Chapter 168 The Favor of the Goddess of Life

"Hahaha~ When people are unlucky, they may be killed by meteorites even if they stay at home." Ximu laughed happily, then looked around, "Babylon, you may be involved in the battle again."

"..." Babylon was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed Akhtar's line of sight and saw that the members of the Church of the God of War had gathered together in a tacit understanding and blocked all escape routes. It was obvious that they were not here to admit defeat or surrender.

"It's still too late to hurry up and leave now." Ximu waved his hand, without any intention of strategic transfer. Black flames ignited on his body again, dyeing the silver armor black, and his aura became violent and dangerous.

In response, Babylon pursed her lower lip and immediately began to evacuate. This time she really didn't intend to watch the battle.

And just when she passed by a believer of the God of War.

"Even if you don't run away, we won't attack you." The man with upside-down hair grinned, "We have no interest in sluts from the beginning."

Babylon did not respond, speeding away and disappearing into the snow in the blink of an eye. The followers of the God of War also surrounded Akhtar, their eyes full of malice... No, it was the intention to fight.

"Ha~ do you want to come together?" Ximu smiled, not feeling the slightest fear about the fact that he was surrounded.

The shadow behind him squirmed, and a clone with the same appearance as his emerged, as well as a female figure wrapped in a black robe.

"Since it's one-to-many, can you understand if I summon two clones?"

There are approximately hundreds of believers of the God of War present. The weakest believers are close to awakening their abilities, and the strongest ones are close to the peak of human power.

In terms of numbers, those who have the upper hand are undoubtedly the believers of the God of War.

However.

"Even if we deal with you alone, we are not sure of victory." A man with upside-down hair came out. He was wearing heavy armor and holding a knight's spear. His face was smeared with red lines, and he looked at Ah Hetal's eyes were full of excitement.

"But the thought of fighting against a great hero makes it worth dying."

Ximu smiled and said: "If you are willing to evacuate the land of joy, I can..." He didn't finish his words.

The young man with the hair standing on end shook his head, raised the spear in his hand, and pointed it at the sun in the sky.

"The man who is our enemy is a descendant of the Death Witch. He is also an enemy of the gods. He is the one who defeated Thor, the strongest human being."

He laughed.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance to kill the strongest human being."

In fact, according to the setting, I am no longer a human being.

Ximu thought silently, but the believers of the God of War began to become excited and agitated because the leader of the man spoke.

Regardless, he launched an attack on him.

Compared with individuals, believers of the God of War are better at legion warfare and can enhance members through war prayers, including individual fighting spirit and strength, etc. Even if their individual strength is not as strong as Spartan, they gather together in It will also become tricky together, which is why he uses ten kinds of shadow magic.

Otherwise, it is really possible for the car to overturn.

at the same time.

on the other side.

The evacuated Babylon subconsciously looked back at the battlefield and witnessed a shocking scene. Black flames soaring into the sky wrapped around the mountains. In the chaotic flames there was a humanoid dragon, showing an almost crazy side, slaughtering the believers of the God of War without restraint. .

If she hadn't known in advance that it was the believers of the God of War who took the initiative to besiege Akhtar, she might have thought that the believers of the God of War were crusading against the devil.

"Is that posture really... heroic?" She couldn't help but say. There was no way to connect Akhtar's posture with the hero in people's minds.

Riding an eight-legged horse, using a gun and sword, wearing silver armor, and wearing a reassuring smile, this is the Akhtar constructed in their minds, a hero that fits people's imagination.

And now it's more like a...monster.

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after a while.

The battle ends.

The cold wind faded.

The snow covering the mountains was replaced by flowing red magma, flowing down the mountains and converging into a fiery lake.

Ximu stepped on the chest of a man with hair standing on end, and raised the sword of death in his hand.

The man saw this and smiled happily: "Akhtar, you are more of a monster than a monster now."

Without answering, Ximu swung the sword of death mercilessly and chopped off the head of the man in front of him. He had no interest in the npc's last words at all.

Shaking away the flames wrapped around the Death Sword, he glanced at the monsters hiding in the mountains and calmly turned around and left.

And not long after he left.

The monsters in the mountains poked their heads out and confirmed that the monster whose body was burning with black flames had left. Then they began to follow their instincts and move towards their destination.

There was obviously no communication, no agreement, and the address was not agreed upon in advance. However, all the monsters were stimulated at the same time, converged towards the destination, and began to act with the goal of becoming the king of monsters, Typhon.

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Cathedral of Joy.

Office of the Bishop.

"You want me to surrender to the Cult of Death?" Babylon looked at the man opposite, put down the cigarette between his fingers, and said seriously:

"Akhtar, are you kidding?" She could tolerate Akhtar's actions in the Kingdom of Pleasure, but that didn't mean she could accept surrender to the Cult of Death. This had touched her bottom line, and she would never agree to it even if she was killed.

