Chapter 19: Hughes Dahl: How did I become the High Priest of Pain?
Several Torment Cult members who were severely tortured by Li Cheng gathered in front of him and knelt down on the ground.

This kneeling was not just because of fear of Li Cheng.

Or was it because of the mark on the back of Li Cheng’s hand—the Thorn of Pain.

The Thorn of Pain is an emblem carved by the Mother Goddess of Pain herself.

It is an emblem that only the most devout and talented followers of Pain are qualified to obtain.

All the Pain Sects combined have less than ten of them.

It can be said that with this emblem, you are the real Mother Goddess Guard, and you are the one that all other believers have to look up to.

It was obvious that the Lord Hughes Dal in front of him was not a believer of order at all.

He is a genuine high-ranking member of the Church of Pain!
The believers looked at Li Cheng with resentment, their eyes filled with sadness.

It would have been fine if you were one of us, but you even came here to train us together.

This is too much.

Even though what the Cult of Pain did was very despicable, it spread pain after all, and everyone in the Destiny Continent hated them.

But they are still very harmonious internally. After all, there are many masochists and sadists in the sect. If they want one-on-one, it can be one-on-one; if they want many-to-one, it can be many-to-one; if they want to impart, they can impart. It is quite adaptable.

It's not like it is now, where they scold you without any reason.

The faces of the believers were blue and purple, full of resentment.

Li Cheng looked at these believers with an expressionless face.

In the PC version of "Destiny Born", the world's forces are divided into two parties, namely the Abyss Sect and the Destiny Sect.

Needless to say, although the followers of the Abyss Sect are creatures on the continent, the gods they believe in are alien gods from other worlds.

He is a traitor.

Distorted by God's will, the sect has long been the executioner of slaughtering the world and the sourceless source of devouring and destruction.

The Cult of the Abyss contains many small sects, such as the Cult of Pain, the Cult of Slaanesh, the Cult of Wrath, the Cult of Freedom, etc.

The Tianming Sect is a native sect of the Tianming Continent, which is divided into the righteous God Sect and the evil God Sect.

The Orthodox sects are basically sects of humans and elves, mainly based on the five major teachings: Order, First Flame, Source, Shadow and Crucible.

There are many evil cults, including the Scarlet Blood Clan who believe in the Scarlet Mistress, the Full Moon Wolf Clan who believe in the Bright Moon... all kinds of them.

Although the righteous and evil sects were at odds with each other, they had no choice but to put aside their personal grudges under the threat of the Abyss Sect.

The overall situation is very much like the Three Kingdoms, with good and evil joining forces to fight against the abyss.

Although the triangle is the most stable shape, the Orthodox Sect cannot stand being like Sun Quan, and will stab the Evil Sect in the back from time to time.

The best example is that the Order Cult wiped out the Red Moon Empire and put the blame on the Abyss Dragon.

This also led to the relationship between the evil god sect and the righteous god sect not being very good.

Vampires, succubi, werewolves and other alien species don't have a very good life in human territory.

The so-called alliance is often nothing but infighting and a loose group of people.

As an open soul-like game, the PC version of "Destiny Ascendant" allows players to join various sects and obtain the emblems of various gods.

As a high-level player, Li Cheng has obtained all the badges available in the game.

He can say responsibly that it is absolutely not easy to get the Badge of Pain in the PC version.

You need to complete a series of side quests.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Cheng figured out where the problem lay.

In order to pass the review, the PC version of the game does not have cruel skills such as amputation, electrotherapy, and skinning. Players naturally cannot get the badge by gaining the appreciation of the Mother Goddess of Pain.

Just like because there are no R18 elements, players cannot obtain the emblem of Slaanesh through fancy techniques.

"Sure, quantum technology, the brain-computer version adds all these things for realism. But this Mother Goddess of Pain is really something, I don't look like a Pain cultist, do I? "

'Also, since the Seal of Pain can be obtained, does that mean the Seal of Slaanesh can also be obtained?'

Li Cheng chuckled.

This chuckle reached the ears of the believers, making them tremble in fear.

Is it about to start again?
"Okay, don't be nervous, we are one family."

Li Cheng spread his hands. With the Badge of Pain, it would be easier for him to carry out his next plan.

"Ha ha……"

The corners of the Pain Cultists' mouths twitched.

You really are one of us.

At least 30% of the members of this team were tortured by you to the point of committing suicide.

The believers dared to be angry but not to speak out.

At this moment, Carter suddenly clapped his hands: "I understand!"

The believers were puzzled: "What do you know?"

