CHAPTER 209: CHAPTER 164: HAVE YOU HEARD OF SAVING THE COUNTRY THROUGH A CURVE?_3

He seized the opportunity and extended an invitation to Mary.

After four aeons, having passed countless years, Old Ba was still waiting for the Bloody Priestess that should belong to Him. This persistence and profound emotion were hard not to move Ethan, and he admitted he indeed felt like a cuckold in this matter.

Ethan tried to persuade him, "Listen to me, let the past be the past. Your life is still long; you shouldn’t be trapped in past regrets."

The whispers became more intense, even the tendrils in the void seemed ready to tear through space, coming to the real plane to point fingers at him.

This time, Mary finally reacted.

"The ’Old Ba’ the teacher mentioned, could it be Bazatous?"

The attempt at persuasion failed, and Old Ba’s nostalgia and obsession exceeded Ethan’s imagination.

All Ethan could do was pat His shoulder like an old friend, offering comfort through actions, yet they were separated by numerous planes, the space-time distance making him powerless.

Thus, a light dispelled the darkness.

Mary stared blankly at the increasingly abundant golden radiance, making her realize she was still in the great hall and allowing her to see Ethan’s face once more.

What entered her vision was no longer an ominous red; his eyes also became the same color as the radiance.

It was a magical power wave Mary had never felt before, far beyond her comprehension, and she only then realized that the Sword of Judgment, which should have destroyed the entire city, failed to leave a crack in this magnificent hall.

The strike that embodied her beliefs and soul seemed like child’s play in front of her teacher, and the other party never seemed to take this "play" to heart.

An unending stream of golden glow appeared in the sky, overlapping with the outline of the sun, transforming into a new sun under people’s watch.

Under the illumination of the glow, the sharp whispers vanished.

And this was all Ethan, as an old friend, could do for Old Ba.

He could only pray that the sun’s radiance could cross countless planes, delivering warmth to Old Ba who lay deep in the pollution zone, bringing the sincerest greetings of an old friend there.

However, in the eyes of the imperial capital’s residents, this mutual greeting between old friends presented another scene.

The golden radiance made them aware they were still in place, and in the past period, they personally witnessed the process of the world’s destruction and reformation. As the new sun hung high in the sky, even those church priests who participated in the rebellion laid down their magic staffs with tears.

This was exactly like the allegory described in the Holy Scripture.

They were all witnesses, witnessing the return of a Middle-Level God.

"You... no, you, you actually are!"

Mary was momentarily speechless, similarly overwhelmed with the urge to cry. Nothing was more moving than witnessing the arrival of a Middle-Level God. Her mind flashed with all the names of Middle-Level Gods, yet none could match Ethan.

The time left to her was running out, with her soul attached to the shell beginning to detach.

After this, her soul would return to the relics, unless someone used a god-descending ceremony again to find her an appropriate shell... but she wanted to know more.

"My soul is located in the Divine Hall of Life in the northern continent, which is the resting place of the goddess. If possible, please look for me there!"

"Did you misunderstand something?"

Mary’s look of adoration made Ethan’s scalp tingle. He had seen such a look on Ave and others, "I’m just an Elemental Shaper; what you saw was merely the application of upgraded fire elements."

This was the result Ethan least wanted to see,

He had always emphasized his identity as a non-believer, believing people should take the objective world as the standard, not place hope and future on the elusive Divine Spirits.

Especially now when Middle-Level God and other gods have fallen in succession, there were still many like Old Ba and Kane; when the day of destruction came, the Divine Spirits could not save them.

But before that, they still had enough time to excavate their own strength.

If extraordinary powers didn’t work, use technomagic. If technomagic didn’t work, switch to steam engines.

"I believe in all I have witnessed."

Mary’s gaze didn’t change, "However, I trust you; this must have some deeper significance."

The proverbs in the church’s Holy Scripture are like this, every word said by the Middle-Level God should be part of some grand plan, yet due to the limited insight of mortals, they were unable to grasp its mysteries and could only record them, praying one day something could be understood.

The silver glow in Viola’s eyes dissipated, and her body fell to the ground like a puppet without power.

Mary’s unexpected arrival instead helped him greatly—nothing bore more weight than words from a chosen one of the Goddess of Life, and just now, Mary confirmed the demise of the Goddess of Life.

She personally exposed this secret that the church had tried to hide for hundreds of years.

And without surprise, the people of the Empire could finally free themselves from the faith of the Middle-Level God.

Thinking of this, Ethan quickly left the hall and climbed the city wall, coming to Ave’s side, this war had reached its end, now was the time to unveil the secrets.

From now on, people would usher in a new era of magic and technology thriving.

"As you see, the Goddess of Life and other deities have perished, yet the Evil God still has its eye on this world, so from now on, only——"

Ethan’s voice abruptly stopped.

His cries for the future all choked in his throat.

Looking down from the wall, he saw the Kingdom’s Knights prostrating at his feet, even those dissenters who hadn’t fled were the same.

They were either reverent or fearful.

Ethan glanced at Ave, who returned him a meaningful look.

These people...

What’s wrong with these people!