Don't call me evil god

Chapter 941: Probing and Infiltration

Two world lines.

This was a strange experience that the believers had never experienced before.

The enemies they had encountered before were all guys who would directly "show their health bars". As long as they confirmed the opponent's identity and position, they would just start fighting and that would be the end of the matter.

But this time the situation is different.

If they didn't arrive at the difference in the world line in time, they might be kept in the dark and not even be able to find where the enemy is.

A smart believer put forward a bold hypothesis:

"The cultists of the Supreme Truth may be hiding in the world of true cognition just like in the psychedelic space."

"Even if we turned the smoking den upside down or even blew it up in the world of disturbed cognition, we might not be able to reach those cultists."

"But those guys can't stay hidden forever."

"They need to eat and sleep just the same!"

"If we find the same area in the two worlds, and stake out there, maybe we can find the cultists hiding among the gray dwarves?"

This proposal was approved by everyone.

The impact of cognitive interference is not enough to cover the entire Limoen settlement.

In fact, the only place that has been discovered by everyone and presents completely different images under different cognitions is the Psychedelic Opium Den.

After leaving the opium den, the places where the gray dwarves lived outside looked no different.

"Then do it!"

Hugo made the final decision:

"It just so happens that we are going to stay here to sell slaves, so we can keep watch outside the hallucination room."

"Those who have activated the [Cognitive Protection Barrier], please be careful to disguise your actions. Do not reveal information that you can see the true cognition. This is very important, very important."

"We need to continue to pretend we are oblivious to cognitive interference."

"This is the only way to make the cultists let down their guard."

……

Plan agreed.

The tired crowd planned to return to their makeshift tents to rest.

Pete raised his hand and called out to Bron.

"Hey, Bron, I need to discuss something with you."

The latter immediately stopped and swallowed the yawn that was about to come out.

"how?"

Pete reached into the pocket of his bag with his right hand, and a handful of fine gospel powder appeared in his hand.

This was something he had stolen from the psychedelic opium den earlier.

"You told me before that we had no suitable reason to go see the Gray Dwarf King."

"Do you think this can be considered a reason?"

"We are now basically certain."

"The fact that this stuff makes users addicted to magic is probably just a side effect. In fact, it seems to be the material for some kind of evil god ritual."

“Those gray dwarves in the psychedelic world, in the real world of cognition, are not absorbing the gospel at all, but using it to establish a certain connection with the flesh and blood heart on the crystal altar.”

"I would like to ask for an audience with the Gray Dwarf King."

“The reason is the potential danger of the gospel.”

"If the other party is reliable, we should be able to win over the innocent gray dwarves to become our allies and provide support for our actions, or discover the cultists hidden within their tribe."

Pete didn't say the rest of the sentence.

Braum's eyes were solemn, and he plucked his white beard twice.

He understood what Pete hadn't said. If the Gray Dwarf King was unreliable, or if he had been infiltrated and controlled by the cultists, they could use this as a test.

Only by confirming the strength of the enemy can they easily send people to carry out the cleanup.

The main goal of their "slave caravan" is to conduct investigations.

There is no rush to completely eliminate the problem of cultists with such limited manpower.

If the cultists really intend to do something in the Deep Region, according to the gray dwarf Gree, the Gospel alone has been sold for decades, which means that the cultists' plans will definitely take a long time to advance slowly.

The time difference of three to five days or one to two months does not matter.

This can be regarded as the experience summarized by everyone after learning the lessons from the Battle of Stone Fort.

Originally, the battle that broke out in the stone fortress and resisted the stone spirit deformity would not have been so brutal.

The conflict escalated when Lancelot, Bacon, and Dolan mistakenly entered a mining site, discovered the existence of the stone spirit fetus, and then a "mine massacre" took place.

If they had continued to pretend to be ignorant, let them die if they deserved to die, and then made corresponding preparations in secret, sent some people from the Kingdom of Reyak, established a line of defense, and then launched a surprise attack on the envoy, the losses would have been reduced a lot.

Although those dwarves who have been infiltrated and brainwashed are still going crazy.

But the damage to the stone fortress would never be as severe as it is now.

The same is true.

Before setting off for this investigation in the deep area, Hugo specifically emphasized to everyone.

Prioritizing everything was to hide themselves. Before the arrival of the main force, their public identity was a slave caravan, trying to avoid any behavior that would cause the disaster to break out prematurely.

This is where Pater's idea came from.

Use gospel powder as a test.

No matter how the other party responded, he could analyze the attitude of the Gray Dwarf King and even judge his position.

……

With a goal for the next action, the investigation team's execution was quite effective.

Hugo's slave trade soon became full swing.

Although most of the gray dwarves are very poor, so poor that they cannot afford slaves with their personal wealth, they will use a magical method to "collect money".

Several or even a dozen gray dwarves took out their savings and jointly purchased slaves from Hugo.

of course.

The purposes for which these guys bought slaves were quite bloody and cruel.

They treated human slaves as some kind of "food" with a unique taste.

According to the unfortunate companion who was bought at the beginning, he complained after returning to the creation altar.

He thought he could continue disguising himself and follow the gray dwarves who bought him to get some information.

As a result, after letting them lead the way for a while, he suddenly realized that something was wrong!
These guys had no intention of using him as a slave, but instead built a bonfire with phantom fire burning, ready to kill him directly!
The gray dwarves’ “kitchen utensils” are quite complete.

Not only were there knives for bleeding and cutting meat, there were even meat hooks for hanging up the uneaten corpses, and there was even a meat drying rack next to it!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the believer decisively took out the poison hidden between his teeth and committed suicide on the spot.

Anyway, the gray dwarves wanted his body, not him.

The sooner you die and return to the altar of creation, the less suffering you will suffer.

Although believers in seeking knowledge are not afraid of death, it does not mean they are not afraid of pain.

Especially this kind of cruel scene where you have to watch yourself being disemboweled and roasted over a fire.

Many unlucky people died quickly back at the altar of creation because of similar situations.

of course.

There were also a small number of lucky ones who successfully infiltrated the gray dwarves as slaves.

……

(End of this chapter)