Chapter 45: The Future That Doesn't Exist
The Last Judgment has arrived, the Holy Cross continent is in chaos, the dead are raised from their graves, and the humans who have lived on this planet for countless years have been awakened......
For the first time ever, the population of the Holy Cross Continent has reached the largest number ever recorded.
But in the same way, because of all kinds of terrible disasters, meteorites fell from the sky, meteors and fire showers, and the earth fissioned...... and other conceptual level spells or forbidden spells, which cut the earth, caused the land to sink, or completely destroyed an ecological environment.
The habitable area of the Holy Cross Continent is rapidly shrinking, and the two situations are superimposed, but the final result is the same.
- Ante Isura's population density has reached an unsurmountable peak.
The increase in population density and population density is not a good thing. At least the faith of the Church and the angels was greatly shaken, not to say like a candle in the wind, but it was also knocked down from the sky in an instant.
Originally, they had the absolute right to speak, and even if there were other "cults" that contradicted them, there was no way to really compete with them in terms of mainstream arguments and public opinion.
After all, you must know that it is the largest church in the history of the Holy Cross Continent, with orthodox angels as a symbol of spiritual beliefs, and hundreds of millions of people believe in it.
A small number of reactionary elements who are countering the current, all of them add up to hundreds of thousands of people, and there is absolutely no way to influence their decision, they are the masters of the mainland!
But now it's different.
Ante Isula resurrected all the dead in the past, and the population was stretched to nearly a billion in one fell swoop. The most troublesome thing is that those who have been resurrected are truly resurrected and understand what they were raised for.
Destruction brought untold earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, but it also brought salvation. According to the resurrected and past deceased, after the Last Judgment, humanity will surely usher in the final salvation.
The gods will judge the world, judge the sinners, judge the unrighteous, judge ...... Fallen angels!
Those who cannot be redeemed will eventually have to answer to God, and the penalty for sin is death, and they will pay a terrible price for their sins, so the judgment of eternal death will be pronounced on them.
After that, the gods will open the gates of heaven and lead others who die for good and seek mercy into a new world.
It would be an ideal kingdom free from aging, sickness, and sin, and every good soul would be able to become a resident of that ideal eternal kingdom.
They will be permanent inhabitants of that world, free from the fear of death, free from the pain of disease, until ...... Forever! Unless the day comes when the gods themselves fall!
Almost instantly, those people found a new faith and became fanaticals, not only hostile to the Church and the so-called "angels", but also fighting against them.
That's how the civil war goes, where one side has overwhelming power and the other has overwhelming numbers, and neither side will actually die until they are tried.
The result was a protracted stalemate, in which there were no casualties at all, but it was a constant squeeze and wear out of the energy of the church and the nations.
In the face of countless enemies who could not be killed at all, even if they had a huge number of priests and so-called "angels" of 5,000, they were so tired that they were weak, and they had not achieved anything.
Soon, they realized that something was wrong-
If they continued like this, it would be impossible for them to resist the gods on high and die of exhaustion in the first place. No matter how large the Holy Dharma Qi they mastered, it was still limited after all.
They are not law monsters with infinite energy, they have been repeatedly using their powers, but they don't even have time to recover, and in a few days, they will completely exhaust their hole cards.
In any case, if you don't want to accept your fate like this, then you have to take the opportunity to gamble.
As for accepting fate...... Hehe, what are you kidding, they don't accept it!
Especially after listening to those guys, knowing what will happen to these "unrighteous people" and "fallen angels", they are even more unlikely to accept their fate.
If you want it to perish, you must first make it mad.
In the vast majority of cases, the villains who find out that they have been convicted will never think of turning themselves in, obediently accept the sanctions and pay off their crimes, and will only frantically resist justice. The best thing is to be able to overthrow the current regime and change the tragic fate to which it is doomed.
The people of the church are like this, they know that they can't do it, because they know that no matter how bad the situation is, it can't be so bad, and it is better to confront the gods directly than to obediently accept the judgment.
Just in case, mind you, here is talking about what if...... What if they really overthrew each other?
People always have to have dreams.
"The Ancient Great Demon King Satan has upended the order of the world, resurrecting the dead and blinding them with sorcery...... If we continue to delay with those demon believers on this continent, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable. ”
"We can't go on like this anyway, the only way at the moment is to go straight to the enemy's lair, no matter how strong the ancient demon king Satan is there, we must also go and fight it!"
"That's an enemy that we have to face sooner or later, time doesn't mean anything at all, and this is our only chance, if we don't seize it, that demon will completely destroy our future!"
Although they still insisted on that excuse, slandering the other party as the ancient Great Demon King Satan, and beautifying themselves and others as savior saints representing justice and God's will, the clergy and angelic legions of the Church took direct action.
