Wizard's Journey

Chapter 438 Collapse of Faith (Part 2) (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

Could it be some kind of coincidence?

Before Kelukele could issue the order to abolish the Flower Street, another inexplicable event occurred, and it posed an even greater threat to the city's rules!

The Sacred Fruit Garden has been corrupted by the shadow of a wizard!

The reason was that a locust-man, who was extremely hungry and had been invaded by the abyss, sneaked into the Sacred Fruit Garden to steal food, but was killed by the guards.

It was originally just an ordinary thing, and no one paid any attention to it. However, the very next day, traces of abyssal moss began to appear in the Sacred Fruit Garden.

This……

People made a connection: could the abyssal moss spread through the locust-men invaded by the abyss?

With this rumor that appeared out of nowhere, the locust people corrupted by the abyss suddenly became like rats in the street. Their former sympathy and indifference turned into disgust and hatred towards the wizard.

……

Inside the Crimson Nest.

When Kredia saw Green return, she smiled eerily and said, "She's comforting Na Yue right now."

Green turned his gaze away from the middle-aged locust-woman.

"Coincidence? Rumor? It couldn't have appeared out of nowhere. This must have been arranged by that lurking demon hunter wizard. If this hidden mission of the collapse of faith has any large-scale follow-up developments in the future, it might be designated as a second-class honor medal mission by the operations command."

Green couldn't help but praise, "This witch-hunting wizard hiding in the city is indeed farsighted and exceptionally wise."

"Your involvement in this mission will undoubtedly boost your achievements after the Demon Hunting Expedition; it's an unexpected bonus from these past two months."

Kretia smiled and asked, "So, do you have any confirmed candidates for hidden demon hunter wizards?"

Green thought for a moment, then said calmly, "It's basically confirmed that it's the person I guessed. What about you?"

"I have four candidates on my shortlist, but I haven't made a decision yet."

After saying this, Clementia swayed her hips and slowly left the room, presumably to have some kind of secret rendezvous with Commander Kerukel.

The ancient black magic charm collection proved to be truly extraordinary when carrying out infiltration missions behind enemy lines.

……

Two days later.

"No...you can't treat her like this! Na Yue is a loyal subject of the Dark Flame God! You can't treat her like this! Waaah! You can't do this..."

The middle-aged locust woman and Namer cried and struggled, but they could not stop a group of locust warriors from taking away the little girl who was covered in black down and was terminally ill.

Today, the Temple of Dark Annihilation issued an order, representing the will of the Flame God, declaring that all locusts corrupted by the Shadow of the Wizard should be centrally managed to prevent the spread of the Shadow of the Wizard.

With the reluctance of several leaders and temple priests, the Sacred Orchard completely destroyed some of the fruit trees affected by the Abyss Moss, thus stopping the spread of the Abyss Moss.

However, the panic triggered by this incident began to spread among the locust warriors.

Because this means they will receive less food in the future, it means their privileges will be reduced, and it means they will go hungry like other locust civilians!

Under these circumstances, the priests of the Temple of Annihilation issued an order to arrest all locusts within the city of Tantopsborough that had been corrupted by the Shadow of the Wizard.

Namer's cries of anguish and those of the middle-aged woman were just one of the many family tragedies in the city.

……

the next day.

"Waaaaah..."

Hundreds of locust-people women in Flower Street were captured, stripped naked, tied up in a chain, and subjected to the hypocritical and angry curses of all the locust-people residents in the city, who accused them of losing their faith in the Great Flame God and violating the Great Flame God's doctrines.

Among them was Namo, who was crying softly amidst endless accusations.

One by one, the corrupt male locusts were personally whipped three times each by Commander Kerukler, and received so-called support from some locusts.

But in secret, countless eyes, like those of Namo and Nayue's mother, were filled with anger and pain, weeping softly.

This is not their fault. They just wanted to live in this world. Why did the Flame God treat them like this?

Their once devout and sincere eyes gradually began to change, becoming confused and doubtful.

Commander Kerukler, like a victor, raised his whip high, enjoying the cheers of a victor, and was supported by the surrounding locust people. He secretly turned his head and inadvertently glanced at a figure on the top of the towering red nest.

"Tia, I have proven my faith!"

Just then, a commotion broke out in the square, and several locust warriors flew out, roaring, "All cities on alert! A locust corrupted by the Wizard's Shadow has harmed the High Priest and escaped from his prison!"

