Chapter 245
「 The power of Impurity! 」 the monster roared again as its body once again mutated.
The canine creature that stood on its hind legs kept wriggling, and two huge bumps appeared on its back. Finally, the bumps exploded, and the layer of fascia was torn apart. A large number of tentacles extended out, and a pair of tentacles formed a pair of wings appeared in front of everyone.
As the bulges burst open, yellow-green liquid sprayed all over the ground, the sour stench caused everyone around to slowly back away.
The monster roared in a frenzy as its body began to mutate irregularly. Originally, it still had the appearance of a canine, although its appearance was a bit disgusting, but after that, this monster couldn't even maintain its most basic appearance.
Everyone at the scene stared at the monster, but none of them dared to approach it.
As soon as Chromie arrived at the scene, he noticed that a few people were in a stalemate.
"The patrols, the Night Watchers, the Hermit Order, as well as a few members of the evil cult hiding in the shadows after receiving the news" Chromie only needed a bit of observation to understand the attractive ability of the Gear of Impurity.
This thing was only a half-finished product, but it was already able to cause a living being to constantly mutate. The thing that came from the Gear would cause every living being to quickly mutate and evolve, even a normal living being's bloodline would quickly evolve to the level of a supernatural life form.
The only problem was that it was unstable. This mutating and evolving speed was simply too fast, and most of the time, it was an irregular evolution. Even a normal human being could easily evolve into something that was neither human nor monster.
To obtain a relatively mature Gear that was relatively safe, it required enough living beings to fill in the gaps.
This monster that had mutated into something unknown, after uttering an incomprehensible howl, its entire body collapsed and melted into a large amount of dirty water.
A jet-black Gear rolled out from within. Its pitch-black surface didn't have a single stain on it, as if the monster's previous mutation had nothing to do with it.
"Fire, destroy this object of blasphemy!" Before Chromie could say anything, the knights of the patrols had already impatiently attacked.
After the Church's reformation, the newly established Saint Hunters were mainly responsible for hunting down any illegal organizations. After the Night Watchers were reorganized, their responsibility was still to hunt down dangerous nocturnal creatures.
On the other hand, the patrol team's duty was to investigate any abnormalities in the town and ensure that no dangerous things would harm the lives and property of the believers in the town.
The responsibilities of the three departments were different, but there were also areas where they overlapped. For example, the appearance of the black gear this time involved both illegal organizations and the creation of dangerous creatures. As long as there was a possibility of harming believers, then the patrols were allowed to intervene.
Moreover, the patrol team was more conservative. They only guaranteed the interests of their believers and did not care much about the safety of ordinary people. They bluntly said that it was the police's job.
At the same time, the majority of the Reformists were gathered in the Saint Hunters. Not only were there knights and priests among them, there were also shallow believers like Chromie who had abilities. In short, the Saint Hunters valued strength more than anything else.
In addition, the Church also had several departments that did not participate in combat, such as the Evangelism Department, which was in the process of being established, and the Battle Priest Group.
Compared to the chaotic management of the past, the current situation was already much better. However, at certain times, the patrols were like shit-stirrers. They didn't know how to judge the situation, nor did they consider the bigger picture. The only things they considered were their own interests and beliefs.
At the same time, the patrols didn't care about the Saint Hunters who didn't have enough faith, as well as the Night Watchers who used to be a gathering place for scum. They believed that their pious beliefs were the true orthodoxy of the Church.
For this reason, despite the pre-battle discussions, the patrols didn't think much of it at all. If evil and blasphemous things appeared, then they would simply destroy them. The Church didn't need any compromises. As the most powerful organization in this region, the Sun Shadow church had always acted in such a manner.
With this in mind, they directly attacked the gear. Arrows imbued with divine techniques shot towards the gear that held everyone's attention like crimson streaks of light.
Courting death … many people had the same thought as they saw the patrols' actions.
These people were still clinging to the idea that the Sun Shadow church was the sole authority of the past, not realizing that the times had changed. Although the Church was powerful, it wasn't omnipotent, especially when it was the enemy of the majority.
And now, the ones who desired to obtain the gear were the majority.
The complete version of the gear would allow a person's body to break through their limits, granting them a near-immortal life, as well as the power of blasphemy and Impurity. Lastly, the gear would also contain some sort of random ability.
Even a normal person would be able to quickly become a powerful existence after obtaining the gear, and there were countless people in Lohr who desired this gear.
There were at least three evil cultists here, all of whom had been hired by some wealthy or influential figure in the city, all for the sake of obtaining this gear.
The battle instantly erupted. Before the monster died, they had to conserve their energy, unwilling to expend too much energy on the monster. After all, it wouldn't be long before the monster itself collapsed and died. But as soon as they saw the results, everyone began to move.
The ground trembled as several hands reached out from the ground to grab the gear. At the same time, the surrounding trees were uprooted and grew human faces and limbs, roaring as they charged towards everyone here.
Several normal birds on the rooftops also abruptly revealed their ferocious nature. Their bodies grew several times larger, their feathers fluttered as they swooped down from above like eagles, their thick claws grabbing towards the gear.
Originally, there were only about ten to twenty people on the street, but suddenly, the number of people doubled.
In fact, Chromie, who was using his Fearless Spirit, even noticed spirits and entities from other aspects mixed in with the crowd, waiting for an opportunity to steal the gear.
Negri had only tossed out a single gear, but all sorts of monsters and deities had already appeared.
On top of the gigantic clock tower, Negary sat on his throne with a book in his hand. Behind him was a gigantic clock, the hands on the clock were constantly moving under the push of its gears. When it finally reached the hour, the clear chime of the clock resounded across the entire town of Lohr.
"Your Holiness Eternal Heat, may I know what business you have with me?" Negri looked forward and uttered such words. Although he was using honorifics, there wasn't any sense of respect in his words.
Naturally, an entity of his level didn't care about the respect of other creatures. An object that looked like a halo of light was emanating light, causing everything around it to distort and deviate from its normal state. Or rather, these objects were revealing even more mysteries.
Negri observed all of this, the various colors of light, the countless halos of light, the nauseating throbbing sound, as well as the steam-like temperature.
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