“God is dead!”
586. Wang Xiaoming, the Great Deceiver
“God is already dead! He died during the last Great War between Gods, Demons, and Angels! Heaven has been without God for a long time. Otherwise, why do you think Heaven has been at peace with the Demons and Fallen Angels for so many years? It's because they no longer have a God!”
Kokabiel, with Holy Swords in both hands, raised them high towards the sky.
“Impossible!”
Xenovia rushed forward, shouting at Kokabiel in the sky.
“Impossible! How could God die?!”
“The Church has hidden this matter, preventing you from knowing. But I can tell you very clearly, God is dead!”
Kokabiel looked down at Xenovia.
“Otherwise, why do you think the previous Great War between Gods and Demons stopped? Why are Demons even able to operate in the human world now? They were originally never allowed to set foot here!”
“The human world has never been a stronghold for Demons. When God existed, Demons could only stay in the Underworld. Humanity belonged to the Church. If Demons dared to come to the surface, they would immediately be driven back to the Underworld. But now, Demons even see themselves as administrators of the human world. What a joke! Do you think God would allow this situation to occur if He existed?!”
“No... impossible... this kind of thing, it can't be true.”
Xenovia listened to Kokabiel's words, her face full of disbelief. But in reality, her heart had already begun to waver frantically, because what Kokabiel said was correct.
If God hadn't died, why would Demons openly appear in the human world, and even have a Demon family managing a town in the human world? What a ridiculous thing.
“You're lying!”
Irina Shidou beside her also retorted loudly. As a Knight of the Church, she didn't believe such a thing could happen.
“Whether I'm lying or not, your heart should already be clear. As a survivor of the last Great War between Gods and Demons, no one knows better than me what exactly happened back then!”
“God is dead, and these Demons, relying on the opportunity after God's death, ran to the human world. And what I must do now is to reignite the war and drive these Demons back to Hell!”
Kokabiel's words left Irina Shidou and Xenovia dumbfounded. They stood there, their faces full of fear, fear of the shattering of their faith over the years.
“This is the truth of this world, do you understand?”
Wang Xiaoming also opportunely reminded Xenovia of what he had said before.
“You knew all along?”
Xenovia looked at Wang Xiaoming in surprise.
“That's right, I knew all along. That's why I said those things to you after I met you. I originally wanted you to investigate the truth yourself, but you didn't seem to find it out. I could only let others tell you these truths.”
“This is the truth of the world, then what I have believed in for so many years, isn't it all false?”
“Accurately speaking, what the Church told you is indeed false.”
Receiving confirmation from Wang Xiaoming, Xenovia collapsed and sat on the ground.
“Lord Xiaoming, is what you're saying true? What the Church told us, is it false?”
Asia behind her also came forward, asking Wang Xiaoming in confusion. She had also heard Kokabiel's words and was in shock.
“That's right, this is also why I invited you to join my Knight Order. The Church has already become corrupt. Without the existence of God, and with the Seraphim unable to easily come to the human world, the Church is constantly fighting each other for their own benefit, even to the point of harming each other.”
“Asia, you are a pure child, you shouldn't be contaminated by the dark Church, and even more so, you shouldn't be kidnapped by the Fallen Angels. Therefore, I invite you to join my Knight Order.”
“But, God is already dead, then my daily prayers are…”
Asia was also hit hard and felt somewhat desperate for a moment.
Wang Xiaoming didn't want her to give up on herself, so Wang Xiaoming chose to bring out Michael.
“God is dead, but it doesn't affect your prayers. The Seraphim can still hear your prayers, so you can continue your prayers. Michael has always been listening to your prayers.”
“Is that so?”
“That's right, He has always been watching you. You are the Saintess He recognized, so continue to pray diligently, and I will be responsible for resolving everything else.”
“I have Lord Michael's approval, then I'm relieved. Lord Xiaoming, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations!”
Asia was easily deceived by Wang Xiaoming. Whether Michael was watching her or not, Wang Xiaoming didn't know, but now that Wang Xiaoming said he was watching, then he must be watching!
“As for you, Xenovia, why do you look so desperate.”
After deceiving Asia, Wang Xiaoming began to deceive Xenovia.
“I have always firmly believed that I am fighting for God, but now God is already dead…”
“What, are you trying to say that your battles are meaningless?”
“Isn't it?”
Xenovia looked at Wang Xiaoming.
“Do you know who God loves the most?”
“God... God loves all people!”
“That's right, God loves all people. God's purpose in fighting is to protect humanity. Your purpose in fighting for God is actually also to protect humanity. Even if God is gone, as a Knight, as long as you are still fighting for humanity, then you are fighting for God! What else are you dissatisfied with! Are you going to give up fighting for God, carrying on God's will?”
“Carry on God's will…”
“That's right, carry on God's will!”
Wang Xiaoming didn't say anything more after finishing speaking. He had said all the words that needed to be deceived, and the rest was up to her to imagine.
After deceiving the two, Wang Xiaoming looked up and focused his gaze on Kokabiel in the sky.
At this time, Kokabiel had the Holy Sword of Light in his left hand and the Holy Sword of Destruction, taken from the cannon fodder Fallen Angels, in his right hand.
“Now, let me send you on your final journey!”
“Now, I have collected all the Holy Swords. As long as these Holy Swords are reassembled, they can be recast into the new Holy Sword of Light, Excalibur!”
In front of the protagonists, Kokabiel collided the Holy Swords in his hands together.
