Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 1270 - 152: Lucky One

"Did you just say someone guided you here?"

The anthropomorphs, having narrowly escaped death, were extremely grateful to Xu Shu and replied, "Yes, sir, we came here following a divine prophecy!" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"What prophecy?"

"A prophecy from the Mother Goddess. All I know is that we need to find people to attend the mass, experience the miracles, and spread the gospel. Sir, everything I said is true, we truly mean no harm!" cried the anthropomorph.

"No harm? No harm and you’re here pretending to be ghosts to scare people?" Xie Xiaochan laughed in frustration.

The leader of the anthropomorphs hesitantly said, "Ma’am, this... this is also what the prophecy demanded, we’re really not lying."

"Oh, so the deity told you to scare people, huh? Fine, then I’ll send you to meet Him myself." Xie Xiaochan raised her little brush, preparing to swat them to death.

Apparently, having just slipped up, she felt humiliated in front of Xu Shu, which made her furious and resentful, and now she found the sight of the anthropomorphs increasingly irritating.

However, Xu Shu held her back again.

"I’d actually like to go and see," said Xu Shu.

Xie Xiaochan said, "What’s there to see? Just another wicked ritual. Maybe they’re trying to lure us there as sacrifices."

"I can watch from afar, just let them go. After all, killing these guys won’t drop any crystals," Xu Shu said.

"Strange, didn’t you just kill a bunch earlier? Why have you become so kind-hearted now? You didn’t fall for these creatures’ charms, did you..." Xie Xiaochan glanced at the crowd below, noticing several anthropomorphic females with large chests, long legs, and seductive eyes, which made her suddenly suspicious.

Xu Shu responded speechlessly, "What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"

"Hard to say, you’re a perv," Xie Xiaochan rolled her eyes at the mermaid on his shoulder, which was continually rolling its eyes.

Xu Shu could only say, "Actually, I find this a bit suspicious. We should avoid recklessly killing monsters, lest we trigger some changes we can’t handle."

"Haven’t you killed enough?"

Xie Xiaochan pouted, thinking to herself, who was it earlier who wanted to bully the anthropomorphs outside the church and wanted to kill them off during the fight in the church? And now you’re lecturing me?

"I was young and naive before, different times call for different actions," Xu Shu calmly said, thinking to himself that he hadn’t died before and was unfamiliar with this place, so he wasn’t careful. But now I know there’s the Mother Goddess’ Eye inside the church, so I have to be cautious.

As the saying goes, it’s important to recognize the owner when beating a dog!

Speaking of which, could it be that the secret prayer hall, housing the Mother Goddess’ Eye, is because the Mother Goddess was dismembered and placed here?

If that’s the case, then this church is terrifying. Luckily, Xie Xiaochan didn’t wander aimlessly last time, or else barging into one of the side chapels might have led them to encounters with the "Mother Goddess’ Left Hand," "Mother Goddess’ Jade Feet," or "Mother Goddess’ Breasts" and Wang Teng might have perished there... he thought, filled with trepidation.

Seeing Xu Shu’s insistence, Xie Xiaochan thought it over and reluctantly said, "You have a point, let’s go have a look, but you have to listen to me and not act rashly."

"Alright."

The two reached an agreement, and Xu Shu then said to the leader of the anthropomorphs, "Lead the way."

The anthropomorphs were anxiously awaiting "judgment," and upon hearing this, they knew their lives were spared and they expressed deep gratitude towards Xu Shu, one after another, tearfully saying, "Okay, okay, thank you, sir! You’re a good man, may the Mother Goddess always favor you."

"I’d rather she didn’t,"

Xu Shu muttered to himself and, along with Xie Xiaochan, followed behind the anthropomorphs towards the church’s front plaza.

During this time, he didn’t forget to advise his teammates on what to do if any of these anthropomorph monsters approached. Don’t attack them unless they strike first, and everyone naturally agreed.

It’s worth noting that, among the others, Lu Bingwei also received an "invitation" through an evil gaze from the anthropomorphs, and she was ready to use her thunder incantation to send them to meet God.

Fortunately, Xu Shu arrived in time to stop her, saving the anthropomorphs from a catastrophe.

"Want to come along? I think it would be better to go with them and avoid creating conflicts," Xu Shu suggested.

"Oh, alright then," Lu Bingwei maintained a cold expression but unexpectedly agreed to Xu Shu’s suggestion.

The three of them proceeded together, amidst the increasingly noisy wailing and howling of the anthropomorphs, arriving at the densely crowded front courtyard.

On the ground, countless believers knelt, all maintaining an extremely devout posture, kowtowing towards the direction of the church while continuously chanting praises and gratitude to the Mother Goddess, creating a scene of extreme hustle and bustle.

Just from the sight, Xu Shu felt this was rather similar to the scene at the entrance of the Shimizu Temple in the previous otherworld, albeit with its own peculiar charm.

However, while Shimizu Temple was under the bright daylight, the Mother Goddess Church was shrouded in deep night, with the former quite orderly and the latter rather chaotic, though otherwise not much different.

"Our mission is complete, we’ll leave it here."

"Thank you for saving my life, sir. I’ll pray for you for eternity!"

Upon arrival, the anthropomorph groups immediately dashed off as if fleeing for their lives.

Clearly, they were all quite shaken up from nearly being killed by Lu Bingwei and Xie Xiaochan, expressing their gratitude to their "benefactor," Xu Shu, before leaving.

Xu Shu looked on with some emotion.

Even their understanding of "knowing grace and repaying it" is quite spot on; these "anthropomorphs" have indeed achieved a considerable level of similarity to humans...

He didn’t dwell on it further, silently standing, flanked by the "Heavenly Master" and "Mystical Lady," as the three of them stood by the outer edge of the crowd, quietly observing.