Chapter1225:ShadowofDeath
"Ada!"
"Ada!"
"Ada!"
AmidsttheferventchantsoftheBlackGodOrderdisciples,thepowerfromtheabyssbegantofilltheundergroundcave.Theblacktyrantonthealtarsuddenlyopeneditseyes.
Theywereapairofblood-redandmurkyeyes,exudingaviolentaura.Theyhadthecoldmetallictextureandthecrueltythatbelongedtosomethingnon-human.
"Canyoufeelit?"
"Thisispower!"
"TheabsolutepowerbestoweduponusbythemagnificentAda."
Morris,whohadoncebeentrampledunderSaramanda’sfeetandexperiencedhumiliationandpowerlessness,shoutedloudly.
Withthispower,hecouldfinallyfulfillhisgreatestambitioninlife.
Eventheblacktyrant,whohadvehementlyrejectedhimandrefusedtoacknowledgehisqualificationsasitsmaster,hadbecomehispossessioninthismoment.
Ifhewantedsomething,hehadtopossessit.
Whoevertriestostophimwillbedestroyed!
"Ada!"
"Ada!"
"Ada!"
Likesticksthrownintoafire,thousandsofbelieversfromtheBlackGodOrderenteredastateofintensefanaticism,oneafteranother.
Humans,asnaturallyinclinedtowardsfollowingthecrowd,wereevenmorecaptivatedbytheextraordinarypowersdisplayedbyAda.
Forhumansbornduringthedeclineofthemagicalera,itwastrulyworthsacrificingeverythingtoobtainsuchpower.
Morrisistheperfectexample.Inordertogainhero-rankedextraordinaryabilities,hebetrayedhiscountryandfamily,goingdownadarkpathwithnointentionofturningback.
MoreblackmistbegantoenveloptheBlackGodOrderdevotees.Thousandsofkilometersaway,agiganticruneeyeslowlydrewupontheimmenselifeforceoftheLeviathan,aimingtoachieveacertaingoal.
"Believeinme!"
"Iwillbringyouhope!"
"OnlybyusingyoursoulsandlivestobelieveinthegreatAdacanyouobtaineternallife!"Morrishimselfdidn’tknowthathehadthepotentialtobecomeapope.
Atthismoment,withasingleshoutfromhimonhigh,hecouldalreadydrivethethousandsofpeopleintomadness.
AndthisisfarfromthetotalnumberofmembersintheBlackGodOrder.EvenLudwigXIIdidn’texpecttheappearanceofachurchwithextraordinarypowers,andwhatittrulymeantforthisperiodofdecliningmagictide.
Thischurchdoesn’trequireyoutohavethepowerofbloodlineinheritance,nordoesitrequiretheincreasinglyrareandpreciousmedicinalingredientsforbathingorvarioussecretmethodstotrainyourbody.
Aslongasyouhavefaithinthedeitycalled"Ada,"youcanobtainpower.
Inexchangeforofferingyourwealthandresources,youcanpossessaportionofextraordinarypowers.
Whetheryouareacommoner,alower-rankingnoble,orayoungknightinthemilitary,thisisanirresistibletemptation.
LudwigXII,theleaderoftheBlackGodOrder’sthousandsoffollowers,hashadhislistofnamesforalongtime.AftergettingtheapprovaloftheImperialEmperor,theBlackGodOrderspreadlikewildfirewithintheLeviathanEmpire.
ThefollowerswhohavecometothisundergroundcaveatthismomenthaveallbeenpersonallychosenbyMorris.TheyaretruebelieverswhofirmlybelieveintheexistenceofAda.
Meanwhile,therearemanymorefollowerswhorecentlyjoinedthechurch.TheyarescatteredinvarioustownswithintheLeviathanEmpireandhavethesupportofAdaforlong-distancecommunication.Morrishasbecomeasemi-undergroundemperoroftheLeviathanEmpire.
Withinthechurchalone,Morris,astheAbyssApostle,hasevenhigherprestigethantheImperialEmperor.That’swhythesethousandsofpeopledidn’thesitatetofollowhimtothisundergroundcavefortheceremony.
Thetenthknightwithanobletitleintheempire.
ThefounderoftheBlackGodOrder.
Morris,adornedwiththesetwotitles,hassurpassedthesocialclassthathecouldneverhavecrossedbeforeandhasbecomeoneofthefewpeoplewhocandeterminethefateoftheLeviathanEmpire.
ImperialEmperorLudwigXII.
ImperialSagePoincaré.
ThefirstAlchemistAsmid.
Now,weneedtoaddonemorepersontothislist,theApostleoftheBlackGodOrder-Morris.
Atthismoment,Morrishasreachedthepeakofhislife.Howcanhenotfeelproudandsatisfied?
"Now,it’stimeforthepeopleofthisworldtowitnessthepowerfromthedepths."Drawingtheblackspearfromhisback,Morrisbeginstogatherenergy.
Thenextstrikewillcompletelychangethefateofthisworld.
PraisetoAda,offeringthisworldasthegreatestgifttothemagnificentyou.
OntopoftheBoneThroneinBabylonSkyTower,El’phyllissuddenlystoodup,lookingupattheskywithaseriousexpression.
Somethingterrifyingishappeningthere.
Theblackpatternscontinuetospread,contaminatingtheoncepurewhitecloudsandrevealingeeriethingschurningwithinthem.
Theentireskysuddenlywentdark,givingpeopleachillyfeelingdowntheirbacks.
"Witnessthismoment."
"Asyouwish,thiscontinentwillnothaveaunifiedking."InLudwigXII’spupils,blackparticlesslowlyflowed,lockingontoTheKingofUndeaddressedinpitch-blackarmor.
Thecloudsintheskybegantograduallygather,formingastrangecontainer-likeshape,layeruponlayer.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😧)
"Ohno...Thispoweris..."El’phyllisshowedashockedexpressionforthefirsttime,andhertenfingersstartedweavingmultipleshields.Numerousrunesonherpitch-blackarmorlitupautomatically.
"Shieldspell!"
"Defendagainstinstantdeathattacks!"
"Fakelife."
"Nature’sshelter."
"Fridge!"
ThemagicofthewholeUndergroundCemeterywasflowingtowardsEl’phyllis.However,itwastoolate.BecauseoftheconstructionoftheBabylonSkyTower,El’phyllishadrecentlyinvestedmostofthemagicfromtheUndergroundCemeteryintotheconstruction.Now,sheonlyhadaboutone-fifthofthepowerfromitsprime.
AstheprincessoftheTenLeavesAlliance,El’phyllisnaturallyhadmanyprecioustreasurestoprotectherself.Butatthismoment,theevilpresenceontheothersideofthecloudswasanenemythatcouldnotbedescribedwithcommonsense.
Whyaretheretracesoftheabyssinthisenclosedworld?
Moreover,evenintheabyss,itwasfarbeyondtheordinaryevilgods,withextremelyhigh-rankedevilgodpower.
Thateyeisthe"evileye"!
"Notice:Someonediedtoday."
"Causeofdeath:piercedheart."
Inthechurningblackclouds,suchwordsappeared,andthenallofEl’phyllis’sdefensesbegantocollapseoneafteranother.Alargeevileyemarkappearedatthelocationofherheart.
Inthenextmoment,theelectricspearthatwasoriginallyinthehandsoftheBlackOverlordappearedinthesky,aimingatEl’phyllis’sheart.