Cut off my way home? You'll sacrifice the entire other world in return!

Sanctuary.

Located in the far west of the continent, atop a sacred mountain surrounded by mountains.

This is the last headquarters of the Holy See of Light, and also the last refuge for humanity in this world.

When Demon King Li Fan's undead army swept across the continent, the Holy See exhausted all the sacred relics and faith power accumulated over thousands of years to activate this divine grace barrier, which was personally established by the first Pope.

The barrier enveloped the entire sacred mountain.

Visible sacred runes flowed across the light shield, emanating a warm and peaceful aura that kept death and decay from the outside world at bay.

Inside the barrier, a completely different scene unfolds.

More than five million human survivors fled here from all corners of the continent.

They crammed into every corner of the holy mountain, from the foot to the summit, with makeshift tents and cabins everywhere.

The air was thick with the sour smell of food shortages, the stench of sweat from crowded people, and a smell of despair.

The cathedral atop the holy mountain.

This is the core of the entire Holy Domain and the energy center of the Divine Grace Barrier.

In the center of the church, a young girl dressed in a pure white priestess robe is kneeling before the statue of a god, her eyes closed and her hands clasped together, praying devoutly.

She is the new generation of Saint Anna.

He is also the one who oversees the divine grace barrier.

Her face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her body trembled slightly from the prolonged prayer and the depletion of her divine power.

But her eyes remained clear and firm.

"Great God of Light..."

Anna's voice echoed through every corner of the church and in the ears of every survivor in the sanctuary, amplified by magic.

"Your people are suffering like never before."

"Demons ravage the earth, and the shadow of death looms over the land."

"We have lost our homes, our loved ones, and our hope."

"But we have never lost our faith in you."

The church was filled with kneeling survivors.

There were former kings and nobles, wealthy merchants, and ordinary farmers and craftsmen.

In the face of the apocalypse, everyone's identity becomes irrelevant.

They are all sinners awaiting judgment.

Their prayers, joined by Anna's, merged into a mighty torrent.

"Please grant us a miracle and dispel the darkness."

"Please punish the demon and save your followers."

"We are willing to give everything, our souls, just to have a chance to live..."

The power of faith rises from each survivor and flows into Anna's body, then through her it is injected into the Divine Grace Barrier to maintain its operation.

This is their only way to survive.

They believed that as long as their faith was sincere enough, the gods would surely respond to them.

Just like every crisis in the past.

However, what they didn't know was...

Their god is already in dire straits.

Outside the barrier.

The black army of undead has surrounded the entire holy mountain.

From the foot of the mountain to the halfway point, it is densely packed and boundless.

The sky was covered by a black expanse composed of frost bone dragons and banshee archers, preventing even a sliver of sunlight from penetrating.

But the undead army did not attack.

They were just standing there waiting for the main character to appear.

at last.

A ripple spread through the space.

A figure appeared out of thin air in front of the Divine Grace Barrier.

Black hair and black clothes.

It was Li Fan.

He has just returned from visiting the heavens.

He still carried a faint scent of divine blood.

He looked at the golden tortoise shell in front of him and the humans huddled together like ants inside, a bored expression on his face.

"The Last Supper?"

Li Fan muttered to himself.

His appearance immediately caused panic among the survivors inside the barrier.

"It's the Demon King! It's the Demon King Li Fan!"

"He's here! He's found us!"

"God! Save us!"

Screams and cries filled the air.

The solemn prayer was instantly replaced by fear.

Inside the cathedral.

Saint Anna also saw the man standing outside the barrier through magic.

Her body trembled.

Despite having seen the man's portrait in countless intelligence reports, the all-consuming dark aura he exuded when she saw him in person still made her feel suffocated.

"Hold on!"

Anna forced herself to calm down.

She shouted to the priests around her, "Don't panic! We are protected by the divine grace barrier!"

"This is an absolute defense built by the first Pope with his life and divine blood! Even gods cannot break through it from the outside!"

"Keep praying! Offer all our faith to the gods! As long as the barrier stands, we still have hope!"

Encouraged by Anna, the survivors suppressed their fear and began to pray aloud once more.

They placed all their hopes on this thin layer of golden light.

Outside the barrier.

Li Fan watched all of this with great interest.

He reached out and gently touched the golden barrier.

Sizzle

A slight arc of electricity pulsed at his fingertips.

A pure, divine power attempted to purify his fingers.

"Hmm, the energy level is pretty good."

Li Fan nodded.

"It's far inferior to that eternal barrier, but it's certainly sufficient for dealing with mortals."

He did not attack immediately.

He felt that breaking the tortoise shell directly was too easy on them.

What he needs to do is destroy the only pillar in their hearts.

Destroy their faith.

Li Fan slowly took something out of his pocket.

It was a piece of paper.

A crumpled A4 sheet of printed paper that has been folded many times.

There was also a dirty footprint on it.

Missing Person Notice.

Li Fan carefully unfolded the paper and gently smoothed out the creases with his fingers.

Then he did something that confused everyone inside the barrier.

He pasted the paper onto the golden divine grace barrier like a sticker for a small GG.

That cheap piece of paper from another world simply floated lightly onto the surface of the barrier made of divine power.

He seemed so out of place.

People inside the barrier craned their necks, trying to see what was written on the paper.

Inside the cathedral, Anna also ordered the priest to zoom in on the image in the magic water mirror.

They saw it.

I saw that photo.

The photo shows a young man in an academic gown, smiling like a fool.

A bizarre and absurd feeling arose in the hearts of all the survivors.

They looked at the god-like man outside the barrier.

These two images can never be superimposed.

Li Fan ignored their reactions.

He was just looking at the photo.

Looking at my parents' familiar yet unfamiliar faces in the photo.

Then he looked up and his gaze fell on Saint Anna.

His voice reached everyone's ears clearly.

Are you praying?

"Are you appealing to your God for help?"

Li Fan smiled.

That smile carried endless mockery and sorrow.

"Don't waste your energy."

"Your God cannot save you."

Li Fan reached out and gently tapped the golden barrier, as if he were tapping on a piece of glass.

"Because I'm going to kill him too."