Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 761 Priest
I seemed to hear a faint sigh.

That's all.

Milo had initially thought that the seedling would throw a tantrum after being rejected, just like the insectoid incarnation he had encountered in the tombstone dream before.

But the scarlet seedlings remained calm, merely ceasing their communication; the whispers that had been lingering in their ears finally ceased.

...

Regardless of whether one rejects the Crimson, the battle outside the tower is unavoidable.

The idea that one could escape from here with just a drop of blood is utter fantasy.

The Golden Law, the Hook, and the Serpent People who hate Milo to the core—these three top forces have joined forces to create an inescapable trap. If a single drop of blood could solve this problem, Milo would have already stormed the temple, after all, he has plenty of blood to spare.

"Are you two done yet?"

When Milo returned to the bottom of the tower, he found that Yan and Xiao Yan were already fully prepared.

"I've been waiting for you for ages."

……

Derasrien is probably the most magical realist city Milo has seen since entering the Dreamland. It has mysterious and ancient elements that transcend conventional understanding, such as magic and alien races, brought by merchant ships from all over the Dreamland. At the same time, it is also very realistic and humane. Or rather, it is very similar to the cities in the conscious world that Milo remembers. Unlike the six kingdoms, it is not entirely medieval. As the most developed city in terms of trade, various cultures have blended together and given birth to new cultures. It has already taken on a bit of the steam age atmosphere.

When the priestly knights who preside over judgment, the clergy and priests with their fingers hooked through the mottled shadows of the towering buildings, and oh, when the black python, almost half the thickness of a tower, climbs the city wall and crosses the city's main road, the magical part of the city finally overshadows reality.

The giant python coiled beneath the tower. It was the most impatient of them all. Seeing that Milo hadn't appeared yet, it began to climb the tower, fueled by the crimson power of its blood-draining energy.

Compared to Woti Iger and his swarm of neither-human-nor-snake followers, the python was a truly pure snake.

It was very old, didn't look very smart, and was incredibly strong. It actually crushed the tower with the sheer force of its body.

...

The tower was shaking, and a constant cracking sound could be heard from inside.

If we waste a little more time, the giant python might actually be uprooted and crushed.

...

"Legend has it that the brother of the father of serpents was crippled by a yellow-clad being during the cataclysmic event, his soul and mind were shattered. The brother of the father of serpents, Igor, was forced to molt, but after being reborn, he was left with only a primitive serpent body and no longer possessed any divinity."

These words were spoken by a young priestess from the Temple of the Hook.

She looked young, even somewhat childlike, with fair and delicate skin on her face. Even the priest's robes draped over her body couldn't conceal her alluring and graceful curves.

Aside from the blue gemstone ornaments unique to the Hooked Finger Temple faction, the priestess also has a faint crack between her eyebrows...

She didn't explicitly refer to the giant python coiled around the tower, but anyone could understand what she meant.

The priestess's voice was half alluring and half playful:

"Your youngest son died, your eldest son was injured, and yet all that came out of the Dark Cry was this stupid big snake. You think the snake people are always vengeful? What do you say, kid from the Kingdom Under the Trees?"

The priestess was speaking to the knight who represented the Temple of the Golden Law.

He was covered in metal plate armor from head to toe, his face hidden under a full-coverage helmet. His hands were pressed against his longsword, and he remained motionless, making one wonder if there was a living person inside the armor.

He didn't respond to even the slightly barbed words from the Priestess of Hooked Finger.

The ancient golden tree totem on the greatsword proved the man's origins, but that was the only information he could convey to others.

The priestess's words were ostensibly mocking the snake people, but in reality, they were a dig at the Golden Law Temple, which had suffered a similar fate.

After all, with the blade dead, they still have to rely on the hands of other races to punish criminals. To be honest, this is much more pathetic than the snake people.

She said these things perhaps to test the temple's intentions, or perhaps she had other motives, but the unknown knight, who was covered in armor, did not react from beginning to end, which made the priestess with the hooked finger somewhat discouraged.

...

But since the knight is here, it's obvious he's not from Lucius's faction. Only Hastings's faction, who don't want Jon Byrne to be resurrected as the Serpent Man, would try every means to kill Milo before the Serpent Man.

The young magician who appeared in Salub earlier has already proven this once.

I wonder what kind of background this knight has.

...

"Fine, do whatever you want. I'm not interested in that kid who escaped from the world of consciousness. Although he killed one of our low-ranking priests, compared to the divine embryo he sent, the life of a priest is insignificant... I only want the ancient dragon beside him."

