Lorelai was furious but could do nothing. After all, with the bonus of a large number of believers, Bray completely suppressed her in terms of faith. Damn it This was originally my divine domain. Bray, this ungrateful bastard, without my care and favor, would not have been qualified to become a great mage, let alone a god, in the era in which he was born. "And you!" Thinking of betrayal, Lorelei turned her attention to the person she hated most - Link. "My arrival did not change your fate, it only accelerated your demise, Lorelai." Faced with the hatred that seemed to be real, Link behaved very calmly, no longer as embarrassed and restrained as he was in the Hall of Mirrors. Telling Bray that the goddess of magic had been eroded was the only move he made during his journey back in time. After all, Lorelai had been eroded for too long at that time and could not be saved. The only solution was to let her create more disasters. fallen before. As for the future that has already been established, his behavior cannot be considered a 'change'. This is also a test for Link to explore the bottom line of the pillar. It is true that Zhu once said that history cannot be changed, but he did not intervene or warn the goddess he designed to be destined to fall in the future. This also gave Link some reassurance, and he roughly figured out where the boundary between 'can' and 'can't' lies. As long as the fate is not fundamentally changed, small movements are allowed. "If it weren't for your extra trouble, I could survive by absorbing faith" Before Lorelai could finish her words, she was interrupted by Link. "I'm no longer the rookie who just arrived at Edgar, you still want to fool me?" "You-" "I already have a general understanding of Edgar's system of gods, and I want to completely eradicate him as the originator of 'magic' There are only two ways to deal with the corrosion caused by the pillar of water, either to break away from the godhead and return to ordinary living beings, or just like you do now, betray your faith and seek the blessing of other high-ranking gods. " " Wrath from Lorelai. Her face narrowed, her eyes darkened, staring at Link. "The moment I returned from the past to the present, I established a brief connection with the Pillar of the Earth, and learned some unspeakable secrets from it. You received my last body that condensed divine power. The appearance of Moss's representative, coupled with the various signs of bewitching Finn, are enough to show that you did not fall under the demon god after your fall. You made up your mind to change your faith after realizing that you could no longer be purified. Am I right? The failure of the duel with Bray was just a ploy to complete your transformation. If not, how could you easily approach me as the Pillar Apostle? You said from the beginning that you would replace me and take away the body condensed by the divine power of the Pillar. "This is probably the only truth you told during your disguise." Even Bray, who knew the inside story, couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes. He only realized that there was something behind the fall of Lorelai after Finn was corrupted. Thinking that Link figured out the reason so quickly, did he see the truth through the pillar's divine power? Or he guessed it based on a few clues. If it's the latter this kid is smarter than he shows. "So what! Just like that kid, I just don't want to disappear." Seeing that she was exposed, Lorelai did not defend her actions. As gods who transcend ordinary life forms, they will not return to the flow of life after death, but will die completely without any chance of rebirth. This is the necessary price for gaining power, and it is also the fate that every god strives to avoid. end. Seeing Lorelei confess, Link also poured out the words he had been keeping in his heart for a long time. "For the local residents of Edgar, there may be nothing wrong with your behavior of attracting believers, but in my opinion, you forcibly depriving believers of their power and life is no different from Hicks harvesting souls." "Oh ¡Does the apostle of the Pillar want to punish me?" Lorelai sneered. Her divine personality has long been incomplete, and her mental strength is not as good as Link's, but if she wants to directly attack her as a god, she cannot do it with her apostle's body alone. , especially, she now believes in a high-ranking god - Diamos, who will never be much inferior to Pillar in terms of power. As long as that one does not abandon her, Link, as a son of nature, should never think of overstepping his authority. of the gap. "Indeed, as a child of nature, I naturally have no right to take direct action against gods, but - don't forget, I have the privileges granted by Zhu!" Link stretched out his hand and pointed at the spiritual body of the goddess of revenge that was looking at him: "In the name of the Apostle of the Pillar, I declare that the goddess of vengeance, Lorelei, betrayed the covenant to jointly fight against the god of death, and bewitched the apostle of Bray, the god of wisdom, with the intention of taking his body. As the supervision and execution of the covenant to jointly fight against the undead, I declare Otherwise, he will be removed from the covenant. From now on, he will