But as soon as they thought of the real goal of the crusade this time, this group of people couldn't help but feel a tremble, and their scalps tingled unconsciously.
However, this is indeed the only way out, and no matter what, you can only fight like this.
As the power of the nations held back the huge number of fanatics, the high priests of the Church and all the "angels" opened a gate for the army to enter and exit, aiming directly at the heavenly realm.
Fortunately, the space on the blue moon was not blocked, and the "door" could be opened in it logically, and this was their chance!
However, is this really the case?
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The "door" was not opened directly in the heavenly realm, and when everyone finished entering and exiting, they found out—
"It's ...... Where ......"
Someone asked weakly, and there was a thriller in his tone that bordered on despair.
As far as the eye can see, there is a white landscape all around, and the farther area is empty, only an incomparably flat plane stretching infinitely. I can only tell the top and bottom, but I don't know where the end is.
From the surroundings to the other side of the horizon, which is perhaps the end of the world in the distance, although it can be represented by the ground, even the concept of the horizon becomes extremely subtle, because there are no undulations on the ground.
There are no natural things, no man-made things, nothing. This is true in either direction, and one can only make judgments that there may be an "end".
There was no sky above the head, and although there was a glorious existence, it was a huge divine cross, spread with an incomparably dazzling white light, which seemed to extend to the end of the world.
It's a boundless world, and yet they burst in.
This is definitely not the celestial realm, since that is the case...... Obviously, it's only a trap.
Now the question is what to do, to go back the way you came? Maybe it's a solution, because the "door" behind you is not closed, and if you turn around and go back decisively at this time, it will be fine.
But what can you do, go back and die? Is there any point in being able to survive for a while longer?
There was a soft cracking sound.
Before they could struggle for more than a second, the huge space-time vortex behind them that was slowly spinning suddenly shattered like a soap bubble under pressure.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their faces turned bitter, now it's okay, don't worry about it!
However, there is no time to think.
The next moment –
Light footsteps came from ahead, one after the other, and from the rhythmic point of view, it was simply a mechanically accurate step, and the precise footsteps sounded like the sound of the second hand on a time bomb.
In this way, gently, mercilessly, and knocking on the hearts of the people.
“……”
“……”
No one spoke, for everyone's voices were frozen, and their whole bodies trembled. The overwhelming sense of oppression spread to everyone, making them feel as if the gravity around them had suddenly increased tenfold.
The existence that appeared in everyone's sight was an unimaginable beautiful girl, she was walking slowly from a distance, at first it was just a black spot, and after a few breaths, it was already a hundred meters away.
The waist-length silver hair fell like a starry waterfall, swaying behind him as he walked, and his bright red eyes were as bright as summer stars.
There is also that quiet and beautiful face, like an angel's quiet and indifferent temperament.
- The whole person seems to be emitting a blazing light like a flame, which is simply the embodiment of perfection.
“…… Brave, brave...... Amelia? ”
Someone seemed to recognize the girl's appearance, and said in a voice trembling in disbelief.
"No, no, it can't be...... She's not Emilia ......"
Probably because he doesn't believe it either, everyone knows the legend of Emilia the Brave, it is said that he is a hybrid of humans and angels, who is in charge of the holy sword of the heavenly realm, and in the previous demon disaster, he defeated the demon army that almost dominated the entire Holy Cross Continent.
The legend of the Mighty Sword is widespread among the nations, and its prestige is even greater than that of the Church itself. It is precisely because of this that after defeating the Demon King Army, she was considered a threat by the church, so she wanted to be eradicated together.
But no matter what, it's fine, if it's the brave himself...... It is impossible to put such tremendous pressure on so many high-ranking clergy and "angels" on the scene.
The girl just silently looked at the people in front of her, and before everyone could think about what her identity was, a terrifying coercion made them all feel suffocated.
Everyone felt a heavy pressure, inexplicably breathing disorders and rapid heartbeat. The guy who was a little weaker only felt a burst of pain like a spark in the depths of his head, and his thoughts were almost frozen.
The air was completely frozen in an instant.
The situation is quite obvious, although I don't know why the other party has the "outside" of a brave man, but there is no doubt that the other party is an enemy.
And it is a particularly formidable, overwhelmingly powerful enemy, and there is no possibility of communication.
“……”
“……”
The people who were shrouded in gloom in their hearts glanced at each other, and both the high-ranking clergy of the Church and all the "angels" silently clenched their weapons.
It was impossible for them to make it back alive.
The next moment –
The golden heat accompanied by the strong wind released a blazing golden fireball, and the purple light flashed and rushed to the target at the speed of light, and the speed of the falling thunder shredded the previous silence in an instant, and many attacks were intertwined into a dense network......