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Griffin angrily yelled, âHow can you sell us out like this?â
The Cleric coldly retorted, âAs a follower of God, you should comply with my arrangements.â
âBut it doesnât matter, if you donât want to hand over this little girl, then just die with her.â
He glanced back at the Lich.
The Lich sneered and opened a way through the cyan ivy.
The Cleric waved his hand and then left with the two wounded Paladins.
Only Paladin Griffin remained of those who had still been putting up a resistance in the corner of the hall.
Countless Life-Severing Ivies were crawling at him from the darkness, looking like snakes preparing to devour someone.
The soul fire in Bandelâs eyes kept throbbing as he muttered, âI didnât expect the Dream Shrine to have someone like you.â
âUnfortunately, you can only die.â
Then, all the cyan ivy pounced on him.
From the ceiling, Marvin could see the surface of the ivy turning scarlet and could sense a great amount of soul power!
âThe Wilderness Godâs main body is a man-eating crawler plant from ancient times. These Life-Severing Ivies are his avatar.â
âAlthough he entered a state of fake death, his Divine Law is still covering all of this ivy. If you canât counteract that Divine Law, your power will be seriously restricted. As long as that is the case, donât even mention snatching Cold Lightâs Grasps, maybe even saving your own life would be difficult.â
The Winter Assassinâs voice was also somewhat anxious as he regretted, âI harmed you this time. Damn Witch, I actually listened to her.â
Marvin silently shook his head.
He could feel the templeâs power. It was exerting a kind of absolute Domain suppression.
Seeing this scene, he knew that he couldnât wait any longer.
Regardless of how, he had to try.
âAlthough killing that Lich without finding his phylactery is too troublesome, eliminating his body should still be doable.â
Marvin silently gathered his strength.
The Spirit Orbâs skill, [Harvest], had already been filled and could be used anytime.
That skill was particularly effective against souls, so not only could it destroy soulstones, phylacteries, and other similar things, but it should also have a great effect on a Lichâs body.
It could at least eliminate his soul fire.
As for all the ivy, Marvin was thinking of joining forces with Isabelle to handle them, and with the addition of Griffinâs Truth Scale, they had some hope.
Moreover, there were many Legend Powerhouses here. These people didnât lack fighting ability by any means. They were just pitifully restricted by the ivy.
If he freed them, then with everyone working together, they would have an opportunity to escape.
With all this planned out, he took a deep breath.
The next second, a golden light flashed on the surface of his body.
Shapeshift Sorcerer â Diamond Shape!
He slipped out of the ivy, nimble like a fish, wordlessly escaping from the binding.
Naturally, he didnât want to inadvertently alert an enemy, so he left a Paper Clone behind while he entered Stealth.
In any case, he had the Vampiresâ Low Flight and the Witchcraft â Flightâs Right, and furthermore, he could walk quickly on the ceiling.
He moved as fast as lightning, quickly arriving at Isabelleâs side. He wanted to help her free herself, but she had already escaped on her own upon seeing Marvin move.
Marvin quickly put a Paper Clone in, and the ivy didnât react.
Sure enough, he had guessed correctly. Although these Life-Severing Ivies were the avatar of the Wilderness God, his consciousness hadnât returned yet. They were mostly listening to Lich Bandelâs commands.
The Lichâs attention was now focused on Griffin, so he didnât notice the two of them getting free.
They silently escaped from the mass of ivy and hurriedly went down the sides of a pillar to reach the floor.
Marvin signalled Isabelle, hinting her to not act rashly. He quietly approached the Lichâs group.
He knew that the Lich had very high Perception and since he had previously been noticed by the ivy, he resolved to be more careful this time.
Thus, while moving he silently, felt for an overlapping part of the Shadow Plane with this world.
This was very dangerous. Although he had the right to move through the Shadow Plane, most stable bridges were built between Feinan and the Shadow Plane. There was some risk of ending up in the limitless void by linking with the Shadow Plane from another world.
But the circumstances were too urgent, so Marvin had to experiment somewhat.
He closed his eyes, and the endless void seemed to be filling his mind.
Then, a familiar node kept jumping out in front of him.
Marvin was overjoyed and entered the Shadow Plane without hesitation.
The battle in the temple had become very worrying.
No expression could be seen on the Lichâs skull, but the expression of the Cleric, who was off to the side, was unsightly.
He still remained on guard. Although he had Bandelâs promise, he wouldnât easily trust a zealot of the Wilderness God.
However, he was greatly shocked by the strength that Griffin showed.
Although he had already known that guy was different, he paled when he learnt the truth.
He even had some regret: If he had known that this guy could release the Truth Scaleâs illusion, he might have kept fighting.
