I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 535 Physical Persuasion Can't Save

Zhang Hong didn't beat around the bush with her, "Sister, I don't mean to disturb your life. I was asked by someone to come and look for the young lady. Do you know where she is?"

"My lady... I'm sorry, the person you are looking for is not here. Please go back, sir."

Zhang Hong smiled coldly, "Your Excellency is obviously not good at lying. What are you hiding? Is the young lady imprisoned by you?"

It is obvious that this woman is lying. She is too naive to think that she can deceive Zhang Hong, who knows countless people.

"I don't know what you are talking about. There is no young lady here... Please leave immediately. Otherwise, I will have to forcibly expel you..."

Fred's tone became stiff, and he stood up from his seat, emitting a warning hostility.

Obviously, this nun was not a powerless person.

Zhang Hong was unmoved and took the initiative to show his weapon, "Haha, then let's see who's the winner."

Tread.

There was the crisp sound of iron boots stepping on the stone floor. Knight Wehler heard the noise and walked in from outside, holding his sword and shield.

"I knew you had bad intentions... Lord Fred, just kill this rude guy."

"Let's send this Lord Yu Hui off together."

After Fred finished speaking, a long-handled scythe appeared in his hand as if by magic. It looked like the scythe of the god of death, and the blade was filled with coldness.

Two murderous intentions immediately locked onto Zhang Hong.

……

Ding!

Ten minutes later.

With a slight sound, the sickle in Sister Frede's hand flew out of her hand and the weapon was knocked away by Zhang Hong.

The man was also knocked to the ground.

Just as she was about to turn over and continue fighting, a heavy sword was already pressing on her shoulders, and the blade was against her delicate neck. If it went any further, it would cut her skin.

Zhang Hong looked down at the nun, "Beauty, you are quite strong. But you are still not strong enough to fight me. Tell me, what is going on?"

After saying this, Zhang Hong retracted his sword, giving the other party a chance to explain.

He was not afraid that the other party would escape or cause trouble. He was confident that he could kill the woman cleanly and efficiently before the other party made any move.

Fred glanced at the guardian knight Wehler, whose head and body were separated, and sighed deeply, then stood up from the ground.

He said, "Your Excellency, you don't know that Aledel is experiencing a serious disaster. We are trying to save the world, but some people are trying to destroy it. The old man who sent you here is one of them."

"It all started when the traitor Shalivan destroyed the painting world..."

Sister Fred began to tell the history of this world.

It turns out that when Sullivan destroyed the paintings from the outside, he caused serious damage to the painting world.

However, due to the particularity of the painting world, even if there is only a fragment, it can still exist and will not be destroyed.

During the chaos of that year, a painting envoy escaped with the painting fragments, thus saving the painting world from disaster.

Although it was spared, the painting world was severely damaged and inevitably fell into corruption and decay. The taboos living in it began to become more and more distorted, losing their humanity and being affected by the corruption of the abyss.

The whole world is gradually collapsing and shrinking, heading towards destruction.

In order to save the painting world, Father Aleidel of the Church of Sin used his own blood to repair the painting world to delay the destruction of the world. Later, Fred, who was a remnant of ash, entered the painting world by chance, hoping to live in seclusion there for the rest of his life, and worked together with the priest to repair the world.

"Sir, we are not trying to do evil. It is because the young lady did not listen to our advice and was bewitched by those people. She was determined to destroy the world, so we had no choice but to put her under house arrest."

Fred said.

Since she couldn't win, she knew to soften her attitude, persuade him in a soft voice, and play the sympathy card to try to convince Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hongcai would not fall for her trick so easily.

He asked the key question directly: "Who is the eldest lady? Is she the creator of the painting world?"

"...To be honest, the eldest lady is the only descendant of the Painter of the World clan. The Painter of the World's ability is passed down to males, not females. This is why Father Eleidel was unable to completely restore the painting world..."

"Can the young lady repair it?"

"...I don't know. Miss herself is not sure either."

Fred sighed, his strong demeanor softened, and a look of weakness appeared in his eyes. "I asked the eldest lady, and she said she only learned how to draw a new world, but didn't know how to repair the old world..."

Zhang Hong was silent for a moment, then said, "Is it possible that this thing cannot be repaired, just like a broken mirror cannot be mended? Instead of repairing it, why not find a new one..."

"...I can't do it. Drawing a new world requires blood rich in dark souls, which can only be obtained from the dwarf royal family of the Ringed City...That place has sunk into the original furnace and cannot be found..."

"There should be another condition. The old man told me that he wanted to burn the flames of corruption. What is that?"

"... is to burn the old world of painting. Only when the painter has personally witnessed the flames that destroyed the old world can he paint a new world."

"So this is why you want to put the young lady under house arrest? To stop her from drawing a new world. But the mission of the World Painters is to draw a new world. This is the meaning of their existence... I understand now."

Zhang Hong has figured out the various contradictions and interests in the world of painting.

He said to Fred without disguising anything: "Sister, you are actually confused. The earth is dead, but people are alive. In fact, you can abandon the old world and move to the new world. There is a saying in my hometown that I think is very suitable for you."

"If the people survive and the land is lost, both the people and the land will survive. If the land survives and the people are lost, both the people and the land will be lost."

“Home is where your relatives and friends are.”

"You might as well think about it carefully."

Fred was stunned and stood there in a daze.

It took a long time before I came to my senses, and my whole body went limp as if my spine had been pulled out.

He laughed bitterly and said, "But, if that happens, many people won't be able to leave..."

Zhang Hong followed Fred and took a tour in the world of painting.

This ruined painting world is actually very small, with only a village and a few hills left, and a radius of less than five miles.

It's really pitifully small.

Thanks to the fact that the undead don't need to eat to survive.

Otherwise, survival of people here will be a big problem.

"Ah, it's you, Sister Fred. May the Goddess of Original Sin bless you..."

In the village in the valley next to the church, Zhang Hong saw the forbidden people living here - the Crow People. Most of them had lost their minds, but a few still retained their sanity.

The others turned into monsters like zombies, with only instincts left.

"They are actually the people of Belgara, the goddess of sin. Belgara is regarded as the god of taboos, so they have become hated taboos and therefore live in seclusion in the world of paintings."

"So, Belgara is the creator of the painting world?"

"I don't know. I haven't been here long. The history of the painting world is so long that it is impossible to trace it back. I only know that it was originally used by the Sun King Gwyn to settle his forbidden offspring... Belgara, who is also a god, may have some relationship with the Sun God that we don't know..."

What else could it be? It’s just the relationship between a man and a woman.

Zhang Hong complained silently in his heart.

Fred looked at the Crowmen who had lost their minds and sighed, "As you can see, the abyss has already eroded this place. Many people in Elaydel have been infected with the disease and turned into real monsters."

"The Faran warriors and wolves you met in the valley were actually the remnants of Faran who came here many years ago. At that time, Faran was still a lush forest..."

"If the old world is burned down, most of the people here will be buried along with it..."