Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1259 - 259: Empire Line: Toward the [Spiritual Deer] Ending (54)

"Thank me?"

"Yes." The flame-haired girl nodded, "This delicate demeanor is when my combat ability is weakest, solely for healing and protecting others. To even defeat a True Divine Apostle of the Sigma Order (18) in this form shows how truly powerful the fusion of pathways is."

"...Lord Leoz, you're not quite the same as before."

"Am I?" The girl shrugged, "Is it because I've turned into a woman? Wait a bit, I'll change back and you'll recognize me."

"No, Lord Leoz, honestly, you surprise me, not because of your strength. You are indeed powerful now, but compared to the one who casually annihilated the Dragon Race civilization and faced Gaia's Executor directly, there's still a long way to go."

Arthur leaned against the rock wall, having lost all motivation to resist, his cloak blowing away with the wind, revealing a face marred with burns and charred scars.

There weren't many porcelain-like remnants on him, in most places, he looked merely like a charred corpse.

Ordinary, mundane, ugly.

It's hard to imagine that the Apostle of the famed for beauty and elegance [Goddess of Truth] Charlgarnia would be like this, and even her strongest, most favored First Apostle.

The flame-haired girl glanced at Arthur, smiling knowingly:

"I thought you were just a lickspittle, but now it seems Charlgarnia is truly your Redeemer."

"I was born, died, and ascended to godhood during three fires, ultimately ending up in this ghastly form. Yet Charlgarnia never despised my ugliness. She believed in me, even when I was a mere mortal, taking me under her care despite others' objections, fighting alongside me, cleansing my body, and healing my wounds."

Arthur raised his head, his charred pupils full of reminiscence and unwillingness:

"But what do I have left?"

"Lord Leoz, back then, I had nothing. I only had this sword and my life. There was only one person in the whole world who would treat me equally, not pity me for my ugliness and weakness, but rather fairly assign me to where I was most needed, granting me dignity and composure."

"Once upon a time, you likely wouldn't understand this emotion, but now I sense that you already have."

"Perhaps."

The flame-haired girl said calmly:

"By the way, don't let your knight stop the assault. Let these followers level up my companions."

"...Lord Leoz, though you are still who you are, many things have changed. The emotions and empathy you lacked, you now possess."

Arthur's emotions were somewhat complex:

"In that case, you should understand my dealings with Starry Abyss's enemies for the freedom of the Goddess..."

"Yes."

The girl's eyes curved like crescents, smiling slightly:

"I don't understand."

In an instant, she opened her eyes, the reddish-golden pupils revealing a coldness:

"I finally get it; after all this, you made deals with the [Society] side, didn't you?"

She raised her blade, placing it against Arthur's neck, her murderous intent almost materialized, piercing into Arthur's being:

"For a mere Charlgarnia, you colluded with Earthlings? Ridiculous!"

"And what about you, Your Excellency?"

Arthur lay on the ground, extremely calm:

"You also have Ether on you, no, it seems even more terrifying than the Secret, Earthlings, or even the Destroyer."

"Do you have the nerve to say you are clean and decent?"

"You are an emotional being now, you should understand, apart from ideology, there are many things that cannot be measured by value."

"If it were your lover, idol, or whoever else most important to you, persecuted by your partners or superiors, could you still handle everything calmly and adhere to those damned principles?"

Arthur said:

"This Grand Narrative is too great; insignificant beings like us only wish to protect our love, is that wrong?"

"...Indeed, you are right, I have no right to criticize you."

The flame-haired girl lowered her sword, sighing:

"I can indeed understand your feelings now, and I cannot claim to be a person of impeccable conduct either."

Arthur lifted his head, delighted:

"Lord Leoz—!"

Hiss!

The sword pierced Arthur's neck, as the Apostle's body slowly disintegrated, the flame-haired girl slowly withdrew her sword.

"I am indeed not very proper."

The flame-haired girl said indifferently: 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"But no matter what, I know the consequences of cooperating with the [Secret Society], you traitor."

She looked up to the sprawling battlefield, the Divine Country was too sturdy to be breached from within.

Most of the time, Divine Clan Warriors are shattered and slain outside the Divine Country, or are bashed into losing their senses, dragged into reality before being slaughtered.

Only very few are attacked by the Destroyer's actual form or the [Society] itself, causing the collapse and disintegration of the Divine Country under absolute power oppression.

Yet, since Arthur already confessed to cooperating with the Secret, if Arthur couldn't defeat her, it would be the Earthlings' turn to act.

However, the flame-haired girl had no intention of following the opponent's pace just like that.

"There is still a bit of Primordial Soil here... should be enough to break open this Divine Country."

Just as she was about to extract the Primordial Soil left by Leoz, she suddenly sensed something odd.

"Hmm?"

She slowly lowered her head, looking at the sword she was grasping:

"Isn't this Arthur's Demon Sword? It actually didn't reincarnate with him."

This blade was quite strange; not only could it break through her defenses, but it could also easily slice through the time dimension, allowing Arthur, a mere Apostle, to act with second-level precision.

Aside from that, the weapon exuded an eerie aura, and Arthur's series of actions completely defied logical norms; though he was weak, under the sword's empowerment, he grew strong enough to even wound her.

How strange, and even the [Blacksmith] couldn't determine its material...

——Wait a minute.

Speaking of which, although the game system can no longer display her character data, other functions seemed to still operate normally.

She activated the [Eye of Truth] Arcane Enchantment, lightly touching the demon sword's edge.

[Performing item &&#*Y&%&(#%":... see swordtip | slide humorously manually oh gosh—]

Pong, pong, pong!

She tapped her head.

[Performing Item Appraisal]

"Ah, turns out the system is essentially an appliance. Give it a tap and it works normally."

The girl nodded satisfactorily.

[Specialty [Unilateral Action]—Activated!]

[Charm Check Passed! Great Success!]

[Appraisal Complete]

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[Item Name]: Holy Sword

[Category]: Sword/Excalibur

[Quality]: "Mythical Creation"

[Attributes]:

Provides attack based on 999% [Main Attribute]

[Sword Specialty]: Critical hit damage +20%, seamless attack progression, swiftly passes through the enemy's body.

[Holy Sword]: Every 3 attacks, deals unavoidable, judgment ignoring, invincible state piercing pure damage.

[Introduction]:

"Explanation is the whisper of the defeated."

Blade length: Infinitesimally small — Infinite

Net weight: Infinitesimally small — Infinite

Material: Indeterminate

No attribute correction

[Attached Skills]:

"Sword Master": Grants you supreme swordsmanship expertise, enough to bridge any gap in talent, technology, and magic.

[Equipment Requirements]:

No attribute limitations.

Only those with an 'unyielding' will, who must remain steadfast at all times, can lift this Holy Sword.

Once the will wavers and the weapon is dropped, it can never be lifted again.