Age of Evolution

Chapter 307: 307: The Awakening of the Ice City People

The Hua Xia people were well aware of the perfunctory attitude of other countries. At the time, some even blamed Lin Zhen for offending the Gods Clan, causing many foreign high-level officials to turn a blind eye to Hua Xia’s plight. But now it seems that Lin Zhen was right to offend them, as these bastards were truly inhumane.

An Ning was right. Who was Ice City relying on to persist up to now?

The country said Lin Zhen could make any request, but he chose to build walls for Ice City, and spent 600 billion of his own money. He not only didn’t take advantage of the situation but ended up at a significant loss.

Now, the millions of people in Ice City could only survive thanks to Lin Zhen’s selfless act. Otherwise, the city would have been lost to that wave of water monsters.

Looking at Lin Zhen’s selflessness and the performance of the Gods Clan in this monster attack, it became clear who was in the right.

Some believers of the Gods Clan began to waver and struggle in their hearts.

Silence filled the front line of resistance against the mutated beasts.

A slightly hoarse female voice sounded: “Sister An Ning, I support what you said. Brother Lin has done so much for his hometown and people, and the actions of the Gods Clan are chilling. I’ve long been fed up with them. From today on, I will no longer worship that bitch-bred True God of the Stars!”

People looked over and saw a beautiful girl standing among the crowd, fiercely tearing off the Star Sky Divine Teaching symbol on her clothes and stepping on it.

An Ning glanced at the girl and smiled, “I know you, you’re Zhao Xiaoman, right?”

“Yes, Sister An Ning, I can’t believe you know me! I’m so happy!”

Zhao Xiaoman happily ran to An Ning’s side, casually wrapping An Ning’s arm around hers, then pointed her slender jade finger at the surrounding people with conflicted expressions: “What’s wrong with you people? At this point, you still want to cling to that bullshit Gods Clan? Have your brains turned to mush? Have you forgotten who saved your lives for that elusive thing? If you think the Gods Clan is more important than your life, then hurry up and die for it! Don’t stick around inside the walls built by Brother Lin while cursing him! I’m ashamed on your behalf! Pah!”

Some Gods Clan believers turned red with shame. Meng Dong from Gale Martial Arts Hall was the first to pull something from his shoulder, not seeing exactly what he had torn off before stomping on it with his foot like Zhao Xiaoman: “Gale Martial Arts Hall is quitting this bullshit Gods Clan!”

Once someone took the lead, it was much easier for others to follow. The actions of Zhao Xiaoman and Meng Dong resonated with many people, setting off a frenzy on the battlefield.

Feng Ni looked back at the martial artists from the Northwest Military Martial

Arts Association: “Who among you still worships the Star Sky Divine Teaching? Get rid of that stuff right now! We people of the Northwest always rely on our own strength to fight. Can faith replace the swords and guns in your hands?”

Quite a few people from the Northwest decisively removed the Gods Clan symbol, crushing it into the mud.

Tang Wenbo also looked back at the martial artists from Demon Capital: “We Demon Capital warriors often face sea monsters due to our proximity to the sea. Next time I find anyone still worshiping this bullshit Gods Clan, I’ll throw them into the sharks!”

The martial artists from Demon Capital were also straightforward, tearing sounds filling the air.

Then, martial artists from Ice City, like Zhao Liang and Shi Lei, all followed suit. Yang Jianying from Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall even laughed, “We at Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall threw that Gods Clan crap into the trash long ago. We don’t need that stuff.”

In the end, even Ma Yao and Wei Li from Gale Martial Arts Hall, who originally didn’t get along with Lin Zhen, did the same.

The climax came when the mayor of Ice City Base City, Lu Ming, made a speech on television.

“People of Ice City and fellow citizens from all over the country, we in Ice City have experienced a few days of great difficulty, facing an unprecedented scale of mutated beast attacks. We united as one, bravely fought, and defended our city and homes with blood and life.”

“But during this battle, we must not forget the contributions Lin Zhen made to our city. Without his foresight, Ice City would not exist anymore. To be honest, I, as the mayor, feel ashamed that I didn’t pay enough attention to Lin Zhen’s proposal at the time. Although the idea of building walls along the river channel had crossed my mind, the cost was too high, and I never made up my mind.’

“However, Lin Zhen did it for us. He even gave up his right to make any request to the country and paid 600 billion out of his own pocket to build the walls along the river channel, protecting us from the beast tide.”

At this point, Lu Ming became angry: “Now look at the Gods Clan, which we’ve believed in for thousands of years. What have they done for us? Not only did they refuse to send aid, but they even used their power to influence other countries’ War Gods not to support us, almost completely burying Ice City!” “What’s the use of believing in such a religion? What’s the use of protecting it?”

“As the mayor of Ice City, I now propose to all of you: remove the Gods Clan symbols from your bodies, take the Gods Clan scriptures from your homes, and sweep all these things into the trash heap. Our fate should be in our own hands, not in the hands of any so-called ‘god’!”

Lu Ming’s order was not only seen by people in Ice City but also people across the country and even the whole world.

