After the war

Having been distracted by Stiano and then outmaneuvered by Amanises and Lilith, Badheil was utterly defeated.

Unlike the original story, he knelt down much earlier, and before he could even make a move, he was gone.

This took everyone watching the battle by surprise.

Lilith, what an ancient name! So ancient that very few people in the world have ever seen it.

She miraculously came back to life; she was the Earth Mother.

Badheil probably never imagined that he would die at the hands of his own natural ally.

This situation took everyone by surprise. On the battlefield of Lenburg, the Eternal Blazing Sun and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom also stopped fighting at the same time.

Aucuses asked with a grim expression, "You knew about this all along?"

Herabergen stroked his beard and said, "No, initially, I intended to stand with you, after all, Amanises's disadvantages were too severe."

"Then why did you change your mind at the last minute?" Aucuses asked, puzzled.

"You don't understand Amanises," Herabergen said. "After all, you've had too little contact with her."

"If you say she'll be at a disadvantage, I definitely believe you; after all, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

"But in your calculations, she's at a disadvantage in every aspect, which I find completely unreasonable."

"From the Second Epoch to the Fifth Epoch, I have never seen her put herself in such a predicament, which is why I said it's unreasonable."

As an ancient dragon that has lived since the Second Epoch, Herabergen can be said to know Amanises better than anyone else.

Amanises put himself in such a disadvantageous position to provoke Badheil into making the first move.

Badheil lived up to expectations, seized the opportunity, made his move, and then spectacularly fell to his knees.

Because of his suspicions, Herabergen ultimately chose to confront the Eternal Blazing Sun without any evidence, and he won his gamble.

Aucuses sighed deeply and said, "I really didn't expect it to turn out this way."

"Judging from this, she had been planning this situation since the Second Epoch. My defeat is not entirely unjust."

Herabergen laughed and said, "You should be satisfied. Compared to Stiano, your situation is much better. He really lost too much."

To be honest, Stiano naturally possessed the qualities to form an alliance with Amanises.

If he, along with the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms, chose to protect Loen.

By now, Stiano is also one of those reaping the rewards of victory.

If the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms have no intention of expanding their kits, the benefits that the Church of Steam and Machinery could gain would be unimaginable.

But things are completely different now.

The Church of Steam and Machinery could no longer stand in Loen, and Stiano was severely beaten by Leodero, forced to bow his head and apologize in front of the whole world. Stiano had completely lost face.

They were unaware that what led to Stiano's predicament wasn't his own strength, but rather that an Angel had stolen his home.

They would probably be even happier if they knew about this.

Unlike the complex emotions displayed by other True God, Adam anticipated everything.

Even though the appearance of Kronos made the whole program a bit strange, it still developed according to the predetermined route in the end.

Therefore, after Badheil collapsed, Adam took out his last Potion, poured it into his mouth, and completed his final journey to godhood.

Upon returning to the Perfect Land, Stiano nearly destroyed the entire Perfect Land.

There is nothing of value left in the entire Perfect Land.

Fortunately, I didn't have much left over, but in the end, it was all looted.

After some searching, Stiano still managed to find a trace of Kronos's presence.

However, the components contained in this aura are extremely complex.

Hidden authority, omnipotent authority, authority of time, authority of knowledge—it's a complete hodgepodge.

Based on this alone, Stiano was completely unable to discern Kronos's identity.

After numerous divinations failed to locate Kronos, Stiano naturally began to suspect something.

If one wants to conceal the divination of a True God, then that person must also be True God.

Furthermore, since Stiano had personally witnessed Kronos using the power of the Knight of Misfortune, he had a guess about the man's identity.

This level of power could only be achieved with Amanises's full assistance, therefore this thief must be one of Amanises's men.

After having this thought, Stiano felt somewhat relieved.

Amanises ' Beyonder Characteristic Knowledge Emperor seemed to be of little use; at most, he could only use it to make deals with himself.

In this battle, I've shown goodwill by not continuing to pester Leodero. There will always be a chance to get back at him.

Just as he was pondering all of this, he saw the so-called final battle end.

With Lilith's identity exposed and her assassination by Baldrhai, Amanises emerged victorious.

Such a scene left Stiano so astonished that his jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

If that's the case, wouldn't all my attempts to show goodwill be completely useless?

Therefore, Stiano became very anxious.

I couldn't help at all, and I even went against you before. Now I'm going to pay an even higher price.

After much deliberation, Stiano decided to contact Amanises immediately to formally apologize, hoping it might salvage the situation.

Without hesitation, Stiano became the first of the gods to contact Amanises after the war.

Lilith didn't contact her, eager to reclaim the Uniqueness of the Moon Pathway; Leodero didn't rush to contact her to discuss how to divide the spoils; instead, Stiano was the first to contact her, simply to back down.

Amanises was quite surprised when she received the Message from Stiano, since she didn't know what had happened.

Stiano's first words were an apology and a plea for Amanises to be lenient.

In truth, Amanises had no intention of doing anything. After all, the Apocalypse was imminent, and it was better for the gods to remain peaceful.

Stiano didn't say it directly, so Amanises assumed he was there to discuss the division of post-war interests.

Amanises didn't beat around the bush and stated his demands directly.

