Chapter 330 The So-Called God
"How do you know it was my people who interrupted the sacrifice? You were there?"
Li Ang looked at the book "Gate of the Abyss" again.
"...I was in the gate of the abyss at the time. I know that it was Roland who interrupted the sacrifice. Only people like him will not be affected by the abyss."
Medea said calmly, "Sir Leon, the three of us sisters lost our bodies more than 150 years ago. It was the goddess Erida who resurrected our souls. We actually don't have physical bodies. I said, we are the gatekeepers of the gate of the abyss."
"Guarding the gate to the abyss is your mission? Then why did you come out to cheat people?"
Leon roughly understood that these three prophets were actually three old ghosts with powerful mental powers.
"It's all due to the situation..."
Midya sighed and raised her head. "Sir Leon, this world is actually different from what you see... You have heard us chanting the prayer of the goddess of justice, right? In fact, that prayer is indeed used to resurrect the fallen. The people of the Temple of the goddess of justice have colluded with the demons of the abyss for a long time. I think you can understand why...
The goddess of justice is not necessarily just. The Barclay Empire is the base of the goddess of justice, but there has never been any justice in that place...
The farmers in Fierdsvain believe in the goddess of prosperity, but can Fierdsvain, a place ruled by pirates and smugglers, really be called prosperous?
The Sarleon Kingdom reveres the goddess of order, but the order of the Sarleon Kingdom...ha!
As for Bacchus, the god of protection and harvest, the land has never really had a good harvest...
Ulvett, the god of bows and arrows worshipped by the Ravenstern, has never protected Ravenstern. Whether it is Jatu, Misty Mountaineers or pirates, they can come and go freely in Ravenstern...
As for the Desha, the god Wata has never appeared. In fact, Wata has almost never been truly worshipped. The Desha people don't understand what faith is. They just blindly worship the holy mountain according to tradition and blindly give money and women to the temple on the mountain. They are just afraid that others will say they are not pious enough...
Over 150 years ago, someone in Barkley used the Gate of the Abyss to summon Aigrim. I'm not sure who summoned him, but I guarantee it had something to do with the Temple of the Lady of Justice!
Aigrim has no real entity and can change its body at will. As long as it hides among the Fallen, no one can kill it until all the Fallen are killed.
At that time, the goddess of justice Astalia had the most believers and knights, and the goddess of darkness Erida had the ability to seal souls. If they joined forces, Aigram would be easily sent back to the abyss.
But Astalia, the double-faced creature, retreated from the battlefield for her own selfish desires, leaving the goddess Erida to fight alone...
The goddess Erida faced the demon army alone and exhausted her magic power in order to reseal the gate of the abyss. Then, she was ambushed by Astalia.
It was at that time that the Knights of Dawn claimed to have defeated the devil...
It was not until then that the goddess Ereda knew that the gate to the abyss was opened by Astalia in the name of the "Dark Goddess' followers"! The purpose was to consume the power of the goddess Ereda and make the goddess of justice the only belief in the entire continent by "defeating the devil"!
The goddess of justice? Pah... She just wants the whole world to submit to her. She doesn't care about people's life or death!
Astalia took advantage of the loss of power of the goddess Erida to launch a sneak attack on her, but even so, both sides suffered losses.
The goddess Erida was exiled to a foreign land, and Astalia was also sealed by the goddess Erida and left the earth.
Since then, Astalia has given an oracle to her followers, asking them to destroy the followers of the Dark Goddess. If no one on earth believes in the goddess Erida anymore, the seal will be lifted and Astalia can return to the earth.
But the goddess Erida did not issue such an order... She just asked us to guard the gate of the abyss and prevent the abyss demons from appearing on the earth again!
But we won't give up... We want the goddess Erida to come back!
As for the other gods...those so-called gods who are like vampires, they took advantage of the goddess Erida's distress to prevent her return!
So, we three sisters spent a hundred years learning the soul spells of the Abyss Demon, and finally controlled the three priestesses of the Temple of Justice. We used the identity of priestesses to tell these things to some Knights of the Dawn.
