Volume 8: Future · Gap 4 · Competitive Games Chapter 141: Supporting Tianshan Mountain (Thirteen)
Lu Ran’s identity is actually similar to these sacrifices, they are all victims.
When she was sacrificed, none of those who once admired her or were on good terms with her in the tribe said a word for her.
Throughout the whole process, everyone knew what she might encounter if she was sent to Lu Bai, but everyone was only discussing the risks and benefits of this matter.
Her personal wishes and whether this matter is right or not is a completely unimportant matter.
She had no choice in the past, but now she wants to resist.
So now she has stood up and opposed this kind of sacrificing others.
Lu Ran did not expect these people to listen to her because she was also one of the people who escaped from this.
She knew very well how these people think. As long as it is not their turn to be sacrificed, they will never wake up.
Each of them seems to be free, but in fact they are just tentacles of the "group".
A tentacle does not require too strong personal emotions.
The entire group is like a wriggling monster, and everything about it will be affected by the monster's actions.
There are sober people in the family, and even sober people in power, but this is of little use. In the end, his decision will be swept up by the entire group and go down the path of "profit only".
The way of thinking of each of them is based on the needs of this monster. Even their respective consciousness only wants to occupy a higher position in this monster.
Therefore, it is just wishful thinking to stop a running monster just because of some words.
Therefore, the purpose of Lu Ran standing up and saying this was just to highlight his own purpose.
"Everyone is here now. If anyone of you doesn't stop, I will revoke his power. And as long as one child dies, I will revoke the power of everyone!" Holding the golden token, Lu Ran gave the order directly.
This token was a blessing bestowed by the mountain god to the temple priests, allowing them to mobilize their own power while he was sleeping.
But in the years that followed, it was lost due to some turmoil.
Now that Lu Ran has taken out this thing, she really has the ability to cancel the power obtained by every temple priest through sacrifice.
Although this would also cause the entire temple priest group to go berserk, in the past the temple priests were not too afraid of this as they controlled all external channels.
Once everyone's abilities disappear, it means that the levels of the temple worshippers will all be reset to zero, which cannot be given back just like that.
Even for the most experienced temple priest, it would take a long time to regain it through continuous sacrifices.
The temple priest group is an indispensable force for the mountain gods to maintain stability.
It’s just that the time Lu Ran chose was too unfortunate.
The enemy has obtained the magic weapon and has reached our doorstep. All the temple priests are now basically at the top of the mountain.
They are now under attack from both sides, being attacked from both inside and outside.
“Do you know what you are saying?” The old temple priest who presided over the ceremony let go of the child and looked at Lu Ran with a frown: “You are hindering the peace and stability of the world, you…”
But before the old temple keeper could finish his words, he felt his body go empty, and a large amount of golden particles flew out of his body.
It quickly returned to the token in Lu Ran's hand.
“You you you!!” The old temple priest was shaking with anger, pointing at Lu Ran and unable to utter another word for a long time.
He really didn't expect that Lu Ran would dare to attack him directly.
"Come on, everyone! I don't believe she dares to cancel everyone's power!" After taking a breath, the old temple keeper shouted sternly.
The other temple priests had already slowly surrounded Lu Ran, and they looked at the token in Lu Ran's hand with greed in their eyes.
A little bit of power flowed around him, and he was ready to create something immediately and hack Lu Ran to death with his sword.
Just like the old temple keeper didn't believe that Lu Ran dared to attack him, they also didn't believe that Lu Ran dared to take back everyone's power.
Without them, the stability of Tianshan Mountain could never be maintained.
To do so is just digging one's own grave. No one dares to risk the world's condemnation. They are an indispensable group.
However, Lu Ran focused his eyes and activated the power of the token.
All of a sudden, the power of a dozen temple priests all shot out from their bodies and gathered towards the token in her hand.
Those temple priests who were originally ready to make a move restrained themselves in an instant.
Just like the aristocratic families, when sacrifice does not come to individuals, they can do anything in the name of the group.
When it comes to individual sacrifice, they will immediately shrink back and even hate the group.
On the mountainside, she was guided by the mountain god to a secret place, where she had some communication with the mountain god.
The temple priest group is indeed indispensable.
Because the God of the Mountain supported the sky and suppressed the source of annihilation, all of his enormous divine power was in a state of rigidity, and it was difficult for him to use it.
That is why the temple priest must obtain it from him through sacrifice and use it on his behalf.
