Chapter 27: No. 378 “Call of the Evil God”, Stolen!

After resolving the issue of authority, Lu Ming didn’t plan to let her stay any longer.

After all, it was already close to evening.

Who knew if he might get busy later? He couldn’t let Sislia catch him at it.

After helping her stand straight,

Lu Ming didn’t even spare Sislia a glance before sending her away.

However, as Sislia left, her eyes were ablaze with raging fire, and there was also

a possessiveness to them.

After Sislia left,

Lu Ming leisurely returned to the courtyard.

“The mastery of the Authority of Fertility has indeed increased, but it’s still progressing slowly.”

Suddenly, Lu Ming realized he hadn’t checked his Divine Authorities in some time.

“Authority of Lies, Authority of Fertility, Authority of Pleasure, Authority of Procreation, Authority of Life, Plant, Fate.”

The mastery of the Authority of Lies had already surpassed that of the Authority of Fertility.

Lu Ming could already foresee that, when the name of the Goddess of Fertility resounded throughout the continent—even deceiving the gods—

that would be the moment he ascended as the God of Lies.

“But the Authority of Pleasure… has actually become the third-highest of all my mastered Authorities?”

In Ymir’s memories, those who possessed the Authority of Pleasure

were inherently captivating and charismatic.

The higher the mastery, the more terrifying they became.

“So does that mean I’ve basically become a top-class succubus?”

Lu Ming thought back carefully over everything that had happened recently.

It seemed, indeed, that Lisi, and Sislia, and the others were acting a little odd.

But really, he couldn’t take all the blame for that.

As Lu Ming pondered all these random thoughts,

he suddenly sensed a prayer.

“Rain’s again,” Lu Ming clicked his tongue.

Lately, he’d been receiving Rain’s prayers every single day.

But after carefully sensing it, this prayer was different from before.

“Did something happen in the parallel Blue Star?”

Lu Ming was puzzled, but still accepted the prayer.

Once he fully understood, his expression changed.

“Someone stole Containment Facility Item 378—‘Evil God Summoning’.”

“They’re currently summoning the Evil God to Earth, and part of the Evil God’s body has already appeared.”

Lu Ming stroked his chin and started thinking.

“No, really, what kind of people worship an Evil God anyway?”

Lu Ming was puzzled,

but he wondered: would the summoned Evil God be from this world?

If it was, that would really be troublesome.

A spatial rift appeared, and Lu Ming walked into it of his own accord.

***

On the western side of the continent, at the War Fortress.

This was the headquarters of the Church of War.

A bishop, with a grave expression, strode quickly toward the War Shrine at the center of the church.

“Damn Goddess of Fertility… to think she brought the elves of the Nation of Nature out—does she mean to set my Lord up…”

But as he passed the church’s main gate,

a miserable voice made him pause.

“Oh great Lord, you can stir up war—why can’t you make war disappear?!”

“Our whole family worshiped you, but my husband, my child, both died because of war!”

Upon hearing the woman’s pitiful cries, the bishop felt irritated.

He immediately shouted at the priests on either side of the gate, who looked conflicted.

“What are you standing around for? Drag this noisy shrew out! Do not disturb the Lord’s peace!”

“But, Bishop, she…” Fus hesitated at the woman’s words.

“Fus, I don’t want to repeat myself. War isn’t suited to indecisive people like you.”

“…Yes.”

Fus was a priest, who listened daily to people’s confessions and doubts.

What he had seen and heard over the years had already left him lost.

He helped the weeping woman up and left the Church of War with her.

That’s right.

The War God is war itself.

His faith comes from war—how could war possibly disappear?

Fus glanced at the woman, then looked back at the Church of War.

But he didn’t return.

That very day,

the Church of War, which had kept a low profile for so long it was nearly closed, suddenly moved.

Once again, the presence of divine oracles was sensed by powerful members of other churches.

Furthermore, several demigods left the Church of War in the middle of the night.

But this incident was not made public; only those churches and major powers in the empire knew.

And that was not all.

Several other churches that had been dormant also quietly started to move, following the lead of the Church of War.

***

Meanwhile.

On the parallel Blue Star.

In the ever-troubled City of Lai.

In the northwestern district of Lai.

Rain was patrolling the streets in a mission vehicle.

The driver was Captain Lyle, and the other two team members sat in the back seat.

Rain carefully observed her surroundings. Ever since the “Smiling Angel” incident and the “Containment Item Riot” incident had happened in succession,

the citizens of Lai had finally had enough, and most had moved out in a short time.

But some still remained.

Since then, the containment staff had gained another responsibility: patrol.

“Sigh, when will this ever end? Patrolling every day, patrolling every day—I’m about to lose it.”

Li Ang slumped in his seat, looking completely drained.

He complained, but still kept his eyes on the street.

“You say that every single day—why don’t you just request a transfer from the organization?”

The teammate beside him, Qiongsi, pushed up his glasses and rolled his eyes.

“Come on, if Li Ang left, wouldn’t our Team of Life be just a shell of its former self?”

Li Ang grinned and playfully punched Qiongsi.

Then, as if noticing something,

“Wow! You quiet weirdo—when did you get that chibi ‘kneeling pose’ Life Goddess keychain? Only a thousand of those were made and you snagged one?”

“What, only you can buy one but I can’t?”

“You jerk! Couldn’t you have gotten one for me too!”

Lyle listened to their banter, feeling both helpless and amused.

He actually hoped scenes like this could last forever.

As for what they were talking about, who really cared?

Lyle glanced over at Rain, but found her frowning slightly, looking out the window at something.

He immediately hit the brakes and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Rain hesitated before answering.

“I saw a few people dressed very strangely, and it looked like one of them was an internal staff member from the Containment Facility.”

“But it could also just be someone who looks similar.”

Lyle thought for a moment—a group of suspicious people, and the possible presence of a Containment Facility insider.

“Let’s go, follow them right away.”

At his words, Li Ang perked up with excitement in the back seat.

As the four got out to tail the group,

the holographic projector on Lyle’s wrist lit up.

A crisp voice sounded.

“Team of Life, special event alert! Containment Item 378, ‘Evil God Summoning’, has been stolen!”

“According to the investigation, the thief is suspected to be in possession of an unknown, high-risk containment item, and may be working with accomplices, including Containment Facility insiders.”

“City of Lai has been placed under emergency lockdown.”

“The situation has erupted suddenly, so please respond carefully and investigate thoroughly!”