Blood Dragon

Chapter 180 IX Deception

This statement had a noticeable effect.The little girl looked sad for a while, although she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't continue the topic.

"And this." Ashuruffat picked up a book and placed it in front of the little girl. "check it out."

This is a book written by the church, half of which is text and half is pictures, which can be described as rich in pictures and texts.The book is an introduction to evil gods, barbarians, and demons.According to the church, the so-called evil gods are actually the strongest of the demons, who are so powerful that they cannot use their real bodies to enter this material world-this is like a cat that can enter and exit a cowpen at will, but the real It is as huge as a cow, but it is impossible to get in and out.

Ashuruffat's finger rests on a drawing of a demon.This painting is not a real portrait, but something that the artist drew casually according to his own imagination and other people's descriptions.As mentioned in the book, there are actually countless kinds of demons, with great differences in appearance, body shape, personality, and even magical abilities.But any book must admit that the power of demons far exceeds that of mortals.Only those who accept the favor of evil gods can have the ability to summon and command demons.

"This..." Ashuruffat's fingers stopped on the head of the demon in the painting.This demon has a pair of long goat horns, which looks a bit familiar. "is yours……"

The little girl suddenly remembered what happened that day.On that day, Byron launched a coup and took control of Falcon City, so the little girl could only flee in a panic.In order to break out from the heavily guarded city gate, Ashuruffat summoned a demon.

Well, no one talks about it now - if anyone remembers, he knows how to keep his mouth shut - but it doesn't mean it didn't happen.At least the little girl saw everything clearly at that time.She had clearly seen the demon summoned by Ashuruffat.

"You..." Her gaze rose all the way up her hands, and didn't stop until she reached her face.No, it's impossible, Ashuruffat is not a believer of evil gods, the little girl believes in this very much.

"I can indeed summon demons." Ashuruffat said softly. "Though I don't know why I have this."

He took out a stone with a dark green luster from his pocket.A symbol that the little girl could not understand was engraved on the stone.Apart from this symbol and color, there is absolutely nothing worth noting about this stone.It is extremely irregular as a whole, no different from the gravel that fell off the mountain, and there is no trace of artificial processing on it.

"What is this?" the little girl asked.

"Its name... should be called the Abyss Magic Stone." Ashuruffat replied. "It's..." He wanted to say something, but finally changed his mind. "It can be used to summon demons."

"Summon a demon? Use this stone?"

"Well, summon and control demons." I don't know why, when he said the word "control", Aishuruffat seemed a little lacking in confidence, and his pronunciation was very soft. "This demon has a special ability. It is omniscient... It can penetrate people's hearts and analyze lies and truth. I think the reason why I got it should be related to this ability of the devil."

Ashuruffat's tone seemed to reveal something on his mind.But the little girl didn't notice this.Her whole mind was absorbed by this particular stone.

Speaking of which, the last time Ashuruffat summoned the demon, he did indeed take out this stone.But that time the little girl didn't have the leisure to pay attention to this.However, no matter how much the little girl looked at this abyss magic stone over and over again, she couldn't see anything unusual.Apart from the special symbols and colors on this stone, there is nothing else worthy of attention.

"Is this... related to the evil god?" the little girl asked.

"I think it's okay." Ashuruffat replied cautiously. "Tomorrow is the last chance." He clenched his fists. "I'm going to use this thing to try again. At least I have to know... how big is the game set up by the other party."

……

When James came to the edge of the outpost, he felt something was wrong.

It wasn't that the order was fake - the soldier had informed General Ashuruffat to see him, and Ashurfat was indeed waiting for him here - but that there was no one else around.

As a general, commanding the army to attack the city of Fonoros, Aishuruffat can be said to hold a heavy army.Now the main force of the troops under the little queen's command is here.According to a deep-rooted custom, a general with such a status will always be accompanied by a personal guard.When James talked with Ashurfate in the big tent before, although there was no one else in the big tent, there were two guards standing at the door of the big tent.As long as the sound is slightly louder, the two guards can hear it.

But now Ashurfat is alone here.This shows that this is a secret meeting.

What did Ashurfat want to talk to him—an ordinary follower—about?James was mixed with doubts and curiosity, but also a hint of excitement.Some kind of intuition told him that Ashuruffat must have other purposes to meet him here.

"James." Ashuruffat took the initiative to greet.James hesitated a little, but walked over anyway.He has already observed the surroundings—because Fonoros City has been breached, there is no enemy here, and no one dares to approach easily, so the outer sentry towers are of little significance, and there are no soldiers stationed here.Why did Ashurfat choose to meet here?