Because of Lilith's assistance, Amanises was able to achieve a great victory, and therefore naturally had to cede many benefits to Lilith.

Lilith didn't fight for much for the Church of the Earth Mother; instead, she hoped that the benefits would fall into the hands of the Sanguine.

Her Feign Death back then caused far more damage to the Sanguine than the War of the Four Emperors.

However, for the sake of her future, she did it anyway.

The lower-ranking Sanguine didn't have time to come back to life, so they didn't have any complaints.

However, Olmer and Olnia were both Sanguine back then, and are now the absolute rulers of the Sanguine. Perhaps they harbor some resentment.

Therefore, Lilith wants to secure a real power and position for the Sanguine in Loen.

The Church of Steam and Machinery's large-scale evacuation from Loen meant it could not retain members of Demigod level or higher, nor could it retain Sealed Artifact of level 1 or higher.

The vacant spaces were then taken over by the Church of Evernight, the Lord of Storms, and the Sanguine Clan.

What Amanises didn't know was that the various material and political resources controlled by the Saint Hilleran Cathedral had long since disappeared.

Under Kronos's command, Old Fan had already transferred all these resources to the Argel Family.

To leave no trace, Kronos even arrested Nosk and made him take the blame.

As for Nosk, Kronos plans to incorporate him into the Mechanical Puppet to give Old Fan a better living environment.

The matter of the Church of Steam and Machinery has also come to an end. Thanks to Old Fan for keeping an eye on things for Kronos, so naturally, he has to give him some benefits.

After hearing what Amanises had to say, Stiano agreed without hesitation.

Anyway, the church's foundation is in the Republic of Intis. As long as that doesn't fall, it won't affect his situation. Everything else is just icing on the cake.

But as he waited and waited, Stiano still didn't hear Amanises mention the Beyonder Characteristic of the Knowledge Emperor, which made him somewhat anxious.

In the end, he couldn't hold back any longer and took the initiative to reveal his main purpose.

"The Beyonder Characteristic of the Knowledge Emperor?" As soon as Amanises heard Stiano speak, he knew who had made the move.

No one but Kronos could possibly have such an idea, nor could anyone possibly have such courage.

Amanises sensed it and realized that the Charm he had given had already been used up, which explained why Stiano had come to him directly.

Amanises considered for a moment, then said, "Stiano, it's not that I'm unwilling to trade with you, but that Beyonder Characteristic simply doesn't belong to me."

"As you know, this Beyonder Characteristic is of no use to me at all, and I have no need to keep it with me."

After hearing what Amanises said, Stiano became a little anxious.

"That's clearly the power of the Knight of Misfortune, are you going to say it has nothing to do with you?"

Dividing the Church of Steam and Machinery's territory wasn't that fatal for Stiano, so he didn't take it too seriously.

However, he couldn't agree to stop Stiano from going any further.

Amanises said in a somewhat cold voice, "That's the power displayed by a Charm I lost many years ago. You should understand the reason behind it."

Stiano understood, of course, but it was precisely because he understood that he didn't believe what Amanises said.

These Charm possess the divinity of the True God, which is why they have such effects.

With its divine Charm, even if Amanises were truly lost, unless placed beside True God, it would be sensed the very next second.

For example, the Charm he lost, although used to create Beyonder Item, also possessed divine properties.

He can't sense it anymore, and he suspects the Charm is on Amanises.

Amanises could sense Stiano's suspicion, but there was nothing she could do about it.

She had already completed her own plans, and there was nothing important enough for her to betray her allies.

Moreover, Amanises himself did not know where Kronos had gone.

She sensed it through her own Charm and the mark on Kronos's arm, but to no avail.

This situation made Amanises somewhat regretful.

If Kronos could block out her senses, then he must have made contact with another True God.

The collaboration between the two has always been very pleasant, and it has always been her exclusive collaboration.

Last time, because of Lilith's secret, Amanises briefly felt a hint of murderous intent towards Kronos.

Even though Amanises offered many things as an apology, the cracks remained and could not be completely Restoration.

Therefore, the company he had been exclusively investing in eventually became vulnerable to being taken over by other investors.

Amanises was already annoyed, and then Stiano kept nagging on and on, trying to get his Beyonder Characteristic back from Amanises.

Enraged, Amanises promptly threw Stiano out the door.

After being thrown out of the Darkened Heaven by Amanises, Stiano, in a fit of rage, lashed out.

There aren't really any other methods.

Stiano was never confident of defeating Amanises, let alone now that he was seriously injured.

Since Amanises refused to communicate, Stiano had no choice but to return to the Perfect Land in a huff.

Where did Kronos go?

When he finally obtained the Coordinates, he himself did not know where Adam had placed him.

However, after emerging from the Spirit World, he immediately recognized where he was.

There is no Sun, no Moon, no the Star, only unchanging darkness.

Such a representative environment must undoubtedly be Forsaken Land of the Gods.

Although this is the territory of the True Creator, even Amon can enter, let alone Adam, the Resurrection successor of the Ancient Sun God.

After arriving here, everything about Kronos was concealed by the True Creator.

This concealment was even more subtle than the secrecy imposed by Amanises himself.

As long as Kronos stays put here obediently, it will be difficult for Stiano and Amanises to find him.

And this was proven true; both True God tried to find him, but in the end, they found nothing.