Chapter 20: The Powerful Divine Officer

  Suddenly, Ben jumped out.

  He held a shield in one hand and hid the long sword in his other hand behind the shield. Then, with the shield in front of him, he made a flying leap forward!

  Two warrior-disciples' weapons struck his shield, but didn't stop him at all. After landing, Ban rolled once and dodged two more weapons, then suddenly rushed to the wizard's front!

  That monk didn't care about the class. Not because the class's attack ability was insufficient, but because he had lost his mind and only knew how to crazily cast spells at the enemy, and they were the most powerful spells he could master. The ones rushing in front of him were enemies, so what? Who dares to interrupt my spellcasting!

  Then Ban raised the shield in his hand and struck the wizard with a fierce blow!

  Shield strike! Ben slapped the entire shield onto that mage's head in one go! These True God Cultists were affected by divine techniques, and ordinary injuries couldn't stop them. But such a large shield hitting someone on the head could still make the weak mage dizzy for an instant!

  In just an instant, the monk's spell was interrupted.

  After hitting the target, Ban didn't linger and turned to run. The attacks from several True God Cult followers behind him were all blocked by a small light shield near his body - a magical tool refined by Ji Ran, which played a significant role.

  Even so, Ban was beaten several times and had a few more scars on his body. However, he eventually escaped the attacks of those True God Cultists and hid behind Ji Ran and Lais.

  "Not bad, considering your current level. It's already commendable that you can do this much. Unfortunately for you, today, all of you will become sacrifices to my god!" The fifth-level priest didn't make a move, but instead watched with great interest as Ban performed his series of actions. When Ban returned, the priest revealed a strange smile on his face.

  "God says, those who believe in me will forever be free from suffering!"

  All the true god believers suddenly raised their heads and let out two loud roars, their bodies becoming even more swollen. Several martial artists believers rushed towards Ji Ran and others again, and this time, their strength was incredibly great, and they didn't dodge or evade everyone's attacks!

  In fact, the injuries on several martial artists' bodies were severe enough to be fatal for ordinary people. However, these True God Sect disciples, under the blessing of their divine techniques, showed no fear of pain or injury, and even with a gaping hole in their chest, they could still charge forward bravely!

  It's clear that even if these true god followers managed to kill Ji Ran and the others, they themselves wouldn't be able to survive. But at this moment, they are indeed the greatest threat to Ji Ran and the others!

  "Brains! I don't believe they've lost their brains and can still keep fighting!" Eileen shouted from behind, raising her hand to aim at the foremost True God follower. A long arrow shining with green light whizzed past.

  The long arrow accurately hit the True God Cultist's eyes and deeply pierced into them... This arrow was clearly imbued with Dou Qi, and even the True God Cultist's greatly enhanced defense could not withstand it.

  The True God Cultist's movements suddenly stopped. Although still in a fierce posture, the weapon in his hand was clearly no longer grasped, and it fell to the ground with a clang. The True God Cultist's body also slowly leaned back, finally thudding to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

  "Hey, it really works!" Beck also shouted loudly, the long gun in his hand stretched out like a long snake, directly stabbing into the chest of a True God Cultist. But this shot didn't penetrate too deeply, after blocking the True God Cultist's momentum, he immediately followed up with a thrust, directly piercing through the guy's chin!

  Another true believer has died. After hitting the ground, the true believer's body quickly withered and became even smaller than he was initially.

  Now that they've grasped the weaknesses of the True Body Cultists, these guys are even easier to deal with than before. The reason why everyone was forced to retreat repeatedly by these guys earlier was because of their bodies that were almost impervious to swords and guns, as well as their fighting style that didn't care about their lives. Now that they're no longer impervious to swords and guns, not caring about their lives really means not caring about their lives.

  Several merged, and several martial arts practitioners were killed, leaving only one. And that wizard practitioner, although still chanting spells, had no cover, what effect could it have?

  "It's amazing that you've made it this far, I have to commend your tenacity. But such a tenacious soul is exactly what my master needs. Sinners, tainted with so much fresh blood, your souls will surely become even more delicious! Come on, for my master, offer up your humble souls!"

  At this time, the fifth-grade official finally took a few steps forward and raised his hand.

  "God said, I am unbreakable!" He waved his hand and a layer of yellow light enveloped his body. The light was as solid as substance, semi-transparent in appearance.

  "God says, I am invincible!" With another wave of his hand, a huge dark red light ball appeared in front of him. As he swung his hand, the dark red light ball flew straight towards Lays and others!

  The light cluster flew extremely swiftly, and it was impossible to dodge. Lais saw the dark red light cluster, suddenly took a deep breath, let out a loud roar, raised the Bone-Cutting Sword in his hand, and swung it at the light cluster with great force!

