Chapter 71: Drifting Ship

Diate.

This place has already been transformed into the base camp of the Redemption Light Cult.

At the same time, it is also a massive survivor base in the midst of the apocalypse.

Almost every day, survivors who have trekked from afar arrive, wanting to join the Redemption Light Cult.

The originally dilapidated city was mostly abandoned; with the Baihuo Dasha as the center, Lin and Olivia planned an area about the size of a residential district, building fortresses and defensive works around it to become a permanent base.

Today's Redemption Light Cult is no longer what it once was.

Not only are there nearly a hundred Extraordinaries, but Lin and Olivia, serving as Saintess and Bishop, have even advanced to the Fourth Stage, making them powerhouses equivalent to a High Priest.

The current Cult is simultaneously accumulating strength while engaged in a protracted conflict with the Black Sun Cult.

Although the High Priest died back then, several 'Beasts of Darkness' were weirdly born in Black Sun Town all at once, so although the Black Sun Church suffered heavy losses, it recovered at an even faster rate.

If it weren't for those few 'Beasts of Darkness' being even more insane and extreme than the High Priest, starting wars with the surrounding Secret Teachings groups almost simultaneously, perhaps the Redemption Light would not have lasted until Lin and Olivia grew up.

Inside the headquarters.

Lin still has the appearance of a beautiful young girl, while Olivia has become more mature and voluptuous; at this moment, both women have expressions of worry on their faces as they look at the Extraordinary member before them.

He is in his thirties, with a broad forehead and deep laugh lines beneath his profound eyes; his temperament is cold and quiet, giving off an atmosphere like that of a secret agent.

"Abner, how are the results of the investigation?"

Lin asked.

This Abner is a later-joined cultist, an Extraordinary of the 'Underworld' path who has already reached the Third Order, equivalent to a 'Darkness Chaser'.

The Spirituality of the 'Underworld' is said to be born from the death of Extraordinary creatures and is a symbol of death and passing, controlled by an existence whose name cannot be spoken.

Once that name is spoken, all living things that hear it will die.

Abner once served that Underworld god, but later he wanted more to find the meaning of his own existence, so he wandered until he met the Redemption Light Cult.

After Aaron performed 'Purification', he became a loyal believer of the False Spirit.

"Saintess, Bishop... I scouted the outermost perimeter of the Laya Great Canyon and discovered that the entire canyon is already becoming illusory and disappearing... Furthermore, the several survivor gathering points located there have all been destroyed, and the survivors who remained have all coincidentally developed mental delirium and the phenomenon of their bodies becoming Spirit Bodies... That disaster zone is still constantly expanding!"

Abner reported solemnly: "As an Extraordinary of the 'Underworld' Element, I have deep research into Spirit Bodies, and that kind of Spirit Body transformation cannot be mistaken! I suspect those survivors will transform into Spirit Body creatures within a very short time..."

"The disaster zone has expanded again?"

Lin and Olivia looked at each other, the worry on their faces deepening: "What kind of hellish state will this world... eventually turn into..."

Back then, Aaron had already discovered that the world's geography and vegetation had undergone some changes.

Six years have passed in reality, and the time in the dream world will only become longer; this change, or rather, pollution, has also become more severe.

"Around the headquarters of the Black Sun Cult, the soil desertification is also very severe; the food their cultists can harvest is becoming less and less, and their move to wage war in all directions is becoming increasingly insane..."

Lin muttered.

"In the south... the vegetation is growing abnormally; except for the believers of the 【Cocoon】, outsiders who enter will be hunted and killed by all kinds of bizarre plants..."

"Now, the illusory range in the west is also becoming increasingly expanded..."

Olivia smiled bitterly: "Is this world about to be destroyed by the gods?"

Aaron watched this scene calmly.

In reality, he had long discovered this trend, but he had not yet thought of a very good solution.

"Those existences at the Mysterious source are constantly eroding this world, using their own rules and symbols to replace the world's original rules and symbols..."

A guess suddenly emerged in Aaron's heart.

Then, he saw Lin and Olivia respectfully come to the Altar and begin their daily Prayer.

Before the 'Red' Spirituality within his body was exhausted, Aaron did not intend to accept the Offering, so this sacrifice ended in failure once again.

This caused expressions of disappointment to appear on the two women's faces; if it weren't for the fact that Lin and Olivia's Prayers could always receive a response, they might even have suspected that the False Spirit had already abandoned them.

After the Prayer ended, an Extraordinary entered and bowed, saying: "Saintess, Bishop... We captured a believer of the Black Sun Cult and obtained a piece of intelligence."

"Speak!"

A crimson color flashed in Lin's eyes; she is very interested in any activity that opposes the Black Sun Cult.

"A Beast of Darkness of the Black Sun Cult captured a drifting ship; it is said that the people on the ship are refugees from another continent..."

This cultist described it with a tone of amazement: "There are at least a hundred people, most of them ordinary people... and the Black Sun Cult is preparing to use them all as Firewood!"

"Another continent; in the current ocean, terrifying giant beasts live there, yet they were actually able to drift near us; this luck is simply too good..."

Olivia exclaimed: "It's a bit problematic how good it is!"

"Regardless of whether there is a problem, I will go and see for myself."

Lin smiled lightly.

Since advancing to the Fourth Stage, she has carved out a formidable reputation among the nearby evil cultists.

After all, her vitality is extremely tenacious, and she doesn't care about injuries or pollution—anyway, the False Spirit can heal her—so she earned the nickname 'Undying Witch'.

Especially regarding the Black Sun Cult, another Beast of Darkness has already fallen by her hand.

An abandoned port.

A certain ship is stranded at the pier.

If Lin were here, she would certainly be very nostalgic.

Because this place is where she once lived with Aike.

At this time, a group of survivors is being supervised by Black Sun Cultists, tied together with ropes, and driven toward the distance like livestock.

A Beast of Darkness, with pitch-black flames burning on its body, hides in the Shadow to monitor everything.

It is not that there were no resistors; several piles of pitch-black ashes have already explained their ending.

At this time, among the captured ordinary people, a man with gray hair and crimson eyes raises his head.

His appearance is ordinary, plain to the extreme.

Even the Black Sun Cultist guarding him would, if not careful, overlook his existence.

"The New Continent?"

The ordinary man with gray hair raised his head, gazing up at that Scarlet sun: "A land that breeds hope... I hope it allows me to find that miracle, a tiny miracle, the hope of the entire world, it is right here..."