"No... I have no intention of massacring all the residents of Praia."

Su Mingan looked down at Elras below: "It's just that I need to protect Garder, that's all. It seems that you, the soul hunting leader, are unwilling to let people go, so I can only do the opposite."

For Su Ming'an, the soul hunting camp just made it more convenient to kill the soul clan.

If it prevents him from doing S-level missions, then it might be a good idea to change sides.

Now, all the conditions are perfect, and it would be impossible to achieve it normally.

First of all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Alcherev and Sevia to unite. Only Su Lin can summon them.

Secondly, it would be difficult for the soul hunting leader to come alone to such an uninhabited place late at night.

It was thanks to Burris's sacrifice plan that he transferred other knights and cultists. Without these spies, Su Mingan was able to control Elras so easily.

Su Mingan took a step forward and looked down at the soul hunting leader below.

"Stop Sherrod's flames," he said.

Elras laughed miserably, opened his palms, and the flames on Sherrod's body disappeared in an instant.

The screams stopped and Sherrod fell to the ground and passed out.

The church was silent.

Su Mingan looked around.

The deserted church, the unconscious soul hunter, and the helpless soul hunter leader Alras.

Except for Sherrod, no one knows why Elras will die.

He was just about to give the order to kill the other party when Sevia spoke up:

"Father, Elras cannot die for the time being."

"Why?" Su Mingan turned around.

"In Praia, there is a secret that only those of us in the ruling class know. That is... the principle of 'reciprocity' that I once told you." Sevia said: "It's strange. Over the past few decades,

, once there is a big crisis in one of the soul clan or the soul hunting camp, the other party will also be inexplicably in crisis. In other words, once one of the parties suffers a loss, it will soon make up for it... This has caused both of us to be in constant trouble.

We are in a stalemate and there is nothing anyone can do."

"..."

"So, once you kill Elras, maybe a new and stronger leader will appear soon on the soul hunter side." Sevia said: "So, I think, instead of letting Elras die,

, it is better to keep him alive in case something happens that is beyond our control."

Listening to his words, Su Mingan fell into thinking.

It was not that he was hesitating whether to kill Elras, but the principle of "reciprocity" mentioned by Sevia reminded him of a very wonderful thing.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized something.

"And, father, I have to remind you one thing." Sevia glanced at the old lady next to him: "This... human woman is a failed product of the human body experimental transformation of the Yunshang Church. But even if it is a failed product

, also signed an agreement with the Pope under the witness of the gods on the clouds. If you want to protect her, it will be tantamount to challenging the dignity of the church on the clouds, and you may face the wrath of the gods..."

"Which god can come to Praia?" Su Mingan asked.

"None so far." Sevia said: "But I heard that the Pope has a spell to communicate with the gods. And if your final choice is to go to Yunshang City, you must not offend that god...

"

Su Mingan also thought of this.

This is why he didn't dare to go too far and bulldoze the entire Praia.

That god from Yunshang City... It doesn't matter if he is said to be kind and benevolent, but he definitely belongs to the lawful camp.

Otherwise, He would not have lowered the defensive barrier decades ago, blessed Soul Hunter, and maintained the stability of Praia.

If Su Ming'an really unites with the soul clan and eradicates the entire soul hunt, who knows what kind of underworld ending the game mechanism will bring to disgust him.

He has become more and more familiar with the copy process of the world game.

He frowned and fell into thinking.

But at this moment, an old voice slowly came over:

"...Forget it, young man."

Su Mingan turned his head.

Beside, the gray-haired old lady was watching him.

"You don't have to do this for me." She said softly: "Although I don't know why you can order the leader of the Soul Clan, you are a good young man. From what I have seen, you should have a bright future, so why do you have to do it for me?

An old guy, give up everything your grandfather ran."

"Su Lin doesn't care about these reputations." Su Ming'an said.

The old lady grinned.

Her teeth are very neat and white, and she doesn't look like an elderly person who is about to lose all her teeth.

This reminded Su Mingan of the first time he met her.

At that time, when she smiled, she also showed a row of neat teeth, like a middle-aged person.

...Maybe from that time, there were signs that she was no ordinary human being.

She smiled, walked to him with trembling steps, and held his hand.

"Maybe your grandpa doesn't care." She said, "But what about Xie Lude? He is an excellent Knight of Light. What did he do wrong?"

Su Mingan understands this.

If Elras died here, Sherrud who was with him would definitely arouse suspicion.

"Xie Lude... I grew up seeing him. He is a good boy." She said, her skinny hand with blood vessels like earthworms covering Su Ming'an's hand.

Under the dazzling golden light, the old man looked thin and haggard.

Her voice is still kind and gentle, like a gurgling stream, and it seems that it has not changed from beginning to end:

"Xie Lu, he has been clamoring to become a church knight since he was a child.

"I watched him train, I watched him study, I watched him get up early in the morning to run and swim, I watched him grow taller... He has no parents, the church is his home, and he has been proud to be a knight all his life.

, regards honor as his life...

If it hadn't happened tonight, he would have accepted the royal city's honorary selection after the sea feast, and even been promoted to the honorary knight of the royal city... This was his lifelong goal.

He made a mistake this evening, and I made a mistake with him. Now, for the sake of your future, I can't make another mistake..."

…

"What's wrong with fighting for your own survival?" Su Mingan responded to her words.

The old lady raised her eyebrows.

She smiled happily, as if she had seen an excellent child.

"But it's no longer necessary, child," she said. "You don't have to exhaust your career for someone whose life has come to an end."

...life comes to an end?

Su Ming settled for a moment.

Then, he looked at Elras on the ground.

"Su Lin." Ellas looked at him calmly: "Why do you think we use the word 'recycle' to her?"

……Recycle.

The word "recycling" is only used for items that have reached the end of their useful life and cannot be used.

And for a life...

Su Ming'an looked at the old lady in front of him, who was as thin as a piece of paper.

"I should have died long ago. I know my illness very well."

She said: "It's just that I thought that I had to wait until my old man came back... before I took the initiative to accept this kind of experiment.

The other experimental subjects were all strong prisoners... but they all died. Only I, a thin failure, survived. Although I did not gain the power of the soul clan... it was enough to extend my lifespan.

But now, the life span that was barely extended must come to an end.

Just yesterday, the old man sent a message telling me that I didn't have to wait for him.

I made an appointment with him before. If he still can't come down when he reaches the end of his life, just tell me. Now it seems... he is probably already waiting for me over there.

I looked at Lele, and I was getting old. I couldn’t do any work, and I couldn’t see the needle clearly. Jiajia’s illness also required subsidy resources from Soul Hunter. Instead of letting me continue to live, let me

Let the whole family suffer with me, and let the soul hunters be wary of me... Why don't you just let me go, so that I can go see the old man in the sky..."

She raised her head, her cloudy eyes seemed to have a bright luster like silk:

"In this life... I have seen the prosperity of Praia. I have seen it for so many years. Jiajia and Lele are both grown up. I have no regrets. Child of the Su Lin family, you are a good young man, and so is the child of Xie Lude.

Don't worry about me anymore, just do what you should do.
To be continued...