"I know what happened here! You guys got tricked." Adrian pointed out.
"That is not true! The great messenger of the Church of Light has said that this land is cursed. They are just making us believe that nothing is wrong. They are interfering with our plan!" One of the priest players from the Church of Light stated as they have become visibly nervous.
"Since when did you guys have the ability to detect the natural flow of things?" Levin Cloud rebuked as the Church of Light is not famed for restoring natural order. They mostly did crusades to vanquish devils and such since they are not great at restoration as it involves life magic.
The players suddenly started a discussion amongst themselves as they know of the person that spoke. It is already well-known in the player base about the Envoy of the Twin Gods since his pics are all over the forums. Each guild also took note of him as a player that is an envoy is a speaker of the gods themselves. Their words carry much weight, and it is difficult to maintain that job class.
The priests from the Church of Light could not speak as they cannot rebuke that. Even they know that they forcefully created an entrance earlier. They know that what they did is incredibly sketchy, but they do not want to admit to their faults.
Just as they are waiting for an answer, a loud explosion of energy and shockwave shook the earth. The energy came from the cave which means that they are already too late. Adrian downplayed the Apocalypse as he thinks that it is just another event, but he cannot shake the feeling that he received. He felt the grip of death as a horseman riding a skeletal horse appeared on top of the cave like an apparition.
[The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, the Horseman of Death, has been unsealed.]
[Death shall spread far and wide in the world as long as the horseman is active.]
[All those that died that are not blessed will become a vengeful wraith that haunts the living.]
[The last horseman has been unsealed.]
[Apocalypse has begun.]
[All effects of the other Horsemen of the Apocalypse are doubled.]
[In sixty-six days, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse shall start their culling of all beings with divinity.]
[If half the population of the world dies, the Four Horsemen will enact the ultimate spell 'Divine Fall'.]
[The Gods of Pandemonium are angry at the ones that unsealed the Four Horsemen.]
[All four that has the God Slaying Weapons will receive the Divine Enemy title unless they actively kill the horseman that they unleashed or participated in killing the horsemen.]
[The owner of the God Slaying Bow is protected by the Goddess Tiamat. He did not receive the full effects of the Divine Enemy title.]
The Fourth Horseman then vanished as the skeletal horse released an ominous neigh. The skies that are somewhat blue suddenly turned ominous. It is not just the skies above the northern continent that changed but also the skies of the whole world. Numerous crows also flew in the skies and released their ominous greetings to signal the end of the world.
"What just happened!?" Everyone asked as the forums exploded with numerous questions.
A little earlier, Artica already enchanted the entrance to the cave as she did not want any to come inside while she is retrieving the divine artifact. She does not care for the god slaying weapon as any beast man that holds it is rejected with their life force sucked dry. She expected that Nightshade will be the same which is why she only focused on the Breath of the Wilde.
Nightshade managed to get her to the location of the Breath of the Wilde, but he is extremely exhausted. She looked at the orb of wind that covers the divine weapon and immediately chanted a spell in order to take control of the divine artifact fragment.
The divine artifact fragment tried to resist Artica, but she pulled out a black colored stone that has the similar aura to a dark gods. She inserted her power into the black stone and used the energy to corrupt the divine artifact fragment. In just a few minutes, she successful corrupted the Breath of the Wilde.
The wind barrier that blocked those who wanted to move forward suddenly vanished as Artica is now fully in control of the divine artifact fragment. She did not bother with Nightshade as she marveled at the power she now holds.
Nightshade saw that the wind barrier is gone and immediately took hold of the scythe. Upon doing so, he felt the grip of death in all of his body. He felt like suffocating despite his race not being able to breathe. He also felt cold as if his entire body is being frozen in ice, but it vanished all of a sudden when he received two notifications.
[You have changed to the Slayer job class.]
[You have obtained the Divine Enemy title.]
He also received numerous notifications that informed him of what he has unleashed to the world. The title he received is also not something that he would want to have as he could be exiled from his race.
Title: Divine Enemy
Tier: Divine
Effect:
-Receive 500% damage when dealt with holy magic relating to gods and goddesses regardless of affiliation.
-When you die, you will lose 50% more experience points.
-When you die, you will have an increased chance of dropping an item.
-You will be unable to use the blessings bestowed by your affiliate gods.
-You will be seen as hostile to every religion in Pandemonium.
-Deal 100% more damage to beings with divinity.
-This can only be removed once the mission set by gods is cleared.
Description: You have incurred the wrath of multiple gods. You are such a naughty being.
Nightshade could not believe the title that he received as it is more like a curse. Thankfully, he also received the quest that can overturn the effects of the title, but he could not believe that he got tricked. He let his greed get the better of him despite the obvious red flags.