Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 456 Itching Hands

The discussion about mercenaries continued.

"Many monsters will emerge from the Abyss Gate. It is said that the Age of Calamity was caused by the opening of the Abyss Gate."

"Then why was there no problem opening the Abyss Gate during the Warlock League?"

"Something happened. The competition was suspended for many days because a lot of monsters appeared inside, many of them of the fourth rank or higher. It's terrifying to think about."

"and after?"

"It seems that a mysterious sorcerer from the Holy Magic Academy shut it down. There were also students from the Holy Magic Academy here a few days ago. Could it be that their arrival caused the Abyss Gate to open?"

"What? Students from the Holy Magic Academy opened the Gate to the Abyss?"

"What? The Holy Court has opened the Gates of the Abyss?"

"..."

As the surrounding discussions grew increasingly outrageous, Dornier, who was broadcasting the live stream of Golden Apple Stone Forest, frowned.

Are you guys really not afraid of death? Be careful the Knights of the Law hear you and arrest you.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed a change in the Gate of the Abyss.

When the Abyss Gate expanded to the point where a small disc was visible to the naked eye, the pollution riots in the Golden Apple Stone Forest reached their peak.

Then, all the pollution converged towards the Gate of the Abyss, plunging deep into it.

If you look down at the Golden Apple Stone Forest from above, you can see that the pollution in the Golden Apple Stone Forest circulates like air currents. At this time, the circulation becomes an inverted vortex, and the surrounding pollution slowly rotates towards the abyss gate in the center.

Like a typhoon, the Gate of the Abyss is the eye of the storm.

Of course, the many mercenaries watching from the outside only felt that the pollution was rioting, like a strong wind, but they did not feel that the pollution was rotating and converging towards the center.

But this scene also shocked them.

Because the gray fog was churning throughout the Golden Apple Stone Forest, they stood on high ground, watching the clouds roll and unroll. The churning gray fog was spectacular and beautiful.

It can also be fatal.

The sounds of everyone gradually faded away, all eyes fixed on this scene.

……

Celia was also watching, but from a bird's-eye view.

She, Melina, and the other two looked down from high above the Golden Apple Stone Forest and could clearly see the entire Golden Apple Stone Forest.

Her puppet was then requisitioned by Ross, and relying on its robust materials, it withstood the pollution riots inside.

Of course, he also set up a protective barrier for himself, remaining unmoved amidst the pollution of the riots.

Looking at the gray mist spinning faster and faster below, Xiu En couldn't help but ask, "Chilia, will this Abyss Gate absorb chaotic magic?"

Celia said, "I'm not sure yet, but it's highly unlikely. The Abyss doesn't have magic, only pollution. It would only absorb the pollution, not other energies."

Blake chuckled and said, "Is the old man worried that the chaotic magic entering the abyss will affect its ecosystem?"

Xiu En quickly denied it: "The Abyss is the domain of demons, why would I care whether demons are living well or not?"

"Hahaha!" Blake burst into laughter.

Melina looked at Celia, her beautiful eyes filled with amazement.

She was shocked by Celia's talent in magic circles and was glad that Celia was one of her own.

If any other empire, or even a heretical sect, were to obtain Celia, the Holy Court would likely lose its last authority and become nothing more than a figurehead.

Once the current Holy Lord dies, it will likely be immediately divided up.

Fortunately, Celia appeared.

She approached Blake and whispered, "Did Celia really only study at your school for two years?" Blake shook his head. "I don't know. I can answer your questions about magic, but I don't understand magic circles. Did Celia learn them at school...?"

Black paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Do you think if the school had such a powerful magic array, the Holy Court would still have been in decline?"

Melina shook her head.

Blake smiled slightly: "Celia said she received the blessing of the gods. You wouldn't be like that guy Alvis, not believing in the existence of gods, would you?"

Melina pondered, "A divine revelation?"

She decided that once she got back, she would look for out which deity had the highest level of skill in creating magical arrays, and then pray to that deity to see if she could receive a blessing.

Just then, Celia's voice suddenly came: "Bishop Melina, inform the Knights of the Law. The pollution frenzy has caused the monsters in the Golden Apple Stone Forest to become agitated, and they are fleeing outwards. Pay attention to the movements of these monsters."

Melina's expression turned serious: "Alright, I'll have people stop these monsters."

The monsters in the Golden Apple Stone Forest are all low-level monsters, with the highest being only level four, and they are very rare.

There may have been many before, but after the Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association set up camp, the number of them decreased significantly.

However, only the high-level monsters died; the Deep Sea Alliance didn't have the time to kill all the low-level monsters.

and so--

At the edge of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, the mercenaries, who were engrossed in the scenery, felt as if the earth was trembling.

Then, a call came from the Order of the Lawful Knights.

"Tide of beasts?"

The crowd's expressions changed, and they immediately returned, picking up their weapons and puppets, ready for battle.

Ross manipulated Celia's puppet, his mental energy transforming into a mage's hand that entered the magic circle. Through the connection between the magic circle and the Golden Apple Stone Forest magic circle, he learned about the situation of the beast tide.

He didn't care.

Those that ran away were mostly first and second tier monsters, plus some third tier monsters. Monsters of fourth tier and above were unaffected; instead of running away, they hid, trembling and afraid to move.

"At this rate of absorption, the magic array below won't be activated until tomorrow to dig out the deep-seated demonic pollution. Let's go back first."

Ross was not worried that his magic circle would be destroyed by the remaining heretics.

Even though the materials used to set up the magic array were considered low-grade by Ross, they were still high-grade materials that could be used by ordinary mages at the fourth to sixth tiers.

If the magic circle is so easily destroyed by heretics, then he can forget about breaking the seal and returning; he should just go back and continue his cultivation.

Ross sent the message to Celia, and then flew up from below on a flying broom.

Noticing the arrival of the puppet, Melina exclaimed in surprise, "Celia's puppet? When did you put the puppet down? How come we didn't know?"

Celia chuckled: "It was released a long time ago, you just didn't notice it at the time."

Without giving anyone else a chance to speak, she put away the puppet and said, "Let the Abyss Gate continue absorbing here. It will take many days to absorb, and it won't be easy to finish absorbing it all."

"Alright." The three nodded.

Celia hitched a ride and quickly returned to the outskirts of the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

She saw the mercenaries and law-enforcing knights fighting monsters below and said to Melina, "Bishop Melina, put me down. I'm going to purify some monsters and collect some materials."

"Row."

Celia grabbed her flying broom and jumped off Melina's aircraft.

Excitement shone in the girl's eyes.

I've been fighting high-level enemies all this time; it's been a long time since I've had a good time beating up newbies.

Celia, unable to resist the urge, joined the battle.

(End of this chapter)