The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 455: Destruction and Rebirth (Final Chapter of The Traces of the Dead)

……

The nascent divine fire burned fiercely.

Carrying Paradise Lost straight up to the sky.

The fire of doomsday rolls down.

But it can't hinder the strong upward trend of Paradise Lost!
Matthew could feel it.

Destruction and rebirth alternated at this moment.

Soon.

They successfully escaped from the gravitational vortex of Tianlun Palace.

The doomsday scene gradually disappeared from Matthew's sight.

Instead.

It's a series of familiar scenes.

This is the higher point of Tianlun Palace.

In a space that is almost empty.

"Here...it seems like we've really been here before!"

Matthew had this epiphany.

He had encountered the afterimage of the Scourge Mage here.

The latter also said that he would give them some small gifts.

and many more!

If Paradise Lost was captured by the Dusk when it flew over the Tianlun Palace.

Then aren't the memories of the wizard who encountered the Scourge nonsense?

Could it be that the afterimage of the Scourge Mage is also part of the Twilight Calamity?

Matthew's heart was filled with doubts.

"wrong."

"maybe……"

He quickly realized.

Beings like the Scourge Mage could distort time and space simply by their appearance.

In front of such a powerful reference.

The order of time has lost its meaning.

The key lies in her.

She showed up.

It truly existed.

Paradoxes in space and time prove nothing.

"So, where is the gift she mentioned?"

Matthew looked around.

Nothing unusual was found.

His heart was filled with curiosity, yet he felt somewhat insecure.

"Is it really just my illusion?"

Paradise Lost continues to rise.

They flew over the place where they had previously encountered the Scourge Mage, and rose towards the commanding heights of the universe.

As Tianlun Palace gradually faded away.

The influence of the Dusk Calamity is gradually weakening.

a moment.

Terraste suddenly woke up from his dream.

The moment the old elf opened his eyes, Matthew saw the tremendous changes that had taken place in his eyes.

"Is it an illusion?"

"Or is this a test before becoming a god?"

Terraste's mental state was similar to that of Matthew when he first woke up.

He seemed to be full of contradictions.

It seems that I encountered a lot of unbearable things in the dream.

The other three also gradually woke up.

use this opportunity.

Matthew quickly recounted the whole story of the Dusk Calamity.

After listening to Matthew, Terraste and Mosong expressed their gratitude to Matthew.

The Fading Dragon, however, looked unconvinced.

As for the God Eater Queen.

Her mental state was the most unstable. Even after waking up, she sat there in a daze for a long time!
no matter what.

After the others woke up.

The pressure on Matthew was much less.

"Everyone, it looks like our ascension was successful."

"But Tianlun Palace is about to fall."

"The fall of Tianlun Palace will cause irreversible damage to the material plane."

"The earth will be torn apart, tsunamis will submerge coastal cities, void turbulence will continue to strike, and more monsters will swarm in from the astral realm."

"Many innocent lives will die in this catastrophe, and more people will be displaced..."

Matthew said calmly.

After hearing this, people had different reactions.

A trace of worry flashed across Terraste's face.

The God of Travelers, Mo Song, was filled with joy:
"Luckily I escaped early!"

“Now we are on the right side again!”

The Fading Dragon quietly discussed with the God Eater Queen:
"Perhaps we should bring our family to the heavens earlier, or to our own demiplane..."

for their reaction.

Matthew had expected this.

He actually didn't care much about these guys' attitude.

Just one second.

He suddenly pushed the authority of the God King to the little black cat and Terraste!
"This initial authority is given to you two."

"You will be the God King."

"Mr. Terraste, you will be responsible for supervising her."

Matthew said.

The little black cat suddenly showed a look of astonishment on his face:
"Me, the God King?"

Matthew smiled and said:
"You said it yourself."

"The Holy Prophecy has designated you as the next generation of God King."

"I thought about it and this result is not unacceptable."

The little black cat did not show the joy that Matthew had imagined.

in contrast.

