"Um!"
Meredith shouted a command like a scream, and Mel and Royce immediately ran towards the castle.
Ross desperately searched for the soul, but instead of finding any survivors, he only cursed, "Damn it!"
Meredi and the others decided to first go into the deepest room of the fortress. Skynet was also set up there.
The deepest room was originally the command room of the fortress and was the most solid part of the structure.
Perhaps there are still survivors hiding inside. The group held on to this glimmer of hope...
"The door is..."
The door to the command room was open. Everyone, with grim faces, rushed in to check the situation.
The room was windowless and dark. There was a lot of blood everywhere, and there were many bodies, emitting a pungent stench. It was obvious that they had been dead for several days.
The identity of one of the bodies almost made everyone's hearts stop beating.
"How could this be... General Elgar..."
The old general leaned against the wall, motionless. Bandhu collapsed before him, his heart pounding like a hammer, and he couldn't recover for a long time. The same thing happened to Milady and the others.
"Skynet was destroyed, but..."
Oscar was the only one who gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
His black glasses detected a faint magical reaction in the corner of the wall. A closer look revealed signs of a hastily covered area with earth-attribute magic. Oscar used alchemy to remove the covering and discovered a small Skynet device hidden beneath.
"There's video footage..."
To preserve the record of the decisive battle for posterity and enhance safety, a video recording function was installed. This device's video recording function appears to be intact.
Upon hearing Oscar's words, Miledy and the others gathered around him and immediately played the video.
"My princess. I pray with all my heart that you can see this video."
The figure on the video was Rasl, his face devoid of his usual relaxed smile. The small, twenty-centimeter square displayed an unusually tense and solemn expression. Behind him, the sounds of intense battle and the roar of Resichina continued to echo.
"The whole world has gone crazy."
What was going on? The expressions of Milady and the others turned serious.
"The whole world has been driven mad. Every nation has simultaneously begun hunting the liberators. Armies from around the world have been mobilized. Not just the military, but also the people of the villages and towns, men, women, young and old. The whole world has become a melting pot of fanaticism!"
At this moment, Ross and Mei'er also came in. Both of them looked helpless. After entering, their expressions were as blank as Oscar and the others.
"Eh? What are you talking about? I don't understand..."
Meredi was in a state of panic, her voice trembling, but Rasl in the picture spoke sternly, as if spurring her on.
"I don't know when you'll learn about the current situation, but hurry! Find the survivors! Save them as soon as possible! Before everything is lost!"
Meredith's eyes widened so wide that they seemed to be popping out of their sockets.
Oscar and the others' faces turned pale and they were extremely heartbroken.
At this time, they understood at the same time.
The final game prepared by God has finally begun.
Prequel 06 Chapter 4 The End of the World
The time goes back to five days before Miledi and others left the Ghost Country.
──The Principality of Uldia, the capital of Damdorak.
It was a full moon that night, its bright light appearing unusually crimson. In the alleys of Gongdu, two figures appeared.
"...What's this strange atmosphere?"
"It's strangely quiet. It feels quite eerie."
It was Chris and Katie. They were wearing their hoods pulled down low, and their expressions looked as if they had smelled something awful.
After retreating from the capital, the pirates hid in a secret base on the mountain northwest of the capital.
Supporters in the capital will report the situation of the town and the people at any time.
—The atmosphere in the city is not right.
A few days ago, supporters sent such a report.
At that time, through Skynet, the people of the capital also witnessed the decisive battle, and the atmosphere in the city was indeed a bit tense.
The suspicion and fear of God and the church, as well as Miledi's sincere narration, make people face a choice.
That is - should we continue to believe in God?
In the past, such discussions would have been impossible. Now, they were quietly happening among the crowd, escalating to the point where they could no longer be concealed, becoming a topic of open discussion. The church branch in Gongdu was not only powerless to stop it, but also afraid to intervene.
However, this quiet and noisy atmosphere is now completely gone.
It was as if the strong wind that had been blowing continuously had suddenly stopped without anyone noticing.
The two of them went to the city to check it out in person, and the atmosphere was indeed very wrong.
The calm before the storm—these words naturally came to their minds.
"Anyway, we should first check their safety."
"That's right. If he's still safe, he should have some information."
The reason why the two of them sneaked into the public capital this time was because their supporters did not report back on time.
Although they had a bad feeling in their hearts, the two nodded to each other and walked out of the alley.
We should have tried to choose less crowded routes, but there were so few people on the street, so few that it was unnecessary for the two of us. We couldn't even hear the sounds of people's daily lives, as if everyone was holding their breath.
The two of them arrived at the supporters' base easily, almost surprisingly so. It was ostensibly a shop at the ferry crossing.
The two men went around to the back door and knocked according to the secret signal.
There was no response, total silence. There was absolutely no movement from anyone inside.
The windows were closed and the curtains were drawn, so it was impossible to see what was going on inside. There were no lights on, so generally speaking, you would have assumed that no one was inside.
"Or... have they moved their base?"
"There's no way there wouldn't be any notice, right? Even if it was an emergency, they should have at least left a clue of where to move to."
