Chapter 148: A Hero Finds His Rest
The magnificent Sky City quietly hovered in the air, its shadow almost completely engulfing the Demon King's City below.
Holy light cascaded from it like a waterfall, pouring down from the city's base. Wherever it passed, the turbulent, demonic energy rapidly dissipated as if encountering its natural enemy.
Furthermore, some weaker demonic beasts, illuminated by this light, couldn't even let out a scream before directly turning into dust.
At the apex of the Holy City's highest temple, a white figure was clearly visible.
A pair of broad white wings fully spread behind her, emitting dazzling silver radiance. It was Olivia.
She clasped her hands together, diligently controlling the entire Divine Kingdom with focused concentration.
Ailia, below, naturally saw her, her gaze complicated with old memories.
Olivia, her last created child, and the one she held in the highest regard.
Had there been no subsequent accidents, she should have naturally become the Thirteen Council Leader, leading the entire Skywing Clan to be forever sheltered under her radiance.
But there are no 'ifs' in life.
Her life formula had changed; in a sense, she was no longer just her child.
Although she had proposed restoring their relationship, Olivia had refused which made her somewhat puzzled.
It would have been so simple to return to her embrace, so why did she refuse?
But her confusion was destined to remain unanswered; perhaps even Olivia herself couldn't answer.
Looking at the Divine Kingdom she had once built with her own hands, Ailia couldn't help but be filled with myriad thoughts.
What exactly does that human want to do? Could it be that he's eyeing her Pool of Faith?
At this moment, Kurtz sensed that his teleportation array had been activated.
"It seems I need to leave for a bit."
"How long? You're not going to make me search for decades again, are you? I won't do that anymore!" Serie quickly emphasized, to prevent Kurtz from disappearing for decades again.
She naturally understood what Kurtz was going to do. She hadn't expected Kraft to be so fast; only five years had passed since their last separation, and he had already arrived before the Demon King's City.
"Don't worry, it's just for a moment; I'll be right back. I've set up a teleportation array for my return."
"Oh!"
"Do you want to come along?"
"No, I'll wait for you here."
"Mm." Serie silently watched Kurtz's figure gradually enveloped by the teleportation array's light. Before he was teleported entirely away, she couldn't help but speak: "Be careful! Don't make me wait too long!"
However, there was no response; it seemed Kurtz didn't hear Serie's farewell words.
On the other side, in the deepest part of the Demon King's City.
The Demon King Asmodeus, or rather, Eric, who was enveloped in endless darkness, raised his head.
He sensed that familiar aura had appeared.
Deep within those eyes, completely corroded by darkness, a faint yet incredibly clear light belonging to Eric lit up with the descent of the Divine Kingdom and the appearance of Kurtz's aura.
"You finally came, Kurtz. I've waited for too, too long."
Eric's lingering will sensed it, the power from the outside world that was enough to destroy him completely.
Even the encroaching will inside him sensed it, that familiar aura of God-Slayer who destroyed her before.
Like a dying struggle, the encroachment once again swallowed Eric, and this time, he no longer resisted. He even actively released the shackles of darkness, allowing the other party to erode his will completely, and then waited for the final judgment.
In the Sky City at the top of the temple, Olivia was casting a super-large magic spell just as Kurtz told her to.
The entire Sky City erupted with dazzling light. As Olivia continuously chanted, the Pool of Faith, which had accumulated the power of faith, was called upon, and a vast amount of faith energy was subsequently mobilized.
On the ground, next to Kraft and Ailia, a small teleportation array lit up with brilliant radiance.
With a flash of light, a figure appeared beside the two of them.
It was Kurtz.
"Kurtz! What… what exactly are you doing?!" Kraft was startled by Kurtz's sudden appearance, but upon realizing it, he immediately demanded answers.
Kurtz didn't answer; he just glanced at Ailia first, seemingly seeking her opinion.
"Do what you want to do. It's already come to this point; even if I tried to stop it, it would be too late."
Ailia had already sensed the anomaly in the Divine Kingdom's Pool of Faith and immediately realized what Kurtz wanted to do.
It was already too late to stop it anyway, so it was better to just go with the flow and let this man have his way.
Kurtz nodded without speaking, merely extending his right hand, palm upward, as if grasping something invisible in the air.
At the core of the Divine Kingdom, Olivia, feeling a premonition, guided the terrifying power that had gathered the last of the entire Divine Kingdom's faith.
Then, she transformed these powers into a pure beam of destructive light.
And this time, it was not a beam, but more like a waterfall of light forcibly torn from the sky, which then locked onto the entire Demon King's City, locking onto the struggling figure that had usurped the nest.
The will that had completely occupied Eric's body tried to resist, actually raising a barrier that covered the entire Demon King's City by itself, attempting to use the barrier's power to resist the upcoming attack.
The next second, the light waterfall descended.
The result was inevitable.
The barrier that enveloped the entire Demon King's City had no power to resist whatsoever in front of this white light waterfall.
It was shattered in an instant, and then the light began to engulf the entire Demon King's City with merciless finality.
Countless demonic beasts and demons, without even having time to let out a wail, were annihilated.
Even the highest spire where the Dark Throne sat was utterly erased in this pure light.
At the core of the light, only a figure tightly bound by countless golden lights remained. It was Eric, who had been usurped, and also the last lingering will of the Fertility Goddess.
Now, this remnant could no longer contend with a power far surpassing itself. In boundless purification and pain, it met its end, ultimately leaving behind only a small handful of black substance.
Kraft stood beside Kurtz, watching this world-destroying scene, feeling the wail of the earth beneath his feet, his heart filled with unspeakable shock and sorrow.
Eric, that little boy who once dreamed of becoming a hero, could now finally rest in piece.
Everything was over!
Ailia quietly watched the light that purified everything, watching Eric's figure gradually dissipate in the light, and observing the trace of black substance that remained from him.
She released her palm, drawing this wisp of black substance into her grasp with careful reverence.
On the other side, Kurtz's hand slowly lowered.
After delivering this earth-shattering blow, the Divine Kingdom also rapidly dimmed, and then the large magic array expanded again, and the magnificent kingdom subsequently disappeared.
The Demon King's City, along with all its suffering, was completely erased from the earth, leaving behind only a bottomless, massive crater where it once stood.
[End of Chapter]
Sigh, it finally ended, everyone's gone.
Haaaah, why am I feeling so sad.