"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
" The Pale God is holy and boundless, majestic and limitless; he is the deity of Garden of Eden, the embodiment of great power! We are determined to follow the Pale God and crush the lowly lives of the traitors!"
Pale God! Pale God! Pale God!
As time went by, more and more devout believers of the Pale God converged on the Holy See.
Humans are extremely complex. For example, in modern society, there are not only those who praise the US, but also those who praise India and even Yila. From this point of view, humans are indeed extremely complex creatures.
This has led to the fact that even today, this Pale God Norton actually has quite a few steadfast and even fanatical believers.
Even if the Holy Empire were to perish, even if staying here would undoubtedly mean certain death, this group of people still paid out of their own pockets, sold their possessions, and traveled thousands of miles to follow the call of the Pale God and gather in this Pale Holy See.
Now, more and more people are gathering here.
A massive crowd gathered at the entrance to the Holy See Palace, some kneeling in fervent devotion, praising the grandeur of the Pale God; others following the crowd to admire the statue of the Pale God, tearfully confessing their sins; still others, their faces contorted with madness, strapped with explosives, weapons in hand, shouting that they would perish with the Pale God.
Some wealthy individuals or landlords who considered themselves clever brought their families and contributed their wealth to the Holy See, hoping to gain favor and achieve a meritorious service.
Although the Holy Empire is now on the verge of collapse, some still firmly believe that as long as the Pale God exists, all crises will be resolved.
As time went by, the Pale Holy See gathered more and more people.
Those who came all traveled from afar, bringing their own tents and provisions, and camped out in the imperial city.
Carrying lofty aspirations and devout faith, they would spontaneously rise each day without being urged to gather together to recite scriptures, share food, water, and even daily necessities. In the evening, bathed in the last rays of the setting sun, they would gather together to spontaneously sing the Pale Holy See songs of the Church.
Never before in history has the entire Pale Holy See been so harmonious and sacred.
Even such a sacred scene could not move the heart of that Pale God.
The Pale God Norton never appeared before his fanatical followers.
If the fanatics at this stage were not truly believers in the Pale God wholeheartedly, there would probably have already been disturbances to put pressure on that Pale God.
Even so, the atmosphere in the entire imperial city grew increasingly somber with the passage of time.
Urgent orders from the front lines were being sent to the capital.
How many cities surrendered today? Which bishop and his army perished in battle tomorrow? How many kilometers will the Gothic Empire's army Southern Continent's army advance the day after tomorrow...?
The atmosphere in the entire imperial city grew increasingly tense under the series of urgent orders.
The chanting of scriptures grew louder in the morning, the number of soldiers stationed on the city walls increased, the number of night patrols rose steadily, and the number of hidden sentries around the city grew ever larger...
The atmosphere of war has begun to gather in this vast imperial city. Even the Pressure emanating from the Pale God, who is huddled in the high tower, changes daily, clearly indicating his displeasure.
The only positive aspect is that, whether due to the impact of the war or bad weather, it's unclear.
These days the sky is always overcast, and there's never any sunshine.
This allows Vampire species like Abraham, who fear sunlight, to appear in cities during the day.
Day and night, more than fifty enormous bat-like monsters roared through the sky, defending the last territories of the Pale God.
Abraham and Elizabeth, the two truly powerful figures, also spent their days pacing the city walls or in the command post, watching the news coming from the front.
The deployment of the city walls has become increasingly tight. The old-style city walls have been reinforced many times, and various machine guns and artillery have been set up on them. The tops of the connecting towers of the city walls are even equipped with anti-aircraft guns, which keep a close watch on the sky at all times.
The enormous imperial city, with over a million inhabitants, had formed layers of fortifications. The last army of nearly 300,000 men was deployed layer by layer, becoming the final resistance before that Pale God.
Until—as Abraham stood atop the royal city walls, conducting his usual inspection, gazing into the distance, a dark figure appeared at the edge of his vision...