A strange world

Chapter 1345 Chapter 267. Sacrifice

Elvis Raymond rushed back to the Golden Palace with the news that Annan was in the city, but was blocked by his father's personal guards.

"You even want to stop me?"

The golden-armored guard said: "Master Elvis, the great lord is receiving guests. No one can enter without his order."

"guest?"

"Bishop Hogsius came just now."

Elvis Raymond had to wait patiently outside the palace.

Suddenly a large number of crows appeared on the horizon. They rose like black clouds from the Golden City and the mountains, lingering in the sky like some kind of apocalypse.

Elvis Raymond was still puzzled when the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook. The floor tiles paved in the Golden Palace Square began to bulge, and then countless rat men spewed out of the cave like fountains.

The same scene appeared all over the Golden City, and rapid bells rang all over the Golden City in an instant.

"Damn rat men, there are indeed some in the Golden Palace!!" The golden armored guard cursed in a low voice, "Master Elvis, stay here!"

"Everyone, follow me to clean up the rat tide. Don't let these filthy creatures disturb the great lord!"

He led the guards and faced the rat men who gradually gathered in the square.

Elvis Raymond also quickly opened the door to tell his father about the rat-man invasion——

Pushing the door open, Elvis Raymond was stunned at the door. He found that there was no one else in the palace except himself.

"Father?"

The call echoed through the palace. There were shouts of death and magical radiance outside. Elvis Raymond looked at the empty throne, his eyes gradually burning.

Stepping on the gold carpet under his feet, Elvis Raymond stepped up the steps. As he got closer and closer to the throne, his breathing gradually became faster.

Elvis Raymond, who had abandoned the outside world and only had the temptation of power in his eyes, finally stood in front of the throne and sat on it.

Putting his hands on the armrests and overlooking the palace, Elvis Raymond seemed to see a scene in the future when he became a great lord and ruled the Broken Mountains...

Click——

The sudden movement of the throne interrupted Elvis Raymond's fantasy. He stood up in panic like a child who made a mistake, ready to accept the blame, but saw a deep passage appearing behind the throne...

…

Under the Golden City, the two people who were still moving forward in the long passage felt irregular vibrations coming from the ground.

"The Rat Man is going to fight to the death." The great lord broke the dullness.

"So you know they exist."

Lord Raymond said meaningfully: "I am the master of the Broken Mountains, of course I know."

Bishop Hogsius retorted: "The true master can only be a lady."

"Of course, I'm just a shepherd who grazes for her." Raymond made a church gesture.

Only a bishop can call himself a shepherd. Faced with Raymond's transgression, Bishop Hogsius remained silent.

After a dull and long walk, they finally walked out of the cave and came to the vast underground cave there again.

"This is...the temple fragment...?"

Bishop Hogsius lost consciousness after seeing the mountain-like fragments of orichalcum. He walked forward tremblingly, his back getting lower and lower, and whispered in disbelief: "Madam, is it really you? "

The lines of the orichalcum fragments flashed with complicated runes, and a hollow and weak whisper sounded: "Who are you?"

"I am Bishop Hogsius, your sheepdog..."

"I don't remember you..."

Bishop Hogsius' lips trembled: "Madam, what happened? Even the temple was broken...?"

"Put your hand on the fragment and I will show you the answer..."

Bishop Hogsius did not hesitate to press his hand lightly on the fragments of the temple, praying for divine enlightenment - but he did not expect that as soon as his hand was placed on the fragments, his magic, his divine power, and even his life force were all rapidly passing away.

"Madam, what are you doing, no... please stop -" Bishop Hogsius, who is close to fifty years old but still looks like a middle-aged man, has skin that is visibly shriveled to the naked eye.

"I'm still weak. I need your strength. Become one with me..." The orichalcum fragments flickered.

"Dedicate yourself to our lady." Lord Raymond's voice also sounded from behind.

Bishop Hogsius felt a faint malice in the power that absorbed him, but was deeper and darker than the lightless starry sky.

"No... He's not-"

The last bit of the fire of life disappeared, and the withered Bishop Hogsius collapsed into a pile of ashes, and the bishop's robe with two gold belts fell down.

The orichalcum fragments flickered dimly and slowly like breathing, as if they were absorbing, or aftertaste...

Witnessing the dedication of Bishop Hogsius, the piety on Lord Raymond's face remained undiminished: "Madam, have you recovered?"

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"Yes... I will be revived soon."

The flickering of the orichalcum fragments suddenly stopped: "Someone is following you..."

Lord Raymond turned back and looked at Elvis Raymond who was watching this scene in disbelief at the entrance of the cave.

"Elvis, you shouldn't be here..." Lord Raymond said in a low voice.

"Father, Father, what on earth is this? Why did you teach him..."

Lord Raymond's face was full of enthusiasm: "This is a fragment of the temple, and the lady's will is attached to it."

"Miss……"

Elvis Raymond was stunned.

"Raymond, no one else can know this except you, not even your son..." The fragments of the temple flickered, with a trace of greed.

Elvis Raymond was stunned for a few seconds, then turned and ran.

A ribbon of golden light floated out of the orichalcum fragment, enveloping Elvis Raymond and pulling him towards the orichalcum fragment.

"No... No - Father, I am your child, the heir of the Broken Mountains!"

Elvis Raymond struggled and begged desperately.

He had just dealt with Killian and became the only heir to the Broken Mountains. He had not yet become the Grand Lord.

"Are you blaming me for killing Killian, father? It really wasn't me. He committed suicide. Please forgive me."

Grand Lord Raymond just watched expressionlessly: "As the Lord's flock, you should feel honored to be part of the Lord, my son..."

Seeing the mountain copper fragments getting closer and closer, filling his eyes, Elvis Raymond's eyes were full of horror: "Mother... No... Save me... Save..."

Elvis Raymond only held on for a few seconds before turning into a pile of ashes in despair.

The clothes in front of the mountain copper fragments turned into two piles.

"Don't make this mistake again..."

Grand Lord Raymond bowed his head devoutly.

"Please forgive me... I will bring all the believers of the Church of Wealth here so that you can regain your strength..."