Starting with the defeated female knight

The man blinked, stared at the tentacle for a moment, and then seemed to understand something, suddenly clenching his fist—so this was what he was waiting for?

He glanced at the butterfly on his shoulder, then at the ancient god in front of him that was reassembling, and picked up his greatsword.

boom--

After leaping up, he rushed in front of the ancient god, found the core that was exposed and rebuilding after being shattered, and pierced it with his gray greatsword.

Layers upon layers of gray mist surged in again, continuously healing the wounds, and even completely jamming the greatsword, rendering it unable to move an inch.

But then his eyes lit up, and he immediately let go of her hand, grabbing the wound covered with poisonous insects and corrosive venom and pulling hard.

tear-

The gushing poisonous blood instantly melted away his exposed skin, even tearing off a piece of his face.

But precisely because of this, a gap was finally exposed at the core of the entanglement.

The butterfly gently fluttered its wings and dropped its tentacles into it.

After succeeding, she returned and almost instantly healed the man's injuries.

When he left the ancient god, the man also retrieved his greatsword.

Then, seeing the ancient god in front of him suddenly become motionless after being thrown into the tentacles, the man's eyes lit up, and he raised his greatsword again.

Okay, in that case...

However, the butterfly flapped its wings again and landed on the tip of the sword.

He looked over in confusion, and the other person gently shook their head.

"Leave it to Him."

"Besides, you also have other troubles to deal with."

Other troubles?

He was a little confused.

Until the butterfly flaps its wings again.

"Your mother is coming back."

silence.

He sheathed his greatsword and nodded.

"That is indeed much worse and more terrifying than what's in front of us."

After saying that, he didn't hesitate any longer, turned around and started walking back the way he came.

Just as they were about to leave, the ground began to shake.

He turned around and looked in the direction where the ancient god had just been.

Having walked quite a distance, he could see nothing but a thick, pale fog.

But vaguely, he seemed to see it.

The tall figure patted the child's head, gently took her hand, and then strode off, leading her into the distance.

There was no thick fog, no pain, and it would bring her a new dawn.

But after blinking, he saw a different scene.

The earth trembled, the gray fog shook, and those wills that had remained calm and even mocking even when he shattered them were now howling incessantly, desperately crawling and writhing towards the distance.

Faster, faster! Don't stop!

The demonic tide is screaming.

The tentacles have taken root and are constantly growing and spreading.

If we do not act quickly to eliminate the opponent before He completely erodes the core.

They will all be completely assimilated.

Volume 1: Chapter 57: Big Kids Are Still Kids

The ancient god has finally awakened, and with endless hatred and malice, he is heading towards Dawn City.

The next morning, the entire city of Dawn and the investigation team were informed of this message by the tentacles, and...

But don't ask why we're in such a hurry.

To be honest, being able to infiltrate His core before the other party even arrived was completely unexpected by Green.

He was still engrossed in managing Dawn City, preparing for the upcoming great battle.

As a result, the high nun found him at the church and told him that a mentally unstable being had entered the gray fog and wanted to kill the ancient god before it could awaken.

Whether it's for the safety of Dawn City or for the sake of some poor child, he definitely has to lend a hand.

So he gave Blue Butterfly one of his recently split tentacles, had her take it into the thick fog, and with the help of that mentally unstable person, threw it into the core of the ancient god.

Frankly speaking, Green doesn't really have a way to deal with the gray fog right now, since he doesn't know its composition and hasn't found a way to pollute or corrode it.

The problem is that, in order to revive and invade that body, the gray mist not only materialized itself but also condensed entirely within that core.

And this means...

I've got you!

The moment the tiny tentacles attached themselves to the core, everything was destined to end.

However, despite this, the one who deserves the most credit in this matter is not Green, nor Blue Butterfly, nor the man with mental problems.

Rather, it was that tiny soul that had been dormant for a long time, almost vanished under the erosion of the gray fog.

The divine body had been completely corroded, and the faint soul had long since been reduced to fragments. But with only the remaining goodness and obsession, it had managed to withstand even a single breath of the demonic mist that would drive anyone mad, and persevered until the time when Grin entered.

And because of that previous contact, the moment she touched her, she immediately recalled that long-lost, and only, warmth that had come after she fell into darkness.

Then, he opened his arms.

Tentacle implantation begins, taking root.

Using the child's soul as an anchor, tentacles began to grow and spread, like tree roots, gradually penetrating the core that contained the gray mist and the power of the ancient gods.

