Chapter 149: Wheel/Plate at Sea (27)

Perhaps startled by the footsteps of Su Yue and Cang Zhi, the two children finally woke up.

As soon as they opened their eyes and saw their situation, they started crying in panic. They were too young and didn't dare to talk to Su Yue Cangzhi at all. They had no way to communicate and could only cry.

It was too noisy. Su Yue sighed, pinched the back of the necks of the two children, knocking them unconscious again, and then thought about what to do.

Of course they couldn't kill these two children.

But if the child is not killed, the sacrifice cannot be completed, and the hidden mission cannot be completed.

We haven't even seen any game bugs yet. If we don't complete the task, the world cannot be repaired, and the damage caused will not be as simple as just two children.

This is simply a "railway, tram, and child" problem. No matter which way you go, it's wrong.

"You won't kill them both, right?" Cang Zhi said.

He used affirmative sentences and didn't even need to ask.

"Of course." Su Yue said, "But I don't know what to do now."

"I always feel that this is very inconsistent. The sea god in the story should be kind and benevolent, but they use blood murals, and the sacrifice is such a bloody beheading sacrifice. Logically, it shouldn't be like this." Cang Zhi said, "But I don't understand why it is like this."

This is exactly why Su Yue finds it difficult to understand.

Would a god who is willing to use his divine power to bless humans and sea creatures accept sacrifice in such a bloody way as beheading?

The contrast between the beautiful and holy statue of the goddess enshrined on the throne and the tragic scene of blood flowing like a river on the altar was so stark that it was hard to believe it was real.

"Perhaps our ancestors embellished the image of the goddess in their myths," Su Yue said. "This is very likely to happen. Humans used embellishment to shape their own deities and beliefs. Perhaps the goddess in reality wasn't as perfect as they described her."

"But there should be other possibilities..." Su Yue said this, but he had no idea for a moment.

He intuitively felt that everything before him was strange, but he could not find the key contradiction that caused this strangeness.

When you have no clue, reorganize all the clues.

The most obvious clue in this room is this beautiful statue of the goddess.

The entire body of the goddess statue was carved from huge snow-white corals, and the hem of her skirt was decorated with various gems made of gold threads. What Su Yue was most concerned about was her line of sight.

Generally, the statues of gods look directly at the believers. Such eyes are generous, tolerant and compassionate, which will arouse the believers' piety to the greatest extent.

But the statue of the sea god in front of her, she tilted her head slightly, her gaze sideways downwards, looking at the table of the white jade throne between the altar and herself.

Su Yue initially thought that this was some kind of artistic beautification, because sculptures are often made in various shapes.

But on second thought, it doesn't make sense. Sacrifice is a sacred and solemn matter. If the villagers in the waters near Crescent Island are willing to worship the sea god in such a grand manner, they shouldn't give her such an undignified look.

He observed Poseidon's expression again.

The sea goddess lowered her eyes, her gaze directed towards the white jade table top. Her eyes were a pair of aquamarine, sparkling and glittering, and it looked as if she was filled with tears and was about to cry.

Su Yue looked at her expression carefully again and suddenly found that the Sea God looked very sad.

Yes, it is not God’s compassion for the world, but an intense sadness.

Even the tears in her eyes were not necessarily the luster of gems, but the tears that were about to fall.

Su Yue suddenly had an extremely bold idea.

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"Azhi, step back and be careful behind me," he said.

Cang Zhi said "hmm". He didn't ask Su Yue what he was going to do. He just stood beside Su Yue and cooperated, ready for defense.

No matter what it is, if it wants to attack Su Yue at this time, he will counterattack it.

Su Yue raised the sword high above his head, aimed it at the white jade table, and slashed it down fiercely!

A bright light flashed by, and the blade of the sword "Judgement" was blessed by divine power, with a sharpness that ordinary swords could not match. The sword cut very smoothly, just like cutting tofu, and the hard white jade table cracked to both sides.

Inside the throne, at the feet of the Sea God, a statue that was completely different from the Sea God statue and very evil appeared.

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The entire body of this statue was a dimly glowing red. As soon as the white jade altar was cut open, a strong smell of blood gushed out.

This is also a statue of a goddess, charming and beautiful, but the impression it gives people is completely different from that of the god of the sea.

The entire statue is filled with a very strong evil aura, which blends seamlessly with the blood murals, human head sacrifices and other elements in front of it.

As soon as this evil goddess statue hidden in the dark appeared in front of Su Yue and Cang Zhi, it exuded a strong bloody aura. But what was surprising was that in addition to the bloody aura, it also had a feeling... as if it was afraid.

This was within Su Yue's expectations. He looked up at the statue of the sea god enshrined in the center of the hall.

The sea god still lowered his eyes to look in the direction of the evil goddess statue, but his eyes were no longer so sad. His expression looked gentle and compassionate, and he seemed to feel relieved as if a knot in his heart had been untied.

