sinovels Chapter 202 Even Evil Gods Are Gods
Chapter 202 Even Evil Gods Are Gods
Lin Fan laughed, a very happy laugh, but also a very creepy one.
This evolution of the Great Crow not only expanded its mental coverage area, but also made mental pollution permanent.
This undoubtedly adds another layer of tactic to his repertoire.
With the help of the Great Crow's spiritual influence, he quickly located the escaped individuals.
He immediately stood up from the pile of rubble, dusted himself off, and walked toward the passage.
Just after turning the second corner, I saw a few people huddled together in a half-collapsed corner.
Andreas's white hair was covered in dust, and he clutched the silver cross tightly in his arms.
Domingo leaned against the wall, his left arm was injured, and his sleeve was covered in blood.
The young bishop had a cut on his face, from which blood was seeping.
The remaining two are slightly better, but not by much.
……
Still shaken, the group heard a noise coming from below the passage and instinctively turned to look.
When the group recognized Lin Fan by the dim light of the oil lamp, they all froze in surprise, and a flicker of fear flashed across their eyes simultaneously…
Andreas shrank back.
The young bishop tried to unconsciously gather holy light, but his hands trembled violently.
Domingo, on the other hand, stared at Lin Fan without saying a word, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
There was fear, there was anger, and a hint of...
It's like resignation.
"You...you're alive," Domingo said.
"Yes." Lin Fan walked closer and looked down at Domingo.
What do you want?
Lin Fan did not answer immediately. He looked down at the five people and after a long while, he slowly spoke:
"I don't want anything, I'm just simply curious."
"What are you curious about?" Domingo couldn't help but ask.
"I'm just curious if you guys even know that the thing you're worshipping... isn't a god?"
Lin Fan's words caused all five people to catch their breath simultaneously.
However, Lin Fan didn't give them much time to process what he was saying, and continued:
"Even in my opinion, it can't be considered a benevolent entity."
"In short, I can't think of any god who would do something like stealing a mortal's body!"
A brief silence.
"impossible."
Andreas retorted vehemently, "Statues are the pillars of the Papacy's faith for a thousand years, how could that be—"
"Alright, believe what you want, I won't force you," Lin Fan interrupted him. "But I'm really curious to know—"
His gaze swept over the five people.
"How do you plan to end this?"
"What do you mean?" Domingo frowned.
"Your Pope has been taken away by my old man, and that thing you worship... seems to be gone too!"
"So what if the Pope is arrested? Our origins are still intact..." the young bishop retorted instinctively.
Are you sure?
A malicious smile crept across Lin Fan's face as he interrupted the young bishop.
"You don't think... I'll leave empty-handed?"
Upon hearing his words, the group fell silent.
Indeed, they overlooked Lin Fan's existence.
"Besides..."
Lin Fan continued,
"Even if I don't take that stone, Dark Night will still launch a global purge. I believe you won't even be able to leave the Vatican then."
Lin Fan's words were anything but polite.
The five people looked visibly grim.
Domingo clenched his fists. He knew that everything Lin Fan said was true.
But he also heard a glimmer of hope in Lin Fan's words.
"If you wanted to kill us, you would have done it already."
Domingo took a deep breath and looked up at Lin Fan.
"Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Lin Fan gave Domingo a deep look, not expecting the old guy to be so savvy.
"No rush."
He said, revealing a subtle, enigmatic smile.
"Before that, I'd like you to meet a friend."
"What friend?"
Lin Fan did not answer.
He closed his eyes and connected with the Great Crow in his mind.
"Are you ready?"
The giant crow responded with an excited tremor of its tentacles.
After this thing evolved, its personality became more lively, and...
Before, he would always shout "Run!", but now his whole body screams "Go!"
Lin Fan opened his eyes.
The next second, a giant eyeball appeared out of thin air behind him.
Dark gold patterns flowed slowly across the surface of the black eyeball, while endless darkness lay deep within the pupil.
