Chapter 24: Cathedral, Silent Hill(1/2)
Blood is the carrier of the soul.
The soul is the currency of the gods.
Therefore, under the system of faith in the gods, especially in the primary stage, primitive bloody sacrifices are often inevitable. All living beings are lambs shepherded by gods. Although it is more in the long-term interest to allow the flock to reproduce and grow continuously, occasionally slaughtering one to satisfy the desire to be in the lower body is undoubtedly a pleasure to my god.
Under the terrifying squeeze and polishing between life and death, people can see themselves more clearly, and their souls will be pure due to the burning of emotions. At this time, devouring is a positive supplement, which is extremely delicious and tender.
At the beginning, the Archbishop Zhuoma Leo, who was in charge of the place, was not that crazy. She chose to sacrifice herself at the beginning. Of course, it was not a full sacrifice, but it was enough to prove her faith... This somewhat terrifying woman dug out her eyes with her two swords after the ceremony of the Holy Great!
As the blood flowed down her cheeks, the silver holy light filled her eyes, giving this mortal a considerable degree of power: the Eye of Energy and the Eye of Reality.
"God said, 'Those who love me will be loved by me, and even if they encounter swords and weapons in the sea of fire, they will be saved'." With the silver burning energy eyes scanning the surroundings, Archbishop Zhuma Leo said in a low voice. At this moment, her power made countless believers around him choose to kneel down, and the Archbishop has gained the authority of supreme and righteousness in the church.
"...This guy should have divine blood, or the legacy of the great wizard Angele. If Master Angele had chosen the path to the gods back then, this woman would have been a godborn, and it would be easy to be promoted to the holy realm or even become a demigod."
"What you are talking about is the first or second generation of gods. How can she have any power left when it is passed down to her generation? The reason why she can easily get the response from the 'god' is probably because the great wizard Angele set up a mechanism here. The descendants of the bloodline he left here will be treated with higher authority." Daxiu Victor, Nakato Veren, Zoya Anste, Knight Jeff and the witch Dara were like wolves wandering in the flock of sheep.
At this moment, a wolf came out and he chose to become at least an open sheepdog.
The dome of the cathedral suddenly spread out dazzling white light. Jeff, a witch hunter in the holy realm, spread his sacred light all over his body and slowly landed in mid-air, just like a myth that came to the human world to cleanse sin.
Jeff had already replaced his original armor and sword. While spreading his power, he landed in front of Archbishop Zhuoma Leo, who had just learned, and bowed deeply.
"The believer of God, the knight Jeff, is ordered by God to purify the darkness of the divine flame!" Inexplicably, although it was a language I had never heard before, everyone understood what he said. It was obvious that Jeff's actions at this time were recognized by his companions.
Moreover, in theory, this guy didn't say a lie, but his belief has almost successfully deceived everyone.
Archbishop Zhuoma Leo stared at the man in front of him with his burning energy pupils. At this moment, a ball of orange-red flame suddenly flew out of the crowd and fell in front of Zhuoma Leo to transform into a human form again, but it was Zoya Anste who reacted very quickly.
"According to the order of God, let the divine flame purify the darkness!" The female mage said in the same way.
Although becoming a shepherd dog, you can undoubtedly get closer to the holy coffin. What's more, Jeff and Zoya Anste are the least afraid of the Eye of Energy and the Eye of Reality among the five. Jeff is the witch hunter with a positive position in the camp, and Zoya has just joined the Blood Face and is a relatively neutral energy-shaping mage in the camp.
In contrast, the seven pirate kings Nakato Veren are covered in blood and sin, and just his overly rough image is not very suitable for appearing as a saint.
The witch Dara has her own secret, her essence is extremely evil, and Zhu Peng... His essence is now a demon wearing human skin. In terms of the degree of red name, he may be a little more than Dara, so don't go up and look for excitement.
Unless the demon who plays with the dead is extremely powerful, merges light and darkness, or is an evil god himself, no righteous god can control such a lackey.
I don't know if it was seen but did not expose it, or if I really believed it. In short, the Archbishop of the Silver Scorpion Church, Zhuoma Leo, received two believers who were instructed by the gods to expel the darkness.
God has sent reinforcements to the world, and the believers around him naturally cheered and became more pious.
Gods will surely defeat evil spirits, and light will surely defeat darkness. This is common sense.
