Chapter 55 Cage and Key
Silver star rain split into countless sword shadows, difficult to block even when rotten, the abyssal demonic energy surrounding the envoy evaporated black mist, rapidly becoming thin, Verafia bit her silver teeth, her face twisted, and her slender hand once again gripped Mistatine’s long sword, the straight sword edge instantly cut through the abyssal shadow!
The long sword flashed with brilliance for a moment, and the Abyss Envoy looked up, his face falling on Verafia’s gaze. Her face was indeed that of a handsome young man, and Verafia was not unfamiliar with it.
This noble young gentleman’s face was none other than Douglas, who had been killed by Igert in the Lorincell Grand Cathedral.
Douglas, once valued by the King of Sacred Swords, “Lancaster,” and a youth who had managed a province’s authority at a young age, as well as a god’s chosen of the sun, was undeniably outstanding throughout the continent.
To Verafia, this so-called “god’s chosen,” a young man who had fallen into the abyss for power, was merely a minor character. Verafia’s impression of him was largely due to Igert.
“No, wait, you are…”
However, at this moment, seeing the other party’s face, Verafia’s magnificent golden eyes widened incredulously, almost simultaneously, “Douglas'” handsome face lifted, a pair of molten gold pupils, covered with a thick layer of gray haze.
She instinctively swung down the divine sword. The brilliant divine radiance of life illuminated the gloom in an instant, and even the abyss’s radiance was suppressed, a sharp sword intent that she was not unfamiliar with tore through the divine radiance of life.
The divine sword of life paused in mid-air, and in this instant, “Douglas” thrust his demon spear again, which, in Verafia’s eyes, was more like a straight long sword, wantonly clashing with a “dingling” against the divine sword of life.
“You still found me. As expected, Moon, he is still not as good as you.”
At the moment the sword collided, the youth’s voice came, still frivolous like his usual noble demeanor, but to Verafia’s ears, just like the contradiction she had felt before, a different kind of stability seeped into the hollowness.
The spear and sword let out a startled cry, and “Douglas'” figure was sent flying, the life domain that had been blocking the dazzling light could no longer bear the burden, like a collapsing flood, the surging light collapsed downwards.
Even at this moment, Verafia’s heart was still filled with surprise at “Douglas.”
She was not unfamiliar with that sword technique. But, the rumor was that person had already died? If that was the case, fallen into the abyss, devoured by the abyss…
She forced herself to look away, the slender and luminous divine sword of life pierced into the overwhelming dazzling light, and with a flick of her wrist, a trace of light moved, and suddenly the starlike light fell!
Pope Moon’s majestic figure appeared in the waterfall-like cascading light, his divine staff stirring immense light in his hand, looking at the God of Life, who was almost suppressed by the radiance, his face filled with a smile as warm as sunlight:
“Your Highness the Goddess, are beings like you always this arrogant?”
In Moon’s eyes, Verafia’s action was to use her life law to separate herself from the Abyss Envoy and kill the other person in that instant. In Moon’s opinion, how could the incomplete goddess easily block him, who also possessed the authority of life?
A triumphant smile appeared on his face. Moon saw the Abyss Envoy, who had been repelled by Verafia with a single blow, crawling up with his hand covering his chest, clearly injured, and even the abyssal demonic energy surrounding his body had become much thinner.
“Douglas” slowly rose and came before Moon: “Your Holiness the Pope.”
“The power of the abyss is indeed strange, able to withstand an attack from a god… Envoy, you have done well. Please allow me to thank Her Highness the Saintess.”
Moon’s smile remained, but seeing the envoy’s face beneath the thin black mist, his heart sank slightly.
Obscured by the life radiance, he had not truly seen the scene just now, but the facts were before him, Verafia’s all-out attack, even though it severely injured the Abyss Envoy, had not completely erased the other party’s life.
Although his tone was always relaxed, facing a goddess, Moon did not dare to underestimate the power Verafia possessed.
Moon could see that the Abyss Envoy before him was a “Original Sin,” not enough to contend with a god. What could block Verafia’s sword could only be the tainted abyssal demonic energy surrounding the envoy, which even his “True Sight Eye” could not see through.
Gazing at the unfathomable face of the abyss, Moon’s heaviness in his heart only paused for a moment before he turned his head to see Verafia, who was trapped in endless light.
No matter what, Moon knew that without the contribution of the Abyss Envoy beside him, he would not have been able to suppress Verafia in the light.
Verafia’s jade hand holding the long sword trembled in the dazzling light, each subtle hum being the annihilation of countless laws, she was only barely maintaining the last balance.
“Miss Verafia, you asked me earlier if I colluded with the demon race and allied with the current Abyssal Church?”
Moon’s voice came from the heavy light. Her delicate hair seemed to be stained with the sunlight, Verafia’s gaze shifted slightly, and her scorching golden eyes lifted, seeing Moon approaching her in the light.
“You are indeed correct. A hundred years ago, I did converse with the Demon Realm, and when you were about to obtain the Sacred Sword, it was indeed I who secretly attracted the Demon King’s attention.”
Verafia’s eyelashes flickered slightly, even though she had predicted it in her heart, hearing Moon’s words, a chill crossed the young girl’s magnificent golden eyes.
Her current life was intertwined with betrayal. Among them, it was not only Lancaster’s sword from behind, but also a “companion” who had caused them to fall into desperation.
But Moon’s smile remained, and his clear voice came: “However, I did so because the common people are ignorant, merely living in the eternal cage of divine order. I obtained knowledge from beyond the world in the Demon Realm and understood the essence of the world, only to break this restraint for millions.”
“As for the Sacred Sword, humph, that is the key to the world, how can it fall into your hands, who are merely a puppet of the gods? It is a pity, ‘Your Excellency the Hero,’ that I never thought Lancaster would betray you as well, even taking the Sacred Sword and crowning himself with the title of savior.”
“Heh, that guy, who called himself the King of Light, the Savior of the World, but he was just a mortal, foolish and ignorant, even more despicable. The Sacred Sword has been in his possession for a hundred years. If not for this, this world would have been illuminated, why waste such a long time!”
At this point, Moon shook his head with regret, his voice even showing resentment, clearly lamenting that he had never truly held the Sacred Sword.
It was a passionate incarnation, but Verafia couldn’t help but ponder his words “cage” and “key,” but seeing the shadow of the abyss appear beside Moon, her expression turned mocking.
