WTYTIAAN Chapter 148

## Chapter 148

Countless people in black robes and patterned masks stood in a circle, silently, like lifelike statues that couldn’t speak.

In the center of their encirclement was a high platform, on which stood a person wearing a black robe and patterned mask, facing Yan Yunqing’s direction. This person held a scepter. Although covered by the wide black robe, their figure suggested a high probability of being female.

Behind her were about twenty people, bound tightly.

Rowena and William were among them.

Yan Yunqing looked closer and could confirm that among those tightly bound people were several whom he recognized extremely well – all students from Sigrit Academy!

As expected, it was the people from this Eternal God Cult who had taken them away!

Yan Yunqing narrowed his eyes, scanned the levels of these black-robed people, and was slightly surprised. Despite their intimidating aura, most of the black-robed people here were NPCs around level 10 or 20, with the highest level being only 32.

However, the one on the platform who looked like a small boss had a level that wasn’t low, reaching 47.

Even so, Yan Yunqing didn’t think they were capable of taking away so many Sigrit students without anyone noticing.

After all, the fact that Sigrit Academy only recruited geniuses was well-known throughout the Ermann Continent. Even if these students’ individual levels didn’t reach 47, when they teamed up in small groups, they definitely wouldn’t be silently taken away by this rabble of level 10 and 20 individuals.

Therefore, this Eternal God Cult was definitely not limited to just these people; there were more powerful individuals hidden in the depths.

Yan Yunqing narrowed his eyes and observed the condition of the students bound on the high platform from the shadows. Their expressions were filled with shock and anger, panic, and fear. However, not many of them seemed to be seriously injured. Yan Yunqing was temporarily relieved and immediately opened the chat system to send a message to Penelope.

There was clearly a big boss hiding here. He couldn’t possibly fight against so many enemies alone. The only outcome of rushing in recklessly would be being worn down to death by the sheer number of enemies.

Although Yan Yunqing still had many escape items, especially after Reggs gave him [Serinval’s Yearning], a bug-level item that allowed him to teleport directly back to the Elf Territory no matter where he was, there was basically no one who could wear him down to death anymore.

However, his purpose for coming this time wasn’t to fight with this group of Eternal God Cult’s little black rats. He was here to find his companions and carry out a rescue. If he was killed here and activated [Serinval’s Yearning] to run back to the Elf Territory, what would happen to Rowena and William? What would happen to these Sigrit students?

Call for backup! He had to call for backup!

Yan Yunqing didn’t have any psychological resistance to it. Calling for backup should be done with peace of mind. He had connections, he had people, and he had channels to call for backup. Why wouldn’t he? If the big boss behind this Eternal God Cult was too powerful, he could even call Divic, Isabel, and Merlin over!

Let’s see whose fist is harder. Is their fake Demon King more powerful, or is his true Demon King more powerful?

Yan Yunqing used a few concise sentences to describe the place where he found the missing students and sent them all to Penelope. In a few seconds, he received a reply from Penelope.

The teachers of Sigrit Academy would arrive soon.

Seeing that Penelope had received the message, Yan Yunqing also rummaged through his backpack, but couldn’t find robes similar to those worn by the black-robed people. Yan Yunqing then tried to use the impersonation skill… Unfortunately, perhaps because these people all covered their faces and figures, making them look identical, Yan Yunqing’s impersonation skill couldn’t select a target unit.

He had no way to directly transform into a black-robed person.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Yunqing quietly sneaked to the side of one of the black-robed people on the outermost edge, took out his magic wand from his backpack, and cast a sleep spell on the person.

The black-robed person swayed and was about to fall backward. Yan Yunqing quickly reached out to catch him and dragged him behind a stone pillar. This series of actions was completed silently and quickly. By the time the people nearby turned their heads, Yan Yunqing had successfully dragged away the unlucky little black rat.

The black-robed person next to the unlucky little black rat looked around hesitantly: Strange, it seemed like there was someone next to him just now? Why is there no one now?

After looking around, the person denied his original thought: There was no one behind him, so it must have been his imagination.

Meanwhile, Yan Yunqing had successfully stripped off the other person’s black robe and put it on himself. He also took off the intricately patterned mask from the other person’s face. Before he could put it on his own face, Yan Yunqing smelled a stench.

Disgusted, Yan Yunqing held it away a little and used his magic wand to cast a few cleaning spells on the mask, feeling that the smell had lessened before enduring his inner revulsion and putting the mask on his face.

Yan Yunqing looked down and saw that the original black-robed person, who had been hit by the sleep spell, had been stripped of his robe and was left with only his inner garment. His appearance was rough, and his stubble was thick, clumped together in a sticky mess, looking somewhat disgusting.

