I Have Brought You His Forgiveness!

It's a scam!

The messenger of Decay brings neither His mercy nor His wrath, but rather... a deception of Deception.

More accurately, it should be called a Fool's Game or a scam.

The messenger standing in the square, dressed in a long black robe and wearing a hood, was none other than Qu Yan, the Hunter of [Silence]. He held aloft a Daggers that seemed to be a gift from the gods, emanating a pure aura of [Decay].

It was not a gift from the gods, and it was just an ordinary Daggers. The Hunter had simply hidden a Tombstone Stone in his sleeve, which made the Daggers appear to possess endless power of Decay.

But ordinary people couldn't see the Daggers's secrets. All the residents of Kannaal, infected by the aura of "Decay," came out of their warm homes and surged into the streets. They then followed His guidance toward Rosna Conscription Plaza. When they saw the mysterious messenger holding the "divine gift," they prostrated themselves in reverence.

They didn't even dare to look directly at the Divine Envoy's face, and could only lie on the ground shouting excitedly.

The people knew nothing of the Rosna Royal Family's escape. They were still hoping that someone could lead the Decay Rosna Empire to victory in the war against the World Destroyers. So when they saw the messenger holding up the "divine gift," many people felt a renewed hope for survival.

Is that really the case?

Perhaps not entirely; how much piety is contained within this noise that almost drowns out the sound of wind and snow... no one knows.

Cheng Shi only knew that when the first resident appeared in the square and knelt down, the missing charge in his ring was instantly replenished.

He nodded thoughtfully, then casually unleashed a Thunder Punishment towards the main hall of the Rosna Imperial Court behind him.

"Boom--"

Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, the enormous sound caused the people who were appearing to become even more humble and hunched over, and the ring energy he had just used was instantly replenished again.

Cheng Shi laughed. Without hesitation, he unleashed five consecutive Thunder Punishment, shattering and destroying many buildings in the Imperial Court. Even with such use, the Amusement Ring's charge never dropped.

Full gauge, always full gauge.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, and the Thunder Punishment continued. He had never unleashed Thunderbolt so freely before. He only stopped when almost the entire imperial court building had been swept by the lightning. But at this moment, Amusement Ring was still fully charged.

This means that the entire square was filled with fear, a terrifying amount of fear!

If these people's shouts are all from the heart and their discussions are all from piety, then why do they gather such a massive amount of fear in the square after seeing the Lord of Grace of the savior descend?

"This is truly a contradictory country. The people Faith Him but do not receive blessings. Their desire to be more devout only makes the empire weaker. When it is so weak that it can be blown away by the wind, most people give up their Faith. But when it is about to perish, they become dependent on and hopeful for this only Faith. However, when this dependence and hope appear, they are filled with fear."

Look, Galen, what a magnificent sight this is, worthy of being recorded in history.

I felt no piety at all in this Rosna Conscription Plaza; all I could smell was fear.

The people who came out of their homes and flooded the streets probably did not come to follow the Divine Envoy in the square. Perhaps, like the Rosna Royal Family, they were simply afraid that staying at home would anger the messenger and thus incur divine punishment.

Ram, oh ram, you died too soon. I wonder if you, hiding in the ring, could even feel the fear gathering in the square.

Are you also afraid?

I know you're inside, and I know you can hear me. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you. Cherish this fear, because there will always be a moment when you can no longer be afraid.

The Screaming Count, who fed on fear, died of fear; it was a fitting end to his Destiny.

Cheng Shi continued speaking in a language that Old Galen couldn't understand. The frail historian listened with wide eyes. Although he couldn't understand, it didn't stop him from being shocked by the Thunderbolt just now and the scene before him.

This gathering almost determined whether the Rosna Empire would be destroyed or not, because almost everyone who survived in the city was gathered here.

If these three lords wanted the Rosna Empire to perish, they only needed to unleash the same Thunderbolt upon the people once more, and this nation of "Decay" Faith would be utterly Decay and reduced to the ashes of history.

But would this sir... do that?

Old Galen didn't know, but as a historian, a historian who hesitated between piety and impiety, a thought suddenly arose in his mind, a crazy thought.

He wanted to record the last chapter of history for the country where he had once lived.

Even if the Rosna Empire ceases to exist after this, he has fulfilled his final duty as a historian.

Of course, this responsibility was not directed at the Rosna Royal Family, but at the Rosna Empire, where he had lived for over thirty years and with which he had complex feelings.

But he didn't know if he still had the right to record all of this, so he looked up at Cheng Shi beside him. Just as he was about to ask, Cheng Shi gave him a meaningful smile and suddenly jumped off the high wall.

The time had come. Cheng Shi seemed to have figured out what Old Galen was thinking, but he didn't respond. Instead, he jumped off the high wall and blended into the crowd, coming to Qu Yan's side and starting to act out his role as a mouth double for a Divine Envoy.

I never imagined that one day I would become Mouth Brother myself.

Question Mouth Brother, understand Mouth Brother, become Mouth Brother!

Now, Cheng Shi, who has transformed into a mouth, is about to stage a charade to deceive the entire empire with the speechless "Silent" Believer in this recruitment square.

The very first line of this charade caused the entire square to erupt in cheers!

"I am the messenger of Decay, running through the world for my Lord of Grace. This journey is to bring His forgiveness to the people of Rosna on His behalf."

Forgive!

Even if the people in the square didn't listen to anything else, they gasped in disbelief upon hearing just those two words. Some even burst into tears, as if divine forgiveness could save them from their suffering.

At this moment, they seemed to forget that it was the Decay that had never looked upon them or blessed them. If there was any forgiveness to speak of, it should be that they "forgave" Him.

But in this era, the gods are everything. No matter how much suffering Rosna's people endured, it was because they were not devout enough. But now, their devotion has finally earned them... the forgiveness of their Lord of Grace.

Yet some still have doubts, because only they know whether they are devout enough. In the past, when they were extremely devout, they had never earned His attention. Now that their devotion has been worn away, will His messenger really bring forgiveness?

Is it possible that this is a hoax, a divine punishment scheme to purge the ungodly?

No one dared to be certain, and no one dared to look up. Everyone remained shrouded in immense fear, feigning agreement and waiting for the Divine Envoy to continue.