Chapter 247 Illusion and True and False Heroes

When Belsey looked out through the window, he saw the road gradually returning to life...

At least on the way back from the royal city to the Northern Territory, or rather near the Northern Territory, he saw more and more civilians.

It seems that the desolation of the past is gone forever.

While Bersi was thinking this, he curiously leaned against the window of the carriage and stuck his head out to look around, guessing whether the kingdom had any new policies during their trip to Luo Anan Forest.

Although it is said that everything nearby has been melted, and it is indeed unlikely that any sudden accidents will occur, there are still many unreasonable demons wandering around after being melted.

But no one seems to be very scared anymore.

In addition, Belch noticed that the surrounding environment had also undergone major changes due to melting. The most obvious one was the extra magma lake... Maybe the land mass was replaced by a layer of the abyss during the melting, right?

But such changes will not happen in the Northern Territory, because the area around the Northern Territory has been completely melted.

It was replaced by the landscape of the Black Stone Forest.

"Is that Boss Longlong?"

"Eh? Boss Longlong."

"..."

Belsey: "???"

Belsi was suddenly recognized by the civilians passing by. He was a little confused and looked at the civilians who looked at him with respect. He didn't know why he was so famous.

Although Belsey does enjoy the respect of others.

"Why on earth is it Boss Longlong...can't I get a more handsome title?"

Belsey complained in a low voice.

【Haha, smile~】

The entire history of Nananoshima Semu Raku is shaking: [Some legend is better than nothing, it’s quite catchy, so I’d better bear with it~]

Yes, Belsi endured it.

Then, he soon understood why he was so well known by others... and why he was so respected.

"Run! There's a Minotaur ahead!!"

"Quah! It's a bull-headed demon!"

"..."

As the civilians moved away quickly, Belsi also looked at the situation of them fleeing... It seemed that a demon with a horn on its head had been melted, and it seemed to be quite strong.

The bull-headed demon, which looked like a huge man with a bull's head on his head, roared toward the sky - "Bull-headed bull-headed!!!"

【Wow! It's a minotaur! 】

Under Nanashima Semu's exclamation, the carriage carrying them also stopped quickly, and the minotaur seemed to have discovered the two of them and began to rush towards them.

At the same time, he kept letting out angry roars, as if he wanted to tear everything in front of him into pieces: "Bull head, bull head!!!!"

As for the stopped carriage, the mage girl stuck her head out and blinked.

"Brother, it happened...huh?!!!"

In these words, the mage girl was obviously frightened by the charging bull-headed demon. She waved her hands subconsciously: "Ice!!!"

The icy blue glow was immediately intertwined with pure white magic power, freezing the bull-headed demon in place during the sprint.

He kept sprinting, but he could only sway from side to side, frozen in mid-air... This made this bull-headed demon a little funny.

"Waaaaaaaagh!!!"

"Go! Waaaaaagh!!!"

"Waaaaaaaagh!!!"

"..."

But then, a group of orcs rushed over from not far away, holding various weapons in their hands, and came here under the guidance of the civilians.

Standing at the forefront of these orcs was Belsi and a person whom everyone was familiar with - the second general.

The second general and other orcs immediately saw the carriage of Belsi and his party, and they rushed over excitedly: "Eh? Boss Belsi?!"

"The boss is back!!"

"Boss Belsi!!"

"..."

Bel Xi also looked at them in surprise, looking at the orcs who were beating on the Minotaur Demon: "Huh? Second General, what are you doing?"

It feels like the orcs are acting as bodyguards for these civilians...

"Oh, our usual training in the Northern Territory is too boring, so we just wanted to come out for actual combat training and protect these civilians passing by."

The second general who said this looked at the bull-headed demon that had been frozen into lumps of ice and smiled naively: "I don't think there is any problem. What about you, boss?"

This is of course no problem.

Now, Belsey almost knew why he and the Northern Territory had such a good reputation in the nearby area.

Speaking of which, it seems that I heard Sanmei and Sebu Belia say it before...

While they were traveling, a bull-headed demon also caused a lot of damage, which was later solved by the second general and his subjects.

