Seeing this, Poval couldn't help but close the book. Although the description of the story in the book has only a vague framework, even though the story has been happening for almost a thousand years. But reading between the lines, Astarot's horror still shocked his heart. Maybe it's because I'm Mrs. Haru that I'm even more afraid of the name?

Two days after Aried's ceremony, most of Quedren was enslaved by Astaroth, who became King of Quedren. It's unclear what he came from, but one thing is clear. His purpose, as he declared, was to be the enemy of all living beings. In just half a month, Astarrot swept through twelve countries and city-states in the south of the Via continent, scattering death in every corner. He did only one thing: slaughter. Slaughter all living people, birds, beasts, in short, everything that is alive must die, and the priority target is the superhumans. As for Quedren, it's just a little delayed in time.

The horrors of Astarott spread faster than Istis, and people were helpless against this diabolical man. He is too powerful, and the black energy wave that envelops his whole body, and he doesn't know what it is, he only knows that it is infinitely powerful, indestructible, and can protect his body, whether it is an EXP attack or a blade, it is difficult to hurt him in the slightest. Faced with this unknowable creature, humanity has only two options: die, or rebel and die.

After the appearance of Astaroth, the undestroyed nations formed a coalition army, and Macleton joined in and became the main force against Astaroth. However, there is nothing they can do about Astaroth. In half a month, the three major leaders of the Powi Flameheart, Powi Lucille Chivila, the Ice Emperor of the Lenin Clan, Rainin Ork Robardio, and the Thunder Warrior of the Banderu Clan, Banderu Makka Hess, were all killed, and the combined army could only retreat.

At the end of his life, the leader of the Kalins, Karin Nock Veruni the Windtrod, was tasked with leading the entire Mackton. The young woman already had an idea in her heart, Astarrot was summoned by a superman through the influence of the EXP energy field, then he should also be a superpower, at least the method of using power is similar. In the battle with Astaroth, he needs to gather intelligence little by little, in order to find a way to crack his power.

But the problem is that the people who fought Astarrot can't come back alive, and they can't be seen from a distance, and there are no people like the Harruf Omens within Macleton, so they can't grasp the source of Astarrot's power. Another half a month passed, and Macton sacrificed countless warriors, but their deaths did not even bring a little useful information.

Veruni felt a deep sense of helplessness and despair. Astaroth's power is growing day by day, but she still doesn't know what kind of creature the other party is. In the midst of day after day of anxiety, she waited for an unexpected reinforcement. One day, the leader of the Harif tribe, Harrif Maren Syndicos, secretly met with Veruni and brought him something that Veruni had been wondering all along.

"It is an energy with strong negative thoughts, hatred and hatred for all life." "To restrain him, you need the energy of positive thoughts to fight him." ”

"Does it mean to strengthen power with will?"

"Almost, Astarot is more pure, his will is power in itself, or rather, he himself is the embodiment of power, but this power is not without limits. As long as the power to restrain him is strong enough, it will definitely be able to effectively limit his movements. ”

Veruni understood what she was going to do, but the job required a long preparation time. Syndicos once again stated that he would try to hold Astarrot back as much as possible. The two immediately finalized the plan.

While Astarrot continued his sweep, the plans of the Combine were also made. They abandoned the rest of their strongholds, leaving only the last of them, the city of Totamia. There, they will give Astarot an unexpected and fatal blow.

On the tenth day after Syndicos' visit, Macleton gathered 100,000 superpowers in Totamia. Before the war, Veruni held a pledge meeting to show his determination to the people.

"That's not God, it's a demon, it's a demon who wants to destroy everything! He was summoned by the superhumans, and who else but us could stop him? ”

Her words drew echoes from the people, and the crowd was excited. Astarot's atrocities brought not only despair, but also hope. People's hatred of him will turn into attachment to life and survival. Veruni took advantage of this to mobilize the emotions of the crowd. This is not some ordinary oath, but a necessary step. Only if people work together to strengthen their belief in the elimination of Astarrot will they have a chance to restrain Astarot's power.

And she herself is the final finishing touch.

At dusk, Astarrot stood outside the city of Totamia. He was joined by the Syndicos and their troops. The team of more than 100 people was made up of the Syndicos' henchmen, while the other leaders were left elsewhere by the Syndicos for various reasons.

Standing in front of the open gates, Astarrot felt an extraordinary force in the city. 100,000 people gathered together, all connected by an amplification chain, trusting each other, and the high emotions of the same hatred made him retreat a little in his heart.

Syndicos wasted no time in speaking, "My god, the last stronghold of the superhuman resistance is at hand. Destroy them, and there will be no one on this continent who is our opponent. ”

It was so effective that Astarrot seemed to see the moment when all life was gone, and he laughed wildly and strode towards the city, followed by Syndicos and his men.

