I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 519 Found You!
It was late at night and the whole city seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. The cool autumn wind made the dark alleys even more desolate.

The road surface of this alley was simply covered with some gravel, and there was turbid water from time to time, but this was nothing to Li Si.

He now has dark vision and can see clearly even without light.

Although he seemed to be strolling around, Li Si had been using his mental power to explore the surrounding environment, especially the underground areas.

His advanced earth element affinity expertise allowed his mental power to easily penetrate the soil with almost no loss.

The base of that evil god's believer is most likely still in an underground secret room somewhere.

From the information he had just learned from the conversation with the clergy of the Church of the Suffering God, if there was only one believer in the evil god, Li Si guessed that there was a high possibility that the believer in the evil god was praying to the evil god for power through a life sacrifice ceremony.

After all, there is only one person on the other side. It is okay for him to hide himself, but it would be too difficult for him to do something big in secret.

The followers of the evil god are just reckless, not idiots.

It is naturally impossible to think of destroying the entire Green Wind City when there is a huge disparity in power between them and the Kingdom and the Church of the Gods.

Where will it be hidden?

Li Si casually strolled on the quiet and deserted streets, carefully searching every place around him with his mental power.

According to the intelligence at hand, there have naturally been cases of people going missing recently. However, perhaps because the extraordinary professionals from the government and the church have already discovered and started investigating, the number of missing people has increased significantly compared to before.

But it didn’t end!

In other words, the evil god's believer did not stop his sacrifices and did not give up even in the face of such an intense search.

This shows that the believer of the evil god who was causing trouble on the streets of Light was very crazy and dared to deal with the clergy of the Church of the Gods alone.

At the same time, it also shows that this believer in the evil god is quite confident in his ability to hide his whereabouts.

This is indeed the case. It has been a week since many residents of Wright Street were found missing, and the Church of the Suffering God has been involved in the investigation for several days.

Apart from the two basements where the life sacrifice rituals took place, there are no more valuable tablets.

Even the traces of the sacrifice pointing to the evil god were erased. This evil god believer was extremely cautious.

He is so confident in himself, but he will carefully erase all traces, not wanting the Church of Gods to discover the evil god he believes in.
It seems that the object of the other party's sacrifice is quite important!
Li Si tried his best to guess the thoughts of the evil god's believer based on the information he had already obtained, and slowly he felt that he had grasped some clues.

There was no way. He had experienced too many similar things in his previous life.

Although I have never heard of what happened in Cuifeng City in my previous life, I think the evil god's followers behave in similar ways.

Li Si felt for traces of wind and rain on the surrounding walls, but his mind was working rapidly.

It is very likely that the two discovered basements and the traces of life sacrifice rituals were deliberately discovered by the evil god believers in the Church of the Gods.

Why did he do this?
To divert attention?

If those basements were prepared in advance by the evil god's followers, it means that the evil god's followers were quite at ease and well prepared.

Is it related to that evil god?
Li Si was a little unsure and shook his head slightly.

There are too many possibilities, so we have to change direction.

After countless years of confrontation, the Church of the Gods and the evil god believers actually understand each other quite well.

Despite the vigorous investigation by the Church of the Suffering God, the truth has not been revealed and the sacrificial ceremony is even continuing. The secret ability of the evil god's believer is quite powerful.

Although Cuifeng City is an important trade hub of the Gordon Kingdom, the power of the Church of the Gods here will not be strengthened much.

At least, there will be no legendary combat power of the Church of the Gods in Green Wind City.

Similarly, that follower of the evil god should also be a golden-level being.

No matter how strong one is, there is no need to carry out life sacrifice rituals in such a covert manner.

If he was weaker, he would not be able to hide for too long under the search of the gold-level professionals of the Church of the Suffering God.

Even so, it was quite difficult to hide for so long.

Among the many special abilities, some can actually do this.

Spatial ability, shadow power, illusion and so on.

This means that the evil god believer is most likely using the two abandoned basements to cover up his real method of hiding.

That's unfortunate!
Li Si clapped his hands, full of energy.

He is good at all these methods.