Now the surrounding civilians also know about the existence of the system masters in the Northern Territory and have begun to trust them.

Of course, in comparison, Belsi's titles of "Dragon Boss" and "Slime Brother" are more memorable... although Nananoshima Semu has some objections to these titles.

Moreover, the affairs of the Northern Territory, both large and small, can be dealt with no matter when Belsi and Semu Nananashima go out or when they are in the Northern Territory.

A lot of it is actually handled by Sebu Belia. After all, she is quite professional. Belsi and Semu Nananoshima are mainly responsible for cheating.

Therefore, the two of them don't mind others exerting their own subjective initiative, or in fact this is a good thing.

"Speaking of which, didn't Third Sister, together with Sebu Belia, bring Da Zhuang, Tristolan, Cui Lan, and Ai Renjia back to the Northern Territory?"

[Yes, I left before our meeting. We need to make arrangements for the two new arrivals first. 】

Nananoshima Semu responded casually, and Belsi nodded simply, then turned to look at the mage girl sitting in the carriage: "Wait for us, let's kill this demon first, look at me Can you eat it..."

"..."

Third sister? etc……

Bel Xi felt that something was wrong. He covered his head and his consciousness was a little confused: "Third sister...you..."

Didn't we agree to let them return to the Northern Territory first?

"..."

"..."

"Long live Boss Longlong!"

"Boss Dragon Dragon!"

"Lord Belsey!!"

"..."

The moment he clearly realized that something was wrong, the colors and contours of the surrounding world all receded like the tide in an instant.

Including those cheers that were very pleasing to the ears, including those civilians with respectful expressions, they all disappeared like the ebbing tide.

What replaced it was beautiful light, a divine and extremely white light that melted the surrounding environment like white snow in spring.

"..."

"Ha, huh...ahem...ha!"

Belxi struggled to get up from the ground as if he was escaping from drowning. After looking around, he saw a scene with corpses everywhere.

Of course, this is just a joke.

What appeared in front of Bel Xi was a large number of people lying down... and the place they were in at this moment was still the conference room of the palace.

"Hallucination?!"

Belch muttered to himself in shock, looking at the [mobile phone] lying on the table, and instantly understood the origin of the hallucination.

It's that devil...that devil realized what [photography] is, and cast an illusion through the image.

Anyone who sees the red-haired devil is instantly pulled into the illusion, but how does the other person know what everyone's illusion should be like?

Belsi wasn't sure about this, his guess was... it was just a matter of finding the desire in everyone's heart.

That's why he was like that, where he received countless respects.

Belch made this judgment while looking at each of the unconscious people lying down, feeling how bad the situation was now.

What should I say?

All the high-ranking beings in the entire kingdom are here. If Belsi were to pick up a knife and drop it, one by one.

Then the entire kingdom is almost settled here.

"Semu? Seven Islands Semu?! Semu?!!!"

Belsi called loudly to Semu Nananashima on her head, but did not get any response... It seemed that Semu Nananashima was almost there.

In desperation, Belsey picked up the [mobile phone] on the table, wondering if turning off the phone would have any effect.

Then, the moment Belsi opened it, he saw the projected picture again - it was the scene of the red-haired man turning his head.

In an instant, Belsi felt dizzy.

…

Oops! Careless! ! !

With a little annoyance, Belsi calmed down, hoping to stay awake in the coming illusion.

but……

"Uh-huh!!!"

The room was instantly filled, replacing the darkness of dusk with brilliance, and it was the light shining from Belsi's neck.

The dizziness in Belxi's head was dispelled in an instant, and he also took this opportunity to quickly press the button next to the [mobile phone].

Let the picture disappear.

After being in a daze for a while, Belsi looked down at his neck, but due to the structure of the dragon's body, he could only see the root of his neck.

But this is enough.

Near the base of the neck and chest, there is a beautiful and mysterious strange symbol that is emitting pure white light.

How to describe it?

The upper part is a triangle with several disconnected line segments, and the lower part is a rhombus that pierces half of the upper triangle.

Two arcs extend upward on each side of the rhombus, but they are not bordered by the triangle or rhombus.

