I'm a magnetic field madman

Andersen dropped the musket.

Faith and doctrine were no longer enough to help him defeat this heresy. He had to, absolutely had to, use the power of "miracles"!

23. The Monster of God

Andersen is about to perform his own "miracle".

It's not about baptism and chanting about miracles created by human effort, but about miracles in the truest sense!

Andersen knelt on the waves, panting as he pulled a brown rectangular wooden box from his robes, while simultaneously roaring at the Thirteenth Division members who were still following him...

"All members of the Thirteen Departments, get out of here immediately and go back to Europe! Go back to the Vatican! The Church needs you, the Pope needs you!"

“But, Father Andersen…”

"We are not afraid to die! Father, it is our honor and sacrifice to die in the war against heresy!"

Facing these stubborn children who were just as headstrong as himself, Andersen felt a slight warmth in his heart, and then roared back at them in an even louder voice!

"That's precisely why you must leave! To sacrifice myself here is my destiny, my honor, and I will not allow you to interfere!"

"Get out of here! Stop right now! Go find those confused church members, enlighten them, and wake them up! We are not heretics; we are the agents of God's will!"

The members of Section Thirteen exchanged glances, understanding Father Andersen's meaning. Gritting their teeth, despite their inner humiliation, they obeyed the priest's command.

This is the greatest respect they can show to their beloved priest, because at this very moment... it is the moment when he uses his sacrifice to demonstrate his destiny as a traitor of the Thirteen Divisions!

The black-clad priests of the thirteen departments rushed toward the back of Jesus Christ like a tidal wave, intending to awaken those wavering believers... and now, only two remained standing in Jesus Christ's way.

Alexander Andersen, and Melanie Solomon.

"You probably didn't expect that I'd be the one standing by your side in the end, did you?" Mei Lian Solomon looked at Andersen beside him with a hint of mockery, after all, their relationship had never been good...

He stayed only because he had to. As the so-called Son of God, a planetary terminal like King Solomon, he could not refuse the orders from the planet!

Gaia ordered him to stay and stop and kill what was in front of him!

This was an order tantamount to suicide, but Melanie Solomon did not care. He neither praised life nor cared about the coming of death.

More than that, he wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

"Shut up, vampire! If we go to hell together, I'll stab you in the heart without hesitation!"

Andersen said coldly, suddenly crushing the wooden box in his hand, only to find an ordinary wooden nail between his fingers...

"The lingering fragrance of a miracle, Elena's holy nail." Beside Jesus Christ, Kotomine Risei's expression turned serious as he murmured...

He and his son were both members of the Eighth Secret Order, a special agency within the Church responsible for managing and recovering sacred relics.

"Miracle" refers to the seven gifts bestowed by God in Catholic doctrine: "baptism," "marriage," "order of rank," "firm conviction," "confession," "anointing," and "holy order." The "eighth miracle" refers to "gifts that do not exist in orthodox doctrine."

In other words, this could also be described as "a force that violates doctrine".

In other words, the Eighth Mystery Society is a group of special clergy who are not afraid of heretical powers represented by magic and have been trained to retrieve hidden holy relics.

Sacred items such as the remains and blood of saints, the nails used during Jesus' crucifixion, and the 30 silver coins that Judas received are called sacred relics... Of course, the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City can also be considered a kind of sacred relic in a strict sense.

However, the Eighth Secret Society has very few true "relics" left.

Within the church, the definition and evaluation of saints can be quite flexible.

According to strict doctrine, the only person in the world qualified to be called a saint is Jesus Christ, but in later generations, this standard of evaluation has been greatly relaxed.

The Virgin Mary is a saint, the twelve apostles who followed Jesus are saints, Longinus, the Roman soldier who killed Jesus, is a saint, Joan of Arc is a saint, St. George, who slew the dragon, is a saint, and if we include the Anglican Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Charles I and Stalin are saints!

By 1990 alone, the Church of Christ had more than 10000 recognized saints, and this does not even include the even more numerous Eastern Orthodox Church.

With so many "saints," does that mean everything they used was a sacred relic?

Obviously not.

Those that qualify as relics must be products capable of triggering miracles...

