652. Evil Thing (Third watch, seeking subscriptions)

Evil

"Then... what have you come for, great one?"

Marchioness Nicholas gave a bitter smile. "If it is for the missionary rights stipulated in the agreement... I'm sorry, but you can see the Empire's current state for yourself."

"I will spread my faith myself. I need no one's approval!"

Sulu chuckled and looked at the marchioness, paying no attention to the emperor at all. "'Spirit Lord' is my title."

"As expected!"

The marchioness showed no surprise. Clearly, she had long suspected it.

"Was the Eye Worship Cult created by your people?" Sulu asked.

As a god, he could be this direct. At the same time, he had no fear of being deceived, because it was simply impossible.

"Yes... and no..."

Marchioness Nicholas shook her head with a bitter smile. "Some members of the family did indeed hope to use faith to call back Ancestor Soro's sanity, but I knew that was an exceedingly slim hope... He has appeared several times before, already causing the extermination of three cities and the deaths of over a million people within the Empire..."

Ancient Evil Things were the result of a failed attempt to advance from the sixth tier to the seventh, but not every failure could transform into one.

Both of the Chris Empire's candidates had possessed the potential to become Ancient Evil Things. It could only be said that they had been a hair's breadth away from godhood at the time, which made it all the more regrettable.

After becoming an Ancient Evil Thing, however, they completely lost their sanity and knew only madness, slaughter, chaos, and reproduction... There was almost no possibility of regaining clarity.

After Soro Caesar failed, he became a ticking bomb? And he's still within Chris Empire territory?

Sulu pondered for a moment, finding the matter rather ironic.