[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-364":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1790810,2388,"Chapter 362 - Anna and the Death god (1)","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>Translated by: La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader:? Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TN: Welcome to this week’s episode of “Delaying the story progression”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s rewind time for a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eve of Varona’s coronation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan had just returned from the ocean to the mountaintop mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er was still at the forked road of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the border of the Holy Empire and Fuxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A desolate small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The town’s church was a bit old, but fortunately, there was an old priest there to keep it working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years, regardless of the weather, the church’s gates have never closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, the gates were shut tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the curious townsfolk asked, they understood the reason why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chandelier that’s existed for over 100 years, creaking at the slightest of breeze had finally reached the end of its life. It fell down from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen chandelier destroyed two rows of seats and almost hit the old priest as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the church was temporarily unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s to fix the seats, or because he was shocked and needed rest, the old priest declared the church to be closed for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gates closed, separating the world outside from the one inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the silent church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with a hoarse, weak voice: “Your highness Anna, you are the most talented heir in the history of the Medici clan, the only head to fully grasp the ancient arts passed down from the founder”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This old man believes you to already be the strongest of all the heads in history, there is no need for you to risk it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, the beautiful girl with crimson red hair answered: “There’s no need to persuade me anymore, I have to try this once”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She carried a large backpack, standing in the church with the wear of the journey still on herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest tried to beg: “Our clan has birthed so many heirs, all of which have their own wisdom, but none could manage to awaken the Death god”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some had even gone so far as to suicide in front of the Sleeping Coffer, hoping to only manifest the Death god”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But regardless of what they tried, the Sleeping Coffer never responded at all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Up until now, only the founder had ever opened it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Anna, this Coffer is a cursed item, this old man insists that you should return”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop spouting nonsense. I am the head, and the head have to come here to experience this once, this is the rule!” Anna took a strong stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest sighed: “Our clan already have nobody left, for the sake of the continuation of our lineage, the most important duty is for you to ensure your own safety”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna nodded: “You are right, I don’t think that I’m any better than the ancestors, I just really want to finish this bestowal ceremony quickly”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest was a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna told him: “I still don’t think I’m any stronger than any of the ancestors in history, and I treasure my life a lot. As the head, I’m only here to make sure I won’t have any regrets later on”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…so that’s it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest looked into her eyes, seeing that there indeed was no hope of achieving anything, he finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s most afraid of Anna not thinking clearly and tries to pay some sort of heavy price in order to open the lineage coffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Medici clan already can’t afford to lose anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But then why do I recognize a bit of haste in you, Your Highness?” the old priest carefully asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna answered: “Nonsense, I’m in a rush to finish this and go back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fist tightly: “I’ve already fully comprehended the ancient scriptures, I’m no longer the me of the past, I want to kill the Pope!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Anna, I fully trust in your abilities”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest smiled, seemingly overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, one last thing, Your Highness” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ask”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In your backpack, are they tools for awakening the Death god?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, something that a girl carries on herself would of course be for her own use, why would it be for the Death god”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha ha ha, very well, please come in”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest came to a certain place in the church and lit up a torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While picking it up, he also pressed a hidden contraption in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The church’s floor sunk down to reveal an ancient hidden walkway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind screeches intensely as it escaped the walkway, filling the hall of the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest turned around and stood at one side of the walkway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Anna, please be careful”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then handed the torch to Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine, I got it. Just stand watch here, I’ll just take a look, if I really can’t do it then I won’t. I’m not going to force it” Anna answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the torch, braced the wind and walked down the walkway, not turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old priest stared at Anna’s back, commenting: “Her Highness is finally grown up”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna went down the walkway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After just a few minutes, the walkway had become steep that it was almost straight down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steps extended deep into the darkness, showing up one by one as Anna stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around her became moist and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the torch in her hand shone with light, illuminating the area around herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an hour, the steps Anna walked were still heading downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped for a bit, impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long is this going to take? I don’t have that much time to waste here”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Anna tightened the straps on her backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jumped straight down into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, a flaming pair of wings spread and flapped, illuminating the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat held her airborne as Anna slowly flew downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind blew past her flowing hair, screaming by her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the light from the wings, Anna managed to clearly see the rocky steps, stones and bats on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evading these obstacles, she didn’t slow down at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying like this was several dozens times faster than walking like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 5 minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna arrived at the bottom of the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely dark and silent here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torch was about to go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna held it up to illuminate the scenery around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large black door appeared at the end of the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was so large that Anna had to look up to see the metal etchings on top of the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Here sleeps the Death god, only those who died may seek his audience]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading this, Anna fell blank for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In history there were quite a few incredibly strong heroic figures that searched for clues, bit by bit to finally arrive at the Medici clan’s secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They went by themselves to his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter who they were, as soon as they made it to this door, they would immediately die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one of those powerful figures fell into eternal slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only people of the Medici clan can make it into the Sanctuary safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, no Medici clan member has ever managed to awaken the sleeping Death god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After expending all the wits of their most brilliant minds, her clansmen finally put their minds on this sentence at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the altar, they had suicided, attempting to awaken their sleeping god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Anna won’t be doing that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held the Life Exchanging Contract, cleared her throat and solemnly declared to the black door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, holder of the Contract, current head of the Medici clan, Anna Medici seeks entry into the Sanctuary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing something, the Life Exchanging Contract become cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jet black door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Anna came in, the door quickly closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating silence filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Sanctuary of the sleeping Death god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna held out one finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small fire started on the tip of her finger, illuminating her brilliant face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna lightly made a firing motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire rose up into the air and expanded to become a searing flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light of the flame shone on the entire Sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she’s already known from reading the records of her clan, Anna couldn’t help but be taken by awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10-story high humanoid stone statues, 12 of them in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 12 statues held long, dark sickles in their hands, representing the authority to dispel malice, kill evil and protect the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statues wore masks of a thin, long dog face, representing the devouring of the unclean human form and purification of their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Crow and the Dog deity are servants of the Death god, respectively the spreader of sleep and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These statues depict the deity Death Hound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 12 statues stood surrounding a tower in the middle of the Sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a lone tower, a bit like a lighthouse, but there were no stairs to lead up to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A typical structure of the Holy Church of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every church, only the place where the god descend can be built like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are called the Platform of God’s Descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Believers aren’t allowed to climb onto these platforms, as they are the place where god stands and mortals cannot reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clan’s records made this very clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sleeping Coffer of the Death god is on that Platform of God’s Descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone manages to awaken the Death god, then God will descend upon that platform, open the Sleeping Coffer and reward them with great treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna walked to the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were deep slash marks, burn marks, and ancient blood marks all over this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some corners there were even dried skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are all attempts of the Medici clan’s heirs throughout the ages, seeking to awakening their God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna then looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Platform of God’s Descent was built completely from stone without any stairs to lead upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This represents the distance between God and mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the last few hundred thousand years, this tower had silently stood here without delivering any miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna stepped in front of the tower and clasped her hands to pray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceremony began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna inhaled deeply and chanted the bestowal incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judge of justice and evil”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guide of the souls”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keeper of dead secrets”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“God of sleep and death”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, descendant of the Medici clan, stands here to request your audience”\u003C\u002Fp>",1787,"2026-06-09T03:05:01.244Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e03096364caa882a85958e6c5478b7d78ef3dda31551297df04401d64e01a06","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-365","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-363",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]