When all the teams gathered and stood according to the pre-divided areas, Lord Joseph, who had been sitting silently in the middle of the huge rostrum near the center of the square, stood up and began to deliver a speech.
This legendary strong man is slightly taller and well-proportioned. His gray hair is mixed with a lot of green, which is the result of the powerful natural force in his body. His skin is very fair, like a scholar who sits in his study all year round and seldom goes out. But the sharp green light that flashes from time to time in his gray eyes clearly tells everyone that he is by no means a good gentleman who is harmless to humans and animals. .
Ray didn't bother to listen to a word of Joseph's clichéd speeches. But he was very curious about this legendary strongman and had been observing carefully.
According to the information circulated among the adventurers, Lord Joseph is a man who has great attainments in both magic and martial arts. His martial arts are excellent, his spells are even more powerful, and he is a very powerful priest. He has studied with the priests of the Church of the Harvest Goddess since he was a child, so he is good at using sticks and is not weak in bare-handed combat. In terms of spell casting, it is certain that he has the ability to cast intermediate spells. Appropriate spells combined with his powerful force are even more powerful.
It is true that he has not been able to break through the limits of mortals, whether in the field of martial arts or spell casting. As far as the "legendary strong man" is concerned, he is not actually a really strong person. However, the huge wealth accumulated by the Riley family for generations allowed him to tailor a set of extremely powerful equipment for himself, greatly improving his combat effectiveness.
In the past years, he once fought alone against a legendary strongman, a paladin of the Church of the God of Justice. Because he insisted on a just position and denied the privileges of nobles and big businessmen, he tried to judge a man who rode a horse and trampled civilians for fun. When he was a noble child, he broke into the court and beheaded him on the spot. The entire church was also uprooted. Nearly two hundred people were hanged outside the city of Gars. Their corpses were hung all over the trees along the road. This was about ten years ago. The incident was so serious that at least ten churches of good gods condemned him, and he nonchalantly declared that all these churches were not welcome. Anyone who dared to promote the teachings of these gods in the city of Gars Everyone will be hanged.
Around that incident, a small-scale war broke out. In the end, of course, the Riley family won a complete victory, and Joseph became a famous strong man in the continent. Many people regard him as a representative of the nobility and big businessmen, and he has won great honors in this circle.
To be honest, Lei disliked this person very much, but he had to admire his strength and decisiveness.
Lord Joseph's speech was not long, and he quickly finished speaking and sat down. Then, of course, his eldest daughter, the chief priest of the Harvest Goddess Church, came on stage, read out prayers, and held a grand ceremony to pray for divine grace.
And this is the direct reason why many people specially come to Gars City to participate in the mining ceremony.
Divine grace can heal pain and make people physically strong. It is an indispensable luxury for the wealthy. However, even the lowest divine grace ceremony requires hundreds of gold coins. For the poor, this price is completely impossible to accept, so they can only place their hope in this regularly held ceremony, hoping to get good health from here. Heal some of the pain that has been plaguing them for so long.
If you look carefully, you will find that most of the audience are wearing very shabby clothes, and many of them even have dishonorable faces. The weather in early spring is still a bit cold, and many weak people are shivering from the cold. In fact, before the mining ceremony every year, many poor people who came to participate would freeze to death on the streets due to lack of suitable accommodation and enough food. In the past few days, Lei had seen such a scene more than once.
According to some adventurers who have been active here for a long time, the number of people who froze to death this year is actually relatively small, much less than in previous years...
Thinking of this, Lei couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, full of pity for the miserable lives of these poor people.
He wanted to do something for these people, but he didn't know where to start.
Even though he was brave enough to fear even a giant dragon, facing this situation, he still felt that he was too weak and powerless.
"Perhaps, you need to have the power of His Majesty the Mask of the Void to be able to practice your beliefs and change those things that you don't like..."
But he didn't know that His Majesty the Mask of the Void was also a little worried right now.
The Shadow Demon is definitely not an easy opponent to deal with. This guy is not big in stature, but he is very powerful. Even Sui Xiong would be in great pain and severely injured if he was hit hard by it. However, Sui Xiong's attacks on it were often dodged by the flexibility of its small body, making it unable to hit.
Of course, for experts at their level, hand-to-hand combat is just one of the commonly used powerful methods. If melee combat is unfavorable, then use spell combat.
The majestic ice magic completely enveloped a radius of more than ten miles, and even the space was frozen, producing an effect like a dimensional anchor. Sui Xiong believed that as long as he could suppress this damn guy's agility advantage, he would be able to catch it sooner or later and tear it to pieces!
