"What?! Riot!?" The congressmen were stunned.
This situation was beyond their expectations. It was true that the security situation in Porto Piano was very poor, but the severity had always been limited to crimes such as theft, murder, fighting, and fraud.
Such a thing as rebellion has never happened before!
"Tell me quickly! Where are those rebels now?!" a congressman asked hurriedly.
Someone is carrying out a terrorist attack in Porto Piano. This is a big deal!
"They are now arriving..."
The young man's breathing became a little more stable, but his expression suddenly turned cold when he was halfway through his words:
"To the City Hall meeting room."
"……what?"
The young man pulled up his shirt, revealing a row of tightly packed detonators:
"Long live my Lord!"
“Boom boom boom!!!—”
Chapter 540 A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Rumble--"
"Oh!"
"..."
Just as Qi Ji saw the row upon row of building roofs in Porto Piano from afar, he heard the sound of fireworks coming from there.
"Wow! Is it so lively?"
She raised her eyebrows with some interest, and her figure flashed. Suddenly, a crack appeared in the space in front of her, completely swallowing her petite figure.
“Snap!”
A few kilometers away, on the outskirts of Porto Piano, a similar space crack burst out almost at noon under the shade of an inconspicuous tree, and Qi Ji, wearing a cloak and a hood, crawled out of it.
"It seems like something big has happened... Although there was a commotion as soon as I arrived here, it shouldn't have anything to do with me, right? Yes, that must be the case. It's just a coincidence. Anyway, the thing I encounter the most is coincidence..."
Looking at the chaos in front of her, she spread her hands helplessly, indicating that all this turmoil had nothing to do with her.
This port city, which was a mixture of people from all countries and nationalities, was now in complete chaos.
The citizens were frightened by the huge and continuous explosions and the sounds of collapsed buildings and ran around in panic. In addition to fear, their faces were mostly filled with confusion and ignorance. It was obvious that they didn't quite know what exactly had happened, but they were just alarmed by all kinds of terrible and ominous noises.
The poorly planned streets were filled with people rushing around recklessly, and the blind behavior of these headless people exacerbated the chaos in the city, disturbed more citizens, and made the situation increasingly out of control.
This huge and complex city was turned into a mess in just over ten minutes under such terrifying positive and negative feedback. Tramplings and bloodshed occurred from time to time and became increasingly serious.
If this trend is allowed to continue, it will probably cause quite tragic casualties and losses.
"How could a kind-hearted person like me just sit there and do nothing?"
A righteous look immediately appeared on Qi Ji's pretty face.
She took a step forward and walked out of the shade of the trees. Her slender and petite body was still inconspicuous under the hot sun.
“It seems like I haven’t developed a new skill in a while… Let’s try this this time.”
Amid the uproar and noise, she slowly raised her right hand and slowly extended her index finger, pointing diagonally at the sky of the city in front of her, the clear and transparent sky without a single cloud in sight:
"What should I call it... Well, since it has this effect, let's call it..."
Without any warning, an extremely tiny speck of light burst out from the fingertips, as white and tender as a young falcon, and rushed straight into the sky at a speed far beyond the ability of the naked eye to lock on!
This spot of light was extremely colorful and bright, but because the sun was at its peak, the sunlight easily covered up its faint light, so no one could detect its existence.
Colorful spots of light rose into the sky, and in the blink of an eye they were several hundred meters above the center of Porto Piano, overlooking the chaotic crowd below that was like frightened ants, and the buildings that were destroyed by an unknown explosion.
next second...
"brush--"
A brilliant light that seemed to engulf the entire universe suddenly pressed down from the sky, instantly replacing everything in sight.
The entire Porto Piano was completely quiet at this moment.
People stopped running and shouting in a daze, and subconsciously raised their heads to look at the sky filled with billions of lights.
The light is brilliant and beautiful, like the stars in the sky, yet so soft and quiet that even if you look directly at it with your eyes open without any cover, your eyes will not feel any discomfort or pain.
Lofty and ethereal, magnificent and unreal.
At this moment, everyone stood quietly where they were. No longer running away blindly and creating chaos out of fear and panic, but just stared up at the dreamy and poetic Milky Way and stars, in a daze.