"Just as I thought," Su Yue said, "The object of worship in this Sea God Temple is not the Sea God, but this evil statue hiding in the dark and occupying the magpie's nest."

The real Poseidon might indeed be as depicted in the mural, but the evil god was not. Since some unknown time, the evil god had been hiding within the Poseidon statue's shrine, accepting offerings in the Poseidon's place.

The only oracle that the Poseidon statue could give was his own gaze. Fortunately, Su Yue was alert enough and did not foolishly go to "perform sacrifices". Instead, he cut open the altar with a sword and discovered the truth of the matter.

"So, completing the 'sacrifice in the Temple of Poseidon' means completing the actual sacrifice to the Poseidon. But how is the actual sacrifice completed?"

Su Yue pondered this while picking up the evil goddess statue. "Destruction is definitely one of the Sea God's wishes, but I don't know how to achieve complete destruction."

He looked around and said, "This looks like the lair of this thing. It won't be that easy to get it out."

From the moment the evil god statue appeared, the entire Poseidon Temple was filled with a dim red light.

When Su Yue heard what he said, the red light became even brighter, threatening to kill him directly.

The key point is that the Poseidon Temple is a dead end. The way in is now blocked by the evil goddess's "digestive fluid", and going back is likely to be fatal. The only way out now seems to be to place the sacrifice on the altar, but Su Yue and Cang Zhi will definitely not do that.

"How did you say that?" Su Yue carried the statue of the evil goddess and went around behind the statue of the sea god. He looked around and swung the statue of the evil goddess.

“There were no roads in the world, but when enough people broke down the wall, a road was created.”

With a loud "crack", the back wall of the Temple of Poseidon was directly smashed through by Su Yue. What was thought to be a solid rock wall was actually wooden boards. The fragments of the wooden boards and paint powder fell like rain, and the strong sea breeze rushed in from the hole with a scream.

The lingering smell of blood in the temple was instantly dispelled, and the salty smell of the sea filled the entire space. Suddenly, a sharp cry came from behind Su Yue. He turned around suddenly, and the ropes on the boy and girl who had fainted on the ground broke into pieces, and the two of them pounced on him together!

The skin on their faces peeled off like the paint on an old wall, revealing their bloody bodies. The boy and girl who were "sacrificed" turned out to be vengeful ghosts themselves.

If Su Yue really intended to chop off their heads for sacrifice, perhaps it would be Su Yue himself who was placed on the altar now.

The ghost claws brought with them a sharp wind, and Su Yue raised his sword to meet the attack. With a "clang", the sword collided with the ghost boy's claws. The ghost boy wailed and flew backwards, but Su Yue's arm was also numb from the shock, and he almost couldn't even hold the sword.

The ghost boy's fighting power is obviously very strong, but the bigger problem is that Su Yue is already at the end of his strength. He is already suffering from the debuff of "corruption and disease", and his already weakened strength is weakened again.

In addition, in the game of roulette at sea, he used his divine power to save his own life, and also used his divine power to protect the small boat in the wind and rain. Finally, he gave some of his divine power to Su Chen and the young man to save their lives. The current situation is simply this:

Not a drop left.

Fortunately, at this moment, Cang Zhi shouted, "Take the statue to the temple in front! I'm behind you!"

Su Yue was stunned for a moment before he noticed that looking out from the hole in the wall, he saw a road going up the mountain. At the end of the road was a cliff by the sea. He could clearly see a temple standing on the cliff.

As Su Yue looked toward the temple, the evil statue's red glow grew brighter, as if expressing its eagerness to get there. Yet, it was also clear that it was afraid, and its "desire to get there" was merely a bluff.

It seems that the real Temple of Poseidon is on the cliff.

The clues were obvious. Only by bringing this evil statue over and destroying it could we truly complete the sacrifice to the sea god.

The wind outside was blowing hard, and malicious intentions were written all over his face. Su Yue also knew that there had been no bugs in this game until now, and it would most likely appear on this road. But he had to take this road anyway, and having Cangzhi to cover his retreat was better than having no one at all.

He responded, holding the statue of the evil goddess in one hand, and jumped out of the hole in the wall!

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The sea breeze blew violently, so strong that Su Yue could hardly keep his balance. It cut his face like a knife and hurt, as if it was determined to drag him back to the old temple of the sea.

Su Yue gritted his teeth and rushed forward. From the corner of his eye he could see a dark mass of monsters crawling up the beach. There were seafarers and some bloody things of unknown origin. He had no time to be distracted. Cang Zhi would take care of the rest anyway. He followed the statue and continued upwards.

Although it was very difficult, Su Yue quickly reached the end. The temple stood on the cliff and looked a little dilapidated. There were several very lush banyan trees outside the temple. When he got closer, he found that they almost blocked the temple.

Just as Su Yue stepped onto the highest platform, the vines of the banyan trees suddenly lashed towards him!