Yan Yunqing’s scalp tingled. He raised his arm and sniffed. Sure enough, he smelled a sour stench on the black robe again. He quickly cast several cleaning spells on himself to remove the unspeakable smell from his body.

He twitched the corner of his mouth. Although he called these black-robed people little black rats, he didn’t expect that this black-robed person was really unclean!

In order to successfully blend in with the little black rats, Yan Yunqing was going all out, wearing the black robe and hiding Joker’s iconic chestnut hair under the black hood.

His entire face was covered behind the patterned mask, revealing only a pair of dark red eyes.

Yan Yunqing quietly landed behind one of the black-robed people, looked at the person holding the scepter on the high platform, and shouted: “The outside world is full of lies and deceit!”

The black-robed people below echoed in unison: “Only in the eternal kingdom can we find our true selves.”

“Abandon individual will.”

“Let the great will lead you to eternity.”

“The Eternal Lord is the only salvation.”

“Everything else is a path to destruction.”

“Your pain and sacrifice are necessary.”

“It will bring greater glory.”

“Only by believing in the Eternal Lord.”

“Will your soul be purified and sublimated.”

“Doubt is the greatest enemy.”

“It will make you lose your way.”

“The outside world doesn’t understand us.”

“They fear our power, our Lord.”

“Our pain is inflicted upon us by those people.”

“Only the Eternal Lord can save everything.”

“The Eternal Lord is the incarnation of the gods.”

“His words are the will of the gods.”

“…”

This set of brainwashing words made Yan Yunqing stunned. As he listened, he couldn’t help but curl his toes.

If it were another cult, even if they shouted “Our Lord Jehovah is immortal,” Yan Yunqing wouldn’t be so embarrassed. The problem was that the Eternal Lord they were talking about was him?

No, did the Demon King know that you were compiling such a set of brainwashing words behind his back?

Oh, he knew now.

Yan Yunqing twitched the corner of his mouth. The problem was that the black-robed people below actually recited it with genuine emotion. Yan Yunqing even heard an older brother next to him almost crying as he shouted the brainwashing slogan.

It was as if they completely took this brainwashing slogan seriously. Yan Yunqing was sweating profusely.

Yan Yunqing listened with a wooden face. He finally waited until the person on the high platform stopped, thinking that this segment was finally over. He didn’t expect the person on the platform to start over from the beginning.

Yan Yunqing: ?

No way, are you guys still coming? .JPG

However, the person on the platform couldn’t hear Yan Yunqing’s embarrassing inner voice. They repeated the brainwashing words three times with this group of rabble before finally ending this chanting segment.

The person on the high platform stopped speaking, but the black-robed people below, who had finished chanting, wiped their tears one by one, and some even sobbed softly.

The older brother next to Yan Yunqing who had almost cried just now was one of them.

The atmosphere was indeed a bit sad. Everyone around was sobbing softly, and Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but be evoked some past memories. When the faces of his parents appeared in his mind, he suddenly shuddered.

That’s not right!

Although the fact that his parents both died in the line of duty was a sad thing for him, he had already emerged from the shadow of their deaths and had wholeheartedly recognized the choices his parents had made at the time. He rarely fell into memories and even felt sad to the point of wanting to cry.

But what was his situation now?

Yan Yunqing touched the corner of his eye. Although he didn’t actually shed tears, the corner of his eye was indeed a bit wet!

Yan Yunqing quickly opened his character panel and found that a debuff had quietly appeared in his status bar.

[Sadness Resonance]

Description: During the duration of Sadness Resonance, the emotions of the units in the surrounding environment are affected. You are more likely to recall the memories that make you sad and immerse yourself in them. Duration: 15 minutes.

Yan Yunqing: ???

Yan Yunqing was numb. When did this debuff appear in his status bar? Why didn’t he have any impression of it? He was sure that when he put on this black robe and patterned mask, his status bar was still normal.

Was he affected after putting on this black robe and mask, or was he subtly affected while listening to these people’s brainwashing words?

Yan Yunqing wasn’t sure, but he was able to struggle out of the memories so quickly because, besides his strong will, he hadn’t participated in the chanting just now.

At least all the black-robed people who chanted were affected by the [Sadness Resonance] debuff.

Yan Yunqing’s gaze fell on the person holding the scepter on the high platform, looking down at all the black-robed people.

The patterned mask covered her face, preventing Yan Yunqing from seeing the expression on her face or guessing her current emotions, but he vaguely had a feeling that the other person was now looking at all the black-robed people below who were affected by her chanting with a mocking expression.

With teasing, manipulation, and an unsettling sense of superiority.

For a moment, Yan Yunqing’s gaze seemed to meet the other person’s. Those deep, malicious black eyes made his heart sink involuntarily.

Yan Yunqing realized.

This person could manipulate the emotions of others.

All the chanting just now was just a means for her to manipulate people’s hearts.