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It stopped praying, its empty eyes staring at the ribbon in Ye Xiao's hand.

Have a show?

Ye Xiao slowly approached, and the fishman stopped attacking him. Instead, it spread out its webbed hands as if begging for a favor.

He gently placed the ribbon on the fishman's webbed hand. The fishman took the ribbon and held it, his thick lips opening and closing as if he were saying something.

After a short while, the bloated and pale body collapsed like a deflated balloon, and black liquid flowed out from the surrounding rotting wounds.

"crash"

Ye Xiao jumped up and grabbed the top beam to avoid getting the disgusting sewage on his shoes.

The mission "The Enchanted Dream of a Small Fishing Village" has been completed.

Well, Ye Xiao has to admit that this mission is utterly absurd.

He saw the blue ribbon lying quietly on the pile of rotting flesh. After thinking it over and over again, he jumped down and picked it out with a frown.

Despite being retrieved from a filthy pile of things, the ribbon remained as smooth and clean as ever, unstained by sewage and emitting no strange odor.

This made Ye Xiao somewhat relieved, and he wanted to take it back to show Marilyn.

Besides the ribbon, Ye Xiao also saw a piece of paper lying among the rotting flesh.

Having already picked up one thing from here, he wouldn't mind picking up another.

Upon picking it up, Ye Xiao discovered it was a folded piece of paper with a few lines of writing scrawled on it.

"The master of the old dream is dead, and I am trapped as well."

"The night is so long, I don't know how much longer it will last."

"I hope... everything is still alright at home."

If the "Fish Mother" described in the canon is the deity served by this fish-man bishop, then according to this note, she should have already perished.

The prayer that the merman bishop attempted to unleash while Ye Xiao was away was clearly some kind of contract spell that relied on the merman mother, and the fact that there was no response from the other end of the contract further confirms this.

However, the symbol of the "Fish Mother" is a two-tailed fish, which is different from the symbol of the Moon Goddess. The Moon Goddess was indeed killed by him, but where is the "Fish Mother"?

Did the Moon Goddess usurp the power of the "Fish Mother," and did the Moon Goddess's fall lead to the disappearance of the "Fish Mother's" faith?

Ye Xiao subconsciously felt that it wasn't that simple, because the information revealed here suggested that the "Fish Mother" belief had disappeared much earlier.

If that's the case, what is the belief of the newly emerged "Pisces Society" in Stormport? If the "Fish Mother" has been dead for a long time, what is the source of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group's mutation?

Ye Xiao frowned. There was still one last line of text on the note, but the ink was still fresh, as if it had just been written.

"It's all finally over. I missed you too, my child."

Upon seeing that last sentence, he seemed to realize something.

The village shrouded in mist is not the Village of Horns, but rather a dream projected by the merman bishop after being corrupted by the gods, a product of the fusion of reality and darkness.

Its prototype is probably that small fishing village far away in a foreign country.

As for this merman bishop, he was probably originally...

Ye Xiao looked at the rotting, bloated corpse on the ground and sighed softly with a hint of helplessness.

……

Outside the window, the thick fog slowly dissipated, carrying away the sparse lights.

Ye Xiao originally planned to ask the real villagers of Horn Village after the fog dissipated if they had any clues about the cause of that strange dream village.

But when the lights went out, the cold moonlight revealed ruins still glowing with fire and corpses lying on the ground.

The village of Horn, which revealed its true form from a dream, appeared to have undergone a horrific massacre.

...What happened now?

Ye Xiao sensed something was wrong and quickly went downstairs, leaving the windmill, which had also become dilapidated due to the disappearance of the misty dream.

Looking around, the entire village of Horn was a dark ruin, and the bloodstains on the ground had not even dried.

He heard piercing screams from time to time. He untied his horse from the fence, mounted it, and charged into the village.

Following the nearest source of the shouts, Ye Xiao saw several villagers with fierce eyes roaring and slashing at each other with farm tools outside a farmhouse with its door tightly closed. Their sleeves were rolled up, and their exposed arms were covered with patches of blue fish scales.

The curse of the "Fish Mother" is still alive!

Ye Xiao immediately jumped off his horse and tried to stop the men. Although he easily knocked down all the crazed villagers and tied them up with ropes, the strength of these crazed villagers gradually increased as more and more fish scales grew on their skin.

