For Demigod-level Beyonders, because their souls are strong and have undergone qualitative changes, their spirits can remain for a period of time even after death, unless the enemy deliberately destroys them. If the deceased High-Sequence Person still has a strong desire for certain things or has unrelieved emotions, then his remaining will will last longer, so that he can slowly assimilate the surrounding area, allowing it to blend with the spirit world or even the underworld, helping himself to transform into an evil spirit.
Therefore, although Colin Iliad's aura had disappeared, he, who was wearing tattered silver armor and sitting on the top step of the Ancient God's Stairs, still heard Derrick's low shout. He turned his head and looked at the demigod who had not yet reached adulthood, and said with a smile:
"Compared to the elders in the past, it is a blessing for Luo Weiya and I to die here."
Hearing this, Derrick opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt something pressing on his heart, blocking his throat.
Klein, who was not far away, picked up the "Star Staff" and tried to recreate Will Auceptin's "restart" to save Colin Iliad. However, after several consecutive failures, the ability he successfully used did not reverse everything. It seemed that the effect was significantly lower than the original version, and it involved "uniqueness" - Amon was the real person who came.
Since they are already dead, they cannot even transform into puppets. They can only consider turning into evil spirits. However, there are almost no evil spirits that can retain their humanity. Even the "Dark Angel" Sasriel couldn't do it... The only exceptions were the three of the "Red Angel" Medici, but that was after they left the "territory" and went to Bansi Port... The chief doesn't seem to be willing to take this path... For the residents of Silver City, turning into an evil spirit is undoubtedly a curse... Klein sighed and cast his gaze elsewhere, observing the Giant King's Palace that had faded from the shadows.
Colin Iliad examined Derrick's face, sighed and said:
"This time when you go back, you will be a member of the 'Six-member Council'.
"I know that this is a very heavy responsibility for someone your age, but everyone in Silver City must be ready at any time to shoulder the fate of everyone else."
Derrick nodded vigorously and said with a nasal voice:
"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief!"
Colin Iliad smiled kindly and said:
"Don't worry about being misunderstood by them. I will tell you a secret. Currently, in the entire Silver City, only Waite and I know about it.
"When you go back, immediately recount this incident to Weite. He will understand that the death of Lovia and I had nothing to do with you. Otherwise, you would not have known this secret from me."
Having said this, Colin Iliad looked up at Gehrman Sparrow and nodded slightly.
"From today on, everyone in Silver City can freely convert to Mr. Fool."
Derrick was not excited at all. He just nodded heavily to show that he understood.
Colin Iliad immediately looked away, his face, which was obviously exhausted, became solemn and bitter:
“That secret is related to our Silver City’s second divine seal.
"It's called 'Gift of the Earth'."
Derrick wiped his eyes with his arm and listened attentively to the chief's story.
Colin Iliad sighed and continued:
"It is precisely because of it that black-faced grass can grow in the area around Silver City, which prevents us from sinking completely in the Dark Ages..."
Derrick's pupils suddenly dilated slightly, and the sadness in his heart eased a little.
He remembered clearly that the general education textbook regarded the discovery of black-faced grass as a key turning point in the history of Silver City, and believed that without this safe and harmless staple food, Silver City might have become a paradise for monsters long ago.
At this moment, Derrick thought of many things and finally understood why the mushrooms given by Mr. World had mutated into giant sizes in Silver City. This was different from the original description.
Colin Iliad's eyes swept across his face, and his voice suddenly became low:
“It is precisely because of it that we bear the cursed fate. Only those who are killed by their immediate family members will not become terrible evil spirits.
"'Abundance' comes at a price."
Derrick's expression froze.
The murder of his parents was a wound in his heart that would never heal. He had always blamed the corresponding curse on this land abandoned by God. But now, the chief told him that the truth was not like that. The curse came from the food they depended on for survival!
Colin Iliad, with gray hair and a tired look, looked dazed for a moment, as if he remembered his father, mother, brother, sister, eldest son, youngest son, daughter and eldest grandson who were killed by his own hands.
His voice became erratic:
“Lovia once said that after leaving the City of Silver, no soldier who died in battle turned into an evil spirit.
"I didn't tell her that this was the truth at the time, because the 'Gift of the Earth' covers a wide area, and most dying people can't leave the corresponding area in time.
"This is a secret that only every chief can master. I work hard to explore and fight, hoping that people in the future will no longer have to endure this kind of pain."
The obviously old Chief of Silver City exhaled slowly, without giving Derrick a chance to promise, and said as if he remembered something:
"Also, the information about the 'Redemption Rose' recorded in the palace cannot be fully trusted."
Hmm? Klein stopped examining his surroundings, and Derrick looked slightly confused.
Colin Iliad added solemnly:
“The ‘Mother Earth Goddess’ cannot be the Giant Queen Omybella.
"Omibella has died a long time ago. His body is in the City of Silver. It is the 'Gift of the Earth'..."
This... Klein's pupils suddenly dilated when he heard this, and a chill rose behind him.
The real Giant Queen died in Silver City long ago and became a sealed object. Then who is the current "Mother Goddess of the Earth"?
…………
In the dark "kingdom" full of moon flowers and night-blooming herbs, the Dusk Giant's sword chopped down the heavy black sickle and froze in mid-air.
