An equal contract was an extremely free contract based on both parties having equal status. For Abel, signing an equal contract with the Tree of Life in this world was absolutely a huge advantage.
The Goddess could facilitate this because her divine power was about to vanish. But since she had already intervened, allowing the servants of those evil gods to succeed would also have been an insult to her.
Even more rarely, there had always been a strange connection between the Tree of Life and Abel. Through this connection, it was clear that the Tree of Life accepted Abel wholeheartedly.
The Tree of Life was incredibly proud, as could be seen from the countless elves who had been unable to gain its recognition.
There was also the connection between the Elf Saintess and Abel this time. It had caused the Goddess to regard him completely as one of her own. That was why she had helped Abel and the Tree of Life—and also helped herself.
After the Goddess finished everything, an ethereal smile appeared on her face. The Aura around her began to spread. Within ten meters of her body, plants continuously sprouted from the ground, grew, and bloomed.
When the Goddess's presence completely vanished from Lorraine, her body went limp and she collapsed into the flowers.
Even after seeing Lorraine fall, Mide the Fanatical Knight did not attack immediately. He had also been shocked by the methods of the deity. When Lorraine finally collapsed, all several thousand creatures present were stunned.
"Lorraine!" Abel saw Lorraine lying not far in front of the Holy Knight legion and panicked. He shouted.
Then a huge body appeared beside Lorraine. Daofu had followed Abel's command and Teleported to her side. Carefully, it supported Lorraine in its giant palm, then Teleported back to