Negary quickly heard the sound of combat but didn't immediately follow after it.
Instead, he searched for another forked road to go into, then stopped on the other side of the wall.
The yellowish-green moss that grew all over the walls had a very potent sound-absorbing effect. Negary pressed his hand against the wall, after which the germs at his fingers started to mutate.
This kind of germ was extremely sensitive to vibration, so the battle situation on the other side was transmitted through vibrations and manifested as the complete picture in Negary's head.
〖 Three armored men, one of them is Reid, as well as 5 Night Watchers in cloaks, they are fighting against two snake-shaped monsters 〗the scene on the other side was perfectly relayed to Negary.
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"God is shining on us!" one of the Red Sun Knights shouted in fury, manifesting a glimmering light over the blade of his sword. The Red Sun helmet he was wearing provided the illumination as he swung his sword towards the disgusting monster in front of him.
It was a considerably twisted creature with a thick dark green tail of a snake with shriveled up legs on each side of the tail.
As the snake tail moved around, the two legs would occasionally jump just a bit, displaying that it still hadn't fully died.
The torso of the monsters still had a mostly human appearance, with a neat layer of green scales on their backs that spread until it reached their foreheads, while their faces were nothing short of terrifying. Their tongues were now the long split tongue of a snake, their pairs of vertical irises stared down at their opposition while their bodies constantly twisted and moved to avoid the attacks.
Their arms were also greatly shriveled up, which made for an eerie sight. There were also two open holes on either side of their collar bones, which the snake monsters would occasionally take the opportunity to squirt some dark green liquid from inside.
This liquid was highly terrifying, even the bluestone bricks that lined the sewers were corroded through without any issues, the shields of the Red Sun Knights who remained at the front were full of holes despite having been reinforced by divine techniques.
Moreover, even when the swords of the knights struck their scale-covered bodies, if it didn't carry enough force, it would simply bounce off. Only the Night Watchers with their scythes were able to damage them considerably by using the slicing nature of the weapons.
However, the snake monsters were moving about very quickly, displaying how nimble and slippery they were, which caused the Night Watchers to very rarely score a hit. The results of this were that two snake monsters were stalling a total of 8 people.
Naturally, there was also the issue of the environment, even though the sewers were wider than expected, it was still nowhere near enough for 8 grown men and 2 large snake monsters to move around unhindered.
Both sides had a tacit understanding to not destroy the sewer itself, due to how far this place was from the surface. If uncontrolled destruction led to a cave in, that would only be irritating for all parties involved.
Compared to the Disaster world, although this world's supernatural level was far superior, it was more focused; both the power and range of destruction were incomparable to the Disaster world.
"We can't waste any more time" watching the two twisting snake monsters, Reid threw his shield aside and wielded his sword with both hands while retreating back. The two other Red Sun Knights orderly stepped forward in front of him with their shields, protecting Reid as he chanted the prayers:
"We are all convicts who accept the shine and illumination of God"
"For that sake, we are weapons of God who spread God's light"
"The heated heart had never stopped beating, like yesterday, so it is today, and so will it be tomorrow"
"Until death!"
As he chanted the prayers, his sword quickly became incandescent, almost like a piece of superheated metal.
Reid's coordination with his fellow knights was impeccable, as they immediately rolled to either side when he finished his chant, making way for Reid to advance. From this, it could be seen just how strong they were, being able to quickly roll aside despite wearing such heavy armor.
Wielding the red incandescent sword, Reid charged forward on his own, nimbly avoiding the corrosive venom of the two snake monsters. With a single roll, he stood up in between the two snake monsters and quickly swung his sword.
The speed of his sword surpassed the limit of what could be seen by normal human eyes, enveloping Reid's figure within the wave of heat. From afar, it looked exactly like a red sun.
A lot of people believed that this technique was the exact reason why the Red Sun Knights had such a name.
The smell of burnt meat filled the sewers as the two snake monsters collapsed into pieces, a lot of black smoke was escaping from their bodies as their snake-like appearance gradually morphed and returned to become withered human bodies.
Under the high heat, these bodies began to burn with bright flames. Reid was panting heavily, these snake monsters' vitality was a lot greater than he had thought, even while they were cut into pieces, they were still not dead. It was only when he transferred the power of extreme heat from his sword into their bodies that it destroyed the balance of power in their bodies and caused it to kill them.
Reid turned around to glare at the 5 Night Watchers in their black cloaks, other than one or two of them who were proactive, the rest didn't use their full strength at all.
This was the same for Night Watchers as a whole, who only joined the Night Watchers for the sake of their own benefits or other reasons. There was a hunting quota established for these people each month, but they held their lives with extreme value, so unless it was absolutely necessary, they would never risk their lives.
If it weren't for the fact that they hadn't used their full powers, even though these two snake monsters were tough, it wouldn't have taken nearly as much time.
"If Isrig manages to escape, or completes his wicked experiments, all of you will be rebuked, the Corroding Bone Punishment will ensure that you know where you went wrong" Reid said in a low voice.
Their owl masks made it impossible for them to see the Night Watchers' expressions, but a few of them were clearly trembling.
The Corroding Bone Punishment was, as the name implied, a form of punishment. If a Night Watcher wasn't able to reach their hunting quota, they would be rebuked; being rebuked once meant that their hunting supplies would be reduced, and by the third rebuke, they would be subjected to the Corroding Bone Punishment.
And once you had a taste of this punishment, even the toughest man would be reduced to a pile of soft blubber. Quite a few Night Watchers claimed that it was something even worse than death, a hanging noose that was constantly coiled around their necks.
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〖 The conflict between the Night Watchers and official members of the Sun Shadow church is even worse than I imagined 〗
Negary thought, but this was also necessary.
Compared to the knights and priests of the church, the Night Watchers were always at the very frontline, fighting against monsters year-round, but their status was always at rock-bottom. No matter the place, as long as there was inequality, there would be conflict.
From what he had just learnt, the Night Watchers had already been tied down tightly by the church's ropes, helpless to be anything but the Sun Shadow church's blade.
Of course, since there were numerous villains and scums among the Night Watchers, if they weren't strictly managed and restrained after obtaining supernatural abilities, it would become a great calamity instead.
〖 However, with such a punishment-oriented form of management, as soon as their ropes are untied, the scums and villains will be the first to explosively exert themselves 〗Negary quickly recognized this fact, which might be something to take advantage of.
〖 And also, this Isrig character they mentioned seemed to have been the one behind the snake monsters. I might be able to obtain more information about this world and its system of power from this person 〗Negary wasn't in any hurry to act, so he slowly formulated his next course of action bit by bit.
