Where did the sin lie?
The smoke and dust brought by Meteorite finally dissipated, and the noise on the street gradually subsided. The injured were basically out of danger because they received powerful treatment, but some people still died, causing occasional cries.
Inside Saint Sien Church, Priest Kali completed his confession, stood up, and turned to look at Lumian, who was sitting in the first row and watching him quietly.
Lumian laughed and asked casually, "Is there any use in confessing now?"
Without waiting for Priest Kali to respond, he added habitually:
"You should know very well that the Destiny of your death is already Predestination, and you won't live for a few more days."
Priest Kali Deep Brown's face showed a bit of Pale White, and he replied in a fairly calm voice, "If confession is useful, it is not confession."
After saying this, he seemed to relax a little:
"I repent because I want to repent, not to exchange repentance for forgiveness or the chance of salvation.
"Looking back on what happened before, I did make a lot of mistakes. I was too eager to obtain a higher status and too eager to be recognized by you people in the Northern Continent, so that I was blinded by desire and listened to the devil's bewitchment."
Hearing this, Lumian made a sneer:
"Is that really the case?
"Is it really desire that has blinded your mind?"
Seeing that Priest Kali's expression was slightly dazed, Lumian leaned on the back of his chair, looked at Sun Sacred Emblem and said, "It is the desire to gain a higher status and be recognized by the Northern Continent people that forces you and Tevanaco cooperates, forcing you to become Wraith as 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Priest, forcing you to accept the temptation of Devil, forcing you to play with little boys?
"No, it's your choice."
Priest Kali's lips moved, as if he wanted to refute, but couldn't form the words for the moment.
Lumian smiled and further said, "There are still many people in this world who desire higher status and are eager to be recognized by certain groups. A large part of them just work hard to contribute and purify evil. They never have any communication with Devil. They hope to get what they want through normal methods. Even if they fail again and again, they cannot fall into Abyss."
"Obviously they have the same desire, why can they control themselves but you can't?
"It's not desire that blinds your mind, but your mind that chooses to fall."
Priest Kali was suddenly speechless.
Lumian smiled and sighed, "A relative of mine once said to me:
"Strong desire is the source of human progress, and it is also the Devil that drags mankind into Abyss. Whether this is good or bad, whether it is light or dark, depends on ourselves and a certain thought at that moment."
Priest Kali, whose face became increasingly Pale White, lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I am guilty..."
Lumian pressed his hand on his left chest, his expression calming down.
He looked at Priest Kali and laughed at himself, "I also have strong desires. Everyone has their own strong desires.
"If having a strong desire is a sin, then you are Sinners and I am Sinners. Each of us is guilty."
Priest Kali's expression was dull for a while, then he slowly turned back to his body.
He knelt in front of Altar again, looked at the huge Sun Sacred Emblem, and said in a low voice, "You are not guilty, strong desire is not a sin, and I am the real Sinners."
He lowered his head, letting his body gradually fade and become transparent.
In this way, Priest Kali showed his "Wraith" form in front of Sun Sacred Emblem.
The cold and gloomy breath dissipated, touching Holy Emblem and Altar.
The entire Church shook slightly, and a Sunlight-like glow emerged from Altar, Holy Emblem, the surface of Stained Glass, and Religious Murals. It traveled quickly and gathered at the spherical Dome.
A brilliant and magnificent golden light beam descended with a chant-like voice and landed on Priest Kali.
Wraith Transformation and Priest Kali trembled slightly and did not avoid it.
In the blazing Sunlight, his body gradually melted and quickly turned into ashes.
Lumian looked at this scene without any expression on his face.
He was neither happy nor sad.
When Dome descended, Holy Light subsided, and only candlelight remained in Church. Lumian was still sitting in the first row, silently looking at the place where Priest Kali was purified, without leaving.
After an unknown amount of time, Camus and Riya, who had completed the rescue of Calamity, walked into Church.
After seeing Louis·Berri sitting in the first row, Camus breathed a sigh of relief obviously.
He showed a slight smile and said, "We are still not calm enough. We tend to panic when things happen. We just wanted to help the injured and trapped people. We never thought that a person like Priest Kali, who was damned but not dead yet, would suddenly go crazy and think about bringing more people to bury him with him. Fortunately, you are here."
Riya looked around and said, "Where is Priest Kali?"
Lumian looked in front of Altar and answered straightforwardly, "After he repented, he purified himself with the help of Church's accumulated spirituality and Holy Emblem's specialness."
Riya was silent for a moment.
After a few seconds, she opened her arms slightly and said loudly, "Praise Sun!"
Then, Riya sat on the first row of seats on the other side of the aisle, clasped his hands, lowered his head, and began to pray seriously.
