Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 491 The End of the Apocalypse (The Finale)

"God?" The people of the Western Continent were clearly stunned when they saw Roland summoning God so casually. They had no idea that Roland had this trick up his sleeve.

“I won the bet, and now it’s time for you to keep your promise, God,” Roland said with a smile, looking at the God he had summoned.

He wasn't worried about the other party breaking the bet. He might not have had the ability to suppress the other party in the past, but he didn't have that ability now.

God opened his eyes, his gaze falling on Rolin. He clearly understood something, and a deep sense of dread flashed in his eyes. Then, God curled the corners of his mouth into a faint smile and said, "I will keep my promise. I will help you fight against the Outer Gods."

“Okay, then you’ll be the jungler. If one side can’t hold on, you go and help that side…” Luo Lin didn’t mince words, nodded, and began assigning tasks to God.

After assigning tasks to God, Rolin didn't explain anything to the astonished people of the Western Continent. He looked at Lilith and said, "Lilith, I once promised to help you kill the Fallen Mother Goddess, but at that time I didn't consider the impact of killing the Mother Goddess on reality. So now I can give you two choices."

“First, I will still kill the Mother Goddess and maintain the stability of reality for the time being, but as the Mother Goddess's successor, you must shoulder the corresponding responsibilities and grow into the Third Pillar as soon as possible.” Roland paused here, looked at Lilith and asked, “Do you think you can do it?”

Lilith hesitated. She was not the kind of being without self-awareness. Even if the Mother Goddess had truly perished, she did not have the confidence that she could definitely become the third pillar.

So Lilith hesitated for a moment before asking, "What's the second option?"

“I will seal the fallen Mother Goddess.” Roland didn’t keep anyone in suspense. He smiled as he said this, “After being sealed, the Mother Goddess will be unable to interfere with reality, and naturally she will be unable to interfere with you. But because she is still alive, this will not cause the collapse of reality.”

“I choose option 2,” Lilith said without any hesitation. She had no ambition to become the third pillar; her greatest pursuit was to break free from the influence of the Mother Goddess.

“Alright.” Roland nodded, then looked at the others and said, “There are many Outer Gods that are difficult to kill, or that would have adverse effects if killed. I can seal these beings when the time comes.”

"How long can the seal last?" the Celestial Master suddenly asked.

“Forever, if I so choose.” Roland smiled and looked at Him, replying, “I know you don’t trust me enough, so you can keep these sealed Outer Gods yourselves.”

“Oh, right…” Roland thought of something else and added, “Although the Outer Gods cannot interfere with the outside world while they are in a sealed state, I can grant you the authority to steal their power while they are in a sealed state. Of course, there is a certain risk involved, mainly the risk of being corrupted, so please use it with caution. If any of you are unfortunately corrupted, you can come to me for treatment.”

This is also why Rowling suddenly changed his mind about exterminating the Outer Gods and instead decided to seal them away. Killing them directly is not as efficient as turning them into "batteries".

Rowling has always been an efficiency-oriented person.

……

Thus, a conference on interstellar warfare, led by Rowling, came to an end.

On the seventh day after the meeting, when everyone was ready, and even Will had accepted the uniqueness of destiny with Rowling's help, everyone went to the starry sky under Rowling's leadership.

"Just like we discussed before, Mother Goddess, Mother Tree..." Rolin rattled off a long list of names like a menu, and finally said, "Leave it to me. Everyone, take the save crystals. Once the crystals are used, immediately retreat back into the barrier. God, you do your job of clearing the wilderness. Whether we can clear the Starry Sky dungeon without any casualties depends on you."

While Rolin was giving his instructions, the Outer Gods had already reacted. To be more precise, the Outer Gods, led by the Mother Goddess, had already gathered outside of Earth.

After all, the Outer Gods aren't fools. They weren't unaware of the repeated movements of the ancients ascending to power on Earth, but they were hindered by barriers and couldn't directly attack Earth.

Therefore, facing the Earth's initiative, the Outer Gods reacted quickly. The Mother Goddess looked at Rolin with fear and hatred in her eyes and said, "You are far too confident. Even you probably cannot face ten of us at the same time."

"That's hard to say." Roland smiled at them. As they spoke, the others on the battlefield also began to move, and soon the division of the battlefield was completed.

Luo Lin casually tossed a protective shield to Earth, for no particular reason, mainly to prevent accidental damage later.

He then looked up at the Mother Goddess and said with a smile, "We are old friends. Although we haven't officially met before, you have indirectly helped me a lot. Without your influence, I wouldn't have been able to recruit those who have been influenced by you so smoothly."

"Hmph." The Mother Goddess snorted coldly, her expression not very pleasant, although she recalled some unpleasant memories.

"So as payment..." Rowling paused, his smile widening, "I will allow you to live in the seal until the end of the universe."

The response from Rolin was a vast expanse of crimson power. Rolin remained calm and composed, easily deflecting the Mother Goddess's attack and simultaneously blocking the other Outer Gods who launched their attacks at the same time. He remarked with a sigh, "How violent!"

……

This was not a fierce final battle.

After all, with Rolin single-handedly drawing in ten Outer Gods, and Bethel and the Sun God in excellent condition, plus a proper God acting as a hindrance, it would be difficult to lose this decisive battle.

Especially after Luo Linteng took action and was able to deal with the other Outer Gods, the final battle ended even faster.

Many players didn't even use the save crystals before reinforcements arrived after they had tied up their opponents for a while.

When the last Outer God was sealed in the Time Amber, Roland clapped his hands, clearly placing all the Outer God ambers together, then pulled out a camera from somewhere and called out to everyone:
"Come on everyone, come over here! It would be a shame not to take a picture to commemorate such a memorable moment!"

The rest of the people on the battlefield looked at each other, and finally Medici took the lead and walked to Rolin's side. Little K was led over by Bethel. Although the Sun God's smile was somewhat helpless, he also beckoned the others to go over.

The people from the Western Continent looked at each other, and finally, at the Celestial Master's prompting, hesitantly walked to Luo Lin's side.

"123, eggplant!"

"Click——"

Thus, the most memorable and valuable photograph in the world was born.

Not satisfied with that, Rowling also had many people take unique photos in different combinations, such as Little K and the Mother Tree, or the Mother Goddess and Lilith, etc.

After all the photos were taken, Roland put down his camera, looked at the group of people who, although slightly disheveled after the battle, were still in good spirits, and smiled, saying:
"Rejoice, everyone, the end of the world is over."

A new era has dawned!

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