Chapter 1036 Will you die or live?

Aurus, the mayor's residence.

This was originally supposed to be the mayor's residence, the administrative center of the border city of Aurus.

But when Arad Kset, the supreme commander of the Principality of Libion, led the national army here, this place was temporarily requisitioned and became the commander's foothold.

At this time, Arad had returned from the suburban square where the Sphinx was parked.

His room is on the highest floor of the residence, which was originally supposed to be the mayor's office, but unfortunately it has become his lounge now.

"Kah-kah-kah-kah-"

The loud sound of iron boots hitting the floor echoed in the exquisite corridor, forming a rhythmic echo.

Yarad didn't say hello to anyone, and walked in his direction expressionlessly.

On the way, he passed by a servant with his head lowered.

At this moment, something was stuffed into Arad's hand.

"This is an agreement."

When these words sounded as if they were passed directly into his ears, the servant who passed by him with his head lowered also left.

"…………"

Arad's eyes flashed slightly, but he didn't say anything. He just clenched the things in his hands and continued to walk forward expressionlessly, all the way back to his lounge.

As the original office of the mayor, this is not only very luxurious, but also has many protective measures.

Not only is a small barrier open 24 hours a day, playing a variety of roles such as sound insulation, defense, warning, etc., there are also four dolls wearing knight armor around the room, holding weapons, standing tall.

These four dolls are not ordinary decorations, but four alchemy dolls.

Once a warning appears on the wards in the room, or if unnatural magic is detected in the room, they will automatically activate and instantly enter a state of resisting the enemy.

The strength of the alchemy doll is not weak either, and can rival the gold level.

In other words, every alchemy doll here has a combat power comparable to Level 6. It is expensive and extremely precious. If it weren't for the fact that this is the mayor's office, it would be impossible to equip it.

Of course, in the eyes of Arad, a man who is only one step away from becoming a gem-level saint, the combat power of the four alchemy dolls is just a pile of scrap metal and has no effect at all. .

So, without even looking at the four precious alchemy dolls, Arad walked to the most luxurious desk in the room and sat down.

After looking around and finding that the barrier was still open and that there was no abnormality in the room, Arad finally took out what he had just stuffed into his hand.

It was a scroll smaller than a palm.

Looking at this scroll, Arad was inevitably a little excited.

"With it, can I be promoted to a saint?"

Thinking of this, Arad couldn't wait to open this small scroll.

What caught the eye were rows of magic runes and a carefully drawn magic circle.

The magic circle looked extremely mysterious, but it was also extremely dark. It gave Arad a shuddering feeling that he would be sucked in if he took one more look at it, forcing him to unconsciously look away, not daring to look directly up at it.

Arad could only shift his gaze and look at the magic runes.

At this sight, Arad stood up suddenly.

"The blood ritual of the abyss...?!"

Suddenly, Arad's expression became extremely ugly.

"It's actually a blood sacrifice ceremony?"

"How could it be a blood sacrifice ceremony?"

"That bastard... actually asked me to hold a blood sacrifice ceremony?"

Allad was shocked and angry.

The blood sacrifice ceremony is regarded as an absolute taboo by the entire Source World, and no one is allowed to touch it.

Anyone who dares to come into contact with the blood sacrifice ceremony, regardless of their identity or origin, will be madly hunted by all races in the entire source world, without exception.

Because this blood sacrifice ritual came from the abyss, and it is the most favorite and most hated taboo ritual among abyss believers.

The blood sacrifice ceremony, as its name suggests, is an extremely bloody and cruel sacrifice ceremony.

This kind of ritual that uses human life as a sacrifice to sacrifice and initiate has caused devastating disasters in the source world more than once in the past, including but not limited to those that were once sacrificed to the abyss by believers in the abyss, causing thousands of people in a country to die. Thousands of lives were reduced to sacrifices, thus opening the entrance to the abyss, causing the abyss to invade the source of the horrific incident.

It is precisely because this ritual has such a function that it is regarded as an absolute taboo by the major races of the source.

Anyone who comes into contact with or even prepares to carry out this taboo ritual, even if it is the human empire or the Holy See that protects the Holy Sword, will eventually be punished with the cruelest sanctions, and there will be absolutely no chance of turning over.

Such a forbidden secret ritual was now delivered to him by those damn abyss believers?

Arad couldn't believe what would happen to him if others discovered this.

When the time comes, let alone expecting the Principality of Libian to protect them, they are thinking of their old friendship by not surrendering themselves to the capital on the spot.

"Damn it!"

Arad almost couldn't help but take action and destroyed the scroll lying on the desk.

However, Arad raised and lowered his hand, but still did not take action to destroy it.

He looked at the scroll recording the blood sacrifice ceremony with a gloomy face. He was a little frightened and angry, but it was gradually replaced by the desire to become a saint.

Only then did Arad discover that there was a piece of paper sandwiched inside the scroll.

There is a paragraph written on the paper.

"Do you dare to use it?"

A simple sentence with no beginning or end.

But just such a sentence made Arad's eyes completely filled with madness.

"Why don't you dare to use it?"

"Why can't it be used?"

Taboo?

bloody?

so what?

"If I cannot become a saint, one day, the country will still be disappointed with me, and may even think that it has invested too many resources in me in the past without getting anything in return, and will then abandon me, use me, and drain my remaining value. idea.”

"At that time, I will either be drained of my value and die, or I will fight to the death."

"Wouldn't this make you an enemy of this country?"

If that's the case, then why can't you strike first?

There will be hostility sooner or later anyway, so it is better to take advantage of this country now and drain the value of this country.

