Chapter 153: The Power of the Succubus, Can Terrify False Gods!
"The scent of a non-believer?"
The guildmaster was surprised by the sudden arrival of these words.
Normally, only the guardians of the Goddess Church who were specifically responsible for hunting heretics could have this ability.
However, Loria was not only not a guardian, she didn't even believe in the religion. It was very strange for her to suddenly claim that she could smell the scent of heretics.
She didn't believe in religion, so where did these non-believers come from?
Actually, Loria found it strange herself.
Shortly after entering the forest, she smelled a very strong and unpleasant odor.
At first, she thought it was the smell of garbage or some kind of potion.
But after walking a short distance, she realized that the smell was actually surrounding her, and she immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Yes..."
While she was thinking, the words "non-believer" suddenly popped into her mind.
All of this happened without any warning, causing Loria to immediately realize that something was off.
"This must be the conspiracy of that Goddess of Hedonism and Dark Moon!"
Oh!
Loria was very angry.
That strange woman - let's call her a woman for now - suddenly did something definitely not good-hearted.
But soon anger was overwhelmed by disappointment. If being angry was useful, she would have crushed all the people she didn't like into pieces long ago.
The most urgent thing was to deal with the troubles right in front of her. As for the dark moon goddess, she would think about it after leaving here.
Out of nowhere, a big sword appeared in Loria's hand. the guildmaster wanted to ask something else, but suddenly footsteps could be heard all around the forest.
"Who is it?"
Her face changed suddenly.
These footsteps were chaotic, but if anyone carefully analyzed any of the sounds, they would discover that the owner of the footsteps had a very steady and powerful gait.
Half a minute later, dozens of people appeared from behind the dense trees one after another.
These suddenly appearing people each held sharp weapons, their eyes emitting a strange blue glow. As they appeared, the temperature dropped sharply, instantly plunging everyone into the cold of winter.
"So scary, wah, wah."
Doris, who had been following Loria, was frightened and quickly hid behind her.
Loria rubbed Doris's hair impatiently, saying, "You can just hold onto my clothes, why pull my butt? Let go quickly."
The commotion here didn't distract the guildmaster because she saw a familiar face in the crowd.
"Teacher Jose, what are you doing?"
She couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Jose Ian, the swordsmanship teacher at the military school, always dressed neatly in knight's clothing. He was open-minded and generous, and was loved by his students both inside and outside the classroom.
When she was still attending officer school, she once received guidance from Teacher Jose, and their relationship can be described as one between a caring teacher and a respectful student.
At least, that's how she saw it.
But today, Teacher Jose was acting very strangely.
After hearing her cries, Teacher Jose directly greeted her with a flying knife.
"Ding!"
The guildmaster quickly raised her knight sword and managed to block the incoming dagger at a critical moment.
Sparks flew, and her expression became extremely unpleasant.
If she hadn't blocked it just now, the dagger would have stabbed into her neck.
"Teacher Jose, what on earth is happening..."
The guildmaster stopped talking abruptly because Jose waved his right hand and threw more flying knives. Not only that, but also the people coming from all directions stopped pretending and pounced like fierce wolves.
"Damn it, since you guys don't listen to reason, don't blame me for being even more unreasonable!"
Loria rushed out directly.
She was full of anger now, just right to vent it on these people who were only at the C-level in terms of strength.
Spiral sword!
The windmill spun, jumped, and landed among the crowd, sweeping away seven or eight people in just a second.
Seeing that the guildmaster was still standing still, Loria quickly rushed up and patted her shoulder.
"the guildmaster, the situation is urgent now. There's no time to engage with them slowly. Beat them up first and then ask questions afterwards."
The guildmaster sighed helplessly, "Okay."
In front of crazy people, only those who are even crazier can communicate with them.
Loria quickly moved to the left and picked up Doris, who was lying on the ground, ready to crawl away and hide.
"Why are you running? It's not like they can even compete with you one-on-one. Fight them with me, or else you'll go hungry today."
Doris pouted and reluctantly followed Loria's instructions to go fight.
The three of them joined forces and launched an attack, just like three fierce tigers suddenly charging into a pack of wolves, scattering their opponents in an instant.
Bronywn's attacks were especially fierce. Despite having the lowest strength among the three, her endurance was extraordinary.
Even without wearing her new black cat girl outfit, and even without being in an extremely excited state, her high endurance was enough to ignore all of her opponent's attacks.
