Chapter 88 88. The show begins
Seeing that the old woman had no intention of letting her meet the candidate, Xu Zhi said again: "At least I helped you bring the person back, don't be so stingy."
"If you don't let me see it, I can destroy the heart you want at any time."
As she spoke, she gently placed a hand on Yu Shenwei's shoulder.
Yu Shenwei's whole body froze and she stood there in a daze. To others, it seemed that she was afraid and nervous after being coerced, but only Yu Shenwei herself knew that she was not really that scared. She was more surprised that she did not dislike Xu Zhi's current actions.
Including the hand on her shoulder, she did not feel threatened. Instead, she felt a faint sense of closeness that came from nowhere.
This made Yu Shenwei feel uneasy.
As an acolyte, the old woman obviously knew more than other fanatics and was more rational. She knew that at such a distance, the gambling element of whether she could save Yu Shenwei by gambling with Xu Zhi was too high.
Yu Shenwei is an extremely precious saint and must not be lost.
"Okay." The woman compromised temporarily. Perhaps this would be an opportunity. Once Yu Shenwei left the girl, she would immediately send someone to rescue the saint.
"Go call Alin over." She turned and ordered the believer beside her. Not long after, a man in his forties followed the believer here.
Xu Zhi used his [Prying Eyes] to look at the man. The red flame in his body was indeed brighter than Huo Ze's. In addition, Xu Zhi also found that a line had grown from the flame in the man's heart and was spreading towards his collarbone.
What is this?
Xu Zhi's intuition told him that this might be the reason why he was chosen and Huo Ze was not.
According to Huo Ze, there weren't many high-level believers in the camp established by the deacon. Including him, the saint, and the deacon himself, there were only five of them. Even Huo Ze didn't know the reason, so probably only the old woman and the man themselves knew.
You will definitely not get an answer if you ask, but
It didn't matter. Although she was curious, she didn't have to know the answer.
Xu Zhi's hand slowly lifted from Yu Shenwei's shoulder. Under the old woman's slightly nervous gaze, when his hand was only ten centimeters away from her shoulder, she suddenly waved gently in the man's direction.
Then, a white creature so fast that it could not be seen with the naked eye swooped down from the foggy sky and struck the man hard on the head.
Before the people around him could even react, his head had already exploded, and blood mixed with white objects splattered on the faces of the people around him. Combined with their stunned expressions, it was indescribably horrifying.
Almost in the next second, all the fanatics were enraged by this sudden change, even the old woman was no exception.
That was the candidate she had chosen for the future archbishop!
He was killed right under her nose, less than two meters away from her.
No matter how good the believers' self-healing ability is, at this stage it is impossible for a believer to be alive after his head explodes!
Of course, except for the saint.
She will only die on the day she is completely sacrificed. Otherwise, even if all her organs are hollowed out, she will continue to live as long as she is continuously nourished.
Now that the highly favored candidate has been shot in the head, all preparations have become empty talk. Who wouldn't be angry?
Some believers even forgot the deacon's instructions and attacked Xu Zhi directly, bypassing the old woman.
Of course, they were easily killed by his clansmen without even touching the corner of Xu Zhi's clothes.
But from this uncontrolled behavior, it can be seen that although the deacons have a dominant position among this group of fanatics, in extreme cases these fanatics can break free from this rule at will, and it is not solid.
If the archbishop was present today, these fanatics would not act on their own regardless of what Xu Zhi did.
After several rounds of attacks failed to hurt Xu Zhi at all, and even resulted in the loss of some members, the old woman who was the deacon finally calmed down.
She scolded the other fanatics who tried to continue the attack, looked at Xu Zhi with a gloomy face and asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I just think he's not suitable."
"Well, let me think about it. How about you guys change someone else?"
The old woman looked like she was about to laugh at Xu Zhi's anger, "Girl, you just killed the person I chose. Now tell me, why not change someone else?"
Is this what people say and what they do?
Xu Zhi looked innocent: "Yes, aren't I worried that you won't agree?"
The old woman's face twitched. "Little girl, I advise you not to be so arrogant. If I really want to fight to the death, you may not be able to leave here today."
"Don't." Xu Zhi dissuaded.
"I sincerely think he's not suitable. Look, I've even brought you the right candidate. It's just a replacement. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Shenwei's face stiffened a little, while Huo Ze looked ecstatic.
"What do you know!"
The woman's tone was filled with anger: "Huo Ze is totally unsuitable. He doesn't have the qualifications. There's no way he can become an archbishop this way!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Huo Ze's face turned gloomy, while Xu Zhi still looked indifferent.
She said, "I'm not sure what the qualifications are, but why not give it a try?"
"Impossible!" the woman refused.
Xu Zhi sighed and turned to look at Huo Ze: "Do you know what to do? If you do, I'll kill her and let you perform the ritual yourself, how about that?"
The main point of Xu Zhi's words was an open and aboveboard conspiracy, and everyone present heard it.
Huo Ze nodded: "Of course, this old man has already made all the preparations, and all we need to do is start the ceremony!"
If it was the preparation and carving of the previous ceremony, he certainly wouldn't do it, but now he just needs to reap the benefits, so he still knows how to do it.
"Huo Ze, you are committing suicide! Anyone without the qualifications who enters the ceremony will only bring about their own destruction!" The old woman shouted angrily, trying to make Huo Ze change his mind.
Huo Ze, with Xu Zhi's support, became bolder at this moment: "How do I know whether what you said is true or not? Don't think I don't know! You are biased towards him just because that guy is your son!"
Wow, there is such a relationship?
Xu Zhi had a look of delighted delight on his face, while Yu Shenwei's closed eyelashes trembled slightly. It was obvious that this gossip gave her a little shock.
But Huo Ze's words obviously angered the old woman. Seeing that Xu Zhi and Huo Ze were stubborn, she stopped talking nonsense and gave orders directly to the fanatics.
"Go, kill them and take back the Saint!"
If she hadn't been concerned about saving the lives of these low-level believers for sacrifice, the old woman would have made this decision long ago, but now it seems that this is the only way.
At worst, after things calm down, we can look for some living sacrifices.
Seeing that the deacon was serious, the arrogant expression on Huo Ze's face subsided slightly, and he even took two steps back in fear.
Xu Zhi firmly grasped Yu Shenwei's stiff shoulders, pulled her slightly towards him, and whispered in her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"You see, none of you are serving your Lord with all your heart. You are all using Him to achieve your own selfish ends."
"But you're different. You're the most loyal, right?"
"Open your eyes, the show is about to begin."
(End of this chapter)
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