0p0 Chapter 156: The Masochistic Follower of the Goddess of Pain
Chapter 156: The Masochistic Follower of the Goddess of Pain
On the south side of the Haze Forest is the passage for the human empire to enter the forest.
Although like the wasteland orcs, humans' territory is actually located to the west of the Gray Forest, but the vast tracts of land in the north are barren deserts and belong to the orcs' territory.
In the early years, orcs had a bad reputation. Not long after the end of the Orc War, robberies and looting occurred frequently.
In addition, humans actually value the area south of the Haze Forest more, so almost no humans go to the Haze Forest.
However, due to the operations since Bol took office, some caravans still go to the Gray Haze Forest to exchange salt and small goods with the druids for furs, rare woods and some mountain delicacies.
In Bohr's view at the time, the best way to prevent humans from entering the forest and causing massive destruction was to talk about trade rather than reason.
I have to say that Boll's idea is correct.
This path heading south is the trade channel with humans.
Six two-wheeled carriages were moving slowly along the path, and on each carriage hung a holy emblem - a whip with nine spikes.
On the leading carriage, the original wooden board engraved with the holy emblem was surrounded by an additional layer of gold-plated iron.
In the priestly capacity, this usually represents the person in the carriage, a high-ranking figure in the church.
Unlike the "Exile Passage" in the southwest, it takes longer to reach the Druid Station from the south. Fortunately, the caravan hired an experienced guide, otherwise these travelers would have to spend the night in the dark wilderness of the Haze Forest.
"Bard, didn't you say that the druid's base had no defenses?"
A short but extremely broad figure wearing a black cloak walked down from the first carriage.
Looking at the twenty-foot-high city wall in front of him, the man in black robe questioned the temporarily hired guide in a cold tone.
"grown ups……"
Bud, who looked honest, lowered his head, trying his best to show his respect and humility.
"The last time I passed by, this was indeed just an open space surrounded by oak trees..."
"Useless things!"
The man in black robe's words were filled with coldness and tyranny.
He waved his hand vigorously, and people wearing the same black robe got off from several other carriages and stood in a row behind the leader in black robes.
"Loviatar's favored one!
Inflict endless pain on our enemies to fulfill the will of the Goddess!
All attack the city! "
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The Third Age, also known as the Age of Man, is a very strange age.
If the First Era when dragons and giants fought for dominance over the world was full of destruction and scorched earth, and the Second Era when elves ruled the world was full of pretense and intrigue, then the Third Era when humans rose was full of weird things.
This can be seen from the functions of gods.
For example, there are three gods in charge of death, and humans on the Prime Material Plane are probably a bit picky about how they die;
For example, in the case of Beshaba, the famous goddess of misfortune, her followers take pride in suffering and spreading misfortune.
If a follower of Benshaba won the lottery one day, he would probably think that he had lost the favor of divine power and would commit suicide on the spot.
An old wizard once commented on the Third Age in this way: all suicidal behaviors that should be abandoned by living things can become reasons for becoming gods in this era.
Lovita is a strange god born in this strange era. She is called the Maiden of Pain, in charge of suffering and torture, and her believers are a group of terrible masochists.
They take pride in self-abuse and enjoy the pleasure that pain brings.
After the beginning of the Fourth Era, the followers of these Maidens of Pain became more and more active.
From the most basic enjoyment of physical torture to the highest level of mental torture, the behavior of these masochists is increasingly inconsistent with the normal biological instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.
When the first carriage with the holy emblem of Lovita appeared outside the gate of the garrison, Horn, who was on duty, gathered the defense team and began to guard on the south wall.
When the leader shouted "Everyone attack the city", the druid defense troops quickly activated the short wooden sticks in their hands.
They have practiced this action countless times. When encountering an attack, using wide-coverage spells to stop the enemy is the standard for Druid city defense.
The overwhelming green light flickered in the open space in front of the city gate. Ivan's version of [Entanglement Technique] covered the entire area in an interlaced manner, tightly binding all the living things outside the gate.
Even the carriages were brutally tied with tortoise-shell ties. The horses pulling the carriages seemed extremely resistant to this way of binding and snorted uneasily.
The guide Bud, who was carrying a long sword, had already disappeared somewhere, and his shadow could not be seen at the gate of the camp.
Just as the druids were preparing for a second round of attack, the leader in black robe snorted with disdain, and then the cloak that looked very strong was torn into strips, revealing a set of armor with spikes.
"Sisters who walk in torment! Show your strength!"
The remaining five black-robed figures shook slightly, and the black robes wrapped in armor were also torn to pieces by the spikes, and the druid's [Entanglement] was also torn to pieces.
"Impossible! No one can break free from the restrictions of the spell by force alone!"
Ryan on the city wall widened his eyes.
Unlike the impatient Il, Ryan is more stable and good at staying calm.
If his rank wasn't slightly lower, Il would definitely not be the captain.
Ryan knew very well what he needed to do. He turned around and gave an order to a guard, then turned around and continued to face the enemy below the city wall.
"This is the Druid Cult headquarters in the northern area of the Gray Haze Forest!
Who are you and why are you shouting "Attack the city" outside the city?
These four-year-old black-robed armored warriors had no intention of paying attention to Ryan's questions.
They approached in silence and drew out the huge weapons behind them - spiked meteor hammers that were nearly the size of an adult human's head.
If the city wall was made of wooden boards wrapped in hard stones, it would certainly not be a problem in the face of such an attack.
However, in order to facilitate opening and closing, the material of the city gate is just harder beech wood. If the opponent is a powerful character, the druid's city gate will probably be turned into ashes after a few hits.
"Attack spell ready!"
Ryan commanded the city defense team and took out the second small wooden stick.
This is the new equipment that Alvin gave to everyone after he learned the [Colorful Ball].
“One target for every two people!
Aim! Fire! "
As Ryan finished speaking, more than a dozen pink balls flew towards these spiky monsters and accurately hit their targets.
"what?"
The leader was hit in the face, but he just twisted his neck and moved his shoulders, as if to express that he didn't like the taste of this spell.
"What a strange spell effect...
Unfortunately, your spells are meaningless."