As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 545: In the midst of fire and destruction, we welcome the coming of God

The Church of "Soul of Steel".

It was built fifty years ago, and its first appearance on the historical stage dates back a hundred years ago, a story about a boy and a robot.

The believers operate almost exclusively in the city-state of Belia, because they are all lunatics, psychopaths, and a bunch of bastards who are not accepted by the world.

The nuns did not follow the teachings, and the priests beat people while preaching.

Killers, weirdos, mercenaries, soldiers, wanted criminals, guys with weird personalities, guys who are not accepted by the world, guys who would be guilty of living one more day, only this country can allow them to survive.

They believe in the doctrine, they believe in the God who is tolerant and tolerant behind the scenes, so they have endless fantasies about what that God looks like.

Based on the last doctrine, some people speculated that it should be a doctor.

If doctors who cure diseases and save lives were gods, the world would be a wonderful place.

The result is a dog.

At this moment, believers in the country who saw this scene told everyone the information.

dog.

It's a dog.

But it doesn’t matter!

Because it doesn’t matter what god they believe in, even if it’s pork chop! Tolerance is everything!
So the pious gaze never stopped for a moment.

Until someone mentioned a good guess.

"It was the old bastard Pope's plan!"

"He honestly made a dog appear so that we would think God is a dog!"

"I've heard of a Gu-raising technique that uses despair to nourish one's own abilities, that old bastard Winston!"

"Wait, calm down!"

"Maybe it really is a dog!"

"Demon Hunter! Just ask him!"

"By the way, kill that Pope, and then we'll decide who will be the new Pope!"

So Li Nuo became the target of everyone's expectations...

Cha Bai gritted his teeth and looked at the top of the church that was shattered by the magic circle. He should open the [portal] to go over now, but considering that someone would be needed outside to provide support, Cha Bai took a deep breath and decided to wait for Li Nuo's message.

"Girl, I found you!"

A group of female believers chased after them.

Because Cha Bai was the trigger of the civil war in the country, she has never been safe. The female believers were relentless in pursuit of her. With Maljie by her side, she chose to avoid them for Captain Ma's safety. Now that Maljie is gone, there is no need to endure it, but there is no need to start a fight either.

"Sisters, do we have to fight? Can we not fight?"

She tried to negotiate with the women who had climbed onto the roof.

But the female believers didn't want to talk.

"You are an accomplice of the damned demon hunter. We are just following the teachings."

Cha Bai directly activated [Ghost Back].

"You guys are so annoying."

Cha Bai bit her beautiful teeth, she was almost annoyed.

However, as the muscle lines began to appear, the group of women suddenly stopped what they were doing and stopped walking.

Their eyes slowly changed from hostility to pity. The reason for hunting down Cha Bai was not because of the "damn demon hunter", but because she was pretty, that's all. But when she had muscles... the female believers suddenly felt a little... guilty.

"Sorry, we don't know..."

Cha Bai was a little overwhelmed.

"Wait... I don't actually have that much muscle..."

A female believer: "It doesn't matter. I actually have muscles too. After all, it's inevitable to exercise your muscles... I just don't have that many..."

"Let me explain!" As a woman, Cha Bai also loves beauty and doesn't want others to pay too much attention to her muscles, especially [Xianuoya's long skirt]. The backless shape can better highlight the ghost back shape. She wants to keep long hair to cover it, but the damn demon hunter is a short-hair control.

"Do you have abdominal muscles?" asked an older woman.

Cha Bai pursed his lips: "No."

Ding!
The polygraph watch on the wrist of the elder sister who asked the question just now beeped.

"She's lying, she has abs!"

The women's looks went from pity to great pity.

A heat wave stirred up sparks in the air. Cha Bai stood in the center of the hot wind, his body covered with flames of the black magic [Flame Feather Robe]. He swung his right hand and grasped the [Zero Axe Hammer] that had transformed.

White hair flying in the wind.

The blue eyes flashed with murderous intent.

“You will pay the price.”

The group of women began to retreat, and Cha Bai was now like a demon.

