Ch 334: What Happened To Them
Watching the departing Holy Knights, Ge Wei didn’t feel as heavy as she had anticipated.
What was coming, eventually came.
But she was no longer afraid; not only had her strength increased, but she was also not alone.
As long as Awen was by her side, it seemed all her misfortunes would be resolved.
Vils came to Ge Wei’s side, relieved to see she was unharmed.
Although Leidos had issued harsh words when he left, his expression was not good.
Ge Wei’s strength had exceeded his expectations; she was no longer weaker than him.
If the other seven were also this strong, there would likely be unforeseen complications.
Although they all had contingencies, Ge Wei had been injured before, resulting in a decrease in strength. Even after recovering, her strength should still be weaker than before. The fact that she is now so much stronger is a variable; will there be other variables in the future?
No, this matter must be resolved quickly!
He returned to their church lodging, weighed down with worries.
A Holy Knight rushed to greet him.
Leidos glanced at the newcomer, who was covered in dirt and bore multiple wounds. He remembered him as a Holy Knight stationed at another church.
Could something have happened there?
Sure enough, the man reported that their church had been subjected to a fierce attack by the Immaculate God Sect, and the church had been destroyed.
“What!” Leidos exclaimed in surprise.
They had been entangled with the Immaculate God Sect for years, always on the offensive while the Immaculate God Sect remained on the defensive. Why had they suddenly launched an attack?
And they had destroyed their church in one fell swoop.
He questioned the man for details.
Within half a day, six more churches sent word that they had been attacked by the Immaculate God Sect, and their churches destroyed.
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Leidos was suspicious.
What did the Immaculate God Sect mean by this?
Were they brewing some conspiracy?
Compared to this, Ge Wei’s increased strength was a minor matter. They had contingencies, and they could put that aside for now.
He needed to personally capture and interrogate several Immaculate God Sect members to find out the truth.
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After several days, Chen Wen, having settled Adal affairs, returned to Black Dragon Port, preparing to tell Ge Wei and the others about Beli.
Arriving at Black Dragon Port, he heard that the Church of Light had attacked a few days prior.
Chen Wen thought to himself that the Church of Light was still targeting this place.
There was no way around it! Completely avoiding the Church of Light’s attention was impossible, unless Black Dragon Port ceased development.
Development required interaction with other Human Nations, which would reveal Black Dragon Port’s existence. The Church of Light’s informants were spread throughout the Human Race; they could easily obtain news of Black Dragon Port from these nations.
Chen Wen hadn’t expected the Church of Light to act so quickly; the Immaculate God Sect should be their main enemy.
If Dragon Taming Valley hadn’t colluded with the Immaculate God Sect, the Church of Light wouldn’t have acted so swiftly.
Black Dragon Port only had a few dozen dragons openly, making their quick action even more puzzling.
After inquiring about Ge Wei and the others’ situation, he learned that Ge Wei had repelled the Church of Light’s Deputy Corps Commander, and Black Dragon Port had suffered no losses.
“Thank you, Ge Wei!” Chen Wen expressed his gratitude.
Ge Wei smiled gently: “Do we need to be so formal?”
“True!”
Chen Wen told Ge Wei and the others about his discoveries in Adal.
They were all stunned, unable to immediately process the news.
The souls of the deceased had appeared in Adal? And they had been resurrected?
Although only those who died from the disease had their souls guided to Adal, it was still incredible.
After learning that the God of Light spoken of by the Church of Light was merely a Light Orb, they largely accepted the reality that this world had no gods.
But now there was this soul guidance; if it was artificial, then the person responsible was terrifying!
If the Immaculate God Sect had someone so powerful, why had they been trapped in Adal for so many years?
Could there really be gods in this world?
Everyone fell into deep thought.
“If the Immaculate God Sect truly has a god behind them, their danger level would be higher than the Giants,” Ge Wei said.
The Church of Light’s God of Light was just a Light Orb. If the Immaculate God Sect really had a god, why couldn’t they defeat the Church of Light?
Chen Wen pondered for a moment, recalling what an Immaculate God Sect member had said during their attack on Dragon Taming Valley: one of their goals was to kill all the Giants to prevent them from awakening some Evil God.
The Immaculate God Sect member used the word “awakening”?
That meant the “Evil God” was currently dormant?
Then, could the Immaculate True God also be dormant? He remembered Beli mentioning in the Sripar Duchy that the Immaculate God Sect branch in Aaron’s area was meant to guide the descent of the Immaculate True God to the mortal realm.
Descent?
The Immaculate True God needed the guidance of Cultists to descend, indicating that it couldn’t currently descend to this world on its own.
Given the existence of such great power to guide souls, Chen Wen hypothesized the existence of gods and began to reason.
He shared his reasoning with the others.
After some thought, everyone agreed with his deduction.
The Immaculate God Sect members used unscrupulous methods; their god would not be a benevolent one.
In ancient times, the Giants enslaved other races. To eliminate the Kiru Beasts, they sacrificed most of the world’s creatures, including a large number of Giants, while the rest hid. This was no different from the Immaculate God Sect; their god would not be a good one either.
If gods truly existed, neither the Immaculate True God the Immaculate God Sect sought to guide, nor the god the Giants wished to awaken, could be allowed to succeed.
If they succeeded, the creatures of both worlds would inevitably become their prey.
“Of course, these are all deductions based on the assumption that gods exist,” Chen Wen said.
“While we can’t be certain, we still need to prepare early, at least investigate whether gods truly exist,” Ge Wei said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Chen Wen said: “The Immaculate God Sect has been at it for so many years, and there’s still no sign of any gods. Even if gods exist, they probably won’t succeed easily. The Giants are the same; they’ve been locked away for so many years, and there’s been no movement. So everyone doesn’t need to be so nervous. We can take this slowly. The top priority is to keep an eye on the Church of Light. They suffered a loss this time, and they’ll inevitably come again.”
Ge Wei’s expression was grim; she knew the Church of Light would definitely come again, for no other reason than because of her.
She hesitated whether to tell Chen Wen about their secret.
If she told Chen Wen that he, like the Adal People, was artificially created, he might not be able to accept it.
As she hesitated, a dragon flew towards Black Dragon Port from the east.
Chen Wen recognized the dragon responsible for transporting Elf God Tree leaves between Black Dragon Port and the Eastern Continent. Thinking it was returning with leaves, he didn’t pay much attention.
The dragon, upon seeing Chen Wen and the others, immediately flew towards them.
Chen Wen was puzzled; if it was transporting leaves, it should go to the workshop, why was it flying here?
He hadn’t established any formal protocols requiring immediate greetings upon his arrival.
After landing, the dragon opened its claws, placing two filthy, vacant-eyed individuals on the ground.
Chen Wen’s pupils constricted. Although they were dirty, she immediately recognized Xiwen and Vicks.
“Xiwen?” Ge Wei also recognized them, shocked, and quickly ran over.
“What happened to them?” Chen Wen asked.
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