The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#376 - Chirp

Chapter 375 Chuuu — — — —

That was the booming sound coming from the distant direction of the city's outer wall.

Something huge was making a violent grinding noise, as if a wail was spreading through the streets, followed by some terrible change sweeping towards the city.

The city gate was opened, and the water held back outside rushed into the city in one breath.

The torrent, higher than ordinary buildings, swallowed the streets in one go, and houses and buildings were easily pushed down in the face of the massive amount of water.

Fortunately, the gate was quickly closed again, allowing the water gate city to avoid being submerged by the flood.

What just happened made it hard not to suspect that someone was deliberately engaging in petty actions behind the scenes, trying to save the Archbishop of Lust.

However, the other party certainly did not expect that their trick would not need to fall on her, but would directly hit the source—or rather, the vital point.

It didn't matter whether the Archbishop of Lust was dead or not; the fact that Zunzun was not dead already explained everything.

With the flood spreading throughout the city, he did not go to the Chamber of Commerce first, but came to the shelter of the two little ones he had saved.

After confirming that they and their mother were safe and sound, and adjusting the increasingly uneasy and terrifying atmosphere, he left there.

Returning to the Chamber of Commerce, he found no trace of anyone.

Apart from the destroyed walls and two or three members of the Witch Cult floating on the water, none of the people he knew were there.

"—Lord Zunzun?"

"Oh, it's you."

As he was about to leave, someone appeared on the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce and called out to him. Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the waiter he had seen at the inn before, who was specifically waiting for him.

"What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for your return."

"…You really are in dangerous places all the time."

"It is my honor."

The waiter looked proud.

According to him, not long after Zunzun and the others left to find trouble with the Archbishop of Lust, the Archbishop of Wrath ran over to steal their home.

Although Hei Taluo and Ti Bi—Mimmy's two younger brothers—and others tried to stop her, there were too many injured people to avoid the attack, so they chose to move their position.

At this time, the gate of the water gate city was opened, and the Archbishops of Sin abandoned the city hall, which was submerged by the flood, so they moved there.

"Anastasia-sama specifically asked me to inform you that she is very worried about you and hopes that you can go to the city hall to meet her as soon as possible."

"…I understand."

Regardless of whether that big merchant's concern was true or false, at least it made Zunzun feel that this concern was heartwarming.

Arriving at the city hall.

When he pushed open the door and walked in, there were many people gathered in the hall, with familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, but everyone had the same expression—solemn and serious.

The hall was eerily silent, so lifeless that almost no one spoke, and the atmosphere was once suppressed to the lowest point.

However, Ricardo quickly walked over.

"Yo, little brother! You're finally back! To be honest, when I heard that you went to fight the Archbishop of Lust alone, I was so surprised that my jaw dropped! Ah ha ha ha—"

His loud voice was almost like a roar.

He looked no different from usual, with no obvious external injuries and plenty of energy.

"Hey, too loud."

"Hahahaha, sorry, sorry!"

Ricardo patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Deliberate, please."

Deliberate?

Hearing the whispers, Zunzun subconsciously looked around and found that everyone else was looking at him, while also saying something to their companions, with a hint of expectation on their faces.

It was as if they had seen a glimmer of hope in despair.

No wonder.

The Archbishops of Sin were much more troublesome than they had imagined. Just the Archbishop of Lust occupying the city hall had caused unrest among the people in the city, not to mention the Archbishop of Wrath who had come to attack.

In addition, the city gate was inexplicably opened, and the blame for the city being flooded was invisibly placed on the Archbishops of Sin.

Obviously, this pressure was making them breathless, and they urgently needed some encouraging news.

Understanding this.

Zunzun proudly raised his head and said loudly, "Of course! The mere Archbishop of Lust is nothing to worry about!"

"Eh?" The unexpected answer obviously stunned Ricardo for a moment, and he quickly widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and asked incredulously, "Could, could it be—"

"I have defeated her!"

"Really? Really? Hey, hey, hey, this is great news! You guys, did you hear that? The Archbishop of Lust has been defeated!"

This news was like a stimulant.

It was obvious that the entire space had become lively, and the voices suddenly became noisy, like a vegetable market.

"Is that news true!?"

Before he knew it, Natsuki Subaru appeared in the hall, with an anxious and excited look on his face, and quickly walked up and grabbed Zunzun's shoulder.

"Zunzun, is what you said true!?"

"Of course."

"But there's no evidence…"

"Evidence? The fact that I'm still alive is the evidence."

A flash of red light flashed in Zunzun's eyes, as if telling of his absoluteness, and Natsuki Subaru's heart tightened.

He didn't see that battle, but Zunzun's Fairy Dragon had been pressing the Archbishop of Lust the whole time, which he saw with his own eyes.

