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Even the supernatural beings are divided into different levels. Just like in Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor and the Earth God are both considered gods, but they are definitely different.

There is now a widely accepted view in the world that there are star-level beings among the Mysterious Gods!

The Sally Church, one of the four major cults, worships a cult of this level, the evil god Sally.

This monstrous god reveres all sensory pleasure and stimulation. No one knows when He appeared in this world, or even which part of Him influenced the world and made people aware of Him.

He was even worshipped as the god of love and beauty in many past civilizations, since beauty and love are both sensory stimuli.

The document even cites an example of the Roman Empire, which once almost unified the Western world and created the main map of the modern European world in the inner world; the reason for its decline was that the worship of the cult goddess Sally began to emerge in the country, and hedonism began to spread on a large scale.

Their extravagance and debauchery were beyond description; even the bloody battles in the arena weren't enough to satisfy them.

Later on, even the most basic human methods of seeking pleasure could no longer deter the Roman nobles. Through a series of reckless actions, the vast Roman Empire nearly collapsed overnight.

Of course, the genie Sally at that time certainly wasn't called that. Because calling a genie by their name directly is an extremely dangerous thing.

Moreover, very few people can know the true name of the Ghost God without causing problems, and humans may not even be able to make a similar sound... The name Sally is just a human reference to her.

With limited information and time, Zhao Hao only got a general overview.

The document concludes with a note stating that anyone who has come into contact with or indirectly come into contact with any text, image, sound source, artwork, or other material related to the Sally Church must undergo rigorous mental testing to prevent potential mental distortion.

In the car, Colt took out something that looked like an eye mask from a silver-white sealed briefcase.

Zhao Hao recognized the box; it was a container used by the sealing department to temporarily seal away strange objects.

Colt said seriously, "Originally, since it involves the Church of Sally, someone with such high spiritual insight like you shouldn't be involved. But right now, our fighting strength in Free City is very weak, and a large number of manpower have been sent to the surrounding areas. We've reached a point where we have no one left to use. I have no choice but to put you to the risk..."

"This is a powerful extraordinary item, classified as a C-grade Black Iron 5-star item by the Sealing Department. It's called the Soyas Eyeband. Wearing it will obstruct your vision, but it will visualize the surrounding scene in your mind. The visual filtering goggles used by the Bureau are based on this thing. Wear it first, just in case! If you actually see something, that would be terrible!"

According to the information, members of Sally's Church are extremely emotional beings, especially the artists, who often unknowingly fall into Sally's arms.

The various artworks created by members of the Sally Church, whether texts, sculptures, paintings, or even sound effects, may contain spiritual pollution or mental distortion.

Often, what seems insignificant at first glance will gradually lead to being tricked.

At that point, you are no longer yourself; you become a slave to Sally, pursuing pleasure and fulfilling desires.

……

We've arrived!

The surrounding streets had been cleared out, and several armored vehicles were guarding the street entrances, with a dozen or so American soldiers armed with rifles and cannons standing by. Further out were a dozen police cars and officers.

After the Bureau of Mysteries arrived, a group of men in black came down and inspected the area with psionic wave detectors. They then placed some incomprehensible devices on the nearby streets and buildings.

Zhao Hao sensed that the small, tower-like metal devices, each about the height of a person, were interconnected and had formed a psionic barrier!

This feeling is actually somewhat similar to my own barrier technique!

Of course, the difference between the two is huge. This thing is like a torch, while Zhao Hao's barrier technique, at its most advanced level, is a space rocket!

However, this shows that the Mysterious Bureau is quite capable, having a deep understanding of the field of psionic machinery!

That's true. Their traditional path to transcendence is thousands of years behind; they simply can't compare.

However, the psionic mechanical technology that combines modern science and technology is an emerging path with great potential!

Seeing such a grand display as soon as they landed, Zhao Hao thought that Sally's Church was going to launch a large-scale zero-dollar sale!

I was just about to ask: How many teachers did Sally teach him?

