378: How Shiva Descends

“Taylor, Payne, and Shiva, just you wait. See you in twenty minutes.”

Qin Shilei, hidden in a suite, murmured softly.

If Taylor and Payne knew what Qin Shilei was thinking, they would surely shout, “Rogue, cheater, hacker!”

Even now, Taylor and Payne were already in a sorry state.

Payne’s injuries were minor, only a stab wound on his exposed wrist, but the several protective artifacts he had painstakingly acquired were all shattered. If Qin Shilei had struck one more sword blow at that moment, he would probably be lying on the ground by now.

Taylor’s protective artifacts were also completely consumed. Not only was his wrist injured, but his abdomen was also stabbed by Qin Shilei, and blood was gushing out.

Shiva, the only one unharmed, looked at the temple, which had almost become a ruin, and angrily shouted, “Qin An King, I will tear you to pieces!”

As Shiva and the others discussed how to find Qin Shilei, time quietly passed, and the Phantom’s cooldown time was up.

Qin Shilei was about to control the Phantom to go in and kill Payne and Taylor first when the two surprisingly walked out of the temple. Their direction seemed to be towards the City Lord’s Mansion not far away.

Qin Shilei’s mind stirred, he summoned the Phantom and hid it in the shadows, then transformed himself into Gaode and chased after Taylor and the other.

“City Lord, you really made me search for a long time.”

“Gaode, why are you only showing up now?” Taylor asked with an unfriendly expression.

Qin Shilei rubbed his stomach and said apologetically, “Maybe I ate too much barbecue this morning and upset my stomach. In the restroom, I heard fighting, so I quickly pulled up my pants and ran out, but I didn’t see you two. My stomach started acting up again, so I had to go back. After I was done, I came out and couldn’t find you.”

“Why didn’t you just die in the toilet,” Payne complained unhappily.

Taylor glared at Gaode, but then remembered that the other party was his only remaining Golden Expert, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart, turned, and walked forward, “Follow me, back to the City Lord’s Mansion.”

Qin Shilei asked in a low voice, “Aren’t we going to see Shiva anymore?”

“No way,” Taylor replied irritably, “Just follow me when I tell you to.”

“Even better if we don’t go,” Qin Shilei thought to himself.

The three quickly entered the City Lord’s Mansion.

Along the way, Taylor and Payne were both cautious, fearing that the Phantom would suddenly appear.

Qin Shilei, meanwhile, kept probing for information about Shiva.

Unfortunately, Taylor and the other were preoccupied and only responded with ‘ah’ and ‘hmm’.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Qin Shilei presented a pair of red shoes to Taylor, “City Lord, you are willing to take in a casual person like me, Gaode, and I am eternally grateful. This is a small gift; I hope the City Lord will not despise it.”

Taylor immediately showed a hint of a smile and frankly accepted the shoes, “Gaode, you are thoughtful. From now on, Buduolong will be your home. The few of us working together will surely stand proudly on Blue Star.”

Although a mere red equipment would not surprise or make him, a City Lord, lose composure, he would not ignore it. Moreover, this was a gift from his newly recruited subordinate, representing the subordinate’s respect for him.

This made Taylor’s depressed mood improve slightly, and he looked at Qin Shilei with much more approval.

Qin Shilei looked at Payne beside him and said, “Thanks to your introduction, Payne, I finally found an organization. Dinner and a massage tonight are on me, City Lord and Brother Payne, you must not decline.”

Payne immediately smiled, “Brother Gaode is truly thoughtful.”

Qin Shilei struck while the iron was hot, “City Lord, I just seemed to sense a powerful aura from the temple. Did Lord Shiva descend?”

Taylor nodded and replied, “Precisely.”

Payne also interjected, “Brother Gaode, I didn’t lie to you, did I? Our Buduolong is protected by Lord Shiva.”

Qin Shilei asked tentatively, “How exactly can Lord Shiva descend to our Blue Star? Is it like in those novels, descending to Blue Star through devout believers?”

Taylor looked around and then said mysteriously, “Gaode, since you have now become one of us, I will tell you this secret, but you must not spread it.

To receive Shiva’s protection, one must be devout enough. Only when the power of our faith reaches Lord Shiva in heaven can we make Lord Shiva bestow divine grace.

There are three ways for Lord Shiva to descend. First, find a divine child whose physique matches Lord Shiva’s. We can then, through prayer, allow Shiva to descend as a clone through the divine child.

Second, establish a temple, where a large number of believers pray devoutly. With the help of a divine statue and a certain artifact, Lord Shiva can descend.

Third, when the spatial barrier between Blue Star and Lord Shiva’s divine kingdom becomes weaker, Lord Shiva can descend in his true form.”

Qin Shilei immediately understood. The former Eugene was very likely the so-called divine child. And here, Shiva should have descended with the power of the divine statue.

Taylor very likely possessed the certain artifact he mentioned.

Qin Shilei asked again, “City Lord, why didn’t you let Shiva directly attack Hope City and forcefully eliminate Qin An King?”

Taylor glanced at Qin Shilei, “It seems you still don’t understand. Lord Shiva descends through the divine statue, so he can only stay near the statue. Once he leaves Buduolong, he will automatically dissipate in three to five minutes.”

Payne also interjected, “If we can find a qualified divine child, we can sweep across the entire Blue Star. Lord Shiva will also greatly reward us.”

Qin Shilei immediately understood.

As long as he destroyed the divine statue, which was Shiva’s vessel for collecting faith, or damaged the artifact in Taylor’s hand, Shiva would likely be unable to descend here.

Thinking of this, Qin Shilei wished he could eliminate Taylor now or have the Phantom rush into the temple and smash Shiva’s divine statue to dust.

But then he suddenly thought of something and asked again, “City Lord, did Qin An King appear just now? Did Lord Shiva eliminate him?”

Hearing this, Taylor’s face immediately darkened, and he said irritably, “That cunning fellow only sent out his summoned creature, allowing him to escape.”

Payne also said fiercely, “I don’t think he’ll be able to jump around for much longer. Lord Shiva has made full preparations. As soon as that Qin An King’s summoned creature appears again, Lord Shiva will be able to track him down through their connection.

At that time, tsk tsk, Lord Shiva is going to pull out that hateful fellow’s soul and torment him for a thousand years.”

Damn it, fortunately, I asked one more question, otherwise, Shiva’s scheme might have succeeded.

Having Taylor and the other return to the City Lord’s Mansion might also be Shiva intentionally releasing them as bait.

After asking some more casual questions, Qin Shilei left the City Lord’s Mansion and found a hotel nearby to open a room.