After returning to Saou City from the water elemental plane, Rhodes planned to check on An's situation. In the room at the top of the Soul-Calling Tower, he met Messika who was invited by Rowling.
The moment she saw Rhodes, Messika trembled, as if she had discovered something terrifying. She raised her finger and pointed at Rhodes, but could not say anything for a moment.
"What's wrong, Prophet?" Noting the abnormality on Messia's body, Rhodes asked proactively.
"Your body...is contaminated with the aura of evil..." Messika said word by word.
Rhodes snorted coldly: "Where do you think you are now? Elasia? I'm sorry, there is an evil atmosphere everywhere in Erasia now, and I brought it there."
"No...I don't mean that." Messiga sighed, "The aura that exists in you is not ordinary evil, but ancient and primitive, the original evil in the world, the crime of the necromancer, in this There is nothing worth mentioning in front of this evil. There is only one being who can possess this kind of evil..."
Rhodes touched his head: "Please explain it in a language I can understand. I really can't understand what you mean."
"Have you come into contact with that existence?" Messiga said sternly, with a low and hoarse tone, "The one mentioned in the prophecy, the devil who brings the final judgment to the world... Your body is contaminated by that one The breath of existence.”
"You mean, Lucifer Kerrigan..." After hearing what the prophet said, Rhodes roughly understood what she meant.
"Shh! Don't mention this name!" Messiga exclaimed, and the amethyst above her head flashed, and she quickly stopped Rhode's words. "This name symbolizes curse and ominousness. Nothing good will happen if you mention it."
He didn't understand why the prophet had such a big reaction to this name. Rhodes had no intention of concealing matters related to [Blood Praise]. He also needed some advice from the prophet.
Taking out the dagger blessed by demon power from the space ring, Rhodes looked at Messiga and said: "I did come into contact with that existence. He seemed to have poured his power into my treasure, and finally helped me. Get out of danger.”
According to the prompts in the system log, the changes that occurred in [Blood Praise] came from the power of that demon. There is nothing wrong with Rhodes' statement.
Hearing Rhode's words, Messika's expression changed: "This is not good news. The prophecy once mentioned that before the final judgment comes, whoever gets the power of the demon will belong to His followers will offer their blood and souls to usher in his coming."
"Unfortunately, I am not his follower, and I have no intention of offering anything to him." Rhodes sneered, "I once helped him solve a difficult problem in the future, and this is the reward I deserve. "
"You may not be his follower now." Messiga sighed, "Look at the demonic weapon in your hand. It is such an evil and powerful force. Even if it is a divine weapon, it may not be able to surpass it in some aspects. .”
"He saw your potential, and in order to make you his follower, he gave the weapon in your hand such great power. Once you are lost in the power of this weapon, you are not far away from becoming his follower. Yeah." Messiga added.
"Although this power is powerful, it is far from enough to move me." Rhodes said in a deep voice.
The only power that can move Rhodes' heart is the power of the system, the will of a true hero, and powerful artifacts. Very few other powers can affect Rhodes at this time.
"That's what I say, but the methods used by demons to seduce humans are ever-changing, especially for some creatures that don't want to lose their power. This method can easily work."
Knowing deeply about Rhodes' attitude towards power, Messiga explained.
"Having experienced the power of demon weapons, if one day you suddenly find that the dagger in your hand has returned to its original shape and the power in it no longer exists, will you allow this power to pass away like this? What will you do to regain this power? At what cost?"
"Although I will not be moved by this power, I will not tolerate it being taken away at will." Rhodes said coldly, "What price will I pay to regain this power? I will gather the undead under my command. Creatures, even if they come to the deepest part of hell, they still have to take back the power that belongs to me."
Messiga sighed: "What a crazy idea. However, it is indeed feasible to rely on undead creatures to deal with hell creatures."
"A long time ago, when the world was invaded by hellish creatures, a special hero was born. In my impression, he is the most powerful vampire in history. Wherever he sees, all creatures, whether human beings , angels, or demons from hell will all be forcibly transformed into undead creatures, with the exception of beings who are also heroes."
"Countless bats enveloped his body, and no legendary creature could get close to his body. When he walked, he was like a real god descending."
Messiga added, her words full of reminiscence.
"I have always believed that with the strong love in their hearts, heroes can turn everything around, do things that other creatures cannot do, and defeat all enemies in front of them, regardless of justice or evil. Some people also call this kind of love 'heroic will' , in any case, this is just a change in title.”
"So, what is the love in your heart? The hero Rhodes?" Messiga asked, looking at Rhodes in front of her.
Gazing at Messiga's empty eye sockets, Rhodes felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if what she was looking at was not him, but something behind him.
Rhodes fell into silence for a moment, and did not take up Messiga's words. Instead, he changed the topic and asked: "If the vampire hero you mentioned is really that powerful, there must be records about him in Dia. Unfortunately, But I've never heard of it. What was that hero's name? Erich?"
"Of course not Erich, Erich is not a vampire." Messiga said angrily, "But he is indeed a person of the same era as Erich. I have checked all the Erathian classics, and there is no such book. , recorded the deeds of this hero, perhaps the legend about him only exists in the oral tradition of those lichs."
At this moment, the purple crystal on Messijia's head suddenly flashed with dazzling light.
"I discovered some interesting things." Messiga said slowly. "Not long ago, Erich's consciousness revived. The lich that died countless years ago was reborn in this era."
