Chapter 492 It Rained Blood
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[Powerstone 100]
In the volcano, which had only a shallow layer of blood left, a full amount of bright red blood suddenly gushed out as if from a spring.
Archduke Reze returned to the blood while fighting.
Archduke Reze's figure disappeared into the thick blood, and the huge blood pit rolled like boiling water. Just as the "Holy Infant King" was about to enter the blood pit to continue the pursuit, Hobert withdrew the power of the "Holy Infant King."
Archduke Reze's shadow was no longer controlled by any power and jumped into the blood pit.
This angel-level battle finally came to an end.
However, this battlefield completely changed the surrounding terrain. The entire territory of Baron Eugene was basically unrecognizable, and the territories of Viscount Teuton and Baron Felix also suffered huge losses.
On the other side, Hobert also withdrew the power of the "Great Sage" and the "Bull Devil Monarch," which had sent the spoils to his side. Only two corpses, a "Devil's Heart," and a ball of slime were left where they disappeared.
Back in the real world, Bowen's Beyonder characteristics were already condensing, and the Beyonder characteristics of the "Blatherer" were converging towards one of his hands because he had shown signs of going out of control before his death.
This was about to form a Sealed Artifact!
After waiting for a few minutes, the hand condensing the Beyonder characteristics gradually lengthened and turned into an orange-red short blade.
This short blade seemed to be spreading maddening whispers to the surroundings at all times. Hobert only glanced at it and felt a stabbing pain in his head.
Judging from the looks of it, the negative effects of this Sealed Artifact should be significant. Hobert, who was in very bad condition, did not pick it up, but simply set up an altar, preparing to sacrifice it along with the "Devil's Heart" and the "Slime Ball" to the "Nation of Disorder."
While Hobert was setting up the altar, Maximilian limped over, tugged at Hobert's clothes with his horse's mouth, and then raised his mouth towards the "Devil's Heart" and the "Slime Ball."
Hobert immediately understood: "You want them?"
Maximilian nodded.
"Take them," Hobert said generously. "Consider it a reward for your help this time, but don't return to the underworld yet. I'll think of a way to remove the slime from your body later."
Both Hobert and Maximilian had slime symbolizing "corruption" on their bodies, which could not be shaken off and probably could not be washed off with ordinary water.
As for that slime ball, Hobert guessed that it was the slime representing "corruption" that the "Great Sage" had inhaled in the valley before.
For Hobert, the "Devil's Heart" could only be used to make talismans or as a sacrifice. Since Maximilian wanted it, he would let it take it.
Maximilian held both spoils in its mouth, and at the same time, Hobert had already sacrificed the short blade to the "Nation of Disorder," but there was no time to check it now. He had to return to the real world and take Bowen's body back to the battlefield just now.
The corpse of the "Whisperer," without the support of the short blade, turned into gray sand and quickly turned into powder, which was scattered on the surrounding land by a gust of wind.
Just as he was about to leave using "Travel," Hobert suddenly felt something and saw a young woman wearing a priest's robe and a hood on the mountain peak. She was looking towards the angel battlefield.
Although the two angels had left, they left behind a blood pool the size of a volcano, surrounded by a lot of black and gray slime representing "corruption."
Seeming to notice Hobert's gaze, the young woman looked at Hobert and smiled slightly.
Because she was wearing a hood, Hobert couldn't see her face clearly, but he noticed that there were symbols of the "True Creator" on her priest's robe!
It's someone from the Aurora Order!
She didn't stay long. After taking a few glances at the battlefield, she left.
At this time, Hobert didn't want to cause any more trouble. He quickly rode on Maximilian and left using "Travel."
Back at the original battlefield, the holy tree in the "Devil's" eyes was still burning, and corpses with severed ropes often fell to the ground.
Only a pile of corpses and ten masked men with uniform Loen-style clothing and defensive formations remained on the most intense battlefield just now.
They were Elliot and others. They were only considered a support force in this battle and had no intention of participating in the pursuit, so they did not participate in the pursuit operation.
Compared to Bishop Simpson and others, Elliot and other members of the Balk family had more "team battle" experience. They consciously stayed behind to finish off the enemies, helped the "Doctor" to rescue the wounded, and collected their spoils.
Hobert, riding Maximilian, stepped forward and said, "As I said before, the reward for your help this time is two copies of the 'Lawyer' Beyonder characteristics and two copies of the 'Barbarian' Beyonder characteristics."
Although the value of these four Beyonder characteristics was not very high, they were what the Balk family needed most. The key was that Hobert provided each of them with a Sealed Artifact.
This allowed their Sequence 7 to exert the effect of Sequence 6, and Sequence 6 to exert most of the effect of Sequence 5.
