Chapter 1015 - D402: The Doomsday Stage

After drinking the crystal flower honey, which is both a delicacy and a potent poison to ordinary people, the Hero quickly mastered this new transformation.

As she had speculated, the life core of the Honey Crystal was not the gleaming shell, but the nectar within, much like an eggshell and yolk.

And this nectar is also a clone of the Master of Monster Flower Field's body, containing all its magical intelligence or, shall we say, genetic information.

If it were a regular magician, they naturally wouldn't be able to convert such alien information, having no commonality with human life forms, into their own strength. If it were a Beast Spirit Mage, they would turn into a flower field no different from the surrounding crystal clusters at the moment of attempt.

Yet the Hero now could even transcend such barriers.

However, although the conditions were harsh, it didn't mean this transformation itself was particularly strong, especially compared to the Hero's other transformations.

It couldn't move, and its attack method was limited to simple magic power release, with very limited spirit interference.

From these abilities, one could glimpse the nature of the Honey Crystal Flower as a Mineral Elf.

Her sole hobby was probably quietly watching other beings reveal satisfied expressions upon drinking the nectar—

or witnessing those beings transform into crystals in the height of sweetness.

Considering it is the nature of the nectar itself, and the Flower Field Master almost never actively interferes, one could say her character is somewhat indifferent to the world.

Of course, this transformation also has something worth praising: from now on, the Hero could produce and sell Crystal Honey.

This no doubt was a merit that other transformations couldn't match.

It tastes great; she'll get the kitchen to use this for desserts later.

Having somewhat understood the Flower Field Master's worldview, the Hero licked the corner of her lips, then felt a strong gaze coming from nearby.

Suddenly having a real kin like this, even the Flower Field Master, indifferent to the world, couldn't resist curiously emerging from the crystals.

It was a little girl only appearing in the crystals, like an image, wearing a crown of flowers of various forms on her head.

However, although she successfully brought out the Flower Field Master, the Hero was now too occupied to interact with her.

Because the truly high-difficulty task was just about to begin.

The Little Sea Horse appeared beside the Hero, serving as a guard just in case.

Though its combat power was not ideal, as a non-dying elf, it was sufficient to buy enough time for the Hero to react.

Then, the girl, her entire form transforming into crystal, had her white clothes spontaneously ignited, with magic power veins like vines winding along the body's contours.

Next, a gorgeous iris bloomed like flames at her waist side.

The Saintess statue made of crystal semi-knelt on the ground, hands overlapping over her chest, fingers tightly clasped, and bowed her head in prayer.

This prayer wasn't to Dusk Crystal but was an offering to Dusk and Crystal.

In the silent prayer, poem-like golden words emerged once again in the void, the script flowing and interweaving, orderly absorbing into the Hero's skin.

Though this action was a sudden idea of the Hero, the reason she came up with such an idea stemmed from an inspiration source.

She had read in books that in the distant past, humankind once worshiped magic creatures as gods.

In the era of rampant Great Demons, not only were local magic creatures rampant, but there were also numerous existences from otherworld, eyeing the domain of this world.

The ways they reached this plane were varied and strange, and even the Gate of Hell was just one among them with a noteworthy presence.

And it was universally known that only the exceptionally powerful magic creatures could respond to a summoning and descend across space, limited to those grown up in this world and leaving their mark.

So then, for those magic creatures born from Otherworld, how could people summon them to descend?

The answer was simple: prepare a milestone, prepare live sacrifices—prepare human pillars.

To more accurately summon those existences, it was necessary to let unmarked humans thoroughly be stained with those existences' colors, becoming an anchor for them in this realm.

Shamaness of Demon God, divine descent ritual.

Although the religions venerating otherworld existences as gods within the kingdom were long eradicated by the Church, back when the Church hadn't yet become sole, numerous wars erupted between religions worshiping Evil Gods and Barbarian Gods.

Compared to wars between humans and magic creatures, this faith flag-driven war between humans was even more brutally intense.

And eventually, the shamanesses who summoned the Alien Gods were all beheaded... which was another predecessor Saintess's tale.

Fifteen years Holy War was not the Church's only Holy War.

