Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 148 The devil has fallen, what a tragedy!

The three demons did not depart peacefully.

As it turns out, Jacob's "spirit possession" was not as effective as a real god.

Although this god was only a demigod with few followers.

In terms of numerical values, even a few monsters with stat-boosting abilities are no match for Justina.

This was the first time Jia Xiu had ever seen someone, well, a half-human, wielding what appeared to be a basic sword, creating an effect similar to a dimensional slash.

Justina's longsword left a distorted, spatial-twisting mark as it slashed, smoothly slicing through the demon.

Slaying demons across dimensions—that fits his worldview perfectly!

The Radiant Knight's elegant, fluid, swift, and concise demon-slaying performance earned unanimous approval from the other three big shots present.

This strength either possesses a touch of divinity or belongs to a relatively high-level legend among legends.

The concept of "legend" is a threshold; there's a very long road ahead. It doesn't mean you've reached the end here. Sometimes, the gap between legends is greater than that between ordinary people and near-legends.

"you are……"

Marcus Aurelius had no idea when such a master had appeared on the continent.

He knew nothing about religion or deities.

Even the God of Magic, who is in charge of magic, cannot be considered a believer. The attitude towards Him is more like that of a spellcaster whose skill level far surpasses that of oneself, but not something sacred and inviolable.

This is also the general attitude of spellcasters, especially mages, towards deities.

It is precisely because of this attitude that the group that has historically attempted to ascend to godhood the most times is the mage, who has also attempted to obtain the divine spark, that is, to be promoted to godhood the most.

Often, the entire grand undertaking and the attempt to ascend to godhood can be combined into one event.

While spellcasters bring the greatest productivity gains to all races, they also bring the most disasters.

As a result, the sorcerers in various folk tales are often portrayed as having a mix of good and evil.

The store manager, Taco, wasn't entirely clear about Justina's identity either.

However, it was the longest-lived, most knowledgeable, and most engrossed in chatting with all sorts of people, brass dragon Shiloshak, who noticed something amiss.

"You are, you are, you are that..."

Justina's lips were a little hard to suppress.

Has she become so famous that people can recognize her even when she's not wearing the Glorious Knight armor?

It's unlikely that she'll need shapeshifting to walk the world again soon.

Otherwise, as soon as she is recognized, countless believers will surround her and rush to pray for her.

Justina was completely absorbed in her most fantastical world.

Then a single sentence from Siloshak shattered her illusions.

"You're the one who whistles!"

The brass dragon, who was used to being a chatterbox, didn't hold back his words. The key was that he realized that although this demigod was more powerful than him, he wasn't powerful enough to crush him.

When it comes to whistling, Taco, who watched the game, also remembered it.

"Oh, so it's the Radiant Knight."

Upon hearing this, Jacob, who was still lying on the ground, began to protest vehemently.

"Hmm...hmm! (Blasphemy!)"

Marcus Aurelius was still confused.

Justina's expression froze.

The mere mention of whistling immediately brings her to mind. Oh no, she's probably stuck with this reputation forever. Is her divine career destined to be associated with this kind of joke?

Her gaze swept towards Jia Xiu.

A communication technique.

"It's all your fault. I'm going to become a comedy god from now on."

Jia Xiu looked completely innocent.

"Since you approved this joke, let's talk about whether it increased faith or not."

Justina frowned; she realized she couldn't win an argument with Jassi.

Although it doesn't feel quite right to have faith this way, she hasn't done anything wrong to have faith, so it's really appealing.

Seeing that Justina was temporarily caught up in the situation and stopped pursuing it, Jassiu seized the opportunity to change the subject.

"Um, are those devils dead?"

"not yet."

Justina replied, "High-level demons have incredibly strong vitality. In this situation, they've only temporarily lost their ability to move. My sword strikes weren't imbued with holy light either. If they fight back, they'll be bouncing around again in a little while."

