Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 97 The Price
The hall where the core of the World Tree is stored, the impregnable headquarters of the Oak Council, was easily broken into by a human?
What exactly are the guards outside doing?
Are the defensive measures that have been continuously strengthened on the Road to the First Birth for thousands of years just a decoration?
Where have those Mother Goddess temple guards who were protecting the temple gone?
Because the incident happened too suddenly, Enso was unable to figure out for a moment whether he should use the power of the hall to take down the other party first, or should he prioritize punishing the garrison officer on the First Birth Road today?
After walking in, the man did not rush to explain his purpose. Instead, he looked around the entire hall first, and then threw Quill in his hand aside as if throwing away garbage.
Then, behind that person, dozens of gargoyles came in from the tunnel one by one, bending over. They had hard stone bodies, rough yet ingenious shapes, and majestic and ferocious faces. After they came in, they stood on both sides of that person like a personal guard.
Against the backdrop of more than a dozen stone sculptures of different shapes, one would suddenly feel that the entire core hall seemed to be built with this human being as the core.
"Who is the boss here?"
After the last gargoyle stepped into the hall, the man spoke.
Naturally, no one would answer his question. He shrugged as if he had asked for trouble, and then his eyes swept over every person in the hall who had an oak leaf symbol on their animal skin clothing.
Soon, his eyes stopped on Enso who was standing next to the "Unborn Fetus" of the World Tree.
For some reason, Enso, who was blessed by the Mother Goddess, felt a chill on his spine the moment he was stared at by the other party.
Despite this, at this moment in his own home turf, under the watchful eyes of the Mother Goddess of Earth, Enso, who was performing the ritual of reincarnation, still met his gaze with the same sharp gaze.
Not at all inferior in momentum.
In the hall, after the awakening ceremony was completed 70% to 80%, the power of the Earth Mother Goddess could already have a real impact on the world. At this moment, even if Flora was in her prime, it would be difficult for her to make any waves.
"So, you are the boss here?"
The man stared at Enso without much expression on his face.
"As descendants of the Mother Goddess, we all serve our mother equally. No matter who you are, please do not impose your human hierarchy on us."
Enso did not answer the other party's question directly, but instead tried to test the other party's reaction in a roundabout way.
No matter what, the other party is a magic caster who can penetrate the entire Road to First Birth alone. Even with the protection of the Mother Goddess in the hall, it is better to be careful.
What’s more, the most difficult thing now is the dozens of gargoyles that the opponent is controlling at the same time.
If a fight really broke out, even if he was invincible with the blessing of the Mother Goddess, he still did not have the confidence to protect all the non-combatants in the Oak Council from those magic-driven summons.
Before the battle began, such a huge amount of magic power was consumed to summon so many thick-skinned creatures. The opponent probably planned to use the non-combatants in the entire hall as hostages from the very beginning.
Or is it that the opponent's weakness lies in close combat? That's why they need so many gargoyles as their guards?
Enso kept thinking about his response strategy in his mind.
"You speak so smoothly in official language? It seems that you are right."
He never thought that the man would answer like this after hearing what he said.
As he spoke, the other party ignored the murderous atmosphere in the entire hall and walked towards him defenselessly.
Seeing this, a member of the Oak Council raised his hand. A pale green light climbed up his arm like a blood vessel, and the surging life force began to be injected into the surrounding land...
The next second, a rustling sound like a stone plate turning echoed in the silent hall. There were dozens of gargoyles standing there like statues, turning their necks in unison and looking at the forest druid.
The man immediately stopped what he was doing with a pale face.
"Who are you?"
Enso asked in a low voice, looking at the human who was getting closer and closer.
"You don't need to know."
The man did not slow down his pace at all while speaking, and the gargoyles around him did not follow him up.
Isn't this a bit too arrogant? Or is it that close combat is not the opponent's weakness?
He continued to adjust the response plan in his mind, and said:
"Even if you didn't tell me, I could have guessed that you are Floral's secret subordinate, right? Humph, I underestimated her. I thought that woman was just a child wielding a force that she couldn't control, but I didn't expect that she actually learned to have a back-up plan... It was you who stopped the Holy Communion ceremony and helped Floral recover her strength, right?"
Perhaps because his identity was revealed, the man did not reply, but continued to walk towards him slowly.
Seeing this, Enso continued:
"But that's the end. Not to mention a mortal magic caster like you, even if that vicious woman Floralo was here, she would only be able to..."