And he is more confident than that follower of the evil god!
Let’s do it! Let’s do it!
In the secret room,

Brett Costello threw two girls in simple clothes at his feet and sat on the ground casually.

In this dark basement, the dirty blood that almost merged with the darkness flowed quietly on the cold ground, and the foul smell of blood filled this small secret room.

The runes composed of dark gray lines on the wall were like eyes hidden in the darkness, flickering slightly and emitting a chilling aura.

They seemed to have an extreme desire for life and blood, like a hungry beast staring greedily at the two unconscious girls on the ground.

There was also a suffocating malice in the air, which seemed to emanate from the stained blood and dark gray runes, intertwining with each other to form an indescribable horror.

Brett didn't care at all about this unbearable environment for ordinary people, and even seemed to enjoy himself.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, watching the dirty blood on the ground turn into blood snakes, entwining the bodies of the two girls, greedily sucking their life force.

"It's a bit troublesome~"

Brett frowned slightly and shook his head.

Before, everything went as he planned. He could sense that two of the three secret rooms he had arranged in advance had been discovered, and the clergy of the Church of the Gods did not become suspicious.

At least, it is still a long way for the other party to find him now.

But at the same time, he also encountered a problem.

That's how determined these clergy were to track him down.

"Damn the Church of the Suffering God!"

Brett said angrily with a hint of hostility on his somewhat old face.

He could foresee that with so many residents missing from the Light District of Green Wind City, the Church of the Gods would definitely take it very seriously.

But I never thought that the Church of the Suffering God would take it to this extent.

The Church of the Suffering God in Green Wind City has a total of three gold-level professionals, namely the gold-level priest Zolf who is the bishop, and two gold-level paladins. Now these three gold-level clergy are all staying in the Light District, leading the team to search for his traces.

Although the arrangements made in advance prevented the secret room from being discovered in the short term, the decision of the Church of the Suffering God also made Brett cautious when going out, for fear of being discovered by the other party.

Because of this, Brett's speed in taking away the residents has dropped significantly. The ceremony that could originally be completed in half a month may even be delayed to a month under the current circumstances.

The longer we delay, the more dangerous the situation becomes!
"Damn it!"

"Aren't you afraid that I might attack the cathedral?"

Brett stared at the two girls who were gradually being devoured in front of him and cursed angrily.

Generally speaking, even to combat the followers of evil gods, the Church of the Gods cannot mobilize all its members.

After all, if the church, which serves as the foundation, is attacked or even destroyed, it will be an extremely heavy blow to the prestige of the church.

But this is what the Church of the Suffering God is like, otherwise it wouldn’t be respected by so many people.

For Brett, it was quite helpless to encounter a church like the Church of the Suffering God that did not follow the rules.

As for attacking the Church of the Suffering God, Brett could only think about it.

It is no wonder that this is one of the most heavily guarded places in the church. At least with his strength, it is basically impossible to break through in a short period of time.

As long as they delay until the golden-rank clergyman arrives, Brett won't be able to leave even if he wants to.

"Just wait until I break through and become a legend, then I'll settle this account with you."

After much thought, Brett decided to give up the idea of ​​taking the risk of trying other methods.

It is undoubtedly the safest to be in a tightly arranged secret room.

It would take longer to collect the sacrifices, but if we act rashly and are discovered by the clergy, we would be in trouble.

Thinking of this, Brett raised his head habitually and murmured devoutly:

"My Lord Mask, I, your humble believer, offer you my most sincere prayers.
You are the supreme being walking on the edge of light and darkness, leading us through the veil of darkness with endless wisdom.
You covered my tracks and helped me avoid the enemy's eyes and ears.

Under your guidance, we search for treasures in the dark and take what we want in silence.
My Lord Mask
You are the protector of thieves and the king of shadows.
I beg you to grant me stronger power. May your divine power be with me to witness my loyalty and faith in you.
My Lord Mask
May your shadowy gaze always illuminate my path forward!

willing."

Just as Brett was performing his routine prayers, something strange happened.

A dull roar broke the silence, and the entire ceiling of the secret room was seemingly gently lifted up by an invisible hand, revealing the starry night sky above.