"As long as I can sacrifice millions of Libion's population and hold a blood sacrifice ceremony, with the help of the power of the ceremony, I will definitely be able to break through the bottleneck and be promoted to a saint!"

"As long as you can become a saint, so what if you are the enemy of the whole world?"

"As long as you be careful, when the time comes, even if all the major ethnic groups unite to arrest me, it will not be easy to judge a saint."

"So, I have a chance to continue to live, and even be able to break away from the shackles of this weak country, gain true freedom, go unpunished, and no one can order me anymore!"

The more he thought about it, the greater the desire in Arad's heart became, so much so that his breathing became heavier.

Finally, Arad followed his desires and made a decision.

"Be the nourishment for me to be promoted to a saint! Libion!"

Arad roared like this and stretched out his hand towards the scroll spread out on the table.

The next second——

"Pfft!"

Just when Arad's hand was about to touch the scroll on the table, a burst of blood appeared.

Large swaths of blood flowed from Arad's hands, soaking the desk and the scroll, turning it completely red.

"………………well?"

Because things happened so fast and without any warning, Arad didn't even realize what happened until his face was splashed with blood.

It wasn't until he felt a sharp pain and saw his arm was broken at the base, fell to the table, and rolled out like a roller that he finally understood what had happened.

"Oooohhhhhhhh...!"

Arad held the bloody broken arm and howled in pain.

"My hand...my hand...!"

The screams were so shrill that the four alchemy dolls waiting in the room were all activated at once. The eyes of their helmets all lit up, and their bodies began to move.

However, when the alchemy dolls were activated, a cold and stunning sword light and a dazzling aurora passed by at the same time.

In an instant, the two alchemy dolls on the left were chopped off, the two alchemy dolls on the right were blasted to pieces, and the four alchemy dolls whose combat power was comparable to the gold level were destroyed in an instant, shattered on the ground and unable to rise again.

"What?"

Arad, who was holding his broken arm and howling in pain, finally saw it.

I saw two people appearing in the room silently.

On the left is Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is holding a gorgeous long sword and has bright blond hair.

On the right is the pope holding a precious scepter and with soft silver hair hanging down.

"Is it you...!?"

Arad was shocked.

"Why are you here...!?"

No one answered him at all.

Mero and Nayisa just stood there, staring at him coldly, as if they were looking at a sinner who was about to die.

Just when Arad was about to roar, the third person who suddenly appeared here spoke up.

"Stop screaming. Just chopping off your hand is already a kindness to you. If His Highness or His Majesty had done it personally, it might not have been your hand that was chopped off, but your head."

When this voice appeared behind Arad and reached his ears, his pupils shrank sharply and his whole body trembled.

Only then did Melo and Nayisa take action. They slowly walked toward Arad, but ignored him. They walked past him left and right and came to the person behind the voice. Stand next to him.

Arad's expression changed drastically, and fear was growing in his heart.

At this moment, what he wanted to do most was no longer to question Melo and Nayisa, but to rush out of the door and escape from here at all costs.

no way.

If the opponents were Melo and Nayisa, Arad would not be very afraid.

Although the status of these two people is extremely noble, in terms of strength, Arad, who is already only one step away from the saint, is confident that neither of these two people will be his opponent. Even if the two join forces, He is also capable enough to protect himself.

However, the person who spoke out was different.

Although his status is also very noble, even more noble than Mero and Nayisa, and he is as young as these two people, but if those people in the dark relief center did not say nonsense, then this person has crossed the line. Entering that level that makes you desire so much is an existence that you can't compete with no matter what.

So...run away!

The further away the better!

But when he had such an idea in his mind and was about to put it into action, the sense of crisis he had cultivated over the years finally saved Arad's life, allowing him to forcefully pull back his body that was about to escape.

"boom!"

At the same time, there seemed to be an invisible slash, and a storm blew through the space in front of Arad, shattering the air, space and floor there.

Looking at the shattered floor in front of him, a drop of sweat dripped down Arad's pale face.

Just now, if I didn't pull my body back in time and took a step forward, what would be the outcome now...?

In Arad's mind, the scene of his body being cut in two suddenly appeared.

"oh?"

The voice sounded again, and it sounded like a smile but not a smile.

"Not bad. He made the wisest choice at the critical moment. He is worthy of being the strongest person in this country. The rumors that he is only one step away from becoming a saint seem to be true."

"It's a pity. Why do you have to make this choice when you obviously have a bright future?"

"This... self-destructive choice."

As soon as these words came out, Arad's pale face suddenly flushed with blood.

He slowly turned around, holding his broken arm, half of his body was stained with blood, and his eyes were bloodshot as he looked forward.

There, on the exquisite armchair behind the luxurious desk, a young man had been sitting for some time.

The young man was wearing a pure white court attire, with a pure gold holy sword on his waist. He crossed his legs, supported the armrest with one hand, and supported one cheek, looking at Arad with a half-smile.

Behind him, Mero and Nayisa stood respectfully. They didn't look like imperial princesses or popes at all, but rather like two loyal attendants serving the young man.

"What do you know?"

Looking directly at the boy with bloodshot eyes, Arad growled.

"Bright future?"

"Which of your eyes sees that I have a bright future?"

"There is clearly darkness ahead of me, where can there be any scattered light?"

Arad fully revealed his dark side, no longer making any cover-ups or excuses.

Because he knew very well that these were no longer useful.

Therefore, there is only resentment and madness on his face now.

"You don't understand anything at all, so stop talking nonsense!"

Hearing this, before Li Ge made a statement, Melo and Nayisa were both angry.

Li Ge raised his hand to stop the two girls from going crazy.

"Indeed, I don't know you very well. To say this casually is a bit too self-righteous."