no longer be an envoy of the covenant, nor will he be involved in any matters related to the covenant. " "What?" Lorelei said first.?, and then burst into laughter: "Hahaha Who do you think you are, declare?" "You are watching, Diamos." Link ignored Lorelei's sarcasm, and his too calm tone made Bray on the side couldn't help but become nervous. "Hey you'd better not summon the demon god in your own mental space. Although Zhu is the original god, but now that it has been greatly weakened" A long series of deep muffled laughter interrupted Bray's warning, Lorelei The shadow cast began to twist and change, and eventually Huawei became a dragon with eight heads. ¡¾The more I come into contact with you, the more interesting I find you as a mortal. It is hard to believe that you are from the subordinates of those old-fashioned people. Have you considered coming to my place? Compared with Zhu's many restrictions, I can give you all permissions, including challenging my authority, as long as you have the ability to defeat me. ] Several heads of Diamos spoke together, and the echoes came and went, each time knocking on Link's mental barrier. "Link" As soon as Bray said this, he was expelled from Link's spiritual world along with Finn, who he had just officially accepted as a believer. It wasn¡¯t until he returned to reality that Bray realized belatedly how vulnerable his power was in front of the ancient god. That was still in Link's mental space. If Diamos really left the abyss and came to the surface "Link, will he be okay" Finn, whose soul had returned to his original body, whispered uneasily. ¡¾have no idea. ¡¿This time, Bray really didn¡¯t know. In terms of divine power and divine status, as a third-generation god who has just been promoted for a few years, he is not much better than the son of nature who has obtained all the authority of the pillar. Fortunately, Link has Zhu's protection, so he should be fine This is the third time Link has faced Diamos directly. The more power he gains, the more powerful he can feel the power of the dragon. If the first time he was simply suppressed by the opponent's pressure and feared, then, now that he has obtained all the authority of the Son of Nature, Diamos's majestic power as bottomless as an abyss has given him the only The fear that only exists when facing Zhu. In terms of power alone, Diamos is definitely above Hicks. If it weren't for the restrictions of the first generation, I'm afraid it would be the demons headed by the devil who are poisoning the material world now [How do you think about it? ] Faced with the demon dragon¡¯s offer, Link refused without even thinking. At any time, he always kept one thing in mind - everything he obtained in Edgar was achieved under the premise of being the apostle of Zhu. Without Zhu, he was nothing. The conditions offered by the Demon God are very tempting, but without Zhu's support, he is just an ordinary mortal, so he will not dream of things beyond his own abilities. This is the reason why Link keeps his true heart and resists temptation again and again. Diamos was not surprised by Link's rejection, and even understood his inner thoughts at the moment. He stared at Link with interest like the eyes of hellfire, and did not give up his persuasion. "What I value is not a superficial external force. You have the potential to become a god. Andyou are so desireless. What will happen once you fall? It's like the split part of me. His cruelty is still as cunning as Malik, or more nihilistic than Hicks" Diamos's wild laughter shocked Link's spiritual world to the point of collapse. While he was on full alert, he also felt sad in his heart. Confuse. Last time, Diamos was also a spiritual body, but it was far less powerful. This shouldn't be the case. Compared with the last time, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and he can be regarded as a quasi-god. However, his resistance to the dragon is not as easy as the last meeting. Is it because he is more integrated with Edgar? Or is it some other reason? ¡¾Of course it is the former. ] The absolute power suppression allowed the dragon to easily read Link's thoughts: [Although the talent of the Fateweaver can resist the prediction of the gods, every time you use the power of the pillar, you will tie yourself to this world even more. Solid, think about it when you first arrived you couldn't even exert one ten thousandth of your strength, how about now? Just as your heart moves, just a thought can activate the authority given by the pillar. Although you keep saying that you are an atheist, what is the difference between your behavior and that of a devout believer? I imposed the temptation of the law of cause and effect without even a trace of hesitation. This is something that not even the spokesperson on the ground in the morning light can do. ] Nahum? The first thing Link thought of was the former Knight Commander who had been promoted to the new Grand Priest of Dawn, and then he rejected this inference. Now that Dawn has been expelled, the Dawn Sect has no great value to humans or other species. Diamos doesn't like it at all. The only possibility is the former high priest who just passed away, or That Julian who fell into the undead [Deceiving the Dawn believers is my favorite thing to do. It