"I'm so sorry!"
The two naughty kids on the street instantly put on a Doge seat posture, attracting a group of bystanders to watch. Seeing the two brothers instantly become so frightened, Tiya couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering. After laughing, the girl couldn't help but laugh. Eavesdropping looked at three men who seemed to know Edward and Al.
Two of them looked like ordinary mercenaries, but the huge black two-handed sword carried by one of them surprised Tia. The sword was so huge that it could almost be used as a shield. Just looking at it makes me feel that it is extremely heavy. The man behind the two of them has long flowing hair, a handsome, upright face, and a pair of glasses. He looks gentle and elegant, giving him the impression of being knowledgeable and wise.
"Hey~ who are these two beauties?" Gus asked in a frivolous tone, looking at Tia and Serena beside him.
Gus, who has fought countless times on the battlefield and rolled in countless piles of blood and dead people, will inadvertently exude a strong smell of blood and killing at any time. This is the result of fighting from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. All soldiers will inevitably get the smell. The maid Tia immediately shuddered when she was stared at by Gus, but Serena's eyes became alert and looked at Gus.
"This is Tia, the other one is..."
Edward glanced at the chief priest Serena with some hesitation. The other person was the chief priest of the goddess of ice and snow. She was the person Miria didn't want him and Al to meet. Moreover, when they met Serena just now, she asked not to Mention your identity outside.
"I am Serena, the chief priest of the ice goddess Adolma." This time, it was Serena who revealed her identity first.
A silver light flashed in Serena's eyes. This is a true vision technique used to detect and see through illusions. It is mainly used to identify the true identity of the target. Under the influence of true vision, Serena could easily tell that the tall man in a trench coat among the three who looked like he had been practicing martial arts for many years was just an ordinary human being. As for that handsome, tall and elegant man, he had a strong aura of water element in his body. It should be a situation that happens to mages who practice water magic, but I can't feel any magic fluctuations in him.
It's just... the last man who looks like a mercenary carrying a black giant sword, although he is human. But his body exuded a very strong breath of the abyss, but this breath was strangely concentrated on his neck. It's not like he owns it, but like a foreign object clinging to him.
Gus, who was being watched by Serena, suddenly felt a weak sting. Gus subconsciously touched the mark on his neck with his hand. Gus's eyes when he looked at Serena changed instantly.
Kenjiro grabbed Edward's collar and lifted him up like a kitten: "I'm sorry, these two children have caused you trouble."
Edward begged with a weak look, "Please~ please don't tell Miss Miria about this!"
Al had no choice but to say goodbye to Tiya: "Sorry, Tiya, we have to go back first."
"Please wait..." Serena suddenly stopped her and said, "Can I talk to a few of you?"
"Sorry, ma'am, I may not have time today." Gus replied.
Everyone who was eager to get rid of the entanglement with the temple was also ready to leave in a hurry, but Serena didn't seem to want to let everyone leave. The surrounding water elements gathered in a very hidden way, forming a series of transparent and invisible shackles around them. . Gus and Kenjiro didn't notice anything unusual about Serena's behavior, but Digel, who was also good at manipulating freezing air, was keenly aware of the abnormality.
At this time, Dieter stepped forward and stood in front of Gus and Kenjiro, saying in a slightly warning tone: "Please stop, we have no intention of conflicting with the temple..."
After all, Didier also secretly mobilized the cold energy to counterattack Serena with little concealment, to show that although we have no intention of conflict with you, we are not afraid of conflict.
Serena's eyes became sharp, and the water element became more active. Deji suddenly felt that the temperature around her was dropping rapidly, while Kenjiro and Gus showed no reaction. It was obvious that the chief priest of the Ice and Snow Goddess was under the power of frost. His level of control can be said to be extremely proficient and even better than his own. Even the Frost Prayer, who is the best at frost manipulation in the city of Ulduar, cannot achieve this level.
I'm afraid... Only Master Yalin can beat her in controlling the power of frost!
Sensing that something was wrong, Gus subconsciously touched the hilt of the sword. Kenjiro's eyes became serious and the nerves in his whole body became tense! Only Edward and Al were still looking back and forth at the two sides who seemed to be confronting each other. Tia also looked at Al nervously, fearing that the two sides would really conflict.