And those shamanesses in those stories who devoted their bodies to gods were precisely the inspiration source of the Hero's current behavior.

So reading more books is useful.

But contrary to those now denounced as cruel, barbaric old rituals, the Hero, although seemingly making a devoted gesture, wasn't sacrificing herself.

The Incarnation Position was an extension of her soul, both part of herself and a place in her palace.

If one had to say it, she was merely redecorating a corner of her world, making it into a room suited to her friend's liking.

Not offering herself to gods, but inviting gods into her home.

The Spirit God Mage from Faith Church, upon seeing this scene, would surely be exclaiming in awe.

But such an action required surmounting countless difficulties disproportionately to this impromptu act.

After all, whom she was trying to summon occupied the highest rank in the numerous religious classics—Sealed End of the World Holy Sword.

At least within the kingdom, there existed no religion that didn't acknowledge this status because all were trampled flat.

"The most challenging part is that to summon 'me,' one must experience the end." Dusk Fairy held her cheeks with both hands, sitting atop the Hero's head, tone helpless.

"Not just occasionally appearing in reality, but truly lingering in reality, even being able to wield power... if one wants to achieve such a summoning, it could only be accomplished after the world's end."

This seemingly impossible condition could still find another path.

Because the hero's chosen summoned entity is ultimately not the true End of the World Sword, but merely its sword spirit.

Nevertheless, "end" remains an unavoidable core condition.

But a true end is not necessary; rather, it is to create an ending infinitely close to reality, yet has not arrived and may never come.

What inspired the hero is the Divine Knowledge Saintess.

Projecting the power of the end from an undeniably real future… However, for a hero whose perception, although outstanding, is still far from reaching that stage, this approach is evidently unfeasible.

However, in the field of "prophecy," the current hero has her own unique insights.

Among the many profound magical systems, prophecy magic is also the most obscure domain.

Although prophecy is often a favorite tactic of religions to attract followers, in past years, this type of magic was often held by the Mage Association.

Those with the "Thousand-mile Eye" skill tree in the Shooter Guild occasionally make their presence known, exchanging and learning with mages.

It was only in recent years, because of the presence of the Divine Knowledge Saintess, that the Church barely developed in this field, able to rival the Mage Association in academic journals.

However, beyond these three professional guilds, there is still another organization that has always watched coldly from above — the Warlock Association.

True prophecy is not within the reach of mortal wisdom; only warlocks can truly glimpse the secrets of the heavens!

Regrettably, the warlocks are correct.

Despite the often poor quantity and precision of the warlocks' prophecies, those with the greatest range and precision often come from the mouths of warlocks who have never studied any relevant theories.

To read the world's direction, a truly clever approach is not to try to grasp the whole world but to become one with that direction, using instinct to feel.

In the past, such prophecies were called "oracles."

So, although the hero has never studied prophecy magic, the related fragments have long existed within her abyss.

Derive the future ideal self's Great Priest's Staff.

If one can demonstrate ideals, naturally one can also display ruin.

Infinite repetition of the past in the Wandering Country.

Include the variables of the world in the deductions, writing scripts of either ideals or despair.

Project different self-worlds of the Ghost Ship.

The concept of ultra-long-distance space transmission inherently contains the idea of summoning familiar people from the Otherworld; therefore, since one can come over, one can also go over.

And the last piece of the puzzle is the world where the Dusk Fairy resides, and the transformation gifted by Alice.

Dream.

——Premonition Dream.

Not the future of this world, but another world infinitely close to this world that will ultimately head towards an end.

The young girl closes her eyes and sinks into sleep under the fairy's observation.

[World Line Change Rate (affecting hero, the higher, the more different)]

D100=73

[The hero of this world is ——]

1. Mage

2. Adventurer

3. Commoner

4. Angel

5. Empire Noble

6. Anchor

7. Anchor

8. Anchor

9. Slime

10. Great Success/Extreme Failure

D10=5

♛: Empire Noble

[Due to the declaration to the empire, the hero's identity is ——]

1~3. Duke's daughter

4~6. Imperial princess

7. Consort

8. Empress

9. Dowager!

10. Great Success/Extreme Failure

D10=4

♛: Imperial Princess