Reincarnation Paradise: The Void Debt Collector

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[Main Mission: Cut off the Miracle]

Difficulty level: Lv.26

Mission brief: Cut off the miracle.

Task period: 10 calendar days.

Mission reward: Return qualification.

Mission penalty: none

As the reminder sound of the Samsara Paradise disappeared, Lin Yi looked back at the room he had just entered.

A long red carpet stretches from the entrance of the hall all the way to the main seat.

Beautifully carved wooden chairs were placed on either side, each in shades of gold and crimson.

The backs of the chairs are embroidered with emblems representing different parishes and families.

In the center of the hall is a huge round table with a tabletop made of a single piece of marble that is cold to the touch.

There are several ancient oil paintings hanging on the walls, depicting popes and saints from past dynasties. The characters in the paintings look solemn and lifelike.

At the end of the hall is a huge stained glass window.

Under the window, a row of tall candlesticks were burning with golden candles, and the flames danced in the breeze, adding a soft atmosphere to this solemn hall.

“This used to be the reception room of the Holy See. All those who walked the Camino would wait here for the summons from the Holy See.” Diogakas looked around and sighed softly with a hint of nostalgia.

Diogakas was very familiar with this place. He took Lin Yi through the winding corridor with ease and soon arrived at the exit of the reception room.

After leaving the reception room, Diogakas signaled Lin Yi to wait for a moment.

A brass key appeared in his hand, the key that Eddas had given him when he left.

"Let's go to the library first. There is what we need there."

Lin Yi did not ask any more questions. He knew that Diogakas’ goal was also to cut off the miracle, and that was enough.

Walking along the deep corridor of the church, Lin Yi noticed that the inside of the church was unusually quiet, and he did not encounter a single person along the way.

This silence and emptiness formed a sharp contrast to his previous imagination of the busy church.

"Don't look at it. There are not many living people in the Holy See now."

Diogakas seemed to see Lin Yi's doubt and answered the question for him.

"Where did they go?"

"Of course, they climbed up the Mountain of Ashes in order to compete for the position of the Holy King. But unfortunately, their strength was not enough to cope with the challenge, and they eventually became the nutrients of the Mountain of Ashes." Diogakas' tone revealed a hint of helplessness and regret.

Lin Yi followed Diogakas's gaze and discovered that there was a huge tree inside the Vatican.

The tree was behind the cathedral, and under the tree, countless corpses piled up into a small mountain.

“These are all losers.”

Diogakas didn't say anything else. He took Lin Yi towards the library.

About half an hour later, Lin Yi arrived in front of a huge building, which was the library of the Vatican.

Diogakas gently pushed open the heavy door, and behind the door was a huge, empty library.

In this world, due to the existence of painful miracles, members of the Church are not as thirsty for knowledge as those of conventional religions.

On the contrary, they are more pursuing the enjoyment of life and how to be blessed by miracles.

Therefore, the library is more like a gorgeous decoration, even though it contains all the books from ancient times to the present day in the entire continent.

The entire library was silent.

In the center of the library lies a huge reading table, on which are scattered manuscripts, pens, ink and oil lamps.

A figure sat quietly on a chair, flipping through the book in his hand and carefully copying down the wonderful sentences in it.

"Diosodato, I'm back." Diogacus' voice echoed in the empty library.

Diosodado's hand, which was flipping through a book, suddenly paused. He looked up at the door with a surprised expression on his face: "Diogakas? Why are you here? Haven't you been expelled?"

He put down the book in his hand and hurried to the library door.

Although few people usually come to this place, Diosodado is still very cautious, worried that Diogacus's arrival will be discovered by others, thus causing unnecessary trouble.

"I brought hope and keys, hoping to see the Fourth Face."

Diogacus took out the key from his bosom, and when he heard the fourth face, Diosodado's expression changed.

He took the key from Diogakas, examined it carefully, nodded, and motioned Diogakas and Lin Yi to follow him.

They came to a bookshelf, and Diosodado muttered something. He stayed in front of the bookshelf for a few seconds, then quickly changed the positions of several books.

Following the sound of a mechanism rattling, the bookshelf slowly sank, revealing a spiral staircase leading downward.

The next second, the bookshelf began to sink, revealing a spiral staircase leading downward.

"The gate is right below. I won't go down. If someone comes, I will close the mechanism and open it again in an hour."

Diosodato did not follow the two men down, but sat at a table in the distance with a book in his hand.

589. Chapter 588 The Fourth Face (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

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As the two continued to move forward, Lin Yi heard a series of roaring sounds in his ears.

Not only that, there were also some transparent ghosts looming in the air.

Diogakas glanced at the ghosts wandering around and explained to Lin Yi: "These are souls who once pursued knowledge. Even after death, they never gave up the pursuit of knowledge. This is why no one else comes here now, because these guys are too dangerous."

At this moment, several ghosts rushed towards the two of them.

Diogakas reacted very quickly. A few cold lights flashed by, and the ghosts that rushed up were like fragile glass and were shattered one by one in an instant.

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly discovered that a large group of ghosts appeared around the two of them since he didn't know when.

These ghosts surrounded the two people closely, but seemed to be afraid and did not dare to approach rashly.