There was a hint of sadness in her eyes:
"so……"

"You're abandoning me again, aren't you?"

Terraste also asked with a strange look on his face:
"Why don't you become a God King yourself?"

Matthew smiled and shook his head:

“I’ve been there before in my dreams.”

"That taste is fascinating, but I think that's not what I want."

"What's more, I never really thought about taking this path from the beginning to the end."

"I just came to take a look."

"Now that I've seen enough of the scenery up there, it's time to go back."

Matthew's words are shocking.

Not to mention Mosong and the Fading Dragon, even Terrast showed an expression of incomprehension.

"So you really didn't want to become an ancient god..."

Huanlong said with admiration:

"I thought you were just talking nonsense before."

Paradise Lost is rising fast.

The air was filled with more and more intoxicating sweet substances.

Matthew knew that if he dragged on any longer.

I am afraid I will not be able to resist the temptation of becoming a god.

So he lightly tapped the God-King's power with his right hand, took out a unique power from it, and then stuffed the rest into the little black cat's arms!
"This is one-fifth of the power of the original authority, symbolizing protection."

"I will borrow this protective power for a few days. I will return it to you after this catastrophe is over."

"Take good care of this phoenix egg for me. Maybe a phoenix will hatch out of it someday!"

After saying this.

Matthew took the temporary guardian authority and took the initiative to leave the Lost Paradise that was constantly ascending!
that moment.

He could still hear the stubborn voice of Dark Peggy:
"I don't want your divine authority!"

"I'm just keeping it for you temporarily!"

"Whenever you want to be the God King, I will give it back to you immediately!"

Matthew smiled silently in his heart.

Replace it with someone else.

He might not believe it, but if it was Peggy...

"If it's tens of millions of years later, it's hard to say."

Matthew smiled carefreely.

He opened his arms, feeling the breath of this special area close to high dimension and high energy, and let his body fall slowly.

Tens of seconds later.

He once again saw the crumbling Tianlun Palace.

To avoid being caught in a gravitational vortex.

A white light suddenly appeared on Matthew's body!
"Wild Form: Holy Deer"!
The cosmic roulette wheel slowly opened before him.

One plane after another opened their arms to him.

As long as a certain amount of movement points is consumed, the Holy Deer can move freely between planes.

Matthew currently has plenty of movement points.

After consuming 10 movement points.

He returned directly to the main material world from the edge of the heaven!
……

"Hint: You (the Celestial Deer) have arrived at the east coast of Eindor (the Material Plane)!"

……

"Huh? Missed the target? Why did you end up on the East Coast?"

Above the clouds.

Matthew, transformed into a celestial deer, stamped his hooves and looked around.

Not far away is a prosperous port city.

North of the port.

On the sparkling sea, there stand tall masts, and from time to time, the white sails unfolded, fluttering in the sea breeze.

On the dock.

Busy figures are moving goods at the dock.

Several sailors tried to pull a camel-like beast of burden onto the deck, but were dragged into the sea by the frightened beast.

For a while.

The scene was in chaos.

Further into the city.

The carriages and the flow of people formed orderly dotted lines.

Central Square.

That which rises from the ground is the statue of Chen, the guardian of the East.

Groups of seagulls flew over the statue.

Occasionally bird droppings would fall on Chen's head.

"It's Deep Blue Harbor..."

Matthew's eyes were filled with curiosity and interest.

Return from heaven.

Freed from the twilight calamity.

There was still a huge sense of emptiness lingering deep inside him.

But that feeling of emptiness was much alleviated when he felt the fireworks of thousands of homes in Deep Blue Port.

That is the breath of the mundane world.

It has a strong breath of life.

this moment.

Matthew felt that this aura was more precious than any illusory supernatural power.

The celestial deer hid its tracks.

Walking aimlessly in the clouds of Deep Blue Harbor.

He observed.

In fact, many people in Deep Blue Harbor were attracted by the vision of ascension to the gods in the sky.

