Chapter 495 The Rising Tide

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The sea water will not suddenly decrease, but the sudden retreat of the coastline is a precursor to a tsunami!

Looking at the sky that suddenly turned dark outside, Azik's eyes widened. He did not speak, but the spirit creature serving and wandering in the room suddenly sounded a sharp alarm:

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

The sharp neighing of the spirit body quickly received a response from all the spirit world creatures and extraordinary people in the palace. Wave after wave of sounds gathered into a wave. The aura of death in the palace suddenly became thicker, and countless large-scale death seals were sealed in the walls. The spirit also showed signs of recovery one by one.

After passing on the dangerous signal, Azik's eyes were still fixed on the seaside, and the sound of the sea receding hit his nerves. Before the natural disaster came, huge panic was already weighing heavily on His heart along with the dark sky.

Fortunately, in the natural environment, the tsunami must have started. But at this moment, the sea was obviously controlled by the will of a certain existence. It did not launch an attack very quickly. Instead, it temporarily stagnated as if waiting for something.

"What is the God of Thunder doing... threatening?"

Azik was a little uncertain. He opened his hands that were already slightly sweaty, and his body became illusory on the spot and entered the spiritual world.

The next moment, He appeared directly at the bottom of the large inverted pyramid altar built across a sacrificial passage from the Balam Palace. Different from the Balam Palace, which is regarded as the political center, the main senior leaders of the former Spiritual Church and the current Death Church are active here, including Balam's other "Death Archon" and religious leader, Heitel.

It seems that today's dusk prayer has not started yet. Church members are quietly staying in the darkness, meditating, communicating with undead creatures, or praying to the God of Death. At this time, High Priest Heitel was having spiritual communication with his eyes closed. Not far away, believers dressed in feathers and oil paints who voluntarily dedicated themselves to God as sacrifices were also waiting for the prayer ceremony to begin.

Azik couldn't help but frown as he passed by the sacrifice that looked pious and full of expectations.

Having lived in the Northern Continent of the Fifth Age for more than two hundred years, He instinctively found it difficult to accept human sacrifice, an act that the Northern Continent had labeled as "bloody, brutal, barbaric, uncivilized" and other negative names.

But Azik also has the memory of the Fourth Age, and he knows that this is already a huge concession between the church and the God of Death.

After all, the act of sacrificing a human being only once a week and praising the family of the sacrifice was simply an act of mercy, judging from the Church of Death's habit of turning the entire city into a land of the undead at every turn.

"Haitel!"

Azik looked away from the sacrifice and said to the high priest:

"The sky outside is darkening and the water is gathering."

He didn't even need to say whose handiwork this was. All the extraordinary people who witnessed Intis being submerged by the waters of the Five Seas were shocked by that power.

Heitel opened his eyes, looked at the governor of Balam in front of him with his dark eyes, and whispered: "Your Highness Azik, the Lord's meaning is very clear, we don't need to pay attention to the changes outside, it has nothing to do with us. "

Although the two consuls are equal in terms of sequence and power, and Heitel is even more influential than Azik in the country, the other is the biological son of the God of Death. There are few high-ranking people in the Church of Death who do not take Eggers with them. For those with family lineage, it is even more astonishing to calculate the seniority in detail. Therefore, Azik was actually slightly higher than him in terms of status.

"The target is not us, that is to say, it is the high ground?"

Azik relaxed a little, but the tension in his heart still didn't dissipate much. He thought about the fact that the living and the dead in the Balam Empire were almost 1:1, and quickly said: "Since a disaster is going to happen in the highlands, why don't we send some Are people going to the highlands for rescue? After all, we and the highlands are still on the same continent, and we are considered neighbors, so we can show it."

Haiter raised his eyes and glanced at Azik, shook his head and said:

"The Lord did not allow it."

As soon as Azik was about to ask, Heitel continued to explain.

