Above the gray fog, Klein used Derrick as a window and, through the authority of Sefirah Castle, clearly saw the situation inside the City of Silver.
Originally, he had planned to see whether Mr. A had any measures left on him by the True Creator, so that he could warn Little Sun to be careful of any danger.
But unexpectedly, with this one look, he discovered that the entire City of Silver, centered around the eagle standing atop the statue in the central square, was densely covered with Amon's avatars.
From tiny specks of dust in the air to larger creatures such as larvae, moths, spiders, and rats, there appeared to be nothing unusual about them on the surface. But in his eyes, all these creatures were miniature versions of Amon!
He couldn't help but recall the warning Will had given him when he questioned him.
When one Amon appeared, there was definitely a whole bunch of Amons hiding in the shadows.
Using one avatar as the center and continuously turning all living creatures into Amons was one of Amon's commonly used methods.
Now, Amon was using this method against Mr. A. More precisely, he was treating Mr. A as a toy for his amusement.
Although Klein didn't have a good impression of Mr. A, anyone Amon wanted to deal with was his ally. Perhaps, when Mr. A fell into danger, he could even draw out the True Creator and have Him restrain Amon.
Therefore, Klein informed Little Sun of Amon's arrival in the City of Silver in a seemingly relaxed and teasing tone.
...
Amon actually came to the City of Silver again!
Derrick was panicking inside. He still remembered the terrifying experience of being possessed by Amon last time. If Mr. Fool hadn't helped him, he would've long since become Amon's puppet.
And now, He had appeared once again.
Moreover, judging from Mr. Fool's tone, Amon was currently making a move against the City of Silver!
"No, I have to inform the Chief about this as soon as possible!"
"Mr. Fool, thank you for the warning."
After thanking Mr. Fool, Derrick hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed out. He had only taken a few steps when he heard the large warning bell in the city being rung.
The Chief and the others have already discovered Amon!
Derrick breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly gripped his weapon and followed the other combatants toward the gathering point.
In the central square, the eagle standing atop the statue merely watched the chaos in the City of Silver in silence.
He had originally intended to toy with Mr. A in order to stir the entire City of Silver into action. Weren't they hoping that the True Creator would come save them and grant them light and hope?
Today, He would show them, right before their eyes, just what an ugly existence the True Creator truly was.
And He would start with this believer of the True Creator. Amon had no patience to continue playing some childish game of cat and mouse.
But just as He was preparing to force Mr. A to pray to the True Creator, Mr. A had already fallen to his knees and begun praying to the Lord in his heart for salvation.
Unfortunately, the True Creator didn't respond to his prayers. He merely cast a glance from afar before withdrawing His gaze and ignoring his pleas.
Mr. A could only seek salvation from another Lord. His heart was filled with bitterness, believing that it was precisely because his faith was no longer devout that his true Lord had abandoned him.
In the past, he could confidently say that he believed wholeheartedly in the Lord. But now, the faith in his heart had gradually begun to tilt. Even though it was only by a tiny degree, it meant that his faith was no longer pure.
"Unwilling to appear?"
Amon had also sensed the distant glance from the True Creator. Seeing that the True Creator was unwilling to appear, the corners of His mouth curled into a mocking smile, while the loathing in His eyes deepened.
Amon, in the form of an eagle, slowly took out a monocle and placed it over His right eye.
This scene was also witnessed by Demon Hunter Colin, allowing him to immediately identify which one was tonight's Amon.
At that moment, Derrick hurried over to Chief Colin's side and lowered his voice as he warned, "Chief, Amon is here."
"Prepare to seek help from the existence behind you. We cannot stop the real Amon."
Worry appeared on Colin's face.
If Amon's true body had come here, then even if everyone in the City of Silver joined forces, they wouldn't be His opponent.
The difference in strength and level between them was simply too great.
"Chief, I..."
"You don't need to explain anything. As long as the City of Silver can be protected, then everything is worth it."
Colin gave Derrick a kindly look before stopping Elder Lovia, who stood nearby, from taking action at this moment.
Their intervention would accomplish nothing except anger Amon.
Now, all they could do was see whether the Lord Mr. A devoutly believed in would appear to save His faithful believer.
Just like Mr. A, Colin also awaited the Lord's descent.
Unfortunately, the True Creator didn't descend.
But the Stars came!
The gloomy sky, torn by lightning into strips resembling tattered cloth, now held another kind of light besides the radiance emitted by the flashing lightning.
The light of the Stars!
One star after another, carrying starlight that didn't belong to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, appeared especially striking in this dark, lightless world.
After who knew how many years, starlight once again enveloped the skies of the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
That gentle light wasn't nearly as violent as lightning.
