The woman's words made everyone look at each other.
They can sense each other's thoughts.
He became more determined to welcome the empire and overthrow the Holy Family.
The New Testament City is known as the Holy City, blessed by the Lord of Suffering, and is known as the God-given land in the mist.
But if you look deeper, you will find that the Holy City is not sacred.
Deep class divisions have always existed in New Testament cities.
Holy Family > Church of Suffering > Demon Hunter Organization > Civilians > Poor People.
The Holy Family was supported by all the towns in the entire Misty World.
Enjoy good medical care and food.
In the name of the Lord of Suffering, they plundered wealth and enjoyed the most advanced life comparable to modern life.
Even in the foggy and dangerous doomsday era, we can still live a peaceful and comfortable life.
The lower class cannot even guarantee the most basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Not only do they have to carry heavy burdens, they are also discriminated against.
Especially after the Holy Family grew in strength, as a privileged group, their numbers increased to reach one-fifth of the New Testament city.
Other groups are forced to pay more to maintain their luxurious and decent lives.
Girls all like to pay for men who have the blood of a sacred family in exchange for their own class advancement.
This also led to many men in the Holy Family changing their wives one after another, young and beautiful.
Many men at the bottom of society are unable to win the hearts of women without material support.
They were unable to get married or have children, and eventually had no descendants.
In addition to these, the Holy Family often demands that people make sacrifices and not be ungrateful, on the grounds that the Lord of Suffering protects the world.
Always remember that it was the Great Lord of Suffering and the Holy Family who saved the Mist World.
Only by uniting around the Holy Family and the Lord of Suffering can people resist the invasion of the foggy world, defeat those evil monsters, and ultimately usher in the great victory of mankind and realize the great rejuvenation of mankind.
In the past, people had no choice but to endure in silence.
Without the protection of the Lord of Suffering, it is difficult to build a town in the fog.
The monsters in the fog are extremely ferocious and possess extremely strange abilities.
The town can only survive with the protection of the Church of Our Lady of Suffering.
But when the empire came, things changed.
At the beginning, people could still hold on to their belief in the Lord of Suffering, thinking that the other party had given so much and they could not abandon the other party.
But on one hand, as long as you work hard, you can have a stable life with enough food and clothing. On the other hand, you are treated like a fool and fooled around. Your hard work can only make the members of the Holy Family enjoy a better life, but you can't change your class. You are asked to provide unconditionally by the other party, and you can't even find a wife.
No matter how much faith one has, there is no way to face such a huge gap.
Even if the Lord of Suffering is gracious, he has only provided for us for so many years.
In order to have a better life, many people fled to the empire's base.
The Holy Family, who claimed to be the savior of mankind, became unhappy when they saw that the civilians had a better place to go.
He kept denouncing in the newspapers the ingratitude of those who surrendered to the empire.
He claimed that if it were not for the Church of the Lord of Suffering and the Holy Family, the humans in the Mist World would have been extinct long ago.
Later, the Church of the Lord of Suffering promulgated various strict laws.
Cleanse the lower classes who want to escape to the Empire's controlled areas.
Because of this, the last bit of awe and gratitude that many people had for the Lord of Suffering has disappeared.
More and more people are seeing the true face of the Lord of Suffering.
Rather than saving humanity, it is more like using the Lord of Suffering's ability to resist the fog to kidnap everyone and provide for the Holy Family.
It is like a businessman who monopolizes the water source and uses the precious water source to turn all those who need water into slaves in order to support himself and his family.
He even claims that he saved everyone, so people should worship him unconditionally.
The other party did not directly and publicly announce that everyone was a slave of the Holy Family, simply out of consideration for the time travelers, not because they were kind enough.
Most of the time travelers come from civilized societies and live in an environment of freedom and equality.
If the Holy Family promotes slavery, it will inevitably cause some talented and justice-loving time travelers to rise up in opposition.
The Holy Family can only achieve invisible slavery by controlling various infrastructures, industries, commerce, power, etc.
