Chapter 74 - Vol1 Ch74: Advent (1/2)

The huge mask-like Evil Spirit of Ellis’ incarnation floated in the sky.

With a flutter of the soul feelers that floated around the mask, their surroundings seemed to have been smeared with a layer of material called ‘falsehood. Under this layer of falsehood’, the world felt like it had become beautiful, the sky turned exceptionally clear, even the stench of fresh blood that was mixed in with the air had turned sweet.

Because of the Evil Spirit ritual, large amounts of Soul Essence and Life Essence had been infused directly into Ellis’ body and raised this Evil Spirit’s Soul form to a certain limit. Combined with the power of the Black Abyss brought by the Black Abyss stones, this Evil Spirit could be said to be one of the strongest monsters in this current world.

This was the reason why Hales was willing to use so many Black Abyss stones for this ritual. Through each prayer ceremony, the most they were able to obtain at a time was a small piece of Black Abyss stone. Despite their long years of existence, they only had so many Black Abyss stones, and over a third of their entire reserve was used all at once during this ritual in order to create such a powerful Evil Spirit.

Once Ellis was transformed into the real Chopped Hand, her strength would increase again.

“Ahahaha, the Evil Spirit ritual has succeeded” Black One knelt on the ground with a mad grin on his face.

The ‘unfathomable’ Ellis. Her soul form was surrounded by the black smog of the Black Abyss similar to the Hales members, so her current appearance was nothing but an illusion. Her actual form was hidden behind the mask, and any attacks on her right now would only be like attacking an illusionary mirage.

This falsehood could even be derived and spread into her surroundings while also being extremely addictive. The huge mask in the sky constantly wore a smile on its visage, deceiving those around to feel like they were embracing their lover or being held by their mother’s embrace.

Even Black One, whose intestines had been pulled out, stood up again. The falseness had mended his wounds and even gave him the sensation of his body returning to its perfect state.

The soul feelers around the huge floating mask were constantly fluttering about, but they didn’t attack Cadiz and others. Instead, they gently stroked them and returned the vivid sensations to their Undead body. Smell, taste, touch, sight, and hearing were all restored to how they were when they were alive.

〖 Stop here, you don’t have to fight anymore, you don’t have to endure more suffering. Live in this beautiful and carefree city forever 〗 Ellis’ soul feelers caressed everyone and caused such a thought to form in their minds.

Black One naturally knelt down, the hiding survivors of the fief were also lured out by beautiful temptation, knelt under Ellis, and accepted the gentle touch of the soul feelers.

Behind Ellis, the door of the castle was opened to reveal the dead knights who were resurrected and a grand banquet which was being held, with food that would never run out, a fountain filled with red wine, and where nobles could dance with their servants as if class and status no longer existed.

Black One and those peasants of the fief also joined the party that seemed to never end, enjoyed the juicy grilled steak with white bread while drinking sweet red wine and chatted happily with the beautiful aristocratic ladies.

This was the ‘unfathomable’ Ellis created by Hales. Her true face was hidden under the ‘beautiful falsehood’ away from everyone’s sight, while the beautiful falsehood carried a fatal sense of attraction to all living beings.

Once they were attracted, they would gradually be assimilated further and further into this falsehood and eventually become a member of it. They would join the so-called city of no worries and become a member of this never-ending banquet.

The more people who were assimilated, the stronger the falsehood would become, and the harder it would be to escape the assimilation of falsehood.