Volume 5 Old Testament 157, Playing with Divine Power

  Lin Ke finally spoke up: "We are not enemies with you, but rather you are the enemy of us. We have our own faith in a unique and singular deity, please do not utter such blasphemous words about God in front of me. If you want to take action, then go ahead."

  Hai Qiute looked at the Fate Key in Medanzo's hand, and then looked at Link's strange divine bow. The power of the Fate Key was self-evident, it was once Enki's sword that could kill gods, now it had transformed into a golden needle that no mortal craftsman could create. As for Link's bow, it was once used by Armon, but after Armon obtained Gilgamesh's bow, he gave this famous war bow to Link, and Link spent half a year refining and crafting it to make it even more extraordinary.

  If it really comes to a fight, regardless of whether we can win or not, the cost will definitely be high. Haiget blinked his big eyes and suddenly smiled: "You two envoys, you are not my opponents, but I also don't want to be direct enemies with you. You followed Sui Shui and achieved what you have today, so you should also understand the agreement between gods. We can make an agreement too - I will complete my mission, and you will complete your own mission."

  "What agreement?"

  "Those people are not guilty in themselves, but they want to escape from Egu, and the Angel King Seth has decided to punish them. For themselves, it is also a necessary tribulation and test. I will not directly harm them, but will create all kinds of obstacles according to the command of the Angel King, and you can also use your skills to resolve them."

  Mei Dianzuo looked at Lin Ke with inquiring eyes, and Lin Ke nodded and replied: "Alright, let's see each other's skills."

  Haiguet smiled again: "Good luck to you, the Scorpion King's temper is not good, if you can't complete your mission, your fate may be worse than those miners. If you regret it, you can still come find me, kindly reminding you that the Angel King Set didn't just send me as his only envoy, in fact my task has already been completed, there are others ahead."

  The countless water arrows turned back into water droplets, scattering seven-colored light in the sunlight. The numerous intertwined lights obscured Haki's figure, and then the water droplets fell between the trees, restoring calmness. Haki was gone, and that powerful aura also disappeared.

  Mei Dianzuo looked at the place where he disappeared, hummed and said: "It turns out that his task has been completed, but he deliberately appeared to scare us, said so much nonsense, and actually wanted to recruit a disciple, but he took a fancy to us two."

  Lin Ke sneered, "This person doesn't even understand the situation, thinking we're from Wang Si's faction. No matter whose envoy we are, if he betrays his mission because of a few words, how can he achieve greater things?"

  Mai Dianzuo looked up at the sky: "He just wants to recruit two powerful subordinates for his own use, as for being able to join the Nine Gods System and so on, they are all conditions that tempt people. But I didn't quite understand what he said, it seemed like he was being deliberately mysterious."

  Lin Ke thought for a moment and said, "Whether we understand or not doesn't matter. Maybe it's still beyond our comprehension. Amun God will tell us sooner or later. Haiget said that there are still Set's messengers coming to make trouble up ahead. I wonder what kind of people they'll be this time?"

  Mai Dangzuo waved his hand: "Whatever, the road is under Moses' feet, let's take a look."

  Moses and the others finally got rid of the frogs' harassment, entering the hilly area between the coastline and Tanis's main city. The terrain was undulating and continuous, with lush thorns and tree clusters as tall as two people. The sturdy miners pulled out their machetes to clear a path, and although they didn't move very fast, they could finally get a good night's sleep.

  They walked for another five or six days, and many people's clothes were scratched by thorns. They simply patched them up and continued on their way. The trees weren't tall and the terrain wasn't treacherous, but they stretched out endlessly as far as the eye could see. That night, David heard Medanzer's call again and snuck into a valley to meet him. Medanzer had awakened the power within this child and was teaching him all sorts of magical "spells".

  That day, David closed his eyes and listened to Medanzo's lecture on the secrets of informational magic, but he couldn't sit still. It wasn't that his mind wasn't firm enough, but rather that his body felt uncomfortable all over. His trial had arrived - it was "physical purification". Only by going through this trial could one grasp the second level of achievement. In this process, various hidden ailments and pains in the body would erupt, and a person would naturally feel extremely miserable. However, they must use an attitude of perseverance to persist in their cultivation in order to get through it.