But few people believed us at that time. Instead, they believed that we were corrupted by heretics. We had no choice but to take the Gate of the Abyss and escape to the continent of Pendor. At that time, Roland even led people to hunt us down.
However, gradually, some people in the Knights of Dawn finally began to believe everything we said at the beginning, and then the Knights of Dusk were formed and the Knights of Dawn split.
Mr. Leon, whether you believe it or not, what I said is true. Who do you think is more like the goddess of justice, the so-called justice or darkness? "
Midya said all this with a sneer.
I believe it, but I don’t think anyone is really just… Le Ang thought.
It may be true that the prayer of the goddess of justice is a spell to summon the devil - actively creating the fallen and allowing there to be more horrible skinless zombies in this world can make the Temple of Justice appear extremely important.
But...the dark goddess Erida is not a good person either.
Since Erida is the Watcher of the Abyss, even if Astalia used a dirty trick, she should have discovered it when Aigram just came out of the abyss... Why did Aigram's army of fallen people roam Barkley for several years?
At the beginning, Erida should have had the idea of preserving his strength and sitting back and watching, right?
Astalia ran away at the last minute, forcing Erida to fight alone, which naturally had no good intentions.
But Leon could imagine that the Abyss Demon must hate the Gatekeeper more, so Ereda probably didn't volunteer to do her best to seal the demon alone - probably Aigram wanted to kill her, she just didn't have time to escape...
It seems that all the gods in this world are not good people. No wonder King Kavala of Pendesan built the Forbidden Demon Tower. I guess he couldn't stand those gods...
"What exactly is God?"
Looking at the female prophet opposite him, Leon suddenly asked a very philosophical question.
And Medea's answer is indeed a bit philosophical: "Gods are actually some spellcasters who can draw power from faith. They are not as great as they claim to be... In the past, Kavala, the King of Pendor, could make all the gods helpless against him..."
Midya said, and suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Sir Leon, you are very similar to His Majesty Kavala... He also has the blood of the Noldor elves!"
This answer made Li Ang suddenly enlightened.
I see……
The disaster of the continent of Pendor has been destined since the time of Kavala!
This is the bloodline that is hated by the gods...
After the former king Kavala unified the continent of Pendor, he made Eunomia, the goddess of order, the chief god of Pendor, which meant that all the gods except Eunomia would resent him...
The conflicts among gods over faith are probably no different from the fight among humans over territory and population.
The battle between the goddesses of justice and darkness that Midea described more than 150 years ago was probably ultimately a fight for the territory and believers after the fall of the Kingdom of Pendor...
And now, the various gods have redistributed their spheres of influence. What they least want to see is someone unifying Pendor again like Kavala did!
But Madigan's prophecy is too famous, which means that there will always be ambitious people who want to become the son of prophecy and the king of Pendor...
Therefore, various gods will definitely continue to cause trouble.
They are indeed a group of false gods... they are essentially just some selfish spellcasters.
This body of mine is the bloodline of the Pendor royal family, and has shown respect to Eunomia, so Eunomia will indeed take care of me, because when I become stronger, Eunomia will get a larger territory and more believers...
The goddess of justice Astalia's base is in Barkley. She has no foundation in the continent of Pendor, so she will show her kindness to me and let Sir Roland meet me...
But the other gods will definitely spare no effort to suppress me!
Li Ang could even think about why he traveled through time.
Because Leon Griffin, the man that Eunomia regarded as hope, was beaten to death by the Red Brotherhood! The last bloodline of the Kingdom of Pendor died! The hope of unifying was shattered!
So she wants to find a soul from another world to revive this hope...Eunomia wants to unify the continent, she wants to restore the glory of the past, and she wants to get the most believers...
These so-called gods are no different from those who fight for power.
Now that demons like Aigrim are rampant in Pendor and all kinds of bandits are causing chaos everywhere, including the invasion of the Snake Cult, I'm afraid every god is responsible.
He enjoys people's offerings but is unwilling to do things for them. He is basically the same as those lords who enjoy taxes but don't care about the lives of the people.
