Vol 43 Chapter 35: : Duke

In front of the small building on the second floor, Kain looked around. At this time, he was suffering 20-35 soul damage per second, and this negative state called "Evil Turbidity" would determine the duration of the negative state based on the enemy's physical attributes. time.
This disgusting state will not kill anyone. The stronger the enemy is, the stronger it is. On the contrary, the weaker the enemy is, the weaker it is. No matter what kind of enemy you face, it will leave the opponent with vitality.
Kain couldn't figure out who it was that would have this ability, but compared to this, he wanted to leave here now.
Kaiin suddenly broke free from the shackles of his flesh, and after turning into a ghost king state, he was divided into countless dark soul skeletons and scattered around.
Kain turned into thousands of dark soul skeletons and scattered around, while the snow monster ran away.
At the top of the high tower half a kilometer away, Sin Yas, who was standing on the guardrail, jumped off. He was in mid-air. He turned into twisted black tentacles. In the next instant, he was near the second-story building. Returning to the original appearance, his eyes gradually became serious when he arrived here.
"vomit."
Sin Yasmin was holding his breath, but he still felt that an indescribable stench was oncoming him.
Sin Yass suddenly appeared, making the running snow monster nervous, but he could think about it again, compared to Kain, the enemy would definitely not hunt him down.
The snow monster turned his head to look, and Sin Yas, who leaped on the roof from behind, caught his eye.
Obviously, the snow monster thinks too much. First of all, Sin Yas and Kain have no grudges. Second, Su Xiao and Wood did not say that Kain must be removed before the plan began. Finally, the church slab was not in Kain’s hands. , But at the Duke's.
In this way, Kain, who is capable of over the top eighth echelon, is not the first choice for hunting down. The snow monster obviously does not understand the behavior style of his teammates. It must be unambiguous when he should be desperate, but at this time, it must be a challenge. Pinch a soft persimmon.
The two-story building crashed and shattered, causing smoke and dust everywhere, and the indescribable foul smell that permeated the surrounding area had disappeared.
Click, click~
The sound of a steady, mechanical stepping on the ground came, and a figure with red light in his eyes came out of the smoke. This person was wearing a dark golden robe. After the smoke came out, he took off the hood on his head, revealing a cause The face made up of metal mechanical components is a Duke at first glance, but some facial details have changed compared to before.
The Duke's electronic eyes scanned the surroundings and made sounds that are characteristic of the operation of precision electronic components. In the end, his eyes were locked on the top of a small church, and a figure was standing on it.
The mechanical core of the Duke’s chest was red. As the temperature increased, his dark golden robe ignited and scattered, exposing his torso. The alloy ribs were very tight. The wires, prosthetic organs, and The circulatory system is protected.
On the roof of the chapel, Su Xiao jumped off the roof, staring at the Duke who was ten meters away.
"The selected person, apart from this slate, I can't think of any other motives for you."
Part of the Duke’s alloy torso unfolded, and he took out the church slab from the inside.
"I don't want to fight with you yet. This slate, which is meaningless to me, is given to you."
As the Duke spoke, he threw out the slate in his hand.
Zheng!
The blue light flashed, the flying slate was chopped into two, and a few wisps of electric sparks fell to the ground. From the cross section, you can clearly see the electronic structure inside. This is not a church slate. It is an electromagnetic explosive bomb made in the shape of a church stone slab.
Although Su Xiao is not very good at the technology side, if it is the explosives on the technology side, it is different. As a hunter of Samsara Paradise, he may not be good at other things, but the identification of all kinds of explosives must be in the same level. top notch.
It’s not that Su Xiao has a hobby of specializing in this area, but that when he meets an opponent in the same paradise, if he is careless, the enemy may take out an explosive before death. If he is not proficient in this area, he will be bombed long ago. die.
If there is a sense of danger coming from the front, in Su Xiao’s perception, the Duke’s attack methods are sharper than those of the chant group, although they are not as abnormal as the wolf knight captain. But it's not much different.
This is very abnormal. Although the Duke's strength is not weak, he is comprehensively strong in the High Wall City, but at this time, the Duke's aura is completely different.
Su Xiao took out a test tube, held it in his hand, and crushed it. With a click, the red powder dissipated in the air while it was scattered.
"Poisonous? You want to use poison against me, it's... ridiculous."
The Duke spoke with a synthetic electronic sound, which seemed to be mocking Su Xiao, but in fact he was probing.
