Chapter 193 The Bronze Saint and the Yellow Saint

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[Brass Missionary]: Brass Missionaries are agents of the Holy Church of Brass. They come to the settlement of the undead to spread the teachings of the Holy Church of Brass and bring a cure to the villagers infected with the "Ash Eclipse".

The world is like a tide, and all the patients infected with the "Ash Eclipse" are because of sin.

The Brass Missionaries claim that by punishing oneself with a soft whip of brass thorns and then burning the sin mud on the body with flames, one can wash away sins, regain new life, and cure diseases.

Those who regain new life will be led by the supreme Brass Saint to the happy kingdom of God on earth ahead.

The brass missionaries have been baptized by flames for many years, making them highly resistant to fire. The solid brass armor makes the armored parts highly resistant to physical attacks. However, the bloated figure made it difficult for the brass missionary to turn, and the resistance to the piercing attacks on the eyes, throat and other vital parts was weak.

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A long list of introductions appeared in front of him, and Ryan quickly scanned them, and his eyes continued to fall on the brass missionary below.

The prompts on the panel gave Ryan a lot of information.

The healing method claimed by the "Holy Brass Church" is nonsense to anyone with normal IQ, but most of the villagers in the undead settlement are infected with "ash erosion disease".

The memory is constantly lost, the whole person becomes confused, and the body is grayed from the outside to the inside...

The desperate villagers are willing to do anything, even if it is absurd healing methods, even if it is like flying into the fire or drinking poison to quench thirst.

At this moment, the dozens of gray corpse villagers holding plows or triangular forks behind the brass missionary are proof of this.

The gray corpse villagers who emerged from the surrounding wooden houses gathered around the brass missionary. Some of them even knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly, as if they were longing for the whip of the brass thorn whip to remove the sins stained on them.

Looking at this scene, Ryan's eyes were calm, but he couldn't help feeling a little sad for the villagers of the undead settlement.

They were already pitiful people infected with the "gray erosion disease", but now they have to be deceived by people with ulterior motives.

The greatest despair in the world is to see hope, but finally find that it is still a dead end...

The spirituality of the blue and blue colors rose on Ryan's body. He stared coldly at the brass missionary who raised his head below, and raised his hand to hold the hilt of the greatsword behind him.

He did not take the initiative to attack.

From the introduction on the panel, we can know that the "Holy Brass Church" is a rather large organization, and the "Brass Missionary" is probably just a member of this organization with a relatively low status and low strength. He wants to observe the combat methods of the extraordinary system in this world, so that he can be prepared when facing the real strong.

But the next second, Ryan's eyes showed a little surprise.

The Brass Missionary let out a low shout, and as the sound spread, almost all the gray corpse villagers knelt down and prayed.

Only one gray corpse villager was slow to react for some reason.

Seeing this, the Brass Missionary strode over, swept the brass scepter in his hand, and smashed his head directly into a blood flower. After doing all this, she bowed to Ryan standing on the top of the wooden roof with a flattering attitude, and her attitude was very humble.

A strange but clearly rough female voice came from the mouth of the brass missionary:

"My dear knight, I am a lowly and ignorant person and I am very sorry for offending you."

"I am a missionary of the Holy Brass Church, named Xia Daiti. If you need anything, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."

The brass missionary bowed 90 degrees. With her body shape, it was very difficult to maintain this posture. Her fat belly almost drooped to the ground, but she did not dare to straighten her back.

Sweat kept flowing out from the gap between her face armor and skin, dripping onto the ground. Her hands holding the metal scepter and the magic book trembled slightly uncontrollably.

She was afraid.

Ryan's eyes showed interest.

The reaction of the brass missionary showed that she was not like the gray corpse villagers, who had been eroded by the "gray erosion disease" and completely lost her memory, but a human who still retained wisdom, even though it was hard to say how much her body shape was related to humans.

Another point is that the Bronze Missionary addressed him as "Honorable Knight Sir". The prefix "Honorable" can be ignored, and the focus is on the word "Knight" at the end.

