Chapter 198: Contrast of Black and White (4)

Chapter 198: Contrast of Black and White (4)

The Temple of Abundance, located in Crossbridge.

There, the saint Serena Ederlunt was looking at her trembling hands.

Boom! Bwaaang!

Outside, the blasts were ringing one after another, but that was a trivial matter for Serena now.

The reason why the story she had received a few minutes ago was still haunting her mind.

‘They have to kill the saint?’

A few minutes ago.

An apostle of the evil god had invaded the temple and delivered something to her and left.

It was shocking that he had broken through the barrier that was spread outside the temple, but what was more surprising was the content that the apostle had delivered to Serena.

The evil god wanted to tell her something through his apostle.

To be precise, not to Serena, but to the Goddess of Abundance who was watching over her.

And she, who represented the eyes of the goddess, had no choice but to face that content.

‘Why do they have to kill the saint of harmony in the Temple of Abundance?’

The content that the evil god wanted to deliver to the goddess through her.

It was that Laiteria, the saint of harmony, had to be killed by the Goddess of Abundance.

It was understandable that the evil god wanted to kill the saint.

But it didn’t make sense that the one who asked for it was not the apostle of the evil god, but the Goddess of Abundance whom Serena served.

Why did the Goddess of Abundance have to harm another goddess’s saint with her own hands?

Especially when that target was the saint of harmony who was considered to have helped the evil god.

No matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t understand the evil god’s intention.

‘The saint of harmony was imprisoned, but that was because she betrayed the church. But why do they have to kill the saint of harmony who helped the church...?’

There must have been some dark purpose hidden.

The saint of harmony had fallen for the evil god’s trick, or so they said, trying to sow discord between the Temple of Abundance and the Temple of Harmony.

Maybe the saint of harmony was a victim too.

There was no reason for the evil god’s minions, who had killed Rian Crost, the vice-leader, to show any goodwill to the Temple of Abundance now.

It was reasonable to be wary of the power of Ascalon, which was known to be able to kill even gods.

“O Goddess, guide us on our path——.”

Deep in thought, Serena knelt down and clasped her trembling hands.

When her heart was heavy, the best thing to do was to clear her mind and pray.

After all, the great flow of the world was not something that Serena could resist by herself.

It was the goddess’s will that always led them on the right path.

The brilliant light that illuminated the way forward even in the thick darkness.

That was what Serena Ederlunt had been following until now.

“Give us courage to move forward even in hardship and adversity.”

As Serena closed her eyes and prayed, a warm light flowed around her.

In the flickering light, Serena felt a cozy sensation.

The holy light that the goddess bestowed always protected her.

While praying, she felt like she was in the arms of a merciful mother.

As she prayed, Serena heard the familiar voice of the goddess in her ear.

-“Darkness will cover the world, and a corrupted god will descend by taking a human body.”

-“Evil will stir in the land of harmony.”

Trust.

It was a trust that Serena Ederlunt had received from the goddess after a long time.

And the content of that trust was deeper and darker than the previous ones.

“...The descent of the evil god.”

The evil god would come down to the earth.

That was what her master was telling her.

There was not much that humans could do in the face of the unprecedented disaster of evil’s descent.

But it was something that they could not give up on.

-”Prepare for the final battle, chosen hero.”

The place where the evil god would descend was the Temple of Harmony.

Boom! Boom!

The monster’s advance made the surroundings vibrate.

The monster that broke the wall kept spreading the vibration and approached the ducal palace.

“How can such a monster come out of the mountains!”

“Did the imperial army release that thing...”

“Even the empire can’t create something like that! Do you think humans can control a monster that big!”

Boom. Thud. Boom. Thud.

The heavy footsteps shook Count Colt’s ears.

It was a horrible sound that made goosebumps rise on my back just by hearing it.

What we saw in front of us was a monster that shouldn’t exist in this world.

We couldn’t even guarantee that we could stop it before it reached the palace.

“Your Grace! Something is following behind that thing!”

“There’s more than one monster...”

And behind the massive body that moved forward, there was something of a similar size forming a line and advancing.

Monsters of enormous size were moving in a group.

There was more than one monster in sight.

There were at least ten of them by their numbers.

Monsters that far exceeded human size marched in a line and advanced together.

The sight of the monsters’ army was not something that human soldiers could stop.

“...”

Silence fell on Count Colt’s office in an instant.

In front of the overwhelming size of the monsters advancing toward the palace, all their struggles so far became futile.

Outside the gate, the imperial army was waiting for Count Colt’s neck.

And from the mountains, monsters that they had never faced before were coming to trample them.

They were in a situation where they could neither move forward nor retreat.

“How did this happen...”

Boom!

The houses lined up on the track collapsed like dominoes.

Crash!

The spire and the forge all fell down, and screams filled the streets.

Even if the imperial army didn’t set foot here, the Colt domain was over today.

There would be no residents who wanted to live in the ruined land.

Everyone here sensed that this land, where the history of the Colt family remained, would be abandoned.

“How did this happen... How did the Colt family end up like this.”

“Your Grace, you must get away right now.”

“Get away... Get away? Yes, I have to flee from here as soon as possible.”

“If you give me an order, I will lead the soldiers to the main gate...”

Huh.

Count Colt let out a hollow laugh.

It had been a series of incomprehensible events since when.

He felt too old and weak to keep up with them.

That’s why Count Colt decided to let go of everything he had in his hands.

“Open the gate. I surrender.”

Right after Count Colt’s last order was delivered to the nobles.

Crash!

The inner wall that was firmly built collapsed.

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