Even in this state, there's still a chance to survive if we fight it out.

Only after confirming that they were unable to move did Jia Xiu dare to approach and observe them up close.

Then they discovered that he really wasn't dead; even on his split head, his eyeballs could still move.

Compared to low-level demons that turn to ash when cleaved, it is far superior.

From this perspective, does humanity actually not possess the most efficient way to deal with demons? Holy Light only has a suppressive effect. Logically, there should be a fatal weakness, otherwise demons wouldn't be "perfect creatures," and it would only be a matter of time before they dragged down all the countries on the continent.

"How many times would they have to be cut up before they die?"

"It would be at least twice as broken as this, and all the vital organs would have to be destroyed."

Jia Xiu scratched his chin. At his current level, researching more efficient ways to kill demons was a long way off.

None of his spells could break through his defenses.

"Shouldn't we finish him off?"

Jia Xiu still couldn't let go of his obsession with finishing off enemies, and even with four high-level combatants on his side, he was still worried.

It's painful to watch if they're not completely dead.

"No need. Our current method of dealing with high-ranking demons is to restrict their spellcasting and combat abilities, then seal and store them in a state where they are neither dead nor able to move, so that they cannot be resurrected in hell."

Aurelius, who had extensive experience fighting demons, explained: "This is based on experience gained during the last large-scale war with the demons. The number of demons that can be promoted is likely limited. The reason is still uncertain, but after sealing away some high-ranking demons, the number of them appearing on the battlefield has indeed decreased. They also cannot immediately promote low-ranking demons to replenish their combat power. Therefore, Your Excellency the Radiant Knight's handling of the situation is very professional."

This was the first time Jia Xiu had heard of this.

"Several demons have already died here, and they might be resurrected in hell soon."

"It's alright. We can just kill the low-level demons. Sealing demons safely is a very complicated matter that requires a specialized team. We can't seal all the demons at once."

Essentially, it's a problem of insufficient manpower and resources, a common challenge in war: not enough money to burn.

However, Jia Xiu felt that saying war is expensive was an insult to war.

"Burning" money doesn't happen that quickly.

"understood."

Jia Xiu looked at the demon fragments scattered on the ground.

Is there any way to get something back from the devil?

He noticed puddles of thick demon blood on the ground, with a pungent smell, bubbling away.

To be honest, it looks like it would grow mold.

Can demon blood burn?

he asked curiously.

“It is possible,” Marcus Aurelius, who was most knowledgeable about fire, replied. “You want to use demon blood as fuel? Someone has thought of that before. It’s completely unusable. First of all, it’s hard to ignite. After a lot of effort, it produces a lot of smoke, and that smoke is poisonous. It also doesn’t burn for long. It’s not even as good as coal, and it’s not even as good as burning firewood directly.”

It sounds more like oil now.

However, it shouldn't be directly equivalent to oil, since I don't remember oil being corrosive, and devil's blood corroding plants.

But what if it could be processed and used as fuel?

Although this "processing" may be a very complex matter that requires a lot of advanced technology.

Jia Xiu noted this down. He wasn't a professional in fuel energy, but he had the Jia Xiu School of Thought. Once the school expanded, he could arrange for someone with a relevant expertise to research this.

If it succeeds, perhaps in the future, the relationship between countries and demons will develop into an organized process of cultivating demons to produce blood, with demons being so numerous that they are even fought over.

After examining these high-level demons, Jia Xiu didn't forget the ones who had ambushed him at the beginning.

Of course, only the Bone Demon remained, with most of its bones broken except for one strange little bone that remained intact.

John, who had localized bleeding.

Why did you tie me up?

"Humph!"

John looked determined to resist to the death; after all, things had come to this point, and death was no big deal to him.

Before the ambush, Jia Xiu was merely an obsession.

After the operation failed, Jia Xiu had become his greatest enemy.

The shadow it cast on him was one he would never forget.