  Meadows felt relieved, David Solomon's qualifications were very good, he was smart and grasped the power quickly. Meadows didn't notice anything unusual at first, just comforting the child to overcome various discomforts, but today suddenly felt a bit off because David couldn't help scratching his body with his hands. He said: "Child, take off your clothes and let me take a closer look."

  David undid his shirt and Medanzo's eyes widened slightly as he said, "What are these little red dots?"

  David explained somewhat embarrassedly: "There are many mosquitoes, fleas and small insects in the mountains. If you're not careful when walking or sleeping, you'll get bitten. It's nothing serious, I will focus my attention on practicing meditation and won't be distracted."

  After David left, Maidanzo found Lin Ke and said: "A new situation has arisen. Someone is driving the fleas and mosquitoes in the camp to bite Moses and others. There are many fleas in the mountains, and it's normal to be bitten a few times if you're not careful, but there are too many red spots on David's body, obviously someone is playing tricks."

  "Lin Ke cursed and said, 'This trick is too sinister! Even we didn't notice it. Moses and the others are strong and tired every day, so even if they were bitten, they wouldn't feel much. But these little bugs might spread the plague, and by the time we react, it'll be too late!'"

  Mei Danzuo nodded and said: "We need to go and investigate, to see if there are more fleas and mosquitoes around Moses' camp than in other places."

  Two men quietly searched the mountains and wilderness, and as a result, they really found where Moses and others were camping. The number of mosquitoes and fleas was dozens of times more than in other places. These small insects that are common in the mountains and wilderness hide under leaves, in grass clumps, and in soil. If you don't deliberately search for them, it's impossible to notice them.

  Lin Ke said, "It's possible that it was another envoy sent by Set or maybe even Haiget! The other methods of the frog demon are unclear, but driving various insects should have a set, aren't mosquitoes food for frogs?"

  Mei Danzuo furrowed his brow and said, "The power I cultivate is more suited for battle, and divine techniques like healing and blessings are not as good as yours. It seems that this time you will have to put in more effort."

  That night, Moses heard the voice of the divine messenger while sitting in meditation. Lin Ke told him: "The evil god of Egypt has sent an envoy to punish you, using a sinister plot to make you suffer from countless mosquito bites and fleas until you contract the plague. From today on, when camping, use divine techniques to clean up the surrounding area and take turns performing healing magic for everyone to prevent disasters."

  Moses replied, "Thank you for reminding me, sir! I too have noticed that there are more insects than usual these past few days. Although I am not afraid of them, many of my people are being bitten and are at their wit's end. However, if I were to use my healing magic, my powers may be limited and I fear that I may not be able to completely stop the plague."

  Lin Ke said, "It's just the beginning now. I want you to be prepared for any situation. The disciples of God Arroch have never been stingy with their magic, and they're used to it. Just go ahead and use your skills, just be careful not to exhaust your strength, I'll help you secretly. There's a kind of grass in this wilderness, I'll tell you what it looks like, send someone from your tribe to pick some, have the twelve Shi masters dry it with fire element magic, ignite it after that can drive away mosquitoes, every night when camping let the people on duty arrange the dried grass into a circle, surround the camp and burn it."

  Lin Ke was the leader of a tribe of cave-dwelling savages, and from a young age he knew that there were several types of grass in the mountains that could be dried to repel mosquitoes. It just so happened that they discovered one such type here, and Lin Ke ordered Moses to have the tribespeople gather it. From this day on, every time Moses rested, he would arrange six warriors in a divine formation, holding an iron branch staff to preside over the formation, and let the tribespeople gather around, bathing in the light that rained down from above.

  Every time Moses cast a spell, a wisp of fog would drift over, making the light emitted by his staff even softer and more intense. That was Link secretly lending a hand from behind the scenes.

  The angel of the Lord guided the people of Duc town to get rid of the troubles of those insignificant fleas and mosquitoes, but the wise man's thoughts still had a flaw. When Medanzer and others found that something was wrong, they were slightly late. Moses and others did not fall ill, but the cattle, horses and donkeys they brought with them fell ill one after another, dying one by one.

