Immediately after the first one fell, all the superiors of Ozobane who had drunk the Holy Wine of Divine Grace fell down one after another, except for Malusis who was still standing on the steps of the altar.
Her cold eyes swept over the fallen drow below, and finally stopped on a strong woman. She snorted coldly and said:
"Sharina, stop pretending! I know you didn't drink the holy wine just now!"
Seeing that her disguise was exposed by Malusis, Sharina knew that there was no chance of a sneak attack, but she didn't care, climbed up from the ground unhurriedly, and arranged her clothes and accessories calmly.
Then he looked at Malusis with some confusion and asked:
"Why do you do this? Aren't you afraid of God's punishment for daring to cause trouble at the Mother Goddess's sacrifice ceremony? Or are you already depraved?"
"Depravity? Divine punishment?"
Malusis looked at the confusion in the eyes of his former opponents, and the smile on his face became thicker, "How do you know that what I am doing now is not under the instruction of the Mother Goddess!"
"Impossible! How could the Mother Goddess do this?!"
Although Sharina had already guessed this possibility, she was still frightened by it. If even the Mother Goddess couldn't be trusted, then she——
Thinking of the worst possible situation, Sharina immediately became vigilant. If it weren't for the fact that a senior mage in the family fell to the ground and was not dead, and Malusis was staring at her on the steps of the altar, she would have wanted to kill him directly.
Just left.
"what on earth do you want?"
After asking, Sharina stared at Malusis, as if she would take action immediately if something went wrong.
And on the altar steps.
Marousis didn't pay attention to Sharina's nervousness. She chuckled, reached into the jar of holy wine again, and pulled out a ball of dark holy power from it, looking serious.
said:
"The oracle is here, and all those who oppose it will be destroyed!"
"oracle?"
Hearing this word, Sharina immediately turned her gaze to the ball of dark holy power in Malusis's hand. After briefly sensing it, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "The Mother Goddess is going to attack the surface?"
But then, she reacted, "The Mother Goddess did not want to kill us, you deliberately misunderstood God's will!"
Sharina herself is not a priest of the Mother Goddess, but as a high mage, she knows very well that the oracle is not a specific and definite command, but a vague divine will!
Different interpreters can perceive oracles and interpret different meanings. Generally, there are only differences in details. It is difficult for general misunderstandings like now to occur.
But at the same time, Sharina also knew that once this happened, it would end with a comprehensive compromise by one party, and she didn't want to compromise.
She looked at Malusis tenaciously, not wanting to lose any of her momentum.
However, Malusis didn't take it seriously and gave the final answer:
"The Mother Goddess did not want to kill you, but the Mother Goddess did not let you refuse the grace of God! Sharina? Drink the holy wine? From now on we will be the most caring sisters in the sect! If you don't drink it, not only will you die today,
No one in your family will survive!"
"Holy wine?"
Sharina immediately understood that it was the Mother Goddess who really wanted them to die. The so-called holy wine was just a means of control? What was the difference between them losing their freedom and death!
"What do you want? Can I lead my family members to leave Ozobein? Never come back again! I swear in the name of the Mother Goddess!"
As soon as these words came out, Sharina's momentum suddenly weakened a bit.
"You disrespect God's grace and want to swear an oath in the name of the Mother Goddess? I think God's punishment should befall you most!" Malusis said disdainfully.
"Finally, I'll give you a moment to think about it. Should you drink this holy wine or not?"
After saying that, Malusis pointed at the timing stone pillar not far away. In an instant, the original magic on the stone pillar receded and was reset for a period of time.
…
Below the altar.
Sharina looked in the direction that Malusis pointed. At this moment, the entire timing stone pillar was activated, but at the same time it dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Sharina knew that the other party didn't give her much time to think about it. The gradually dimming stone pillars of the clock seemed to be a warning horn, which made her heart confused.
What should she do? Sharina glanced at the family member who attended the sacrifice ceremony with her? The high mage who was still lying on the ground, cursed a fool in her heart.
Then there was a decisive look in her eyes. She looked at Malusis opposite and said calmly:
"Marusis, let us leave, or I will immediately cause an earthquake and collapse Ozobane!"
The consequences of collapsing Ozobane would be too terrifying. Once she does so, judging from the unstable magic network environment in the Underdark, even a high mage may not be able to escape from such a devastating disaster.
In other words, Sharina bet that Malusis would not be able to bear such consequences.
In response, Malusis just smiled slightly, with a trace of madness flashing in his eyes, "You can try it and see whether you die first or I die first."
"..."
Sharina was silent. In fact, it was difficult for her to bear the consequences of collapsing a giant bubble. At the same time, she also knew that when that moment came, she might not really be able to collapse Ozobane.
There was a high-level mage like her standing next to her, how could she be allowed to calmly cast spells to cause destruction!
A trace of struggle flashed in Sharina's eyes. She stared at Malusis and asked: "Are you really going to force me?"
"time up!"
"What?"
Sharina subconsciously looked at the timing stone pillar aside. At this time, the stone pillar was completely dim, and under dark vision, it almost blended into the surrounding background.
At the same time, an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly surged into her heart. Sharina secretly said something bad, and was about to cast a spell to escape, but suddenly she felt weak all over, and even her mind was dizzy.
She only had time to say "You're cheating" before she collapsed like her previous companions.
At this time, Malusis on the altar truly breathed a sigh of relief. She waved her hand, and a team of priests and mages came from outside. The leader walked all the way to the steps of the altar, revealing his eyes.
Said enthusiastically:
"High Priest, everything is fine outside!"
"Okay, let's start the ceremony now!"
…
After the mysterious ceremony, the superiors of Ozobane who had fallen to the ground one by one in the square stood up from the ground one by one.
The high mage who was about to question him seemed to be still thinking at that moment, and continued to ask: "Marusis, what do you want to do?"
But as soon as the words came out, he froze, as if he thought of something, and his face became extremely ugly.
At this moment, on the steps of the altar, Malusis's face was obviously tired, but her spirit was extremely excited. Looking at the people below who seemed to have realized something, she announced loudly: