Chapter 260

Horrible!

Ryan was once again amazed by the destructive power of desire.

This thing is just like a virus; it's completely uncontrollable.

Compared to killing and scheming, desire is everywhere, and it doesn't need to be created like a virus, because every human being has desires. Emotions are stored in the body and can easily be brought out by power.

After all, in a world filled with oppression and injustice, emotions can erupt in an instant.

Ordinary people yearn for a stable life, while Supernatural Being crave greater power. Moreover, the Supernatural Being themselves are too close to the mysterious, and the influence of the pathways contained in Magic Power is also an important factor that cannot be ignored.

Ryan used his stealth ability to silently pass through the castle's outer perimeter and enter the interior.

The brightness of the magatama remained constant, which meant that the target point had been reached, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly where it was.

The castle is so big, and there are so many people.

The only certainty is that the magatama is not on Albert, the head of the family.

Considering this, even the head of the family wouldn't bring them along, let alone the others; they're probably in the family treasury or somewhere similar.

"Where is the treasure vault?"

Ryan stood in the castle corridor.

Then I saw a figure swaying and walking towards me.

It was a short-haired young man, naked, looking dazed. He rushed over as soon as he saw Ryan.

"Damn, there's a zombie outbreak!"

Ryan kicked him to the ground.

Then switch to the 'Vainay' Character Card and use the Soul Singer's ability to control her.

Although 'Vainay' is only at the Fourth Tier, it is more than enough to deal with these ordinary people.

However, ordinary people don't know much about this. After interrogating him, Ryan found that this guy was completely clueless and knew nothing.

"It seems we need to find Supernatural Being, and a powerful Supernatural Being at that."

Supernatural Being are actually easy to find. After all, those with desire have a certain resistance to this kind of power. Just find those who are still wearing clothes.

However, Supernatural Being have a strong resistance to soul control, but fortunately, it is also very simple to make them lose the ability to resist.

Ryan used the magic spirit to launch a sneak attack, breaking out of the opponent's shadow, first severely damaging them, and then switching to 'Vainay's' ability to control them.

After repeating this three or four times, Ryan obtained information about the 'family Sacred Object's from an old man who appeared to be a family elder.

The Sacred Object is located in the castle's underground space.

Ryan pinpointed the entrance location and, taking advantage of the chaos, found the entrance to the underground space. The two guards at the entrance were indulging in their lust, and the scene was utterly indecent.

It makes sense that sexual desire can be considered a representative pathway of desire. Compared to the effects of other emotional releases, sexual desire is unmatched in terms of both scope and visual impact. This may be related to the fact that the God of Desire is more inclined to control the ability of sexual desire.

Otherwise, it can only be explained as 'astringency is the primary driving force'.

After successfully entering the underground, Ryan was greeted by a narrow staircase that twisted and turned several times. After descending the stairs, it became a long corridor with marble floors and wall lamps hanging on both sides, bringing the only light to the dark underground space.

"Why do these villains like to build their basements like cemeteries? Aren't they scared of their own creepy appearance?"

Ryan walked inside while complaining.

This is the place where the Heffert Family uses for sacrifices. It is not in use at this time, so we haven't seen anyone along the way.

Thump, thump, thump, thump...

Um?

Ryan paused, drawn by a series of knocking sounds.

The sound was coming from the ceiling above him. He looked up and saw that there were cracks in the ceiling, and the knocking sound was coming from above.

He took two steps back, then struck the ceiling with even greater force, causing the stones to crash down.

Along with the rock, there was also... a person?

Bang!

"Ouch~"

A little girl with light yellow hair and a face that didn't match her height, but her features were very delicate. Even though she looked a bit disheveled at the moment, she would definitely look like a porcelain doll after she was cleaned up... But Ryan couldn't help feeling that something was off.

She's too short to be considered a young girl.

He looks too mature for a child, and his demeanor is also off.

The child's naivety is still immediately apparent.