In the square near the Guardian of the East statue.

Many people raised their heads and looked at the fireball gradually moving away in the sky, muttering to themselves.

So he looked up too.

All that was left in the field of vision was a gradually disappearing dot of light.

Matthew knew it.

Paradise Lost has long since left the physical world beyond the reach of the naked eye and entered the highest level of heaven.

What I see now.

It's just a residual vision.

“I wish them success in their ascension to godhood.”

"After the fall of Tianlun Palace, it will probably take a long time for the Heaven Realm to stabilize..."

"I don't know how long it will take before we can meet again."

Matthew thought in his mind.

He circled in the sky above Deep Blue Harbor and planned to return to Rolling Stone City immediately to prepare for the fall of Tianlun Palace.

But just when he was about to do it.

The light spot in the sky that was about to disappear suddenly cracked silently!
Followed by.

Countless tiny light spots like meteors broke apart and burst out from the center of the light spot, and then disappeared!

"boom!"

Several dozen seconds passed.

Only then did Matthew hear the roar coming from the sky!

that moment.

His heart was filled with panic and despair!
That is……

"Paige's perception?"

"What happened?"

Matthew subconsciously closed his eyes and tried his best to perceive.

on the data column.

……

「Hint: Your ability "World Events" has captured new breaking news!

Stuluk Industries used the singularity cannon to launch an ultra-long-range devastating attack on Paradise Lost, which was about to rise to the highest point in the universe!
The singularity cannon successfully destroyed Paradise Lost!
Your partners "Teraste", "Dark Peggy", "Phantom Dragon", "Fading Dragon", "Mosong", and "God Eater Queen" are all dead...

Warning: The fall of Tianlun Palace is about to cause huge tears and trauma to the material world! "

……

"Stuluk Industries!"

"Necrons!"

He didn't expect that since the blood moon attack, the Necrons, who had kept a low profile for so long, would do something so abrupt and out of the ordinary!

But just think about it.

The other party's actions can only be described as reasonable.

What Stuluk Industries fears is the Alliance of Seven Saints, not a group of new ancient gods!

That moment.

Matthew felt the pain that came from the depths of his soul.

It was as if someone had forcefully ripped a piece of his soul off!
His heart was filled with unspeakable pain and anger!
"Stuluk..."

Matthew was trembling all over, his teeth grinding violently:
"You...are dead!"

This was the first time that Matthew felt such a strong desire for revenge.

He couldn't tell whether it was out of fear, anger, or sadness for Terraste and Peggy.

Now he just wants to tear those iron undead into pieces!
But reason told Matthew.

Now is not the time to vent your temper.

After Paradise Lost is destroyed, there will inevitably be a series of chain reactions.

It is very likely to aggravate the negative impact brought about by the fall of Tianlun Palace.

Don’t think that the material world is calm now.

It won't be long.

All planes are about to usher in a bloody storm!
Matthew gritted his teeth.

Head straight to Rolling Stone City.

on the way.

He noticed that something was wrong with the weather.

The sky turned blood red.

In some places, even strips of lavender light appeared!

These bands of light are spread all over the sky and on the ground.

Matthew knows.

This is a sign that the material layer is about to be torn apart by the gravitational vortex generated by the fall of Tianlun Palace!

"We must hurry back immediately!"

"Even with the protection of the Eternal Barrier, a terrible disaster may occur in the main material world!"

With this thought in mind.

Matthew ran as fast as he could.

And when the outline of the Rolling Stone City appeared safe and sound on the distant horizon.

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Available in the next second.

His expression suddenly changed -

He saw a thick purple band of light appear right above Rolling Stone City!
Rumble.

A large number of dark clouds came from all directions.

But he was soon swallowed by the band of light!

The material layer torn apart by gravity let out painful wails, and it hungrily absorbed all the material elements around it in an attempt to repair the broken parts.

But it was all in vain.

