Chapter 72: Do Gods Also Feel Fear?

The words on the paper were far more than that.

Written densely, written extensively.

All about Cressa, about the life arrangements for the Witch, including but not limited to power enhancement, future direction, and daily necessities.

Every sketched word, every fragmented sentence, was so crooked and awkward, revealing the writer’s extremely poor condition.

Suppression from the deities.

The final toll of lifespan.

Making it incredibly difficult for the person the Witch cared about most to even write normally.

Yet, despite this, he still worried about the Witch’s future, pondering the pros and cons for her, illuminating her path forward.

“Mentor.”

Her trembling fingertips caressed the surface of the paper, brushing over every word, feeling the residual warmth from the “Sun.”

Drip—

Drip—

A clear clinking sound echoed, the sound of tears falling onto the paper.

Cressa stood alone in the study, gazing at the familiar handwriting on the paper, her eyes instantly filled with tears, silently sliding down without a single sob.

The sunlight outside poured freely, bringing heat and light to all things, dappling the sea of trees, making insects and birds sing in unison.

The world was tranquil in summer.

The Witch was silent in pain.

Her eyes had no light left, the only flicker being the refraction of light on the surface of her crystal-clear tears, a silent cry of sorrow.

“I… I don’t deserve this from you…”

“You gave me the meaning of existence… that’s enough…”

“No need for more…”

The scene was silent, but the impact of sorrow went straight to the heart.

The Witch had never cried so quietly, so sadly, so helplessly before. She still felt like a complete failure.

She had no courage, only relying on Xu Xi to move forward.

She had no strength, only watching as Xu Xi passed away.

She had no emotions, only giving Xu Xi a fake smile.

Her life, the Witch’s life, the life named Cressa Christina.

Was so pale and powerless.

Couldn’t do anything, couldn’t achieve anything.

Looking at the words on the paper, where Xu Xi, knowing his lifespan was short, still considered her in every sentence, Cressa’s body trembled even more.

She wanted to sink into darkness forever, to never move again.

But no.

The mentor didn’t want her to become like this.

He hoped, encouraged, wished for the Witch to spread her wings and fly freely into the sky.

So, Cressa stood up again, obedient, very obedient to Xu Xi’s words, ready to live according to his commands.

But.

What is the meaning of living?

The Witch didn’t know, the Witch was spiritless, until she saw the word “deities” on the paper, her eyes slightly moved, finding the meaning of her existence.

“I want to…”

“I want to do something… for the mentor…”

“Even if it means… becoming enemies with the deities.”

In the terrifyingly silent quiet, Cressa’s movements trembled as she slowly took off the Sapphire Necklace from her neck, gently stroking it before placing it into the Spatial Ring.

Then, the Magic Staff appeared in her hand.

Creak—

The courtyard gate was pushed open, the rusty bolt making a slightly grating sound, Cressa walked out with a vacant gaze, looking utterly haggard.

The sunlight enveloped the Witch, but all she could feel was cold.

Her mental state was dazed and spiritless.

She didn’t even notice the pebbles under her feet.

The Witch fell, she lay still for a few seconds before her delicate fingertips pressed against the ground, her palm exerting force, and she stood up by herself.

She knew, from now on, no one would help her stand up, so she had to learn to stand up by herself.

Only then could she not worry the mentor.

Only then could she live well.

The midday sun was blazing bright, along the way, light and shadow intertwined.

Strands of sunlight filtered through the dense leaves, falling on the shoulders of the continuously walking Witch, like a silent gaze, witnessing her moving further away.

From then on.

The Witch would become an Eternal Monster, living alone in this world.

She had forever left the courtyard.

Left this place that was no longer “home.”

No one knew where the Witch had gone, until four or five years later, the mortals living nearby felt something was wrong, realizing the courtyard had been quiet for a long time.

Someone curiously climbed over the wall to look, only to find it full of dust.

This anomaly quickly attracted the attention of the Mage Association, but they found nothing, all items related to Xu Xi had been collected and taken away by Cressa.

Only the empty house remained, its doors and windows swaying in the wind, leaving people puzzled.

In the end.

This incident was classified as a simple disappearance.

Somehow, for a long time afterward, the City of Allenson was frequently attacked by dragonkin, occasionally even pure-blooded dragons.

This became an unsolved mystery of the City of Allenson.

Thirty years later.

Under the will of the deities, many Divine Churches were still searching for traces of Xu Xi, wanting to find the Saint Magister who might achieve new godhood.

But not long after, a horrifying event shocked the entire magic world.

Overnight.

All the Divine Churches in the northern part of the world were uprooted.

No, it would be more appropriate to call it annihilation.

At the same time, in different locations, a tremendous force descended from the heavens, quietly extinguishing the faith in the deities.

The deities descended in wrath.

“Who, who is it!?”

“Disrespecting the deities, you have a death wish!”

“Wait, this power… could it be, you have ignited the Divine Flame!?”

The deities descending to the mortal world were not their true forms from the Heavenly Realm, yet they still possessed power beyond the mortal realm.

But even these lofty deities.

With their numerical advantage, still couldn’t do anything to the Witch.

In the end, the battle was a draw, and the Witch left unharmed.

This incident triggered a crisis of faith in the deities, countless people regarded the Witch as the only true deity, causing the deities to rage and order a search for the Witch’s whereabouts.

Another twenty years passed.

Cressa appeared again.

She stood in the sky, her Magic Staff striking the void, vast and mighty magic power sweeping through the elements, forming a world-submerging roar.

With one strike, she annihilated all the foundations of the deities’ faith.

No matter where they were, the Divine Churches were precisely destroyed.

People were terrified.

Firmly believing the Witch must have an irreconcilable enmity with the deities.

Even the deities thought so.

“No, staying in the Heavenly Realm is too dangerous, that guy will eventually come up!”

“Fight, you guys go fight!”

Some deities were scared, some were terrified, wanting to escape from the Heavenly Realm.

The magic world was vast, but not the only existence in the Chaos, with the power of the deities, it was easy to find a new world or hide in the elemental planes.

No deity wanted to fall.

The terrifying magic from the Witch, even the deities feared.

But now, it was too late to escape, Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire roared, unknowingly enveloping and sealing the entire Heavenly Realm.