However, the Shadow Demon King was very aware of his disadvantages and did not give Sui Xiong the chance to completely block the space. It continuously condenses negative energy, like a sharp spear, breaking through Sui Xiong's confinement of space, rushing out before the space is completely blocked, but it refuses to go far, always within these dozens of miles. Wandering around, fighting and fighting with Sui Xiong.
In this way, the battle becomes a war of attrition.
Judging from the battle situation, the Shadow Demon King has the advantage and can leave at any time. Sui Xiong really has no good way to restrain it for the time being. However, in terms of combat power, Sui Xiong has an absolute advantage. Regardless of the strength of his power or his understanding of power, he is above the Shadow Demon King. Every time the two sides' magic collided, he was able to gain an advantage in the exchange ratio. If he continues to consume like this, victory will be his sooner or later.
But Sui Xiong's heart was full of uneasiness. His anger had subsided slightly, and his reason had regained the upper hand. At this time, I couldn't help but wonder - I and the Shadow Demon King were on good terms, so why was this guy so crazy that he came to attack his followers
It is true that most of the guys in the chaotic evil camp are a bit weird, especially those who are extremely chaotic and extremely evil, and more directly, they are crazy. But since the Shadow Demon can accept the prayers of the villains and successfully complete the deal with them, it can be seen that he is definitely not the extremely chaotic freak like Timsal. There must be a reason for his behavior, and it is a very clear reason. , I just don’t know it.
…What is the reason
In the central square of Garth City, Holly Riley, the chief priest of the Church of the Harvest Goddess, recited the goddess's hymn with sonorous and powerful syllables. Powerful magic jumped and rose on her body, turning into a green light, like an emerald green plant. The vines continue to spread towards the sky.
This woman has an ordinary appearance, but she has a pair of sharp eyes that people dare not look into. Her eyes were full of confidence and pride, like a sword unsheathed, sharp and sharp.
There is no doubt that she is very strong, which can be seen from the majestic magic vines. But Lei secretly compared it in his mind and felt that she was neither as good as her father Joseph nor as good as her brother Sheen. Both of these people have been able to contain their true power and usually remain secretive, especially Sheen. Lei has been in close contact with him several times, but he has never been able to tell that he is a spell caster. With such ability, How terrible!
If he had to choose one of the two siblings as his opponent, he would rather fight with He Li than Xian.
After a while, He Li's spell gradually came to an end, and the green vines had risen into the sky and disappeared into a light cloud that floated over the square at an unknown time.
In an instant, the entire light cloud glowed with emerald green brilliance, and a quiet and beautiful country vaguely emerged in the brilliance. The vast wilderness was covered with ripe rice and fruits, and countless angels sang songs to work and harvest in it. , a scene of good harvest.
"This is the projection of the Harvest Goddess Kingdom." Sheen said lightly, "No matter how many times I see it, it still makes me feel uncomfortable."
Lei was so frightened that the hair on his back stood up.
The meaning of Sheen's words was too obvious and too shocking. Even though he had always boasted of his daring, he was frightened to the point of losing his mind - looking at this situation, it was clear that he was going to fight a divine battle!
At this moment, he almost had the urge to curse. He was just here to inquire about some news. Why was he involved in a dispute between some god and the Harvest Goddess
You must know that the Harvest Goddess is a deity with medium divine power. She can be regarded as a strong person in the entire system of gods in the main world with the main plane as the core. What a terrifying guy it would be to be able to take advantage of Him and want to fight with Him!
Lei has always boasted of his strength, but in a battle of this level, what's the difference between him and cannon fodder!
Oh my God! God! Your Majesty, Mask of the Void! Can I just draw my sword and chop that bastard Xien to death? What? Can't beat him? Go to hell! Fight even if you can’t beat him! I'm almost going to die from him!
But it was too late to regret it at this moment. He could only draw his sword immediately and get ready to fight, but not to fight with Sheen, let alone to protect this bastard who wanted to make big news. Instead, he hurriedly retreated. Hope to meet up with my companions soon.
At the very least, he should at least protect everyone. As for other things, we are about to fight a divine war, who cares about anything else!
Just as Lei Panran drew his sword, Xian also stood up. He stared coldly at the Kingdom of the Harvest Goddess that was slowly emerging in the sky, raised the corner of his mouth in a dangerous arc, and waved his right hand.
"Please come here, lord of swamps and poisonous fog!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the situation changed and the earth was shaken.