"Before counterattack and regain our homeland, we first need to clear the impurities in the team and keep evil away from us." As he said, Zhuoma Leo walked down the altar high above under the protection of loyal subordinates around her. Her energy pupils glanced at all sides, her eyes as if they were the substance.
"You, you, and you, have been eroded by darkness and evil and need to be purified." An old man, a young man and a little girl were pointed at by Zhuoma's fingers.
It was also because of Zhuoma's guidance that Zhu Peng noticed that there were vague hell insects flying on the three people.
In this cathedral, the reproduction and parasitic ability of the hell bugs seems to have been greatly suppressed, otherwise it would be the right choice to directly cremate everyone here.
In this church filled with holy power, it seems that everyone has gained physical resistance similar to the holy warriors, which is even less likely to be eroded, and even if it is eroded, it will not be easy to die. But who brought the hell bug here?
Zhu Peng's eyes glanced at Zoya Anste and Nakato Veren, especially Nakato Veren. He had been parasitized and had only drunk half a bottle of insecticide medicine. It can be said that a considerable part of it is relying on his own body and immune system to handle it.
Let’s see if the hell insects are more ferocious, or if the body and immune system of its own sanctuary level are killed and wiped out with the assistance of half a bottle of insecticide.
"Don't just look at us, it's possible that old man? Have you forgotten that he was parasitized by hell bugs. What kind of physical condition of an ordinary old man? What can half a bottle of insecticide do with it? Now his body may have become a nest, and the hell bugs naturally began to spread here." Nakato Villen's reminder reminded Zhu Peng of the hunchbacked old man again, and it is indeed the case. As a mortal, he has the greatest possibility.
"Biography, Master Bishop! My daughter is already my only relative in this world. She cannot be eroded by darkness. Please, please let her go." A believer who was originally guarding the Archbishop collapsed when he saw his youngest daughter being forcibly pulled out.
He was originally the most loyal guard commander of Bishop Zhuoma Leo, but the most passionate conflict between family affection and faith at this moment made his will and soul no longer able to bear it.
(I came not because I was called Taiping on the earth, but because I was called the ground to use war. Because I came to make men disagree with their father, daughters disagree with their mothers, and daughters disagree with their mothers. People's enemies are people in their own family. Those who love their parents too much love me and are not worthy of being my disciples, and those who love their children too much love me and are not worthy of being my disciples.) Looking at the father who cried in front of me, who was unable to bear the pain and the little girl who wiped her father's tears in a daze, Zhu Peng felt more or less feeling.
It is said that the path of immortality is indifferent and cruel, the way of greatness is unintentional, and the supreme is forgiving. However, in fact, which path of progress and transcendence in this world is not cruel or indifferent?
Just like someone said: Want to know if you are improving and climbing upward?
This is too simple. If you feel tired and painful, then you are mostly improving and climbing upwards. If you feel comfortable and happy, then you are mostly regressing and your social adaptability is declining.
This sentence may be biased, but it cannot be said that it is completely unreasonable. No matter the road of Taoism, the road of wizards, or the road of faith, there is no road that is moving forward. If you find that your path is easy to walk, it often means that you are on a downhill road.
"Child, you and your daughter have a pure soul, but her body has indeed been eroded by darkness. The holy flame will cause her temporary pain, but it will protect her pure soul. Once again, you will fight harder on the earth, and the glorious name of God, one day you will meet your wife and daughter in the kingdom of God as a glorious person, and enjoy the immortal happiness forever." Bent over and kiss the man's forehead of crying.
If the great wizard Angele really took the path of gods, then every word of Zhuoma Rio at this moment is true and sincere. However, it is a pity that maybe even she herself doesn't know... No, she is already an archbishop-level priest, or even a descendant of gods, and has never clearly sensed the comfort of the gods from the heart. Has she never been confused?
The old man, young man, and little girl were eventually burned to death. The corpses disintegrated during the burning of flames, and a large number of burning hell insects surged out of their bodies. However, these unfinished insects fell to the ground without flying far. This scene further proved that Zhuoma Leo's words, their bodies had been eroded by dark evil, and the Bishop was saving the purity of their souls.