"No, wait, girl, listen to me, it's okay to have abs, I have them too!"

Chabai took a step forward and tilted his head expressionlessly.

"How many do you have?"

"Four dollars."

"Six bucks for me."

……

Li Nuo noticed that a violent magic factor erupted from Cha Bai's direction, with a red factor color and the element of fire.

She fought again...

He was secretly complaining and had no time to care about anything else because Pope Winston had collapsed.

“Ah…ah…” Winston could only say this hoarsely, the god he summoned turned out to be a dog… He knew there was no mistake, this dog must be that god.

The summoning ritual used comes from that goddess.

Sitting on the top of Tanggula, she is also the goddess at the top of the world.

The gods of some worlds are actually players.

For example, Malger is the evil god in the world of NieR.

God is very different from God.

In this world, Tia's thousand-year lifespan and her knowledge and learning ability as a player are enough to make her the strongest in a world affected by "Border Prison". She is powerful enough to influence the fate of the world and is a god. Therefore, the ritual she gave would not be doubted by Pope Winston.

It was not God but the dog that made Winston collapse.

The answer to his collapse can be found in [Emile's Mask].

[Kay Winston: lv82]

【Strength: 169】

[Reaction: 202]

[Spiritual Power: 300 (Bonus from Guiding Machine)]

[Physique: 166]

【Insight: 169】

【Medical: 188】

……

【Memory Fragments】

[Winston's family was poor when he was a child. His parents died in the war and he was adopted. That family treated him like a slave and beat him up every day. But it didn't matter because all they needed was to survive.]

[Until that day, the children of the head of the family wanted to kill Winston for no reason, just to see what his body structure was like as an orc.]

[Winston fled to the warehouse, where there was a strange man... "Then kill everyone who bullied you", the man left this sentence and threw him a dagger. That night, Winston killed everyone. He was attracted to the man]

[Winston asked: "Can you tell me your name?"]

[The man said: "Evil demon, but don't say you know me. Those people will kill you because of this name."]

[Winston has grown up to be a wealthy businessman. Papagus and his friends found him. In order to fight against the demons, they hope Winston can help with logistics. They set out on the journey together, but Winston's purpose is actually... he wants to join the demon's camp.]

[In the final battle, Papagus and his group were defeated by the evil demon. This guy was so powerful that Winston felt excited. Yes, he wanted to be loyal to such a man, but... a certain force from the "top of the world" interfered with the final battle, and the evil demon died.]

[Winston became a hero, but chose to hide his identity. One day, the minions of the evil demon found him. A plan to revive the evil demon was quietly being carried out. For that plan, Winston chose to establish a country next to the Tanggula Mountains to "monitor" the "top of the world"]

[As for establishing a religious state, there is actually another purpose...]

[Winston found the teachings of the "Soul of Steel" in the demon ruins. Through research, he discovered the demon's past...]

……

"Your Excellency is the first believer of 'Soul of Steel'..."

Winston knelt in front of the dog.

"Although the adults no longer believe in you, you can't be a dog..."

[Dramatic Gas] is still having its effect.

Winston's contradictory psychology was magnified. As the villain in the "protagonist's story", he could not suppress his emotions and spoke without restraint.

"That little robot with a guitar passed on the teachings to the adults, which led to the rise of the evil demon. He has a heart of steel, endless tolerance, and everything in the teachings is so noble... How could it be a dog!"

"No, no, it must be the problem with the magic circle!"

"Yes, yes... there is something wrong with the magic circle!"

Winston put his hands on the ground and tried to comfort himself, but his eyes were filled with confusion.

"I want to destroy everything and start over."

Okay, the villain’s story is over, and it’s the turn of the heroes.

"No matter what you are going to do, we must stop you!" Nanami said sternly, holding a long stick. She was actually so ashamed that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.

"Yuffy...wait." Li Nuo looked at Winston firmly and asked, "What's going on with the evil demon? Is he going to be resurrected, or..."