"My lord," James said.

"Come here." Ash Rufa nodded, motioning for James to follow.The sentry tower is on a slightly higher terrain, with a depression on the side.Ashurfat was walking towards this empty depression.

James hesitated again, but finally followed.He couldn't even figure out what Ashurfat wanted to do.

"James," Ashuruffat stopped, smiling at his new follower. "I want to ask, where are Byron's two grandsons?"

"Ah... this..." James instinctively wanted to repeat the statement he had repeated many times.But before he could say "I don't know where he went in the chaos army", he noticed the subtlety in the atmosphere.He opened his mouth, but made no sound.

"Is the Lord of Deception operating behind the scenes? Who is your boss? Where was the child sent?" Ashuruffat asked.

James made a smiling face as fast as he could. "Master, do you have some misunderstanding..."

Before the words fell, he suddenly felt something was wrong.An indescribably heavy breath came from the side, and a supernatural energy, so strong that even human skin could clearly feel it, surged in the air.Right in James' line of sight, a figure slowly emerged from the originally empty air.

It was a strong and stalwart weird figure. Its body was not so tall and burly as it was stalwart. Although it was squatting at this time, it had already surpassed James' height.If it stood up straight, the top of James' head would probably only reach between its chest and belly.This height does not include the pair of huge spiral horns on its head.The lower limbs of the monster were hooves, and there was a mixture of madness and reason in the eyes. A huge evil force flowed out from the monster, directly turning the grass under his body into black.

demon!Although James had no chance to witness a demon with his own eyes, he already knew the existence of this monster from countless word of mouth and pictures in countless books!Demons are the minions of Chaos, often far above the mortal followers of the evil gods.Only those who are truly favored by the evil gods and truly blessed by chaos, such as a chaos lord, have the ability to control and dominate demons.And this kind of domination and control is also unreliable, because demons are not willing to submit to the will of mortals.Once he loses the favor of the evil god, this unlucky guy will easily become the target of the devil and be torn to pieces by this former servant.

But here...he and Ashuruffat are the only ones here.The demon appeared, and Ashuruffat's still calm expression and smiling lips clearly explained how the demon came out.

This Ashuruffat... James grasped the reality in shock.Have you always been treated like a monkey by this person?Tzeentch, this is too... outrageous.Or... His real master, Chaos Wizard Marvin, has lost the favor of God?Or is this just a foreshadowing arranged by Tzeentch?No, this Ashrufat is the general in command of the army, and it is obviously abnormal to use it as a foreshadowing... So the foreshadowing is Marvin?

He turned his gaze back to the demon that had solidified.But he couldn't tell which faction this demon belonged to.The demon's body muscles bulge, and the crazy light flashes in the eyes, which should be the characteristics of a Khorne demon, but it doesn't have the kind of red that Khorne likes on its body.The fur on it is disgustingly dirty, and the unclean smell is particularly strong, which is the characteristic of Nurgle demons, but its body is not swollen, rotten and cracked.The variation of its body is very obvious. It is very different from humans in all aspects. In addition, it can feel the flow of the wind of magic. This is the characteristic of Tzeentch's demon, but its mutation is more like a mouse than a bird. .It moves with great dexterity and agility, again characteristic of a Slaanesh demon, but its appearance is anything but beautiful.

In short, this demon is a four-faced one.In other words, James' level is not high enough to tell which evil god this demon belongs to.But at least one thing is certain, this General Ashulfat is not a stranger who knows nothing about Chaos, as he expected.Rather, it is a Chaos Lord who is favored by the gods (though it is impossible to tell which one), and has the ability to summon and dominate demons.

"You should be a servant of the Lord of Deceit, right?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Yes, my lord." James replied timidly.Although he knew that the gods had reached a certain tacit agreement, no matter which god's favorite Ashuruffat is, since he has the power to control demons, he can kill James as he pleases without worrying about any consequences— James' real master, the wizard lord Marvin, would never say a word about it.If only Marvin could have known afterwards.

Ashuruffat squinted at the demon, and by some magical connection he knew that Jaime wasn't lying.

"Where is Byron's grandson?" Ashuruffat asked.

"Sent off, my lord," James replied.He didn't dare to lie, a Chaos Lord who had the power to control demons always had a way to tell the truth from the fake. "I used the scrolls my master gave me, and they were sent to a...safe place."