Mythology: Ragnarok

Looking at the dissipating flames, Agreed muttered to himself with some regret, "It only lasted a day and a half. You really got off easy, you beast. It seems my mastery of the soul is still not enough, only letting you burn for such a short time."

Actually, Agreed was wrong this time. The burning time of the sky lantern was also linked to the strength of the prisoner's soul. How much soul could John, who cultivated battle qi, have? He would have died after burning for ten minutes, but Agreed managed to prolong this torture by hundreds of times, which shows his mastery of the soul.

Next, Agred called Emma in, fiddled with John's body for a while, and then stuffed his corpse into a sack. Agred then instructed Emma, ​​"Emma, ​​do me a favor. Take John to his grandfather, who is an elder. If the intelligence is correct, his grandfather should be stationed in Brady, the city in the southwest that the Falta Legion has been unable to conquer. This is the emblem of the Falta Legion's flag. Find that city and deliver this body to that elder. Remember, do not touch the body or open this sack. Also, take this brocade pouch and give it to the legion commander there."

Without a word, Emma took the brocade pouch, hoisted the sack, and replied, "Yes, ma'am." Then she ran out as fast as she could.

Pushkin then walked in. Watching Emma hurry past him and run out, Pushkin asked in confusion, "What urgent matter did you arrange for him? Why is he running out in such a hurry?"

Agreed simply waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just giving someone a big gift. By the way, I asked you to help me compile the battle statistics, have you finished collecting them?"

Pushkin took out a report and placed it in front of Agred, saying, "The statistics are complete. In this all-out attack, we directly wiped out two-thirds of the cities of the Church of Light. The others are under siege, but the Holy City of the Church of Light, which you specifically ordered not to be provoked, is not yet besieged."

However, the Holy City didn't send troops to aid the other cities, which surprised me. I clearly remembered that when I left, the vast majority of legendary warriors and forbidden spellcasters were in the Holy City. They possessed absolute power; why would they turn a blind eye to cities on the verge of falling? Now that my father and his men are facing such a dire situation, why aren't they sending troops or fleeing? What are they planning?"

Agled looked at the report detailing their victory and said, "Whatever their plans, we're now invincible and the city is at our gates. How could we possibly lose? By the way, Pushkin, are you sure you really want to fight against your father with us? Who knows what kind of person those who don't know the whole story will say about you? You might as well do what I said and hide in the rear. You'll have a million excuses later, so you won't be labeled as disloyal and unfilial."

Pushkin said indifferently, "That's nothing. The most important thing for a person is to live for themselves. I don't want to be associated with the Church of Light anymore. Let me put an end to all of this."

At this point, Pushkin seemed to remember something, rummaged around in his pocket for a moment, then took out a cross medal and handed it to Agreed, continuing, "Oh, right, this is for you."

Agreed accepted the medal, which was a cross made of two swords, with beautiful patterns engraved on the swords.

At this moment, Agreed asked, puzzled, "Is this... a gift?"

Pushkin explained, “This is the Knights of Light’s medal of honor, the highest honor in our order. I should have given it to you after we defeated the Mind Flayer. It’s proof that we fought side by side.”

Agreed readily accepted, saying, "Thank you, this is a very meaningful gift, I will cherish it. By the way, what are you planning to do after this war? If you have nowhere to go, would you be interested in trying to make the human kingdom a better place with me?"

Pushkin readily agreed, "Yes, creating an equal and free country is my lifelong dream. This dream may sound foolish, but... I really want to create a pure world in this murky place, even if only for a moment." After saying this, he lowered his head somewhat forlornly. He knew that this dream was foolish in the eyes of those so-called 'adults'.

Argrede retorted, "Who has the right to think such a grand dream is stupid! I admire you, Pushkin, because you are trying to change things, which is a million times better than those hypocritical bastards who only talk and laugh at others for being no good, without even looking at themselves."

As he spoke, Agreed stretched out his hand and continued to shout, "Then it's a promise! We must create the country of your dreams and establish our 'ideal state'! I swear on my life that as long as I live, I will never abandon this promise."

Pushkin smiled, extended his hand, and solemnly promised, "I swear on my life."

They smiled at each other, and at that moment, the vow was imprinted on the trajectory of their lives, never to be erased.

On the other side, Emma carried John's corpse and threw it openly onto the enemy's city wall, loudly proclaiming the origin of the body. Then Emma strode away; as a legendary warrior, no one could stop her from leaving.

The body was quickly carried away by the city guards and delivered to the elder who was guarding the city. The elder, heartbroken, opened the sack and cursed the enemy while giving his grandson a grand funeral. But the day after John's body was buried, an unexpected disaster struck the already turbulent city.

At first, an unknown and strange disease began to appear in the city. People initially thought it was just a common flu, because ordinary people would recover after drinking some hot soup and taking a nap. But soon they discovered that the plague manifested differently among the soldiers defending the city.

Huge tumors grew in the bodies of those soldiers, and their bodies also developed various lesions and deteriorated. Finally, after about ten days, those soldiers 'self-destructed' for some unknown reason! Moreover, the stench and bits of flesh released everywhere by the self-destruction would also infect other soldiers with the disease, which quickly made everyone in the army feel insecure. Although those soldiers infected with the plague were killed and burned immediately, don't forget that the plague was not over among the people in the city. Soldiers continued to be infected and then killed and burned by their own people.

Within fifteen days, the garrison collapsed, all because the elder of the Church of Light guarding the city 'exploded'! He also contracted that strange disease, and even the legendary warrior elder died in this plague. Instantly, the soldiers guarding the city lost their composure and opened the city gates to try to escape.

But at that very moment, Emma, ​​following Agreed's orders, summoned a team of two hundred mages and immediately cast a special spell that Agreed had recently taught them. As the spell was chanted, the soldiers guarding the city fell to the ground and died one after another, as if their lives had been suddenly taken away. Such a bizarre way of dying made even Agreed's allies tremble with fear.