Elliot, holding "1-104," could even exert the effect of a Sequence 5.
It was because of these Sealed Artifacts that no one died in this battle, only some were injured, but they achieved considerable results.
Hobert checked their spoils and said, "It's useless for you to take these Beyonder characteristics back. Let me think about it. After paying you the reward, I still have 4 'Lawyer' Beyonder characteristics and 1 'Briber' Beyonder characteristic.
"How about I exchange these 5 Beyonder characteristics for your spoils?"
Elliot could make the decision on such a deal: "No problem!"
The Balk family really couldn't use this batch of Beyonder characteristics obtained in the battle. The key was that it was difficult to dispose of them in the Southern Continent, so it was better to exchange them for some Beyonder characteristics that they could use.
So Hobert exchanged 5 Beyonder characteristics of the "Lawyer" pathway for 1 "Desire Apostle," 1 "Devil," 4 "Serial Killers," and 4 "Unwinged Angel" Beyonder characteristics.
Hobert had previously asked Leonard, and the Church of the Evernight Goddess also purchased Beyonder characteristics of the "Abyss" pathway at the base price.
All seven orthodox churches actually purchased them. They would take them to try to make magical items or do some experiments.
In short, even if they were piled up there to gather dust, these Beyonder characteristics could not be allowed to recirculate into the hands of the "Blood Sanctify Sect."
"Put the Sealed Artifacts in your place first," Hobert said. "I will ask the 'Creator' to bestow upon you the Beyonder characteristics we just discussed. When the time comes, you can sacrifice the Sealed Artifacts to the 'Creator.'"
"Okay," Elliot asked, "Did the 'Creator' send an angel to help again just now?"
Although he didn't see the "Holy Infant King," he could still feel His aura from such a distance. He had felt that aura before when he fought against the "Rose School" in the Southern Continent.
"That's right," Hobert smiled weakly. "Actually, we didn't have such a plan at the beginning. At most, we only planned to invite two saints to participate in the battle."
Then he said seriously, "However, it is our duty to combat this evil force! This time, we severely taught the Blood Sanctify Sect a lesson and ended their evil rule in this land! The 'Creator' also strongly supports such a cause!"
Elliot and others were filled with enthusiasm. Although the Balk family never claimed to be righteous, who wouldn't want to stand on the side of justice?
After chatting for a few simple words, Elliot led his men away.
They came through the "Traveler's Gate," which Hobert had set up on a ship near the pier. Before Hobert joined the battle, he had used the "Nation of Disorder" to notify them of the "Creator's" identity and told them to prepare for action.
So they came from Conant City using the "Traveler's Gate," ambushed in Teuton Town, and waited for Hobert's whistle to rush to support him.
They were all willing to participate in this battle. This was an extraordinary battle initiated by the Northern Continent's "Creator's" follower. Being able to participate in the battle here would give them bragging rights when they returned.
Moreover, they were all happy to be able to help the Northern Continent's followers, as if they had value in being valued by the "Favored of the Lord."
Of course, they were even happier to get spoils.
After sending Elliot and others away, Hobert shouted to the villagers who were poking their heads out in Teuton Town: "Bring me a wooden tub for bathing!"
The villagers shrank their necks in fright, but they didn't dare to disobey and quickly found a large wooden tub and brought it over.
Hobert had them fill it with water, and then put the hand wearing the "Light Priest Ring" into the wooden tub. The water in the tub gradually became clearer.
Although it was originally clear water, it was now clearer than clear water, and it looked like it reflected colorful colors under the sunlight.
A large bucket of "Holy Water" was made in a few minutes.
Hobert took a bucket, drew a bucket of water, and said to Maximilian, "Bear with it."
"Holy Water" could wash away the slime on Maximilian's bones, but it was, after all, an undead creature, and Holy Water was also very harmful to it.
However, for Maximilian, the damage caused by "Holy Water" could be recovered, but if the slime symbolizing "corruption" was not removed quickly, Hobert was likely to summon a completely corrupted skeleton horse that would attack indiscriminately and be as evil as a wraith the next time he summoned it.
"No need for such trouble," Hant, who was on the side, stopped Hobert's actions. He said to Maximilian, "Let me try it first."
If there was another way, Maximilian certainly didn't want to take a "Holy Water bath," so it obediently let Hant put his hand on its skeleton.
Hant's silver-white light became brighter. If you ignored those eyes, he looked somewhat holy.
The slime on Maximilian's body gradually turned into a foul-smelling black liquid.
The liquid dripped on the ground, staining the ground several meters around black.
After a minute or two, the slime on Maximilian's body disappeared. It raised its head, as if to express its gratitude.
After nodding to Hobert, Maximilian ended the summons.
