Volume 3: Chapter 9 - Robert Wears the Crown Again

The cultist looked at me and said the words that sounded very strange.

"It's time to end this."

What do you mean is time to end this?

I became vigilant and looked solemnly at the opponent.

Then under my gaze, the cultist raised both hands toward the sky, letting the magic sword fall in the ground.

"Supreme Love God, please descend your gaze."

The moment his voice feel, the sky split open.

It was literally split open. A huge crack appeared in the sky.

A deep crimson crack appeared above the train, and behind that crack was something that should not exist in this world.

It was a deep cosmos from which an en eye bigger than a sun looked down on the world. Around the eye, countless blurry arms, lips, flowers, chains, and masks overlapped with each other, constantly changing shape.

The moment I looked at it, my pupils shrank and mind went blank.

Even with the Beast Lord Bell in my hand, I still felt as if an invisible hand had grabbed my soul.

Although I had heard that Evil Gods were terrifying, I had never expected it to be this Terrifying.

The more I looked at it, the more my thoughts became chaotic.

That existences was beautiful yet disgusting, holy yet rotten, gentle yet terrifying.

All these contradictory feelings appeared at the same time, causing my soul to tremble.

For the first time since I left the Beast Kingdom, I felt fear.

At the same time, the passengers behind me also changed.

Their cloudy eyes suddenly widened the red light inside their pupils spread outward like cracks. Their bodies trembled violently, and strange smiles appeared on their faces, cracking to their ears, looking hideous and terrifying.

"Love..."

"Love..."

"Love..."

As they voices spread, many passengers' backs bent unnaturally, as if invisible hands were folding their bones.

Their skin became pale, wax-like, covered in red flower patterns and their mouths stretched into stiff smiles, while tears kept flowing from their eyes.

A lady who had been crying earlier raised her head. Red petals grew from the corners of her eyes, and her smile became so wide that it no longer looked like a human expression.

A knight gripped his sword with trembling hands, but his arm split into several crimson shadows, each one reaching toward the sky as if longing for the Love God's embrace.

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If any normal person saw this scene, their sanity would plummet.

The black-robed cultist laughed wildly.

"Do you see it, Princess Elize? This is the true love of God!"

"These insects are being reborn under the gaze of the Supreme Love God!"

Unfortunately, I couldn't answer the man because the corruption has already made it impossible for me to speak.

I gritted my teeth and forced myself to stay awake, but the scene in front of me still blurred.

Vaguely, although I was suppressed I could feel that the Beast Lord's Bell was trembling like never before. It was of something bad triggered a hidden in mechanism inside it, making it extremely active.

Just as I was about to pour my magic into the bell to communicate, I felt a terrifying aura rising behind me.

For a moment I seemed to see a look of astonishment in the eyes of that being in the sky.

Yes, Astonishment!

Even though it was only an eye, even though it was only a projection from outside the World, I could clearly feel that emotion.

For a moment, I wanted to turn around, but my body was still being suppressed by the gaze of the Love God.

Only the Beast Lord Bell trembled violently on my finger, ringing faster and faster.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

A faint black mist spread rapidly from behind me like ink dropped into water.

The black mist flowed across the broken carriage, swallowing the crimson corruption wherever it passed.

Strangely, it was clearly black, but it did not feel evil.

If the crimson mist released by the Love God was like mud, sticky and disgusting.

Then this black mist was like the night sky itself. Deep, silent, pure, and untouchable. .

The red magic circle covering several kilometres trembled violently, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

"What... is this?"

The black-robed cultist's fanatical smile disappeared and his body stiffened as he looked behind me.

At the same time, a cold wind swept through the ruined cabin and snowflakes began to fall.

In the middle of the plains, under the crimson eclipse created by the Love God's eye, snow actually began to fall.

The blood-red flower beneath the train was gradually dyed with ice and the corruption of Evil God seemed to be offset by some unknown power which helped me regain my freedom.

When I finally turned my head with difficulty, I saw Robert.

He was now floating in the air, his body slowly rising up, surrounded by the black black mist.

His eyes were closed, and his expression calm, as if his consciousness had already disappeared.

The faint red patterns that had appeared on his body were being erased by the black mist.

At the same time, his appearance began to change.

His brown hair lost its original color little by little, turning into a bright metallic silver, which grew down to his waist and his skin became pale, almost like polished jade.

The clothes on his body were now covered by the black mist, which condensed into a pure black Trench Coat around him.

Above Robert's silver hair, a pale blue crown, exquisite behind imagination appeared.

The top layer of the crown was engraved with Sun, Moon, and a sea of shifting stars.

The middle layer engraved the mountains, rivers, and vast oceans flowing across the land like a living world.

At the bottom were delicate figures of Elves, Dragons, Fairies, Spirits, Humans Beastmen, and countless other races.

Just looking at that Crown, my heart trembled because I knew what that Crown represented.

Above the Ninth Order exists another Realm.

It's called Seven Steps to the Crown.

Here the Seven steps are individual realms similar to First Order to Ninth Order. Only after completing the Seventh Step, is one qualified to wear a Crown.

And those who wear the crown are the ones who have reached pinnacle of humanity and stepped into the realm of Demigod.

According to legends, even during the Chaotic Era when all kinds monsters and geniuses ran rampant, those who could wear the Crown were all existences that could illuminate an entire Era.

"But why would he be able to wear a Crown?"

I couldn't help but feel puzzled.

The moment I came into contact with Robert, I had sensed that he were just a Second Order Mage.

So the question arises, why is he suddenly able to wear a Crown?

You have to understand, not just anyone can wear the Crown. Only those recognised the World and those who have completed the Seventh Step, can wear the crown.

Even my own Aunt is only at the Fifth Step of wearing the Crown, unable to advance further for years.

Only my Mother, the Supreme Ruler of the Fox Royal Clan and one of the main stays of the Beastmen Kingdom has truly stepped into the Realm of the Crowned One and has the qualification to wear the Crown.

On the opposite side, the black-robed cultist also seemed to have recognised the change in Robert.

"Crowned... One?"

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