can not only pass the boring leisure time, but also make Ilias furious. Ah] The dragon's voice suddenly dropped, and Link suddenly remembered the story from DiamosAccording to what Fraged had said, expelling the morning light was something that Diamos had been thinking about for a long time but had not been able to accomplish. ¡¾Are you really not considering it anymore? I am not as kind to my enemies as Chen Xi, giving you a chance to grow enough to fight yourself. ¡¿The rising black magic flame licked every inch of space it touched, and Link felt as if his soul was burning along with it. "Do it if you can! Don't let yourself have the chance to regret it, Diamos." Using all his strength, Link firmly believed that the magic dragon could not kill him who was protected by the pillar. The barrier was still intact, which proved that Diamos is still bound by the abyss, by the cage created by the combined efforts of the first generations. If it had the ability to escape, why would it need to sneak into its own spiritual world? It would never agree to form a covenant against the God of Death. ¡¾Hahahahahaha¡ª¡ªI like you very much, mortal. Your courage is not ordinary. You know that I can read your thoughts, but you are still so arrogant and show your thoughts without knowing the end. You're more interesting than that boring guy Hicks. It is also more in line with the prophecy of the Doomsday Terminator. But this alone is not enough. You are not enough to fight against Hicks now, let alone the unexpected ancestors who were expelled to the Central Continent by the first generation in the ancient times. If you want to be a savior, you have to improve your own power, butthat has gone beyond the boundaries of a child of nature. Mortal, I look forward to your transformation. Will you continue to follow the rules and be an apostle, or will you continue to be a pillar apostle like Hicks? Become stronger and fall. ] The black magic flame suddenly disappeared, as abruptly as the arrival of its master. Link's spiritual world couldn't bear the huge power of the demon and fell apart. There was an unbridgeable gap between them. Lorelei looked at Link with cold eyes that were getting farther and farther away, and a hair-raising sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth. "The power of the son of nature is only relative to that of mortal creatures. Once you cross the boundaries of gods, your little power is just a blunt sword subject to the law. You can't protect anyone, including yourself. Just wait and see, sooner or later I will I'll make you pay the price!" Facing the former goddess of magic who once lived in his soul and treated him like a mentor, Link shouted impatiently. If he felt a little guilty about the previous Lorelei and wanted to help her recover, after learning her true thoughts, Link had no tolerance for this completely corrupted Lorelei. The accelerating collapse of the spiritual world cut off the screams of the Furies. Link opened his eyes in the world of the living and saw Finn surrounding him and the sage Bard half-kneeling on his side. Seeing that he was awake, they both breathed a sigh of relief. "Great, you're finally awake." Finn tugged at Link's sleeve. This scene overlapped Link's memories with those of when he first arrived in Edgar. At that time, the young man was tugging on his sleeves just like he is now, his face was full of joy, and the concern in his eyes was real and not false. ¡°Alas¡¡± He sighed softly. A year passed so quickly, and everyone he met had made a choice. Finn, Gonzalez, Alex, Lorelei, Doyle, Vera, Orlando, Iris, Hull, Nahum, Francesca, Julian every one The name made Link's heart sting. Looking at his empty hands, and thinking about what Diamos said before leaving, Finn turned into a blue falcon and flew away from the mage city of Hohenheim with a confused look on his face. . "Don't leave, I still have a lot of things I haven't asked you." After the knot in his heart was untied, Finn, who had not yet fully grown up, completely ignored his and Link's current status and insisted on retaining him. "Be careful, envoy of God. Link is now the apostle of the Pillar, and you are the envoy of our lord, the God of Wisdom. No matter what relationship you had before, it can no longer be what it was before. After all, what you and he now represent, They are the gods of their respective beliefs." Bard grabbed Finn, who was trying to catch up with Link, with just the right amount of force that would not make him feel offended, but could stop his actions in a timely manner. "Oh" Recalling what Link said in the mental space, Finn's expression darkened, "Yes I understand. Thank you for reminding me, Lord Sage." Believers of the God of Wisdom, you are his spokesperson on earth, and you cannot bear the title of "sir." Bard let go and bowed to Finn. At this moment, Finn truly realized the changes brought about by the position of God's Envoy. It was not only his face and back that bowed down, but also everything that ordinary people possessed left him. He is honored, but no one will smile, call his name sincerely, share his mood, talk about everything, and talk about home affairs. He is the apostle of Bray, the spokesperson of the God of Wisdom on earth, and he will only have this identity until his death.