I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 550: Death and the Corpse Cremator
Everyone in Quartz Town, who had just experienced a self-defense counterattack, was very sensitive.

As Bishop Arturo roared.

All the guards present had their eyes fixed on the Holy Flame Team and the people from Windy City.

Quartz Town does not have enough troops, and there is no distinction between the types of troops, so those for security and combat are mixed together.

This is a group of soldiers who survived the battle to defend their homeland.

They were also the ones who knew best how powerful and precious the magic rings Rhodes distributed for free were.

Kill Rhodes?
The fighting spirit has not yet subsided, and you are saying this in front of me?

The atmosphere became tense in an instant.

Even the lame young man Hiram's face changed from smiling to serious and expressionless.

He took out a dagger from somewhere and secretly moved behind Bishop Arturo.

"Oh? Kill me?"

Rhodes smiled warmly, his arms still stretched forward.

Lift it up and take a look.

Sure enough, the wound was healing quickly again.

But unlike spiritual or magical treatments, the healing energy of the Holy Fire Sect here has a bright and sunny feeling.

Spirituality, as natural energy, is colorless and tasteless.

The magic power processed by spirituality is cold and solemn.

Well.
Perhaps this is a new type of energy system?

Rhodes used the power of [Retention Domain] to successfully preserve a portion of the remnants for Callisto to understand.

In front.

Bishop Arturo realized his gaffe and regained his footing with the help of many believers behind him.

He looked around and his face suddenly turned ugly.

The soldiers, with their hands on the hilts of their swords, were already forming a siege.

He raised the torch again and briefly recited a prayer.

His expression calmed down.

"I'm sorry for my slip of the tongue."

Upon hearing this, Cliff, the city lord's assistant who had already been sweating profusely, instantly grabbed a life-saving straw.

After all, the people of the Holy Fire Sect were brought from their Windy City.

Now, yelling "Kill this man!" is no different from him saying it himself.

He jumped out quickly and explained hurriedly:

"Bishop Arturo traveled all night! He's old, so he must have been drowsy from the long ride! Don't worry, Mr. Rhodes, he just has a weak tooth! What I really want to say is, I want to praise your kindness! Yes, that's it!"

however.

The people of the Holy Fire Sect did not give face.

"I mean, for the sake of the new world, please die, Mr. Rhodes."

"Varied"

Cliff was struck by lightning and looked panicked.

Bishop Arturo looked determined and shook his head compassionately.

"Mercy? Mr. Rhodes is saddled with sin, and even bears the power of the plague and the [Mark of Cruelty]. He must have taken hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. How can he possibly be merciful?"

"Bishop Arturo! Watch your words!!"

"Mr. Cliff, thank you for your guidance. I thought we were just going on this trip to eliminate a possible plague, but I didn't expect to catch such a big fish."

Facing Bishop Arturo's thanks.

Cliff was completely frantic, the back of his shirt soaked with cold sweat.

While observing Rhode's expression, he angrily scolded the Holy Fire Sect:

"I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense! Mr. Rhodes, I was completely unaware of this matter. I was originally thinking of treating the injured in Quartz Town! He is slandering me! He is slandering me!!!"

Rhodes didn't care about him.

Look at the old bishop again.

The halfling Lily once investigated the situation in Blazing City on behalf of the League of Heroes. In her letter, she clearly stated that the Holy Flame Team had a close connection with the Ego Cult.

It would be strange if the Holy Fire Sect, which evolved from the Holy Fire Team, had no connection.

Rhodes also said frankly:
"You're behind the Yigo Cult, right? Tell us what you want to do." "The Yigo Cult is the state religion of Eseron, assisting in governing all faiths in the kingdom. A formal new sect like us naturally has some connection to the Yigo Cult."

Bishop Arturo pleaded, "As for our goal, we've only been eradicating the plague. But now we have a new target, Mr. Rhodes. You're hindering the progress of the new world. I beg you to die like this, okay?"

Rhodes shook his head.

I was too lazy to talk to them anymore and was about to wave my hand to have them arrested.

"Be bold!"

And Cliff couldn't bear it anymore.

With a cold face, he took a step forward, his palm like a knife, quickly gathering a large amount of spiritual energy.

With a wave of his hand, he slit the throat of a believer who tried to stop him.

As blood splattered, the hood was lifted.

It was a middle-aged woman, leaning back with a strange smile.

The other guards were also ready to go, and rushed forward in an instant.

The spiritual accumulation of the people of the Holy Fire Sect is very low, and the guards are enough to deal with them.

Rhodes decided not to participate and took a few steps back to leave the battle circle.

Cliff walked over with half of his body covered in blood, but was stopped by Terry's shadow spell.

He could only anxiously express again his own and Baron Ram's ignorance of this.

The witch Demia whispered beside him, "I used a lie detector test, and it's true that he doesn't seem to have any motive for doing this."

"Well, what do you think about the Igo Cult and the Holy Fire Sect?"

"In fact, during this period, the Yigo Church has absorbed and recognized many new faiths and sects. The Holy Fire Sect is just one of them. As a monotheistic church, recognizing new faiths means dividing the number of faiths, which is not normal."

"New beliefs. What do they have in common?"

Demia was stunned for a moment.

She pinched her chin with her fingers as if thinking, which made the baby fat on her face puff out even more.

"I've never thought about that. Speaking of which, it seems to be all about themes like holiness, order, life, and light. And it seems like what they do is act as cremators, burning corpses to prevent plagues and the like. After all, the war was fierce, and there were many corpses."

"Oh, that's a good thing to do."

"Yes, and the cremators demand neither wages nor food. Even the hostile Heavenly Flower Nation wouldn't easily attack the cremators handling the corpses on the battlefield after a war. Perhaps it's for this reason that the establishment of the new sect was so smooth."

It sounds like they are doing serious and good things.

But Rhodes didn't care.

Although he appears decent on the surface, he has always been hypocritical, protective and stereotypical.

I was convinced that the Ego Cult was up to no good.

While talking.

With a bang, some problems occurred in the arrest of the Holy Fire Sect.

During the fight, a sectarian's stiff yellow leather robe suddenly burst into flames.

The suddenly expanding heat flew outward, knocking down two or three soldiers.

But they were too close, and the yellow robe seemed to be flammable, bursting into flames one after another.

what is interesting is.

As the flames exploded, the people of the Holy Fire Sect disappeared one after another as if by magic.

Bishop Arturo in the center holds the torch high.

Smiling and looking at Rhodes meaningfully: "We will meet again."

Done.

He was about to use the same method to escape.

However, a thin thread of black fluid metal had already reached his back.

As the flames erupted, the black liquid metal suddenly expanded and turned into a huge jackal head, with its ferocious mouth opening and moving towards the sky.

Bishop Arturo turned around in surprise, the smile on his face froze.

Bang!
Flames erupt.

The blood evaporated with a sizzling sound.

The yellow robe and the headless body disappeared.

(End of this chapter)