After the rise of the empire, some of these theories also spread among the common people.
The founders of the Holy Family were traitors. They killed the first group of travelers, stole the power of the Lord of Suffering, and colluded with the Mist.
The faith in the Emperor advocated by the Empire is actually the true faith in the Lord of Suffering.
The despicable ancestor of the Holy Family seized the fruits of the struggle of the first group of traversers and claimed them as his own credit.
At the beginning, the Holy Family was furious when they heard the rumor. In addition to publishing an article in the newspaper to denounce the lies that slandered the Holy Family, they also organized several bloody suppressions and hanged many people who spread rumors to confuse the public.
As the empire grew more powerful, these rumors became more numerous and uncontrollable.
This statement becomes more and more true, especially when some time travelers are able to seamlessly switch between the faith of the Lord of Suffering and the Emperor, and thus receive blessings.
The woman looked at the poor people whose emotions she had stirred up and smiled with satisfaction.
She performed the Sky Eagle Salute and silently prayed, "Holy Emperor, Lord!"
In fact, she is an undercover agent.
In the past, she was also a devout believer in the Lord of Suffering.
Feel that you can give everything for the Lord of Suffering.
After being captured, she met the civilians living in the Imperial base.
The Empire did not brutally kill those people, but accepted them as citizens of the Empire, allowing them to enjoy a normal life.
While a captive, the woman also learned many truths about the Lord of Suffering.
The Lord of Suffering and the Emperor's faith point to the same great being.
Those demon hunters who can draw strength from the faith of the Emperor are the most powerful proof of this.
The Holy Family has always been in collusion with the mist creatures, artificially creating external crises to force people to give up the idea of resisting the Holy Family, endure their exploitation, and thus compromise and unite.
After all, many people feel that being alive is the most important thing, and they can only silently endure giving up some power.
Unexpectedly, these were just the Holy Family's collusion with the Mist to artificially create crises to control them in order to better control them.
These statements once made the woman collapse.
There was no way she could believe that all this was true.
The faith that was enough to sacrifice one's life for turned out to be a complete lie.
A despicable family is fooling them in order to consolidate its power.
After the woman accepted these things, she vowed to join the team to overthrow the Holy Family.
She returned from the Empire and entered the New Testament City as a refugee. She worked together with other people who were determined to overthrow the Holy Family. She won over many people who were dissatisfied with the Holy Family and prepared for an uprising. She cooperated internally and externally to welcome the imperial army.
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New Testament City.
In the square in front of the cathedral.
Many believers were gathered in the square by the Church of the Lord of Suffering.
Two generals from the Holy Family are holding a final swearing-in ceremony to encourage believers to resist to the end.
A man was tied to a high platform, a noose around his neck, his feet on a movable board, ready to be used as a sacrifice.
“You have all been deceived. The Holy Family is the biggest lie. They have deceived and fooled us. They are the biggest enemy. They are the minions of the Mist.” The man somehow spat out the strip of cloth in his mouth and shouted at the people who gathered around.
But he had barely shouted a few words when the executioner next to him quickly flipped the switch of the movable board.
The man felt his feet were empty, the noose was around his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe. He kicked his legs frantically, trying to find a foothold.
After a while, the man stopped moving.
A slightly fat general with a protruding belly walked out and stood in front of everyone.
"Look, this is the fate of disobeying the Lord of Suffering and spreading rumors. Those shameless people who were deceived by the Empire and took up arms against their benefactors will be hanged. Don't forget that the misty humans lived in a world of misery. It was the efforts of the great Lord of Suffering and the heroes of the Holy Family that created a new era for mankind."
"With the Holy Family, there will be a new era for mankind. All human beings should unite closely around the Holy Family, firmly implement the will of the Lord of Suffering, and resist those damn invaders. The great Lord of Suffering believers are invincible. We will eventually win the final victory, and those damn enemies will be defeated by us and then run away with their tails between their legs."
