"Humph, how can the gods of the Hebrews be compared with our Egyptian gods?"
"Our gods are the masters of this earth. How could they be afraid?"
Pharaoh's voice pierced through the surrounding noise, carrying unquestionable arrogance and contempt.
There was a cold glint in his eyes, as if he could see through all hypocrisy.
At the same time, it is also to soothe the restless hearts of the people below.
Moses remained calm and said firmly:
"Of course our gods are different from yours!"
"He is the embodiment of love and power. He embraces the hearts of every Hebrew and protects every inch of our land."
"Today, I am not here to argue, but to let you, Pharaoh, witness with your own eyes the consequences of disobeying God's will and breaking your promise!"
After saying this, Moses took a step forward, and every step seemed to step on the heartstrings of everyone, slowly approaching the blood-red river.
There was no fear in his eyes, only persistence in his faith and pursuit of justice.
No one can stop him.
Even a powerful king like Ramses II could only watch helplessly as Moses broke through the encirclement and reached the river.
Moses raised the rod that symbolized divine power high and struck it hard.
In an instant.
The river water seemed to be ignited with anger, its color becoming darker and darker until it was no different from blood.
A disgusting stench spread and reached the sky.
The fish panicked and jumped out of the water one after another, but they weakly turned up their white bellies and floated on the surface of the river.
It formed a shocking picture.
"No!!! How is this possible!"
Screams of terror erupted from the crowd, and disbelief was written on everyone's face.
Fish, so many fish died!
That was an important source of food for their survival, but now it disappeared in an instant!
Fear and despair spread rapidly like a plague, enveloping the entire scene.
Moses' voice, calm and powerful, cut through the chaos:
"This is God's first warning to you, and also a punishment for your deception and betrayal."
"After three days, if you still stubbornly refuse to release the Hebrews, I will come again with even more severe judgment."
Pharaoh's face turned ashen, anger and unwillingness intertwined. He roared, "Catch him!"
However, Moses seemed to be protected by an invisible force and moved easily among the guards.
He disappeared from everyone's sight like a ghost, leaving behind only a determined back and endless shock.
It looked like a battle scene from a movie.
Mai Xuan couldn't help but marvel at it, with excitement glittering in his eyes.
"See, I told you long ago that this is a disaster sent by God, and the real test is yet to come!"
What is the blood plague of the first plague?
There will be even more awesome things to come!
"Huh? Why aren't you talking?"
He turned around in confusion and looked at the five people around him.
But I found that they all looked solemn.
Mai Xuan just felt strange: "What's wrong with you?"
Feng Feng's voice was low and hoarse, breaking the silence.
"Have you ever... felt like the water in your throat has been sucked out all of a sudden, leaving you terribly thirsty?"
"Thirsty?"
Mai Xuan was just about to make a joke, saying that in this bizarre fantasy world, they, the "outsiders", were neither tired nor hungry.
Why am I thirsty?
But when the words came to his lips, an indescribable feeling of dryness instantly swept through his mouth.
It made it difficult for him to even swallow.
Mai Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, Jin Shile slowly raised his arm.
In the sunlight, the scarlet river water slowly slid down his slender fingers, as shocking as blood.
"I can... touch it!"
There was a hint of disbelief in his voice.
The six people quickly formed a circle and began to exchange their feelings.
They were surprised to find that the other people in the illusion still ignored them.
But they themselves encountered unprecedented changes:
Feng Feng and Mai Xuan became extremely thirsty; Gao Chen and Yun Yang were hungry;
Jin Shile and Tanai unexpectedly gained the ability to touch objects in the illusion, and the river water was the most direct proof of this.
All these visions happened at the critical moment after Moses announced the three-day period, and all the symptoms seemed to be closely related to the mysterious changes in the Nile River.
Jin Shile's eyes sparkled with wisdom, and he put forward a bold hypothesis:
"Perhaps the key to our escape from this illusion lies within the ancient legend of the Ten Plagues?"
"Every time we solve the mystery of a disaster, we may be one step closer to the truth."
Feng Feng took out a bottle of water from the storage space and drank it in big gulps.
"Your guess makes sense. We have to take action and not just sit there and wait for death."
As he spoke, he wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing with determination.
Fortunately, his storage space can be opened, otherwise he would die of thirst in the illusion sooner or later!
Yunyang was not willing to be left behind. He took out a few compressed biscuits from his storage bag and chewed them quickly.
Trying to relieve the sudden hunger.
"So what should we do? Should we solve the disaster or make it go more smoothly?"
His voice was low and firm, and every word seemed to carry weight.
Upon hearing this, a look of determination flashed in Tanai's eyes:
"Of course it's the former! Our hunger, thirst, and exposure to bloody water are all due to the Nile River disaster that affected the lives of Egyptians."
"Our destinies are clearly linked to the Egyptians of this land!"
Feng Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded, his eyes gleaming with approval.
"Tanai is right, I have no objection."
Gao Chen sighed softly, his tone full of helplessness and emotion.
"Yes, even God's punishment shouldn't be so ruthlesslyfallen upon the innocent. The boundaries seem too blurred."
It was clearly the leaders who made the decision, but it was the ordinary people who suffered first.
The first people to suffer famine due to river water must be ordinary people at the bottom of society.
Yunyang frowned, his eyes deep, as if he could penetrate the fog of this illusion.
"But the problem is, this illusion is created by a Christian artifact. Will it really be so fair and selfless as to allow us to challenge the god behind it? This..."
The logic behind it makes people doubtful.
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