There was a subtle tendency for it to break free from its constraints.

Ye Xiao hurriedly waved his staff to summon "Healing Holy Light". Although Ella did not approve the permission on the system panel, Lydia, the third body that was outside the real world, felt the call in the dark and responded accordingly.

Interestingly, Lydia herself doesn't have a system panel; it seems only Ella and Ye Xiao have one.

Two black tentacle-like balls emerged one after another from the blood-red magic circle, releasing "healing holy light" twice in succession. Ye Xiao felt that his mental energy had been completely exhausted, and he even began to have a slight headache.

However, he still has Mammon's crown, which he can use to restore his mental energy by consuming gold coins.

Ye Xiao held the gold coin, which emitted a dazzling light as he wished, and his spiritual power surged out of his spiritual sea like a fountain.

This relieved him somewhat, since the thing was still usable, which meant that nothing serious had happened to Greta.

The little maid confronted the fake saintess head-on. Although the real saintess was the original sin demon god, and logically speaking, her combat power should not be weak, it still made Ye Xiao somewhat worried.

Chapter 41 Sources of Pollution

The swallowing of several tentacles gradually brought the villagers, who had gone mad, back to their senses. But as Ye Xiao stood up, the tragic screams still echoed throughout the village.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have bothered with these unrelated villagers, but should have gone to the Misty Forest to investigate the Seven Luminaries Society after leaving the fog.

However, with the Moon Goddess dead, the Septians, with Gretia and Freya present, should theoretically not encounter too much trouble. Furthermore, Ella had already used the Soil of Life to heal those affected by the Moon Goddess before her "death."

Despite these considerations, Ye Xiao still couldn't be completely at ease, but hesitation at this moment was a major taboo.

"You all stay in this room and don't move around. I'm going to rescue the others."

Ye Xiao untied the ropes binding the villager who had regained consciousness. After giving him some instructions, he finally mounted his horse decisively and galloped towards the other corners of the village from which cries and screams were coming.

The village wasn't large, but the sources of the sounds were quite scattered. Ye Xiao, who was moving through the village, ran around and rescued dozens of villagers who had gone mad amidst the madness and chaos.

As the surrounding sounds gradually subsided and the firelight began to fade, Ye Xiao and his horse, who had explored almost the entire village, were both panting heavily.

Unaware of what was happening, the villagers leaned against the dilapidated farmhouse, their eyes filled with confusion and sorrow.

Rows of charred farmhouses were engulfed in flames, and corpses lay scattered in pools of blood; the entire village had become a living hell.

Ye Xiao returned to the meeting point and asked the rescued villagers what had happened, but they could not provide any useful information, only that the strange chaos had come suddenly and without warning.

One second they were quietly preparing dinner at the table, and the next second, their minds went blank with madness. Everything in their field of vision seemed to be submerged in the stench of the seawater, and the people around them looked like grotesque fish monsters. This is how the villagers described what they saw and heard when the pollution occurred.

"That's strange," Ye Xiao rubbed his chin.

Logically, the corruption of evil gods has a medium for its spread. For example, Liangqiu Village is infected by the blood of the beast-like villagers, Tianqin Peak by the tentacles from the ancient tomb, and the Imperial City Colosseum by the potions sold by the Craftsmen's Society.

So what is the source of pollution here?

Just as Ye Xiao was pondering, the door of the farmhouse next door, which had been tightly closed, was quietly opened.

A little girl with terrified eyes peeked out, which startled Ye Xiao, who was still puzzled.

There was a little girl inside this house all along?

How come she is fine?

With a sudden inspiration, Ye Xiao walked over, pushed open the door, and found that inside there was only a wooden table with light vegetarian dishes and a few glasses of water.

The little girl stood timidly to the side, looking at Ye Xiao who had suddenly barged in with fear.

"...You only eat vegetables?"

"I...I have a bad stomach...so...so..." The little girl answered tremblingly when Ye Xiao suddenly asked her this question. She didn't know why this strange uncle who suddenly walked in would ask such a question.

Ye Xiao, however, slapped his forehead.

He vaguely understood the source of the pollution, but his heart sank.

