Golden Oak Capital.
Inside a church.
Pastor Kolo was delivering his daily sermon:
“Our Lord, the God of Redemption, was born from chaos and holds the authority of redemption!”
“The souls of all believers after death will go to the Lord’s Kingdom and gain eternal rest!”
…
Pastor Kolo was a priest of the Church of the God of Redemption in the capital and also a genuine priest who possessed divine magic!
In this regard, Wu Ming was extremely strict. Every pastor first had to meet the requirements of faith, and their conduct and knowledge also had to be convincing.
Finally, they possessed the ability of divine magic, which naturally became a powerful tool for proselytizing.
Although Wu Ming forbade priests from displaying miracles without cause, the believers were not fools.
They had long noticed the anomalies in these priests, as well as in the holy water and communion, which made them even more devout.
Although the church had recently suffered some suppression for unknown reasons, most believers still came to pray devoutly.
“Pastor Kolo! Pastor Kolo!”
At this moment, the crowd stirred, and a middle-aged man carrying a child rushed in: “Help… help! Poor Filo fell from a tree…”
The little one in his arms looked in a bad condition, eyes closed tightly, face pale and frightening.
“Did you see a doctor?”
Pastor Kolo stepped forward to check. He found that fractures and such were minor issues; the real problem might be internal injuries to the skull, which caused the unconsciousness.
Even by the standards of this world’s medical development, intracranial injuries were extremely dangerous.
“We already did, but they… they… Reverend, please, save him!”
The middle-aged man pleaded desperately.
“May our God protect him!”
Kolo recognized this man; he was a relatively devout believer in the area. Perhaps having heard some rumors, he came to him first.
However, out of religious doctrine and personal conviction, he did not refuse to help.
Therefore, Kolo stepped forward, placed his right hand on Filo’s forehead, and began to pray silently.
A golden glow appeared on his palm and quickly vanished into the child’s forehead.
Kolo was still only a novice priest of the God of Redemption, with very limited divine magic, and only one spell for healing minor wounds.
However, it was just right for treating such complex minor injuries.
By the time Kolo withdrew his hand, the boy’s breathing had already stabilized noticeably.
“Quickly take him to the hospital!”
Kolo played it cleverly here. After all, he could still pass the responsibility to the doctors; without a detailed examination, who would know how serious the child’s injuries originally were?
However, he did not notice that several dark figures lurking outside the church had already recorded everything.
“Did you see that? That’s the divine magic of the Redemption Church priests, as rumored!”
One of the black-clad men sneered: “Just emitting some light from their hands… I wonder what special abilities they actually have…”
“I still can’t believe that in this world, besides that damned hell, there could be such a generous deity…”
Another black-clad man, clearly a cycle being, spoke up: “Granting divine magic just for faith? I want to try that too!”
For those within the Master God Space, their lives were precarious; they might die in a single mission, so their desperate desire for power was something outsiders could hardly understand.
As long as they could obtain power, even selling their souls to the devil seemed trivial to them.
Of course, they currently had another identity besides being Reincarnators: special consultants for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This time, they had accompanied Lucius to the Kingdom of Golden Oak and were immediately deployed.
“The boss gave orders to capture a live priest and bring him back! Let’s take him!”
The reincarnator’s eyes flashed coldly.
Pastor Kolo, who had just finished using divine magic and sent away the believers, suddenly felt a chill, sensing a great panic approaching.
“Oh Lord, forgive my cowardice just now and grant me courage!”
He steadied himself, prayed to the statue of the God of Redemption, secretly cast a divine magic enhancement on himself, and once again became braver.
“Come out!”
Pastor Kolo, with a calm expression, looked toward the direction where the reincarnators were hiding.
“Hehe… truly impressive! To see through our disguise so directly!”
Two reincarnators walked in brazenly: “You must be one of those legendary supernatural beings, right? Why did you join the Church of the God of Redemption?”
“Supernatural beings?”
Kolo replied earnestly: “I am just an ordinary person; all my power comes from my God, the great Lord of Redemption.”
“Okay, looks like another successful brainwashed priest!”
The senior consultant from the Federation, the Reincarnator, shrugged helplessly: “Will you come with us willingly, or do we have to take you?”
“Children, do you intend to violate the kingdom’s laws and abduct someone by force?”
Pastor Kolo lowered his gaze.
“Kingdom’s law?”
