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Chapter 153: The Former Light Worshiper
Chapter 201: The Former Light Seeker
Mu Yang was almost certain that the source of such a dense, dark anomaly was within this dilapidated church.
Because the guidance in his heart became increasingly obvious after approaching this church, even somewhat urging him, as if it couldn't wait for Mu Yang to rush in and die.
This guidance came from the sun, but not entirely, which was very peculiar.
Knowing that the enemy might be inside the church, Mu Yang naturally wouldn't foolishly rush in. Instead, he took out some technological equipment, preparing to probe it.
Because he was worried about damaging any good things that might exist in the church, he decided to use a gentle tactic first.
So, Mu Yang controlled a simple robot, worth no more than 200 paradise coins, to step forward and try to push open the church's main door.
The sound of the machine operating was incredibly clear and piercing in the darkness. Every few steps, mechanical parts would fall off this iron lump, and it would probably be scrapped before it walked fifty meters.
One could only say it lived up to its name as a beginner's practice piece in mechanics; it was indeed pathetic.
200 paradise coins was purely the price of the mechanical parts; the labor cost was worthless, but it was perfectly sufficient to be used as cannon fodder.
When the robot pushed open the outermost iron fence of the church, the anticipated attack did not occur; everything was calm.
The robot continued to move forward, trembling. The second before it broke down, it successfully pushed open the church door, finally burning out at the entrance, but still without suffering any attacks.
There was no ambush at the door, or rather, things like robots, which have no signs of life or solar aura, would not encounter an ambush at the door.
Mu Yang had anticipated this, so he calmly activated the strobe light installed on the robot.
The light burst forth, breaking through a distance of 5 meters in an instant, and the next moment, the robot was completely dissolved by an unknown creature, disappearing from the doorway, as if it had never existed.
Sure enough, that thing was very sensitive to light and abhorred it.
The robot confirmed that there was indeed danger inside the church, but the camera didn't capture anything, which was a bit of a shame.
"You call upon the Light, desiring its power."
"The Heart of Light has thoughts, but is powerless to assist you. It can only wish you fearlessness in the face of gloom."
"You gain a temporary buff: Fearless in Gloom."
"Fearless in Gloom: Damage taken from Dark-aligned attacks is reduced by 10%."
When Mu Yang used [Beginning of Light], the Light, as expected, could only provide subtle help, but the assistance gained from borrowing power from the sun might be even smaller.
"You have banished the blood sun and embraced the Blazing Sun."
The opponent loathed the sun, so Mu Yang would defeat him with the most magnificent and dignified posture.
His eyes turned a light golden color, and the invisible pressure emanating from Mu Yang's side became heavier. Even the interior of the rocks affected by the pressure subtly emitted strange noises.
And when the light shone through the cracks, dispelling the darkness, a tragic roar came from inside the church. The surrounding darkness seemed to gain sentience, conveying hostility and disgust towards Mu Yang.
But soon, this disgust receded for some unknown reason, and a hunched figure, completely enveloped in armor and holding a broom, slowly walked out of the main door, trembling.
"Sun—Apostle—You—have—come—"
A broken voice came from within the armor. His tone was calm and amiable, carrying longing and piety towards the Sun Apostle.
Ignoring his fully armored appearance like a knight at this moment, the person's voice sounded very normal, not at all like there was a problem.
"Currently judging both parties' Charm attributes. Judgment successful. Our Charm is 4.5 times that of the enemy, but due to suppression by the dark environment and the influence of a special remnant soul, only 40% of the enemy's data is obtained."
Name: Light Seeker · Roy / ??
Type: Human / ??
Health: 90% (continuously recovering)
Mana: 100 / 120
???: 1139 / 1200
Strength: 10 (??)
Agility: 9 (??)
Stamina: 11 (??)
Intelligence: 9 (47)
Charm: 10 (2)
Luck: 1
Skill 1: Dark Affinity Lv.20 (Passive): Dark affinity +20 points, greatly increases the speed of learning dark spells, and increases Dark element damage by 20%.
Skill 2: Steal ?? Lv.40 (Active): ??
?? (Affected by a special remnant soul, most abilities are temporarily suppressed and cannot be displayed)
"My Lord—why—do—you—not—come—in?"
Looking at Roy's seemingly genuine confusion, Mu Yang was silent for a moment before stepping into the church.
And as he entered the church, the originally dilapidated and collapsed building instantly returned to its original state.
The decor was luxurious; although not exactly opulent, the materials used were certainly more extravagant than a normal church.
Inside the church, thousands of sun worshipers gathered, kneeling on the ground, worshiping their faith.
These believers varied in age, from the elderly with one foot in the grave to children as young as 6 years old.
The sun's aura on them was very strong, and their expressions were solemn and fanatical, but Mu Yang noticed a child of only 7 or 8 peeking from outside the window.
This child did not have the sun's aura; on the contrary, a considerable darkness was hidden within him.
"Roy?"
Recalling the "Dark Affinity" detected by the Truth Utterance, Mu Yangguessed that this was a memory woven for him by Roy's remnant soul, and also the reason for his descent into darkness.
A very classic trope, but he was indeed curious why this church would appear in this crack, and why it would call to him.
Half a day later, the ceremony ended, and the believers solemnly exited the church. Mu Yang also left with them.
"Look, it's the freak Roy!"
"Scum of darkness! I will eliminate you in the name of the sun!"
As expected, Roy, with his Dark Affinity, became the object of everyone's disdain. A group of children, aspiring to become Sun Apostles, found joy in bullying him.
This scene seemed to happen frequently; the adult believers saw it but had no intention of stopping it, also looking at Roy with the eyes reserved for an anomaly, as if they had never considered him one of their own.
Seeing this, Mu Yang frowned deeply.
It's normal to see an anomaly and have other thoughts, just as one can't help but stare at a punk on the street; this is a human instinct, almost unavoidable.
But the reason humans and animals are classified separately is because human reason can suppress these negative instincts, preventing them from becoming beasts driven by instinct.
And the sun is selfless; even for darkness, if it is willing to accept the sun's radiance, it will selflessly cast its light upon the darkness, illuminating the path ahead.
Therefore, everything became clear: these believers, driven by instinct, were neither human nor true sun worshipers, but merely beasts in human guise.
Subsequently, Mu Yang watched Roy being bullied day after day. Any act of resistance would be seen as an erosion by darkness, and then he would be beaten by that group of adult beasts and locked in solitary confinement.
He didn't understand why he was like this, but he knew he was favored by darkness, yet his heart had never chosen to fall into darkness, but rather yearned for the light.
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