Chapter 383 Chapter 381 "I shall punish you in the name of the Knight Commander of the Royal City"

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 Su Lin, the battle in Praia is never a battle between black and white. 】

  But it needs to be, so I become to let it be. No matter he was killed by the soul clan...by the enemy...or by an outside invader. 】

　　【No matter who will win this meaningless victory in the end. Hatred is the food of Praia, struggle is the soul of Praia - and we need that. 】

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Su Mingan once thought.

 The heroic and fearless soul hunters who are regarded as heroes, in the eyes of the leaders of the three parties, they are just pawns that cause hatred, the fuse of the continuous struggle, and the sharpest sword in their hands.

They were trained to be full of justice and passion, brainwashed by the stories told by people, and fought for their whole lives on this meaningless battlefield... and finally became heroes who sacrificed heroically.

 He had thought it was meaningless.

 …but now it seems.

 …When he turned back and saw the tragic battle across the sky on this small boat,

 …He realized the meaning of Elras’ words before his death, “Because only struggle and death can make us regain our dignity.”

 It really awakens people’s **** nature.

The land of Praia has a unique spiritual heritage.

Belongs to soul hunters, residents, and soul clan.

This kind of inheritance that awakens people's blood and dignity cannot be cultivated on land rooted in peace. It must be cultivated by blood and war.

 This kind of bloodiness is difficult for players to possess.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 He paddled the oar in his hand toward the edge of the barrier. He used space vibration to deal with the sea monster that jumped down.

 But this cannot last long, his mana is limited after all, and even if he keeps taking drugs, the potion still has a public cooling time.

  The number of Kraken has increased, and the number of these guys has grown exponentially.

 No matter how high the damage is and how large the space vibration is, they cannot be completely cleared away.

 The situation is already very critical, even the barrage in the upper right corner is worried about him.

　　【What should I do, what should I do, what should I do... Nuo'er and Lu Shu should have been called, how could one person rush here...】

　　　　Nor should stand on the city wall and command. I just saw him in the field of vision. 】

  【Where is Lu Shu? Where is Lin Yin? Lin Yin is the occupier, she cannot die. The situation is so chaotic now, where have they gone? 】

　　【Does the Pope also need someone to guard him to prevent him from running into the church to communicate with the gods? Did Lu Shu go do this? 】

　　【No matter what, you shouldn't run here alone, it's too dangerous, the car won't roll over...】

　　【Everyone believes in the first player, he cannot die, nor can he fall here, no matter who dies, he will not die! Will not! 】

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Looking around, everything is airtight, like a sea monster passing through the land like locusts.

 An almost overwhelming sense of crisis permeated the area.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 The sea wind carrying the smell of blood violently blew up the small boat that could sink at any time.

Su Ming'an looked at the barrier close at hand, and suddenly felt something burning in his chest.

His hand was placed on his chest and he saw a trace of light blue energy that seemed to be about to come out of his body.

 At the moment when he was approaching this overwhelming sea monster,

He seemed to hear a gentle and touching call from his own soul.

　　…“…my dear guest.”

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 【Perfect clearance progress: 88%】

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 Outside the city wall, tens of thousands of sea monsters rushed towards them like a storm.

 The running residents already showed expressions of despair.

They ran as hard as they could, but they could only watch the barrier falling faster and faster.

Behind them, the sea monster approached their bodies. Dozens of corpses had fallen down, and their necks were gnawed until they were dripping with blood.

 Despair permeates the sand.

 A red-haired girl ran as hard as she could on the sand.

Her steps were slow, and her bones seemed to be "clicking".

She subconsciously dug around in her arms, wanting to use her teleportation pocket watch, but suddenly realized that it had been given away by her.

“…It’s easy for you, Rin.” She gritted her teeth and said, “This is my dowry. You must bring it back with you…”

She raised her head and looked at the distance in front of her that looked like a chasm.

 The brilliant, somewhat dazzling white barrier was getting lower and lower in front of her.

 There was a "bang" sound, and her whole body was shaken.

Behind her, a light blue sea monster suddenly hugged her body. The red gun in her hand immediately raised back, but her wrist made an unnatural "click" sound, as if the bones were misaligned.

The bright red, flaming spear missed the oncoming sea monster.