"Use your brain that has been replaced by the prosthetic body to think carefully about why the Duke lost to you, so thoroughly."
Su Xiao rarely spoke before the battle, not only that, he didn't even draw the sword.
In this situation, if the enemy knows Su Xiao well enough, he can only make two choices. Turn around and run, or immediately attack and kill Su Xiao. Su Xiao, who has always been silent in the battle, didn’t even draw the sword at this time, and even spoke. This in itself is something to be wary of.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the enemy on the opposite side suddenly did not speak.
"Let me change the question. Why did the Duke escape from this body? This is his body. He has transformed it for decades from a flesh and blood body to where it is now."
"you…"
As soon as the enemy on the opposite side spoke, his red electronic eyes flickered.
"Another question, with the duke's temper, why would he let off his offspring, his eldest son named Crank, what qualifications does his eldest son have against him? Even if I secretly support him, Krank is not qualified. Enemy with the duke."
When Su Xiao said these words, the opponent's body made a strange sound.
"The last question, guess what, why did I say this nonsense to you."
Su Xiao stepped forward while speaking, and drew a long knife on the way. The reason why he said this was to delay the time deliberately to let the catalyst work.
The long knife in Su Xiao's hand pierced the chest of the ‘Duke’ in a stable and indisputable posture. No, it should pierce the chest of the Iron Apostle, thus piercing his core.
"you…"
The mechanical body of the Steel Apostle made a creaking sound. He wanted to drive the body, but this alloy-based body had begun to rust, and some parts were even rusted to the weather, turning into red dusty flying.
Until the death of the Iron Apostle, he didn't want to understand. He had only been dormant for many years, but why the world had changed so much that he would close his eyes forever after a few days of waking up.
[Hint: You have killed the Iron Apostle. 】
[You get 11% of the source of the world. 】
[You get a mechanical core (half loss). 】
[You get the Steel Badge (Sinner Badge). 】
…
Seeing the last reminder, Su Xiao was puzzled. He did not expect to get the Sinner's Badge by killing the Iron Apostle.
As one of the five creators of the High Wall City and one of the twelve high-ranking members of the Old Healing Church, the Steel Apostle, why does he represent the sinner? He should represent steel or machinery.
Su Xiao has a guess that the Sinner badge is different from other badges. Other badges represent status. Holding badges means that they have been approved by the badge owner and can receive corresponding resources in the treatment center.
The Sinner badge is different, it is quite rewarding.
This is not because Su Xiao is speculating wildly. He has seen in the exchange list before, [Wolf Knight Badge] can be exchanged for wolf blood, [Hunter Badge] can be exchanged for Soul of Technique and Darkness, and [Outlier Warrior Badge] can be exchanged for away The soul blood of a group of fighters corresponds to this.
Unlike these, the Sinner badge can be exchanged for the Origin Stone and Chaos Fire. The Iron Apostle has nothing to do with the Origin Stone and Chaos Fire. This origin stone is more like a wanted reward from the old church.
From this point of view, in the old church period, the Iron Apostle was expelled from the Healing Church, and also bore the name of a sinner.
Later, when the High Wall City was established, the Iron Apostle even established the Steam Cult, which is opposed to the idea of ​​the Healing Church. If it is not the original situation, the existence of the Steam Cult is too much needed, the archbishop and the holy priest will definitely take action and try to annihilate it. .
At the end of the Age of Gods, which is the peak of the Healing Church, the Iron Apostle, as one of the twelve high-ranking members of the Healing Church, can be described as a high-power until he decides to go out independently.
In fact, this is also inevitable. The Steel Apostle has always wanted to develop towards technology. However, he is a member of the Healing Church. He has no control over how he reforms himself, but he cannot claim flesh and blood in the Healing Church, etc., to heal the stigmata of the Church. It is the body and the soul.
Others use stigmata to grow their bodies and souls. The Iron Apostle suddenly proposed the idea of ​​abandoning the body. More importantly, the Iron Apostle gave up his flesh and blood, and he asked his subordinates to do the same.
If the dead silence hadn't completely erupted at that time, and the Iron Apostle would have been cold in all likelihood, it was certain that the Iron Apostle, who had been madly transforming himself at that time, was no longer normal.
At the time of disaster, there were only five of the twelve senior members of the old church. Among them, Mrs. Snake had suffered a severe loss of combat power and was able to take on heavy responsibilities. People mention it again.
