Chapter 576 Silence Passage Meeting (5K big chapter, please subscribe, please vote monthly)
Lin Yi left the city along the street and found that the outside was even more desolate and desolate than the inside of the city.
Outside the city, the desolate scene unfolds slowly like a picture of the end of the world.
The once lush and vibrant countryside is now withered and yellow. The plants seem to have been ruthlessly drained of their vitality. The leaves are curled like wrinkles, and the branches are as dry as firewood. They stand quietly, but no longer have any vitality.
The shadows of the trees stretched long and thin on the ground, like time scales, making people feel endless loneliness and loneliness.
Along the road, Lin Yi's eyes were attracted by the groups of animal carcasses. Those once vivid lives now only had cold and hard bodies left.
The scattered feathers of the birds have lost their former glory and are scattered dimly on this barren land.
These lost lives, together with the surrounding withered plants, create a heartbreaking picture of desolation.
The wind that occasionally blows brings not a fresh and pleasant breath, but a heavy and depressing atmosphere, like the lamentation of the earth, hovering in this land that is heavily shrouded in death.
Every gust of wind that blows seems to be singing a desolate elegy for this land that has lost its vitality, and mourning in a low voice for the lives that have been lost.
Lin Yi slowly walked forward along the signs on the road, and in the process he really saw the true face of the world.
Ruin, decline, wailing, death.
Every word that can be thought of can be used to describe the miserable scene of this world.
Compared with the outside world, the town he passed through before could simply be called heaven on earth.
As he passed through the villages, he saw large numbers of patients leaning feebly in the shade, wailing in pain.
There are no doctors left in these villages, because the doctors were not immune to the clutches of the plague and died early.
All that is left are the poor people who are looking forward to a miracle, their eyes full of helplessness and despair.
Even if they are seriously ill, these people with distorted beliefs in the Holy Father still persist in self-torture.
Sickles, hammers, and crosses
These rusty items are, like their beliefs, twisted and broken.
Every self-mutilation made their already weak bodies even more shaky.
But they seem to have become accustomed to this kind of pain, and they just suffer it silently, looking forward to the miracle that will never come.
The moment Lin Yi was about to leave the village, the group purification technique was suddenly released from Lin Yi's hands.
[Successful treatment of Susanna Darcy, talent 'Redeemer activation', permanently increased health points by 28 points, power of the abyss by 14 points, soul strength increased by 1, current health points are 8511 points, power of the abyss 6199 points, soul strength 50 points . 】
[Successfully treated Spencer Sandy, talent 'Redeemer activates', permanently increased health by 25 points, power of the abyss by 15 points, soul strength increased by 1, current health points are 8536 points, power of the abyss 6214 points, soul strength 51 points. 】
[Successfully treated Betsy Hazel, the talent ‘Redeemer’s Activation’ permanently increased the health value by 18 points, the power of the abyss by 13 points, the current health value is 8783 points, the power of the abyss is 6245 points, and the soul strength is 54 points. 】
"Oh my God! A miracle! A miracle has happened!"
After the people in this village saw that their physical injuries had miraculously healed, they couldn't help but burst into deafening cheers.
They were so excited that they began to sing loudly hymns in praise of the Twisted Father.
Under Lin Yi's shocked gaze, these newly recovered patients once again embarked on a pilgrimage to self-torture.
Know that the items used to torture yourself are still stained with plague-filled blood.
Although Lin Yi's purification technique cured the diseases in their bodies, the virus was still lurking around them.
These people continued their pilgrimage so recklessly that they feared they would soon be reinfected with the plague.
"Forget it, just think of it as accumulating talent progress."
Lin Yi looked back at the frantic villagers behind him, his heart full of helplessness, and he gently shook his head.
He could help them once because of his own misfortune, but driven by such blind faith and self-harm, he couldn't help them every time.
He continued to walk along the road and found that the villages ahead showed a similar scene: poverty, dilapidation, and the smell of death in the air.
The most important thing is that the residents of these villages have fallen into an inexplicable state of fanaticism. Even if their lives are in danger, they will not forget to torture themselves with various objects, as if only in this way can they prove their loyalty to the so-called "Twisted Holy Father" "Belief.
