Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 321 - 304: Blasphemy! This is blasphemy!

Northeast of Fengye City, this was the rich district of the entire city, home to a large number of nobles and wealthy merchants.

Unlike the plebeian district, which was completely immersed in darkness as soon as night fell, the northeastern rich district was faintly illuminated.

Those were the expensive and luxurious magic lamps.

These magic lamps, although able to provide continuous and stable illumination at night, required regular maintenance. Therefore, only the nobles who could afford mages and the well-off merchants could use them.

And such people, throughout Fengye City, were just a handful.

Among them was the Eternal Church.

As the official church of the Holy Mania Empire, the residence of the Eternal Church was naturally also in the rich district.

It was a grand and heavy cathedral.

The cathedral of the Eternal Church was located at the southernmost side of the rich district.

This location was near the White Maple Castle of the border lord, likewise the boundary between the rich area and the plebeian district.

The church was in ancient Mania style, with a typical Mania arch structure, consisting of gabled facades engraved with reliefs and sloped roofs made of megaliths on the outside, and a magnificent dome structure at the top.

From a distance, its shape looked like a castle, giving off an impression of solidity, heaviness, thickness, and indestructibility, said to symbolize the supreme authority of the Eternal Lord.

And the sun symbol at the top of the cathedral symbolized the glory of the Eternal Lord, the exclusive symbol of the god of all gods, Yiteo.

Like the neighboring White Maple Castle, the Eternal Church was also a faint source of light in the darkness of Fengye City.

This light emanated from the magic lamps within the Eternal Church.

However, unlike magic lamps in other places, the source of the power of the Eternal Church’s magic lamps was the divine statues venerated within the church.

The term "magic lamp" might not be accurate; priests and nuns preferred to call them Holy Lights.

Light eternal, brilliance everlasting.

This symbolized the power of the Eternal Lord and also the faith of the believers.

Of course, although the church remained bright, the priests and nuns had long since retired for the night.

Except for one.

The bishop of the Fengye City branch of the Eternal Church—Comanche Glamorgan.

Comanche was a Third-tier Priest (Black Iron Upper), already sixty-five years old this year.

In theory, the position of bishop in the Eternal Church could only be held by a Silver Priest of the fourth tier and above.

And as the main city of the Border Domain, the bishop of Fengye City should have been held by at least a Silver Upper Priest of the sixth tier.

However, since several years ago, when the border lord reinforced his control over the territory and diminished the Eternal Church’s influence here, priests above silver had gradually been repelled.

Of course, there were those within the Eternal Church who were dissatisfied with this.

But in recent years, the empire had been facing rising hidden dangers, with various incidents involving evil gods and heresies frequently occurring across the land, so the high ranks of the Eternal Church had turned a blind eye to the minor affairs of Fengye City.

Especially since this year, reports of evil gods reviving had surfaced across the empire, with some even alarming the True God above.

In this situation, the scheming of the border lord appeared even less important.

However, these had nothing to do with Comanche Glamorgan.

As a local bishop, he was aware of some of Fengye City’s secrets.

He even knew that a so-called God of Despair was secretly spreading their teachings in Fengye City!

But what did that have to do with him?

As a bishop who had been repelled to this place, Comanche had long been swayed by the financial inducements of the border lord.

The authority of the True God, to someone like him who was already sixty-five and had not many years left, was less practical than having a few more gold coins.

As long as Fengye City remained peaceful, and as long as its citizens continued to look up to the Eternal Church, he would turn a blind eye.

Of course, his lack of personal strength was also one of the reasons.

At this moment, Comanche Glamorgan was hiding in a corner inside the church, happily counting the gold sovereigns gifted by the border lord under the radiance of the Holy Light.

"I’m close to saving up 500 pounds, once I reach 500 pounds, I’ll apply for retirement with the Holy See, leave this godforsaken place, and live a life all my own!"

However, just as Comanche finished counting his assets and was preparing to return to his dormitory to sleep, suddenly, the windows of the church began to creak.

