201. Attempt

"That's... the door?"

Seeing the Wall of Flesh appear, all the professionals present were excited.

The majority of them are selfish.

The lives and safety of hundreds of thousands of citizens in Nia City are, in their eyes, not as important as their own lives.

"If I leave there... will I be able to return to the real world?"

Connie unconsciously took a step back.

That Wall of Flesh gave her a very dangerous feeling.

"Under the Goddess's gaze, we have nothing to fear..."

By this time, Moore had finished his prayer. He strode forward and tried to touch the Wall of Flesh with his gloved hand.

A holy glow flowed across the gloves.

Click!

Click!

Amidst the sickening sound, holy light continued to spread until it covered the entire Wall of Flesh.

As the flesh receded, crimson patterns appeared.

It's as if this wall has truly become a doorway.

'Really... resolved?'

'An escape route... appeared so easily?'

Sulu took a step back, his face full of vigilance.

"Sevi... Sivinardo..."

Finally, the man fixed in the cross shape spoke, reciting the name of a certain being.

A slit appeared, splitting his forehead and evenly cutting his body in two.

The blood-red door opened behind them, revealing a dark space.

What appeared behind the door was...

"Not good!"

Sulu's Inspiration receded as if struck by lightning, sensing an incredibly terrifying risk!

Without a second thought, he quickly retreated.

After all, even the Demon Ancient Mansion couldn't give him this feeling after he advanced to the third tier of [Thaumaturge].

"Behind the door... lurks an indescribable terror!"

"Don't look! You'll die if you do!"

He retreated rapidly.

Meanwhile, Moore's prayers continued to echo in his ears, "... dust to dust, ashes to ashes... that which has passed... will eventually be lost to history..."

"In the name of the Goddess..."

"You... can't get out!"

"Damn it..."

Sulu retreated swiftly, his face ashen, having already understood everything.

"A legendary expert secretly followed us, just to open the door at the crucial moment and let us escape? You're kidding me!!"

"Even if we have to save them, the hundreds of thousands of citizens outside are far more important than us professionals!"

"Moore's purpose was never rescue, but... investigation and sealing?"

"Investigate the situation of that fallen Ancient God... Sivinardo... and... seal off any possibility of His return? Let everything be submerged in the mysterious Spirit World?"

"For this, even sacrificing a city is a price we can bear?"

"And are we, the professionals, just innocent victims caught in the crossfire? Or... the price we have to pay for the 'sealing'? It doesn't seem like it..."

He now understands only one thing: he must leave that place, the farther the better.

That flesh-and-blood portal was definitely not an escape route, but rather... a door leading to unknown terror!

"What happened?"

Outside of Nia City.

Dunstan gazed in the direction of Nia City and suddenly stood up. "The speed of the Spirit World's erosion... has reached an unbelievable level. What did Moore, who went in earlier, do?"

He had long suspected that Moore was problematic.

He kept saying it was "God's will" and that he needed to wait for something, but later he voluntarily Soul Projection and went deep into Nia City.

"What exactly are these charlatans plotting? Could it be... to block out danger?"

Dunstan, being Legendary Professional on the path of [Arcanist], quickly grasped the situation.

Even Ancient God perished in history possess incredible abilities.

It is even possible that simply because someone in the real world is chanting His name, that could serve as a fulcrum to initiate the resurrection and return!

Compared to rescue, the most effective way to contain and seal away this Ancient God is to allow the situation to develop naturally and seal everything deep within the Spirit World, in order to prevent its resurrection and rebirth!

Even if... the price is the fall of a city and the lives of hundreds of thousands!

"Hehe... the Church!"

Dunstan's expression was cold.

In the last incident Arcane Spirit, although the Goddess of Light was not the mastermind, she, like the Federation, stood by and watched Green Tree Castle fight a powerful enemy alone.

Some of their attitudes are already quite clear.

"Is this a precaution... or rather, a fear of someone ascending the path of godhood again? It's useless... With the resurgence of the Tide of Transcendence, new gods will inevitably rise; it's fate's arrangement..."

Sulu's reaction was remarkably swift; only a handful of others made the same choice as him.

Just as they turned and ran out of the side road, the collision occurred!

The holy light representing the Goddess exploded in the passageway, Glory and radiant.

However, in the next instant, it flickered like a firefly and then fell into an extremely dim state.

Inside the passage, countless arms reached out from behind the Gate of Flesh, grabbed Moore's spirit, and pulled him inside.

Despite his legendary strength and the Curio he possessed, he couldn't budge those arms even a fraction!

Moreover, the countless arms, each seemingly with its own target, reached out to grab the still-dazed adventurers.

"No!"

"Help me!"

As if waking from a dream, they finally thought to call for help, but it was too late.

Arms gripped the professionals, preventing them from entering the house.

Strangely, they seemed to possess their own Wisdom, choosing to abandon Oliver and the others who were still asleep on the ground.

"No turning back!"

Inside the sewers, Sulu was fleeing for his life at top speed.

"We're going to die... That old charlatan, Moore, he's killed us! He wanted to seal the Evil God without even saying anything, was he trying to send us to our deaths?"

"The people of the Church don't even care about the lives of their own people, let alone others..."

What... what are they thinking?

He Agile Footwork full agility, almost becoming a blur.

Sometimes they would run straight up the wall, skimming over numerous obstacles to avoid the danger lurking behind them.

"More importantly... it failed!"

After running a considerable distance, Sulu spotted the sewer exit and immediately leaped onto it. The hazy scenery of Nia City seemed like paradise to him at that moment. Looking around, he was astonished to find that he had companions with him.

Above him, Connie hovered in mid-air, flying with a graceful motion.

Freddy followed at a leisurely pace, his black deerskin boots gleaming mysteriously.

"Walk!"

The three exchanged a glance and, without prior agreement, continued their retreat.

"What... what just happened?"

"I don't know... but the situation is clear... the operation failed, even a fifth-tier professional was killed..."

"That kind of terror is far beyond what we can bear."