After the establishment of the High Wall City, the Steel Apostle finally established the Steam God Cult. Seeing this situation, the archbishop, the holy priest, the lady of the snake, and the old monster conspired to fool the Steel Apostle to besiege Sin God.
As a result, under the deliberate care of these four people, although the Iron Apostle did not die, the mechanical core was severely damaged, and he fell asleep since then. This made the originally abnormal thinking of the Iron Apostle even more elusive.
A few days ago, in order to find a way to save himself, the Duke implanted the mechanical core of the Iron Apostle into his body and awakened it.
Just ask, why did the Duke do this? The reason is that in the days before the "Wadi Family Incident," he often calculated with Su Xiao and also had a drink together.
If you are drinking with an alchemist in a semi-hostile situation, you must be careful, even if the Duke has undergone many transformations, most of the body is mechanical.
The problem is that alchemists also understand mechanical structures, and in many cases, they need to use alchemical compounds to soften and melt all kinds of metals.
This kind of alchemy composition is more terrifying than highly toxic to the duke, and it is useless to replace the mechanical mechanism in the body. Unless the duke can remove all the metal structures from his body at one time, this kind of alchemy with microbial characteristics The composite will continue to split.
The Duke discovered this before the entrance to Dead Silent City was opened. This old Yin Beep would naturally not wait to die, and let the risk of being killed by Su Xiao at any time, so he thought of the Steel Apostle, and deliberately The opponent's mechanical core is implanted in the body, allowing the opponent's powerful soul and consciousness to seal and "measure" the opponent's soul and consciousness.
The so-called "quantity" is the unique method of the steel apostle, which is to integrate the soul into the mechanical structure to achieve the state of immortality of the core, and he is immortal.
The development of the matter was exactly the same as the Duke had imagined. After the mechanical core was activated, the steel apostle's consciousness awakened and occupied his body.
In order to avoid the damage caused by the soul shaking the soul, the steel apostle "measured" the duke's soul into the mechanical prosthesis in his body, turned it into a "duke core", and then slowly processed it.
This is what the Duke wants to see, but it is not enough. He has the "core" and needs a carrier. This carrier must have a high degree of fit with him, and there is no alchemy compound in the body, so it is best for the body to do it. After a certain mechanical transformation.
It is obvious who this target is. It is the Duke’s eldest son, Krank. In order to make the opponent more suitable as a carrier, the father and son battle before entering the Silent City. The Duke not only intentionally allowed the opponent to survive, but also destroyed half of the opponent’s body. This part of the body had to be replaced by a mechanical prosthesis.
As a result, the immediate scene appeared. The Iron Apostle, who had fallen asleep for a long time and had a slightly confused thinking, thought that he had dealt with the Duke, but was actually calculated by the Duke, and came to Su Xiao to die for him.
It can be said that no matter whose soul consciousness is inside, as long as you dare to find Su Xiao with this body filled with alchemy compounds, the other party will undoubtedly die.
This is why, before meeting in Dead Silent City, Su Xiao did not hunt down the'Duke', it was not necessary at all. He originally wanted to cooperate with the Duke to a certain extent, but this'Duke' is becoming more and more dangerous. Where is the duke, it is clearly the steel apostle.
Su Xiao looked at the debris on the ground and picked up a church slab from inside.
At the same time, sitting on a wooden chair in a well-preserved building near the "St. Ten Church", looking at Krank thinking outside the window, the pupil of his left eye quickly tightened, and the expression on his face was distorted. He seemed to want to say something, but without making a sound, he drooped his head vigorously.
A few seconds later, ‘Krank’ raised his head again, and he looked out the window with a deep gaze.
"Krank, what's the matter with you? You look... kind of weird."
Coincidentally, she walked to the nearby Moonlight Maid and spoke.
"It's okay, it's just a little bit unsuitable for implants."
'Krank' stood up and moved his mechanical right arm. Seeing this, the Maid of Moonlight snorted and ignored the other party.
…
The battle soon subsided. Near the broken two-story building, Luge was still lying on the ground, and nearby was Wood sitting on the gravel.
Before the battle, Wood was obviously lazy. The three of the Ravens were not in the surrounding area. Before Su Xiao and Sin Yass were still wondering why Wood was willing to take the initiative to contact the Ravens with the Necronomicon. Knowing that the Ravens were not nearby, they deliberately found a legitimate reason to be lazy.
"This guy can really run."
Sin Yas, who returned, dropped a head on the ground. It was a snow monster. This guy who likes to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers and has strong survivability, today met someone who could put him to death, Sin Ya with immortal characteristics. Si, naturally knows such enemies.