The tearing pain, and the humiliation that went far beyond the pain!
Taking revenge on Jia Xiu will be his only and final goal in this life!

"Is there something wrong with the mimic you gave me?"

"cut."

John was outwardly unconvinced, but inwardly he felt wronged.

How dare Jia Xiu ask? He tore up the contract between the ghost and the treasure chest monster, and now he's pretending not to know.

Keep acting!
John chose to remain silent.

Unfortunately, this is a world with magic, so keeping your mouth shut is useless.

"Let me do it."

Perhaps it was Shilosak, who possessed the most magical abilities here, who stepped forward. His long lifespan was truly useful; he could indeed learn a great deal.

He was quite skilled in the magic of exploring thoughts and memories.

I initially learned it mainly to deal with those cunning people who were unwilling to tell the truth and used fabricated stories to obtain his treasure trove of artifacts.

Everyone who deceives him by presenting a fabricated story as their own experience will be punished by him.

He loved making up stories so much that he would make up one story a day, and he wouldn't be allowed to leave until he had made up a thousand and one.

Siloshak cast a spell on John.

A magical force, like silk threads, penetrated John's brain.

"Um, he hates you."

"Understandable."

"The reason the devil wants you is because they believe your soul is incredibly sinful, and sinful souls are the most precious hard currency in hell."

"I don't understand!"

Jia Xiu expressed his firm opposition.

"Understandable."

This was said by Justina, who was there to listen in.

Although it was wrong for a goddess of the Holy Light Church to do this, she did indeed resonate with a devil.

Jashu wanted to protest, but he couldn't find an effective way to do so, so he decided to come up with a few more Radiant Knight Hell jokes.

"That mimic has a ghost inside," Shiloshak continued.

"ghost!"

"Originally, I wanted to seduce you into depravity, but for some reason the contract broke down. Now I'm determined to follow you. He calls it abandoning darkness for even greater darkness."

"..."

Jia Xiu declined to comment on this.

"Hey, there's also a part about how he felt when the Bone Demon stabbed him."

"I suggest we don't read it."

"It's okay, I want to see it. It's such a rare experience. I've never seen anything like it in all my years."

Silosak was in high spirits.

They explored with even greater enthusiasm.

Never underestimate the curiosity and thirst for knowledge of a brass dragon!
"Hiss—Eh? Ouch! Oh..."

Shilosak let out a series of strange cries.

Jia Xiu seriously suspected that the unserious old dragon had taken on the role. After the strange cry, Xiloshak became serious, "What an interesting mentality, I've never seen it before... He is in pain, feeling very uncomfortable and humiliated, but... he also feels a bit of pleasure. However, he is unwilling to admit it, so he is very conflicted. Under this conflict, he begins to doubt himself, which makes him even more miserable."

"Wow."

Jia Xiu stood in awe.

John buried his head in despair, filled with regret, deep regret for his mistake of bumping into Jasmine.

It would be better to die, not the kind of death where you die in this world and then are resurrected in hell.

It's the kind of death that's completely beyond saving.

Siloshak added, "Well, now he hates you even more, and he'll do anything to get revenge on you."

"I think you should bear some responsibility."

Jasper was certain that it was this brain reading from the brass dragon that caused John's mentality to explode even more.

"I've let him down, and he hates me now."

"I think we should just not send him back to hell. It's only a matter of how much it costs to seal up a low-level demon. If you can afford it, I'll just cover the cost."

Not leaving yourself any risks is a consistent virtue of Jia Xiu.

Even if the other party is just an ordinary lust demon.

"It's not too expensive, you can afford it, but right now he hates you to an extreme degree, and he's also a little afraid of you. It's amazing, this is one of the top few instances of hatred I've ever encountered in my life."

"A duel! I challenge you to a duel!"

John shouted at the top of his lungs.

"If you are an upright and dignified person, then fight me! Coward!"

Jia Xiu remained completely unmoved.

