"hehe.
There is no need for delicious food, as the followers of my religion are offered delicious food from time to time.
I would like to see what that talented student in your school is researching.
I hope Lord Merlin can be flexible?"
The priest smiled hypocritically, but the greed in his eyes did not fade at all.
Although the powerful aura flashed by, it was as conspicuous as a lighthouse in a harbor at night.
The priest was preaching not far away, and he came to the scene as soon as he noticed it.
Although most of the remaining aura in this place was covered up by the magic circle cast temporarily by Arnold, some of it still lingered here.
It was an astonishing energy, and the priest was shocked when he arrived here.
“Perhaps this is an opportunity bestowed upon me by the Holy Son.
So, in this case, no matter how difficult it is, I will get that thing!"
The greed in the priest's heart was washed away by his own faith, becoming rationalized, and he subconsciously regarded it as something he already owned.
Merlin's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he immediately thought,
"It seems that there is no way to resolve this peacefully. I will persuade you once more.
If you don't listen, we'll still have to fight.
We just can’t do it in such a vague way, we need to let that brat Arnold come and explain it to us.”
Merlin smiled and adjusted his nightcap, and said politely,
"Your Excellency, this is related to the academic secrets of our school. Old Merlin is sorry for what he has done. Please forgive me, Your Excellency.
Thank you for your good intentions, Mr. Priest, in making such a wasted trip."
When the priest heard this, he understood what Merlin meant.
Although this is said politely, the meaning is clearly that,
"I won't tell you. Go wherever you want to cool down."
The implication of the order to expel guests is very obvious.
“Haha, then Master Merlin, this priest came here because he sensed the will of the Holy Son.
This priest would naturally feel uncomfortable if he returned empty-handed and could not give an explanation to the Son of God.
In that case, why not Lord Merlin be flexible
After all, rules are dead, but people are alive.
Lord Merlin, what do you think
The priest directly threw out the title of the Son of God, which was equivalent to a compliment, and placed himself on the moral high ground, appearing to be very noble and only serving the Son of God.
But the malice behind it is obvious.
If Merlin doesn't let him go, it would mean he is openly opposing the Son of God and the entire Jishihui.
Although the words were spoken lightly, they were almost like putting Merlin on the grill.
The faith related to Holy Light has many followers. Doing so may not necessarily bring a substantial threat to Merlin, but it will completely stigmatize his reputation among the people, making Merlin a sinner who can be condemned by thousands of people.
Although Merlin doesn't care about how others view him, the evil thoughts that come from him at all times will be a big trouble.
When Merlin realized this, he immediately pulled out his cane from his sleeve.
He waved his sword gracefully, and the elements in the air mixed together, forming a powerful torrent of magic that attacked the priest who refused to leave.
The spell torrent includes various offensive fireballs, ice cones, venom and other basic attack spells? But its volume is several times larger than what the average person releases with all his strength.
The brilliant light with great pressure came to the priest like thunder, but the priest was caught off guard by Merlin's sudden attack.
He awkwardly softened the rock under his feet, leaped up and drilled straight into the ground.
The spell torrent's attack missed? It hit the nearby tombstones? The tombstones made of fragile materials suffered varying degrees of damage.
Some shattered, some disintegrated? And some were simply blasted into ashes.
Wisps of burning smoke rose from the ground. Merlin frowned when he saw this, and waved his cane again and pointed at the ground.
"How can a demon cave be a place where a hypocritical evildoer like you can go?"
Merlin snorted.
A dark grey ray shot out from the cane, and the stone underneath the entire cemetery became as hard as steel in an instant.
This is an ordinary hardening technique that most people would apply on the surface of their skin to increase their close combat capabilities.
Merlin, who was proficient in magic, used this very common trick to force the priest to dig himself out of the ground, otherwise he would be crushed to death by the hardened rocks.
The priest jumped out from underground in a panic and glared at Merlin angrily.
"You despicable villain, even the great wizard Merlin can attack by surprise!
Pooh!"
