God?

Chapter 23

As they gazed at that mountain and that tree, the ten of them were deeply moved.

Could this environment nurture such towering trees?

"So this is the Divine Mountain and Divine Tree?"

The longer Natalie looked, the more stunned she became.

At last, she said in disbelief, "The Divine Tree and Divine Mountain those natives made up are real?"

They were actually not fake?

"Let's get closer and take a look!" Jonas said in shock.

As they flew nearer, the thousand-meter giant tree appeared increasingly immense. Its thick trunk and canopy pierced into the clouds, as though connecting to the heavens.

The more they looked, the more shaken they became.

And atop the mountain, aside from those two large and small trees, there were many other tall trees scattered across the summit. Though they were not as extraordinary as the other two, they were still spectacular.

They felt a mysterious aura washing over them.

At that moment, as she stared at the towering tree that defied common sense, Natalie suddenly trembled and thought of something. She murmured, "That God..."

The moment she spoke the word God, the others immediately snapped out of it, their hearts jolting in unison.

"The legend of that God..." Natalie continued murmuring.

At her words, everyone instantly recalled what the native called Meng had said before.

"In the ancient stories passed down in our tribe, the world was empty in the very beginning. In that void, only the one and only God existed."

"After an unknown amount of time, the omnipotent God, who knew all things, was dissatisfied with the way things were, so He created all things."

"After creating all things, God felt that the world was somewhat quiet, so He created the ancestors of us humans, Adan and Hawa!"

Omnipotent, all-knowing, creator of the world and all things?

They felt a chill in their hearts.

However, although their minds had wavered slightly, their years of scientific thinking eventually steadied them.

Natalie said reassuringly, "They're just one or two somewhat unusual trees. That doesn't prove anything!"

The others relaxed a little upon hearing this, feeling that she had a point.

Looking at the thousand-meter-tall giant tree, Natalie smiled and analyzed, "This tree should be a miracle born from some coincidence. Those natives are ignorant, so naturally they thought it was a Divine Tree. It's normal for them to imagine a God afterward as well."

With her calm analysis, Jonas and the others fell silent in thought, all finding it rather reasonable.

There was no shortage of miracles in the world. It was possible for strange things to appear, like this tree.

Thinking that way, they relaxed even more.

Once they had fully reached the mountaintop, they noticed something unusual.

Hardly any animals approached the summit, as though there was something abnormal about this place.

"Perhaps there's something wrong with this mountaintop, which is why it could nurture these two giant trees," Tim guessed.

"It can't possibly be because of God, right?" Natalie casually mocked.

But after saying that, she noticed a trace of oddness in the others' expressions.

They had all subconsciously ignored that question before. Now that Natalie had mentioned it, they immediately thought of God again.

"Impossible. Don't overthink it. How could something like that possibly exist?" Natalie declared. "This is just the stupidity and ignorance of those natives!"

Although the others still had a sliver of doubt in their hearts, they ultimately set it aside.

"You're right, Natalie," Farouk agreed.

In the end, they observed the mountaintop for a while longer but found no other abnormalities.

"Let's take some samples back."

Looking at the two trees, which were lush with branches and leaves yet bore no fruit, Jonas gave the order.

They began collecting soil and tree samples, preparing to bring them back for research. Perhaps they might discover something.

Before long, they withdrew from the area.

Perhaps they had not noticed it themselves, but deep down, they felt a faint aversion to this place and did not want to remain there any longer.

What the ten descending the mountain failed to notice was that, on the summit they believed to be empty, there was currently a presence silently watching them leave.

As Su Qi trained his Mental Power and observed them at the same time, his brows gradually furrowed.

"Luckily, I had already picked all the Divine Fruit when the last simulation was about to end. Otherwise..."

Su Qi shook his head and looked at the ten Aliens, pondering how to deal with them.

At that moment, the ten people at the foot of the mountain were also talking.

"There are really a lot of natives near this mountain. Let's enslave them and have them mine for us," Natalie said with a smile.

The others had no objections and nodded.

Not long after descending the mountain, they headed toward the nearest city-state.

Soon after arriving, they saw that a ritual seemed to be taking place at the center of the city-state.

A tall, square, trapezoidal structure stood at the center of the city-state.

"What's that?"

Looking at the structure and the people conducting the ritual, Natalie and the others showed curious expressions.

Unlike their previous visit to Meng's tribe, this time they openly hovered in the air, pointing and commenting at the people below.

At that moment, the group worshipping God cried out in alarm, staring in shock at the people hovering over ten meters above them.

Their physiques were unlike ordinary humans, they wore strange clothing, had wings growing from their backs, and could fly through the air!

The priest conducting the ritual cried out in shock, "Are you messengers who descended from heaven?"

Could they be messengers sent down by God?

The other humans had much the same thought.

It was no wonder they thought so. They had appeared during a ritual and could fly through the sky. They were clearly extraordinary.

"Angels?" Tim said in surprise.

Angels?

The people were startled.

They did not recognize it as a question and thought he had admitted it.

"Honored angels, what brings you down here?"

The priest followed along with that claim.

"Purpose?"

Seeing the people below looking nervous, terrified, delighted, and excited, they only found it amusing.

"Purpose? Hehe..." Natalie sneered a few times before saying, "Of course, we're here to take you as slaves and have you serve us!"

Whether priest or commoner, their expressions stiffened, and disbelief filled their eyes.

Soon, screams rang out one after another. To establish her authority, Natalie once again took out her Energy Weapon and fired at them without another word.

Before long, people lay scattered all around the altar. Even those on the outskirts who had not been attacked looked up at the sky with terror in their eyes.

"You evil angels will surely be punished by God!"

The priest said this sorrowfully and indignantly.

"God?"

Natalie's face became even more contemptuous upon hearing that. Then an idea flashed through her mind, and she laughed loudly. "God? Your God is afraid of us too!"

"Kneel, slaves!"

Her bell-like laughter echoed through the air.

Jonas glanced at her with a slight frown, but ultimately said nothing.

The people below had already been terrified, but upon hearing her words, disbelief appeared on their faces as they stared at them in shock.

What blasphemous words!

"You actually dare speak such blasphemy against God, you..." The priest was enraged and tried to rebuke them.

A bolt of energy shot toward him. The priest screamed and could no longer speak.

Natalie sneered.