"Indeed," Chris nodded, reaching for the doorknob. The door was unlocked.
Alarm bells rang in his head. His instinct told him to leave immediately, but he couldn't leave without even checking the situation. He and Katie exchanged a glance, made up their minds, and opened the door.
Then, Katie's expression tightened nervously.
“The smell of blood…!”
Chris clicked his tongue and rushed in as if he was going to kick the door down.
The situation inside could only be described as horrific. Everyone had been killed. Blood was everywhere, and bodies were piled in the middle of the room. They were all supporters of this shop.
Flies and insects swarmed over the body, at least two days after death. But something was terribly wrong.
"He was...beaten to death?"
However, he wasn't killed by a single blow from a warhammer, as knights occasionally do. The technique seemed even more clumsy, as if he had just been struck randomly.
It's almost like...
"He was beaten to death by a few amateurs?"
It was the same alley fight familiar to the residents of Antika, a random fight with sticks or wood. It was not the attack method used by people with combat training.
This is truly incomprehensible. Even a robber wouldn't be so brutal. However, the killing method is completely amateurish...
"Chris! This seems... bad!"
Katie's panicked cry brought Chris's mind, which was busy reasoning, back to reality.
Only then did he realize the murderous aura surrounding him. He looked out the window and saw—
“This… is not possible!?”
Countless residents gathered outside, each staring at the room from the window with bloodshot eyes.
Katie subconsciously took a step back, and suddenly, an extremely strong murderous intent swept over her like a torrent.
"Katie, get up!"
Chris drew his sword with all his might and launched a massive slash at the ceiling, piercing through the three-story building. To escape the oncoming mob, the two of them leaped onto the roof.
On the roof, the two were stunned by the scene around them.
“What…what’s going on…!?”
Katie's voice trembled. Chris couldn't answer her. A cold sweat streamed down his body, his throat throbbing uncontrollably. He even wanted to escape reality, thinking how much better it would be if it were just a nightmare.
The road outside was crammed with people, people, people. Regardless of gender, age, or status, everyone was clutching weapons that couldn't really be called weapons, rushing towards them.
Even if someone falls, the crowd steps on them without a care. Even if someone falls off a balcony, no one cares.
All I could hear was the crowd shouting in unison, "Kill the rebels."
They're all crazy. The whole city is crazy.
"Mr. Chris! Miss Katie! Can you hear me? Are you okay?!"
The girl's anxious cry suddenly rang out, bringing Chris and Katie back to their senses.
"Tigne? What happened?!"
Many residents tried to climb out of windows or jump from the roofs of other buildings. Seeing this, the two began to jump onto the roofs of other buildings to escape and responded to Tignes.
Hearing the two's response, Tignes breathed a sigh of relief, but then immediately reported the situation in a nervous tone. The worst situation.
"The Principality's troops are arriving. They've climbed the mountain without us noticing, and it seems they've discovered the location of their secret stronghold. We're currently retreating, but the numbers on both sides are so vast that it feels like we're searching the mountain."
“Even the Principality’s troops are dispatched…? Damn it! So that’s what’s going on!”
Chris immediately realized that this was the "final move of God's Game."
"Anyway, you guys should just run away! Follow the emergency retreat plan!"
"What are you going to do?"
"We need to check the Skynet in the capital. Our portable Skynet can't contact other branches."
Chris then briefly explained to Tigne the scene they had witnessed within the capital. The gravity of the situation left Tigne speechless for a moment, and he managed to manage a trembling reply.
"I, I understand. We'll take the Black Gate out. Please escape as soon as possible."
"Understood. I'll leave the guys in our group in your care."
After that, both parties closed the communication.
While they were talking, Katie was around, swatting away the incoming magic bullets and arrows. She whispered...
“…Hey, this is probably the only place in such a miserable state, right?”
"...Who knows? I hope so, too."
Not all hidden villages possess the "Key to the Black Gate." Even among the operational troops, not everyone possesses it. Many are still fatigued from injuries sustained during the decisive battle. Many also lost useful artifacts like the Metal Bartram during the decisive battle and have been unable to replenish them.
No one could have imagined that everyone, from the general public to the national army, would be praising God and hunting down heretics like crazy. The distrust of the church a few days ago seemed like just a dream.
No one would have thought to prepare for such a situation. If such a surprise attack happened simultaneously all over the world...
"Anyway, let's try to contact the other branches first. If that doesn't work, return to the team as quickly as possible."
"...Yeah, that's true. We still have to protect our princess."
The two forced themselves to cheer up and rushed towards the crazy and chaotic crowd.
However, they overlooked the possibility that the Liberator members themselves were infected with such madness.
──Odion Lianbang·A secret village in the mountains.
"There's been movement in the various branches of the Federation. But we don't have the details yet, do we?"
In the makeshift tent set up in the open space of the secret village, Captain Xim asked this.
All the officers of the Selected Warrior Corps were gathered here. Among them was Warrior Captain Neilk, who spoke up.
"Yes. I've checked with our supporters, but they say there's nothing unusual in the town."
"They probably don't intend to suppress the emerging group supporting the Liberators..."
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