The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 306 Ritual (Two chapters in one)

"Remember to notify them and ask them to evacuate immediately."

"Jennifer, you and Evelyn and the others should go to the Sword Bearer Division immediately. We don't know when Admiral Edward and the others will suddenly return."

"Once the situation gets bad, it will be too late to retreat."

"Well, you have to be careful." The beautiful woman nodded. Although there was still worry in her eyes, she didn't say much.

"Captain, be careful." Angus and others said one after another.

They knew very well that a battle at the legendary level was not something they could get involved in.

Under the current circumstances, the safest places in the entire city may be the Sword Bearer Branch and the Goddess Church.

At this time, as Neolo finished his spell, a hazy white light appeared on Ryan's body.

Ryan only felt his whole body lighten. The effect of the levitation technique was amazing.

Before leaving, Ryan took down several decorative steel shields hanging on the walls of the hall.

The shield in Ryan's hand quickly transformed into steel spears. He walked to the cliff on one side of the hall and jumped directly. Under the effect of levitation, he floated towards the direction of the giant evil spirit like a light leaf.

Seeing this, Neoro sighed and turned to Angus and said, "Angus, do you think the captain's strength has reached the quasi-legendary level?"

Angus nodded and said, "Well, if I'm not mistaken, when the captain performed his ultimate move just now, the faint fluorescence on the hammer's surface was not only the light of the Force, but also mixed with the radiance of will."

"From this perspective, the captain's ability can be said to be at the quasi-legendary level."

Neoro nodded and said, "It seems we have to work harder! Otherwise, the gap will get bigger and bigger!"

"It's difficult!" Angus felt a toothache when he thought of Ryan's super fast speed of improving his combat skills.

It's both good and bad to have a captain like this.

Basically, all dangerous combat missions can be completed by one person, but this does not allow them to grow much. In the long run, the gap will only get bigger.

Besides, it’s not that they don’t work hard, but they really can’t keep up with the speed at which their strength is improving!

He couldn't help but think back to two months ago, when they took part in the Sword Bearer Assessment together. He felt that there was a gap between him and Ryan, but it was not that big.

But now it seems that the gap between the two is not just a little bit.

"Let's go quickly and return to the Sword Bearer Branch first."

"Ah."

No one went with Ryan because the four of them formed a complete combat team.

The defender is Angus, the controller and witchcraft attacker is Neolo, the melee attacker is Vieri, and the melee and witchcraft attacker is Evelyn, while he also has to protect the beautiful woman Jennifer.

A group of five people quickly passed through the panicked crowd and moved quickly towards the sword-bearing branch.

midair.

Ryan was getting closer and closer to the location of the giant evil spirit.

At this time, Ryan also saw clearly that the man in black robe beside the giant evil spirit was actually his old acquaintance Freeman.

He was covered with black flame vines and had a smile on his face. He would attack from time to time, releasing a sorcery to attack and disrupt the offensive rhythm of the Punishment Knight Branduer and the Duke's advisor.

It's like a troublemaker on the battlefield, but it makes one's own side's battle very passive.

Let's talk about Freeman.

The task he received was to attract the attention of the Empire and the Goddess Church in the early stages.

Freeman was naturally aware of Exter's move to send him away.

But firstly, he was not as strong as the other party, and secondly, the other party was his superior, so Freeman had no choice but to obey orders.

Fortunately, the other party at least gave him the "Gazing Eyes", an evil object that had already been fully charged.

I have to say, the power of 'Gazing Eyes' is really strong.

No wonder, when Burriggs gave it to him, his expression was as if he had stolen his wife.

Before launching the attack, Freeman already had his own plans.

First, he chose the location of the attack as the trade zone, which had the largest and most complex population, rather than the civilian area a little further away as Exter suggested.

The effect is also very good.

After slaughtering a considerable number of people, the giant evil spirit absorbed more souls, became larger in size, and became more powerful.

Even when facing the siege of two quasi-legends, he still held on.

This couldn't help but make Freeman's mind slowly become active.

Of course he knew that the main purpose of this ceremony was to help High Priest Exter become an epic-level warrior.

If this plan succeeds, Exter will naturally be promoted to a higher level, but the key is that if he can also participate in the prayer ceremony, then he can more or less get some blessings from the great hunting god.

But according to the original plan, he was the bait.

As for participating in prayer ceremonies and asking for blessings, it was not his turn at all.

According to the plan, he could retreat when he saw five beams of light.

But Freeman thought about it and felt that he could still fight for the right to attend the prayer ceremony.

If he could control the evil spirits and push his way through, even Exeter wouldn't be able to say anything.