Therefore, among the tens of thousands of saints, only a handful of true saints possess relics that can be called holy relics and are kept by the Eighth Secret Society. But to speak of the true, original holy relics—

Undoubtedly, only those products that have been touched by the miracles of the Son of God are the greatest treasures and secrets of the Church, the true inducers of miracles, and the true relics of the Holy Spirit!

However, over thousands of years, the sacred relics preserved by the church have all disappeared from the church's possession.

The True Cross, which carried the crucified Son, was shattered during the Crusades.

The Holy Lance Longinus was seized by many European monarchs and eventually broken into three parts, which are now kept in the Hofburg Museum in Vienna, the Augustinian Church in Rome, and the Grand Glastonbury Abbey.

The crown of Jesus, which was housed in Notre Dame Cathedral.

The shroud of Jesus, which is housed in Turin Cathedral.

And finally, the Holy Grail in the Cathedral of Valencia.

Almost all of them were used and damaged over the long years...

Because these products that create miracles will inevitably begin to deteriorate once they are used.

Until it is completely destroyed, becoming a product that cannot prove miracles or the existence of God.

Nowadays, the Eighth Secret Society possesses very few True Holy Relics, and the one in Anderson's possession is one of them.

Elena's sacred nails, once stained with the blood of Jesus, were later used by four kings to nail Saint Elena to death, and are considered a true relic that testifies to the saint's miracle of immortality.

Jesus Christ stopped in his tracks, looking at the sacred nails, the nails that were said to have been stained with his own blood.

He felt nothing.

But Jesus didn't see anything wrong with it. Just as when he looked at the cross, he didn't think there was anything sacred about it... On the contrary, he thought that people who worshipped it must be mentally ill.

He looked at Andersen, who was holding the Holy Nail, and did not speak, but the voice still entered his mind.

"how so?"

“Because you are a heretic, and because I must demonstrate the miracles and teachings of the Lord,” Anderson replied calmly.

“I have never claimed to be orthodox, never claimed to be God, and never said you are wrong,” Jesus Christ answered calmly.

Yes, he never said that he was the only one who believed in the true path of God... He never said that everyone else was a heretic or wrong, and he never arrogantly claimed that he was a god.

His followers called him that, so he called him that too. He didn't consider himself a god; he was merely following the "self" in his memory, doing things to redeem others.

When you open your heart, the voice you convey cannot be concealed by lies.

He could feel Andersen's heart, a heart burning with fierce fire, a wild and untamed storm, but it was not a person!

Jesus Christ could not comprehend that fervor and restlessness.

He didn't understand why these people were so fanatical, for their so-called faith, for a so-called divine decree that was clearly spoken by someone else.

On the one hand, they preach love and peace in the doctrine, but on the other hand, they act like the devil described in the doctrine.

They claim to uphold the highest principles of justice, yet their actions are incomparable even to the most wicked devil.

No… the problem isn’t with these believers, but with their doctrines themselves. Isn’t the God who speaks of acts of charity also slaughtering those who don’t believe in Him?

If God kills more people than the devil, can God still be called God? Or is it precisely because God has killed more people that he is God and not the devil?

This is Andersen's true nature; his true self is the sword of retribution in the hand of God. He doesn't think, nor does he want to think; he will do anything for his faith and the deity in his heart.

The pure and foolish true self, but it was this very thought that irritated Jesus Christ, and evoked a strange sense of similarity that he himself did not understand.

Jesus Christ never wanted to consider these complex classical questions; he only needed to do his best in his own faith.

Go save the world, not spread the gospel.

If those who are saved voluntarily follow, then let them follow. There is no need to spread the word, much less force them.

The open-mindedness allowed Andersen to clearly sense the spirit and ideas of the "heretics" before him.

Indeed, just as he said, there was no extremism, no aggression, only peace, like an ordinary person who simply wants to do the right thing.

"Perhaps you are a good person, but this is a doctrinal dispute, and how can we consider ourselves to be wrong?"

Andersen murmured, raising the holy nail high in his hand and plunging it fiercely into his chest...

He didn't want to think about those contradictions; he was like Jesus Christ before him. However, the innocent Jesus chose to redeem the world, while the one burdened by original sin chose to serve the blade of God.

How wonderful it would be if I were born a storm, how pure it would be if I were born destruction.