In this world, "Knight" seems to be a symbol of strength and status?

Ryan thought in his heart. Because he didn't understand the customs and customs of this world, he didn't speak, but remained silent, wanting to see what the Bronze Missionary would do next.

In his perception, the strength of the Bronze Missionary is far stronger than the surrounding gray corpse villagers, but at best, it is just a "small elite monster", and its strength is roughly "lower three stars", that is, the level of a second-level peak professional.

In the Monster Hunter world, the lower one-star to three-star corresponds to the first to second levels, and the upper one-star to three-star corresponds to the third to fourth levels. On the contrary, the crown is different and only corresponds to the fifth-level legend.

The Bronze Missionary at the peak of the second level is pitifully weak in Ryan's eyes today.

Under Ryan's undisguised external spiritual deterrence, feeling the huge gap in strength between them, the Brass Missionary still made such a humble gesture with the support of the Brass Holy Church.

In this way, can we also infer from the side that the "Knight" is also an absolute big shot in the Brass Holy Church?

After possessing the [Holy Relic·Heart of the Wind God (Silence)], Ryan's [Spirituality] broke through 100 points and reached "Pseudo Legend". In other words, the "Knight" is at least a "Pseudo Legend"?

This point needs to be further tested later.

In the silent silence, a gust of cold wind blew, and the Brass Missionary trembled. She gritted her teeth without getting a response, and the right hand holding the brass scepter loosened the scepter, and then fiercely inserted it into her fat abdomen.

With a "puff", blood splashed, and a twisting and wriggling blood clot was taken out by the Brass Missionary.

She knelt humbly on the ground, holding the blood ball in both hands, still keeping her head down, and said respectfully:

"Respected Knight, in order to express my apology, I dedicate this 'thriving blood seedling' to you, I hope you can forgive my sins..."

The brass missionary who took out the "thriving blood seedling" trembled more and more violently. Obviously, taking this thing out of her body had a great impact on her.

Ryan raised his eyebrows, hooked his index finger, and the slender sword energy picked up the thing.

Observing closely, he was surprised to find that although this thing looked like a blood ball, it was actually a physical soul.

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[Thriving Blood Seedling]: The brass missionary used the cruel church secret method to extract the soul crystal from the dead villagers of the undead settlement.

The broken soul, in the painful wailing and hopeful prayers, underwent a wonderful change and became a more delicious "soul delicacy".

After using it, a small amount of [Soul Particles] can be obtained.

The ownerless [Soul Particles] can be exchanged for other things in a "specific place", or they can be crushed and converted into "experience points".

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"Compared to the [broken souls of the gray corpse], the [Soul Particles] that can be obtained after crushing have changed from 'slightly' to 'a small amount'."

"No, for the extraordinary people in this world, this higher quality soul is obviously much more effective than the broken souls of the gray corpse, otherwise the Bronze Holy Church would not have to send missionaries out to do such things."

Looking at the "thriving blood seedlings" in his hand, Ryan thought secretly in his heart.

On the other side, seeing Ryan take away the "thriving blood seedlings", the body of the brass missionary suddenly relaxed a lot, but still maintained a humble posture: "Respected Knight, is there anything else I can do for you?"

"..." Ryan was silent for a while, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "I am a traveler who travels around the continent. I have admired your church for a long time. I want to meet the "knight" of the Brass Holy Church and ask about joining."

Instead of wasting time on these weak gray corpse villagers, it is better to let the brass missionary in front of him lead the way.

The souls dropped by the "knight" level enemies after the crusade can give him more "experience points".

As for the traveler and joining the church, it is just a temporary reason.

As for whether the brass missionary believes it, it doesn't matter.

From the performance just now, this brass missionary named "Xia Daiti" is quite cherishing his life. Such a person should know what to do.

As for whether the Brass Missionary really took him to see the "Knight" of the Brass Holy Church or took him to a trap, it didn't matter. The absolute strength gave Ryan enough confidence.

