The battle inside the church was indeed fierce, but it was different from what outsiders imagined.
Because players who enter here quickly unlock their new attributes--
destroy!
Players are unwilling to destroy buildings and facilities within the Second Holy See's territory, not only because of the "village rules," but also because they have contributed to the existence of those buildings and facilities.
Whether it's the small docks along the river or the Riverside Village where the population and area are constantly increasing, every wooden stake bears the marks of the players' labor.
Faced with the prosperity they have created with their own hands, even if it is only on a small scale, no one would be willing to destroy it.
In newly occupied areas like Ginkgo Town and Blue Gum Town, players refrained from indulging themselves because there were still Pure Ones among the priests.
After all, destroying a sacred church in front of their own people is really not in line with the identity of the Soul Returner in the game, so they have always maintained restraint. The only places they can wantonly destroy are the underground laboratories in the town.
But this is far from enough for the players.
At this very moment, a building that belonged entirely to the enemy was right in front of them, at their feet. In terms of the game's area division, this was the enemy's lair, and every priest inside was Fallen One, an enemy of theirs.
In this place where no care is needed, the destructive desires within the players are fully unleashed, and they begin to move from "order" towards "chaos".
Since you've all fallen from grace, then we'll stop pretending.
Surely no one actually believes that all gamers are good people, right?
Surely no one is unaware of what a " Calamity " is, right?
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] and [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ], one with a strong physique and the other with high agility, quickly took down several fallen priests with their combined strength, and even rescued [ Gu Gugu ] from their encirclement, who had been arrested by the three of them as soon as he entered.
The three officially formed a temporary team and began navigating the church in Black Locust Town, which was noticeably larger than those in other towns.
A few minutes later, the three players looked at the wooden door in front of them and read the Royal Language text on the sign:
"Storage room?"
"We've arrived at the vault!"
"Let's eat! Let's eat!"
The three exchanged a smile, ignoring the chaotic footsteps of friend and foe around them, and launched a flying kick that smashed open the wooden door in front of them.
What was displayed before everyone was a large amount of neatly stacked supplies. As the central church of a relatively large town, there were not only many standard-issue robes that could add a little bit of the [ Plant Compatibility ] attribute, but also a large amount of tax revenue that had not yet been handed over to Fir City —tree seeds!
The appearance of the Blood Corpse disrupted the normal tax payment schedule of the entire Aduolin Province, causing tax payments for the past two months to be delayed at the local churches.
Players had seen similar scenes in other towns before, only then were they not so clearly menacing.
According to the exchange rate set by Ed, although tree species are not the standard currency of the Second Holy See, they can be exchanged for silver coins at a one-to-one ratio. Moreover, if you do not want to exchange them, you can Planting them in the soil, which may result in new varieties of random plants.
Therefore, a large box full of tree seeds is equivalent to a large box of silver coins for players. In fact, due to the density of the materials, the tree seeds are even lighter.
"This..."
The three Soul Returner were like rats that had stumbled into a granary; for a moment, their eyes were glazed over and their mouths were watering, and they almost lost their ability to speak.
[ Gu Gugu ] wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said righteously:
"You two just saved me, now hurry up and eat, I'll watch the gate."
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] punched his shoulder:
"What's the point of guarding the gate? Let's grab a bite and run, and if anyone comes, we'll blow them up!"
"Okay!"
The three of them immediately rushed into the pile of seeds, filling every storage space on their bodies with these items that could be directly exchanged for silver coins, unable to suppress the smiles on their faces.
A corrupt priest followed the sound and peered into the storeroom from the doorway.
What he saw next alarmed him; inside were three green rats, almost as big as a person, making rustling sounds he couldn't understand.
"It smells so good! It smells wonderful!"
"I'm full, huh?"
"I can't run anymore, what should I do?"
"Never mind that for now, hurry up and pack some more. Your crotch looks pretty flat."
"Something's wrong, there's a noise!"
The sight of the rat, bigger than a human, made the Fallen Priest instinctively gasp. Although he quickly covered his mouth, the player unfortunately overheard the sound.
The three men turned out of the darkness, and the fallen priest then realized that the storeroom contained not three giant humanoid rats, but three humans who were beyond description.
After stuffing all their pockets with tree seeds, the players still weren't satisfied and started wearing the robes of the Tree Worship Church Cult.
Each robe also has two built-in pockets for storing seeds, creating a virtuous cycle.
Wearing a priest's robe, pockets stuffed with seeds, wearing a priest's robe, pockets stuffed with seeds, wearing a...
The hooded priest's robes were a bit bulky, so the three of them pulled the hoods up over their heads again.
So the three giant green rats the priest saw when he arrived at the storeroom were actually players wearing a dozen or so dark green robes and stuffed with seeds.
The layers of hoods made their heads pointy, almost obscuring their shoulders and necks, while the seeds covering their bodies made them narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, making them look like huge gray-green triangles in the dark corners, and at first glance, they really did look like rats.
However, recognizing the true nature of the enemy was not necessarily a bad thing for the fallen priests.
He might not be able to defeat three rats the size of a person, but three enemies might not be a match for him.
But the three people in front of them, who had already eaten and drunk their fill, naturally had no intention of fighting.
If they die here, all that feasting they've done will have been completely meaningless.
At that moment, the three exchanged a glance and understood each other's thoughts—they had to retreat now!
A Paralysis Bomb was thrown over, and the sweet, pinkish-smelling smoke immediately filled the area near the doorway.
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] stepped forward and kicked the priest who was busy covering his face to the ground. [ Gu Gugu ] smashed the window closest to the storage room. [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] fixed two Deadwood Vine to the stone pillar, then Spread all the way to the window, and with a back jump, flew out.
As the priest waved his sleeve to dispel the smoky haze, two of the three rat-men at the edge of the corridor ahead had already crawled out of the window.
The last person, seeing that he had broken free of his restraints, politely waved and then slid down the vines.