"In that case, I really don't mind negotiating this deal with you... It was originally your mission to deal with the demons of the abyss. You help me deal with Aigrim, and I will reunite Anna and Sersi with you."
Leon wasn't sure whether what Media said was true or not, but dealing with Aigram was the most important thing right now. As long as Aigram could be dealt with, he didn't mind cooperating with anyone - no matter what, he couldn't become a Fallen.
"No problem... but you have to swear to release Anna and Circe - swear on your soul. I know Roland is here too, don't let him deal with me... Likewise, I swear on my soul that the three of us sisters will never be enemies with Lord Leon again."
Medea nodded.
"Okay, I swear on my soul, if the three prophets can make Aigrim roll back to the abyss and not become my enemy, I will definitely reunite you sisters."
Li Ang swore happily.
"So now, can you release Elanor first?"
Leon pointed at Media, that is, Ilano's body.
Midya nodded, and then her forehead gradually wrinkled, and the pain on her face could no longer be endured: "...Sir Leon, please find a body quickly. This girl's soul has been suppressed by me, but she has actually been resisting..."
Leon didn't expect that Medea would agree to leave Ilano's body so readily, but this was a good thing.
But, there are no corpses in the camp now. We can’t kill one right now, right?
Oh, by the way, what she wants is a body, not necessarily a corpse...
Li Ang lifted the table and opened the door: "Lisa Dilan, bring Oswood here!"
Medea opened the heretic code in his arms and placed it carefully on the ground.
The two metal pages once again took on the appearance of the Gate of the Abyss, and then a wisp of black mist seeped out from between her brows and flew into the vortex pattern on the convex surface.
Ilano sat in the chair with his head down, his hands and feet began to twitch, and he looked like he was having a nightmare.
Leon suddenly realized that Medea had probably lost most of her magic power. She stopped attacking after throwing the table, probably because it was difficult for her to fight in order to suppress Ilano!
That's why she sat on the chair, actually because she was too weak to move.
No wonder they were so cooperative in the conversation...
It seems that Roland's female apprentice has a strong will .
The bloody Oswood was quickly taken into the barracks, and Ilanor was carried out.
Leon stood a little further away, watching the black mist fly out of the code and fly into the center of Oswood's brow.
And then, Oswood, also known as Midya, began to roar: "Leon! You just give me such a broken shell?!"
Well, it is indeed a bit broken.
Li Ang spread his hands: "I can't give you my own subordinates, right? Anyway, you can use magic to change your skin... This is the most suitable body for you, at least it can be regarded as a waste utilization."
"But this evil soul is still alive! And he's a madman!"
Medea was still furious.
"Don't you know soul magic? You can deal with him however you want, as brutally as you want. Don't be polite to this guy! Come on!"
Li Ang cheered on the side.
"snort……"
Medea remained silent.
After a long time, a wisp of gray mist flew out from between Oswood's eyebrows and drilled into the gate of the abyss.
At this time, Midya spoke weakly: "Where did you get such an evil soul? I banished him to the abyss... His soul will suffer endless torture in the blood prison..."
"Oh? That's great! This is exactly what I want... I was wondering if killing him like this would be too easy for him..."
Li Ang said with a smile: "Can you exile Aigrim in the same way?"
"Unless you torture Aigrim into this state first..."
Midya waved his only bloody arm and said, "I don't care what kind of tattered body you gave me, but you must remember the oath you made with your soul, otherwise, your soul will also enter the bloody abyss! This is the origin of those evil spirits in the abyss!"
In other words, the evil spirits in the abyss are all deadbeats who broke their soul oaths?
Li Ang believed this was true, but he did not intend to break his oath. The word "reunion"... can mean reunion while alive, or reunion while dead.
Even if they are spirits and not easy to die, they can all be driven to the Gate of the Abyss - that is their hometown.
"So... how do we send Aigrim back to the Abyss? What abilities does it have?"
Li Ang took the Code of Heresy in his hand and closed the two pages of 'Gate of the Abyss'.
