Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 118 Asking for Opinions
"Since you've said that, why should I agree to your condition instead of just killing you right here?"
Camilla raised the sickle in her hand slightly, and a fierce light suddenly appeared in her eyes.
"And after you finally come to the world, you will be unable to merge this timeline into the real history? Or do you think that the souls of the 40 million forest elves will be willing to burn themselves to help you complete the ritual after knowing the truth?"
In response, William asked calmly.
His words caused the Void King to be silent. The speech that Fularo gave according to William's instructions was by no means redundant. As the leader of the Ancient Sacred Tree Kingdom, she returned the power of the forest elves to choose their own destiny to every soul. Now, even if Camilla took over her body and usurped her identity, the Void King could not change the course of real history through orders.
There is no truth in history. The so-called true history is the collective memory itself. Therefore, apart from the "right to discipline", only by igniting a large number of historical witnesses as fuel can the true history be changed.
"But between me and Jawmara there is..."
Camilla spoke after a moment of silence, but William interrupted her first:
"The contract between you and the Dreamer has been terminated. You were the one who broke the contract first. Have you forgotten it? The 40 million broken souls have now been awakened by the Dreamer, and you never had the ability to weave a new illusion for 40 million souls... You can't give them any salvation."
Camilla opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she remained silent.
Because the facts are just as the Moon Realm Disaster said.
Even though she had come here, after Fularo's speech, this body had already lost its identity as the leader of the forest elves - Fularo had changed from a "king" to a "liberator". Although this identity allowed her to be remembered and made into a so-called "hero god" by the people's faith, she also lost the power to absolutely control the people.
This is the case with all non-source gods, who are always controlled by creators who are far inferior to themselves.
But even at this point, it was still under Camilla's control. The rebirth she designed was not intended to achieve a single godhood from the beginning.
The God of Source, the God of Faith and the God of Heroes, what she pursues is the trinity that no one has ever achieved before , the perfect godhood that spans the mortal world, the lunar realm and the astral realm, and is a true miracle that is enough to trace back the irreversible process of creation and reach the eternal realm of light.
In this trinity, using the ability of "Lady Hungry and Corrupted", she can completely use pure power, rather than exercising authority, to ignite those 40 million souls and change the timeline.
However, Beatrice was still haunting her and planted a nail in her way...
The demon general "Silence" who had been entrenched in Floro's body before, did not discover the truth of his identity until he suddenly merged into her body. She only then discovered the truth about the other party - the demon general who had been branded by the Whispering Queen, his origin was actually the timeline when Camilla was still a mortal, and the cry that was never shouted out when facing the massacre of the high elf colonists.
The past affects the present, and the present also affects the past. After Camilla was promoted to the Void King, the scream that was supposed to flow into the chaotic sea of thoughts in the Moon Realm was given a new meaning.
In other words, even if the possibility is extremely small, the "Silence" that has now been integrated into his body does have the qualifications to seize his Moon Realm throne and exercise the authority of the Void King. For Camilla at this moment, balancing the power between the three godheads and maintaining her own dominance is already extremely difficult. If he can fully release his power to ignite the 40 million souls to modify the real history, then the insignificant echo of his past may really be able to seize his throne.
This was a hidden danger that Beatrice had planted for her, one that could explode at any time.
Thinking of this, Camilla's expression became uncertain. At this moment, part of Beatrice's will was trapped inside the Lake of Entropy by herself. In addition, she had previously led the Father of Crows and the holder of Judgment Four to the Lake of Entropy. Her plan to achieve godhood through the Trinity would not be spread to the realms of other Void Kings for the time being.
But in fact, she herself also doubted how long she could trap the will of a Void King with those arrangements. Once the news leaked out, her position in the Moon Realm would not be much better than that of the Ironhearted Widow. The same predicament of being attacked by multiple Void Kings would happen to her.
So...
"You only have three minutes to reminisce, and you are only allowed to take Floral's soul."
Now, facing the conditions of the Moon Realm Disaster, Camilla finally compromised, no matter how reluctant she was - since the other party was confident that she could kill a mortal without divinity, she was also confident that she could kill him.
A piece of ancient, worm-eaten parchment appeared in her hands. On the yellowed paper, as if an invisible pen was dancing on it, a crooked name appeared at the bottom of the contract.
The language in which that name is written does not belong to any extant language family; it comes from a long-extinct branch of humanity.
William nodded slightly, and then activated the [Mage's Hand] to take the parchment that symbolized the contract. After reading it quickly, he used the nail of his thumb to scratch the tip of his index finger and signed his name on it.
He knew that the other party would definitely agree to this condition.
Rather, what reason did she have to refuse?
The current situation was definitely not good for William. In order to return to this timeline, he activated another Oath of Iron and Stone. When the Oath of Iron and Stone was activated, the activity of the Creation Quality was reduced to the lowest level. For a magic caster, this was like a boxer in the ring voluntarily tying up both hands.
In addition, the opponent is a Void King sent from God, which is equivalent to fighting a silverback gorilla with an arms span of two and a half meters in the ring.
But there was nothing he could do. On the one hand, if he didn't do this, William wouldn't even be qualified to fight him. On the other hand, the information Remedios had provided him earlier also gave him a certain possibility...
As both parties signed their names, the contract instantly turned into a dark green flame and disappeared. The next moment, the surrounding scenery was stretched out and finally turned into a pure darkness that returned to "nothingness".
This is not another different dimension, but the edge of this period of history - a state called the end of the world.
A tattered soul floated in front of William, and illusory maggots were gnawing at him.
Neh, as the mortal remnant of Camilla, is now in the endless nothingness outside the "map".
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How did things turn out to be like this?
Is it because in the distant past, a woman named Camilla awakened the Mother Earth Goddess who was forgotten by her own people in order to seek revenge, and was even willing to sacrifice her three children for her?
Or was it because she had compassion at the last moment and saved her child's soul...his soul, which led to the tragedy that lasted for thousands of years?
Or, should I blame the undead society for releasing my soul from the soul box; should I blame the chief judge for finding the soul box but failing to correct the mistake due to momentary kindness; should I blame myself for deepening Camilla's influence on the world in order to get rid of the identity of a lich?
At the end of the world, time has no meaning, and in this eternal moment, Neh pondered this question.
Now his remaining will has become a part of Ms. Hunger and Corruption, with a broader vision than that of mortals. He can see the rise and fall of countless timelines, and can see the eternal and infinite light realm sinking into a solid world under the observation of mortals.
But the only thing he couldn't see clearly was himself.
"Your Excellency the Judge, please tell me, how did things turn out like this?"
With a heavy sigh, Nehe raised his head and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him, as if he had known that the other party would come here.
"No one thing is caused by a single reason, but at least for me, it is caused by the wrong choices I made in the past."
William didn't expect that the other party would be so calm when seeing him again, but he still answered in a deep voice.
"is that so?"
Nehe thought for a moment, then nodded and continued to ask:
"If that's the case, then why are you here now? As you can see, I have lost my body and my strength now, and I can't help you in any way."
William shook his head and took out a seed emitting soft light from the storage space.
"In the past, I have trampled on your choices to satisfy my own wishes. So at least this time, I intend to listen to your opinion."
"Now there is an opportunity, are you willing to come back?"
