The Fifth Volume Old Testament 155 Divine Punishment

  "Moses said with a calm face: 'It is precisely because of the guidance of the divine spirit that we have been able to safely pass through the dangerous region and arrive here. If a single change in the color of a river can shake our faith, how can we be worthy of the help of the divine spirit, and how can we endure hardships on the way back home?'"

  The river water was undrinkable, so Moses raised his iron staff and used the magic of the element of water to condense the dew on the grass leaves, allowing the tribespeople to continue boiling their soup.

  While they were cooking, Meidanzuo and Lin Ke also hid in a quiet place whispering to each other. Lin Ke said: "Did you see that? Someone has used extremely clever sensory reflexes to change the color and smell of the river water, trying to scare off Moses and his people."

  Mei Danzuo furrowed his brow and said, "If they don't cross the river, they'll have to go back to the official road from the east, and they're sure to be discovered. The person who made the move must have had this intention, but who could it be?"

  Lin Ke stroked his staff and said, "Amon's god sent John to leave Egu with his guards first. When John passed by, he also conveyed Amon's reminder. Is this the thing that Amon's god reminded him of?"

  Ahman ordered John to lead thirty-six guards to leave Egu first, under the pretext of chasing escaped slaves, and ride horses along the official road, of course, much faster than Moses and others. They had already overtaken them yesterday. In the middle of the night, John found Medanzo and Link again, conveying Ahman's latest instructions, which not only allowed these two excellent disciples to verify the just-realized power of the origin, but also asked them to pay attention to a few things.

  Moses and others have become fugitives, and Pharaoh has ordered a nationwide manhunt for them. The difficulties they face on this road are not limited to this, the gods of Egypt may also use various means to block them. The true gods will not directly attack Moses and others, but will create obstacles in various ways.

  Shake their beliefs, make them feel afraid and discouraged, lose courage, confidence and hope. If all the people of Klutz no longer think they can succeed, give up this action, then the gods of Egu will succeed. Medanzo and Link want to secretly resolve these obstacles and encourage Moses not to give up.

  If the intimidation and terror of the gods cannot succeed, it is likely that they will send envoys to threaten Moses and others. The envoys of the gods should also be the gods in the legend of Egu, but Amun told Medanzo and Link that those people are not really transcendent and immortal gods, but rather have mastered the secret of becoming gods, cultivating the undifferentiated unity power.

  In this case, Medanzo and Linke would have to take action, but it's not necessary to fight to the death. They can make various agreements to restrict them and let Moses and others pass through safely. If they are really no match, doing their best is fine, Amun doesn't force them.

  If neither of these obstructions can stop the advance of the Kluen people, the gods may directly summon Egu's pursuing troops, and then they will have to fight directly. It is unrealistic for Medanzo, Link, and Moses to defeat the Egu army, but it is also impossible for the Egu army to gather in one place to wait for them, and they should try to avoid encountering a large number of troops as much as possible.

  The river water has turned into a bloody appearance, blocking the way of Moses and others. Even if they are not scared away, they can be forced to detour. It seems that Amun's prophecy has come true. Medanzzo sneered: "This little trick is not enough to stop us. If Moses and his followers want to move forward, we will help them cross the river."

  Lin Ke said with a worried expression: "For now it's not a big problem, but this is just the beginning, who knows what else Moses and the others will encounter?"

  Medanzer: "Amon said, let them choose for themselves, as long as they don't give up, we will provide help."

  Lin Ke reminded: "If the punishment of the gods can't scare off Moses and his party, it's likely that they will send someone to block us directly. I wonder if we are opponents?"

  Meadows patted Lin Ke's shoulder and laughed: "Don't forget, we are also messengers of the gods. Who is afraid of whom? The god Amun has finally imparted our original power, a true unity without distinction. Our previous cultivation of the two sides of oneness was lacking in many ways, but now it has been fully integrated.

  It's not entirely useless to come here, at least our strength is much stronger than those of the same rank. I've fought against Enkei on the battlefield, that guy who dares to kill even gods, and would I be afraid of a god's messenger? Since God Amun has entrusted us with this task, we should also have confidence."

  Lin Ke smiled: "What a big deal, how did it become easy when it came out of your mouth?"