As if by some mysterious power, facing this brilliant and beautiful starry sky that seemed unreal, the same impression and description emerged in their minds at the same time:
"The sky is full of strange lights, as if the Holy Spirit is showing its power; only a thousand suns can rival its brilliance."
Their panicked and frightened hearts were soothed by this incomparably magnificent and vast scene. A gentle and merciful force descended from the sky, allowing them to find peace for a very short time.
Irresistible, yet needing no resistance; unbridled and flamboyant, yet kind and gentle.
The city, which was crumbling a second ago, has returned to peace and quiet, no longer filled with violence and fear.
"…Let's call it, 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'."
Taking his hand back, Qi Ji said casually.
The strange light in the sky lasted for several minutes before gradually fading away.
This process is like the morning mist being dispelled bit by bit. First, the overall brightness and opacity slowly decrease, some areas become thinner, and then a ray of golden sunlight pierces the Milky Way and shines obliquely on the layers of roofs in the city.
As if some kind of chain reaction had been triggered, more and more cracks appeared in the "starry sky", and rays of sunlight seeped through it, completely shattering it into wisps of cotton-like flakes within a few minutes.
Not long after, this magnificent and illusory galaxy finally completely dissipated, the sky returned to its clear blue color, and the golden sun hung high in the sky, radiating its warm light as always.
However, the people who were illuminated by it never fell back into the previous frenzy.
"what is that?"
The whole city was frozen in absolute silence for a long time before someone murmured, but no one answered because everyone had the same doubt in their hearts.
The strange phenomenon in the sky that lasted for several minutes just now brought more than just a visual impact to the citizens.
During that not-so-long period of time, they could feel their souls being nourished by some delicate and strange power. As a result, the negative emotions such as fear and panic that originally filled their minds were swept away, and reason and calmness once again occupied their minds.
As the citizens calmed down and fell into thought, the unrest in Piano Port was quelled in an instant, and even the occasional explosions that had occurred before stopped.
While the silence that enveloped the entire city continued, Qi Ji's senses quickly swept through the city and immediately found the culprit who caused the chaos.
"Why are there cultists and terrorists everywhere? Can't the bad guys in this world change their profession?"
With a joking heart, Qi Ji activated the "Secret Realm Wandering" and was instantly transferred to a place in the city several kilometers away with the sharp sound of brittle objects breaking.
As she left the Great Secret Realm, her vision suddenly darkened, and she saw that she appeared at the corner of the outer wall of a large clock tower, and the shadow of the clock tower just covered the area.
At the base of the bell tower, several young men in coats gathered stealthily. They had not yet recovered from the strange scene of "A Thousand Splendid Suns", so they still maintained their original actions.
They unbuttoned their coats, revealing their torsos, which were covered with wrapped detonators, and now they were planning to remove the detonators and throw them inside the bell tower or into the cracks in the bricks of the outer wall.
Combined with the series of explosions that had occurred in the city before, it was clear what these people were doing.
“Snap!”
"who!?"
Perhaps the sound of the space shattering was too harsh, and they were awakened from their shock and trance. As soon as they turned their heads, their sight met Qi Ji's smiling eyes.
"Hmm... Is this a famous historical site? It would be a shame to blow it up~~"
Chapter 541 The Spirit of Nature
"So, it's another evil god?"
In the shadow under the big bell tower, several young men in coats fell to the ground unconscious, their bodies tied up like dumplings by magic threads and piled at the foot of the wall like rags.
Not far away, Qi Ji put away the ritual diagram that combined living psychic magic with mental magic, and pinched his chin with one hand to carefully digest the memory information he had read out.
Yes, after scanning the memories of these terrorists, she confirmed that the instigator of the attack on Porto Piano was another cult that attempted to take revenge on society.
Honestly, aren't there too many cultists in this world? Why do we see them everywhere?
From central metropolises such as Sunset Harbor and Twilight City to small border towns such as Loen and Stio, such criminal groups can be found everywhere.
Obviously, there are real gods in this world, and there are nine of them in total. The influence of the Orthodox Church under their command also covers most of the territories of the civilized world. Why are there still so many cults that find a place to survive?