"Lord Evil..." Winston stood up slowly, tilted his head, and said with a look of being teased: "He did meet a mechanical missionary holding a guitar. He came from another world. He will be resurrected, but not for the 'Soul of Steel'. This dog is not qualified to be his god of enlightenment." Along with the Pope's answer, the sound of task completion rang in Li Nuo's ears.

[Side quest completed: Church of Steel Soul]

[Task Difficulty: lv50]

[Task reward: 5000 experience points, random card*2]

[Mission details: Investigate the problem of the "Steel Soul Church"]

……

[Hidden Quest Line Update: Dangers Buried Under the Dust of History]

[Two secrets hidden deep in the world have been discovered]

[Tip: The more you discover, the richer the settlement reward will be]

[A major event that has impacted the world has been discovered...]

1. The history of the rising church and the devil;

The evil demon who made old Mayor Papagus and others embark on a journey when they were young was actually influenced by the "Mechanical Cult" and awakened the strange brain grooves. Fortunately, the evil demon later abandoned the teachings of the "Mechanical Cult" because the more mature he became, the more he felt that the teachings were a bit wrong.

Second, the existence of the top of the world;
On top of the Tanggula Mountains, there is an existence that cannot be provoked. It is the main thing that maintains world peace.

……

Li Nuo felt that the [Hidden Quest Line] could be connected together. At the same time, he had no plans to provoke the "Top of the World" known as the [World Editor] in the near future. Brother Ting was there anyway, so he could go over and play with him when the quest was almost over.

He now really wanted to ask Nanami about the news about the idiot couple, because he always felt that the other hidden line was related to that couple.

Thoughts are fleeting.

Li Nuo suddenly followed his heart and pulled out [Maggie].

boom!
Winston's head was blown off by a bullet.

Li Nuo looked in a certain direction with his dead fish eyes hiding behind the smoke from the gun.

In the gradually darkening sky, there was a shadow hiding in the clouds. He was riding a flying magical beast and watching from afar.

It was the minions of Warcraft... The black-robed demon had been watching this farce from a distance. When Winston spoke the truth uncontrollably, the black-robed demon was also trying to remove the toxicity of the [Dramatic Gas]. He succeeded, but only for a moment.

The effect of [Dramatic Gas] briefly ceased and then reappeared.

Nanami suddenly grabbed Li Nuo's arm and whispered in a delicate voice, "Claude... there's no need for you to kill him like this, right?"

Li Nuo made a sound through gritted teeth: Don’t touch my arm with that expression, you bastard!
Nanami looked like she was longing for someone to save her: Do you think I want to?

Both of them were scared, so they must not let Tifa see this scene.

At this time, Maljie was also affected by the gas. He suddenly rushed towards Li Nuo and shouted, "Woof (You cheated on me)!"

Maljie was screaming in his heart: How did it suddenly become a bloody drama of a love triangle! I don't like Nanami!
Li Nuo stared at the dog rushing towards him with a horrified expression, but he was happy in his heart: Watch how I beat you!

Just before Claude was about to fight the dog, the church headquarters began to shake violently.

If you zoom out, you can see that the entire country is shaking violently.

The [World of Warcraft Encyclopedia] in Li Nuo's pocket automatically plays voice.

【Giant Goblin Collective】

[Unknown information, we only know that it is the king of goblins hiding underground, a huge creature]

[Danger level: S]

[Strength: A]

Li Nuo remembered a piece of information he learned in prison. Before the founding of the country, there was an underground maze here, where a large number of goblins and monsters lived. Not long after the emergence of Belia City-State, the goblins and monsters disappeared.

In fact, some of those goblins were transformed into guide machines to protect the entire country.

——Mobile fortress.

……

It's dark.

The moon has risen.

The ground in the north of Belia City-State cracked, and the giant mobile fortress hidden beneath the country crawled out of its grave.

This is a giant mechanical creature that spans several kilometers. It crawls out of the ground with six thick iron feet like insects. Dust and rubble fly into the sky. The church's headquarters and the houses in the northern city are on its back.

Gears, steel plates, and guided cannons are scattered all over its body. At the front end of its black shell, there are six red spots of light like eyes on its round head.

