Time passed slowly. Several weeks had passed since that party.
Gellenson never appeared before Lu Mo and Cecilia again.
And this period should be the most peaceful time in the human world.
The Demon King was dead, and there were no more battles at the Great Barrier. Occasionally, figures of demons would suddenly appear at the edge of the Barrier or in the human world, but they were quickly surrounded and eliminated, without any power to resist.
During this time, the busiest place in the Holy Sanctuary was probably the hall responsible for recording history.
The hall exuded the smell of ancient paper and ink.
Figures were writing diligently, wanting to leave that magnificent expedition in the annals of the Holy Sanctuary.
“I can’t believe it, I actually lived to witness the end of the Demon King’s era.”
The old man sighed with emotion. He had been working as a recorder in the hall since he was young. Over the years, he had seen many historical materials and written many records.
He had thought that this Demon King’s era would last as long as the previous ones. But unexpectedly, the Demon King was killed so much earlier. And those who participated in killing the Demon King were not the strongest Heroes, but a knight.
Actually, when he saw the record that the Valkyrie and the knight together killed the Demon King, he was stunned for a long time. He once thought that some cheap pulp novel had sneaked into the hall. A knight killing the Demon King? This had never happened in the history of the Holy Sanctuary.
He had read too much history of the Holy Sanctuary. Knights died from not acclimating to the environment. Knights died in traps set by demons. Knights fought demons and were killed in one blow. Knights fought succubi, barely defeated them, but were seduced and drained dry, allowing the succubi to turn the tables. Throughout history, knights never had a good end. Very few came back alive. But today, he actually saw that a knight had stepped into the Heavenly Imperial Realm and participated in killing the Demon King?
“These contents were personally dictated by Lady Valkyrie…”
After seeing the source of these contents, the old man’s eyes narrowed again. The Valkyrie herself was a symbol of authority. She could not lie, much less falsify anything. That is to say, this content was an indisputable fact.
“Lu Mo…”
He remembered the girl’s name. And then, his group began to work on the records about this knight. How should they record Lu Mo’s story? Actually, not just them, the whole hall was having some difficulty. In the Holy Sanctuary, the entire high-level had differing opinions on this. Some high-level members believed that those without the talent for Holy Power should not be given too much space in the annals of the Holy Sanctuary. Holy Power was the symbol of the Holy Sanctuary. The Valkyrie led the expedition and killed the Demon King; this matter could be recorded extensively. But Lu Mo was, after all, just a knight without the talent for Holy Power. And she had become a cripple after the war. Her space should be less. Otherwise, it would inevitably affect the status of the Holy Sanctuary’s Holy Power. On the matter of reducing Lu Mo’s space, the Liat family had the loudest voice.
However, even if they deliberately downplayed Lu Mo’s image, her deeds left in the history of the Holy Sanctuary were still numerous—she broke through to the Earth Vein Realm in the defense battle of the Holy Demon Wall, killed the largest number of demons in multiple battles, broke through to the Heavenly Imperial Realm in the Misty Region, and in the Blood Rain incident, she assisted the Valkyrie and killed a severely wounded Duke-level existence.
“It’s like creating miracle after miracle.”
Writing to the end, the old man couldn’t help but praise. The girl seemed like an anomaly of history. With no talent for Holy Power, she surpassed all her peers and stood above the Heroes.
“Lu Mo Kalis, a knight, without the talent for Holy Power, yet with mortal talent achieved the Heavenly Imperial Realm, swept through her peers, killed countless demons, ultimately killed the Demon King, and ended an era.”
At the end, the old man concluded thus. When recording Lu Mo, the old man wrote very smoothly, even wanting to write more. But today, looking at the blank scroll in front of him, he was troubled again.
“Solaris Liat …”
“She seems… there’s nothing worth recording, right?”
The old man said with a bitter smile. Now, he was writing about Solaris. But he couldn’t start writing. Although Solaris didn’t kill the Demon King, she should at least be described as a tragic hero who “fought until the last moment of her life for the human world and fell before the Demon King’s throne,” right? But… The Liat family had actually approached them, hoping they could leave more space for Solaris in history. The old man and others searched through all the documents, but discovered an embarrassing fact—aside from breaking through to the Earth Vein Realm at the Holy Demon Wall and having some outstanding performances in a few small battles, Solaris had nothing else afterwards. In the end, she died obscurely in the Demon King’s Throne. With only this little outstanding performance, how could they shape a tragic hero? Thinking of the Liat family’s request, the old man cursed inwardly. Write, write, write… With no material at all, write a hammer! Solaris? What a shockwave Hero!
Finally, the old man forced himself to suppress his nausea and wrote a draft for Solaris—”Solaris Liat , the first-ranked Hero, showed some performance, ultimately died in the Demon King’s Throne, her ambition unfulfilled. Hmm… add an ‘Alas, mournful sigh’ to make it nine more characters.” Just a few lines. Other than that, nothing else. What Solaris desired most in life was to have her name recorded in history and be immortal. But in the end, the records she could leave in history were only a few lines. Her life ultimately became just an optional name in the long river of history.
