"Is it your turn?"
As fellow archbishops, it can be said that no one present was convinced by anyone else. They started fighting without even meeting in person simply because someone was putting pressure on them.
Xu Zhi didn't say anything. He watched them secretly competing with each other as if it was fun. It's not that he couldn't understand the current situation. After all, everyone present knew that He would definitely come after they gathered. Apart from Xu Zhi, who wouldn't want to show themselves in front of Him?
This group of archbishops are all "newcomers" who are unfamiliar with each other and have had few opportunities to show themselves before. Now they are gathered together with their "colleagues" who are also competitors. They cannot fight directly, so the only way to show themselves is to seize the right to speak first.
Whoever has the right to speak will have the upper hand and will be more likely to be seen by Him.
The strength of the archbishops is actually not completely consistent. Their abilities vary greatly according to their different [names]. Their actual combat capabilities are also affected by various factors, resulting in internal strength gaps. According to the situation of the previous generation of archbishops, the ones with stronger head-on 1V1 combat power are [Rage], [Pride] and [Greed], and this generation seems to be the same, but unfortunately, [Greed] is not there.
So [Wrath] and [Pride] took more initiative, and in the end, [Pride] took the initiative.
"Then let's exchange the information we have first. After that, we can summon the Lord to come."
His idea was simple: he only had the "initiative" for a short period of time, so he had to make the best use of it during this period, for example, by obtaining more information.
After all, it is obvious that after summoning the Lord, the Lord will definitely issue orders and tasks. Who will listen to his sharing of information at that time?
There were many people who thought this way, so the exchange of information went smoothly. Although everyone had their own ulterior motives, they were all loyal to the [Cup]. At least, no one did anything excessive with the information, and at most they just concealed some things.
When it was Xu Zhi's turn, she opened her eyes blankly. Facing everyone's questioning gazes, she shook her head innocently: "I don't know anything. I've been guarding here the whole time, but I haven't seen anyone."
"ha?!"
"Are you kidding me?"
"No one will believe your nonsense!"
Facing the sarcastic words and expressions of his colleagues, Xu Zhi spread his hands and said, "I'm telling the truth. Otherwise, how about I make something up for you?"
Several people were choked by her overly frank attitude, but since Xu Zhi was being so shameless, they couldn't do anything to her at this time.
"OK."
[Arrogant] sneered and didn't continue to waste time arguing with Xu Zhi, but Xu Zhi knew in her heart that they were not going to let it go, but would remember what she had done today. If nothing unexpected happened, she would probably be ostracized in the small circle of [Archiver].
Simply put, you may not be able to get any information or help from your colleagues afterwards.
But it doesn't matter. Xu Zhi doesn't really want to help [Cup] with her business. If the mission fails because of slacking off, she can have a reasonable excuse. She can say that she was excluded, had no news, and no one wanted to cooperate with her, so she failed.
"Now that everyone has shared the news, let's begin summoning the Lord's coming without further delay."
Compared to other believers, it is obviously much easier for archbishops to gain His attention. They don't even need to prepare rituals. They only need to devote themselves to chanting the Lord's true words to attract His attention.
The lead singer is naturally [Pride].
When the poem praising the [Cup] sounded in the room, no one noticed that there was a guy trying to take advantage of the situation mixed in.
This cannot be blamed on Xu Zhi. She knew that the more earnestly she sang the praises, the deeper the imprint of the [Cup] would be. Of course, she could not be as pious as others.
Not only did she not make any sound, she even got her lips moving incorrectly several times!
Fortunately, everyone else was so engrossed in singing praises to the Lord that they didn't notice her at all.
Soon, He felt the call of His believers and lowered His gaze. The entire room froze the moment He cast His gaze upon it, as if time had melted away at that moment, leaving only this small room in the world.
His gaze naturally fell on the lead singer [Pride] first. [Pride] could hardly restrain the look of joy on his face. Only the most devout believers would be as ecstatic as he was just because the god's gaze fell on him for less than a second longer than others.
No one said anything. Even though "God" did not give any instructions and just remained silent, they remained loyal and waited.
At this moment, even Xu Zhi started to pretend to be serious.
After all, she was still guilty of mismanaging Liancheng City, and she didn't know whether she would be held accountable. His gaze fell on her, and she naturally had to act pious.
The silence did not last long. He seemed to be just thinking about something, or simply looking at his several "right-hand men". Then, a voice whose gender could not be determined and whose timbre could not be described fell from the "sky".
[Capture all remaining agents alive and sacrifice them on the Lotus City Circuit.]
【Remember, be alive.】
This time, He even repeated the command for the first time.
Want to live?
Xu Zhi's brain worked slightly, thinking about the purpose behind this request, but the information she knew at the moment was not enough, and it was difficult to associate it with His true purpose, so she didn't bother too much.
However, when these agents are sacrificed on their way back, they may understand the purpose of doing so.
But in short, she already knew in advance that the [Agents] were about to die. Perhaps this was an opportunity for her original body to take advantage of.
When all the [Agents] die, will the wooden signs created by the [Agents] and the rules contained therein also become "ownerless"?
Rules will not disappear just because the person who created them dies. They are still rules. It’s just that the person who can do things through them disappears. Whatever she does to these “ownerless” rules will not be noticed by anyone.
It's a good opportunity.
After [God] gave the order, he fell silent again as if he had opened his mouth to ask for money. However, the archbishops present suddenly felt a subtle emotion, which forced them to say what they wanted to say without any hesitation.
Xu Zhi was also affected by this emotion. She was startled and barely controlled herself. The other archbishops obviously did not have such strong determination. Someone had already asked directly: "Lord, there are rumors outside that gods of other attributes have news. Will this affect your plans?"
The question is really direct.