But just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean it can’t be done, it just means the cost will be very high.
The God of the Mountain did not say much about the specific price, but just told Lu Ran to do what he wanted after getting the token. It didn't matter even if all the temple priests disappeared in the end.
At that time, Lu Ran realized that the Mountain God was actually in some kind of hesitation.
He had held on for too long and had long wanted to give up, but he persisted because of his past ideals.
I want to give it a try, but I'm afraid it will destroy the whole world.
That's why we put the choice in our own hands.
And Lu Ran was also very hesitant before.
She knew very well what she was doing now, which was a betrayal to the entire aristocratic family camp.
Once she does this, no one will tolerate her. The family she once regarded as home will also regard her as a trouble and throw her out of the house. They may even capture her and present her as a gift to certain people, begging for forgiveness from the aristocratic family camp.
This is also a betrayal of her past self, no, it should be called rebellion.
Jumping out from the body of "Lu Ran" who was bound by the monster, she was equivalent to being reborn.
Before this, she was naturally more confused than ever before, and even felt fear of the freedom she had never thought of.
But in the end she still embarked on this path.
"Lu Ran!" The flesh on Liudao Huantian's face twitched. The anger in his heart could hardly be suppressed. He roared out Lu Ran's name in a low voice.
He had planned everything, but this perfect plan was disrupted by this bitch.
In response, Lu Ran just smiled, not caring at all about the anger of Liudao Huantian, the leader of the aristocratic camp.
"What on earth do you want to do? Destroy the world?" It was the old temple priest. His power had been taken back anyway, so he dared to continue speaking at this time.
"I know this may be cruel, but sacrifice is necessary. Please don't act on impulse."
"Or maybe you want to gain power. That's fine too. I can give you the power to preside over the sacrifice. From today on, you will be the head of the temple priests."
"Stop messing around!"
"And Lord God of the Mountain, you too, stop messing around!" As a temple priest, he began to criticize the god he was worshipping.
The token comes from the mountain god, and the mountain god naturally has the ability to handle it.
Today is an important day for sacrifice. The mountain god must be awake and he must be watching here.
But until now, the mountain god has remained silent.
"Do you really want to destroy this thousand-year-old foundation?" The old temple keeper angrily questioned the mountain god: "For the sake of power, can you really sit back and watch the world in turmoil and the lives of the people die tragically?"
"So cold..."
"Hahaha!" But at this moment, Lu Ran's laughter interrupted the old temple keeper's words.
At this moment, Lu Ran looked at the old temple keeper as if he was looking at something ridiculous.
"Aren't you the ones who are truly heartless, who truly sit back and watch the world in turmoil and the tragic deaths of people for the sake of power, and who truly want to destroy everything?"
"For your own benefit, you have united to restrict the Mountain God's channels to the outside world, pretending to obey his orders but secretly disobeying them, and treating all living beings in the world as bargaining chips to force the other side."
"You guys all like to blame others for what you did, and turn the tables on them?"
"Shut up, bitch!" The old temple keeper was furious: "What do you know? This is what we deserve. Our ancestors have sacrificed too much for this world."
"So many temple priests sacrificed themselves to maintain the existence of this world."
"We have maintained the stability of the world for a lifetime, so what's wrong with us collecting a little profit?"
But Lu Ran calmly pointed out his problem.
"However, as far as I know, the temple priests who truly sacrificed themselves have long been extinct."
"Even if your ancestors were indeed temple priests, you are the descendants of those temple priests who were afraid of death."
"How dare you say that!"
Lu Ran no longer paid attention to the old temple keeper, but looked at the remaining temple keeper and the people from the aristocratic families.
"I won't say anything else. Wait for the expedition team to arrive and we'll solve the problems of this world together!"
"I think..." Lu Ran was about to say something when the world in front of him suddenly flashed.
The scene was dislocated in an instant, and the token in her hand also left her hand at this moment and fell to the ground not far away.
Luo Pingchuan, who was behind the crowd, was holding a skull with a smile on his face.
At the same time, people from other families also chose to take action to snatch the token.
Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and joined the snatching.
She had not participated in the previous battle and was not aware of Luo Pingchuan's abilities. She really did not expect such a change to occur.
All I can say is that before she made the decision to leave her family and gain her freedom, she put all her personal energy into this matter. She was in a daze, her mind was completely consumed, and she was not well prepared for what she was going to do.
