From dizziness to the agony of Soul Destruction, it happened in the blink of an eye.
Morgan le Fay understood at once. This sudden, terrible pain was no accident. It meant her Horcrux had been destroyed.
Herpo had abandoned her according to plan, sacrificing the "Gnosis" within her Soul Fragment to the lord.
In this world, the only thing that could interest the lord was the so-called "Gnosis."
Even Herpo knew only the concept of "Gnosis" and had absolutely no understanding of what it truly was.
To gather "Gnosis," the lord bestowed the Killing Curse upon Herpo. Only by ending life through the Killing Curse could "Gnosis" be harvested most effectively.
Not only that, the lord also granted Herpo a revelation that allowed him to withstand the Killing Curse.
It was by relying on this bestowed revelation that Herpo created the Magical Artifact known as the Horcrux.
The foundations upon which the Isaiah Society was built were the Killing Curse directly granted by the lord, and the Horcruxes Herpo created through revelation.
To Herpo, the Killing Curse was the "sickle" used to harvest "Gnosis," while Horcruxes were the "shepherd's crook" that attracted Wizards to join the Isaiah Society. This was also what made him the lord's "Shepherd."
As for the plan formulated by Morgan le Fay, its core was a sacrifice targeting the entire Paris Region.
By sacrificing the residents of the Paris Region and gathering a sufficient amount of "Gnosis," they would summon the lord's early descent and annihilate the Guardians gathered here in one fell swoop.
If this plan failed, Herpo would take over from her and activate the contingency plan she had left behind.
At that time, Morgan le Fay and the members of the Isaiah Society still engaged in battle would change from the plan's