While Baiyi was doubting the Gundam Tree's strength, the Wise Mad King, who was watching the battle from afar using a long-range surveillance spell, was in a frenzy.
As the organizer and executor of the plan, the Wise Mad King knew exactly how powerful the Gundam should be. He knew that the Gundam should not be in such a sorry state. How could someone use that mysterious dark energy to beat him into the ground?
'What's wrong?' The Wise Mad King thought to himself. The Gundam had been handed over to the Supreme Leader of Godsfall, who was the mastermind behind the plan. The Supreme Leader himself was a true god, and his strength was unparalleled. His control over Laws and Divine Energy was also impeccable. The Gundam must be the Gundam, the person whom the Godsfall cult had deemed the most suitable to control the Law Puppet. Or perhaps, the pilot? The pilot?
If the Law Puppet had been controlled by someone else, it would have been understandable if the person did not know how to control it. However, the Supreme Leader was the one controlling the Law Puppet.
Godsfall's entire plan was not to create a monster with infinite strength, nor was it to create an avatar for a god. It was to steal the Power of the God of Power through a series of arrangements!
The Godsfall cult's plan was to mimic the God's Summoning Formation used by the Church of God's Grace to summon angels, but on a much larger scale. The Formation's structure was adjusted by an Abyss Lord, and with the assistance of another god, the God of Power, the only thing that could descend to the Divine Realm after the God of Power was summoned was his power and the Law Puppet's Authority. The God of Power's consciousness would remain in the Divine Realm due to the Supreme Leader's interference.
This was how the Godsfall cult created a puppet that had no self-consciousness, yet possessed the authority of a god. That was why the plan was called the Puppet Plan.
The reason the Godsfall cult used the term "Godsfall" was not because they worshipped an evil god, nor was it because they wanted to corrupt a god. It was because they wanted to steal the Authority of another god. In the end, the true god would not be corrupted, but the authority that they wielded would be corrupted.
In order to allow the God of Nature, Krarion, the true leader of Godsfall, to control the puppet, the main material used to create the puppet was plants, which the God of Nature was most familiar with. Compared to other unstable elements, the body made from plants was the most cost-effective, and it could last the longest.
At the same time, to ensure that the God of Nature's control over the puppet would be smoother and that there would be no interference from other consciousnesses in the puppet's body, the puppet could not be made up of other living creatures. If the puppet was made up of living creatures, the residual consciousnesses in the puppet would contaminate the purity of the puppet. That was why the Godsfall cult had to expel all living creatures before it was activated. It was also why the Wise Mad King objected to the idea of sacrificing a few Demigods.
One should not underestimate these consciousnesses. If they gathered and resisted, even the Nature God would not be able to control the puppet, even the God, the God, the God, would not be able to control it God.
In a certain alchemy themed anime on Earth, didn't the final boss fall under the resistance of these sacrifices?
That was the gist of the Godsfall cult's plan. There were two key points to the plan. The first was to ensure that they could successfully steal the God of Power's Authority. This meant that the gigantic formation had to be fully charged, and its structure had to be complete. The second point was to ensure that the puppet's purity could not be mixed with the consciousnesses of other living creatures. The puppet could only be made of ordinary trees, which had no self-awareness.
However, this crazy plan, which had never been replicated in the past, had been completely disrupted by Baiyi's accidental intrusion. The gigantic formation had been damaged to a certain extent, and it had been forced to activate in a hurry. This had resulted in a flaw in the puppet's ability to control the Laws. According to the original plan, the God of Power's Authority would not only prohibit magic and combat chi, but it would also deprive humans of the ability to support their bodies and even to breathe! All it had to do was stand there, and as long as it willed it, it could easily wipe out everything within a few kilometers of it!
This was the might of a powerful god's Authority. In comparison, the Nature God, who could only control the changes of nature, was no match for the God of Power. This was why the Wise Walker had chosen not to descend to the Lower Realms and instead chose to steal his colleague's Authority.
Although the rules of the puppet, which had been hastily created, were much weaker than the original plan, the fact that it was able to disable someone else's magic and combat energy was terrifying enough. The Godsfall cult could accept this. At most, they would have to work a little harder to kill the powerless ants. The entire plan would be considered a success.
