"It's okay, just let this guy use detection magic."
According to Celia, Lord immediately raised his hand to signal everyone to stop as soon as he released the detection magic.
"Something's approaching," he whispered.
At this moment, there were many small red dots approaching the magic circle in his hand.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, dozens of monsters rushed out from the woods.
"There are so many monsters here?" Eric exclaimed.
They hadn't encountered a single monster along the way, and he thought that all the monsters on the continent had been summoned by the demons to the coalition front.
"Don't be surprised. It's normal for some monsters to be left behind and not controlled by the demons." Celie said calmly, "Prepare for battle."
Lord stood at the front of the team and said in a deep voice, "I'll lead the way, you guys follow."
Everyone prepared themselves.
The battle is about to break out.
The monster let out a shrill howl and pounced on everyone from all directions.
Lord and Celie released light arrows at the same time, and the first few monsters that rushed over were instantly pierced by the light arrows.
Olivia also cast the sacred magic of the Skywing tribe, adding the severing magic created by Lord to it, directly purifying the monster without leaving any residue.
Norn, Eric and Som were no less capable than others. They all used their powerful methods to quickly deal with these monsters.
Just a few minutes later, the last monster fell under Norn's sword, and its body turned into ashes, leaving no trace.
"It's unrealistic to sever the connection between the other party and the goddess by killing all the monsters. Magical means are needed."
Even though the demons have summoned such a terrifying number of monsters, there will still be monsters that are left behind.
It is conceivable how numerous monsters there are in this world.
Celie put away her magic and nodded, "We need to speed up. There should be an abandoned temple up ahead. The remaining power there could scare off some monsters. It's relatively safe."
Without delay, everyone continued to move forward.
The forest was more vast than they had imagined. When the sun began to set, they finally saw the ruins of the temple deep in the forest.
Most of the temple's tall stone pillars have collapsed, but the main building is well preserved.
Even from the ruined structure, one can still see the original grandeur of the temple, but the circular gap at the very top is very eye-catching, as if it was directly pierced by some powerful force.
"What is that?" Norn tilted his head back and felt a familiar smell from the gap.
"You guessed right," Celia confirmed. "This is the aftermath of the divine strike."
"The entire temple should have been completely blown to pieces, so why is there still such a large building left here?" Eric was a little puzzled.
If it was caused by a divine attack, then this temple should no longer exist.
He remembered very clearly that the dwarf ruins were completely destroyed by the divine attack, leaving only a deep pit.
"Because this is the temple of the goddess of fertility, it is blessed by the power of faith." Olivia explained.
She was born only a few hundred years ago, and although she became a member of the Council of Thirteen ahead of time due to her outstanding talent, she did not participate in this war.
"The tribe that once worshipped the Goddess of Fertility was completely wiped out from this world by our Skywing tribe. Even the temple used for worship was completely destroyed by the divine strike, leaving only the broken walls and ruins."
"Totally wipe out an entire race? Is that true?" Eric looked at Olivia in disbelief.
In his opinion, it was unbelievable that Miss Olivia, who was usually peaceful and approachable, would do such a horrible thing.
"It's true. Although I didn't participate in it because I was born late, the head of that race's strongest warrior is on display in our Tianyi tribe's museum."
"Haha!" Eric laughed dryly and didn't dare to continue talking.
You Skywings are so cruel for taking other people's heads as trophies!
Chapter 105: Atonement with Eternal Loneliness
A bright bonfire appeared under the broken dome of the temple. After thousands of years, this temple finally had a glimmer of life.
The firelight stretched the shadows of the crowd and cast them onto the cracked wall. After such a long period of erosion, the murals on the wall had long been blurred, and even the statues on the side were dilapidated, but the shadow of a goddess could still be vaguely seen.
That is Igeas, the goddess of fertility.
An existence that everyone has faced before.
The smoke from the burning wood dispelled some of the moisture. Eric and Som were resting against the pillar.
Norn is writing a magic book. With the joint efforts of Lord and him, the writing process of the book is going very smoothly and I believe it will be completed soon.
This will be the first magic book of mankind.
Celia sat in a corner a little further away, a magic book spread across her lap.
She had already read all the magic books taken out from the dwarf ruins. She had asked the Elf King for them before everyone left.
The above records all the magic that he has never learned.
Lord sat beside her, adding wood to the fire from time to time.
Just now, he told Olivia about the true and false goddess, and the other party fell into a long silence after listening.