This speech stirred up enormous waves in Ice City. People took to the streets, tore down churches, and burned everything related to the Gods Clan. Occasionally, a few stubborn Gods Clan believers were even beaten to death by the angry crowd.

The Northwestern Base City, Capital Base City, and Demon Capital Base City in Hua Xia quickly responded to Ice City’s call and initiated a vigorous de-conversion movement.

Large-scale anti-Gods Clan marches also began in the southern and Tianfu base cities. After all, Hua Xia was a united front. If the Gods Clan could treat Ice City like this, it could do the same to other cities in the future.

Civilians were not fools. As a famous saying in the Common Era went, the eyes of the masses were always sharp. Worshiping the Gods Clan in the apocalypse was a kind of spiritual sustenance, but now this spiritual dependence was on the verge of collapse.

People believe more in power, which is evident in the era of people’s martial arts practice, and their awareness keeps getting clearer.

Hua Xia people are simple and kind, but also wise. They can be gentle like sheep, and also roar like lions.

Previously, Hua Xia had the largest number of believers worldwide, with 350 million out of the one billion Gods Clan’s believers around the world.

After Lin Zhen and Gods Clan took the opposing path, the number of believers continued to decline. Before the Ice City incident, the number of Hua Xia Gods Clan believers had reduced by 100 million!

After the outbreak of the Ice City incident, it even triggered a nationwide exodus from the Gods Clan. Churches were destroyed everywhere, and the number of believers decreased rapidly. In just two short days, the number of Hua Xia believers had sharply dropped to 80 million!

Moreover, this number was still declining. As for the Ice City Region, it was almost impossible to find any real believers of the Gods Clan.

The mutated beasts outside that were as relentless as ocean tides gave people tremendous pressure to survive. Lin Zhen’s matter was only a fuse, and the main cause was the Gods Clan’s inaction, which led to the unprecedented unity of Hua Xia people.

“A single spark can start a prairie fire.”

An Ning stood on the city wall, whispering softly.

At this moment, she missed Lin Zhen more than ever, wondering how he was doing now.

“My love, our homeland is still here, you must come back safely.”

The events that erupted in Hua Xia caught the church off guard.

“Crack! ”

The white jade wine glass was smashed to the marble floor by Yan Huang, shattering.

“Damn Lin Zhen, he’s already almost at the end of the road in the Ancient God City, but he can still pull off such a stunt, stopping his wretched soul from leaving!”

Yan Huang was utterly furious. Capturing Lin Zhen’s parents was the right move, but the Hua Xia Government strongly protested against this matter and demanded that the church must ensure the safety of Lin Zhen’s parents and broadcast their situation live.

If this demand is not met, it would mean the church is making an enemy of

Hua Xia.

Moreover, the Martial Artists Union also raised the requirement to ensure the safety of Lin Zhen’s parents to the church, claiming that the church’s actions violated the rules, and they could not guarantee that future events would not develop in a direction unfavorable to the church.

Faced with pressure from Hua Xia and the Martial Artists Union, although Yan Huang captured Lin Zhen’s parents, he dared not do anything to them easily. He had to take good care of them since they were in the wrong.

So Yan Huang had no choice but to release a video of Lin Zhen’s parents every day to appease the public’s anger.

However, he had never expected the wave of apostasy this time.

Originally, the matter of Lin Liye’s couple had gradually subsided under his mediation, and everything would be fine as long as Lin Zhen was captured. However, he did not expect an attack on Ice City by mutated beasts.

And Lin Zhen’s huge investment in building two city walls played a significant role in saving Ice City from being conquered, making Lin Zhen’s popularity among Hua Xia people reach an all-time high.

Now the public opinion in Hua Xia is all on Lin Zhen’s side, and this young man has once again become a national hero, almost as influential as Yan Qiyue of Hua Xia hundreds of years ago.

Moreover, some stupid heads of state made a decision that almost made Yan Huang burst a blood vessel: they tried to exploit the issue of aiding Hua Xia. How could they even exploit such a matter?

Even if they did, they should have been more discreet. They didn’t handle things properly, and the Gods Clan ended up taking the blame for everything.

But Yan Huang had no way of turning back. He must persist to the end, no matter what. He firmly believed that as long as Lin Zhen was eliminated, there would still be room for maneuver, and the reputation of the Gods Clan would gradually be restored given time.

“What’s the progress in the Ancient God City? It’s been almost two months! Is there still no news about Lin Zhen? In less than a month, it will be the day I announce my marriage, but there’s not even a hint yet. The bride-to-be in the plan has directly defected from the Gods Clan. Do you want me to marry air?” Yan Huang roared angrily.

“Your Majesty, there’s news now. Adam’s group has sent a message saying that they’ve found Lin Zhen’s location and are closing in.”

Tell them to hurry up, or there’ll be no believers left in my Gods Clan!”

Yan Huang stood in front of the window, looking at the night sky and holding the Star Sky Crown in his hand. He knew that he must win the matter of Lin

Zhen and Su Mingyue. Once he loses, the Gods Clan will never be able to

recover..