The fragmented information gradually pieced together a complete puzzle in his mind.

Three months ago, the bishop of the Ocean Sanctuary was replaced, the holy water dried up, but the fish production increased significantly.

The "Double Fish Society," formed by the worship of the new bishop, is symbolized by a fish with two tails.

In the past, there were also sects that worshipped the "Fish Mother" in the small fishing villages of the Kingdom of Valen.

In Horn Village, which is close to Storm Harbor and the river, seafood must be an important staple food.

If we trace our thoughts back to last night, recalling it in more detail, we can remember the dinner the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group had during the anomaly, and the words the leader said to Li Cheng while joking around…

"I really think I've had too much to drink. Even this fish looks like it's grown two tails..."

Ye Xiao rubbed his forehead, only now realizing what had happened.

The fish, it's all the fish's fault.

The "double-tailed fish" is an important image in the pollution caused by this deity. It may be because deformed double-tailed fish occasionally appear in the polluted fish schools. So, whether in the small fishing village in the past or in the "double fish festival" today, it has been regarded as a symbol of abundance.

If fish are the source of the pollution, then the entire Storm Harbor...

No, it's not just Storm Harbor; seafood from this coastal province is transported through Storm Harbor as a shipping hub to various parts of the mainland...

Could this fake saintess be trying to pollute the entire continent in this way?

Upon realizing this, Ye Xiao felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Holy crap, there's actually some guy here doing something so ridiculous?

If even a single village undergoes a transformation, it's already a living hell. What if the entire Stormport were to be transformed...?

Ye Xiaoguang felt a chill just thinking about that scene.

Not to mention that the same thing might happen simultaneously in other parts of this continent.

However, the corruption of evil gods can be stopped by seizing their authority.

An ordinary person might not be able to do this, but he is not an ordinary person either. If he can get Ella to seize control of the fish scale plague, he might be able to stop it before the contamination spreads.

However, when it comes to Ella... Ye Xiao has another headache. How can he bring Ella back?

He had already tested the "One Breath Transforms into Three" technique on the way, but it didn't work. This might be because the true target of this skill is actually the giant tentacle Lydia.

At the level of gods, there are still too many things Ye Xiao doesn't understand. After all, Lydia doesn't even have a system. Apart from moving her tentacles, she can only stare blankly at the endless void with her big red eyes.

As for why he couldn't see the other gods, Ye Xiao guessed that the structure of that void was unique. Some things existed but were not necessarily in the same space as him. Just like when those little spiders ran away, they simply disappeared into thin air, rather than running as fast or as far as they could.

Besides that, Ye Xiao had another point of doubt.

The question is why the epidemic suddenly broke out in Horn Village.

Since the fake saintess was secretly spreading this pollution, she must have had ways to control it. So why did it suddenly break out in Horn Village for no apparent reason?

An accident? Unlikely, given the previous notice on the city gate that read "The Adventurers' Guild Seven Stars is slaughtering villages outside the city..." it was clear that they had already prepared to smear this matter.

But is it really worth making such a big fuss just to throw mud?

After briefly comforting the suffering villagers, Ye Xiao prepared to mount his horse and continue his journey along the Horn River towards the Misty Forest.

But at that moment, he saw a group of figures suddenly appear on the hills in the distance, following the north side of the river.

Ye Xiao suddenly felt excited. Perhaps it was a tacit understanding, but he could sense from afar that it must be his partner.

He rode his horse at full gallop, and soon he could see the group of people clearly.

As expected, Li Cheng was wrapped in cable ties, Freya's white clothes were slightly dusty, and Ophelia and Geraint were dressed in knight armor...

The appearance of familiar faces finally relieved Ye Xiao, but he then noticed that there was another girl in the crowd whom he knew but who shouldn't be there.

This instantly put Ye Xiao, who had been somewhat relaxed, on high alert again: "Dong Muge?"

Chapter 42 Ritual Manuscript

Ye Xiao waved to the crowd, but compared to Ye Xiao's relief at seeing his companions, Li Cheng's eyes were filled with sorrow.

"Brother Ye..." Li Cheng's throat bobbed as he saw Ye Xiao walking towards him.

Ye Xiao placed her hand on Li Cheng's shoulder and patted him gently. "Are you alright?"