When Matthew arrived above the Rolling Stone City.

The lavender light band has transformed into a huge torn crack!
Behind the crack.

It is the starry sky filled with flames, the swarms of meteors whizzing by, and the vast ocean of stars with no end in sight!

on the ground.

More and more people rushed outside, looking up in panic at the abnormal changes in the sky.

They had no idea what was going to happen next.

But the fear of doomsday has long been deeply engraved in people's bones.

All kinds of rumors began to spread.

Panic spread quickly.

There was no time to say hello to Rhaegar and the others.

Matthew returned to his human form and flew over Rolling Stone City alone!

He quickly took a look at the huge tear zone.

The observation results are not optimistic.

No matter whether it is a meteorite or the sea that falls from inside, it can easily destroy the Rolling Stone City!
The Southern French Division Corps was overwhelmed.

under these circumstances.

How much natural disasters the protective formation activated by Matthew alone can withstand depends entirely on luck.

"All residents must be evacuated immediately!"

"It's a shame that I borrowed the authority... huh?"

Until this moment.

Matthew suddenly discovered that the temporary guardian authority in his hand was not invalidated by the destruction of Paradise Lost!
"Could it be that?"

Matthew's face was full of surprise.

And at that moment.

Endless fireballs appeared in the distant sky.

The fire seemed to set the sky and the horizon on fire.

The air became hot and dry.

Matthew sensed that part of the Tianlun Palace fragments had fallen to a location close to the main material world!
Under the influence of the gravitational vortex.

Everyone seemed to be carrying a weight of ten or twenty kilograms, and every step they took became more and more powerless!

Not only that.

The strips of lavender light were completely torn apart.

Amidst waves of thunder-like roars.

Above the Rolling Stones.

A large amount of black sea water rushed down and smashed heavily towards the center of the city!

this moment.

Matthew knew he had no other choice.

He rushed alone towards the direction where the sea water was falling.

next second.

In the exclamations of everyone.

The guardian authority in his hand burst into a bright white light—

That was such a handy dispatch.

It feels so familiar too.

Matthew narrowed his eyes.

In the face of this terrible natural disaster, his heart was filled with tranquility and peace.

He had great trust in the authority in his hands.

I also know that I have 100% control over it.

because……

In that dream of dusk.

The God-King Matthew is on the road to the abyss of depravity.

He had held high the authority to protect in his hands countless times like he was doing now.

Saved the doomsday time and time again!

"Even the God-King who eventually fell."

"I have also become the patron saint of the world countless times..."

Matthew felt this way in his heart.

That moment.

Dreams and reality overlap.

The pure white light turned into a huge protective umbrella, covering Rolling Stone City and its entire territory.

The black sea water mercilessly washed the white umbrella surface.

Most of the black water evaporated the moment it touched the umbrella.

Only a few flowed to other places.

The protective umbrella of guardian authority forms a clear boundary.

Beyond the boundaries.

It is the end of the world filled with tsunamis, earthquakes and rain of fire.

And within the boundaries.

Everything is fine.

Until then.

Finally someone in Rolling Stone City recognized Matthew.

They shouted the name of the tree-planting wizard below, celebrating the return of the guardian.

Their cheers were so loud.

So that later a uniform wave of sound was formed.

The sound waves were getting louder and louder.

Even Matthew, who was high up in the sky with all kinds of noise from the outside world filling his ears, heard it.

Feel the fervent gratitude of the residents of Rolling Stone City.

Matthew felt a lot of warmth in his heart.

It was a pity that he could not respond to their cheers now.

The power of the Guardian Authority was as strong as it had been in his dream during the Twilight Calamity.

But he himself is not the almighty God King in the dream.

The feeling of being at ease at the beginning is indeed familiar.

But gradually.

Matthew began to feel somewhat overwhelmed.

"I am only a demigod now, without any divine power. If I want to activate my authority for a long time, I can only rely on my mental strength. Physical and magical power are not very useful..."

