Chapter 338
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Chapter 338: Promotion
Ancient God Church.
Shen Qingzhu dragged his battered body and slowly pushed open the heavy doors of the church.
Creak—!
The ancient and deep sound echoed in the empty church, his blood-stained palms trembled as they hung in front of him, breathing heavily. Each step he took left a deep blood mark on the church floor.
On one side, atop the Thorn Throne, brilliant illusions flickered to life, and the nightmarish avatar of the Whispering One reappeared.
Seeing the utterly disheveled Shen Qingzhu, his expression changed.
Shen Qingzhu, what happened to your injuries? Where are the other believers? Why didn’t they come with you?
Shen Qingzhu approached beneath the Whispering Throne, struggling to bow in greeting. His cracked lips parted slightly, oozing a bit of blood as he hoarsely spoke:
Lord Whispering… the other seniors… all… all sacrificed themselves!!
What!!
The Whispering One suddenly stood up from the throne, the calm and elegance on his face vanished, replaced by unprecedented seriousness and gravity.
What happened?
After we failed to ambush Wu Tongxuan, we immediately retreated from the fasting place, but who knew we would encounter the Master on the way back to the fasting place…
You encountered the Master?! The Whispering One’s face turned as ugly as a frostbitten eggplant.
When the Master saw us, he attacked without a word. The second, fourth, and fifth seniors fought desperately! Among them, the second senior, knowing he was no match, used a spatial rift to forcibly send me away under the Master’s pressure, allowing me to escape!
The three seniors died to save me!
Shen Qingzhu lowered his head, a tear sliding down his cheek…
The Whispering One sat back down on the throne, utterly shaken.
Excluding the twelfth seat, who was already a death warrior, this operation alone resulted in the sacrifice of the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth seats—four top-tier believers. Almost half of the top ten among the twenty seats of believers have perished!
Including the eighth seat who died a month ago, the tenth and eleventh seats who died three months ago, the eighteenth seat who died half a year ago… and the thirteenth seat (Han Shaoyun), fourteenth seat (Ma Yitian), and sixteenth seat (the unnamed person devoured by a certain dog) who died over a year ago…
Twelve out of the twenty seats of believers have been lost!!
Only eight remain…
Especially among the top ten believers, only the first, third, seventh, and ninth seats are left now…
This is undoubtedly a devastating blow to the believers and the Ancient God Church!
When did the once stable believers start suffering such heavy casualties…
The Whispering One felt pain for a long time, took a deep breath, and his gaze fell on Shen Qingzhu, who, despite being heavily injured, remained composed. He felt a bit of comfort in his heart.
Fortunately, the seed candidate he valued most survived…
Shen Qingzhu. The Whispering One spoke slowly.
Here.
After this battle, the believers have suffered significant losses… I know it may be a bit early for you, but you must take on heavy responsibilities now.
The Whispering One stood up from the Thorn Throne and spoke earnestly.
You have the ability and potential. As long as you grow well, you will surely become my most capable subordinate. From now on, you will take over the position of the tenth seat and bear the heavy responsibilities.
Once you break through to the Sea Realm, I will assign you even heavier tasks.
Shen Qingzhu raised his head and solemnly replied: Tenth seat of the believers, Shen Qingzhu, will obey Lord Whispering’s orders.
The Whispering One nodded, filled with expectation, and said:
I believe that one day in the future, you will lead all the believers to regain glory!
……
On a coastal shore.
Clear seawater washed up onto the golden beach and then slowly receded, leaving behind a pool of sand and stones. Countless men and women in swimsuits gathered by the shore, laughing and playing.
Suddenly, a bikini-clad girl froze, looking down at the seawater beneath her feet, a puzzled expression appearing in her eyes.
What’s wrong? asked another girl accompanying her.
Don’t you think the seawater seems to have gotten colder?
Colder? Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit…
The bikini girl squatted down, reaching her hand into the seawater. After a moment of searching, she pulled out a crystal-clear ice block the size of an egg.
Ice? How could there be ice in the sea?
Splash—!!
Just as the two were puzzled, a plump figure suddenly emerged from the water beside them, splashing water directly onto the faces of the two girls.
Ahhh!! Pervert!!
One of the girls screamed, slapping the figure beside her in the face before turning and splashing through the water toward the shore.
The scream instantly attracted the attention of some people nearby. They turned to see a drenched fat man standing in the sea, touching his reddened cheek and looking around in confusion…
Who am I, where am I, and why did I just get slapped?
As everyone was puzzled, three more figures emerged from the water, one of whom was wearing a prison uniform, and another was dressed in… a hospital gown?
What’s going on?
I don’t know, why are they dressed like that?
Crap, they didn’t escape from some prison, did they?
Look at that one in the hospital gown; it looks like there’s blood on him!
Quick, quick, call the police!!
The people on the shore instantly erupted into chaos, pulling out their phones, some starting to record videos, while others directly called the police, creating a complete mess.
Qi Ye… what’s going on? Where is this? Bai Li Pangpang asked in confusion.
Lin Qi Ye’s mouth twitched slightly; where we are is no longer important. I just know that if we don’t run now, we’re going to be caught as perverts!
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qi Ye stepped into the water and quickly dashed toward the other side of the shore, fleeing for his life, with the other three following closely behind!
Never would they have imagined that the fifth special team would make its first appearance before the world… in such a manner!
A few minutes later.
The four of them crouched in a corner, panting heavily, sweat dripping onto the ground from the seawater. Cao Yuan peeked out and sighed in relief.
They didn’t follow us…
Bai Li Pangpang rubbed his cheek and couldn’t help but ask: Where exactly did we wash up? How come we ended up in a scenic area?
When we were running just now, I saw an advertisement board on the shore; it seemed to be the Golden Coast Bathing Beach… If I’m not mistaken, we should be in Honglian City.
Honglian? Cao Yuan was taken aback. Have we already reached the Northeast?
Lin Qi Ye took out the phone Ye Fan had given him, pulled it out of the sealed bag, and long-pressed the power button, successfully turning it on.
The next moment, a message popped up.
