Stellaris Crisis: Rise of the Swarm
Chapter 223

Ascension Ritual

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"You're right, we should withdraw and let this stronghold be given to these church terrorists." Johnny did not hide his happiness at all, "Please help me contact Dr. Monka, we need support."

The bodyguards didn't quite understand why their boss wasn't sad or angry about losing his stronghold, but instead was a little happy. But they didn't dare to ask. Johnny was smart and powerful, so it wasn't something they could question.

When he reached the door of the safe passage, Johnny stopped and said to the bodyguard, "You go first, talk nice to the doctor more and try to get more resources. I'll stay and see if I can save a few more people."

The two bodyguards were extremely moved. There were very few bosses like Johnny who could take the lives of his subordinates into consideration. The two of them instantly became more loyal.

After seeing the bodyguards leave, Johnny changed from the form of a fox into a snake, purple and majestic, the high priest who rules over the four-armed snake god church.

When the soldiers of the church occupied this luxurious building in this prosperous neighborhood, surrounded by guards, Archbishop Johnny stepped onto the stage that belonged to him.

"Fighters of the church, your bravery and fearlessness have won another victory for the great four-armed snake god!" After Johnny finished these words, the emotions of the soldiers reached a peak, and the voices praising the four-armed snake god became louder and louder.

After the soldiers vented their emotions, Johnny pressed down slightly with the tip of his tail, and the crowd immediately became quiet. They stared at Johnny silently, and their eyes seemed to be able to see the god behind him through Johnny.

"In recognition of the sacrifices of the soldiers, I will preside over the promotion ceremony for all the soldiers present!" Although Johnny knew that his words would arouse the emotions of the church soldiers, he did not expect that they would be so enthusiastic, and the cheers and praises would be more than twice as loud as before.

The promotion ceremony is actually a lie made up by Johnny. He is not Hatchery, and the number of Infestor that can be hatched is limited. It is simply unrealistic for him to infect 2 billion Slaks on his own.

Even the Slarks he infected can infect more people after their bodies are transformed. It will also take a lot of time, from several years to more than ten years. It is impossible for Overmind to wait for Johnny for so long.

However, using the dead Infestor can quickly increase the number of infections, which means that normal Slarks can eat infected Slarks.

Originally this was a cruel thing, but now it has become more and more sacred. This is the promotion ceremony.

Infestor can actually improve a Slark's abilities in all aspects, from strength to wisdom, and some even awaken Psionics.

This makes the promotion ceremony well-deserved. The people of Khala also regard the promotion ceremony as a symbol of glory, and pursue the opportunity to participate in the ceremony and gain strength.

At Johnny's signal, the body of a dead Infestor was placed in front of Johnny. In a religious way, Johnny performed a set of very ritualistic actions and used his own Infestor to activate the corpse of Infestor.

In the network, Johnny could see that the green Slark corpse in front of him was full of vitality.

This energy was divided into pieces by Johnny with a silver knife, handed to his men, and distributed to the surrounding soldiers for them to eat. Soon, more and more Slaks had green energy on their bodies.

Swarm Network's power has been strengthened again.

"Praise the Four-Armed Snake God. It is precisely because of the knowledge and strength He has given us that we can live well and die meaningfully." After the ceremony, Johnny led the congregation to pray to the Four-Armed Snake God.

One thing he may not have noticed is that because Johnny's own energy is not enough, it is impossible to bless all the Slaks in one promotion ceremony, especially now that the church is getting bigger and bigger.

Many people cannot get their share of meat. Jealousy and loss will make them even crazier. In order to be upgraded as soon as possible and gain more power, they are transforming into fanatical believers.

"We are getting closer to our goal of destroying the Serpent Company and knocking down the Serpent Tower. Everyone in the church must unite and work harder. All this is for a better life, a better future, and the four-armed snake god!"

After Johnny finished speaking, there were even more enthusiastic cheers.

In the luxurious building, there is a spacious underground space, which is very huge and fully equipped. This is also what Johnny deliberately left.

There are nearly 10,000 Slaks gathered here. They are all Infestor, and their cognition is very close to Swarm. They themselves began to feel strange, and the increase in strength and physical mutation were very abnormal.

"Congratulations, my compatriots. The four-armed snake god has chosen you and given you more power. You can take on more church responsibilities." Johnny at the core said.

After that, he pulled up a female Slark in the front row, and a pair of arms grew out of her snake body. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was undoubtedly ugly and deformed.

After she discovered her mutation, she immediately hid in the church and became silent and inferior. Johnny's words just now made hope appear in her eyes again.

"I believe you also know that after going through the promotion ceremony, your strength and intelligence will increase over time, and the physical body of a gifted person will also change."

Lying is Johnny's instinct. Infestor will indeed transform the host's body, and the transformation directions are also different. It mainly depends on what the host wants, and in what direction it will transform.

So it's not that this female Slark is gifted, but that her desire to become stronger is very strong, which is why her body undergoes such drastic changes.

Her performance is exactly a sign of poor talent. Infestor wants to hide herself. Even the physical transformation is hidden and will not be exposed so obviously. This lady must have too low self-esteem and is too eager for power to cause drastic changes.

"Look, our compatriot." Johnny pointed at another strong male Slark. He also grew a pair of arms, but they were completely hidden on his body. They would only appear if he actively showed them.

Seeing that there were compatriots in the church who were like herself, the lady with arms felt a huge sense of mission and responsibility. She felt that in order to repay God's gift, she would go through fire and water for the church.

Like this lady, there are many people with relatively poor talents, and poor people have poor psychological quality. Johnny wants to find them and assign them new jobs. Now is not the time to completely expose the church.

"Anyone who has obvious physical changes can come forward. You have all received gifts, and I will educate you so that you can become priests of God and can preside over promotion ceremonies like me."

Beautiful lies are easier to accept than the truth.

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