Chapter 64: Heaven's Gate
"I happened to be there at that time. I saw with my own eyes that with the flow of blood, with the loss of life on the altar, the whole altar suddenly shone brightly. Then, in the center of the altar, it slowly appeared...... A 'door'!
Actually, it's not accurate to say it's a 'door'. To be precise, it was an oval-shaped cluster of light that hung above the altar and constantly emitted a brilliant light.
The surface of the light cluster is as round as a convex lens, and a canyon with lush trees and babbling streams is reflected on it.
My people were attracted by the beautiful scenery, and some people couldn't help but burrow into the oval light cluster and didn't come out again for a long time.
Out of the desire for miracles and the worship of the 'God of Abundance', many people choose to enter the 'door' and eventually ...... Even I am no exception.
The moment I stepped through that 'door', I was stunned by what I saw! In front of me, there is an incomparably vast and beautiful canyon, blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green waters, lush vegetation and forests everywhere!
I breathed greedily in the moist air, staring at the fruits of the branches and the animals playing in the forest, and I felt that the world in front of me was simply the paradise that everyone dreamed of.
My people have been living in the woodlands around the canyon for a whole month. For the first time in my life, I enjoyed the sun and the breeze. During this month, I really feel like I'm living in heaven!
The succulent wild fruits in the trees, the fat fish in the streams, the wild animals playing in the trees, all this is almost at your fingertips. There is no danger here, and the food is even more inexhaustible. Compared to it, the dangerous and dark underground before was like purgatory!
However, the good times were short-lived. A month later, my people and I suddenly felt a trance in front of us, as if the whole world had been turned upside down. When everyone came to their senses, they realized that they had been kicked out of the world and reappeared around the altars of the underground villages.
Suddenly back underground, everyone felt uncomfortable, and the underground environment could simply be described as disgusting compared to that beautiful and fertile world!
At that moment, I realized that what I had feared most had finally happened. It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift! The rich canyon world is like a beautiful poppy, once you indulge in it, you can no longer bear the original world!
I know that there is nothing more to stop the living sacrifice from proceeding! If the door to heaven can be opened again through human sacrifice, I believe that all believers will make a desperate bet at all costs!"
"On May 29, 891 in the summer calendar, things did not turn out to my surprise, and only three months later, the second human sacrifice was held in the clan! The sacrifices of this time were decided by drawing lots from the whole village, and in the end, seven people were selected, three men and four women. The seven people who served as sacrifices were brutally killed on the altar, and their faces were cut off as sacrifices to the 'God of Abundance'.
Ironically, compared to the fate of these seven people, the fanatical believers who participated in the first birth sacrifice were not judged by the church, but became the top of the church......
As expected, after the birth sacrifice ended, the "door" leading to the canyon world appeared above the altar again.
Everyone immediately cheered and rushed in, and even the seven faceless corpses around the altar were not collected for a while!
At this point, no one doubts the existence of the 'God of Abundance'. Everyone believed that the temporary residence of the canyon world was a blessing from the 'gods of abundance' in return for their sacrifices. If they want to stay in the canyon world longer, then they will have to offer more sacrifices.
I don't know if it's an illusion, the fresh and humid air here seems to have a hint of fishy smell, but if I smell it carefully, I can't smell anything.
That's it, perhaps...... I'm too sensitive!'
"On June 30, 891, after a month of repair, or pleasure, my tribe began to explore the depths of the canyon.
The church first sent a squad as scouts. But unexpectedly, three days have passed, and the scout team has not returned!
Just when everyone tacitly assumed that the scout team had met with an accident, at noon on the fourth day, a member of the team dragged his scarred body back to the camp.
According to the account of the returnee, shortly after they entered the canyon, they encountered two groups of men dressed as soldiers fighting each other.
The battle was extremely fierce, and the scout team wanted to bypass it, but unexpectedly revealed their tracks. Strange to say, as soon as the two forces saw the scout team, they immediately stopped fighting and began to pursue them. And it's a frenzied hunt that never stops.
He even heard those people seem to call them "monsters", "polluters of the world".
In order to evade the pursuit of the two groups of soldiers, they had to burrow into the wooded area, and then stumbled into the river channel in the middle of the canyon. There they found a strange plant that shimmered with a colorful light and five turquoise fruits on it.
That fruit, which contains a powerful breath of life, is extremely precious at first glance.
In order to fight for the fruit, the team engaged in a battle with an enemy who suddenly appeared. It was a young girl with a broken sword. The girl seemed weak, but her strength was terrifyingly strong, and with the swing of the broken sword, she easily killed most of the members of the scout team. The survivor also fought hard to escape with a fruit.
Later, the fruit was taken by a senior member of the church. Facts have proved that the fruit does contain a strong vitality, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a genius treasure.
The church was greatly moved by what he saw and heard in the canyon and the precious resources it contained. For this reason, the church decided to send more scout squads into the canyon.'"
"On August 20, 891, the Church sent twelve scout squads to the canyon for two months.
Although most of the squad has gone and never returned. But those who came back sporadically brought back extremely important information, many of which were incomprehensible by conventional logic.
The first is that there are indeed two forces in the canyon that are constantly fighting, and it is a kind of battle that is endless.
In addition, in addition to ordinary soldiers, there are several powerful warriors who have reached the 'Heroic Realm' on both sides of the war. These people are like commanders and commanders on the battlefield, not only have powerful combat power, but also have the authority to command ordinary soldiers.
For example, the girl encountered by the scout team who entered the canyon for the first time was a warrior whose strength had reached the 'hero realm', and one person could easily slaughter an entire scout team.
In addition to this, one of the survivors brought back an important piece of information, and that person was a fanatical believer in the 'God of Abundance'. He claimed that he had felt a call in the beneath the river channel in the upper reaches of the canyon.
He was pretty sure it was...... Summoned by the 'God of Abundance'!"