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Chapter 80 - 67 Officially debuting Mother Gaia (Please subscribe)

Chapter 80: 67 Officially debuting Mother Gaia (Please subscribe)

"Gao, what are they doing?"

"Looks like they’ve mistaken you for a Divine Envoy."

With a touch of emotion, Gawain spoke. He dared not get too close to Le Cheng, for once he approached, the Blood Grinding Beast would constantly look at him with wariness and hostility. There was no helping it; after all, who wouldn’t be frightened by him slaying eight Blood Grinding Beasts in a fit of anger? This fierce record surely scared Bull.

"However, thinking about it, being able to tame a ferocious beast like the Blood Grinding Beast from the Catastrophe Legion, even I would think you’re like a Divine Envoy."

"Haha, what if I really am a Divine Envoy?" Le Cheng laughed heartily.

"Really?" Gawain, who was initially somewhat emotional, suddenly widened his eyes upon hearing this, "May I have a word with you in private?"

Ignoring the furious Bull, Gawain led Le Cheng to a nearby spot, making sure no one was around, before he seriously said, "Mr. Le Cheng, I’m now almost certain that you and your companions do not come from this world. Especially your way of fighting and the techniques you display; you truly come from another world, right?"

Le Cheng glanced at him, "Is this pure speculation, or do you have evidence? You can’t reach such a conclusion just from what you just said."

"...There is indeed evidence."

Gawain hesitated for a moment before deciding to tell the truth.

"It’s quite ironic that ever since the Catastrophe Legion invaded our world over two hundred years ago, causing the separation of the East and West Continents, and plunging all living beings into misery, it has also united the surviving species and put an end to the internal wars that lasted for thousands of years. More importantly, it made us realize that our world is not unique. In the vast cosmos, there are countless worlds like ours... or more accurately, planets. Above them all, there are eight gods who govern everything."

"From that moment we recognized our own insignificance because our planet couldn’t even attract the attention of the God of Order."

"We’ve captured minions of Khorne, and they’re not just bloodthirsty monsters but creatures that can communicate with us normally. Through interrogation, we gleaned crucial information: only the God of Order can combat the Chaos Evil God. If a world isn’t blessed by the God of Order, one day, it will be completely dominated by the forces of Chaos."

"This message once caused the Empire’s upper echelons to panic extensively, leading a portion of them to abandon their original faith and become converts. Considering the seriousness of the matter, Emperor Sigma issued a gag order, prohibiting anyone from spreading the word. Currently, only a few people are aware of this, but over the years, especially as Emperor Sigma has aged, we have never stopped building divine halls for the God of Order, also encouraging the public to do the same. We hope that one day we can attract the attention of the God of Order."

"Additionally, we’ve indeed encountered people from other worlds... It was a small team of about a dozen people, just like you, possessing considerable combat abilities and unprecedented technology to us. Even marshalling the full force of the Empire’s intelligence organizations, we couldn’t trace their origins. However, not long after, they were killed by the Catastrophe Legion. When they died, they didn’t leave behind corpses, but turned into beams of light and disappeared before everyone’s eyes."

"Based on discussions by the Empire’s scholars, we’re certain they came from otherworlds, only that could explain everything that happened to them."

So that’s how it is.

Le Cheng finally understood; no wonder Gawain dared to make such an assumption—it was because there had already been precedents.

That team of a dozen or so must have been players, but clearly, they had failed.

Le Cheng asked curiously, "What happened after that? Knowing the existence of otherworldly people, did you not try to do something?"

"Of course. From that decade until now, the Empire has gathered nearly all the Summoners and Space Mages, hoping to summon otherworldly people again, and even to send our own people to another world. But no matter how hard we try, we have never succeeded, apart from the Catastrophe Legion; we couldn’t gather anymore information about other worlds until you appeared... That’s why I said earlier, under normal circumstances, I would have thoroughly investigated you."

Le Cheng nodded, "Alright, considering how hard you’ve tried, I won’t hide it from you, I do come from another world, and I am indeed a Divine Envoy."

"Really?" Hearing Le Cheng’s quick confession, Gawain became uncertain again, "Mr. Le Cheng, being a Divine Envoy could be even more important than the King Selection Ceremony. I hope you can answer truthfully, otherwise..."

"Are you doubting me?" Le Cheng glared, "Not only am I a Divine Envoy, but I’m also a Divine Son!"

"No, no, I’m not doubting; I just want to presumptuously ask, which god do you believe in? Justice? Eternal? Wisdom? Or Pure Beauty?"

"It’s Mother Gaia."

"Gaia?" Gawain was stunned. Who was that? He had never heard of it, though according to what the Catastrophe Legion said, there were as many beings known as gods in the universe as there were stars. But only four Gods of Order were known to battle the Evil Gods of Chaos. If Gaia was just a minor god, she might not be of much help to this world.

"Captain Gawain!"

Just then, a sharp and clear voice suddenly came from the sky.

Gawain’s eyes lit up instantly, "It’s Anna!"

