The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"Hey, don't rush, Mr. Ye." Cui Xiu slowly turned around, his smile now appearing unnaturally shadowed in the oil lamplight. "Since you're already here..."

As Cui Xiu was speaking, Ye Xiao heard faint footsteps behind him.

He turned his head and saw two expressionless servants in tailcoats blocking his way.

Although they were dressed as servants, the murderous aura they exuded indicated that these two were definitely not ordinary servants.

"What do you mean?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow. "It seems I have no choice but to join this order?"

“Let’s be understanding. I went to great lengths to get this spot for you.” Cui Xiu pushed up his glasses with his index finger. “Mr. Ye is so smart, he wouldn’t want to embarrass a fellow villager, would he?”

"Heh." Ye Xiao grinned. "Fine, then I'll see what you're up to."

He wasn't really afraid; he was going to go into the church to find out whatever they were up to.

However, Cui Xiu suddenly mentioned an "inspection," which is like when your friend tells you that they can introduce you to a good job, and you rush to quit your current job and go to the company they mentioned, only to be told that your friend only provided your resume and that you have to attend an interview with several other candidates before they can decide whether to hire you.

Any normal person would be unhappy in this situation, so if Ye Xiao didn't react and just accepted it naturally, it would arouse the other party's suspicion.

After this brief interlude, the two descended to the end of the stairs and entered a bright hall surrounded by hexagonal walls.

There is a passageway on each wall of the hall, and it seems that Ye Xiaolai's entrance to the hall is not the only one.

In the center of the hall stands a somewhat peculiar stone statue, depicting a tall human figure draped in a wide robe. Above the robe is the face of a young woman, appearing innocent and childlike.

The robe covered the body tightly, obscuring the outline of the figure. However, three pairs of arms with different shapes emerged from the seams of the robe. Upon closer inspection, one could see that they were the hands of a smooth and slender child, the hands of a strong and robust adult, and the hands of a withered and emaciated old man.

The hall was still relatively empty at this time, but Cui Xiu stopped at the door and did not lead Ye Xiao to continue walking towards the center of the hall.

"Let's just wait here."

“Okay, it’s a very tasteful statue,” Ye Xiao said.

“Oh, Mr. Ye, you don’t need to do this. I have my own difficulties,” Cui Xiu said with a wry smile. “But as you can see, this is our Mother of Arthropods… and ‘Samuel Clinic’ is actually just a name used by the Order to the outside world. Our Order should actually be called ‘Samuel’s Hermitage’.”

"Is Samuel the name of this mother goddess?"

"That's not the case. 'Samuel' is actually a word in the ancient continental language that symbolizes the sky," Cui Xiu explained.

Sky……

Ye Xiao smirked, "It's interesting that a bug yearns for the sky."

"Ahem, Mr. Ye, please be careful with your words." Cui Xiu almost choked. Although he was a Blue Star person and could not be called a fanatical believer, Ye Xiao's words were a bit too much. "In order to give you an introduction, we arrived a little earlier than the scheduled time for today's gathering. But now, judging by the time, the others should be arriving soon."

Chapter 145 The Ritual of Slaughter

Just as Cui Xiu said, soon, figures wearing hoods walked in from various entrances.

Ye Xiao also put on the hood of her trench coat, which covered most of her face, and joined the crowd with Cui Xiu.

There were about sixty or seventy people in the hall, not many, and they probably weren't all the church members in the capital.

Then, flames ignited on each of the six palms of the statue in the center of the hall.

The surrounding light dimmed, and the dark mass of people stopped moving as a solemn and quiet atmosphere gradually spread.

The door behind the statue, which had been tightly closed, slowly opened at this moment, and three figures wearing black robes and ceramic masks walked out from behind the door, each holding a scepter.

The scepter was slender and jet black, but the part that touched the ground was unusually sharp.

Upon seeing these three figures, all the believers in the hall bowed down in worship, except for Ye Xiao, who secretly sat down on the ground and sent a message to Cui Xiu beside him in his mind.

[Late-night snack: Are these three the leaders of your church?]

Molotov: No, the three elders are in charge of all church affairs in Loren, but they are considered high-ranking members, second only to the generation whose bloodline is personally bestowed by the Mother Goddess.

I thought I'd finally met the final boss, but it turns out he wasn't even a divine messenger...

