Wasn't That Too Easy?

"But those people's souls, every time I come into contact with them, they self-destruct on their own... Gordan is indeed more powerful than me in terms of ability, but he shouldn't be able to achieve such delicate and precise control. I didn't understand why before, but now I do."

Maria blinked and looked at the priest to her side.

Looking at the other person's aged appearance, he sighed, shook his head slightly, and then ran his thumbnail across the tip of his index finger.

With a slight flick of his wrist, a drop of intense blood instantly splattered onto the priest.

Just as the Doctor looked on in disbelief, the priest's body began to change rapidly!

His previously withered muscles began to bulge, his wrinkled skin regained its luster, his hair grew rapidly and turned jet black again, and he quickly transformed from a frail middle-aged man into a young and vigorous middle-aged man!

This almost made the Doctor's jaw drop.

What... what is this?

Terra Technology?!

Damn it! In our own civilized era, achieving such an effect would require a whole host of instruments, extensive research into an individual's physical data beforehand, and long-term recovery, conditioning, and observation... Even so, it would only restore appearance and not extend lifespan.

But what did she just see?

A drop of blood...

Just a drop of blood!

Maria simply spilled a drop of her blood on the other person, and the person became at least a decade younger!

Has Terra technology really reached this level?!

So what I saw wasn't a backward civilization, but a civilization with a different development direction?

The Doctor was dumbfounded.

Maria continued speaking.

"You've clashed with those believers, haven't you?"

"...Phew, yes."

After receiving the blood, the priest's spirits improved more than double.

He let out a long-held breath before silently nodding.

"Yes."

"As per your initial request, I subsequently began to unravel its secrets... and it was during this process that I discovered this strange organization that calls itself Servants. They somehow found a peculiar ritual technique that, after fulfilling certain conditions, allows them to communicate with some unknown entity..."

"I discovered that the technology they used was the same as the technology in the book I had deciphered, so I tried to investigate it further."

"Unfortunately, due to several accidents, I was discovered. Although I eventually escaped, I was still injured... From that day on, my health has been deteriorating... It's probably because they stole the blood you gave me."

The priest spoke, his words tinged with apology.

But Maria did not blame the other party.

On the contrary, knowing the priest's personality, she understood that he had definitely done his best within the limits of his ability, and as for anything more... he really couldn't do it.

If nothing unexpected happens, it's because Gordan discovered and consumed the priest's own blood that he had the means to counter him.

Only...

"You said they have a ritual that allows them to communicate with Gordan?"

Maria blinked, then looked at the Doctor beside her.

And how intelligent is the Doctor?

From just a few words exchanged between these two people, a whole story gradually formed in her mind.

While it cannot be said to be absolutely correct, the general outline should be correct.

So when Maria looked at her, she immediately shook her head.

"Impossible... We understood from the beginning that He was incapable of communication, so we never developed any technology for communication."

"But I saw it with my own eyes..."

The priest standing to the side frowned slightly, and after a moment, he looked up in surprise.

"Could it be... that these 'Servants' came up with this?!"

"But... researching this should take a lot of time, and I've never heard of or even noticed these people before?"

The sudden and unusual situation caused everyone to fall silent.

But Maria narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Ceremony modification..."

"Modify the ritual?"

The Doctor standing to the side was stunned for a moment, his head buzzing.

Modifying an existing ritual to achieve a different purpose is indeed much easier than developing a completely new one.

But...

"That's unlikely too."

"Back then, we practically exhausted all the resources of several surrounding satellites, plus the sacrifice of countless people, to complete the summoning ritual... With current civilization's technology, it's impossible to do that!"

The Doctor was somewhat puzzled.

As for this issue, no one really had any ideas, so they could only put it aside for the time being.

It was in this silence that they followed the Sarkaz soldiers and gradually arrived at their target location.

This place has already left Kazdel's territory, but it's not yet clear which country it belongs to.

While they were analyzing the purpose of these people, they suddenly went berserk and launched a sneak attack on Gao Cheng, who was not far away!

"Is this... a plan to start a war?"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Doctor's mind raced through many thoughts, but ultimately settled on the war.

Kazdel's soldiers launched a surprise attack on a neighboring country without provocation... If one side fails to handle the situation properly, the situation can escalate rapidly.

Especially for the Sarkaz, a unique race, war is practically a daily occurrence.

Furthermore, given that these individuals come from the inherently belligerent Kazdel Military Committee, it is entirely reasonable for the Doctor to make such a deduction!

But...

"Wrong."

The priest standing nearby frowned.

He looked up and gazed towards the city wall.

He could vaguely see the soldiers lying in ambush over there.

The other party actually made preparations in advance?

This situation left the priest completely bewildered.

They had only recently discovered the Sarkaz's sneak attack, yet this group had already taken precautions?

It's like...

It's as if they knew this would happen all along?!

Do the Sarkaz have spies among them?

As everyone pondered, the battle between Sarkaz and his opponent began on the other side.

As for the details of the battle, there's no need to elaborate. Although the Sarkaz had the advantage of a surprise attack, unfortunately, due to their numbers and the fact that the enemy was well-prepared, their attack was practically suicidal.

In just a few moments, all the Sarkaz were executed.

Blood was spilled on the ground and absorbed by it.

In one corner, there were also many corpses of Sarkaz warriors... a rough count revealed about forty people.

But this doesn't match the missing persons.

This left the Doctor and his colleagues even more confused.

In the shadows, Maria and the others, who had witnessed the entire event, wore solemn expressions.

It took the Doctor a long time to recover from his astonishment, and his face turned pale.

"This is suicide..."

"Yes."

The priest beside him nodded in response.

But he seemed numb to these things, his eyes showing little emotion.

What truly stirred his emotions was confusion... He simply couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do.

If these people can only cause such a small ripple, the other side might not even report the incident.

War is simply impossible!

Sending these people here is practically suicide...

This is pointless!

"I can't understand..."

The Doctor felt this was probably the most troublesome problem he had encountered since waking up in this completely new world.

There are so many mysteries surrounding this place that everyone's information about each other is incomplete, making it incredibly difficult to deduce what the other is up to!

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Only Maria.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head.

"There's one more..."

"Um?"

The Doctor and the priest standing nearby looked up, their faces filled with confusion.

But Maria's gaze remained fixed on the rendezvous point where the Sarkaz warriors had just left.

She could clearly sense that, in that dark forest, there was still a breath that hadn't dissipated...

Only after everything was over did he slowly get up.

366

Chapter 366 Too easy, isn't it?

When the warlock appeared, the brows of the people present furrowed.

Even the most dull-witted person could tell that this guy might have some issues.

But no one spoke; they simply exchanged glances and continued to observe.

The warlock waited a while, until the people in other areas lowered their guard, before slowly beginning to crawl from the ground.

It kept wriggling until no one could see it anymore, then got up, dusted itself off, checked its location, and finally headed away in a distant place.

The group exchanged glances and immediately gave chase.

Soon, they arrived at a secluded flat area in the forest.

Sunlight scattered, but couldn't penetrate the dense green leaves, leaving only dappled patterns of light that vaguely outlined a few figures.

They were whispering to each other, seemingly exchanging information.

As for Maria, due to the distance, the others couldn't hear what she was saying. After thinking for a moment, the priest looked at Maria and made a gesture.

[Near]

After the competition, he still had a puzzled look on his face.

He wanted to ask Maria if they should move closer to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Maria responded quickly.

"Don't want."