Chapter 13: The Power of Gluttony

Under the God's Eye view.

Deng Ken's group hides in the nearby bushes. The Druid has special herbs that can mask the smell on their bodies.

Severus says in a deep voice: "That monster is very hungry, it will definitely come back."

The witch is currently wearing a fur jacket. She squats less than twenty centimeters away from Deng Ken and says in a low voice: "Aren't there witch hunters on the church side?"

"Why don't the villagers ask the church for help?"

Severus replies: "Something happened in Dacia."

"The Huns destroyed the great temple of the Sarmatian barbarian sacrifice, and even the sacrificial sanctuary was burned to the ground."

"It is said that legendary monsters appeared in the flames."

"But it was soon repelled by the Huns, and then the monster fled into the territory of the Goths."

"In order to spread faith among the Goths, the church transferred all the witch hunters nearby."

Are the Huns that fierce?

Deng Ken doesn't know what level of legendary monster appeared, but if it's not related to the mythic age, it might not be able to beat the Hunnic army.

The Raven Queen, Te Lisi, frowns: "What about those Amazon priestesses?"

Severus says in a deep voice: "They should have all been killed by the Huns."

The Amazon female warriors in ancient Greek legends actually lived in Asia Minor, Phrygia, Thrace, etc., and have nothing to do with the Amazon River in South America. The inheritance of this nation finally settled in Sarmatia, and there are still quite a few female warriors today.

Sarmatian female warriors are quite famous in this era.

But they should have been completely destroyed by the Huns now. Under the huge pressure of the Huns, even the empire had to cooperate with the barbarians to resist their invasion.

The Goths had long been chased by the Huns in a panic.

They accepted the faith of the Arian sect of Catholicism early on, but this doctrine was denounced as heresy by the church, even triggering infighting within the church. Now the church is so actively helping the Ostrogoths, it is estimated that it wants to completely erase the influence of the heretical doctrine among the Goths.

Although secular regimes are fighting each other, the church has always sent missionaries to barbarian regions, and even places conquered by the Huns have Catholic missionaries.

"Although it is the Earth of a parallel world, the general historical trend should not change much."

Deng Ken frantically recalls the history content he once learned and organizes a relatively clear timeline.

"The first node of the timeline should be the century-long war between Han and Xiongnu."

"After the Xiongnu moved west, they merged with other peoples on the Eurasian continent and gradually formed new Hunnic tribes." 【Note: Strictly speaking, the Huns are no longer the real Xiongnu, because their ethnic group has merged many times, but some customs and racial characteristics are still very close.】

"When their power gradually became strong, they began the invasion of the Western world."

"The first battle was the destruction of the powerful Alan Kingdom."

"When I fought the Hunnic Eagle Shooter, there were Alan auxiliary troops in the enemy army."

"The second battle was the Huns, together with the conquered Alans, destroying the Ostrogothic Kingdom established by the Germanic people."

"I remember there were also Gothic auxiliary riders in the battle a few days ago."

"After the Huns destroyed the Ostrogoths, they turned to deal with the Visigoths, forcing hundreds of thousands of them to cross the Danube and flee into the Roman Empire. The Goths later defeated the Roman emperor, thereby shaking the foundation of Rome, and Rome could no longer control the princes and territories under its jurisdiction."

The Huns beat the Visigoths so hard they fled in panic, and the Visigoths later defeated the Roman imperial army in a rebellion, even trapping the then Roman emperor Valens in a wooden house and burning him to death.

This is the prologue to the empire's twilight.

"Because it is a parallel world, many details will probably be different."

"But this moment is definitely the period when Attila, the Scourge of God, is active. That is, the Hunnic Empire composed of Hunnic tribes has actually appeared."

It may be because of the existence of supernatural powers that the time point of the destruction of other forces has been delayed, and the time for the empire to linger has been dragged back.

"Fortunately, I have played quite a few games in the era of barbarian invasions."

Deng Ken gradually sorts out the nodes of the era, so he can roughly calculate what changes will happen in the world next.

The Western Roman Empire is destroyed, and the Middle Ages are coming.

In the Dimensional Space.

The projection screen before Deng Ken's eyes suddenly changes, and then a line of characters gradually emerges.

"Anchor historical node."

"Parallel Universe - Medieval Earth."

"Open legendary status."

"The legendary status possessed by the No. 1 human vessel can be used to strengthen one's own soul, and after severing the link with the human vessel, improve the status of the corresponding human vessel, allowing it to ascend to become a supernatural existence such as a legendary Heroic Spirit, Saint, Demon, Angel, Demigod, God, etc."

"The faction you join will affect the source of your legendary status and further ferment in future history."

——Legendary Status: 0.

