Chapter 257: The Gentleness of the Saint, the Timidity of the Witch (3k4)

As Lilith fell into the Roman Sea with the holy remains.

Miss Leida finally arrived at the outskirts of Pompeii.

It was really a little too magical for her these days.

First, she was taken to the Baratheon capital by the dynasty knights, and then she met El, who suddenly changed from a good friend to the princess.

Then, when he was marveling at the fact that he could actually meet such an important figure as the princess, he turned around and saw Augustus Julius, the Lord of the World!
It got even crazier afterwards.

It was so crazy that she even thought she was crazy.

Augustus was killed, and Augustus came back to life. The whole world came to fight against Augustus, and in the end, the whole world knelt before Augustus!
And then, at this time of great prosperity, Augustus died again???
What is this!

In just a few days, Leida felt that her three views had been reshaped several times.

The only lucky thing was that several times when she was about to call on the witch lady to see if she could get her to save her, Augustus made a comeback.

All I can say is that he is worthy of being the Lord of the World.

It is indeed not something that a small character like her can imagine.

Now she just wanted to find Miss Witch and ask if she could replace her with someone else so that a small person like her could hide in the circle where small people should stay.

It's really bad for your heart to always run into big shots who can kill you with a sneeze.

In the past, she was a person who was terrified of even wealthy people like Ms. Lily. But now, she has barely seen a middle-sequence, and she has actually skipped the demigods and is only one step away from meeting a true god or a king.

The only thing that made her feel lucky was that Augustus still remembered a small person like her.

Not only did he deliberately place himself on the safe top of the mountain, but before leaving, he also asked Lord Quintus to send him a message.

"The Witch of Redemption is not a scary person. She is very gentle and trustworthy. You don't have to worry about what she will do to you."

Speaking of which, is Lord Quintus about to succeed as the ruler of Rome?

It’s great to have gone straight from being a slave to becoming the owner of a continent.

While thinking about this and that, Leida suddenly jumped off the six-hoofed beast that Quintus gave her.

She did not take an airship because it was difficult for airships from the occupied territories to reach the rest of the country.

Rather than occupying the entire Old World as quickly as possible, Quintus seems to be planning to manage the areas he has already occupied step by step.

At least we have to restore basic order first.

Because of Augustus' death and the original confrontation, even the occupied areas are now in chaos.

Quintus felt that if they continued to rush, they would lose even their base.

So the way she rushed to Pompeii was to ride this six-hoofed beast, which was very useful in the Gobi Desert.

He runs fast, eats little, and has no temper. If he wasn't a wild beast, she would have no doubt that he was the chosen worker.

But what she didn't expect was that she had just arrived in the suburbs of Pompeii, and how come she saw this ancient city on fire? !
The Honor Army is coming?
That’s not right. Their advancement speed has slowed down significantly!
So what happened???
"Because the abyss is about to fall, little girl from a foreign land."

A very abrupt but unusually gentle voice appeared behind Miss Leida.

This scared her, but after seeing the iconic black mourning clothes.

Miss Leida breathed a sigh of relief again.

Then the great Augustus said that the Witch of Redemption is a very trustworthy person.

"You scared me, witch."

"I'm sorry, but you've come at a very bad time, little girl from a foreign land."

After bowing slightly to express her apology to the stranger in front of her, the Witch of Redemption slowly walked to her side and looked at Pompeii, which had been burning for four days and four nights, with her.

"Pompeii was in ruins four days ago. I missed my best chance."

"What chance did you miss? The chance to save Pompeii?"

The witch shook her head slightly and said:
"It's a missed opportunity to save the continent."

"Four days ago, when the dark cloud covering the entire Old Continent first appeared, it was actually my best chance. But because it was too common, I didn't notice it. By the time I realized something was wrong, the cloud had already spread so far that I couldn't prove where the source was."

"Hey???"

Miss Leida was stunned for a moment:
“Are you saying that the dark cloud above my head is abnormal???”

She had always thought that it was just going to rain, and although she later discovered that the dark cloud was incredibly large, she still thought that it might just be a sign of the rainy season in the Old World.

After all, this is a standard desert Gobi.

Once the rainy season arrives, it is sure to be surprisingly long-lasting and huge.

As a time traveler from the Human Union, she still tends to judge many things here based on her own understanding of the Human Union.

This is a problem that many time travelers know, but they subconsciously ignore it.

"I am actually very curious. Little girl from a foreign land, didn't you find anything unusual along the way?"

Leida smiled awkwardly. In order to avoid any trouble, she kept walking around people.
So there really was nothing to discover.

Seeing this, the witch could only smile helplessly and said:

"Perhaps this is a good thing. After all, what I have seen these days is just too hellish."

"Is it scary?"

Miss Leida was a little surprised. Could a big shot like the witch, who had lived for so long, still think that what she saw was hell?
Aren't they supposed to have seen everything?

