Chapter 246: Your Name

"Who is the Supreme True God?"

"Never heard of them, don't know them."

However, Xia Zhi did not dwell on it because of this; he believed he would soon come to understand it.

Although this village was not large, it appeared dilapidated beyond measure; the houses were also damaged and incomplete, with most having already collapsed.

The ground was charred black everywhere; amidst the ruins after the burning, on the bluestone-paved steps and roads, bloodstains had yet to be washed clean, emitting a faint bloody aura.

All these signs indicated that this place had just undergone a tragic battle not long ago.

As for the result of the battle, it was also clear at a glance.

After all, these short, ugly creatures now occupied the village; no matter how one looked at it, they obviously did not belong to the local residents.

"Oh, respected sir, truly sorry, please forgive my offense just now……"

The goblin, which had just been full of ferocity, used all its strength to squeeze out a trace of an ingratiating smile from its wrinkled face.

Although this smile looked rather comical, it still strove to use courteous vocabulary, imitating some form of etiquette.

"Whether it's an offense or not, that's for me to decide."

Xia Zhi expressed neither agreement nor disagreement regarding this; he sat on a chair that was still considered clean, allowing this group of goblins to bustle about around him in fear and trepidation.

His gaze swept over them casually, yet he easily captured more deeply hidden information.

——Although compared to humans, these goblins' body size was much smaller, their physical quality seemed abnormally robust.

——Every individual wore dirty leather armor on their bodies, holding short swords or crossbows and other weapons.

This demonstrated the characteristics of this race and part of the hard power of the force behind them, including metallurgical capability.

Although the craftsmanship of those leather armors and weapons appeared crude, they appeared exceptionally precious in this world that seemed to have a medieval background.

Especially on these mooks regarded as insignificant, being able to equip even the most basic weapons and armor was sufficient to explain some problems.

The youth fell into thought, simultaneously withdrawing his gaze, and directly asked: "Supreme True God…… what exactly is that thing?"

This question was asked quite interestingly.

After all, a fellow who claimed to have come for the sake of friendship with the Supreme True God didn't even know what the Supreme True God was, and asked so undisguisedly……

Under normal circumstances, no matter how low the intelligence of this group of goblins, they should have immediately reacted.

Then, they would have swarmed him on the spot and chopped this fellow into meat paste!

However——

"W-we don't know the specifics either; this should be something True Souls know……"

"Supreme True God? Isn't the Supreme True God just the Supreme True God?"

"Huh? Ask me?"

The surrounding goblins looked at each other in blank dismay, some confusedly yet seriously discussing this issue.

It seemed they completely had not realized this question itself was problematic, completely failing to perceive the existence of an abnormality.

This scene appeared somewhat bizarre.

However, although the goblins failed to perceive the problem, they also could not provide an answer for Xia Zhi; instead, there was a feeling of things getting more and more muddled the more they spoke.

What is the Supreme True God?

——The Supreme True God is just the Supreme True God!

What does 'specifically' mean?

——How would they know what 'specifically' is a thing!

"……"

"……"

Xia Zhi calmly watched this group of goblins fall into intense discussion on their own, not rushing to urge them, nor rashly speaking to interrupt.

Although these fellows themselves were quite a muddled sight, speaking incoherently.

But he never expected to get exact answers from these goblins in the first place.

This was only the first link in gathering intelligence, not the final link…… who would be stupid enough to want to get final intelligence confirmation from goblins?

Although the goblins spoke in a muddled way, amidst the fragmented intelligence fragments, they also more or less revealed some valuable things.

As the discussion deepened, a new vocabulary entered his sight——"True Soul".

"So speaking of it, this stratum is the Inner Disciples?"

He fell into thought, casually asking another question: "What exactly are True Souls like?"

"……"

"……"

Another silence fell; the goblins looked at each other in blank dismay.

"V-very scary people!"

"People with problems in their heads!"

"Insects!"

A moment later, this group of short, ugly creatures clamored again, each giving different explanations according to their own views.

The youth listened very seriously until they all stopped and fell silent.

Immediately after, he asked a series of other questions one after another, about how long the Supreme True God and True Souls had appeared, the goblins' origin and traditions, and so on.

And regarding these, they were actually able to answer.

Although each individual's account had slight discrepancies, they were largely similar; the overall deviation was within a reasonable range.

"Very good, I understand……"

Xia Zhi nodded, directly standing up.

He surveyed the surroundings in a circle, pondered slightly, and spoke: "Continue your work next, in the name of the Supreme True God……"

"However, all intelligence must be gathered and reported to me, and the assigned missions must also be reported to me. Of course, still in the name of the Supreme True God……"

From the situation of this village, one can tell this group of goblins are no pushovers.

However, Xia Zhi, who had just arrived, did not have much inclination to draw his sword to help against injustice at this moment; after all, everyone was already dead.

Better to be pragmatic and make use of this group of goblins.

The goblins also did not think anything of it at all, just like before, agreeing in one breath very "normally".

Charm——

Or rather, integrated into the "Nightmare Prayer Technique" Xia Zhi currently wields, its potency is undoubtedly extremely astonishing.

