Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 274 - 269: Strange Divine Academy 14

The dorm manager let out a cold laugh, staring at Josh’s figure, standing still, with hair suddenly teeming with life, rapidly growing and sprawling on the ground, crawling towards Josh faster than a monster.

Josh leaped to dodge.

As soon as she landed, the dorm manager’s hair had transformed into a thick whip, lashing towards her.

The floor beneath Josh’s feet exploded, and she was vaulted out, sliding and tumbling under the statue.

Clutching her aching arm and leg, she crawled up to the statue, clinging to the God’s hem: "Your Holiness the Pope, I am your most devoted follower, please save me! If you save me, I am willing to serve you for life, giving you my body, mind, and even my soul!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the statue erupted with a dazzling white light, illuminating the entire academy.

The long-tongued monster and the dorm manager were intimidated by the Divine Light, hurriedly kneeling down and fearfully reverting to human form: "Forgive us, Your Holiness the Pope! Forgive us, Your Holiness the Pope!"

The statue transformed into a human form, and a tall, handsome man descended from the altar. His lips were jet black, but that did not detract from his handsomeness, and his golden eyes inexplicably reminded Josh of Yuze.

The man exuded Divine Light, his face appeared dignified and sacred.

His eyes were full of coldness and indifference, but when he looked at Josh, there were slight ripples within them.

He squatted down, his slender, white fingers gently lifting Josh’s chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.

Josh inexplicably felt that facing such eyes, she couldn’t possibly lie.

There was an inexplicable feeling that lying would lead to eternal damnation.

Not a feeling, a certainty.

Her intuition told her that if she lied to this man, it would lead to eternal damnation.

The man smiled slightly, the corners of his black lips lifting: "Little believer, are you sure you want to offer your body, mind, and soul to me?"

Josh instantly switched to her devout follower mode, after a moment of shock, only joy and admiration filled her eyes: "Of course! Your Holiness! You have manifested before me! It’s like a dream! Are you here to save me? Have you heard the prayers of your most faithful follower?"

The Pope stroked her chin, a smile in his eyes: "Of course, but I have a question."

Josh listened intently to him, appearing as though missing even a single word would leave her riddled with regret.

The devout and sincere appearance of the little believer pleased him.

But...

The Pope leaned in a little, immersing her entirely in the glow of the Divine Light: "You’ve just enrolled, right, and in two days, you’re already my most devoted follower?"

The divine pressure almost bent all the red and white roses in the flower bed to the ground.

Josh felt her back stiffen, the chilling aura emanating from above seemed to pierce through her skull.

She was certain that if she couldn’t bluff past this god today, his hand would pierce through her heart the next moment.

She lifted her head, meeting the Pope’s golden eyes.

In those golden eyes, she could vaguely see extremely minute complex runes flowing.

She felt she was not facing an ordinary monster in a dungeon, but a real Ancient God passed down through the ages.

This oppressive feeling, she had encountered long ago when traveling with her senior sisters.

They looked down silently like towering mountains on the small humans below them, neither compassionate nor loving, everything was humanity’s self-sentiment and over-interpretation.

God is not as benevolent and gentle as you imagine.

At the slightest discomfort, they might overturn the entire land.

Josh raised her head, staring into the eyes of the God: "From the first moment I saw the statue of the Pope, I’ve already been your most loyal follower. My loyalty does not need time to be measured; time may be exceedingly precious to humans, but to you, it is the cheapest thing, is it not?"

[Ding! Gained Pope’s Favorability 20, current favorability -10.]

The Pope stared at her for a while as if discerning the colors buried in her eyes.

"If you are so loyal to me, then prove it to me."

Josh’s mind whirled. She didn’t think she was so special, special enough to immediately attract a manifestation for her.

But what exactly was it about her that attracted this statue?

Could it be that he detected her using Super Sensing that day to probe God?

Josh looked up, even though frightened by God’s true form, she bravely met his gaze: "How should I prove it to you?"

The Pope helped her up, letting her see the NPC and dorm manager kneeling not far away: "Help me kill them, and I will believe in your loyalty."

"Them?" Josh was slightly surprised.

The Pope laughed a little, gently lifting her chin: "No, it’s them."

Josh saw that two people were hiding not far from the NPC and dorm manager, Susanna and a girl.

The two suddenly retracted their heads, hiding behind a pillar.

The Pope raised his hand and casually pointed, and the two flew uncontrollably into the air, landing in front of Josh with their hands and feet bound by Divine Light, unable to move.

Susanna’s face changed drastically: "Sister! You’re not really going to kill me, are you?"

"Sister?" The Pope smiled slightly, "That makes it even more interesting."

He bestowed his precious Longsword upon Josh: "Go ahead."

Josh took the Longsword, looking innocently at the Pope: "Would this truly prove my loyalty to you? Will you accept me then?"

The Pope leaned down and kissed her forehead in a deep, pleasant voice, even with some allure: "Of course, my little believer."

Josh seemed greatly encouraged, she turned, looking at Susanna, her expression growing ever colder.

With a "pfft," the Longsword in Josh’s hand pierced Susanna’s chest.

Due to the pain, Susanna’s pupils suddenly contracted, incredulously staring at Josh: "Sister..."

Josh coldly glanced at her, withdrawing the Longsword mercilessly, blood gushing from Susanna’s chest, splattering on the left side of her face.

She trembled all over, gripping the sword tightly in her hands, the hot, sweet blood flowing down, making the sword’s hilt slightly slippery.

She wiped her hands expressionlessly, tightened her grip on the Longsword, and with another stroke, slaughtered the girl next to her.

Under the cold white moonlight, the girl wore a scarlet uniform, wielding a Longsword. Her delicate and ethereal face, with big eyes fluttering like an elf, but her face was full of blood, like a pure white rose soaked in a pool of blood.

It seemed that killing her companions did not evoke any unusual feeling in her.

The man’s light laughter came from behind her.

"You will be the only believer acknowledged by God."

[Ding! Pope’s Favorability +20, current favorability 10%, Congratulations on successfully activating the hidden NPC, obtaining the hidden quest, "Pass the Pope’s Test"] 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Josh lowered her gaze, hiding the unusual color in her eyes.