Soul echo

Chapter 483 About the Abyss
The action to hunt down the Mind Eater's dominant consciousness failed. Not only did the operation fail, but the team that went to hunt down that dominant consciousness was almost wiped out.

If it wasn't for Zhong Ye's presence, the entire team would have been buried in that collapsed cave.

After this news was transmitted to the internal communication network of the church, it immediately caused an uproar.

Prior to this, their actions went smoothly, and they had smashed the big plan that the Heart Eater had planned for more than ten years. Unexpectedly, they suffered a big loss when hunting down their dominant consciousness.

Although there was no loss of manpower, a druid was still lost, and Zhong Ye had to be bedridden, unable to participate in the subsequent operations.

This made the senior leaders of many churches very angry, especially after knowing the provocation left by Mind Eater, they were even more furious.

If they don't know the truth, some people may think that the Mind Eater is a victim, and their churches are the ones who really harmed them.

But actually?
According to statistics, the number of people killed by the Mind Eater has exceeded [-], and there are many more who cannot be included in the statistics.

There are countless broken families because of Mind Eater. Obviously those guys are the real perpetrators. What is "the war you want"?
"Teacher, there is news from the church that it has decided to formally start a war with the Mind Eater."

Lilian pushed open the door hastily, walked into Zhong Ye's room, and shouted loudly: "They said that next they will announce the existence of Mind Eater, and then directly screen everyone in all towns!"

Even though Zhong Ye's will was strong, and the psychic energy generated by him was vast and powerful, the mighty force of the cave collapse was not something he could stop, and he was indeed injured.

Therefore, for the past two days, Lily and Lilian have been helping him contact outsiders and deliver news.

"Ok?"

Hearing this news, Zhong Ye was also taken aback for a moment.

"Did the church really say that?"

Lilian pulled a chair, sat next to Zhong Ye's bed, and nodded repeatedly: "That's what they said, and I didn't add any details—this time, it seems that the church is really angry."

It is not a good thing to declare war on the Mind Eater...

Zhong Ye frowned, and couldn't help thinking deeply about the meaning behind this upcoming war.

The existence of Mind Eaters itself will bring panic to people. Once their existence is announced, everyone will be in danger, which will lead to social unrest.

However, this 'social turmoil' will most likely only appear among the upper class, businessmen, and adventurers, and ordinary civilians will most likely not understand the existence of Mind Eater.

Only after real contact can we know that most civilians in this world will follow the crowd and gather to make trouble, but they cannot think independently.

They don't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and they always do what others do-this situation will not be improved until the 22nd century, not to mention that most civilians in the world today are illiterate.

If there is a church to appease them, they will not cause any problems. The problem is those who have knowledge.

Most wise people are suspicious, and once they know that there is a monster like the Mind Eater around them, they will soon fall into panic.

Zhong Ye couldn't think of any solution for the time being. He believed that once the nobles, businessmen and adventurers knew about these things, they would definitely become panicked and suspicious.

Even he can think of this consequence, can't the top of the church not imagine it?
If they can think of it, why would they want to declare an all-out war on Mind Eater?
After Lilian told Zhong Ye all the news she had just learned, they chatted for a while before leaving Zhong Ye's room.

After Lilian left, Zhong Ye opened the game forum and tried to contact the forum administrator.

The administrator, who hadn't been in contact with him before, unexpectedly replied today!
【What's wrong? 】

Zhong Ye pondered for a moment, and told the forum administrator the news he had just received.

【...Wait a minute, I'll check to see if it's true. 】

After the administrator replied, he didn't speak again.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Zhong Ye, who was browsing the forum, received his reply.

[It has been confirmed that those children really want to declare war on the Mind Eater. In addition to wanting to eliminate the Mind Eater, they also want to collect people's beliefs by the way. However, the meeting was very noisy, and no news has been announced yet Intend. 】

Ok?
In this way, isn't there a deviation from the news he received?
"I think you should end the mediation as soon as possible and give this incident a characterization."

Zhong Ye took a deep breath, "Otherwise, I doubt someone will make their own decisions and release this news by themselves."

【...Are you skeptical that this matter is not simple? 】

"Don't you think it's strange that so many people support such a thing that does more harm than good?" Zhong Ye asked back.

Even if this incident can help the church gain more faith, it will lead to social unrest, and it will do more harm than good in any way.

It's fine that the top church leaders didn't veto this matter, and they got into a quarrel. At least in Zhong Ye's view, this is an abnormal thing.

"Besides, as gods, you should also know that the abyss has further deepened the corruption of this world. Not long ago, I saved a giant dragon that was eroded by the abyss and almost fell."

【You're right, there is indeed a problem... just wait a little longer, I'll check it out. 】

It's not a problem if you don't check it, but once you check it, you will find a big problem!
Not long after, Zhong Ye received another message. He opened the chat box and saw the shocking text.

[We have been reversely eroded! 】

"What do you mean?" Zhong Ye felt uneasy.

[Literal meaning—gods were born from thoughts, apart from primitive gods like the Sun God, to support our existence, we need faith. 】

[Among our believers, some people have been corrupted by the abyss, but they don’t feel anything, and the infection of the abyss has passed to us along the belief. Just now, we checked ourselves and found no problems in ourselves, until After asking the primitive gods for help, we discovered that we have actually been corrupted, but to a very low degree...but it was also infected! 】

Even the gods can be eroded by the abyss——Before meeting Magma, Zhong Ye didn't dare to imagine such a thing, but after meeting Magma, he found that demigods could also be eroded by the abyss. Abyssal erosion is nothing strange.

"That is to say, the erosion of the abyss to this world has increased again without you discovering it?"

[No, we have already discovered, because apart from those of us who were born because of human beliefs and need beliefs to maintain life, the original gods will not be eroded and infected by the abyss. They are the world itself, so they can discover many Things we can't perceive. 】

[After the level of erosion in the abyss increased, they immediately discovered this matter, but almost every ten years, the level of erosion will increase slightly. We think that as long as we control it well, we can suppress the level of erosion and purify it, but I didn't expect the erosion to be so serious this time. 】

【Among this, the evil god of the abyss should have taken action, otherwise, this kind of thing would not have happened. 】

[That’s the end of the chat, I still have some things to do—by the way, remind me, there will be a version update in two days, the Druids have reached an agreement with us, and the next game will add the ‘Druid’ Rui' this profession, you may encounter players in the wild in the future, be careful and don't reveal your secrets for the time being. 】

"Temporary?" Zhong Ye keenly noticed this.

[Yes, for the time being... We found that the distance between the earth and us seems to be closer than imagined. It may not take as long as ten years. After about five years, our world will officially connect with the earth. Before that, we will Cooperate with the earth's government to do some propaganda, so that people on earth will not be unacceptable. 】

[So, you can’t reveal your identity for the time being. You are a person from Earth, but you are also a part of our world. You are a bridge of communication. Revealing your identity is of great benefit to the connection of the two worlds. Be careful. 】

(End of this chapter)