"Let's go, this is our destination this time."

Diogakas paid no attention to the ghosts around him.

In fact, most of these ghosts did not dare to attack the two of them rashly, only occasionally a few irrational ghosts dared to rush up regardless of the consequences.

Following the stairs, the two came to a large iron gate.

The iron door was very thick. Lin Yi tried to knock on it, but there was almost no sound.

Diogakas calmly took out the key that Eddas had given him and carefully inserted it into a keyhole of the iron door.

As the key turned, Lin Yi could clearly hear the continuous clicking sound of the mechanism moving inside the iron door.

A minute later, the sound of the mechanism gradually stopped.

Then, the heavy iron door began to open slowly. The harsh friction sound seemed particularly abrupt in this silent space, like a sharp whistle piercing the sky.

As the iron gate opened completely, a strange fragrance instantly wafted into the air.

What appeared in Lin Yi's eyes was an ancient tree with twisted and intertwined branches.

There was a deep scratch on the tree trunk, outlining the shape of a human face.

The most important thing is that this face is made of gold, and under the flickering candlelight, it reflects a dazzling golden light.

What is even more surprising is that from the eyes of this golden face, golden hot oil as thin as silk threads slowly flowed out.

The golden liquid, like crystal clear tears, slowly slid down the cheeks.

Then, it meandered along the rough and uneven texture of the ancient bark, and finally sank silently into the soil.

When the oil droplets come into contact with the soil, a slight boiling sound is emitted, while a faint fragrance is released.

"Master Guard, I'm back."

Diogakas put away the sword in his hand and knelt respectfully in front of the golden face.

As if hearing Diogakas's voice, the golden face imprinted on the ancient tree by hot oil suddenly opened its eyes.

Although those eyes were empty and there were no eyeballs, they seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

Lin Yi could feel very clearly that an invisible gaze was like a tight net, tightly locking onto him.

"Strange little fellow." The golden face on the tree spoke slowly, his voice clearly revealing his strong interest in Lin Yi, "I can deeply feel that the power of miracles is afraid of the power in you."

"Diogacas, who is this?"

"The Holy Face Guard."

Hearing this name, Lin Yi frowned.

This thing is not a so-called guard. In the entire Vatican, not everyone dares to use this title.

The so-called Holy Face Guards are several crucial figures who witnessed the first miracle—the birth of the Twisted Father.

In order to protect this miracle, they jointly founded the Holy See.

After the establishment of the Holy See, these people did not covet power, nor did they proclaim themselves archbishops or popes. Instead, they humbly called themselves the Guardians of the Holy Face.

To this day, the position of Guardian of the Holy Face in the Vatican remains vacant, because there is no one in the Vatican today who is qualified to inherit this lofty title.

"Ferdinand Butt? Graham Isidor? Or Wilhelmina Roberts."

The three names mentioned by Lin Yi are well-known even in the most remote villages on this continent.

These three people are all witnesses of the first miracle, the Twisted Father.

Even in the most remote corners, people know these names by heart.

"I'm sorry, I'm not any of them. I've forgotten my real name. You can just call me the Fourth Face."

After hearing the three names from Lin Yi's mouth, the hot oil in the fourth face's eyes kept gushing out.

To him, all three were traitors who had betrayed their beliefs.

"The fourth face? Could it be that the First Miracle Twisted Holy Father has four followers?"

This is no joke. What the fourth face said is equivalent to saying that the people who had dinner with Jesus at the Last Supper were not thirteen, but fourteen. However, all traces of the fourteenth person were erased for various reasons.

The fourth face moved slightly, and countless vines suddenly grew out of the trunk of the Three-Word Tree and tightly wrapped around him, making him unable to move.

"They said my words were false and this appearance was fake."

"Because of this, I was betrayed by the other three Holy Face Guards."

"They betrayed me, tortured me cruelly, and dug out my eyes. This way, I can no longer see the truth. Now, there is only endless darkness before my eyes."

The fourth face explained why he had become what he was now.

According to him, it was the other three Holy Face Guards who betrayed him, tied the Fourth Face tightly to a tree, and after inflicting the ultimate punishment on him, they poured hot golden oil on his head and killed him.

However, no one expected that a miracle would happen.

The fourth face merged with the Three-Word Tree, their life forces intertwined, forming a close connection that was difficult to break.

This power granted by miracle was so strong that even the three Holy Face Guards could not cut it off.

In desperation, they had to bury the Fourth Face deep underground in an attempt to prevent his words from spreading to the world.

"So, what exactly did you discover that caused the other three to target you like that?" Lin Yi walked up to the fourth face and asked.

You know, although the four Holy Face Guards are not biological brothers, due to their common beliefs, the relationship between these people can definitely be described as stronger than gold.

What did the Fourth Face say to cause the other three Holy Face Guards to use such a horrifying punishment on him?

Even when dealing with pagans, the Vatican today rarely uses such cruel punishments.

"Do you want the power of miracles?" asked the fourth face.

Lin Yi chuckled and shook his head slowly, "Miracle? To be honest, I have no interest in that thing at all."

Lin Yi had no intention of believing in any bullshit miraculous power. In his opinion, this thing was not a good thing at first glance.

The Fourth Face fell into a long silence.