"Bai Ye, have you heard of the Initial Temple? This snow monster has something to do with the Initial Temple. I seem to be'marked' by this force."
Sin Yass speaks.
"I heard it."
"What is it over there?"
"A power formed by several high-ranking evil gods."
"Oh?"
Sin Yass frowned, the high-ranking Cthulhu is not easy to provoke, but since it has been provoked, it must be eliminated by the forces behind him. This is called prejudgment to prevent retaliation.
Knowing the formal style of Sin Yass better, Su Xiao said: "They will not retaliate against you."
"How do you say this."
"The pillar gods in the initial temple were either dead or I brought them back as food."
"Ingredients?"
Sin Yass and Wood both cast their gazes, and they seemed to say: ‘You deserve it. ’
"The second slate is in hand."
Su Xiao took out the church slab he had obtained from the Steel Apostle.
"Here."
The door of a shop on the street was pushed open. It was Gulu. Seeing that the building she was in was not bad, several people walked in.
This was originally a tavern. Su Xiao and a few people were sitting around the wooden table, and Sin Yass among them said:
"The Duke's team is finished, then the Ravens or the Worm team?"
"Handle it together."
While Su Xiao was talking, he took out a gray crystal block, which made the other people sitting around vigilant.
"What are you?"
Wood asked.
"I want to summon the Necronomicon Book temporarily."
Hearing what Su Xiao said, Wood got up and walked out, inevitably showing a bit of rush in his footsteps, and said: "I'll go to the toilet."
"Ah, I am urgency too."
Sin Yass also walked outside. Seeing this, Gulu also found a reason to slip outside, but Caesar was always calm and complacent.
Before Su Xiao let the Book of the Necromancer and the Arcane Eternal Star produce cause and effect, in this matter, the Book of the Necromancer owes him once, and now it is time to repay it.
As for the Necronomicon Book, which is a "father-level" artifact, ignores this point, then there will be no such good thing as a partnership with the Cthulhu in the future.
Sure enough, not long after Su Xiaogang smashed the gray crystal block, the Book of Necromancers appeared in front of him. He folded a note and threw it to the Book of Necromancers. The strip of paper turned into ashes, and the Book of Necromancers was on the discovery. After the content, disappeared in the air.
After more than half an hour, Sin Yas, Wood, and Gulu returned, and Su Xiao began to briefly explain his plan.
The team's cleaning efficiency is too slow, and in the middle of the battle, it may cause the church slab to be damaged.
Su Xiao's plan is to use the existing two church slabs to unite the Crows and the Worm team, which means that the three teams will be combined and the four slabs will be spliced ​​together to understand the above content.
Based on what the ‘good teammate’ team did before, the Ravens and Worm would never agree to this proposal. On the contrary, what if the Duke team was replaced?
You know, the Duke team was prepared in this way before, and they have successfully united the Ravens and reached preliminary negotiations with the Worm team. The problem over there is that even if a union is reached, there is a lack of a slate. Now this problem has been resolved.
Su Xiaoneng used the ancient mask to pretend to be a duke, and then put on a deer grid. Only two people can represent the duke team.
Regarding the meeting with the Crows’ ‘Krank’, if the opponent has been replaced by the Duke’s consciousness, that’s okay. The Duke will not stand up, let alone expose Su Xiao’s disguise, unless he wants to die.
"Luge, are you willing to cooperate with us."
Su Xiao looked at Luge who was and leaned against the wall.
"impossible."
Luge also has a temper. He was caught last time and attacked again this time.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak, and took out three "thorns of kindness."
"Brother, I was joking with you, why are you taking it seriously."
Lu Ge decisively subdued, he heard the snow monster describe the feeling of being stabbed by this thing.
Su Xiao took out the ancient mask and put it on his face, with scarlet tentacles clinging to his clothes. In a flash, he disguised himself as a duke wearing a dark golden robe.
What happened after that was simple, it was still Caesars and Wood's ability to coordinate with each other to locate the Ravens and Worm.
The first to be located was the Crows. Su Xiao took out a capsule and threw it to Luge. After Luge took it, he threw it in his mouth without hesitation.
He has been in this kind of trick once. That time was in the tree-born world. He ate a "poison" given by Su Xiao. Until he returned to the Apocalypse Paradise, he was afraid of the poison. As a result, he went back. After repeated inspections, I found that I was taking vitamins.
