Chapter 1119 The Lies of the Gods Are Torn Apart (Part 1)
Chapter 1119 The Lies of the Gods Are Torn Apart (Part 1)
The firelight was the last hope for the people of Wucheng.
The girl, Tali, and the remaining dozens of survivors used their last bit of strength to climb up the crumbling city wall.
The huge commotion coming from outside the city made them think that reinforcements had arrived, or that the gods had finally heard their prayers.
"It is God! It is the glory of Lord Nanna!" An old man pointed to the bright moonlight in the distant desert, tears streaming down his face.
"And...and three more white-robed deities!"
Tali's eyes widened as she saw three figures dressed in white robes walking from the depths of the desert toward Wucheng.
Behind them followed a large group of ragged people, survivors who had escaped from other parts of Wucheng!
"They've come to guide us! We're saved!"
Praise be to the gods!
On the city wall, the desperate crowd erupted in cheers of relief, embracing each other and weeping with joy.
Tali was so excited that she was trembling. She was about to wave to the people below the city, but the next second, her smile froze on her face.
The three white-robed deities, regarded by the crowd as saviors, stopped less than a hundred meters away from the group of fugitives.
There was no comforting, no hugging.
One of the white-robed deities slowly raised his hand, and a dazzling light shone forth.
A flash of light, and the fastest man in the lead had his head thrown into the air, his body continuing to run forward two steps before crashing to the ground.
The cheers abruptly stopped.
Everyone on the city wall was like a duck with its neck choked, unable to utter a sound.
massacre.
A massacre unfolded before their very eyes without warning.
Those three white-robed gods were like lawnmowers; with each wave of their hands, hordes of people fell.
The fugitives screamed in despair and scattered in all directions, but how could their legs outrun the divine magic of the gods?
Blood stained the yellow sand, and the screams grew fainter and fainter until the last person fell, and the whole world fell into deathly silence.
"Why...why?" Tali's lips trembled, her teeth chattering.
On the other side of the city wall, in the shadows.
"Damn, these bastards are really good at acting." Lin Qiye clicked his tongue, his voice showing no surprise whatsoever.
"They're not acting," Wu Hen's voice came from the side, chillingly calm.
"They are offering sacrifices."
An old man from Wucheng, huddled not far from them, witnessed everything that had just happened.
He was already mentally broken, but he was still muttering to himself, "No... those are Lords Ishtar, Nanna, and Ningal... they are my king's most loyal subordinates."
"Legend has it that after our king's fall, they have been guarding this land, waiting for his return..."
"Legend?" Wu Hen's lips curled into a cold smile.
How long has this legend been circulating?
"Generations...the people of Wucheng all know this..."
"Who told this legend to your ancestors?"
The old man was stunned.
Wu Hen sneered: "Of course, it's these three 'gods' themselves."
"A lie that has been fabricated for a thousand years, just for this harvest today, what a grand scheme."
Lin Qiye frowned: "What can we do by harvesting these civilians?"
"Have you forgotten about that corpse?" Wu Hen's gaze drifted to the center of the distant desert, to the place shrouded in moonlight.
"Do you think it wouldn't require energy to resurrect the corpse of a god, especially one of Gilgamesh's caliber?"
"The flesh and soul of these people are the best fuel."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three white-robed gods raised the golden holy chalice high in their hands.
The corpses of the thousands of slaughtered Wucheng people instantly transformed into streaks of blood-red energy.
Like iron filings attracted by a magnet, they surged wildly into the three Holy Grails.
The Holy Grail shone brightly, purifying and compressing its crimson energy.
Then it transformed into three dazzling blood-red beams of light, soaring into the sky and precisely striking the center of the desert!
The crimson beam of light was aimed at Gilgamesh's corpse, which was suspended in mid-air!
"Damn it, it really is them!" Lin Qiye cursed under his breath, his fists clenching instantly.
Previously it was just speculation, but now we are watching these false gods use the lives of innocent people to nourish a corpse!
Under the influence of crimson energy, Gilgamesh's lifeless body began to tremble violently.
The dark gold armor covering him groaned under the strain, cracks spreading across its surface.
It was as if something was about to break free from that ancient body!
The survivors on the city wall, including Tali, were dumbfounded.
They didn't understand why the gods would slaughter their own followers.
But they witnessed another scene that shocked them even more—the figure shrouded in blood was the king they had worshipped for generations in Wucheng!
"Your Majesty...is my king!"
"The king is going to rise again!"
Amidst extreme fear and chaos, a twisted fanaticism began to fester among the crowd.
Perhaps... perhaps all of this is the necessary price for my king's return?
Just then, the ancient corpse, bathed in moonlight and blood,
Those eyelids, which had been tightly closed for a thousand years, slowly... opened under the horrified gaze of everyone.
opened.
What kind of eyes are those?
They lacked vitality and emotion, existing only in a deathly gray-white, like two glass beads covered in dust.
But it was these very eyes that caused the temperature of the entire desert to drop to freezing point.
"My king...my king has been resurrected!!"
Tali saw it! She saw the King open his eyes!
Overwhelmed by shock and ecstasy, she instantly lost her composure, and trembling, she extended her finger.
Pointing to a distant miracle, with all its might, it is about to announce this news to the whole world!
However, just as her scream reached her throat, a hand suddenly shot out from the shadows behind her and covered her mouth tightly!
"Well--!"
Tali's eyes widened, and with one hand and a tremendous force, she was pulled backward simultaneously.
He was instantly dragged into the shadow of the city wall.
The world fell into an unknown, suffocating silence the instant her cry was silenced.
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