Ch.111111. Declaration of the End of War (1)

“Haaah…”

Lisia takes a deep breath.

The otherworld monsters were being held back by the paladins of the Order who were risking their lives.

But she knew.

The real target that needed to be eliminated was that horrifying “Ancient Beast.”

She focuses her mind.

To resolve this situation, she, as a servant of the Absolute One’s will, must intervene directly.

“…”

When she closed her eyes, her vision faded and everything turned dark.

When she opened them again, it was as if she stood on a stage, with nothing visible except brilliant spotlights.

A platform.

Lisia willingly stepped forward and walked onto the stage.

There was a girl there.

Her younger self, before she had entered the embrace of the Absolute One, when she was treated as merchandise in the arena.

In her childhood, Lisia had been a slave and a commodity in the fighting arena.

But hating that environment, she awakened unbelievable abilities and became a warrior in the arena herself.

After that, she killed and killed again, not wanting to die.

Surviving in blood-soaked battlefields, she became a living weapon.

It was no one’s fault but her own.

It was a hell she had crawled into by herself.

It’s the same now.

She must break through the battlefield crawling with otherworld monsters and reach that absurd ancient beast.

For what purpose?

At the boundary between life and death, Lisia’s sense of self momentarily blurred.

Once again, the past.

As a child, Lisia was truly a wounded soul.

So wounded that she was in no position to show kindness to others.

Then, a warm light settled upon her.

The Father God, the Absolute One.

The power of the constellation began to dwell directly within her, who had been rolling like a dog in the arena.

‘Father God.’

After that, she lived a completely different life, as if awakened from a nightmare.

She lived to spread light to the world as a priest, honoring His name.

With a willingness to bear her dark past together.

Because her God told her so, she was even granted atonement, undeservedly.

‘This life.’

Lisia came to live a completely different life.

From a mad dog to an elite priest.

-Thud! Boom!

One by one, the spotlights on the stage turn on.

Lisia steps onto the stage again, illuminated in her mental image.

In the audience, there is only one person.

Only the Absolute One, whom she holds in her heart, was seated there.

Reflected in the spotlight, maintaining a radiant beauty, looking at her with warm eyes.

She takes a step forward.

When she came to her senses, Lisia was once again in the middle of the battlefield.

“Kieeek!”

“Grrrr!”

Surrounded by ferocious presences closing in from all directions, Lisia took a breath and gripped her weapon tightly.

And then—

-Whoosh!

She swung instinctively.

-Crack!

“Kik?!”

The monster that witnessed its comrade’s skull being shattered soon met the same fate.

In an instant, the otherworld monsters with crushed heads crumbled into ash.

“…”

A divine presence too incredible to believe was wielded by a single woman.

She was clearly the apostle closest to the Father God, existing to spread light to the world as His great disciple.

“…Father God.”

-Fwoosh!

Drawing upon divine power once more, Lisia began to break through the battlefield with her weapon.

There was no means to stop her violent momentum.

Just like before, the monsters were bewildered by the overwhelming force coming at them.

They were helplessly flung away like deer hit by a car.

She draws closer gradually.

The target is “that thing” wrapped in horrible tentacles.

She had to stop it before its evil clutches reached everyone.

-Swoosh!

She cuts through the fierce winds in reverse.

In the process, she pulverized several more otherworld monsters that charged at her.

-…

Suddenly, she feels a gaze.

When she turned her head, her eyes met with it.

Above pupils that seemed to have swallowed the moon whole were vertically slit pupils like a cat’s.

A divine presence that could turn humans to dust at any moment.

But she had no intention of backing down.

“The Father God is with me…!”

Lisia forced strength into her weakening legs and swung her weapon toward it.

Her strike was aimed at the massive tentacle swinging toward her.

-Crash!!!

Though she had dealt with countless monsters until now, the tentacle wielded by the ancient beast felt overwhelmingly powerful beyond comparison.

“Kuk…!”

Lisia let out a strained groan as she retreated.

She had been pushed back partly due to the difference in power.

“Lady Lisia!”

“Don’t worry about me, focus on the other areas!”

After answering the concerned paladins, Lisia hurled herself toward the front lines again.

Until then, the ancient beast had just been staring at Lisia intently, as if finding it amusing, without showing any reaction.

‘Why, why am I doing this.’

