The divine war between him and me caused vast areas of space to collapse, resulting in widespread devastation and the extinction of many races.
"If I hadn't used my magic to repair the spatial rift, both the Secret Realm Continent and the Demon Realm Continent would have fallen into the spatial turbulence and turned to dust."
Linda roughly understood what Tricia meant—that space is the foundation of all matter.
For example, plants need sunlight and water, and humans need air. And space is the foundation of everything.
Whether it's plants or life, they all exist in space.
Once space shatters, even a god as powerful as Tricia could perish.
Linda sensed that Tricia had something to say next, so she watched her quietly.
"Yes, just as you thought. Repairing spatial rifts requires a lot of divine power."
Tricia sighed: "The source of divine power is the souls of the dead. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Time Dragon greedily absorbed magic power, attempting to surpass the divine level, which caused the magic element to be depleted and a large number of lives to die."
I was just an ordinary little tree.
However, it unexpectedly absorbed the souls of powerful beings, which is how it grew into the Sacred Tree Tricia, possessing the power to repair spatial rifts.
However, a broken mirror cannot be completely healed.
Repairing space is something only a god-level being can do.
Even if I keep repairing it, the spatial rift will still slowly expand.
fine.
When life on the mainland dies, the soul transforms into leaves, returning to the sacred tree and the demon tree.
With these powers, I continue to mend the rifts in space.
However, given the normal rate of death for adventurers and demons, my power is insufficient to cover my needs.
Therefore, a cleansing must occur every thousand years.
Eliminating over 70% of life forms provides the magic needed to maintain the world's operation.
Tricia closed her eyes in pain. "So, there came a hero and a demon king."
There were two continents.
The two races were destined to wage war.
Linda, you did a great job.
Having inherited the legacy of the Time Dragon, one's power surpasses that of ordinary legends.
With your soul as magic, I can guarantee the operation of this world for thousands of years.
You saved the world.
As a goddess, I am proud of you.
The sword of the hero in Linda's hand turned into a white light and returned to Tricia's hand.
His skill, "Blessing of the World Tree Goddess," has disappeared.
Now, the whole truth is revealed.
So-called war is meaningless.
All that's needed is for a large enough number of people to die.
Victory or defeat.
Both can achieve Tricia's goals.
"Haha, hahahahaha!"
Linda couldn't help but laugh.
It turns out that from beginning to end, it was all a pre-planned game.
Looking back on the life-and-death adventures of the past ten years.
Comrades who sacrificed their lives, civilians who died.
Even the demons, with whom they share a racial feud.
Everyone is a pawn.
Their fates were written by the Goddess of the World Tree.
The strength within Linda's body dissipated instantly.
Everything feels so meaningless.
Even if a goblin were the hero, they could probably get this far. Even in the most dangerous situations, they had the blessing of the World Tree Goddess to help them.
They marched triumphantly forward, leading their army of adventurers to the Demon King's castle.
The hero enters the Demon King's palace alone.
Finally, the truth came to light.
The only difference between myself and the heroes of the past is that I have obtained the laws of the Time Dragon.
But this cannot bridge the gap between the Legendary and Godly ranks.
The souls of other heroes could suppress the spatial rift for Tricia for a thousand years, while hers could only last for "several thousand years."
This is the greatest praise Tricia could give him.
"So, what has been the purpose of my journey all this way?"
What caused the deaths of Bervis, Robert, and countless other adventurers and citizens?
Linda's eyes were bloodshot as she angrily questioned him.
Tricia looked sympathetic: "Hero, I understand how you feel. Anyone would feel bad if they knew the truth."
But your death and that of your companions had meaning.
Without your sacrifice, I would not have enough magic to mend the spatial rift, and the world would have been destroyed.
So, it was you all who saved the world.
You are all great heroes.
Please become my magic.
I will make good use of your soul.
Hahahaha!
Linda laughed loudly.
"So, everyone died because of you, this goddess, and I'm also to be slaughtered and become your fertilizer?"
Tricia frowned: "Hero, please watch your tone. Your sacrifice is to save the world."
Don't you have any spirit of dedication? Over tens of thousands of years, dozens of heroes have reached the Demon King's castle.
For the sake of the lives on the mainland, each of them chose to sacrifice themselves.
Know that after your death, your name will be written into history, and you will become a hero who defeated the demon king 'Hades', and be remembered by thousands.
I will always remember your name.
Linda: "You mean, you want me to just sit here and let you kill me without any resistance?"
"That's one way to understand it."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Linda laughed, her hand on her forehead, tears welling up in her eyes.
It took about ten seconds for things to gradually calm down.
"My Goddess, I have a suggestion. We can save the world without sacrificing myself."
Before Tricia could interrupt, Linda quickly said, "It doesn't matter who becomes a god, and repairing the world is so tiring."
Since that's the case...
Why weren't you allowed to come?
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