In addition, that was a life-and-death battle. If the Archbishop of Lust hadn't died, how could Zunzun have appeared here safe and sound?

"Yeah, there's no need to tell such an easily debunked lie…"

"At this time, Subaru, shouldn't you say: Because you are Zunzun, I believe you?"

"Because you are Zunzun, I believe you."

"Too late, you idiot!"

Zunzun punched Natsuki Subaru hard in the chest, causing him to cough violently.

But at the same time, he also saw Natsuki Subaru's right hand, wrapped in jet-black blood vessels, looking quite scary and disgusting.

"Subaru, what is this…"

"Something happened. Coincidentally, let's talk as we walk."

Natsuki Subaru led him upstairs in the city hall, during which he told what happened after Zunzun and the Archbishop of Lust left the battlefield.

After the giant and the woman were stopped, they ran into the city hall, but encountered the Archbishop of Gluttony.

That guy did appear in the water gate city as Al said.

But they didn't entangle. After Julius held him back, Natsuki Subaru and Crusch broke into the city hall and encountered—

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"Archbishop of Lust?"

"To be precise, it's the little girl that the Archbishop of Lust turned into, and the black dragon that she turned ordinary people into. It was because of this that Crusch and I were fooled."

"No, that's not what I'm surprised about."

"I understand, I understand. When I first found out that she was the Archbishop of Lust, I was also taken aback. I thought you were attracted by the fake body, but then I thought, is that a kind of clone ability? Then, I got confirmation from the clone."

The Archbishop of Lust can indeed create clones.

That guy originally didn't care whether she was injured or not. In addition, she carelessly discarded the original fragments of her body after being restored, so cloning was definitely a piece of cake for her.

Unexpectedly, Zunzun stumbled upon the right answer.

If it were another ability, even if she was killed on the spot, she would definitely be resurrected again in some unknown corner.

However, Zunzun's ability was to fundamentally obliterate her, so no matter how many times she could be resurrected, it would be useless.

"…Wait a minute, Subaru, you wouldn't want to tell me that you and Crusch didn't beat the clone of the Archbishop of Lust, did you?"

"Can I say it was because of a sneak attack?"

Natsuki Subaru defended himself slightly, but his expression was not good, obviously not convincing himself for this reason, nor escaping responsibility.

"I want to ask Zunzun for a favor."

He pushed open the door of a room and walked in.

The room was relatively dim, and the aura of water element became abnormally strong, which indicated that someone had used healing magic here. When Zunzun saw Ferris by the bed, he understood why.

"Zunzun?"

Ferris was stunned when he saw Zunzun, and his yellow eyes, full of fatigue, haggardness, and sadness, were filled with worry. He came over to look around, and at the same time looked at Zunzun's eyes.

"You're back? How is it, are you injured? Is your body uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine."

"Zunzun is not only fine, but also brought back good news!" Natsuki Subaru said excitedly, "He has defeated the Archbishop of Lust!"

"Really!?"

Ferris rushed up excitedly.

He grabbed Zunzun's shoulder, his yellow eyes filled with obvious entreaty. Then, as if thinking of something, he quickly ran back to the bedside to check the condition of someone lying on the bed.

After a moment, he sighed deeply, as if about to cry.

Zunzun seemed to guess who that person was.

"As you can see, after fighting the Archbishop of Lust, her blood merged into my and Crusch's bodies, and finally became like this." Natsuki Subaru raised his dark arm, "Of course, I guess it has no effect on her either."

If the changes she brought would be eliminated after the Archbishop of Lust died, then Natsuki Subaru's body should have returned to its original state, but it actually didn't.

"But Zunzun, you have that trick, right?"

"That trick?"

"The one that cuts off blessings, if you can also remove this thing…"

"Sorry, I can't do it."

Dragon's blood.

The thing that the Archbishop of Lust forced into their bodies. Originally, dragon's blood should have brought blessings and healing effects, but now it is no different from a curse.

"The Sword of Darkness can indeed cut off intangible things, such as curses or blessings, but dragon's blood is not a curse, but something similar to physical modification."

"Physical modification?"

"For example, the okonomiyaki you ate yesterday morning, Subaru, its nutrients have already merged into your body, and my Sword of Darkness cannot remove it."

"I understand now that you say it that way."

Physical modification is a fusion rather than an attachment state, so the current situation cannot be solved.

"In other words, there is no way?"

Ferris covered his cheeks painfully. He was obviously the most famous [Blue] Healer, but he couldn't even eliminate the side effects of his master's dragon blood.

"No, it's not that there's no way."

"Really!?"

Hearing Zunzun say this, Ferris knelt down in front of him excitedly.

"Please, you must save Crusch-sama! No matter what the conditions are, I will agree! Please, please!"

Almost begging, appearing humble.

"Then—"

Zunzun kissed Crusch in front of the two of them.