With a mechanical roar, the sleeping mechanical monster announced its awakening!

In the central area of ​​its body.

The magical power is transmitted to a petri dish through fine wires and tubes on the wall.

In the transparent solution rippling in the petri dish, a head without facial features slowly formed. It was the "soul" of Pope Winston.

As the former richest man in the world, the Pope and King of a religious country, and a weakling at the same time, how could he not prepare a backup plan for himself?

Part of his soul had long been transferred to the interior of this giant fortress that cost almost all of his assets to build.

Winston's featureless head "looked" at the monitor across the room.

The order he gave to the fortress slowly appeared on the screen:
"Destroy everything and start over."

[Side quest has been triggered: Defeat the giant fortress "Belia"]

[Task difficulty: lv100~lv150]

[Task reward: 200000 experience points, 3 characteristic value]

[Mission details: Winston is not dead yet. His real brain is actually inside the fortress. The entire fortress is Winston]

Players received a task notification.

Everyone was teleported to a distant place by the magic power of the church headquarters.

At this moment, the fortress's guided cannons fired light, and in an instant the rest of the country was swept by hundreds of magical rays.

The whole country was buried in the flames.

The fire seemed to be roaring.

Maljie was teleported to a street. Not far from him was the deep ravine left by the guiding rays. He climbed up from the scorching ground. Everything developed completely differently from what he had imagined.

And nearby, dozens of believers were standing around.

Everyone looked towards this god.

Many eyes were fixed on the dog.

Malj tried to explain, but all he could say was "Woof".

A second wave of rays fell from the sky, and the light and shadow of the guided cannon quickly obscured the view.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw this scene: those believers who were not mechanical life forms used all means to stand in front of him and help him block the impact of the guide cannon.

On a steel tower, there were two figures, a nun holding a battle axe, and a priest wearing gold-rimmed glasses. They used force and magic to fend off the bombardment of the guided artillery.

The rest of the people protected Maljie and risked their lives to help him resist the impending danger.

Everyone would look at him from time to time, and almost everyone's eyes were clear.

"It's the unexpected surprise we expected. The dog is actually our god."

"As long as it's a god that brings faith, it doesn't matter what it is."

"You may be a god, but you look so weak."

"So please stay behind us."

"Let me make it clear first. We are the only ones who believe that you are a god. The rest of us still don't believe you. Don't be too proud, or else those 40,000 people will come out and kill you."

Because the teachings of "Soul of Steel" allow them to tolerate everything.

At this moment Maljie got up from the ground.

"Woof (idiots)."

He walked towards the highest point with the body of a dog.

The eyes are restrained.

……

Li Nuo, Nanami, and Wells were sitting on the roof of a house, looking at the giant fortress that was tens of meters high.

The three of them felt that they might need an Ultraman to solve the current problem.

Li Nuo took out the [Summoning Magic Crystal].

He wanted to summon the S-class monster from Tanggula Mountain to avoid danger, but Maljie's followers might be accidentally injured.

Li Nuo prayed in his mind, and the magic crystal slowly glowed.

Just as he was about to say what he was summoning, his headset rang.

"Hey, Li Nuo, can you help me? Can you destroy that mechanical fortress without harming these cultists?"

The voice belonged to Malj.

Li Nuo was stunned. Maljie could speak! ?

Nanami suddenly nervously grabbed Li Nuo's collar, and Wells also opened his mouth and looked towards the area not far away.

"Look there!"

Li Nuo looked over there and nodded blankly: "No problem, Master... the three of us will go and kill it."

The witcher's silver eyes passed through the firelight and scattered buildings, and stopped above a clock tower high in the city.

Tens of thousands of believers gathered there, looking up at the top of the bell tower, their pupils reflecting the greatest faith in life.

The doctor's coat was still dazzlingly white in the fire.

Boom-!
The broken ancient bell in the belfry chimed one last time, then shattered in the heat.

Maljie opened his arms and used his back to protect the tens of thousands of believers.

"I am the God of the Mechanical Cult and your protector."

(End of this chapter)