Chapter 357: Life that shouldn't have been born? No, that

Life that shouldn't have been born? No, that's our Holy Infant!

"Need!"

A glimmer of light flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes, his eyeballs turned slightly, he seemed to have thought of something in his brain, and accepted it without hesitation.

Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes even tighter but still remained noncommittal. The 【Foolish】 believer, on the other hand, after hearing Cheng Shi's prompt response, stiffened her face and said:

"Hmph, you seem to have forgotten what I said again. Enthusiasm that cannot be defined often contains malicious intent with ulterior motives. I have reminded you again and again, but you......"

Before she finished speaking, Cheng Shi retorted with a sneer:

"If you know more about Doer Gede and the Divine Nurturing Church than him, then continue to beep.

If you can't, then shut up." 【357-9

The second half of the sentence Gao Ya hadn't yet spoken was stuck in her throat; her face grew redder and redder under everyone's gaze, and then she swallowed it all back down.

She shut her mouth.

【Idiot】 once again walked toward 【Silence】.

Cheng Shi chuckled and clicked his tongue twice, then turned back to look at Tulading:

"How can you help us? And what do you want to get from us?"

Tulading laughed and said:

"You are wrong, my brother. I don't want to get anything. As long as the promise just now remains in effect, I can do my utmost to try and help you as much as possible.

I don't need to know who you are, nor do I need to know what you want to do. I said, I have no feelings for this place; I only want to see it destroyed as soon as possible.

And whatever you are doing, since you are doing it sneakily, it means that what you are doing is not permitted by Duorge, and this also means your actions will accelerate the demise of this place.

That is enough; that is my ultimate goal.

So I say, the promise just now is enough to move me."

"......"

Cheng Shi looked at him with a strange expression, thinking, *Buddy, you were born in the wrong era. If this were in the later eras, you would at the very least be a divine servant of 【Annihilation】. *

The teammates behind Cheng Shi had even stranger expressions than his, because they still didn't know what promise Cheng Shi had used to trick the son of the sect leader into joining them.

Having thought for a long time without coming to a conclusion, Zhang Jizu finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, lowered his voice, and asked, "What exactly did you promise him?"

Cheng Shi shook his head with a playful smile and said nothing.

This question was heard by Tulading, who was standing in front of the players. He smiled ambiguously and then glanced nonchalantly at Gao Ya, who was standing not far away.

The 【Idiot】 believer, having been rebuffed again, was currently staring at a stone pillar with disdain as a way to vent, missing the moment entirely. But this glance was caught by the squinty-eyed man, who then choked suddenly and coughed out loud.

"......"

"Don't get any wild ideas."

Cheng Shi patted his shoulder meaningfully and said to Tulading:

"Then I'll get straight to the point.

We have been to the Evil Infant Tribunal and found many dead infants hanging from the ceiling there. Do you know about this?"

"Your target is the Uma Sinners?" Tulading was somewhat surprised. "That is their means of atonement. As for why they atone, let's not speak of old history. In short, I am not fear-mongering; you had best not provoke them.

If your target really is them, I suggest you give up. Isn't it better to be alive?"

Hmm? These Uma Sinners, are they that powerful?

Cheng Shi frowned and pondered for a while, then stroked his chin and said:

"To tell you the truth, our target is not them, but a newborn about to be born into this world."

"A newborn?" Tulading was a bit confused. His eyes, as he looked at Cheng Shi, were filled with astonishment and curiosity. "What kind of newborn? Are you people from the Child-Stealing Brotherhood?"

The Child-Stealing Brotherhood? What is that?

Cheng Shi's expression stiffened. He shook his head, then squeezed out a weird smile.

"I don't know about any Child-Stealing Brotherhood, but what you're asking about involves our secrets. If you want to know all this, you must join us; otherwise, that is all I can tell you."

Tulading was stunned for a moment. His gaze swept over the few players, and after sizing them up for a moment, he shook his head and laughed:

"Faith again. I see the shadow of fanatical faith in you once more.

