Amidst a vast expanse of yellow sand, hundreds of skinny, naked figures were excavating a huge ancient ruin.
From a bird 's-eye view, one would see that they had dug out a rectangular building. The building was more than a hundred meters deep and was constructed out of countless corroded steel.
The building seemed to be a hall that was buried underground. Most of the dome had collapsed and was buried deep underground. Only a small portion that had not collapsed was still standing.
The entire building seemed to be made out of steel and this group of people was excavating the steel from the building.
"Shais, this ancient ruin must be completely excavated within three months."
A man dressed in a black robe with three gold-rimmed edges said in a hoarse voice, "All the extracted steel must be handed over to His Excellency the High Priest. You're not allowed to be greedy or else the High Priest will punish you. Your body will be fed to God and your soul will be burned in an endless inferno of hell..."
The face of the man in the black robe was covered with a black veil. Only when the desert wind blew past could one see the man's face.
It was a hideous and twisted face that was filled with ulceration and decay.
"As you wish, His Excellency the High Priest and His Excellency the Deacon …"
Standing in front of the man in the black robe was another man dressed in the same black robe. However, unlike the previous man in the black robe, the ulceration on this man's face was much less. There were only scars that had once festered but had healed.
His black robe had only one gold-rimmed edge. He was bowing slightly to show his respect to the man in front of him.
"Hmm, very good."
The man in the black robe nodded in satisfaction. He turned around and walked toward a huge airship behind him. There was also a group of black-robed men beside him. These black-robed men were different from the laborers who excavated the ancient ruin. Their bulging muscles could be seen under their long robes. They were also much taller than the average man, some of them were even three meters tall.
They looked like a group of savage beasts.
"Farewell, Sir Deacon Armas..."
Looking at the gold-rimmed black-robed man walking away, the seemingly normal man immediately revealed a fawning smile and lowered his head. However, the moment he lowered his head, a hint of coldness could be seen in his eyes.
However, just as he took a step forward, he suddenly heard a flurry of hurried footsteps behind him. A thin man in a black robe ran toward him in a panic. "Sir Shais, those laborers... They, they've dug up something strange!"
"Hmm?"
The golden-edged black-robed man who was about to leave suddenly stopped in his tracks. He slowly turned around and looked at the skinny black-robed man standing behind Shais. "What did you guys find?"
"It's, it's something like a coffin …"
The skinny black-robed man shrank back in fear as he looked at Shais. "It's very heavy and very sturdy. We can't open it no matter what …"
Shais turned around and glared at the skinny man in the black robe. He then turned back to the golden-edged man in the black robe and said, "That bunch of laborers have never seen the world before. I'm guessing it's just one of the installations in this ancient building. It shouldn't be anything important..."
"Why don't we just take a look and see what it is?"
The golden-edged black-robed man flashed a sly smile. He turned around and walked toward the ruins. "Shais, don't tell me you're thinking of stealing the high priest's offering to God?"
"Of, of course not!"
Shais quickly shook his head and followed behind the golden-edged black-robed man.
Soon, the group arrived at the edge of the huge ruins. From where they stood, they could see that the ruins were larger than a football field. Hundreds of workers were busy hammering away at the steel frame with a variety of steel tools. At the same time, there was a large group of people gathered at the bottom of the ruins as if they were observing something.
"Get someone to bring that thing out."
The golden-edged black-robed man ordered.
"Quick, get those laborers to bring that metal lump over and present it to Master Deacon Armas!"
Shais hurriedly ordered.
Immediately, his order was passed down. Under the urging of a few muscular and deformed supervisors, the group of laborers carried the metal object up and walked up from the bottom.
"Huff... huff..."
A group of sallow and emaciated laborers panted heavily as they finally brought the object out and placed it in front of the group.
It was only then that the group saw that it was indeed a metal object in the shape of a coffin. It was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. It looked as if the passage of time had not left a single mark on it.
"Huh?"
The golden-edged black-robed man's eyes lit up when he saw the blue glow on the metal lump. "This is good stuff. There's no sign of corrosion at all. This must be a very powerful metal. If it's used to make weapons, it must be of the highest quality."
"Don't be hasty, Master Deacon Armas."
Shais smiled. "It's obvious that this coffin-like object is a box. In other words, there must be something more important inside. Perhaps it's the tomb of some high-ranking person in ancient times, and the coffin is filled with treasures that were buried with them..."
"Treasures?"
The golden-edged black-robed man narrowed his eyes as a hint of greed flashed across his eyes. "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and get someone to open it! If there's really a treasure inside, we can offer it to His Excellency the high priest. Both you and I will be rewarded by God. "
"Yes."
Shais nodded. He turned to the skinny black-robed man beside him and instructed, "Find a few strong laborers and have them pry open this coffin."
"Yes!"
The skinny black-robed man nodded. He ran to the edge of the ruins and shouted a few times. Immediately, a few slightly stronger laborers came out from the ruins.
"All of you, open it together!"
The skinny black-robed man commanded. The laborers gathered around the coffin with numb expressions on their faces and tried to pry open the lid on the metal coffin.
"One, two, three!"
The laborers yelled and pushed with all their might, but no matter how hard they tried, the lid on the metal coffin would not budge an inch.
"What's going on? Haven't you eaten?"
After waiting for a while, Shais saw that the laborers were still not getting any results. He furrowed his brows and glanced at the slightly impatient golden-edged black-robed man beside him. He yelled, "Get some tools and pry it open!"
Seeing this, the laborers stopped what they were doing and retrieved crowbars from the other laborers. They stuffed them into the gaps between the coffin lid and pried it open.
However, after more than ten minutes, the laborers were still at their wits' end.
"Sir, there's no gap in this coffin that can fit the crowbars..."
