"Please take good care of him. Here's the payment" Jason put a bag of coins in the hands of the villagers and pointed to the heavily burned Alkors in the house.
Fortunately, he had brought some Spring of Life water with him. Otherwise, with this degree of burns, Alkors could die from complications at any time.
Jason then continued to pursue Nala and the others. No matter what, if he had a chance to prevent that kind of tragedy, he would have to try. Even more so since he received news from Sacred Valley's intelligence network that there were signs of Negary's Ghostmen moving to ambush Nala. He still had a grudge to settle with the Ghostmen Cadiz who killed his entire family.
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"Lord Negary, the ambushing force is ready. With the Ghostmen as the main force, they will try their best to assault Nala and stimulate her Dragon Bloodline" Granny Seal'e spoke to a box with golden Soul's blood rippling inside.
"But, are you sure that there won't be any issues? With so many Ghostmen dispatched, what if Nala can't reach Sacred Valley?" Granny Seal'e asked worriedly.
〖 Trust Nala, if she can't overcome this little bit of hardship, she can forget saving the world 〗 Negary's voice came from the Soul's blood.
"Understood. Then, how was the outcome of the battle between Lord Negary and Eldridge?" Granny Seal'e nodded, then asked.
At another location, Negary was walking on the street. His sturdy body, perfect appearance, and fatal charisma attracted the attention of many people.
〖 Did you not foresee it, Granny Seal'e? 〗 Negary's words were implying something: 〖 I took Eldridge's head with my own hands 〗
"I could not, this old lady has only released the first stage of my [Origin]. As the Statue of the Last God and Lord Negary's [Dragon's Pressure] was at the scene, this old lady could not foresee the situation there" Granny Seal'e's voice was full of reverence: "Lord Negary is indeed invincible. Yes, Eldridge was only a disqualified king, so he naturally wouldn't be Lord Negary's match"
Hearing Granny Seal'e's words, Negary's hand stroked his own chest, and then said with a smile: 〖 Although Eldridge was not a qualified Combatant, he is a qualified king 〗
"Really, this evaluation?" Granny Seal'e said with a weird tone: "Then, Lord Negary, will you be returning soon?"
〖 No, I will leave the command of Nala's matter to you. If things go badly, I will send Noah 〗 Negary was standing in front of a gorgeous building with a happy smile on his face: 〖 Before that, there is one more thing that needs to be done 〗
"Then I wish Lord Negary all the best" Granny Seal'e said with a smile.
In front of Negary, two people wearing knight armour came forward, both of them placed their hands on the hilt of their swords. One of them asked sharply: "Who are you, sir? Why are you standing in front of the Grand Cathedral?"
Indeed, Negary was currently in Ingmarlo, the capital of Interkam. The magnificent building in front of him was the Grand Cathedral of the Church of Divine Grace, which could also be considered to be their headquarters. The knights and priests of the Church were all bestowed their Divine Graces in this place.
Ordinary believers would also be allowed to enter for worshipping after performing a cleansing ceremony at the side door. The main door of the cathedral would only be opened when grand ceremonies are held.
There would be no issues if it was any normal person standing at the door to admire the structure, but Negary's presence was simply too strong. Just by standing there, it felt as if he was the center of the world, the ominous but alluring peculiar sense of charm he gave off made it so that one's heart would beat faster from more than just panic.
"Please answer, or else I will detain you for disrespect of the Lord!" the knight of Divine Grace had cold sweat running down his forehead from just facing Negary, his hand trembling as he drew his sword while the Grace of Protection glimmered on his body.
Behind him, the other knight of Divine Grace also drew his sword, then slashed his comrade without hesitation. Fresh blood splattered all around and made the bystanders scream and flee in panic.
"Lord Negary, your servant greets you!" the eyes of this knight of Divine Grace was practically glowing with fanaticism.
〖 Hm, inform all our lurkers. No matter the cost, drag as much of the forces of the Church of Divine Grace out as possible 〗 Negary advanced as his interference force surged forward, struck, and shattered the large stone gate into rubble.
The commotion here caused many knights and priests of Divine Grace to take action, but a few companions who were originally amiable suddenly displayed fanatical expressions on their faces and ambushed them from behind, causing many casualties.
At the same time, in the distant sky, a large array of dark clouds gradually moved closer, carrying with them resounding noises that alarmed the entire capital.
As the black clouds obscured the sun, black 'snowflakes' started to fall from the sky. But only when the 'snowflakes' landed did people discover that they were patches of black feathers with a rancid foul stench permeating from them.
Negary continued to walk towards the depths of the Grand Cathedral. Anything that tried to block Negary's way, whether they were a person or a wall, was unable to put up any reasonable resistance in front of Negary's peak of power. All obstacles were easily ripped to shreds in mere moments.
"Vile creature, you will never take another step forward!" a large number of knights of Divine Grace had gathered in a corridor and raised their knight's swords in front of themselves.
"My Lord's Grace declares me to be just, I shall cut through the darkness, and evil will be punished!" the knights of Divine Grace shined with the Grace they were granted and rushed towards Negary.
〖 Jliost! 〗 as he uttered the [Dracotongue] syllable, Negary's footsteps didn't stop. Each and every one of the knights of Divine Grace collapsed where they stood, their armour shattered and broke, their blood and limbs were strewn all around.
Negary continued to walk through the corridor full of blood. As Negary passed by the body of a knight who stood near the back that was soaked in the pool of blood, he paused slightly before continuing forward.
After Negary had left, the knight began to tremble, his eyes opened to look at the corpses in front of him. His tears mixed with blood as it flowed down his face, due to being at the back of the formation, and because he instinctively felt that something was wrong, he managed to use the Grace of Protection in time. That made it so that he was seriously injured but didn't die, after which he instinctively laid down and played dead, escaping from death.
Negary's pause was purposeful; it was to let him know that Negary had noticed but decided to spare him. An unprecedented sense of fear and humiliation encroached on his soul, but he had to admit that he felt a hidden sense of relief in his heart. Albeit, it was foreseeable that the rest of his life would be spent living in the shadows of this experience.
Negary waved his hand to break down the door, only to be greeted with a knight wielding a glowing white sword. Negary's scaly hand reached out to block the knight's sword, then grabbed and pulled it towards him while his fingers stabbed forward.
His nails pierced through the flesh of the knight's lower jaw, went into his throat, broke his spine and tore through his skin on the back, swiftly taking the man's resolute expression down together with his head. Negary then waved his hand and smashed the severed head into a knight of Divine Grace rushing at him.
Negary maintained his pace and continued his gradual advance.
