The knight in the abyss

Chapter 650
After bidding farewell to the wounded, the mercenaries set off again, but compared to before, they were at the tail of the army, and they no longer had to worry about the devil's trap.Even so, everyone's heart is still quite heavy. After all, the size of the team has been reduced by one-third, and many faces that were a little familiar just now have disappeared. Even the most self-centered people will not like this Sudden change.

Also, marching behind a horde of demons isn't much fun.First of all, the ghres are really, really smelly, especially when thousands of skrews move together, the dark green mist rising from the surface of their skins will gather into a green cloud, and the smell can make people feel the smell of the previous one. Yue vomited out all the food he ate.In addition, the road conditions became extremely bad after the demon passed by. It was just like the farmland that had just been plowed. A big somersault.

But the most helpless thing is the dead bodies that appear every few hundred feet on the road.Judging from the condition of the corpse, it was not a victim of a devil's trap, but was brutally killed by other demons, and then stepped on by countless indifferent feet, and finally presented to everyone. An uncomfortable carpet of flesh and blood on the ground.

Ignoring these unpleasant sights, the march itself was quite tedious, especially for the mercenaries who had just experienced a high-intensity encounter.Also, the idea of ​​heading towards a battlefield where a lot of death is bound to happen is not an exciting idea, it weighs like a huge rock on everyone's heart.

As if guessing that the atmosphere would be dull, the devil also left some special 'surprises' for the mercenaries.After advancing for several hours, someone in the team suddenly let out a scream of fear.Lancelow turned his head and saw a group of people pointing at the rows of corpses on the side of the road in horror: those corpses were hung on street lamp-shaped pillars, their hands and feet were tied behind their backs, their eyes had been gouged out, and only two faces remained on their faces. A black blood hole, and several wounds were skillfully drawn on the body, making their death as long and painful as possible.

In front of the corpses, there were several huge signs, which were written with blackened red paint:

"Greetings from Baator Hell!"

"Brothers, are you coming?"

"This is the fate of going against Barthez!"

"Go ahead, you'll be joining them soon..."

These corpses are none other than the mercenaries who were sent out for investigation.Apparently, the sudden illusion not only blocked Lancelow's main force, but also blocked these scouts who were trying to return, and then they were caught by the devil and made into these 'Welcome Signs'.

There was a commotion from the crowd, Lancelot thought for a while, walked quickly to the corpses, blocked the curious sight of the mercenaries with his back, created a cloud of turquoise flames, and set the corpses on fire one by one.The temperature of the fire of true essence was extremely high, and almost immediately burned the corpse into a ball of fly ash, not even a bit of bone slag was left.

"It's over, let's move on." The human knight turned to the onlookers, "We will avenge them."

The mercenaries silently complied.

'What were you doing just now? Sonam's voice sounded in Lancelot's consciousness again, "The mercenaries have nothing to do with those corpses hanging there..."

'Because those people were mercenaries before, the same thing could happen to them, so they would be scared. '

'I do not understand.They're dead, and you don't change that by burning the corpses. '

’ True, but by burning the body it will give everyone the impression that the ordeal is over and it will put them in a better mood.Morale will affect combat effectiveness, you must understand this truth, General. '

'……certainly.That's why you're always paying attention to how other people feel? '

'Yes, General.Find out what others desire and what they are afraid of, reward them when they perform well, and eliminate the source of their fear, and you can win the gratitude, trust, and loyalty of your subordinates. '

'I don't need their gratitude and trust, that kind of thing is totally unreliable.If you are loyal, the threat of death is enough, why bother? '

'When the situation is urgent and you have only a small number of people to intimidate, direct threats of violence do work better, but people who are compelled by fear will not always serve you wholeheartedly.They are always on the lookout for opportunities to escape, and when the time is right, they will slip away.In my experience, when the long-term loyalty of many people is required, it is best to use the method I said, so that they will not only be more devoted, but will not abandon you when the crisis comes. '

' Interesting point of view. '

Sonam stopped talking, and Lancelot, who had no telepathic ability, lost the connection, but he knew that there was no need to worry about making the six-armed snake demon change his mind.

Although both are considered evil creatures, demons are not the same evil as devils.What drives demons to do evil is their greed, their selfishness to put themselves above all others.Every devil burns in his heart a thirst for power, and wants to be the ruler who dominates everything, and makes everyone serve him without reservation.

As for demons, they kill purely out of biological needs.The body of a demon is a tool of torture. Their skin festers, their internal organs grow tumors, and their bones seem to be eaten by countless poisonous ants. They torture the souls of sinners locked in that kind of body all the time, so they are always angry and have a bad temper. Irritability, killing and destruction are like hallucinogens, which can temporarily release them from this tragic reality.

The lower the level of demons, the more serious the situation, and even at the middle and high levels, they have already formed a ruthless character, and killing has become as natural as breathing.

However, Elotesia once told Lancelot that even the devil still has a glimmer of hope for salvation, as long as he learns how to understand the feelings of others.According to the succubus paladin, compassion is the most important cornerstone of kindness, and the premise of possessing this quality is the ability to empathize with the happiness and pain of others.

Of course, the result could be a good alignment, or a deeper evil, depending on what kind of feedback you get from others.Elotesia was very lucky. When she entered the period of 'confusion', she happened to be in a peaceful and peaceful human village in the main material plane, which helped her a lot.As for Tijana... Lancelot has gradually realized that he is only the last weight in the balance. It is probably the dwarves who have really changed the succubus lord since the birth of Shuangqiao Town.

　Thanks to Zheng'an Junyue, Karatu people, epee Wufeng 001, ukzaul, ghost whispers, _Treading Songs on the Snow_, Deep Memory 123, someone who dragged the sword of the moon to feed the cake, elendor, and several book friends who voted monthly pass!I went on a business trip again today, but I was unexpectedly able to concentrate on writing on the plane haha~
　　
　
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