Gospel of Blood

Chapter 467: Lost Contact

“Wait… what is the true symbol of our Lord?”

Astrid froze in place, her expression gradually becoming bewildered.

Seeing his daughter like this, Balder sighed and said,

“Astrid, I know you are unwilling to give up your past beliefs, but…”

“No! It’s not like that! I truly just received the favor of our Lord! I saw Her! She was seated high on the throne, she smiled at me… and bestowed upon me the power to overcome the Forest Tribe’s totem!”

The girl exclaimed excitedly.

Seeing the anxious look on the girl’s face, Balder furrowed his brow slightly.

He sighed, preparing to continue persuading, but suddenly his gaze fixed on the scar on the girl’s right arm.

“Astrid, what about that old scar on your arm?”

Astrid was stunned.

She instinctively raised her hand, then realized that the scar left from when she was attacked by a beast as a child, which had never faded, had actually disappeared.

The girl was first stunned, then immediately realized what had happened, and excitedly said,

“Yes! That’s it! The scar!”

“Father! Did you see it? Even my old scar is gone!”

“This is the power of our Lord! I didn’t lie to you! I really just received power from the Lord! I was heavily injured in my battles with Gunnar before, and it was the power of our Lord that healed me!”

“That power not only healed me, it even erased my old scars!”

Watching his daughter’s extremely excited appearance.

Balder also became somewhat uncertain.

To be honest, he didn’t know what had just happened to his daughter, and this mix of symbol and forgetfulness looked a lot like a little girl’s stubbornness.

But he knew one thing.

That scar on his daughter’s arm, even the best witch doctors in the North might not be able to remove it.

Coupled with his daughter’s unscathed defeat of the inheritor of the Forest Tribe, these things… seem to defy rational explanation.

Calm down and think.

He rushed to the challenge field after hearing the news earlier, and indeed felt the powerful totem force.

However, that totem force was too powerful, and he had completely failed to connect it with his daughter.

Thinking of this, Balder quickly grasped his daughter’s arm, closed his eyes, and entered the Source Force.

The source force entered the girl’s body, but as he checked Astrid’s physical condition according to the past operating route, he felt an indescribable force of rejection.

Balder only felt like he saw a burst of crimson in front of him, and then… his power was completely expelled from the girl’s body.

This… is… Totem Guard ?!

Balder’s eyes widened instantly.

He calmed down completely, looked at the girl, and asked with some uncertainty.

“Astrid… the totem power you ‘awakened’, what color is it?”

Seeing her father finally starting to believe her, Astrid was very excited.

“Crimson! It’s crimson! Crimson like blood!”

“Crimson…”

Balder’s gaze froze instantly.

In his mind, he suddenly flashed the towering crimson pillar of light he had seen when looking for his daughter before. Crimson totem pillar of light, crimson totem guard…

Could it be that Astrid really gained the power of the totem?!

He originally thought that the powerful force earlier was from a crazy totem priest of a large tribe, but now… could it actually be his daughter?

But… if his daughter really gained the power of the totem, why can’t she use the power now, and even forget the so-called “symbol”?

“Astrid… are you sure the totem power you previously gained belongs to our Lord?”

After thinking for a moment, Balder asked solemnly.

The girl nodded like a chick pecking rice.

“Sure! Very sure! It was indeed our Lord! Her palace… is almost identical to our temple in the canyon!”

“Exactly the same palace…”

Balder muttered to himself.

After a series of changes in expression, his gaze gradually became firm.

“Astrid, come, let’s go back to the tribe now.”

“Back… to the tribe? Now?”

The girl was puzzled.

As a warrior of the North, Balder nodded and said solemnly.

“If you have truly awakened the power of the totem, if that totem power really belongs to our Lord… perhaps returning to the temple can allow you to once again manifest your power.”

“And…”

He paused, remembering the towering crimson pillar of light he had just seen from a distance, and continued.

“If that crimson light is indeed the totem power you awakened, then… there’s no need for us to participate in the Archduke’s meeting.”

As the leader of the tribe, Balder knew more than Astrid.

Since three years ago, the power of North’s beasts has been steadily increasing, threatening the survival of many North tribes.

However, during these three years, the totems worshipped by many North tribes have also grown in strength to varying degrees.

What’s more, there are even rumors that some tribes’ worshipped Gods have shown signs of resurrection.

However, there has never been such a sign from the “Gods” worshipped by the Free Tribe Alliance.

But if his daughter’s experience was really a divine gift…

Then maybe this time, it’s their turn.

Thinking of this, Balder also became gradually excited.

If there were no other choices, he wouldn’t want to accept the Archduke’s “conscription.”

After listening to her father’s words, Astrid also calmed down.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

She recalled everything she had just experienced and nodded.

“Yes! Let’s go back to the temple, back to the temple!”

“Once back at the temple, seeing the statue of our Lord, I will surely be able to establish contact with Her again through prayer!”

Finally, the father and daughter reached an agreement.

They didn’t hesitate, quickly returned to the inn where they were staying, packed their bags, and set off.

…

Astrid couldn’t figure out why she had lost the contact she had just established with the God, and even directly forgot the symbol of the God.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, someone else was equally surprised by this result.

On the warship escorting the “Queen” of the Starfall Kingdom.

Charlotte slowly opened her eyes, interrupting her contact with the North.

“The contact that was just established has been suppressed…”

“No, it’s not suppression, it’s more like some kind of interference, some kind of shielding, even capable of blocking the memories of ‘believers.'”

“Interesting, could this also be… the power of the Faceless Statue?”

“No… it seems like there’s something else, disturbing me, preventing me from establishing contact with the Free Tribe Alliance…”