With Su Yue's usual reaction ability, even if the vines doubled in size, he could cut them all with one sword. But this time, he realized something was wrong as soon as the wind started to blow.

The immense power of these vines is far beyond what an 8000-point game can achieve; they are bugs.

Su Yue changed his mind without hesitation. He immediately stepped back to avoid the vines, but he had to move forward, so he looked for a way out in the gaps between the waving vines.

After a short standoff, Su Yue finally seized an opportunity. A gap appeared between the two swinging vines, and Su Yue jumped up.

But the moment he jumped in, vines from all directions suddenly rolled towards him at the same time! To be more precise, they rolled towards the goddess statue in his hand.

If the goddess statue was taken away by the banyan tree, the sacrifice would be impossible to complete. There was no other way. Su Yue had to protect the goddess statue in front of his chest and draw his sword to chop it. However, he was already at the end of his strength and those vines were bugs. In a moment of abruptness, Su Yue was hit hard on the back by the vines and almost fell to the ground.

Su Yue gritted his teeth and used the only divine power he had to protect his body. His earrings began to sting as an alarm, but it didn't matter at all.

He transformed "Judgment" into a long sword, slashing again and again, trying hard to dodge the deadly vines and cut a bloody path forward.

But the further he went, the denser the vines became, like dancing claws, making it difficult for Su Yue to move forward.

The stone steps of the temple were right in front of him, but he was entangled by vines. At this moment, Su Yue noticed a waist-thick vine with a strong wind blowing towards him from behind!

At the critical moment, Su Yue had already made up his mind. This was the only way for him to break free from the stranglehold of the vines.

When the thickest vine came towards him, Su Yue used all his divine power to protect his body and stood in front of the vine. The other vines seemed surprised at why he didn't care about his life and consciously made way for him.

There was a loud "bang" and a huge force hit the lower back. Su Yue's eyes went black and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was hit by the vine and flew out, but he used his remaining control to adjust his direction in the air and fell on the stone steps of the temple. Su Yue rolled several times to cushion the impact of the landing and immediately got up.

At this moment, the vine realized that it had made a mess of things, and it rushed over like a dragon. Su Yue gave it no chance at all and rushed towards the throne with his last breath.

There was a depression on the altar. Su Yue jumped high and put the statue of the evil goddess on it before the vine wrapped around his waist!

There was a soft "dong" sound, followed by an earth-shaking movement. The evil wind suddenly stopped, and the vines suddenly fell down. First, a red light flashed on the throne, and then a gentle blue light surged up like a tide.

The red light and the blue light are fighting. This part does not require the player's participation. It is like watching a CG animation. When the blue light completely gains the upper hand, the sacrifice at the Temple of Poseidon is completely completed.

But Su Yue could no longer hold on.

He was so injured that he couldn't even stand up. He leaned against the corner of the temple with his back pressed against the cold ground.

The light in front of his eyes was blurred and covered with blood. His lower back, shoulders, arms, legs, and every joint in his body were in severe pain. He had been hit by the bug-level vine too many times and he felt like all the bones in his body were broken.

Even if I die here, as long as the others are still alive, it should be considered as completing the level and the bug has been successfully fixed, right?

As he was thinking this, Su Yue realized that he was being lifted up. First, his cold back rested against the warm, solid wall, and then a gentle, soothing force flowed into his heart.

He was all too familiar with that feeling; it was the taste of divine power. The pain that had once been fatal and tormenting him was rapidly alleviated, even healed, by the infusion of divine power. Although Su Yue was still weak for a moment, his condition was much better.

Su Yue turned his eyes with difficulty and saw Cang Zhi kneeling beside him, holding him against himself, with soft starlight shining in Cang Zhi's palm.

"No need, Ah Zhi." Su Yue said weakly, "Even if I die here, I won't really die. You don't need to waste your divine power..."

He was suddenly stunned.

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Chaos's consciousness gradually became clearer with the infusion of divine power, and the restored consciousness made Su Yue realize -

Su Yue suddenly turned around and looked at Cang Zhi in amazement, as well as the starlight that lit up in Cang Zhi's palm.

Only gods can mobilize divine power.

Su Yue suddenly understood something, but couldn't believe it at all.

Not only was he unable to believe it, but shock, astonishment, and anger at being fooled all came over him in an instant. He even recalled many scenes that made him feel a little puzzled. All the puzzles had explanations, but this explanation was even more outrageous than the puzzles. Su Yue didn't even know if this was an illusion he had when he was seriously injured and could not be cured.

"You." Su Yue said "you" several times, unable to utter a complete sentence. Finally, he could only ask, "You...what the hell is going on?"

Cang Zhi half-knelt beside Su Yue, like a loyal knight. Facing Su Yue's questions, he silently avoided Su Yue's death gaze, as if thinking about how to deal with the situation in front of him.

But I can't just get away with it.

Finally, Cang Zhi sighed and replied resignedly, "...just get rid of me."