jdhmnovel Chapter 120 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (6)
Chapter 120 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (6)
Having just endured a difficult prayer time, Fran noticed the red marks on his neck as soon as he stepped outside: "Godfather, what happened to you?" Fran pointed to his neck.
Shi Qi subconsciously touched the spot where the God of Light had pinched him, and lied, "It's nothing, I scratched it myself, it's just a little itchy here."
Regardless of whether Fran would believe him or not, Shi Qi continued, "Let's go, let's go to training."
Fran hadn't figured it out yet, and subconsciously followed Shi Qi. But after only a few steps, he was hurriedly stopped by the believers: "Your Holiness, a huge area of defilement has appeared on the outskirts of the imperial capital. The king has already sent a large number of knights there. Are you going there in person now?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qi nodded solemnly: "Have the carriage prepared, I will depart immediately."
Since Ister usually brought Fran along, ostensibly for study purposes, Fran naturally followed Shi Qi on the journey. Shi Qi, of course, wouldn't refuse, since without Fran present, his power of light was even less than that of many believers.
Shi Qi didn't tell Fran that he had almost exhausted his power of light right now, since Fran's feelings for him weren't high yet, and he might hold a grudge and betray him because of this.
Upon arriving at the contaminated site, one immediately sensed the pervasive deathly aura in the air.
Fran got out of the car before him, then reached out his hand to Shi Qi, who took his hand and walked down. There was really no other way; the Pope's robes were just too loose and inconvenient. He could easily trip over his own clothes if he wasn't careful. In public, he had no choice but to wear these robes to show his authority as Pope.
Upon seeing Shi Qi alight from the carriage, the knight commander sent by the king came forward to greet him: "Your Majesty, you have finally arrived. This time, the defiled land is truly difficult to remove, so we had no choice but to invite you here. Please forgive us."
Shi Qi shook his head. He knew this knight commander because the original owner had cooperated with him more than once. It seemed that he was indeed a capable person: "It's alright. It is my responsibility to purify the defiled land for the empire... Has the knight commander found the core of this defiled land?"
As everyone knows, only by purifying the core of a contaminated land, combined with the Knights' exorcism of evil spirits, can a contaminated land be completely eradicated. This core is essentially a life-restoring device for the contaminated land; as long as it remains unpurified, the evil spirits within will maintain a continuous source of vitality.
The knight commander nodded: "We've found it, but there are many evil creatures there. Let me lead a group to escort you there."
Shi Qi did not shirk his responsibility. After all, in everyone's eyes, although Pope Ister possessed powerful light energy, he had little ability to protect himself. This was why the original owner wanted to cooperate with the Empire, because he was basically unable to clean up a defiled area on his own.
Although Shi Qi's combat power is now off the charts, he should continue to pretend until his life is in danger.
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As the cultists had reported, this was indeed a massive contaminated area. Not only was the outer perimeter far from the core, but the number of evil creatures was also exceptionally high. These evil creatures were all filled with deathly aura. Before seeing any humans, they wandered around like zombies. But as soon as they sensed someone approaching, they would suddenly become energetic and rush towards the person.
It must be said that the knight commander's strength was indeed superb. Under his and the other knights' protection, the evil creature did not even manage to touch the hem of Shi Qi's or Fran's clothes.
After a long while, the two were finally brought to the core location. The knight commander pointed to a withered tree in front of them: "The core is hidden in this tree. My men searched for a long time before they found its location."
Shi Qi walked forward and saw a place on the withered tree that had been cut open by something, inside which was a crystal that emitted bursts of black energy, which was the core of this contaminated land.
Seeing this, Shi Qi did not hesitate at all and placed his hand on it. It was quite amazing that as long as Fran was close to him, he could directly draw on the power of light from him. It was really convenient. Shi Qi thought that it was probably because Fran's power of light was so strong that it was overflowing.
As soon as the core was touched, the nearby evil creatures rushed towards it in a frenzy, as if their home had been raided.
Seeing this, the Knight Commander quickly led his knights forward to fight: "Leave this to us, Your Majesty, you can focus on purifying the core!" They were used to this kind of situation, but this time the contaminated area was much larger, making it much more troublesome.
Without getting distracted, the light gradually intensified when my hand touched the core. I could even clearly see the black on the core slowly fading away, replaced by a clear, translucent white.
Whether it was because Fran's power was too great, or because purifying the defiled land was too easy for the original body, the purification ended quickly.
The moment the purification was complete, the previously frenzied evil creatures suddenly lost their momentum and seemed to weaken instantly. Seeing that the evil creatures' momentum had waned, the knights pressed their advantage and quickly slaughtered all the surrounding evil creatures, leaving none alive.
Fran's favorability +5
Shi Qi turned his head and saw Fran looking at him with admiration: "Godfather, when will I be as good as you?"
Shi Qi: "Soon... Your power of light is very strong, and I believe you will soon achieve what I have."
Fran nodded, then yawned: "Godfather, but I'm still inevitably affected by the defilement. I'm already tired after just a short while here..." He lowered his head in shame as he spoke.
Shi Qi: "..." He knew that this was all the original owner's lie to deceive Fran. In fact, Fran felt tired because the original owner had borrowed his power of light.
However, he could only continue speaking along the lines of the original owner: "I was in the same situation when I first entered the defiled land, and my situation was even worse than yours. So don't be discouraged, things will get better."
Fran nodded upon hearing this, without doubting Shi Qi's words at all.
Upon returning to the edge of the purified contaminated land, Shi Qi informed the Knight Commander and then took Fran in a carriage towards the Holy See.
Perhaps because the contaminated area being cleaned was indeed too large, Fran had already fallen asleep in the carriage before they had even traveled halfway.
Seeing this golden opportunity, Shi Qi casually sat down next to Fran, and was about to reach out to tug at his shoulder when a cold voice rang out...
"What are you trying to do?" The God of Light's voice was extremely cold.