Compared with "Rose School", a secret organization that has secretly attacked Angel several times and believes in "Mother Tree of Desire", the several "new" organizations Angel mentioned by Amon's avatar not only have no impression in their minds, but even when they first heard about it, they could not imagine who their religious themes and the objects of their faith were.
Fortunately, in the process of studying Sealed Artifact 0-63 "Sword of Glory", Amon learned a lot of information from them. The ones who can initially lock in their beliefs are the "Outer Deity" outside the barrier, and those "Great Old One" who are always plotting to project their power into the earth.
This kind of thing did not go beyond Angel's expectations. As early as when she learned that "God of Combat" died in the God War, she was worried about the stability of the barrier left by Original Creator. After all, there were seven God in Astral World supports the crumbling barrier, but now there are only six people. Although Evernight Goddess among them has obtained partial qualifications for promotion to "Great Old One", that distant vision cannot be transformed into combat power at this moment, and the barrier will undoubtedly be weakened.
As for "Primordial Demoness", "True Creator" and "Visionary" which just became God, Adam, Fifth Epoch is the target of suppression by Orthodox Church. It would be good if they don't add to the chaos at this time. No one expects them to fill in the loopholes of "God of Combat".
The direct result of the weakening of the barrier was that from the late war period when the gods were actively preparing for war and neglecting to protect the barrier, "Outer Deity" found an opportunity to penetrate some of their power into the barrier.
Compared with "Sefirah" inside the barrier, "Mother Tree of Desire", "Mother Goddess of Depravity" and "Son of Chaos", other Outer Deity have extremely limited influence on reality and can often only appear in dreams and hallucinations. Or some Mystic Ritual exert influence on ordinary people who accidentally learn of their existence, and then use these believers to secretly spread their faith, expand their numbers, and accept low-level gifts. Only then will they finally have the opportunity to pass through the large Sacrificial Ritual and put more powerful power into the barrier.
"So, who is Outer Deity do they believe in?"
After listening to Amon's story, Angel asked the most critical question.
The Amon clone, who was slightly fatter and looked a little funny in black robes, waved his hand and led her to the depths of the Memorial Hall. Only then did Angel notice that there was an extra staircase leading to the depths of the underground. The light emitted by the Regular Octahedron of "Hand of Order" illuminated the bottom of the stairs, where there was a large Stone Chamber.
"Compared with ordinary Prisoner, these cultists are more dangerous, and the danger does not come from themselves, but from the Great Existence they believe in, so I can only imprison them here and conduct some... experiments."
Couldn't the characteristics of "Sword of Glory" be tried out by using these Outer Deity believers... If Angel had some enlightenment, he walked down the stairs to the underground and found that this place was even brighter than Memorial Hall. The light of order was everywhere, and dark golden streamers representing "order" appeared from time to time. Obviously, he was extremely wary of the cultists imprisoned here.
The spacious Stone Chamber was not as damp and gloomy as Angel imagined, and there were no various blood-stained torture instruments. Instead, there were multiple small cells dug deep along the wall, separated from the outside world by thick windowless iron doors, and low murmurs came from inside.
"This room is for 'Gourmet School', the two rooms are for 'All Things End Society', and the one for 'Sinner' is here... I have dealt with all the ones that were more contaminated, and only some that can still communicate are left. You can ask whatever you want."
Amon introduced each person one by one, like a consultant selling products.
Angel also hesitated like a buyer purchasing goods, and finally walked to the cell where "Sinner" was imprisoned. Instead of trying Door Opening, he directly used Mirror World to create a lifelike mirror image opposite the door.
What caught the eye of the false "Angel" was a room with a simple floor, wooden barrels and candle lighting. It was only a few square meters in area, windowless and cramped, and the smell of excrement and sweat filled the air.
Lying on the floor was a bare-chested middle-aged man with messy brown hair and an appearance similar to that of Feynapotter. He had a relaxed expression and seemed not to feel any discomfort due to the harsh environment. He was originally resting with his eyes closed, but it wasn't until Angel deliberately took a few steps closer that he was awakened by the sound of footsteps.
