Journey to the Wizarding World

Chapter 657 Battle of the Church
Under the night, Lighthouse Town is peaceful.

On the street, figures in black robes gathered in one direction, and finally came to a hidden building.

Following the stairs that continue to spread downward, everyone came to the underground space.

This is a dark basement, the space is the size of a stadium, there are candlesticks every few meters on the wall, and the flickering firelight dispels the darkness.

"His Royal Highness, the goddess of the night, please accept our humble service."

As all the believers arrived, an elderly man came to the front of the altar, cut his palm with a sharp knife, and let the blood flow on it.

At the same time, all believers knelt down.

They prayed in the direction of the altar together, asking for the response from the Goddess of the Night, and everyone had a devout expression on their faces.

"Sister, has the Goddess of the Night abandoned us?"

Among the many believers, a little boy turned pale. Seeing that the altar had not received a response from the Evernight Goddess for a long time, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

"Don't overthink it."

Sister Yala scolded, biting her lips and said: "The goddess didn't respond, it must be because we are not pious enough, as long as we serve the goddess of the night sincerely, we will definitely win the response of the goddess."

That being said, Yara also had some complexities on her face.

These people are all devout believers of the Goddess of the Night. Ever since they contributed their beliefs to the Goddess, they have received a slight response to every prayer, but this response has disappeared in the past few days.

Today's abandoned land has ushered in the age of faith.

The Church of the Giant Tree and the Church of the Evernight are like mortal enemies, and the believers on both sides are constantly in conflict. However, recently, due to the disappearance of the Goddess of the Night, the Church of the Giant Tree has become more and more frequent.

Without the extraordinary power bestowed by the goddess, the followers of the night couldn't compete with the Church of the Giant Tree, so they suffered heavy casualties.

Yesterday, another stronghold was destroyed by the Giant Tree Church.

The bishop of the Kaiyuan Kingdom hastily sent a summoning signal to the believers, trying to get in touch with the Evernight Goddess through a group prayer.

However, it took a while.

In the area in front of the altar, the statues of the three goddesses still did not receive any response, and the heart of the elder bishop sank.

But as the most loyal believer of the goddess, he has no intention of giving up.

"On the offering!"

The bishop of the night was ruthless in his heart, and raised his arms, and two believers walked over immediately carrying a box.

When it was opened, there was a man inside.

The sign of the giant tree was branded on his forehead, representing the believers of the Church of the Giant Tree. Bishop of the Night pushed it onto the altar, and the sharp blade directly cut his throat.

"Uh……"

The giant tree cultist made a painful sound and couldn't help covering his throat, but blood continued to flow from his fingertips.

"Great Goddess of the Night, please give us a response."

Many believers began a new round of prayers, and the members of the Giant Tree Church fell to the ground, blood converging into strange patterns, which was also part of the sacrifice. For the Evernight Goddess, the souls of the members of the Giant Tree Church were the most delicious thing.

In almost every large-scale sacrifice, the Church of Evernight will sacrifice the souls of the giant tree believers.

And similarly, the Giant Tree Church also has the same purpose.

After they capture the Evernight Cultists, they will also sacrifice their souls to the God of Green Trees, Geon, and their methods are even more cruel. If there are no Evernight Cultists, they will even sacrifice their souls to the God of Green Trees, Geon.

Compared with the Evernight Church, the Giant Tree Cultists are more fanatical.

This is related to the means of Ge Weng, the God of Green Trees. In order to restore his strength as soon as possible, Ge Weng, the God of Green Trees, does not care about the lives of believers at all, and has no intention of establishing a foothold in the abandoned land.

For Geon, the god of green trees, this is just a habitat.

Recovering strength as soon as possible is the way to resist hunting. After he transforms all the people in the abandoned land into believers, he will prepare for a large-scale sacrifice to devour the lives and souls of believers.

"The great goddess of the night!"

"Respond to your humble believer!"

Blood was already flowing on the altar, but the Evernight Goddess still did not respond, and the Evernight Bishop's heart sank suddenly, feeling vaguely uneasy.

"Could it be...the goddess of the night really abandoned us?"

A trace of paleness appeared on the bishop's face, but he immediately threw away such blasphemous thoughts and knelt down on the ground devoutly.

Losing contact with the Evernight Goddess caused heavy losses to the Evernight Church.

