As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

Against the backdrop of the height difference, his sense of oppression was so strong.

"Is there something wrong, Dad?" Morikami Nozomi's face was full of curiosity, and she seemed very confused as to why Morikami Makoto wanted to find her at this time.

"Let's stop pretending." Morikami Makoto shook his head. "Since you feel sick and want to vomit, then don't pretend to be like this."

"..." What was going on? Was this weirdo going to break off relations? Or had she triggered his rules somewhere, allowing him to show his true self in front of her without any fear?

Although the gears in his mind were turning rapidly, Morikami Nozomi did not say anything.

Apart from a hint of wariness in her eyes, she was actually no different from just now.

"I originally thought that after I demonstrated my great power, you would immediately recognize the reality and submit."

"I never thought that you would still think of resisting under such circumstances."

Morikami Makoto.

Or rather, the being disguised as 'Morikami Makoto' said.

There was even a hint of appreciation in his tone.

“Judas is so lucky.”

After hearing these words, Morikami Nozomi's originally calm expression suddenly changed.

How could this person know...

She stared at the man in front of her and asked sternly -

"Who on earth are you?"

'Morikami Makoto' revealed a somewhat pale smile, which, when viewed from above, could be said to be quite eerie and terrifying.

"I am one of the twelve apostles, ranking sixth."

“Believers often call me Saint Bartholomew.”

"However, for people in the other world, they often call me by another name with fear—"

"【Faceless Person】."

Morikami Makoto said this and wiped his face with his hand.

The originally elegant and gentle face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a face that was difficult to describe in words.

Men, women.

Old people, children.

Saint, sinner.

If you look closely, you can seem to see any feature of anyone in this face.

Morikami Nozomi felt a little dizzy and even a little nauseous.

But she didn't look away, trying not to look at the kaleidoscopic face and focusing all her attention on his (her?) eyes.

"What is your purpose in approaching me?" Trying hard to suppress his nausea, Morikami Nozomi tried his best to ask.

"Smart girl, didn't you guess it a long time ago?" [Saint Bartholomew] replied:

"To keep an eye on Judas, of course."

131. You are the Son of God

"Surveillance on Judas..." Morikami frowned, looking at [Saint Bartholomew] in front of him, "Aren't you fellow apostles? Why do you do such a thing?"

"That's a good question, Ms. Morikami." Saint Bartholomew pulled a chair over from Morikami Nozomi's bedroom and sat on it.

He had obviously concluded that Morikami Nozomi had absolutely no ability to resist him, so he looked quite relaxed.

Crossing his legs leisurely, [Saint Bartholomew] looked at the girl in front of him with a slightly teasing look.

"Of course, because he is 'Judas the betrayer'."

"Isn't it normal to be wary of people like this?"

"But," Morikami tried to argue, "Isn't the so-called 'Judas who betrayed his Lord' just a lie made up by the world?"

In Yuanhui's previous life, there were different interpretations of Judas' betrayal.

The main body of the New Testament of the Bible is the four Gospels, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

In all four gospels, Judas is viewed as a traitor who betrayed the Messiah.

But in the 20s, another gospel was unearthed in the vast desert of Egypt.

The Gospel of Judas.

The Gospel of Judas presents a completely different view of the relationship between the Messiah and the disciple Judas than the traditional gospels of two thousand years, and gives a new portrayal of the disciple who betrayed the Messiah.

It overturns the view in the four Gospels that Judas is a traitor, and instead regards Judas as the Messiah's closest friend and most loyal disciple.

The reason why Judas betrayed the Messiah was entirely at the instruction of the Messiah.

The Messiah was handed over to the authorities in order to complete the Lord's plan of salvation.

In this world, although people still despise Judah and regard him as the greatest traitor in human history, it is because they are not aware of the existence of the weird, and do not know the true identity of the Messiah and the Lord.

But for those who knew about the existence of the other world, Judas betrayed the Messiah at the latter's instruction.

This view is even more convincing.

The Messiah is the incarnation of the Lord. Although it is not clear why the biggest and most evil monster in the center of the earth would incarnate as a human being and walk around the surface world, it is completely certain that he still possesses incredible power.

So how could Judas have kept it from him and leaked his information to others?

Besides, if the Messiah really wanted to resist, is there really anyone on the surface who could kill him?

It would be great if He didn't turn around and flatten the entire surface of the world.

Just like He once sank Atlantis into the ocean out of rage.

The mainstream view in the underworld regarding "Judas' betrayal" is still that it was part of the Messianic plan.

Born, grew up, preached, accepted disciples, was betrayed, died, resurrected, ascended to heaven...

The life that 'He' had spent in the surface world was basically considered a special 'ascension' ritual.

Just like the [Jade-faced, Golden-haired Nine-tailed Fox] will evolve and grow a tail by devouring the 'Death of Dynasties'.

