"Doomsday? Of course I knew. When Teacher was still alive, she mentioned it to me. The signs of the past two years have also shown that the Material World is heading toward collapse."
The Countess immediately understood what Shade meant:
"Yes, your guess is correct. The Thirteen Chosen Ones selected by the Murmuring Chapters, along with the Great Witches of the Council, should all bear missions related to 'doomsday.'
But you must understand one thing: the Chosen Ones were definitely not chosen to save the world, and we Great Witches possess even less of that kind of power. The mission of the Murmuring Chapters and the Witches is not some clichéd tale of heroes saving the world. No one knows what responsibilities the Chosen Ones have been given."
"Then what exactly are the Chosen Ones who inherited the power of Ancient Gods meant to do?"
Shade was puzzled, then shared the information he had gathered:
"The coming doomsday is definitely not meant to end the Sixth Epoch and begin the Seventh Epoch. It is meant to completely destroy this world. In fact, the First Epoch, which lasted tens of millions, even millions of years, was the normal state of the world. That era was known as the 'Old Days.' All the epochs after the First Epoch are merely the final afterglow before the world collapses.
"In the Second Epoch, the Ancient Gods formally departed. In the Third Epoch, Evil Spirit Demons were born in great numbers. In the Fourth Epoch, chaos and darkness wore down civilization. In the Fifth Epoch, only women possessed extraordinary power. In the Sixth Epoch, doomsday and disaster have drawn closer step by step."
The Countess suddenly closed her eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood onto Shade's chest, then hurriedly said:
"I'm fine, I'm