As the team advanced step by step, they finally arrived at their destination, only to find that it was just a large villa.

While it's impressive to have such a large plot of land to build a villa in a place like this, is it really necessary for you to mobilize so many people?

A traffic light got me all fired up!

Seemingly sensing Zhao Hao's nonchalance, Shiri cautioned, "Don't be careless! Every time the four major cults appear, it's a major disaster! The Sally Church is relatively mild; although the harm is still enormous, it's not as severe. I remember the last time the Sally Church caused trouble in Liberty City was nine years ago, right after the psychic dormancy period was suspected to have ended. Yes, it was the Stonewall riot..."

Zhao Hao has been cramming on various historical and general knowledge topics for the past two months, and he does know about the riot that took place in Liberty City nine years ago.

That era was extremely conservative compared to today; back then, it was routine for the police to hunt down homosexuals every night.

They might even publish the names of homosexuals in newspapers, subjecting them to both mental and physical torment!

As it turned out, a world-famous actress had passed away that day, and in the midst of the uproar, a gay entertainment venue called Stonewall Bar was set up.

As usual, eight police officers raided Stonewall Bar late at night, arresting 13 bar staff and cross-dressers (in Liberty City at the time, "cross-dressing" was illegal).

Officer Ami's attitude towards law enforcement is world-famous. If she didn't kneel down and die on the spot, you're lucky you were born with such a beautiful face!

The result may be prolonged periods of oppression and unfair treatment, igniting the anger of these minority groups.

Many customers inside the bar refused to leave that day, and without any organization or planning, more people began to gather outside the Stonewall Bar to protest the police's unjust arrest.

As police roughly shoved one of the women into a police car, she yelled at the gathered crowd, "Why aren't you doing anything?!" That one sentence ignited the emotions of everyone present.

In that instant, it was like the Yellowstone volcano erupting; nothing could stop it. A frenzied riot broke out!

The riots swept through most of Liberty City and lasted for a week!

Following the Stonewall riots, many gay rights organizations emerged, all demanding equal social rights and treatment.

In 1970, on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Liberty City held its first gay pride parade, with thousands of people participating in the commemorative event.

Influenced by the Liberty City march, gay communities in other Amer cities have also begun to actively participate in activism.

This struggle for equal rights for homosexuals and other sexual minorities began to sweep the globe at that time.

Zhao Hao was puzzled: "It's just a riot, right? Liberty City has one or two of these things every few years! Is this one a little too big? It can't be that bad, at least there were no shops smashed or cars burned!"

Sheri shook her head. "No, it's not about the physical damage. It's about people's mental world... Do you think that the public's acceptance of equality towards homosexuals and other sexual minorities today is their own true understanding?"

Zhao Hao felt a chill run down his spine and asked, "What do you mean?"

Colt, growing impatient, exclaimed, "Our subconscious perceptions have been permanently distorted by the freakish goddess Sally!"

Zhao Hao never had a direct understanding of the Ghost God, even though he had inadvertently caught a glimpse of the unknown being.

He always thought those strange gods were simply powerful beings whose existence was incomprehensible.

But he never expected that they could do such a thing!

If a person's thoughts are entirely instilled by others, is that person truly themselves? If the thoughts of all humanity are instilled by others, wouldn't humanity be nothing more than puppets?!

Zhao Hao was still thinking about this question even after he opened the villa door.

When the door opened, he had to stop thinking, because he "saw" a lot of blood gushing out as the two large wooden doors opened...

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Chapter 83 Sally's Party

A large amount of blood gushed out of the door like a flood, and everyone panicked and dodged, but Zhao Hao stood still.

When everyone looked again, they saw that there was indeed a lot of blood flowing out of the doorway, but it was only about ten centimeters of blood flowing freely out of the open door.

Although it was already quite frightening, it paled in comparison to the gushing blood that resembled a flash flood just now.

It's related to clairvoyance.

The moment the door opened, everyone's spiritual vision was instantly elevated, to the point that most of them experienced hallucinations.

