Huh? Are they all real?...

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Rather than rushing to conquer the entire Old World, Quintus seems to intend to first steadily manage the territories he has already occupied.

At the very least, basic order must be restored first.

Because of Augustus's death and the existing conflicts, even the occupied territories are now in chaos.

Quintus felt that if they continued to rush things, they would lose even their core support base.

So she arrived in Pompeii riding one of these six-hoofed beasts, which were very useful in the Gobi Desert.

She runs fast, eats little, and has no temper. If she weren't a wild beast, she would have no doubt that she was the chosen worker.

But to her surprise, she had only just arrived on the outskirts of Pompeii when she saw the ancient city on fire!

The honor guard has attacked?

Wait a minute, their advance has slowed down significantly!

What happened?

"Because the abyss is about to descend, little girl from a foreign land."

A very abrupt but unusually gentle voice appeared behind Miss Leda.

This startled her, but then she saw the iconic black mourning clothes.

Miss Leda breathed a sigh of relief again.

Even the great Augustus said that the Redeemer Witch was a very trustworthy person.

"You've frightened me, Lady Witch."

“I’m sorry, but you’ve come at the worst possible time, little girl from a foreign land.”

After bowing slightly to the stranger before her in apology, the Redemption Witch slowly walked to her side and together they looked at Pompeii, which had burned for four days and four nights.

"Pompeii was destroyed four days ago. I also missed the best opportunity."

"What opportunity did you miss? The opportunity to save Pompeii?"

The witch gently shook her head and said:

"We missed the chance to save this continent."

"Four days ago, when that dark cloud covering the entire Old World first appeared, it was actually my best opportunity. But because it was so ordinary, I didn't notice it. By the time I realized something was wrong, the cloud had grown so large that it was impossible to determine where the source was."

"Hey???"

Miss Leda was stunned for a moment:

"Are you saying that the dark cloud above my head is abnormal???"

She had always thought it was just going to rain, and although she later discovered that the dark clouds were ridiculously large, she still thought it was probably just a manifestation of the rainy season in the Old World.

After all, this is a typical desert and Gobi area.

Once the rainy season arrives, it will certainly be incredibly long and massive.

As a transmigrator from the Human Alliance, she still tends to judge many of her perceptions of this place based on the Human Alliance's understanding.

This is a problem that many time travelers know, but they subconsciously ignore.

"I find it strange, little girl from a foreign land, didn't you notice anything unusual along the way?"

Leda gave an awkward laugh; she had been deliberately avoiding people to prevent any trouble.

So we really didn't find anything.

Seeing this, the witch could only smile helplessly and say:

"Perhaps this is a good thing, after all, what I have seen these past few days has been too hellish."

"Is it scary?"

Miss Leda was a little surprised. Could a great figure like a witch, who had lived for so long, really find what she saw to be hellish?

Shouldn't they have seen everything?

The witch sighed and said:

"In just four days, a full third of the population of the Old World died."

"What?!!!!"

"It was not because of disease, famine, or curses, but simply because humans killed each other that a third of the population died."

"While the obviously abnormal dark clouds contributed to this, I am also convinced that all of this came from their own hearts."

This was a terrifying sight that horrified the witch.

She had never seen a turmoil that would make people so eager to kill each other.

The most outrageous incident was nothing more than the massacre of one race by another.

Even so, the number of people who ultimately died directly at the hands of humans was only one percent.

More often, it was due to famine and disease brought about by the protracted war.

This time, it's really outrageous.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? A third of the people? A third of them died in four days because of infighting?! People from an entire continent?!"

Leda was stunned; the number was so outrageous that she couldn't believe it.

If the witch hadn't told her, she would have definitely scoffed at it.

This is so exaggerated that it's not just against common sense, but a mockery of it.

The witch sighed helplessly and said:

"You heard me right, a girl from a foreign land. And that's not even the worst part."

“What could be more outrageous than this? Ah, you mean the slaughter won’t stop? My God, have they gone mad? Those are their own kind! Even a serial killer couldn’t be this insane!”

The witch did not answer Leda; instead, she looked down at the thing that truly unsettled her.

As the daughter of the abyss, she could clearly see what lay beneath her feet.

Once, her feet were on mud and rocks.

Now, she could clearly see the deep abyss that shone with crimson light in the dark rift, and countless demons climbing upwards.

I look at them, and they look at me.

It revealed a silent sarcasm and mockery.

Their arrival is unstoppable.

The abyss and the present world are now separated by only a thin line.

I believe that the abyss will soon descend upon the world.

The chaos and evil accumulated over three eras in the Old World will be the perfect anchor and gateway for demons to invade the present world.

Moreover, the Old World is still rife with infighting and corruption.

To be honest, even the witch doubted that the abyss itself was as fitting as the Old World was at this moment.

Because she clearly saw the astonishment of many demons at the atrocities committed on the ground.

Most of the abyssal demons whose doors were closed by Constantine had not yet had the chance to absorb the evil and depravity of humanity.

The fact that only one-third of the people could be saved made the witch suspicious.

Is there really so much left?

But no matter what, what I want to do will not change.

She is the daughter of the abyss, the last relic Constantine left to this world!

I must close the new gate to the abyss in his place!

That was the witch's only thought.

But before that...

The witch looked at Leda seriously and asked:

"You've met him, haven't you?"

Leda was taken aback at first, then lowered her head shyly and said:

"I'm sorry, Witch, I haven't found the kind of virtuous and righteous person you described. Well, there are many good people around me, but they are not as great as you described."

The witch reached out and smoothed Leda's slightly disheveled hair, saying:

"You've already met him, little girl from a foreign land."

Leda said strangely:

"My lady, I don't quite understand what you mean."

The witch looked gently toward the direction of the memorial shrine and said:

"He gave everything for people's happiness, and he dedicated himself to the stability of the world."

"Girl in a foreign land, who else do you think fits this description among the people you've met?"

Leda's puzzled eyes widened slowly in utter astonishment.

At the same time, she also said that name.

"Augustus Julius?!"

The witch lowered her head dejectedly and said:

“You once told me that you had met the apostle of the saints, but you also said that the saints might not want to meet me.”

"I couldn't understand why at the time, but now I think I understand. He was only back for such a short while."

Saints have no reason to avoid him, and his apostles in the League of People have even less reason to resist meeting with their families.

The only explanation is that he knew he didn't have much time left.

The shocking news that Augustus was Constantine left Leda stunned and speechless for a long time.

But in the end, she asked the witch, utterly perplexed:

"Now that you know, why didn't you go to see him? You must really want to see him again, right?"

The witch did not answer; she simply took out the potion she had prepared beforehand and handed it to Rheta.

That would allow them to send Leda all the way to Sequence Four.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to prepare more, nor that she didn't have the time, but rather that, for the dolls, it was best to stop here.

"This can take you all the way to demigodhood, but I hope you remember that the puppet path, once you surpass Sequence Four, you are no longer human."

"And so our contract ends here; this is your due reward. Little girl from a foreign land, return to the sanctuary of mourning."

"I assure you, although disaster is imminent, I will definitely solve everything."

"I am his last possession, and I will definitely protect this place where he gave everything!"

He didn't want himself to know that he was leaving soon.

I didn't want him to know that I felt the same way.

Therefore, the witch dared not see Augustus one last time.

Although she did all this, all she wanted was to see him once.

But when the moment actually came, she lost all her courage.

This is the saint's gentleness, and the witch's timidity.

He redeemed himself from the abyss, certainly not hoping to return to it.

But the witch couldn't think of any other way.

Chapter 258 The Abyss Descends