Volume 3, Chapter 101 – Epilogue (Part 1)

The war between Stronghold and Eden had ended.

The process had a few ups and downs, and the outcome was far more unexpected than anyone had imagined, but the war between this newborn power and the old one still came to an inexplicable close with the death of that Beastmen Throne-tier, the Prophet.

Eden became the victor, and as the winner, Eden, who had personally caused the death of a Throne-tier, went on to directly annihilate the entire army of five hundred thousand Beastmen that had marched over to punish Eden.

During the annihilation of this entire Beastmen army, although there was help from the Graveyard’s Undead army, Eden’s troops, and later the Half-beast army that arrived afterward… In the process of wiping out this massive army, Tianyin, the Throne-tier of Eden, completely showed the people of the world and the players what it meant to be a Throne-tier.

Without the restraints of that Throne-tier shaman, the Prophet, dealing with that so-called Beastmen army did not require any effort from Tianyin at all.

Although the Beastmen King, who had fallen into madness, and those few Beastmen Legendaries at the end of their rope caused a tiny bit of obstruction, to Tianyin, that only delayed her a little bit.

The Beastmen expeditionary army was utterly wiped out without any power to resist, and Stronghold, having lost its Throne-tier, its Beastmen King, and a large number of Legendaries, began its decline from that very moment.

Even though Stronghold was still called one of the Eight Great Factions today, its strength was not even one tenth of what it had been. Even those lord players who had once chosen to throw their lot in with Stronghold announced their independence one after another and enthusiastically joined the war to carve up Stronghold’s territory.

Although Stronghold still had a few remaining Legendaries, in the world as it was now, for Stronghold, which had lost a large number of Legendaries along with its only Throne-tier, being able to hold on to its current territory was already fortune within misfortune.

Meanwhile, in Eden, the Northern Fortress had successfully become something safely in Eden’s hands, and after defeating Stronghold, Eden City also successfully accepted countless Half-beasts who had defected over under Yeluo’s lead.

As the Half-beast population grew larger and larger, near Eden City, Xingyu Muxi also began working on establishing a new city to provide a place for those Half-beasts to live.

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The situation of the world also changed with Eden’s victory.

After Eden’s victory, the Ninth Faction Dawn, with Eden as its main city, finally surfaced, and along with Dawn’s appearance, more and more displaced NPCs chose to throw themselves into Eden’s arms, or rather, it should now be called Dawn’s.

Naturally, as Dawn was born, Dawn’s leader Tianyin gradually came to be known by the people of the world. After learning about it, they realized that the silver-haired loli who had personally slain the Beastmen Throne-tier was the current leader of Dawn, Tianyin.

“So a loli can be a Throne-tier too? I’m in love, I’m in love.”

“But it looks like this Throne-tier of Dawn seems to especially like cute girls. The yuri prospects are looking real good.”

“Wait… could this Tianyin be that silver-haired loli ranked number one in fan count on the forums? I was wondering why she vanished after the Graveyard War. So she was actually a Throne-tier boss.”

There were players who discovered that the Tianyin who had previously been in the Paladin Job Change Hall and the current Throne-tier Tianyin of Dawn seemed to be the same person.

“Ahhh… whatever the case, I’m joining Dawn. I’m already a brain-dead fan of cute little Tianyin.”

“You’re thinking too much. Dawn apparently only takes in NPCs. Players like us are totally not accepted.”

Because of the appearance of the Ninth Faction Dawn, it was only natural that some players would develop the idea of wanting to join Dawn.

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Unfortunately, Dawn did not permit players to join, so for those players who wanted to join Dawn, it was undoubtedly a piece of bad news that was very hard to accept.

Of course, many players also began to think about why Dawn as a faction had risen so quickly.

However, no matter how they thought it over, when it came to this question, none of the players could find the key.

……

In Dawn’s main city, the current Eden, after taking in a large number of Half-beasts, the whole of Eden became even livelier than before.

However, for Tianyin at this moment, even though the number of places in Eden where she could eat desserts had increased with the growth of the population, these past few days she had no interest in sweets at all.

The return of the power of Gluttony had given Tianyin strength even greater than before, and its duration had also extended from five minutes to a full ten minutes.

Not only that, Tianyin also discovered that because of the addition of Gluttony’s power, when fighting others, her Seven Deadly Sins state might have only ten minutes on the surface, but through battle, she could absorb the enemy’s power and thus extend the duration of the Seven Original Sins without limit.

Not only that, while extending the Seven Original Sins’ duration by absorbing the enemy’s strength, the enemy’s power would also weaken due to the constant drain. So actually, Tianyin no longer had to worry about getting dragged into a drawn-out fight when battling other Thrones.

Because the longer the battle went on, in theory, as Tianyin’s enemy, their combat power would grow weaker and weaker as time passed.

『Samael, even though, even though… I have Gluttony now, I beat a Throne-tier, I won this war, I still… can’t feel happy at all.』

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Walking alone down the corridor of the City Lord’s Mansion, Tianyin’s gaze was unfocused. In truth, her consciousness was already chatting with the Samael in her mind.

「Well, I don’t really get that kind of thing. But the whole of Dawn has already become so strong now. Why can’t you be a bit happier, Xiaoyin?」

『Mm… maybe… maybe it’s because of Sister Yeluo.』

At the end of that battle, it was precisely because Yeluo had given her the power of Gluttony that she had been able to gain the ability to defeat the Prophet. That was what Tianyin believed.

However, Yeluo, who had given her the power of the Seven Original Sins, had never been seen again after that battle.

No one knew whether she was dead or alive. Even when Tianyin went to ask Sister Xiaomu, Sister Xiaomu had that look of wanting to speak but holding back.

『Hey, Samael… do you think Sister Yeluo has already… become like that Undead Grand Duke?』

「Are you an idiot, Xiaoyin? The Undead Grand Duke’s death was witnessed by everyone, but you never saw Yeluo die. Just based on that, you can’t jump to conclusions.」

In truth, Tianyin’s mood was not good.

Even though she had defeated Stronghold…

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If Yeluo had really died just like that…

That kind of ending did not feel very perfect to Tianyin.

『If I could… back then, even if there was no way at all, I still wouldn’t have wanted Sister Yeluo to give the power of Gluttony to me.』

Talking to Samael like this, as time slowly passed, Tianyin began to feel that something was wrong.

Because the Samael in her mind was not answering her.

“Who’s there?”

Her nerves tightened at that moment, and the instant she shifted her attention back to the outside world, Tianyin finally realized that everything around her, no, to be precise, time itself had come to a stop without her noticing.

“Hahahahahahahahaha… my little Tianyin, it’s me.”

At the same time, a huge ball of light appeared before Tianyin.