Man on the ark, forced to become king

He was willing to offer his complete loyalty to the gods, as long as those things could be achieved!

"Golden Tree doesn't have many fancy rules. Get ready, from now on, Saltwind City will be under your leadership."

The purple glow representing gravity magic restricted Mills' movements. Lin Lu casually waved her hand and gave Lani, who was silently standing beside her, a wink.

"You can start now."

"……it is good."

Lani exhaled and gently waved her arm holding the spatula, causing the vegetable leaves clinging to it to fall off.

Along with them, the stars in the sky also fell.

The dark moon that had obscured the sky suddenly shone with a cold radiance, and the brilliant starry sky, previously hidden by the moonlight, burst into light.

In an instant, countless meteors, like a galaxy, swept down.

The entire city fell silent at that moment.

A bone-chilling cold seeped from the moonlight, freezing the air and climbing onto the bodies of the frenzied Deep Sea cultists, condensing into snow-white frost.

Countless starlight descended from the sky, sweeping across the city and silently shattering and annihilating the frozen cultists.

The dark moon hangs high, and stars fall like rain.

No matter how the believers and mutated monsters in the city resisted, they were as fragile as ants under the shower of starlight, collapsing at the slightest touch.

When the Dark Moon's domain enveloped the city, the rules of the entire Saltwind City were controlled by Lani's Star Laws. Whether on the ground or underground, in the shadows or in the corners, everything submitted to the light of the Dark Moon.

Unless one is a powerful individual whose strength has reached the limits of human capability, everyone is no different from an ant in the face of the power of rules.

Clearly, the Deep Sea Church does not have such a powerful figure.

Despite their years of operation in the city, countless experiments, the creation of numerous monsters, and collaboration with the sea creatures, it all came to nothing.

The body, mixed with the flesh and blood of the Sea King, was already unstable, and under the influence of the Dark Moon, it collapsed completely, without even making a ripple.

The only ones worth watching are the high-ranking members of the Deep Sea Church.

They underwent a higher level of modification, and in some ways are similar to Agor's Deepsea Hunters.

But at that level, they are nothing more than slightly larger ants, able to struggle a little, and that's about it.

At Lani's level, conventional power no longer has any effect on her. In a sense, she is indeed not good at fighting, but that is only relative.

Monsters like the Deep Sea Church, who have transformed themselves into something neither human nor ghost, don't even have the right to stand before her.

No matter how many ants there are, they are still just ants; you can crush a whole bunch of them with a wave of your hand.

When those eyes swept across the city, the earth seemed to be covered in silver frost, a pure white expanse.

The moonlight, like a curtain, and the stars reflected in the water, instantly cleansed the entire city of Saltwind.

……

"teacher……"

The master and apprentice, who had just entered Saltwind City, witnessed a group of fanatical cultists rushing towards them being frozen by frost, only to be struck by starlight falling from the sky and shattered into fine dust as fine as ash.

This scene was truly terrifying.

Elena couldn't imagine what kind of powerful person could do such a thing.

She adjusted her hat, raised her head, and from there she could see the figure that seemed to stand in the center of the world, with the moon behind him, summoning stars like rain to wash away the filth.

At that moment, the young judge thought that if God really existed, this was probably what he looked like.

"..."

The Grand Judge also fell silent. He could guess what his young apprentice was thinking, but he had no way to answer.

The being that summoned the Great Moon and led the stars to sweep through Saltwind City was also beyond his comprehension.

Humans do not possess that kind of power.

The Tribunal evolved from the Church of England and was united by faith, but their faith was less about God and more about 'Iberia' itself.

When disaster struck and the nation collapsed, God did not descend.

After that, they realized that instead of turning to some ethereal god, they should rely on human strength to overcome obstacles and maintain the nation's survival.

Therefore, they have faith, but they do not believe that God really exists.

But now, God has truly descended and displayed a power that mortals cannot attain.

How should the court conduct itself?

This doubt did not last long. Soon, the Grand Inquisitor regained his senses, stared at the figure, and his will became firm again.

Iberia does not need any so-called god! It does not need an uncontrollable entity to rise above the nation!

Even if God were standing right in front of him, he would not be swayed.

He wanted to speak with the gods and find out why they had come down to earth!

Without hesitation, the Grand Inquisitor grabbed Elene's clothes and, like an ape, leaped through the ruins, heading towards higher buildings.

To communicate with God, one must naturally stand at a higher level.

Their actions quickly caught Lin Lu's attention; it was impossible not to notice them. The entire Saltwind City was shrouded in the dark moon, ordinary residents hid in their houses, afraid to go out, and the frenzied cultists were frozen by frost and crumbled under the starlight. Under these circumstances, two people hopping and skipping towards them were extremely conspicuous.

