Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

Is he really the god of the Earth Church that I expected him to be?

Among the several followers of God recorded in the church, it seems that none of them is like him.

"Then...what about the others?" Santu opened his mouth and then asked helplessly.

"They are even more excessive." Charles said indignantly.

"Look at this man. His buttons are made of Mantuan teeth. The teeth of this extraordinary creature are extremely poisonous. This poison is likely to harm me."

So, tell me how he intends to hurt you with this? Is he going to force you to eat the button?

"And this, his clothes are woven with Lavis feathers. The power of the curse on it is incredible."

Yes, it is a terrible curse that can make people more attractive to the opposite sex!

"This is even more outrageous. Look at the crossbow in his hand. It's a Horcrux, and the kind that even non-transcendents can wield with ease. If he sneaks a shot at me, I might get seriously injured!"

Looking at Charles who was chattering non-stop, Santu suddenly wanted to punch him for some reason.

Can you please use some logic when making up stories?

Even the weakest transcendent would have a very different body after advancing to a demigod. He had never heard of a demigod's body being harmed by those miscellaneous decorations!

Not only Santu, but everyone else also had a subtle expression.

We were killed in seconds by this "guy"?

This has nothing to do with what they envisioned the church to be in the image of God!

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"What about Victor? Tell me, what is there about Victor that can threaten you?" Santu interrupted Charles' nonsense, his expression becoming a little ferocious.

Vekro is a demigod from the Wittuwell tribe. The Wittuwell tribe has a custom that is not accepted by most civilizations and countries - the people of their tribe will remain naked from birth to death.

The others were carrying something on them, so Charles could find something that could threaten him.

What about Velcro?

Santu looked at Charles seriously. He wanted to see where he could find the threat this time.

"You're talking about him..." Charles waved his hand and a person with most of his body blurred appeared in front of everyone.

"He is the culprit who caused the death of those guys!" Charles said seriously.

?

Santu felt that there was something wrong with the guy in front of him.

"As a transcendent, it's actually very difficult for me to be harmed by items like guns."

You know this...

Santu looked at Charles expressionlessly.

"But, this is assuming I don't make any mistakes or reveal any flaws."

"This guy in front of me always makes me involuntarily keep my eyes on him. This is a flaw for me, and an opportunity for them."

"If they find out about this, they might seize the opportunity and shoot me to death!"

"Tell me, is it scary or not?" He looked as if he was still frightened.

Everyone: ....

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Chapter 261 Chapter 141 Do you guys know how to fight in a team?!

Yes Yes Yes!

You have a big fist, so everything you say is right!

Looking at Charles who was talking nonsense at this moment, everyone looked at him with something wrong.

Could this be a psychopath? There are quite a lot of psychopaths in the supernatural world.

For example, now, among the remaining sixty or so people, a small half have some mental problems.

"Are you really a servant of the Earth Church?"

After a long silence, Santu asked warily.

As a believer, he found it hard to believe that someone like Charles could be the servant god of the Church of the Earth, the savior who he had prayed for countless days and nights to come into this world and change the situation of the church.

"Of course not." Charles said as a matter of course.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

After all, if he was not the servant god of the Church of the Earth, then Santu obviously could no longer bring them hope.

By then, their outcome might not be any better than those twenty demigods who were already certain to be dead.

"I'm just a high priest~" Before everyone's heart sank to the bottom of the sea, Charles said with a smile.

At the same time, in order to show his friendliness, he cutely added a "da" as an interjection after his tone.

But at this time, no one felt his kindness.

This made him a little dissatisfied.

At the same time, this was not the only thing he was dissatisfied with.

For example, Santu, your combat power is too low.

If it were the old stubborn people from the Five Gods Church era, they would have immediately and angrily asked him to take out those things that could "threaten" his life, and let them see how these things could threaten him in the hands of ordinary people.

At worst, he would do it himself and attack him with props that enhance his own power.

This way, Ciel could feign injury, then use his Sequence 9 status as a weak Transcendental Sequence path as an excuse to show that while he looked strong, he was actually quite weak, especially in terms of defense. If he ran into one or two people who weren't familiar with him, he might even be able to snag a Horcrux or two.

The four great servants of the church, except for Ciel's teacher, are all victims...

However, most of them do not suffer from fire phobia like Charles, and do not care about some "foreign objects".

The Church of the Five Gods has been at peace for a long time. In their era, ordinary true gods would not provoke church members without reason. Except for people like Charles, most church members did not have much sense of crisis.

There are many Horcruxes and even holy relics that Charles wants. If he asks directly, most people will probably give them to him.

After all, those things would probably just be a symbol or even just a decoration in their hands.