At this time, Lin Yi thought of a sentence on 'The Heart of Miracle'.
"People beg for miracles, but they don't know that miracles are the greatest suffering."
Without the temptation and interference of miracles, these villagers might value life more and work hard to survive.
Even if the plague will still take away the lives of some people, at least it will not cause them to lose the meaning of life in blind pursuit and fanaticism as it does now.
After two hours of travel, Lin Yi finally approached the location of the Fellowship of Silence mentioned by Hetty.
From a distance, a strong smell of blood hit my nostrils, which was completely different from the disease-filled and decaying smell of the villages I passed before.
Coming here, it seems that even the air has been infected by the flowing blood, stained with strong blood.
Lin Yi walked along the road and found blood stains on the road. Due to the weather, the blood stains had dried and adhered firmly to the ground.
Looking around, the entire land seemed to be stained red with blood. This scene was shocking.
Looking at it from a distance, it seemed as if the entire land was soaked in blood.
The black and white rose in Lin Yi's hand slowly transformed into the form of a sharp sword.
When he entered the village just now, he could see a series of huge human footprints on the road. The footprints were about forty-five centimeters in size. In other words, the guy who wandered here before must be at least 5 meters tall. tall height.
Lin Yi did not dare to be careless at all, and carefully began to explore the situation in the village.
When he opened a door casually, he found blood stains everywhere in the room. It was obvious that a fierce battle or massacre had occurred here.
The valuable items in the room seemed to have been packed away in a hurry, and the only thing left was a broken shrine.
Lin Yi walked over and found that the shrine seemed to have a slight reaction to Lin Yi.
[Tip: The hunter is close to the Holy Shrine of God and can provide offerings to the shrine to restore his status. 】
"Save point?"
Lin Yi's first reaction was this when he saw the reminder about Samsara Paradise.
Lin Yi took out an incense burner and three incense sticks from his pocket. These were originally ritual items used to worship the goddess of luck. Unexpectedly, they could still be used in this strange place.
As the smoke curled up, Lin Yi could clearly sense that the dilapidated shrine in front of him seemed to have undergone an extremely subtle change.
The previous statue gave people a sculpture-like coldness and emotionlessness, but now, it exudes a solemn and sacred atmosphere.
The next moment, Lin Yi felt a strange force appear in his body.
Under the influence of this force, Lin Yi's body instantly returned to its full strength.
Even the power of the abyss used to heal the villagers was restored.
"It's really a save point, that's good. In this case, we should be able to use less consumables."
Lin Yi clapped his hands, then left the room and continued to explore.
Lin Yi continued to move forward. After taking a few steps, a forest of stone suddenly came into view.
The stone pillars are scattered and in different shapes. The sunlight struggles to shuttle between the stone pillars, but it is difficult to reach every corner. Mottled shadows are cast on the ground.
There was deathly silence in the stone forest, and densely packed corpses covered every inch of the stone forest. They were piled up like a mountain, but they were silent, like a grand party without sound.
These corpses were dressed in a variety of clothes, some of which were gorgeous and rich, with shining gold embroidery, highlighting their former prominent status; some were dressed in coarse cloth and tattered clothes, recording their ordinary and difficult lives. .
Now they are all cold and have lost the color of life, becoming indistinguishable.
What is surprising is that there are no traces of pain on the faces of these corpses. Their expressions are very calm, as if they are sleeping in a sweet dream.
In the distance, a group of vultures perched on dead branches. They peered at everything in the stone forest and stared closely at Lin Yi who walked into the stone forest, as if waiting for something.
Lin Yi knelt down and carefully inspected the corpses on the ground. To Lin Yi's surprise, there were no corpse spots on the bodies of these corpses.
Normally, during a period of time after death, due to the cessation of blood circulation, dark red patches will form on the surface of the body, which are so-called cadaveric plaques.
What confused Lin Yi even more was that the blood of these corpses had dried up, which meant that their death time should have been far more than 24 hours.
But the strange thing is that except for the slightly pale skin color, these corpses look like normal people, without any typical characteristics that other corpses should have.
Lin Yi used the power of the abyss to explore the inside of a corpse.
