?”Village chief… Could it be… He felt that we were too stupid and poor, so he left.”
People started to feel worried and scared. They even felt that they were too stupid to make god happy, causing god to leave.
Doro silently stared at Lathel’s statue, smiled, and said: “No, god is still here.”
“What?!”
“Village chief! Are you telling the truth?”
“Don’t comfort everyone; we all know god has left.”
“That’s right. Now, there is only a statue of god here.”
“Are you guys stupid?” Doro shouted, the wrinkles on his face trembling with anger: “Have you forgotten what our god said?”
“Whenever there is something extremely important, come find him. Of course he is not free to stay here with us forever.”
“Do you see that statue? That’s proof that he’s still here. He put the statue there so we can get here more easily, so we can worship him.”
“Even though god is no longer here, he still sees us and still knows what we are doing, whether we are trying or not.”
Hearing that, everyone felt that it was very reasonable. After all, their god said that if they encounter any trouble that they cannot solve, they should come to him.
That means that god is still here, by their side. It’s just… like Doro said, he can’t stay with them forever.
“From today…” Doro frowned and said loudly: “Every day, we must worship, offer the best offerings, and pray with our sincerity before the statue.”
“If anyone has any objections, get out of here. Whoever has received God’s knowledge and dares to betray him, I will be the first to kill that person.”
“Are you clear?”
Everyone was scared when they heard that. Even though Doro is old, he is still the village chief. Previously, Doro was once the strongest warrior in this tribe; he was also the person who possessed the greatest knowledge and life experience in the tribe.
That’s why, even though he is old, his words are still extremely valuable, so no one dares to disobey him.
Also, everyone felt that what Doro said was reasonable. They must also show their gratitude and respect for god.
“We understand, Village Chief.” Everyone nodded and said.
“Good! You guys should start building houses; the others should start looking for water sources.” Doro frowned and ordered: “I want to show how much we have grown to god when he returns.”
“You must not be lazy. If anyone is lazy, I will punish that person with the most painful punishment, understand?”
No one was afraid; on the contrary, they all smiled confidently.
“Village chief, you worry too much. Now I just hope that I have enough health to work continuously.”
“That’s right. I feel I need to practice all the knowledge that god has given us.”
“I think so too. I’m just afraid of exhaustion, I don’t think I’ll be lazy. I even want to do everything I can to develop this village into the strongest village.”
“Hahahaha… I will definitely surprise god when I return to this place.”
“That’s right…”
Hearing what everyone said, Doro nodded with satisfaction. However, he seemed to think of something and frowned and said: “It’s good that you are confident; however, you should remember that there are still many of our enemies outside.”
“Especially in other tribes, their gods are not friendly; on the contrary, their gods are extremely bloodthirsty and ferocious. We need to be careful.”
“We understand!” Everyone heard Doro speak and became more alert, their faces also showing determination.
When everyone left, Doro sighed, then turned to look at the statue of Lathel sitting under the tree.
…
Lathel was travelling outside his body at this time, his body was extremely light, as he surfed the sky like a wind.
BAM!
There was another terrifying explosion in the sky—a black shock wave carrying terrifying magical energy spread around. It was like a hurricane, as it blew everything away.
Seeing that, Lathel felt worried and looked into the distance. That was where Doro’s tribe lived. Even though he used the ‘Defensive Turtle Shell’, he still felt extremely nervous.
The shock wave swept through that place, but nothing happened; it just seemed like a light wind blew.
Lathel breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely reassured. After that, he continued to watch the Darkness King’s fight with someone.
He frowned and saw two people flying in the sky; one was riding on the back of an eagle, holding a magic staff in his hand.
That person was a man who looked to be about 50 years old, with long black hair blowing in the wind. He was wearing a red robe with yellow patterns, like a member of the Royal Family.
Opposite him was a black shadow floating in the air like a human-shaped cloud of smoke. His eyes were like two spots of light radiatingdeath.
Even without having to guess, Lathel knew that the human-
shaped cloud of smoke was the Darkness King.
And that man in the red robe… Lathel didn’t know who it was. But if he could fight the Darkness King without getting hurt or breaking a single drop of sweat, that’s enough to prove that the man is not normal.
“Hahahaha…” The Darkness King suddenly laughed loudly; his laughter was filled with evil, like a villain—no, to be more precise, a villainous boss.
“You are very strong… But… I am much stronger than you.”
The man in the red cloak frowned, but his face remained extremely calm as he said: “I haven’t used my full power yet.”
“Huh! Are you not ashamed to lie?” The Darkness King laughed contemptuously: “Hahahaha… you’ve reached your limit, and now the real battle begins.”
Immediately afterwards, the Darkness King’s body dissolved into countless streams of black smoke, which continuously expanded to form a black curtain that covered the entire surrounding space.
The man wearing a red robe frowned when he saw this. He noticed that the black curtain created by the Darkness King covered a space of more than 100 kilometres.
“In my Darkness Domain, you will not be able to leave, nor will you be able to defeat me. I… am immortal.”
“Really?” Hearing the Darkness King laugh, the man just laughed and waved his magic staff.
The red gem mounted on the top of the magic staff emitted a dazzling aura. That aura carried an extremely divine power that caused the black smoke to be repelled.
“That is… impossible!” Darkness shouted in fear: “How do you possess the light of god?”
“That’s my secret.” The man laughed contemptuously, then shouted: “Zodiac Magic Formation!”
“What?! No!” The Darkness King shouted as if something extremely scary was about to appear.
At this moment, 12 magic circles appeared, carrying a dazzling light. Each magic circle carried a different type of aura, and in the middle of the circle was a different type of symbol.
Those 12 magic circles flew around this area as if imprisoning the Darkness King in the middle.
Those magic circles were connected together, forming a magic formation barrier.
That barrier did not stand still as it rotated around the Darkness King.
Not stopping there, the man in the robe took out a knife, then… he cut his own wrist.
Fresh blood flowed out like a stream, but that blood seemed to have a soul as it began to float in the air like in a zero-gravity environment.
Very quickly, that man’s blood turned into 12 blood swords, flying towards the 12 magic circles rotating around the Darkness King. 𝘧𝘳𝓌𝘦𝘰𝘷.ℴ𝘮
Each blood sword was fitted neatly into the centre of each magic circle. The magic circles instantly converted light into the colour of blood.
“That’s… You… Do you really want to do that? Will humanity truly be grateful to you?”
“I don’t care.” The man wearing a red cloak spoke: “I am the Blood King; I only do what I want. I don’t care about the opinions of humanity or anyone else.”
“You are crazy!” The Darkness King shouted.
“That’s right, I’m crazy.” The Blood King smiled contemptuously.
Immediately after, the 12 magic circles expanded even larger, each with a diameter of more than 1,000 metres, encircling the entire 100 kilometres of darkness the Darkness King was covering.
“Blood King! You and I can come to an agreement; I know the exact location of…”
“I’m not interested in that trash.” The Blood King said contemptuously: “You’d better go back to your slum.”
“No!!! Blood King, do you think humanity will be grateful to you? They will only hate you more, hahahahaha…”
“I said… I don’t care!” The Blood King spoke coldly.
Immediately afterwards, the 12 magic circles merged into the 12 blood swords, turning into strange characters that continuously moved above them.
The 12 blood swords suddenly moved, pointing in the same direction, where there was just a space covered in darkness.
However, where those 12 blood swords were pointed at, that space was like a living creature, constantly trembling and struggling as if wanting to run away.
Blood King stretched out his hand, then gently grasped it again: “Die!”