Chapter 402 - Destroying the Idol Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Vincent and Dave walked into the hall together. The heavily injured seven-man team looked at the two of them warily. Some of them even reached out to grab the weapons beside them subconsciously.

They did not know the identities of Vincent and Dave, nor did they know the purpose of their visit. They did not even know what had just happened. They only knew that they had snuck into Bright Moon City to carry out a mission. They did not expect to have a battle with the monsters. They also did not expect the monsters to suddenly become their companions in the blink of an eye. Everyone was left with fear and worry in their hearts. As such, they could not believe the two strangers in front of them so easily.

Vincent sized up the injuries on the seven-man team. He frowned and said, “Your strength is not bad. Although you have not reached level 40, you are already very close.. To be able to send such a team, your statuses must be extraordinary. Can you tell us who sent you? What is your purpose here?”

The seven-man team said with unusual determination, “Don’t even think about it! You will get nothing. You can only kill us!”

Vincent only nodded slightly after hearing this. He then said to Dave, “It seems that these Dark Elves are really well-trained. I will let you practice. No matter what method you use, as long as you can get information from them, it will be fine. I will guard outside for you!”

Vincent then turned around and walked out of the hall. With the crystal spear in his left hand and the hilt of the knife in his right hand, he looked around like a guard.

Dave looked at Vincent’s back with a blank expression. He opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end. Instead, he sighed and turned his head to look at the seven Dark Elves lying on the ground.

When the seven-man team saw Dave’s gaze, they could not help but tremble and shrink their bodies.

In their eyes, Vincent and Dave were like two madmen. What did they mean by using them as practice? What did they mean when they say by using any methods?

The seven of them immediately imagined the scene of them being tortured. Pain and fear surfaced in their hearts. Dave had become their source of pain in their eyes!

Dave slowly walked up to a Dark Elf. He raised the knife in his hand and stabbed it down with all his might.

“Ah!”

The Dark Elf under Dave’s feet let out a shrill scream. His four limbs were struggling, and his screams kept echoing in the hall. It went on for more than a minute.

When the Dark Elf finally lost the strength to scream, he tried to open his eyes that were tightly shut due to fear. He was stunned to see that Dave was looking at him in astonishment. He soon realized that his six companions were also looking at him in astonishment.

“This… Eh?”

The Dark Elf was about to say something when he suddenly realized that he had not been stabbed. Dave had stabbed his blade into the floor tiles. Only then did he realize that Dave did not have the intention to kill him. When he thought about how he had screamed for nothing earlier, he felt very miserable and embarrassed!

Just as the Dark Elf was feeling extremely embarrassed, Dave suddenly squatted down and took out healing medicine and bandages from his storage ring. He helped the injured Dark Elf in front of him to bandage all the wounds on his body.

All the Dark Elves were staring at Dave with their mouths agape. Only then did they realize that Dave did not want to harm them, nor did he want to torture them. Instead, he was treating their injuries.

Dave said calmly while bandaging his wounds, “I don’t know why you came here, but the reason you ended up like this was due to the illusion array set up by my father. I’m treating your injuries not to atone for my father’s sins, but because I need you to recover your combat strength as soon as possible. I need your help to stop my father from doing anything further!”

The Dark Elf who was watching Dave bandage his wounds blurted out subconsciously, “Your father is Andre?”

Dave raised his eyebrows and looked up at the Dark Elf in front of him. He smiled and asked, “So, the purpose of your trip is my father?”

Only then did the Dark Elf realize that he had inadvertently revealed the contents of his mission. He quickly turned to look at his other companions, only to find that his other companions were also nodding silently. They had no intention of reprimanding him.

As Dave was very gentle when handling things, he instantly won the favor of all the Dark Elves. They knew that if they did not receive treatment, they would die. Dave was willing to save them. Why should they not respond to him?

The Dark Elf looked at his companions’ eyes. They looked greatly encouraged, thus, he said to Dave, “Our purpose for coming here is indeed for Andre. To be more precise, it is to investigate the purpose of Andre coming here. The person who sent us is the City Lord of Serene Spring City, Jessica!”

Dave sighed in great surprise, “She is one of the twelve apostles! Jessica is as famous as my father!”

The seven-man team nodded in unison.

Dave suddenly recalled Vincent’s previous speculations and continued to ask, “Given your strength, meeting my father is practically suicide. Why did Jessica send you here to carry out this mission?”

The Dark Elf hesitated for a moment before taking out a circular disk from his robe. He said to Dave, “City Lord Jessica is right outside of Bright Moon City. The mission she gave us was to find and confirm Andre’s whereabouts. After that, we’ll need to inform City Lord Jessica who is guarding the outer perimeter through the disk. The rest is not up to us!”

Dave nodded. He did not take the circular disk from the Dark Elves. Instead, he turned around to help the others with their wounds.