The gray fog screamed, the ancient gods struggled, and madness rebelled.

But the child still clung to that tentacle, knowing full well that he was being transformed and corrupted, knowing full well that he was merely being used as a medium and a tool, yet he did not make a single move.

Even when other things try to threaten her tentacles, she will open her eyes and use her remaining venom to completely corrode any malice that dares to approach.

Unfortunately, He is no longer human.

Fortunately, she was no longer human.

Protect...children...

The tentacle paused slightly.

Ahem, well, I'm really not a child.

But the God of a Thousand Feet shook his head and stubbornly insisted.

Even a big kid is still a kid...

In the end, unable to persuade her, or rather, not wanting to waste her already broken soul on such trivial matters, Green stopped arguing with her.

After calming his mind, he began to focus on eroding the core.

On the other side, the child holding him blinked, looked at the now quiet tentacles in his arms, and a human smile appeared on his face—a smile he hadn't had in a long time.

Good...child...

【like......】

......

In short, that's pretty much it.

I secretly unleashed a massive attack on the Demon Tide, which really angered it. It's probably on its way now.

After gathering everyone, Green briefly explained what had happened.

But for some reason, after he finished speaking, the meeting room fell into an eerie silence.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that they didn't understand what Green was saying, but it's precisely because they understood that they felt it was even more strange.

What do you mean by someone single-handedly cleaving through the Demon Tide and almost killing a newly awakened Ancient God?

What do you mean by "a blue butterfly carried him in and then threw him into the core of the ancient god"?

What do you mean by saying that after entering the core, he started to pollute and erode the demonic tide?

Not to mention the others, even the leaders of the three teams looked confused and suspicious when they looked at Green. They even wanted to ask him if he had mixed the tentacles with some mushrooms during his recent experiments.

But we can't blame them for that.

In their understanding, even the princess, who is recognized as having the "supreme bloodline" among the royal family, is also recognized as the most powerful contender for the throne. Although the little princess, who has the title of "Silver Moon," is indeed stronger than Cecilia in terms of strength, she is not much stronger.

Cecilia needed the cooperation of others to fight the Thousand-Legged God, and things might have gone wrong if Elise hadn't risked her life to find the core.

But now, Green tells them that someone entered the Demon Tide without bringing anyone with him, and almost killed the enhanced Ancient God who was aided by the Demon Tide.

Let alone the little princess, looking at the history of the empire, it seems that only the old king, who was on his sickbed and whom the bishops called 'it's a miracle that he's still alive,' could have done it when he was young.

Although the old king did have a son, that idiot... they were referring to that prince, who not only wasn't very bright, but also supposedly failed to inherit the royal bloodline.

Let alone vying for the throne, he rarely appears in the public eye and has no notable achievements, to the point that most people wouldn't even remember he exists if no one mentions him.

As for the blue butterfly...

Nobody has heard of this one either.

Even after careful recollection, they suddenly realized that although the butterflies in the capital were of all colors, there was one blue butterfly that no one seemed to have ever seen before.

Even Edith and Cecilia were a little confused, because when Grimm crushed the blue butterfly, he only told them that someone was watching them, but he didn't specify the form of the spying, so they didn't know what was spying on them, and just assumed that Vanessa had seen it with some kind of miracle.

A moment later, Cecilia seemed to remember something, her expression thoughtful, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen something similar before.

As for the third point, it is the one that needs the least explanation.

They understand best, yet they also understand least.

"What do you mean you're eroding the demonic tide?"

The demonic tide had just chased them out when it began to corrupt the ancient god who had sheltered them.

But now that the situation has been reversed, and even if only a portion of the tentacles have attached to the core, it has begun to erode the demonic tide.

【I have no idea】

Green spread his arms wide.

Anyway, that's the situation.

I originally planned to wait until He was fully recovered and developed before facing the enemy, but now it seems that won't work.

However, this is also a good thing.

Although He arrived early, we had a little less time to develop.

However, He is not at full strength either, and because of that idiot's efforts before, He had already lost a significant amount of health before coming here, and His maximum health is still being reduced by me.

In this situation, engaging the enemy would actually be more advantageous for us.

Although they didn't understand Green's previous statement at all, the ancient god was practically crawling on their faces, and they didn't have time to dwell on those messy details.

"What do we need to do?"

It's very simple, just prepare to meet the enemy according to the previous plan.

The tentacle slapped down.

Then, the machine called Dawn City began to operate.