 At this moment, she knew she was done.

 The transparent siren pressed against her back, and its fangs pressed against her neck.

 She turned her head.

 The distant sky hung in her field of vision, and the flames all over the sky exploded and fell like fire from the sky.

 The bright red color is like the sea waves, and the light blue siren is mixed together.

The scenery looks stunning.

 Through the distant wind and snow,

She saw a yellow boat on the vast sea, and a shadow on the boat that seemed to be looking back.

 He seemed to be looking at himself.

At this moment, what she was thinking about was not the city in the clouds full of treasures, the bizarre legend of Praia, or the bright red spear in her hand.

 Looking at the small and swaying boat, she thought of the Ater, the empire's so-called "unsinkable pearl."

 She thought of that giant ship and of her young, proud, and carefree self.

She thought of the unpleasant meeting with him at the dinner table, and of her who walked away with her bag and pointed at his nose and scolded him.

 …How luxurious she was at that time.

 She is homesick.

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 A somewhat heavy buzz sounded.

 A giant black crow protected the fleeing residents.

 The sea monster hit it and was immediately knocked to pieces.

The crow flapped its wings close to the coast, and the wind it brought up instantly turned into a storm, pushing the approaching sea monster violently back.

 Under its protection, the closing process of the barrier was particularly smooth.

 At the moment before the barrier is closed,

 A figure wearing golden armor suddenly lowered his body and thrust in from below.

He suddenly approached Naraku, who was very close to the barrier. Fine white sand flew up under his feet. With a very crisp "swish" sound, the siren was slashed back several steps with a sword.

When it saw Sherrod, the Siren's movements paused strangely, and there was a trace of panic in its eyes.

Most of these sea monsters have no sense and only know how to kill, but this sea monster actually has some real emotions in its eyes at this moment.

 Sherrod, holding the knight's sword, did not see the siren's eyes. He picked up Naraku and ran back. With a loud "boom", the barrier quickly fell to the ground behind him.

 He sent the unconscious Naraku to the injured rescue area behind the city wall.

At this time, the scene in the rescue area was very tragic. Many soul hunters had neck injuries and bleeding. Even the church pastor who arrived at short notice was unable to stop their life force from flowing away...

 The number of deaths increased sharply.

Sherrod watched this scene, sighed, and walked up to the city wall.

 Above the city wall, the remaining soul hunters were dealing with some fish that had slipped through the net, and the battle was almost over.

However, although the barrier is closed, the sirens are still attacking this barrier. According to the minister, this barrier can only last for one more day at most. If they do not find a new way to erect the barrier within one day, , or the Siren King has not been killed yet, then...

The players filled the blood bottles and looked at the horrific scene outside the barrier. They continued to complain after the disaster.

"It's all that guy Su Mingan's fault. If it weren't for him, how could we be in such a mess!"

 “Where are the others? I don’t know where they went, and they are probably getting some benefits secretly.”

“Brother, why don’t you say that you rushed too far forward? If you weren’t so greedy and just hid behind the barrier, would it be so miserable?”

"...What's the use? The barrier can only last for one day. If the Siren King doesn't die, won't we still be doomed?" someone retorted.

“How dare you talk here.” The player next to me was amused: “If you really want someone to stand in front of you, you’re just a dog.”

"Ha." The man was also happy, and he laughed loudly: "Then you asked someone to stand in front of me. Stand there. Now they don't know where they have gone, and they are threatening me... uh..."

 A figure suddenly stood in front of him at this moment.

He raised his head in a panic, and then saw Sherrod's bright green eyes.

“Damn, it’s an NPC. It scared me.” He patted his chest: “Anyway, NPCs can’t understand this kind of topic, so what am I worried about…”

"You'd better apologize," Sherrod said.

 “…Huh?” The player thought he heard wrongly.

"Apologise to the captain." Xie Lude said: "His real name in the other world is Su Mingan, right? It doesn't matter. What's important is that you insulted the reputation of a hero and did this villainous behavior of insulting others behind his back. Aren’t you responsible for your words that offend him?”

 “Holy shit! This NPC can understand these topics!” The player shouted as if he had discovered a new world, and his shout attracted the attention of other players.