Perhaps it was the knight's taciturn nature that made her feel like she was talking to herself, so she beckoned to the priestess and then emphasized again:
"I'm saying, no matter how much you two fight over that kid's head, all I want is Gu Long by his side, do you hear me!?"

Still no response.

……

bang——

The massive sonic boom that exploded high in the sky, along with the agonizing howls of the giant python, instantly put the entire city on high alert.

All people could see was the head of the giant python that had been coiled around the tower, which seemed to have been struck by some terrible force, suddenly tilting its head back and crashing heavily back to the ground.

High in the air, the ripples from the air currents were clearly visible. The few shattered scales of the giant python clattered to the ground.

Stimulated by the excruciating pain, it twisted and struggled like an ordinary snake, its massive, rough body slamming into the hard ground of the central city square, sending rubble flying everywhere.

...

That must have been a terrifying punch or slap to flip the giant python over.

But that wasn't all. As the giant python slammed back to the ground and struggled, a dark red figure suddenly rushed out of the tower! The figure raced down the slightly tilted but still almost perpendicular exterior wall of the tower! After reaching a certain height, it suddenly leaped up and rushed towards the location of the giant python's gaping maw.

At the highest point of the jump, blindingly hot rays shot out from the red shadow's eyes.

The instant the rays appeared, everyone who witnessed it felt as if the world had turned from day to night in a second or two, with only the two rays beneath the tower flashing.

...

Boom! ! ! ! !

The rays pierced through the python's upper and lower jaws, penetrated its abdomen, and finally carved a trench hundreds of meters long into the ground of the plaza.

The giant python howled in agony.

The whole city was stunned.

...

"What's that?"

"Red skin? That little girl is the Flame Demon!"

"Such pure Flame Demon bloodline..."

"Weren't the people from the temple supposed to be here to apprehend the perpetrators? I didn't hear that they were also hunting down the Balrog."

"Sigh, I told you not to touch that tower, but you wouldn't listen. Now the whole city is suffering because of it, and the people from the temple will just leave without a care in the world..."

"Shh, you can't just say things like that. At least wait until they're gone before you say anything."

……

The Flame Demon Girl used the rays from her eyes to forcefully cut the arena in two, delivering a devastating blow to the giant python. Then, the second one to emerge from the tower... no, not exactly rushed out, but slowly walked out, and it came out from the main entrance on the first floor.

It was a gray-haired boy who looked like a human. He went from walking slowly to jogging with small, quick steps, and stopped when he was less than ten meters away from the giant python.

He stood there and took a deep breath.

Then he swung his fist at him again!
...

The time span wasn't long; I mean, it was only a day between Woti Iger being beaten and fleeing and the giant python blocking the door.

Even Yan's fists still smelled of Woti Iger's blood.

This became the final touch that completely enraged the giant python.

Thus, a new round of battle between humans and snakes began beneath the tower.

……

For the general public, this was an absolutely god-like battle. Even for those who had been watching Milo's hook or the Temple of the Golden Law closely, this was an unexpected situation, since neither of these figures had appeared before.

Where did that girl who inherited the bloodline of the Flame Demon and that gray-haired boy who fought against the giant python with his brute physical strength come from?

As for the priestess of the Hooked Finger Temple, she didn't care how many strange things might jump out of the tower; her only concern was the lack of sight of the ancient dragon.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered a hastily assembled force, comprised of the Purification Legion, the Hook Priests, and the local army of Drasrien City, to begin compressing space in the direction of the tower.

Just as the priestess was intently staring at the dilapidated tower, a strange male voice suddenly rang out behind her:
"It seems to be a higher rank than the previous priest. Is it possible that you happen to know where Aegon was taken?"

The priestess initially thought it was the tin can sent by the Temple of the Golden Law speaking, but upon hearing the second half of the sentence, she realized something was wrong. She turned around abruptly and saw the subject of the portrait that had been causing such a stir in the northern Serrian Sea recently.

As for the tin can, it was nowhere to be found.

...

Noticing the priestess's shifty gaze, Milo asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"

Sensing the mockery in Milo's words, the priestess finally turned cold: "Hmph, you ignorant fool. As expected, both the tree and the snake are useless. Today, I'll reluctantly take you down for them."

"Go, go, go."

Milo nodded perfunctorily.

His figure then vanished from the spot.

In the next instant, the entire ground and buildings within a 100-meter radius collapsed downwards.

And the immense weight of this entire area pressed down on the priestess!

(End of this chapter)