Then, with a burst of dazzling Fighting Qi guiding him, a figure swiftly flew over.

It was a tall, beautiful woman dressed in a black robe, with a staff under her buttocks, breaking through the air towards them.

Gawain waved at her, and once the woman landed, he immediately asked, "Anna, why did you come back so soon? Where’s the rescue team?"

"On my way to the Imperial Capital, I encountered another Catastrophe Messenger. She was previously investigating a series of missing persons cases. According to her investigation, this Hinamizawa village might be harboring converts, so I entrusted the matter of calling for help to her, and I hurried back to inform you... Captain Gawain, are you all okay?"

When she flew over just now, she had already seen a large number of villagers and Bloodletting Demon corpses, knowing that a great battle must have occurred here.

Gawain laughed heartily, "That Catastrophe Messenger’s information was indeed accurate. All of the villagers in Hinamizawa were converts. I thought I was doomed today, but thanks to Le Cheng’s help, everything is fine now... However, Anna, you’ve come at just the right time."

"Le Cheng?" It was only then that Anna turned her head to look at Le Cheng.

Gawain introduced him, "Mr. Le Cheng, this is Anna. She’s a Witch and also a Catastrophe Messenger. She has the ability to control gravity. With this power, she is one of the few Catastrophe Messengers capable of flight."

Upon hearing this, Anna gave Gawain a slightly disgruntled look. Although her ability was no secret, disclosing it directly to a stranger was not particularly polite, and she didn’t know why Gawain would do such a thing all of a sudden.

However, her character was always subtle and restrained. Though she was slightly annoyed in her heart, she didn’t say anything.

"Anna, his name is Le Cheng. He’s from the Otherworld, and he is also a Divine Envoy."

"What? A Divine Envoy?!"

Anna immediately widened her eyes, her previous dissatisfaction vanished in an instant, and she looked at Le Cheng with shock and disbelief.

Le Cheng lifted his head and puffed out his chest, "Indeed, it is I!"

After that, Gawain briefly explained what had happened before. Upon learning that Le Cheng had even tamed the Blood Grinding Beast, Anna was even more astounded. She now understood why Gawain would reveal her abilities directly—it was nothing to be ashamed of in front of a Divine Envoy. It might actually make the Divine Envoy feel the sincerity of their side.

But when she heard that the deity Le Cheng believed in was Gaia, Anna shared the same doubt as Gawain.

Their eyes met, and seeing Gawain’s meaningful glances, Anna quickly understood his intention.

Neither of them knew anything about the deity Gaia. If the deity was just an ordinary minor god, it certainly wouldn’t be sufficient to oppose Khorne. But Gawain had just fought side by side with Le Cheng and had won the battle thanks to Le Cheng’s wit. For several reasons, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to question this directly, but it was fine for her to do so. That’s why Gawain said her arrival was just in time.

Thus, Anna cleared her throat and cautiously asked, "Um, Mr. Divine Envoy, the Catastrophe Legion comes from Khorne, and Khorne is one of the four gods of Chaos. According to His followers, He is also one of the eight Supreme Gods of the universe. May I ask about the deity you believe in...?"

Le Cheng rolled his eyes, "You just want to know if Gaia can defeat Khorne, right? Why beat around the bush when you can just ask directly."

"..." Hearing Le Cheng’s straightforward manner left them both somewhat embarrassed.

Le Cheng said, "The saying about the eight Supreme Gods is wrong from the beginning. There are actually nine true Supreme Gods, and Gaia is the ninth one... or rather, to be more precise, Gaia is the Primordial Supreme God, born first. The remaining eight gods of Order Chaos only came into existence after Her."

"Is that... really true?"

The two widened their eyes again. It was not that they disbelieved, but rather, they had limited knowledge about such matters.

"Of course, other than believing in me, who else do you have to trust? If you don’t believe me, I can let you admire Gaia Mother’s divine appearance... Do you have pen and paper?"

To admire the divine appearance?

"Yes, yes, yes!" Both of them were excited, and Anna immediately took out paper and pen from her ample bosom.

After that, Le Cheng swiftly sketched away.

Before long, the divine appearance of the Primordial God Gaia was displayed to mortals for the first time.

In the drawing, there was a little girl only about one and a half meters tall. She stood barefoot in the void, with a blue planet in front of her. She held the small blue planet in her left hand, and with her right, she reached out to make a V-sign with her index and middle fingers, her delicate and beautiful face beaming with a brilliantly radiant smile.

"See? This is Mother Gaia’s divine appearance, how great, how pure!"

Le Cheng proudly displayed the drawing in front of the two.

Although he had never seen Gaia’s true face, he believed it must be like this.

As Gaia’s only deputy, it was his duty to reveal Gaia’s divine appearance in every corner of every world. Since this world had not been graced by the God of Order, let it be the starting point for spreading the faith of Gaia, officially launching Mother Gaia.

Truly worthy of being Mother Gaia’s good son.

I am indeed such a filial child!

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