Chapter 311: A Deadly Reunion

  "Temple Knight?" Despite this, High Priest Tima recognized the dead man's identity at a glance. Although his face was unrecognizable, the Radiant Battleplate on the corpse was more conspicuous and indicative of his identity than his face.

  "How could a Temple Knight appear here?" High Priest Tima asked in alarm.

  "Of course, he was sent by Celeste," Sedros replied coolly.

  High Priest Tima said nothing, his face still full of doubt and alarm. Celeste had absolutely no reason to easily dispatch one of the few remaining Temple Knights so deep into enemy territory. In an environment like Oufu, no one could easily hide, and for any mission, having a Temple Knight come here alone wearing Radiant Battleplate would be nothing more than a suicide mission. And the Pope would clearly not do such a foolish thing.

  "No, this man is not a Temple Knight," High Priest Tima said, surprised again.

  "Oh? How so? There is indeed Radiant Battleplate on this corpse," Sedros also frowned. "This is a treasure of Celeste, there is absolutely no possibility of it being fake."

  "The armor is Radiant Battleplate, but the man is not a Temple Knight. Although this man's physique is strong, the shape of his muscles is not coordinated overall, definitely not the body a true expert should have. Besides, if he were a Temple Knight, how could he be killed by a single blow? Those wounds on his body seem to have been inflicted after he was dead."

  Sedros nodded slowly and praised, "The High Priest truly has piercing eyes... but I suppose only the High Priest could possess such powers of observation and judgment."

  "My friend, what is the meaning of you showing me this dead man?" High Priest Tima asked.

  "Oh, no, I didn't bring you to see him, this is just a prop... the person I want you to meet is someone else," Sedros shook his head slightly and smiled. "To be precise, he wants to see you."

  "Who?" Looking at Sedros's smile, High Priest Tima suddenly had a very strange feeling. It was like watching a curtain about to be pulled back, revealing a terrifying monster.

  "Me." A voice sounded, and a person walked out from behind a few bushes.

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  "You?" High Priest Tima's voice suddenly rose, and he took a step back. Loralei, on the other hand, screamed and flew up directly.

  This was a man with black hair and black eyes, dressed very casually. But anyone who saw him could not possibly feel the slightest bit casualness. He was the God of War of Oufu, Gru. And to High Priest Tima and Loralei, he was an even greater existence. With Moriel appearing rarely, he was in fact the king of the Drow and all of Nighon, as well as the strongest.

  It was precisely because he had left Nighon that High Priest Tima had the opportunity and the courage to carry out his grand plan of rebellion. Seeing him here suddenly, the feeling accumulated over many years made the two tribal leaders almost lose control with fright.

  However, High Priest Tima immediately calmed down. Since they were going to pledge allegiance to Oufu, he had long thought that there would be a day to face him, and the previous discussion with Sedros had already covered the issue with him. The High Priest immediately nodded to Gru: "Hello, it has been a long time, Mr. Gru."

  "It has indeed been a long time... I didn't expect to see you two again." Gru's gaze swept over the two tribal leaders, and in his originally deep, ink-black eyes, there was actually a hint of nostalgia.

  "Yes, it is an honor to see your presence again." High Priest Tima nodded. He was also sizing up this old acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time, and the surprise in his heart grew heavier. "You seem to be much more powerful than before."

  In his impression, this was absolutely not a person who would hide nearby. Because of his aura, like a volcano erupting at all times, even if he hid his form, he could not hide that aura. But just now, he had simply not felt his presence, until he walked out and stood before him, that aura once again completely filled his senses.

  For an aura to go from an uncontrollable, irresistible eruption to something that could be unleashed and retracted at will—unleashed like a torrential flood, retracted like a dead object, completely undetectable—this is a difference in the level of mastery.

  "Of course. The world outside is much more interesting than Nighon," Gru nodded, his cold gaze remaining fixed on High Priest Tima. "But I know you didn't come out because you found the outside world interesting, did you?"

  "The reason I came out... Mr. Sedros should have already told you, right?" High Priest Tima asked, feeling that something seemed wrong.

  "He did. You came here because your rebellion failed and you had nowhere to go. To be honest, I'm very surprised, surprised that you actually had the guts to rebel..."

  Gru's voice was as cold as his gaze, and High Priest Tima's heart grew cold as well, but Gru then nodded and continued: "But this is also good..."

  "Yes. This is good, we are all companions now," High Priest Tima also nodded.

  "Companions? No." Gru shook his head, his voice even colder, making High Priest Tima's heart freeze to the breaking point. "What I mean by 'good' is that we can finally have a life-and-death battle without holding back. Back in Nighon, you always avoided me, and it wasn't easy for me to really force you to fight. Now, we finally can."

  "Wait, Sedros didn't tell you that we are..."

  "He said you must die today." Gru's figure moved, charging straight at High Priest Tima.

  "Sedros, you despicable and shameless bastard~~" High Priest Tima let out a howl, his hooves stomped on the ground, and with a loud boom, he himself flew backward at a speed completely disproportionate to his size.

  The loud boom came from underground. With High Priest Tima's stomp, a large piece of the ground where he had been standing flew up. The originally soft swamp soil, condensed by his profound earth magic power, became as hard as granite, and like a giant cannonball, it slammed towards the oncoming Gru. From the moment he felt something was wrong, High Priest Tima had been secretly gathering his magic power, and this high-level earth magic, a Massive Rock Strike, had already poured all of his mana into it.

  However, this massive rock, weighing at least a thousand jin, had just flown up when it immediately turned into a pile of yellow sand and fell in mid-air. Because at the same moment High Priest Tima made his move, Sedros also made his. Sedros had also been preparing his magic since earlier. It was also earth magic, also cast instantly, but it was a much lower-level spell: Quicksand. Just as the massive rock flew up, Sedros's spell was cast upon it. The stacking effect of magic from the same type only caused High Priest Tima's spell to dissipate more completely and quickly.