"Impossible. The high priest is a demigod. It is absolutely impossible for him to have such power." Batu refuted Charles almost instinctively.

But after he said it, he regretted it.

He is not Santu, so it is easy for him to be targeted if he jumps like this.

Before, I was being so high-profile to test something, and I had to do it that way. Now...

Feeling the various grateful looks behind him and Charles's playful gaze, Batu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"You are such an interesting guy." Charles looked at him with emotion.

"You may say you're brave, but you're the most afraid of me of everyone here. You're so scared that your legs are so weak you can't move and you might fall to the ground at any moment."

"But even though you're timid, you're the bravest among everyone present. When everyone else wanted to wait and see what would happen, you were the first to step forward."

Batu said nothing.

His fear of Charles was indeed the greatest here, because only by facing him directly could Batu feel the other party's unparalleled strength.

But at the same time, it is precisely because of this fear that he is so "brave".

He was afraid of Ciel, but he was more afraid of death.

If he remained silent, his fate might be no different from those demigods who died quietly. Facing the fear of Charles directly might give him a chance of survival, but it might also accelerate his death.

Most demigods could see this clearly, but they were unwilling to take the risk - in their opinion, as long as Charles didn't kill them immediately, then they still had value in existence.

They pinned their hopes of survival on Charles's mercy, while Batu wanted to try to fight for it himself.

It seems like a big difference, but it is not that big of a difference. After all, no matter what choice they make, their fate is ultimately decided by others.

Just like they decided the fate of others in the past.

"I know that even now, most of you still have some hope in your hearts. At the same time, you are also somewhat curious about my background."

"This is not some secret that cannot be told."

"But as for you now, I will only tell you that I am the high priest of the Earth Church, a person who has been sleeping for countless times."

"As for strength, after sleeping for so long, there must be some gains, right?"

Ciel smiled at them.

The others also quickly smiled ingratiatingly.

Anyone who can become a demigod must have very rich experiences, and they have more or less come into contact with the skill of fawning and pleasing others.

It's just that they haven't used it on others for a long time, so they are often a little slow.

"Actually, you don't have to be too afraid of me."

"Because at this moment, no matter how I decide your fate, you have no room for resistance and can only accept it silently."

It is precisely because of this that there is fear...some people have some waves in their hearts.

"Instead of dwelling on fear, why not enjoy the remaining time before I decide your fate?"

"After all, there's a difference between dying happily and dying with resentment."

Charles spoke with a smile, but this time, no one dared to continue to show a flattering smile in front of him.

If possible, they don't want to die with resentment, nor do they want to die happily.

"Are you planning to execute them directly?" Santu asked in a deep voice.

He knew clearly that from their perspective, he should stand with Charles.

His ideas should be protected, and even everything he has should be protected.

Because as long as he is truly a member of the Earth Church, his existence means the rise of the Earth Church. Perhaps in the near future the Earth Church will regain its former glory.

but...

But Santu couldn't do that.

He couldn't convince himself.

As a believer, and even the Pope of the Church of the Earth at this time, he has never violated any church laws since joining the Church of the Earth. He has spent all his life upholding the rules of the church and fulfilling his duties.

Although with the passage of time, the duties that the Pope of the Church of the Earth could once accomplish with only insignificant power have become extremely difficult for him, Santu is still desperate and even willing to sacrifice his life to take on responsibilities that are not in line with the times they live in.

Tired?

very tired.

But Santu never thought of giving up.

Only occasionally, he would place his hopes on the gods, hoping that those gods who disappeared for no reason would return and lead the Church of the Earth back to the era of his dreams.

Now, his prayer seemed to have come true, but facing Charles like this, facing the gifts he called on the gods to bestow upon him and the church, he had to stand up and say no!

Killing is not forbidden in the Church of the Earth, but killing like this is absolutely not allowed.

Even if the person in front of you has committed a serious mistake, even if they themselves are killed, few of them are innocent, but the rules are the rules.

According to the church regulations, they have the opportunity to defend themselves, so as the Pope and the high priest, they should give them this opportunity.

Very unreasonable and inflexible.

Santu knew that he might be a little ignorant of the immensity of the world.

but...

If even the church's final insistence, if even these rules cannot be followed, then what is the difference between the Earth Church and the secret organizations created by the demigods, the Holy Trinity, and the Association of Esotericists?

Santu is not stupid. He knows why he was able to be promoted to demigod. He knows that his persistence is benefiting the "enemy". He knows that his persistence may ruin the opportunity for the church to rise.

But he still chose to stand up.

If he would choose to blend in with the world, he probably wouldn't be standing here.

"What if I choose to kill them? What will you do?" Charles stared at Santu.

He didn't try to read the other person's thoughts, but he could feel the other person's determination and belief.