Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 929: Holy Eagle Knights

As soon as Aiwas returned to the Temple of Silver and Tin, he and Isabel became close.

It was April 25th, exactly two months since Isabel became pregnant.

Although normally, they couldn't sleep together at this time for safety reasons...but Isabel was too clingy.

Just after their first sexual intercourse and the taste of meat, Aiwass left Avalon; and until she learned that she was pregnant, Aiwass was still hanging on the top of the giant tree of the Theocracy and fell into a deep sleep.

During this period, Isabel gradually grew into a qualified queen. But this does not mean that she has truly become a ruthless and tearless "iron-blooded queen", but that she has suppressed all her delicate and changeable emotions in her heart.

Missing, love, grievance, loneliness... When she first drank late at night, it was to meet Aiwass in her dreams. But later it became a habit - because even in dreams, she could not meet Aiwass stably.

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, is very risky. In order to eliminate the adverse effects on the fetus, Isabel needs to take extra bitter potions to maintain her health. But even so, she still can't help drinking.

If she didn't drink, one day Aiwass or Aleister might not be able to find her when they wanted to; later on, drinking really became her way to relieve loneliness.

Isabel hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol yet, but her cheeks, which were flushed all the way to her neck, looked as if she was drunk.

——Fortunately, Aiwass himself is a fifth-level healer. He has plenty of ways to eliminate the subsequent adverse effects and help Isabel truly relieve her physical discomfort.

No matter the illumination magic of the bishop level, or the rituals, potions, or alchemical mixtures, they could not really cure Isabel. But for Aiwass now, it was just a piece of cake.

That's why.

When Ligeia wagged her tail and entered the bedroom, she was so calm when she saw Aiwas and Isabel under the quilt.

"It looks like you guys had a great time."

She even had the leisure to joke, "Those girls standing guard outside are blushing!"

"They are little girls," Aiwass said calmly, "any one of them is older than you."

"Oh, that's not the way to say it. Even if you raise a dog until it's two or three years old, it can understand human language better than a four or five-year-old kid. The characteristic of short-lived breeds is precocity."

Ligeia smiled and said, "And I am that old dog - tuck in the quilt for His Majesty, so that he won't catch a cold."

Aiwass tucked in the quilt, then put on a shirt, stood up and asked, "Your Excellency the Great Arbitrator - what are you doing here?"

When he changed his address, it meant he was going to get down to business.

Ligeia was also a smart person. She naturally understood what Aiwass meant.

"Good boy!"

Ligeia exclaimed: "It's much neater than before - I just came to ask you, what are those things on your ship for?"

"Consecrated Griffin Armor," Aiwass said solemnly, "I brought back more than a thousand sets."

"what is that?"

Ligeia asked curiously.

It’s not a supporting role - she really doesn’t know as she comes from a common family.

"You must know about consecrated mercerized cotton. It is the raw material of the Theocracy's specialty stockings. The full name of holy water is also 'consecrated pure water'. This is a special processing method unique to the Theocracy."

Aiwass patiently explained: "This is the key reinforcement I brought to the Griffin Knights."

"Against demons?"

Ligeia guessed it easily.

She was a little surprised: "I thought you would dismantle the turrets on the warship and give them to the griffin... but you actually gave them armor?"

Obviously, Ligeia knew about the glorious record of the Cruel Preacher. That full-powered shot was so amazing that it shocked not only the demons, but also other human countries that witnessed it directly or indirectly.

If you ask yourself honestly, it is impossible for the armies of all countries to break through the firepower net of the "Cruel Preacher". In other words, this ship can accomplish the epic challenge of "destroying a country with a single vehicle" under extreme conditions.

And Ligeia would naturally be interested in the kind of divine device that could shoot scorching lasers over ten kilometers away as long as it was injected with magic power.

"I have also asked someone to reproduce that thing, but it cannot be considered as a replica for the Griffin Legion. Because the device must be operated by a priest at the bishop level, so it is not suitable for the Griffin Legion that is locked in the path of authoritarianism."

Aiwass explained: "The Griffin Legion will be the main force against the demons, so we must concentrate the resources of the entire church." "Why the Griffin Legion?"

Ligeia was very surprised: "What about Narcissus's mage army? And Horus's Sun Chaser Army, these are the top combat forces in frontal combat, right?"

