Super Righteous Player
Chapter 416 - 413 Only the Enemy of Evil_1

Chapter 416: Chapter 413 Only the Enemy of Evil_1

Annan followed the "teacher" out of the narrow and dim alley.

She looked up at the gray-white sky.

Annan could clearly see a layer of gray-white barrier high in the sky, resembling the frost that forms on the outside of a window during the deep winter morning dew.

On the outer side of that frosty shell, one could even vaguely see the ceaseless blizzard raging with the naked eye.

Annan knew that this was not the barrier set up by the grandmother to isolate curses, but the constant temperature barrier arranged by the Decree Wizards of the Tower of the Storm.

In the very center of a large city, there was a semi-automatic device called a Barrier Generator.

With the semi-automatically executed ritual spell formed by the Decree magic, the barrier that should have only lasted for three days could be extended indefinitely. As long as the materials were continually replenished, the barrier could be maintained without end.

Annan had learned from Old Daddy Vasily that the barriers in the Winter Duchy were actually fully automatic. One of the pieces of knowledge that many ritualists did not want to disclose was that "rituals do not necessarily require ’people’ to participate," which was to prevent the automation of rituals.

"Automated rituals" in the Winter Duchy and The Holy Nation had already achieved a considerable level of technical proficiency. This directly caused many ritualists to lose their jobs.

They couldn’t even find other work.

Because if ritualists lost their jobs, it was essentially the same as losing their "reason for existence." After all, no one knew how much knowledge they held in their heads or whether they might conduct dangerous rituals one day in the future or cause a violent mutation in the environment due to a failed ritual.

——Indeed, there are some rituals that only a person can perform. But in reality, this was because some rituals contained the special condition of "must be performed by a living person with self-awareness."

Still, the efficacy of a ritual was directly related to its cost.

Taking cost into consideration, the already impoverished Winter Duchy could not afford to use a powerful barrier to cover the entire city. Although this barrier was called the "constant temperature barrier," its main function was still to isolate the cold winds and blizzards.

The chill seeping up from the ground could still not be driven away... it was essentially like a massive, transparent glass dome.

Even so, these large cities had become the last hope for the people of the Winter Duchy.

What really protected against the curse of the Mist was, ironically, the harsh blizzard itself, which could freeze even curses.

But while the blizzard could freeze curses, it could also freeze to death ordinary people, as well as normal wild animals and crops...

As a result, the use of subways in the Winter Duchy was dozens of times higher than in other countries and had become completely civilian.

The subways in other countries were just for import and export and transporting Transcendents in and out of the country... The Kingdom of Noah was even preparing to build an overground railway specifically for domestic passenger and freight transport.

However, for the Winter Duchy... not just ordinary people, but even Transcendents were virtually unable to walk from one city to another alive.

The other important implication of "being able to freeze a curse" was that Transcendents would not receive magical replenishment in the blizzards.

In the never-ending blizzards, even metal would crack from the cold, let alone the fact that the temperature was even lower than blizzards in other countries... so they couldn’t construct overground railways at all.

In the wilderness of snow, what was buried were almost all corpses.

Most of them were illegal Transcendents who had been expelled from the city, left to fend for themselves. Common people who’d committed capital crimes could be beheaded directly, but not Transcendents.

If they died, it was actually trouble for the people inside the city...

But being expelled from the city of Winter in the Winter Duchy was essentially the same as being cast adrift on a small boat with a day’s food and water, with the death rate being about the same.

Ordinary people could only take the subway.

But "Bella"—now Annan—was different.

Werewolves found it difficult to buy subway tickets, and Bella was a werewolf without money.

If Annan was not mistaken...

She must have braved the incessant blizzard, stepping step by step through the heavy snow in the wilderness, crossing dozens of miles from one barrier to another.

...Annan didn’t even know how Bella had managed to do it.

But in any case, the "teacher" took Annan directly to the subway station.

It was different from the subway station Annan remembered.

In the brass-toned station, there was a faint rumbling sound like that of an old factory. The ice formed faintly in the puddles on the ground, making a crackling noise as people stepped on them.

The crowd bustled together, talking to each other. With each breath, rhythmic white mist sprayed from their mouths and noses.

Although it was a civilian subway, the people coming and going were still well-dressed.

Or perhaps, it was only after they had dressed respectably that they would come here to ride the subway.

Among them, Annan, in his tattered clothes, seemed very odd.

"Is this your first time riding the subway?"

As Annan looked all around, the old man glanced at him.

There was no emotion to be found in those cold eyes.

But Annan just showed a simple and sincere smile, replying enthusiastically, "Yes, sir!

"This is the first time in my life I have ridden the subway!"

Her overly loud voice drew contemptuous glances from the people around her.

But she had no particular reaction to this, instead, she seemed completely unconcerned about the gazes of the passersby.

——And indeed, Annan had not lied.

This was indeed the first time in Annan’s "life" that he had ridden the subway.

However, the old man simply reached out to grab Annan’s arm, making her lean close to him, while the other hand inadvertently revealed a ring that exuded a chilling aura and silently raised his head to survey the crowd.

The passersby who saw the ring immediately changed their expressions. They quickly turned their heads away, pretending to see nothing, and even the sounds of their conversations disappeared for a moment.

Although Annan knew that speaking at this time was very impolite.

However, out of the need to play his part, Annan still asked curiously, "Sir, are they very afraid of you?"

"Afraid."

The old man simply answered.

There was no flicker of emotion in his pupils.

He led Annan into the train that had just arrived and sat down in the front row of the first carriage. Annan was tucked into the seat by the window, further inside.

And after sitting down, Annan continued to ask:

"Why? They haven’t committed any crimes."

"Because they know they are not perfect."

The old man slowly answered, "They all understand that they might commit crimes in the future. That’s why they fear me."

"Is this right?"

"Yes."

The old man calmly replied, "You also have to make them fear you like this. The more afraid they are, the less likely they are to commit crimes.

"You also have to remember... we are not justice, only the enemy of evil."

Annan raised his head at the moment he heard these words.

Suddenly, Annan felt the world around him turn a bloody red in the blink of an eye——

Intermittent screams, roars, and cries came from all directions, as if underwater.

Like a television with poor reception.

The bustling subway station shook a few times and then the scene completely vanished, turning into a dim room.

The surroundings were narrow and gloomy, more damp than a sickroom and more like a bathroom...

And his own body had turned into that of a man in his twenties—he was only wearing underwear, his hands and feet were tied back and secured to a chair, gasping for air.

——Just as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

"You’re awake?"

A sinister voice, like that of a eunuch, sounded behind Annan, "Then let us continue... Mr. Denton."

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