Luge's thinking at this time is that as long as there is a chance, he will not be worried about vitamins.
"You don't have much time, about 5 hours."
While Su Xiao was talking, he took out a capsule that was the same as the capsule that Cai Luge swallowed, and threw it out the window.
Boom!
There was a muffled sound, and a sun flame burst out. The capsule contained ordinary liquid Apollo. It was actually not serious if it was blown up by this thing. The problem is that if this thing explodes in the chest, it is another one. Going on.
"Go and inform the three of the Crows. Three hours later, they will meet in front of the stele in Wolf Tomb."
Hearing what Su Xiao said, Lu Ge hurried to the door without saying a word.
"Bai Ye, can't he spit out that capsule?"
Sin Yas opened his mouth, very interested in this capsule.
"Will not."
Su Xiao took out another capsule and smashed the crispy water-soluble capsule with a snap. Even if Luge took out his stomach, he couldn’t find the explosive capsule, because he swallowed not the explosive capsule, but the crispy water-soluble capsule. , It dissolves as soon as it reaches his stomach.
After more than 40 minutes, Luge returned. From his slightly panting appearance, it can be seen that he was rushing at full speed and encountered the dead.
"Go here to inform the Worm team and meet at Wolf Tomb."
Su Xiao took out a church slab and continued: "Give this slab to Worm and tell him that this is the duke's sincerity."
"good."
Luge took the slate and left. Seeing this, Su Xiao walked alone in the direction of Wolf Tomb. He is now pretending to be the Duke. Naturally, he can't be with Sin Yas and Wood, but can only bring Bobo Wang who is integrated into the environment.
Two hours later, in the area surrounded by the circular bone wall in the wolf mound area, Su Xiao was in the deadly battle with the wolf knight captain.
Su Xiao was sitting in front of a stone monument a few meters high. He opened his eyes and looked at the three people walking in front of him. They were the Crow Girl, the Moonlight Maid, and Krank.
Su Xiao and Krank looked at each other. Krank, no, this is already the Duke. Krank may not be dead yet, but he is no longer the leader of this body.
The brilliance in the Duke's eyes was fleeting, he looked at the person pretending to be himself in front of the stele, and after having a general guess in his heart, he decided to wait and see what happened.
Su Xiao was also looking at the Duke, as he had guessed before, the Duke did not reveal that someone pretended to be him.
"Duke, have you found the last slab?"
It was the crow girl who was talking, and she was holding a church slab in her hand.
"Yes, he found it."
Five figures wearing white robes and loose hoods walked up, headed by Stigma Teacher Worm. His sharp gaze inevitably made people feel aggressive.
After the stigmata teacher Worm arrived, he took out the two church slabs without talking nonsense. UU reading www.uukanshu.com seemed sincere, but in fact, he had already explained that when the four slabs were completely spliced, he immediately started to do it, no matter what Whether it is the stigmata above or the imprint of the gods, it is impossible to re-engrave it. Only by mastering a complete church slate can you master these, so there is no possibility of sharing.
The 10 people present faintly formed a circle.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get started."
Stigma teacher Worm threw out the two slates in her hand. Seeing this, the crow girl looked at the moonlight maid on the side, and the moonlight maid nodded, meaning that although it was her thing, the crow girl had the final say.
The crow girl threw out the slate in her hand, so that everyone's eyes were focused on Su Xiao who was disguised as a duke.
Su Xiao throws the slate. Following his action, Stigma Teacher Worm yelled, "Do it!"
A gray light flashed, and before everyone in the room had time to take action, the Necronomicon Book appeared, and the translucent tentacles protruding from its interior, entangled the four church slabs, gathered them together, and finally, the Necronomicon Book faded and disappeared. The body of the crow girl.
The atmosphere was almost frozen, and everyone looked at the crow girl, but what everyone didn't notice was that the four slates appeared in the golden robe behind Su Xiao, and they had been taken into the storage space by him.
Stigma Teacher Worm and the other five people are all staring at the crow girl. They are no longer looking badly, but their killing intent is skyrocketing.
"Good job, let's withdraw."
Maid Moonlight had a bit of surprise in her eyes, she really didn't know that Lady Crow had such a plan.
Not to mention that the Maid of Moonlight doesn't know, even the Crow Woman herself doesn't know, she wants to know at this moment, where are the four church slabs? Somehow, in this bewildering situation, she felt deja vu, a feeling of being calculated, uncontrollably rushing to her heart.