This is not because she is afraid of fighting. It is because she knows the strengths and weaknesses of the Griffin Legion too well.

The strength of the griffin is its ability to easily exceed several times the speed of sound.

There is no need to forcefully break the sound barrier. Air resistance can even be used as a driving force for storm darlings like the griffins. Throughout the entire material world, the griffin is undoubtedly the fastest race on average.

But the griffin has no spellcasting ability and does not know divine arts. Although it can spit lightning, its power is limited - after all, there is only so much mana that can be stored, and mana involving lightning consumes extra mana.

The mild discharge of electricity was really ineffective. The speed of the thunderbolt was so fast that almost all the mana could be released instantly... This meant that the Griffin Legion was extremely lacking in the ability to fight for a long time.

To human enemies, this shortcoming is not a shortcoming.

Because they only need one attack to break the enemy's defenses and penetrate the enemy's supply. Although they can only attack once, this time is enough.

however……

"What use can a griffin have against an endless stream of demons?"

Ligeia's doubts were understandable.

And Aiwass gave a clear answer: "Because the devil is afraid of thunder."

"…Afraid of thunder? How afraid? Like werewolves are afraid of fire?"

"It's even more terrifying than that. It's like the Moon Child is afraid of dusk, the Shadow Fiend is afraid of light, and the Ghost is afraid of purification."

Aiwass explained, shaking his head.

A monster like the Moon Child that is almost impossible to kill with physical weapons actually has many weaknesses.

For example, you cannot cross flowing water, or break into someone else's house violently...

The main weakness is the power of the Dusk Path - such as freezing and petrification, which is the negation and elimination of "immortality" itself.

Secondly, as a creation of Hengwo, it is destined to lack the ability to resist the "burning state" of the continuously burning flame; as a product of the curse, its immortality will be temporarily lifted because purification can lift the curse of undeath.

But werewolves, moon children, beasts...even humans, trees, and trolls are afraid of fire because fire can leave them with injuries that are difficult to heal and cannot heal themselves.

These lives that originated from the "Creation River" all have similar underlying structures. Fire is basically a deadly weapon for most biospheres without the use of "drugs" that adapt to the path.

But this does not mean that fire can suppress their other abilities - just as when humans fight against fire, their intelligence, strength and endurance will not decrease.

...Probably not.

However, the restraint mode of lightning against demons is the type that "once it hits and breaks the defense, it will definitely cause maximum damage and it will definitely be a heavy blow."

Whether the lightning strikes a demon's weapon, solid shell, or armor, it will cause full damage - as long as it does not strike the barrier.

This is because the damage caused by natural lightning has the attribute of "punishment", and the underlying power of the devil comes from the system of major sins... As can be seen from the name, "major sins" are naturally afraid of "punishment".

"In other words, the griffins don't even need to use their full strength to cause fatal damage to demons of the same level. The only problem is... although the griffin's attack on the demon will definitely pass, the demon's attack on the griffin will also pass.

"Griffins have no resistance to curses, nor do they have holy attributes. This means that most of the demons' methods are 100% effective against griffins... Therefore, even if the griffin has the ability to absolutely restrain the demons, it cannot get close to them.

"So I prepared a large number of consecrated griffin armors - each piece was consecrated by a clergyman above the rank of archbishop through half a month of devout prayer. Curses below the fourth energy level cannot be broken at all, and curses higher than this energy level also require a considerable loss of power.

"At the same time, they will also increase the resistance of the 'holy' category. The damage of ghosts, curses, and evil categories will be greatly weakened. The knights riding on the griffins will also gain a permanent 'evil-proof' ability.

"The griffins and their knights will gain endless vitality, and can continuously heal themselves and even their allies. It's like the knights taking on the role of a paladin one level lower than themselves.

"Although the ability of 'Exorcism' to kill demons is not as strong as 'Punishment', it still has some weak restraint, and its attack range is wider."

Aiwass said slowly: "With this set of griffin armor, this is no longer the 'Griffin Legion', nor is it the 'First Legion' that could only be used for surprise attacks in the past. It is an ace legion against demons, and will even fight together with the most elite troops of the Church! Avalon's old knight tradition has been revived today...

"I named it the Holy Eagle Knights."

(End of this chapter)