The darkness that originally shrouded the secret room dissipated in an instant, and the sparse starlight was like fine silver sand, scattered in this claustrophobic space.

This sudden light not only dispelled the haze in the room, but also ruthlessly revealed everything hidden in the secret room.

Under Brett's shocked gaze, a young man in gorgeous clothes, holding a staff emitting magical light, floated in the air and looked down at him.

"Got you!"

Li Si looked at the small secret room below and breathed a sigh of relief.

All this effort late at night was not in vain!
The scene in the secret room before my eyes was shocking, and the strong smell of blood seemed to solidify into substance.

On the ground, mottled bloodstains intertwined into shocking pictures, telling the horror that had happened here. Under the shining of the stars, the bloody and tragic scenes were exposed, and every detail was clearly outlined, enough to drive ordinary people crazy in an instant.

This sudden change made this secret room seem to be pulled back to the real world from a forgotten corner.

Noticing the strange dark grey lines on the walls of the secret room and the terrifying deep aura, Li Si understood.

Mask, the god of thieves!
It turned out to be this person’s believer.

Mask, the God of Thieves, is a very ancient god with weak divine power. His areas of ministry are [Shadow], [Thieves], and [Theft]. He is also known as the [Lord of Shadows] and [Lord of Thieves].

Mask is a confident and scheming god who loves to plot all kinds of secret conspiracies, although his plans always put him in danger.

Mask, the God of Thieves, is alert and cold. He never loses control of his emotions, and always speaks with sarcasm and ridicule. Mask's appearance is always changing, so no one knows his true face. He often wears a bronze armor and cloak that completely hides his appearance.

Mask's penchant for conspiracy and theft has not only cost him many allies, but also a lot of power.

During a great turmoil in the Gaia world, the Shadow King disguised himself as the God-Slaying Sword, and Cyric, who was still a mortal at the time, used this sword to kill Baal, the god of murder at the time.

Afterwards, he sold the phantom goddess Lyra to Cyric, allowing him to take over the [Phantom] priesthood. But when Cyric realized all this, Mask was backfired by the complex conspiracy he had planned. This mistake almost destroyed him, allowing Cyric to take away his most important [Conspiracy] priesthood.

In a sense, Mask, the God of Thieves, played a crucial role in the rise of Cyric, the [Prince of Lies].

What an unlucky guy!

From then on, Mask hated Cyric who had taken away his priesthood, and was always planning to take back what originally belonged to him.

But Cyric has become a being of great divine power, and Mask can only try his best to hide and accumulate strength.

Although he has lost the [Conspiracy] priesthood, Mask, who possesses the [Shadow] priesthood, is still powerful in some aspects.

As His believer, no wonder he was able to hide so well and completely evade the search of the Church of the Gods.

Moreover, the hiding place of this evil god believer was not within the Wright District, but in the nearby Hart District.

Li Si racked his brains and used various means and methods to confirm that it was impossible for anyone to hide in the Wright Street District through the power of space, shadow, illusion, etc. before trying to explore other areas.

Unexpectedly, my luck was quite good and I soon found Brett who was praying to the God of Thieves.

When Brett heard Li Si's voice, his brain went blank for a moment.

How is this possible? How could anyone find this place?
Brett couldn't believe it. This was the shelter he built with the power bestowed by the gods. The young man in front of him was definitely not a legend. How did he find his way here?
The moment he was discovered, Brett knew that his plan had completely failed.

The most important thing is to suppress the mad anger in your heart and leave as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if the hounds of the Church of the Suffering God catch up with us, we will be in big trouble!

“I don’t know how you found this place though.”

Brett slowly pulled out a dagger that was flashing with cold light. The dark gray shadow power gradually spread over the entire dagger. The originally sharp dagger seemed to have disappeared into the darkness without a trace.

He stared at Li Si in mid-air and said in a deep voice:
"He's just a wizard. If you leave now, you still have time!"

Li Si smiled and looked down at Brett, whose momentum was rising. He did look a little scary in the pool of blood.

"That's it"

“Then I really want to try it!”

(End of this chapter)