After receiving the Blood Sacrifice, the Holy Light in the Cathedral has been strengthened. In fact, if it is really a god, the reaction speed is often not so fast. One server drives hundreds of thousands, millions, dozens, and hundreds of regions. No matter how powerful it is, there will be some reaction delays, but it will not be here.
The ancient great wizard Angele built a private server here with his own ability. The gods believed in were in the holy coffin in front of them, and the reaction was so fast that it was instant.
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In the following days, the power of the silver scorpion faith and the magic of the dark demon were intertwined like day and night, fighting against each other.
In the blue sky and white sun in time, of course, the underground world is still dark, but people in the cathedral can scatter out to find food, daily necessities, and even rescue the few survivors.
During this period of time, the evil power declined, and most evil demons entrenched at a certain point, and their aggression was greatly reduced.
Without Jeff and Zoya's appearance, there would be no way for the people in the cathedral to use these evil demons entrenched in the dark. Angeles did not leave any power system in this world. The purpose may be to purify faith. After all, if there are too many other powers that can manifest saints, human belief in gods will naturally reduce purity.
Therefore, in his world law setting, there is almost no magic power or fighting spirit in this alien space. Even if it is originally possessed, it will gradually lose it as the power is used after entering this small plane.
After becoming a shepherd dog of gods, under the appoint of Archbishop Zhuma Leo, the "saints" Jeff and Zoya had the responsibility to clear the darkness, although their original intention was to help the cathedral clean up the darkness and gain a balance of power between the two sides.
But now I am really being used as a knife, of course I am still very unhappy. Fortunately, Dasho Victor, Nakato Veren and the witch Dara are not really not helping. They are also helping to clear the darkness in secret, but they can't be caught.
It is certain that the Archbishop Zhuoma Leo must have some hidden killing moves. She is a ritual for transforming power. She is also a descendant of the bloodline left by Master Angele in this small plane. Anyway, no one on Zhu Peng's side wants to try the last killing move of this powerful old woman, so they can only be as careful as possible in their actions.
The basic process is that during the day, people in the cathedral scattered out to find food and daily necessities. By the way, if anyone finds an evil demon, the church guards will be notified that even if the person is eaten by the evil demon, the area assigned to him will be searched.
Most evil demons do not have the sniping consciousness to change the place when shooting one shot. On the one hand, there are fewer places suitable for them to hide, and on the other hand, their IQ is often not very high.
When the night falls, the cathedral will sound an alarm. Once you hear this sound, you must return immediately no matter what you are doing. Otherwise, when darkness comes, the outside world will become a world of evil spirits, ordinary people... No, even if the powerful people in the Holy Land want to survive alone in this environment for a night, it will be too difficult.
At least, among the current five-man group, except Zhu Peng, only the mysterious witch Dara can try it. Others, including the extremely powerful Nakato Veren, are difficult to ensure that they can survive.
One day half a month later, a giant sacred demon was searched. Jeff and Zoya led the church guards to encircle and suppress them. During the day, the evil demon's power was the weakest, and when the holy power was the strongest, the church guards held up the silver scorpion sacred emblem around and recited the holy words. Under the suppression of the power of faith, the evil demon became weaker and even difficult to launch a powerful range of attacks.
But after half a month of battle, Jeff was fine. As a knight, he relied on physical strength and had less than half of his own holy power. Even without this holy power, he could still maintain a considerable degree of combat power.
As a preliminary mage of the Holy Realm, Zoya Anste has a weak foundation and has encountered a magic black hole after entering this world. Therefore, even if she saves more and more, there are not much remaining magic left, at most one or two layers left. Now at most, at most, add a swift technique to Jeff on the battlefield, or command the church guards.
At this moment, Zoya Anste was extremely regretful of his choice to act as a shepherd dog after a fire of his mind.
Although this is indeed a step closer to the goal, this step has no practical significance. Instead, it makes you pay the price of the need to continue to participate in battles and consume a lot of magic power.
So far, Zoya has announced in the five-member group that she has given up the battle for the existence of the holy coffin. All she wants now is to return to the main world outside safely. For a saint mage who is so weak that only one or two layers of magic left, this feeling of weakness has already made her bear enough.
Finally, Jeff slashed the evil demon in front of him with a sword. Both of them quickly came to the demon's corpse to absorb the supernatural power that scattered. If they were not absorbed at this time, these powers would soon be absorbed by this space.
