Don't call me evil god

Chapter 884: Running Away
Dirty political games take time to ferment and transform.

The more urgent matter before us is how to eliminate the monsters that have rushed into the kingdom and save the poor people living in the Territory of Kalezi!

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Let’s go back a few hours.

Turin City, the largest city in the territory of Kalezi.

Count Kalezi's castle estate is located on a flat plateau west of Turin City. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the castle attic, one can have a panoramic view of the entire city.

The city has low and fairly solid walls, a Glowing Church in the city, two Glowing monasteries on the outskirts of the city, and relief homes scattered throughout the city's residential areas.

[Past Glory] When the barrier disappeared, people did not realize what had happened.

When the fastest monster approached Turin City, a huge riot immediately broke out in the city.

Although Tulin City’s regular militia guards can use the city walls to guard for a period of time, looking at the dust rising at the end of the horizon, anyone with a little knowledge will realize that something has happened on the border defense line!

For ordinary people who are unaware, this is a sudden natural disaster!

They have no idea what to do.

The panicked crowd subconsciously rushed towards the Earl's Castle and the Glorious Church in the city.

The result was a situation that made them even more frustrated:
"Count Carlez is missing?!"

"The banquet was temporarily suspended, and he and his family disappeared?"

"They used the Teleportation scroll to leave the city?"

"Where did they go?!"

"You don't know either?!"

The butler serving in the castle was as panicked as most people. When people found him, every pocket of this guy was stuffed with gold coins, jewels and crystals found in the castle's treasury. He looked like he was about to run away!
When the retreat was blocked, the butler said with a sad face that he didn't know the details. He saw with his own eyes that Count Kalez and his family tore open the scroll and teleported out of the castle.

Count Carlez cannot be relied upon.

The panicked people tried to place their hopes on the Cult of the Light.

Several priests who stayed in the church were also packing their bags and preparing to flee.

"God of Glory!"

"Archbishop Eugene has already transported all the holy army and the ritual materials stored in the church to the other side of the defense line!"

"How can we protect the city with just a few of us?!"

"May God bless you. If you wish, you can take refuge in the church and go to the prayer hall to pray to Navarre together!"

It turns out that not all Glow Priests are as pure and pious as Miranda.

The reality is just the opposite.

The present-day Glowing God Cult has accumulated influence over nearly a thousand years, and the concept that the Glowing God priests are "superior" has long been deeply rooted in people's minds.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that there is a doctrine of “protecting civilians” in the Glorious Doctrine.

Dogma is rigid;

People are flexible!

To "protect civilians", besides fighting the monsters head-on, there is a safer way.

Protecting some ordinary people and sending them to safe areas also falls under the category of "protecting civilians" in doctrine.

This gave the Glow Priest an opportunity to take advantage of the loophole.

Fighting the monster to the end, if you are seriously injured and die, if you cannot get help from the [Resurrection Spell] in time, then you will really die.

At most, the Glowing God Cult would issue two gold-rimmed silk ribbons and award a few medals to represent the remembrance and commendation of the sacrificed priests.

How much are these rewards worth? No matter how much they are worth, they are not as valuable as your own life!
Take a few ordinary people to evacuate. Although you won’t get any reward, you can ensure your own safety!
When the disaster is over, he will still be the glorious priest who is respected by everyone and is grateful to everyone wherever he goes!
The few Radiant Priests who stayed behind in Turin City had calculated this account clearly.

The quotas for ordinary people they intend to "protect" are allocated in an extremely detailed manner.

Except for his wife, children and other family members.

If they can, they will also bring along their mistresses whom they usually keep outside;
If there is still room.

Then add a few businessmen waving their money bags wildly.

Merchants are afraid of death and are weak, so you can extort a lot of money from them by bringing them along, and it is natural and reasonable to take the money.

"What blackmail? He clearly gave it to me as a gift to express his gratitude!"

……

Count Carleze fled;
The Glow Priests also ran away;

Those who have the conditions and abilities are either running away or preparing to run away!
Places like the carriage houses had long been looted.

Any animal that could pull a cart was forcibly taken away, and before more monsters arrived, they all fled westward for their lives.

As for those who had no chance to escape, they could only hide in cellars, churches, deserted manors and the like, silently praying to the gods they believed in, hoping that they could survive this chaos.

The entire city completely lost order and fell into chaos in just over an hour.

Robbery, arson, theft, hysteria, self-destruction, running in the street, screaming, and having sex crazily in the street without paying attention to anyone...

The three old scholars Wallace, Mendel, and Valerie, who witnessed the chaos with their own eyes, are also facing a terrible situation.

Yes.

In order to fulfill the commission given to him by the God of Light, Mendel temporarily lived in the city of Turin.

Wallace brought Valerie to visit him and stayed in the city for the commission regarding the "reinforcement" ceremony.

"Can we...really complete the ritual with their help?"

The old scholar Wallace looked a little confused.

The chaos broke out so suddenly that they were also caught off guard.

Although they got the news much earlier than others.

When the [Past Glory] barrier disappeared, Valerie learned about the situation through the mission issued by Nowen, and immediately told the news to Wallace and Mendel, two old men who were almost 150 years old in total.

But they did not choose to flee the city before the riots broke out.

Because two old scholars made the same decision almost at the same time:
"We can't abandon this city!"

"Hell, maybe we... have a way to protect them, or even temporarily shelter this city!"

After a brief hesitation, Mendel gritted his teeth and said viciously.

"Old man, you should know what our research results mean!"

"That ritual!"

"It's not directed at the God of Light, the host can be anyone!"

"So, perhaps we can complete a downgraded barrier ceremony that is smaller in scale and shorter in duration."

"If we're not mistaken!"

"There are at least 10,000 people in this city, which should be enough to support the operation of the barrier ceremony!"

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(End of this chapter)