Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton

Chapter 673: Chapter 372: Same Nature as Defecting to the Enemy_1
 

The golden giant and countless points of light slowly descended, surrounding the area where the plane barrier had split.

A Heavenly Kingdom Chariot also arrived. Seeing the shattered plane barrier and a glimpse of the Divine Country exposed by the break, Guliani exclaimed in surprise, “Heavenly kingdom is descending!? Why is the Heavenly Kingdom…”

Realizing he wasn’t alone, Guliani swallowed the rest of his words.

On the other side of the chariot stood the incarnation of Lord Light, Ange, in his resurrected Divine Body. In the shadow of the Divine Body, the Dark peeked out and wondered, “The Heavenly Kingdom descends? Why would the Heavenly Kingdom descend? It has been out of control for such a long time, who is moving it?”

“Not only has it lost control, but also all the holy spirits have died. Since the Falling Event, not even a single Holy Spirit has returned to Heaven. The pressure has been immense on me. If everyone fell like Shamara, the Church would have been over,” Guliani complained upon hearing this.

That night, countless holy spirits were dispatched like fools, only to be swept away by the Resting Wind. Ange collected their corpses, but the Church of Light named that night — The Falling Event.

Prior to the Falling Event, ordinary worshippers could still perform Holy Spirit Possessions. But after that night, the number of people able to perform Holy Spirit Possessions drastically declined, causing Shamara to make a fuss everywhere.

To appease her, Guliani had to make considerable efforts. Initially, he advised her to go home and rest, but behind her back he fabricated charges to incarcerate her.

He then had one of his closest saints perform Holy Spirit Possession at a public gathering to quell the fuss caused by Shamara’s outcries.

Who knew Shamara would become so extreme, descending into darkness and causing an uproar throughout the plane with the Fallen Angel incident? Her actions dealt an even more severe blow to the reputation of the curia, letting Anthony seize the opportunity, leaving him in a passive position.

All these matters were connected, intertwining with one another. And it all seemed to have started from the Falling Event.

From that moment, the typically obedient and harmless Anthony suddenly revealed his sharp teeth, biting back at Guliani who was still struggling to cope.

Why did the Eastern Diocese follow him blindly, defying the Church’s core values? Are the kings and dukes all fools? Are they not afraid of retribution?

Despite their betrayal of God’s grace, these people do not gain any more benefits. What Anthony could give them did not exceed what he himself could provide.

With increased risks but no change in rewards, wouldn’t the worldly people oppose?

Guliani had been thinking for over a dozen months, but he was still unable to figure it out.

Next, why did Dyson betray him? He treated him well, but why did he betray him? What benefit did Anthony promise him?

Divinity? He had already ignited his Divine Fire. As long as he followed the steps, he could achieve divinity peacefully, so why pledge allegiance to Anthony?

It was as if he had become a different person. Guliani could not think of any other reasons aside from impersonation for him to make such a decision.

And all of this started from that Falling Event. Since then, he had not received any news about the Holy Kingdom, leading him to believe that the Holy Kingdom and the holy spirits within had all fallen.

Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Kingdom now descended, even breaking through the plane barrier? Who was driving the Heavenly Kingdom?

“Isn’t it obvious? Look at the Arbitration Angels. They’re clearly enemies,” the Dark side commented.

The Arbitration Angels, Judgment Angels, and Sorrow Angels, also known as gargoyles encircling the rift, all maintained a combat stance, ready to attack the Holy Kingdom at any time.

The God of Arbitration and his angels were an independent power outside of the curia, directly managed by the powerful warrior deity, the God of Arbitration, not like the curia which was managed by the Pope.

The establishment of the Judgment Hall was to judge heretics. In the beginning, the term “heretic” referred to dissenters within the Church, and only gradually extended to include the Undead, demons, and other such entities.

Compared to heretics, internal dissenters were more detestable.

The Arbitration Angel and Judgment Angel are both holy spirits, no different from ordinary Holy Spirit Angels. Only the Sorrow Angel is a bit special.

It is created by refining those heresies. It possesses the special abilities of the heresies but loyally guards the safety of the curia.

Under normal circumstances, they take the form of stone statues, hanging around eaves and doorposts, and would spring into action in the face of danger, annihilating the enemies.

Because they take the form of stone statues, they are also known as Gargoyles.

Those statues in the control room of the world transit station are quite similar, but they are not refined from heresies, but directly refined with Soul Fire, without any special abilities, and definitely no so-called sins.

Even the Sorrow Angel has been brought out, indicating how seriously the Arbitration is taking this action.

“What enemy is worth the Arbitration intervening personally? Lord Light had been looking for him several times and he hasn’t responded at all,” Dark muttered.

Recently, the God of Light and Darkness and Guliani have not stopped. They have both lost control over the two remaining dioceses. If they want to reclaim the dioceses, relying on a single curia city would not be enough. They are now seeking the support of the God of Arbitration.

But when they went to the Judgment Hall, they didn’t meet the Arbitration at all. Even though they left messages for him, Arbitration didn’t reply. If it weren’t for Lord Light still being able to sense his presence, likely everyone would believe that Arbitration had died.

Just when they thought that they might never see Arbitration in their lifetime, the Judgment Hall suddenly began to move. Then, under the leadership of the God of Arbitration, all the angels poured out. There were hundreds of them.

Guliani quickly followed in the Heavenly Kingdom Chariot. In the beginning, they had no idea what was happening. Is it the end of the world? Is it an event worthy of Arbitration’s all-out attack?

It wasn’t until they saw the descending Heavenly Kingdom that they understood what had happened. The descent of the Heavenly Kingdom was indeed an event significant enough to warrant the God of Arbitration’s all-out effort. Now, the only question was, who was controlling the descent of the Heavenly Kingdom?

“Master of Justice and Arbitration, where is the enemy?” Guliani asked respectfully as the Heavenly Kingdom Chariot approached.

The golden giant didn’t move, but Guliani could feel its gaze shift onto him.

Guliani bent his body, standing still, as the gaze of the God of Arbitration swept over him. A majestic voice then echoed, “They fled into the Heavenly Kingdom.”

Ange did not fight them directly but instead hid in the Heavenly Kingdom. This fortress of the Church of Light had now become Ange’s stronghold.

“What do we do? Do we attack?” Guliani asked.

“No,” said the God of Arbitration, “Find a way to reclaim the Heavenly Kingdom.”

Several hours passed in deep thought until an elderly priest rushed over on a two-legged water bird just before sunset. Upon seeing the Holy Kingdom, he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he tumbled off his mount, kneeling in the hardened mud, praying devoutly, completely unbothered by his sodden clothes.

A while later, several more priests arrived, dismounting their steeds from a distance, pulling out a kind of communication tool and reporting the situation here.

Throughout the night, a steady stream of priests, officials, saints, knights, and even devout believers from all directions rushed here using their magical powers.

A Delivery Magic Circle was even established. They were willing to spend several times the transportation cost just to be transported here.

In the beginning, God of Arbitration, God of Light and Darkness, and Guliani were pleased. However, as the number of people kept increasing, they realized that these people were not praying to them, but to the Holy Kingdom.

The Faith Elemental Force offered was directly thrown into the Holy Kingdom, and it was still in the hands of the enemy. The prayers of those people were equivalent to aiding the enemy.

PS: I can’t squeeze out any more…