Seeing many people emerge from the temple, the players felt a sense of calm.
They believed that the people inside the temple must have a way to deal with the arm, otherwise they wouldn't have asked them to remove it.
To their surprise, the people who came out of the temple also looked very uneasy when they saw the arm, clearly they were also wary of it.
The high priest further berated them for releasing the arm, leaving them somewhat bewildered.
One player said, "Isn't this the mission you assigned us?"
They said that destroying this arm or bringing it into the temple would allow our god to immediately appear here.
The high priest immediately realized that the messenger he had sent out had been possessed by Demon and had delivered the wrong message.
Looking at the arm floating in the air, the high priest couldn't help but frown.
The disaster brought about by this arm breaking the seal is far more terrifying than the appearance of Demon.
Players started discussing it, "What exactly happened? Could it be that the person who assigned us the quests has been controlled?"
"Doesn't that mean we've actually made things worse? I wonder how serious the problem is, and whether it will affect God's presence."
"If that's the case, we'll be sinners."
"What does this have to do with us? It was that woman who took that arm out!"
"God will surely come!" the high priest said. "No matter what happens, God will come to this world. Do not panic."
Upon hearing that it wouldn't affect God's arrival, everyone hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do now?"
"Follow me, let's take refuge inside the temple. That arm will keep absorbing our energy..."
Before the high priest could finish speaking, an arm silently appeared behind him, withered fingers outstretched, trying to grab him.
The arm appeared very suddenly; it all happened in an instant. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have had time to react.
But the high priest reacted very quickly. A defensive barrier immediately rose around him, blocking the arm. At the same time, his body instantly moved to the entrance of the temple.
Although he was unharmed, the defensive barrier he had just released was absorbed by that arm in an instant.
Any force that touches that arm will be absorbed, and that arm will become even stronger as a result.
The high priest's expression turned grim. This arm had absorbed the power of many people, and even he himself could be killed at any moment.
The high priest dared not hesitate and immediately stepped into the temple, for perhaps only this temple could stop the power of that arm.
Seeing the high priest's fate, the crowd was terrified again; even the high priest could not withstand the arm.
"Everyone, enter the temple!" the high priest shouted immediately.
The more power this arm absorbs, the stronger it becomes; try to minimize the number of players killed by this arm.
Otherwise, it's very likely that even the temple wouldn't be able to stop that arm.
Upon hearing the high priest's words, everyone immediately ran towards the temple.
But that was the arm of a deity, and escaping from its grasp was extremely difficult; not everyone possessed the abilities of that high priest.
The arm flew wildly through the air at an incredible speed; anyone touched by it would be turned into a dried-up corpse in no time.
The arm seemed to have a mind of its own, knowing that these people wanted to enter the temple, so it stood right in front of the temple entrance. As soon as the players got close, they were instantly sucked dry and turned into dried corpses.
For a moment, screams of agony echoed through the air.
However, they were numerous and fast, and half of them managed to escape into the temple, leaving behind more than twenty mummies outside.
Most of the mummies were players who participated in the Instance; only a few were believers from the temple.
After entering the temple, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Outside, the arm could only wander around the temple, clearly unable to enter.
After all, this temple is the domain of their god, and even the arm of the Lord of the Netherworld cannot easily enter it.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their faces were grim. The Demon had only made one move, and they were already in this state, now forced to cower inside the temple, unable to even leave.
"High Priest, are we safe now?" one player asked.
"We're safe for now, but our lives aren't important. Our most important mission is to welcome God's arrival."
"You just said that no matter what happens, God will come. Does that mean we don't actually need to do anything? We can just stay here?"
"In any case, the gods will come, but by releasing the arm of the Lord of the Netherworld, you may delay the arrival of the gods, perhaps for a long time."
Hearing this, everyone felt somewhat disappointed. The time for the god's descent would be delayed. How long would it be delayed? Decades, centuries, or even longer?
After all, a few hundred years is nothing to gods, but it is not to them.
If that's the case, then these people are useless to God, so would God still resurrect them?
"Don't worry, as long as we deal with that arm, God will surely descend upon our world within a few days!"
"How can we solve this?" Everyone looked at the high priest, hoping he could come up with a solution.
"Reseal that arm. I sealed it last time, and I'm sure I can succeed this time too!"
"Then please make your move quickly!" the crowd urged.
The high priest calmly replied, "No rush, we must wait a little longer. I will act when the time is right."
"High Priest," a man walked up to the High Priest. The man looked to be in his thirties and was named Zhou Kang. He was one of the fifty players.
"I have something I want to tell you, it's very important."
"Speak," said the high priest.
Zhou Kang looked at the high priest and said, "I think there are still some people here who are controlled by that Demon."
That Demon has the ability to Possession, and he used this ability to control some of us, which is why we've ended up in this situation.
The high priest remained expressionless and said, "That is indeed possible."
Zhou Kang said, "We must first find the traitor among us, otherwise all our plans will be overheard by the Demon."
Everyone looked warily at the people around them, some of whom might indeed be Possession Demons.
Everyone could be an enemy.
How can we tell who is Possession and who is Possession?
"I don't know about others, but that woman is definitely Possession," Zhou Kang said, pointing at Xu Ya.
All eyes turned to Xu Ya, and they all stepped back, forming a circle around her.
"You... I'm not controlled by Demons, don't slander me. I think you're the one who's controlled by Demons!"
Zhou Kang chuckled and said, "No need to argue. I have ample evidence to prove that you are absolutely controlled by Demon!"
Few people doubted this statement; they genuinely felt that Xu Ya was problematic.
The situation was too critical just now, so there was no time to deal with her. Now it's time to deal with her.