Ye Xiao wondered to himself if he could just suddenly attack and kill these three guys right here, and then the story of the Arthropod Mother Goddess in the Imperial City would be over.

Forget it, there's no need to rush. It's safer to wait until we've figured out the situation before having Ella come and destroy this place.

"May the grace of the Mother Goddess descend upon the servants who serve my Lord." The elder in the middle spoke first, his voice deep and ancient, "All of you have gathered here in response to the call of my Lord, and together with me, praise the great Mother Goddess of Arthropods."

"Praise be to the Mother Goddess, glory be to my Lord."

Everyone chanted in unison, and Ye Xiao also chanted something haphazardly. Anyway, Ella chanted randomly when she prayed to the God of Light in the Loren Sanctuary, so Ye Xiao naturally had no taboos about this kind of evil god.

After the long and oppressive prayer session ended, the elder immediately announced the day's events.

"Today, three new members will be introduced to our family to serve the great Mother Goddess with us."

"According to the teachings of my Lord, please come forward, my three brothers and sisters, and give refuge in the glory of the Mother Goddess."

Ye Xiao stood up and noticed out of the corner of his eye that there were indeed two other figures who stood up as well, walked through the crowd, and headed toward the statue in the center.

One of the black-haired girls looked somewhat familiar. Ye Xiao took a closer look and then couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Susie Yun? It's her again??

The other person clearly noticed Ye Xiao's gaze, paused for a moment, and then immediately pulled the hood over their head tighter.

Ye Xiao was not familiar with the appearance of the other male new believer, but judging from the material of his inner clothes, he could be considered a nobleman.

It seems that Cui Xiu did not lie to him at least on this point; the spot he was introduced to was indeed not an ordinary believer's spot.

This is somewhat unexpected. Does the Spade Brigade already have the authority to recommend senior believers within this church?

Below the statue, three elders stood in a row, striking the floor with their scepters. Blood-red patterns extended from the ground touched by the tips of the scepters, like an intricate scroll slowly unfolding.

Under the watchful eyes of the believers, the three walked to the statue, while three other believers emerged from a side door, each carrying a brass basin filled with a thick, bright red liquid.

In the dim light, Ye Xiao looked at the basin of water in front of him and, whether it was his imagination or not, he noticed that the surface of the water seemed to tremble suddenly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.

That wasn't his imagination; the entire basin of "water" in front of him was slowly wriggling in the dim light.

More accurately, this was not water, but a dense mass of countless bright red worms intertwined together.

Holy crap, what is this? It's disgusting.

Watching the worms wriggle and squirm in the basin, Ye Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.

"Great Mother Goddess, please guide us from the stars, what rituals should we follow to please your sublime soul?"

"The three of you, please place your hands into the basin."

Reach inside?

Ye Xiao's eyes widened, but the two people next to him did not hesitate at all and had already put their hands into the basin.

Ye Xiao saw the slender worms immediately cling to the two men's arms, wriggling and burrowing their thin bodies into the pores of their hands.

But neither Susie Yun nor the other believer, despite their arms being riddled with holes, remained expressionless.

Seriously? What kind of mental fortitude do these two have??

Ye Xiao was somewhat tense and sent a message to Cui Xiu:

[Late Night Snack: Hey, you never said before that the initiation ceremony involved sticking your hand out to a disgusting worm to drill through.]

[Molotov: What worm?]

ha?

Ye Xiao was stunned.

Wait a minute... Could I be the only one who can tell that these are bugs?

This unique perception had occurred before, seemingly because of Ella, which gave him a greater insight into events involving deities than others.

But why did it have to be revealed at this moment? Ye Xiao was now somewhat willing to know nothing at all.

"Family member, you seem to still have questions?" Seeing that Ye Xiao had not moved, the elder beside him turned his gaze to him.

[Molotov: Hey, stop spacing out, get moving!]

Alright, alright, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

Ye Xiao swallowed hard. He was getting closer and closer to the truth about the Samuel Clinic, and he couldn't back down now.

Anyway, Ella can get rid of these disgusting things later, so for now we have to bear with it.

He gritted his teeth and put his hand into the basin of water, where a cold, slippery sensation engulfed his palm.

He could feel those slender worms slowly swimming across his skin, biting open tiny openings with their flat, soft heads and burrowing inside.