However, Zhao Hao's spiritual vision was already very high, so he didn't lift it. In addition, with his eyes covered by a cloth, the images appearing in his mind were only liquid, without any color.

Zhao Hao only instinctively knew that there was a lot of blood, which was easier to accept than the direct mental shock.

After the door was opened, there were many corpses lying haphazardly behind it, and the deaths of each one were gruesome.

The man in black wearing sunglasses stepped forward to inspect the body. There were practically no intact corpses; they were all missing limbs, and some had even been dismembered. You wouldn't know how many people there were unless you pieced them together carefully!

What's even more bizarre is that the expressions on these dead heads are all extremely gratified and comfortable, a picture of utter depravity!

No wonder there was so much blood. At least a dozen people were dismembered and drained of their blood near the entrance!

Zhao Hao suddenly looked up into the hall, and at the same time, the psionic fluctuation tester in the black-clad man's hand began to beep rapidly.

Zhao Hao saw a layer of sticky, oily psionic energy floating in mid-air!

Normally, Zhao Hao can't see colors, but this spiritual energy presents an uneven pink color to him in his mind!

"Watch out! It's Sally's Church's Catalytic Psionic Energy! Activate the Large Plasma Psionic Energy Decomposer!"

Colt waved his hand, and four men in black immediately pushed forward a strange device the size of a refrigerator and turned it on at the front door.

In his mind, Zhao Hao "saw" that the thing split into two parts, like a large megaphone, emitting waves of strange vibrations!

The plasma pulse wave spread into the hall, and when it came into contact with the pink psionic energy that was drifting towards the door, it quickly dispersed it into a thin layer of psionic energy. Then, wave after wave, it dispersed it, becoming increasingly sparse, and soon it disappeared without a trace!

Zhao Hao remembered that when they dealt with the old gypsy woman's corpse, a man in black seemed to be carrying something similar.

However, that thing required two metal rods to touch the solid object, which is far inferior to this.

Of course, this one in front of us is also very large; it's not some kind of individual soldier device.

It's clear that although the Mysterious Bureau lags far behind in terms of both the quantity and quality of traditional superhumans, they have forged their own path!

If this thing can deal with this kind of spreading special psionic energy, it might be able to deal with those released spells as well.

Of course, a fully formed spell is very dense, and it is very difficult to break it down into its original state.

Unless the instrument's power is increased tenfold and its efficiency is increased fivefold, it will be destroyed by the spell before the plasma pulse wave can even have an effect on the spell.

"Watch out! Something's rushing over!" Shire suddenly shouted, and before she finished speaking, seven or eight monsters howled and charged out from a door at the back of the hall!

It's called a monster, but it's more like a human who has mutated.

They all had humanoid forms, and most were even wearing one or two pieces of clothing, but certain parts of their bodies had mutated! Some had horns growing on their heads, some had their ten fingers turned into wrists and feet, and some had a long whip swinging from their crotch...

The proportions of some parts of the body have also changed; some heads have become elongated, some have incredibly large eyes, and some have waists as thin as a water glass.

Moreover, their skin tones had all turned into a dull, beautiful color—deep purple, pale blue, light green, and so on…

"Fire!" Colt fired first, his large silver-inscribed Colt revolver spitting flames with a "bang bang bang".

The seven or eight men in black behind them also opened fire, especially two of them who were carrying shotguns, whose firepower was extremely fierce.

In Zhao Hao's perception, several strange humanoid creatures enveloped in pink psionic energy rushed out of the door, and then his side opened fire. In an instant, his mind was filled with the trajectories of bullets!

These bullets are made of psionic metal and are extremely lethal to supernatural beings.

Zhao Hao glanced at the small gun in his hand, which was even shorter than his palm: "I'll pass, I'm not joining in this fun!"

Those monsters were incredibly resilient, seemingly without any vital organs. Despite being riddled with holes by psionic bullets, they could still twitch and crawl forward.

A burly man in black pulled out something that looked like a hand grenade and shouted, "Fire in the hole!"