Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
The Stone Book had given them an unprecedented warning!
The expressions on the seven followerâs faces changed.
As elites of their respective churches, everyone here was able to decode the terrifying truth hidden among the Stone Bookâs words.
âThis is serious, should we stop for now and report to our Church first?â the girl whose eyes were closed removed her hand from the Stone Book and suggested.
She was the youngest one among everyone here, so her voice contained a clear sense of unease.
âI agree!â Anna immediately replied.
The others also took their hands of the Stone Book and stopped pouring power in.
The Stone Book quickly returned to silence.
The blond man spoke seriously: âThe Stone Book has appeared, which means that the power of the Gods has completely sealed off this world, we wonât be able to leaveâ
âIndeed, this is quite troublesome; only after all seven of us have failed would the gate to leave this world manifest againâ the green-robed woman added.
âCanât we just purposefully fail then?â the girl with closed eyes spoke.
Anna happily followed up: âThat is indeed a solutionâ
ââ-as long as everyone here fails, Iâll be able to return to the Church right away.
This will save the most amount of my time!
Anna expectantly glanced at the rest of them, hoping that they would agree with her.
But everyone shook their heads.
The blond man said: âMisses, I think youâve forgotten an important key detailâ
Anna asked: âWhat key detail?â
The blond man slowly clenched his fist together and spoke in a low voice: âThe prophecy of the Gods have reached its end. If we are able to bring the final prophecy back to our Church at this crucial point in time, we will definitely be rewarded even more so than ever beforeâ
The man with the trident added: âPlease think about this carefully, this will be the very last prophecy of the Gods, if we are able to obtain it, our names will be left in the history books!â
âNot only thatâ the green-robed woman continued: âThe final prophecy would also likely contain the deepest, most unimaginable secrets. When we return, the upper echelons of the Church will personally receive us, giving us to chance to show ourselves and form relations with those truly in powerâ
Saying so, everyoneâs expressions were filled with excitement.
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This is an unprecedented chance.
Most likely, even the people in power of the Church who sent us here didnât know about this before!
Seeing their expressions, Anna understood that she was unable to convince them and sighed in disappointment.
ââ-why are these people still so concerned with their merits and appearance?
Donât they know that the single true deciding factor of everything is their own strength?
Instead of training themselves as much as possible, they chose to go through hoops and bounds, using various methods to gain fame and authority. They have completely lost sight of the most basic need to become stronger, they have become mediocre.
If they obtain the strength of a God, then the benefits of authority that theyâre so desperate to earn right now will be served to them on a platter.
Strength is the basis for everything!
Unfortunately, at this point, the opinion of a single person couldnât change the decision of many.
The girl with closed eyes turned to Anna and smiled apologetically.
Anna lightly shook her head, signaling her not to mind it.
This girl was the only person that Anna had met before this, so it could be said that they were acquainted.
The girl was a nun of the Church of Fate, an amiable and polite girl that treated everyone the same.
Anna had quite a good impression of her.
But at this point, the two of them couldnât change everyoneâs minds.
Under such a situation, the only thing to do was to cooperate with the other followers and hope that they would be able to complete the test a bit quicker.
The seven people once again placed their hands on the Stone Book and poured in their power.
A stern and majestic voice arrived from the Stone Book.
[Strength is the basis for everything]
Anna raised her eyebrows in surprise, as these words were exactly the same as what she had thought.
The voice continued:
[The final test of the Gods is a test of strength]
[Your average strength has been estimated, the appropriate test shall soon begin!]
[Win against the creation of the Old Gods and open the final prophecy]
Oomâââ
The hall trembled again.
[Challengers, enter the dark cave and accept your test] the Stone Book told them.
âLook!â the blond man exclaimed.
At another corner of the hall, a deep, dark cave entrance had manifested from nothing.
This dark cave felt like the mouth of a beast, filled with a fearsome, indescribable air.
Their vision was limited, only allowing them enough to faintly see that something huge was moving around inside the cave.
Chill ran down everyoneâs spines.
This is a creation of the Old Gods!
Everyone thought at the same time.
The blond man fell into thought briefly before speaking: âAmong us, the one who is most suited to go against the unknown are followers of the God of Fate, how about you try it first?â
He looked at the girl with closed eyes.
Everyone followed up with him in agreement.