When Xu Zhi was thinking this in his heart, suddenly, a sneering sound seemed to be heard from the sky. The laughter seemed to be made up of the strongest malice in the world. Xu Zhi could taste the extremely obvious malice from just a brief sound that leaked out.
【Don't worry about it.】
He only replied with these four words, and the other believers instantly felt relieved.
Xu Zhi found it strange. Why did the gods of other attributes say four words, and you also said four words? Do you have any agreement?
When she thought about this, she almost said it out loud. Fortunately, her original body reminded her in time, otherwise this complaint would have been heard by everyone.
It's really scary. This kind of buff of "saying whatever you think directly" is too insidious!
The other archbishops had obviously been immersed in it without realizing it, and kept expressing their thoughts. Xu Zhi even heard their dissatisfaction with him more than once.
But the [God] who heard these words did not show any reaction. He did not even question Xu Zhi's dereliction of duty or punish him. He just let [Pride] take over Liancheng.
This is so weird.
Liancheng is obviously of great significance to Him. How could He not accept any punishment for His misbehavior?
Is the god of [Cup] such a good-tempered being?
Obviously, it is impossible. Xu Zhi is more inclined to believe that this "God" is the worst existence among all gods. After all, he is the only one who has turned this path into a dead end. Apart from him, no other "superhuman" can walk on the path of [Cup] and can only become his believer.
Believers cannot be considered true "superhumans", they can only be considered believers of the [Cup] attribute god.
[Cup] There is actually only one “superhuman” on this path.
This road has been ruined by their own god. There is no normal way to enter it. The only way is to take the crooked path through him and become a part of him.
One can imagine the ambition behind such a thing. How could such a god be a gentle one?
The archbishops talked an unusual amount. After urgently asking the most concerned questions at the beginning, they continued to talk about trivial matters, vying for favor, and framing their colleagues.
He seemed impatient to listen to this, and the next second, the scene in the room returned to its original state, and the abyss-like breath dissipated in an instant.
Then everyone knew that He had left.
The "say whatever you think" buff that fell on the archbishops also dissipated. After realizing how stupid they had looked just now, the faces of the archbishops turned visibly dark.
But some people also noticed that they were all talking nonsense, only Xu Zhi was quite silent.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
The others were obviously very curious about Xu Zhi's condition. It would have been fine if they had nothing to ask, but why didn't they express their loyalty to the Lord?
That's strange.
And Xu Zhi gave an impeccable reason.
"I'm too lazy to speak."
It fits the character perfectly, although I am still confused. Even if I am lazy, I wouldn't be so lazy as to speak in front of the Lord, right?
But the Lord didn't say anything, so it was difficult for them to pursue accountability.
"You all heard the request, right? Three of the agents are dead, leaving four. It shouldn't be a problem for the six of us to capture the four opponents alive, right?"
“I don’t know where the remaining one is.”
"It's really strange. We can't even sense its approximate location. Could it be that the Lord has other plans for it?"
The person who said this revealed a hint of jealousy in his words. Xu Zhi complained in his heart, "What are you jealous of? Your master will probably kill it the first thing he does when he finds it."
After all, the little alien had already broken free from its control and stolen its energy. If the little alien had not been hiding deep in the Lost Land and rarely leaked its breath, it would have been killed long ago.
"Well, how about we split into two groups and go and capture two first?"
Even Pride made extremely careful arrangements when facing the orders He gave. Three against one, there can't be any problems, right?
The others nodded in agreement, and then came the crucial question: "Who will be teamed up with whom?"
As soon as these words fell, the atmosphere became subtle. Xu Zhi could feel that probably no one wanted to be in the same group with her.
She also likes to mess with people's mentality, so she said directly: "You guys divide it first, and the remaining two will be in the same group with me."
Anyway, I have already offended someone, so I don’t mind offending them even more severely.
As for the mission, she would definitely focus on the one that was not right and "assist from the side".
In the end, [Pride], [Wrath] and [Slaanesh] formed a team, while [Gluttony] and [Envy] had to bring Xu Zhi along.
"It can be confirmed that the Blade Agent is injured, and seriously so. He can be put aside for now. Without the help of a Heart Agent, he won't be able to recover from such a serious injury in a short period of time. Let's focus on taking down the other Agents first."
"News about Deng is the most secretive, and there's no information yet. That leaves Moth and Zhu. Moth is the more dangerous. Our team will go find Moth, and you guys will go find Zhu. Is that okay?"
At this time, the nature of [arrogance] emerged and chose a relatively dangerous target.
[Gluttony] and [Jealousy] would certainly not have any objections to this, and Xu Zhi would have even less.
"Zhu is in Luzhou. We can only confirm his approximate location, but if nothing unexpected happens, he should be at the headquarters of the Gods Heavy Industry."
Xu Zhi raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this. What a coincidence! She was extremely curious about the Gods Heavy Industry, so now she had the chance to go directly to the headquarters to take a look?
Luzhou, a familiar name. When the league was first held, there was a team from Luzhou with pure [Casting] attributes. Their actions were a bit strange, and they withdrew from the competition halfway. Xu Zhi guessed at the time that they were just collecting the flesh and genes of the contestants. He didn't know if they had researched anything after so long.
That underground researcher also seems to be related to the Gods Heavy Industry. Lingzhou, Liancheng, and [Cup] all have inextricable ties with this organization. Xu Zhi is very curious, what secrets are hidden in the headquarters of the Gods Heavy Industry?
"Let's go, capture these agents before they have a chance to attack Lotus City."
[Pride] was determined to succeed in this operation. Even though he believed that capturing an agent alive did not require the three archbishops to act together, he still made concessions in order to better complete the Lord's orders.
Even among his colleagues, he did not believe that other archbishops had the ability to compete with him.
He will be the one who does the best and will be eligible for promotion!
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