When Astarrot stepped through the gates without fear, the Syndicos and the others immediately locked the gates from the inside. Astarot stood still, confused, and found himself locked up in the city. But it didn't bother him, and the walls were nothing more than a pile of waste to him. But then he realized that a trap had been prepared for him.

Inside the city, the power of justice and faith, centered on Veruni, filled the air, causing Astarot to feel extremely unwell. Not only because the nature of this energy is exactly the opposite of him, and it has a restraining effect on him, but also because of his visceral hostility and disgust for these emotions, but he can no longer function normally as usual. After all, there is a lot of strength in numbers, and one super person can't beat Astaroth, so what about 10,000? What about 100,000 people? Veruni was convinced that it would work, and it was exactly what she thought.

Suppressed by Astaroth, he eagerly searched for the source of this power, and soon found Veroni in the crowd.

"Carving insect skills!"

He frantically pounced on Veruni, intending to destroy the source of his abhorrence at once, but was met with unexpected obstacles. Syndicos and his men stepped forward to entangle Astaroth. With the support of the strong positive energy of the crowd, Astarrot was held by Syndicos. He became furious and enraged, killing Syndicos' men, wounding them and exhausting himself.

It's time.

Veruni drew her sword, a silver-white rapier called the Wind of Blessing, with a purple crystal inlaid with the hilt. At this moment, the crystal continued to rotate and emit light and sound, and the silver-white sword body seemed to echo it, greedily absorbing the surrounding energy, turning into a golden light. Wind erupted from Veruni's feet, turning into detached arrows and shooting at Astaroth's head. The blast of wind added to the impact, piercing Astarrot the next moment the sword touched Astaroth's head.

The blow was undoubtedly fatal. Astarrot howled in pain and reached out to draw his sword, but as soon as his hand touched the blade, it bounced back in sharp pain. The energy of the sword spread all over his body, and his power was constantly neutralized, dissipated, and drastically reduced, and he was already not far from death.

In the last moments, Astarott figured out why all this happened. There's no way Macton knows how to fight him, yes, there's only one possibility. Astarot turned slowly, and instead of looking at Veruni, he turned his vicious gaze at the injured Syndicos, which made Syndicos shudder.

"Harruff! It must be a rat generation, come up with this clumsy strategy! I am now defeated here, but within a thousand years, I will return to the world by your body! Woo-ah——!!! ”

Astarot's body turned back into a black wave of energy, and then exploded like Rupert's tears that had been ignited in a loud explosion. But some of the scattered energy rushed into Syndicos' body, and Syndicos took a few steps back.

"How are you?"

Veruni asked. She, and the people around her, noticed Syndicos' strange appearance and heard the ominous words that Astarrot had left before he died.

"I'm fine."

Cindicos cupped his forehead and closed his eyes for a moment. Although there was obvious pain at the moment when the energy rushed into his body, he didn't feel anything abnormal except for the wounds on his body at this moment.

"Go back, Windtrodder, we still have a lot to do."

This battle, in the history of natural persons, is recorded only as "a great catastrophe" without much detail. But in the history of superhuman beings, it is called the "Totamian Holy War", which has far-reaching significance. It allows the superhumans to reposition themselves and start working towards integration into society. Both Quedren and Macleton were disbanded after the war, and the eight nations went their separate ways. There are also superpowers who have left the continent of Via to make a living in a new environment. The continent of Via is gradually reviving.

However, for the Harif clan, the curse also began. The legend of the thousand-year-old curse has spread within the clan and among the superpowers.

*****

At noon, Poval went into the kitchen as usual. He first made the noodles he ate quickly, and then made a hearty table of dishes, which were carefully packed in three insulated lunch boxes. After eating the noodles, he rushed back to Selia's hospital room with his lunch box.

"I'm back."

"The Presbyterians haven't changed their minds, have they?" Celia asked worriedly.

"No, my dear, don't worry." Poval replied gently, his hand gently caressing his wife's face. "You and the child will be fine, I promise."

Celia had always listened to her husband, so she stopped asking. Poval helped her to sit up and fed his wife spoonful by spoonful. It's become a habit for him, a pleasure for him. But today he was not in the mood to enjoy it. Looking at his sleeping son, Poval's hand stopped.

Energy quarantine is a very troublesome matter, and there are some accidental factors. In that case, we must think of a safe way. Take into account all the possibilities and prepare for the worst.

"What's wrong, dear?"

Hearing Selia's words, Poval realized that the spoon in his hand was on Celia's nose. He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It's okay, my dad and I can think about it, you can rest in peace." ”

"It's always thinking about it, and my hair is going to fall out." Celia also smiled, "Change your mood once in a while." By the way, I haven't named my child yet, and I've forgotten about it in the past two days. ”

"It's up to our dad to decide, right?"

"No need, if only you wanted one, my dear, the old man will definitely agree anyway."

Beauval put down his spoon and accepted the little task.

"It's called...... Dimmit. Haroff Raymond Dimmit. ”

Celia smiled again, she liked the name.

Dimet, in Via, means "possibility".