"Besides, there is no need for rescue. There are only two million people left in Intis after the attack by the God of Thunder. The total population of the Highland Kingdom is less than ten million. There is no god-level powerhouse. The strongest 'temperance angel' is only a serial number. One, how many people can survive compared to Intis?”

"However, if we want to absorb some new people, we can wait until the Highlands are destroyed to absorb the survivors. After experiencing the disaster and being rescued, they will be more grateful to us and convert quickly."

Haiter straightforwardly analyzed the pros and cons of the whole thing. After finishing speaking, he looked at Azik who was speechless for a moment and said:

"This is what the Lord means."

Azik couldn't help but clicked his tongue.

He did not want to deny Heitel's words. After all, this angel had already received the gift of death. He was the most pious person favored by God and could never make decisions without permission or lie. He is absolutely qualified and reliable as the messenger of His Father.

Although the purpose is to acquire some new people, I hope to save them before the disaster occurs, but you think it is not necessary, and it may even anger the God of Thunder, so you directly choose to rescue them after the disaster... But Isn't this taking advantage of others' misfortune?

Azik hesitated to speak and opened his mouth slightly. After all, he did not say these words in front of the highest priest of the Church of Death.

He remained silent, nodded, and returned to his palace.

After sitting down again, Azik felt really depressed and irritable, and the sound of the waves in his ears hit his tense nerves one after another. At this time, He once again saw the letter from Klein that he had just opened before he had a chance to read it. While his heart became softer again, he couldn't help but let out a deep, long, frustrated sigh. .

"You can't do what you want to do. As an angel, you are not allowed to save some people from disasters. You can't even guarantee the life safety and happiness of believers and people in your own country..."

His fingers gripped the letter tightly, so hard that deep wrinkles were left on the envelope and paper.

"Klein, if you see what I look like now, you will definitely be surprised, and then feel very disappointed..."

After a long silence, Azik reluctantly unfolded the letter, flattened it, and then put it aside temporarily.

He was completely out of mood to read letters now.

Spirit World, Calderon.

The clouds directly above the Balam Palace began to shake, gradually simplifying into a huge eye. This eye was facing the coast. After a while, a gust of wind blew, and the eye disappeared following the changes in the clouds.

"Leodro is forcing me to show some attitude."

The God of Death stopped snooping around the outside world, frowned slightly and then his expression became calm again. He was hovering by the river without any emotion, with a faint sneer on his face with human facial features.

"How could I help Highland? The birth of that country was just for the Bound God to seize the anchor after my death."

The small countries in the north of the southern continent were basically established after the death of the God of Death, with the purpose of resisting Bailang's rule. The Bound God Torzner selected Reinette Tinichole as his favored one to help her father establish the Highland Kingdom and unify the north in terms of faith.

"If I show my desire to protect this country, then Leodro will attack together with the Balam Empire..."

It makes little difference to the God of Death whether citizens are alive or dead. Even most people will become more pious after seeing the God after death, because when they see the God, they have no choice but to rely on the God of Death. existence, so the God of Death was indifferent to Azik's efforts.

But Leodro's thunder power can truly make the god of death feel the crisis - thunder has been one of the symbols of strong positive power since ancient times. Purifying undead creatures is the main function of thunder. In this regard, it can even surpass "sleep" , in the same echelon as "Sunshine".

Death twitched the corners of his mouth and snorted angrily.

The citizens are still their own believers even after they die, but if there is a fight with Leodro, as long as Leodro's lightning storm can plow all the land of the Byron Empire in a very short time, or plow it all over the God of Death. , then even if the God of Death is not killed, it will cause him to lose a large amount of anchors in an instant and fall into temporary mental instability.

He has a certain connection with the tributaries of the River of Eternal Darkness, so Leodro probably won't kill him directly, as this would involve paying a huge price.

——But it is absolutely possible to severely injure him and then watch the God of War and Night beating him up.

Therefore, even under the premise that they are single-path true gods that cannot accommodate the Sefirah, Death is still more willing to fight with his other two old acquaintances from adjacent paths than Leodro.

"Just threaten, but it's a pity that He thinks too much."