The development of the Giant Tree Church in Kaiyuan Kingdom was much stronger than that of the Giant Tree Church. The Prime Minister Edgar they supported controlled five of the seven cities in the kingdom.

On the other hand, the Church of Evernight.

Because they were one step behind the Giant Tree Church, they lost the opportunity. They could only choose the new king Dylan, but the huge gap in strength between the two sides prevented the development of the Church of Evernight's faith.

Today, even in Kaiyuan City, giant tree cultists have begun to appear.

However, in Wolfheart City and Black Crow City, the Christians of the Evernight who spread their beliefs were all mercilessly killed by the Church of the Giant Tree. As a result, the Church of the Evernight suffered heavy losses, and the persecution of the Church of the Giant Tree was getting closer and closer.

Today, the Giant Tree Church has completely controlled Lighthouse Town.

Almost every Mingming has become a believer of the Church of the Giant Tree. They launched a comprehensive search, trying to find believers of the Church of Evernight, and killed them all. As a last resort, they could only pray for a response from the Goddess of Evernight.

But even after offering sacrifices, Evernight Goddess still did not respond.

And right now.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside, and the fire appeared above, and the expressions of the believers of the Church of Evernight changed.

"No, it's the Giant Tree Church!" The bishop's heart sank.

The attackers who appeared outside were obviously the Church of the Giant Tree. They had discovered the prayers of the Evernight Cultists, so they came to encircle and suppress them.

"My lord, the outside is already surrounded by fire."

Yala got up quickly and said solemnly, "If we don't break through as soon as possible, we will all be trapped here to death."

"But……"

The Bishop of the Night was a little hesitant. They had already been exposed, and what was waiting outside was bound to be surrounded by the Church of the Giant Tree. If they went out, they would definitely be attacked. The Church of the Night, who had lost most of their extraordinary power, was obviously no match.

"There is no time to hesitate."

Yala gritted her teeth and said, "Continuing to delay will only put us in a bigger crisis. Breaking through now may have a chance."

"Okay! Breakout!"

The bishop of the night also nodded violently, and a cloud of black mist emerged from his wide robe, attacking towards the entrance of the underground space.

Bang!
With a loud noise, the door shattered, and Bishop Heiye rushed out of the underground space first, and the surroundings were already ablaze.

"Dark water!"

The bishop of the night clapped his hands on the ground, and the dark and damp black water began to spread around, extinguishing the flames immediately.

At the same time, other believers also rushed out.

As the Night Cultists walked out of the building, there were already giant tree cultists outside. They used the power bestowed by the God of Green Trees, Geon, to transform into tree demons, waving twisted branches.

"Heretics, be judged!"

The Giant Tree Cultists immediately launched an attack, one by one vines, slamming forward like poisonous snakes, one of the Evernight Cultist was accidentally swept up, was immediately thrown into the sky, and fell heavily into meatloaf.

"Evil heretic!"

Bishop Hei Ye showed determination on his face, and black mist surged under his robe, saying, "The Goddess of Hei Ye will always protect us."

A chaotic battle unfolded under the night sky.

Regardless of the Church of the Giant Tree or the Church of the Evernight, they both believed that the other party was a heretic. The war between beliefs seemed extremely tragic, and both sides took it as their mission to drive each other out.

Night is the ruler of the goddess of the night.

Therefore, in terms of environment, the Evernight Church has an advantage, but now they have lost the connection with the Evernight Goddess, and there is a huge difference in numbers from the Giant Tree Church, so they quickly fell into the lower peak.

The surrounding Evernight Cultists fell one by one.

Even though the bishop tried his best to resist, the encirclement became smaller and smaller. Seeing that everyone was in crisis, Yala gritted her teeth.

The next moment, she was lying on the ground.

A painful expression appeared on Yala's face, and the spine began to squirm, and limb-like things pierced the skin and grew out. In a moment, she had turned into a half-human, half-spider form.

The Evernight Church worships more than the Evernight Goddess.

Although for the vast majority of believers, the most important belief is the goddess of the night, Luciles, but Yala is an exception. She has a more devout belief in Qiluo, the god of giant spiders.

And that mostly has to do with Yara's experience.

A long time ago, Yala was a girl in a slum. Her father was beaten to death because of her gambling addiction, and her mother became seriously ill. Yala and her young brother could only live by begging.

However one day.

Yala suddenly had a dream. In the dream, she was guided by Qiluo, the god of giant spiders, and went to the wild to collect a herb, which cured her dying mother.