By then, Exter would eat meat and he could at least have some soup.

Huh?
Suddenly, Freeman focused his attention on the giant evil spirit nearby.

It seemed that it had absorbed enough soul energy, and the opponent's aura expanded to a certain critical point.

Suddenly, it smiled strangely, and the girl doll that the little boy had been holding suddenly broke away and floated in the air.

A terrifying pressure spread from the center of the female puppet to the surrounding areas, and the air flow surged, as if a black hole appeared in the center of the female puppet.

"not good!"

"The other party is summoning other evil spirits to come!" The Duke's advisor immediately realized something, his face changed drastically, and he shouted.

But before he and the Punishment Knight Branduer could stop it, they saw the female doll screaming towards the sky!
Suddenly, a transparent shock wave visible to the naked eye spread rapidly in all directions with it as the center, like a tsunami sweeping across!

In an instant, more than a hundred imperial security officers and city guards who were on guard in the surroundings held their heads and wailed in pain.

At this moment, the female doll's momentum suddenly rose, and a strange and powerful aura spread.

Obviously, a powerful evil spirit has been summoned here by the other party and is parasitic in the body of the female doll.

The doll's head suddenly lifted up, and its translucent body began to stretch and grow larger.
The Punishment Knight Branduer and the Duke's Advisor looked at each other and both felt that something was wrong!
Because their enemies now have increased from two to three.

At this moment, in addition to facing two quasi-legendary peak-level evil spirits, they also had to face a master from the Black Flame Cult!

The situation is quite bad.

To add insult to injury.

At this time, a messenger from the Administration Office rushed over from the rear and shouted loudly: "My Lords, the Administration Office has been attacked by the Black Flame Cult!"

"Their real purpose is actually the awarding ceremony. Currently, the Duke and Admiral Edward have used the holy artifact 'Mirror of Waves' to entangle the other party's legendary leader."

"what?"

The expressions of the two people changed again and again!
You know, although the situation here was originally at a disadvantage, as long as they can hold on, the whole situation will slowly turn around.

After all, the Goddess Church and the Imperial Swordbearer Munster branch will continuously send experts here.

But the problem now lies with the Executive Office.

They didn't expect the Black Flame Cult to be so powerful. They naturally knew the Duke's plan, fishing.

This is like using a fishing rod to catch fish, and you end up catching a shark. Now, it depends on whether the fishing line is strong enough.

The Duke's advisor made a decision immediately and said quickly, "Sir Brando, the situation is out of control now."

"I suggest that you return to the Executive Office immediately to assist the Duke of Munster in repelling the attack over there. This is the most important thing."

The Punishment Knight Brandur was silent for a moment.

Retreat? Of course he could.

But the problem is that if they retreat, it means that the two giant evil spirits will be able to wreak havoc in the city of Munster without any restrictions.

By then, it is unknown how many civilians will be killed or injured.

As a Punishment Knight of the Church of the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess, he felt that he could not do this.

Freeman's mood has never been so good.

He felt like he could just keep pushing forward.

Perhaps at that time, during the Black Flame Prayer Ceremony, he would receive blessings and gifts second only to those of the High Priest Exter.

At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a small silver dot flying in the sky. It seemed to be a strange-looking bird.

But when he looked carefully, Freeman suddenly discovered that the opponent was not a flying bird, but a knight wearing silver armor and holding a spear.

But as the other party approached quickly, when he could see the other party's appearance clearly, Freeman's eyes suddenly widened, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his face revealed a hint of fear!
"Ryan!" Freeman couldn't help but shout.

In an instant, Freeman recalled the fear he had felt when he was dominated by Ryan in Meister.

"grass!"

"Exter and Burriggs didn't even keep this guy!"

"What the hell are they doing?"

"Chirp!"

An extremely sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard!
Ryan, who was still in mid-air, suddenly swelled the muscles in his right hand. He infused the spear in his hand with the Force and a trace of willpower, and shot it straight towards the evil spirit of the little boy!

When the huge evil spirit of the little boy sensed the danger coming, he suddenly looked up and saw a special spear more than four meters long emitting a bright white light suddenly flashed over his head!

In an instant, the spear went in like a hot knife cutting through butter, piercing through it with incredible smoothness! The penetrating wound caused the little boy's evil spirit to howl miserably!

It wanted to run away, but the spear infused with the radiance of will would cause soul-tearing damage to it as soon as it moved.

This prevented it from moving for a while, and it looked as if it was firmly fixed in place by the spear.

But it's not over yet.

