Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 271 NO. Evil-Slaying Slash!
From the attack to the counterattack, from the abduction of civilians and nobles to the rescue team formed by "idle people" in the dock area, only a few hours had passed.

Fresh troops, or combat forces that can be mobilized at any time, are valuable and limited for any organization or power.

Perhaps even the Order of the Beasts had not anticipated that "Radiant City" and the "Royal Family" would react so quickly.

Ultimately, the core issue of organization is people's ability to act, and the key to motivating people to act is always mutual trust.

A simple greeting is all it takes to get things done, whereas going through a series of approval processes and then having to come with a transfer order to move people is a completely different level of efficiency.

Every member of the alumni reunion is a successor to the spirit of the heroes, and they are equal in their self-awareness and mutual recognition.

Such heartfelt trust and recognition are extremely rare.

"lets go?"

"Set off."

This simple yet highly efficient action rate is incomprehensible to many large organizations and powerful forces.

Unless there is a dictatorship, there is probably no faster response than this.

When the Beast Order planned the attack, they probably didn't expect the counterattack to be so swift, and even the group that had taken hostages was gradually being caught up with.

After all, the various factions in Radiant City have been largely infiltrated by the Order of the Beasts. Even if they cannot hinder or delay the other side's reaction, they can still provide timely information to avoid the failure of the operation.

But alumni reunions are different; their core members are all intermediaries from various organizations, forces, and backgrounds.

Once they take action, they can quickly mobilize a fighting force without needing approval or reporting.

A few of you and a few of me, and we've got enough people.

Without intermediate procedures and procedural trials, there is no leakage of secrets and no inefficiency of bureaucratic procedures.

Once the decision to set off was made, the journey naturally began.

Rean even had time to split his forces into two groups and, taking advantage of his "absence," plant a "conspiracy" on the ground.

"Listen, the top priority is to avoid revealing your identity. Don't waste time investigating evil; it's pointless. The slave market is full of evil."

Talia donned the "Assassin's Creed" uniform once more, with a group of clumsy, burly men behind her. They were all unaccustomed to being bound by robes and bodysuits, especially having to wear cheap "one-eyed masks."

Most of them were paladins from the Weavers' Knights, and their character was trustworthy.

Most people's prejudice against paladins will immediately remove them from the list of attackers. In reality, classical paladins are unwavering in their attacks against evil, and as long as they are true to their conscience, they don't need to be too concerned about the means.

The stereotypical influence of the world actually originates from the paladins of the church. Compared with classical paladins and free paladins, they have an additional rule of "believing in God and serving God". The gods often impose restrictions on them such as "obeying procedures and laws, not lying, and fighting for faith".

This prejudice is quite useful at this time.

The fact that the righteous side would disguise themselves as cult members to carry out an attack is probably unique.

Their clothes and disguises were not fake either; in today's fighting, far too many robes and masks like these have been captured.

The robes and masks worn by most believers and lower-level members are such cheap, homemade goods. These lower-level cult members even have to provide their own equipment!

"Remember, do not use the Evil-Slaying Slash! I don't want to see any trace of Radiant Damage on the corpses of these slave traders!" Some wounds are too obvious, even unique, and must be avoided.

Seeing the burly men nodding repeatedly, Talia sighed, still unable to put her mind at ease.

She felt like a tired old hen, struggling to lead a flock of chicks all by herself, and to make matters worse, each chick was incredibly stubborn.

"But without the Demon-Slaying Slash, wouldn't we have nothing?"

Are Paladins just launchers for the Evil Slash? Outsiders might get angry if they think that, but if you actually stop them from using the Evil Slash, they'll panic on the spot.

"NO Evil-Slaying Slash! I've said it many times, whether you slash, bite, or even tear it apart with your bare hands! As long as it's not the Evil-Slaying Slash, it's fine!"

Paladins are basically organized creatures. If you see one, you can find a whole horde; if you kill one, a whole group will appear; if you wipe out a small squad, you can find an entire knightly order. Cough, I digress. In short, as soon as the Radiant damage of the Evil Slash appears, everyone will immediately target the Paladins and come after Rean and his group the next day.