Matthew was a little worried.

He didn't know how long it would take for the crack in front of him to disappear.

But he knew it.

Once I can't hold on any longer.

There will be heavy casualties in Rolling Stone City!
"Can't retreat."

“We can’t slack off.”

“We must hold on!”

Matthew gritted his teeth.

This is his duty as a guardian and the source of his belief.

Rolling Stone City is also good.

Chi Ming Mountain is fine.

Now that you have chosen to protect, how can you give up easily?

So Matthew did his best to hold on.

Soon, a day passed.

The trend of the astral sea flooding back has not weakened at all.

Then came the second day, and the day after.

On the fifth day.

The Astral Sea finally stopped flooding.

But the crack showed no sign of healing, instead many small meteorites fell from it!
Matthew had no choice but to continue holding on.

Then came the sixth and seventh days.

On the eighth day.

The meteorite disappeared.

But a large number of lightning balls fell from the cracks.

Matthew was in no condition to relax.

We can only hold on!

In fact, his mental strength was on the verge of exhaustion around the fourth day.

Every day after that.

He is just trying to hold on by overdrawing himself.

Strange to say.

Every time his mental strength was completely exhausted, as long as he held on for a short while longer, a small stream of "living water" would emerge from the depths of his spiritual source, allowing him to hold on for a little longer.

It is those small but thirst-quenching streams of living water.

Matthew managed to hold on until the tenth day when the disaster struck!

By this time.

Matthew's consciousness was actually on the verge of blurring.

All he could do was to rely on his instinct to support and protect the authority.

Fortunately, the guardian authority is quite reliable.

It is like an indestructible protective umbrella, covering the entire country including the eastern woods and southern fields.

Not only was it not affected by the objects that fell from the sky.

Even the earth seemed unusually solid under the influence of the guardian authority.

Within ten whole days.

Only three minor earthquakes occurred throughout the city of Rolling Stone.

This is already considered a miracle in the torn material world!
And it was the eleventh day.

The sky finally cleared up.

Matthew squinted his eyes and saw that the huge lavender crack began to slowly fade away.

This is a symbol of the temporary end of the disaster.

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as he let go of the power of protection, a huge feeling of dizziness came over him.

Matthew fainted.

The coma did not last long.

Half a day later.

Matthew woke up pale in the bedroom of the cemetery.

There were two other people in the room besides him.

One is Ali, the cemetery manager.

The other is Zeller, who looks haggard.

"you're awake?"

Zeller's voice was a little hoarse and low.

When Matthew saw that he was the only one guarding there, he felt something was wrong.

Recalling the fact that several people in Rolling Stone City did not respond to his signs when he chose to belong to God, he became even more uneasy.

"What happened?"

Matthew asked calmly:
"Where are Rhaegar and the others?"

After saying this he held his breath.

Waiting for final results.

Zeller's facial muscles seemed a little stiff. He blinked and said in the calmest tone:

"Rega..."

"Something went wrong."

"Don't worry, take a look at your own situation first."

Matthew took a deep breath.

Then he stood up from the bed.

He just exhausted his mental energy and there is nothing serious else wrong with him. He just needs to rest.

Half an hour later.

The basement of the new city lord’s mansion.

Matthew stared blankly at the not-so-magnificent coffin in front of him.

The coffin had been opened at this time.

A pale middle-aged man was lying there.

As a professional necromancer.

Matthew could certainly sense that his soul was gone.

at the same time.

Matthew also keenly smelled the scent of crazy second hand from this corpse!

Strange to say.

Matthew was obviously very familiar with this face.

But at this moment, the other party looked so strange.

"Is this... Rhaegar's body?"

"he died?"

Even though he knew there might be a hidden story, Matthew still found it hard to accept.

Zeller shook his head:

"It's not as serious as you think, but something is wrong."

"After you left, another army from the Abyss attacked Rolling Stone City."

"We tried our best to hold the walls and drive the demons back."