He found that the corpse contained a familiar power, which was exactly the same as the power he felt when he worshiped at the shrine of the Holy Father of Truth.
Lin Yi tried to erase the divine power from this body. Almost in the next second, the corpse in front of him quickly decayed in Lin Yi's hands, then turned into a withered skeleton, and then shattered into pieces in the strong wind.
"The power of miracles?"
Looking at the bone powder in the palm of his hand, Lin Yi stood up. In front of Lin Yi, several piles of tall corpses blocked Lin Yi's sight. In his ears, Lin Yi faintly heard the sound of a chain being dragged. The next second, the sound of the chain dragging stopped.
Suddenly, Lin Yi could feel someone locking his aura.
Lin Yi didn't dare to be careless and quickly retreated.
The moment Lin Yi retreated, the mountain of corpses in front of Lin Yi was instantly knocked away by a huge figure.
Under the violent impact of the figure, the surrounding corpses kept falling from the sky like a goddess scattering flowers.
But because of the miracle of the Holy Father of Truth, these corpses did not suffer any damage.
The figure stood as majestic as an iron tower, more than five meters tall. The heavy helmet covered his face tightly, making it impossible to see his true appearance.
Lin Yi could clearly feel an extremely sharp gaze, locking onto him like an iron lock.
The giant held a huge candlestick in his hand, with three thick and strong candles burning on it.
The candlestick had been burned red and hot by the flames, but the giant seemed to completely ignore the pain caused by the burning.
He only wore a thick and wide scarf on his chest, which was fluttering gently in the wind.
Lin Yi noticed that the surface of the giant's body was covered with criss-crossing scars, most of which would undoubtedly be fatal to ordinary people.
"Sinners, it is not the sun that rises here, but your sins."
After seeing Lin Yi, the giant man in front of him finally spoke slowly.
His identity is a guardian, and because this world is extremely special, painful miracles may appear randomly on any corpse.
In order to ensure that the corpses of these silent comrades would not cause uncontrollable miracles, the Holy See specially sent members of the elite Templar Army to transform them through powerful divine magic, turning them into ruthless killing machines that guarded these corpses.
This guardian is a line of defense deployed by the Holy See here.
His existence is not only to prevent painful miracles from happening, but also to maintain the authority and order of the Holy See.
[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both sides..., the comparison is completed, our intelligence is 2.3 times that of the other side, and we have obtained 100% of the other side's information. 】
Name: Guardian
Type: Divinely transformed creature
Health: 100%
Mana: 3600/3600
Strength: 78
Agility: 62
Vitality: 85 (real attribute)
Intelligence: 30
Charm: 2
Skill 1: Divine Transformation (Passive LV.28): HP +8000 points, mana +3000 points, spell damage and physical damage received reduced by 20%, pain reduced by 100%, possession Immortality.
Tip: There are a total of 5 magical marks in the guardian's body. You need to completely eliminate 5 magical marks before you can kill the guardian.
Tip: Each time a divine mark is destroyed, the guardian's attack power increases by 30% and movement speed increases by 20%. The effects can be stacked.
Skill 2: Jumping Trample (Active LV.21): The guardian jumps up and tramples the ground hard, causing 600 points of physical damage to enemies within a 3×3 meter radius.
Tip: This skill can cause impact to the enemy the moment it falls.
Tip: This skill has a cooldown time of 10 minutes and consumes 100 mana points.
Skill 3: Candlestick Slam (Active LV.22): The guardian waves the huge candlestick in his hand and smashes it at the enemy three times in a row, causing 400 physical damage to him each time.
Tip: Due to the special shape of the candlestick, there is an 80% chance of causing bleeding damage after being damaged by the candlestick.
Skill 4: Holy Light Charge (Active LV.18): Using the Holy Light as a guide, the guardian charges towards the enemy, hitting the enemies on the path and causing 400 points of physical damage.
During the charge, the sacred light emitted from the guardian can temporarily blind the enemy.
Tip: This skill has a cooldown time of 5 minutes and consumes 160 mana points.
Skill 5: Battle Cry (Active.18): The guardian roars, causing 300 points of damage to all enemies within 10 meters, and has a 30% chance of causing a stun effect.