  "Of course," said Medan-zo proudly. "When Amun's divine troops attacked the Hittite rear and captured the king, why did they only bring me along?"

  That night, Moses was praying to God with a worried expression, and he heard the voice of the angel again: "Moses, when the sky is dawn and the morning mist rises in the forest, lead your people across the river."

  Moses quickly got up and summoned the twelve officers, instructing them: "The divine messenger told me that when the morning mist rises, we can cross the river in front of us. Let the tribes immediately get ready."

  Someone asked: "Now everyone is very afraid and thinks it's the punishment of the Erju god, and they don't dare to go to the riverbank again. What should we do?"

  "Moses replied: 'Tell them that this is the way guided by the divine spirit. We only believe in our divine spirit and do not want to turn back, I am willing to be the first one to cross the river.'"

  When the edge of the sky revealed a faint light, a thin morning mist floated in the dense forest, and Moses gathered his people to walk towards the riverbank, with the mist slowly following them. The rushing river water still reflected a reddish color, emitting a bloody aura, but the morning mist wafted out from the forest, like a thin blanket covering the river surface. Gradually, the white mist on the river's surface grew thicker, and under the cover of the morning mist in the forest, it transformed into the shape of a floating bridge.

  Moses waved his staff and said: "This is the divine guidance that leads us to cross the river, as long as our faith in our hearts is firm, we can reach the other side, but only one person can pass at a time."

  Everyone looked at this condensed fog, and many people didn't dare to go over. How could the fog be stepped on? Wouldn't one foot step on it and fall into the river? Moses was about to walk first, when a tribesman said: "Moses, I know God gave you power, but we don't have it, how can we possibly tread on water? Are you going to leave us behind?"

  Moses stopped in his tracks and said: "Everyone can cross over, since you say so, I'll be the last one to cross the river, who will go first?"

  His servant Joshua had already prepared the bridge, when suddenly David, the youngest child in the tribe, darted out and said: "My determination to go home has never wavered, I'll go first!" Then he ran quickly across.

  His father, Abinadab, had just called out: "David, be careful!" The boy was already gone into the thick fog. Only one person could cross at a time, this was what the messenger of God had ordered, and everyone was waiting anxiously. After a while, David's voice came from the other side: "I've made it across, don't worry! This bridge is amazing, just like walking on clouds!"

  The crowd heard David's words and let out a sigh of relief, one by one they crossed the magical bridge, Moses was the last to reach the other side. Everyone turned back to look, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the treetops, the fog had dispersed, and the river water had returned to its clear appearance, people smiled, they had made it across.

  Lin Ke unfolded the crystal flying shuttle into a fog-like layer on the river surface, guiding the people of Du Ke Town to cross the river. The crystal flying shuttle can also change in such a way, which also shows that his control over the instrument is more exquisite than before. Ah Mon's new understanding of the power that does not distinguish between oneself and others is fundamentally about forgetting the concept of body techniques or divine techniques.

  To manipulate the Crystal Dart, at least a seventh-level achievement is required, but Link has come to realize that if he turns this dart into a misty bridge, it can be done with just a fourth-level achievement. It's not that the power is stronger, but rather the way it's used is different.

  Maidanzo stood guard on the side, preventing any accidents from happening while crossing the river, until everyone had crossed, and then the two of them quietly put away the flying shuttle and left. Maidanzo smiled at Link: "That kid David is really good, at such a young age, he stepped onto the phantom flying shuttle for the first time, but didn't panic at all, although his heart was full of doubts, his footsteps were very steady, what a rare talent! Moses awakened the power of two sides in one body for the tribe, how did he miss him?"

  Lin Ke replied, "I've also noticed that kid, he's still too young, only fourteen this year. According to the traditional customs of Du Ke Town, one can only learn mining skills at the age of sixteen, which is also a good foundation for cultivating both internal and external strength. That child hasn't learned yet, so Moses didn't awaken his power. From what you're saying, it seems like you're very interested in that kid?"

