NOVPUBChapter 196: Chapter 195 Welcoming the Descent of the Divinities!
Chapter 196 -195 Welcoming the Descent of the Divinities!
Vance turned his head and walked toward the Glowing Stone Vein that extended like jade, heading to the confluence of the cave entrance.
It had taken GaoTian Mining three full years to carve out this cave, no more than two people tall, consuming nearly five hundred miners before they finally unearthed the core of the vein.
“Heart of God.”
That’s how he explained it to the others, just as he called the luminous Glowing Stone the body of divinities, but these explanations were unilateral.
Vance walked alone into the Glowing Stone cave and instantly felt a surge of divine power rushing toward him. Even though the Goddess of Mercy, Meyer, had been dead for so long, her will could still influence reality, faithfully fulfilling the expectations of her believers.
Indeed, this was the site where Meyer fell, the very moment of her collapse plunging the entire Temple into the ground, her blood seeping into the earth, turning into segments of luminous Glowing Stone Veins, and her will turning into the marvelous thing before him—a branch resembling spinal nerves, with a snowflake of ice crystal blooming at the top.
Vance held the Causal sect emblem that hung from his chest in his hand, invisible blood-red ripples resisting the erosion of Meyer.
Without this protection, he estimated he wouldn’t last half a minute before completely turning into a heap of unconscious Branchs.
It wasn’t that the Goddess of Mercy despised him.
Meyer’s love was equal for every human being.
She was born in an era of rampant disease, pain, and plague; her radiance could regenerate rotten flesh and mend severed limbs. In the early days of medical technology, it was the Goddess of Mercy who extended the lifespans of her believers to an unreasonable extent.
Now that she had fallen, she also lost control over the divine power. Once a person approached this neural snowflake, their body would grow uncontrollably. It could indeed heal wounds, but it would also cause one to sprout terrifying tentacles. These divinely blessed tentacles would proliferate endlessly, ultimately leading to death.
Despite this not being Meyer’s intention.
“I wonder what miraculous effects it would have if I turned you into a Miracle Construction?”
Vance reached out and gently touched the spinal cord—which was completely suspended in mid-air and trembled slightly at his touch.
What GaoTian Mining was doing here could be described not so much as digging a hole as completely separating the will of the divinity from the remnants of its body. If he hadn’t intervened, this item would surely have been transported back to the Old Continent and become a treasure for some major company or noble to change their destiny.
After all, the precursors to First-Rank Miracle Constructions were all derived from the will of true gods.
“You were created by all beings, and even after death, you continue to serve them. This reminds me of a certain kind of people: servants.” Vance took off the holy emblem and hung it above the snowflake, “And my lord will liberate you from this humble destiny, be thankful for it.”
The moment the two made contact, the holy emblem’s light flourished, with a dim red light spreading from the cave all the way to the entire mine, changing the color on the rock walls from the previous gentle blue to a blood-like crimson!
“Ah… someone’s coming.”
At that moment, Vance White heard footsteps behind him. He turned around, somewhat surprised to walk out of the Glowing Stone cave, only to find not the city guards but some ordinary people wearing strange attire, and their aura seemed vaguely familiar.
“How could it be him!” On the other side, Chaoyang was shocked.
Through the player’s perspective, he could naturally see the situation at the bottom layer of the Huiqiu Mine. The man standing under the Glowing Stone Vein, dressed no different from a Heretical Cult Divine Envoy, had a face identical to the former Commander of the city guards!
“Who is who?” Ailuodi, who was driving, couldn’t help but ask.
“The Divine Envoy is Vance White!”
“Who is that then?”
“Could it be the former city guard commander?” Leisk also recalled this name.
“Exactly, that’s him,” Chaoyang nodded. If it hadn’t been for finding that secret letter in the office of the Black Steel leader, he wouldn’t have heard this name from Dane, nor would he have remembered this man’s face from past news! Vance died in an accident and was buried by the city guard, which led to Shandela succeeding him!
“I must relay this information to them immediately.” He focused his mind, quickly transmitting the intelligence into the minds of every player—
‘Quest update: The Evil God’s Divine Envoy is suspected to be the former city guard commander Vance White. Your task is to eliminate him on the spot.’ 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
“Did you all see it?” Without another word, Anthony picked up the RPG and pulled the trigger directly at the enemy.
“Wait, we should interrogate him first…” Cui Zhen’en tried to stop him, but the rocket-propelled grenade had already left its chamber, trailing a thin tail of fire toward Vance.
The distance between them was only about a hundred meters; the grenade arrived in an instant. It was slightly off target, passing the target and crashing into the Glowing Stone Mine next to him. The explosion’s flames and flying debris engulfed Vance almost immediately.
Everyone stared at the rising dust, holding their breath.
This was a high-explosive grenade, and there was no substantial difference between a direct hit and being half a meter off target. A normal person hit like this would have been torn to pieces. But the target was the Evil God’s Divine Envoy, and who knows how much damage this hit could inflict on him.
As the smoke slowly cleared, the shadow of Vance White gradually became visible— he was still standing in the same spot, his body almost completely unharmed, and to his right, seven or eight black cloth strips were intertwined, forming a pitch-black palm. This palm was even larger than a person, and could almost completely shroud him when opened. It was this “hand” that shielded him from the blast wave and shrapnel.
And all those black cloth strips originated from behind him.
Compared to the heretics who turned into potted plant monsters, this form was obviously more advanced. Vance still had a clear sense of self, which could be seen from his surprised expression.
“This guy isn’t invincible; he’s hurt!” Qianyuan Meiko whispered a reminder.
On closer inspection, the others saw that she was right; there was blood trickling from Vance’s ear, and there was a tear in the sleeve of his robe on the right arm, probably caused by a flying rock. And he showed no signs of healing, a stark contrast to his seemingly immortal physique on the ship.
“You are not city guards, nor are you followers of the Mechanical Sect. Just adventurers? Mercenaries? You don’t look like either… Strange, who are you?” Vance asked the same question as the person who attempted to assassinate Leisk.
“And who are you?” Cui Zhen’en hurriedly asked, “As far as I know, Vance White died three years ago!”
“I didn’t expect that after so long, there would still be people who remember me.” Vance raised an eyebrow, and those cloth strips retracted behind him, evenly distributed on both sides of his body, appearing from a distance to be… black wings. “You’re full of surprises,” he said.
His response essentially confessed his identity.
“What is your relationship with Earl Li Qiang Ola?” Cui Zhen’en quickly sped up his questioning as he saw Anthony loading a new grenade in the corner of his eye, “Is the lord also a follower of the Causal Sect? What exactly are you doing here?”
“Stop asking, he won’t answer honestly. No matter who this guy is, it won’t be a mistake to kill him… Only a corpse poses no threat!” Anthony raised his launcher once again, aiming at the target, “Don’t just stand there, get moving!”
The Russian’s suggestion was accepted by everyone except Cui Zhen’en, as they all sensed that the red light inside the mine was growing dimmer and dimmer. In such an obviously abnormal and oppressive environment, carefully questioning the enemy was not a wise choice.
Zhang Zhiyuan, Qianyuan Meiko, and Zhou Zhi also lifted their RPGs—after experiencing the vehicle-mounted automatic grenade launcher, they had gained an important combat experience: one launcher was definitely not enough. If everyone had one, the success rate of eliminating the heretics would significantly increase!
Following Anthony’s lead in pulling the trigger, the others also opened fire. Four tails of flame scraped across the ground, streaking like meteors toward Vance White.
