Chapter 102: The Death of Count Jermaine

Accompanied by a burst of light, Wu Chang and Ailin walked into the Count’s manor.

Guided by the Starlight Beacon, the special barrier surrounding the Count’s manor dissolved easily, failing to provide any obstruction.

That the barrier protecting the Jermaine manor could be broken so easily made it hard not to speculate whether this was a contingency left behind by Ebet.

After entering the manor, the God’s Envoy, acting as the host, soon appeared before the two.

Compared to observing the God’s Envoy through the resentment of two chubby players, the God’s Envoy Wu Chang saw with his own eyes had a clearer appearance and richer details.

In the eyes of the two deceased veteran players from the Deep Water Society, the image of the God’s Envoy was like an ancient 270p island-nation art film; the image quality was already poor, and the key parts were all pixelated.

They could only see a mass of shadows and were completely unable to see what was inside them.

But Wu Chang was different; his 92 points of Inspiration directly boosted the image quality of the God’s Envoy to 4k, allowing him to easily see the true face of the God’s Envoy.

The image of the God’s Envoy was a pile of bloody, mangled human-shaped meat paste; its limbs were twisted and its wounds were hideous, clearly having suffered great trauma before death.

Within the meat paste, one could vaguely see a damaged garment—it was a luxurious robe, and even though it was damaged and stained with blood, one could still tell from the embroidery and tailoring that the fabric was expensive and the workmanship exquisite.

Only the upper class, true nobles, could afford to wear such clothes.

In Brifer, there were not many people who met such conditions, and one didn't need to guess to know that the God’s Envoy was Count Jermaine.

The God’s Envoy, just as it appeared in the resentment, began to summon gargoyles to launch an attack on the two.

Due to Wu Chang’s high Good and Evil value, the God’s Envoy only summoned three gargoyles, making the scene look quite pathetic.

Wu Chang’s True Self didn't even bother to enter the Giant Whale transformation, casually striking the gargoyles with three Palm Thunders.

The supreme and rigid Thunder Art was the nemesis of these low-level ghosts; the gargoyles didn't even survive their entrance CG before turning into rubble under the electric light.

With the gargoyles ineffective, the God’s Envoy began to summon falling rocks.

The falling rocks, which were originally the size of a human head and possessed great power, were reduced to the size of eggs by the time they reached Wu Chang.

This time, Wu Chang didn't even need to act; Ailin whispered two prayers, raised a holy light shield above their heads, and easily neutralized the falling rocks.

Having retrieved her true body, Ailin, in coordination with the Great Mother’s prayers, could be considered an all-around support.

She could cast shields, clear abnormal status effects, and use holy light to heal and restore life.

There was nothing more reassuring than having a powerful healer standing behind you.

Moreover, when this powerful healer only acted as a laborer, worked without complaint, and didn't split experience or rewards, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a doting mother.

Measuring by player strength, Ailin’s abilities were several times stronger than the Spirit Fox, who was also a support; she had stats at least close to a level seventeen or eighteen player.

Her participation in the battle was the implicit reward for completing the hidden side quest.

The falling rocks summoned by the Pride Envoy lasted for three minutes; three minutes of continuous strikes didn't even break the first protective shield Ailin summoned.

This made Wu Chang a bit disappointed in the Pride Envoy; as the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, this level of skill was a bit underwhelming.

Sensing the threat posed by Wu Chang and Ailin, the Pride Envoy did not step forward to fight to the death, but instead turned and fled into the main house.

Wu Chang was not in a hurry to finish off the Pride Envoy; he took Ailin and followed behind the Envoy, chasing into the main house like a cat playing with a mouse.

He still needed the Envoy alive to use it to bring out more secrets of the Count’s manor.

After entering the main house, Wu Chang felt a slight dizziness, and at the same time, whispering prayers rang in his ears.

Just like the situation encountered by the two chubby players, the giant faceless nun on the roof used a mental skill on him, attempting to pass a check against his Will.

Interesting.

He deliberately let go of his Will to listen to the nun’s prayers, and soon, auditory hallucinations appeared in his ears.

He heard rapid footsteps rising from behind him, he heard the townspeople cursing loudly, and the sound of blunt objects smashing furniture and glass.

With a bang, the door behind him was kicked open heavily.

Over a hundred townspeople holding weapons with bloodshot eyes appeared before Wu Chang.

Both sides stared at each other, and the atmosphere became eerily quiet.

The protection of the Good and Evil value and his status as a town councilor meant the townspeople did not lay a hand on him, even in the illusion.

The townspeople seemed unable to see him, rushing past him and shouting as they charged toward the guards and servants of the Count’s manor in the distance.

From Ailin’s perspective, Wu Chang suddenly stopped while walking, turned to listen carefully to something, and then suddenly looked at the empty doorway, standing still and on full alert.

Then he inexplicably relaxed, his gaze shifting from one door to another.