  Another thick and powerful aura, directly confronted the dark red light group. The two lights collided, suddenly bursting out violently. The huge light made it impossible for Ji Ran and others to open their eyes, and at the same time, a vast power rushed towards them.

  Everyone involuntarily flew out and heavily fell to the ground. When they opened their eyes, they saw Lais panting with a bone sword, raising his head and staring viciously at the fifth-level god official.

  "You beasts of the Shinra cult... don't even think about killing anyone in front of me again!"

  That massive explosion blasted a deep hole between Lays and the 5th rank official, and what Ji Ran and others suffered was just the aftermath of the explosion. Uncle Lays was a bit miserable, his clothes were tattered and stained with blood. But that 5th rank official still had a calm expression, only the yellow protective shield around him was slightly dimmer.

  "You sinners, you don't understand the greatness of our true God. But it doesn't matter, you don't need to understand, just offer sacrifices and that's enough. Don't worry, you will be united with the true God, this is your greatest glory!"

  The fifth-grade divine official's face was full of frenzied expression, his hands raised high towards the sky, and then heavily fell down!

  In mid-air, a dark red light ball suddenly took shape and then fell sharply. And the landing point was right at the center of several people!

  "Damn it!" Uncle Leis gazed up at the dark red glow in the sky, his face revealing a desperate expression. The divine technique of this fifth-grade deity was actually so powerful! If it were before, he wouldn't have been afraid of him, but now...

  "I won't let you get away with this!" Lays shouted again, exerting himself to raise the Bone Blade Sword and leaping towards the light ball. It seemed that he actually intended to use his own body to block that dark red light ball!

  "Uncle Leis! I'm here to help!" Ji Ran shouted loudly, holding the giant sword with both hands and pushing off from the trunk of a nearby tree with one foot, making a straight leap into the air!

  "And us!" Bang held up his shield, Beck grasped his long spear, and both of them targeted the dark red light ball. On the other side, Irene also raised her longbow, and Lydia's staff in her hand was shining...

  "Boom!"

  A huge roar erupted, and the dark red light ball exploded before it even hit the ground.

  Ji Ran suddenly jumped up, using the double-handed great sword in his hands to stab into the dark red light sphere. At first, the feeling was like stabbing into a ball of jelly, no matter how hard he tried, it could only slowly penetrate. After a long time, the dark red light sphere exploded.

  A red glow filled the surroundings, causing the surrounding light to dim. Countless dust and leaves flew about, even breaking off several nearby trees. Everyone was blown far away, completely unable to control their movements. Ji Ran was lifted by the massive explosion's shockwave, heavily slamming into the ground, rolling multiple times, colliding with countless large and small rocks. Finally, he crashed into a large tree, only then coming to a stop. However, he felt that his current state must be extremely bad... His body ached all over, unbearable pain, without a doubt, at least two or more bones were broken.

  Waiting for the wind to calm down, Ji Ran slowly got up with great difficulty, still holding onto his giant sword. He looked around and saw that the others were not much better off than him.

  Aileen and Lydia were slightly better off, after all, they were farther apart. But the two of them were relatively fragile, now rolling around in a ball, bleeding from the corners of their mouths, but still struggling to get up; Beck and Ban were more miserable, the two of them lying on the ground**, although trying hard to stand up, it seemed that for them, that was not a simple action.

  The one who was injured the most was Lais. He had exhausted all his internal energy, and to make matters worse, he was at the center of the explosion. However, his strongest power still allowed him to hold on to his life, but now, he was clutching a large stone in front of him, unable to even grasp his Bone Blade Sword.

  "I'm... sorry, I've dragged you all down with me. I shouldn't have brought you here..." Uncle Leis said, gasping for air as fresh blood continued to flow from the corner of his mouth. His eyes now looked at everyone with deep regret and endless self-blame.

  "Hah... hah hah, Uncle Lays, do you think it's because of your coercion that we came? Don't be silly... I don't regret coming with you at all. It's just... thinking about becoming a sacrifice for that so-called True God makes my heart feel really awkward..." At this time, Beck was still forcing a smile and telling jokes that weren't funny at the moment.

  "Haha, your tenacity is worthy of admiration, so I hope to offer you as sacrifices to our true god even more. I'm sure the true god will be delighted to receive your souls and grant me an even greater reward!" The pale yellow barrier on the fifth-level priest's body also disappeared, apparently he too was affected by the explosion of the dark red orb. However, his condition is much better than that of the others, with only a bit of dust on his body.

  At this time, the remaining True God followers had almost all died... The frail body of the mage was naturally dead, but the martial artist follower, due to being strengthened, still had a breath left. This one breath allowed him to struggle and try to attack everyone. However, with his two legs broken, even if he crawled over, it would take quite some time.

  Taking a deep breath, he endured the physical pain and glanced at the current scene. It's too early to admit defeat now...