Becoming a god by raising witches

"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.

"Director, something has happened at the Cathedral of Life in St. Figueroa. Dimo ​​and Angela have undergone a strange transformation, turning into a giant, monstrous tree that is now devouring the power of the Tree of Life."

Locke gave a concise report on the situation.

Renis frowned slightly. "Where is Cardinal Norb Stott?"

“Bishop Norb is trapped in the dungeon and will likely be unable to leave anytime soon. Moreover…”

Locke hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"And what?"

Renis frowned.

"Moreover, the Strange Tree and the Cult of Life are from the same system, and it has a natural attraction for the strange members of the cult, bewitching them to become its nourishment."

Locke stated his guess, "This is my deduction."

"Well, I see."

Renis put down her book, stood up, draped a dark blue robe over her shoulders, donned a sheriff's hat trimmed with gold thread, and white gloves. As she walked, she gave orders.

“Come with me to see Her Majesty the Queen.”

“I have already sent Sieg to rule Her Majesty the Queen. Perhaps we should go see the Pope first.”

Locke said.

Renis glanced at him indifferently. "Don't make decisions for me next time. You're not the deputy director yet."

Do I have any hope?

Locke suddenly asked curiously.

"If this matter is handled well, it's not impossible."

"Renes said."

"Yes, Director, I will try my best."

"Ah."

The two left the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations together, but instead of meeting His Holiness the Pope of the Church of Life, they went to the Cathedral of Life in San Figueires.

For delivering messages, pigeons are all you need.

Besides, Rhaenys has so many pets; even if pigeons aren't enough, there are always owls.

The first thing Rhaenys did upon arriving at the church was to lift the shadows of the church and the Tree of Life, allowing the shadows to completely envelop the entire space, forming a closed cage.

Because she and Locke already knew each other very well, she didn't need to hide her strength.

Locke swallowed hard, stunned by the scene before him.

He had clearly replicated Renis's shadow power, but he hadn't mastered it to the same extent as her.

"Chief, have you already entered the realm of demigods?"

Locke suddenly asked.

"Without some ability, how could you become the director of the Bureau of Investigation? Don't be surprised, go in."

As Renis spoke, she led Locke into a world shrouded in shadows.

She took out a lamp and lit up the road ahead.

Locke realized that this lamp must also be a strange object.

"To avoid becoming food for monsters, you'd better use all your skills to avoid regretting it later."

"Renes said calmly."

"Chief, I can actually transform into a moon bear on the night of a full moon, but there are no conditions here that allow me to transform."

Locke said honestly.

"Oh, it's also from the witch's power."

Renis gave Locke a complicated look, then took a clear glass bottle from her coat pocket. The bottle contained clear water.

There is a small moon reflected in the water.

Renis popped the cork, and the water shot into the sky, forming a river suspended in the dark shadows of the night.

A full moon shone softly in the river.

"Strange Object B18: Reflection of the Moon should meet your needs."

"Renes said."

Locke stared at the bright moon in the sky, slightly stunned. If you looked closely, you would see ripples on its surface, which were the moon's reflection in the water, only now hanging in the sky.

Renis was indeed hiding a lot of incredible and strange items.

"Let me try."

Locke tried out the [Transform into a Moon Bear] skill, and his body instantly transformed into a 3-meter-tall giant bear with snow-white fur. The sheriff's uniform was also stretched to burst open by his suddenly enlarged body.

He looked at Renis somewhat embarrassedly, saying that the whole "bursting clothes" thing was really not what he wanted.

"Your appearance reminds me of someone."

"Renes said."

"Who?"

"Charlene Bergman, I never imagined you two were the same kind."

Renis said meaningfully.

Locke scratched his head awkwardly. "Heh, how could it not look like her? This power was stolen from her."

"Isn't describing me by breed disrespectful to yourself?"

Locke asked.

Renis glanced at him, and he immediately shut up.

Meanwhile, the Tree of Life above the church had completely withered, its bark peeling away to reveal a brand new, bizarre tree, mixed with endless flesh and blood, covered in blue butterfly flowers.

The branches of the tree, like vines, quickly extended towards the two of them.

Kosork East, Wells District, St. Figueroa Cathedral of Life.

A bright moon, somewhere between illusion and reality, hangs high in the sky shrouded in shadow.