When Ash reached the hall at the very bottom of Returning Abyss Palace, he saw no wonders, spell spirits, or resources. He only saw that the grand, solemn hall had been haphazardly cleared to make an open space, all the seats and bookshelves piled in the corners, and above the open space hung a huge rift in the void.
"What is this?" Ash asked, but no reply came for a long time. He turned his head and saw Death Frenzy leaning against the wall behind him, smoking, as if she couldn't hear him at all. She didn't even meet his eyes.
Ash didn't press her. He flicked his fingers and shot out eight streaks of sword light, forming a cube that enclosed the void rift within it. At the same time, a book appeared before him, and as Source Power was violently consumed, gilded text gradually appeared on its pages!
Wonder—Gospel!
Before entering hell this time, everyone—including Vishy—had expressed willingness to temporarily lend their gods to Ash, but Ash hadn't taken a single one. It wasn't that he insisted on making things harder for himself, but using gods required experience built up over time. Every god was a specialized tool with infinite possibilities. Aside from the Shattered Lake God, which Ash was somewhat confident he could use correctly, even if Ash got the three gods Fairy Tale, Gospel, and Soul Lock, he wouldn't know how to use them. They would be less useful than his own wonders. But Ash hadn't come completely unprepared. The most important thing in exploring hell was information, so he had asked the thousand members to help him construct a scouting and prophecy-type wonder. Witch, Silver Lamp, and Vishy had spent more than half a month constructing the lower position wonder "Gospel" for Ash.
Gospel could