After the seven-man team was fully bandaged, Dave pulled out his weapon that was stuck in the ground. He walked to the door of the main hall and went over to Vincent’s side.

Before Dave could say anything, Vincent spoke first, “I’ve heard everything. Your way of handling things is very good. It even makes me want to praise you! Based on how you treated them, I can see how you will treat the residents of the city when you take over in the future. I believe that in time, you will become a famous City Lord!”

Dave shook his head in embarrassment and said to Vincent, “Although we have gotten the information we need, there are currently two apostles in the ruins of Bright Moon City. What should we do next?”

Vincent looked at the ruins in front of him and said softly, “Look at how quiet this place is. Andre was injured quite badly just now. He must be hiding in a corner to lick his wounds. When he recovers his strength, he will definitely make a comeback! Based on his actions of disguising himself as you and hiding beside me earlier, it is not difficult to see that he knows that the Origin Divine Earth can be found under Bright Moon City. However, he is unable to find a way in. Therefore, his only hope now is for the two of us to modify the entrance using modification authority. Therefore, as long as the two of us stay here, he will find us sooner or later!”

Dave turned to look at the seven of them behind him and asked quietly, “What should we do with the seven of them? I originally thought that we could use them as reinforcements, but when I was treating their injuries, I realized that their injuries were too severe. They are no longer able to participate in the battle!”

Vincent turned to look at the Dark Elf holding the array plate and said to him softly, “You have experienced the dangers here. You should know that the war here is no longer something that you can interfere with. So when you regain your mobility, you should leave this place as soon as possible. When you reach a safe place, remember to activate the disk and inform Jessica to come here. Also, tell her that Andre has successfully evolved into a demon and his strength is far beyond our expectations. You are no longer able to carry out your mission!”

The seven-man team, who had just escaped death, naturally knew that Vincent’s suggestion was the best way, so they nodded and agreed. However, their eyes still subconsciously turned toward Dave.

They were very curious about the young man who had just saved them. They wanted to continue speaking with him.

Vincent smiled and said, “His name is Dave! He is the future city lord of Devil Flame City. If you leave here alive and want to change your life, you can go directly to Devil Flame City!”

The seven-man team said without hesitation, “Yes, sir!”

Dave could not help but smile proudly. This was because he had finally recruited seven Dark Elves who were willing to be loyal to him through his own efforts, just like how Vincent recruited the 300 soldiers that are currently under his command.

This was a good start and it was worth celebrating for Dave. He had already proven himself to be a trustworthy and reliable individual based on his actions, which made him especially confident in taking over Devil Flame City in the future. He will definitely manage and transform Devil Flame City into a paradise one day!

“Vincent, do you know? I have never felt as proud as I am now!” sighed Dave softly.

Vincent nodded slightly and said with a smile, “This is just the beginning. I believe that one day not only will you be proud of yourself, but those who believe and are willing to follow you will also be proud of you!”

Dave could not help but look at Vincent and asked softly, “If there really is such a day, you will also be proud of me, right?”

Vincent smiled and nodded. He then said to him, “The following battle will be very dangerous. If you notice that the situation is not right, you must quickly hide in the space tunnel, understand?”

“Don’t worry, I know what my mission is. I will not die here!” said Dave seriously.

After arranging everything, the seven-man team was still resting. They had yet to regain their mobility. Therefore, they continued to stay in the hall to recuperate.

However, Vincent suddenly remembered something and raised his head to ask the seven of them, “I saw the footprints that you have left behind. The footprints were headed toward this hall. Do you have any means of locating Andre’s whereabouts?”

The seven of them shook their heads together. One of them, who seemed to be the captain, opened his mouth and said, “We do not know Andre’s whereabouts, but City Lord Jessica told us that if Andre entered Bright Moon City, then this hall is the place that we must search!”

“Oh?”

Vincent and Dave heard this and quickly looked at each other.

They believed that Jessica, who was also an apostle, would not randomly give such a vague order to her subordinates. There must be some secret in this hall that they had not yet discovered!

Vincent looked around the dilapidated hall. The murals on the walls had long been destroyed by the wind and sand. The stairs leaning on the wall of the hall had completely collapsed and had turned into a pile of gravel and yellow soil. However, since the hall was still standing strong, the upstairs must have been preserved.

Dave could not help but sigh softly, “There shouldn’t be any important information on the first floor of the hall, so if there’s any important information here, it’s either up there or down there!”

Vincent nodded and said, “Then let’s check it out, you go down and I’ll go up!”

“Alright!”

Dave agreed without any hesitation. He then use the modification authority to open the space door. He instantly disappeared from where he was.

As for Vincent, he was too lazy to care about the shocked seven-man team. He leaped and flew toward the stairway leading to the second floor.

