Chapter 531: Chapter 91 The Advent of the Abyss (Part 2)
The sky, the most dazzling light spread around Lancaster. Opposite him, the cracks torn by the Demon King’s Heart, the power of the abyss poured in.
And behind the pure white maiden, countless figures in black robes, acting as Abyss Envoys, appeared in Lichen City, shrouded by the night, under the surging abyssal demonic power.
Lancaster also witnessed Ig and the maiden on the Frost Giant Dragon, but at this time, he could no longer spare any extra thoughts. Suddenly, he raised high the Holy Spear tightly grasped in his right hand.
Instantly, dense light burst from the tip of the Holy Spear. Lancaster’s gaze swept over thousands of elite knights gathered, and he suddenly shouted loudly:
“Knights of the Kingdom, citizens of Peka, by the oath of the land of light, together with this King, defend the safety of the Kingdom here, let these traitors witness our courage, and burn the corpses of the abyss invaders into the ashes of light!”
Lancaster’s impassioned voice echoed throughout Lichen City along with the light from the sky.
The knights of the royal court, led by Rodrigo, were initially stirred in their hearts when they witnessed Lancaster being pierced by the End Sword of Darkness, and the ominous darkness that appeared under the cover of light. But at this moment, they merely considered it a last resort by Lancaster, and their passion was instantly ignited by Lancaster’s shout.
The knights of the royal court raised their sword edges and shouted in unison, “By the oath of light! Long live Peka, long live the King!”
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The entire city was filled with the passionate shouts of countless people. A smile hung on Lancaster’s lips, and opposite him, the maiden with pure white hair and a slightly raised gaze looked at him calmly:
“Lancaster, you are just the same as you were before, not changed at all.”
“Thank you for your praise, Miss Iris.”
Lancaster seemed not to have heard the cold sarcasm in the maiden’s voice, and instead, his face shone with a bright smile.
“However, the Iris in my memory was still the gentle Saintess back then… It seems that on that day, Lord Wynn’s judgment of you with light caused you to fall completely into this shadow, which had a complete impact on the Saintess.”
“The shadow of the abyss changed me… that is only natural.”
Opposite the light, traces of the dark abyss spread around the maiden, but they did not corrode her pure white body.
Lancaster looked up slightly, and beside the pure white maiden, there were actually four dark shadows.
– Among them, the shadow of the original sin named “Greed,” Lancaster was even familiar with it. It was Douglas, whom he had personally taught for half a year, but who had eventually chosen to attach himself to the abyss and died under Ig’s sword.
Of course, such a trivial person could not arouse the slightest interest in Lancaster. He looked up at the pure white Saintess in the abyss and suddenly said:
“However, Saintess, you have always hidden in the shadow of the abyss. For decades, I have not seen you again in the light.”
The maiden’s thin lips moved: “The Church of the Abyss is rooted in the gaps of light. As you can see, all the shadows of the abyss are my shadows.”
“Then… Saintess, you should have visited my kingdom frequently over the past decades. However, do you have any insights into my Peka?”
Lancaster smiled. The King of Sacred Light suddenly tilted his head back, and the dense light, like his vast will, rushed forward:
“I have protected Peka for a hundred years of peace – under my rule, millions of people lived in peace, cities prospered, and evil beasts and demons were almost extinct, the economy flourished, and there were no more famines in the farmlands.”
“Even the kingdom’s knightly formations were enough to break through any mountain or river, and even that thousand-year-old empire dimmed under Peka’s crown.”
“This is the kingdom of light, the prosperity of Peka for thousands of years. However, Saintess, why have you invaded my kingdom… Is it just to see this land of light tainted by your abyss, to satisfy your dark revenge?”
A playful hint curved Lancaster’s lips: “Or, Saintess, are you here to take revenge on me for your ‘Lotte’ brother?”
“Brother Lotte, revenge…”
The maiden murmured softly, a faint smile crossing her face. She gently lowered her gaze, looking at her slender fingertips: “Lancaster, you are right. Such things did indeed linger in my thoughts at the moment I fell into the abyss…”
Lancaster looked at the maiden. She suddenly raised her eyes, a pair of eyes as clear as transparent crystals:
“However, I have thought more in the abyss – I am the ‘Saintess’ of light. Even if my heart grieves for Brother Lotte, how can I be occupied by hatred?”
“Oh, if that’s the case, Saintess…”
“But the radiance you claim only shows me decay and decline. Lancaster, your kingdom claims to be bright and strong, but it also gives birth to those who believe in the abyss and to incarnations of original sin, doesn’t it?”
The Saintess suddenly let out a clear laugh, and she looked around at the earth:
“Moreover, not just you, but the entire continent, and even the Holy See of Light, there is always exploitation and oppression under hypocrisy and order, the unchanging class system.”
“- Even a former impoverished serf, if one day he becomes a noble, he will still extend his hand of oppression to those who once shared the same fate.”
“Saintess, your feelings are truly astonishing. However, do you intend to enlighten the world with your light?”
“Enlighten the world… No, the nature of humanity, even after thousands of years, has the Holy Lord of Light never changed it?”
The pure white maiden smiled gently. She extended her slender fingertips slightly, and her clear eyes looked towards the radiant and dense light behind Lancaster:
“What I want to do is simply to use the abyss to purify the world that is corrupt and decadent under that so-called light!”
As the maiden’s voice sounded, the oppressive and murky dark abyss, with a roar, descended behind her!
“Purify? Under your abyss, can there still be any traces of civilization on this land? Saintess, your noble words are merely a pretext for such insane reasoning!”
Lancaster laughed mockingly. He stood alone before falling into the abyss, raising his arm and thrusting the Holy Spear of Light that he had raised, tearing through the endless darkness!
“Iris, my expectation of you was to be like the immortal ruler of the abyss – however, you have disappointed me!”
Before the scorching light, the Saintess held up her slender palm and was repelled by this unquestionable blow of light, but her eyes were still clear, and her white hair fluttered before her raised cheek. She suddenly let out a light gasp:
“Gedohoya—”
“Roar roar roar—!!”
The dragon’s roar that resounded throughout the world roared in the lightless night sky shrouded by black clouds.
The legendary dragon’s black wings blocked out the sun and the sky. Under the immense dragon’s might, the black fire dragon’s breath spewed out, as if it were about to burn the entire world!