The "Shadow of the Wizard" generally refers to those abyssal mutated monsters, but it rarely appears on the Locust People, the rulers of this world.

But now, these warriors are saying that some locust people have been corrupted by the wizard's shadow?

the other side.

Both Green and Kredia clearly sensed a figure filled with the aura of inferior wizard bloodline magic. After a slight pause, they couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

What "Shadow of the Wizard"? This is clearly just a low-quality bloodline magic cast by that hidden demon hunter dark wizard.

With a whoosh, Green roared, "Follow me!"

Leading several Locust Warriors, Green and a few Locusts flew in afterimages, tracking the aura of the wizard casting bloodline magic.

"Huh? It's here? Could it be...?"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Green and his group of locust people flew back to their dwelling and saw a monster hiding behind a middle-aged locust woman.

This monster was already two meters tall, covered in black fur, and its body was deformed. Under some of its exposed skin, something was constantly wriggling and squirming, as if it wanted to squeeze something out. A deformed tail had grown out of its back.

"Mom, I'm scared..."

The monster spoke in a hoarse, ugly voice, which sounded like a roar and howl to the other surprised and nervous locust people.

"Na Yue? You're really Na Yue? Waaaaah, how could you..."

The middle-aged locust-woman was weeping, but Green's expression changed, and he shouted, "Madam, be careful! Don't get infected by this monster!"

After saying that, Green's figure flashed, and with a swift movement of his Flame Soul Sword, the monster was easily killed by the blazing power of the Flame Soul.

"Hmph! He's been corrupted by the wizard's shadow after all. Damn wizard!"

Green roared and ran to the middle-aged locust-woman, asking with concern, "Madam, are you alright? Don't worry, the great will of the Dark Flame God will protect you and your daughter."

The middle-aged woman's eyes were now empty and filled with anger, which she had nowhere to vent. She said in an almost mocking tone, "Yes, the Dark Flame God will protect me, waaaaah..."

Grimm sighed and said to the locust warriors behind him, "Send this demonized corpse to the High Priest. Only by asking the High Priest to borrow the great power of the Dark Flame God can we completely cleanse the filth brought by this monster's corpse."

Unbeknownst to everyone, a layer of magic stone powder had been secretly sprinkled onto the monster's corpse.

"Yes."

Several locust warriors flew toward the Temple of Dark Annihilation carrying the monster's corpse, while Grimm, after comforting the woman for a moment, left the Crimson Nest to quell the chaos caused by the locusts outside.

…………

Seven days later.

"Burn them!"

"Burn them!"

"Burn them!"

The frenzied locusts roared in fear, and most of them began to absurdly believe that as long as the infected people in the city affected by the abyss were cut off, the continued spread of the wizard's shadow in the city could be stopped.

People began to burn these henchmen of the sorcerer's shadow, just as they had done with the former "Solanli Wizard," to vent the fear and repression that had accumulated in their hearts every day.

Although, in the eyes of a true wizard, this was utterly ridiculous.

Green and Kredia quietly left. Through this small town, Green had gained a clear understanding of the initial outbreak of the Abyssal Moss.

I believe that in just a few years, the entire Dark Annihilation Empire will become like this small town.

This doesn't even qualify as a localized abyssal catastrophe.

Flying in the sky, Cressia smiled wickedly, a smirk playing on her lips.

"I never expected that the demon hunter wizard would actually disguise himself as a temple priest. I bet his next plan is to discredit himself, make everyone completely lose their faith in the Flame God, and then openly break the banner of the Dark Flame God's faith, right? Hehe, this is really interesting."

What could be more defiled than the self-defamation of the Dark Flame God's human representative?

The tragedy of Namo and Nayue's family is just a microcosm of the tragedy within Tandingbao City.

Their mother, the most loyal believer of the Dark Destroyer God, will become the vanguard in tearing down this banner of faith, the anthill that collapses the thousand-mile dike.

Green infiltrated Tandingburg City only to gather intelligence, but his unexpected involvement in this hidden mission of collapsing faith was a pleasant surprise.

With that demon hunter sorcerer's wisdom, it's only a matter of time before he completes the rest of the plan.

Holding a piece of bloodstone in his hand, Green murmured, "I hope this bloodstone isn't a rare energy crystal in this world."

With two "whoosh" sounds, the two locust-like figures vanished in a flash.

(End of this chapter)