The attention of all five cardinals was simultaneously drawn to it.
Then--
Release of spiritual pollution.
No, at this moment, the pollution released by the giant crow can no longer be considered pollution.
It can be described as a rewrite.
There were no terrifying images, no shrill noises, and no suffocating sense of oppression.
The five people were not even aware that they had fallen into the mental interference of the Great Crow.
Under Lin Fan's guidance, Da Wu began to alter or influence the five people's perceptions.
Domingo was the first to be affected. As he stared at the dark golden eye for a long time, a thought suddenly popped into his mind...
The being before me...
More real than a holy icon, and even more majestic than a holy icon...
He was stunned for a moment when the thought popped into his head.
But then, more thoughts came to mind.
The icon that the Vatican has kept for a thousand years, but who has actually seen it? Only the Pope.
Who can verify those so-called "oracles"? Only the Pope.
The Pope has already been arrested.
But this thing right here is right in front of you.
I can see it. I can feel it.
Its power is real.
The black vortex that blotted out the sky just now was real.
The unleashing of the undead army is real. The crushing of the entire Knights Templar is also real.
Compared to a statue hidden underground, unseen and untouchable by anyone...
This power, which can be displayed before everyone, is the only one truly worthy of belief.
Even if it's not the master, it's still visible and tangible...
Domingo's pupils changed at that moment.
A very faint dark gold ring appeared deep in the depths of his eyes.
Then, he slowly knelt down.
It wasn't the kind of kneeling that made my legs go weak from the mental pressure I'd been under before.
It was a genuine, heartfelt act of kneeling in submission.
"My lord..."
When Domingo uttered those two words, Andreas next to him suddenly turned to look at him.
"Domingo! What are you doing?!"
But Andreas's questioning lasted only three seconds.
Because the next second, that dark gold color also appeared in his own eyes.
His expression showed a brief struggle before quickly returning to calm.
The silver cross slipped from my hand, bounced twice on the ground, and rolled into a corner.
Andreas knelt down.
"My lord."
Then came the third, the fourth, and the fifth.
When the young bishop knelt down, tears even welled up in his eyes.
It was a kind of ecstatic joy, similar to "realizing one's mistakes and turning back from the wrong path."
He felt that everything he had believed in for so many years was false, and that the real "God" was right in front of him at that moment.
Five cardinals, the core members of the Vatican, all prostrated themselves on the ground in less than a minute.
Lin Fan stood still, watching this scene unfold.
To be honest, even though he had guessed it, he was still a little shocked by the scene.
He glanced back at the giant, dark gold eyeball behind him.
Da Wu's pupils contracted slightly, as if responding to his gaze.
This thing...
He really has the potential to be a charlatan!
Domingo.
"My lord's messenger, please give your orders."
Domingo raised his head, his eyes devout and calm.
Lin Fan suppressed the twitching at the corner of his mouth.
My lord's messenger?
What the hell is this nickname?
Fine, whatever, just do as I say!
He pulled his wandering thoughts back and asked.
"Do a few things for me."
"Please speak."
"First, the matter of the icons should remain a secret among you. No one is allowed to mention it."
"Yes."
"Secondly, the Papacy cannot be abolished for the time being; it still needs to exist. However, I need someone obedient to sit on the position of Pope."
Lin Fan looked at Domingo with a meaningful expression.
"Didn't you used to really want to be pope?"
Domingo paused for a moment, then lowered his head.
"It is entirely up to my lord to arrange."
"third."
Lin Fan held up three fingers.
"The Vatican is beginning to consolidate its remaining influence globally, but don't make it too obvious. Wait for my news later."
"Yes."
"The fourth and last item..."
"Clear that passage for me, and I'm taking that Holy Light Crystal with me!"
Lin Fan looked at the room on the other side that led to the underground crystal.
However, Lin Fan was unaware of this.
At this moment, in the group of tombstones in the mysterious space he had visited earlier, there was a tombstone...
It is cracking.