Chapter 25: The Attack

"Oh, Crimson Moon..."

Aaron murmured. He had seen many terrifying existences in this world and heard the gibberish uttered at the birth of various Evil Gods, but the Black Sun and the Crimson Moon were the most heart-palpitating among them.

The reason was simple: you could see them the moment you looked up. This showed how terrifying the influence they brought to the Mortal World was, and the people of this world, even those who were awake, all possessed potential factors of madness, making them the most likely to be influenced by the Black Sun and the Crimson Moon.

At this moment, he saw a trace of crimson in Lin's eyes. The little girl's Adam's apple bobbed as she swallowed, her small face filled with longing—no, perhaps it should be called hunger!

She gazed hungrily at Aike, who was sleeping inside the small house, almost unable to suppress a certain craving of her own. She wanted to joyfully devour his flesh and blood; she wanted to enjoy that sweetness and freshness.

In Lin's eyes, a crimson color flowed.

However, she ultimately suppressed her craving with great willpower.

The little girl finally turned to the side, transforming into a pool of crimson blood as she walked, and submerged into the Darkness.

Behind her, Aaron watched all of this and muttered to himself: "The existence on the Crimson Moon—the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood—is Her domain perhaps flesh and motherhood? It seems Her followers are indeed very interested in devouring flesh and blood. As for the rest, I will need to continue observing."

The next day.

Aike got up and found Lin lying next to him, sleeping very peacefully, a trace of a smile lingering on her slightly chubby face, as if she were having some beautiful dream.

He walked out of the room, only to find that the atmosphere in Black Sun Town was not right.

The crowd was gathered together nervously, and squads led by Burning Sons were running about everywhere.

"Uncle Yige, what happened?"

Aike saw an acquaintance and hurried forward to ask.

"It's an intruder; an intruder appeared in the town last night!" Yige had a thick, bushy beard, and his face was full of gravity: "It might even be a heretic who worships other Evil Gods! He or they attacked our people; poor Banji and Meili were left with nothing but bones..."

"Heretic!"

Aike gasped, and then his expression became fanatical: "The High Priest will deal with them."

The High Priest had already completed his great work and become an existence that transcended mortals.

"But... the High Priest has already entered deep seclusion..." A bitter smile appeared on Yige's face.

Aike froze there.

He couldn't help but think that he had offered everything to help the High Priest become a Beast of Darkness, hoping to receive his protection.

And now, the other party's choice had already explained everything!

The High Priest didn't care about a few mere followers at all, whether it was Xiu or him!

When Aaron 'logged in' again, the situation in Black Sun Town had already become very dire.

Every night, followers went missing, and according to the analysis of the scene, they had all been treated with extreme cruelty; they might even have been eaten alive!

Even though the middle-level members of the Black Sun Cult tried hard to maintain order, it was of no use.

By today, Aaron even heard people discussing that there were defectors in the Cult!

No one wanted to stay in a place with man-eating monsters!

"However, the High Priest has stepped forward; Lin is going to be in trouble..."

Aaron saw a large number of followers crowding around an old man with a shaved head as he entered a crime scene, and couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, in his eyes, although this High Priest was barely maintaining a human appearance, in reality, the whole person was just a phantom.

The real him was still a beast with a human head, his whole body burning with pitch-black flames, hiding in the 'High Priest's' Shadow.

"It seems he went into seclusion just to get a human image?"

Aaron followed the High Priest into a house of death.

On the ground, bloodstains and flesh scraps still remained, and the air was filled with an unsettling atmosphere.

"The murderer is someone who can completely control their own flesh and pores; we can't even smell a single trace left by an outsider!"

A Burning Son bowed and said.

"Although the attacker eliminated all traces, in terms of Occultism, such traces are very difficult to erase..."

A smile appeared on the High Priest's face: "Prepare the Ritual for me; I will use the Divination Staff method to find the attacker directly! He will be sanctioned by the Black Flame and die in painful wailing!"

The various black-robed followers showed excitement on their faces and began to set up the Ritual.

"I pray to my Lord... Lord of the Eclipse, Black Sun God..."

In the center of the Ritual, there was a piece of a freshly broken wooden staff, which now, as if receiving some Mysterious influence, stood straight up and was grabbed by the High Priest.

Snap!

The wooden staff fell, pointing in one direction.

Such high-level divination could only be done by the High Priest alone in the current Cult! Apart from him, even a 'Darkness Chaser' would be interfered with!

"Go!"

Seeing this, the High Priest followed without hesitation, arrived at an intersection, and threw the wooden staff down again.

Aike was mingling in the crowd; at first, he was still a bit excited, even wanting to personally light the fire for the heretic.

But gradually, his expression changed.

That direction, why was it getting closer and closer to his house?

Snap!

The wooden staff stopped again, pointing at a small house.

"Whose residence is that?"

Thick Black Flame spewed from the High Priest's mouth and nose.

"It's Aike's house!"

At this moment, Aike felt as if he had fallen into the Abyss!

Without the slightest hesitation, the High Priest rushed into the small house.

Roar!

From the positions of the windows and doors, a large amount of black smoke and flames immediately erupted, within which the roars of beasts vaguely emerged.

Aike knelt on the ground, simply unable to believe everything he was seeing.

Very quickly, a monster draped in black flames ran out, carrying a thin, small figure in its jaws.

Slap!

Lin's body hit the ground, just like a tattered ragdoll.

However, amidst the burning of the black flames, her expression remained wooden; not long after, the skin on her body faded in color and transformed into a mass of flesh.

"A Flesh Puppet? This is blasphemy!"

The High Priest's figure let out a roar: "This is the Taoism and power of my Lord's mortal enemy! That blasphemer, she is not dead yet, catch her! Catch her!"

In a dense forest.

A large number of trees had turned deathly pale, and some were even becoming transparent and illusory.

Aaron strolled leisurely through it, admiring the surrounding scenery.

"This world is becoming increasingly eerie and fantastical... Is this the influence of the sun and those existences? They are subconsciously reshaping this world... Right now, it is only the scenery that is different; later on, I fear the order and rules of time and space will both become chaotic..."

He quickened his pace and saw Lin up ahead.

At this moment, the little girl seemed as if she had undergone accelerated growth, turning into a fit young woman full of wildness and allure.

Long before the High Priest headed to the small house, Lin had seemingly sensed the danger, left behind a Flesh Puppet, and begun her escape...