Ryan quickly pulled out the two-handed warhammer from his back and held it in his hands. He used his will to dispel the levitation spell, and the whole person fell straight down from a height of twenty or thirty meters.

This is a hammer falling from the sky!
"Bang!!!"

It started when Ryan hit the translucent shadow of the little boy's evil spirit.

He could clearly feel the resistance transmitted from the hammer head to the hammer handle and then to his hands.

The body of the little boy's evil spirit was further strengthened, and it felt like jelly, elastic and resilient. As the annihilation force in the Rain's hammer was transmitted, the opponent's huge translucent body began to tremble layer by layer.

When this vibration is transmitted from the top of the little boy's head to the ground under the other person's feet.

In an instant!
The entire evil spirit of the little boy was like a blockbuster bomb that had exploded inside his body. His jelly-like body suddenly exploded and huge amounts of white smoke rose up.

It was like a basin of water was poured directly onto a block of red-hot steel, and white mist rose instantly!

At the same time, a pungent stench spread out!
The shrill sound, like hundreds of people wailing and screaming at the same time, lingered in everyone's hearts and ears.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned!
Freeman froze in place.

However, due to the indelible nature of evil spirits, the shadow of the little boy soon emerged again in mid-air.

It's just that the overall condition is much weaker.

If the original viscosity of its translucent spirit body reached the level of jelly, it is now much thinner and does not look much better than foam.

Obviously, the annihilation hammer that Ryan had just used directly caused severe damage to the evil spirit of the little boy.

At this time, the evil spirit that was summoned and occupied the female doll came to its senses. It raised its head and screamed, and suddenly stretched out its long nails on its claws, as if to pounce on Ryan!
And at this moment, Ryan's war hammer gently hit the evil spirit of the little boy who appeared again!
The effect of this hammer is completely different from the previous one!
This time, everyone around only felt that Ryan's hammer was like an iron hammer hitting a mirror.

The evil spirit of the little boy, who had just regained his form, looked terrified!
An evil spirit with quasi-legendary strength actually showed a look of fear. This was the first time everyone had seen it.

And the picture freezes at this point!
"Snapped!"

The evil spirit of the little boy was like a glass doll. In an instant, it shattered into pieces from head to toe. Then, the pieces turned into white powder and slowly fell to the ground.

Didn't appear again!

Just like that, it turned into a handful of evil spirit dust.

The powerful evil spirit that was about to pounce on him trembled all over when it saw this scene, with a look of horror on its face! Its sharp claws almost touched Ryan's back, but it didn't dare to poke him!

at the same time.

A crisp "click" sound came from Freeman's arms.

Freeman was in a daze, and when he looked down, he saw that the frame of the oil painting "Gazing Eyes" suddenly cracked.

This immediately caused a storm in Freeman's heart, and he shouted in his heart, "I knew it! I knew it! ! This Ryan is a monster!"

"If you meet him, nothing good will happen!"

Freeman's mood is close to madness!

No wonder!
Twice.
It happened twice!

Last time, he spent a lot of effort to awaken the ancient hero Mung, who obviously could not be defeated, but he was actually killed by the opponent!
And it was the same this time. Although it was an evil spirit with almost immortal characteristics, it was hit by the opponent with only two hammers, and it was directly knocked into the evil spirit dust!

This is totally unreasonable!

Didn’t you see that the Punishment Knights of the Goddess Church could only fight back and forth with the evil spirits?

Although the opponent's magic will cause considerable damage to the evil spirit, it will require multiple and continuous damage to completely eliminate the evil spirit.

There is no such thing as a monster like Ryan!

It only took two hammer blows to kill the quasi-legendary evil spirit!
In an instant, Freeman felt a chill suddenly surge from his tailbone to his whole body, and all his will to fight disappeared!
At this time, Ryan slowly turned around and grinned at the evil spirit of the female doll that was about to pounce.

"Why don't you catch it?"

The next second, the summoned evil spirit screamed!
That powerful aura suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the female doll that was originally floating in the air seemed to have lost some kind of power and quickly fell to the ground.

Then it weathered away and disappeared.

This made Ryan, who was about to attack, shake his head, feeling a little helpless.

Just now he was preparing to gather strength to launch the "Hammer of Annihilation" again.

But I didn't expect the other party to be so decisive and run away immediately.

What he just performed was the 'Soul Shattering Impact' which was a stack of ten soul energies!
Ignore defense!

True damage is extremely useful for fighting spiritual creatures like evil spirits.

He wanted to use it the last time he encountered the evil spirit of the little boy, but unfortunately he did not have enough soul energy at that time.