"Rhaegar served bravely in this battle."

"He held most of the front lines by himself. After each battle, three or four hundred arrows were pulled out of his armor..."

"He did an excellent job, just like you did before him."

"It was just that in the last expulsion battle, he pursued the enemy too deeply. On the way back, he took off his almost scrapped armor, and was ambushed by a dying demon on the side of the road.

The other party used a crossbow.

The crossbow arrow hit Rhaegar's heart accurately.

The terrible thing is.

The arrows used by the opponent were coated with a large amount of toxins and negative energy curses.

If in normal times.

With Reagar's physique and the various potions he carried with him, it was more than enough to exempt him from these negative states.

But unfortunately.

For some reason, the negative energy arrow that day triggered the instant death effect after entering the body.

Rhaegar was dying at that time..."

Hear this.

Matthew frowned:
"Where's the resurrection spell?"

"I remember you should have scrolls, right?"

Zeller nodded:

"That's the problem."

"Logically speaking, as long as the resurrection technique is used in time, at most there will be some minor brain problems, and he won't fall into the current state."

"But when I first found Rega who had been brought back with the resurrection scroll, I discovered that his soul was no longer in his body!"

"Someone took advantage of the situation and stole his soul!"

"I can only keep his body here and wait for the day when his soul returns - if that day ever comes."

Matthew immediately said:
"I'll try to summon the spirit."

Zeller discouraged:
"I've already tried other people."

"Your spell may be more advanced, but I think the result is not much different."

"You know, Rhaegar is a half-devil. People like them can become very troublesome once the soul level is involved."

"Because you don't know how many high-level devils they have sold their souls to..."

Speaking of it.

Zeller paused, deep pain and helplessness flashing in his eyes:

"in other words."

"At the moment when Rega was on the verge of death, it is possible that more than a dozen soul recovery contracts from Purgatory were triggered..."

"Although I don't know who took advantage of the opportunity to take Rhaegar away, I can still make a rough list."

"The most likely one is Gracia, the Queen of Lust in the third layer of Purgatory."

Matthew suddenly realized:

"Is it the ancestor of the Blood Flag Family—the succubus lord whom Mephisto once served but eventually betrayed?"

"She seems to be Barto's daughter?"

Zeller nodded:

"According to common sense, the souls of the Blood Flag Family will return to the Red and Black Castles after death."

“This is an agreement engraved in the soul.”

"But Rega is a bit rebellious. In order to show his difference from other members of the Blood Flag Family, he may have sold his soul to Gracia and others again."

"In the short term, I am not that worried about Rega's safety, because I know that whoever kidnapped him must have the purpose of squeezing more money from the Blood Flag Family or Rolling Stone City."

"As long as the enemy demands something, we have the opportunity to act."

"What I'm worried about is actually another member of the Blood Flag Family..."

Matthew sighed.

Of course he reacted now:
"Sif?"

Zeller was also gloomy:

"I couldn't stop her."

"After what happened with Rhaegar, she went to Purgatory alone."

Matthew's nerves tensed up instantly:
"She went to settle accounts with the Devil Queen?"

Zeller comforted:
"Don't worry, Sif isn't that crazy even when she's furious."

"She knew she was no match for the Succubus Queen, so she didn't go looking for trouble with Gracia right away."

“But she went to The Red and the Black.”

Red and black.

That is the castle of the Blood Flag Family.

Now it is controlled by Sif's aunt Lutetia.

Matthew took a deep breath.

Suddenly I didn't know what to say.

recently.

He had encountered too many things, as if the gears of life had begun to spin violently since the divine mages went to the historical world.

The fall of Tianlun Palace.

The destruction of Paradise Lost.

The Doom of Twilight, Rhaegar's accident, and Sif's departure...

His thoughts became a little confused.

"Sorry, it's my fault."

"If I were here..."

Matthew spoke subconsciously.

Zeller grabbed Matthew's shoulders with both hands.

