Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 98: The Empire Strikes Back

Nobody expected that when the country was about to fall, the old king of Parristol, who had been ruling for decades, would get kicked out by some secret rebel group!

But news also said the rebel leader was actually a royal family member who had been living outside. When they got rid of the old king, they said they were cleaning up a bad ruler and saving the country.

Too bad they had to face the monster army that even the big Astralrealm kingdom couldn't stop! All the nearby big countries were shocked that Parristol had a rebellion at such a dangerous time. Even though the old king was really useless, everyone thought Parristol would surely fall.

But soon, these people got a big surprise...

The day after the new king took over and changed the flag, a bunch of crazy things happened that shocked the whole continent.

Using some unknown method, the whole city of Parristol suddenly flew up into the sky! Where the city used to be, there was now a huge, bottomless hole.

But that wasn't all - when Parristol city went up in the sky, it triggered the legendary "Divine Punishment" power that existed only in old stories!

People who saw it said they just saw countless pillar of light falling from the sky. It hit the enemy camp with huge power, scaring away all the invaders. The whole battle took less than an hour.

A big disaster for humans was avoided so easily? Sadly, Cyrae couldn't find out more details because the angel legion kept coming back.

But rumors in Edenmere city said Michelle went back to the human world because of this.

"If things keep going like they say, won't there be trouble again? What should we do?" a group of angels were playing cards in a library room, looking worried. Feliciara finally couldn't help asking:

"I think Elder Meg looks like she can't sit still anymore. With Michelle gone, it's a great chance for her to fight back. It might happen any day now!"

"Maybe not. After failing a few times, the angel resistance Elder Meg leads is almost falling apart. It'll be hard for them to get organized again," Reed said, looking up from her book on the floor. She seemed interested in this topic too.

"Don't worry about that. I already said no to them clearly!" Nicora's voice suddenly came from outside. She walked in with quick steps, smiling coldly. "That old witch Meg thinks she can trick us into being her cannon fodder? No way!"

"That's good, that's good! Our goal now is simple - stay neutral and don't cause trouble. To survive in this world, we need to keep our heads down and not do anything stupid!" Astrid said, patting her chest with relief, still holding her cards.

Many people agreed with her. The mood in the room got much better, not so gloomy anymore.

"You can't do this..." Only Norma, sitting in the corner, looked like she wanted to say something. But in the end she held back.

After all, she was alone. Almost all the other angels here were from another world. A "local angel" like her didn't really have a say.

Cyrae played cards happily with everyone on the surface, but she noticed Norma.

But she didn't say anything either. She just sighed softly and threw down her strongest cards:

"I win again! Pay up, everyone! Accept your loss!"

For the past few days, the mood on Edenmere's streets was very tense. Even though everyone was ready for something to happen, the big fight they thought was coming didn't actually happen.