Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 448

Perfect had no idea what that heretical sect was trying to do.

Although the Brotherhood's investigation pointed the finger at the Death Cult, Perfectoct felt that the Death Cult was more like a bait thrown out.

Especially the fact that the other party did not hide anything when forging relevant evidence made Perfect feel that there must be a black hand behind the scenes, and its attitude was very arrogant, as if it had already won.

Perfect didn't know what the other party relied on, but she didn't think that everything would develop in the direction manipulated by the other party.

Did the other party think that he would be distracted by the Death Cult? This was indeed the case. A heretical sect that was like a time bomb did make Perfecto highly alert to the Death Cult and the entire outer city.

Three airships were deployed in the lower city, each carrying at least one steam knight from the Flag Squadron.

A complete Steam Knights regiment was already stationed in the lower town, and supporting them was a Guards Heavy Infantry Division, which was equipped with a reinforced artillery regiment equipped with 24 12-pound field infantry guns and 6 howitzers.

With this amount of troops, even if an entire army emerged from the slums in the outer city, Perfecto had enough confidence to keep them out of the lower city.

Not to mention, she also prepared a thermobaric bomb on each airship as a last resort.

If Perfecto's preparation still failed, she would have to admit that the other party was more skilled, and then use the Philosopher's Stone to rub two pieces of uranium 235 into the other party and explode them, letting the other party feel the temperature of the sun.

It's not that this is impossible for Perfect, but she won't do it unless it's absolutely necessary.

After all, if she really wanted to let the world feel the warmth of the sun, with the current delivery means, she herself would be within the strike range, and doing so would only result in mutual destruction.

So Perfect didn't use Uncle Einstein's flip-flops as the ultimate means to solve the problem.

Rather than resorting to violence, Perfect would rather investigate the entire incident thoroughly and solve the problem in a more efficient way that causes the least harm to the public.

However, judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that Perfectoct can minimize the harm to the public as much as possible.

The number of alchemical creations deployed by the Death Cult in the outer city area exceeded expectations, and at least 200,000 people in the outer city area were affected by these things.

And according to the information reported by the two intelligence departments that finally started to use their brains after being kicked in the ass several times, these alchemical creations have existed in the outer city for at least more than twenty years. How many souls and resentments have been taken away during this period, and how many people have been affected by them, is a number that will give people nightmares.

What is particularly worrying to Perfect is that, under the investigation of the church, although the specific identity of the so-called Lady Babaron is still unknown, a lot of relevant information about this name has surfaced.

"Madame Babalon is a name from the early days of the church, referring to one of the great enemies identified by the church at the beginning of its establishment." Judge Sabel brought the church's treasured files to Perfect, introducing and explaining the situation to her: "This is a very ancient sect, which can be traced back to the mythological era when gods still walked the world.

Moreover, this sect was a powerful sect with enormous influence even in the mythological era. Even though the gods have disappeared and mysteriously declined, they still possess considerable strength and influence.

Madame Babaron is the leader of this sect and has been called this name since the mythological era. Even the church cannot figure out whether this is the same person who has lived for thousands of years, or different people with the same name.

But at least one thing is certain, that is, as the leader of the Joy Cult, Lady Babaron is the chosen one of the God of Joy, and possesses strength that is no less than that of a legendary level. "

Looking through the ancient files brought by Sabelle, Perfect couldn't help but sigh at the heritage of an organization that had existed for thousands of years. These records came from the mythological era thousands of years ago. Only an organization like the church could have such detailed and complete records.

Even through these records, Perfect still didn't know who the specific enemy she was facing was, but at least she knew that the Cult of Joy must be one of them.

Knowing the general situation of the enemy, we can act more effectively instead of running around like a headless fly.

"If it's just a legend, it shouldn't be difficult for the church to deal with it, right?" Perfect noticed that in the church's records, they had besieged the Joy Sect several times and had fierce battles with the other side more than once, but there was no record of any related kills.

This made Perfectot very curious and puzzled. He was just a legend. With the ability of the church, it should not be a problem to surround and kill him.

However, Sabelle shook her head and said with regret, "She was indeed surrounded and suppressed by the church several times, but her ability is very special. It is said that anyone who looks into her eyes will lose themselves and become a puppet controlled by her.

In addition, the other party has a special ability, which is also an ability shared by the believers of the Cult of Joy, that is, they can turn the pain they endure into a kind of pleasant enjoyment, and sacrifice it to their gods, thereby gaining powerful recovery ability and even divine grace.

Because of this, Lady Babalon is very difficult to kill. In the few recorded sieges by the church, the enemy escaped in the end by offering sacrifices to the gods in exchange for powerful divine grace. "

Hearing what Sabelle said, Perfect put down the file in her hand and asked a question that puzzled her: "Do gods still exist in this world?"

If anyone else had asked this question, Sabelle would have made him go to the church's Inquisition to pay the price for his blasphemous words.

But Perfect's question forced Sabelle to answer tactfully: "If you are talking about the gods of the mythological era, they no longer walk in this world, and may even have fallen. But this does not mean that the sects that believe in these gods cannot obtain divine grace."

"Huh? The gods have fallen, but they can still obtain divine grace?" Perfect was greatly surprised. She indeed lacked knowledge about gods.

After all, for alchemists, understanding the world is more about analyzing the reality and rules of the world.

As for God? Perfecto only adheres to one principle, that is, do not increase entities without necessity.