He spoke only to divert the other party's attention. As a scroller who could communicate with the Mother Goddess of the Earth and was deeply favored by her, Enso did not need to chant spells or make gestures when guiding his power. He only needed to pray silently in his heart, and the power of the gods would descend directly into the world.
At this moment, the road ahead of that person was already filled with countless traps. If he took a few more steps forward, he would be completely captured by him.
Then……
"You talk too much."
Although he could still see the afterimage of the other person walking forward, the other person's voice suddenly appeared behind him. Before he could turn around, he felt a piercing coldness on his wrists and ankles at the same time.
Along with the sound of "rustling" chains, Enso was lifted up directly by a huge force.
"You just need to answer my question... Is this thing the core of the World Tree?"
It was as if an invisible chain directly hung Enso in front of William.
William asked, pointing at the festering dead baby.
"You...I..."
"answer the questions."
As William spoke, an electric current lit up along the chain, burning Enso's nerves and causing him to wail involuntarily.
Other people in the hall heard the wailing and wanted to rush up to rescue, but before they could run a few steps, they were pinned to the ground by the gargoyles that suddenly sprang into action.
"Don't move, or I won't be able to guarantee your safety. This is not a threat to you."
William looked up and looked around at the other people in the hall.
"All of you...will die, but I don't want it to be this way. Before you all die, you need to know the truth."
He continued.
After saying this, he didn't care whether those people could understand him or not, and turned around to look at Enso who was hung up.
"Yes or no?"
"Why……"
Enso still did not answer William's question. Compared to the pain he had just experienced, his expression at this moment was more of astonishment.
The moment the opponent made his move, he could clearly feel that the protection of the Mother Goddess of Earth had disappeared from him.
As the scroller of the Mother Goddess, in the core hall of the World Tree, unless the caster is a figure of the level of the Great Sage Ye Zhi, he cannot be controlled by a spell of the level of [Shadow Chain].
"What why?"
William asked, frowning.
"Why, the Mother Goddess took away her power..."
Enso murmured as he looked at William in shock and fear.
William, who also felt a certain power beginning to dissipate throughout the hall, raised his head slightly and said:
"Because your gods have given up on you."
"Because your gods fear me."
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"Now the Scourge must be banished back to another timeline."
On the Lake of Entropy, Camilla spoke to a giant spider coiled on the surface of the lake, with a rare hint of anxiety in her tone.
"He's back too early now. Your 'silence' didn't buy me enough time!"
In response to this complaint, Beatrice replied in a logical manner:
"This is not my fault. Disaster was able to grasp the key to the ritual in such a short time. Someone must have leaked important information to him."
As for who leaked the information, there is naturally no need to say more.
According to the Disaster's previous intention, he originally intended to destroy the World Tree directly. However, even if he bombarded with the maximum firepower he had used in Black Crow Watch before, Camilla could still complete the ritual before the opponent completely destroyed the World Tree.
As long as the ceremony is completed, Camilla, reborn as the Mother Goddess of Earth, will be able to easily heal the injuries she suffered before, and then engage in a protracted battle with the disaster here.
As long as the disaster is delayed, the hidden people left by Camilla and Sibyl on the other timeline can act without restraint.
That was supposed to be the plan.
"It's no use looking for that opportunistic dreamer now. All I can do is..."
Fortunately, Ms. Hungry Fu was able to distinguish the urgency of things, so she made a choice immediately.
"But this is impossible, because I previously replaced the returning soul."
Beatrice said so.
"you……"
"I previously ordered Silence to take over Flora's body instead of the tree spirit. Now you can't send William back to another timeline."
"I don't understand why you would..."
This was of no benefit to Beatrice, and instead she lost an opportunity to kill the disaster. Beatrice was not like Valk, who would give up practical benefits for such a dramatic effect.
Camilla was suddenly speechless. She looked at Beatrice in front of her and recalled the advice that Zwamala had given her before.
"Because the previous plan and the little price paid were not enough to completely kill the Moon Realm Disaster. What you staked was not enough."
Beatrice said so.
“So, abandon the remaining mortal will you left with the Mother Earth, and use the power you have accumulated over the past five thousand years. When the disaster uses the Iron Oath to resonate, completely destroy the trump card left to him by the Ironhearted Widow.
"As long as the Iron Oath is destroyed, the Disaster will completely lose the chance to turn the tables. The Heartless will also be severely damaged, and then you will have a chance to completely kill the Disaster.
"In fact, you don't have to sacrifice much. It's just the last bit of your willpower as a mortal."