Camus I didn't know for a moment whether I should sit down or continue standing.
Lumian glanced sideways at him:
"Reyasa's Beyonder Characteristic, have you put them away?"
Camus was silent for a while and then said, "Put it away."
"Where's Maislow's?" Lumian withdrew his gaze and looked at Sun Sacred Emblem again.
"I don't know where it is." Camus replied.
Lumian said calmly, "It should be in the area where Meteorite hit directly."
Camus was stunned for a moment and said, "The function of Meteorite is to take away most of the dead people?
"Is the power of 'Dream Festival' so strong?"
"Stronger than you think." Lumian said in a tone of discussing tomorrow's weather, "Reyasa and Maislow are both 'Spiritualist Order' People from Royalist Faction, General Quilariel knows their identities, and they also know that Reyasa went to Tizamo Town to complete the task given by Royalist Faction's top management."
Camus's expression changed a few times, and he sighed slowly and long, "Even if you don't say this, I will not resent or hate Reyasa Team Leader. He has really saved me several times, and this time he did not betray me openly, but betrayed Patrol Team. My sense of belonging to Patrol Team is not that strong."
"Now, I am very relieved that he is not a traitor."
Lumian smiled in a provocative tone, "It's also a good thing for you. Port Pylos Patrol Team has vacated a Deputy Team Leader position, and your competitor is dead."
Camus was not impressed by Provocation and said with a wry smile, "I plan to leave Matani Province."
"Thank you for your generosity. I have almost saved enough money to be promoted to Sequence 6. It is safer and easier to go back to the family and contact Main Branch than to search outside."
"Patrol Team is not a big organization after all. Sequence 6 is the limit. If you want to be promoted to Sequence 5, you have to work with 'Spiritualist Order', 'Rose School', and Intis Establish a close connection with one of the Eighth Bureau, 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church, Mother Goddess Church, or become a confidant of General Quilariel. I have the surname Castiya, why should I choose?"
If you really want to be accepted by the Castiya Royal Family, the upper limit will be much higher... Lumian laughed and said, "I thought you had a crush and chose to stay away from the place of sadness."
Camus suddenly choked on his saliva and coughed several times in succession.
After Riya finished praying, he left Saint Sien Church with Camus.
Lumian is still sitting in the front row, as if enjoying the empty environment.
After a while, Amandina wearing black Hunting Attire appeared at the door of Church.
"Why are you the only one here?" the girl muttered.
Her eyes looked around, as if she was looking for something.
"Why are you here?" Lumian asked casually.
Amandina sat next to him and said with a smile, "I wanted to secretly see if Robert would come to see Priest Kali who was about to die, but I only saw you."
"Priest Kali purified itself. Robert should have never been here." Lumian said truthfully.
"That's it..." Amandina felt a little regretful and disappointed, "If you really want to beat Priest Kali, it shows that he is still a man..."
Lumian did not respond to this girl.
Amandina faced Altar and Holy Emblem and said a simple prayer.
After completing this matter, she Eyes turned slightly and asked with implicit expectation, "Will there be another 'Dream Festival' next year?"
"Yes." Lumian didn't hide anything.
Amandina's joy suddenly appeared between her eyebrows and the corners of her mouth:
"Is that Black Ancient Tomb still there? Can I still gain extraordinary power by touching it?"
"Okay." Lumian turned his head and looked at Amandina with a smile, "But Outsider who will participate in 'Dream Festival' next year will be more powerful and more terrifying, surpassing the evil Doll, Crystal Skull and Human-Skin Man you have seen."
Amandina's expression suddenly collapsed:
"That's it, then I'll find an excuse to stay in Port Pylos in 'Dream Festival' next year, and I'll drag my father and mother along with me."
"Have you replied to the Palm Manor?" Lumian asked instead.
Amandina said "Hey" and said with a smile, "I went back and took a look. I didn't want to disturb their pretending to be in love, but they came out again."
She paused and asked with shining eyes, "Besides touching Black Ancient Tomb, is there any other way for me to improve my Sequence?"
"Buy the formula and drink Potion, you can choose 'Sleepless', 'Corpse Collector' and 'Warrior' three Pathway One of." Lumian did not conceal the corresponding knowledge of Mysticism, and said while thinking, "Moreover, it is not essentially Black Ancient Tomb Gift Your extraordinary power is that Daoist shadow..."
Having said this, Lumian was suddenly stunned.
What is the relationship between Amandina, Robert and Underworld Daoist?
Normally, Gift is given to believers by Deity or Angel, but Amandina and Robert do not believe in Underworld Daoist at all, and do not even know the existence of each other.
Applying the situation of each Concealment organization, according to the custom mentioned by Franca occasionally, Amandina has to call Underworld Daoist "Teacher"!