Chapter 1998
The pope thrust his scepter into his own body. In an instant, a dazzling light beam shone on the pope's body, bursting forth intense true energy.
At this moment, the palace was razed to the ground.
The pope woke up amidst the ruins. He had completely surrendered his soul to the gods now.
"I'm now the incarnation of the gods in the human world. I have authority over all the gods. I'm both heaven and purgatory! And those who oppose me are just mere pests struggling to their doom." Sven and Marie climbed out of the ruins. His hands were shaking non-stop as he looked at the pope.
"W-What's going on? I don't feel scared. But why are my hands and my body shaking?"
The pope glanced lightly in Sven's direction. The next moment, flames ignited and soared into the sky. The soaring flames seemed to melt everything around them.
Then, there was deathly silence. The surrounding area was scorched black. There was no light, only dark clouds as it started to rain heavily.
The palace ruins were located at the center of the country, and the dark clouds gathered there.
All of a sudden, there was lightning and thunder. Deep rumbles could be heard from the dark clouds.
Suddenly, a burned man fell at the feet of the pope. The pope lowered his head to take a look.
"Warden? What..."
"All troops! Attack!"
A group of uniformed soldiers in perfect formation charged toward the palace ruins. For a moment, the sky and the earth became one. Everything was blinding yet black as a void. The pope heard the roar of the soldiers, and there was something else from up in the sky too!
With a crash, a giant dragon pierced through the dark clouds with a veracity that threatened to smash the sky into pieces. Where it flew, a ray of light shone through. "Torah, speed up! We're almost there!"
"I'm already at my fastest!"
Behind the giant dragon, a huge monster shot out its tentacles.
Torah dipped to avoid it, rushing straight toward the pope. Flames condensed within the dragon's mouth.
The pope raised his arm only slightly, and a giant light beam appeared above Torah's head.
When the light beam came down, it split the ground in half.
Torah immediately transformed
back into human form to avoid danger He then bit his finger again. He cleverly avoided this terrible blow by changing his form.
"The Leviathan Tribe? Their descendants are still around!" The pope was surprised but unafraid. His power was comparable to the gods at present! He raised his hand slightly.
Those Espers and even members ofnoveldrama
the Reaper Guild who were
supposed to be dead were
miraculously resurrected. Their eyes reflected the pope's divine power, containing bursts of light.
"Loyal slaves, clear out the rebels!"
In an instant, the Espers swarmed toward the soldiers and started fighting with them.
"Chester, is Val ready?!" Cormick asked anxiously below.
"Hold on a little longer! Soon! Soon! Torah, be careful!"
In the sky, Torah's feet got caught by the tentacles.
Everyone was violently dragged to the ground by the powerful force. A huge monster stood on the palace ruins before them.
"Bastard! Come on, you ugly
monster! Torah's bulging muscles
expanded rapidly. His huge wings disappeared from his back as his body size grew to become as big as that huge monster.
The two giant beasts raged on the battlefield.