Hant's silver-white light only worked on undead creatures. He was powerless against the slime on Hobert's body, so he also prepared to end the summons.
Hobert said, "The spoils you need this time..."
Hant opened his arms: "This is the best spoil!"
As he spoke, he disappeared on the spot.
The surrounding villagers were terrified, but they didn't dare to leave.
Hobert took off his cloak, wrapped the Beyonder characteristics he had just exchanged from Elliot, and jumped into the bucket.
After two or three minutes, the water in the bucket turned black.
After pouring out the water, Hobert made another large bucket of "Holy Water" and went in for another bath.
It wasn't until the third time that the water was completely clear.
Coming out of the wooden tub, the tight and wrinkled feeling on his body disappeared. Although he still felt a little weak, the negative effects on his body were gone.
Finding a place to sit down, Hobert waited for Bishop Simpson and the others to return.
This time, Simpson was determined to hunt down this group of "Devils."
However, Simpson and the others had been fighting for a long time, and the first and second teams were not very cooperative, so they withdrew after chasing for more than an hour.
In the end, two "Desire Apostles," five or six "Devils," and more than twenty Beyonders of other sequences ran away.
These people all ran in separate directions. Because Simpson and the others had no plans to pursue before the battle, they did not form an effective blockade during the pursuit, which is why so many enemies escaped.
After everyone returned, they began to take care of the wounded and count the spoils.
Because this battle was essentially a cooperative effort, Hobert had to divide the spoils on the spot.
According to the previous agreement, he gave Bowen's body and Beyonder characteristics to Simpson. In return, the Church of the Earth Mother, which had contributed the most people to this battle, made concessions in the division of other spoils.
Hobert reiterated the rules for dividing the spoils of the Special Operations Department. Because Hobert provided a large number of Sealed Artifacts, blocked the first wave of enemy reinforcements on his own, and provided assistance in hunting Bohr, he alone divided nearly one-third of the spoils.
As for his contribution to the angel-level battle, Hobert did not mention it, because he did not intend to take out the Sealed Artifact formed by the "Whisperer" to participate in the division.
After dividing the spoils, Hobert said to the members of the first and second teams, "If the Beyonder characteristics you obtained are useless, you can exchange them for merit points."
He briefly explained the rules for the exchange, and several members were pleasantly surprised to find that they could use the spoils to exchange for the Beyonder characteristics they needed!
Angus calculated that the spoils in his hand could also be exchanged for about two-fifths of the Beyonder characteristics of the "Disciplinary Knight."
Everyone had decided to exchange the spoils in their hands for merit points.
Just as Hobert was about to talk about how to deal with the fallen personnel on his side, it suddenly started to rain. Everyone glanced at the sky. The dark clouds were not thick, and it shouldn't rain much, so everyone didn't plan to avoid the rain.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, Hobert suddenly saw a drop of red rain fall on Angus's face in front of him. He quickly stretched out his hand.
It really was red rain!
He smelled it in front of his nose. It was both fishy and smelly.
"Quick!" Hobert finally realized something: "Quick! Avoid the rain! Find a place to avoid the rain! Cough cough cough!"
Everyone also realized that something was wrong and went to the trees to avoid the rain!
"Go to the houses in the town!" Hobert suddenly felt a little dizzy because he was so anxious.
It wasn't that his body had become so weak after being "baptized" by the Angel Battlefield, but rather, under the influence of the "Bloody Archduke," his emotions were easily overstimulated.
Of course, as long as he wore "Farbauti's Ring," his emotional fluctuations couldn't be exploited by the "Desire Apostle," but he would experience severe discomfort.
Simpson and the others, who had fought the "Desire Apostle" for some time, would also experience similar phenomena in the next day or two due to having their emotions manipulated multiple times, but it wouldn't be as severe as Hobert's case.
Hobert realized that this blood rain was caused by the "Bloody Archduke's" descent just now. Beyonders below the demigod level would be in extremely poor condition if they were rained on, and might even suffer permanent trauma, leading to loss of control.
And if ordinary people were rained on, they would most likely turn into extremely aggressive lunatics! There was a small chance they would directly turn into mindless monsters! In short, no ordinary person could survive this blood rain.
The blood rain grew heavier and heavier. Supported by Fors and Archibald's marionette, Hobert ran towards the town.
After running a few steps, Hobert felt much better. Just as he was about to use "Travel" to take Fors away, suddenly, the rainwater that fell on the ground sprouted rapidly and actually grew into a small red grass.
And the rainwater that fell on everyone's bodies turned into red moss.
The blood rain stopped. Bishop Simpson and the others knelt on the ground in worship, loudly praising "Your Excellence."
Only then did Hobert understand that the Pope of the Church of the Earth Mother had taken action!
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