The Evolution Of A Goblin To The Peak

Chapter 1075: Destruction of the Ekatoe City: Despair



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Leorin was kneeling on the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"What is this?" he muttered as he looked up at the sky.

Swoosh!!

The smoke and dust settled in the central area, and Arden walked out of it, wounds covering his body. He radiated an immense aura as he cracked his neck and glanced in Leorin's direction.

Arden locked onto Leorin's energy fluctuations. His voice reverberated.

"I told you that you can't leave... Did you really think you could just leave because you wanted to? Our target is to destroy this city and kill the Blood Lightning Monster."

The entire area vibrated as black energy surged into the gaping hole in the formation barrier. Alice, Eztein, and the others in the city, including Leorin, couldn't help but look up.

They sensed that something was wrong.

"If my role is to stop the hydra and yours is to destroy the city and handle the rest of the people here, then who's going to kill the Blood Lightning Monster? Have you ever thought about this? Do you really think it's easy to back out once you've made a deal with the Deadly Sins? It's not. You have no idea what the Deadly Sins truly are."

His cold voice echoed.

Ferdin turned his head, sensing something. Suddenly, black spears pierced his body from behind.

"W-What?!"

He muttered as blood dripped to the ground.

Erkigal, who was facing Ferdin, widened her eyes. She saw a mass of darkness behind her opponent. The darkness caught Ferdin off guard and pierced his body with sharp spears.

Swoosh!!

Ferdin fell to the ground as the darkness behind him slowly dissipated into thin air.

On the other side of the city,

Leorin forced a smile as he clicked his tongue. "Tsk, I made a bad choice."

Ferdin's energy fluctuations had disappeared, and Leorin could now feel something terrifying drawing closer to him. He didn't know what it was, but he had a bad feeling about it.

Suddenly, Leorin jumped as if trying to avoid something. He looked down, but darkness appeared on his back, quickly turning into black spears that pierced his body. "Ugh!"

Leorin fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He realized it.

It came from him.

It was within his body, so there was no way to avoid it.

How? This should be impossible.

At that moment, Arden's voice echoed once again.

"You've failed to see the loophole. You people don't realize it. Why? It's simple-you don't know what the Deadly Sins are. You think you're going to take advantage of the situation while the main army of the Gluttony Army is busy with the Holy Lands. But it's the opposite. We are the ones taking advantage of people like you. The moment you made a deal with us, the moment you fell into our hands, you were afflicted by our curse."

Leorin felt his vision growing blurry. He looked down and saw that the entire ground was covered in dark, ominous energy.

Ohm!!

Erkigal, who was in another area, couldn't help but turn her head as she sensed something terrible approaching.

Eztein, Vashno, and the others also felt it.

"What is this?!"

It gave off an indescribable feeling.

Whoosh!!

A mass of darkness emerged from the ground, transforming into a figure cloaked in a dark robe.

The figure radiated immense power.

He stood calmly, slowly observing everyone. His perception spread out, scanning the entire

area.

After a few moments, he lifted his head and glanced at the barrier formation.

"Barrier formation from ten thousand years ago..."

His voice was low, yet everyone heard it, causing them to shiver involuntarily.

Erkigal's face grew grave as she saw the figure.

She recognized him.

A Messenger of Gluttony.

This was bad.

A Messenger of Gluttony was something else entirely.

Everyone stood frozen as the tremendous aura swept through the area. The Messenger of Gluttony exuded a power that they could feel, and their instincts screamed that this person was filled with overwhelming malice.

Leorin, lying on the ground, forced himself to lift his head and glance at the figure not far from him.

"A Messenger is... here... I didn't even... realize that I... I was bound by a c-curse..."

He spoke with great difficulty, staring directly at the figure clad in dark attire. Even though his vision was blurry, he could still make out that this person was a Messenger of Gluttony.

The Messenger of Gluttony had a strange appearance. They were all cloaked in dark attire, and nearly all of them possessed the same abilities. They were also incredibly loyal to their God, to the point of madness, willing to sacrifice their lives if their God willed it.

Ohm!!