A marker that looks like currency appears at the very top of the projection page. When Deng Ken's consciousness lands on it, a subdivided field soon appears.

——"Roman legendary status: 0."

——"Germanic legendary status: 0."

——"Celtic legendary status: 0."

——"Hunnic legendary status: 0."

【Note: You are in the medieval period at the end of the mythic age. The faction legendary status you possess will affect the future a thousand years later. If the corresponding legend completely disappears in history, the No. 1 human vessel will no longer be able to improve through subsequent legendary status.

Medieval Earth is at the end of the mythic age, and the No. 1 human vessel cannot ascend to become a god through conventional means.】

Damn.

Is this a new feature?

When Deng Ken turns his gaze to the Raven Queen, Te Lisi, beside him, he actually finds that she still has a bit of legendary status marked on her.

——"Raven Queen Te Lisi 【Legendary Status 1】 【Skull Mark】 【Friendly Unit】: The target unit is the last high priestess of Roman polytheism. This target has the possibility of ascending to become a Lower-Tier Heroic Spirit after death, existing in the world's will as a Heroic Spirit during a specific period."

【Note: If the target's legend completely disappears, the born Heroic Spirit will also perish in the future.】

【Only immortal Heroic Spirits can completely integrate into human history and reach the end of time with human history.】

【Immortal Heroic Spirits will only completely disappear when all of humanity is extinct!】

Is this opening the main storyline?

Deng Ken subconsciously thinks according to the way he played games before, but soon he realizes that this is an extremely free open-world main storyline.

Because what the No. 1 human vessel wants to do is entirely up to him to decide.

It's just that the final achievement will determine the life form of the No. 1 human vessel. Dying as a humble little person means the No. 1 human vessel has been practiced to waste, and cannot bring any effect to the Dimensional Space.

But if the No. 1 human vessel makes a difference in this world, then this counts as the No. 1 human vessel being successfully practiced. He can be summoned to the Dimensional Space as a Heroic Spirit and may directly affect the next human vessel in the future.

Deng Ken can only guess what the specific situation is, because the No. 1 human vessel is still under his consciousness control.

"At least it must be a Lower-Tier Heroic Spirit."

"Only then can the No. 1 human vessel not be considered wasted. Otherwise, the No. 1 human vessel is a waste account."

Dying in obscurity as a little person is equivalent to missing this precious opportunity for the human vessel to descend.

"Angels, demigods, and gods are not to be thought of for the time being."

"Now is the medieval era."

"I've been guarding a ghoul for almost a day."

Deng Ken's attention has been on the large map, and he thinks to himself: "The best chance at the moment is still ascending to a Heroic Spirit. In the last causality law deduction, it was because of the Raven Queen, Te Lisi's help that I became a Lower-Tier Heroic Spirit."

"Now that my strength is stronger, as long as I seize the opportunity, it shouldn't be difficult for the No. 1 human vessel to ascend to a Higher-Tier Heroic Spirit."

He will not intervene in the god level, which concerns the root of faith, for the time being.

Life is more important.

He can fully display his skills in the competition of various secular forces.

Deng Ken soon has some ideas.

The background of this turbulent era is his big stage. How far the No. 1 human vessel can go determines the final result of the practice. But there are some things he had better not touch, such as the faith of God.

You know, among the Roman emperors, there was one called Julian the Apostate. He was a Roman emperor who tried to revive polytheism. One theory is that he died suddenly on the battlefield because he was assassinated by believers within the empire.

Judging by the truth of the world Deng Ken knows, it is really not difficult for the church to kill an emperor.

"It seems that the monster hunter, Qiao Zhi, also has legendary status."

Deng Ken cannot help but look at the Druid beside him.

Hmm.

Two-star white board unit.

After such an existence dies, it should leave no trace in history.

"It's coming!"

Just as Deng Ken was pondering legendary status, a red dot marker suddenly appeared on the edge of the map.

——Ghoul 【Supernatural Creature】 (1-star silver-gray) (Hostile)!

Deng Ken moves his perspective and sees a strange-looking creature. It is very different from the ghoul he recognized in the past. It looks like a humanoid monster covered in black hair, with sharp claws and fangs, stinking all over, with a skull degenerated like an ape, crawling on the ground with a hunched body.

This monster is not the undead form in games, but a flesh-and-blood creature like a demon.

The Druid beside him suddenly speaks: "I have a premonition."

"It has appeared nearby."

The witch Te Lisi's lips move slightly, and soon there is the sound of startled birds flying across the sky in the direction of the forest.

A faint stench emerges.

Deng Ken holds the Northern War Bow in his hand, looks at the position where the ghoul is approaching, and says in a deep voice: "It should be over there."

"Don't disturb it."

"Wait for it to come over."

