Roy wasn't the kind of person who would bully the weak, nor someone who would become arrogant and lose himself after gaining power.
He was essentially a very gentle man, with a good head on his shoulders and capable of making decisions.
He wasn't a great man, otherwise, he wouldn't have just been a photographer to make a living before his crossing.
But Roy possessed a talent beyond imagination, that was his code of conduct, his action plan that would perfectly reflect his position and identity.
When he was an ordinary person, this way of behaving would make him more ordinary, but when he gradually became great, it would make him even greater.
If he became a knight, he would strictly demand of himself according to the knight's code;
If he was a magician, he would urge himself to pursue truth and origin;
If he was the Messiah, he would save the world by sacrificing himself.
Roy was such a simple yet not simple person.
It's just a pity that he's neither a knight nor a magician right now. He's a God Slayer, so he'll act like a God Slayer!
Those eyes with an eerie feel looked at the Supreme Commander of the 『Bronze Black Cross』, Diana. Milito. Then, under the terrified gaze of everyone, the young-looking lady began to slowly turn into a pillar of salt, starting from her feet.
“The power of the Marquis of Voban?!”
“Sodom's Eye!!”
“Diana, don't move!”
“……”
The entire venue immediately became chaotic. Everyone was panicked. Several Supreme Commanders of the Magic Associations stood up from their seats, anxiously shouting at Diana, telling her not to move.
Even though the seven sisters of Italy might be hostile to each other in terms of organization, these Supreme Commanders had a good private relationship. It was their alliance that allowed the Italian Magic community to maintain stable development.
Otherwise, with the Vatican, the headquarters of the Cross Church, still stationed in Italy, this place would have already become a mess.
Diana. Milito's expression was very ugly. She obeyed the instructions of others, sitting still on the chair, unable to move. She could only watch her feet turn into salt with a pale face, then the pillar of salt slowly rose, turning her calves and thighs into salt-like objects.
At this point, anyone who touched the part of her body that had become salt would cause this powerful magician to lose a part of her body.
As the Supreme Commander of the 『Bronze Black Cross』, Diana was naturally not weak. She was one of the top few figures in the entire Italian magic community. But such a powerful magician with wisdom was almost ready to lose her life under the gaze of the God Slayer.
“The power of the Marquis of Voban? No, no, no. I don't know which god the Marquis of Voban killed to get this magic eye, but I know that his power is definitely just a castrated fake. What I possess is the original form of this power, a re-enactment of the myth of the destruction of Sodom, the city of sin, in the Bible. This is one of my seven powers!”
『Sodom's Sin』, this was the second power that Roy obtained.
The Book of Genesis in the Bible records that Sodom was one of the five cities in the Moab plain. It was known to Yahweh for its lewdness and indulgence in homosexuality. The Lord sent two angels to destroy the city. Because there was a righteous man named Lot in Sodom, along with his wife and daughters, who were innocent, the angels rescued them.
Yahweh burned the city of sin to ashes with fire and brimstone from the heavens. The angels warned Lot and his wife and daughters to run forward and never look back at Sodom.
But Lot's wife did not listen to the angel's warning. She looked back at Sodom out of concern, and thus turned into a pillar of salt.
In the Book of Zerubbabel, Michael once said, “I am the one who brought down sulfur and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah.”
It was this myth that gave Roy this power. The limitation of 『Sodom's Sin』 is that it can only be used once every three days, but once activated, it will cause heavenly fire to fall from the sky, and sulfur to rise from hell. In an instant, it can annihilate a city. It is the large-scale AOE power among Roy's seven powers.
Other God Slayers, like the Marquis of Voban, possess large-scale natural disaster powers, but in terms of power, they are definitely not as powerful as Roy's power, which can only be used once every three days. It can be said that most of Roy's powers are of the 'killing blow' type. Although they have various restrictions, they are all exceptionally powerful.
And 'Sodom's Eye' is more like an additional state of this power. It re-enacts the divine punishment for those who disobeyed the angel's warning. It is a top-level magic eye comparable to Medusa's petrifying eye. It can turn any creature into salt, and can even be considered the strongest killing move against ordinary magicians and knights. As long as Roy looks at you, you will die. It is truly killing with your eyes.
“Seven powers?!”
“How is it possible? How can you obtain seven powers by killing a god? This has never happened before.”
“……”
Roy's words caused another stir, and Lilliana was already horrified at this point.
She was a member of the 『Bronze Black Cross』, and Diana. Milito, the Supreme Commander, was also her magic teacher. Seeing her teacher almost turn into a pillar of salt just from a glance by Roy, the pillar of salt had already invaded Diana's abdomen. When her head also turned into salt, it would be the moment of Diana's death.
In a panic, Lilliana quickly recited an incantation to Diana, performing a spell to break the curse.
“Teacher!”
Seeing that her magic had no effect on the saltification, Lilliana was in a panic.
“Don't waste your energy, Lilli... This is the power of God, it's not something ordinary magic can break.”
Even though she was facing death, Diana, as the Supreme Commander of the 『Bronze Black Cross』, could still maintain her composure. Seeing that Lilliana wanted to continue using the curse-breaking magic, she stopped her.
“How could this be!!”
Seeing that the teacher she loved had turned into a pillar of salt three-quarters of the way, Lilliana's clear, beautiful eyes gradually filled with tears. Her eye sockets were red.
If Diana hadn't been an extremely powerful magician herself, possessing strong magic resistance, she would have already been completely cursed and turned into a complete pillar of salt at this point.
Looking at her teacher's pale face and desperate look as she fought against the curse, Lilliana's strings of reason snapped. She unconsciously drew her beloved sword, 'Silver Giant', and was about to point the tip at Roy.
Just then, a fiery red figure flashed past Lilliana's eyes. In a flash, Erika rushed to Lilliana's side, grabbing her slender wrist holding the sword.
Then, Erika's left hand flashed with a sword light, and 'Lion's Heart' was held in her palm. With a sneak attack, she knocked Lilliana's longsword flying as Lilliana's reaction time slowed down due to her loss of reason.
At the same time, Erika's fingers pulling on Lilliana's wrist pressed down, and when Lilliana's feet faltered, a knee strike slammed into Lilliana's abdomen, causing her to kneel on one knee. The severe pain also brought Lilliana back to her senses and reasoning.
“Lilliana. Crannichal, if you dare draw your sword against the 『King』 again, I will personally behead you!”
Erika yelled sharply, then quickly turned around and planted her sword on the ground, kneeling on one knee, lowering her head to Roy and said, “......『King』, I am Erika. Brantley, the Great Knight of the 『Bronze Black Cross』. We are guilty of ten thousand deaths for offending your majesty. I dare to approach you, I hope you will forgive our sins, allow us to remain useful, and atone for our offenses!”
After speaking, Erika used her eyes to anxiously signal Lilliana.
Lilliana was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening. She looked at Erika with gratitude and quickly went over to kneel on the ground. However, compared to Erika, she was not good at words. She just blushed, her eyes filled with urgent tears.