I am merely the manifestation of my God's wrath and excommunication—

I don't need to think!

Jesus Christ's expression finally showed a hint of emotion.

A sense of familiarity, a sense of anger, a sense of bewilderment, a sense of pain.

And that was the first time he truly spoke...

"Stop it!!"

……

"Although this world is full of absurdities, there are still some who can be called strong."

In front of the live broadcast of the Battle of Jesus Christ, the powerful being specially set up another screen for Bai Wujie, showing him the other "strongest" beings in this world...

A chaotic mechanical fortress that captured the energy source of a star from another universe.

A fleet of spacefaring beings that floats and sinks beyond the sea of ​​stars, feeding on civilization.

Furthermore, there is the Buddha, the holy king who never intervenes in the rise and fall of humanity, but only judges the operation of the world through the endless celestial wheel.

This world is not lacking in powerful beings. There are beings with immense power who can even command the strongest magnetic field experts, and they are not like the glass cannons of our homeland. They are true powerhouses who possess both strength and realm.

However, the sad thing is—

These theoretically "Earth's strongest beings" actually have very little to do with Earth...

For example, there is a certain god of destruction who may or may not be in this category. He devoured the authority of many gods and was the strongest being in the current world after devouring the power of all gods.

That sword that judges reincarnation possesses unparalleled power in his world, but elsewhere...

Moreover, for a true magnetic field expert like Bai Wujie, even facing the Samsara Sword head-on wouldn't be considered "dangerous."

But overall, this world is not lacking in extremely powerful beings...

However, without exception, all these beings despise and look down upon Gaia and Alaya, the two forces of restraint.

Whether it's looking down on them or simply not caring, perhaps only those who transcend the constraints of these two Earth consciousnesses can escape that complex, deadly, and flawed world environment and grow stronger.

"You mean, there really is a real Jesus Christ in this world?" Bai Wujie asked with great interest.

He was actually quite curious about Jesus, after all, he was the first human to awaken the Star Breaking Realm, as recorded in the Hell Path, along with Shakyamuni.

Although he couldn't understand why a powerful expert at the Breaking Star level would be nailed to death by a group of ordinary soldiers, this only made him more interested in such a person.

"I can't say," the powerful figure replied with a chuckle.

"His miracles are everywhere; the destruction or salvation of many in this world is closely related to him, but he never reveals his true existence. In any case, he is at least close to the Buddha."

"Actually, I don't know what would happen if he came into this world as Jesus Christ... but for me, this kind of surprise might be more interesting."

“When the real Jesus doesn’t come into the world, even if the one who appears isn’t the real Jesus, as long as people believe, the false Jesus is also the real Jesus…”

Speaking in a riddle-like manner, Bai Wujie rolled his eyes, then narrowed them and said...

"What do you mean by that? Are you going to send me to do something for you again?"

"I'm doing this for your own good," the powerful figure said with a smile.

"Look at these worlds, whether they're called Lostbelts or Singularities. They're all going to disappear sooner or later. Don't you think it's a waste?"

“Friend, you and your Eternal Kingdom are the big bosses in this plot I’ve arranged… But if you only invade Earth, do you think you can demonstrate the oppressive power that a boss should have?”

"So, these so-called Lostbelts, Singularities, and even parallel worlds... as outposts for your 'Eternal Kingdom' invasion, to be destroyed, to slaughter, to wreak havoc, isn't that a better way to demonstrate your power and oppression?"

The words were pleasant to hear, but to Bai Wujie, they were directly translated into the meaning that this worthless big shot wanted to see more fun.

However... it's not so bad.

"My people are immersed in the process of rebuilding the new world and in their hopes for a better future." Bai Wujie said playfully.

"When I left there with my people, the country I had deliberately preserved had already begun to expand again."

Wu Wei and Dong Xue, they did just as I expected, knowing what I wanted them to do—but at this rate of expansion, we'll soon become rivals.

Of course, Bai Wujie wasn't saying he was afraid of anything, but rather that compared to his Eternal Kingdom, the country he had deliberately left behind, it was too weak.

Even without his involvement, the Eternal Kingdom is overwhelmingly powerful in terms of both the quantity and quality of its strong individuals, not to mention its dominance in the field of technology.