Under the shadow of the forest monster, a twisted creature covered in black hair crawls out. Its mouth drips with mucus, its hunched body's skin is dark brown, and it is covered from head to toe with lush black hair. It smells something and reaches the front of the group, then begins to dig open the grave in front of it with sharp claws.

Now!

In the sound of the arrow breaking through the air, Deng Ken hits the ghoul's neck with one arrow, but the blow that should have seriously injured and killed an ordinary person only makes this monster let out a painful roar.

"The health bar is so long!"

This is the first time Deng Ken has faced a supernatural creature. The ghoul's health bar is about three times that of an ordinary soldier, and a normal fatal wound cannot kill it immediately.

Severus picks up the oak shield and one-handed hammer and rushes up.

The witch stands still, but in the trembling sound of the wind, there seems to be invisible magic flowing, and the monster seems to be trapped in place instantly.

Witchcraft.

The spells of the medieval era have not yet formed a system, and Deng Ken does not know how many supernatural abilities the witch possesses.

The ghoul wants to run away.

This monster has a little intelligence. It will attack ordinary people who are alone, but it will also run away when it encounters a strong enemy.

Severus uses the shield to strike its body, cutting off the monster's retreat.

Hit!

Deng Ken shoots an arrow into the ghoul's head. The arrow almost pierces the skull, and the monster's long bloody health bar hits the bottom instantly. The hunched body covered in black hair falls to the ground and twitches constantly.

Seeing the scene before him, Severus vigilantly picks up the shield and approaches, while looking at Deng Ken.

That man.

When he offered to help, he only had one request, and that was for him to give the monster the final blow.

Frankish throwing axe.

Headshot!

Deng Ken wields the Frankish throwing axe, a fierce slash, almost splitting the ghoul's head in half, a puddle of foul-smelling turbid liquid flows out, and there is also a small lump of yellow grease-like thing inside.

Hiss.

This man is so powerful.

Severus's pupils shrink. Although the opponent uses a Frankish throwing axe, a light short-handled axe, the posture of slashing makes him think of the berserkers of the Gauls. The weapons that the barbarian regions are best at are knives and axes, among which the axe moves are the most fierce and domineering. Using a two-handed axe to cut off the enemy's head with a fierce blow is the signature move of barbarian berserkers.

When fighting the imperial army in the early days, because the imperial legion's armor was thick and sturdy, the barbarians relied on axes to break the armor.

Coupled with the fact that they settled in the forests of Greater Germania, axes can be used to chop trees in daily life, so a large part of the barbarian elite infantry at that time were good at using battle axes.

These elite infantry, except for being fragile, not listening to commands, and easily charging without authorization, were top-notch foot-fighting troops at that time.

Later imperial military reform.

Constantine I absorbed barbarians into the imperial legion, reformed the army to establish garrison troops and field troops, and foreign barbarian mercenary armies were also established, so some imperial troops also appeared with fierce warriors good at using battle axes.

Deng Ken's blow directly labeled him as a "Barbarian Warrior" by the Druid in front of him.

Of course.

At present, his most basic combat style is actually slashing, hacking, and stabbing, and there is still a distance from real barbarian veterans. However, he often carries a Frankish throwing axe, which inevitably makes some people mistake him for a Frankish barbarian.

After all, among the many barbarians, only the Franks can throw axes relatively accurately.

The No. 1 human vessel is a border farmer.

If you really want to talk about bloodline, only the Raven Queen, Te Lisi, can be considered a relatively pure Roman Greek, and Severus is also of Gao Lu barbarian origin.

"He is an expert!"

Severus is now convinced that Deng Ken is not simple.

A faint light emerges.

In the projection screen, a faint light on the ghoul's body merges into the No. 1 human vessel.

——"Gluttony 【Special Ability】: You can eat several days' worth of food in one breath, your digestive ability is significantly improved, and your stomach is transformed into a supernatural form. You can slowly improve your maximum health by eating, and ultimately possess the tenacious vitality equivalent to a one-star supernatural creature."

Sure enough, there is a big harvest.

Deng Ken harvested so many heads, and only the barbarian berserker gave him the "Strong" talent, slightly improving his maximum health.

The ability gained from killing supernatural creatures is clearly a grade higher.

"What if I slay a dragon?"

"In the causality law deduction, it shows that there is a dragon in Iceland, and it even killed me and Te Lisi."

After Deng Ken looted the "Gluttony" special ability from the ghoul, he already knew where his next strength improvement route was.

Humans as enemies provide more combat skills.

Only by killing supernatural creatures can he gain various special abilities.

"Why is it the medieval era?"

"If this were the mythic age, wouldn't I have taken off!"

Of course, the mythic age might also die very quickly.

……………… ===== CHAPTER 14 =====