Brother, That's Not What You Said Last Night!

Nothing was said that night.

Just as squinty-eyed had predicted, the people of the Divine Nurturing Church spent the entire night organizing a large number of people to search for suspicious traces throughout Dolgo D. They encountered many petty thieves, but found nothing related to heretics.

After all, there were no heretics to begin with; it was all just Lisfir using the chaos to launch an attack on Tullatin's father, the head of the clergy.

Even if there were any, the so-called "heretics" had all hidden in the ruins of the Inquisition, and the church personnel deliberately avoided this place during their search, so it's no wonder they found nothing.

The next day, before dawn Cheng Shi led Scorpion away from the main group and headed to the place Tullatin had mentioned where they could meet Lisfir.

Despite having only rested for a few hours, the two showed no signs of fatigue. They moved cautiously and quickly through the morning crowds, heading towards their destination.

As for why Cheng Shi insisted on bringing Scorpio, it's naturally because the power of "time" is the easiest to materialize and has the greatest visual impact, making it the best choice whether for deceiving people or showing off.

Moreover, Scorpio is an Assassin with keen senses; even if he does nothing but act as an alarm clock, he'd be a good fit.

Scorpio naturally had no resistance to this arrangement; he wished he could tie himself to Cheng Shi's leg to prevent Cheng Shi from running too fast and leaving him behind.

Speaking of which, this little Assassin is the smartest one. Although he's not quick-witted, he has always been practicing what he said at the beginning: treat the big shots sincerely, and then rely on them to carry you.

He has always been consistent in clinging to his teammates.

The two walked quickly. Scorpio cautiously surveyed the surroundings, Cheng Shi constantly observed the crowd around them. The faces of the people of Dolgo D still clearly showed some unease, indicating that yesterday's chaos had spread. Although the church had made every effort to control the situation, panic was still spreading among the crowd.

After all, when Divine Descent occurs, ordinary people who are unaware of the inside story will inevitably think of the worst-case scenario.

They feared the spread of evil in Dolgo D and were terrified that heretics were hiding among the people and causing trouble. Little did they know that at this very moment, the greatest "heretic" was right beside them and had overheard their conversations.

After walking for a while, Scorpio, who was following behind Cheng Shi, couldn't keep up. He frowned in confusion and asked uncertainly:

"Brother, where are we going?"

We're heading in a slightly wrong direction.

The picture... Afros didn't say that Lisfir's house was behind the market northeast of the church, but I remember this road...

"Does this look like the way back to church?"

"You remember correctly, this is the way back to church."

"Huh?" Scorpio felt he was trying very hard to keep up with Cheng Shi's train of thought, but he still failed. This big shot never seemed to play by the rules, and it seemed that unless something unexpected happened, it couldn't be considered as following the plan.

Cheng Shi smiled and said, "The plan has changed. We won't go to Lisfir anymore. We'll go directly to the church and find... Berios."

Upon hearing this, Scorpio stumbled and exclaimed in shock:

"The head coach? Shall we go find Tullatin's father?"

"No, brother, that's not what you said last night!"

"You said it yourself, that was last night. The moon in the sky has now turned into the sun. Isn't it normal for me to change my plans?"

"..."

Scorpio forced a stiff smile and obediently followed behind without saying another word.

He longed to have the intelligence of the "Folly" Believer, but he didn't. However, he was better than most "Folly" Believer in that he was honest, obedient, and willing to put aside his pride.

Seeing Cheng Shi Scorpio wasn't asking any more questions, Cheng Shi clicked his tongue, seemingly remembering an old friend who wasn't very good at flattery. Then he sighed and began to explain to himself.

"There's a saying in Tullatin that's quite true: Faith, humanity, and wisdom—a person can only choose two out of three at most. Guess which two her father, Berios, chose?"

Scorpio pondered for a moment, then tentatively said:

"Faith and wisdom?"

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, but he killed his own children; that's utterly inhuman.

Cheng Shi nodded, then shook his head:

"You're half right, he is indeed inhuman, but..."

He also had no Faith.

I was saying that at most two out of three could be chosen, but of course there was also the possibility of choosing only one, and Berios only chose the wisdom among them.

He is a cunning and extremely shrewd power manipulator!

"Huh?" Scorpio was taken aback, then shook his head vigorously. "He's the head of the Church of Divine Nurturing Church, how could he not have Faith?"

"This is also what interests me the most. Think about it, even Tullatin admitted that her father was an old fox. If Tullatin could see through Lisfir's character, how could Berios, as the head of the church, not see it?"

That's probably not the case. As an opponent, Lisfir understands her father better than Tullatin, so how could Berios, also an opponent, not understand Lisfir?

Even though he knew that his opponent was a manipulative and not particularly devout Believer in their Lord of Grace [Birth], the cult leader still did not deal with his adversary.

If he were a devout Believer in the concept of "Birth," the mere fact that he was "disloyal to God" would be enough to condemn Lisfir to the Abyss.

But he didn't.

After much thought, I can only deduce one conclusion: our leader is not a Faith believer. He may be deliberately allowing his opponents to make small moves, and then using the suppression of chaos to establish his own image and consolidate his authority.

He was a shrewd ruler, but not a devout Believer.

The Divine Nurturing Church in Dolgo D is perhaps rotten to the core.

Since no one is devout, and since Berios is also abusing his power, why don't we cooperate directly with him instead of finding a middleman?

We can certainly cooperate with him, offering him benefits, and mutually benefit from the spread of the evil Dolgo D Faith. He consolidates his power, and we build our Holy Infant myth.

In this way, the church can gain a wave of admiration from the citizens without having to make a big fuss, and with the help of the biggest mole, we can quietly go underground when the event ends and happily conclude the Trials.

Everyone's happy, isn't that great?

As Scorpio listened, his eyes widened, and he swallowed hard, looking at Cheng Shi with a hint of awe.

Are the experts with 2400 points all so terrifyingly good at understanding people's hearts?

He really wanted to ask Cheng Shi what would happen if he guessed wrong, but he opened and closed his mouth several times without asking, because his subconscious told him that the boss's prediction was likely correct. Yesterday's events were still vivid in his mind, and at least so far, the boss hadn't made a mistake.

"In that case, if the cooperation goes through, can we label the Cleaner as true heretics and have the Church's Divine Descent us to eliminate... the threat?"

Cheng Shi glanced back at Scorpion with some surprise, thinking to himself that the little Assassin was quite clever; there really weren't many true fools at this rank.

"Good idea, but it's no longer needed, because the Cleaner is dead and you're safe."

"???"

Scorpio froze abruptly, his mind reeling as if struck by lightning, completely stunned.

The Chosen of God of [Annihilation] is dead?

How did he die? Was he killed by the combined forces of Chosen of God Prosperity and the Chosen of Death?

When? Oh right, that thunder! The thunder that shook the heavens and earth last night! It was around that time!!

So, in that brief moment when the two disappeared, they worked together to kill the Cleaner!?

Hiss--

Is the Chosen of God of Slaughter really that simple?

"Brother, you guys..."

"We what?" Cheng Shi sensed Scorpio's shock and shook his head before he could even ask. "It wasn't us. Last night, God was in a bad mood and randomly struck two bolts of lightning, which happened to hit him on the head. When I saw him, he was already dead. It has nothing to do with me."

Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with you!

Scorpio didn't believe it at all; his eyes almost gleamed with worship.

Bro, I need to ask you something. Can you stick me to your lap?

I really want to improve, please help me!