Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 444 Mary, I will definitely come to see you.
"What do you mean by 'the God of Truth exploded'?"

Ivy involuntarily raised her voice, and the tuft of golden hair on her head that spun like a propeller suddenly stopped, and together with Ivy, they cast a suspicious look at Ethan.

At the same time, she used the quill in her hand to cast a simple spell.

Fortunately, the spells of the God of Truth faction did not disappear because their god "exploded".

"It's said that they were infected with a virus."

"It is said?"

Ivy raised an eyebrow. "What virus?"

"Hakimi virus."

"Where's your black cat? Call her over."

Ivy, with her keen insight, immediately identified the culprit: the black cat had been singing incessantly for the past few days since returning from the shelter, leading many people around her to be misled.

"Xiao An, she..."

"It was all Moriko's doing!"

Xiao An, who should have been resting at home, suddenly peeked out from the shadows and immediately betrayed Ethan, becoming Ivy's tainted witness. She still harbored resentment towards Ethan's decision to blow up the God of Truth's information database. She saw the database's potential, and with a little tweaking, she would soon be able to establish the great Hakimi sect in the Empire, based on the God of Truth's template.

This sulking will last at least three days.

The black cat glared at Ethan and made a face at him.

Ethan looked worried. This little dark one was probably going through a rebellious phase. He originally wanted to hide the matter of the Hakimi virus from Winter, but judging from the current trend, it wouldn't be long before his actions in the confrontation with the God of Truth would become public knowledge.

Ivy rested her chin on her hands, leaned forward, and narrowed her eyes as she approached Ethan, waiting for his explanation.

"Actually, the thing is..."

Ethan sighed and rewound time to the day before.

……

"I never expected there to be such a hidden story."

After listening to Ethan's complete account, Ivy seemed to understand. The true god they had always believed in was actually a probe sent to this world by an extraterrestrial civilization. Ethan also found the truth about their "special plane" in the information database of the God of Truth.

"Moriko, what are you thinking?"

Under Xiao An's influence, even Ivy changed how she addressed Ethan. In her words, "Mori-ko" sounded more affectionate and easier to pronounce, and more importantly, it highlighted Ethan's youth, "the message that the God of Truth revealed to you before the explosion."

When the word "explosion" was mentioned, you could still hear Ivy's gritted teeth.

The amount of information contained in Ethan's story is enormous. The God of Truth lists the relationships between the Old Gods and many benevolent civilizations. According to the information database, their divine kingdom possesses the technology to artificially create "right-hand gods," which is unimaginable in a place where even the path to sainthood is not yet fully clear.

Ivy had to admit that, in terms of civilization level, the divine kingdom was several levels above the current empire.

During the time Ethan and the others were away, her father collaborated with the Craftsmen's Guild to begin research on the ancient technology contained within the Golden Fleet. However, progress was not encouraging; with their current capabilities, they were far from being able to perform star system-level warp-and-flight maneuvers.

The survivors in the shelter could only offer some theoretical support; in reality, they did not possess the technology to build a spaceship.

"Suppose that some being was born deep within this universe, who could instantly determine the exact position and momentum of every particle in the universe, and who had complete mastery of all the laws of nature, could calculate the state of these particles at any point in the past or future, thus completely determining the past and future of the universe."

Ivy underlined that sentence.

Although the God of Truth is their enemy, the information He reveals is highly credible. This should be the result of research conducted by many researchers in the divine kingdom over several eras. The ruler of that mysterious kingdom is the most likely being to achieve "omniscience and omnipotence" in the true sense.

She then turned to many earlier pages of the parchment book titled "Imperial Truth".

"Do you remember when you encountered the Demon Lord Sincarlo in the Triple Dream? Don't you think the space he occupied is somewhat similar to the information repository of the God of Truth?"

Ivy carefully compared Ethan's descriptions of the two, and in her opinion, Sincarlo's library was like a corrupted and mystical library of the God of Truth.

From Sincarlo’s few words, it is not difficult to deduce that the ancestors He and the other Old Gods knew were not Ethan; they all descended to this plane after hearing the call of the ancestors.

