166: Kill the Cultists

“Chen Xing said, then projected the battle rankings from his wristband onto the open ground in front of them.

Wei Jianguo and Mei Wan'er followed his gaze, also curiously looking at the rankings.

When they clearly saw the name on the mission leaderboard, all three of them froze on the spot, their mouths wide open in exclamations:

“Li Ziyu, 45% mission completion?! How is this possible!”

“Did he really complete A-rank missions? And more than one?”

This scene was playing out in many places within the Martial Saint Secret Realm.

Wang Xinyang, President Bai Ximo, Lei Zhan, Yin Miaomiao, including some people from the military and S-rank battle groups, all looked at the rankings with disbelief.

A question couldn't help but arise in everyone's mind.

How did Li Ziyu do it??

…

Outside Wu Sheng Town, the specific situation inside the Martial Saint Secret Realm could not be seen.

However, Tianwei Star, who had a bet with Left Hongyang, was not flustered at all.

Even if Yu Ningmo had the military and S-rank battle groups assist Li Ziyu, he didn't think Li Ziyu had the slightest chance of winning.

He knew Li Yang's strength better than anyone; even if Li Ziyu's talent was strong, his age was there, and his mission completion speed could absolutely not surpass Li Yang's.

“Hehe! Left Laogou, you obediently hand over that Level 8 lightning-element fierce beast's crystal core to me with both hands.”

Tianwei Star glanced at Left Hongyang, who was also waiting in the distance, and seeing Left Hongyang's grim expression, Tianwei Star smiled even more happily.

With this Level 8 lightning-element fierce beast's crystal core, his strength could advance further!

…

Inside the secret realm, Demon Capital City.

Inside a long-abandoned air-raid shelter overgrown with weeds.

Li Ziyu stood outside the air-raid shelter, looking at the mission description on the mission panel.

[Mission Level: A]

[Danger Level: Dangerous]

[Mission Reward Completion: 15%]

[Mission Details—Arrest the Zeroing God Cult's Red-robed Cultist Archbishop.

The Zeroing God Cult has been stirring up trouble, widely spreading doomsday theories, and repeatedly kidnapping residents for sacrificial activities. Arrest the Zeroing God Cult's Red-robed Cultist Archbishop.]

[Red-robed Cultist Archbishop Strength: Six-Level Beginner Warrior.]

“A Six-Level Beginner Warrior, not bad strength, finally not so boring!”

Li Ziyu looked at the mission description, excitement flashing in his heart.

There happened to be three A-rank missions in his current location, so he simply accepted them all.

The first two were already completed; this was the last A-rank mission.

After completing this A-rank mission, the next step would be to complete S-rank missions, and then the second stage!

Thinking this, Li Ziyu, dragging demon moon, walked towards the sealed iron door of the air-raid shelter.

…

“Quick, the closest one to us is an A-rank mission to arrest the Zeroing God Cult's Red-robed Cultist Archbishop.

The difficulty is a Six-Level Beginner Warrior; if the four of us go together, we can definitely take him down before Li Ziyu!”

On a street several kilometers from the air-raid shelter, Li Yang, with Ji Wudi and two others, was sprinting rapidly.

He had originally intended to accept other A-rank missions and compete fairly with Li Ziyu.

However, upon realizing that there were no rules in the Martial Saint Secret Realm prohibiting intercepting others' mission progress, he decided to intercept Li Ziyu's mission!

Complete the mission before Li Ziyu, leaving Li Ziyu with no missions to do!

…

At this moment, inside the air-raid shelter.

A group of figures dressed in black robes, with hoods covering their faces, formed a circle.

In the center of the circle stood a figure whose face was also hidden beneath a hood.

However, unlike the black robes on the others, the robe of the figure standing in the center was red.

Looking at the attire and gathering place of these people, it was clearly not a legitimate organization.

Beside him, there were also two young girls, blindfolded and with their hands and feet bound, kneeling on the ground.

“Zeroing God Cult, all things return to zero!”

“Great Xia, is about to usher in a new era!”

The Red-robed Cultist Archbishop ignored the struggles of the two girls beside him, his face fanatical as he embraced the air with both hands.

“Zeroing God Cult, all things return to zero!”

“Great Xia, usher in a new era!”

“Zeroing God Cult, all things return to zero!”

…

The Black-robed Cultists below, surrounding them, also opened their hands with fanatical expressions, embracing the sky, while hysterically shouting the cult's slogans.

The two girls tied to the ground struggled even more violently, trembling like sieves.

At first, they thought it was just a normal kidnapping, but looking at the slogans these people were shouting, it was clearly a cult.

And it was the Zeroing God Cult, which had been frequently reported on television recently.

Despair filled the two girls' hearts, and large tears continuously streamed from the corners of their eyes.

Recently, there had been frequent news reports of students disappearing, and when found, they had already been burned to skeletons; later, it was confirmed that the Zeroing God Cult was responsible.

Although the government was also vigorously pursuing the Zeroing God Cult, it had been several years with no progress.

Thinking of the news they had seen on television about those who were cremated, the two girls were overwhelmed by fear.

After shouting for a while, seeing that the atmosphere was right, the Red-robed Cultist Archbishop raised his hand to quiet the atmosphere.

He turned to look at the two girls kneeling beside him, and said with a fanatical tone:

“Light the fire, sacrifice!”

“This is a gift to sacrifice to the great Heavenly God. Due to the sins of the world, the Heavenly God has already sent a divine messenger to cleanse the sins of the world.”

“The Great Xia government overestimates itself, attempting to resist divine punishment with human power. How can human power contend with God? This is self-destruction.”

“Now, humanity's only way out is to embrace the divine messenger, self-sacrifice, and cleanse one's own sins!”

As the Red-robed Cultist Archbishop spoke, he waved his right hand, and a bright yellow flame appeared in his hand.

He walked towards the two girls, preparing to burn them with the flame in his hand.

The other Black-robed Cultists became even more fanatical, their eyes fixed intently on the flame in the Red-robed Cultist Archbishop's hand, revealing expressions of fanaticism and envy.

According to the Red-robed Cultist Archbishop, this was the sacred fire, bestowed upon him by the Heavenly God.

As long as he could redeem nine hundred ninety-nine sinful people, he would receive a reward from the Heavenly God.

At that time, not only the sacred fire, but also the possibility of controlling the power of other elements!

“Do not be afraid, children, this is the sacred fire, it can cleanse the sins from your bodies.”

“You are fortunate to be chosen to cleanse yourselves; this is your honor.”

The Red-robed Cultist Archbishop reached out and tore off the blindfolds from the two girls' heads, preparing to let them witness their own salvation with their own eyes.

But just then.

The Red-robed Cultist Archbishop suddenly turned his head to look towards the direction of the main door:

“Who!?”

In his keen perception, it seemed there were footsteps outside.