Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1402 Demons and Pagans

From a distance, the Lipton family's manor was much larger than Mander's mansion.

As a noble family of Shemstone City hundreds of years ago, the Lipton family's background is not comparable to the wealth of a slave trader.

However, at this time, there were almost no people in the neighborhood where the Lipton family lived, which seemed inexplicably gloomy.

"It's the stance barrier. This manor is covered by protective magic."

Logatis removed the invisibility magic on everyone, looked at the deserted Lipton family mansion and said:
"Such a large coverage area should be the work of a seventh-level protection mage."

In response to this, Lin Lan said calmly:
"It could also be the barrier released by the magic scroll. There aren't that many high-level professions in Shimmering Stone City."

During the conversation, they also arrived at the main gate of the Lipton family's manor.

"We have come to this distance, but the other party has not noticed our arrival. I am afraid that the situation of the Lipton family is worse than I thought."

He said this thoughtfully, then stretched out his right hand and aimed it at the edge of the barrier.

Although he no longer has the hero skill column, his comprehension of the elements of the other world has already far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Under his command, the gray chaos elements specially used to destroy barrier-type creations slowly gathered in his palms.

But just as he was about to break the barrier, the magic barrier that was invisible to the naked eye suddenly opened a gap on its own.

The manor door, which was originally closed, slowly unlocked as if it was automatically sensed.

"It seems that the other party has finally noticed it. Let's go."

Seeing this, Lin Lan dispersed the chaos elements in his hand, and strode into the barrier field with the three ship girls and Logatis beside him.

But when he walked into the main gate of the manor, the surrounding scenery changed drastically in an instant.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, and the originally clear and bright sky outside was now covered by dark red clouds.

Compared to the extremely vigilant Logatis, Lin Lan, Marco Polo, Mogador, and the dragoons were all calm and composed.

This scale of scenery change is completely different from the mirror sea of ​​Antiks.

Under his leadership, the group walked directly to the door of the building that looked like a small castle in this eerie and strange manor.

Lin Lan played a game called "Castlevania" when he was on Blue Star, and the style of the towering mansion in the center of the manor, coupled with the gloomy environment rendering, really gave him a sense of déjà vu.

On both sides of the heavy gate stood two stone statues several meters tall with folded wings and ferocious faces like bats.

As they approached, the two devilish stone statues moved slightly, suddenly opened their eyes and looked directly at them.

"Gargoyle, kind of interesting."

There was no need for Lin Lan to take action at all, as Mogador beside him had already taken the initiative.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

As the spear and chain axe in the hands of the iris-purple-haired girl turned into afterimages, the two gargoyles were smashed into pieces before they could even spread their wings and take off.

Lin Lan had long known that the subspace demons from another world were no different from trash to his ship girls.

He gave Mogador a look of approval, ignored the numb Logatis, raised his head and said to the closed door of the mansion:
"Well, there's no need to show us this little trick. You should have seen that we are not here to fight you."

"When did the people from the Inquisition become so easy to talk to... cough cough cough..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a weak voice of an old man sounded from behind the door.

After a violent cough, the huge door finally rose slowly.

What appeared in front of Lin Lan and the accompanying ship girls was a white-haired old man who was supported by a woman with a pair of black goat horns on her head, wearing revealing and sexy clothes, and with a delicate face full of heartache.

In the hall behind these two people, there were a large number of unconscious members of the Lipton family and guards of various professions crawling in aristocratic costumes.

Many strange-looking small demons were holding potions or medical equipment in the hall, taking care of the unconscious members of the Lipton family.

"Succubus?!"

Logatis behind him saw the two people appear, pointed the tip of the trident in his hand at the woman with goat horns, and asked in a trembling voice.

This was also the first time that Lin Lan had actually seen a succubus. As a native demon race in the subspace, succubus were only female and were keen on feeding on the essence of males of all races.

"Paganism can summon demons and sign contracts with demons. Isn't it normal for succubi to appear here?
"Am I right, the head of the Lipton family, Count Janrella Lipton?

"Or should I call him something else, Plague Lord—Roman Robert?"

Lin Lan glared at Logatis, then looked at the old man who was supported by the succubus and revealed the other party's true identity.

After he said this name through the invisible breath's mind-reading technique, Marco Polo and Mogador both frowned:
"This name... Commander, this guy was not a simple person before."

Marco Polo recalled whispering in his ear:

"The Soul Melting Plague that broke out in the south of the Church more than a decade ago was spread by this guy who led the cult, causing tens of thousands of people to have their souls devoured by the plague."

Mogador also said in a serious and cold voice:

"After that, the Holy Light Church's Inquisition has been looking for him. I didn't expect that he would hide in a place like this with his family and subordinates."

Listening to his two ship girls talking about each other's past "feats", Lin Lan finally understood why there was deep sorrow in their eyes, and why these so-called pagan believers of the "Lipton" family had mental breakdowns.

The so-called soul-melting plague is actually the corrosive force of the fifth category of threatening pollution sources.

After this group of pagans were polluted and their cognition was distorted by the Category V threat, they were used as puppets to spread erosion and pollution, causing great disasters in the Teaching Country.

Judging from the time when the plague ended, it should be after the Siren came to this alien world and contained the Category V threat pollution incident.

“It seems that you have investigated very clearly…

"I am Roman, the 'Plague Lord' who once committed a grave sin."

It was not until this time that Roman, who was supported by the succubus, finally spoke in a tired voice.

He pushed away the succubus who wanted to say more, knelt on the ground in front of them, and said hoarsely as if confessing his sins:
“Although you judges may not believe it, the god we believe in is the same god of creation as the Goddess of Holy Light.

“But that god… had already been corrupted by evil demons from outside the realm thousands of years ago, and the souls of all his followers had also been distorted.

"For thousands of years, generation after generation of believers have become executioners of the evil demons from outside the domain, constantly reaping the souls and lives of their compatriots for the evil demons, and creating opportunities for the evil demons to penetrate the planes and invade again and again.

"And the gods we believe in, the demons, are not supposed to kill people like that. The demons that have descended over the past thousand years have long been controlled and corrupted by the evil demons, becoming their minions...

"It was not until yesterday that we finally woke up and realized what a tragedy we had caused..."

When Roman said this with a repentant voice, the succubus beside him had already covered her mouth with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"We are willing to accept any judgment. Since the evil demons no longer control us, it means that the gods we believe in are dead. There is no meaning for us to exist anymore."

When Roman finished speaking, the demons in the hall all knelt before them, indicating that they would not resist.

The whole hall was filled with a deadly atmosphere.

Just as Roman said, as believers of God, the corrupt gods worshipped by pagans collapsed yesterday. Under the double blow of sins committed by generations and the loss of spiritual support, they no longer have the desire to live.

The demons, as a species created by the god before he was corrupted, can no longer perceive their creator after getting rid of the erosion of cognitive knowledge.

"Commander, the god worshipped by pagans, the creator of demons... should be the corrupted goddess in the warp. Could it be that you also killed her yesterday?"

Marco Polo saw the situation develop to this point and whispered in his ear.

Marco Polo felt dazed when he thought about what the commander said yesterday after he returned that all Category V threats had been eliminated.

Although she trusted her commander from the beginning to the end, she still felt a little unbelievable when this shocking fact was laid before her.

Lin Lan nodded to Marco Polo, then looked at Roman who was kneeling on the ground and said softly:

"In fact, your god is not dead."

"?!"

His voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderclap, causing Roman and the demons in the hall to suddenly raise their heads and stare at him in a daze.

(End of this chapter)