Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 262 Class Reunion

When a storm hits, coastal residents realize they are not prepared.

The existence of the Mirror Demon has truly disrupted certain balances and tacit understandings, revealing the evil lurking in the shadows to ordinary citizens.
"We should shut down the Mirror Demon! The existence of the Beast should not be exposed."

Beasts and beastmen are two sides of the same coin. Simply knowing their knowledge and secrets can cause considerable instability and negative impact on the entire beastman society.

"Can we still hide now? We've entered the demonic tide period, and beasts are destined to be our enemies. Contrary to our previous approach, we should, within safe limits, educate people about beasts to a certain extent."

Both the beastmen and the Outer Gods possess toxic knowledge, but the direction of that toxicity is entirely different.

"Have you forgotten the massacre in Dongnan City, and the Star Kingdom that has since fallen into the Black Forest? Spreading knowledge of beasts on a large scale is absolutely impossible! Absolutely not!"

For beastmen, tracing their bloodline origins is an instinct; abandoning morality and humanity to revert to their bestial nature is a desire and an uncontrollable urge. Acquiring knowledge in this regard is a "guide."

It signifies a possibility, a direction, so some unstoppable beastmen step on the gas and completely degenerate into beasts.

"With just a little trigger, one can become uncontrollably powerful, transforming from an ordinary person into a high-level superhuman. How many people could resist such a temptation?"

This world is clearly unjust, and if this knowledge were to spread everywhere, it would be more terrifying than everyone carrying guns in a year of disaster.

The thought of what the sufferers, the desperate, the ambitious, the enslavers, and the enslaved might do is enough to make one despair.

Knowledge of animals has always been strictly controlled, a lesson learned from history.

Countless ambitious individuals who attempted to "take shortcuts" ultimately met tragic ends.

Temporary gains often lead to major collapses in the end, as history has taught us. If this information spreads widely, it will naturally cause social upheaval and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire nation.

Faced with rampant bestiality, the light of humanity can easily be extinguished.
"They are also using this opportunity to promote themselves."

“Missionaries have appeared in many areas, carrying signs and leaflets that say ‘the end times are coming’ and ‘the day of return has come’, spreading their message everywhere.”

"Let the knights take action and stop these missionaries."

"It's very difficult. The common people in the docklands live a very hard life, and the slaves even more so."

In times of chaos, various cults naturally emerge.

But this time, along with the attack of the Horned Disciples from the underworld came a full-scale attack from many hidden forces in Radiant City. The Order of the Beasts had been operating in this city for far too long.

They will be the result of the collapse of social order, and may also be the cause of the collapse of morality and law, but the reality is better than these noblemen imagine.

"Anyone who spreads the faith of a non-benevolent church is directly regarded as a cultist and is permitted to be directly exterminated and executed!"

The dock area, which was originally expected to be the worst-case scenario and should have been a quagmire infiltrated by cultists and rioters, actually held up this time.

After a former hitman now working as a policewoman sensed something was wrong, she contacted the local "gangster boss," and the first to make a move was surprisingly the Bonebreaker Gang in the dock area. The dock area police station was not to be relied upon.

Led by Dimon, the "Weaver Knights" set off immediately.

With the cooperation of some sheriffs, the extremely rare "Commoner's Paladin Order" took over law enforcement in some areas.

"Detect evil!"

"Judgment of the Realm of Sin!"

"You villains, the Twin Reds! Take this Evil-Slaying Slash!"

Yes, this is the paladins' consistent way of enforcing the law.

In chaotic areas, don't expect them to be very law-abiding.

Are there any accidental killings? Of course there are, and most of them are accidental killings. There are more thugs in the dock area than ants in the ant hole.

But for the paladins, since they were already blatant villains, flashing red lights in both "morality" and "crime," they were naturally to be executed first.

They certainly encountered great resistance. Although the dock area was small and chaotic, it was teeming with all sorts of strange and monstrous people.

But what if a powerful evil appears?
"Evil! Accept the punishment of the divine fire!"

With a roar, a flaming spear ripped through the sky and fell like a meteor.

"Boom!"

A series of explosions, accompanied by the burning of divine fire, reduced the resisters to ashes. The flaming spear hurled by the goddess directly destroyed the hideout where resistance was being waged, along with what appeared to be a great warrior within.

At this moment, the dark elf goddess who patrolled back and forth in the sky became a pillar of stability.

The high priest, who is also a descendant of the gods, was invited to preside over the event. This also means that this will be the first team building activity for the "class reunion".