Talia scanned the list one by one. It was a rare opportunity for Rean to personally entrust her with this task, and she had to get it done properly. Thinking back to Rean's hesitant expression at the time, Talia guessed that he had probably already foreseen the current situation.

"Wait, what are you laughing at?" Among a group of burly men with worried expressions, two of them could hardly suppress the corners of their mouths turning up.

She looked at them and remembered one named "Magica" and the other "Louis." What they had in common seemed to be that they were both knights of the law.
"And NO Judgment Strike! Your bleeding wounds, imbued with the power of judgment, are far more noticeable than the Evil-Slaying Slash!"

At this moment, Talia, who had almost been caught off guard by the loophole, was completely stunned.

Luckily I took another look, otherwise I would have messed things up as soon as I stepped on stage.
"Why don't we go by ourselves, sister?"

Alexiet Tarabal, also disguised as a "goddess," sighed. She had come to help, but she almost fainted from anger at the dog knights. These former slave warriors were quite normal, so why did they become so stubborn after becoming paladins? Did the paladin class have a brainwashing effect that lowered their IQ?

"But, but it's such a pity."

"Yeah, yeah, so much evil, it would be so satisfying to cut it down."

"I want to chop! I want judgment! I want the Demon-Slaying Slash!"

"Perhaps we can take the body with us."

Okay, it's not that they've become less intelligent, it's that they're addicted.

This Demon-Slaying Slash is probably really addictive, especially the feeling of dealing several times the damage to evil.
"NO Evil-Slaying Slash! Let's go!"

Talia stopped worrying. She knew that these warriors wouldn't let her down. Although they were probably three, five, or seven points weaker without the Demon-Slaying Blade, they were still quite competent warriors and could handle some of the remaining henchmen without any problem.

With himself and the goddess Alexia mixed in, their combat power should already exceed that.

There is also a quiet "little girl" in the team. Bai, who has transformed into a "half-deer", will become an undeniable symbol of the Beast Order.

The power of the deer it displays is far purer than that of most beast orders.

Several small beasts followed behind her, which were also "spoils of war" seized today and have now become puppets under her control. She planned to use them up as soon as possible, as forcibly controlling them was too mentally taxing.

"Don't worry. Sister Talia, if anything unexpected happens, just feed the corpse to the little beast. Keep the little beast's corpse; it can serve as irrefutable evidence for the Beast Order."

Although the words were quite brutal, Bai's concern and thoughtfulness made Talia feel a little more at ease.

Slave traders would be lucky to escape death even if they died ten times over; such an end was acceptable, at least they could make amends if something really happened to them.
"Snapped!"

The attack began with the launch of alchemical Molotov cocktails (sponsored by Victoria).

The attack came head-on from the massive, transformed "Great Deer Man," which roared and tore down the gates of the slave market, while "White" slept inside.

Meanwhile, Talia and Alexie, each with some knights, had already infiltrated from the side.

According to their plan, they would either steal or rob people, intending to plunder the slave market's accumulated wealth over the past decade.

The class reunion, a force that could be easily mobilized to deploy elite troops, gradually stepped onto the historical stage.

"NO Evil-Slaying Slash!"

But shortly after they broke in, Talia became numb.

She stared with the deathly gaze at the idiot who had shouted "No Evil-Slaying Slash" and then swung it, killing the villain blocking his way. She'd just said that and already forgotten—this team, could she even lead one?!
"Uh, uh, Lady Talia, I'm sorry, but I really couldn't help it. He pressed me, and I panicked. That's all I know how to do."

It's so real that it leaves you speechless.

When a threat approaches, life instinctively retaliates using its most effective attack methods.

"Snap!" The little beast pounced over and quickly cleared away the corpse.

Then some time passed.
"NO Break Evil Uh Uh Uh."

Another foul, and the little beast went up again.

"Evil-Slaying Slash!" This time, some people have already given up on themselves.

The attack wasn't over yet; the little beast had already eaten its fill.

(End of this chapter)