"Wait, a dwarf?"

"Ah! You, you, you!" The dwarf girl looked up, saw Ryan, and hurriedly grabbed the hammer beside her and smashed it down. "Die, you demon of the Hurst Family!"

Bang!

The hammer was stopped by the demon spirit, who snatched it from the dwarf girl, threw it away, and then lifted her into the air.

"Release me, you Hess demon! I, Kavanagh, will never yield! Oh, Earth Goddess, please bless your devout followers! Send these bastards who try to pry into the secrets of civilization to hell!"

"Earth Goddess, is this alright?"

Ryan spread his hands, releasing the power of the Earth's Mark, which shone with a golden brilliance in the dim basement.

Kavanagh was taken aback. "How could you...? The Hurst Family clearly worships the God of Desire..."

"Who said I'm a member of the Hurst Family?" Ryan smiled slightly. "Let me introduce myself. I am Ryan, the messenger of the earth and the most devout believer of the Goddess."

The other party was Kavanagh, the dwarf classmate that Caslathdi had mentioned. Since he was an old acquaintance, Ryan naturally didn't need to hide his identity, after all, he still needed to maintain a good relationship with the dwarf.

"You say so, so it is?" Although she saw the power of the earth, Kavanagh remained vigilant. After all, she was now trapped in enemy territory, and this might be a conspiracy by the Hurst Family!

"Whether you believe it or not is not important. Anyway, there is no doubt about this identity. What is important is that you should know Caslathdi, right?"

"Caslathdi! Who are you?!"

"Of course she and I are best friends." Ryan shrugged. "It's a long story. Anyway, I came here for some reason, but Caslathdi mentioned you to me and has already come from Baron to City of Sin to meet you. But what's going on with you? What are you doing in the Hurst Family's underground space?"

"Are you really a friend of Caslathdi?" Kavanagh's eyes still held suspicion, but his vigilance had clearly decreased.

"Of course, I swear in the name of the Earth Goddess." Ryan activated the mark, and the mark of the golden rock appeared before Kavanagh. "Goddess, please bear witness for me and let this dwarf friend lower his unnecessary vigilance."

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light appeared, holy and dazzling, so bright that Kavanagh could barely open his eyes.

"The mark of God! This is the mark of God!" she exclaimed. "You are a messenger of God!"

Ah?

Ryan was taken aback. "No, I was just saying 'messenger' offhand. How did you believe me?"

"The mark bestowed by the Earth Goddess can only be possessed by Her messengers; there's no mistake about that!" Kavanagh said with certainty.

Ryan paused for two seconds, then nodded. "Yes, that's right. I didn't expect you to find out even though I hid it so well. Dwarves truly are the most loyal followers of the Earth Goddess."

"I've seen this mark in the sacred site of my tribe, so I believe you!... Um, can you put me down?" Kavanagh blinked.

The demon slowly put her down.

After his feet touched the ground, Kavanagh dusted himself off and then knelt down devoutly before Ryan, surrendering himself completely.

"Great messenger, spokesperson for the Earth Goddess, please forgive Kavanagh's rudeness!"

"Ignorance is no excuse, Kavanagh. I, as your messenger, pardon your sins."

Ryan felt his toes were already clenching up. Ugh, this damn awkwardness! My inner chuunibyou is about to explode!

However, it must be said that dwarves are really short. Kavanagh is even a little shorter than the Grand Duke, and according to Caslathdi, Kavanagh is already considered tall among Dwarves.

A tall person who is 1.4 meters?

Are dwarfs typically only 1.2 or 1.3 meters tall?

This doesn't seem too short.

Another thing is... well, it's true that it's butter, dwarves aren't big anywhere except for one place, it's ridiculously big!

"Thank you, great messenger!" Kavanagh stood up joyfully. "My lord messenger, you must have heard my call and come to save me in place of the Goddess, right?"