There was a slight sadness in his eyes, but his tone was still firm:
"not like this."

"Everyone knows that you have done your best to protect our city."

"Without you, Rolling Stone City would have become an ocean now."

"If you blame yourself just because something unexpected happened in Rolling Stone City when you left, then isn't our existence a joke?"

“No one is responsible for this accident.”

"You are already the most outstanding guardian I have ever seen."

Subsequently.

His tone became gentler:

"I don't know what you encountered in the ancient sanctuary of the trolls, and I was unable to help more when facing the natural disaster."

"I know you must have experienced a lot of setbacks."

"but now."

"You and I both need to cheer up. The disaster is over for now, but I have received news that there will be more disasters in the future."

"We still have a lot to do, Matthew."

Matthew nodded.

He put those chaotic thoughts behind him.

Then he asked in a deep voice:

"So, what's the most important thing now?"

Zeller smiled:
"for you."

"The most important thing is to take a hot bath first."

"And have a proper dinner."

……

at the same time.

Between Purgatory, Escana, and the Kingdom of Blood Flag.

The slim girl looked expressionlessly at the legendary devil standing high on the castle.

Her eyes were filled with indifference and anger.

"I told you that you would come to me."

Lutetia's voice was as alluring as ever.

Even if they are both women.

Xifu couldn't help but feel moved.

"Is he in your hands?"

Sif demanded.

Lutetia smiled:
"If he were in my hands, I wouldn't have to come out to greet you now."

"Understand?"

Sif bit her lip and fell silent.

Lutetia flew down slowly.

She came to Sif and stretched out a white hand:
"Come on baby."

"Don't pretend, we both know why you came to see me."

"Are you ready for the baptism of Baator's blood?"

Sif stood there motionless.

A few minutes later.

She trembled all over and grabbed Lutetia's hand.

The latter raised his eyebrows:

"Are you that scared?"

Xifu's teeth trembled slightly, and a sick smile appeared on her face:

"not afraid."

“Just a little excited.”

"Hehehe..."

The smile on Lutetia's face became even more intense:

"I like your laugh, this is the right way to laugh."

"That's how the devil should laugh."

"We must intimidate the world, make it submit, and hold the real power in our own hands."

"Come, I'll take you to the top of the volcano..."

While talking.

Lutetia led Sif to the crater behind the castle.

The lava in the belly of the mountain was stirring violently.

A large amount of hot air rose up.

"Don't be afraid of the heat."

"Every member of the Blood Flag Family has experienced this baptism."

"I believe you can get through this."

Lutetia came behind Sif with a gentle tone.

She reached out and pressed her hand against Sif's lower back, just about to push the girl into the belly of the volcano.

But just as her hand touched Sif's skin.

She paused.

"and many more."

"You should come back in a year."

Lutetia's tone changed subtly.

Xifu turned around in surprise:
"why?"

"I can't wait that long!"

"I need power!"

"Didn't you say that if I came to you, you would give me strength?!"

Lutetia nodded slightly:

"indeed so."

"I don't intend to regret it."

"But your current physical condition is not suitable for baptism immediately."

Sif realized something.

Her face flushed, and she subconsciously covered her belly.

there.

The rhythm of life is so clearly audible.

"Still want to hide it from me?"

Lutetia smiled disdainfully.

The next moment.

Her tone became gentler than ever before:
"so……"

"Are you ready to name your baby?"

……

night.

Floating in the cemetery north of Rolling Stone City.

The hot steam filled the small makeshift bathroom.

Matthew soaked himself in the steaming tub.

From time to time, some fragments of information flashed through my mind:
"It's a blessing that neither the cemetery nor the woods suffered much damage!"

"But after the disaster, a large amount of astral water accumulated on the border of Rolling Stone City. This astral water will seriously corrode the soil and cause a poor harvest. What's more troublesome is that many monsters from the astral world will grow rapidly in these water systems."

