillful harvesting techniques.
The ancient evil creatures have developed an assembly line model for doing this.
No wonder Roger felt that the evil gods he encountered were all similar.
That’s because they do operate according to similar patterns!
…
"The ancient evil creature harvests emotions, perhaps to increase its own strength and thus to fight against the forbidden spell of destruction."
"From this perspective, the humans of the previous generations might not have been killed by the Forbidden World-Destroying Curse. They might have been drained dry by the ancient evil creatures before the Forbidden World-Destroying Curse arrived..."
"If no one stops this, similar tragedies will happen again and again."
Think of this.
Roger sighed softly in his heart.
In fact, the most sensible thing for him to do right now is to return to Qingquan Sect first.
Then he gathered a force of his own.
What followed was a frantic search for intelligence.
Before finding out the weaknesses of Wanwuzhixue and others, the main focus will be on mediation.
It would be best to ask the sea serpent queen for help.
Until the time is right.
Then we will start to eliminate the ancient evil creatures...
only.
This time.
He didn't want to be so 'rational' anymore!
He used to be cautious, calm and as still as a mountain.
That's because of being weak and unknown.
But now that my strength has soared, if I continue to be too cautious about myself, what difference would it make me from being a coward?
It's hard work to acquire these skills.
It's not for display!
Just think of this.
Roger decisively took on the "demon-killing mission"!
"The path to pacify the ancient evil."
"Let's start from Lotus City!"
The fighting spirit in his eyes gradually boiled over.
…
Edge of the square.
The people were silent.
You can see it.
They still have some respect for the people in City Hall.
But the blood worshippers with red cloths tied on their arms don't care about all this!
They shouted at the city hall to open the non-existent backup granary and frantically banged on the doors and windows of nearby buildings.
While smashing, looting and burning.
The core members of the Blood Worshipers would also throw out some bread from time to time.
These black breads were the main reason why the people followed voluntarily.
Most people don't really want to be associated with the blood worshippers.
But those who pick up the bread are often swept into the crowd of cultists.
Under the stimulation of the big environment.
They often can't help but join in the looting, smashing, and burning!
For a while.
The officials hiding in the house could no longer tell who were the real blood worshippers outside and who were ordinary people.
Fortunately, they sealed the door very securely.
The blood worshippers charged for a while but were unsuccessful.
But once the clamorous mood spreads.
It was a little out of control.
After a while.
The crowd quieted down a little.
A seemingly prestigious blood worshiper stood at the foot of the stone sculpture in the center of the square and shouted:
"They stole your food!"
"The rulers of this city are hiding in their homes and enjoying delicious food. They have spare granaries, and they can even eat fruit and beef!"
"And what about you? You can only watch your parents, children, wives or husbands starve to death!"
“That’s not fair!”
"But what can you do?"
"You can only be trampled under their feet, without dignity, and die in silence!"
…
"I know some of you still remember their hypocritical kindness in the past, but it's all fake. Otherwise, when the disaster happens——
Why didn't the city lord lead the way?
Why did the Archmage escape alone?
What about those glorious knights who claim to protect this city?
They're all fake!
They're all fake!
Only "blood of all foul things" is the most real.
He gives us bread with which we can fill our stomachs.
Clothing that can cover the body.
He enables us to live!
If you will just chant His name with me... He will give you more bread!"
…
The man was talking and gesticulating.
However, at this moment.
A shrill voice sounded:
“You’re a liar!”
"Your bread is poisoned!"
"My son ate your bread and he turned into a monster. I saw it with my own eyes!"
There was a sudden silence all around.
But then a thin figure crawled over from the ground.
She was an old woman with a wrinkled face.
It seemed like her legs were broken, but she actually crawled out of the crowd with her own hands!
"It's him!"
"It was he who threw the cursed bread at my son!"
"I went to find him, and he broke my legs..."
The old woman bitterly denounced the speaker's crimes.
The crowd was noisy.
Those who picked up the bread looked uneasy.
Because they have already swallowed it all!
"Get her out of here!"
The speaker angrily said:
"She's lying!"
"The bread given by God will never have any curse..."
Two blood worshippers immediately came forward.
They walked towards the old woman with great speed.
Where the two passed by.
Everyone subconsciously made way for them.
People in the town hall also noticed what was happening outside.
But they couldn't do anything.
He could only watch silently through the crack in the door as the two villains walked towards the helpless old man.
"Those who slander the glory of God."
"die!"
One of the Blood Worshipers grabbed the old man's hair enthusiastically.
Then he raised his fist suddenly.
Whoosh!
The fist hasn't landed yet.
He flew backwards like a kite with a broken string!
After knocking down more than a dozen people along the way.
The body of the blood worshipper fell to the ground.
Everyone looked closely.
Next to the old woman.
There was a young man wearing a white shirt and black pants.
His voice was steady and powerful.
With a natural credibility:
"Want to kill and silence someone?"
"What a coincidence, I also have a friend who turned into a monster because he ate your bread."
