Chapter 676: The Faith of the Merfolk
In an instant, every merfolk turned their gaze upon the two elders with eyes full of cannibalistic hunger. Compared to them, the killing intent radiating from Reflection Naclis was nothing.
At this moment, their hearts felt as though they had swallowed excrement. Yet this was not even the worst of it. The true despair came when they saw their body doubles kneeling before Loren, to the point where they began to question whether retreating behind the scenes had ever been the right choice.
They knew perfectly well that explanations were useless now, just as all the things they had done before were useless.
"As your god, no matter how you insult me, I do not mind, because protecting you is my duty. Failing to protect you is my fault.
"But I have my bottom line. I will absolutely never harm my believers."
The elder's earlier words had merely been questioning Loren, yet Loren had slapped a label on her of harming other believers. Even so, the merfolk did not question it. This was the terrifying power of the Sun Card.
They had already subconsciously accepted Loren's words as truth, without thinking about their reasonableness or veracity.
"But it does not matter. I forgive you. As long as you recognize your mistakes and correct them, you are still my believers, under my protection. I have always been this merciful."
Loren wore an expression of boundless compassion, and a faint Buddhist radiance even appeared around his body.
It really did appear, a Buddhist radiance simulated by Loren using light magic.