Only a slight move is needed, and it becomes a peak ordinary people cannot surpass; those affected fall into a nightmare realm, their minds completely captured, born in the dream, perishing with the dream.

Merely looking at each other……

Merely hearing the sound……

From the moment of contact, these goblins already had no way to survive.

Even a whisper-level trace of power is absolutely not something their fragile minds can oppose.

After issuing orders to the goblins, Xia Zhi strolled around the village at random, discovering no more useful information or clues.

One could only see the lowliness and primitiveness of this creature.

After occupying this settlement, not much time had passed before they carried out a certain transformation according to their nature, a transformation from civilization to barbarism.

Filthy, slovenly, stains……

Various bottles and jars piled together, or hung up, serving as a primitive warning system……

They even tamed rats and wolves as companions and mounts, yet did not pay attention to hygiene habits because of it……

Having completely lost interest, he casually set up some techniques, left behind a few miniature cameras and audio recording devices manufactured on the spot, and left this place.

………………

The goblin village was not the first one.

Nor was it the only one.

Next, spending a little time, the Magic User found no fewer than twenty dens.

From caves to abandoned mines, they seemed able to refresh all over the mountains and fields.

And this is not the main point; the main point is that all goblins able to be found nearby seem to have already joined that damn Supreme True God Sect.

——Xia Zhi was also quite lucky, finding two so-called "True Souls".

Although they were also taken down in one encounter, he indeed perceived the specialness of these chosen ones.

They actually showed a certain degree of slight resistance!

This is somewhat rare; after all, in the Magic User's view, these two "True Souls" have no essential change in strength compared to those goblins.

——This is not contempt, but an objective evaluation.

So even with the same degree of charm, these two "True Souls" have no reason to have the possibility of parrying.

There must be something extra that increased their resistance to charm.

The Magic User was very curious.

Thus——

"Bastard! Damned dog thing, I swear I will kill you! In the name of the Supreme True God, I will burn your bones to ash!"

Tied to a wooden stake, a dark elf woman with ash-gray hair and dark skin gritted her teeth and roared in anger.

However.

No one paid her any heed, or responded to her.

Time hurried past, and soon it was half an hour later.

"No, don't…… don't do this……"

On an abandoned open-pit mine.

Still tied to a wooden stake, the dark elf widened her eyes, her complexion turning even paler, no longer having the previous dominance, but filled with fear.

Whether expression or gaze, or her trembling voice and words……

All filled with fear……

And on the opposite side, the Magic User frowned and tossed down the sharp scalpel; on the crude operating table lay a twisted humanoid creature's body that had been dissected open.

On the humanoid body grew an octopus-shaped head, and four snake-like tentacles wound out from the jaw.

It looked evil to the extreme.

This scene was already terrifying enough, but the even more terrifying part was still behind——

The dark elf watched with her own eyes as those goblins, scurrying eagerly, pushed a new crude operating table to her side, even thoughtfully transferring the surgical tools just used over……

The surfaces of those meat cleavers, bone saws, and other tools still splattered with uncoagulated blood stains……

This was completely a posture of doing the same tragic accident on her again just now; how could it not scare her out of her wits.

Fear is naturally to be expected.

When it comes down to it, she was not as fearless as she showed.

Watching the youth tilt his head and think for a while, then walk toward her direction, and those mindless goblins also began to move her onto the operating table……

The dark elf trembled and begged: "Please, spare my life…… please!"

"You are afraid?"

The Magic User looked at her eyes with great interest, casually picking up the scalpel beside him.

"This is truly strange, do you not know that becoming a True Soul means having a worm in your head? Do you not know this worm will make you transform?"

He spoke while counting the tools beside him.

The surgery was a temporary idea, the dissection also decided on the spot.

Mainly because just now while studying another True Soul, he carefully explored the insects in that fellow's head, attempting to control them——

Then for some unknown reason, whether something was triggered or something was stimulated, that fellow directly transformed into an octopus monster on the operating table in a glamorous fashion!

He didn't attempt to save file either, but instead with great interest, when that thing tried to launch an attack, he took the opportunity to kill it, then dissected it on the spot.

Looking at it this way, the so-called "True Souls" are actually all unlucky bastards with insects implanted in their brains?

Strange insects, bringing them strange abilities……

But this gift is not without cost, Mors Actually still using their entire persons as nurseries to nurture mature bodies?

"I…… I……"

The dark elf's thoughts were chaotic, her lips moving but she didn't know what to say.

Her inner heart was very chaotic, very chaotic.

Filled with fear.

She tightly bit her lips, pupils reflecting that scalpel suspended high above, afraid it would fall at any moment, also afraid the thing in her mind would suddenly activate.

"Speak, your name——"

The youth smiled slightly, opening his mouth to ask.

"……"

"……"

"Ming, Minsala Banrui……"

The dark elf shamefully closed her eyes, today was truly terrible.

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(PS: Seems there are thieves nearby, heard they stole five streetlights, how rampant……___*(￣皿￣)/#____)

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