The fragments of the Holy Sword, sharing the same origin, fused directly together under the influence of Kokabiel's light attribute power, transforming into a sword of light. Perhaps the light attribute power within the fragments of Excalibur played a role, as the reassembled Holy Sword Excalibur emitted a dazzling golden light.
"This, is the Holy Sword of Light, Excalibur!"
Holding the hilt in his right hand, Kokabiel grinned as he looked down at Rias and the others below.
"Now, die! You lowly devils!"
However, just as Kokabiel was about to swing his sword, a voice interrupted him.
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen."
587. Round Table Conference, Start!
"Although I agree with some of your views, I'm sorry, but I don't want these people to die at your hands."
Wearing blue knight's attire, Wang Xiaoming stood in the center of the ruins, looking up at Kokabiel in the sky.
"Who are you?"
Kokabiel looked at Wang Xiaoming below, not sensing any demonic aura from him. In other words, this guy wasn't a devil, but a human, especially with that outfit.
"I'm just a passing knight."
Wang Xiaoming replied with a smile.
"Knight? Ha, another one sent by the Church? It seems they've discovered something and want to send you to resolve the matter, but what they didn't expect is that they sent a fool who actually wants to come here to die."
Kokabiel was full of disdain. Knights were all trash because they were human.
In his long life, Kokabiel knew one thing very clearly: the power of humans had its limits! Breaking through that limit was almost impossible unless they stopped being human!
"I'm sorry, I'm not a knight sent by the Church."
Wang Xiaoming flatly denied Kokabiel's statement.
"Oh?"
Kokabiel looked at Wang Xiaoming, still with disdain.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter where you came from, it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, you'll soon be joining these devils in the underworld!"
Kokabiel's arrogant words did not receive approval from the devils below.
Sona Sitri of the Sitri family was currently in despair. She didn't think that this suddenly appearing stranger, Wang Xiaoming, could do anything because she had never met Wang Xiaoming before. But Rias was different. Rias clearly knew that Wang Xiaoming was a Maou-class guy with incredibly powerful attack power, and he also had a Maou-class magician girl by his side. Even if they couldn't win in a one-on-one fight, they should be able to win in a two-on-one fight, right? That magician girl was right behind Wang Xiaoming.
This time, it should be stable!
"Koneko, have everyone retreat, as far away from here as possible."
Rias ordered everyone to retreat, and Koneko immediately nodded and acted, which left Sona Sitri looking confused.
"Rias, what are you saying? Retreat?"
"That's right, retreat. If we don't retreat, something might happen to us later."
"Don't doubt it, just retreat with us. If you don't want to die."
Rias had seen the pillar of light soaring into the sky. Even if they didn't take it head-on, being affected by it would cost her life, let alone these middle-class devils under her. They would die, they really would die.
Moreover, Kokabiel on the opposite side was also holding that Holy Sword of Light. Even if it was an assembled Holy Sword, its power might not be as good as before, but it was still the Holy Sword of Light, which was a hard counter to devils like them.
So, run first!
Rias led her people to retreat quickly, even Issei Hyodo. He was the Red Dragon Emperor, that's right, but the Red Dragon Emperor hadn't grown up yet. Rias didn't think he could interfere in a Maou-level battle, so she pulled him away together.
Rias led the people around her to retreat quickly, which made Kokabiel above very unhappy.
"Running away like this in front of me, do you think I'll just watch you do whatever you want?"
Kokabiel waved the Holy Sword of Light in his hand and swung it at Rias and the others below. The Holy Sword of Light instantly slashed out a crescent of light, flying from the sky to the ground.
But this crescent of light did not hit Rias. Wang Xiaoming directly jumped up and smashed it with his fist.
"Actually using his fist?"
Kokabiel looked at Wang Xiaoming in surprise. Rias and the others were also very surprised. Even if you don't use magic to resist the attack of the light blade, you should at least use a weapon to resist it, right? He actually shattered it directly with his fist. Is this guy's body so strong that he can directly withstand the power of light?
"It seems you have some good secrets, but it's useless. You might think you're great just because you smashed it once with your fist, but that's because that was just a casual attack from me. As long as I slightly increase the power of the Holy Sword of Light, you will be directly turned to ashes in the torrent of light!"
"Is that so?"
Wang Xiaoming still smiled indifferently.
"If you say so, then I have a question instead."
"Hmm?"
"You think I'll be drowned by the torrent of light, so what about you?"
Wang Xiaoming looked up at Kokabiel.
"If you faced such a Holy Sword of Light, what would you do?"
"Hmph, I am a powerful Fallen Angel, do you think I would..."
"No, no need for you to answer, because I will find the answer myself."
Wang Xiaoming directly interrupted Kokabiel's words and stretched out his right hand.
"Est, please connect to Excalibur."
The communication with Est in his heart was instantly completed, and the golden Holy Sword appeared in Wang Xiaoming's right hand.
"That is... a Holy Sword!"
Although it was slightly different in appearance from the Excalibur of this world, the main structure was very similar, and the rich power of light was too obvious. So Kokabiel recognized this sword as a Holy Sword at first sight!
"So you are a Holy Sword user. A Holy Sword I have never seen before. It seems you are the first Holy Sword user."
The so-called first Holy Sword user is the first person to hold and use a new Holy Sword after it appears.
"You can think so."
Wang Xiaoming held the Holy Sword with both hands, inserting the blade into the ground.
"Since you are a Fallen Angel, then to show my respect, I will increase my power as much as possible and give you my strongest blow!"
"Oh? Then let me see how strong your strongest blow is!"
He actually stood there motionless, waiting for me to attack? Is it really that good?
Wang Xiaoming couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
