Nightmare Light

Chapter 225 Lord of the Mountains

Am I... beautiful...?

Although Vice-Bishop Zhao kept asking the question, no one in the entire dining hall could judge her by her looks anymore.

At this moment, the old woman had completely transformed into a monster, pitch black and filled with starlight.

On its pitch-black exterior, countless purple starlight swirled. The moment they saw that starlight, countless evil thoughts instantly arose in the minds of everyone present.

Shi Xiong's eyes turned bloodshot instantly. He gripped the knife and pot tightly and looked at the humans around him with heavy breathing.

Even a veteran priest like Bishop Du's eyes became much more unpredictable.

Some of the priests, weaker than them, had even raised their weapons against their companions... but others had begun to laugh strangely or even sing.

Lin Wang turned his head with difficulty to look at Teacher Liu and Miaomiao behind him.

He saw that Teacher Liu was struggling to raise one hand, glaring at Miaomiao: "I'm going to punish you!"

Beside her, Miaomiao grinned at Liu Azhe, saying, "Then I won't play with you!"

...Even if these two have malicious intentions, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Lin Wang took a deep breath and began to fight against the evil thoughts in his mind.

Then he realized that something was wrong.

Previously, when fighting against various corrupting pollutants, if evil thoughts contaminated his brain, he would have malice, hostility, anger and other emotions in his mind, and he would have an impulse to destroy all living beings in front of him.

Moreover, when some weak individuals come into contact with that corrupt and evil thought, their bodies will instantly become diseased, with fleshy lumps and twisted limbs growing on them.

However, this time, the chaotic thoughts in his mind were different—

This time, when he saw those starlight, what arose within him was not pure malice, but rather...

All sorts of strange and unusual ideas.

In those few seconds, the following appeared in Lin Wang's mind:
How about we dance first?

Get into an argument with the people around you!
When moving backward, you should step with your left leg first.

as well as……

How about we start with a dance?
"What are all these things?!"

Lin Wang shook his head vigorously, and at the same time grabbed a ball of white fire and slapped it onto his face.

The combination of white flame and low temperature instantly jolted him awake, making him much more alert.

...How about we put a lump of ice under everyone's feet and let them slide down it?
This was the last strange thought that crossed Lin Wang's mind.

His expression was strange. He glanced at Vice-Bishop Zhao in front of him, and at the same time, he flicked out hundreds of white fireballs from his hand, which exploded on everyone's face.

Everyone jolted awake, their expressions returning to normal.

Then, everyone heard Shi Xionglue shout: "Of course you have to take off your pants first when stewing braised pork knuckle!"

All eyes turned to him.

Shi Xiong paused, lowered his head, remained silent for two seconds, then swung his sword and lunged at Vice-Bishop Zhao: "Evil God! Let's perish together!"

Then, he was engulfed by a vast expanse of dark purple starlight.

Several priests whispered among themselves.

"Are we going to help Bishop Stone?"

"We should help, after all, the other party is an evil god..."

"But why do I get the feeling that he doesn't really want our help?"

"I think so too."

"Should we still help?"

"Then let's not help."

"Let's wait until he's half-dead before we make our move."

"Row."

Several priests stared at Shi Xionglue, who was engulfed by starlight, and remained silent for a few seconds.

One of them said, "Could Bishop Stone really be dead like this?"

“…I don’t think so.”

"Shall we just take action?" "Let's do it!"

The priests of Shi Xionglue's battle group drew their weapons and, while casting divine spells, pounced on Vice-Bishop Zhao.

The starlight emanating from Vice-Bishop Zhao became even more intense.

She (He) slowly raised her hand, and a large patch of dark purple starlight flew out from her body, exploding with a bang near the priests.

Bishop Du erected a shield of light to block the attack.

Lin Wang frowned. He saw that the attack seemed unremarkable at first glance, but Bishop Du, as a top priest, actually took a few steps back when blocking the attack—the last step even shattered the bricks.

Are those stars really that powerful?

As his thoughts raced, he kept moving and soon joined the fray.

He lit a ball of white fire and threw it at Vice-Bishop Zhao, or rather, Lord of the Mountains.

Then he realized that something was wrong.

Faced with the gods' relentless attacks, the mountain kings before them simply summoned starlight to block the humans' assault.

However, given the power of His starlight attack, if He were to unleash His full power on humanity, these priests would likely be wiped out in an instant.

This mountain king... doesn't seem to have any intention of fighting?

Or perhaps He hasn't fully completed His rebirth?
A thought suddenly flashed through Lin Wang's mind.

When they gazed upon His starlight just now, each person affected only had strange ideas, not malicious thoughts...

Could it be that this "Mountain Lord" harbors no ill intentions?

Or perhaps the malice wasn't strong?

Could it be that He is capable of communication?

Once this thought appeared in Lin Wang's mind, it could never be dispelled.

He frantically drew upon all his past knowledge, trying to discern the true thoughts and ideas of the "Mountain Lord" before him.

However, trying to discern someone's thoughts through micro-expressions from a strange creature that is two meters tall, wears a black dress, and has no face is impossible.

The difficulty of this task is equivalent to trying to tell from a hamster's face whether it wants to run in circles or eat sunflower seeds...

No, I need to think of a way to communicate with Him proactively.

[Warning: The reaction of non-standard recyclables continues to weaken!]

[The reaction to the abnormal recyclable material continues to weaken! The signal is expected to disappear in thirty seconds!]

[Twenty-five seconds]

【twenty……】

This thing is about to become a complete mountain king.

The surrounding space began to tremble.

Shi Xiong unleashed a divinely imbued blade of light at the Mountain Lord, while simultaneously shouting to his companions, "The Shadow Realm can't withstand such a massive energy shock; it's about to collapse!"

"Even if it means the collapse of the entire Shadow Realm, we cannot allow this monster to enter the mortal world!" Bishop Du shouted, summoning a divine spell as thick as a man, which exploded on the head of the Mountain Lord.

But amidst these attacks, the priests gradually succumbed to despair—the mountain lords before them barely resisted, merely waving their arms to summon starlight, which blocked all their attacks.

The turmoil is getting more and more intense.

Miaomiao's voice rang out amidst the violent tremors: "Don't destroy my orphanage! I've lived here for fifty years... and there are still little ducks I drew on the wall!"

We can't dawdle any longer.

Lin Wang thought to himself.

He walked up to Bishop Du and said to him, "I have an idea that I want to try."

"Lin Wang! This is not the time for discussion! Just do whatever you have in mind!" Bishop Du stared intently ahead, unleashing divine magic at the Mountain Lords like a madman.

This was the first time Lin Wang had seen the middle-aged bishop so anxious.

"Alright then." Lin Wang didn't waste any words and said directly, "Tell all the priests to stop."

"Okay...what?"

(End of this chapter)