Chapter 1653: Chapter 696: Death Spiral

When Wang Tao last came here, he only affected others’ perception and didn’t deliberately hide his trail. Simply put, others couldn’t see him, but he left traces. Moreover, Wang Tao also asked some people questions, so it’s normal for others to mention his existence.

Therefore, when Wang Tao heard the bishop’s words, he wasn’t too surprised and didn’t respond, just watching him.

“…”

The bishop felt a bit awkward, like punching cotton. He wanted to suppress the opponent with momentum, but Wang Tao completely ignored his words.

However, the bishop quickly adjusted his emotions and looked at Wang Tao again, saying:

“The Dusk Church is an open and inclusive organization, always welcoming survivors, but this doesn’t mean unidentified survivors can infiltrate and threaten our safety. If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation today, you’ll regret coming here…”

Faced with the bishop’s threat, Wang Tao didn’t take it seriously.

With only sixth-level strength, he was no match for Wang Tao.

However, Wang Tao was curious about him and didn’t mind chatting more.

“My name is Wang Tao, and yours?”

Wang Tao sat casually in the chair.

“Names are just codes, optional. You can call me bishop.”

Seeing Wang Tao not showing any fear, the bishop frowned. Did I misjudge, is Wang Tao very strong?

Even if he is very strong, at most he’s just a sixth-level Awakener; within the same level, the bishop considers himself invincible. Even against the seventh level, he thinks he stands a chance.

“Bishop, huh…” Wang Tao didn’t dwell on names, thinking for a moment, he asked: “Why did you establish the Dusk Church?”

The previous Dusk Church was, in Wang Tao’s eyes, a vile cult, but now it seemed completely different from what he had encountered, which puzzled Wang Tao, just like how the bishop couldn’t see through him, he couldn’t see through the bishop.

“The purpose of founding the Dusk Church? It’s certainly to provide a safe haven for all survivors.”

The bishop replied without hesitation.

“…”

Wang Tao looked at the bishop with some doubt, his spiritual power very strong, this level of spiritual power is very useful for lie detection. He can usually tell if someone is lying just at a glance, unless the opponent is much stronger.

Now, Wang Tao could distinctly perceive that the bishop was not lying when he said this!

Have I been misunderstanding him all along? Is he actually a good person?

No!

Wang Tao quickly shook his head, recalling he had encountered many from the Dusk Church and seen their “holy medicine” many times, which tortured people to the point where they preferred death; how can you say he’s a good person?

But the bishop doesn’t seem to be lying…

Unless all the previous Dusk Churches he saw were fake, and only this one is real? Or the bishop is actually lying, but Wang Tao’s ability couldn’t detect it… but that doesn’t seem reasonable.

“You’re lying.”

Wang Tao suddenly spoke.

Even though he couldn’t fully understand the situation, it didn’t stop him from provoking the bishop.

As Wang Tao spoke, his spiritual power had already firmly locked onto the bishop. Any slight expression the bishop made would be captured by Wang Tao, allowing him to determine if he was lying.

But the bishop’s reaction was no different from before; he didn’t hurry to refute or get angry, instead calmly looked at Wang Tao and said:

“With your ability, this base is almost defenseless against you; you can check it out yourself.”

The bishop actually hoped Wang Tao would understand more about the Dusk Church, as he felt Wang Tao was quite powerful, not being part of the Dusk Church would be a waste.

“…” Of course Wang Tao had checked out the Dusk Church headquarters; it was precisely because of this inspection that he was confused.

But merely inspecting one headquarters doesn’t prove anything… so Wang Tao said:

“That holy medicine you made, it’s addictive and tortures people to death, and you say it’s for providing a safe haven for all survivors?”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, the bishop still wasn’t angered but instead uttered a light “oh”:

“That was a long time ago; the current holy medicine is very safe… did you come from a faraway place? Survivors within a certain nearby range are well aware of this.”

The bishop deduced from Wang Tao’s words that Wang Tao should be from a distant place.

And Wang Tao thought to himself: He is the one, for sure!

Earlier, Wang Tao had doubts whether the previous Dusk Church was fake, given the immense difference before and after. But now it’s confirmed, that holy medicine is indeed created by this bishop.

But before Wang Tao could say more, the bishop spoke again. He rubbed his temple, somewhat helplessly:

“All medicine is somewhat toxic, limited by the technology of that time; those holy medicines did have some side effects, even death, but that was accidental. New drugs have various unexpected outcomes, isn’t that normal? But the holy medicine technology is very mature now; don’t worry about poisoning.”

“You gave so many people that kind of poison, claiming it was for their good?”

Wang Tao chuckled in exasperation.

Facing Wang Tao’s ridicule, the bishop suddenly looked at him with a rather pitiful gaze and said: “Sometimes, ignorance is bliss…”

Wang Tao was utterly speechless; he didn’t expect to be called ignorant someday.

“Then explain, what benefits can your poison offer?”