As for why he didn't use the 'Soul Shattering Shock' on this old acquaintance in front of him, Freeman?
Very simple.

He doesn't deserve it.
The last time that Punishment Knight Branduer saw Ryan, he felt that this young Imperial swordsman was very powerful, but now it seems that he is more than just "very powerful" can describe him.

He could understand Ryan's first hammer. It seemed to be some kind of top-level secret of hammer weapons, which explored the force of shock to the limit and produced a force that could crush everything.

But he really didn't understand the second hammer. It was so powerful that it seemed like a blow from a god!
The Duke's adviser Minor Levin was even more stunned!

Judging from his expression, it seems that some inherent cognition is collapsing.
At this moment, Freeman felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave!

He can actually scare away the summoned evil spirits. Is he really a human being?
"Whoosh!"

Freeman immediately turned around and ran.

He ran quickly into the distance, and black air quickly lingered around his legs.

"Slowness!"

But Freeman forgot that besides Ryan, his opponent also included the Duke's advisor, a second-level liquefied wizard, who immediately cast a slow spell to delay his actions.

The Punishment Knight and Ryan chased after him almost at the same time, and in an instant, two war hammers struck his back.

If he gets hit, he's done!
Freeman made up his mind and threw the oil painting "Gazing Eye" in his hand towards the two of them.

"boom!!"

A violent explosion suddenly appeared in Ryan's hammer and oil painting.

Just a moment ago, the oil painting 'Gazing Eye' was pierced through the center by Ryan's Hammer of Annihilation. The oil painting seemed to have a leak in a balloon. Hundreds of soul phantoms, with long tails of flame, rushed straight into the sky from the breach!
Multiple shock waves swept all around!

Even Ryan and Brando had to adopt a defensive posture and use their methods to resist the impact of the huge soul energy.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Freeman was seen using the shock wave to run hundreds of meters away.

This distance was not far for Ryan, so he immediately planned to catch up.

This guy was lucky last time because he escaped in Meister. This time...
Suddenly, everyone present turned around and looked towards the top of the city, where the Münster Administrative Hall was located.

I saw that the five originally extinguished black light beams were actually restarted at this moment, and the feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

Apparently, someone is reopening the evil magic circle!

"What a lucky guy."

"Another escape!" Ryan said, shaking his head slightly as he looked at the black-robed figure going away.

He naturally knows what is more important.

The evil spirits that could threaten the safety of the family have been destroyed.

The most important thing now is, of course, to prevent the Black Flame Cult from launching its ritual.

After all, no one knows what disastrous consequences will arise once the other party's evil magic formation is activated.

but
Who will be the guy who restarts the evil magic circle?

Is it the Black Flame Cult's backup plan, or is it the legendary guy called Exter by the Duke of Munster?
Huh?
Ryan looked down at the dark two-handed hammer in his hand.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that just after he smashed the strange oil painting with his hammer, the ten parts of soul energy were refilled again in an instant.

This also means that he can use the 'Soul Shattering Impact' again!
at the same time.

Münster Administrative Court.

On the floor of the entire hall, complex black lines such as straight lines, arcs, and semicircles emitting black light appeared, and together formed a huge, complex and mysterious pattern.

The four people who were originally pulled away from reality by the "Mirror of Waves" have now returned to the center of the hall.

The condition of all four people was not very good. The most seriously injured one was the ascetic monk of the Goddess Church who was lying on the ground, trying hard to get up.

There was a penetrating wound the size of a baby's fist in the middle of his chest, which almost took away all his life.

Admiral Edward was also seriously injured. He was kneeling on one knee, holding a sword in one hand. One side of his abdomen, including armor and flesh, seemed to be missing a part. The wound was semicircular and blood was gushing out.

The Duke of Munster's python armor was also broken into several pieces at this moment, and the bones were visible!

"You are so strong!" The Duke of Munster pointed at Exeter with a hint of astonishment and regret in his eyes.

In comparison, although Exter had many wounds on his body, none of them were fatal. Instead, he was the one with the lightest injuries. Moreover, wisps of black air on the ground were swirling up from the soles of his feet, quickly covering his wounds.

His wounds were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It seems that I win this time!"

As Exter spoke, he looked around and found that Burriggs and his elite subordinates were not at the scene, and he felt a little confused.

"Although the planned sacrifices have all escaped, as long as you three are here, it's enough!"

"Moreover, the effect will definitely be better than all of them combined!"

As if he had thought of something, a smile suddenly appeared on Exter's face, and he continued:
"Oh, by the way, I have something to say to you. In the face of absolute strength, any strategy is meaningless."

(End of this chapter)