Alchemists, magical girl Shiro, and knights who inherited heroic spirits have all been mobilized. Compared to the Beast Order, whose main fighting force is mostly in the underworld, the dock area is truly formidable, even in terms of its core and elite forces.
"If you're here, is everything alright at your workplace?"

Dimon remained shirtless, partly because he disliked wearing armor.

On the other hand, although "armor" is not exactly forbidden under the oath of poverty, he recently discovered that if he really went to the battlefield without wearing anything, the oath would reward him even more!
Perhaps he could consider getting some kind of mud armor or rattan armor.
"What problems could there be on my end? What problems could possibly arise in the Radiant District? Those archmages aren't pushovers either. Isn't there a saying that even if the slums are burned to ashes, the richest district at the top won't catch fire?"

"Redhead" Claire arrived here, clad in magnificent heavy armor, while her Radiant Guards were also putting out fires everywhere.

She originally thought the situation would be terrible, but she never expected Rean to be so outrageous, unknowingly creating a "Holy Knights" in the dock area.

This truly became the first "class reunion." Not long after the Knights Guild and the Alchemy Guild took action, Claire from the Heroes Guild also came to help.

On the one hand, she considered that the dock area would become a weakness, and on the other hand, it was also a chance for classmates to get things done and build relationships at the same time. But when they actually got there, was it still the dock area?
Looking at those well-trained, team-wielding "Evil-Slaying Slash Launchers," Claire truly thought she had come to the wrong place.

"Could you reveal which god you paladins worship?"

This is a question that must be asked. There are some neutral gods, and there are also paladins, but their stance is unstable, especially for non-beast-like gods. Their order may not be our order.

"We? We are classical covenant paladins, some of whom are variant law knights. We do not believe in any gods."

Okay, completely Rean's "seed".

"Truly worthy of Rean Sudar."

Paladins aren't thieves; you can't dig up a whole nest just by seeing one. This profession has almost criminal requirements for the morality and character of its successors, and training a paladin is extremely expensive and resource-intensive.

And yet, the Classical Covenant Paladin, a class so selective in its selection of members, hasn't gone extinct? Are living saints even mass-produced?

Wait, weren't law knights extinct? Is this some kind of ancient profession being revived?
While marveling at Rean's prowess and the power of the demonic tide, Claire gazed thoughtfully at the elite paladins.

Clearly, this is the result of the legacy of the heroic spirit of the previous hero named Suer.

Is it really true that he deserves the title of "Destroyer of Gods"? The seeds he sowed have already begun to interfere with the modern world so quickly.
"Then you people... I see a lot of you, and it seems like you're not from the Kingdom."

As one of the leaders of the city's defense forces, Claire needed to clarify some things in order to conduct herself properly.

You armed forces have infiltrated so quietly, and you've been trained professionally and systematically for so long. Isn't this a dereliction of duty by the city's defense forces?
"They all came in through normal channels, or more accurately, they were 'brought into the city'. Most of the new recruits were born slaves. Senior Rean redeemed them with 'compensation' from the slave market and gave them a choice, and they did not disappoint us."

Born a slave? Claire immediately burst into laughter, her lips curving into an uncontrollable, overly cheerful smile that was almost eerie.

She's already seen what's going to happen next. Does she really think paladins won't seek revenge? Judgment knights are inherently "vengeful professions," and their power comes from their anger towards the unjust.

Especially since the slave market seems to lean towards evil and chaos, once these paladins grow up, they'll definitely come knocking on our door to deliver the Evil-Slaying Slash.

What happened yesterday will become what happens today, and what will become what happens in the future.

Perhaps this was Sir Rean's plan.

"I must say, I like this script. When it's time for the reckoning, just let me know, and I'll bring people to back you up."

For personal reasons, Claire also loathed the slave market. In fact, the city lord's family had no liking for this malignant tumor that lurked in the city, causing evil and disaster.

Sometimes, the aristocratic circles are the most pragmatic; they will accept anything that brings benefits. But if that "benefit" turns into a disaster that could be triggered at any time, then it can naturally be sold off.

The dirty black gloves naturally had to be disposed of.

"Thank you in advance." Dimon did not refuse. He also knew that some things were destined to be settled. Once his Holy Knights had grown stronger, they would eventually have to eradicate the cancer of the slave market.

The class reunion in the dock area continued, and this organization, which had only been established for a few days, demonstrated formidable fighting capabilities and organizational skills.

Those who actually take action are likely not all of their members being elites; rather, they each have their own small or medium-sized forces, which is where the organization's most active force lies.

It's likely that even the "founders" of the underground world never imagined that this makeshift team, which had only been assembled for a few days, would so casually step onto the stage of history.

(End of this chapter)