One of the laborers mustered up his courage and replied.
"A bunch of useless fools!"
Shais immediately cursed. He pushed the laborers aside and walked up to the coffin to inspect it. However, he noticed that the crowbars were all bent but there was not a single scratch on the coffin.
'What a tough metal!'
Shais thought to himself. However, he still pretended to be exasperated and turned to the golden-edged black-robed man. "Sir Deacon Armas, what do you think..."
"Hmph, I've never seen a coffin that can't be opened."
Armas sneered. "Where's the chainsaw? Why don't we just use the chainsaw to cut it open? "
"Oh right, there's still the chainsaw!"
Shais slapped his forehead in realization. A moment later, a chainsaw was delivered to the coffin. This time, Shais was personally in charge of the operation. He held an old chainsaw in his hand and used it to hack at the joint between the coffin lid and the coffin!
"Screech!"
There was an ear-piercing screeching sound as sparks flew from the chainsaw.
However, after waiting for a while, there was no sign of the chainsaw cutting through the metal coffin. When he felt that he could not hold on any longer, he finally put down the chainsaw. However, what he saw next left him dumbfounded.
The part of the coffin that the chainsaw had cut through was still as good as new. On the contrary, the teeth of the chainsaw had been worn off!
Shais was not the only one who was dumbfounded. Even Armas and the others were dumbfounded.
The chainsaw could not cut it open and the crowbar could not pry it open. How were they supposed to deal with this thing?
However, just when everyone was feeling troubled, the coffin-like device suddenly made a "chi chi" sound, as if air was leaking from inside. Then, there was an electronic beep, and the coffin that no one could do anything about actually opened up bit by bit by itself …
'What's going on...'
Shais was startled. He instinctively took two steps back and put on a wary expression.
The golden-edged black-robed man waved his hand and several of his muscular subordinates immediately surrounded the coffin.
"Ah..."
However, when the group of people saw what was inside the coffin, they suddenly let out a cry of surprise. Then, they saw a strangely dressed man levitating out of the coffin!
That's right, he was levitating!
The man's face was sickly pale. His eyes were closed and he had a head of strange short hair. It was as if he was floating away from gravity. His entire body was filled with a demonic and ominous aura.
The moment he appeared, the entire space seemed to be suppressed. The sandstorm in the desert stopped strangely, and everyone felt that even breathing had become extremely difficult. They kept breathing, but the air that was everywhere seemed to be suppressed by the other party, making it difficult for them to breathe in!
An indescribable sense of danger slowly spread throughout the area...
"Who, who are you!"
After what seemed like an eternity, the golden-edged black-robed man was the first to regain his senses. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why did you crawl into the coffin? Don't you know that everything here is to be sacrificed to God? You've committed a heinous crime!"
As if he had heard the question, the man suddenly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, it was as if the entire world had darkened for a moment!
What a pair of eyes. They were filled with endless darkness like the boundless starry sky. It was so dark that it was frightening!
"God?"
The man seemed to have not gotten used to the strong sunlight. He narrowed his eyes slightly but the corners of his mouth curled up into a strange smile. "How can there be a god in this world? If there is a god, then I'm God. "
"How dare you!"
The golden-edged black-robed man's expression changed. A strange aura began to emanate from his body. At the same time, he shouted, "How dare you question the existence of God? Men, capture him! I'm going to bring him to the high priest and offer his flesh and blood to God! "
Hearing the golden-edged black-robed man's order, the group of muscular black-robed men immediately stepped forward and grabbed at the mysterious man!
However, before they could even get close to him, their expressions suddenly changed. All of them froze on the spot, as if they had been immobilized.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and attack!"
The golden-edged black-robed man's pupils shrank. He seemed to have understood something, but he still urged them, unwilling to give up.
"They've already gone to see the God you speak of."
The man took a small step forward. Instantly, his body slowly descended, arriving directly in front of the golden-edged black-robed man. At the same time, the dozen or so black-robed men seemed to collapse like building blocks. Starting from their heads, their entire bodies completely collapsed!
Thump!
The dozen or so black-robed men fell to the ground. Da Gu Da Gu's blood permeated the air from the broken corpses, emitting a nauseating stench.
"You!"
The golden-edged black-robed man's pupils shrank. He took another two steps back, his eyes filled with shock. "Impossible, you're a high-level psionicist!"
"Psionic power. Is that what you people call mysterious powers?"
The man tilted his head. He could sense a strange but familiar power emerging from the body of the golden-edged black-robed man. This power was none other than the strange power of the Consciousness Stealer that he had encountered before...
"God, please grant me the power to destroy the impurities in front of me!"
The golden-edged black-robed man suddenly roared. He spread his hands and invisible power began to gather around him. However, in the next second, he suddenly felt as if something was stuck in his throat.
"Cough, cough..."
The golden-edged black-robed man hurriedly touched his neck, but he felt nothing. He looked at the mysterious man in front of him in horror and was about to say something when he heard a crack. His neck broke at a ninety-degree angle!
Thump!
Before the golden-edged black-robed man could unleash his power, he collapsed to the ground and lost all signs of life.
After he was done, the mysterious man turned around and looked at Shais who was dumbfounded by what he had just seen.
"Your, Your Excellency Psionicist!"
Shais felt a chill run down his spine. Without hesitation, he knelt before the mysterious man and bowed his head. "I'm your most devout and loyal servant, please spare our lives!"
At the same time, the skinny black-robed man behind Shais, as well as all the laborers, also knelt down...
Hearing this, the mysterious man's lips curled into a playful smile. His expression was calm as he said, "Very good, very spirited."
"Now, tell me your names, ages, and backgrounds..."
As he said this, he pointed to Shais who had the highest status among the group and was the first to kneel.
"I'll start with you."
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