It is this kind of pattern that is not easy to describe, which reminds Belch a little bit of [that pattern], maybe it should be called...

brand.

…

And it seemed that it was this that rescued Belsi from the illusion.

Although he didn't know it clearly, his racial talent and the high [mental resistance] provided also played a part.

Belsi thought that this might be the skill he had just acquired, the ability called [Brand of Holy Light].

Dispelling negative buffs is one of the functions of Holy Light.

Purification techniques and the like...

"Holy light...but I don't know how to dispel it."

Belsi was thinking like this, trying to control the light, slowly guiding it to gather in his hand, and then guide it to Nananashima Semu on his head.

It was obvious that those holy lights had successfully enveloped Semu the Seven Islands.

So, will she wake up from this?

【……】

"..."

Obviously, it had no effect at all... Belsi's power only awakened himself, and he hesitantly wrapped the holy light more tightly around Semu Nananashima.

Then in the next moment, a sense of dizziness surrounded him...

Isn't it? Come again? ! ! !

"Plop~"

Bel Xi complained in his heart, and then fell to the ground with a sound... completely losing consciousness.

"..."

"Uh, eh?"

Nesta, who had just opened her eyes, happened to see the fallen Belsi. She looked around to judge the situation, and suddenly thought of something and her eyes narrowed.

She grabbed the [mobile phone] on the table, but she found that it had been turned off at the moment...Did Brother Belxi do it?

Nesta, who was thinking this way, became aware of the pure white light that filled the room. She followed the direction of the light and looked at Belsi's neck.

"That is……"

Nesta couldn't help but speak, and she immediately realized something: "So that's why the eldest brother woke up before me."

That mark exudes high-purity holy light power, and holy light is naturally very effective in dispelling illusions.

Moreover, Nesta had seen this mark in the documents shown to her by the Archangel of Judgment.

Yes, although this mark is an important secret, Nesta is clear about it, and she can also deeply understand this [feeling].

A feeling came from Bel Xi's body.

This is a feeling that others cannot feel. Only clerics can barely sense it. Even if most people feel it, they will only feel it is unclear, but she knows...

But Nesta knew it!

I even knew it already!

…

"The mark of the brave..."

As Nesta murmured to herself, the last trace of hesitation in her heart completely disappeared. She was now extremely sure.

Belsi is that brave man.

The abyssal dragon named [Belxi] is the chosen brave man of this world, the being destined to save the world.

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"Manaris, you once said... you said that the [feeling] of the brave was forged by you and was caused by the [brand] of the angels."

The Ex-Machina who was locked in the cell said this. He looked at the Seraph standing quietly outside the cage: "I want to know why you faked the hero."

It is normal to have such doubts. After all, from a normal perspective, angels created false heroes and demon kings.

Let them save the world together as companions who fight and compete with each other.

In this process, heaven actually did not get many benefits.

"..."

Regarding this topic, Manares doesn’t think there is anything he can’t answer: “This is not based on interests or conspiracy considerations.”

Manares said this with a face full of justice and perseverance: "Let me ask you, there are two people like this in the world. Their strength and destiny are very different."

"But if one of them thinks that he is the chosen one, the hero who is destined to save the world...even if he is a false hero."

"The other person doesn't think so."

"Then, in the end, it must be the [brave] who is considered a brave man by everyone and thinks himself a brave man. It will be easier to save the world, right?"

Manares said this, and he gently stood up from a squatting position: "And it is true that the first generation of brave men were only one final step away from [salvation]. Unfortunately... he still stopped in the end. On the ninth level.”

The first generation of brave men finally became gods, but they also stayed here... It's a pity that as long as they take one step further, they will become the tenth level to save the world.

"Then, will that Belsi be the true hero as predicted?"

In response to the Ex-Machina's question, Manaris shook his head and responded honestly: "I don't know... that is too far-fetched a prophecy."

It was so far away that even he could no longer confirm the authenticity of the prophecy.

"But from now on, no matter whether he is a true brave or not, he is a true brave... It is natural and best if it is true, but if it is false."

"Then let it happen!"