Chapter 288

The moment Syd focused his attention on Audrey and Arn in the room, their mood was steeped in disappointment and loss.

Suddenly, a profound, grand voice filled with divine authority echoed through the room.

"Audrey…"

The voice was so extraordinary that anyone hearing it would instinctively believe it couldn't belong to a mere mortal.

"Who's there?"

Audrey and Arn immediately snapped to attention, their hearts racing with astonishment.

They searched the room but found no one.

Then, following a mysterious, otherworldly connection, they both felt an immense presence descend upon them.

A thought struck their minds, incredible and awe-inspiring.

"Is it you, my revered Lord Baldr?" Audrey asked, her voice trembling with disbelief.

Arn's eyes widened to the size of saucers.

Syd didn't answer her directly, choosing instead to speak again:

"Audrey, I grant you extraordinary sight. From this moment, your restored vision will become sharper than ever."

This blessing, tied to his domain of light, fell well within his authority as the God of Light and took immediate effect.

Audrey and Arn froze as the words resonated, and an inexplicable change took hold.

"My eyes!" Audrey exclaimed, her voice tinged with astonishment.

In an instant, her vision sharpened beyond belief. She could see everything clearly, whether near or far.

More than that, Audrey realized that her mutant ability had evolved.

Previously, her power allowed her eyes to function like microscopes, adjusting to see bacteria and offering limited X-ray vision, such as glimpsing inside a patient's body. Now…

Her vision could penetrate and reveal everything within dozens of kilometers, both at a microscopic and macroscopic level.

Syd, connected to Audrey through their faith link, sensed the transformation and was taken aback.

He hadn't anticipated that simply enhancing her vision would dramatically elevate her mutant ability.

"Audrey, what's wrong?" Arn asked nervously, noticing her astonishment.

"My… my vision…" Audrey stammered as she explained her new abilities.

Arn listened, dumbfounded, his expression filled with disbelief.

"Audrey's mutant ability has become this powerful?"

Though it lacked direct offensive capabilities, its applications in reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, and support were nothing short of extraordinary.

Arn couldn't ignore the fact that such a transformation was achieved with just one sentence.

"Lord Baldr, the God of Light?" he murmured, his voice awash with awe.

While the two were still reeling, Syd decided to grant Audrey another blessing.

After all, her vision-enhancing ability alone wasn't enough to effectively spread his faith.

"Audrey, I grant you the power to wield light."

As Syd spoke these words, his internal light energy began to drain.

Audrey's body was enveloped in radiant light, her form suffused with an otherworldly glow.

The divine light worked swiftly, transforming her body.

Audrey felt an odd tingling sensation, followed by an unfamiliar warmth.

Moments later, light began emanating from her hands, shimmering with a sacred purity.

Experimenting with her newfound power, Audrey fired a beam of light at the ground.

Boom!

A small crater, a meter wide, formed where the beam struck.

"This… this power…" Audrey muttered, staring at her glowing hands in disbelief.

"Lord Baldr has blessed you again?" Arn asked, his tone laced with both envy and admiration.

Observing the scene from afar, Syd was satisfied despite feeling a slight drain on his light energy.

"Did I just give Audrey a second mutant ability tied to light?" he mused.

Though the abilities were light-based and relatively modest in strength, they were still remarkable.

The blessing, fortunately, consumed only a one-time amount of light energy. The changes to Audrey's abilities were permanent, requiring no further energy from Syd.

Her strength now depended on how much light energy he had chosen to expend during the transformation.

For now, her capabilities were sufficient:

The radiant light could be used for defense and offense.It imbued her with a saintly aura, perfect for inspiring faith.

"Humans are drawn to light, to kindness and benevolence," Syd thought. "This power should make her an ideal evangelist."

Of course, he deliberately restrained the blessing. Giving too much too easily would diminish its value. However, if Audrey succeeded in recruiting a significant number of followers, Syd wouldn't hesitate to enhance her abilities further.

"For now, this will do. Let's see how she performs."

Redirecting his focus, Syd turned his attention to other small groups of believers who worshiped him.

"It's unwise to put all my eggs in one basket. The more groups, the better," he thought.

Using a similar approach, Syd bestowed blessings upon other devout followers.

These blessings included abilities such as invisibility and optical illusions.

However, the abilities were moderate in strength, limited by the amount of divine light Syd expended.

Compared to his own capabilities, these followers were merely shadows of his power.

"Borrowing my power directly might've made them stronger, but that requires trust. For now, they'll remain as they are—offshoots of my divine strength."

Meanwhile, Audrey, glowing with newfound divinity, was reveling in her transformed abilities.

Not far away, Sarah, Martin, and Mauro—the trio who had left—were busy spreading skepticism.

They approached anyone willing to listen, claiming that Audrey's group was fraudulent.

(End of Chapter)

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