"Light from the Brink, the Guardian War Hammer of the Dawn Envoy!"
This was the original name of this God Equipment war hammer.
In the endless darkness of night, the Holy Light Knight who brought hope to the mortals had the most glorious title of all. This was also the origin of this war hammer's name, which had evolved into a God Equipment through inheritance.
Perhaps this God Equipment war hammer with such a long history was no longer around, but at the very least, the title of Dawn Envoy should be passed down through this Holy Light sword.
The previous generation's Dawn Envoy was Estrada. This generation's Dawn Envoy … since he passed down his inheritance to me, it would seem that this Dawn Envoy would be me.
The short sword hilt was even simpler than I had expected. It didn't even need any decorations. This sword contained history and inheritance, which was the ultimate glory.
Of course, the Dawn Envoy's inheritance hadn't been cut off yet. It was just that the future inheritors would probably have to stop training with hammers and start training with swords.
"… Why am I thinking so far ahead? I still don't know what happened that year."
I shook my head. I didn't even have a single Holy Knight disciple. It would be far too early for me to find an inheritance when I was about to die … Should I first find some useful seeds and give them to whoever could survive the longest? I seemed to understand why Estrada had passed down his war hammer to me. All of his fellow disciples from back in the day had probably died.
"My Dawn Holy Light sword … doesn't count yet."
I sheathed the sword hilt at my waist. It still lacked one main material and two core components. It was just like a machine that was missing a large part of its components. If I took it out to casually attack someone right now and it broke, I wouldn't even be able to cry.
"… Even though it's just a spear that Roland used from back in the day, it actually cost me 150,000 Fate Points. What a scam."
If I had a choice, I would rather wait until I had gathered all the necessary materials before "crafting the sword". A half-finished product would always be in an unstable state. It wouldn't be a big deal if it had flaws in power and functions, but it would be a big deal if it became unstable to the point of exploding.
Ever since I saw this spear in my System, I had long since chosen it as my most basic material. I had been saving up my Fate Points for this spear. If it wasn't for the fact that Lasnina had given me another twenty thousand Fate Points, as well as the cursed gemstone as collateral, it would have taken me at least half a year to accumulate enough Fate Points.
In the system … Astrya still had a few such items, such as the crown of the ancient Sea God, the demonic sculpture of the Troll Empire, and so on. Utility points sounded impressive and had a lot of history, but the original owners of these items had been dead for who knows how many years. Most of these items were useless, and they were all extremely expensive.
And since Astrya was able to get a loan, the power of karma itself wouldn't be able to go back on its own. It was highly likely that Astrya had received quite a bit of commission from him.
Of course, she wouldn't admit it. If it wasn't for the fact that the gemstone was indeed attractive, she wouldn't even think about owing him the money.
"Looks like I'll have to earn some more points …"
Previously, Astrya had always been urging me to go to the Chaos Abyss. She had even said something along the lines of "Not only is Cavendish a Child of the Chaos Abyss who can become stronger in battle". Perhaps she had been waiting for this scene.
Perhaps Roland hadn't had such a powerful cheat back in the day, which gave me the opportunity to kill enemies and accumulate Fate Points in exchange for materials that would allow me to quickly level up. Even more than that, it was because both Cavendish and Roland were split bodies of the Children of the Chaos Abyss.
I shook my head, deciding that I shouldn't think too deeply about such things.
"Right, Astrya, use the Fate Points that you just earned to pay me back. Return the gemstone to me."
Sealing Lasnina had given me twenty thousand Fate Points, but killing Salor had given me forty thousand Fate Points. This wasn't because Salor was stronger than Lasnina, nor did he have more connections. It was because Salor had died even more thoroughly.
Lasnina had been sealed. Even if her seal was theoretically unbreakable, she hadn't died. High-level devils and demons would never die unless there were special circumstances. As for Salor … Salor no longer existed in this world.
Holy Light had always been the natural enemy of the undead, demons, devils, and other creatures of Chaos. The foundation of their existence was the distorted power of Chaos. Holy Light would cleanse the distortions and expel Chaos, which would be the equivalent of erasing the foundation of their existence.
But in most situations, Holy Light would only be able to expel demons back to the lower planes. That was because a small amount of water wouldn't be able to extinguish a large fire.
The foundational reason why Devil Lords and Demon Nobles were so difficult to destroy was because if an ordinary priest's Holy Light was like a bucket of water, then Devil Lords and Demon Nobles were like "volcanoes". Not only would it be impossible to extinguish them with a bucket of water, even a God's downpour wouldn't be enough to extinguish a volcano. Apart from the difference in quantity, the most important reason was that all "volcanoes" originated underground (the Endless Chaos Abyss).
I had paid a tremendous price in order to obtain my Dawn sword. This was the equivalent of using earthquakes to dig up the "volcano"'s source, directly "cleansing" the volcano's source.
Being able to do this was no longer just a Concept of "evolution". Using the enemy's existence as a clue, this sword could surpass all limitations and cleanse all distortions.
