Don't call me evil god

Chapter 290 The Great Illusion

Soon, the candidates who would follow Sep to the headquarters of the Church of Illusion were announced.

Considering that this operation might involve a "combat" component, we brought along a few people with higher combat proficiency.

Like Brandon.

Of course, there are also diplomatic candidates.

For example, Pete.

As for Hugo, after receiving the oracle from the God of Knowledge, he exchanged glances with Pete, and the man and the goblin quickly completed their secret communication using the [Instant Messenger].

[Pete Chinal: The Lord's oracle guides us to obtain the artifact of the Church of Illusion. ]

[Hugo Seavey: If I ask them directly, it will be regarded as blasphemy! ]

[Pete Chinal: First find a way to bring them here, and then consider how to gain their trust and obtain the artifact. ]

【Hugo Seavey: Reasonable! 】

Therefore, Hugo did not go to the Church of Illusion with Sepp, but stayed in the Territory of Westville.

He had to make some advance preparations to welcome the arrival of the believers of the Church of Illusion.

……

For the first half of the journey, we have to first reach Chinar Territory and then go to the headquarters of the Church of Illusion.

Pete directly found someone to drive the flatbed carriage that was unique to Western Victoria to save time.

There were three people in total on this trip.

Pete, Brandon, and Sepp.

On the way, Sepp spoke with a heavy voice and reminded:

"Well, two of you."

"There's something I might need to tell you in advance."

"The remaining believers of the Church of Illusion may have personalities and lifestyles that are somewhat... uh, extreme."

Pete wondered, "Extreme?"

Sepp sighed.

"You can understand it if you imagine it."

"In reality, you live a frugal life, and any enjoyable things have nothing to do with you."

"But as long as you have the power of the goddess, in the false illusion, you can even become a powerful legendary warrior, the king of the supreme kingdom, or even... a great god."

"Compared to the painful and terrible reality, illusions are undoubtedly more addictive and inextricable."

"This is also the reason why the output of [Illusion Fragments] has decreased, and why I have no choice but to seek your help."

"If the goddess's magic is really lost, the believers in the church may no longer be able to face the true reality."

At this point, Sepp let out a long sigh.

He picked up two rice-sized [Illusion Fragments] from the wooden box and gave them to Pete and Brandon respectively.

"You can activate it by guiding it with your spirit. You can see the truth beneath the illusion before it is consumed."

"Re-guiding can also turn off the activated state, allowing oneself to be affected by the cognition of the illusion."

"When you want to see the real church territory, activate it"

"I not only hope to find a safe place for them to live, but also hope to find a way to change the current situation."

……

The headquarters of the so-called Church of Illusion had no flaws at all from the outside.

It was a forest that looked no different from the surrounding environment.

The area is completely occupied by densely packed sturdy trees and vines. Sunlight cannot penetrate through the thick leaves and it is almost impossible to move.

"If you don't have a way to protect your cognition, there's no way you can find this place." Sepp gestured with his hand, "Please try."

Pete tried to touch the giant tree in front of him.

The rough bark feels like a tree.

Brandon's action was a little more violent. He pulled out a knife and cut the tree trunk horizontally.

A knife mark was left on the bark, revealing the bast inside, and even a little translucent juice slowly flowed out.

Just like the illusion that Sepp had shown before, it was so realistic that it looked like real trees.

Brandon gritted his teeth, drew his sword, and chopped at the vines between the trees.

The solid vines were no match for the +3 fine iron sword and were easily cut and chopped by Brandon, then fell to the ground and piled up with rotten leaves and dead branches.

Brandon was convinced.

If it weren't for the magic of [Revelation of All Secrets], he wouldn't be able to tell how this place looked like an illusion.

It is exactly the same as the dark forest in reality.

"Indeed."

Pete smacked his lips.

No wonder the Church of Illusion was able to hide in the dark forest for more than ten years without being discovered.

The area they occupied was not large to begin with. According to Sepp's description, it was actually only the size of a church, and there was only a dilapidated building inside.

If you don't know, if you want to find this place accurately in the vast dark forest, you have to cast divine spells or magic to protect your cognition in advance.

This condition is a bit too harsh.

The spirit guided the [Illusion Fragments], and a feeling of clarity surged into the mind, and the scene before the eyes changed dramatically.

The dense forest disappeared in an instant.

A half-collapsed ancient stone church appeared before my eyes.

It covers an area of ​​several hundred square meters.

It has two floors, and including the roof, Pete estimated that it was more than six meters high.

Part of the roof of this church has collapsed, along with many of its walls;

The cracks between the stones at the bottom are covered with moss.

The main entrance of the church was also half collapsed, leaving only the other half of the almost rotten wooden door.

Pete was a little bit unbelievable.

"You have been living here... just like this for the past ten years?"

To put it bluntly, Pete felt that the conditions were probably on the same level as the refugee camps outside Ceylon!
The roof and walls had collapsed, meaning the place was no longer protected from the elements.

There are also bad weather such as heavy rain or strong winds in the dark forest.

How much suffering will the people of the Church of Illusion suffer then?

"Why don't you repair it a little bit? At least put some planks on it, or build a straw shed?"

Sepp let out a long sigh.

"You'll know why if you go in and take a look."

After stepping through the wooden door that exuded a dull, stale smell and entering the abandoned church building of the Church of Illusion, the first thing that caught Pete's eye was a group of people who could be described as "skinny and emaciated."

They just lay on the ground in a mess, motionless.

The clothes on his body were even more horrible.

There wasn't even a complete piece of cloth to be found. Either a piece was torn here or a piece was missing there.

The most "simple" one is just naked!

There were some broken bowls scattered around, with some stinky batter left in them.

If he hadn't occasionally seen the chests and abdomens of these people rising and falling slightly, Pete would have thought they were dead!

"What?" Brandon exclaimed, "What happened to them?"

Sepp said solemnly, "As you two can see, this is the current situation of the Church of Illusion."

"Remove the protection of [Illusion Fragments] on your cognition, and you will be able to see... our great illusion."

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