A resentful voice began to be heard from somewhere, but there was no one at the scene to hear it.

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“Hey, you’re not controlling your strength. Are you crazy?”

“He’s crazy!”

Next to the constellation who was busily controlling the ancient beast, the Absolute One and the Visitor were munching on popcorn while urging him on.

“…”

“Not answering?”

“I-I’m working hard…! The ones in the current world are too weak—”

“What? Are you insulting my Order now?”

“…No. That’s not it.”

Lisia almost got hurt just now.

What I wanted was a safe stage setup, not unexpected situations.

“If you don’t control your strength, you’ll end up like the others, you know?”

“Kuk…!”

I encouraged him to do a better job by reminding him of the Past Remnants that had already been sealed.

“Deceased Paladins: 0”

‘Tch.’

While pretending otherwise, I controlled the otherworld monsters through the Visitor—

And personally bestowed blessings on those who were severely injured.

From their perspective, this was a pious holy war against immediate hell, but from mine, it was a deliciously orchestrated scenario.

-Kraaak!

Blocking an attacking otherworld monster splendidly with a shield, then drawing a sword to cut off its head.

This was the Order I had personally raised.

Naturally, the individual combat power of each paladin was top-tier.

Among them, the most impressive scene was—

‘They’re doing well.’

The three elite priests fighting at the front lines.

The vampire, Belladis.

The dragonkin, Kalisa.

And the filial daughter, Lisia.

When blue lightning causes a natural disaster, the monsters not affiliated with our Order turn to black charcoal.

The giant reaper figure moving through their midst belonged to Vera.

I could count on one hand the times I had seen such a full-scale offensive from the Order.

“This is going to be fun!”

“…”

I stop the Visitor who looks like he wants to join in right away.

That’s right.

One of those times had been the Visitor’s.

“We’ll play later.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah.”

I couldn’t fully enjoy that innocent smile.

Because I had once been badly burned by it.

-Haaat!!

Lisia leaps forward once more.

Despite feeling the significant difference in power, to prevent that evil thing’s tentacles from reaching everyone.

She had decided to face it again, overcoming even her hesitation.

“That’s right!”

Indeed, monsters should be killed by people.

“Control your strength! Strength!”

“I-I know…!”

The Moon That Swallowed Dreams controlled its strength as it swung its tentacles.

Even with my blessing upon her, a disciple would die instantly if hit with the full power of such a massive body.

I had to keep a tight grip on the constellation’s leash.

-Bang! Crash!

-Crack!

After that, a breathtaking confrontation continued, but neither side showed any sign of backing down.

The ancient beast had to die here.

That was the agreement between this guy and me, and for that, Lisia’s active role was necessary.

“Still intact?”

“Not even a scratch…”

The ancient beast was fine.

But Lisia was getting tired in real-time.

“Attacks aren’t working either?”

“…That’s right.”

It seems I need to provide more support from my side.

-Fwoosh!

“Superior Blessing cast on disciple ‘Lisia’.”

The wounds on her body heal, and vitality surges again.

Lisia, sensing my presence, shows a determined expression and charges toward the ancient beast once more.

“Ease up!”

“I-I know.”

After finally getting a damage window, he should at least block this.

For a moment, the ancient beast seemed unable to track Lisia’s accelerated movements with its eyes, its pupils glistening as it searched the empty space.

Then.

-Crash!

Suddenly feeling a massive impact from the side, its body tilted.

-Groooan!

At the instinctive groan, Lisia gained confidence and began to pressure the ancient beast more intensely.

“Hey. When is this thing going to die?”

“C-core.”

“Core?”

“You have to attack its weak point for damage…!”

“Then expose it.”

“Huh…?”

“What do you mean ‘huh’? Not doing it properly? Want to be imprisoned?”

“I-I’ll do it..!”

What kind of nonsense is this?

When I spoke with a fierce intensity, the ancient beast that had been taking hits began to wobble, then revealed a bright yellow core beneath its pupils.

As if indicating that sufficient damage had been dealt and the real damage phase had begun, it blatantly revealed the core to Lisia.

‘This crazy bastard..!’

A resentful voice was heard from somewhere, but it was of no concern to me.

“Alright, let’s go in~”

“Let’s go in..!”

With the Visitor’s response beside me.

I decided to add a highlight to the stage that was finally coming to an end.