If God could observe objectively, then she would observe and summarize relevant experience. But if she just artificially set up a concept that God created everything and used this concept to explain all the unknowns, then Perfect could only say that it was too outrageous.

This is why Perfect never cared about the issues of the church and God before.

However, as the inquisitor of the church, Sabelle was very familiar with the issues concerning gods. After all, they were experts in dealing with these things.

"The existence of gods is a kind of existence that is difficult for mortals to describe specifically. It cannot be simply described as alive or dead." Sabelle gave Perfectcot a simple explanation: "If you want to describe it, the existence of gods is like a bonfire. When the firewood is burned out, the flame will go out and the bonfire will gradually cool down, but there is still residual heat in the ashes.

At this time, if you can add firewood and rekindle the fire that has not yet been extinguished, the bonfire will burn again.

The same is true for the gods. Although the gods have long ceased to walk the earth since the end of the mythological era, and the various sects that worshipped the gods have gradually disappeared due to the siege of the church and the severance of divine grace, some powerful sects are like the embers of a burnt-out bonfire, and still have residual warmth.

Even the church finds it difficult to judge whether these gods have truly fallen, or whether they still exist but have fallen into a deep sleep, or whether they have fallen but still have the possibility of returning. "

"I see. So those heretical sects that are still active are because they continue to offer sacrifices to the gods, maintaining the final activity of those gods, waiting for them to come back one day?" Perfect compared what Sabel said with the information she had collected so far, and easily summarized an answer that gave her a headache.

In response to this answer, Sabelle nodded affirmatively: "In a sense, yes."

"Then it seems that I need to re-evaluate the activities of the heretical sects found in the outer city." Although he felt a headache about this situation, Perfect quickly adjusted his arrangements: "Based on your church's experience, what kind of power do you need to use to fight against the divine grace that the heretical sects may summon, or even the gods that may descend?"

Perfect boasts that she always anticipates her enemies' safety, and will go all out even if it means using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. If the heretical sects in the outer city can really attract the grace of God, or even the arrival of the gods themselves, then she must have a killer weapon that can make the final decision and prevent any disaster.

However, Perfecto had never dealt with gods before, and she couldn't judge whether she could effectively defeat and expel a god.

Perhaps in the distant past, both the Empire and the Church should have had the ability to suppress heretical sects and invoke divine grace or the advent of gods, but with the fading of mystery, the extraordinary power of this world has completely declined.

Without Perfect's intervention, perhaps in the future, beings like the Super Knights would have been eliminated by the times.

But since the other party has retained the power left over from the mythological era, Perfect will not be careless. She will treat these heretical sects with the utmost malice and vigilance.

So when faced with the possible power of the mythological era, Perfect felt that he needed to seek the advice of professionals.

In response to Perfect's question, Sabelle shook her head helplessly and said, "In the past, the church itself had powerful extraordinary people in charge. They were blessed by the All-Father and were able to use the power of the All-Father to fight against the power of the heretical sects.

Moreover, those heretical sects that were completely wiped out by the church were also sects that had already lost the protection of gods or whose gods' power had declined. As for the real advent of gods, in the records of the church, there were only relevant records at the beginning of the church and the end of the mythological era.

In the thousands of years since then, there have been very few records of gods descending, and every time a god descended, it was an outright disaster for the time. "

Hearing this, Perfect felt disappointed. She didn't expect that even the church didn't have the power to deal with the current situation.

This also made her feel a very urgent pressure. She had to find a way to obtain enough high-end combat power to suppress the current situation in a short period of time. After all, it was impossible to really throw Uncle Einstein's flip-flops, right?

As for the high-end combat power that could suppress everything, the first thing Perfectcot thought of was naturally the Steam Knight Armor that she had made herself.

This kind of equipment, which can effectively enhance the strength of extraordinary people, if it can be further improved and upgraded, perhaps it can be used to suppress gods?

Even if it's not suppression, just restraint is good!

But Perfect learned from Sabel that even if the gods were really summoned, they would not be able to maintain their existence for a long time given the current situation of the world mysteriously dissipating. They would naturally dissipate after a certain period of time.

Generally speaking, due to the limited number of sacrifices prepared, even if God descends, it can only last for a few hours at most. Many weak sects even have to calculate the duration of God's descent in minutes, so delaying time is indeed a feasible tactic.

Even if they underestimated the enemy, the Death Cult had accumulated and prepared enough sacrifices, and the gods could maintain their existence for a long time after their descent. According to Perfectoct's estimation, they could only hold out for a few days at most.

She made this conclusion based on the information provided by Sabelle.

According to church records, even in the mythological era, it was very difficult for God to descend, and it usually did not last for a long time. It was already very terrifying if it could be measured in days.

What's more, what Perfectot was thinking about was how to kill a god who had descended from the sky.

After all, although delaying time is a tactic, the power of gods is clearly recorded in the records of the church. It can be said that every minute a god exists can cause extremely huge damage.

Even if they can rely on the extraordinary people to hold them off, the aftermath of the battle between the two sides will still cause enormous damage to the city.

Perfect doesn't want every time he encounters a god's arrival, he has to pay the price of half of the city being destroyed, or sending in a whole guard division before the other party can dissipate on its own.

"It seems that the improvement of the Steam Knight Armor is imminent, and I also need to turn to page 6." Perfect felt that he might need the Emerald Record to provide him with some more help.

(End of this chapter)