Meanwhile, in another hall of the Holy Sanctuary.
The holy light gradually dissipated, and the vast holy power was also receding.
“How is it, Miss Lu Mo?”
Rumina walked into the dimming magic circle at this moment, looking at Lu Mo nervously and expectantly. And when she saw Lu Mo slowly stand up, still not emitting any realm fluctuations, her eyes gradually added some disappointment.
“I’m sorry, Miss Rumina, I seem to have… failed again.”
Lu Mo smiled bitterly and answered.
“Still… no way…”
Rumina murmured softly, a hint of sadness on her face.
“I’ve disappointed Miss Rumina again.”
“Not at all! It’s because I’m useless that I haven’t been able to help Miss Lu Mo recover.”
After returning to the Holy Sanctuary, Rumina was still trying to find ways to restore Lu Mo’s realm and cultivation ability. She even went to the Pope specifically and talked about these matters. Lu Mo killed the Demon King; this was a great merit. The Holy Sanctuary should at least find a way to let such a hero recover some power, right? The Pope did provide some help afterwards. He opened some precious treasures and top-secret ritual arrays within the Holy Sanctuary to Lu Mo. Rumina also helped Lu Mo several times to absorb the treasures or draw the powerful energy from the arrays. But even so, Lu Mo still couldn’t recover even a trace of power.
“Miss Lu Mo, is there really no change in your body?”
Saying that, Rumina pressed Lu Mo’s hand again. Her perception power and holy power extended along the girl’s arm into her body. And what Rumina felt was still a state of ruin and emptiness. No flow of power, no aura of realm, and even the life fluctuations seemed weak. At this moment, Rumina suddenly felt some self-blame.
“Miss Rumina, I’m really grateful to you all during this time.”
Lu Mo smiled.
“But still, as I said before, I’m already very satisfied to have survived. Whether I recover my realm or not, it doesn’t matter to me. The Demon King is dead, and this world no longer needs my power. I don’t have to think about killing the Demon King or saving the world anymore. From now on, the future of this world can be left to you.”
Hearing this, Rumina could only sigh in the end.
“It’s a pity… if you could have continued growing, you would have stood at the forefront of this era.”
“Becoming an ordinary person is not bad, is it?”
Lu Mo smiled.
“What I can gain or where I stand doesn’t really mean much to me. Right now, I just want to be like an ordinary person, quietly do my own things. Use the remaining time to accompany that idiot properly.”
“But as an ordinary person, you cannot…”
Rumina hesitated.
“I know, I cannot walk through her entire life with that idiot.”
Lu Mo knew what the Valkyrie wanted to say.
“After I leave this world, I entrust that person to Miss Rumina. I know, I cannot keep walking with her forever. I hope by that time, that idiot can become a bit smarter. At that time, please don’t despise her, Miss Rumina.”
Lu Mo wasn’t really afraid of death. After all, it was all illusory; dying just meant exiting the second Simulated Reincarnation.
And watching Lu Mo smile so unconcerned about her destroyed realm, Rumina felt even more pity for Lu Mo. After a long while, she also forced a smile and nodded seriously to Lu Mo.
“I will. When that time really comes, please, Miss Lu Mo… rest assured and entrust her to me.”
Lu Mo thanked Rumina. Soon after, she also said goodbye, pushed open the hall’s door, and walked out. A long time passed before Rumina let out a sigh in the empty hall.
Lu Mo walked down the steps step by step.
“You lied to her.”
At this moment, the woman’s voice finally sounded in her mind.
“During this time, you have been absorbing the power of treasures and arrays.”
“So what?”
Lu Mo asked coldly.
“You’d better… not continue like this.”
The woman’s voice trembled a little. During this time, whether holy power or pure attribute power, Lu Mo had absorbed it all into her body. These forces, instead of balancing the human part and the demon part within her, had made this balance, already on the verge of losing control, even more fragile. Even the woman began to feel afraid. If the power eventually went out of control, both she and Lu Mo would be exposed. She was becoming more and more afraid of Lu Mo’s madness.
“If I don’t do this, can I cut that thread?”
Lu Mo retorted at this moment.
“Is it worth it?”
The woman fell silent. And just as Lu Mo was about to ignore the woman, the woman suddenly spoke again. With confusion, with fear, and with an inexplicable sadness.
“You could have become the Demon King, or the strongest in the human world. But in the end, you have chosen such a crazy path that is destroying yourself. All this… is it really worth it?”
“Of course it’s worth it.”
Lu Mo answered the woman. Without any hesitation or thought. This was the path she had decided to take from the very beginning. From the year she was seven, when she saw that thread of fate… Everything was already destined. She would cut that thread. No matter what price she would eventually pay.