"What’s that noise?"

Comanche became immediately alert.

He put away his assets and was about to check the window, when suddenly he saw a black shadow flash outside.

Then, to the shock of Comanche, the entire window was shattered from the outside.

"Who’s there? Who dares defile the Eternal Temple in the dead of night!"

Comanche felt a surge of both shock and anger but instinctively retreated backward.

Fengye City was a place with deep waters.

Faced with such a situation, he was just a Third-tier Priest, albeit in the position of bishop, and he truly did not have the courage to charge ahead.

Then, Comanche saw several shadowy figures sneak in through the window.

They were figures with hoods pulled low over their faces, obscuring their features.

However, there was an aura emanating from them that filled Comanche with both disgust and terror.

Evil, despair, chaos.

That was the aura unique to followers of evil gods!

These were followers of an evil god!

And... their strength was not inferior to his own!

Comanche watched as several evil god believers clambered into the sanctuary, heading straight for the divine statue illuminated by the Holy Light in the center of the sanctuary.

That statue belonged to the Lord of Eternity, Yiteo.

Seeing the direction they were moving, Comanche’s eyes widened in shock.

*By the Eternal Lord! What were these cultists planning?*

In the Segis World, the divine statues worshipped by the church were not merely simple statues.

They not only served to receive the power of belief from followers, storing it, and transmitting it via the faith network back to the True God in the Heavenly Realm, but they also acted as the eyes of the True God in the mortal world.

If the True God so wished, she could at any time channel her power through the divine statue for a brief descent.

Even Comanche did not dare to tally his wealth under the statue of the True God, preferring to do so hidden in a corner.

*What did these heretical believers plan to do?*

Very soon, Comanche found out.

He saw these individuals come to a halt in front of the divine statue.

Then, Comanche overheard their arrogant and disrespectful words:

"So this is the statue of the Eternal Church."

"Heh, it’s a man, huh?"

"Quit gawking, get to work, get to work!"

*What were they up to?*

Comanche instantly grew wary.

Then, he saw the leader of the group, a glimmer of light appearing in his hand, revealing a large barrel.

*Space equipment?*

Comanche was quite amazed.

However, with the appearance of the barrel, he suddenly detected a nauseating odor wafting over.

Putrid and disgusting.

It was the stench of excrement.

*What were they planning?!*

In an instant, Comanche’s face displayed sheer terror.

Then, he watched as the leader let out a chuckle, lifted the barrel, and began pouring heaps of filth over the dignified and sacred statue of the Eternal Lord.

Blasphemy! They were desecrating the statue of the True God!

Comanche’s heart filled with horror.

Yet... their actions were not finished.

After pouring the filth, they did not stop but instead, began directly urinating on the Eternal Divine Statue.

And as they relieved themselves, they excitedly shouted:

"Praise Despair, praise my master! Praise the great God of Despair!"

"What a bunch of crap, Eternal Lord, eat shit!"

"Here, here, let me give you some fine food and drink from your Grandpa Despair!"

Each provocative insult, each slanderous curse, nearly caused Comanche, hidden within the shadows, to swoon.

*How could they dare to do this?*

*How could they dare to do this?!*

Blasphemy!

This was blasphemy!

This courted the wrath of the True God!

*By the Eternal Lord! Were these cultists insane?!*

Comanche’s face was filled with horror, his legs trembling with fear.

But the actions of the cultists still did not cease.

The leader among them seemed unsatisfied.

He looked around and retrieved a broom from the side of the sanctuary.

Then, they saw a glow of skill radiating from him as he shouted, striking the defiled statue of the Eternal Lord and knocking it to the ground.

With a loud thud, as the statue struck the ground, an arm fractured into two pieces.

At the same time, the one who had knocked over the statue shouted fanatically:

"Long live the God of Despair!"

When they finished shouting, they all committed suicide on the spot.

The bodies slowly disappeared, leaving only several black worms in their place.

And after their suicides...

A mighty and unsettling power suddenly descended upon the scene!