Chapter 32: The Light of Redemption (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

The Calamity of the Mysterious

A world within a dream.

Inside a deserted city.

Thump!

A humanoid monster with three heads collapsed to the ground, its flesh and blood melting like flowing water, streaming continuously in one direction.

In a dark corner, Lin, draped in a black trench coat, raised her hand and began to extract.

Finally, large pools of blood transformed into a single drop of 'Red' Essence, landing in her hand.

After finishing all this, Lin immediately hid in the darkness and vanished.

At this moment, several Mutants arrived fashionably late...

"The path of 'Red' is dangerous... No... any path of Spirituality awakening is dangerous..."

Within the cracks of a corridor, a pool of dark red was constantly shifting.

Lin's thoughts drifted slightly; she thought of the Black Sun Cult, and of Aike, who had become increasingly strange after joining it.

"The Black Sun Cult is the same; Aike... has he been corrupted by that existence?"

It must be said that over this period of time, the little girl had truly grown up, and her Occultism knowledge was also constantly increasing.

Every path of Spirituality must have a source!

When mortals trace the source upward, they will naturally be influenced and polluted by that source!

This is not even intentional on the part of those sources, but rather the change and transformation that comes naturally, penetrating deep into the body and spirit!

"Only the Spirit of Falsehood... can Purify this kind of pollution... What kind of deity of the path is He...?"

The crimson that Lin had transformed into seeped through a door crack, entering a sealed room.

This room originally seemed to be a storage room; at this time, it had been cleared out, and a permanent Altar had been built in the center using Candles, Ritual Arrays, obsidian...

Swish!

The crimson surged, forming the humanoid shape of a little girl.

She looked a bit taller than before; at this moment, she devoutly lit the Candles and began her Prayer:

"Spirit of Falsehood wandering in the unknown..."

"Absolutely Neutral Existence..."

"Silent Observer..."

"Your believer prays to You, begging You to open the gates of Your kingdom and descend Your radiance... I request that You Purify my body and mind, and accept the Offering I present!"

While performing the Ritual, Lin also placed today's harvest, that drop of 'Red' Essence, upon the Altar.

She had performed such Prayers and Rituals many times, but not every time did she receive a response from That One.

But this time, the situation was different.

Roar!

The Candles burned fiercely, and countless illusions emerged.

A sound beyond mortal comprehension reached Lin's ears, and she saw countless spheres of Light floating, forming a great gate at the very center.

With a sound that shook the soul, the gate boomed open, and infinite radiance spilled out.

The radiance enveloped the Offering, and it vanished in an instant.

"Thank You for accepting the Offering."

Lin said with pleasant surprise; this was the first time the Spirit of Falsehood had accepted an Offering, representing satisfaction.

"Hmm... your Offering this time is not bad..."

Aaron was right in front of Lin, speaking indifferently.

Because of the characteristic that he could not accept Prayers and Rituals from too far away, he had specifically followed Lin for a period of time and had the other party fix an Altar as a contact point.

In this way, as long as Lin prayed here and he was also present, they could 'connect' again.

As for the time when Aaron was offline or exploring other places?

That was truly helpless.

But this was also normal; after all, which god answers every request?

It is a very normal phenomenon for a god not to respond to Prayers, isn't it?

Relatively speaking, Aaron could already be considered very conscientious.

As long as one tries a few more times, one will always bump into a time when he is present.

At this moment, he held that drop of Red Essence, feeling different powers surging into his body, and his gaze could not help but shift: "It seems that having her try to sacrifice Spirituality last time had a certain effect..."

"The power sacrificed by believers through Rituals and sacrifices... perhaps it is useful to me?"

Just as Aaron was tasting this item obtained through sacrifice, comparing how it differed from his own Mysterious Units, his expression suddenly shifted as he felt the disappearance of this bit of 'Red' Spirituality.

"No... not disappearance, but..."

Aaron was somewhat impatient to return to reality to feel the difference, his heart incomparably excited.

But he forcibly restrained himself; after all, his only believer was still praying. If he ran away now, he would have no future.

"My Lord... I want to rescue my brother; I want to request Your protection and help. I will definitely work hard to offer more Offerings..."

Below, Lin was pleading.

She knew that even if she rescued her brother, it would be useless; Aike had already been polluted by the Black Sun Cult, just like she had been that day. Perhaps his condition might be slightly better, but it was limited.

Only by receiving the Purification of the Spirit of Falsehood could he regain his sanity and true personality!

Moreover, the Black Sun Cult was also a quite powerful enemy; therefore, the rescue operation had to receive the Lord's permission.

"Rescue someone? How am I supposed to do that?"

Aaron listened to the Prayer, secretly mocking in his heart: "I am just a failed spirit; if it weren't for the connection of the Ritual, I couldn't even interfere with you... how am I supposed to fight a Black Sun Cult?"

After thinking for a moment, he followed the Mysterious connection of the Ritual and spoke directly into the heart of Lin: "Now is not yet the time of promise!"

Well, if one encounters something difficult to accomplish, then push it all onto Fate.

It is not that I will not save you, the time has simply not yet come.

"My Lord..."

Lin bit her lip and suddenly said: "It is because I am too weak..."

She did not dare to hope that such a great existence would personally descend to help an ant, so she continued to blame herself: "My power is still too weak, but I want to ask for your permission; I want to establish a Cult that worships you!"

She wanted to increase her power, and besides strengthening herself, she could also recruit others!

'A Cult? I don't even know what path I can open...'

'However, I could let Lin recruit people; no matter what path, I will accept all who come...'

Aaron was quite happy to see this happen.

Although he was still relatively useless, he did have one use, which was that he could expel the corruption of those terrifying existences.

'The Extraordinary of this world are too easily corrupted and influenced by higher existences... I can keep them rational... With this convenience, no matter what path an Extraordinary follows, I can recruit them into my ranks, and incidentally obtain more Secret Transmission and knowledge...'

Thinking of this, Aaron said directly: "Granted!"

Then, he actively severed the connection, logged off to return to the real world, and went to verify certain guesses impatiently.

"All Glory belongs to my Lord!"

Feeling the departure of the Lord, Lin made a final Prayer and respectfully left this place.

For her, this place was the sanctuary of the Lord, and possibly, the headquarters of the future Cult.

"Oh no... I forgot to ask the Lord what the new Cult should be named... and what image or Talismans He prefers..."

Lin made a bitter face: "However, the Lord probably doesn't care about such small matters... even the Altar is very crude, without a statue or special markings..."

She thought for a moment and made up her mind: "The Lord is the only Light in the end times; the new Cult shall be called—'Light of Redemption'!"