Chapter 503: The Second Half

On the outskirts of Backlund, inside a small, unnoticed church.

A priest wearing a simple white robe with a light golden beard opened his eyes, revealing a clarity and simplicity like that of a child.

He calmly picked up the crucifix on his chest and prayed silently.

His body was actually trembling slightly, and the crucifix in his hand had specks of golden light flickering.

A powerful force of convergence was surging, but it was all forcibly suppressed by him.

Other than that, he had no extra movements, as if he had given up on this opportunity.

……

A God War and the crisis it caused had ended just like that.

The progress of the war was very much in line with many people's guesses, but the result was truly shocking.

"Regarding the handling of the God of War Church, we only need to purge the high and middle-level members who are very devout and willing to die for their faith; this is the tolerance and mercy of the Goddess..."

"We will not abolish the faith in the God of War, but will provide certain guidance, because it has already begun to point toward the Goddess..."

"Feysac must not move; that is the spoils of the Mother Goddess of Earth Church..."

"The Aegis Family will receive the support of the Church..."

"In the coming war, the Church can participate appropriately, but the focus should be on digesting the foundation of the God of War Church..."

The "Hidden Angel" was speaking with several angels in the Ningjing Jiaotang, and Klein and Azik Eggers were also among them.

The Mother Goddess of Earth Church had already completely withdrawn, and the remaining believers of the God of War Church would naturally be cleaned up by others; there was no need for angels to take action.

"That is all for now..." The "Hidden Angel" spoke for a full ten minutes, arranging all the matters, and the other Popes would supervise the implementation.

"As for you," the "Hidden Angel" thought for a moment and said, "you may choose one Zero-level Sealed Artifact from the God of War Church at will."

The "God of War Church" would not be short of Zero-level Sealed Artifacts, after all, it was one of the oldest churches, and now they all belonged to the Evernight Church.

This was also the Evernight Goddess's reward for the angels who participated in the war.

"Yes." The expressions of the angels present did not change.

"Um..." Klein suddenly raised his hand, "Can I exchange this Zero-level Sealed Artifact for a chance to ask you to take action?"

Of course, the "you" here referred to the "Hidden Angel," not the "Evernight Goddess."

But the "Hidden Angel" also had a special advantage against Antigonus...

Klein felt that he finally had a bit of confidence in dealing with Antigonus.

"You may." The "Hidden Angel" nodded gently and agreed.

Klein let out a soft sigh of relief; ever since he learned that the person before him was the "human embodiment" of the Goddess, Klein's pressure had become even greater.

"Alright, you may all disperse." The "Hidden Angel's" body gradually faded and was finally erased by an eraser.

The several angels present also went about their own business.

Azik Eggers directly chose the Beyonder Characteristic of Lalion, which was equivalent to a Zero-level Sealed Artifact.

"I knew the Evernight Goddess would win, but I didn't expect it to be in this way." Azik was preparing to leave, and Klein prepared to see him off and ask some questions along the way.

"Mr. Azik, do you know something?" Klein asked suddenly. Although Klein's status was now a notch higher than Mr. Azik's, that kind of knowledge and keenness accumulated over long years could not be cultivated in a short time.

This time, Azik making the correct choice when even the Aegis Family was not prepared to support the Evernight Church seemed to be something that could not be simply summarized by wisdom and courage.

"If..." Azik slowed his pace and glanced at the curious Klein.

Klein's spirituality stirred, and he directly set up a "Mysterious Realm" around him, with shadows shrouding the two of them, ensuring that no third person would hear the conversation.

"I mean if..." Azik nodded slightly and said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "... there is an organization that almost controls everything, weaves fate, and manipulates time, what would the development of the world be like?"

"Like the 'Rose Redemption'?" Klein thought for a moment and asked, "In that case, the world would probably have to run according to its will."

"Rose Redemption" was definitely the most outrageous one among the many known mysterious organizations; most of its members had already become deities, causing a profound impact on the development of the world.

"My father once told me to be wary of Dream, and at the same time to be wary of everything left behind by the Creator of the Third Epoch."

"And in many cases, these two are standing together."

Mr. Azik said softly, "And like this time, who could have started laying out plans back in that era, stealing the fate of the Giant Queen Omebella, replacing it with the Ancestor of Blood, and then delivering the fatal blow today?"

Klein's body suddenly felt a bit cold; this was truly a terrifying ghost story.

The answer was probably already very clear; at that time, the only one with this ability was the "Ancient Sun God," and Amon had not been born yet.

Perhaps there was also the participation of Dream; after all, he was still the Dream Pope of the Evernight Church at that time.

"These four..." Klein hurriedly stopped his thoughts; some things were better left known, and it would be bad to speak them out.

"Yes." Mr. Azik nodded slightly and spoke of his own affairs, "This time, the Aegis Family got on the boat, and persisting until the Doomsday is no longer a problem."

"I have nothing left to worry about, but you..."

"If you have any needs, you can also write to me."

"..." Klein nodded silently.

"Then I'll go first, goodbye." Mr. Azik waved his hand casually, directly detached from the "Mysterious Realm," and left Winter County with the help of the Spirit World.

Klein turned his head to look at the Serene Temple, which was completely undamaged and had stood for thousands of years, and his footsteps stopped.

He could not leave here for the time being; after all, this war had only finished the first half at most.

The Holy War between the Evernight Church and the God of War Church was the fuse that ignited the world war, but when the whole world was in chaos, the outcome between the Evernight Church and the God of War Church actually had little impact on the subsequent battles.

Regardless of who won, both would put their energy into taking over everything from the defeated side and would be unable to attend to other things.

And on the other side, the Solomon Empire had not yet obtained enough benefits, Medici had not yet been able to become the "Red Priest," and Loen had not yet become a True God family...

This war that swept the world still had a long way to go...

Klein's mood, which had calmed down due to the victory, became heavy again.

He directly flashed to "Sefirah Castle" and observed the world everywhere with the help of Causality.

"The war in Backlund stopped the moment the God of War died, and the casualties caused by the war are not too great yet..."

"Feysac has completely withdrawn its troops, and it is estimated that it will soon be fully taken over by the Mother Goddess of Earth Church..."

"Justice, Judgment, Magician, Star, and the others are all very safe."

(End of chapter)