Since then, Yara has become a disciple of the giant spider god.

Although later, her mother, who recovered from a serious illness, died because of the interference of the Giant Tree Church, but Yara's faith has taken root in her heart. Even after joining the Church of Evernight, she still maintains the greatest respect for the God of Giant Spiders.

Therefore, Yara was bestowed by Qiluo, the god of giant spiders.

She has the ability to incarnate as a nerubian, and at the same time can manipulate dreams. Using this ability, she has spread faith in the slums many times. Those who have been guided by Yala in the dream have joined the Church of Evernight.

Among the Dark Night Cultists in Beacon Town, Yara is number two.

Even, her strength is no less than that of the Bishop of the Night, if not for the fact that the main belief is the god of giant spiders, she can even get a higher status.

"Desecrate the altar of the goddess, you all deserve to die!"

Yala in Nerubian form made a sharp sound, waving eight limbs and piercing the bodies of several Giant Tree Cultists.

Then, she spit out a giant net.

The huge net formed by the gathering of transparent white silk threads seemed to cover the surrounding area, and the fluorescent powder swayed down like rain.

"Death will be your eternal dream."

Yala whispered, and the giant tree cultists who inhaled the powder fell into a deep sleep. This is the dream ability of the giant spider god, but this kind of deep sleep means that they will never wake up.

Snapped!
Seeing Yala's great power, it is impossible for several high-level members of the giant tree church to sit idly by. The three tree demons quickly attacked, unaffected by Yala, and waved vines to form a blockade.

"Sea of ​​Trees Prison!"

Several high-level members of the Giant Tree Church teamed up to form a prison in the sea of ​​trees, and Yara was trapped in it, waving her limbs but unable to escape.

Fortunately, Bishop Heiye made a timely move at this moment.

He waved his long sleeves, and black water gushed out. The black water with a strong corrosive effect immediately corroded a hole in the tree sea prison. Seeing this, Yala quickly recovered her human form and got out.

"It can't go on like this!"

Yala's face was very solemn, and more and more companions around him fell down. The huge gap in the number of people made the Church of Evernight have no chance of winning, and the entire Beacon Town seemed to be a huge trap.

"For the glory of my lord, never back down."

However, the bishop of the night had a serious face and was ready to die. He didn't get a response from the goddess of the night for more than ten days, which made the bishop uneasy, so he planned to use his own death to express his loyalty to the goddess.

Yala's complexion changed slightly, and she bit her lip lightly.

She is also a loyal believer, but this short prayer has not been answered, which makes Yara feel a little uneasy. Even a devout believer cannot remain indifferent in the face of death.

Snapped!Snapped!
Beside them, the believers of the Evernight Church were still resisting. As the number continued to decrease, many believers had expressions of despair on their faces. Maybe they were not afraid of death, but such sacrifices were somewhat meaningless.

Eileen waved her long whip, repelling several giant tree cultists.

And next to her, daughter Nicole's face was pale, and her abdomen was bleeding profusely, which was injured by the giant tree cultists in the battle just now.

"Hold on, Nicole."

Eileen waved her long whip, and said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness, the great weeping goddess, will never abandon her followers. All the sufferings in the world are tests prepared for us by the goddess."

A smirk appeared on Nicole's face.

Compared with the fanatic mother, Nicole's faith is not firm, she is very clear about her identity, she is just an ordinary believer, even though the Weeping Goddess perceives everything that happened in Beacon Town.

Would she still come in person for these people?
There are too many kingdoms in the Abandoned Land, and there are many believers of the Weeping Goddess. The war with the Giant Tree Church has resulted in a large number of deaths and injuries every day. Even the gods cannot pay attention to every believer at all times.

The battle became more and more intense.

Even the most powerful bishop fell into crisis. Several giant tree cultists surrounded him, and Yala, who turned into a nerubian, was trapped by vines and could not escape at all.

The situation of other night believers is not optimistic either.

Some believers have even given up resistance and were arrested by the giant tree cultists, and there are even less than twenty believers who persist in resisting.

Elena's arms trembled slightly.

Even a fanatical follower of the Weeping Goddess, she was a little shaken at this time. Facing the fear of death made her tremble, and what was even more frightening was that if she was caught by the Church of the Giant Tree as a sacrifice, it would be an even more terrifying end.

(End of this chapter)