Alice, Eilish, Fourth Head, and Sixth Head wore pale expressions. Being close to the Messenger of Gluttony, the pressure they felt was overwhelming.

"T-This is bad..." Fourth Head muttered.

"Yeah, I don't think we can stop this person," Sixth Head nodded.

"I know, it's useless... From his aura alone, the only one who could stop this is the hydra," Fourth Head replied.

None of them had the power to stop the Messenger of Gluttony. Only Kessa had the ability to do so, but she was occupied with Arden, and Arden wouldn't allow Kessa to save the rest. The Messenger of Gluttony retracted his gaze from the barrier. He looked at Alice and the others, and they instantly felt goosebumps spread across their bodies.

It was as if they were being stared at by death itself.

Fourth Head and the others realized it. Even if it was futile, they had no choice but to resist

with all their might.

Death was certain.

The Messenger slowly raised his arm.

"Amanda! Run!! Go and bring others with you!!" Alice shouted.

They couldn't stop the Messenger of Gluttony. He was on an entirely different level than their

previous opponent.

"B-But..." Amanda looked at Alice, feeling weak as she recalled Elder Guan's death.

"Hurry!! We don't-" Alice couldn't even finish her sentence as the Messenger of Gluttony

suddenly vanished from her sight.

Fourth Head and Sixth Head widened their eyes as they felt a surge of extreme danger.

Swoosh!!

...

A few hours earlier.

Souta was in the den of a Monster Lord, known as Lady Echidna.

He was alone, sitting in a vast cave surrounded by trees, grass, and a lake. There was an ecosystem here, but the monsters living in this area were non-evolved. None of them were at the level of the first evolution stage-not a single one.

After a while, he opened his eyes, feeling power coursing through his body.

"T-This is magnificent..." Souta commented.

"Remember my words, resist it. Hold it back and tame it. Put it under your control, and you

will be able to rise. If you can't, then you will be the same as the rest, buried in the depths." A

voice echoed.

It was Echidna's voice. She didn't reveal her appearance to him; she simply communicated

with him in this way.

"I know what to do now," Souta nodded in response to her words.

"Ehe~ you're truly a work of art. Your power exceeds everyone else's, but you must not let it

control you. It should be the opposite. You must control it if you want to reach the highest level. It's incredible, really. I can't believe there's a fourth-stage monster like you."

Souta nodded again.

Suddenly, he felt a tiny fluctuation in his pocket. He realized it was coming from his communication talisman.

He took it out and poured his energy into it.

"S-Souta!! We're under attack!!" Alice's voice came through the talisman.

"What?!" Souta narrowed his eyes.

"We're under attack. I guess they are from the Gluttony Army based on the insignia I saw,"

Alice explained.

"Gluttony Army?"

"Yeah, Kessa is currently fighting one of them. I'm heading to the west to provide some help,

but I don't know how long we'll last. The enemy is too strong."

"Okay, you have to hold on. I'll be back as soon as possible."

Souta cut the communication with a grave look on his face. He looked ahead and said, "I'm sorry, Lady Echidna, but there's an urgent matter, so I need to go now."

"Ehe~ it's fine. I've heard it. You can go now. I will summon you again once you've reached the next stage. I'm sure it's not that long." Echidna's voice echoed. "Thank you for your understanding," Souta bowed. Then, he turned around and left.

Echidna's voice lingered in the air. "Next month or the next two months... He'll reach the fifth

stage, so it's not that long."

Swoosh!!

After leaving the Den of a Monster Lord, Souta immediately burst into the air as fast as he

could. Ekatoe City had been invaded by the people from the Gluttony Army, and the situation

was very serious.

Kessa was there, so she could probably hold off the strongest expert. As for the rest of his

people, he knew it was too early for them to face a powerful opponent like a Seventh-circle

officer of the Deadly Sins. However, there was a powerful [Five Elements Barrier Formation] set up around the city, so they could probably hold on.

Souta thought about what was happening in the city. He wanted to call Alice again, but since she had said she was going to help the others, it wouldn't be wise to disturb her.