'He' also seemed to want to gain something extremely necessary for him from this experience.

"In fact, it is true." [Saint Bartholomew] nodded, "The betrayal of Apostle Judas was indeed privately instructed by the Holy Son."

"He needs to experience a full life as a 'human'."

"As for why you want to transform into a 'human'." [Saint Bartholomew] looked at Mori no Ki and smiled mysteriously.

"Because 'humans' are the planetary overlords of this generation."

"...Planet overlord?" From the apostle's mouth, a word that was quite unfamiliar to Morikami Xi appeared again.

She repeated it a little, then looked a little confused.

"Since you are a follower of Judah, he should have told you what 'animism' is, right?"

The apostle seemed to be very talkative.

Morikami Nozomi wasn't quite sure for a moment whether this was because the other party was in a really good mood or if he was just a chatterbox.

However, since [Saint Bartholomew] was happy to speak, she naturally didn't mind listening more.

"Yes." Morikami nodded, "All living things have a special energy in their bodies, which is called the soul."

"And after a living being dies, the soul in their body will disintegrate and become dead energy."

"Dead air will sink to the center of the earth under the influence of gravity, where it will settle and become soil for strange growths."

This is what Genki said to Morikami Nozomi when he first introduced the strange existence to her.

Nozomi Morikami still remembers the scene vividly.

"The vast majority of people in the other world also hold this view." Saint Bartholomew said, "However, this statement is actually not accurate."

"Because the 'everything' here does not only include [living beings]."

"A body of water, a mountain, a river, a lake, an ocean, a mountain, or a peak all have spirits. Even a stone has a spirit."

"The only difference is the strength and size of the [spirits]."

"If you crush a huge rock, the dead air will also escape."

"However, the amounts are too small and have no 'practical value' at all."

The so-called 'practical value' naturally refers to creating weirdness.

If you want to kill someone, all you have to do is stab him in the stomach with a sharp knife.

But if you want to 'kill' a stone, you need to expend a great deal of effort to smash it, and the death energy obtained is only one ten-millionth of the former.

“So generally speaking, although these dead things still have spirits in their bodies, people basically ignore them.”

"Ms. Morikami, have you ever thought about this? If even rivers and mountains have spirits, then does the earth we live on, this planet, have its own soul?"

"If so, what kind of appearance does it take? What kind of great power does it possess?"

There is a hint of fanaticism in the words of [Saint Bartholomew].

He said this with the look of a mad fanatic.

"In Europa's mythology, people reverently called the will of the earth Gaia, believing it to be the sleeping spirit of the planet."

"But in our teachings, the name [Gaia] has long been abandoned by Him."

“He wants us to call Him Yahweh.”

Great ones should be avoided.

This is actually a phenomenon that has existed throughout history, both in China and abroad.

In ancient China, addressing the emperor by name was considered disrespectful; in the West, people would also use phrases like 'you know who' to address some of the most noble people.

As the only true God of the monotheistic religion, he naturally enjoys such treatment.

In the relevant scriptures, believers dare not call him by his name out of reverence, so they only write his name as "JHWH".

This word only records the consonants and not the vowels, so it cannot be spelled.

The pronunciation of this word is [Yahweh].

Is that 'Lord' actually the will of this planet?

Nozomi Morikami subconsciously wanted to deny this view, but she did not have strong enough evidence.

In the end, she could only listen quietly to St. Bartholomew's words, as he sang praises of His existence with extremely fanatical words.

"The Lord is everywhere. He is manifested in this planet. It is also because of Him that this planet has become what it is today, and souls have been born from bodies."

"The tsunami is His long breath, the rotation is His sleeping consciousness, and the shaking of the earth is a subtle fluctuation of His grand will..."

"In the long time, He seldom woke up to take a look at the tiny ants on His body."

"Once He wakes up, destruction and disaster will come."

“When He was born from chaos and formed His first prototype, He briefly opened His eyes.

"At that time, the planet was still burning violently. It was a huge fireball."

"Then, under His will, the flames went out, and the sea water gathered into a womb that gave birth to primitive creatures."

"After that, every time He awakened, it was accompanied by great changes."

"Single-celled organisms combine together to form strange shapes..."

“After real life emerged in the ocean, those giant marine creatures became the first overlords of this planet.”

"And when the first aquatic species walked onto the earth, the power of planetary hegemony was transferred from marine creatures to insects."

"And 2 million years ago, dinosaurs became the dominant species on the planet. This dominance lasted for 3500 million years before they perished in a disaster they had brought upon themselves."

"On this planet, this cycle is constantly repeating itself."

"The old era died in disaster, and the new era came."

"After countless years, primates finally stood out from countless creatures and firmly grasped the throne to rule the earth."