“…Aren’t you going to apologize?” Sherrod’s face, which was always filled with a gentle smile, rarely showed anger.

Facing this very disrespectful outsider, he raised his sword:

“—Insulting the current king, I will punish you in the name of the knight captain of the royal city.”

The player watched Sherrod raise his sword and was stunned for a moment.

Other players who were still resting on the city wall were attracted and looked over.

 “Shua!”

 A soft sound.

 The player's head rolls to the ground.

His eyes were wide open, and he didn't understand why he, who had just escaped death, was killed for just a few words.

 But he was killed by a knight NPC who seemed to be very kind and had saved others.

 …simply saying something bad about another player.

Sheldon sheathed his sword. He held the sword in one hand with the tip of the sword facing upwards and placed it in front of him.

 He whispered something obscure, which seemed to be the command to end the ruling.

 He sheathed his sword.

 A subtle sense of fear spreads among the players looking at each other.

 The players who were still complaining immediately shut up.

 Sherrod is indeed a benevolent and righteous knight of light.

 But knights do not represent absolute kindness.

 He also needs to learn to judge and adjudicate.

Those who offend the lord should be killed. His shield represents his duty to protect the people, while the double-edged sword in his hand represents his side of justice and his duty to kill enemies.

Those who offend should die. A knight is a man whose sword can be stained with blood and who can kill enemies on horseback. He is not just a showman who only talks about the so-called chivalry.

 “It’s straightforward enough, Bright Knight.”

Duoya, who saw this scene, limped over.

 “Are you Su Lin’s friend?” she asked.

 “Yes.” Sherrod responded.

Duoya smiled and looked at the players who were standing aside.

"Outside soul hunters, I can see that you seem to be very dissatisfied because of the 'unfairness' of the war." She stared at them: "-What? Your resentment and injustice are because of this disaster brought about by His Majesty Su Lin. ?”

Countless eyes were fixed on her, and even the local soul hunters on the side looked over.

 “That’s ridiculous.” She laughed, walking with a slight limp, and walked to the higher level of the city wall platform.

Looking at the people resting on the city wall, she suddenly raised her voice:

“—But have you ever heard of the legend of Praia sixty years ago?”

“—Have you ever known where the long-lasting peace of Praia and the defensive barrier that isolates it from storms come from?”

 People looked at each other.

The news that more than sixty years ago was blocked by the royal family. In addition to the older generation, few people knew.

Duoya looked at these people with puzzled faces and said loudly:

"Sixty years ago, Praia was threatened by tsunamis and storms. Once the storm lands here, all our treasures, history, and glory will be sunk to the bottom of the sea. No one will survive. Let alone those who are still standing here. you."

“—But who stood up at that time?”

“—Who observed the presence of gods in Yunshang City? Who devoted himself to building the airship? Who led half of us to meet the legendary gods?”

“…It’s Su Lin who deserves to be damned in your mouth.”

“The barrier that protects against the storm is the one you see. Without it, Praia would have fallen long ago.”

"The soul hunters who have received the blessings of the gods are standing in front of you. Without them, Praia would have become a paradise where the soul tribe is raging."

“…Who started all this? Who went to that city without hesitation and begged the legendary gods?”

“Where does the current peace and prosperity in Praia come from? Why do so many treasure hunters come here?”

 She raised her hand and pointed to the small boat on the sea.

　　…“…that person.”

“He is the only one who came back from Yunshang City and came to save us again.”

“He did not choose to stay in Yunshang City, the safest place, but came back again when disaster struck in Praia.”

 “Young soul hunters, ignorant outsiders, I forgive you for your offense against historical heroes.”

 “—But you need to know that prosperity and peace will not be born for no reason.”

“It cannot be separated from the sacrifices of generations, let alone the inheritance of heroes.”

“If I find someone discussing this matter again, don’t blame me for being heartless.”

She said and put down her hand.

 People look in that direction.

On the vast sea, there is a small boat as solid as a rock that is advancing against the endless sea monsters.

"...I've said it before, it's up to others to decide how they want to attack. Your behavior is not blaming yourself for being too weak, but blaming others for being too strong." A girl with a ponytail said softly.

 Her voice was very soft, but it was very loud on the city wall.

 For a time, it was extremely quiet on the city wall.

 (End of this chapter)