"Those despicable traitors betrayed the Lord of Suffering and abandoned the Holy Family under the temptation of petty favors from the enemy. They will eventually face a reckoning. The New Testament City will bury all enemies. Let us wait and see as those traitors and enemies meet their final tragic defeat."
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The general's speech made all the believers shout with excitement.
"Long live the Holy Family."
“The New Testament City will win.”
"Great, my Lord of Suffering."
"Down with the evil empire, down with the dictator."
"The Empire is a paper tiger. The Holy Family will win."
Zhou Chen, who was on guard duty, was patrolling here. When he saw this scene, he smiled.
The Holy Family has been managing the New Testament City for a thousand years and has long since become one with the vast majority of the New Testament City’s people.
Behind the Holy Family are the entire people of the New Testament City. They will firmly and unconditionally support the Lord of Suffering, the Church of the Lord of Suffering, and the Holy Family.
That crappy dictatorial empire is a paper tiger. It will surely fall in the vast war of the people of New Testament City, and finally fail and flee.
The horn sounded, long and distant, like an ancient giant beast disappearing in ancient times.
When Zhou Chen heard the horn, he hurriedly led his team back to the city wall.
The war horns of the New Testament City are trophies obtained by heroes of the past who killed strange creatures and have special abilities.
When the enemy approaches the New Testament city, a sound will be made.
Everyone stared at the fog, ready for action.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard, and a seriously wounded knight of the Holy Family was holding a battle flag.
He rushed out of the fog on horseback, shouting loudly with all his last strength.
"The enemy is coming."
"The enemy is coming."
"The enemy is coming."
The knight's words put all the defenders on alert.
The infantrymen on the city wall all held their breath.
He raised his weapon and aimed at the rolling mist.
The manual Gatling gun was also stuffed into the bullet belt and ready to shoot.
The artillerymen stuffed the shells into the gun barrel, ready to open fire the moment they saw the enemy and crush all incoming enemies completely.
"The great Lord of Suffering will win," an officer from the Holy Family shouted, "and will destroy all enemies."
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot out from the fog with incredible accuracy, directly blowing the officer's head off.
The smell of burnt flesh and hair was extremely stench.
The humming and whistling of machinery came from the fog.
One by one, the servo skulls flashed red and flew in the air like a swarm of bees.
The skulls were all equipped with red electronic prosthetic eyes and freely movable metal limbs.
Some of the prosthetic limbs are equipped with laser weapons, while others are equipped with chainswords and bayonets.
Giving up weapons and holding your head with your hands can be considered as surrender. Any resistance will be regarded as an enemy and killed directly.
Giving up weapons and holding your head with your hands can be considered as surrender. Any resistance will be regarded as an enemy and killed directly.
Giving up weapons and holding your head with your hands can be considered as surrender. Any resistance will be regarded as an enemy and killed directly.
The sound comes from a sound generator hanging below the suspended servo skull.
The constant repetition of broadcasts undermined the morale of the defenders at a psychological level.
"Don't listen to them, shoot, for the great Lord of Suffering, we will be embraced by her after death." Another officer picked up his pistol and shot. With the sound of bangs, bullets shot out from the muzzle, sparking bursts of sparks.
But the next second, he was killed.
The laser passed through his head, and a red, thumb-sized hole appeared in his bulletproof helmet and his head.
The servo skull is loaded with an advanced Thinker database, and its automatic locking function is very advanced. With the help of laser, it can hit any target within a kilometer range, and every shot can hit the head.
Just like a pack of wolves being sent to a flock of sheep, the defenders of New Testament City did not hold out for long before they were completely defeated and fled.
Even if some time travelers try hard to maintain the situation, facing the crushing situation brought about by technology, any wisdom and strategy will be of no avail.
Before the formal contact, the battle was already in disarray.
Just when the front line was about to collapse, a ray of light shot towards the sky from the direction of the New Testament City's cathedral, forming a huge light shield that enveloped the entire New Testament City.
