While the frontlines were stuck in a difficult situation, Vila Nova Dônia wasn't idle at the rear. On the contrary, in Rorschach's opinion, they were basically two sides of the same battlefield. If either side collapsed, it would lead to the collapse of the entire battlefield.
And if the entire battlefield collapsed and Vila Nova Dônia fell, the Game Church would never accept it.
If one were to talk about which Church had contributed the most to Vila Nova Dônia, the Game Church might not be in the top five due to its limited size. But if one were to talk about the extent of the Game Church's contribution, no one in the Game Church could compare to it.
Some time ago, the Game Church had built the main system of the virtual world in the city. The strength of its escorts was extraordinary because the construction of the virtual world required the use of the God of Games' Divine Realm. In other words, the God of Games' Divine Realm had to be moved here.
And at that time, on the large ship with layers of escorts, not only was the system equipment, but also the divine body that was the carrier of the God's Divine Realm … To put it bluntly, Lori's' divine corpse '.
Everyone could see that this kind of transportation was extremely risky. It required a considerable amount of time to prepare in advance, and the losses to the gods were also great. It could even be said that the losses were irreparable. The ancient Divine Realm, which was an absolute safe zone, would definitely be gone … But considering the future development, this step was destined to be taken. Vila Nova Dônia was the Game Church's blueprint for the future development of the city. The originally barren wasteland lacked the potential for further development.
Perhaps it was because of this step that the other Churches were more friendly and friendly towards the Game Church. This was because the Game Church had not only tied its future to Vila Nova Dônia, but also its survival.
"… 'Don't count on the bigwigs of the Churches. They probably haven't figured out the situation yet and are still scheming against each other … In fact, it's no longer the time to fight for power. We're the prey that's being hunted. Now is the key to our survival. We can only rely on ourselves.' That's what Rorschach said …"
It was Isabella who was leading her men to exterminate the cultists.
Not far away, a few cultists were being interrogated.
The Game Church's Virtual World technology had, to a certain extent, absorbed technology from technological civilizations. The foundation of VR simulation technology was motion capture and real-time modeling. Simply put, it was to scan the movements and sceneries in the real world and move them into the Virtual World.
Obviously, if the Evil God Cultists were also within the range of motion capture, then the ability of False Vision would not be able to deceive a capture machine that was not even a civilization, even if it was powerful enough to deceive cameras and mirrors.
However, that ability was only targeted at the concept of "vision", while the VR equipment captured movement and presence. As a result, the cultists who used the ability would definitely be captured into the Virtual World model, but they would still not be there in the real world … With this comparison, the cultists became very obvious.
However, because these God's Eye owners were very recognizable — they were either blind or had their eyes covered. There were also various abnormalities that had been corroded by the Evil God, so they habitually used False Vision as a disguise. Therefore, under the first wave of attacks, the cultists who were so proud of became torches illuminating the dark night. They were captured one after another.
The reason why Rorschach insisted on letting Isabella lead the team was because she was more experienced in Virtual World games. It would be unacceptable for her to make even the slightest mistake at a time like this.
Moreover, she also had a very special ability that was especially useful in this kind of situation.
"… There seems to be one on the third street on the left. My doppelganger reports that there's a problem, but I need you to confirm …"
At the designated street, a large bat was gliding in the sky in a very unseasonal manner. A small video camera was tied to its body.
At this time, the bat had already locked onto its target. There was no one on the camera, but the bat's infrasound discovered the existence of an "invisible person". Obviously, in front of the bat's biological radar, visual deception was meaningless.
The False Vision ability was indeed very powerful, but that was only if it wasn't discovered. As long as the characteristics of the ability were analyzed, it wouldn't be difficult to find a few targeted countermeasures.
The bat transformation ability of high-level vampires didn't have much combat strength, but in this kind of scattered search, especially when searching for invisible people, a single bat was equivalent to a thousand people.
In addition, Rorschach had repeatedly instructed them that the cultists were likely to target key facilities, create panic, or create internal chaos, especially in densely populated areas such as docks, barracks, and train stations. These places were the most important to guard against.
The results were just as expected. Isabella had people set up checkpoints and ambushes at several key locations, waiting for the cultists to come knocking on their door like headless flies. The results were very fruitful.
"… Currently, 217 cultists have been captured and 1321 killed. I didn't expect there to be so many high-level cultists …"
Isabella, who was slumped in the back seat of the sedan, narrowed her eyes and heard the exclamation of the Radiance Scroll's Phyllis through her communication earpiece.
The new city lord was also surprised that there were so many "giant rats" right under his nose. If there were so many that had already been captured, then the total number of cultists was expected to be over ten thousand.
It was impossible to rely on the Game Church alone to deal with over a thousand cultists. The Game Church only sent people to use VR equipment to identify and search for these cultists. After finding the cultists, the Radiance Scroll and his hardcore followers wouldn't be lacking in combat strength.
Now that the local archbishop of the Radiance Scroll was personally in constant contact with Isabella, it undoubtedly meant that they had completely given up on the dispute on the board of directors and were focused on cooperating with the Game Church.
Hearing the old archbishop's exclamation about the large number of cultists, Isabella's face turned even paler.
It wasn't that she was surprised at how well hidden these cultists were. Rather, it was that such a large number of cultists doubtlessly proved Rorschach's other conjecture, a very dangerous conjecture.
"… Every cultist is an Evil God's beacon. Since the Eye of Wisdom was able to exist in Cape Town and Vila Nova Dônia for so long, and considering their cockroach-like reproductive abilities, their numbers and scale are definitely beyond the limit. And once these beacons reach a certain level …"
Back then, when Rorschach discovered the cultists' abilities, the first thing he considered was this problem.
"… The Evil God's descent. That's what I'm most worried about right now."
While Isabella was lost in her memories, the Radiance Scroll's Phyllis told Rorschach about the development that he was most afraid of.
"… You probably haven't experienced it before. In the Aishi world, it's called an Evil God's invasion. An Evil God will use sufficient numbers and quality beacons as a guide to tear off a part of their main body and throw it into our world, directly invading the entire world …"
"No, we've experienced it before. We were there when Saul encountered an Evil God's invasion five years ago."
Even Isabella couldn't help but shudder at the thought of the tragic situation and despair back then.
Back then, the invasion had already surpassed the limits of what mortals could handle. Even a major city like Saul could be destroyed at any moment, not to mention Vila Nova Dônia, which was currently in ruins.
"You've experienced it before? That's good, then I'll be direct. With such a large number and scale of cultists, they've already reached the critical point of an Evil God's descent. Even if an Evil God's main body can't come, an incarnation will be destructive enough. "
There were some things that Karwenz and Isabella didn't say to each other, but both of them knew what was going on.
Previously, a large number of Evil God statues had been discovered in the Eye of Wisdom, and a large number of cultists had also been eliminated. But now that I thought about it, those Evil God statues were probably just ritual offerings and tools used to summon an Evil God's descent.
They were now in a race against time. If the Evil God's descent ritual began, and they still hadn't found the location of the ritual, the new city would likely be destroyed.
The Evil God's descent ritual would be world-shaking. It would be impossible to hide it if it really happened. But, the more people discovered it, the greater the danger.
It was precisely because Rorschach was worried about such a development that he left behind the main combat strength of the Game Church at this critical moment. It would be meaningless to win the war but lose their home.
"… Found them! They're in the sewers and underground districts. The Church's headquarters and the altar are both there! And, the ritual has already begun! "
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