Mythical Ascension

Seven days and nights passed with no response from the fine gold pedestal.

None of the transcendent phenomena recorded in the magic books happened together.

The Shadow Warriors who couldn't hear any movement inside began to grow heavy.

"I'll go ahead and pay the rowdy villagers..."

The warlock who remained in the great hall silently looked at the <Source Quality Crystal> inside which had gone completely silent.

"You must hold on..."

Kuroki Village, which had completed that miraculous project, was silent at that moment.

After the mind suggestion failed, the events of this month were as unreal as a dream to them, shock, questioning, fear, and all sorts of complicated emotions enveloped their minds.

But that miraculous palace was just up the hill in the back, and there was no reason for them not to believe it.

The only thing that can put them off that kind of worry is gold.

Another shower of golden beans sprinkled down, and the villagers with a bit of muddled aftereffects woke up and bent down to make a mad grab.

Fioz, who had ducked back into the shadows, looked at the bag, which no longer weighed anything.

Finished spreading it again...

And the gold bullion in that chest, which was down to the last tier, wasn't sure if it would be enough to satisfy these insatiable people.

Fioz looked blandly at the eyes that were nothing but gold and turned around, ready to leave.

Just then, the sky shone for a moment, followed by a deafening thunderclap that exploded above people's heads.

"Rumble--"

Like the wrath of the heavens in a general howl of anger, in that instant in the corral I do not know how many chickens and ducks stomped straight legs, directly planted down without life, even the earth seemed to shake a little, those villagers were directly scared limbs are paralyzed down, all rolled and crawled to hide back in the house.

Fioz slowly lowered his hands over his ears and glanced hesitantly at the sky.

"I knew you'd be able to carry through!!!"

Although his face was still a bit pale, his mood was inexplicably uplifted.

Only to see that in the sky, uncountable dark clouds converged over, and in just a few moments, a dark curtain of sky was formed.

The earth was gradually shrouded in the dimness, everything lost its color, and the heavy clouds seemed as if they were about to overwhelm, and in the flashes of light and darkness there leaped thrilling flashes of thunder and lightning.

It's the kind of massive paranormal phenomenon that only rituals can trigger!

Fioz quickly ran towards the back of the hill.

In that temple, Fina was standing behind a pillar in shock.

The dome was scorched black and the metal plating was flooded with a large bubble of heat, where the thunder must have just landed.

She was thrilled to see her father running back:

"He's starting to morph!"

The fine gold plinth seemed to ripple as if it were alive, and a low humming sound was conducted by the four metal-plated pillars, resonating with the entire building.

The Titan is awakening!

And at the moment, time was what they needed most, as Fioz turned his head to look out.

On the mountainside, the heavy clouds seemed to press just overhead, and amazing lightning bolts bloomed like tree branches in the darkness, occasionally splitting down a few to connect with the earth horrifyingly.

He said worriedly, "This commotion is much more amazing than your Evil Energy Ritual, it's fortunate that it covers a wide area, otherwise this place would not be able to hide."

"The people of that village..." Fina woke up as well.

"That's right, they mustn't be allowed to leave here until the ceremony is over, as soon as it's proclaimed outside, we're done for here."

Fioz looked at the foot of the mountain, "But luckily, the plan you guys prepared earlier was perfect and very accurate in controlling the hearts and minds, I kind of found out that as long as there is still gold to offer, those people would dare to stay even if it's hell, and as long as they can still put in their money every day and on time, they'll surely be trying desperately to hide what's going on here from the outside world."

"Still, it's a precautionary measure, too amazing a paranormal phenomenon may cause some people's greed to be suppressed by fear."

The Shadow Warrior said and moved off, "I'll go and guard the entrance of the village and see who dares to sneak out!"

...

The next day, the earth shook as if a giant dragon was turning over underneath.

The buildings in the village shook as if they would collapse at any moment.

The villagers were crying and kneeling on the ground while kowtowing and picking up money.

Already people are packing their bags, ready to flee the place if they see it going badly.

Well, the earthquake stopped on the third day and people took a chance and continued to pick up money.

On the fourth day, the dark clouds were suddenly dispersed by a blinding white light.

The villagers rejoiced, thinking they had finally resisted the divine punishment.

Fina and the two of them looked at the holy light slowly dissipating in the sky and secretly pinched themselves in a cold sweat.

On the fifth day, by the most alarming time, acolytes disguised as travelers entered the village.

The three go around asking about things here, asking the villagers if they've noticed anything strange lately.

But the scene is just as Fioz predicted, the villagers have all turned into skillful actors at the moment, feigning bland replies that they have seen nothing.

The acolytes were completely unaware that the masterminds behind this transcendent phenomenon had long been tied to the villagers' interests with untold amounts of gold.

Being fearless because they knew nothing, those villagers not only tried their best to hide the secrets of this place but even dared to take action against the outsiders who found out the secrets of this place as they did in the past.

They resumed their usual labor, and the lumberjacks were all out in force, scattered in the woods, appearing to be felling trees, but in reality establishing a cordon, so that as soon as they found out that the group of outsiders dared to walk towards the back of the mountain, they would immediately carry out the extermination of the group.

Amidst the alarm that Fina kept conveying, the fine gold pedestal also stopped moving, as if it had turned back into a dead thing and didn't move.

With the cooperation of both sides, the acolytes, who found nothing, left that night because they couldn't stand the village's accommodations, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the seventh day, the dark clouds returned.

The villagers who didn't understand what they had done wrong fell to their knees and kept kowtowing.

Good thing Fioz spread what little gold was left in time to calm their fears.

But by the time the eighth day rolled around, there was finally an inevitable mass exodus from the village.

People were dumbfounded by the vision in the sky, and their mental defenses completely collapsed.

"What the hell have we created!!!"

The howling winds swept up untold numbers of things and slowly sent them toward that horrible maelstrom in the sky.

Looking back, everything in the backcountry was slowly rising into the air.

Man-high boulders, trees uprooted, screaming animals thumping their limbs frantically, but nothing could stop the lift-off.

An overhanging temple loomed beneath a swirl of churning clouds.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and all things hung in the air, and men saw that He had awakened to His throne.