Chapter 213
"The life you described is the process of people gradually realizing that they are destined to be mediocre" Negri continued with a serious tone: "Most of the time, the only thing we can do is watch others become heroes, watch as they live their lives to the fullest, while we can only smile foolishly and watch, eventually becoming nothing more than passersby in the world"
"Most people will realize a certain fact in their long lives" Negri looked at the human-faced snake who was slowly calming down and continued: "That is, no matter how hard they try, they will always be destined to be a nobody for the rest of their lives"
"But there will always be those who are unwilling to accept this" Negri raised his foot and put his bone blade away, not continuing to restrict the human-faced snake, he walked towards the two survivors and explained: "They desire to be extraordinary, they desire to become abnormal, they desire to see a more perfect version of themselves than they currently are, they desire to not be controlled by reality, but to control reality itself!"
"Then, mister Isrig, are you willing to become one of them, to become a part of me?" Negri charged towards the people in front of him, the bone blade on his arm shot out and attacked without hesitation: "The two of you are the same, would you like to join me?"
"We are the possessions of our God, sinner, you shall be judged!" Reid couldn't help but admit that he was shaken in that split second. He could clearly sense Negri's charisma, the kind of innate human desire to pursue. The enemy's words of sin had bewitched him, he had continuously strived to strengthen his faith in God, rising from the knight training camp to become a Red Sun Knight. At certain moments, he truly felt that his life wasn't spectacular enough.
Humans were always like this, never satisfied. Compared to other people, compared to the civilians of Lohr, as a Red Sun Knight of the Sun Shadow church, his life should have been extremely spectacular, and he should have been the envy of countless people.
But Reid was also the same. He also had people he envied. He envied those who managed to become Divine Guards, envied them for being able to approach the path of God.
However, Reid's faith was extremely firm, so he was only shaken for a split second before he quickly wielded his sword and charged towards Negri.
Negri felt that it was a bit of a pity. He had used the shock of suddenly killing a large number of people to pry open the cracks in the hearts of the people present and described the meaning behind Negri's actions. However, it was still a bit lacking and did not completely open Reid's heart.
Although the Night Watcher was moved by Negri's words and charisma, the ropes that the Sun Shadow church had tied around their bodies were strangely tight, causing them to be unable to move despite being tempted.
The only one who had already been conquered by Negri was Isrig. This human-faced snake had been searching for his own meaning, but had also lost his mind due to the snake ritual. In the end, Negri took the opportunity to suppress him, so he had temporarily submitted to Negri. Most likely, as he continued to interact with Negri, he would also be able to find his own meaning, the meaning of being called Negri.
"Then I'm sorry" Negri swung his arms forward, causing the bone blades on his arms to clash against the weapons.
The skin on his arms quickly hardened as he bent down, bypassing the knight's sword and striking Reid's armor. The force of the impact caused a clear metallic sound through the impact, followed by Reid's grunt.
Negri turned his body, using the bone blades on his arms to block the Night Watcher's sawblade without being careless.
The reason why he was able to succeed in a single strike was related to the information he had gathered beforehand. Reid was a Red Sun Knight, but he wasn't too cautious against his younger brother.
For that reason, not only did Negri tamper with Reid's helmet, he had also tested the defensive properties of his armor.
The armor of a Red Sun Knight was made from a unique type of metal, essentially no different from normal fine iron, the main point of which was the power and craftsmanship that permeated it.
This type of metal had all been blessed by Divine Arts, combined with the unique craftsmanship, it possessed terrifying defensive properties as well as a high resistance to heat.
If Negri hadn't obtained the data of the armor's structure, he wouldn't have been able to calculate the frequency at which his bone blades vibrated in order to pierce through Reid's defense, nor would he have been able to injure Reid so easily.
Damn it, if I wasn't ambushed, how could I have been so passive? Reid's stomach was aching, if his constitution hadn't surpassed that of a normal person, the force that penetrated his body would have been more than enough to crush his organs.
The same goes for the Red Sun Armor, why didn't it work? Reid was full of questions, but his faith in God allowed him to push aside all his negative emotions and focus on facing Negri.
The other party was extremely familiar with his attacks, each and every one of his moves was extremely familiar to him. Fighting against such a person would make one feel as if everything was under their control.
And that was indeed the case. Negri had silently followed them and collected quite a bit of information from them. Furthermore, Reid was the one who taught Green how to fight, so he had quite a bit of Reid's information in his memories. Lastly, the germs on Reid's helmet had spread all over it, allowing Reid's every muscle twitch, every breath, and every heartbeat to be under Negri's control.
It's a bit dangerous now. Reid silently muttered in his mind. The strength of a Red Sun Knight came from several factors, the first was the powerful constitution obtained from the Holy Water baptism; the second was the Red Sun Brand, which made them extremely sensitive to temperature; the third was the Blessing of Glory, a blessing that came from the Cardinal, which allowed them to remember the teachings of God and not be corrupted by evil; the last was the power of Divine Arts, as well as the swordsmanship they trained day after day, as well as the armor they wore.
Both the Red Sun Brand and the Blessing of Glory were passive abilities that could only be used by Divine Arts, but there weren't that many Divine Arts that a Knight could remember.
He wasn't a Priest, so although he could use over a hundred Divine Arts, he only had 10 slots.
To deal with the underground sewers, he needed a Dispel Illumination, an Abnormal Mana Detection, and a Healthy Breath, all of which he had already used. He also had a Poison Purge to deal with the snake monster, but it was completely useless against the current enemy. He had already used one of the two Scorching Swords, two Gentle Light for healing, and the final Flaming Sun Aura.
"Our God's light shines forever" Reid chanted a Divine Art prayer to infuse the light into his body to heal his previous injuries. He then retreated a bit and signaled the Night Watcher to help him stall for a bit longer.
The Night Watcher on the other side also understood that the critical moment had arrived. He waved the saw blade in his hand and chanted a strange incantation. He took out a small round ball from his waist and squeezed it hard, causing the black powder inside to spill out.
The black powder then quickly combusted, following the Night Watcher's incantation, the smoke from the combustion drifted around him.
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