Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 561 The Ominous Mark of the Evil God
"Ordinary survivors? Where did they come from?"

The day after killing the third artificial Destiny, Vajra Axe came knocking on the door early in the morning.

He said there were ordinary people at the entrance.

"No, where did these ordinary people come from? I remember they were all sacrificed to the Blood Moon, right?" Chu Danqing couldn't help but ask, "This has been confirmed by Cizhao."

Faced with Chu Danqing's question, even the Vajra Axe couldn't hold back.

That is indeed the case, but survivors did indeed emerge.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it's probably from a refresh." Vajra Axe said this without much confidence: "You asked about the population issue before."

“Normally, there are indeed problems with the population structure and size, but somehow it has started to function.”

"This means that something is constantly filling the population."

Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes and began to think, then asked a crucial question: "Why would the mysterious cloud go to such great lengths at this time? Let's just say it was refreshed for now."

"Creating new ordinary people at this critical juncture is no different from wasting resources and courting death."

"More importantly, ordinary people can't be used as combat power, so what's the point?"

Anyone with eyes can see that there's something else going on.

Chu Danqing had no idea what the other party wanted to do.

His understanding of the mysterious clouds was very limited.

“I’d like to know too,” said Vajra Axe. “Logically, we should just kill him, but we’re afraid of falling into a trap.”

"Especially the person who created the destiny yesterday, who turned into a vengeful spirit after death."

"So I'm worried that this might be something Guiyun deliberately sent here for us to kill."

If it weren't for what happened yesterday, this matter wouldn't have reached Chu Danqing's side; it would have been handled cleanly on its own.

"So how did you handle it?" Chu Danqing asked.

When Jin Gangfu came to Chu Danqing, it wasn't to ask him for advice on how to handle the situation, but rather to inform Chu Danqing that he had already resolved the matter.

"Let them stay outside the safe zone for now. We will only provide them with some food and water, plus some unimportant building materials, and let them settle down on their own."

“Even so, we must be extra vigilant,” said King Kong Axe. “General Xiong has aimed four city-destroying cannons at the deployment area. As soon as there is the slightest disturbance, he will fire cannons to level it.”

If I'm not surprised, then it must be fake.

"Have you considered that these people might be unhatched eggs or just accumulating strength, in case they have two contingency plans?" Chu Danqing asked curiously.

"Risks are something that can't be avoided no matter what," said King Kong Axe, shrugging.

Either kill or spare.

As for driving them away? If they come back later as something like a level 5 Blood Rain cultivator, that would be troublesome.

It would be safer to keep them under our watchful eyes.

“That’s true, but let’s wait and see,” Chu Danqing said. “Have someone keep an eye on the public channels.”

"Someone will definitely choose to kill directly."

While speaking, Chu Danqing also glanced at the public channel.

About an hour ago, many people in the safe zone encountered ordinary people who claimed to be survivors.

The check revealed that he was indeed an ordinary person, and the data panel was normal.

Faced with this sudden phenomenon, some safe zones opted to kill directly and then burned the bodies.

Of course, there were also more cautious individuals like Chu Danqing who chose not to kill but instead drove them away.

Those who remained, like those in the safe zone where Chu Danqing was, were a small minority.

After all, everyone knows there's a problem. Even if they don't kill him, they should at least drive him away. Why make things more complicated for themselves?

"I know that everyone will be notified immediately if anything happens," King Kong Axe thought to himself.

The choice of each safe zone will naturally lead to different results.

After telling Chu Danqing about this, Jin Gangfu left, as he had other matters to attend to.

Time flies, and the sun sets.

As night fell, everyone monitoring the ordinary people in the resettlement area tensed up.

If anything were to happen, it would definitely happen at night.

On the other side, Chu Danqing was also watching the public channel. If something bad happened to a living person at night, something bad would most likely happen to a dead person at night as well.

Ten minutes later, a statement that was both expected and unexpected appeared on the public channel.

[Suanlong (Black Talisman Academy War Zone): I killed those ordinary people who appeared out of nowhere. Now a blood-red symbol has appeared on the safe zone's protection level. Image.JPG. The safe zone's protection level is decreasing.]

[Suanlong (Black Talisman Academy War Zone): Alright, the safe zone's defenses have been breached. Image.JPG]

The second comment followed immediately after the first, and then there were no more replies.

The person is most likely dead.

After one person spoke up, many other apostles followed suit with similar remarks, and then silence fell.

The protection of the safe zone was built by the apostles of life, not by the power of Paradise.

Therefore, destruction is not something that is impossible.

After about five minutes, someone finally spoke up.

[Tianhe Stone (Longling Daoyuan War Zone): Damn it, it's an evil god! That bastard Guiyun actually summoned an evil god from another world. These ordinary people aren't even human; they're projections of the evil god's power.]

[Tianhe Stone (Longling Taoist Academy Battle Zone): After killing him, the entire safe zone is essentially marked by the evil god's mark. This mark will appear as soon as it gets dark. Our safe zones are all built at level 4, so we simply can't withstand it.]