"You think you can stab me with a knife? Ha!"
Facing the sharp blade, Loria didn't even bother dodging, knowing that it couldn't break her defense anyway.
"Did you eat? Why are you so weak?"
"If you have the guts, poke through my skin. If you really do, I'll eat your lousy knight sword and chew it up!"
"You dare to show off your insignificant skills? Look at my Spiral Sword!"
With the advantage of not needing to dodge enemy attacks, Loria, whose strength and speed were not particularly outstanding, had already pierced through the enemy's encirclement, while the guildmaster and Doris were still fighting halfway.
Ten minutes later, including Teacher Jose, everyone was knocked down. Considering that these people were likely from the school, Loria didn't use lethal force.
"Let's ask and see first. If we can't get any answers here, we'll go ask other people at the school."
The guildmaster approached Teacher Jose, attempting to communicate.
Unfortunately, even though he had been beaten up with bruises and swelling, Teacher Jose still refused to cooperate, even attempting to bite the guildmaster's hand.
"Wow, are you a dog?"
Loria walked over, and at that moment, a piece of paper suddenly fell out of Mr. Jose's jacket pocket.
"What is this?"
Loria bent down and picked up the piece of paper.
The paper was covered with some symbols that were hard to understand, but she immediately recognized what it was.
"Isn't this the magic circle that Count Lidilia used for the ceremony that night?"
Loria's expression changed to a worried look.
She knew that she couldn't let her guard down just because the demon clown statue was broken, but she didn't expect the demon to appear again so soon. It really was persistent.
These people in front of her seemed to have turned into followers of the demon. If not dealt with properly, it would cause trouble sooner or later.
"Loria, someone has escaped!"
Suddenly, a loud shout made Loria wake up from her thoughts.
She quickly turned her head and saw Doris anxiously pointing at a person stumbling into the depths of the forest.
Oh dear, someone actually dares to try escaping right under my nose! They must be incredibly brave!
She was about to rush over and pin the person down on the ground, but before using Kitty's Pace, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind—
What if instead of intentionally capturing him, she followed him from behind to find their hideout?
This plan is worth a try.
"the guildmaster, keep an eye on these people, I'll go catch him!"
After leaving those words behind, Loria hurriedly chased after him.
The fleeing disciple's eyes no longer had room for the world, only the path of escape remained.
Loria had little hope, but after a frantic chase, she actually found the hideout of these followers.
She hid behind the bushes and peered through a gap, observing a strange altar in the middle of the open space. On the altar was a devil clown statue, just like the one in Count Lidilia's hand.
At that moment, the fleeing followers dropped to their knees and frantically bowed to the statue.
"Oh Lord, our great mission has suffered a heavy blow. Now only you can lead us to eradicate those greedy pagans. Oh Lord, bring forth divine punishment and send all those who only know how to take without giving to hell. Oh Lord..."
Among the shouts, the devil clown statue trembled slightly.
In the eyes of the fanatical followers, there was no doubt that this was God's response!
He was happy, but Loria was unhappy.
"Why is he the only one here? Did the others go out or were they the ones we just defeated?"
Loria stared for a while, hoping for others to come, but since they didn't, she had no choice but to give up.
"Don't wait, just capture this person directly."
She walked out angrily, ready to confront the follower, but little did she know that the follower had even more confidence.
"Haha, you actually followed me, but it's useless. I have already consulted the leader. If it weren't for you people always taking and never giving back, how could the world become so dirty? We will follow the leader's instructions, bring fairness to everyone, purify this world completely, and it starts with you today!"
As he yelled, the evil clown statue on the altar shook violently, as if it could fall any moment.
The follower turned with a slightly sinister face and said, "See, the Lord is angry. In the Lord's anger, you will have no place to be buried!"
"You're talking about your mom."
Loria took out a big sword, preparing to give the follower a heavy blow to the head.
Just as he took a few steps, the follower reached out and grabbed the statue.
But unexpectedly, as he was about to grab the statue, it happened to fall down, causing him to grab nothing.
"..."
The believer hesitated for a moment, then reached out his hand again to grab.
Unexpectedly, the statue shook vigorously, and as it shook, it jumped slightly on the altar, just avoiding his hand.
"..."
I grab.
I scoop.
After trying four times, the believer finally succeeded in grabbing the statue.
He regained his smile, and his laughter became even more wild.