In response, Ximu smiled:

"Why don't you ask the Goddess of Pleasure if she is willing," Ximu lowered his head and looked down at Babylon who was sitting on the chair, and said in a cold voice:

"Surrender does not mean joining, but it can show an attitude. If the Witch of Death seizes the world's dominance in the future, the Goddess of Pleasure will not be liquidated and will still be the Goddess of Pleasure."

"..." Babylon's expression changed slightly. She had already made plans to turn against him. Now listening to Akhtar's words, it seemed to make sense. If she could surrender, the Kingdom of Pleasure could avoid war, and the Goddess of Pleasure could ensure her own safety in the war between witches and gods.

That would indeed be a very good thing.

As for the fact that surrendering to the Cult of Death is a shame, just be a little shameless and explain that you don't want innocent people to be harmed, so you have to surrender to the Cult of Death.

Who let the Church of Joy be just a small sect and have no strength to resist.

"Let's think about it, this is the best choice at the moment." Ximu waved his hand and sat down on a chair.

Seeing this, Babylon fell silent, clasped his hands together, prayed to the goddess of joy in the sky, conveyed everything Akhtar said, and also expressed his own opinions.

Not long after.

"Akhtar, why did you do that?" Babylon suddenly asked in a charming voice. She stood up with one hand on the armrest of the chair, with an unusually charming expression on her face. She came to Akhtar's side, "You helped the Witch of Death so wholeheartedly, and you also killed the believers of the God of War. Do you really intend to become the servant of the Witch of Death completely?"

No matter how much the Goddess of Life values ​​Akhtar, what Akhtar does now is undoubtedly too inclined to the Witch of Death. This makes people wonder whether Akhtar still maintains the original intention of this hero.

Rather than being completely bewitched by the Witch of Death.

"It's an honor for the Goddess of Joy to ask me in person." Ximu seemed to recognize at a glance that the person he was talking to had changed.

Babylon did not deny it, and smiled charmingly: "Human, what is your answer now?"

"The Witch of Death is very good to me." Ximu gave an answer, and after seeing the goddess of pleasure nodded, he added, "And I don't think I am doing the wrong thing."

"Isn't it wrong to help the Witch of Death?" The goddess of pleasure frowned, and then she saw Akhtar's strange eyes.

"Why is it the right thing to help the gods?" Ximu asked back, and then answered himself, "I am just choosing the way with the least loss. If I don't come to the Kingdom of Pleasure, the Cult of Death will definitely attack the Kingdom of Pleasure."

"So I still have to thank you?" The goddess of pleasure showed a surprised look, and Ximu nodded calmly and said:

"If you want to give me a reward, I won't refuse it."

He leaned against the sofa, his voice was too calm.

"What's the benefit of stopping the monsters from gathering? There are more monsters in this world than humans. Even if we block their route, they will just take a detour and continue to move forward, causing more innocent people to be involved."

"Sacrificing a few people can save more people. Isn't this a very cost-effective thing?"

"..." The goddess of joy fell silent and looked deeply at the hero in front of her. She certainly knew Akhtar, a human being. Who made him favored by the goddess of life and the witch of death at the same time? This is something that has never happened before.

And Akhtar is also the most amazing person in the current era.

"Akhtar, you are really a twisted person." She commented, "But in terms of the results, you did save most people from being hurt."

If there was no Akhtar, the Death Cult would exist, and with the cruel style of the Death Cult, wherever they passed, it would be a hellish scene.

Instead of the orderly rule like now, it would not allow the existence of a certain church on the land ruled by the Death Cult.

Judging from the results alone, Akhtar did reduce the number of sacrifices... At least the battle between the gods and the witches did not involve too many innocent people.

However, this idea of ​​sacrificing a few people to save the majority is indeed twisted.

"Twisted?" Akhtar asked back, "Then as a goddess, you must have a better way, right?"

The goddess of joy fell silent.

She had no way to interfere with the decision of the Order of Death, and she didn't even dare to appear in front of the witch of death.

"But I did do something too much." Akhtar smiled frankly, with a little guilt, "Now I can't continue to escape."

He exhaled.

"Afterwards, I will go to the Church of the Goddess of Life to confess and let the goddess of life take back all my favors."

"The goddess of life has never taken back any favors given to believers." The goddess of joy shook her head, "She will not take back the favors given to you."

She understood the character of the goddess of life. For the goddess of life, the power obtained by believers did not come from herself, but from the concept of life.

The Goddess of Life just happens to represent the concept of life. Since believers have the ability to embark on this path, it is the believers' own ability.

Therefore, although the goddess of life can cut off the connection between believers and the concept of life by herself, she will not do that.

Otherwise, the first movers will block the way for the latecomers.

Moreover, cutting off Akhtar's connection with the concept of life means that the goddess of life has completely abandoned Akhtar, which will make Akhtar completely side with the witch of death.

This is likely to cause the Death Cult to act without any scruples, from being just human beings now to completely not being human beings.

"Then I will probably be the first person to have her favor withdrawn by the goddess of life." Ximu smiled, as if he had already made an awakening.

