Chapter 89.1 – Protagonist: He is not me.
The town completely disappeared into the darkness. The mage lay on the ground, exhausted from casting the spell. Xiu stayed behind Eric and did not hesitate to return to the city. When the light elements were displayed at the palace, the Archon’s face paled when he saw the amount of light elements that Xiu had gathered. When his men went forward to whisper a few words in his ear, the last trace of blood left his face.
The governor was surprised when he saw such a large number of chests. After a brief pause, he praised Xiu. In contrast, Eric, who did not gather any light elements, was reprimanded by the governor. One of Eric’s feathers was given to Xiu as a type of punishment for Eric and as a reward for Xiu.
Now Eric only had two and a half feathers remaining. Although Du Ze didn’t know what would happen if he lost all of his feathers, it would probably be a bad end. The governor is forcing the tower climbers to gather light elements, and Du Ze felt some pity for the people in the towns. Do these angels really not know that excessive collection only brings them a momentary benefit while it brings them closer to destruction?
That night, the Archon of the Third Layer rebelled. He assembled a large group of people, trying to kill the angels. The reason for the Archon’s downfall was simple yet tragic – he had endured the exploitation of the Third Layer for so long but the death of his son was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
This was narrated to Du Ze by Xiu the next day. When the rebellion occurred, Du Ze’s headphones had run out of charge. After listening to Xiu’s retelling, Du Ze finally understood why the Archon’s expression was so ferocious when he was shouting at them and why Eric was so moved. Du Ze can imagine what thoughts were running through the son of god’s mind when he, who worshipped the light, saw the Archon’s dead body.
The rebellion went on until midnight. The Third Layer’s fallen were mostly ordinary civilians. There were only a few warriors and the most powerful ones were only at the Grand Swordsman level. The angels, on the other hand, were mostly at Sword Saint level. The fallen were all killed but only 1/6th of the angels were killed. The next morning a group of angels arrived to make up for the previous day’s loss.
What?! Are you angels heaven fun cheating?1
“In the Second Layer, an angel died and a new one arrived to replace him the next day.” Compared to Du Ze’s indignant reaction, Xiu was exceptionally calm. “They must all be defeated at the same time.”
Ah, it seems that Xiu already noticed this and has taken it into account in his plan. Du Ze decided that he should just relax and let the Moe Lord handle the “saving the world” events like overthrowing the governor.
After eating breakfast in the Palace of the dead, an angel guard appeared and told them that except for the desolate First Layer, their party had completed their rounds. The next round will now begin and the Second Layer will be bypassed this time, meaning their next destination will be the Fourth Layer.
Xiu did not seem to be surprised to hear this news. After the angel guard left, he smiled at Du Ze and said: “I promise you, in the Fourth Layer, that person will let us collect light elements.”
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“Because the First and Second Layers did not turn over light elements, a lot of the carriages are still not filled. You will have to make up for the shortfall, which means a full levy,” said the governor to the Archon as he sat on the seat of honor. It looked as though the Archon wanted to protest but in the end he kept silent.
The Moe Lord is a prophet! He predicted this. Du Ze almost fell down on his knees – why is the governor acting this way? He’s practically forcing the people to rebel.