How about that? So you aren't a smart person after all?

Could it be that you are also a monster who has chosen both wisdom and faith?"

"Don't be nervous. What I want to say is that faith is not singular, and not all fanatics of faith are monsters. If you firmly believe that you are a smart person who will not be influenced by faith, why not listen to our propositions first?

If you feel there is any problem with this, you can interrupt me at any time, and our cooperation will be limited to the promise just now.

But if you do not deny our will, then I will assume you are willing to join us. How about it?"

Cheng Shi bewitched Tulading before him like a cult leader. Tulading frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded gently.

He had confidence in his persistence for "self" and "freedom."

Cheng Shi looked at his determined appearance, shook his head with a laugh, and then, putting away his smile, began today's swindling with a straight face.

"Speaking of which, we are very similar to the Uma Sinners—also a group of people abandoned by Him, having completely lost His protection. But we have always believed that the god watching over this land might not be only Him.

We have already felt the call of another existence, and are therefore preparing to welcome His descent with the grandest of rituals.

You look shocked. Don't be afraid. The reason I am telling you this is because I feel you are very much in line with the will of our Lord, which is why I want to pull you into our camp.

You are quite right; one cannot live for pure faith, and even less can one distort one's original will for a purpose one does not like.

And this is also our proposition.

Follow your personal heart, face your own desires, enjoy everything in the present, and live freely and uninhibitedly.

The union of spirit and flesh between individual lives should not be for the sake of offering to 【Birth】, but for the sake of pure enjoyment and pleasure.

Just like you, my brother, I understand you. You are someone who truly knows how to pursue physical pleasure, so I say, you are in line with our will.

But it is not just physical pleasure. We humans possess too many emotions. In the past, these emotions were suppressed, bound, and strangled under the wrapping of faith. Just as you said, since these emotions are useless, why would He bestow upon us thoughts and consciousness?

So, after being banished by Him, we realized that this world might not be as simple as we imagined. The one who bestowed these thoughts and desires upon us might not be the 【Birth】 we once blindly followed, but another He whom we have never seen but who has also been watching us all along!

He does not suppress emotions, nor does He strangle desires. He is like a loving mother, letting His people live freely and without restraint, enjoying everything in their own lives!

And this is the reason why we worship Him, respect Him, and follow Him.

We need Him. No, all life in this world needs Him. Their path of faith is wrong, so they need us to welcome His descent, thereby pointing out a brand-new path for them in their confusion."

Following this output of faith from a brand-new perspective, Tulading's expression slowly changed from disdain to calm, then from solemn to surprised, then gradually transformed into shock, and finally, his reddened eyes were filled with excitement.

This set of "embrace desire" arguments, which had never existed in this era, seemed to open the door to a new world for this son of the sect leader of the Divine Education. He had never thought that following his own inner desires to do what he wanted to do could also align with the will of a certain He.

Among those high and mighty gods, there was actually such an existence!?

This is simply wonderful!

This is the true god—a god who does not force faith and does not constrain desires!

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked nervously and apprehensively:

"Does He really exist?

Does He not need faith? Does He not need offerings?

How can He be so tolerant and open-minded?

If He really exists... then... who is He?"

Cheng Shi, seeing the other's appearance, smiled brilliantly, but there was a bit of mischief in this brilliance. He hooked his index fingers together, placed them horizontally in front of him, and prayed with a "pious" bowed head:

"Release the shackles, face the heart's desires.

We indulge our nature, embrace desire, and sink into pleasure. As long as anything you do follows your own desires, that is the greatest offering to Him.

Great 【Filth and Depravity】, thank you for the guidance you have given, allowing us to meet another compatriot who dares to pursue his true self.

My brother, since you have learned the divine name, then from now on, you are one of us."

"【Filth and Depravity】?... 【Filth and Depravity】!"

When Tulading heard this divine name, he felt as if the sky had brightened.

Above his head was no longer that dim firmament shrouded by 【Birth】; the will of 【Filth and Depravity】 was like a beam of bright light, piercing the dark sky and illuminating his heart!