"You can't think of me as a sinful soul on the one hand, and demand that I be upright on the other; that's a contradiction."

John couldn't catch his breath and passed out.

However, thanks to the devil's vitality, he only fainted and didn't die.

This leaves ample room for maneuver in the sealing process.

After resolving all of this, the group prepared to return to Celdarian.

This place is actually not far from the Elf Holy Land, only a dozen kilometers away.

The city was clearing out the remaining roaming demons, and after the arrival of several battle groups, teleportation was completely banned throughout the city and several kilometers of its outskirts to ensure the demons couldn't escape.

Extremely wide-range restriction spellcasting, the signature skill of the Spellcasters' Guild.

Unless Justina performs that sword-splitting-space-opening act again, there's a risk that she might also damage a part of the forbidden spell.

Therefore, this group could only wander back.

Siloshak then demonstrated his strengths.

He transformed directly into dragon form and generously carried them back home, with no principle against anyone riding on his back.

Jia Xiu's first experience riding on the back of a dragon.

Honestly, I feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.

The dragon scales are incredibly hard.

On the dragon's back, the Taco store manager explained what was going on.

Even when the Five Universities Tournament was still in the planning stages, Nicole was certain that something big would happen during the tournament, and that Jassi might be in danger, though at the time it was unclear what it was.

Afterwards, the Adventurers' Guild took on the task of verifying Nico's prophecy.

Eventually, traces of demonic infiltration were discovered in Theldarion, confirming the possibility of a demonic infiltration.

After much discussion, it was finally decided not to stop the intrusion, but to let it in and fight.

The Iris Kingdom, the Ukmark Empire, the Elf Valley, the Holy Light Church, the Spellcaster's Guild, and the Adventurer's Guild all directly participated in the operation.

The Dwarven Alliance was originally going to get involved as well.

However, after hearing that the plan was to seal off the entire city with a crystal barrier to minimize the damage to the elven holy land, they were greatly disappointed and withdrew from direct action, opting instead to provide only funds and supplies.

"Did the dean directly predict that something bad was going to happen?" Jia Xiu asked curiously.

If the divination mage has such a huge advantage, then wouldn't the demons be asking for trouble by launching an invasion?

"I don't know. It's classified as top secret. I'm not a core member of the association and I left many years ago. Even if I know, I can't say. But I heard it wasn't a direct prediction that something bad was going to happen."

"strong."

Jia Xiu simply couldn't figure out how the dean had done it.

Prophecy is currently a blind spot in his knowledge. He knows a little bit about the spells of the prophecy school, but he has absolutely no knowledge of directly predicting the future.

Jia Xiu adjusted his sitting posture, moving his buttocks, which had been so painful from the pressure that they were almost numb.

Thankfully, the distance is so short that it doesn't take long to fly.

Otherwise, we'd have to find his memories of taking a two-day, two-night hard-seat train ride back then.

Hey, speaking of memories.

Why do I feel like I've forgotten something?
There's something important, but I can't quite remember what it is. What did I forget...?

"Son!"

Jia Xiu suddenly shouted.

"Our Son Jacob is still lying there; we forgot to bring him along!"

When Shilosak returned, the Son had burned out, leaving only white ash.

Literally, only white gray remains.

Where he had been lying, all that remained was a bling-bling, glittering white powder that faintly shone with holy light.

"It's not a big problem."

Justina, an insider at the Holy Light Vatican, said this.

"This isn't a big problem?"

Jia Xiu didn't know what constituted a major problem.

"Borrowing power from the Holy Light beyond the body's limits will result in this. Once the power is used up, the body will collapse on its own. Truly worthy of being called the Holy Son. I couldn't borrow this much power back then."

Justina explained calmly.

"Anyway, the complete resurrection spell can bring someone back to life without a body, but do you want to collect all this ashes?"

"Huh?" Jia Xiu looked puzzled. "You don't mean this ash can be used as medicine or something, do you?"

