Becoming a god by raising witches

He nodded emphatically. "Yes, we need to report this to the Bureau of Investigation."

"Let's go."

Locke and Sieg rushed out of the church, and the believers outside had to be dispersed in time, otherwise they would all become nourishment for the strange tree.

As soon as the two arrived at the gate, vines sprouted from the ground and instantly blocked the gate.

"Damn it."

Locke and Sieg attacked the vines, but unfortunately, their spells, which belonged to the life system, had no effect on the vines.

Sig is a follower of the Church of Life. Whether it is his vine sword or his Grui form, his power comes from the Goddess of Life, so he is naturally restrained.

When his vine sword pierced through, it was immediately entangled by the thick vines, and the sword blade merged directly into the vine's body.

Sieg released his grip in time, thus escaping his fate of being absorbed.

The ring on his hand also lost its function, unable to change the path of the vine attack.

If he hadn't been a seasoned veteran, he would most likely have been captured in a short time.

But that's not the worst of it. The worst thing is that many blue butterflies flew out from underground.

These butterflies are spreading pollen from the strange tree.

Anyone who comes into contact with this pollen will sprout green shoots from their body. These shoots quickly turn into vines that wrap around them, forming round cicada pupae that fall onto the ceiling, waiting to be devoured by the strange tree.

"Help, ah—"

Screams echoed throughout the first floor of the church, and many nuns without supernatural abilities were turned into cicada pupae.

Sister Sinai and Lacus rushed out with Louisa.

Locke used his long hair to catch them in time, but this was not a solution. If the exit was blocked, everyone would be left to die.

Unless the higher oddities give up on healing the Tree of Life.

But to abandon the Tree of Life is to make them abandon their faith.

"How to do?"

Sieg looked at Locke.

Locke split into two clones, and the two of them used [Undead Fire] together to unleash a huge, ghostly blue fireball.

The fireball ignited the vines. The undead fire seemed to have a restraining effect on them; with a hissing and popping sound, the vines retreated.

Locke, Sieg, and the others also took the opportunity to rush out.

Lux finally had a chance to ask Locke, "What exactly happened?"

"Locke."

Louisa threw herself into Locke's arms, crying, but she quickly realized something was wrong and tilted her head to look at the other Locke, "Which one of you is Locke?"

Locke temporarily ignored the little girl's question and answered Sister Lux.

"It's a conspiracy by the Knowledge Cult. The Strange Tree is a combination of Dimo ​​and Angela, an experimental subject from the Knowledge Cult. They replicated the power of the Goddess of Life. The Tree of Life will become nourishment for the Strange Tree, and everyone here will also become its nourishment. Please stop healing the Tree of Life, escape from here immediately, and seek help from other forces."

Sinai stared at Locke in disbelief, feeling that every word he uttered was blasphemous and heinous.

How could anyone replicate the goddess's power? What kind of experimental subject could achieve this?

This fact is difficult for any devout follower of the Life Church to accept.

"That's impossible. Nobody can do that."

Sinai said with certainty, her emotions so intense that she even overlooked Louisa, who had already snuggled into Locke's arms.

"It's actually like this!"

Unlike Sinai, Lux didn't doubt what Locke said; she simply looked at Sinai with a serious expression.

"Tell the believers on the outskirts to leave immediately. I need to go back and tell the priest the truth."

"Lux, you believe him? This is blasphemy against the gods."

Sinai said through gritted teeth.

Lux patted Sinai on the shoulder. "Take care of Louisa and get everyone out of here quickly. Whether Locke is telling the truth or not, we just saw those strange vines and butterflies. They are absolutely deadly to ordinary people."

Sinai nodded emphatically, then suddenly grabbed Lux's hand again, her eyes slightly reddening.

They barely managed to escape, knowing that going back would likely mean certain death.

"Lux, I'm sorry. I used to hate you and thought you were hypocritical. I want to continue to hate you, so please don't die in there."

"Sinai, I forgive you."

Lux turned around, lifted the nun's overly long skirt, and like a female knight, resolutely rushed towards the dangerous church.

"Lux, don't go."

Louisa burst into tears, pounding Locke's chest with her little fists. "Stop her, Locke! I have a premonition of Lux's death!"

"Can you predict the future?"

Locke asked.

Louisa nodded emphatically. "Yes, this is my special ability. I can occasionally see one or two fragments of the future, but I've never made a mistake. Don't let Lux go back."

Louisa first revealed her strange abilities to Locke, which may have been the reason she chose Locke in the first place.

She saw a future that belonged to Locke, and it wasn't simply because she coveted his good looks.

“Louise, how could you tell outsiders about this?”

Sinai scolded, but she also hoped to stop Lux.

But if Lux is stopped, who will go back and tell the rest of the people in the church?

Locke looked at his clone. "Please."

"Why do you want me to do such disgusting things? I don't want to be a savior at all."

Shadow complained, then scooped Lux ​​up in his arms. "Sorry, ma'am, leave the task of relaying information to this useless clone of mine. Miss Louisa needs you."

"Mr. Locke."

Lux's cheeks flushed slightly.

The next second, she was slammed heavily to the ground.

Ying turned and rushed into the church.

"What a nasty guy."

Sinai walked over to Lux with a grumbling expression and helped her up.

Lux shook her head. "No, he was brave. I saw the light in the shadows."

"Okay, but he's just a clone."

Sinai said.

“When the clone dies, the original body also suffers. You cannot ignore Mr. Locke’s contributions to the church just because he is a clone, Sinai.”

Lux said seriously.

Sinai's eyes welled up with tears. She wiped them away. "It's so good to be able to listen to your lectures again, Lux."

Lux smiled. "Sinai, let's go. We still have a lot to do."

"Yes, this is definitely not a good place to chat."

Sieg reminded him.

Locke nodded. "Sieg, I'll go and fetch Renis. You can inform Her Majesty the Queen about this."

"Your Majesty? You're not letting the director tell her? Does this count as me going over her head?"

Sieg asked with a hint of worry.

"No, this is a serious matter that could jeopardize her rule, you don't need to worry."

Locke said.

The Cult of Life is the spiritual pillar of the entire Tumen Kingdom. If something happens to the Cult of Life, it will indeed endanger the rule of the upper echelons.

He wanted to entangle Her Majesty in the mess, to make her understand the horrors of the Knowledge Cult, and to completely divert her attention from him.

Sieg nodded. "Okay, remember to explain the situation to the director for me."

"I will."

Locke nodded and put Louisa down. "You're okay with following Sister Sinai, right?"

Louisa nodded. "It's alright. I'll go with Sinai and Lux. Locke, go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back like a wife."

"Stop saying strange things."

Locke tapped Louisa on the head and quickly left the church.

Although Lux was just a nun, she held an unshakeable position in the Church of San Figueires, and the believers were willing to believe her. So, at her urging, the Life Church believers who were prostrating on the ground stood up and moved away from the church.

Locke listened to the sounds behind him and felt the crowd receding like a tide, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He arrived at the Bureau of Investigation and found Rhaenys flipping through documents.