The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 938 - 484: Obtaining the Raven Rules

Chapter 938: Chapter 484: Obtaining the Raven Rules

Leyos II?

How could he be here?

Ivita scanned the volcano with the Light Soul, finding many places obscured by fragments of Law. Under the scan of the Light Soul, these places appeared like black holes, but Ivita located the source of the voice through this sound, locking onto a black hole on the inner wall of the volcano’s crater.

He immediately focused the Light Soul, then used the Dark Soul to augment its existence, boosting the breakthrough capability of the Light Soul. Suddenly, he saw inside the black hole, a brawny man whose back was full of arrows, his body covered in countless wounds, and his lower half restrained by four chains.

He wore a broken crown on his head and held the Raven Ring in his hand. At the moment, his back was turned to Ivita, making it difficult to discern his real condition.

Ivita examined the wounds on his body. The reason his wounds had not healed was that they contained the Law of the Heretics, which also suppressed the Evil Qi within this man’s body.

The man must be at least a Knight Marquis, possessing an Evil Qi Domain, but even this domain was suppressed by the Law.

The four chains on his feet were not ordinary. One seemed rusty but was marked with the day the Heretics, who worshipped the God of All Beasts, breached Golden Horn Bay and seized the imperial authority. That chain was also a bay chain from Golden Horn Bay, symbolizing the imperial authority of the Heretic State and the glory of the Heretics, representing absolute violence, oppression.

Another was a chain made of rope, a knot, and Ivita, having read in the ancient library, recognized that knot as the Gordian Knot, which legend said would make its unraveler the conqueror of all lands. This knot was not originally owned by the Heretics, but they inherited half of the wealth of the Ancient Civilization and thus acquired the Gordian Knot.

Without sufficient King’s Tools, one couldn’t free oneself from this knot.

Another chain was fashioned from plant fibers, which Ivita identified as the Knot of Hydra, famously used by God Blood Warriors in the Ancient World to bind the monster Hydra that exhaled poisonous mists and destroyed nations, capable of restraining the power of the mighty.

The last chain looked like a normal iron chain, but it was inscribed with three Heretic symbols—Laurence, indicating it was Laurence’s chain, a tool of Law.

It was the chain that famously bound the Heretics’ Knight, said to entrap the intelligence of the wise and lead them into degradation.

The Heretics had bound this king using four types of Law tools, four treasures from antiquity. Each had a resounding name in history, showing the immense wealth and foundation accumulated by the Heretics through conquest and the spread of their beliefs.

The arrows on Leyos II’s back were also made from special materials, seemingly crafted specifically for high-level knights.

However, what Ivita had not expected was that Leyos II had not died in battle as the Raven People thought, but had broken out only to be exhausted and targeted by the Heretic’s Law, forcing him to hide in the Doomsday Volcano.

Ivita felt this guy was probably not a Knight Marquis; an ordinary Knight Marquis would have died long ago.

He gauged the time the old Frankish nobility would come knocking and directly asked his question. "Are you Leyos II? Then what rank of knight are you to have lasted this long under the Law of the Heretics?"

"You want me to help your country? But my own kingdom still has to endure the invasion of the Pseudo King and the Frankish people. I am powerless to assist your country,"

Having already offended the Frankish people and the Emperor, Ivita was not foolish enough to start a war with the Heretics as well.

One must act according to their capability, or else it is simply seeking destruction.

The Raven Rules were good, but not of much use to him.

Leyos II shook his head. "You misunderstand, young king. I am not so foolish. After my death, the Raven Rules would likely be completely devoured, so I cannot die, at least not now."

"I must hold out until the Emperor and the Pope send their troops."

Ivita raised his eyebrows. Given the current situation, the Raven Kingdom was beyond saving.

Leyos II said, "I don’t want them to rescue this ruined kingdom. They only need to annex part of our kingdom’s territory. That wouldn’t be too bad, as it would preserve the Raven Rules and the Raven People. After a hundred years, I believe, the Emperor and the Pope will counterattack those Heretics; then, who wins or loses, it’s hard to say."

"But I’m still discontent with the Raven People becoming a vassal to another nation. Therefore, I’d like to give you, symbolizing the Raven King, the Raven Ring and the King’s Raven."

Ivita frowned. "I’m not interested in the Raven Kingdom. If Your Majesty wishes, I will have Innocent II find a suitable master for them."

He certainly did not want to take over this mess.

Leyos II chuckled. "I am merely passing the Raven Rules to you. As for when you claim those rules, that’s none of my concern. I know that after my death, the Raven Kingdom will be divided among the great powers; most of the territory will fall into the heretic’s hands, a part into the Emperor’s, and the last small portion will likely be stolen by the Polito Kingdom."