The "Knight" with 100 points of spirituality was only a small part of his strength.

After hearing Ryan's words, the Brass Missionary's body trembled again. After a few seconds, she spoke in a strange and humble tone: "... I understand. I will take you to the Brass Branch Temple, where the "Brass Discipline Knight" is in charge."

"Respected Knight, may I ask what your title is?"

"Title?" Ryan's heart moved, and he quickly reacted. At the level of "Knight", everyone has his own title, just like the "Brass Discipline Knight".

After a little thought, he said, "Purple Wind."

"So it's Sir Purple Wind Knight." The Brass Missionary said respectfully, "May I ask when you plan to leave? Although Sir 'Brass Discipline Knight' is in charge of the Brass Branch Temple, there is no guarantee that he will not leave for something. If you are not in a hurry, I can send a message to Sir 'Brass Discipline Knight' to inform him of this matter first, so that you don't have to make a wasted trip."

"It's okay, it's the same if you wait there." Ryan looked at the Brass Missionary with a smile, and her body trembled again, and then he said respectfully, "Okay, okay, I will take you there now."

After speaking, the Brass Missionary turned around, and the brass scepter in his hand was firmly stationed on the ground. He muttered something in his hand for a while, and soon, a brass carriage pulled by two war horses infected with "ash erosion" came from the end of the main road and stopped in front of the Brass Missionary.

"Sir Knight Purple Wind, please come in."

Ryan walked up to the carriage and sat down, taking an interested look.

The seemingly ordinary brass carriage was actually reinforced with inner extraordinary power, a bit like enchantment, but different.

"It's interesting. It seems that you can gain a lot from traveling around the world..."

Ryan sighed in his heart.

With a "boom" sound, the bloated brass missionary jumped onto the carriage. The huge weight caused the stone bricks on the main road under the wheels to crack slightly.

"Master Purple Wind Knight, please sit down, we are about to set off."

Driven by the brass missionary, the carriage began to move at a speed from slow to fast, and in the end, it even reached a rather exaggerated level, no less than a speeding train.

Miraculously, even though the road was bumpy and the carriage was extremely fast, Ryan, who was sitting in the carriage, did not feel much bumping. It was very smooth. It was obviously due to the special enchantment of the carriage.

Ryan sat in the car and watched the scenery passing by outside the car.

After passing through an urban area with a large number of wooden houses, the carriage drove out of the city and entered a dark swamp forest trail. Around the trail, there were many gray corpses wandering around, pointing to a sharp piece of wood dozens of meters long.

Seeing the brass carriage passing by, these gray corpses shivered back, as if the presence of the carriage evoked painful memories that they did not want to look back on.

In addition, in the dark mud, there are also black frogs with strange shapes, staring at the leaving carriage with their huge eyes.

Even deeper in the swamp, huge shadows dozens of meters high were moving slowly.

Various scenes passed by quickly. The brass preacher sitting in the front driving was always paying attention to Ryan's actions. He had seen the eyes staring into the depths of the swamp and quickly explained:

"Mr. Purple Wind Knight, you are from other parts of the mainland. You don't know what's going on here. This swamp is called the 'Poison Swamp Forest'. It has a very vast area and is home to all kinds of terrifying monsters. In the deepest part of the swamp, there are also There are ancient fortresses that remain from hundreds of years ago, and it is said that there are signs of activity from the "Things in the Abyss."

Ryan didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

There are a lot of monsters in the "Poison Swamp Forest", and we can come here to clean them up later, especially the huge black shadow in the depths. Ryan's sixth sense told him that not to mention the fifth level of that thing, at least it was still the fourth level. some.

The fourth level can already meet the minimum requirements for building the "Throne of Satisfaction".

Seeing that the Purple Wind Knight did not speak, the brass missionary at the front of the carriage stopped talking and concentrated on driving.

After about half an hour, the speed of the brass carriage gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in front of a majestic and majestic church, which was mainly made of brass.

"Master Purple Wind Knight, we are here. This is the 'Brass Branch Temple'. Please wait at the door. I will go and inform you..."