In the darkness that was mostly destroyed by the previous fierce war between gods, time seemed to have stopped. Whether it was the giant wearing decayed armor and bathing in the dusk, or the humanoid demon wolf wearing a starry dress and with six arms, they all seemed to have become part of the oil painting, standing in the same place and maintaining the same posture just now.
However, a dark brown wooden staff was inserted into the vest of the Dusk Giant. It was madly absorbing the life of the god and was about to drag the other party back to the earth, back to the arms of the mother.
The dark brown wooden staff held in the hand of the giant, plump lady, together with the withering flowers, grass and mushrooms on her body, formed a late autumn picture.
The Twilight Giant slowly turned his head and looked at the woman holding the phantom baby in one hand, and said in pain:
"Li, Li, Si?"
At this time, the "Demon Wolf" wearing a starry dress and with a female human head chuckled, and let the bird-shaped golden ornament in his hand fly out by itself and accurately inserted into the gap of the Dusk Giant's mask. Then, he threw the "Scarlet Moon" held in his other two hands to the plump lady.
The next second, part of the Dusk Giant's body collapsed, and balls of orange-red dusk penetrated the quiet darkness and fell back into the real world.
Some of them fell on the battlefield, killing countless soldiers directly, some crushed the mountains and created a lake that made all living things age, some merged with certain lucky creatures, turning them into crazy and powerful monsters, and some enveloped the Dusk Palace outside the city of Saint Miron, extinguishing the solidified orange-red there...
In the Amanda Mountains, outside the Tranquility Church, the mythical creatures such as the "divine evil" Sua who were helping the angels of Feysac and Intis to besiege the place seemed to have sensed something and stopped fighting at the same time.
On the dark tree with arms, the bloodshot black and white eyeballs rolled, and the "evil god" Su'a immediately stepped into the void and escaped into the spiritual world.
In the outskirts of Backlund, in a small church that no one noticed.
A devout priest wearing a simple white robe and a light blond beard opened his eyes, revealing a childlike clarity and innocence.
He calmly took out a bottle of golden potion from his arms, unscrewed the lid, and poured the liquid into his mouth.
…………
The war ended just like that.
If Audrey hadn't seen it with her own eyes and felt it with her own body, she would never have believed that the war was over.
When the deep night swallowed up the orange dusk and then faded away on its own, the "Silver Knight" in front of her seemed to have suffered a heavy psychological blow. Even though he had recovered, he did not attack the enemy again and retreated in a somewhat embarrassed and confused manner.
Like this “Silver Knight”, the angels and saints within the Feysac and Intis coalition forces fled one after another, and the army with Beyonders as its backbone collapsed uncontrollably.
However, the demigods, low- to mid-sequence Beyonders, and ordinary soldiers on Loen's side did not attempt to pursue, because they were equally confused, bewildered, and puzzled.
Audrey walked back into the city and saw the surviving citizens of Backlund coming out one by one from their homes, shelters, and other places where they could hide, staring blankly at the forest-like scene.
They did not cheer, shout, or curse to vent their anger. Their expressions were numb and their eyes were blank. They didn't know why the disaster ended suddenly.
There were many people who had received assistance from charity funds before, and many familiar faces to Audrey, but their conditions were not much different from when they were queuing for food before.
Audrey observed the scene in silence, and returned all the way to Queens, to her own villa.
She saw her father, mother, elder brother, butler, male servant, and maid all looking out the window in extreme confusion, with expressions exactly the same as those of the citizens on the street.
For some reason, a sentence suddenly flashed through Audrey's mind:
I don’t know who caused my death, and I don’t know why I was born.
…………
A ball of orange dusk calmed the storm with frequent lightning, sank into the bottomless deep blue ocean, and almost covered the "Dawn".
"The Mysterious Queen" Bernadette used her other "0" level seal in time to save the ship from the terrible disaster.
She frowned slightly, as if she had a premonition of something, but immediately relaxed her brows and let the "Dawn" continue to move forward in the unsafe waterway, fighting various dangers such as strong winds, huge waves, lightning, and sea monsters.
In the dark environment, Bernadette's gaze seemed to penetrate many obstacles and saw the light she wanted to pursue.
No matter how many obstacles there are, she will not stop approaching.
…………
Inside the Giant King's residence, on the steps filled with orange light.
After telling the secret, Colin Iliad said to Derrick:
"Go open that door. I want to see what the sunlight outside looks like..."
“Yeah!” Derrick’s eyes turned red again, he pursed his lips tightly and stood up.
He put down the giant hammer in his hand, and under Klein's encouraging gaze, he calmly walked around the iron-black throne and came to the gray-blue door depicting a dusk scene.
Derrick stared for a second, then bent down, stretched out his hands, and pressed them on both sides of the door.
Then he pumped up his muscles and pushed.
At this moment, he seemed to see his father and mother, his dead comrades such as Joshua and Antirna, Lovia in a black robe with purple patterns, and Colin Iliad with gray hair.
They stood beside him, put their hands on the door at the same time, and pushed the gray-blue door with him.
Drops of water slid down Derrick's face, and heavy rustling sounds rang in his ears.
A gap then appeared, allowing golden sunlight to shine in.
The gap became larger and larger, and a sea glowing with golden light gradually appeared in Derrick's eyes and in Colin Iliad's eyes.
Seeing this scene, Colin Iliad, whose body was "evaporating" little by little while bathing in the warm sunshine, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile without the slightest gloom and a vague yearning.
Light is the meaning of everything.
(End of Part 6)