Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 504 Fear
Baron rushed into the group of ghouls, swung his flaming giant axe, and used a whirlwind.

The ax blade tore through the air with scorching flames, forming a gorgeous whirlwind of flames.

Several ghouls didn't have time to react, they were split in two, and their scorched bodies fell to the ground, exuding an unpleasant smell of burning.

The remaining ghouls quickly took out their weapons and distanced themselves from Baron, staring at him warily.

A ghoul with a huge sword squinted his eyes and said angrily, "People who don't keep their promises."

Baron ignored it, and rushed towards a ghoul not far away with a giant axe.

The ghoul did not flinch, and after a roar, he raised the shield in his hand to his chest and charged towards Baron.

boom!
Baron raised his huge ax and slashed down, the ghoul fell powerlessly to the ground, the iron-clad shield in his hand was shattered, and the exposed wooden part was burning with flames.

Whoosh!
Baron turned his head, and a sharp arrow flew past his cheek.

"Damn it." The ghoul with a bow and arrow in his hand cursed when he saw that his attack had failed.

Baron turned his head and charged at the ghoul archer.

The ghoul archer hurriedly ran to the side, trying to distance himself from Baron.

But the next moment, its head was crushed by a throwing axe.

"Hmph! You are also believers of the Holy Spirit? Why don't you even dare to fight me? Everyone hides so far away." Baron stood still and looked at the ghouls around him and said loudly.

"We are not only believers of the Holy Spirit, but we also get his protection after death. People like you may not be able to go to his kingdom of God to enjoy endless happiness after death." A ghoul said with a sneer.

Baron looked at the scattered ghouls around him, and ignored the ghoul who spoke just now.

He hoped that these ghouls would unite to fight him, instead of rushing to different directions to kill these ghouls one by one.

at this time.A ghoul suddenly ran behind him, as if preparing to escape.

"Since you believe in him, why don't you dare to fight me?" Baron asked disdainfully after taking a throwing ax from his waist and headshot the ghoul who was trying to escape.

Several ghouls around glanced at each other, and then two ghouls rushed towards Baron holding their weapons high, and the rest of the ghouls all turned around and prepared to escape.

Baron sneered, bypassed the two ghouls rushing towards him, and rushed towards the fleeing ghouls.

The bodies of ghouls are very stiff, and they only rely on strength when fighting, not on agility, so they don't run fast.

It didn't take long for Baron to kill all the ghouls who chose to escape.

The last one left, after feeling that he could not run away, did not choose to take up a weapon to resist, but directly knelt on the ground.

Baron reached out and picked it up, and threw it beside the two ghouls who didn't choose to escape.

"I have some questions to ask you." Baron extinguished the flames on his body, and slowly walked towards the three of them.

"It is said that only those who die bravely in battle can receive the protection of the Holy Spirit. Why did you all die once, but except for the two of you, the rest of you didn't have the courage to take up arms and fight me?" He continued.

The two ghouls were silent and did not speak.

"If I tell you, can you let me go?" asked the ghoul who chose to escape but was thrown back by Baron.

"Hmph, don't negotiate terms with me, tell me quickly." Baron put the ax blade on the neck of the ghoul.

After looking down at the ax blade around its neck in fear, it said, "Because we don't want to die."

"Obviously you have already died once, why don't you want to die? Do you have any important tasks or responsibilities that must be fulfilled?" Baron asked.

"Nothing, just a simple fear of death." The ghoul replied, "When we were still alive, because we felt that as long as we believed in the Holy Spirit devoutly enough, even if we died, we could enter his kingdom of God and get his Asylum, instead of falling into the hands of the dragon god or the god of death, and constantly experiencing torture, so we are not so afraid of death.

And we have already died once, if we die again in the real world, in the form of ghouls, our souls will be completely dissipated, and we will not even have the chance to enter the world of the dead. Thinking of this makes me feel scared . "

"So the real reason why you believe in the Holy Spirit is because you are afraid of death?" Baron asked, his focus is generally different from that of normal people.

"Yes, everyone knows that if you don't believe in the Holy Spirit or other gods, your soul will fall into the hands of the god of death or the dragon god to experience eternal torture after death. Anyway, I think so." The ghoul replied, "Death After one time, I know what the eternal torture refers to, if I tell you, can you let me go?"

"Come on." Baron nodded.

"After we die, the soul will enter the world of the dead, so that we have the same form as in life, and the more famous a person is, the stronger his power will be.

Those of us Nords who believe in the Holy Spirit will enter the palace built by the Holy Spirit and our ancestors after death. This palace is located on the holy mountain. It is said that at certain moments, the world of the dead and the holy mountain in the real world can communicate with each other.

Most people cannot live forever in the world of the dead. As time goes by, they will gradually lose their memory and humanity, and finally become irrational, murderous, crazy 'wandering souls'.

There are countless wandering souls wandering outside the holy mountain, and those who have no faith will randomly appear somewhere in the world of the dead after death. What awaits them will be death after death, and each death will make them Completely lose part of their memory and humanity, until their memory and completely dissipate and become 'wandering spirits'. ’ the ghoul explained.

"Is this considered torture?" Baron smiled after hearing this, "As long as all the wandering souls in the world of the dead are killed, won't everyone need to believe in a certain god in the future?"

After saying this, Baron froze in place.

Could all of this be a conspiracy?
The first few demigods used the fear of death of ordinary creatures to enslave them, gaining the power of faith to continuously enhance their own strength...

According to Rhodes' conservation of energy, if the energy of our world is limited, the souls of dead creatures should be reused by the world.

Wandering Soul is obviously an unreasonable existence.

The world should not be able to recycle their remaining power, and when their number reaches a certain level, the world will definitely have problems.

Could this be the real reason why the concentration of magic power has been decreasing for thousands of years?
And obviously all creatures can become demigods by collecting the power of faith, and other intelligent races can also provide the power of faith. As a result, before humans, basically no creatures became demigods in this way.

Could it be that in their eyes, this is a taboo?
Only humans who are forced to go nowhere will break the rules and take this path, so that when the Holy Spirit is about to overthrow the enslavement of the Dragon Race, he has to fight with all other races?
When Baron thought of this, he didn't want to continue thinking about it. He felt that the truth might not be what he thought.

He also didn't know what the world of the dead was like before demigods appeared through faith, and whether there were no such things as wandering souls.

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(End of this chapter)