Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God-Chapter 1240 - 680: Love and Hatred Intertwined

Many people had already fallen into a fervent prayer without needing any warnings, and it was clear without asking that a Priest of the Natural Deities must have seen this as an oracle from the Natural Deities.

There were certainly those who knew not repentance, and in the next second, they tasted the wrath of nature, ending up with the same fate as Meira’s Followers.

Such people were after all in the minority; most knelt on the ground, repenting and praying. At this moment, regardless of their own guilt, expressing a sense of reverence was undoubtedly the right thing to do. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

After all, the Natural Deities truly exist in this world. The residents of the forests have, to varying degrees, a tendency towards this faith. Even those who don’t believe maintain, at the very least, a sense of awe, which is the most correct law of survival.

Those who acted without restraint didn’t even need to wait for the full fury of the King’s Forest to erupt; they were already consumed.

The nearby Luji Town was naturally the first to bear the brunt. The Crown Princess, who was holding a military meeting, suddenly stood up from her seat and exclaimed in shock, "This is..."

She sensed a familiar aura, belonging to the Bear of Plunder that they had just executed, and its Totem Spirit had already fallen into Gaven’s hands. This was naturally the work of the Conqueror who had gone to the Bear Hunt Grounds.

She knew that the Conqueror was not the type to stay put. His speed of causing trouble was unmatched. This time, without keeping an eye on him, she merely thought of that place as a battleground designated for hunting Magla’s Divine Nature Incarnation—where at most a statue would be built, transforming it into a holy land hostile to Meira. What else could he possibly stir up?

Little did she imagine, he had actually invoked a resonance with the forest. It was unknown how extensive the range of this influence was—just around Luji Town, or the entire King’s Forest?

If it were the latter, it would be terrifying because the affected land could be tens of thousands of square kilometers with hundreds of thousands of residents.

Although Tainalasta was very eager to see what happened at the Bear Hunt Grounds, Luji Town had gathered so many troops that a mishandling of the situation could easily lead to conflict and irreparable loss.

Without a full understanding of the situation, the Crown Princess made the most correct decision, "Sound the assembly horn. Gather all patrol teams and soldiers back into the camp. Without my command, no one is to attack on their own."

It was not clear whether it was because the assembled army in Luji Town was too numerous or too intensely hostile that it deterred the enraged creatures of the forest.

Or maybe it was because this place was within the range of the Bear Forest’s resonance, the town did not suffer any attacks from forest creatures; on the contrary, they fled in the direction away from here.

However, within the ranks of the new soldiers, there was a considerable disturbance. Accompanied by roars, a significant number of soldiers convulsed on the ground, their muscles uncontrollably bulging and sinking, as dense fur began to sprout from their bodies, and large, sharp canine teeth emerged from their mouths.

"Lycanthropy, these are symptoms of an outbreak of Lycanthropy; they are undergoing their first transformation. Quick, tie them up. Once they complete the transformation, their bestial nature will completely take over, recognizing no kin and attacking everyone nearby."

"How can there be so many with Lycanthropy? Could they all be Evil Beastmen infiltrating our ranks?"

"They may not necessarily be spies; they could also be victims. They might have been secretly infected by Meira’s Followers. If it were not for their current outbreak, what would happen on the night of the full moon when they collectively transform while we sleep?"

"Hiss... This move is so malicious. At that time, our training camps would face a one-sided slaughter. We would be forced to confront an insane army of Beastmen, a warfare with no chance of victory. We would lose a substantial number of veterans and new soldiers in the process. Too malicious; those Meira’s Followers deserve death!!!"

"Where are the War Mages? Quickly use curse removal. They haven’t completed their transformation yet, and Lycanthropy is more easily dispelled in this state."

"First, we must restrain them to prevent any real Meira’s Followers from mixing in. Everyone watches each other, and as soon as someone exhibits similar symptoms, report it immediately."

An anomaly occurred in Luji Town that was not present elsewhere; those manifesting Lycanthropy were mainly concentrated among the new soldiers. They were ignited by surging rage, entering an early stage of an outbreak. Without the aid of a full moon night and because many were transforming for the first time, the transformation was relatively slow. Additionally, the soldiers were highly alert from the start, spotting the changes in their bodies and taking immediate action.

Facing this change, everyone couldn’t help but inhale sharply, and their anger and hatred towards Meira’s Followers reached a peak.

Meira’s Followers’ conspiracy was not complicated. It leveraged the incubation period of Lycanthropy and the uncontrollable transformation during a full moon night, intending to stage a transformation massacre among the new soldiers of Luji Town as a counterattack.

This conspiracy relied on catching the enemy off guard; once exposed and precautionary measures taken, its effectiveness would greatly diminish. Moreover, after this incident, the Komeer Kingdom would undoubtedly tighten the screening of new soldiers to prevent such occurrences.

This incident was purely an unexpected boon, not orchestrated by Gaven. His Soul Consciousness was currently making its first contact with another Soul Consciousness.