In an instant, the players felt as though they had seen the sun at point-blank range. Dazzling white light flooded their pupils and struck their retinas, inflicting unimaginable pain.
"My eyes!!! Aaargh!!!"
The players near the front cried out in pain and clutched their eyes. Their skin began to blister and fester beneath the light, their vision turning completely white, with only one clear outline remaining.
It was a goddess with twelve pairs of wings behind her. Although they were looking at her back, the outline in their vision showed her from the front, closely resembling the God Statues. She had no arms, and her face was as expressionless as a sculpture, yet she gave off a sense of mercy and holiness that made them unable to resist bowing in worship.
Under the intense light, the Holy Church Knights and Goddess Statues, which had been suppressed, rallied again. Their wounds healed, and the plants entwining them erupted in blazing holy fire. The situation reversed in an instant.
Even some of the damaged God Statues inexplicably reassembled, becoming brand-new God Statues.
In a mere moment of distraction, several elite players were cut down by the Holy Church Knights, including Banks and Hamof, as well as Hong Yanyan and Chen Mo.
They felt no pain even after being slashed. Their wounds emitted white light, while their sanity plummeted, and a heartfelt reverence for the goddess before them arose within them, warped from fear.
Under this white light, almost the only ones on the battlefield completely unaffected were the soulless robots. They held the line while rescuing the wounded, until a fiery shout rang out.
"A mere false god!"
It was Jin Xin, the Fire Man. His almost paranoid faith saved him at this moment, sending him into a special state called frenzy.