Thick, dark clouds filled the sky above the capital, and torrential rain and thunder roared together.

Dust and fire mingled together, churning and surging across the earth.

Faced with natural disasters, the capital city once again descended into chaos.

Even the exhausted mages outside the city walls, who had collapsed on the ground, raised their heads and stared at the sky with their terrified, blank eyes.

What's going on? The sun has only been up for a short while.

Why is it windy and rainy again?

Could it be those calamities again?

The mages opened their eyes wide, trying to peer through the dense clouds to discern the enormous figures radiating various lights.

That didn't happen.

This time, even Victor didn't appear in the sky.

Is it just a simple natural disaster?

Why is the capital so unlucky, getting caught up in another hot topic?

But amidst the fury of this natural disaster, they seemed to see a narrow slit torn open in the distant dark clouds.

Holy golden light shone through the cracks and fell upon the earth.

A man with golden wings, bathed in holy light, gradually flew towards the sky.

Amidst the convergence of elemental catastrophes, he revealed his mysterious and sublime nature.

All the mages stared wide-eyed, incredulous at the sight.

Heim Horn stood on the city wall, watching Hermes rise, his eyes widening suddenly.

He quickly whispered to Rachel beside him:

"Quickly, use your Natural Sparrow to summon all the mages!"

Rachel, equally somber, stared at the sky and nodded upon hearing Haim Horn's words:

“I have done so.”

Rachel had already sensed that something was wrong and was informing all the mages.

Just now, one of his wild sparrows was 'killed'.

Moreover, it was the wild bird he was most concerned about, because that wild bird was next to Kokot.

The natural bird and he were connected, which allowed them to know everything that happened in the palace.

However, the natural sparrow 'died' in the palace.

This resulted in their communication with Coco and Victor being directly cut off.

Most importantly, at the very last moment before the natural bird disappeared, extremely important news arrived:

Victor disappeared.

The release of this news directly ruined the plans of the Mage Council.

Because the magic that bound Hermes was cast and controlled by Victor himself.

Only Victor truly understands this god, and only Victor can suppress him.

But now, Viktor has disappeared without a trace.

Thus, the deity was successfully freed.

The two people on the city wall raised their heads and looked at the sky above the capital, which was filled with dark clouds and natural disasters.

Thunder and rain raged, and wind and fire raged erratically.

Even the dust rises up, filling the entire sky.

Only in the holy light where Hermes resided, it seemed as if blessed by a celestial deity, so peaceful that it gave one an eerie feeling.

Gazing at the holy light streaming down from afar, Heim Horn murmured to himself:

"Is this... a god?"

Hermes, the god of commerce, alone could cause such celestial anomalies and natural disasters.

This power is incredible.

It's hard to imagine how much effort and dedication the Grand Mage must have expended to establish the Mage Council in an era when numerous gods coexisted.

And ultimately banished the last god, the goddess of justice, from the human world.

Heim Horn stood there, stunned, his expression shifting in complex emotions.

Not only him, but even the mages outside the city walls looked at Hermes with awe.

To ordinary people, gods are untouchable beings.

But just as they were looking up at the sky, a pale white meteor suddenly streaked across the space and passed through the area where the golden light was.

The clouds were gently torn apart by the strong gust of air, forming a long and straight crack.

At that moment, the golden light emanating from Hermes vanished instantly, and his body fell back to the earth.

The clouds in the sky closed in again, and even the holy light gradually faded.

All the mages stared in disbelief at the scene, falling into a deep silence.

What exactly was that pale white meteor?

Only Heim Horn, standing on the city wall, stood frozen in place, watching the silver light streak across the sky.

Only he could see it clearly.

That meteor was just an ordinary iron spear.

That very spear pierced through the body of a god.

In that instant, he suddenly thought of something and said to Rachel beside him:

"Don't worry, let's settle the other mages first."

His gaze was fixed on the distant center of the palace, and he spoke with a sense of relief:

"The emperor of the empire has made his move."

...

As Hermes crashed heavily to the ground, the disaster that had ravaged the capital gradually subsided.

The thunder and torrential rain gradually subsided, and the raging flames slowly died down.

The gale lost its power, and the thorns withered away.

Only oppressive dark clouds remained hanging over the earth.

At the spot where Hermes landed, countless residents kept a distance and surrounded him.

Their eyes were fixed on Hermes, filled with curiosity.

But to Hermes, these curiosities were nothing more than mockery.

It felt like countless sharp blades piercing his body.

Hermes, however, was at a loss as to how to deal with the inferior gazes of these humans.

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