Could it be that apart from the nine righteous gods of the nine major churches, there are even more evil gods out there?
These seven seasons are currently unknown...
"Well, it just so happens that the headquarters of this evil cult is in a town on the outskirts of Porto Piano, not far from here, so let's go and take a look."
She didn't think too much about it, and she didn't intend to connect the terrorist attack in Porto Piano with the natural disaster summoning incident on Jie Lian Island. She just regarded it as a heroic act when she saw injustice.
No matter how you look at it, using human bombs, carrying out terrorist attacks, and harming innocent civilians are too inhumane. As a kind-hearted and extremely powerful person, it is normal for her to deal with it as she pleases, right?
Without harboring too much utilitarianism, she waved her hand and used the star sand that appeared out of thin air to send the tied-up cultists to the door of the local security bureau, and then started the "Secret Walk".
"Here we are, right here."
She crossed dozens of kilometers in an instant and came to a small town with a very quiet atmosphere. She spread her perception and quickly scanned it, and immediately locked onto the target.
Her gaze moved and stopped on a large wooden building with low walls and shaped like a warehouse. Her dark brown eyes narrowed slightly.
"Boom, boom, boom!!!"
Just like a typhoon passing through, the roof of the inconspicuous warehouse building was blown off in an instant, and the four outer walls were quickly shattered by the powerful and brutal invisible force.
The fragments were swept into the sky by hurricane-like air currents and torn into pieces in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, they turned into huge amounts of dust and sand, which flew away with the wind in the sky and finally disappeared completely.
"Hey, are you guys disturbing my grand plans?"
Qi Ji took a step towards the direction of the original warehouse, and his figure instantly crossed a distance of several hundred meters and appeared at the edge of the warehouse where only the floor was left.
"what!"
"what happens?!"
“Is there a typhoon?!”
Without the cover of the building, a group of guys wearing black robes and pointed hats, who looked like cultists at first glance, appeared in the sunlight.
It's amazing to say the least. The invisible force was so violent and powerful that it instantly turned a solid building covering hundreds of square meters into dust, yet it was extremely targeted.
It did not affect the surrounding ordinary town buildings, nor did it cause any harm to the people in the warehouse - except for mental damage, of course.
The sudden change plunged them into great confusion and fear. They looked around in panic and soon noticed Qi Ji who suddenly appeared in their sight.
"It's... who is it!?"
"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"
"Please call the Archbishop..."
Qi Ji was too lazy to talk nonsense with this group of people, and directly launched a range-based "mind blast". The cultists had just screamed out, and before they could even take any additional actions, their eyes rolled back and they fell to the ground unconscious.
There was a series of dull thuds as heavy objects fell to the ground. All the people at the original site of the warehouse, including the so-called "archbishops" who had some supernatural powers, lost consciousness without any ability to resist.
Qi Ji glanced at the cultists lying in front of him and searched their memories again.
She had no mood for playing around and was incredibly efficient. It only took a few seconds from subduing the terrorists under the bell tower of Porto Piano to completely destroying the lair of an extreme cult.
"So that's how it is... Was the terrorist attack on Porto Piano directed by their god's 'oracle'?"
The result of the memory search surprised her a little. She didn't expect that such a small cult with less than a hundred members actually had something on top of its head?
At first, she thought that such a small cult was just a tool for some extraordinary people to make money by pretending to be gods and recruiting people.
"So, what is this 'God'?"
She has come to know too many messy "gods" in recent days. Most of them are either sock puppets of the "Purification Core" or gods deliberately fabricated by evil-minded people like the top magician Bona.
This time, this cult, whose name she was too lazy to remember, believed in a "god" that seemed to be a specialty of the southern continent, some kind of "nature spirit" that lived in the southern mountains.
Assuming that the description of their god in the scriptures of this evil cult is true, then this deity is not a "god" in the traditional sense of the Northern Continent's theological system. It does not possess divinity and does not hold authority. Instead, it is some kind of natural spirit with powerful spiritual power.
In short, it is equivalent to a special high-level monster or alien species, and may even have intelligent consciousness.
"The original founder of this cult, their 'First Bishop', was once an ordinary explorer who came to the New World from the human countries of the Northern Continent to pan for gold.