However, at that moment, the damned Hope appeared again. He used some sort of power that was not controlled by the rules to pummel the Law Puppet that Godsfall had placed all their hopes on. Although he was only attacking a puppet, every wave of that black power was like a slap to the face of the God of Nature. It was a burning sensation.
His name was Hope, but he always brought despair to his enemies.
What puzzled the Wise Mad King even more was the fact that even though the power of the Laws was incomplete, the Wise Walker was still a real god, right? Surely he could understand the Laws better and more flexibly, right? Even if the puppet was made up of someone else's consciousness, which made it less pure, the Wise Walker was still a real god, right? Surely he could suppress the chaotic consciousness, right? Even if Hope's dark energy was powerful, the Wise Walker was still a real god, right? Not to mention, he was so huge, and he had the upper hand. Even if he used his divine power, he would not be weak. How could he be beaten so badly? Could he not even fight back?
In any case, he was a real god!
Just as the Wise Mad King was trying to figure out what was going on, a voice suddenly rang in his head. It was the leader who had spoken to him. When the Wise Mad King heard what the leader had to say, the confusion and confusion on his face disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a sense of panic and despair that came from the depths of his heart.
The Wise Walker's message was simple. "Moroes has betrayed us! He has taken control of the puppet! Destroy the puppet at all costs!"
Now, some of the questions that had been bothering the Wise Mad King were answered. For example, why was the puppet so weak? For example, why was the First High Reverend so generous to lend the puppet his most powerful weapon? Why was he so generous to sacrifice it?
As expected, the demons were experts in betrayal.
The Wise Walker's order was like a bolt out of the blue to the Wise Mad King, who had bet everything he had on the puppet. This was worse than finding out that his daughter was actually his own granddaughter.
For the sake of this plan, the Wise Mad King had put everything on the line. He had sacrificed the homeland of his people, the strategic power of his country, and the social classes of his country. He had placed his throne on the table. If he failed, he would not even be able to die a normal death.
The revenge from Hope, the revenge from the Morningstar Sage and the Green Sword Saint family, the revenge from the traditionalists, and the First High Reverend Moroes, the Lord of the Abyss who always talked about righteousness but betrayed everyone at the critical moment. All of these enemies probably wanted to tear him into pieces …
Finally, the Wise Mad King lost his strength and fell to the ground. Gru, the half-elf, who had been watching the Wise Mad King, tried to help him up, but the Wise Mad King waved his hand and stopped him.
"The future of the fairies, the hope of our people … it's all over …" The Wise Mad King's usual high-spirited demeanor was nowhere to be seen. He hung his head low, like a defeated dog letting out its last whimper.
"Did it fail?" Gru asked in a low voice.
The Wise Mad King did not answer Gru's question directly. Instead, as the King of the Elves, he gave Gru a final order. "Go. Gather all our remaining forces and destroy that puppet. That way, the Elves might still have a chance to survive …"
"Yes, my lord." Gru left with the order. Before he left, he looked at the Wise Mad King, who looked like a dog that had lost its owner. Gru took a dagger that looked like a work of art and placed it beside the Wise Mad King. The dagger was part of the Wise Mad King's collection. He had stolen it from a Dwarf Lord's corpse, and it was the Wise Mad King's most prized possession. He had given it to Gru as a token of appreciation and trust.
Now, it was time to return it to its rightful owner.
While the Godsfall cult's leader was giving the Wise Mad King a merciless command, Baiyi, who was still fighting the golem, noticed that something was amiss with the golem. The golem's defense and struggle had suddenly ceased, and a sinister green flame burst forth from its body.
The sudden change in the situation caused Baiyi to halt his attacks and put some distance between himself and the puppet. He looked at the strange creature, who had called itself the God of Nature, and who had suddenly unleashed its sinister green flame.
When the green flame on the puppet's body died down, the puppet stood up again. Its shattered knees had been repaired, but what replaced them were no longer trees. Instead, they were a bunch of disgusting, wriggling black muscles. The rest of the puppet's damaged body was filled with the disgusting muscle tissue, and the puppet returned to its human form.
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