Chapter 802: Salvation
The bishop turned his head in astonishment.
In the night, three blurred figures came out of the corner of the village, one tall and two short. They stopped not far away, smiling, and looking at the church with a slightly playful look.
The priests couldn't help but stop the attack.
"That's ......"
Upon closer examination, the Bishop was shocked to find that the three captives they had taken aboard the boatβthe three young men from the cult who had made the octopuses besieging their ships retreat, who had finally been tricked into boarding by the Bishop, and who had been forced to ask them about the route of the voyage.
Like a basin of cold water poured on his head, the bishop's excitement disappeared in an instant. At that moment, he even thought that he was hallucinating, and his right hand holding the cross suddenly trembled.
How did these three end up here?
Obviously they were locked up on the ship, and their spiritual power was blocked with special materials. It stands to reason that they couldn't have used any magic and could only crouch in the cabin cell.
Because the situation was so weird, the bishop couldn't turn his mind at that moment. A rather bad premonition came over him, he didn't know what was going on, but ...... Something isn't right.
What's going on on the fleet's side?
The bishop was frightened like this, not to mention the other priests present. They were about to purify all the infidels, but things were turning around at such times. The most unlikely person appeared, and because of the shock, everyone fell silent at this moment.
The villagers who escaped death were stunned, looking at the three people blankly, a little confused.
"Why are you stunned there? What a surprise?" Benjamin let out a laugh when he saw that the church was stunned and did not speak, and added, "You don't have to be too surprised, the real surprise is yet to come." β
As he spoke, he summoned a water balloon and slapped it in the face. Under his subtle control, the water instantly washed away all camouflage.
The face that was fresh in the memory of all the priests was revealed.
"Yes...... It's you!"
When the bishop saw this, his face changed again and again. From the disbelief at the beginning, to the confusion and hesitation later, in the end, the miserable white face even began to turn blue.
"That's right, it's me. Benjamin nodded and said nonchalantly.
At that moment, as if suffering some great disgrace, the bishop pointed to Benjamin's nose and roared angrily: "You...... Shameless guy, you dare to design us!"
"Thank you, I'm just so shameless. Benjamin smiled, "What? Angry, weren't you proud when you put the three of us in your cell?"
The bishop's face sank when he was spoken, and he turned from white to blue in an instant.
β...... Do you really think that if you come out alone, we will be afraid of you?" he seemed to hate Benjamin, and every word popped out of his teeth.
Benjamin narrowed his eyes, "Are you going to fight me?"
The bishop snorted coldly, suddenly raised the cross, and shouted: "The holy relic is in hand, everyone obey my instructions, and completely erase this sinful mage from this world!"
Dozens of priests joined hands in the process.
Then, in the next second, they all turned around, how could they care about purging overseas sects, and fled in all directions.
β......β
Looking at the bishop who fled frantically after leaving behind the cruel words, Benjamin was speechless for a moment.
However, he did not intend to spare any of the priests present.
The water elemental realm opened, Benjamin flew into the sky, and a burst of snow suddenly drifted in the dark night sky. The villagers huddled together and looked up in amazement, only to find that the snowflakes that fell in a row had extremely sharp edges and corners.
Snowflakes fluttered by, grazing over every priest who fled in a hurry. The life-saving cross was silently triggered, the shield shattered, and corpses fell from mid-air like fallen leaves.
There weren't many priests left in the church, and the snow spread out, quickly encompassing all those who had fled. No one could resist even two seconds in this dense killing machine. In the blink of an eye, it seemed that there was a rain of corpses in the village, and the already damaged streets were now full of devastation.
"You...... You ......"
Five minutes later, only the bishop was left in the procession. He stopped in mid-air, his face as dead as ashes, and looked at Benjamin, who was standing in front of him, unable to utter a word.
"The days of belonging to the Church are over. Benjamin looked at him indifferently and said, "From the moment Ikor's defeat began, the Church had lost its capital over the entire continent. However, you don't seem to be really aware of this, and you still think of yourself as the king of this time, thinking that as long as you raise your noble head, everything will surrender to your feet. β
"No!" the bishop seemed to be stimulated all of a sudden, and instantly became angry, "We...... We're not going to fall. God is watching everything, and one day, you will pay for the sins you have committed. β
Benjamin shook his head, his eyes full of pity.
"Look, I'm not wrong, you still don't realize anything. "Why don't you admit it?" you don't believe in any god at all, you're just obsessed with that feeling of being on top." β
"Shut up, you ......"
The bishop was so angry that he tried to curse, but Benjamin waved his hand to interrupt him.
"Alright, I don't have time to talk to you here, go back to your supreme god. As he spoke, he summoned a dozen torrents of water. The water rushed towards the Bishop, instantly enveloping him along with the Holy Light Barrier, forming a huge ball of forbidden water.
The bishop was trapped inside, his face pale and his expression sluggish, like a walking corpse, and he had long lost the slightest will to resist.
So, when the water balloon spun wildly, shattered the barrier, and engulfed the bishop completely, things didn't take any more turns. Half a minute later, a swollen body fell and smashed a cart full of firewood.
The whole village also fell into complete silence after the noise.
β...... Are youβthe one sent by the Goddess to save us?"
I don't know how long it was silent, but among the villagers who were huddled together, someone finally mustered up the courage, walked towards Benjamin's side for a few moments, and asked cautiously.
Hearing this, Benjamin turned around and shook his head expressionlessly.
"There is no goddess in this world, and the elders are all lying to you. β
The villagers froze in place, staring at each other, wondering if it was Benjamin's remarks that frightened them, or if they were really alerted by the words.
However, it was at this moment that the two siblings walked towards the villagers.
"Lord Benjamin is right, Goddess...... She will never come to our rescue. The girl lowered her head and spoke slowly, "What the elder said was just to make us cows and horses. β
The villagers turned their heads and saw the faces of the two siblings, as if they had been struck by lightning.
"You...... You guys...... Aren't you dead?"
The girl shook her head and said, "We almost died, and it was Lord Benjamin who saved us." He's a mage, and he's here to get you out of here. β
"But...... I saw it before...... You're guarded ......"
The girl quietly clenched her fists: "The guard is dead, but the goddess did not save him." β
Everyone froze in place, not knowing what to say.
Benjamin fell from the sky, walked up to the villagers, and said in an unusually cold tone: "I only save those who are saved." You may think that my presence is the answer to your prayers, but I just want to tell you that your goddess is a piece of shit!"
The villagers were in an uproar.
Everyone's eyes widened, as if they couldn't believe what their ears had just heard.
Benjamin didn't care, and continued: "Think of the hardships you have experienced, when you are in despair, is there really a goddess who has appeared to save you? No, the only one who can save you is yourself. β
"Now, tell me, which of you want to save yourself?"