"According to the oracle, this place has been polluted by heretical forces and must be 'purified!'"
In the center of the knight order was an old man wearing a bishop's costume, with a pious and holy expression on his face, and an unprecedented seriousness.
"Master Bishop! This place has been surrounded!"
A knight with a face like a chisel and a knife rode forward and respectfully reported.
"Very good! The group of priests is ready to cooperate, and we cannot let any heretic escape!"
The bishop waved his hand, and behind him, many young priests in white sacrificial attire with the same resolute expression followed other knight squads and began to move in an orderly manner.
A serious crisis surrounded the town in an instant, but the residents in the town didn't realize it.
"Huh?! A superhuman rendered with the power of other rules..."
Although his own detection ability was extremely limited, Leylin still discovered this when the opponent completely surrounded the village, but unfortunately he was powerless.
In his current state, even if he came out of the forest, he still needed the help of Tifa, let alone break through the encirclement by himself.
"The gods monitor the world very closely..."
Leylin was amazed. When he entered the village, he found the altar in the village and the power of rules emanating from it.
Of course, this kind of power of rules is somewhat different from the existence of the outside world, perhaps it should be called—divine power!
Under the protection of divine power, the entire village seemed to form a domain-like existence. Although the effect was much weaker than the real domain, it had the same characteristics.
"My kind of alien! The moment I step into the opponent's domain, I will be discovered!"
Leylin sighed: "Unless I find a real gathering place for unbelievers, or avoid all altars, temples, etc., no matter where I am in this form, I won't be able to hide... Unfortunately, this is simply impossible... "
In Belusebabu's memory, almost all the intelligent creatures in the world of the gods believe in a certain god.
Here, unbelievers are a very terrible thing. Even pagans or even believe in the devil, the treatment they receive is much better than that of unbelievers.
According to the rumors, the souls of those unbelievers were not even accepted by any gods after their death, so they could only be crucified alive on the Wailing Wall!
"The beliefs of the gods, like many nodes, almost spread throughout the world of the gods, and the soul of every believer is branded with them!"
Here, killing is of course not prohibited, but all research related to the soul is regarded as a blasphemy against the gods, and once discovered, it will be burned to the stake.
It's even okay to kill the believers of the gods, but once the soul of the other party is moved, the gods will find out in an instant.
The kind of anger that one's own cheese is passive will make the gods fall into wrath.
"The souls of priests, priests, devout believers, and paladins must not be desecrated, otherwise they will definitely lead to the immortality of the opposing gods!"
This was the most profound lesson given to Leylin in Belusebabu's memory.
"That is to say, in the world of the gods, the road of rapid recovery through massacre and devouring the soul is simply not feasible, otherwise, I will seem to have a tracker attached to myself, and the gods will find it no matter where I go...Of course , the same is true for this kind of soul power from another world... basically can't escape... "
After confirming the situation, Leylin relaxed.
Anyway, he is just a soul seed at present, and being destroyed has no effect on the main body, so he just took this opportunity to collect other data.
"Go ahead! Priests of the gods!"
A dark red light flickered from the broken sword, with a bloodthirsty light.
…
The roar of the horse, the high-pitched roar, as well as the sharp screams and deep pleadings.
Tifa rubbed her eyes with the back of the only clean hand above her palm, and immediately opened her mouth wide.
After he was awakened by this sound, he saw a lot of flames coming out of the window, and the sound of many horseshoes, smashing doors and yelling kept lingering in his ears, like the murmur of a devil.
"What's going on? A nightmare?" Tifa's head was in chaos, and he still couldn't react.
"What are you doing out here? Go back quickly!" After Tifa walked out of the room, he was immediately pushed back roughly by his father.
Even, what Tifa saw on his father's face was an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.
But before he obediently returned to the house, a tall horse directly broke into the yard of his house.
On the steed is a knight in steel armor. This kind of richness is a bit shocking. A pair of armor made of fine steel is often the heirloom of those knights and even noble barons.