Lani was completely absorbed in the Dark Moon Domain, meticulously eliminating the Deep Sea Church from the city, and had no time to spare for the task.

Lin Lu felt she couldn't get involved in this matter, so she could only stand idly by and look around aimlessly. She happened to notice the Grand Judge jumping over, so she immediately approached him and intercepted the two people who had jumped into the air.

The Grand Judge, who was leaping between buildings with his young apprentice, suddenly found himself on the top of a tall building, having somehow landed from mid-air. Standing on solid ground, he was confronted by a casually dressed young man who was scrutinizing them.

What method is this?

You must know, he is the chief judge of the court, a high-ranking figure in the entire court, with great power, yet now he can't even see how the other side intercepted them.

Without any physical contact or warning, it was as if the space they were in had simply changed location, from mid-air to the rooftop—it was incredibly bizarre.

Doesn't this mean that if the other party wanted to kill them, then the master and disciple would already be dead?

"This attire... Are you from the court? Your timing is quite convenient."

Lin Lu looked at the two people's clothes, her brows furrowing slightly.

The court's uniforms were inherited from the state church before the Great Tranquility, and they were the only ones still wearing them after the Great Tranquility, making them easy to identify.

To be honest, encountering the Inquisition in Saltwind City was unexpected. He had planned to stabilize the situation in Saltwind City before speaking with the current de facto ruler of Iberia, but he hadn't expected to run into them directly. It seemed that contact with the Iberian government might need to be brought forward.

"you are……"

Out of caution, the Grand Inquisitor considered the matter carefully and adopted a more humble stance.

He didn't want to provoke a completely unknown and powerful being because of a slip of the tongue; that would be the most foolish thing to do.

In particular, the person before them is likely connected to the deity in the heavens. He has come to communicate with the god, not to provoke him, as that would only worsen Iberia's already difficult situation.

"you guess?"

Lin Lu's lips curled up, and a pale golden light appeared in her eyes. Wherever her gaze fell, the Grand Judge felt his body suddenly stiffen. A terrifying aura rushed towards him, as if the whole world was moving away from him. The figure of the young man in front of him magnified infinitely, like a mountain crashing down.

In an instant, he understood what a magnificent being was standing before him.

Chapter 245 Sometimes, choices are important.

After the Great Tranquility, the original royal family and army of Iberia collapsed, and the whole country entered a period of great chaos. It was only when the Tribunal, which was transformed from the State Church, forcibly took over all the old Iberian heritage with swift and decisive action that the country was able to maintain its existence and prevent Iberia from becoming like Kazdel.

As a violent institution that combines military and political elements, the Inquisition appears outwardly as a religious entity, but inwardly it is no different from the military, with the Grand Inquisitor being the most outstanding among them.

Every Grand Inquisitor has experienced countless battles and trials, spending years on the front lines against the deep sea and turmoil. They are experienced and have a strong will. Such people would be the elite of the elite in any country.

They will not be confused or afraid; they will pay any price, including their own lives, for the ideals they hold dear.

But now, the Grand Inquisitor is reminiscing about his younger, more naive days.

The immense pressure was like the sky collapsing, crushing down upon him. The indescribably majestic body magnified infinitely, occupying his entire field of vision, making his mind tremble.

That was the instinctive fear and trembling of a lower being when facing a higher being. If his will hadn't been strong enough, he might have been crushed and unable to lift his head.

In his many years of fighting, he had never seen such a terrifying existence. Even the surging swarm of sea creatures could not bring him the oppressive feeling that made it difficult to even breathe.

Could this also be a deity?

The Grand Judge was filled with absurd doubt and was speechless for a moment.

He had the courage to face the gods and the awareness to disregard life and death.

However, when faced with a terrifying existence that is beyond the reach of ordinary people, those words become difficult to utter.

Dialogue cannot be entirely based on equality, but at the very least, there should not be an excessively large gap between the two sides.

However, what he was facing now was a powerful being who was suspected to be a true god. The other party did not even need to make a move; his mere pressure was enough to make his body stiffen, and he had to exert all his strength to avoid losing his composure. In such a situation, what should he say?

No matter how much they say or how reasonable it is, it's no different from a joke when the difference in strength is too great.

The noisy chatter might even be seen as a provocation by the gods standing in the sky.

What will be the result?

Iberia's current state is only maintained by the Tribunal's efforts to prevent a complete collapse, and at least some order still exists. If a powerful creature with strength comparable to or even surpassing that of a natural disaster were to be angered, the order that the Tribunal has painstakingly maintained to this day would likely vanish in an instant.

Moreover, there isn't just one god, but two. Even if we activate 'that thing,' we might not be able to deal with them.