Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

For an entire night, Lin Bei climbed over walls and entered each house.

At each household, he would cast a purification spell on the person who had been bewitched, pulling them out of their delusional state.

But you know what... when you walk by the river, you're bound to get your shoes wet!

The way he entered the room was so convincing that it was easy for people to misunderstand him; he almost got mistaken for a thief and beaten up!

After much persuasion, the misunderstanding was finally resolved!

By daybreak, the purification had covered more than a hundred households.

As dawn broke, Lin Bei hid in a large locust tree not far from the church, preparing to observe the reaction of the Vatican officials.

The church bells rang precisely on time.

But after a while, the number of people who came to the square was less than half of what it had been the day before.

At this time on other days, the square would already be filled with people kneeling and praying.

Today, the number of people has been reduced by half, and they are scattered and kneeling there, not even enough to form a battalion.

Where are they?

Samuel frowned, a flash of anger crossing his face.

A priest behind him replied tremblingly, "There were still several hundred people after the prayers last night, but this morning... only these are left."

Samuel turned around and said coldly, "Investigate... immediately!"

Several priests hurriedly ran out of the church and headed into the town in different directions.

Samuel sensed something was wrong in the small town for the first time.

"Could it be...him?"

The image of Lin Bei flashed through Serio's mind!

"Hmph, you damned heretic! If it really was you, I'll make you taste the burning flames!"

About half an hour later, a priest rushed back, his face filled with panic.

"Your Excellency! Those people... those civilians have all returned to normal!"

Samuel frowned. "Back to normal? What do you mean?"

"They...they've stopped reciting prayers. They're back to farming, running shops, just like normal people!"

The priest's voice trembled, "Several people even spat at me when they saw me, calling me a fraud!"

"He...he's going to hit me again!"

After saying that, she even pretended to look aggrieved!

Samuel gave him a cold look, and suddenly slammed his scepter down on the ground, shattering a large tile.

"Who did it?"

"I don't know... they won't tell me..."

A few moments later, the other priests returned, each bringing back worse news than the last.

More than a dozen households in the south of the city were all awake, as were those in several other directions.

The devout believers who were kneeling in prayer last night have all become ordinary people overnight.

"It's him...it must be him!" Serio's voice, filled with murderous intent, suddenly rang out.

"Who is it?" Roderick asked in a deep voice.

"That Taoist priest from Kyushu!"

"It's him!!!" Roderick exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, I should have killed him that night two weeks ago!"

Serlier's expression was grim. "What's the point of saying all this now? Why didn't you say it back then?"

Roderick's face fell. "I already said, you were the one who said he was a respectable opponent!"

"Are you going to do it just because I told you? Why can't you stick to your own opinion?"

"What if he convinces me?"

"You..." Roderick stared speechlessly at Serio.

Okay, okay, you were chatting and everything was fine, but you turned on me in the blink of an eye!

Roderick simply walked to the side, closed his eyes and remained silent, afraid that if he continued to speak, he would be tempted to stab this worthless bastard to death with his sword.

Samuel closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "When the bells ring, summon everyone in town to the square, not a single one can be missing."

The priests under his command were taken aback. "Those conscious people won't come."

"Then force them to come."

"Tell them that those who do not come today will not be protected by the Holy Light."

"War is imminent, and demons roam freely. If they don't want their lives, then let them be."

Samuel stood by the window, coldly watching the street in the distance.

"You can save one, you can save two, but can you save them all?"

"Heretical, you're still too green to fight me."

The church bells were struck, even more rapidly than usual, ringing out more than a dozen times in succession.

Upon hearing the bell, the misled people immediately went out.

Those people who had already been purified originally didn't want to pay any attention to them.

But to their surprise, these people came to their door with a large group of knights, forcing them to go to the church.

Under duress, these people had no choice but to go to the church, their hearts filled with unease along the way.

"Old Liu, what should we do?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!"

"Hey, do you think we'll get burned to death?!"

A voice rang out from behind, and everyone around them changed their expressions.

"Hmph, if they really want to burn us alive, then let's fight them!"

"Yes, let's fight them!"

A group of people made up their minds and followed the crowd.

More and more people gathered in the square, and Samuel smiled as if nothing had happened.

"My brothers and sisters, in this morning prayer, we should especially pray for those lost sheep, that the Lord's light may once again illuminate their ignorant hearts..."

"Hahaha, I'd like to see how your Lord illuminates our hearts!"

A voice rang out, and Lin Bei suddenly jumped in from outside the crowd.

Upon seeing this, the clear-headed people immediately cried out in delight.

"It's... Master Kobayashi!"

"Great! Master Lin has arrived too! We don't need to fight them to the death!"

"Damn it, what kind of talk is that?"

"Even if we can't win in terms of physical strength, we should at least support him in spirit!"

"right......"

A priest stepped forward from behind Samuel, pointed at Lin Bei, and shouted sternly, "This man promotes heresy and is a henchman of darkness!"

"To protect the Lord's people, he must be taken down!"

Bishop Samuel's face was grim as he said in a cold voice, "Sir Roderick, did you hear me?"

"This person blasphemes against the Holy Light and misleads people's hearts; he should be treated as a heretic."

Roderick strode out of the church, a silver broadsword in his hand, followed by dozens of knights in armor, each wielding a spear or broadsword.

His gaze fell on Lin Bei: "We should have killed you that night."

Lin Bei sneered: "That night?"

"You mean the day you were spying on me on the mountain, watching me kill the werewolf and the vampire? You think I didn't notice you?"

Roderick paused slightly in his sword, his gaze sharpening: "You discovered it?"

"I not only discovered you, but I also smelled the false holy light emanating from you."

Lin Bei grinned, "You thought you were in the shadows, but I knew you were watching from the very beginning."