Chapter1224:AbyssalWillpower

InordertoexpandthemilitarypoweroftheLeviathanEmpireandindesperateneedofnewhero-rankedknights,LudwigXIIhadnochoicebuttoturnablindeyetotheexistenceofthisundergroundsect,givingthemtacitapproval.

TodealwiththesuddenresurrectionofSu,TheKingofUndead,regardlessofwhatthis"Ada"thingis,aslongasitcanbeused,it’sgoodenough.

OntheWestContinent,therearealsochurchesthatworshipdeities.Whetherit’sablackcatorawhitecat,aslongasitcanbeuseful,it’sagoodcat.

Ononehand,theemperorisenthusiasticallyassistinghisteacher,ImperialSagePoincaré,indevelopingpowerfulscientificweapons.Ontheotherhand,heismakingdealswithanunknownundergroundchurch.Thisiswhattheemperordoes.

Onlychildrenworryaboutrightandwrong,theemperoronlyneedstoconsiderhisowninterest.Besides,thischurchhasn’tdoneanythingoutrageouslikebloodsacrifice.They’rejustexpandingtheirmembership.FortheLeviathanEmpire,whichneedsgoodfighters,thisisatemptingofferthatishardtorefuse.

EvenImperialSagePoincarédoesn’tknowthatLudwigXIIhimselfissecretlyalsoservingasthehighpriestofanundergroundsectcalledthe"BlackGodOrder."Thiswaspartofthedealhemadewiththefounderofthechurch,Morris.

LudwigXIIdoesn’treallycareaboutthepositionofhighpriest.It’sjustasymbolictitle.Aslongashecancontroltheundergroundchurch,that’sallheneeds.

Forhumanslivinginaperiodofdecliningmagic,theirfaithisweak,letalonetheirvigilancetowardsunknownentities.

Inthisworld,noonebesidesthedeep-searacehasexperiencedealingwiththeseevilgods.Unfortunately,LudwigXIIisoneoftheguineapigs,andhehasnoideahowdangerousitis.

"Doyouhaveanysolution...Morris?"LudwigXIIhassomefondnessforthishero-rankedknightwhocomesfromanoblebackground.

IftheBlackEmperorhadn’talreadypromisedcertainpowerfulnoblestoendorsetheircandidates,hemighthaveactuallygiventhemostpowerfultitledmachinetoMorris.

Totheemperor,nomatterhowpowerfulaweaponis,it’sstilljustaweapon.Aslongasitcanunleashitspowereffectively,hedoesn’tcarewhousesit.

Fromhisperspective,Morrishadastrongloyaltytotheempireandwasageniusrepresentingtheemergingpoweroftheempire.

"Thismoment...wasalreadypreparedfor..."

"Nomatterwhositsonthatthrone...theyaredestinedtodie..."Morris’svoicebecameparticularlygloomy,jealousydrivinghimmad.Liketheking,healsowantedthepersononthethronetodie.

Everythingoriginatedfromthegreatwilloftheabyss.

Thisworldhasalreadycaughttheattentionof"Ada"andisdestinedtoslideintotheendlessabyss.Noonecanstopthisfate.

Onlybymergingwiththeabysscanthisworldexperiencearebirth.EvenifSiaandLeviathanareresurrectedatthesametime,theycannotstopthisfate.

Themoment"Ada"arrives,thisoncesecludedworld,withnogodsorthelegend-ranked,isdestinedtobecomepreytotheabyss.

AndMorris,theapostleoftheabyss,isthechosenonetocompletethistask.

EverythingisforthegreatAda.

Well,itseemslikethereisanothermissionforAda.Sheissearchingforthetraceofacertaintarget,butthismissionisalong-termone,sothereisnoneedtohurry.

Oncehedragsthisworldintotheabyss,hecanreceivegiftsfromthewilloftheabyssandopenthedoorstothelegend-ranked.

Destroyingtheworldisthefastestwayfortheapostlesoftheabysstoadvancetothelegend-ranked,nodoubtaboutit.

Listeningtothecriesofanentireworldbeingdevouredbytheabyssisthesupremejoyoftheapostlesoftheabyss.

"Thisworld...doesn’tneedthatkindofruler..."

"Onlydespairanddarkness...arethefutureofthisworld..."

InanundergroundcaveabouttenkilometersawayfromBabylonSkyTower,thousandsofmembersoftheBlackGodOrdergatherandkneelontheground,prayingtotheapostlesoftheabyss.

"Ada！"

"Ada！"

"Ada！"

Theenthusiasticvoiceechoedamongthesebelievers,allofwhomwereknightsempoweredbytheAbyss,andafewawakenedwiththeabilitiesofAbysswarlocks.

Duringtheperiodwhenthemagictidedeclined,thisgroupofpeoplehadalreadybecomeLeviathanEmpire’sstrongestgroupofextraordinarypowers.

ItwasbecausehesawthegreatpotentialofthissectthatLudwigXIItookontheroleofthehighpriestofthischurchandbecametheDarkHighPriest.

Althoughhedidn’tbelieveintheexistenceofsomeonenamed"Ada"atall,hewasjustusingtheidentityofthehighpriestofthischurchtocontroltheseobviouslystrongerknightsofthechurch.

Inthepast,themostoutstandingmagesofthedivineerabelievedinthepowerofmagicandgreatlyunderestimatedthedestructivepowercausedby"science."

Now,theEmperorofLeviathanEmpirealsobelievestoomuchinthepowerof"science"andcompletelyunderestimatestheinfluencebroughtby"mystery."

Inreality,afterexperiencingtrueextraordinarypower,allthebelieversgatheredherearegenuinefanaticsandarenolongertheyoungpeopleherememberswhowerestillloyaltoLeviathanEmpire.

"Ada...thegreatwilloftheAbyss..."

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😢)

"Comehere!"

Morris,whowasoriginallyaknightoftheempire,completelybetrayedallthevirtuesofaknightandsoldhissoultotheabyssinordertobecomeanabyssapostle.Hisessenceoflifehasbeencompletelychanged.

Atthismoment,theten-meter-tallBlackOverlordisrightbehindhim,butthisoncestrongesttitledmachineoftheempirehascompletelytransformed.

Fiercebonespikesextendfromtheoriginallymetallicarmor,andtheblackarmoriscoveredwithtracesofblackparticlecorrosion,makingitlooklikeamonstersoakedinvenomfromhell.

No,thisisindeedamonster,corruptedbythepoweroftheabyss,andultimatelypossessingitsownlife.

Thetitledmachine,whichoncerefusedMorriswithouthesitationtobecomeitsknight,thestrongestsymboloftheempire’sspirit,nolongerexists.

Thecorerepresentingthewilloftheempirehadlongbeencompletelycontaminatedbythepowerfromtheabyss,ultimatelydistortedintothisterrifyingform.

Alongwiththat,eventhestrongestspearsymbolizingscientificproductionhascompletelychanged.Itstipisflowingwithblackvenom,andthespiralpatternsarefilledwithincomprehensibletextstohumans.

WithMorris’sferventcall,thousandsofkilometersaway,theBlackRuneEyesuspendedabovetheprimevalseaslowlyturnedaround,staringatthecenterofthecontinent.

Whenyoustareintotheabyss,theabyssalsostaresbackatyou.

Morrisfelttheirresistibleimpulsethatwaslikeafirstlove,suffocatingwitheyesthatweremoreintoxicatingthananypoison.

"Ada！"

CallingoutthenameofoneoftheincarnationsoftheAbyss’swill,Morrismountedhisblackwarhorse.

Thetimehascome!