Najenda frowned. In fact, she had already sensed a strange atmosphere during the Revolutionary Army's high-level meeting.
As a former Empire general, she didn't even need to analyze to understand the high-level's thoughts.
Since its establishment, the Revolutionary Army has been the Empire's biggest anti-Empire force, and the foundation of its ability to contend with the Empire was actually the Imperial Arms it collected.
It could be said that the Imperial Arms currently possessed by the Revolutionary Army were second only to the Empire; she knew that the Revolutionary Army had more than 15 Imperial Arms.
Half of them were in Night Raid's hands, and Night Raid was also the Revolutionary Army's most effective tool for clearing obstacles.
Suddenly, The Way of Peace rose, and its followers were so fanatical that the entire Eastern Province became The Way of Peace's territory, making it almost impossible for the Revolutionary Army to intervene.
Given how The Way of Peace caused this situation overnight, it could overthrow the Empire faster than the Revolutionary Army.
If The Way of Peace overthrew the Empire first, then the Revolutionary Army's legitimacy to establish a nation would be lost, and if The Way of Peace then asked the Revolutionary Army to disband, the high-level would absolutely not agree.
Not only that, but it would also lead to a great war with The Way of Peace. If The Way of Peace performed better than the Revolutionary Army, then even the most basic public support would be lost.
As a former Empire general, she knew better than anyone that once a person gained power, it was impossible to easily let go, and even for power, it was difficult to maintain one's true self.
During the emergency meeting of the Revolutionary Army's high-level last night, the inherent ugliness and fear of losing power among the Revolutionary Army's high-level had already emerged.
She also understood, as this was human nature; even the kindest person would panic when threatened.
Therefore, this time, she was not going to follow the Revolutionary Army's orders to directly assassinate The Way of Peace's high-level. She had to clarify the situation before making a decision.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Najenda noticed the unusual atmosphere and looked at the Night Raid members, who were exchanging glances, in confusion.
"Um—Boss—actually," Lubbock scratched his head, unsure where to begin, but still organized his words: "Actually, before you returned, we had already been granted Divine Blessing by God, which means we were given power by God."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Najenda was stunned for a moment.
"It's like this, Boss." Leone repeated her experience.
In Najenda's disbelief, she was asked by everyone to go to an open area, and then each person successively demonstrated their Divine Blessing. Only then was Najenda too shocked to speak.
"So, so God—God is real?" Najenda stammered, looking at the completely disfigured open ground. She had once been General Esdeath's subordinate in the Empire and understood how terrifying Esdeath's power was; it was like a demon god.
But the power displayed by her subordinates before her, while not necessarily comparable to Esdeath, if they were to besiege Esdeath, they absolutely could kill her.
And this was not power generated by items like Imperial Arms; it came from within themselves.
"It's real." The Night Raid members nodded.
"Hiss—unbelievable, no—this is a myth!" Najenda felt her heart pounding incessantly at this moment, completely overturning her own conjectures.
Since God truly existed and came to save the world, then The Way of Peace was truly God's church, and those 'God's Grace' of The Way of Peace were truly given power by God!
The Revolutionary Army absolutely could not contend with The Way of Peace; contending with The Way of Peace was contending with God!
Therefore, the Revolutionary Army's fate was sealed the moment God appeared.
"This—" Najenda felt very complicated inside.
The facts were laid out before her; she couldn't help but believe them. She couldn't deceive herself, could she?
She betrayed the Empire due to its corruption and joined the Revolutionary Army, diligently developing it to its current state.
The Revolutionary Army had almost become the largest force in the Southern Province.
But now that God had descended from the heavens, all her efforts had become meaningless.
"No time to lose, let's go to Jerok first!" Najenda was a decisive person and quickly stood up and said.
"Right! The church established by God is about to establish a Religious State, and it's a founding ceremony, so we must go see it!" "I want to see what a Religious State under God's will will be like." Mine's eyes sparkled.
Jerok, a city that was originally not very noticeable in the Eastern Province, was now overflowing with people, with streets and alleys packed with fanatical citizens.
White-robed believers were maintaining order, and the "God's Grace" were on high alert, preventing any sudden incidents.
"Excellent! God has sent down miracles from heaven!"
"As expected of Lord An!"
"Have you heard? God has sent down four Divine Envoys, and one of them is God's Saintess, possessing unimaginable divine power."
"I heard long ago. Divine Envoys from heaven, our hard times are finally over."
"What are hard times? Happiness has finally arrived."
"I also heard some secrets from Lord An's attendant."
"What secrets? Tell me quickly!"
"Lord An received a divine oracle to establish The Way of Peace."
"Tsk, isn't that nonsense? What kind of secret is that? Everyone knows it."
"Listen to me. Although Lord An received a divine oracle, he misunderstood God's divine oracle, so the doctrine was wrong, and he had not received a response from God for a long time."
"Is that true?"
"Yes, so the four Divine Envoys descended last night and reprimanded Lord An, and only then did Lord An truly awaken."
"Only after Lord An awakened did God bestow blessings and divine power."
"The original doctrine was 'do more good deeds to live long and happily,' but the true doctrine is 'fight for all that is good.'"
"So that's how it is. Lord An was confused! If he had understood God's divine oracle from the beginning, we wouldn't have been oppressed by the corrupt Empire for so long!"
"You can't say that either. Lord An is just a mortal, so it's understandable that he couldn't correctly understand God's divine oracle.
Moreover, Lord An's help to the believers is evident to all."
"They're here! Lord An and the four Divine Envoys have appeared! Let me get closer! Let me gaze upon their sacred faces!"
"Don't rush! Do you want to blaspheme under God's gaze?"
"I'm sorry, please God forgive me."
In Jerok's square.
Besides the high platform built with white bricks, the place was packed with believers and citizens, and the God's Grace were solemnly maintaining order below the platform.
On the high platform were the heads of wicked people piled up like a Jingguan (a mound of enemy heads).
"Please be quiet, devout believers and kind citizens."
Lord An stepped forward, spread his hands, and spoke like a benevolent priest.
His voice was steady, but it spread throughout Jerok.
This was not Divine Blessing, but magic power. Some magic-type Divine Blessings could bestow magic power, which, in addition to activating Divine Blessing, had various other uses.
Jerok, which had been noisy, instantly fell silent, and the citizens' eyes were filled with excitement, piety, emotion, and fanaticism.