The two reincarnators sneered. In the next moment, they lunged forward like leopards, answering his question with immediate action.
“Holy Shield!”
“Barbarian Strength!”
“Hawk’s Eye!”
Three beams of divine light flashed over Pastor Kolo’s body. The blessing of divine power not only allowed him to clearly see the two figures who were obviously far superior to ordinary people, but also added a protective shield and increased his strength manifold.
Bang!
Before becoming a pastor, he had been fond of boxing. At this moment, he stepped forward and delivered a neat left hook to one of the Reincarnator’s face.
A loud sound followed, and the opponent immediately fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of bloody teeth.
“Gust Bind!”
The other reincarnator jumped back in shock, pointing his right hand. A chain of green light instantly appeared, rushing toward the priest.
“In the sight of God, I shall be fearless!”
Pastor Kolo shouted a prayer, a golden glow appearing on his body. The entire church seemed to resonate with him, golden ripples continuously spreading outward.
Sizzle!
The green chain snapped directly, and the reincarnator fell to the ground, blood flowing from his nose and mouth: “Impossible! How can you resist my binding? This is a B-level ability…”
“You are indeed strong, but unfortunately, this is my Lord’s church, enhanced by the ‘Sanctuary Spell,’ my divine magic can be replenished at any time, but you cannot…”
Pastor Kolo squatted down, seemingly wanting to get a closer look at the two.
Puff!
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared, like lightning lightly tapping the pastor’s back.
Crack!
Pastor Kolo’s eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted.
“Not yet, move!”
A voice emerged from the void and quickly faded away.
“That was…”
The two reincarnators, who were about to be defeated, were completely baffled, having no idea who the sudden dark figure was.
“Wait, I just remembered…”
A moment later, one of the reincarnators was the first to react: “The boss said that during this mission, the Black Society of the Kingdom would provide assistance when necessary, but we shouldn’t expect them to act openly!”
“That was someone from the Black Society?”
Another reincarnator suddenly exclaimed in alarm: “Could that dark shadow be none other than Shadow King Oliver from the void?”
“It must be him. Besides him, who else could easily subdue this priest?!”
His companion gave a bitter smile: “In such a small place, even the lowest-ranking priest is this difficult to deal with. If all the priests of the Redemption Church are up to this standard, you know what this means?”
“The Federation is in big trouble. The director’s direct move against the Redemption Church might be a huge mistake!”
The other one shrugged his shoulders: “But do you want to defy orders? We just need to do our part well. As for the rest, even if the director’s grand plan fails, what does it have to do with us?”
Even though the reincarnators were assimilated, they still retained a certain amount of pride.
After discussing a few more things, the two picked up the now unconscious Pastor Kolo and left the church from the back.
At the back entrance of the church, several black steam-powered cars had somehow already been parked there. When the two reincarnators approached, the doors opened immediately, and the boilers were ignited.
With a roar of steam, the cars sped off in a cloud of dust.
…
“Your Holiness, what’s wrong?”
At the same time, Wu Ming, who had just arrived in the capital, suddenly opened his eyes.
“My Lord has seen it; one of His believers, a church pastor, is facing misfortune!”
The priests under Wu Ming’s command were quite capable. Additionally, they were low-key and had the protection of the Redemption Church, so they rarely encountered danger.
Today’s incident, where someone directly confronted and abducted a priest, was a first.
“He is at the church in the western suburbs of the capital, named Kolo, and has already been kidnapped…”
Wu Ming sighed and continued to explain.
“Yes, the pastor in charge of that church is indeed named Kolo!”
After asking the sweating regional bishop, Lina immediately answered devoutly: “What should we do? Rescue him?”
“I can go alone!”
Wu Ming stood up calmly and vanished instantly, leaving only his voice echoing on the empty seat.
“Exactly, it’s time for my Lord’s power to be revealed to the world. Let’s start now!”
…
“Abnormal brain waves; he’s waking up!”
Kolo slowly opened his eyes and immediately found himself bound to an iron bed. The chains were specially reinforced, making it impossible to move at all. Many strange devices were also attached to his body.
“How is it?”
Lucius looked through a glass pane at Professor Luther, who was busy.
“Nothing found. He seems to be just an ordinary person!”
Professor Luther removed his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes: “But he obviously possesses supernatural powers, which are not the known X-particles. Could it really be divine power?”
“What do you mean? Are you saying there really is a god?”
Lucius was startled.
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