“Rejoice, you three, for the holy blood will cleanse your souls and bodies,” the elder’s voice seemed to grow somewhat pleased. “Oh, and our great Mother Goddess has revealed to us that the sacrifice to be performed is a sacrifice of slaughter!”

"Kill your opponent, and the survivor will be reborn!"

Huh? What is this now?

Before Ye Xiao could recover from the nauseating sensation of worms crawling in the veins of his arm, a sharp dagger was thrown in front of him.

[Molotov: Don't just stand there, Mr. Ye, grab the dagger!]

[Late Night Snack: Why didn't you tell me before that the initiation ceremony involved killing each other??]

[Molotov: It changes every time. This is the first time I've ever heard of this ritual of slaughter.]

[But isn't this a good thing? Compared to complicated doctrinal interpretations, this only requires you to kill two people, Mr. Ye.]

Chapter 146 Ye Xiao's Decision

Murder? You make it sound so easy…

Ye Xiao's mind was a little hazy. Clearly, those worms weren't just there to scare people. He could feel them passing through the muscles in his hands and moving upwards, beginning to gather at the back of his neck.

Because he could see the worms inside the body, Ye Xiao was more affected than the other two.

Therefore, Ye Xiao only noticed the male believer rushing over with a dagger when he was almost upon him.

But he was, after all, a seasoned adventurer. In less than a second, Ye Xiao was able to react and immediately grab the other man's wrist, sweeping his front foot and knocking him to the ground.

The back of the hand holding the dagger slammed against the hard ground, and the brass dagger fell off and flew far away in a spinning motion.

But before Ye Xiao could catch his breath, Su Qianyun rushed over from the other side and plunged her dagger into his neck without hesitation.

"Hey! Miss Su!?" Ye Xiao was surprised by the woman's ruthlessness. He rolled over to dodge the stabbing, took the opportunity to pick up the dagger that had been thrown on the ground in front of him, and threw it. It turned into a straight, cold light and accurately pierced Su Qianyun's arm.

The girl cried out in pain and staggered a few steps. Only then did Ye Xiao notice that her eyes were bloodshot and filled with resentment, completely unlike the calm and aloof look he had seen a few days ago.

Could something have affected her mental state?

Ye Xiao touched the back of his neck, feeling the stinging pain from the worms gnawing inside his body.

Yes, it's almost obvious that these bastards were behind this.

"Praise be to the great Mother Goddess, the three new members are striving to serve the glory of our Lord."

The elder looked at the blood-red light gushing from the statue and shouted loudly, and the believers followed him in prayer.

At this moment, Su Xiyun had already pulled out the dagger stuck in her hand, letting the blood flow, and her gaze was fixed on the male believer who was trembling as he got up.

"Damn it!" Ye Xiao tried to stop her, but it was too late. Without hesitation, the girl plunged the dagger into the male believer's chest, stabbing him repeatedly until blood gushed out like a flood.

"It is a pity that a believer has lost the right to be a member of our family, but it is alright, his pure soul will be with our Lord!"

The elder's voice gradually rose in volume, and the believers surrounding him began to shout as well.

The glaring blood did not frighten them; instead, it excited them even more.

Su Xiyun, who had been stabbed through the heart and was lying on the ground with her clothes soaked in blood, raised her head and stared at Ye Xiao with eyes like a wild beast.

Oh dear, this is going to be difficult.

To continue, it seemed his only option was to kill Susie Yun.

Ye Xiao looked at the fierce-looking girl in front of him, bowed slightly, and took a deep breath.

The next moment, Su Xiyun raised her dagger and lunged forward, while Ye Xiao neither dodged nor avoided, standing empty-handed and waiting for her to approach.

Just as their figures crossed paths, Su Qianyun swung her dagger again, but Ye Xiao forcefully blocked the sharp blade with his palm, then grabbed Su Qianyun around the waist and knocked her to the ground.

"Kill him!" "Kill him!"

The life-or-death struggle in the center of the hall drew shouts from the fanatical believers. The cold and eerie statues lowered their eyes, coldly watching everything in the flickering firelight.

Using his body to pin her to the ground, Ye Xiao could still feel the soft girl in his arms struggling almost frantically.

His left hand, pierced by the dagger while trying to stop it, was bleeding profusely, while his right hand, while gripping the other person's other arm, secretly rubbed the ring on his index finger.