Carter glanced at them, held his head high, and sneered, "This is actually a test from Lord Hughes! Those believers who committed suicide are just wimps who failed the test!"

"You can't even pass Lord Hughes' test. You are not worthy of being a Pain Cultist."

Christians: ...

No, boss, are you sure that's the case?
Why do I feel like you want to improve too much?

Li Cheng looked at Carter: "Don't you hate me?"

"Of course I won't hate them." Carter said righteously: "The believers who don't deserve the name of pain are just parasites. Lord Zeus has helped the church to eliminate these parasites. It is a great contribution. How can I hate him?" The corners of the believers' mouths twitched even more violently.

This experience pack is so stupid, but it can be used... Li Cheng also restrained his smile: "Yes, I am indeed testing you. Your mission is to pursue Latania, right?"

"That's right." Carter nodded: "The oracle of the Mother Goddess indicates that she is inside the prison."

"You are too late. Latanya has escaped and is now on her way to Full Moon Academy."

"What!" Carter was shocked.

"Moreover, she has a powerful guard by her side now. With your current abilities, you can't deal with that guard at all. So, call for reinforcements. The Mother Goddess is eager for a new Saint, and this matter cannot be missed." Li Cheng said again.

Hearing this, Carter became more certain of his speculation.

He saluted quickly and said, "As you command, sir. I will now mobilize all the believers near the witch prison to hunt down Latania together. We will never let her escape."

"so be it."

Li Cheng's figure and voice disappeared into the shadows.

Only when everything about him disappeared did Carter collapse to the ground, gasping for breath.

"Boss, do we really have to listen to him and call for reinforcements to chase Latania together?" Another cultist crawled over: "If we do this, won't our contribution be reduced?"

"You know shit!" Carter slapped him in the face.

"Boss, boss..." The Christian felt very aggrieved.

"Hmph, you guys, you just have poor eyesight, that's why you are in this state today." Carter stood with his hands behind his back and snorted coldly: "Hmph, let me ask you, have you ever heard of the name Hughes Dahl?"

"No, no..."

"So, have you heard of the Seventh High Priest?"

"The seventh seat..."

The faces of the believers turned pale instantly.

Under the Pope of Sorrow, there are a total of seven high priests, each of whom is a representative of suffering and a singer of the Gospel.

And six of them are active within the sect.

Only the seventh seat has been missing.

According to legend, the seventh high priest was a believer more brutal than the other six priests combined.

He has transcended the vulgar taste of inflicting pain.

Engage in the higher business of turning pain into art.

Known as the Phantom Seventh Seat!

According to the information Carter had overheard, the seventh high priest was lurking within the Church of Order!

“Boss, what you mean is…” The believers swallowed.

"Just as you think, think about it." Carter raised his head, his wise eyes swept across the bodies of every believer, as if penetrating their bodies and reaching their souls:

"Among the people we have ever met, is there anyone who can make people experience the pain of childbirth like Lord Hughes Dahl?"

"No, no..."

"Then is there anyone who can restore the prey's state over and over again, just to give the prey infinite punishment?"

"No, no..."

"Then is there anyone who can show a sunny and cheerful smile like Lord Hughes Dahl while savoring the pain of his prey?"

"No, no..."

"That's right, hahahaha!" Carter raised his head: "I have seen through everything. Lord Xiusi Dahl is the seventh high priest! The seventh seat of illusion! He is the last line of defense sent by the Mother Goddess to guide us!"

The believers stared at Carter in a daze, and the scene fell into dead silence.

A few seconds later, a thunderous shout suddenly exploded.

"So that's it!"

"No wonder, everything is explained!"

"OH!!!"

"It has to be the boss. He guessed the identity of Lord Hughes Dahl right away."

All the believers raised their hands and clenched their fists excitedly, with tears of gratitude in their eyes.

I didn’t expect that the Mother Goddess would be so kind to them. She was afraid that they couldn’t complete the task, so she sent the High Priest to help them!

Carter pressed his fist twice and showed a touched expression: "Okay, everyone, follow me to get help! Lord Hughes Dahl will not make mistakes, we must not let him down!"

"Hunting Latania!"

“Whether we can make progress…whether we can succeed, depends on this one move!”
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the other side.

Li Cheng stood on a tree branch.

Seeing his armored trucks so energetic, a sunny smile appeared on his face again.

The plan was going just as he had envisioned.

Wait for his money transporters to arrive.

Just take it all away.

As he thought about it, he took off the Void Mask.

The Hughes-taking-the-blame approach is really useful.

(End of this chapter)