A series of unorthodox medicinal herbs suddenly flooded his mind.

"No, but the embers left behind after the Holy Son borrowed power from the Holy Light and collapsed should be considered a holy relic. I'm not too sure though, there are too many Vatican texts, and I haven't memorized them all, but that's how I remember it."

The demigods of the Papacy did not memorize the Papacy's scriptures.

It's rather reasonable that this happened to Justina.

Jia Xiu initially thought it best to let it go; Jacob wasn't going to die, and what kind of behavior would it be to collect his "ashes"?

However, Justina continued, "Many wealthy believers in the Vatican would probably like to acquire this item; relics of any rank are considered rare."

Jia Xiu's ears twitched.

“I guess at the very least, at the very least, it should be enough to cover the money you sealed up for John to spend.”

Jia Xiu started looking for his pocket.

"I'm sorry..."

……

Meanwhile, in Theldarion, the battle between various forces and the demons continues.

It's not really a battle; it's more like a cleanup of the last remaining demons.

A spirit, a spirit named Bubu, is wandering the streets and alleys of the elven holy land.

Bubu is very happy now; it has found what it considers to be the most chivalrous thing it has done since becoming a knight's squire.

Defeat the devil and protect the city.

The only problem is that there aren't enough devils to go around right now.

There were too many warbands coming, while there were only a few thousand devils. Except for the very beginning, the devils were hiding everywhere, and the warbands were searching for them.

Bubu was eager to add more impressive battle records to his knight squire resume.

So it ran very fast in the alley.

It was absolutely certain that a demon was hiding in this area.

Because it had seen a demon covered in chains and wearing a hood rushing in and not coming out.

In a corner that Bubu hadn't yet searched, a Chain Demon and a Horned Demon were concealing their presence.

They no longer care about the dignity of the devil; they only care about finding a place where no one will find them, and whether they can commit suicide to send themselves back to hell.

The higher the level of the demon, the more complicated suicide becomes, and it may take some time.

If he didn't finish killing during his suicide attempt and someone saw him, he probably wouldn't be able to go back.

Even if Chain Demons and Horned Demons aren't permanently sealed away, they'll probably still undergo some extreme and torturous experiments.

They saw the people of the Ukmak Empire.

Although all the countries on the continent are hostile to the devil, the Ukmark Empire is definitely the most hostile one.

Before the devil rises from hell, squeezing out every last bit of value is the Ukmak people's principle towards the devil.

Now, even the Ukmak people in the city are starting to stop people from other countries from going too far and killing the devil in one fell swoop.

Just as the two devils dared not even breathe, suddenly, a small figure drew closer and closer.

It's over, it seems like it's only a matter of time before they find out.

In a moment of quick thinking, the Horned Demon kicked the Chain Demon, who was of a lower level than itself, away.

Decoy!
Let's first observe what tricks this little guy has up his sleeve.

The Horned Demon knew very well that after the Crystal Barrier appeared, none of those who could move around outside were weak.

Chain Demon stumbled and appeared in front of Bubu.

He swallowed.

"You, go away, I don't want to hurt you."

After saying that, I immediately felt like there was something wrong with my head. Was this something a devil should say?
But when I saw this little thing, I couldn't help myself.

"Demon! Draw your sword!"

Without hesitation, Bubu pulled out its large scissors.

"Pfft."

Chain Demon laughed.

"Go home already. You think you can hurt me with this little thing?"

After saying that, he smacked his head and said, "Go home quickly." How could he have said something like that?

That being said, Chain Demon really didn't take Bubu seriously at all.

What use is a broken pair of scissors?

However, to his astonishment, a whole host of enchantments suddenly appeared on the broken scissors.

"Watch my swordsmanship!"

Bubu shouted loudly.

Without moving its body, the scissors flew out like a cruise missile, accurately and quickly targeting the Chain Demon.