Even at the nearest Grand Master's place, it seems that there is no such level of goods at home.
There was fear and envy in Tifa's gaze, and at the same time, he also saw a badge on the opponent's armor—it was the teaching badge of the goddess of spring water!
"The Templar Knights of the Goddess of Springs! What are they doing here?"
It has to be said that before, these temple knights were Tifa's idols, but now their actions have shattered Tifa's dream.
"My lord! Please..."
Tifa's father summoned up his courage and came to the knight, but before he could finish speaking, he was thrown flying and fell to the ground.
"I'll just say this once, all residents, gather at the altar immediately! It's everyone!"
The knight broke into the gate of Tifa's house, and there was a sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets. Tifa's mother and several younger siblings were also driven out.
In this way, Tifa followed his father and family, came out of the house, and concentrated towards the center of the village.
Until now, Tifa found out in astonishment that other villagers had also been driven out from their homes, converging towards the center of the village like many streams.
"What the hell is... what's going on?" Tifa still can't figure out what happened, but he just felt that his mother was holding his palm so hard, which made him very painful.
In front, his father's face was also extremely gloomy, with a strong sense of uneasiness.
—Even when the town's tax collector came in person when the famine came a few years ago, Tifa never saw such an expression on his father's face.
A large number of villagers gathered together like sheep being driven away, while other knights surrounded them with torches, illuminating the night extremely brightly.
Around these knights, Tifa also saw a large number of priests.
The robes on them were even more luxurious than the priest he had seen in the village before. To put it simply, they were all very important figures.
"Hehe...hehe..." The solemn atmosphere, as well as the arrival of these priests and knights, made Tifa also start to be afraid, although he didn't know why.
"Master Bishop! All the villagers are here, and this is the village chief!"
A knight with golden patterns on his armor directly threw an old man who was shaking like chaff in front of the bishop.
"My lord bishop! We in Karn Village have always worshiped the goddess of springs devoutly, and never dared to offend anyone!"
In Tifa's eyes, the village head, who was usually very capable, was crying like a baby in front of the old bishop.
"God teaches us to be merciful to every one of His believers!"
The old bishop kindly helped the village chief up from the ground, and even knelt down and patted the dirt on his body, which immediately made the village chief feel more grateful.
"The reason why I came here is because I got God's will, to purify the heresy!"
After the village chief had calmed down, the bishop slowly explained the purpose of his trip.
But for some reason, Tifa saw his father's body swaying, almost collapsed on the ground, and even his mother began to sob in a low voice, and the surrounding villagers seemed as if the end of the world was coming.
Tifa didn't know until a long time later that the churches of the gods dealt with heresy extremely cruelly, and even the civilians who were affected by it would end up miserable.
Of course, he is still a child now, all he knows is that after the seemingly well-known bishop finished speaking, many villagers, including the village chief, collapsed on the ground, almost unable to utter their pleas.
"Great goddess of spring water! Your humble servant is devoutly offering sacrifices to you here. Please open the eyes of the gods and judge the heresy here!"
In front of the altar in the small village, the bishop prayed devoutly, and immediately, a cloud of milky white light emerged from the altar, with a holy radiance.
"You guys, come over one by one to judge the camp, the gods won't recognize a person by mistake!"
The old bishop announced, and immediately the knights directly grabbed the villagers and pressed them under the altar, forcing them to kneel down and repent.
One by one, the villagers were forced to carry out rituals from under the altar, while the white light above the altar remained.
"Next!" The old bishop looked cold, as if nothing in the world was worth frowning again, and those temple knights were like golems, only knowing how to complete their work mechanically.
Finally, it was the Tifa family's turn.
The first is the father and sister, and then it is the turn to mention.
Tifa's knees were kneeling on the cold ground, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Quick! Repent!" But a huge force came from behind immediately, forcing Tifa to crawl down.
"Bingsi, the great spring goddess, you are the god in charge of all springs, and you are also a star in the sky, loving us like a mother, I confess to you..."