During this time, Ailin did not hear or see anything.

She reached out and waved her hand in front of Wu Chang, asking, "Mr. Saikesi, have you seen any hallucinations? I can use holy light to help you dispel them." Wu Chang grabbed the hand Ailin was waving in front of him, raised his index finger with his other hand, and made a shushing gesture.

"Follow me."

He pulled Ailin and followed behind the illusion of the townspeople, moving into the main house.

The townspeople shouted "Avenge the Saintess!" and "Overthrow Jermaine’s tyrannical rule!" as they rampaged through the main house in anger.

Ma Di brandished his pirate scimitar, acting as the vanguard for the townspeople, charging at the very front.

Whatever appeared before him, whether it was a guard, a servant, or a family member of Count Jermaine, he would strike them down.

The blood and screams stimulated the nerves of the townspeople; not only did it not calm them down, but it triggered the cruelty and bloodlust hidden in their bones.

The Count’s manor seemed to turn into hell, and everyone related to the Count died under the indiscriminate attacks of the townspeople.

This included defenseless women and children who had not yet learned to walk.

The townspeople killed from the outside in, finally finding Count Jermaine sitting on a sofa, holding a glass of red wine, in the main reception room of the main house.

Count Jermaine looked at Ma Di, the leader of the townspeople, and said with some helplessness, "Did Ebet incite you to come? He has disappointed me so much."

!

Ma Di, whose eyes were red with killing, had lost the desire to communicate.

He responded to Jermaine with his fists; after a brutal beating, the townspeople dragged Jermaine to the front of the Count’s manor garden.

They used long nails to pierce Jermaine’s hands and feet, pinning him to the ground.

Then the townspeople set up a huge guillotine, except the device installed on the guillotine was not a blade, but the five-meter-tall bronze statue of Count Jermaine from the manor.

The bishop, who had sewn his own eyes shut, walked out of the crowd with the support of the nun and pronounced judgment on Jermaine.

"The arrogant one, disrespectful to the gods, cruel to others, abusing power without restraint, harming the Saintess without repentance, shall be punished with a heavy burden!"

Jermaine tilted his head to look at the bishop and said disdainfully, "Do you think that by killing me, you can wash away your own sins? Ridiculous."

Lies do not hurt people; the truth is the sharp blade.

Jermaine’s words pierced the pain points of the crowd like a snake or scorpion; Mayor Harrison raised the woodcutter’s knife in his hand and cut the rope holding up the statue.

The huge statue crashed down, giving Count Jermaine a cute nickname.

Jermaine-chan.

After the townspeople executed Count Jermaine, they did not cry with joy as imagined, nor did they celebrate as if the Day of Divine Grace had arrived, celebrating that their great revenge had been fulfilled.

Looking at Jermaine on the ground, the townspeople stood frozen in place, confusion and fear appearing on their faces.

Jermaine’s rule had penetrated into everyone’s soul; without Jermaine, they didn't even know how to continue their days.

Having killed the Saintess and murdered the lord, how would they escape the kingdom’s crusade?

Just as everyone was lost and dejected, Ebet appeared; he led the townspeople to seal off the Count’s manor and then left.

The illusion, which had been lively just a moment ago, was left with only Wu Chang and Jermaine’s corpse.

The huge bronze statue stained with Jermaine-chan got rid of the base under its feet, climbed up from the ground, and approached Wu Chang.

The huge bronze statue was full of oppressive force, like a brass giant.

Wu Chang gathered his Will and cut off the whispering prayers in his ears at the right time.

Looking forward again, the bronze statue illusion disappeared, leaving only the meat-paste-like God’s Envoy standing before him.

Wu Chang grinned and laughed, "A very interesting plot; I enjoyed watching it."

After speaking, he struck two Palm Thunders and had Ailin follow up with a Holy Light Purification, completely finishing off the Pride Envoy.

He found a chess piece inside the Pride Envoy’s body, carved with a small person lying on the ground with a giant rock pressing on its back.

"Item Name: Proof of Pride"

"Item Type: Special"

"Item Description: Holding the Proof of Pride allows free entry into the special space—Dominator’s Manor. In the Dominator’s Manor area, one will be regarded as a God’s Envoy. The God’s Envoy can choose any attribute as a standard to judge the target. If the target’s attribute is lower than one’s own, the target will be dominated by the God’s Envoy."

Wu Chang put away the last piece of evidence; with the Seven Deadly Sins collected, he looked up at the roof of the main house, meeting the cold face of the giant nun.

She sat on the roof of the main house just like that, quietly watching everything happen without any movement, like a true god looking down at the ants fighting at her feet.

Playing it cool, are you? Just wait.

Wu Chang looked at the seven empty holes in the giant nun’s body and sneered.

When I fill the vacancies in your body later, don’t cry and beg me to stop.

(End of chapter)