Afterwards, a group of church guards wearing trial uniforms, armed with cold weapons and large-caliber pistols, rushed out of the church. Each of them had runes blessed by the Lord of Suffering engraved on their bodies. They were extremely agile and used the weapons in their hands to quickly destroy the servo skulls trapped in the city.
These are guards who have received secret blessings, and the ancestors have always used them as trump cards.
Now, with one move, he showed his powerful strength and easily stopped the invasion of the empire.
The light shield was a backup plan left by the former Lord of Suffering before he was backstabbed by the ancestors.
At that time, humans and fog creatures were at loggerheads.
This backup plan is left behind to protect humanity.
Unfortunately, the ancestors stabbed the Lord of Suffering in the back, stole his power, and cooperated with the mist creatures.
This backup plan was actually used in the human civil war.
The fog rolled in, and the imperial troops also lined up and walked out of the fog, marching towards the New Testament City.
They were so large that they stirred up the fog.
Those muscular machine slaves with mechanical limbs and various strange weapons began to bombard the New Testament City with cannons and heavy laser guns.
Beams of light cut through the fog and landed on the light shield, creating ripples.
At the same time, the roar of artillery sounded in the fog. Heavy shells fell on the light shield. The rumbling sound of the explosion was like the wrath of God. Even with the light shield, the New Testament City was shaken.
Seeing the fierce firepower of the empire, Zhou Chen's expression turned ugly.
Those damned strangers.
With such a scale, even with the blessing of the Lord of Suffering, it cannot be sustained for long.
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In the church, the ancestors who were regarded as myths also walked out of the church, ready for the final battle.
The ancestors all held cold weapons and wore exquisite armor, like ancient generals.
Each of them had cold eyes and a golden light surging around their bodies.
There was a terrifying aura flowing from that strong and powerful body.
After being in seclusion for a thousand years, they are going on a killing spree today to let that so-called empire know that there are some people they cannot afford to offend.
Behind them were heavily armed soldiers.
After running the New Testament City for a thousand years, the ancestors have been accumulating strength and guarding against the betrayal of time travelers and riots from the lower classes.
The appearance of the ancestors shocked the defenders of New Testament City.
Over a long period of time, the ancestors of the Holy Family had already been deified.
Now that it has reappeared before the world, it is immediately called a miracle by the ignorant people.
They knelt in front of each other excitedly, shouting words like "Long live the ancestor".
The ancestors walked towards the city wall step by step. The terrifying aura was enough to make people feel depressed and made the wind and clouds between heaven and earth surge.
The leading ancestor is named Ye Qingchen, and is said to be the strongest among the ancestors.
In the history of New Testament City, Ye Qingchen fought a bloody battle with the eight lords in the strange fog at the cost of all his internal organs being damaged in the last battle. He survived nine deaths and finally defeated them, leaving behind a great reputation.
Since then, he has left behind many famous quotes.
Anyone who offends our race will be punished, no matter how far away they are.
As a result, Ye Qingchen became famous in one battle and was recorded in history.
Ye Qingchen walked towards the city wall step by step. Today, he wanted to fight the enemy to the death and destroy everything.
In fact, Ye Qingchen had already shouldered a deep blood feud before he traveled through time.
Before traveling through time, he was the eldest son of a family. He was framed and his family was destroyed.
After traveling through time, he vowed to become the strongest man in the world.
Anyone who dares to insult him will die.
He wants the sky to no longer cover his eyes, and he wants all living beings to submit to him.
Walking up to the city wall, Ye Qingchen stared at the fog, the sword in his hand humming softly, eager to accompany his master to fight the enemy.
Ye Qingchen's face was aloof and indifferent. He stood there straight, like a long sword piercing the sky.
It exudes an aura that is invincible, unparalleled in the world, unbeatable, and can sweep away all enemies.
Today, he will fight bloody battles in all directions, standing alone against ten thousand men, to create new glory.
After this battle, the empire will know his name, Ye Qingchen.
He will once again establish the name of Ye God of War.
The empire would be scared to death when they heard his name.
