All along, Suzy's attitude towards those who wanted to enter Tuke was one of polite refusal, avoiding contact.
But facing Samuel, she broke her own principle!
There were many reasons.
Firstly, he had Dragon Force; secondly, he wasn't bewitched by the Soul-Devouring Monster; finally, he was very handsome!
Uh, well, it had nothing to do with being handsome or not, Suzy wouldn't treat someone differently just because of their looks, at least not before getting to know them!
The real reason was that Samuel had no ill intentions. He didn't arrogantly use all his strength to defeat her, nor did he forcibly question her about Tuke, nor did he force her to take him into Tuke.
In this situation, Suzy naturally couldn't continue to be aloof and ignore him.
Moreover, she was currently the gatekeeper of the Tuke entrance; she couldn't leave here, nor could she drive Samuel away.
Also, she wanted to figure out why Samuel had Dragon Force and why he seemed to know so much about things in Tuke Village.
Looking at Suzy, who was eating in silence, Samuel asked with a smile, "How does it taste?"
"Very good, thank you." Suzy said softly.
Samuel casually asked, "Between you and your sister, who is more powerful?"
"You know Ying Nan?" Suzy looked at Samuel in surprise.
Samuel hummed in affirmation, and without committing, continued, "Does Ying Nan also have Dragon Force? Are there many people in your village who possess Dragon Force?"
Suzy said, "Why are you asking this?"
Samuel thought for a moment, and without answering the question directly, asked, "If I completely eliminate the Soul-Devouring Monster, will your village listen to me?"
"Impossible!"
"When you say impossible, do you mean I cannot completely eliminate the Soul-Devouring Monster, or do you mean..."
"You cannot completely eliminate the Soul-Devouring Monster!"
Suzy said seriously: "Although you are more powerful than me, and your methods are quite peculiar, you don't understand the Soul-Devouring Monster, nor do you understand our Tuke Village."
"Tuke has existed for over four thousand years. We are the Guardians of the Darkness Gate, sworn to protect this land and your homes from the Evil Demons trapped behind the gate."
"The territory of Tuke extends beyond the coastline of our village. Our city surpasses any city in your Universe."
"For thousands of years, all the clansmen lived in peace and prosperity, until they were attacked by the Darkness Residents. It led its army and devoured every soul in its path."
"Each killing made them more powerful."
"After destroying our largest city, they marched into your Universe to continue their Carnage."
"The leader of Tuke sent out the strongest group of warriors to stop them from reaching the portal to your World, but our ancestors were no match for them."
"It wasn't until the Guardian joined the war and turned the tide. They fought together to drive the Darkness Residents army back into the Darkness Gate."
"Since then, our clansmen have been guarding this gate. The Guardian's magic granted us power, and also granted us Dragon Scale, used to forge weapons that can fight against the Darkness Residents."
The Guardian is the Divine Dragon.
The Evil Demons, the Darkness Residents, are the Soul-Devouring Monster and its little monsters.
Don't look at Tuke Village in the movie as if it's not large and doesn't have many people; that's only after rebuilding following a major war.
The city of Tuke thousands of years ago, saying it surpassed all cities, is very possible!
Just like Wen leading the Ten Rings Gang to attack Tuke in the movie, the scale didn't look large either.
The Ten Rings Gang was also rebuilt, they were about evenly matched!
The Divine Dragon is very strong; it can bestow Dragon Force and Dragon Scale, instantly turning qualified people into warriors with extraordinary power and extraordinary equipment.
But, the Soul-Devouring Monster is even stronger!
According to Suzy, the Darkness Residents, which are the little monsters created by the Soul-Devouring Monster, are countless in number, and ordinary attacks and weapons cannot harm them at all.
Only Dragon Scale weapons can cause them damage.
As long as they get close to you, they can absorb your soul and send it to the Soul-Devouring Monster to devour, enhancing the Soul-Devouring Monster's power.
This absorption is different from soul-leaving-the-body; the soul turns into colorful light spheres and cannot control itself at all.
The more souls the Soul-Devouring Monster devours, the stronger it becomes. Even the Divine Dragon is no match for it; it can even devour the Divine Dragon's soul.
"Regarding the Soul-Devouring Monster, I've heard a saying." Samuel said.
Suzy said in surprise, "What saying?"
"The Soul-Devouring Monster is also called the Dark Dweller, or the Master Of Fear. It is an Evil Demon from a high-dimensional space, or rather, a Dark God."
"The form you see it in now is its appearance after dimensionality reduction."
"It feeds on souls and fear. The more souls and fear it devours, the stronger it becomes."
"It existed before this Universe was born."
"It once caused the sinking of Atlantis and the split of the Eternal. After being sealed, it would infiltrate people's dreams, bewitching and instigating them to commit suicide to gain immortality. These people who commit suicide would become its servants, which are the Darkness Residents, to obtain more souls for it."
Samuel's statement comes from the comic book setting. Although the Soul-Devouring Monster in the movie doesn't seem to exhibit the characteristic of feeding on fear, it has just escaped its confinement, and its power hasn't fully recovered.
Once it devours too many souls and its power recovers, it's very likely it can devour fear.
The Master Of Fear, it can also be considered a cousin of the Lord of Nightmares.
These two brothers are both Dr. Strange's villains in the comics, especially the Lord of Nightmares, who is very well-known!
Suzy pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I haven't heard this saying, but many situations within it are extremely similar, even identical, to what we know."
Samuel compared the performances of the Divine Dragon, the Soul-Devouring Monster, and the Ten Rings in the movie.
Then he thought about the possibility of the Soul-Devouring Monster also existing in the Zombie Universe.
He came to an unconfirmed possibility...
If the Soul-Devouring Monster is truly the Master Of Fear, truly a high-dimensional Dark God, then in this World and the Zombie World, including all Worlds where it might exist.
It should only be an avatar!
These high-dimensional Dark Gods are basically Multiverse-level, meaning they exist and are born in independent dimensions, like Dormammu.
They should all be unique.
Otherwise, if the Soul-Devouring Monster in each World were an independent Master Of Fear, with the strength of the Divine Dragon and Tuke Village, it shouldn't be able to seal it.
Although the Ten Rings are artifacts of unknown origin, they cannot easily eliminate it.
"Getting back to the point, let's return to the question from earlier. If I really eliminate the Soul-Devouring Monster, will you listen to me?" Samuel pulled the topic back.
Suzy hesitated: "If you can eliminate the Soul-Devouring Monster, we will certainly be very grateful to you, after all, you will have allowed us to end a mission of several thousand years."
"But listening to you—I don't know, that depends on what you actually want to do, what goal you want to achieve!"
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