"The resentment is so strong that the evil spirits here have probably gained momentum."
Wang Wan stood at the bow of the boat, her face solemn.
"Prepare for battle!"
With her command, golden light shone brightly on the Shenzhou, tearing a gap in the darkness.
As the ship docked, Wang Wan was the first to leap out, her spirit sword flashing with countless sword flowers as she shattered several demons that emerged from the black mist.
"Everyone else, get off the boat and rescue the people!"
Zhang Li and Liu Cuihua, carrying their daughter, followed the main group off the boat.
The scene before me was like hell.
Houses collapsed, and the place was in complete disarray.
Countless people, pale and emaciated, with numb eyes, hid in the ruins, while around them were countless demons of various shapes, shrouded in black mist.
"Run, everyone! Come with us!"
Liu Cuihua pulled up a little girl who had almost been captured by the evil spirit and shouted loudly.
The believers in the desolate mountains distributed food and water while gathering the survivors and leading them toward the Shenzhou.
The rescued people had empty eyes. An old man looked at them and asked numbly.
"Who are you? What god do you believe in? It's no use, this country is cursed, our god has long since abandoned us..."
Zhang Li stood in the crowd and spoke loudly.
"Our goddess is the Goddess of the Wilderness! She will never abandon any devout believer!"
"As long as you are willing to believe in her, she will give you a new life!"
The people wore mocking smiles, clearly disbelieving.
Just then, a sharp shriek pierced the sky.
A gigantic demon, shrouded in thick black energy, broke through Wang Wan's sword net and pounced straight at the unarmed civilians!
The stench made all the rescued people close their eyes and prepare to die.
Zhang Li and Liu Cuihua instinctively shielded their daughter behind them, but their faces showed no fear. Instead, they recited the name of the mountain god with even greater devotion.
At the critical moment, a dazzling golden light burst forth from Zhang Li, Liu Cuihua, and all the believers from the desolate mountain present.
The light converged, forming a huge golden shield that enveloped everyone and the rescued people.
The ferocious demon crashed headfirst into the golden shield, letting out a shrill scream, and the black aura swirling around its body melted away rapidly like snow under the scorching sun.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Those people who had given up hope slowly opened their eyes.
They saw that dazzling golden light.
They saw in the light the proud faces of those believers in the desolate mountains who, like them, were once ordinary people.
They saw that arrogant demon struggling painfully under the golden light, before finally turning into ashes.
"thump!"
I don't know who was the first to kneel down.
Immediately afterwards, all the rescued people knelt down heavily before the giant ship that radiated holy light.
Their faces no longer showed numbness and despair, but rather an intensely fervent yearning.
The old man who had been mocking them earlier now used all his strength to prostrate himself on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold earth, pleading in a hoarse voice.
"Divine messengers! We beg you! We beg you to let us also believe in the Mountain Goddess!"
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