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In the fog.
The troops led by Titus have not yet entered the designated position.
He and his men were still slaughtering the monsters that were swarming towards them.
The troops advanced very slowly.
In order to stop the Empire, the Ancestors cooperated with the Mist Creatures.
A thick fog covered the path of Titus's troops.
The land became rotten and foul-smelling sewage was everywhere.
The strange blood-colored plants spread and grew, attacking the soldiers as if they had intelligence.
In the dim fog, even with advanced detection equipment, it is difficult to see more than a hundred meters away.
In the dim fog, it was difficult to find anyone.
Therefore, each unit maintained frequent and regular communications to avoid getting separated.
Titus was dissatisfied with the incompetent performance of this force composed of natives and time travelers.
If he had been given a company of Ultramarines, the heads of all the members of the Holy Family would have dried on the city walls by now.
But now, he is still on his way to the battlefield.
Considering that the Empire will not send regular troops to the outpost for the time being, it is necessary to train the locals to become soldiers.
Without sufficient military power, there is no way to control the entire planet.
Chaos will not consider the territory that cannot be defended as belonging to the Empire.
Even though Titus was unhappy, he had to endure it.
Try to keep the team intact as much as possible and let them learn valuable experience in fighting the fog in this battle.
Strange groans and screams came from the mud underfoot and the rolling mist.
All kinds of hazy shadows flashed through the thick fog.
Those damn monsters will attack Titus's troops from all kinds of incredible angles.
The rolling fog suddenly became thicker, and monsters with spikes on them jumped out of it.
Countless black slimy arms stretched out from the mud, madly trying to grab any living thing they could.
There are also twisted trees with wriggling roots that will suddenly open their bloody mouths and swallow the soldiers in one gulp.
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The monsters appeared in extremely strange ways, causing great suffering to the soldiers under Titus.
The yellow fog grew thicker at an disturbing speed, gradually engulfing the entire army.
Titus activated the Emperor's Angel engines at full power, maximizing his senses.
Massive amounts of data continued to flow into his mind, allowing him to grasp the situation.
Waves of monsters came one after another, making the already slow-moving troops move as slowly as a snail.
Titus slaughtered the monsters crazily to vent his dissatisfaction.
Soon, his performance attracted the attention of powerful monsters in the fog.
An overly powerful strange organism has been scanned. The target is approaching with the help of fog. Please be careful.
The target is being analyzed and is a subspace entity demon.
The target is immune to physical damage: ordinary physical attacks can only cause 20% damage.
The target possesses the Aether-Enhanced trait: able to perform sorcery at extremely fast speeds.
The target has the characteristic of accelerated recovery: if the damage is not complete, the broken limbs can be quickly restored.
The target possesses the characteristics of a fearful creature: it can cause mental oppression to real creatures, causing them to be dominated by fear.
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Information continued to come in, and Titus read the enemy's information from it, looking around vigilantly.
Along with the roar of a wild beast, a monster that looked like a rotten hound with several fang tentacles appeared in front of Titus.
The two soldiers were pierced by the fangs on the spot and were eaten in one bite.
Then the monster pointed its head in the direction of Titus.
The five eyes on the rotten, pus-covered head revealed cruelty and malice, and the mouth was open, with the smelly and sharp fangs flashing coldly.
"Such a delicious soul, I really look forward to the enjoyment of eating it in one bite." The monster spoke in a special tone.
This tone of voice is not part of human vocabulary, yet it can be understood by all humans.
This is the language of the Warp, acting on the soul.
"Disgusting warp crawler." Titus activated the sword in his hand.
When the monster heard Titus' words, it roared angrily.
"Foolish mortal, do you know who I am? I am one of the eight lords of the mist, the hellhound. If you knew my power, you would be so scared that you would cry. Submit to me, mortal, I will grant you supreme power and strength, and you will get everything you dream of. Kneel before me and serve me as your master."
"Can a dog call himself a lord?" Titus looked at the monster in front of him with an extremely disdainful tone.