Killing the evil demon of the Holy Realm is the opportunity for the five-person group to recover a little power, and they also need to calculate whether it is worth it. If the energy paid by killing the evil demon of the Holy Realm is greater than the energy harvested, then the deal will be lost.
"You didn't give much power, you took a lot of benefits." Standing in front of the demon's rapidly rotting corpse, Jeff swallowed the power that was scattered for a while, then opened his eyes and looked at Zuoya, who looked greedy on the side. He was more or less unhappy. He had the most power, but his absorption of energy particles was definitely not as good as the mage.
"What else do you want? I have already announced that I will withdraw from the competition for items in the holy coffin. Why don't I sleep with you?" His eyes looked up and down at Jeff, and Zuoya teased him as if he was joking.
Zoya Anste is a nobleman and a wizard who is not bound by secular etiquette and law. He cannot be said to be debauchery in his private life, but he cannot be said to be very conservative.
"There's no need. Hey, Zoya, who are your two companions? Do you think they will kill us to silence us after obtaining the treasure in the holy coffin?"
"Dala is not a good person, she is not even a human being. I think I can trust you after spending half a month with you, but I have no idea about your two companions." Half a month is enough to change many things, especially the five people who were originally basically equal in terms of strength. Now some are strong and some are weak. In the face of huge interests, the weak side will naturally have psychological changes in alliance to protect themselves.
"……………” Zoya Anste didn't say anything after hearing this, but the seeds were planted in her heart.
Although the "Seven Pirate Kings" Nakato Villen was generous and heroic, he was a big pirate who was full of blood and murder. Although Daxiu Victor was a blood-faced colleague, in a blood-faced organization, his colleagues who were not familiar with him were sold.
Especially when facing the huge benefits of the Angelic heritage, the legacy of the ancient great wizard, even the gods in the sky can peek at it?
If it were the power that had absolute advantage, then I might kill all other insiders after I succeeded.
Although you will feel guilty, you can exchange it for a considerable degree of safety, and there is no reason not to do it.
The reason why Zoya Anste did not respond to Jeff's words at this moment was because as a blood-faced person, she knew very well that once she said this, it would be difficult not to reveal it in her daily relationship. She was better, especially when Jeff was born in a cavalier, although his scheming was good, it might not be enough to see people like Nakato Villen, Dasho Victor.
If you conspire with him and form an offensive and defensive alliance, you may not get any benefits, but will instead trap yourself in.
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(The darkness of this world is also condensing itself, and the progress must be accelerated. Otherwise, if a demigod evil king is really condensed in the end, it will really be able to overturn the power of the chessboard.) In a worn-out marinated clothes, Zhu Peng walked forward with a bone stick in his right hand and a chubby little boy in his left hand.
The boy hugged his dirty puppet tightly. His originally beautiful eyes were a little dark at this time, as if he was shrouded in a layer of haze.
He may never be able to get rid of the nightmare that was sprinkled with blood from the whole family, and his little heart was covered by the storm of blood.
But Zhu Peng adopted him and took care of him not because he felt sorry for him, but because of the doll in his arms.
A demon puppet, a so alert and mysterious that he could even conceal Zhuoma Leo's evil spirit. Because this evil spirit was protecting the little boy, Zhu Peng adopted him.
Even if a little boy successfully arrives at the cathedral, even if he is guarded by a demon doll, he will not live long if no one takes care of him.
There is a shortage of food, drinking water, and various daily necessities, and this dull little guy doesn't even have the ability to provide a foundation like faith. How should such a cub who is not accepted or needed survive?
"Although the demon has no position, I still don't understand why you chose this little guy as your master. He can't provide you with anything, and he even needs you to take care of him." As he moved forward, there were white bones dancing around him. They waved their bone sickles to cut off all obstacles in front of their master, pointing directly to the place where the dark power gathered underground in the library.
(What do you do so much? I provide you with the area and hideaway place for evil demons, and you help me take care of this boy. We don’t need to talk about topics other than transactions.) The demon doll in the boy’s arms is red in both eyes, and I’ll read it to Zhu Peng.
It is both a little jealous and a little afraid of its kind who is well-off in the human world. Compared with its evil spirits, Zhu Peng's pure and powerful demonic bloodline makes it eager to go crazy.
But at the same time, it knows that it is something it can't get, and at the same time, it is not what it wants the most.
To be continued...