So there was such an existence!

So people can live not for faith, but to bravely pursue desire!

So following one's heart can also gain the gaze of a god!

Thinking of these things, Tulading was so excited he didn't know what to do. He danced and wanted to shout out loud, but then remembered this was the heartland of the church that worshipped 【Birth】, so he could only suppress his excitement, cover his mouth, and express his approval and joy with a trembling body.

"Great 【Filth and Depravity】, praise 【Filth and Depravity】!"

Cheng Shi looked at his expression and smiled slightly:

"Yes, great 【Filth and Depravity】.

And the newborn we are looking for is the Holy Infant who represents His will and is about to descend in the coming days.

The appearance of the Holy Infant in the world must have omens, and the Divine Education will not allow such an existence that blasphemes 【Birth】 to be born safely.

We must safely welcome the Holy Infant into the world, and then, under the leadership of the Holy Infant, spread His will to every corner of the Continent of Hope, releasing the ideological shackles and desire constraints of all mankind.

This is the grand wish of us followers of 【Filth and Depravity】!"

Seeing this scene before them, Cheng Shi's teammates fell silent together.

From just a moment ago, the other three had not spoken another word.

Usually, when Cheng Shi was lying, Zhang Jizu could still laugh a little in his heart, but now, looking at this 【Fraud】 believer before him who dared to use the will of 【Filth and Depravity】 to solve the trial of 【Birth】, he couldn't laugh.

That lord sent him here; it couldn't possibly be to have him protect Cheng Shi from 【Birth】, could it?

Not to mention whether he could, this trickster... how did he dare?

Solving the problem this way, even if he wins the trial, can he get extra points?

If not, what is the point of being so desperate?

Also, when did the courtship gesture of the pleasure houses on the Continent of Hope become the prayer gesture for 【Filth and Depravity】? Are you really not blaspheming on both sides?

Scorpio's mind was even more chaotic; he even felt that this wood elf, who was suspected of being bald and using hair conditioner, was no longer planning to win this trial.

Only Gao Ya's mind remained clear; she saw Cheng Shi's thoughts and greatly appreciated this courage to dare to risk his life to solve the problem.

It must be said that acting with this excuse not only tied Tulading to their ship, but also provided a reasonable excuse for this newly joined church mole, who attempted to build merit for 【Filth and Depravity】, to spare no effort in helping find that so-called life that shouldn't have been born.

Of course, it can't be said that way now; it must be called the Holy Infant.

The Holy Infant of 【Filth and Depravity】.

Tulading, having been excited for a long while, looked at Cheng Shi, his eyes glowing with fanaticism. He seemed to have already regarded himself as a part of this mysterious organization of 【Filth and Depravity】 followers, and without any sense of being an outsider, he took the "grand wish" in Cheng Shi's mouth upon himself.

He suddenly felt that his life was full of meaning again!

"There is a record book in the sect leader's room regarding the gestation time of citizens, which must contain the list of citizens about to give birth soon. I will go find it immediately. I believe we will soon be able to guard the Holy Infant, my brothers."

"......"

Brothers...

"On How to Make a Church Slacker Call Me Brother Within Half an Hour!"

Cheng Shi looked with a strange expression at this smart person who had just been saying things like "Humanity, faith, and wisdom—one can only choose two, and I chose humanity and wisdom," and his heart was extremely complicated.

Look, if someone really chooses to abandon faith in this three-choose-two question and prides themselves on being a smart person, then it can only be said that they just haven't met the right faith yet.

And the Tulading before him is the best proof, only now, he has already found his true master:

【Filth and Depravity】!

Guided by desire, he finally walked on the "correct" path.

As for whether this path is truly correct...

Who knows? After all, 【Fate】 is full of 【Change】.

Cheng Shi also didn't expect that just by saying the divine name and will of 【Filth and Depravity】, he could excite a human with suppressed faith to this extent.

It shows that faith, after all, is always fanatical.