The witch sighed and said:
"In just four days, fully one-third of the people of the Old World died."

"What?!!!!"

"Not because of disease, famine, or curse, but simply because humans killed each other, one-third of the human race died."

"While that was obviously fueled by the dark cloud of abnormality, I am also convinced that this all came from within themselves."

This was a terrifying thing that shocked the witch.

She had never seen a turmoil that would make people so keen on killing each other.

The most exaggerated incident in history was the massacre of one race by another.

But even so, the number of people who ultimately died directly at the hands of humans was only 1 percent.

More importantly, it is because of the famine and disease caused by the protracted war.

This time, it was really too exaggerated. "You, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? One third of the people? One third of the people died in four days because of killing each other?!!! A continent of people?!"

Leida was stunned. The number was so exaggerated that she couldn't believe it.

If the witch hadn't told her that, she would have sneered.

Because this has been exaggerated to the point where it not only goes against common sense, but rather mocks common sense.

The witch sighed helplessly and said:

"You heard it right, girl from a foreign land. And this is not the most terrible thing."

"What could be more exaggerated than this? Ah, you mean the massacre will not stop here? Oh my God, are they crazy? They are their own people! Even a murderer can't be so crazy!"

The witch did not answer Leida, she just lowered her head and looked at the thing that really made her feel uneasy.

As the daughter of the abyss, she can clearly see what is beneath her feet.

Once, there was dirt and rock beneath her feet.

And now, she could clearly see the deep abyss with scarlet light shining in the dark cracks, and the countless demons that were constantly climbing upwards.

I look at them and they look at me.

There was a silent sarcasm and ridicule.

Their arrival is unstoppable.

The abyss and the present world are now only separated by a thin line.

I believe that soon, the abyss will completely descend upon the world.

The chaos and evil accumulated in the Old Continent for three eras will be the best anchor and door for demons to invade the world.

What's more, the old continent is still in constant fighting and decline.

To be honest, the witch now doubts that the abyss itself does not fit the character of the abyss like the old continent at this moment.

Because she clearly saw the surprise of many demons at the atrocities on the ground.

Most of the demons from the abyss, whose doors were locked up one by one by Constantine, had not yet had the chance to absorb the evil and corruption of mankind.

The statement that only one third of people could be saved in the end made the witch suspicious.

Are there really so many left?

But no matter what, what I want to do will not change.

She is the daughter of the abyss and the last relic that Constantine left to this world!
I must close the new gate of the abyss for him!
This was the witch's only thought.

But before that
The witch looked at Leida seriously and asked:

"You've met him, haven't you?"

Leida was stunned at first, then she lowered her head embarrassedly and said:
"I'm sorry. Witch-sama, I haven't found anyone as great and glorious as you described. There are many good people around me, but they are not as great as you described."

The witch reached out and stroked Leida's messy hair and said:

"You have already met him, little girl from a foreign land."

Leida said strangely:

"My Lord Witch, I don't quite understand what you mean."

The witch looked towards the direction of the memorial hall tenderly and said:

"He gave everything for the happiness of the people, and he gave everything for the stability of the world."

"Girl from a foreign land, who else do you think you have met who fits this description?"

Leida's puzzled eyes gradually widened in great astonishment.

At the same time, she also said the name.

"Augustus Julius?!"

The witch lowered her head dejectedly and said:

"You once told me that you met the apostles of the saints, but you also said that the saints might not want to meet me."

"I couldn't understand why at the time, but now I think I understand. He was only back for a short while."

There was no reason for the saint to hide from him, and there was no need for his apostles in the Human Union to resist meeting their families.

The only explanation is that he knew he didn't have much time left.

The shocking news that Augustus was Constantine made Leida stand there in a daze for a long time.

But in the end, she asked the witch in great confusion:

"Now that you know this, why didn't you go see him? You must be very eager to see him again, right?"

The witch did not answer. She just took out the potion she had prepared long ago and gave it to Leida.

That would allow Leida to reach Sequence 4.

It wasn't that she didn't want to prepare more, nor that she didn't have time, but as for the dolls, this was the most appropriate time so far.

"This will take you all the way to becoming a demigod. I also hope you remember that once you surpass Sequence 4, you are no longer a human being."

"Then the contract between you and me ends here. This is the reward you deserve. Little girl from a foreign land, return to the Temple of Remembrance."

"I promise you, although disaster is about to strike, I will definitely solve everything."

"I am his last relic. I will definitely protect this place where he gave everything!"

He didn't want to let on that he was leaving soon.

I don't want him to know that I am like this.
Therefore, the witch did not dare to see Augustus for the last time.

Although she did so much, all she wanted was to meet him once.

But when the moment really came, she lost all her courage.

This is the tenderness of a saint and the timidity of a witch.

He redeemed himself from the abyss certainly not in the hope of returning to the abyss again.

But the witch couldn't think of any other solution.

(End of this chapter)