"There was no way I was going to give Him an excuse to attack."

"...Because Highland has no value at all and is not qualified to be an ally with me. The leader of the Rose School is even more crazy now. Although we are on the same continent, our positions are inconsistent."

The God of Death laughed coldly and continued to observe the outside world with the mentality of watching a drama.

He had the same idea as His High Priest.

If the Highlands were destroyed in the hands of the God of Thunder, countless people would definitely die in an instant. This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to replenish the anchor. After all, in terms of direction, can the control power of the "temperance angel" over the spirit body surpass the "destination of the dead"?

…

Highlands. 4:20 p.m.

"Miss Orr? Miss Orr, wake up quickly."

Audrey was awakened by a gentle push. She opened her eyes in confusion, and was surprised to find that she had fallen asleep without knowing when.

And a young girl was standing next to her. She had a darker complexion common to Southern Continent people, common black eyes, and common brown hair tied into a long braid on her back. This girl was a standard girl. But the Southern Continental people.

As a Sequence 5 Beyonder, she is full of energy. It is very rare and very dangerous to fall asleep in a place other than her home without any precautions. Audrey herself was a little surprised, but she quickly figured it out. The problem:

During this period of time, both the Northern and Southern Continents were busy with many things. Mr. Dawn Dantès was away, and almost all of these things fell on Audrey. Even with the help of Susie and the foundation, she was still tired and working day and night.

But she didn't expect that she would be so tired that she fell asleep at work in the afternoon.

Audrey rubbed her face, quickly adjusted herself, then sat up straight, smiled and said to the little girl who woke her up:

"Ana, how long have I been asleep? Is there something urgent happening in the hospital?"

The girl named Ana smiled sheepishly. Compared with the generous and mature Miss Orr, she looked a little shy, which is common among people from the southern continent: "No, last week was little Dawen's seventh birthday. , in order to celebrate his birthday and to celebrate that he was finally cured of his silent disease, Martha’s mother made a delicious butter cake and wanted to invite Miss Orr to eat it too.”

Ah, I remembered.

After being reminded, Audrey immediately found the corresponding patient and event from her memory.

"This is really good news!"

She was overjoyed, stood up quickly, and straightened her clothes. It’s the child who is always immersed in his own world. In the words of the Psychological Alchemy Society’s professional book that classifies mental illnesses, that disease is called “autism.” Many patients have similar symptoms, but Failure to take it seriously... She is mainly responsible for that child's illness:

"Ms. Martha is overrated, but I didn't do anything except enlightenment and necessary companionship. It was Ms. Martha's care and Darwin's own efforts that made things better."

"Miss Orr, you are really amazing." Ana said in a tone of envy and admiration.

"No, I'm not a very good doctor. There are still many things I can't do."

Audrey felt a little emotional. She thought about what happened to her not long ago: "...It would be great if I were a real doctor. In addition to psychological and spiritual aspects, if I could provide more treatment, that Sir will not die."

After recalling what she had experienced for a few seconds, Ana fell into silence at first, and then said thoughtfully:

"Miss Orr, you have done a lot, and death is something that cannot be helped."

"If I could, I would like to become a doctor and help more people like you in the future."

Audrey sighed: "The death of a father is so insignificant to the entire city. It can happen every day, even more than once, but for his children and his family, it is an event that can change the destiny. big event.

"Similarly, everyone will pass away and be buried, but this does not mean that the period from birth to death is meaningless."

Audrey once again said in that self-deprecating tone:

"I understand all these principles, but when I witnessed it with my own eyes, I still couldn't control my emotions."

"As a 'psychiatrist', I need others to provide solutions..."

Ana smiled shyly:

"You are right, but this is normal. This is why we need friends. I also need to communicate with friends to relieve some of my emotions."

Audrey nodded gently and said:

"Well...that's right.

"So I have figured it out and do what I can do without leaving any regrets."

She gradually adjusted her mental state and said with a smile:

"let's go."

TBC

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Good night!