  Mai Dianzuo nodded and said, "I think highly of him. He's too young to learn that kind of mining technique, and without a mature physique, it's hard to withstand the impact force, except for a few exceptionally gifted ones. Since Ah Meng has had new insights and passed them on to you, I also want to try taking a disciple to awaken David's power. He hasn't learned any divine techniques or physical techniques, and he doesn't have any preconceptions in his heart, making him suitable to start from scratch."

  Lin Ke glanced at him and said, "You really love to show off everywhere. Ah Meng wants John to try the awakening ceremony of power, starting from Temis' daughter, but you're itchy first and chose this David."

  "Various awakening ceremonies I have all experienced, the earliest in the city of Balen, where I experienced the ceremony to awaken the blood power for warriors; later in your tribe, the god Amun awakened a two-sided power for me; after saving Princess Xiao Yan back to the city of Balen, the princess ordered people to hold a second awakening ceremony of power for me. So many complicated ceremonies, today God Amun has only set one name that includes them all, called the Awakening of Power."

  Lin Ke sighed, "Ah Meng is indeed extraordinary, pointing out the origin. However, awakening one's power is not easy to succeed, and if some people do not have this talent, they can still use the original rituals to achieve various limited accomplishments. Even if one knows the secret of becoming a divine spirit, the vast majority of people are unlikely to become divine spirits, it's just a matter of how far or near they walk. But as long as one has made an effort in life, their life won't be wasted!"

  Moses and the others skirted the main city of Pithom, passing through the wilderness along the Wadi el-Arish, into the territory of Tanis. Further on was the mouth of the Wadi el-Arish where it emptied into the sea. The great river split into many small streams fanning out in a delta shape and forming a seasonal marshy triangle.

  They continued along the Tri-State Wetlands for several more days, with the coastline already not far ahead. They turned east and continued on their way. There were no more unexpected situations along this route, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The weather was relatively humid, and when camping at night, Moses instructed the tribes to set up tents and be careful not to catch cold.

  That night, everyone was sleeping soundly when they suddenly heard a terrified cry. The cries grew louder and soon everyone woke up in alarm, rushing out of their tents in panic. It turned out that countless frogs had crawled out of the nearby stream onto the shore, into the tents, beds, utensils, and even people's clothes.

  These frogs appeared out of nowhere, and even the night watchmen didn't notice them. Everyone was startled awake by the frogs, and some people jumped up from their quilts in fright, with a few people even pulling frogs out of their pants and throwing them away. The campsite became chaotic, with countless frogs starting to croak, the cacophony of "ribbit" sounds making people's heads spin, and it was impossible to hear each other speak.

  One, two frogs are not scary, but countless frogs appear densely, jumping and drilling everywhere, the croaking sound echoes in all directions, this is a terrifying scene that makes people's scalp numb. Moses raised his staff, an invisible force covered up the croaking sounds, and shouted to the tribes: "What's the panic? Even frogs make you guys so chaotic, what will you do when you encounter real enemies? Pack up and continue on the journey!"

  The road was quite wet and muddy, with many small streams along the way, and there were large and small ponds everywhere. And I don't know where so many frogs came from, they kept croaking loudly, disturbing people's minds. Moses had the twelve tribal leaders hold their iron staffs in turn to clear the way, driving away the swarms of frogs in front of them.

  But every night when camping, there are always frogs jumping out from the trees and rock crevices. These little creatures are slippery and get into the cups for drinking water, the quilts for sleeping, and even the clothes people wear. It's simply impossible to guard against them. The twelve Shi masters try their best to drive them away, but the number of frogs is just too great. Although they don't harm anyone, they disturb everyone so much that no one can rest. After a few days, everyone is exhausted.

  This torture is really unbearable, the further forward they went, the more intense the frogs' harassment became, as if there was no end to it, and the tribespeople were at their wit's end. Mei Danzuo and Lin Ke also noticed this, and the two of them secretly discussed what to do. Lin Ke said: "In the Echu myth, there is a frog god named Haikute, who is said to be Set's servant, could it be him?"

  " Frog God? Shouldn't it be called Frog Angel now? He's not even a real god, among the nine gods of the Nine-Linked Divine System, only ten are truly transcendent and immortal. Even Cat God Best-sama isn't one of them, so what is this small-time Haquait? He's probably just a messenger from Amun or something, 80% chance he's from Set's faction, what's he trying to do with this?"