The God of Truth then provided an additional explanation for the summoning ritual.

They used the genes and bloodline of the Kania civilization to create the goddess of life, Bazarian, whose full name is Bazarian-7.

The followers of the Goddess of Life have also had many discussions about the origins of the upright and intermediate gods. The most mainstream view today is that they are gods who descended from heaven to save mankind and dispel darkness. This view actually coincides with the narrative of the God of Truth.

"Falling from the sky" and "Born from a nutrient tank".

This is how mysticism and science explain the same thing.

"Perhaps the ancestor mentioned by the Lord of Demons in the library was actually referring to the ruler of the divine kingdom."

The products created in the laboratory by the divine kingdom have attracted the attention of the Old Gods. The good news is that Ethan happens to know several of the Old Gods and can get some information from them.

“We can begin our investigation with the goddess of life, Bazarian.”

Ivy offered her suggestions.

Among the many Old Gods, Ethan and Bartholomew, and Ann and Kay are particularly close. The Empire is a nation built on the Church of Life. Although Pope Julius and his mentor Turzan were destroyed, they made contributions to the Empire before their deaths.

“Remember? They summoned Saint Mary, the saint in the Holy Scriptures of the Church of Life who is closest to the Goddess of Life.”

Saint Mary ended the Scarlet Plague that swept through the Third Age, and this is how people at that time described Mary:

"Her existence is like the goddess of life walking among humans."

"And what's more, before she disappeared, she told you where her ruins were and asked you to go find her."

At this point, Ivy's eyes became somewhat subtle. "Now, one year and seven months have passed."

This is Moriko.

Who else would dare to stand up Saint Mary for over a year?
This action is tantamount to the weighty statement, "Phiduire, I will definitely come back for you."

Two thin buds sprouted from the golden hair on Ivy's head, shaped like outstretched hands, and she shook her head.

What else could she say?
Moriko did it too.

"Huh?"

Ethan was shocked by Ivy's reminder.

He remembered that such a thing had indeed happened, and Mary's eager gaze before she disappeared flooded his mind. Ivy sighed and rubbed her forehead.

She was the author of "Imperial Truth" and always believed that Ethan had a grand plan, and that every decision he made had a profound meaning. However, due to their limited perspectives, many people, including her, could not see through the deeper meaning at a glance.

But now it seems that, at least in the matter of Saint Mary, Ethan's delay in going to the ruins to find her was not for any particular reason, but simply because he was too busy to think about it.

"That's how Moriko is."

Xiao An's head popped out of the shadows again, and she relentlessly denounced Ethan's behavior, "He forgot about me in the blink of an eye and stood me up. Do you think Senzi is getting old and has Alzheimer's?"

"A thorough medical examination can be arranged."

Following Xiao An's words, Ivy said, "Senko, do you have time this afternoon? Go to the Imperial Royal Hospital in the capital, and I'll arrange an appointment for you."

"I've made plans with Lao Ba tonight."

Ethan politely declined. Obviously, he was still young and unlikely to have Alzheimer's. However, before setting off to visit Old Bar, he had a few things to confirm: "Ivy."

"Ok?"

"I'm just using an example, don't overthink it."

"Ah."

"For example, if someone you don't know very well makes a promise to visit you but stands you up for a year and seven months, what kind of gift should they bring to appease you?"

"Want to hear the truth?"

"truth."

"I would probably consider him dead."

Ivy answered seriously, after all, according to the customs of the Empire, if someone does not show up after three days, it can basically be assumed that they have been murdered—this was the "golden time" that her mentor Valerie had proposed in the case of the disappearance.

As for the fact that there has been no news for one year and seven months, it can be basically concluded that the body was destroyed to cover up the crime.

"What if he hadn't died?"

“I hope he doesn’t come to see me, so I can continue to treat him as if he’s dead.”

Ivy winked at Ethan a few times. "I hope Miss Mary has a better temper than me. After all, she is a believer in the goddess of life, and maybe she is a gentle, considerate and generous woman."

