"It's okay." Xim touched Cui's head to comfort her for her dedication so far.
"I'm not asking you to give up your faith. But..."
The girl spoke earnestly, her voice extremely loud and clear.
The entire city fell silent, as if time had stopped. It was obvious that no one could ignore her words.
This must be because her words lacked any of the pretense of a speech.
What she said were purely "words of will," expressing only her sincere wishes.
"In the past, everything was determined by God's will. Let us say goodbye to this world and history, okay? Let us use human will to create human history and activities, okay? Let us be human beings—"
What were the plans of the surviving knights? Although the Schnee Clan was present, the warrior group's equipment was almost completely depleted, and the situation was precarious.
Shim didn't dare to let down his guard, but he didn't take any action either. He just waited and saw what would happen.
──The ruins of the church headquarters.
"Live with your free will, okay────!?"
Finally, Meredith shouted, expressing her wholehearted feelings. Then, she closed her mouth.
I've expressed everything I wanted to say, including the will behind the Liberator's actions and their perspective on the future.
Did you convey what you wanted to express?
Has there been a change in people's hearts?
Do you have some feelings, more or less?
Feeling somewhat uneasy, Meredith looked up at the sky and adjusted her breathing.
I felt the gazes from behind, and when I turned around, my best friends were looking at me with warm eyes.
It's okay—even without saying it out loud, I could feel my friends saying this to me.
Next, it’s time to worry about the specifics.
First, demand an immediate ceasefire from the Knights Templar. If they refuse and are determined to die for their faith, then they will have no choice but to fight. If they surrender, they will be arrested and imprisoned in the palace.
Next, we must open the palace and allow the leaders of each nation to reside there. We will hold a meeting with them there to determine future course of action. We must also address the residents of the Divine Capital. These steps were already decided during the secret meeting before the decisive battle.
Meredith forgot that the whole world was watching her and clapped her hands on her cheeks.
When she encouraged herself to take the next step towards the future,
"I order you in the name of Esid—"Shut up."
A voice came, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.
"!?!?" Meredy pressed her hand to her throat, looking quite confused.
In a hurry, Oscar and others were about to call out to Mireidi, but they found that they could not make a sound.
"I give the order again—"Kneel down."
His knees bent down of their own accord, and his head drooped so low that it was almost rubbing against the ground.
A terrifying, soul-frozen oppression surged from the depths of my heart. My mind suddenly became extremely uneasy, as if I were stepping on empty air. These feelings forced my body to obey automatically.
But, no matter what, they couldn't actually kneel down. Because everyone was watching. People all over the world were watching them. No matter what, they couldn't let anyone see them kneeling down and prostrating themselves before the gods. So—
“Ugh, Uoooooooooooooooooooooo!!”
As Royce roared, the dark magic spread like ripples. Suddenly, Meredy and the others finally broke free from their restraints, gasping for breath and glaring upwards.
"Esid!"
It turned out that God's will had not been blocked. The Baiya single pillar was not necessary from the beginning.
This guy was truly absurd. He deliberately waited until Meredy and her group had expressed their feelings before forcing them to kneel, which was even worse.
A silver vortex appeared in the sky. This should have been a solemn and mysterious scene, but it looked inexplicably terrifying.
"Boring. Every one of them is so useless."
The voice said this, sounding disappointed from the bottom of its heart.
"It completely failed to live up to my expectations."
Deadly battles followed one after another. A tragedy as tragic as a comedy. Both sides lost many valuable things, lost in despair and lament. This is what God wants to see.
But the results showed that the Liberator's side—no, it should be said that Meredith and the others were a little too strong.
"It seems this generation has failed."
That voice commented on the tragedy of this era with such frivolousness. He had spent considerable time preparing for the game, but after actually playing it, he realized it wasn't fun at all and had to throw it away. In his eyes, the whole experience was just that.
The words were so bitter and mean that they made Meredith furious.
"Then come down and fight us! I'll show you, a scumbag who thinks he's a god, how powerful humans are!"
"The power of man?" Esid simply pondered this disrespectful statement. And then...
"...Hmm, I see. That's good."
For some reason, the voice suddenly took on a cheerful tone. Meredith had a bad feeling in her heart, as if she had made some fatal mistake...
"I've seen too many pieces and found an overpowered piece. Please tell me."
The symbol of God was completely destroyed, and almost all of God's pawns were annihilated. Even so, Esid was still a God, and he would never consider Meredith an equal. Precisely because they were not equal, he would not be tempted by her provocation. He would never descend upon her just for a single word, and certainly not intend to confront her for a showdown.
Instead, he would use his divine power to "test" her, like teasing a squealing, barking puppy.
"Struggle as much as you can. To relieve my boredom, struggle to the end."
"What did you say—"
Meredith stopped talking mid-sentence, and Oscar and the others, who were on full alert, stared with wide eyes.
Because, from the silver vortex that sat in the sky, the "Apostle of God" appeared.
Not ten, twenty, a hundred, or a thousand. But an astonishing number enough to fill the entire sky.
"Um, Ryu-chan!"
“Got it! —『Ultimate Liberation』!!”
“—『Black Sky Poor』!!”
Meredi once again released a super-large disaster star that was large enough to engulf the entire cathedral, devouring more than 500 apostles in one breath and destroying them.
The current situation wasn't entirely unexpected. The Liberator Camp had also considered the possibility that God might not descend and instead use a large number of apostles to wage a physical war.