The goddess of joy showed a speechless expression. She felt helpless towards this hero who thought too much. With the heart and height of the goddess of life, it was impossible to care too much about what Akhtar did. Whether it was Akhtar or the witch, From the perspective of the goddess of life, they are all life and one of all living beings.

It's nothing more than she created one or two children to be particularly outstanding and rebellious among all living beings.

"I can accept the matter of surrendering to the Death Cult." The Goddess of Joy chose to change the topic, "But the premise is that the Church of Joy will be included as a non-attack target and treated the same as the Church of Life."

Ximu immediately answered: "Yes."

With the size of the Joy Church, it would be a waste of time for him to do anything, so there is no problem in ignoring it.

"The deal is established." The goddess of pleasure nodded with satisfaction and withdrew the will that had descended on Babylon. She had no idea of ​​communicating with Akhtar. Although Akhtar looked handsome, he also wanted to use Babylon's body. Have a shot with Akhtar.

However, the goddess of life is watching beside her body. If she invites Akhtar, she will definitely be blamed by the goddess of life.

So she left very decisively.

"..." Ximu stood up and looked at Babylon who had regained control of his body. After looking at each other, he left the Cathedral of Joy without hesitation. There was no communication between the two parties and he seemed to have lost interest in talking.

Out of the Cathedral of Joy.

The sky was dark.

Not far away were Eden and the little mare in human form. They were sitting by the fountain, whispering, and they didn't know what they were talking about.

"Didn't I ask you to go back to the hotel and wait for me?" Ximu walked over and smiled helplessly at the two of them, "I'm just here to handle a small matter and will go back soon."

"Sleipnir wants to take a walk in the city." Eden replied, without directly saying that the little mare was worried about Akhtar's safety.

"...Really?" Ximu glanced at the eight-legged horse beside him, which had transformed into its true form, and twitched the corner of his mouth and said:

"Partner, are you opposed to turning into a human in front of me?"

"..." The little mare turned her head. Originally, she was not repelled, but Akhtar always said words that could easily be misunderstood, which made her feel embarrassed to remain in human form in front of Akhtar, otherwise, if something happened Another partner, I want to ride you.

Then she would be very embarrassed.

"Forget it, as long as you like my partner." Ximu smiled softly, and then changed the subject, "Come for a walk with me, I haven't prayed to the goddess of life for a long time."

"Yes." Eden nodded lightly, stood up with his skirt stroking, and went to the Church of Life with Akhtar.

Different from the scale of small churches, Life Churches can be found in every city or remote village in the world. This is not only because the Goddess of Life is the oldest goddess, but also because of the power of the Goddess of Life...it is very useful and can not only make food more abundant. , can also treat the body and provide people with basic life security.

Therefore, even in a place like the Land of Joy, there will be a Church of Life.

Go all the way down the street.

The dim light of the street lamp shone on the two of them until they arrived outside a lively church.

"Miss Margot, is the child in my belly a boy or a girl?" A pregnant woman asked an embarrassed nun tightly, "I don't care about boys or girls, I just want to make some preparations in advance. ”

"Sorry, I haven't grown up enough to know boys and girls." Sister Margot looked helpless. She really wanted to go to a small country church. In the Land of Joy, she felt that she was not a nun, but a nun. A midwife who delivers babies.

Not only did she have to face harassment from pregnant women, but she also had to face private paternity testing by some men, which almost caused her mental collapse.

"Okay." The pregnant woman was reluctant to let go. She also knew that the nuns of the Goddess of Life were not allowed to directly tell whether the child in her belly was a boy or a girl. Even paternity tests were not allowed, but everyone knew that the believers of life Can know the blood relationship between people, and can also determine whether the child in the belly is a boy or a girl.

So there are always people who can’t help but ask Life Believers.

"Please pay attention to rest." Margot said with a smile, then turned her gaze to Ximu and walked over with dignified steps, "Would you like to check your body or... pray?"

"Of course it's a prayer." Ximu smiled, "But this is the first time I met a Sister of Life who asked if I wanted to check my body."

"Perhaps it's because there are so many newborns in the Kingdom of Joy." Margot smiled gently, and then glanced at Eden beside her.

When she first saw Akhtar and Eden, she thought it was the husband bringing his wife to check up on her body to confirm whether she was pregnant.

"Follow me." She withdrew her gaze and led Akhtar into the Church of Life, which was more lively than the one outside the church.

The church seemed very quiet.

This is because there are fewer believers of life in the Kingdom of Joy, and also because the church needs to be kept quiet.

Ximu came to the statue and began to pray, and Margot also planned to leave the church and continue to work overtime.

But just when she was about to turn around, she opened her beautiful eyes in disbelief, and she actually saw... God's favor.

Under the statue of the goddess, the man in silver armor received the favor of the goddess of life, and his body radiated a fluorescent green light.

Who is this man in silver armor, and why can he receive such a large scale of God's favor.