"Who are you!"
This "Sinner" suddenly jumped up from the single bed, and then he saw Angel's face clearly through the candlelight. His expression immediately changed, and his eyes flashed with a moment of struggle, and then became obsessed.
Even if Demoness of Sequence 2 does not take the initiative to "Charm" others, his appearance and temperament alone are enough to make most people fall for him, not to mention that those who can believe in evil gods are often people who are not so determined.
It would be better to say that he had an extraordinary will after struggling for a moment, and he adapted quickly to the harsh environment. Is it because of the influence of his Pathway... Angel thought, seeing that the man's emotions were completely under his control, he controlled his own mirror image and started asking the other party how he joined the "Sinner" organization, and soon got the information he wanted.
He was originally a small town resident on the northern plateau of Feynapotter, because he lived in Pathway The Serenzo River upstream areas of Feynapotter and Intis often communicate with residents of neighboring countries. Just a month ago, because his business failed and was on the verge of bankruptcy, he was seduced by another Intis businessman. He believed in Great Existence, which was said to be able to change his destiny and regain success, and joined this "Sinner" organization.
What surprised Angel was that although the other party was a Beyonder, he was not promoted by taking Potion, but received the "gift" to gain his current power.
The most important point is that the Pathway that this Outer Deity believer lives in is not one of the twenty-two Pathways that Angel is familiar with!
After receiving the gift for the first time, he became a "Dancer", and recently, just before coming to Dream City, he received the gift for the second time and became the "Mendicant Monk" of Sequence 8.
This gave him extraordinary endurance in harsh environments, and he also learned a lot of Ritual Magic. The most important one, and the one he needed most, was the ritual of making an item related to his own bad luck. By giving this item to others, he could transfer the bad luck and regain Luck.
A completely unheard of ability, somewhat similar to the Sequence 7 and "Lucky One" of the "monster" Pathway, but it is just a similarity and cannot be explained by the different naming of Potion... Could this be the Pathway mastered by a certain Outer Deity?
Angel was increasingly doubtful and asked subconsciously:
"Who is the 'Great Existence' who guided your faith?"
Her gentle words and perfect smile were irresistible, and the evil god believer in front of her quickly replied:
"His name is Voisin Sanson. He is a businessman like me. The company went bankrupt a few months ago due to poor management, but it soon made a comeback... When I asked him how he did it, he taught me a transshipment ritual, a ritual that can contact 'Inevitability' and receive His gift."
Luck Enhancement Ritual... couldn't be the one that Klein used and then "travelled"... Angel muttered in his heart and continued to ask about various details of the businessman named Voisin Sanson, and then asked the last question:
"What is 'Great Existence' that you believe in?"
This question made the man in front of him stunned for a moment, but Angel's kind smile still moved him.
"The great Lord has many different faces and identities, and I only know one of them." He knelt down devoutly facing Angel, raising his hands high as if he was worshiping the "Lord". "He is the ruler of Great Old One, the origin of Above the Sequence, the great 'Circle of Inevitability'!"
The moment he called out the name of "Great Old One", Angel felt a certain gaze traveling across the starry sky, penetrating the clouds and the ground into the deep basement, and landing on the man in front of her.
Although the nearby dark golden streamers reacted immediately, "Hand of Order" covered the area with the power of Sequence 1's order, blocking the gaze of "Outer Deity" who had penetrated the barrier and had been weakened a lot, but this "Mendicant Monk" was still inevitably affected.
"Ah! It's the Lord's gaze! He finally... looked at me!"
The man suddenly stood up from the ground, looked at the sky, and looked at the great "Circle of Inevitability".
Then, he exploded in the small cell, and his flesh and blood splashed all over the surrounding walls like paint. Dots of silvery black light emerged from the remaining bones of his body, and suddenly disappeared.
I knew this would happen, so I finally asked the name of Outer Deity...Angel dispersed his own image without any surprise, and looked back at Amon.
The latter had a smile on his face, his right hand pressed the monocle in his eye socket, and his left hand held it empty, with a little silvery black flashing in the palm of his hand.