[Tianhe Stone (Longling Taoist Academy Battle Zone): Once the safety zone's defenses are breached, everyone who faces the power of the evil god will die]

[Tianhe Stone (Longling Taoist Academy Battle Zone): Strength around early 6th tier, lasts for five minutes] Tianhe Stone, this dimensional apostle, clearly withstood the effects of the evil god's mark in his safe zone.

Chu Danqing's heart sank; this was indeed bad news.

Then I promptly inquired about the situation in my own distribution channel.

[Silent Poem: As everyone has seen, how is the resettlement area?]

[Diamond Axe: No abnormalities, everyone is already resting at this point]

Nothing unexpected happened that she stayed behind, but Chu Danqing was still somewhat uneasy.

Since it's a projection of an evil god, it can't be that simple.

Chu Danqing then turned her attention back to the public communication channel.

Then, in both cases of driving away and settling down the apostles, there was no instance of them being marked with the mark of an evil god.

It seems that as long as you don't kill directly, you won't trigger the projection of the evil god.

[Cizhao (Head of the Team): I have arranged for personnel to retrieve the placed evil god projection. Avoid any provocative actions to prevent problems from arising.]

[Cizhao (Head of the team): As for those who were driven away, do not let your guard down. If anything unexpected happens, contact me immediately or upload the information to the chat channel.]

Chu Danqing understood what Ci Zhao meant and went to communicate with him to explain that there was still hope.

The latter is doomed.

Just like Suanlong, who spoke earlier, the opponent only lasted for a minute before dying.

He died so quickly that even if Ci Zhao wanted to arrange for someone to go, it wouldn't be in time.

"It seems that Ci Zhao is unaware that Gui Yun has the assistance of an evil god," Chu Danqing muttered.

Finding evil gods isn't a big deal; the main thing is that they're easy to catch.

If it were those righteous gods, no matter how eloquently you speak, they wouldn't pay any attention to you.

But evil gods are different; they are not good people to begin with, and each one of them is a god with evil intentions and insatiable greed.

They can fool almost every time.

As for the idea that righteous gods are hypocritical and treacherous, while evil gods are kind and generous, that is true of the latter.

Such things do exist. For example, if a righteous god were to be born in this war-torn world, it would be considered an 'evil god' that would be rejected by the secular world.

The goddess of cats also has this tendency, but she is more of an uncivilized, primitive deity. Whether she will become a righteous god or an evil god depends on her own development.

If he hadn't met Chu Danqing, there was a 99% chance he would have become an evil god.

As for now, he can neither become a righteous god nor an evil god.

"When big shots fight, small fry suffer." Chu Danqing shook his head, now caught in a dilemma.

However, the Diamond Axe contacted him very soon.

[Diamond Axe: Five minutes of early Tier 6 strength, our safe zone can withstand it, so why not just kill them?]

Looking at the private message sent by Vajra Axe, Chu Danqing was deep in thought.

[Silent Poetry: Is it too late?]

Yes, Chu Danqing wasn't considering whether to kill or not, but whether there was enough time.

It's nighttime now, and killing someone now would definitely lead to unforeseen circumstances.

As for waiting for someone from Cizhao to come and collect it, that will probably take some time.

No one dares to gamble on whether something will happen during this time.

Now that it has been confirmed that these people are not human, but merely projections of an evil god disguised as humans, what reason is there to hesitate?

It took about ten minutes for Vajra Axe to answer Chu Danqing's question, clearly indicating that he was discussing it with Xiong Zhigang and the others.

[Diamond Axe: It's highly unlikely to be fast enough, and it might even increase in strength, but not killing it might have greater consequences later.]

[Silent Poem: In my estimation, Ci Zhao's subjects should arrive around tomorrow morning to noon. Let's play it safe.]

Chu Danqing thought about it for a moment and decided not to take the risk.

[Diamond Axe: Alright, let's take it one step at a time.]

Vajra Axe did not choose to persist in killing him, after all, Chu Danqing's advice was more useful to him.

The mark of the evil god appears at night, and you are now trying to kill the projection of the evil god at night. This is obviously a very risky thing to do.

The main reason is that Vajra Axe is a life apostle; with just a word from him, the ones who actually do the work are Chu Danqing's subordinates.

The Diamond Axe wouldn't do something like that—talking without understanding the situation.

So he came to see Chu Danqing mainly to see how he would react.

If it were a radical approach, he would have all the apostles of life ensure logistical support.

But Chu Danqing chose a conservative approach and didn't say anything.

Because they really do have reinforcements to solve the problem.

In matters involving the powerful, choosing a conservative approach is normal.

[Silent Poem: Have someone keep a close watch on us, lest something go wrong in the middle of the night. We'll probably be fine by tomorrow.]

Chu Danqing also added that this evil god must be related to the night or the moon, otherwise why would it launch an attack at night?

[Diamond Axe: Understood, I will pass it on to Xiong Jinglue]

The Vajra Axe can only relay messages; he cannot mobilize troops.

(End of this chapter)