"The first wave of impact caused by the fall of Tianlun Palace has finally passed. Eight large tear zones have appeared in the entire south. There will be some aftermath, but the problem should not be as serious as before..."

"According to the time, there is about a week left before the divine mages and legendary mages will be back. I wonder what they will think of the material world now?"

"Strange! Paradise Lost has clearly been destroyed, and I can no longer sense its existence. Why can the authority of protection still be effective for so long? It was not until I fell into a coma that the authority, which was originally temporary, dissipated on its own..."

After a while.

He stood up from the bucket woodenly, grabbed a towel from the side and wiped his body clean.

Walk out of the bathroom and return to the workroom.

Matthew couldn't help but yawn.

He shouted subconsciously:
"Peggy, a cup of coffee..."

The words were not finished.

He just stood there in a daze.

"What am I doing..."

"Peggy, you're no longer with me..."

He scratched his head stiffly with his hand.

But at that moment.

A very clear voice rang in his ears:

"Matthew?"

"Is that you Matthew?"

Followed by.

A mysterious light appeared in Matthew's mind.

He subconsciously touched the light spot with his weak mental strength.

next second.

The scene before my eyes disappeared without a trace.

Matthew only felt that a huge force was pulling his soul away to a place full of unknowns!

It was a pitch-black space.

He couldn't see anything and couldn't touch anything, as if everything was nothing!
"Peggy, is that you?"

Matthew subconsciously wanted to open his mouth, but the sound had already been transmitted.

"Woo woo woo, Matthew, it's really you!"

In the dark world.

Dark Peggy responded:
“I was so scared, Matthew, I almost thought I was really dead!
They were all blown to death!
Paradise Lost also exploded!
I had an idea and hid in the eggshell.

But the egg also broke!

later.

I didn't know I was there.

I can't feel my own existence.

I felt like a wandering ghost.

I don't feel a connection with you...

I’m really scared!”

Just as Peggy was trying her best to talk.

A large amount of knowledge suddenly flooded into Matthew's mind.

Lots of……

Knowledge about Paradise Lost!
"I understand."

Matthew's heart was filled with more enlightenment:

“This is the real Paradise Lost.”

"It was under such circumstances that the ancient gods gradually created the Twin Heavens in the void..."

Peggy's voice was full of doubt:

"What do you mean?"

Matthew explained:
“Paradise Lost is indeed destroyed.”

"But its core is still there, everything is still there, even you...are still there!"

Peggy said anxiously:

“But I can’t feel my own existence!”

Matthew comforted:
"Don't worry, it may take some time to rediscover your existence."

"I found myself having a wonderful connection with this space... I can travel back and forth between here and the material world at any time!"

“Maybe, I can try to create something here.”

"My mental strength is very weak right now."

"But believe me, I will get you all back soon..."

Matthew's voice was filled with excitement.

this moment.

He finally understood what gift the Scourge Mage had given him!

right here.

This is……

A true paradise lost!

"I still don't quite understand."

Peggy's voice was full of confusion:

"But as long as you are here, I feel much more at ease."

"Even if you're just an illusion."

Matthew smiled and said:
"I'm not hallucinating."

Peggy said stubbornly:

"Then you have to do something to prove it, right?"

"quick."

"Do something to make me believe that all this is not just my dying imagination."

Matthew thought for a moment.

next second.

He suddenly spoke softly:

"first."

"Let there be light."

Then there was light in this world.

The light is warm.

is wonderful.

Where the light shines.

A little bit of earth and sky appeared.

"and then?"

Peggy's tone was full of joy, as if she was the one creating the new heaven.

Matthew looked at the flat ground beneath his feet and answered without thinking:
"Then……"

“Just plant a tree.”

……

(End of the first part, Scar of the Dead)

　I will write a summary and reflections on the first part tomorrow. I have too much to say, but I am too tired today. I will take two days off, and will officially start updating the content of the second part of the odd-numbered day changes at 6 pm on June 7. Kowtow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)