The priest did not just stand there and curse, but secretly activated the magical weapon hidden on his body.
Three swords condensed with holy light appeared out of thin air behind him.
The holy light on the sword is like solid metal, and it also has the power to destroy evil and demons.
Three swords flew forward and backward, stabbing towards Merlin from three angles: top, middle and bottom.
This attack was not meant to kill Merlin, but to buy time for the priest himself. As long as he escaped from the cemetery, the priest could announce Merlin's despicableness to the world.
After witnessing the previous torrent of spells, the priest had already deeply understood that there was a huge gap between him and Merlin in terms of power level, and a head-on confrontation was almost impossible.
The strategy of leaving first became the policy in the priest's mind.
After releasing the lightsaber to delay time, he immediately cast several layers of blessing-type buff effects on himself, most of which were auxiliary spells such as Light Spirit that could increase movement speed.
Merlin, who was experienced in combat, knew at a glance that the priest had lost the will to fight him head-on, but he would not let this shameless priest go easily.
The dignity of the only great magician in the world must not be trampled upon so easily!
Merlin smiled disdainfully and adjusted the crooked nightcap on his head.
Facing the lightsabers coming at him from all directions, he just moved his lips slightly.
"shield."
Countless transparent but tangible shields appeared around Merlin without blind spots, protecting Merlin in 360 degrees.
Although the impact of the lightsaber was fierce, the shield's autonomous defense could not delay Merlin for even a second.
Merlin even closed his eyes, ignoring the dazzling flames caused by the collision between the sword and shield.
"seal up!"
Merlin closed his eyes and drew a semicircle with his staff towards the entire area of the priests running on the ground.
The area within a hundred meters where the priest was located was all under Merlin's blockade, and along with it, a gravity field was added to the priest.
Every step was a torture for the priest, and he could even feel that his internal organs had been damaged to a certain extent due to the sudden change in gravity.
Regardless of other organs, the first to be affected is the heart which supplies blood to the whole body.
The increase in gravity forced the priest's heart to bear a higher load in order to maintain blood circulation throughout the body, and the fragile myocardium sent out an alarm to the priest during the high-intensity operation.
This gravity-changing move is actually Merlin's trump card. As long as the enemy is a normal human being, he will usually surrender quickly under the pressure of this move.
The only one who could ignore this move was Joet Brown, who was swallowed by the darkness and was immune to it. He was even almost unaffected in the gravity field.
This is one of the reasons why Merlin pays special attention to Jobtran.
Under the influence of the gravity field, the priest's movements became slower.
He was extremely anxious because he realized that he had been reckless in what happened today, and now he just wanted to survive.
After spitting out a mouthful of blood foam from the corner of his mouth, the priest glanced at Merlin.
"Lord Merlin, I know I was wrong, please let me go."
Merlin paid no attention to the priest's plea for mercy. He saw a hint of resentment in the priest's eyes.
If such a person is released because of a momentary weakness, there will be endless troubles in the future.
Decisive killing is a survival skill that Merlin has mastered after rolling around in the mortal world.
I will not be soft-hearted towards my enemies, nor will I kill them without reason.
Although the cause of today's conflict is still unknown, the priest's actions have already put himself on the gallows.
"I will personally go to the Jishihui to apologize, Master Priest, you can go with peace of mind."
Merlin said coldly, and once again increased the gravity in the sealed area.
At this time, the gravity was thirty times stronger, and the priest was pressed to the ground by the gravity.
He was bleeding from all his orifices, but his eyes were red as he looked at Merlin.
"It doesn't matter if I die, but you have to be buried with me!"
At this moment, all the so-called creeds of benevolence, righteousness and morality of the Holy Light Church and the Society for the Savior of the World were forgotten by the priest, and his heart was already engulfed by anger and hatred.
He never thought that it was his own greed that led to this outcome. He was only thinking about putting Merlin, Miskatonic University, and Arkham Town into crisis.
He had already given up his own life and had no desire to survive.