If it wasn't for the "Time" property, this would have been impossible. And, the two major Concepts of "Time" and "Holy Light" had already fused together in Hell, which was the theoretical basis for the creation of this Holy Light sword.
Theoretically speaking, even Devil Lords and Abyss Princes wouldn't be able to live forever in front of this sword.
That's right, this sword had been prepared specifically to deal with powerful demons and undead. As for who its ultimate enemy would be, that didn't even need to be mentioned.
Based on its design, this sword didn't even have a blade that could normally injure others. This meant that if the enemy wasn't a demon or undead, it would be impossible for the sword to injure anyone apart from blinking. But if the enemy just happened to be a creature of Chaos … Salor would be the best experimental subject. It was fortunate that he was only a Devil General. If he had been facing an existence on the level of a Devil Lord or a Demon Marquis, I wouldn't have dared to use this half-finished sword. It would be too late for regrets if this Dawn sword collapsed.
Now, in front of this Dawn sword that was the natural enemy of all creatures of Chaos, the Bloodwar General Salor was directly "cleansed". No matter how many tricks he had prepared to revive himself, it would be useless. That was because he had already been "cleansed" from his very source.
If I could gather all the remaining parts of this sword, allowing this sword to truly possess its complete power and abilities … I felt that I could probably change my name to "Ash Envoy". Wherever I went, the undead and demons would instantly turn to ash.
I put away my Dawn sword. The fallen angel and purgatory centaur still hadn't recovered yet. They had their teammates take care of them while they focused on the nearby battle.
The gigantic War God was so familiar to me. Even the giants' roofs were destroyed by him. Salor had given us plenty of trouble during the years we were in the Hades. Back then, the only ones he could play with were Main Gods that were thousands of years old or even tens of thousands of years old. Now, we only had a bunch of SemiGods that were only several hundred years old. How were we supposed to fight against him?
The hilt of my sword slowly glowed as a faint ball of light shot towards the Chaos War God. It was as if this newly born War God was asking me to fight him. Even if it wasn't completely finished, a true Myth-ranked weapon would still have its own spirit and dignity. However, I unhesitatingly tightened my sash.
"Stop joking around. Even if you want to die, you should find a suitable opponent. Besides, it's not like you were created specifically for him …"
Donatis was an Evil God, not a demon. This was the true problem right now.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, Evil Gods were no different from demons. However, Chaos Evil Gods and Order True Gods were actually foundationally different existences. Their "Concepts" were their own Divine Concepts and divinity … Fine then, perhaps some people could already tell that from a certain standpoint, Chaos Evil Gods were also creatures of Order. It was just that the Chaos Abyss had given them the power of Chaos. Many Evil Gods had originally been Order True Gods.
A God of Darkness with negative traits was also an Order True God? Could it be that darkness, violence, hatred, and assassination weren't "Concepts" of Order as well? If too much discipline was enforced, that would be tyranny. There was only a thin line separating justice from bloody revenge. If one slightly twisted their "Divine Concepts" and changed their names, that would be the Evil God's true name.
Strong gales at sea would cause fishing boats to speed up. Meanwhile, powerful gales would cause large ships to sink to the bottom of the sea. Lady Storm, who was feared by countless fishermen and sailors, had in the past been the protector of safety at sea and smooth sailing. Not long ago, the Elf Main God who had fallen to the Chaos Abyss had now taken over control of all fallen elves. His Evil God priests were incredibly active in the Underground World.
My Dawn holy sword was used to cleanse distortions and Chaos. Although Evil Gods had the power to distort Order, their foundational source was still the "Concept" of Order. In order to defeat Evil Gods, I would need another sword, a magic sword capable of destroying all Order. And that sword … If Dawn only had its hilt left, then the design for my other sword probably hadn't even been completed yet.
"What a headache. I'm meeting an opponent on the same level as the final boss right from the start. How am I supposed to play this lousy game?"
I helplessly facepalmed. No matter how I looked at my trump cards, there really wasn't a single one that could deal with Donatis. If Donatis had any weaknesses back in the day, he would have long since died in the Hades.
Previously, when I fought against him in the Hades, I revealed many of my trump cards. Donatis had seen all four of the new Four Main Elements. As a warrior who had experienced countless battles, Donatis would definitely have analyzed the four new Four Main Elements after his death. Donatis also knew about the special traits of Extended Life. It would be basically unrealistic to try and trick Donatis again.
As for peace talks …
"… When you mention the Hades, I recall that Donatis summoned all his Valkyrie warriors to the battlefield back in the day. According to the rules of the Hades, not a single one of them should have been able to leave. The Valkyrie Temple that had been built up over thousands of years was destroyed. Countless devout believers and God Envoys all died mysteriously. No wonder Donatis hates me so much. He's said many times that he wants to kill me. Now that he sees me, he probably has no other choice but to go all out. "
No matter how I thought about it, as long as I was here, peace talks would be impossible …
But when I saw the adventurers who had become the fuse for the battle, an evil idea appeared in my mind. Perhaps I could change my way of thinking and try something new.
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