Ryan coughed lightly. "That's partly true, and the other half is that I need to go inside to get something."

"In?"

Kavanagh didn't know where she was, but she chose to follow the Earth Emissary without hesitation.

Ryan didn't mind bringing her along, since it was still quite dangerous here, and his identity as the Earth Emissary seemed to be quite useful, increasing his chances of persuading the dwarves.

On the way, Ryan asked about Kavanagh's situation.

Kavanagh truthfully told the Earth Emissary what had happened to him these past few days.

Just as Caslathdi said, she came here to search for ancient civilizations.

There are many fallen civilizations on the Kazar Plain. Although most of the ruins are now worthless, some are still buried in unknown places.

Kavanagh was lucky; he found the ruins of a Chaos God, and they were remarkably well-preserved. The architectural style and mechanical design inside fascinated Kavanagh.

Just as she was about to enjoy the tour, she discovered that there were actually people in the ruins, and those people even spotted her. So the tour quickly turned into a cat-and-mouse game.

Fortunately, Kavanagh managed to escape using his agile movements. However, he didn't expect to fall into another trap. He ran into the Hurst Family members before he could get very far and was captured.

This happened this morning. Albert wanted to get clues about the dwarves from her, so he temporarily locked her up in the underground cell.

Kavanagh had already given up hope, but not long ago, the guards watching over her suddenly seemed to have gone mad and started 'attacking' the people in the dungeon.

The castle's dungeon, Albert's private space, held people to be tamed, mostly beautiful women, but also some handsome young men; the scene was quite shocking.

Kavanagh was locked inside. Taking advantage of the chaos, she quickly smashed the ground with a hammer, and that's how the situation turned into what we just saw.

"...Wait a minute." Ryan seized on the key point. "You're locked up, where did you get the hammer?"

Kavanagh replied matter-of-factly, "As a dwarf studying the art of forging, it's perfectly reasonable for me to carry a hammer with me, isn't it?"

"That's really reasonable... bullshit!"

Do you think you're 'Shally'?!

Ryan looked at her and saw that the hammer was gone. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Kavanagh was wearing a bracelet on her arm, from which hung a miniature hammer.

Remains?

Ryan suddenly realized.

No wonder it was able to smash through the floor in such a short time. If 'Shally' had had this thing back then, she wouldn't have had to dig so hard.

"How come you weren't affected by the Power of Desire?" Ryan asked again.

"Well... it's not like we were completely unaffected."

Kavanagh said hesitantly.

Ryan then noticed that the little man's face was already a bit red, and his eyes looked a little strange. Perhaps because it was underground, the power was spreading more slowly, and in addition, this guy was also a Supernatural Being.

"Etc."

Ryan grabbed her hand and then used his power to draw out the emotions from Kavanagh's body.

Kavanagh suddenly felt a sense of holiness, like a saint after masturbation.

"Praise be to the Goddess, and thank the messenger for his help!" Kavanagh exclaimed in amazement. "Wow, truly amazing! No wonder he is the messenger of the Earth Goddess."

"It's no big deal, but for the time being, you can call me Rider, or you can call me Earth Emissary."

"Rider?"

"For reasons that are inconvenient to disclose."

"Yes, I understand."

Kavanagh didn't ask any further questions; the envoy must have his reasons for saying that.

As they spoke, they reached the end of the corridor, where their view widened to reveal a spacious underground sacrificial site. The layout was somewhat similar to that of the area beneath Baron City, but on a much smaller scale.

"Is this a place for worshipping the God of Desire?"

Kavanagh looked at the statues around the sacrificial site. They weren't statues of the God of Desire, but rather some strange-looking statues, and they weren't very big, only about the height of a person.

"Six of the six relatives of desire, again six. Sure enough, the number six is related to desire," Kavanagh muttered to himself.

Girl, because that's a sacred number... Ryan thought to himself, but said nothing, his gaze falling on the stone platform in the middle of the altar.