“You...?”
Old Wang's voice was extremely raspy, sounding foreign even to his own ears.
The thirty-odd people around him all looked at each other in a daze. Then, one of the workers dropped to his knees and began kowtowing vigorously.
“May the Lord of Rebirth and Communion protect us! May the Lord of Rebirth and Communion protect us!”
Hearing those words, Old Wang felt a wave of relief. His legs gave way, and he uncontrollably sank to his knees as well.
Two streaks of hot tears rolled down his face.
He had survived.
The people around him looked at one another and then all knelt down to kowtow.
They, too, ‘believed’ in the Lord of Rebirth and Communion.
After all, as long as one followed the Lord of Rebirth and Communion, they could receive low-cost medical treatment at the faith clinic.
Regardless of how devout they had been before, they were all truly pious now.
Similar scenes were playing out all across Mangliang City at this very moment.
The buried believers would only feel their vision go dark for a moment, and when they opened their eyes again, they were already outside.
To them, this was nothing short of a miracle!
When they called upon other deities, there was no response, but calling upon the Lord of Rebirth and Communion brought immediate rescue. It was crystal clear who was actually helpful.
Yin Yang could feel his faith energy growing continuously!
Although he was still some distance away from a breakthrough, as long as he could maintain this pace, he believed it wouldn't take too long.
As for the ‘miracles’ in the eyes of the believers, they were incredibly simple for him.
He only needed to use his perception to locate people, pull them into the lantern-carrying ghost's book box, and then release them once he was outside.
It was that unpretentious, yet it was exceptionally effective in this current situation.
...
“Hehehe, this Earth Dragon Jar is truly useful!”
“It's just a pity that we had to activate it so hastily. We couldn't harvest much flesh or many souls.”
“Otherwise, the harvest this time would have been massive!”
A middle-aged man licked his lips as he gazed at the tragic state of Mangliang City.
“It couldn't be helped. That Su Baadao was actually conducting an earthquake drill. He must have caught wind of something.”
“If we had waited until he was prepared to strike, the casualties would never have been this high.”
“True!”
“Don't be careless. Don't forget that Su Baadao has already killed two of our Demigods. Now that the mission is complete, it's time for us to leave.”
Several figures in black turned to leave, but one elderly man among them spoke with a look of pity.
“Poor people, dying so pointlessly in a conspiracy.”
“Even at the moment of death, they don't understand the true meaning of survival.”
Hearing this, one of the men in black could no longer restrain himself.
“I've had enough of your nonsense!”
“If you say one more word, I'll bury you in the ground right now!”
The old man remained calm and unhurried despite the threat.
“Only the weak are affected by the words of others.”
Once those words were out, even the other men in black stopped trying to hold back the angry one.
“If you two want to start an internal fight at a time like this, then every man for himself.”
Two of the men in black were about to leave as they spoke.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Two flaming arrows whistled through the air toward them!
“Not good, we've been spotted!”
“Go!”
Whoosh!
Boom!
The two arrows exploded, the sound carrying a great distance.
Now, all the men in black knew something was wrong.
Before they could escape, a streak of red light descended from the sky, transforming into a red barrier that surrounded them all.
“Damn it, this is all your fault! We would have been gone by now if not for you!”
One of the men in black roared in fury.
In the next moment, Su Baadao appeared before them. Behind him, a giant fireball rotated quietly.
“So, here you are, little rats!”
The men in black subconsciously retreated.
A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
Recently, Su Baadao had become a name that everyone in the True Knowledge Society knew all too well.
“We're surrounded by sealed objects. We can't run. Let's attack together!”
One man in black shouted, making a move to charge forward, but the others didn't budge an inch.
“What are you doing? Waiting to die?!”
He turned back to roar at them, only to find that no one was paying him any mind.
They were all old foxes; they weren't going to fall for such a low-level tactic to draw them out first.
Su Baadao gave a savage grin.
“Not bad. At least you recognize a sealed object when you see one.”
“If you cooperate obediently now, perhaps I'll be merciful and leave your corpses intact.”
The middle-aged man in black sneered in response.
“Su Baadao, you're far too arrogant!”
“Do you think we'd come here without any preparations?”
“We placed the Earth Dragon Jar in Mangliang City long ago. That jar is linked to our lives. If we die, the Earth Dragon Jar will fully activate!”
“You saw the earthquake in the South District, didn't you? That was just the effect of one Earth Dragon Jar erupting.”
“There are five of us here. If we die, I'm afraid your Mangliang City will become a city of the dead!”
Su Baadao's grin grew even more menacing.
“Oh? Really? Then it's a deal!”
As Su Baadao spoke, the fireball behind him grew even more brilliant.
The men in black each brought out their own transcendent items to resist.
Only the old man maintained his look of compassion for the world.
“All living beings suffer.”
Hearing this, Su Baadao glanced at him with surprise.
“All living beings suffer? Hahahaha! Don't you know exactly why they are suffering?”
The old man looked up at Su Baadao.
“Though you did not strike the blow, they died because of you.”
“If you weren't here in Mangliang City, how could these citizens have died?”
“In truth, it is you who has killed these people.”
“Hahaha~”
Su Baadao's laughter was full of mockery.
“To say such things to someone on the Scholar pathway... aren't you just trying to show off your meager skills before a master?”
The elderly man in black sighed and looked Su Baadao straight in the eye.
“And who isn't?”
...
“Praise the Lord of Rebirth and Communion!”
“Praise the Lord of Rebirth and Communion!”
In the plaza.
Sister Qu stood with her hands pressed together. Behind her, dozens of patients stood in the same posture, praying fervently.
Around them were many other people, most of whom were currently looking anxious, clutching their phones and trying to call their families to confirm their safety.
But the moment the earthquake started, the signal had collapsed.
Feeling utterly desperate, these people saw the group praying nearby and simply joined in.
“Lord of Rebirth and Communion, please protect my family.”
“Lord of Rebirth and Communion, please...”
As the crowd grew, so did the volume of their voices.
The loud voices attracted even more people.
More and more joined the group, beginning to pray along with them.
By the end, almost everyone in the entire plaza had their hands pressed together in prayer.
None were more devout than they were at this moment.
Inside the cafe, Yin Yang took a deep breath, feeling his spirituality and divinity boiling.
The world before his eyes became more vivid, and the things around him seemed to be speaking to him.
They wanted to communicate; they wanted to tell him their stories.
His Perception skill seemed to evolve at this moment.
Yin Yang stretched lazily.
“The feeling of growing stronger... it's truly wonderful~”
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