[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1784":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1792601,2388,"Chapter 1785 - A war of revelry","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1784",1784,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1785 – A war of revelry\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of holy light rose to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the Sanctuary of Corruption, the Pope, 3 Cardinals, 6 Holy Maidens, 12 Archbishops, and 36 Holy Casters as well as 50 Holy Knights had gathered under the same roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we clear?” the Pope asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir. In the rural land behind the Sanctuary, many unfamiliar places had suddenly manifested, in which there were ample resources, numerous people, as well as vast unclaimed lands” a Diviner reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Cardinals knelt on the ground and excitedly said: “Your Grace, according to the Corruption Codex, such a situation is extremely rare, but it is also the perfect opportunity to convert people to our faith, this is the chance for all of us to earn more contributions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s indeed the case, we all thought that it was only a legend, who could predict that it would actually occur” another Cardinal commented, full of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was immersed in this discussion, all of them eager about its prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of unspoken fervor and excitement had overtaken the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–the fact that such a miracle had occurred was proof that everything written in the Codex was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the prospect of conquering an unknown land, as well as its people, and collecting its riches was always something to be excited about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope brandished the scepter in his hand and declared with a dignified expression: “Declare a Divine Mandate, gather the troops, we shall march on to take over and spread the will of Corruption upon the new land!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir!” everyone responded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will delegate the specific arrangements. The 3 Cardinals will each take command of a legion; the Holy Casters and Holy Knights will return to your posts; summon the Holy Armies of Punishment, Redemption, and Disciplinary; I will personally lead the charge into the new lands!” the Pope declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the followers cheered in joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire war machine of the Church of Corruption was swiftly mobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In merely 2 hours, the Church’s legions had all been assembled and began their march under the Pope’s lead across the rural land, heading towards the newly manifested unknown lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer they approached the unknown lands, the slower the Church’s army marched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was high-strung with caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scouting groups rendezvous with the main army and reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report—– there is a village ahead of us, relatively small, and loosely guarded”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is a circus and a group of strangely-dressed people, apparently conducting some sort of celebration”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope’s tense expression became relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked towards the village in the distance and saw the bright lights from inside, occasionally even seeing fireworks exploding in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind carried the faint sound of cheers, enjoyment, and even applause from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-sure enough, they were conducting some sort of celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the village have any protectors?” the Pope asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They do not—— actually, there is an old man. He seems to be a normal villager, but I heard everyone coming in and out of the village call him ‘Gatekeeper’, perhaps he was originally a guard or something of similar nature” the scout reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bigshots of the Church gradually calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only a village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re completely unguarded and are even in the middle of some celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at our army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strict discipline, armed to the teeth, and morale higher than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–it’s going to be very simple to conquer this village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We might even be able to find out the forces in power as well as the structure of the countries in this unknown land from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send my orders, all troops march forth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope loudly declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir!” the commanders all responded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Church army charged towards the village——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron heels of the war horses gradually became faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths’ worth of time, the vanguard troops had already reached the entrance to the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scouts reported, the one standing guard at the village entrance wasn’t any sort of militia or soldier, but merely an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was wearing slippers with a fan made of straw in his hand, currently lying on a reclining chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was happily smoking a pipe, seemingly about to fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked outside the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are there so many people here?” the old man muttered as his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt to his feet and narrowed his eyes to silently observe the Church’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uniforms of the Church of Corruption——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp weapons and shining armors——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large army with overflowing morale——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also the Pope, Cardinals, and Holy Knights who donned different garments, their hands wielding things like a glowing scepter and swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then silently sensed the presence they gave off——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man suddenly realized what was going on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and turned around, calling at the top of his lungs towards the village: “An unexpected surprise! An especially pleasant surprise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“——-The people of the mainland’s Cosplay Federation have arrived. Everyone, come out and welcome them!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire village went silent from the shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by intense cheers that felt like they shook the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous villagers rushed towards the entrance of the village, including the performers of the circus who were originally putting on a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, it’s true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl said with her eyes glowing brightly as she looked at the strict and orderly army of the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young boy standing next to her commented: “Look, the theme they’re going for this time is ‘the beings of Huang Quan’, it’s the same style of dress”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl’s mother hugged her from behind and pointed at the Pope: “Look, that must be their leader, he looks the ugliest”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone laughed in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope’s expression went red with rage and ordered: “All troops, draw your weapons”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uniform sound of weapons being unsheathed resounded across the rural land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The army emanated nothing but killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this only drew even more applause from the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clown from the circus clapped his hands while commenting earnestly: “That’s the real Cosplay Federation for you, their clothes were made to the strictest quality, their expressions and acting is also very genuine”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teddy bear mascot next to him took off their headpiece, to reveal a muscular man inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man praised: “Performers from the big city sure are different from small-time circuses like us, I really should learn a thing or two from them as the ringmaster”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope really couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-comparing me to a circus, what unbridled heresy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope chanted an incantation and shouted: “O’ Lord, grant me the power to level this village”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be able to level an entire village including its inhabitant meant that this was a spell of great power, not something that a single person could complete by themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of his Cardinals, Archbishops, Holy Maidens, and Holy Knights chanted the incantation in unison to help the Pope complete this spell of extreme difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Punishment, [Earthquake]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble rumble rumble———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the villagers’ expressions changed, feeling a bit nervous, but they quickly calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Papa, it was only a Quake spell of this degree!” a young boy called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, so are you ready?” his father smiled and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m ready” the young boy replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the young boy—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really respect them” the circus’ clown clenched his hands and said with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, I also respect them to no end” a man in an elephant mascot costume next to him also couldn’t help but clap his hand profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let our circus also contribute to their performance” the muscular man in the teddy bear costume commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then——-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the circus exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teddy bear mascot man shouted: “I’ll control the quake”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently chanted an incantation while rapidly moving his feet in a special dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miraculously, as he danced, the quaking on the ground began to become rhythmic and started following the beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom bada boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bada bish bada!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom bang boom~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clown called out: “Ringmaster, I’ll be the accompanying music”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out over a dozen types of different instruments and placed them in the air while chanting an incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, those instruments started to follow the rhythm of the earth to perform a wild dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elephant costume man jumped forward onto the empty ground in front of the village and waved to the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on everyone, let’s dance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man called out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then began to perform a strange dance following the music and earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children were the first to loosen their restraints and ran onto the ‘stage’ with cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by the adults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the elderly as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom bang~ boom boom bang~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom boom shiiiiiiil———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The festivities have reached an absolute high point!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cardinals: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Knights: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope declared: “Divine Punishment——- meteor from the sky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the followers of the Church pooled their power together to support the Pope’s prayer incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell was complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single giant meteor was rapidly descending from the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope heaved a sigh of relief, barely hanging onto his scepter to make sure he didn’t fall from using up all of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the [Falling Meteor] spell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–all of you will die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope gritted his teeth and thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, someone noticed it with the revelling crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big sis look, a shooting star!” a young boy exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahaha, we just learnt that in class yesterday, I’ll make one too” a young girl next to him chuckled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put her hands together into a pose and began to chant the incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificent meteor shower was immediately summoned in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big sis is so skilled” the young boy cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl was also surprised and muttered to herself: “A few days ago, his excellency the Divine Wizard announced across the entire world that everyone will soon become explosively stronger, no wonder I managed to summon over 30 meteors…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the meteor shower, everyone danced to the music, enjoyed the Cosplay Federation’s performance, and had an exceptionally good day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope was already stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw very clearly how a single young girl summoned that meteor shower just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, all the meteors were blown away by a muscular man in a teddy bear costume with a single breath, which then turned into glittering fireworks that remained in the sky, almost like numerous floating lanterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church’s army was so nervous they didn’t dare act recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blowing meteors away with one’s breath was so unimaginable that they couldn’t even fathom how such a feat could even be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody hell——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody hell, what kind of world is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone unanimously arrived at the same thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Pope was still stunned, the old man who was guarding in front of the village earlier suddenly appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man appeared very serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What an exceptional performance! I’d like to thank you for your heartfelt acting on behalf of our entire village” the old man said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man then took out a bag of coins, ignored the Pope’s reluctance, and shoved it into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it, consider it the gratitude of us village folks”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gratitude…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope looked down at the bag of coins, unable to contain himself any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Village elder, I have a question” the Pope said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead” the old man smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your village… who’s the strongest person here?” the Pope cautiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha, that’s a bit embarrassing to answer, we only have one God in our village, take a look—— he’s that teddy bear over there” the old man pointed to the dancing crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—–He’s a God of Holy Light, but he became unemployed recently, so he came back to the village to start a circus”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope turned his gaze towards the teddy bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see that the teddy bear was still dancing while controlling the earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–in reality, the earthquake was already over from a while ago, but under the teddy bear’s precise control, the earth has turned into a dance floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such incredible power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This requires an inconceivable level of understanding regarding the Laws of Reality\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unemployed?” the Pope blankly muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, everyone is a God nowadays, so being a low-level God doesn’t make it any easier to find a job”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man appeared worried and patted the Pope’s shoulder: “Your Cosplay Federation is from a big city, so you should know the same struggles he faces —— after our harvest festival is over, maybe you can have a drink and console him for a bit”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pope fell into a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like something deep in his heart was shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>",2199,"2026-06-09T03:06:15.124Z",1,"novelbin.me","825484ef06cd397ed95bb589883f5eda416308aca5fe55258292ec06b1282b0c","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1822","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1821",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]