Chapter 400
Even Glenn was surprised by this scene.
Originally, he had thought that there were only the few of them who were traitors, and at most one or two corrupted Bishops. Who would've thought that even someone as thick-browed and big-eyed as Counier would also betray them?
This time, among the Sun Shadow church's troops that came to the God's Offering Day, other than the Pope himself who didn't betray them, there were only a few knights who didn't care too much and a few priests of firm faith who still maintained their faith, and none of them were high-ranking members.
It seems the Sun Shadow church really does need to change its name.
"Why?" not only did the Pope's body hurt, his heart was also aching.
"There is a certain law in the Multiverse. Those who perform too perfectly are either saints or have ulterior motives. Up until Counier's appearance in this book, he has always given a perfect description, so it would be impossible for someone like him to not be a traitor" Killer J, who was standing next to Chromie and had his arm around his shoulder, commented in a timely manner.
Ever since he returned from the desert, he hadn't been able to shake off this self-proclaimed new talent of the 21st century, Killer J. Who knows when this guy would appear next to him and say some unintelligible things?
And yet, this person didn't reveal any hostility towards him at all. Although Chromie sacrificed himself, abandoned his lover, became a traitor, and became a traitor of the church, this didn't mean that he was a good person.
He would hunt down cultists, mercilessly kill those who held hostility towards him, and would do his best to survive, but he wouldn't casually kill someone who didn't hold any hostility towards him. Although Killer J was a bit annoying, as long as you got used to it, you would find it quite interesting.
There were three reasons for the church's current situation of complete betrayal. The first was naturally that the church itself wasn't clean and had various internal problems.
The second was that their God, Eternal Heat, didn't care about this church at all. For him, the size of the church was insignificant. Otherwise, with the dignity of a God, as long as he was patient, he would be able to infect all of these believers every once in a while, and there would be no question of betrayal at all.
The third reason was that once Eternal Heat had gained the absolute advantage, the other Righteous Gods would all attack him. Attacking the Sun Shadow church wouldn't cause Eternal Heat to suffer any major losses, but it would still be a good thing for him.
As a result, the Sun Shadow church's higher-ups who came for the God's Offering Day had almost all turned traitor.
Holding the Sacrificial God Vase, Counier's rich life aura replaced the previous scorching aura. This change was so natural, the exquisite Sacrificial God Vase in his hand gradually began to heat up and turn red. In Counier's hand, it was like a soldering iron.
Counier was a perfect being that Mequik had created through her Tree of Life. His life form was so perfect that it could even be described as an art form, allowing his body to touch his soul, which allowed Counier's talents to reach the peak of humanity. Regardless of what he learned, he would be able to quickly develop it to the limits of humanity.
Whether it was swordsmanship, character, or faith, as long as his life form had set a goal, he would definitely achieve it, such as wholeheartedly worshipping Eternal Heat. However, if such a goal was changed, a Perfect person who was completely influenced by his life form would also change.
In the end, a man was only a man. Counier's spirit did not transcend the body, so he was dominated by his body.
"Why did you do this, Counier!?" Chromie stood in front of Counier. They had a very good personal relationship, and it was Counier who helped him find the location of Auri's soul. Chromie and Counier had talked about many things, so he understood what kind of person Counier was, which was why he didn't believe that Counier would do such a thing.
Counier held the scorching hot Sacrificial God Vase in his hand, the souls inside were rippling like liquid.
"Just like them, just like me" Counier looked up at Chromie. Counier raised his head to look at Chromie. His almost perfect face revealed a near perfect smile. The corners of his eyes were red, but he did not shed any tears. That was something that a perfect body would not allow. "Just like you."
"Our souls have never been free, Chromie" Counier seemed to want to say something, but also wanted to lament something, so he finally uttered such a sentence that caused Chromie to freeze.
"Limited by blood, limited by social morality, limited by the desire to be born from the flesh, limited by life itself, you and I are the same, Chromie" Counier's voice was very normal, but for some reason, Chromie felt like he could hear Counier's sobbing voice.
"I've long since been unable to escape this cage!" After saying so, Counier's body underwent a massive change. His body abruptly swelled up, then rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. The skin on his shoulder was torn apart to reveal a gigantic head, which was then quickly followed by more heads growing out of Counier's body.
The Sacrificial God Vase in his hand was also clamped between several of the heads and wrapped inside.
Very quickly, a hundred-headed monster appeared in front of everyone. As soon as the priests, knights, and some of the Awakened Wraith Souls saw this hundred-headed monster, they all blankly walked towards it.
They saw themselves in the monster, a similar or even more advanced lifeform that attracted them, causing them to unconsciously approach it and fuse with it.
The hundred-headed warbeast, a combat unit created by Life Bearer Mequik, capable of quickly growing to become a powerful combatant at the third stage of release. Although they didn't have a Seed of Truth, due to the Tree of Life that Mequik had inscribed onto them, they possessed extraordinary influence over the majority of living beings, as well as the vessel for Mequik's descent at any time.
Such a monster had already appeared during the Mana Banquet, and now, Counier had also displayed the process of this monster's creation in a short amount of time.
"We can't let him unleash it, otherwise, the Sacrificial God Vase will be impossible to reclaim" Green landed next to Chromie, his knight's sword pierced through a black vase, then chanted an incantation, causing the black liquid inside to attach itself to his sword.
At the same time, a large amount of black fog manifested around his body, which was the mana extracted from the evil monsters, which could be used to cast spells as a Night Watcher.
"I understand!" Chromie was a bit surprised, then prepared to attack the hundred-headed warbeast. Although he and Green were also traitors, it wasn't yet time for them to rebel. Before that, they naturally had to do what they were supposed to do.
In the void of space, Negri asked the halo-like God of Eternal Heat.
"If you lose the Sacrificial God Vase, what do you intend to do?"
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