"I came here today to ask you, the Blood Worshipers, for an explanation."
Speaking of.
Roger glanced at the data column briefly.
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"Record: You used 'Kai Shan Quan' to kill 1 blood worshiper."
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"Demon Exorcist Mission Benefit: You obtained 1 Immortal Bone Fragment"
…
"Note: 1,000 pieces of fairy bone fragments can be exchanged for the first fairy bone."
…
“Sacral Bone: One of the unique specialties of the advanced-level martial artists.
Using great perseverance to temper one's own bones and elevate them to a level beyond that of mortals is called 'immortal bones';
The sacral bone has a great bonus to the performance of martial arts;
Most sacral bones provide additional 'chi';
Each sacral bone will have separate additional attributes;
…
The upgrade requirement for a Qi Refiner is to have at least 3 Immortal Bones.
…
"It's actually the immortal bone?"
See here.
The murderous intent in Roger's eyes became even stronger.
"Kill him!"
The speaker was not ambiguous either.
He knew that they had encountered an enemy who was deliberately looking for trouble, but in this Lotus City, they had never encountered a decent opponent!
Under his command.
Hundreds of blood worshippers emerged from the crowd.
Ordinary people avoided it.
Almost in an instant.
Roger is the center.
A large area was left empty in the square!
The blood worshippers rushed over howling.
at the same time.
Roger noticed.
Not far from the city hall, there was slight movement in the barracks whose gates were originally tightly closed.
A small group of soldiers with fierce faces quietly mixed in with the blood worshippers!
…
"Sixth sense: You have detected a large number of blood-worshipping warriors in the Seventh Barracks, the number is more than 2,000."
…
In Roger's perception.
All the soldiers in that barracks have been transformed into Level 5 9 "Blood Worshippers"!
They have lost their sense of being normal people.
He turned into a monster who only obeyed orders from his superiors!
“What a pity.”
Between thoughts.
The blood worshipper who was at the forefront was less than five steps away from him!
Facing these lunatics with distorted expressions.
Roger just scratched the back of his head casually.
The next moment.
There was an extra silky hair in his hand.
call!
He blew gently!
…
"Expertise: Hozen Clone Technique"!
…
In an instant.
The hair grows up in the wind.
Finally it turned into three thousand figures!
This magical scene left everyone stunned!
But I saw that the central square was occupied by guys in white shirts and black pants!
In the blink of an eye.
Three thousand Rogers appear on the stage——
Some Rogers stand on statues.
Some Rogers leaned on tree branches.
Some Rogers simply rode on the heads of the blood worshippers!
…
"Today, we will only kill the Blood Worshipers. Please leave if you are not interested."
The Rogers said in unison.
Immediately following.
A deafening scream came from the square!
Although it only has 1/10 of the original body's combat power.
Although Rogers only use the Kaishan Fist.
Although the blood worshippers looked aggressive...
But from the very beginning of this melee, Roger's army had the upper hand!
Cultists have always been a mob.
And after Roger's real body quietly killed the leaders hiding in the crowd.
They were left with nothing but being beaten up!
They can't even win in a one-on-one fight.
What's more, Roger has an absolute advantage in numbers!
puff!
puff!
puff!
The sound of punches hitting flesh continued.
The blood worshippers were quickly defeated by Roger.
Near the Town Hall Square.
Everyone looked at Roger in shock.
After beating this wave of blood worshippers to death.
Roger didn't stop.
Instead, he walked straight to the barracks next to him!
As if to echo his movements.
The gate of the barracks suddenly opened.
A large number of blood-worshipping warriors filed out in an orderly manner.
They were dressed in heavy armor, had elite soldiers at their command, had cold expressions and fierce eyes.
"kill!"
A real melee is about to break out.
The thinly armored martial artists ran head-on into the well-defended Blood Worshipers.
Like a stream crashing onto the rocks!
In the face of these tough enemies.
Roger's clone began to show signs of damage.
However, each clone can take away 1 to 2 blood-worshipping warriors before death!
In the melee.
Roger's real body has been wandering on the edge of the battlefield.
He wanted to first find the guy who was secretly controlling these blood-worshipping warriors.
However, the fighting on the front battlefield was too fierce.
Not long.
This news came on the data column.
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"You have killed 1 Blood Warrior, and have killed 1210 Blood Warriors in total (including Blood Cultists)"
…
"You obtained a fragment of the celestial bone*1"
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"Your celestial bone fragments have accumulated more than 1,000 pieces. Do you want to exchange them for 1 celestial bone?"
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"You have obtained 1 immortal bone: Invisible Sword Bone"
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"Invisible Sword Bone (Level 1 Immortal Bone/Right Forearm)"
"Basic: Provides 1000 extra Chi"
"Refining 1: You can designate a sword weapon to transform it into an 'Invisible Blade'"
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"Tempering 2: You gain an additional Life Sword slot (estimated effect) (not achieved)"
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