As Ethan walked out of the new cabinet, he felt extremely heavy-hearted. Even he felt that he had gone a bit too far this time. What was worse was that his visit to Mary was not just a simple visit, but he had something to ask her for advice. This would definitely leave Mary with the bad impression that she only thought of her when she needed something.

In this situation, a fruit basket is definitely not enough.

He walked into the teleportation array with a heavy heart, his destination being the academy. He hoped to get some inspiration from his friend Old Ba, after all, Mary was once a woman Old Ba had his eye on. In the "unofficial history," she had been a blood priestess and held an extremely high position among the followers of the evil god. Old Ba should know Mary's temperament very well.

As night fell, the academy remained bustling with activity.

With the semester halfway through, various college activities were emerging one after another. Especially after the magician apprentices joined the college, the exchange of mysticism became more and more frequent. When Ethan came out of the teleportation array, he immediately saw Professor Wapol giving a speech next to the Christmas tree decorated with colorful lighting crystals.

Now that Winter is no longer in the academy, Professor Wapol's hair regrowth project is progressing very smoothly.

Bazartos was also busy. As one of the most popular professors at the academy, his office was always crowded with students who were passionate about art. In addition, wealthy businessmen and nobles would come from time to time hoping to become Bazartos's partners in order to invest in Bazartos Legendary Films.

Under the leadership of Princess Sofia, the Empire's film industry is thriving, with the third installment of the Heisenberg series already in preparation.

Ethan waited at the door until the last visitor left before knocking and entering.

Upon seeing her old friend arrive, the woman with seven eyes warmly presented her with fructose—Halloween gummies (limb-shaped flavor).

It looked like an orange gummy, but it exuded an ominous aura, reminding Ethan of the blockers produced by the Bureau of Investigation.

That stuff can't be drunk casually; just a small bottle almost sent his good friend, the banker Mr. Marshall, to see his great-grandmother.

"You want to know about Bazalian?"

Bazatos was somewhat surprised.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since He had heard that name. The believers knew what the Goddess of Life and the other rightful gods had done, so no one dared to mention that unlucky name in front of Him, for fear that their Heavenly Father would throw them into the pot of plague to be stewed in a fit of anger.

But in reality, He did not hate Bazalian; in fact, He was even somewhat gratified after witnessing Bazalian's growth.

“I don’t know what other people think, but to me, Bazalian is like my daughter.”

Bazartos opened a bottle of beehive venom extract for himself and told Ethan about that wonderful encounter, “From the moment I heard her call, I knew she was destined to become my follower. There have only been two people who have given me this feeling.”

At this point, Bazatos looked at Ethan, his eyes filled with a burning intensity, "The other one is you, old Sen... but you are different from her, you are a trustworthy partner."

In fact, He could not explain where this feeling came from. Since the dissipation of Bazarian's soul, He had countless followers and even established a state religion, but to this day He has never seen any individual as special as Bazarian.

Ethan didn't find this strange, after all, Bazalian was a product of the divine kingdom, incorporating the genes of the Kania people.

From her appearance and personality to her aura, everything about her was designed to suit Bazartos.

"And what about Mary?"

"You're no fun."

The seven-eyed woman frowned at Ethan, a rare occurrence. Before Ethan could explain, a bottle of honeycomb insect extract was handed to him.

He'll be punished with a drink.

The seven eyes conveyed the same meaning.

Mary was once His favorite human, possessing a resilient soul, and her aura was somewhat similar to that of Bazalian.

Becoming His follower was a natural progression, but Ethan interfered.

At this moment, Ethan experienced the same feelings that Mr. Marshall had when he tricked him into drinking a bottle of blockade, but Old Man Barton seemed determined; he would not continue talking until he drank the honeycomb worm liquid.

Ethan steeled his resolve, held his breath, and downed the thick liquid that exuded an ominous aura in one gulp.

Seeing this, the seven-eyed woman finally relaxed her brows. "The first time I noticed Mary was when she executed an officer in the city. That officer stood her up because he was drunk."

Ethan's vision went black; he suffered a double blow in just a few seconds.

But Barzatos continued, talking to himself, "I never expected that the human girl, who looked so kind, would have such a violent temper, just like Caesaros."

(End of this chapter)