Chapter 704: The Fanatic
Chapter 704: The Fanatic
"Heretic! You'll never make me betray!"
"This world is ravaged by war, humanity's morality is in decline, and there's no future!"
"Only we, with our pure faith, represent the ultimate justice and are the chosen ones to save this world from its apocalyptic fate!"
"Traitor! Wait and see! The Supreme Deity, with his omnipotence, will bring down divine punishment upon you! You damned betrayers deserve nothing but eternal burning in the fires of hell, even the hope of your souls turning to ashes is a luxury!"
The Stage Five Follower roared loudly.
Even though his body was bound, his technique suppressed, and he was completely unable to resist, he showed no fear.
He continued to curse at Lindsey and Alice.
During his tirade, he took a moment to scold the lower-stage follower beside him, who had just provided information.
"..."
Lindsey and Alice exchanged glances.
The lower-stage follower, in the face of a powerful will, managed to regain a brief moment of lucidity.
But for the higher-stage follower...
The Righteous Maiden sighed,
"There's no other way."
"The Stage Five Follower's technique and soul have become one, and his mind is beyond redemption."
Lindsey thought of Xilude and asked casually,
"What if we abolish his technique?"
Alice shook her head,
"Techniques can be abolished, but not memories."
"A hardened heart, like that of a sixty or seventy-year-old, cannot change their perception of the world."
Hearing this, Lindsey felt a strange unease.
He glanced at his own inventory.
【Potion: Forgetful Elixir】
【After drinking, it will cleanse the user's personality and emotions, creating a pure, new soul. During soul reshaping, onlookers can guide the process of personality reconstruction.】
【An extremely dangerous potion, of immense value, handle with care!】
"Ha—"
"Yeah, you're right, it's not very likely."
"..."
Alice quietly stared at Lindsey.
Even the slightest change in her tone was noticed by the Righteous Maiden's keen perception.
However, at this moment, several followers were standing nearby.
Alice carefully sent a message through the friend channel:
【Lindsey, do you have something new?】
Lindsey:
【...】
【It's not exactly something new, but it... just isn't suitable for the current situation.】
The friend channel was as convenient as the one in online games.
Lindsey tried it and successfully pasted the attributes of the 【Forgetful Elixir】 directly into the channel.
Alice checked the attributes.
In an instant, her gaze at Lindsey became somewhat peculiar.
But she also understood the system conditions of a 【Game Player】 and knew that this wasn't something Lindsey had intentionally sought out.
"Lindsey, you really are..."
"Sigh—it's best not to use this."
Lindsey nodded.
He struck the Stage Five Follower's neck with a swift hand chop.
The follower snorted coldly, fell to the ground, and the annoying noise immediately ceased.
With the nuisance taken care of, Lindsey turned his attention to the two lower-stage followers:
"You two, speak frankly."
"We never intended to take your lives."
"From now on, as long as you answer a few questions honestly, we'll go our separate ways and never interfere with each other again."
At this moment, I held the knife, and they were the fish on the chopping board.
The two lower-stage followers, though their spirits were weak, nodded,
"Please ask, sir."
Lindsey immediately asked,
"Do you know how the roads between the floating islands were destroyed?
"Could it be that some powerful individuals passing by intervened?"
The believer on the left shook his head. "No, these sky bridges were deliberately destroyed by the people of the Outer World to protect themselves. Their islands are small, and they produce few resources, so they can only maintain a small-scale city operation."
"After that, I don't know when they started, but they became self-secluded, even going as far as to destroy roads and enclose themselves in these small areas, treating the sky around the floating islands as a moat."
"That's right!" The believer on the right chimed in, pointing with his chin at the black bridge suspended in the air not far away, "So one of the prerequisites for our siege is to first rebuild the roads."
"..."
Lindsey and Alice exchanged glances.
Apparently, they had guessed wrong before.
When they first entered the Dust Path World, the missing bridges might have indeed been destroyed by Deviators.
But that was not the case later on.
The reason Deviators didn't intervene to destroy the city could be because Lindsey and Alice were not on the same path as them! Lindsey sighed.
"Tell me about your faith, about this so-called Supreme Deity?"
A hint of hesitation flashed through the eyes of the two lower-stage believers.
Their strength stemmed from this faith, and betraying it was obviously a risky move.
But the threat to their lives was imminent.
Weighing the pros and cons, they briefly broke free from their fanatic state and chose to prioritize their survival.
The believer on the left spoke first, "His Holiness the Pope told us that the great God is an entity who fell into slumber in the past. He is the embodiment of all things ancient, the origin of the world, the beginning of all things, and the creator of all essence and skills!"
The believer on the right added, "Because in today's world, morality is in decline."
"The Supreme Deity, out of compassion for us who suffer from war, has resurrected and shines His divine love upon us."
"..."
The two then supplemented their story with some mythical legends.
The content was nothing more than praise for the so-called Supreme Deity's power, supremacy, and benevolence.
The Righteous Lioness was completely uninterested in their tales.
Alice quickly interrupted their 'chanting' and raised her own question.
"Let's not talk about this so-called God."
"Tell me something specific, like the current actions of the church."
The believer on the left spoke first, "The church's actions are what we are doing right now."
The believer on the right quickly added, "Even in the Middle Ring World, the defensive forces of each city-state are too powerful, and it's impossible for us to conquer them. So, His Holiness the Pope ordered us to start with the Outer World. These isolated island cities, though scarce in resources, can accumulate and become a formidable force when united!"
Upon hearing this response, Lindsey frowned.
The clear strategic plan seemed to prove their opponent's tactical vision.
It appeared that the so-called Supreme Deity didn't sound like a delusional fanatic.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Lindsey noticed a new change on the map.
He gently nudged Alice with his shoulder.
Without speaking, Lindsey sent a message to her through the friend channel.
"Alice, someone has emerged from that city and is heading our way."
"Let's cross the bridge and avoid these guys."
(End of Chapter)
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