【I didn’t expect you to be a real deity, huh? Looks like I can’t speak so casually anymore.】

 

Sethlin didn’t seem to be angry or bothered by Miss Priestess’s teasing. Her character was always gentle and full of tolerance.

 

【Stop teasing me. I’m just a sinner who committed a great mistake and ended up sealed. Now, I’ve even lost my divine body. Moreover, being able to safely escape from the pseudo-divine realm set up by the Goddess of Withering. Violet, your power undoubtedly has reached the rank of gods or above.】

 

【Well… maybe. Since you’re archenemies with that person, can you guess roughly what her next move might be?】

 

【Hmm, judging from your previous description, they should have just recovered to the rank of gods. There is still a considerable gap from the peak state of the goddess of earth. Although I’m not entirely sure what Minerva did after that, or what the Abyss invasion and floating islands are all about, but as you mentioned, there must be a very powerful divine fragment in the Sky City, otherwise Minerva wouldn’t have left behind a guardian for sacrifice.】

 

【If nothing unexpected happens, the Goddess of Withering’s main target next will probably be here.】

 

This point indeed coincided with Violet’s thoughts.

 

After all, the illusionary Seth also mentioned that bringing such a strong opponent here would be her victory and so on.

 

Luring the tiger away from the mountain… Is the battlefield here just a bait?

 

Glancing again at the distant airspace where intense battles were taking place, Miss Priestess had a plan in mind.

 

……………………….

 

Sky Island, Sky City.

 

Theresa sat on a chair, looking out of the window at the pitch-black night outside, with a worried expression.

 

The huge disaster that occurred on the Spryce Island in the north had even reached the ears of the villagers who were confined here. During this time, there was a sense of unease among the people in the city, and even the white-feathered sisters who were guarding her had decreased significantly, probably only half of them remained.

 

Miss Violet had come to see her a few days ago and explained the situation to Theresa. She was about to leave Sky City and head to the northern battlefield to deal with the disaster. She bluntly stated that if anything happened, Theresa could ask the winged people here to relay messages to Felina Trollope at the Human United Kingdom Embassy or seek help from the Holy Knight Edwina. Violet had already talked to them.

 

After that, Miss Violet left and hadn’t appeared again these past few days. Presumably, she was about to reach her destination by now.

 

The village girl was very worried.

 

She was worried about Miss Violet’s safety and also couldn’t rest assured about her parents far away in the Nobos-Iron Blood Empire. She heard that the advance of Abyss monsters was unstoppable and had caused a great disaster. Her hometown, White City 27th Village, was not far from the southern border of the Empire.

 

“Everyone… must be safe.”

 

Although she was filled with worry, Theresa was just an ordinary person. She couldn’t do anything but sit here silently praying to the gods.

 

At this moment, in the distant sky she was staring at, a gray thunderbolt suddenly struck down, hitting the towering and magnificent spire above!

 

“Boom!!!!”

 

“Eek!”

 

The thunderous sound was deafening, like a resounding war drum echoing through the heavens. It shook the village girl’s head, making her dizzy and almost falling off the chair.

 

After barely recovering her senses, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

 

The night sky was clear and cloudless, with the bright moon hanging high. How could thunder suddenly strike? Moreover, the color of that thunder was unusually gray. Where in the world are there gray thunderbolts?

 

As the gray thunder struck the side of the tower, a white shield suddenly lit up, completely blocking and absorbing it, but it seemed like this was just the beginning.

 

Countless hazy gray mists began to spread outward from the sky. Although another blue light rose from the spire and directly collided with somewhere in the sky, interrupting this process, and the barrier covering the entire city emitted light to block it, before that, many gray mists still fell and gradually floated into various parts of the city.

 

Among them, quite coincidentally, some fell into the area where Theresa was watching.

 

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

 

As if suddenly stepping into a pitch-black battlefield, the previously serene and peaceful night abruptly erupted with a vast chorus of wails and thunderous roars!

 

Footsteps, collisions, objects falling, and even the mournful cries of dying creatures all turned into notes of fear and unease, pouring directly into Theresa’s ears, leaving her feeling bewildered.

 

Even the faint gray haze had penetrated through doors and windows, seeping into her room.

 

As if paralyzed by fear, the village girl reached out her hand subconsciously towards it, and then, her fingertips were met with a searing and cutting pain!

 

“Ahhhhhhh!!!!”

 

The almost imperceptible gray mist seemed to cling to Theresa’s hand like a living creature, rapidly corroding her entire body along her skin!

 

Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no!!!!!!!!

 

Even though she didn’t understand what was happening, the pain served as a warning to the girl, urging her desperately to shake her hand to try to rid herself of the eerie and terrifying thing, but it was completely ineffective.

 

Am I… going to die?

 

The increasingly intense screams from outside and the sensation of her arm being enveloped by something akin to a branding iron, causing her to lose all sensation, filled Theresa with such intense fear that she was reminded of the despair she felt when facing monsters alone in the village, almost causing her to lose consciousness.

 

With a crash, the girl collapsed heavily to the ground.

 

Her body twitched slightly like a stranded fish, and in Theresa’s hazy mind, what surfaced was the noble and sacred beauty of a certain black-haired girl, the sweet and comforting fragrance reminiscent of orchids and musk emanating from her, along with her affectionate smile.

 

“Miss Violet…”

 

So, in her own heart, had this noble girl become the most important presence without her realizing it?

 

She felt unwilling.

 

She hadn’t been able to wait for Miss Violet to return, to lean against her, to listen to her talk about her experiences and battles with a charming smile, and she hadn’t been able to help her with that seed…

 

She really wanted… to see her smile again, to have her pat her head, and to hear her angelic voice.

 

I… don’t want to die yet…

 

“Swoosh!”

 

As if responding to this desire, a surging golden light illuminated from the girl’s chest like stars!

 

That light turned into waves, sweeping across Theresa’s body, easily dispersing all the gray haze that had attached to her body, spreading close to her heart. It instantly revitalized the girl who had been plunged into coldness and numbness, restoring strength to her entire body.

 

“Ah!”

 

Subconsciously, Theresa rolled over and sat up on the ground, staring at her hands in astonishment, her gaze dumbfoundedly scanning the room illuminated by the sudden golden light, before focusing on the palm-sized golden sphere in front of her.

 

“I… I’m alive?”

 

It had a spherical body made purely of light, with a transparent, continuously rotating polygonal crystal in the center, floating in the air. The light shimmered like breathing, resembling a fairy depicted in mythological stories.

 

“Did you save me? Who are you…?”

 

The fairy-like creature didn’t seem to have organs or abilities to speak, but the light it emitted subtly transformed, quickly forming several strings of characters in front of Theresa.

 

【Master Violet】

【Stay】

【Protect】

【Don’t be afraid】