Book 4: Chapter 168: The Decision To Leave

Book 4: Chapter 168: The Decision To Leave

Dawn was finally here.

Lilith landed on her feet steadily, then flung her arm. After confirming that her broken arm had fully healed and there was no longer any need to borrow the ancestor’s power, the golden glow on her body faded.

As soon as Lilith deactivated her ancestor’s power which was too much for this world to contain, the tremor finally ceased. Everything became still again as this world started to repair itself silently.

The space that was distorted like an abstract painting returned to normal, as though it was ironed. The dark cracks in the air were also restored by this world’s corrective power. Although still unstable, this world was no longer on the verge of collapse. It would seem like it was sturdier than expected.

Even so, the traces that were left behind during Lilith and Cornelia’s battle could no longer be erased. Deep cracks covered their battleground, as though it had been plowed over.

The titan’s village was completely destroyed, and in its place now was a deep crack with flame shooting out from it occasionally. The flame from underground set the trees on fire. It was about to spread into a forest fire when Lilith easily extinguished it. Sadly, the forest close to the titan’s village was pretty much destroyed.

Half of the trees were uprooted by the shockwave, while the remaining half were incinerated.

Lilith sighed inwardly. The gold bubble that protected Lesiah and the titans slowly lowered to the ground, then turned into a beam of golden light and vanished. The titans started scanning the unfamiliar surroundings.

“We... survived...!” One of the titans finally recovered his senses. Tears of joy streamed down his face.

“We defeated the black devils! We survived!” The rest rejoiced, shouting loudly as if they had lost their minds. They tore off their thin clothes and then hugged each other.

Although the loss of their village was a shock, they were still overwhelmed by the fact that they survived.

As long as they were still alive, nothing was lost. They could always rebuild their home. Besides, everything would be fine as long as their king was around!

The titans turned their burning gaze on Lilith once again. But after just one look, they quickly lowered their heads as though they were afraid of being scorched by the hot sun.

In their eyes, Lilith was no different than a true god now that she had once again defeated the black devils. She was a sacred being that should not be defiled.

Even the young children lowered their heads like the adults. No one dared to lay their mortal eyes on the king, in fear that they would sully their king’s magnificence. After all, the matriarch once told them that that would be a grave crime.

Titan 12138 went up to Lilith, straightened her old silk robe before respectfully kneeling before her. “Long live the king!”

The other titans fell to their knees in waves and echoed respectfully, “Long live the king!”

And while all the titans were kneeling reverently, a faint white light emerged from their bodies before it got absorbed into Lilith’s body. However, no one else could see it.

“What are you guys doing?” Lilith frowned.

“Our esteemed king, you have once again come to the titan’s aid in our time of need. We have no way of repaying you, other than offering you everything we have.”

“Everything?”

Upon hearing that, Lesiah’s lovely face instantly turned as red as a delectable tomato.

“That’s enough, you should start thinking about what to do with these titans. It doesn’t seem like they can continue living in this world...” Lesiah looked around. This world did not collapse but suffered a devastating blow that would take more than a century to recover.

With that said, there was no way these titans could stay alive for another century by relying on dead trees and muddy water. And more importantly... there was Cornelia. She was like the angle blade of a guillotine hanging above the titans’ heads. No one knew when the blade would be released.

Not only that... there was only one conclusion to be drawn based on the fragmented information they gathered from Cornelia and her mother... Cornelia was about to do something huge enough to turn this world upside down. And before that happened, it would be wise for all of them and the titans to leave this place.

Lilith recollected herself and nodded. “Fine, it was part of my plan since long ago and the passage has only been unsealed now. I’ll discuss with Titan 12138 now.”

“I’ll join you too.”

Lilith was slightly taken aback. “For what, Lesiah?”

Lesiah turned her head and looked at Titan 12138 who was holding Lilith’s statue high while instructing everyone to build an altar for it.

“Nothing much really... I just have some questions for her.” The princess smiled.

.........

“Bringing the entire titan clan away from here? Where exactly?”

After hearing Lilith’s suggestion, Titan 12138 was puzzled. “This world isn’t that big, where could we possibly go?”

Lesiah shook her head and smiled. “Not somewhere in this world. That world is huge and it could easily fit another 10,000 of your clans.”

“The king’s world...?”

Titan 12138’s eyes widened and her hunched body trembled slightly. “You’re saying that we will follow you to your world, your majesty?”

“Why? You don’t want to?”

“Of course not, we would love to!” Titan 12138 nodded fervently as if she was afraid Lilith would change her mind.

“Although it pains us to part with this place, we too, know that it is... too dangerous to continue staying here. No one knows when the black devils will come back again and it is impossible for the king to stay here forever. For the good of our people, leaving would be the best option. Besides... the environment here is no longer habitable for us.”

Titan 12138 swept her gaze over the familiar yet strange surroundings. There was both pain and determination in her rheumy eyes.

“So, the titan clan shall follow you, my king.”

“Glad to hear that, but... are you not going to discuss it with the rest before giving that answer?”

Titan 12138 shook her head, there was eagerness in her eyes. “They will agree. Even if they don’t, I will force them to agree. Remember, we have offered you everything, my king. Your wish is our command.”