She looked at the bonfire with a blank look in her eyes. She had never expected that there was no such thing as truth or falsehood. The goddess she believed in and the false god were of the same origin.
The Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Fertility both have the same authority, but the way life is born is different.
Moreover, the conflict between the two goddesses also arose from their Tianyi tribe.
After a long silence, Olivia finally spoke.
"Lord Lord," her voice was very soft, even returning to the original address, and it was obvious that she had something serious to say.
"After all this is over, no, after we defeat the Goddess of Fertility, I will persuade the Goddess of Life to let the Skywings leave this world."
Lord paused for a moment as he added the firewood, then looked up at her, and even Celie followed suit.
Olivia did not avoid their gazes, her holy eyes full of determination.
"This war has been going on for too long, and we Skywings have lost too much. The council has withered, and only one warrior remains."
Olivia had thought that she would resolutely carry out the orders of God, just like her fallen predecessors, taking pride in war and obeying the arrangements of God.
But after experiencing the true and false gods, the decline of the Skywing tribe, and the change of faith, her mentality also changed.
"The Skywings were originally created for war. Although the Skywings are now fading and the war is about to end, the sins we committed during the war will never disappear."
Olivia's eyes swept across the huge dome of the temple that was pierced by the divine strike, as if she saw the scene when the divine strike came that year.
It will be a scene of devastation, and everything, all living things, will be reduced to nothingness by this blow.
It was as if they had been struck by a demonic attack.
Only when people suffer the same treatment can they reflect on their own behavior.
"As you can see, the ruins of this temple are proof that we are not as holy and innocent as we claim. We fought simply to follow orders, without even verifying the authenticity of these orders."
"I think..." Lord wanted to give some advice, but the words on the tip of his tongue could not come out.
After all, no matter how he defended himself, the facts were there: the Skywing people did not have a very good reputation in the mythological era, and they had indeed destroyed many races.
If the demons were not more brutal and difficult to communicate with, the elves and dwarves would not have sought out these Skywing guys as allies.
On the other side, Olivia's story continued.
"Now, the Skywing Clan's strength is no longer sufficient to sustain their presence in this world. Staying will only lead to new wars, or they may be swept up by some other will and repeat the same mistakes.
I will persuade the remaining members of my tribe to leave this world and seek a new habitat."
Lord listened in silence. Although he had a lot to say, he didn't know where to start.
"What about you, Olivia?" Celie suddenly asked, "Will you go with them?"
Olivia shook her head slightly. Although Lady Celie's eyes looked a little urgent when she asked this question for some reason, Olivia decided to tell the truth.
"No, I will stay, alone in the kingdom of God in heaven, and use eternal loneliness to atone for the sins of my companions."
She raised her hand and gently stroked her lower abdomen, actually trying to feel the connection between the magic circle in her body and Lord.
He was no longer a believer in the goddess, and even the power generated by his faith would be transferred to Lord.
If you leave with your fellow tribesmen, you will be regarded as a heretic by them.
Olivia knew this well.
In this case, I might as well stay in this world, in the kingdom of God in heaven, to preserve the last proof of the existence of the Tianyi clan.
“Even if the Skywings leave, the core of the Heavenly Kingdom will still function.
I will stay there, becoming the last link between the Kingdom of God and this world, preventing it from falling into the hands of the demons."
She paused, her gaze once again fixed on the ruined temple. "I will use my loneliness to atone for the past sins of the Skywing people. This is the path of exile and atonement I have chosen for myself."
"Atonement," Lord repeated in a low voice, "I don't have the power to forgive those races destroyed by the Skywing, but those whose hands are not stained with blood should not atone for the sins of others."
"But it's the only thing I can do."
The life of the Skywing people is very long, and even Olivia herself doesn't know how long she can live.
In the long life ahead, she must find the belief to live.
Sometimes, bearing sin can help you live better.
Lord was speechless, and finally said, "Let's talk about it after this battle. By then, I will find a new direction for you."
In the end, he still couldn't agree to the other party's request.
Perhaps he also had some selfish motives, hoping that Olivia would not only protect the kingdom of God in heaven, but also protect the entire world.
But now, Lord didn't dare to say it out loud.
Perhaps it would be better to speak out after I have slain all the gods and put an end to all this.
As if sensing his complex emotions, Orger emitted a faint light, and scenes from the future flashed through Lord's mind once again.
There was myself swinging my sword at the tall figure.
There were figures buried in the overwhelming black mud, and it seemed that there was more than one person.
Some people started traveling again.
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