Nora nodded somewhat blankly.
"Is it something like an evil god? Extremely powerful and dangerous? A gigantic monster like [Loving Mother]?"
"No, it's hard to describe. But in terms of power alone, yes, They are extraordinarily powerful beings."
"Then isn't Castel in danger?"
"More than danger. If a [God] had truly been summoned in Castel, Castel would probably already have been destroyed."
Nora was startled. "They're that powerful?"
Ignati nodded solemnly, as if he had fallen into some memory. "[Gods] are utterly beyond the ability of mortals to resist. No weapon, no matter how powerful, can do it. Mortal weapons simply have no effect on [Gods]."
"It isn't that they aren't strong enough. They have absolutely no effect. It's like trying to slash someone with a knife through glass. As long as the glass remains unbroken, you can't hurt them at all."
"Then... then what should we do?" Nora began to panic. "Let's hurry to Castel and save them!"
"There's no need to worry. All the [Gods] have already disappeared."
"Disappeared? How could such powerful beings disappear?"
"I don't know either. In fact, even the existence of [Gods] itself has gradually faded away. The Churches have tacitly concealed this part of history. If I hadn't lived so long, I wouldn't even know this word."
"So there's no need to worry. This ritual can't summon anything."
Nora stood there in a daze for a while, unsure whether she should feel relieved. She was truly worried about Castel—worried about Chloe, Gaia, Zoe, Monica, and... Theus.
"Why would the Churches conceal this history?" Gwen asked curiously.
"I don't know either."
"Aren't you a patriarch?"
"That was far, far too long ago." Ignati gave a bitter smile. "Hundreds of years? A thousand years? I can no longer remember. I just can't die—it doesn't mean