Before the Brass Missionary finished speaking, there was a loud "bang", which was interrupted along with the shattering of the Brass branch temple door.

Rubbles, brass and stained glass fell one after another. At the same time, two figures rushed out in embarrassment, glanced at the brass carriage, and rushed towards the distance.

Ryan looked over and found two men and one woman whose clothing styles were completely different from those of the Brass Holy Church. Both were wearing armor, but the styles were slightly different.

However, before the two of them could rush out very far, a brass-colored phantom rushed out of the broken brass branch temple door, followed by billowing smoke and dust.

His speed was ridiculously fast, and he came first, arriving in front of the man and woman.

In the smoke and dust, a knight holding a life-size brass shield and a heavy thorn hammer slowly emerged in his other hand.

He wore a full-coverage brass-colored exquisite helmet on his head, and a strong and chilling pressure swept the entire place in an instant.

A man and a woman were forced to stop, looking a little ugly.

"The 'magic trap' failed to trap this guy."

"Anya, you go first, I'll take the lead."

"Although I have not yet reached the level of a 'knight', as a first-class 'warrior', it will not be easy for the Brass Discipline Knight to deal with me."

The male warrior stood in front of the female warrior and said calmly.

The woman named "Anya" was slender and slender, wearing light silver armor, and her weapon was a stabbing sword. She did not speak or retreat, she just pulled out the stabbing sword from her waist and showed her attitude with actions. .

On the other side, the Brass Discipline Knight did not pay too much attention to the man and woman. Instead, his eyes were firmly fixed on the brass carriage. His body was tense, looking nervous and uneasy.

This strange performance quickly attracted the attention of two soldiers, a man and a woman, who also turned their attention to the brass carriage.

I saw a bloated brass missionary sitting on the front end of the brass carriage. Naturally, the two of them were no strangers to this kind of low-level cult missionary who took pleasure in torturing and deceiving ordinary people. They even killed many of them themselves. Would a missionary, but a mere low-level missionary, allow the "Knight of the Brass Discipline" to behave like this?

It's obviously impossible.

Then the only answer is - the passengers sitting in the carriage.

"Tap - step -"

It was the crisp sound of metal boots touching the wooden board.

A young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old stepped out of the carriage.

He has brown hair, black eyes, a handsome face, and wears a ferocious and domineering full-body armor.

In this young man, Horsed, the male knight, did not feel any powerful soul power.

Although the armor has a different style, to be honest, it doesn't mean anything.

"S-Sir..." The Brass Missionary was so frightened by the sight in front of him that he swallowed his saliva and said with some stuttering: "Zifeng... Lord Zifeng Knight, wants to join our Holy Cult, so he came to see you here. you……"

While speaking, the brass missionary lowered his head to cover his guilty and frightened gaze.

And his words also broke the solid atmosphere of the scene.

The Brass Discipline Knight relaxed slightly and spoke in a solemn voice: "My lord, if you are willing to join the Holy Cult, I would like to recommend a bishop to you..."

The Brass Discipline Knight's "Sir" not only shocked the Brass Preacher, but also the eyes of Horsed and Anya not far away widened.

As a "Knight", being able to be called "Sir" by the Brass Discipline Knight, the three of them could not imagine what kind of strength the young man in front of them had.

Obviously, the light of his soul is dim and invisible...

Ryan's eyes swept over everyone present, and focused on the woman named "Anya" for a moment. He seemed to have seen something interesting. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and when his eyes When he turned to the Brass Discipline Knight, he returned to his indifferent color.

Before the Brass Discipline Knight could finish speaking, Ryan's body had disappeared.

"Boom——!"

The violent shock wave swept across all directions. The bloated body of the brass missionary who bore the brunt flew high into the sky, and large exploding blood sprayed from her body. Before she landed, her fire of life had been extinguished, while Horsted and Anya were far away. , stronger and farther away, but was carried back tens of meters by the shock wave.