"Oh, ignorant mortals, deceived by false gods, trapped in desires. I, the follower and believer of the God of fairness, will now show you the power of fairness!"
Hey, ha!
He stretched his right hand forward with a statue, making the sharp horn on top of the statue aiming straight at Loria's forehead.
Wow!
Loria's heartbeat slowed down for a moment, quickly activating the In all seriousness skill to enhance her mental resistance.
She had battled with the hidden darkness in the statue and knew how creepy it was. If she hadn't caught a glimpse of the dark moon, she would probably not be herself anymore.
Time passed slowly, about thirty seconds had gone by, and seeing Loria still unharmed standing in the same spot, the smile on the follower's face froze.
What's going on?
"Purify!"
He extended the trembling statue forward.
No response.
"Purify!"
He extended the shaking statue further forward.
Still no response.
"What's going on?" The believer's smile completely disappeared, sweat started to bead on his forehead. "Oh Lord, if it weren't for your power, we wouldn't be able to purify this filthy world. Is the price I paid not enough? Then I will exchange it with my life. I'm willing to trade my father's life for her purification!"
"？？？"
Loria gasped, thinking she had misheard.
So you're saying that it's not your own life, but your father's life that's being traded?
What kind of filial piety is this?
Today, I have to fight in place of your dad!
"Take this sword attack from me!"
Loria rushed forward and killed.
The confident follower moments ago suddenly showed a panicked expression, unable to control themselves.
No.
It's not like that.
Under the guidance of the Lord, they will definitely bring back fairness to this world!
"Oh Lord, not only will I sacrifice my father's life, but also my mother's life. Grant me the power to kill her!"
With his loud shout, the demon clown statue trembled at a high frequency, as if it had a magical motor inside.
Buzzzzzz-
Loria, moving through the air, even heard the trembling sound.
It's too late. Before you gain power, I have several ways to incapacitate you!
She raised her sword forward, and a blood blade formed at the tip.
The Coagulated Blood Blade was about to fly out, but something unexpected happened. In a violent shaking, the follower's hand slipped and the statue rolled out of his hand, heading straight for the ground.
"Master!"
The follower was shocked and fell to the ground at an incredible speed, barely catching the statue in the cupped palms of his hands.
Great, great, great...
Just as it reached halfway, the statue rebounded in his hand, flying into the air and smashing forcefully onto his face. He was left bloodied, with a tooth knocked out.
"This..."
Loria felt like she vaguely understood.
The reason why the statue kept trembling was to avoid this follower.
The fact proved that she was not guessing wrong.
The follower covered his mouth and nose to chase after the statue. As a result, the statue shook and rolled on the ground. He chased after it, circling Loria four or five times, attempting to pick up the statue again, but no matter how hard he tried, he was always a bit short.
"Lord, why do you refuse to accept me?"
"Lord, I am your most devout follower."
"Lord..."
Shouting and crying, his voice carried a sob. Loria felt a bit sorry for his stumbling and bloody appearance.
She couldn't hold it in and said, "Excuse me, sir. Is there a possibility, I mean maybe, that this so-called god of fairness you believe in is actually a fake god? He's not that powerful, he just wants to eat your body?"
The believer didn't listen to Loria and continued to tirelessly chase after the rolling statue.
One time, he tripped on a stone and broke his nose, and his remaining front tooth flew out, but he still got up and continued the chase.
It wasn't until Loria took a few steps forward and stomped on the evil clown statue that he finally stopped.
"Wake up, this thing is..."
Suddenly, the believer's face turned sinister like a demon, and he glared fiercely at Loria, saying, "You blaspheme against god, you are blaspheming against god!"
In that moment, he completely abandoned his previous fear of Loria and recklessly charged towards him.
"..."
Cults are harmful to people.
Loria knocked down the follower with a punch and then grabbed the trembling statue.
After she controlled it, the statue shook even harder, stronger than the massage device she bought.
But Loria, being Loria, easily withstood it.
She brought the statue in front of her and, during the movement, something strange happened.
With a crackling sound, the statue actually split in half, and the trembling stopped completely.
"What is this?"
Loria saw a wisp of black mist drifting out of the crack in the statue, but it disappeared into the air in an instant, becoming nothingness.
She carefully examined the statue for a while and found no abnormalities.
Helpless, Loria could only shift her attention elsewhere.
There were many things around the altar, so she decided to investigate.