But in this place, his prayers didnât receive any answers, which made him feel weak.
This was something unprecedented for him, after all.
Seeing the cyan ivy turning to dust under the light of the Truth Scale, the Lich actually laughed. âThe Truth God has already fallen. It is safe to say that no one should be able to summon the Truth Scale, even if itâs just a shadow.â
âIf not for my important task, I might have decided to carefully study itâŠâ
At that time, the Dream Godâs Cleric couldnât help but say, âBandel, can you let us go now? We already gave her to you.â
The Lich shook his head as he pointed out, âMy conditions were for you to hand me that girl, but you didnât do so, did you?â
âThus, even if you want to go, sorry, but not now.â
âWait till after this matter is over and Iâll let you go. My goal is neither to kill everyone, nor to offend the Dream God. You can rest assured.â
The Clericâs expression grew somewhat unpleasant, but he could only shut his mouth.
But at that time, a roar suddenly echoed through the depths of the temple!
That roar sounded like one of an ancient beast that had awakened after many years and regained its strength.
The whole temple shook as it reverberated.
The ivy flew around chaotically, and the Legend powerhouses still conscious in the ceiling couldnât help cursing in rage.
The soul fire in the Lichâs eyes flickered. âTeacher is a bit impatientâŠâ
âThatâs good, we can end this nonsense early.â
He pointed toward the Truth Scale.
A dull gray light condensed in an instant.
In the Truth Scale, the unconscious little girl suddenly opened her eyes.
The Truth Scale that Griffin had strenuously formed seemed to be collapsing.
The sweet sound of the little girlâs voice echoed throughout the entire palace. âWhere are we?â
She was apparently startled awake by that frightening roar.
As he struggled to maintain the Truth Scale, Griffin was very pale and his forehead was beaded with sweat.
His Legend Laws had also been stripped, so this Truth Scale summoning had already exhausted all his remaining strength.
And the ivy was continuously absorbing and corroding his power!
He was already unable to breathe.
As for that roar, it was most likely the awakening of the Wilderness Godâs consciousness.
He was constantly enduring willpower checks and couldnât keep supporting himself. He fell to a half-kneeling position.
But even so, he still tightly hugged the little girl in his embrace.
The dull gray radiance penetrated the Truth Scale barrier and pierced through Griffinâs shoulder!
He turned gray in an instant, as a great amount of energy started spreading from the wound.
The Truth Scale power was quickly restoring the wound, but it couldnât completely extinguish the burning negative energy.
The Truth Scale illusion kept weakening, and soon looked like it was about to disappear.
The Lich waved his hand in satisfaction.
The Two-Headed Dragon walked out of the fog. It didnât seem to fear the Truth Scale as much under the Lichâs urging.
As Griffin struggled to remain upright, the Truth Scaleâs radiance gradually dimmed.
Huge drops of sweat fell down from his forehead, and blood flew out of his wound.
âIâm sorry. I canât fulfill my promise.â
His voice seemed very bitter as he muttered, âI said I would save you, I said I would protect you, and lift your curse.â
âBut I wasnât able to in the end.â
âIâll most likely die. I wonât be able to protect you again, Molly.â
The little girl widened her eyes.
She looked very ordinary. Her skin wasnât very fair, and there were some freckles on her face.
âBut, a great Paladin has to complete his oath.â
âThis is what you and I decided, so regardless of what happens, I canât give up halfway.â
Griffinâs expression was bitter.
Not far from them, the cyan ivy retreated and the Bone Dragon cruelly approached.
The Legends on the ceiling had grieving expressions.
In such a terrible place, with the power of the Legend Laws stripped from them, they were no different from ordinary people and could only wait to be slaughtered!
This girl was first, maybe they would follow soon?
The Paladinâs body gradually turned stiff.
The Truth Scaleâs final light disappeared.
Besides the Paladin, everything else became dull gray. He had already closed his eyes in silence.
In that moment, it felt like all hope had been lost.
Everyone understood that this Paladin had already reached the end of his life.
The Life-Severing Ivies had already exhausted too much of his power, and the Lichâs Finger of Death was more powerful thanks to the buff of the Wilderness God. The negative energies kept spreading through his wounds and kept giving him Death Checks.
In the end, he fell to the ground.
All the Holy Power shrank like a tide.
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This might have been the most powerful Paladin of the Truth God in the entire Universe, but his life ended there.
Molly stood in front of his body, apparently not understanding what had happened.
âUncle Griffin. Wake up quickly.â
She poked Griffinâs already frozen face, her eyes blinking.
Then, the Bone Dragon behind her abruptly bit down!