After arriving on the second floor, Vincent could finally confirm that this building was the temple of Bright Moon City. This was because, in the middle of the hall on the second floor, there was a tall stone statue of Gajero. At the same time, the stone statue was the only thing in the entire Bright Moon City that had not turned rotten.

The reason why the entire palace had not collapsed was probably because of this statue!

Vincent frowned and slowly walked in front of the stone statue. He raised his head and carefully examined all the details on the stone statue. He could not help but sigh softly, “I really did not expect that one could be so dedicated to being a fraud! He destroyed Bright Moon City into a land of death, yet he still set up an array to maintain his stone statue until now. He simply wanted the Dark Elves to continue worshipping him as a supreme god. He really did not spare any effort to poison the Elf world!”

Vincent expressed his disdain toward the statue of Gajero while raising his crystal spear with both hands. He was preparing to destroy the statue of Gajero into pieces.

But at that moment, the statue of Gajero seemed to come to life. The eyes of the stone statue suddenly blinked and they stared at Vincent below.

When Vincent saw the scene, he was not the slightest bit afraid. This was because he knew that a stone statue that could blink was due to someone else was playing tricks. It was not the real Gajero.

Plus, Vincent was someone who had seen Gajero before. With one glance, he could tell that someone was playing tricks on him!

“Since you dare to wink at me, why don’t you dare to come out and fight with me?”

Vincent sneered disdainfully. He then shook the long spear in his hand and whipped the statue of Gajero.

“Boom!”

After a loud sound, the stone statue of Gajero instantly broke into pieces and scattered on the ground of the second floor.

At the same time, Vincent saw a circle of illusory runes lit up from under the feet of the statue, but the runes quickly dissipated with the wind.

Vincent could not help but frown slightly. If his guess was not wrong, the runes that dissipated earlier were part of the array used to strengthen the statue of Gajero. It was also the real reason why the temple had not collapsed so far.

After destroying the statue of Gajero, the array on the ground dissipated. It could no longer provide energy to strengthen the existence of the temple. However, why did the great hall under his feet not show any signs of collapsing?

Logically speaking, the great hall that stood in the center of Bright Moon City had been eroded by the wind and sand for many years. In addition, there was no longer any Origin Divine Earth underground. Everything was going to rot and wither. The moment the array was lost, the fate of the temple should have come to an end. However, at this moment, the great hall was not damaged at all, which made Vincent feel very strange!

Vincent suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly. Since the array that maintained the temple had been destroyed, but the temple had not yet collapsed, this could only mean that someone must be maintaining the great hall!

In other words, someone must have been watching Vincent destroy the statue of Gajero from the dark!

After thinking it through, Vincent once again raised the crystal spear in his hand and carefully searched every corner of the second floor.

As Vincent did not have the silent talent of the Shadow Demon Race, he could only try his best to keep the sounds of his actions down, so as to not be detected by those who were hiding here in the dark.

When Vincent walked to the back of a wall, he suddenly saw black bloodstains scattered on the ground. There was also a row of obvious and messy giant footprints.

“I’ve finally found you!”

Vincent’s lips curled into a smile as he sighed silently in his heart. The footprints in front of him definitely did not belong to the elves. The only one who could leave such footprints in Bright Moon City was Andre, who had become a demon!

In other words, after Vincent defeated Andre earlier, Andre had been hiding on the second floor of the temple. He was secretly monitoring Vincent and the others’ every move. While recuperating, he was looking for an opportunity to take revenge!

However, Andre did not expect Vincent to find something special about the main hall. He even came to the second floor to check. Thus, he could only control the statue of Gajero and fake the resurrection of the god, hoping to scare Vincent away. However, he did not expect Vincent to display his heroic feat and destroy the statue once again.

At that moment, Andre was hiding in a small cubicle. There was only a wall between him and Vincent who was guarding the door!

Vincent knew where Andre was hiding based on the footprints on the ground. However, he had been keeping silent all this time. Therefore, Andre was unable to determine what he was trying to do at this moment.

Vincent stretched out his palm quietly. Countless tiny fire lines flew out and attached themselves to the surrounding walls. They followed the cracks in the walls and soon enveloped the entire hall. They also silently enveloped the small room where Andre was hiding.

Vincent’s eyes and ears were everywhere so long there was a fire. At that moment, Vincent could observe Andre’s every move through the eyes formed by the flames.

Andre, whose ten fingers were broken, was hiding in a corner of the room. His gaze was fixed on the wall in front of him. There was fear in his eyes.

After seeing Andre’s reaction, Vincent immediately focused his vision. He held the spear in his left hand and rotated it gently. He used his right hand to push the bottom of the spear from behind him.

“Whoosh!”

The crystal spear pierced through the wall like an arrow leaving a bow. It headed straight for Andre in the other room.

“Damn it, you found me!”

Andre’s angry roar was heard from the next room.