Chapter 1375: The Zealot

Inside the dim residential house, Su Xiao gripped the black-robed man's hair. The black-robed man, both arms broken, had a dull gaze; he clearly could not accept the current situation.

"I... lost?"

As the Blue Steel Shadow energy within the black-robed man dissipated and the intense pain in his body vanished, he clearly regained some of his senses. His eyes first looked at Su Xiao, then shifted to the female spy lying on the ground.

The black-robed man was named Spike, a member of the Sun Kingdom's Divine Court, serving as a Bishop within the Court.

The Sun Kingdom's Divine Court was, in fact, the country's military force, corresponding to the Geya Alliance's military.

When the Sun Kingdom resisted foreign enemies, divine power was superior to royal power; during peacetime, royal power was superior to divine power. To describe it in biological terms, the two had a mutual parasitic relationship: in wartime, royal power parasitized divine power, and when war ceased, divine power parasitized royal power.

Divine power was responsible for training, leading, and governing the army, while royal power was responsible for finance, public livelihood, and other aspects. Choosing symbiosis was a win-win situation for both. If one side wanted to swallow the other, such a thing would not happen—or rather, it would not happen a second time.

Two hundred years ago, the Sun Kingdom's Divine Court intended to wipe out the royal family to seize sole power. Half a month after the royal family was persecuted, the Geya Alliance's army punched straight through the Sun Kingdom; the vanguard division even saw the national flag flying above the Sun Kingdom's capital.

At the cost of nearly 700,000 soldiers killed in action, the Sun Kingdom drove the Geya Alliance back. The Geya Alliance left the Sun Kingdom's territory satisfied, carrying a massive amount of resources.

After that painful lesson, the Sun Kingdom's divine power and royal power went from looking at each other with disdain to becoming loving brothers, never again discussing the issue of splitting up.

It was perfectly normal that the Sun Kingdom was punched through that time; soldiers were fighting abroad, and the rear supplies were suddenly cut off—how could they not lose? If not for their deep foundations, the Sun Kingdom would have already been destroyed.

The Divine Court's military commanders could be roughly divided into six levels:

Priest, Grand Priest—this priest rank corresponded to the Geya Alliance's Lieutenant rank.

Bishop, Morning Light Bishop—this corresponded to the Geya Alliance's Colonel rank.

Divine Envoy, Grand Divine Envoy—there were three ranks of ordinary Divine Envoys, corresponding to the General rank. There was only one Grand Divine Envoy, the highest leader of the Divine Court. He basically had no combat power, but this generation's Grand Divine Envoy possessed a terrifying command intellect and was the opponent the Geya Alliance President feared most—none other.

The royal family's relationships were much more complex. It is worth mentioning that Skain, the current warden of the Gakbak Prison, had a wife who was a princess of the Sun Kingdom.

Do not think this is absurd; that princess was snatched by Skain while he was fighting a war. Upon learning that Skain had married that princess, the current King of the Sun Kingdom was nearly angered to the point of sudden death on the spot.

This was a very serious matter. The son born to Skain and the princess belonged to a branch of the Sun Kingdom's bloodline in terms of status. The Sun Kingdom valued lineage highly, so even if Skain was captured alive on the battlefield, he could not be executed or used as forced labor like other enemy troops; instead, he had to be "detained" with good food and drink.

Regardless of how one put it, Skain was, after all, the son-in-law of the Sun Kingdom's royal family. Whether the royal family was willing to admit it or not, the fact remained. If they did not admit it, the entire royal power system could even face problems.

Skain's move could no longer be described as merely clever. The Geya Alliance did not care who he married; after all, his personal achievements were there. Moreover, the princess was snatched by him; she was both a beautiful wife and a life-saving card at critical moments, provided Skain did not die directly on the chaotic battlefield.

Spike, who had been captured alive by Su Xiao, was precisely a Bishop of the Divine Court, equivalent to capturing a Major.

As a Bishop, although Spike had no leadership talent, his strength was not trash. The reason he was cut down by Su Xiao in less than a minute was, first, because Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan was too sharp. Spike had firmly believed Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan could not break through the defense of Divine Power, but after two slashes, he bid farewell to the high-class posture of crossing his arms over his chest, and the fist technique he had bitterly practiced for over a decade instantly lost its meaning.

When his arms were severed, Spike used an ability similar to Divine Possession—it was clearly meant to unleash a major move. After Su Xiao sensed this, he used the Dragon Shadow Flash ability to penetrate space, moved behind Spike, and delivered a side kick to his tailbone.

If they had squared off in a frontal battle, Spike's win rate against Su Xiao would have been about 30%. However, when Su Xiao drew his long sword, Spike, who had never seen a "Geya person" use a melee weapon, wanted to see what Su Xiao was going to do. As long as Su Xiao did not take out a firearm, Spike did not care about Su Xiao's melee ability.

Spike learned a lesson at a bloody price: do not be curious about an enemy's abilities. As long as it is a battle, bring out all your skills.

Drip, drip...

Transparent water droplets fell to the ground. Spike's face twitched. This 26-year-old man was now streaming with tears. He was not afraid, but frustrated. To describe it in a more classical way: bitterly practiced for 14 years, and in less than a minute, his cultivation was completely wasted.

Su Xiao looked at Spike with some surprise. He truly had not expected that a guy with such strong strength would actually be streaming with tears.

"Kill me."

Spike's eyes stared straight at Su Xiao. He was crying, but there was not even a shred of fear in his eyes. In those tear-filled eyes, there was only a desire to tear Su Xiao apart alive.

【Hint: You are affected by the effect of 'Believer's Tears.'】

【Mind Blade ability activated; you have become immune to this mental-type control ability.】

Seeing this hint, a folding knife appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

Swish~

A cold glint flashed by, and Spike's vision plunged into darkness, but he was not blinded.

"Hahaha, you bastard."

Spike suddenly burst into laughter, laughing somewhat maniacally.

"A zealot."

Su Xiao finally discovered that this Bishop named Spike was not normal. The other party was nine times out of ten a zealot within the Divine Court—not a fanatic for a certain god, but a reliance and obsession with the Divine Court organization itself.

There are two types of people in the world who are the hardest to deal with: one is people who are not afraid of death, and the second is fanatical believers. Spike clearly belonged to the latter.

"God told me there is light, the Divine Court conveyed this light, I stand above the Divine Court's hall, warning the world..."

Spike began to mutter to himself, having no intention of negotiating with Su Xiao at all.

"Ah!!"

Spike let out a scream. A moment later, he continued to mutter.

Encountering such a thing, Su Xiao truly had a headache. The two he had captured alive—one was a spy, the other a zealot. Su Xiao would rather interrogate the spy than try to get information from the zealot again.

Half an hour later, a truck stopped in front of the residential house. The cargo bed at the back of the truck was covered with a cloth shed, the dark green fabric appearing very thick.

Several men in different attire jumped out from behind the truck's cloth shed. They entered the residential house, and a moment later, they carried out two long cloth bags.

Bang.

The truck's passenger door closed tightly, and the truck, emitting black exhaust, lurched forward and slowly drove into the night. ===== CHAPTER 1376 =====