Defying the Fate of Beheading

Chapter 712 373: Whisper and Temptation of the Abyss

Louis jumped down from Limuru.There were still traces of undried blood on his cloak.

Unlike the smile he often wore in front of Beatrice, he now had an indescribable aura on his face.

Just by standing in front of the giant, he made Robert and the two behind him too afraid to breathe.

It wasn't just because they knew he was the controller of the Curse Binding Legion, but more because they felt a chilling killing intent emanating from the youth.

Even though the killing intent wasn't directed at them, it still made them not dare to say a word.

"Reinforcements?" Louis looked at the three behind him.

As the person in charge, Lan Kaide bowed his head and said, "Yes, Lord Louis, thank you for the Curse Binding Legion's swift aid."

He felt the oppressive atmosphere over them had dissipated considerably.

The young man said calmly, "You're welcome, go and join your men quickly, this battle is over."

"Yes!"

...

Once the three left, Louis' eyes turned cold again.

It was different from the battle on the Giant Plain.

At that time, most of the extra-terrestrial or local monsters they cleared on the Giant Plain weren't humanoid.

The impact of killing a monster was far less than that of battling fairies.

After all, just because fairies went insane didn't mean they were disfigured.

Their overall shape was still very similar to humans.

One could even say, excluding the wings on their backs, they were just short humans.

The shock of personally killing a species so similar to humans, even for such a short time, had taken away some of his smiles and added more weight to his demeanor.

Now he finally felt somewhat like a battle-hardened veteran.

He walked straight into the depths of the Lokeshi Empire's camp.

Before long, he encountered General Locke.

General Locke looked at him and said:

"Lord Lou~is..." He recalled Louis' status had changed, quickly correcting himself, "The raid this time was truly thanks to your help, no wonder Ense previously wanted to make the Curse Binding Legion a trump card against the Demon King. Your battle in the south, I watched from afar, it truly was..."

General Locke pondered for a moment, then sighed, "It truly was divine power unmatched."

Louis shook his head and said, "You're exaggerating, it's merely relying on the power of authority."

General Locke chuckled, "The power of authority is an ability you possess, no need for modesty."

"Let's not mention that for now, let's discuss the situation. Is it the same on your side as in the south and southwest?" Louis frowned and said, "There's something strange in the Golden Land."

Locke was silent for a moment and said, "As we previously calculated, the Golden Land itself has already encountered problems."

The Golden Land is no longer considered a Divine Kingdom.

After losing the blessing of Divine Power, it's at most a demi-plane.

Moreover, this demi-plane is extremely isolated, repelling all creatures other than fairies.

When Louis first encountered the fairies, he instinctively felt suffocated.

The succubus is a species capable of reading others' subconsciousness.

Though they can't read minds, they can indeed sense changes in others' emotions.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be both loved and hated by so many.

Simply put, if a succubus wasn't brainwashed by the abyss' will into a human-shaped puff solely focused on devouring, with a bit of intelligence, they could easily become the king of manipulative behavior.

No doubt, natural-born talents are just that outrageous.

But this succubus ability made Louis uncomfortable.

On the battlefield, he wouldn't limit this ability's performance.

Because if modified, this ability could become a killing intent feedback mechanism.

This emotional feedback made him invincible in close combat.

But the fairies' feedback to him was practically mental pollution.

They were like a group of split personalities.

Louis could smell the wails from their souls, as if they were suffering souls thrown in boiling oil in the eighteenth layer of hell.

But upon closer inspection, he could see that desperate wailing was forcibly suppressed by some indescribable malice.

The malice was so clear, targeting not individuals but all living things.

The last time Louis encountered such a situation was when he was with the little swan.

At that time, the little swan was high-spirited, assuming with her clone she had no rivals near her resting place.

But later, she cried like a child, even forced to use the magic of "Mechanical Mind" to escape reality.

At that time, Louis could feel the emotions from the little swan gradually transitioning from grievance to emotionlessness.

But as time passed, it alternated between grievance and emotionlessness.

Back then, he didn't understand why, so he secretly asked the little swan.

The little swan's answer was that the Mechanical Mind was originally able to shield unnecessary emotions, but because the priority of the sin of Lust was too high, even when she strengthened it with the sin of Sloth, it was quickly broken.

That's why there was that different emotional feedback scenario.

Normally, only mental disorders would exhibit such a state.

Of course, to get this answer, Louis was unsurprisingly bitten by the little swan.

"You're using the succubus ability to cheat?!"

"How can that be cheating, it's to make you happy."

...

Recalling the chaos at the time, his mouth twitched slightly.

Change the focus!

He decisively turned his attention to Locke: "Their mental states aren't right, so after clearing the south and southwest, I tried entering the Golden Land."