When he discovered that the power of frost transformed from the water element had begun to slowly penetrate into his limbs, Desier couldn't bear to raise his small universe. The powerful freezing air instantly increased and surrounded his body, blocking the power of frost from the outside of his body! This change surprised Serena. As the chief priest of the Ice and Snow Goddess, he has the highest control over the water element. It stands to reason that under the control of divine magic, all water elements will give priority to obey his orders, even if a high-level water mage confronts him. Because he lost control of the water element, he was unable to use any magic, but the man in front of him had another power that made some water elements ignore their own will.
Serena quickly put away her power, and the chief priest did not want to have a real conflict with the other party, and besides, this was still on the street.
"I don't intend to conflict with you, but these are extraordinary times... I must know your identities, especially the identity of this warrior!" Serena said softly, her tone as cold as ever but somewhat willing. Meaning of easing.
"I?"
Gus pointed to himself and gave a weird smile. Judging from the sudden stinging sensation from the brand just now, Gus probably understood why the other party was targeting him.
Serena looked around and found that there were already some people watching: "It's not convenient for us to talk here. Please come with me."
If the momentum had softened slightly just now, this time it was extremely resolute. Desier glared at the two brothers and knew that it would be best to solve the problem at once today. Otherwise, even if you escape, you will be entangled by the Holy City in the future, and it will be endless.
Serena asked Tia to go back to the temple first, and Dieter also said that Edward and Al had better return to the mansion now. After the two brothers walked away in dejection, the four of them came to an open space in a nearby park. Serena waved her hand gently and set up a barrier around it.
"You have the aura of the devil on your body. As the priest of the gods, I must thoroughly investigate your identity!" Serena said without hesitation after making sure that no third party was eavesdropping.
Regarding the demons in the abyss, both the hard-line Holy See and the relatively mild Holy City have the same attitude. Neither side will miss any opportunity to eliminate the demons, even if it means offending the secular kingdoms. No matter what. After all, the secular threat to the gods is far less than the demon in the abyss. The latter is the enemy of all life and the existence that truly destroys the world.
"The devil's breath~ is it because of the brand?" Gus touched the brand and asked.
"Brand?" Serena looked at Gus in confusion: "Is it the emblem given to you by the devil?"
"Giving? Please~ Miss! I don't want it at all, okay." Gus waved his hands with a helpless expression.
"Do you mean that you are not a believer of the devil, but just an innocent person cursed by the devil?" Serena pondered for a moment, and she was not very doubtful about Gus's attitude. After all, the devil will indeed die. This method uses curses and other methods to torture innocent people, causing them to suffer pain and despair before harvesting their corrupted souls.
Gus nodded in agreement.
"Can I check the mark on your neck?"
Gus was taken aback and turned his inquiring gaze to Deutsche, who said it was up to you to decide.
"Please!"
She found a stone bench and sat down. Gus didn't mind at all that the mark of the Hand of God on the back of his neck was exposed. Serena leaned forward and saw the strange-looking mark on Gus' neck. The priest seemed to have never seen such a demonic emblem in his mind. There are a huge number of demons in the abyss, and many powerful demon lords have marks that represent their identities. It is naturally impossible for Serena to remember all the demon marks, but at least one thing is certain. This mark does not represent the demon master. , if the man in front of him is really the victim of the devil's curse, then it may be the emblem of a certain lord-level devil that he has seen before.
"I can believe you for the time being. Do you still remember the characteristics of the demon who branded you?"
"Characteristics?" Gus recalled and shrugged helplessly: "Those ghosts who branded me always pretended to be gods every time they appeared. They talked about the law of cause and effect, destiny and other nonsense every day. They were just a bunch of people. Just a show-off devil."
A demon who claims to be a god
Serena has no doubt about this. There are indeed some demons in the Twisted Void who pretend to be gods to deceive people, and use the names of gods to make people do evil deeds. Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party may be the evil god lurking in the old era. Although these evil gods have long been forgotten by the world and have been weakened compared to demons, evil gods have more cunning plans than demons and have been trying to rebuild their own divine domain to restore power. (To be continued)