The eyes of the two people were full of shock. Just the aftermath almost caused them to be seriously injured.

When the smoke and dust dissipated a bit, the sight that came into view made their hearts shocked to a whole new level.

The original brass carriage had disappeared, replaced by a huge pit with a radius of more than ten meters.

Farther away, a large hole with twist-like edges appeared on the chest of the Brass Discipline Knight, with its front and back transparent, and the scene behind it could even be clearly seen.

In front of the Brass Discipline Knight, Ryan slowly retracted the fist wrapped in the gauntlet and said softly: "I won't bother you to introduce him. After that, I will go find your bishop."

The Brass Discipline Knight's pupils suddenly shrank into needlepoints, and he wanted to say something more. The big brass shield and heavy hammer he held in both hands fell to the ground feebly. With a "bang", he knelt down on the ground, his eyes completely filled with emotion. Lost its light.

With just one punch, the knight who suppressed the "Brass Branch Temple" fell and died.

This scene made Horsed and Anya tremble.

So powerful, so domineering...

Ignoring the shocked Horsted and Anya, Ryan's eyes fell on the "soul flame mass" suspended above the head of the Brass Discipline Knight after his death.

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[Soul of the Brass Discipline Knight]: The soul remaining in the body of the "Knight" can obtain a large amount of [Soul Shards] after use.

The ownerless [Soul Crystals] can be exchanged for other things at "specific places", or they can be crushed and converted into "experience points".

It is said that the ownerless souls are the source of power for those "ashes" who rise from the "Sleeping Cemetery" and are hungry for souls. They greedily collect souls just to complete their supreme mission.

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"From [Soul Particles] to [Soul Crystals]? There should be other levels of soul objects along the way. After all, the gray corpse is only first or second level, and the strength of the Brass Discipline Knight has reached the senior level four. The appearance of the steps..."

Ryan thought to himself.

The strength represented by the rank of "Knight" was much weaker than he imagined.

It seems that the Brass Missionary called him a "Knight" before, not because his strength was a "Knight", but because the strongest person the Brass Missionary had ever seen was a "Knight".

After picking up the "Knight Soul" and putting it away, Ryan turned around and walked directly in the direction of Horsted and Anya.

According to Ryan's original plan, he was to infiltrate the Brass Holy Church. When he first met the Brass Discipline Knight and felt that its strength was only at the fourth level, he still had this idea and wanted to use this as a ladder to continue to contact the stronger Brass Holy Church. Church personnel.

But this idea changed after he saw the introduction of the woman named "Anya" on the panel.

It was this change that prompted Ryan to take action directly to kill the Brass Discipline Knight.

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[Sect Warrior Anya]: One of the members of the "Yellow Sect" war group, with the rank of "Warrior", and has the potential to become a "Saint".

The Yellow Sect is the predecessor of the Brass Holy Church. Due to a huge change, the Brass Sage broke away from the Yellow Sect and founded the Brass Holy Church.

This drastic change not only led to the disintegration of the Yellow Sect, but also caused the disappearance of Anya's biological sister, the only saint of the Yellow Sect.

In order to find out the whereabouts of her sister, Anya went to various "Brass Branch Temples" to look for clues.

Unlike the Brass Holy Church, which appears to be bright and majestic, but in reality only commits fraud and tortures the people, the Yellow Sect is the only sect in the world that still believes in the God of Wind. Even though its members are now withered and scattered, it still does its best to protect the people under its command.

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Compared to the Brass Holy Church, Ryan feels that the Yellow Sect is more reliable.

In the undead settlement, it is difficult to say whether the immortal villagers are still human beings. Even if they are barely human, they probably cannot be said to believe in the wind god.

Ryan attaches great importance to the "faith" recorded in the [Canggu Freedom Book]. He always thinks that this thing will be of great use in the future.

Moreover, as the mortal enemy of the Holy Bronze Church, the Yellow Cult must know the whereabouts of many real big figures of the Holy Bronze Church, right?

In Ryan's view, these are walking "experience packs"!