Because he knew that he couldn't escape no matter what.
He used the darkness and anger in his heart, and laboriously took out a roll of parchment from his chest pocket and tore it open.
"Come out, avenge me, and all I have will be yours.
I don't need to go to heaven, hell, no, even purgatory is fine by me.
Avenge me, Baal!"
If Shakes or Joet Brown were here, they would definitely exclaim and recognize that the parchment torn by the priest was the soul contract.
This time, the priest's soul contract was to let himself go, putting everything above the contract and making himself a living sacrifice of this contract.
He did this only to call out the devil Baal from hell.
Merlin saw the priest's dying struggle, but he did not stop the dying man.
The priest's own depravity, his act of sacrificing himself to the devil Baal, would be a good reason to give an account to the Society.
Whether the devil Baal will show up, and whether he will avenge the priests after he shows up, is another matter.
The soul contract turned into ashes, and at the same time the priest breathed his last.
Even after his death, there was still a hint of sneer on the corner of his mouth, as if mocking Merlin's fate.
Merlin frowned, he removed the gravity field and looked at the distant sky instead.
He no longer paid any attention to the remains of the priest, but instead looked at the horizon where the sun was rising.
The sky, which should have been illuminated by the sun and glowed with a beautiful orange-red color, was now turning darker bit by bit, as if the sun was moving in the opposite direction.
Any ordinary primary school student knows that the rotation of the earth is constant, so this terrifying scene was caused by the devil Baal, whom the priest requested before his death.
The slight darkness was not due to the retreat of the sun, but because of the large number of flies that appeared on the horizon.
The flies formed a dark cloud, flying across the sky and blocking out the morning light.
What followed was a lot of noisy fly slapping sounds.
Merlin frowned, a trace of uneasiness flashed through his mind.
The devil Baal is supposed to be guarding the depths of hell and rarely appears in this world.
Merlin did not believe that Baal's coming was caused by the priest's call, but there were other reasons.
The summons of the priests was only an introduction, and what was the occasion for Baal’s personal visit to the world remained to be revealed.
Merlin floated in the air, quietly waiting for the coming storm.
Arnold flew to Merlin's side and asked worriedly,
"I just went to reinforce the blockade of the Demon Cave. What's going on now?"
“A big troublemaker and an old acquaintance is coming.
Go back to the demon cave and guard it. I'm afraid he's coming for that child."
Merlin stretched out his thumb and rubbed his brow, a trace of uneasiness lingering in his heart, and he couldn't get rid of it.
Arnold nodded immediately after hearing this and returned to the cave to look for Joet Brown.
On the other hand, Master Bronzebeard and the goblin Gallywix happily returned to the stall holding the box.
Jobtran, who was almost asleep, stood up happily to greet Master Bronzebeard when he saw him coming back.
"Master Bronzebeard, you are finally back.
Who is this one? "
Joet Brown asked excitedly.
"Jijiji, I am the great Goblin Prince, Gallywix!
Also the smartest goblin engineer in the world!
You are lucky, young man."
Gallywix, who came uninvited, boasted about himself and spoke before Master Bronzebeard could introduce himself.
He knew that once Bronzebeard opened his mouth, it would be bad news.
This time, Bronzebeard did not refute Gallywix's words, but nodded heavily.
"I, Brian Bronzebeard, swear here that this is the most satisfying and perfect work I have ever made in my life, without a doubt."
After that, Master Bronzebeard handed the wooden box to Joet Brown.
“Open it and see for yourself.
This time, in addition to this stinky goblin, the dwarf chief also helped a lot. Remember to visit him in person and thank him later.
I suggest you bring some mushrooms with you. The dwarves like to eat mushrooms."
Joet Brown heard this and nodded heavily.
Just by holding the wooden box in his hands, he could already feel the frightening aura emanating from the box.
He took a deep breath and steadily opened the lid of the wooden box.
A sharp aura came over him, and Joet Brown fell in love with the two guns at first sight.
“Nice gun!”