CHAPTER 602: CHAPTER 404: THE FAITH OF THE FAITHFUL IS BEING TESTED

Although people had long heard about the peculiar nature of the monsters in the No Light Area, they didn’t expect them to be this outrageous.

Before the group from the Holy Light Church entered, they had surely done their homework, so they naturally knew the identity of these monsters.

That’s why they were so shocked.

"Why are there three Elite Monsters appearing at the same time!?"

Hade showed an exaggerated expression.

This shout immediately panicked the others in the team, morale plummeting instantly, and the pressure in their hearts doubled.

Albud was also surprised, yet felt a bit gleeful inside, as he hadn’t expected the Sain Dungeon to be so impressive today.

But since the Priest was still filming with the Image Stone, he couldn’t just stand around, so he roared at Hade: "Calm down!"

Hade really calmed down a little and shouted loudly:

"Shrink the formation, throw the valuable things on you to the Screaming Demon; once it takes the stuff, it’ll naturally leave! Otherwise, fight it for a while and it will still flee!"

"Focus all attacks on the Limp Walker’s small splinters. The longer these things exist, the stronger they become, so do not give them the chance to grow stronger!"

As for the Prophet, who would use prophecies to cause trouble, their figure was nowhere to be seen and they could only be cautious.

The Church team’s basic skills were strong; after Hade gave the order, people immediately took out things of lesser value during exploration and threw them to the Horror Scream Demon, which was busy tearing off the Holy Light Knight’s armor. The Screaming Demon opened its large mouth to accept the items, pecked the lucky one’s head twice, and then hopped away.

Every now and then, the Noisy Prophet prophesized who would have falling rocks land on their head; with preparation, people could most likely avoid it, yet it was still quite bothersome.

Everyone focused their attacks on the Limp Walker, as this monster required the most attention. It continuously summoned small tentacles to attack people; these tentacles were weak at birth, but grew stronger over time, enough to strike and burst a human’s head.

Following the strategy, the team was expected to eliminate the Limp Walker at the cost of one or two casualties, then focus on the Prophet.

However, at this moment, the Priest, who was bleeding from all orifices after a close-range scream from the Horror Scream Demon, suddenly clutched his head, his expression extraordinarily ferocious.

[The Priest’s faith is being tested]

"Hey, are you okay..."

The nun walked over to heal him, but the Priest suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with bloodshot lines, spelling out two words:

[Brutality]!

He couldn’t withstand the pressure test and was tormented into showing negative emotions.

"Get away from me!"

He suddenly pulled out the war hammer from his waist and delivered a vicious blow from below to the nun!

The nun’s jaw was nearly shattered as she staggered to the ground. Falling, her stress spiked, her eyes flashing with [Despair], and she screamed in a way that intensified the pressure on everyone.

Everyone around her immediately felt an immense burden, like a breath caught in their throat, unable to be released, with all kinds of negative emotions flooding in.

The situation was on the verge of spiraling out of control, but the Holy Light Knights with stronger psychological fortitude reacted.

In the instant of the change, the Priest was pinned to the ground by a Knight, who forcefully poured a potion to treat mental conditions into him.

The Brutality in his eyes lessened slightly but did not disappear entirely!

"Damn it, why only during the battle does something go wrong!" Hade cursed, stabbing the Limp Walker’s body with a sword enchanted with Holy Light, causing a wound that made it scream miserably, only to be swatted away by a tentacle.

The injury made him feel increasingly irritable inside.

The Priest’s change greatly increased the psychological pressure for those who noticed, yet they continued to assault the Limp Walker as commanded. In the struggle, the Limp Walker was heavily scarred, seemingly at death’s door.

Whether lucky or unlucky, they encountered a Limp Walker that was relatively weak compared to others.

The Prophet had disappeared at some point, which was good news, leaving only a Limp Walker with residual health on site.

"Wait a minute, let’s not kill it yet." Hade ordered people to restrain the Limp Walker’s movements with magic, then looked toward the Priest responsible for filming and said, "Did you capture the battle just now?"

The Priest quickly nodded.

"Good, now hold up the Image Stone. Lica, come over here and purify this monster with your Divine Arts. You, and you, go stand in those two spots, look more natural. We need to appear as though we ’easily’ used the power of the Holy Light to defeat the monster."

Even now, Hade hadn’t forgotten to stage the scene.

But a discordant voice emerged.

"What’s the use of filming this stuff? Our Church has already lost to the Dark Moon! What’s the use of filming this stuff, I’m asking you, bastard!"

The Priest, engulfed in Brutality, crazily insulted his teammates.

People showed dumbfounded expressions, as this Priest had always been a good guy. Had his character changed so much?

"We’re doomed, we can’t get out, we’re all going to die here..."

The nun, wrapped in Despair, curled up on the ground, trembling.

People fell into silence again, as this nun was once a cheerful extrovert who never got depressed.

"...I really want to punch them."

Hade clenched his fist, wanting to hit someone but held back because they were colleagues, looking constipated and pained.