The number of apostles before us must exceed a thousand. While this is certainly beyond imagination, since we know where they will appear, there's no problem. We can simply cover the location with magic. Even the most powerful gravity magic will be impossible to break free from. No matter how many thousands of them there are, we will fight until we run out of ammunition and reinforcements.
Despite Meredith's high fighting spirit, the god seemed to be mocking her.
"Ugh, this is bad! Can it appear from anywhere!?"
Oscar's expression twitched stiffly as he watched the image displayed by his black glasses. The lenses connected to Skynet displayed the scene on Earth. There, he saw a silver vortex appear in the sky above the Divine Capital.
"Nai-chan! Take us to find God! Behind that whirlpool!"
"I'm already trying! But... damn, I'm sorry!"
Nizu's reaction seemed anxious and annoyed. It seemed that even though he had grasped the essence of realm interference, Nizu was still unable to reach the realm of God.
Furthermore, they could not sense the existence of the soul on the other side of the vortex. They could not penetrate the information within it, nor could they destroy it themselves. They only knew that within the vortex was a being that transcended the principles of magic of the Age of Gods.
Meredy and the others' expressions tightened. They had never underestimated the power of the gods from the beginning. If it weren't for the urgent need to save people before the public execution, they would have spent more time searching for ways to fight the gods and gathering intelligence to improve their chances of victory.
However, in reality, I still can't help but think that "I might be able to handle it now."
That was too simple. Despite gnashing her teeth unwillingly, Meredith continued to display her fighting spirit.
"Are you scared, Esid?! You're a god, but you hide away and let your puppets fight on your behalf. Who would trust such a god? If you don't come forward to fight, you have no future!"
"You are wrong. So wrong."
Esheed scoffed.
"I am the future."
No matter what form it takes, whether it is prosperity or decline, whether it is creation or destruction, everything is determined by God.
"But you, Millardy Lessin, do you have a future?"
Look, even the gods are being reduced to a battlefield, and innocent people will be affected—Ecsid hinted with amusement. Meredith bit her lip, drawing blood. Her shoulders couldn't stop shaking.
At this moment, a warm hand rested on her shoulder. It was Oscar.
"Miledi, we have achieved our ultimate goal."
This calm tone made Miledy clearly realize that her heart was also regaining its composure.
"We've saved what needs to be saved, and expressed what needs to be expressed, haven't we?"
That's right. Although I'm extremely frustrated, I want to defeat God right now if I can.
However, since they could not reach the divine realm, nor stop the vortex from releasing more apostles, they would inevitably fall into chaos. In this way, they would inevitably be unable to completely protect the residents of the divine capital.
Even for the sake of justice and long-cherished ideals, the people cannot be sacrificed, because that would be tantamount to self-negating the central idea of the liberators.
"retreat!"
Meredith communicated her decision to all her companions on the ground through the communicator.
"Got it. Let's implement retreat plan 2, okay? Meredith."
Sarus seemed to have also decided that it was time to retreat and immediately confirmed this.
Meanwhile, Retreat Plan 2 was based on the current situation. With Miledy and the others and Luke Airein acting as bait, the others would disperse and retreat through the Black Gate, hiding in plain sight.
"My princess, it's not over yet. I look forward to seeing you again."
"Your Majesty, please leave the matters here to us. Lord Milady, we must meet again alive."
"Hey, Meredith, you're right. If we do what needs to be done, the world will definitely change. Just run away with your head held high!"
Rasl, Shim, and Bart responded one after another via the comms. Rouse confirmed through telepathy that they had begun their retreat. With that, Meredi put away Black Sky Poverty.
"We'll be back soon. We'll definitely defeat you then!"
Esheed did not answer, only his laughter echoed in the air.
Sarus's roar echoed from the bridge of Lek Ayrein.
"How's the retreat going!?"
The silver vortex that appeared above the capital released a terrifying number of apostles.
Witnessing this scene, the surviving knights cheered. However, the people in the central square looked as if they had witnessed something terrifying, filled with anxiety and fear.
"Retreat confirmed! No problem!"
It was also part of the plan to immediately evacuate everyone through the Black Gate. It seemed everyone had escaped the Divine Capital safely.
"Alright, let's prepare to move!"
Leke Aileyin began to speed towards the palace.
Since we are not sure if we can protect the central square from the attack of the apostles, the best strategy is to leave the scene.
"The barrier has disappeared! Twenty percent of my magic power remains!"
"The armor has been damaged by 75%! It's been riddled with holes!"
"Propulsion is decreasing! If this continues, we're doomed!"
Reports of serious damage continued to trickle in. At this moment, the silver vortex was suddenly engulfed by a swirling black star. The surrounding apostles were sent flying by the impact, while others were struck back by the massive war clubs.
Meredi and the others returned. However, a large number of apostles also surged in from an altitude of 8,000 meters, looking like a cloud of airplanes.
"Grandpa Saroo, hurry!"
"I know! How's the transfer going!?"
"Please wait... Mana has been replenished! It's ready anytime!"
"Alright, rush in!"
Lek Airen continued to accelerate, rushing towards the palace. However, their goal was not to crash into the palace again. The huge space-time gate on the warship activated, and a vortex appeared in the space ahead of the bow.
While Milady and the others were fending off the apostles in the rear, Leke Ailein rushed into the space-time gate without hesitation...
The scenery before my eyes had completely changed. It seemed the transfer had been completed successfully.
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