I dare to confront the devil with a knife, and you, a jerk, call yourself the lord.
The monster was enraged by his contemptuous remarks and pounced on him fiercely, "I will tear you to pieces..."
Before he could finish his words, Titus split it in half with his sword.
The monster split into two, and foul-smelling blood gushed out, turning the rotten ground black in a short while.
Astonishment appeared in those five eyes.
The monster's vitality was very strong. Even after being split open, it did not die immediately.
Instead, he looked at Titus unwillingly.
"Trash, what gives you the courage to challenge me?" Titus walked to the monster, raised his steel boots, and stepped down hard.
There was a burst of sound, and the monster's entire head was crushed to pieces.
With the death of this so-called hellhound, the other monsters clearly showed signs of cowardice.
It was beaten to pieces under the crazy firepower, and soon only a pile of charred meat was left.
After dealing with this sudden attack, Titus led his troops across a rotting forest.
The trees were very twisted, revealing a kind of pain like tortured humans.
Titus ordered all the trees to be cleared away to prevent the soldiers from being swallowed by the woods again.
After crossing the forest, Titus's troops walked out of the fog and saw the New Testament City shrouded in light. Other troops of the empire were launching an attack.
The dense light beams and shells all fell on the light shield, creating ripples, and soon the light shield would disappear without a trace.
"I thought you were asleep somewhere, Titus."
The voice of the Ultramarines' First Captain Agammann rang out over Titus's comms.
"I encountered some obstacles on my way." Titus said, "A monster claiming to be one of the Eight Lords of the Mist blocked my way, which delayed me for some time."
"What a coincidence! I also encountered a monster who claimed to be one of the Eight Lords." Inquisitor Grey heard the conversation between the two and interrupted.
"The eight lords? They should be the Chaos Lords that occupy this planet. Why would they appear to stop us?" Agman asked.
"Need I say more? Someone must be unwilling to accept defeat and wants to use the power of the devil to turn the tables." Inquisitor Grey said.
"That's crazy," Agerman sighed. "To be so desperate for one's own rule."
"We have to be prepared. Those guys may prepare some vicious witchcraft to be released at the last minute."
Clovis, the Grey Knights' Grand Master who had always been taciturn, warned everyone in a serious tone.
If it was an ordinary city, it would not be worth mobilizing so many people.
The key is that this city is the base camp of the Lord of Suffering.
Valerian revealed some of the information he had obtained from his investigation.
The Place of Misery is most likely one of the Fragments of the Emperor.
This is why some demon hunters are able to borrow power from the Faith of the Emperor.
Their contract with the Lord of Suffering is essentially the contract between the Emperor and them.
It's like a big trading company is responsible for providing basic ingredients, and one of its branches uses shady tactics and refuses to accept the jurisdiction of the trading company's headquarters. Those merchants have been using the branch's ingredients to launch dishes.
However, after the branch’s original customers left the branch, they could still cooperate with the headquarters, obtain the same ingredients, and maintain their original dishes.
The same is true of the contract between the time traveler and the Lord of Suffering.
They offered sacrifices to the Lord of Suffering in exchange for power and gained their own unique supernatural abilities.
The power of the Emperor and the power of the Lord of Suffering have the same origin, so naturally they can maintain their original extraordinary abilities.
Valerian did not tell the whole story, only saying that some special reason caused the fragment to enter this world.
Those travelers gained power from the fragments and established the so-called Church of the Lord of Suffering.
His job is to recover these fragments.
As for what the recycling is used for, that is the secret of the empire and no one has the right to know.
This concerns the Emperor, so in order to be absolutely sure, the Imperial Vanguard has to go out in full force.
It took Titus a lot of effort to see the New Testament city.
He prepared his troops for a siege.
After discussion, everyone agreed that powerful artillery should be used to break through the defenses of New Testament City.
Let these new troops learn how to use these advanced weapons properly.
Let them know how insignificant the role of an individual is in the face of overwhelming firepower.