  Without the livestock to transport goods, the villagers had no choice but to carry everything on their backs. Fortunately, they had already consumed about half of the food they were carrying, so they could barely manage to carry it all, but they lost the meat that could be slaughtered at any time and carried even heavier things, making it more difficult to walk.

  On this day they walked out of the dense forest and came to a vast mountain valley, in front of which there was a lake, with soft shallow grass growing on its shores. After the long journey, everyone was tired, so they put down their burdens and lay down on the soft grass to rest. Moses also saw that everyone's physical strength had been greatly consumed, so he ordered Joshua to let everyone eat more today, soak the flatbread in soup, and take out the dried meat from the package, cut it into slices and roast it on a stone.

  The aroma of food wafted along the lakeside, and people rarely showed a relaxed smile, it had been a long time since they had such a comfortable feeling. But Moses suddenly frowned, he heard a buzzing sound, it turned out that several flies flew out from the woods, and then more and more flies fell onto the half-cooked pickled meat being roasted on the hot stones, and someone shouted: "What smells so bad!"

  The fragrant smell of the cured meat on the stone had turned into a foul and unbearable odor, watching as they rotted away. The foul smell emanated from each person's side, everyone opened their packages to find that all the food inside had also gone bad, even the dried flatbread and salted meat were no exception. These foods had been specially processed for long-term preservation, which wouldn't spoil even after a year, so how did they suddenly all go bad in the blink of an eye?

  Divine punishment, this is the divine spirit's punishment! Having lost their food, they cannot leave Eju, if they do not want to starve to death in the wilderness, they can only go to the city-state to surrender.

  Mei Dianzuo stood in the distance of the dense forest, his face pale with rage: "They actually used this method! Although they didn't directly lay a hand on the miners, is there even a difference?"

  Lin Ke also said: "Since that's the case, we can also take action directly. Fortunately, Ah Meng had prepared early on, so let Moses show off his divine powers."

  Moses, who had always been calm, was also shocked at this moment. The power of the evil god was too great, and it could actually make all the food that the tribe members carried with them rot without their knowledge. Those who had gone through hardships and never gave up finally felt despair, looking into each other's eyes in dismay as they sat on the grass. Moses was about to stand up when he heard Link's voice: "The evil god's messenger has done this, so you should use the means that God has prepared long ago to give them true faith and show our divine power!"

  Moses raised his staff and cried out in a loud voice, "People of the tribe, do not be discouraged! The evil god who took away our food is like that rotten food, emitting a foul odor! The true God is protecting us and will show His divine signs. All you faithful people of Arohah, gather around me and receive the food bestowed by the divine spirit."

  The people gathered around, and Moses stretched out his hand and took a piece of manna and a cake of bread, and said to the tribes: "This is the food that God has given us; it is a taste that has never been known before!"

  Someone cried out in disappointment: "Is this all? Not enough for one person to eat!"

  Moses smiled and said: "The gods will not disappoint us. Everyone quickly go and make a fire to cook the soup, our gods will show their divine power."

  The pot of stew was ready, and Moses put the secret delicious meat sauce in it, and also broke the pancake into pieces and threw it in. He quietly activated the spatial divine technique to protect the pot. The tempting aroma wafted over the grassland, and everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Moses said to David, "The youngest one eats first, David, you scoop the stew first, don't look at others, the divine spirit lets you come first."

  David held a plate full of steaming meat soup pancakes, but the pot of meat soup didn't decrease at all. Everyone came to Moses one by one to receive food until everyone was full, and there was still a full pot of soup in front of Moses. Finally, Moses ate up the pot of soup himself, then went to the lake to wash his hands and utensils clean, and said to the tribesmen: "Let's follow me to pray, thank our God! Thank him for giving us food, as well as the confidence and courage to overcome all difficulties."

  The crowd gathered around Moses, praying to their only god, Aroh. Medanzzo and Link stood in the distance, smiling at each other among the trees. This miracle had actually been prepared long ago, and those flat breads and meat flosses had always been stored in the Wind Dancer on the iron branch staff.

  Aaron had instructed Moses not to use the things in the Wind Dance lightly, they were prepared for crossing the desert, but now they were used ahead of time, letting the tribesmen regain their morale in despair and thoroughly firming up their faith in accepting the guidance of the gods. Although the journey was still very long, they would never turn back again.