Skill 6: Angel Coming (Ultimate Skill Lv.5): The guardian prays devoutly and summons the power of angels to come.
Under the blessing of angels, temporary strength +10 points, temporary health points +2000 points.
In this state, all the guardian's basic skills will be strengthened. At the same time, the guardian itself will receive a high damage reduction effect and cause continuous holy damage to surrounding enemies.
Tip: The angel's arrival time lasts for 10 minutes.
Tip: This skill has a cooldown time of 24 hours and consumes 10% of maximum health.
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"Repent, sinner," the guardian shouted.
The soil under his feet began to dent violently, followed by a loud roar, and the guardian rolled towards Lin Yi like a tank.
Although the guardian's charging speed is extremely fast, in Lin Yi's eyes, this speed is far from enough to pose a threat.
When he was about to approach Lin Yi, the guardian raised the candlestick in his hand and smashed it down at Lin Yi.
boom!
Lin Yi took two steps back, and the candlestick missed Lin Yi's head and hit it.
This time it was extremely dangerous. The candlestick almost brushed the bangs in front of Lin Yi, missing it by just a hair.
The surrounding ten meters of ground was lifted up, plant roots splashed everywhere, and the fresh earthy smell instantly filled the air.
However, Lin Yi's skill level has reached master level LV40, and his sense of distance control is not comparable to that of the guardian.
Lin Yi jumped lightly, easily dodging the shock wave, and then firmly stepped on the guardian's wrist holding the candlestick.
The guardian also did not expect that his attack would be so easily dodged by Lin Yi.
The moment he tried to lift the candlestick again, the blade suddenly pierced his right wrist.
As the blade penetrated, the aura on the guardian's body suddenly became violent and violent, as if a power that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly released.
"Sinner, you deserve to die!"
For the guardian, the mark of divine magic on the body is not only a symbol of strength, but also a sign of divine favor.
Lin Yi's behavior at this moment was undoubtedly challenging the supreme authority of the gods and blaspheming the supreme dignity of the gods.
This kind of offense is absolutely intolerable to the extremely pious guardian.
"roar!"
The guardian let out a thundering roar, and the sound waves spread out layer by layer, making Lin Yi's eardrums feel a sting.
At this moment, Lin Yi was keenly aware that the strength of the arm under his feet had increased significantly.
The guardian suddenly pulled up the candlestick on the ground and swept it towards Lin Yi's chest.
Lin Yi quickly raised his wrist and used his long sword to steadily block the blow.
With a stabbing sound, the candlestick and the sword blade rubbed violently, making a harsh sound, and sparks flew out like fireworks.
Under Lin Yi's guidance, the candlestick slid down to the ground along the blade.
The candlestick slid sideways, and Lin Yi quickly turned his body to avoid the candlestick's attack.
The candlestick hit the ground heavily, with a loud bang, and a crack in the ground spread to his rear with a devastating force.
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Lin Yi aimed at the connection between the handle of the candlestick and the candlestick in front, and hit the target accurately with a precise thrust.
With a slight cracking sound, Lin Yi's sword tip successfully penetrated the connection of the candlestick.
When the guardian saw this scene, his pupils suddenly shrank.
The candlestick in his hand was carefully made of special metal and had been specially blessed by the Inquisition. It had never been damaged in the fierce battles against the heretics before.
Seeing that there was something wrong with the candlestick, the guardian immediately let go decisively, then jumped into the sky and fell straight towards Lin Yi.
Lin Yi raised his right hand, and then a dark halo appeared in front of him. After the halo appeared, the body that the guardian fell down stopped for an instant, and was then knocked away.
Lin Yi would not miss this opportunity. A sound broke through the air, and Lin Yi's figure disappeared instantly.
Almost instantly, Lin Yi appeared next to the guardian who was about to fall to the ground.
In Lin Yi's eyes, the guardian's left wrist, right ankle, left ankle and a huge white spot on a certain location on the chest were clearly visible.
Before, the guardian's right wrist also had a white spot like this, but it had been pierced by Lin Yi.
Now, the remaining four magical marks were completely exposed to Lin Yi's vision, providing him with a clear target for his next move.
(End of chapter)