âAh? Me?â the girl hesitated a bit and mustered her courage: âVery well, then I will take a lookâ
Anna stopped her.
She glared at the blond man: âHer expertise is divination and clairvoyance, sheâs not suited for sudden combat. As close-ranged Professionists, it should be you lot to enter firstâ
The blond man raised his eyebrow, about to refute.
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The girl with the closed eyes smiled and lightly pushed Annaâs hand down: âItâs fine, if there is any danger, I will give up right away and leave to tell everyone the situation insideâ
She grasped the necklace she was wearing and lightly hovered into the dark cave.
Anna was anxious.
She then looked at the rest of them and angrily asked: âWe were the ones who suggested leaving while you lot are the ones who insisted on continuing, and yet you intend to hide behind us, is that fair?â
âThatâs not the caseâ the man with the trident answered her: âSheâs only scouting, the real fighting would still be left to usâ
The blond man also explained: âSheâs actually the one with the strongest fighting abilities among us, so we left the scouting to her while weâre taking up other crucial tasksâ
âIndeedâ
âThat is the caseâ
âEveryone has their own job to do, itâs simpleâ
The green-robed woman, the man with the frost gauntlets as well as the tall man with the pair of wings all agreed.
Seeing their unanimous agreement, Anna couldnât quite find the words to refute them.
She was never a person who was good with words in the first place.
All of a sudden, a desperate scream came out from the dark cave.
âEeeekââââ
Immediately following the intense scream was an intense wind that carried a thick stench of blood.
The wind carried with it a fierce presence that blew past the group.
âThis isâŠâ
The man with the wings muttered as he couldnât help but take a step backwards.
Everyone could tell right away with that formidable aura.
Whatever was in there right now was already more than one step stronger than they were.
Inside the dark cave, the faint sound of sobbing and struggling could be heard.
Everyoneâs expressions changed.
The blond man spoke: âNot good, that monster is too strong, with my power, the most I can do is commit a double suicideâ
âThatâs not beneficial at all, I wonât exchange my own life for a single prophecyâ
He shook his head.
The man with the trident also took a step back: âIt seems the situation this time is much more dangerous than we expected, I suggest we all give up and return to ask for reinforcement!â
âThis is a smart choice, I agree!â the green-robed woman quickly concurred.
Suddenly, a roar of anger and killing intent echoed across the entire hall.
âYOUââ MOTHERâââ FUCKINGââ- PIECES OF SHIT!!!â
The shout came from Anna.
She glanced towards the Stone Book and quickly asked: âIs she alive?â
[Alive, but barely] the Stone Book replied.
Annaâs expression turned pale and worriedly asked: âWhich means she was already disqualified! Can I go in right away?â
[You may!]
As soon as the Stone Book said âyou mayâ, Anna had already appeared in front of the dark cave.
While in mid-air, she had already chanted her incantation:
âDeath, I am your servant! I am the judge of living beingsâ life and death!â
Due to the worry and anxiousness in her voice, it sounded almost like a scream.
The spell of Death had been cast!
Oomââ
Her black hair fluttered wildly, intense black light that felt like a vast ocean poured out from Annaâs body and filled the entire hall.
The scythe in her hand gave off a thick fog of darkness as a black flame silently burned on the tip of the scythe.
Anna had used all her powers without hesitation!
A second later, all the paranormal phenomenon disappearedâââ-
She had gone into the dark cave!
The hall fell back into silence.
The remaining five exchanged glances without saying anything.
After a while, the green-robed woman finally couldnât take it anymore and spoke: âI suggest that we cooperate without holding anything backâ
âWhat do you mean?â the blond man asked.
âDonât even try to say that you didnât notice. That woman from the Church of Death held killing intent towards us just nowâ
She shook her head: âI can tell, she isnât someone whoâs bound by rules and laws, and the power she showed just now was terrifying if she really did attackââ- I donât think any of you might have been able to stop herâ
Silence.
A few moments later, the rest expressed their opinions.
âWe arenât scared of her, but there is strength in numbersâ the man with the trident declared.
âIndeed, let us join handsâ the man with the pair of wings followed up.
The blond man thought briefly and concluded: âThen we should form a cooperative relationship, whether it is to deal with other troublesome situations, or against the betrayal of the other Holy Churchesâ
âThatâs how it should beâ the green-robed woman agreed.