The twinkling stars blinked in the sky, looking exactly like the lovely descriptions of the starry sky found in books.
For a moment, the residents of the City of Silver forgot that Amon was here. They simply stared blankly up at the starry sky as tears uncontrollably streamed from the corners of their eyes.
When the City of Silver lost the sun, the stars had also disappeared with it.
Now that the light of the Stars once again enveloped the City of Silver, did this mean that the sun would soon appear again as well?
Derrick was also looking up, but he still retained some rationality. In his heart, he repeatedly called out to Mr. Fool.
During the previous Tarot Gathering, Mr. Fool had said that preventing George III from becoming a god was the shared will of Him and the Stars.
Now that the light of the Stars was shining upon the City of Silver, could this also have something to do with Mr. Fool?
Above the gray fog, Klein, who had yet to leave, also witnessed the starry sky descend upon the Forsaken Land of the Gods through Derrick.
He knew that, for the residents of the City of Silver, the light of the Stars represented guidance and hope.
"The Stars... Just what kind of existence are They?"
Klein muttered softly. Although he had once cooperated with Bernadette, a believer of the Stars, to deal with George III, he didn't know much about an existence like the Stars.
He only vaguely felt that the other party wasn't an evil god who acted with cruelty and malice like the True Creator or the Primordial Demoness.
Instead, They seemed more like a powerful and mysterious existence belonging to another lawful faction, distinct from the current six gods.
What he hadn't expected was that Mr. A had actually become a believer of the Stars as well.
No wonder the Aurora Order had issued an order to hunt him down back then. To the True Creator, this was an enormous slap in the face.
His own divine envoy had become a believer of the Stars.
As the starry sky suddenly appeared, Mr. A, who was kneeling on the ground in prayer, found his eyes filled with the light of the Stars. At that instant, his faith in the True Creator wavered even further.
This filled him with fear and unease. He prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Seeing this, the corners of Amon's mouth curved upward in delight.
"The Stars actually stole away one of the True Creator's believers. This really is quite interesting."
He laughed happily, then withdrew all of His avatars. Remaining in the form of an eagle, He pressed His right wing against His chest and bowed toward the star-filled sky, giving a curtain-call salute.
The Stars had already descended and had even stolen away a believer of the True Creator. There was no longer any need for Him to remain here.
If the existence that had come was the Fool, He might've stayed behind to match wits with the Fool. But when facing the Stars, He had no such intention.
Although He had remained in the Forsaken Land of the Gods for a very long time, the sudden fall of the God of Combat had still caught His attention, and it was through this that He learned of the existence of the Stars.
Without any reason to do so, He had no intention of provoking the mysterious and unfathomable Stars.
Just as Amon prepared to spread His wings and fly away,
Boom!
A bolt of heavenly fire crashed down toward Amon's location.
Amon's eyes narrowed slightly. He actually sensed an aura similar to the Eternal Blazing Sun from within that heavenly fire!
He attempted to escape and have the City of Silver bear the might of the heavenly fire in His place.
But the surrounding space suddenly underwent a strange transformation. He and His other avatars, which were far away from this place, were all dragged into the air and sealed inside a sphere of space.
The space compressed and exploded, followed immediately by the baptism of heavenly fire.
All of these avatars were completely destroyed, leaving only twelve Worms of Time suspended in midair.
Brilliant fireworks blossomed, dazzling the residents of the City of Silver.
From the appearance of the Stars, to Amon's departure, and then to Amon exploding, everything had happened within an extremely short span of time.
Derrick stared dumbfoundedly, while Klein also fell silent at the sight.
In the end, he could only sigh and say, "The mighty power of the Stars is truly terrifying."
Amon had exploded, and the starry sky above was also fading away. The Forsaken Land of the Gods, which had been enveloped in the light of the Stars, was once again ruled by streaks of lightning.
Many residents of the City of Silver had already begun imitating Mr. A's posture, prostrating themselves on the ground in worship.
The miracle that the City of Silver had always awaited had finally appeared today!
Mr. A was the true divine envoy!
As Chief of the City of Silver, Colin's heart was filled with complicated and indescribable emotions.
In the end, he bent at the waist and bowed deeply in the direction where the Stars had disappeared.
...
Within the Hall of Stars, Hastur sat upright in the seat of honor.
His gaze moved away from the point of light representing Mr. A and turned toward the Mother Tree of Desire, Supernova Dominator, the Genie, and the High-Dimensional Overseer seated to his left and right.
Tonight, Amon's luck had been very bad.
When Mr. A prayed to him for help, he happened to be holding the once-every-two-months gathering of the Stars.