Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 248 [The Big Secret]

"Want to take a look?"

Trevor put away the revolver and looked at his fallen counterpart.

Another, younger Trevor got up, dug the bullet out of his head again, and shook his head.

"Didn't you feel it? That very strong vitality was suddenly suppressed. I'm afraid Karst is already dead. Going now would be unwise. The strength of our opponent seems to exceed our expectations."

"withdraw."

He said one last thing, then put the cowboy hat that had fallen to the ground back on his head.

"Then let's retreat, brother. You're in charge. You're the one who represents death."

Trevor raised his glass again.

"Then, let us pay homage to today's blazing sun and to the departed souls!"

Even though it is the darkest night right now.

At the same moment, Ethan had already walked back upstairs from the basement.

third floor.

Lily, who had been rotting in Valenzo's arms, has now actually come back to life.

Although her complexion hadn't become rosy, it at least had a healthy glow, like that of a living person. Her eyes were vacant, but at that moment she was calling out to Valenzo, "Dad... Dad."

These two words are more lethal than anything else.

Valenzo burst into tears and hugged Lily, sobbing uncontrollably.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he hugged Lily and bowed his head reverently to Ethan.

"Praise be to my Lord! Praise be to darkness! From this day forward, I, Valenzo Esposito, will serve the Lord for the rest of my life and dedicate everything to Him!"

Ethan nodded and said, "Take your daughter back and let her rest first."

Valenzo suddenly looked up and said, “My Lord, Vasini, I think the most important thing now is to unite all the powerful forces and have everyone serve the Lord!”

Valenzo seems to have truly and completely trusted Ethan, and is even eager to start offering advice.

"what do you mean?"

Ethan looked at him.

“Kill all the ungodly ones.”

Valenzo's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He may hate Karst, and he may hate Uttarhan, but those who are still hiding in the sanctuary at this moment may well be his targets.

"I agree."

Vasini nodded slowly.

"Then do it."

Ethan has no objection.

A sufficiently united and centralized capital city mafia would indeed be more conducive to the development of the faith in the Dark Savior.

After Vasini and Valenzo left with their men...

Ethan took out his ascetic staff again, looked at Karst inside the bottle, shook it, and said, "How are you feeling now?"

"fine……"

Karst was still very weak, but he seemed to have finally resigned himself to his fate, his tone carrying a hint of ingratiation.

"how about this?"

Ethan sprinkled some more dirt into it.

He grew some more vines, but dutifully did not break the bottle, so Ethan did not activate the pen again.

"Praise you!"

"Very well, now tell me, what other treasures are you hiding, where are they, and what is that big secret you mentioned?"

Ethan has already begun taming this guy.

“Honey, yes, they’re all hidden in my old altar. I can take you there.” Karst seemed particularly cooperative as well.

"As for that secret... are you sure you want to hear it?"

At this point, Karst's tone suddenly became eerie, as if it were a secret that would kill if heard. "Do you think I want to hear it?"

"Alright, since you insist on listening, then..."

Karst adopted a different tone, as if telling a story, or perhaps lamenting something.

"The gods are dead."

He said softly.

"what?"

Ethan seemed not to understand at first.

"That's why I said, you probably don't want to know this secret at all, because it might affect your beliefs..."

He chuckled, as if he really wanted to see what changes Ethan would undergo.

"and then?"

Ethan didn't react much at all; he simply asked a question in return.

"Wait, aren't you surprised? Aren't you afraid? If the gods are dead, then what do you believe in?"

Karst became anxious.

"It is God, it is the great Lord."

Ethan remained calm and composed.

"No, no, no, listen to me. Long before the New Era, more than a thousand years ago, the gods were already dead, or rather, even if they existed, they were incomplete. The new gods do not exist. Do you understand what I mean?"

Karst is going a little crazy.

"You are slandering my Lord."

"you……"

Karst wanted to say something more, but the light from his ascetic staff shone again, stinging him so much that he howled in pain once more.

"I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore, I was wrong! I was wrong!"

"Just say what you know, don't say anything irrelevant."

"Yes."

Karst finally calmed down.

“More than a thousand years ago, an unimaginable event occurred: the gods fell, even the sun god disappeared and has not performed any miracles for many years. The earth mother goddess is the same. As a result, the power of the earth has become very weak, causing us True Name Beings to lose our former glory. Otherwise, do you think you could have captured me so easily?”

"This is your secret?"

If this is the secret, then its value is rather low.

"This is part of the secret. The real secret is that the gods are dead, their authority has been scattered, and many people are vying for authority, wanting to become the new gods. And I happen to know the whereabouts of one of those authorities. I think the one behind you will definitely be interested."

Believe it or not, Ethan is actually quite interested in this secret.

Strictly speaking, the crown of the King of the North Sea that he received was a part of the authority, which indeed greatly increased the power of his 'true god's name'.

If he could acquire other powers, his strength would be even greater.

"where?"

"Well..."

Ethan immediately activated his pen again.

"I... I said, don't come anymore, take me to the altar first. It's not that I don't want to tell you, but this secret is something I deduced from a book, and it may not be accurate. You can take the book and show it to the person behind you, and you can judge for yourselves, okay?"

Perfect timing! There are other treasures and artifacts in his altar; we can collect them all at once.

Ethan then had him point out the directions, and they moved into the night.

Finally, they arrived at the Rotten Rat Bar.

Guided by Karst, Ethan found the underground entrance hidden behind the bar.

Looking at the deep, dark underground, Ethan hesitated for a moment, then said to those behind him, "If I haven't come out in twenty minutes, go find Joseph and Popor and have them come and rescue me."

"Yes."

In the darkness, Anya, who had been following Ethan like a shadow, responded softly.

(End of this chapter)