Great! I'm surrounded by villains!-Chapter 461 - 401: Conversion

"Wake up, wake up quickly!"

The urgent calling and vigorous shaking finally brought the Third Prince back to his senses amidst the confusion, his memory had a brief lapse, and he looked around blankly. After steadying his mind, he finally recalled that he was at a secret base set up by Long Branch in the Holy City.

His last memory fragment lingered on the brilliance shining in from outside the window.

Before that...

He and Earth Wolf Twelve were arranging the summoning ritual according to Long Branch’s instructions.

"This is the Consciousness Synchronizer."

"You’re injured!?"

The Third Prince suddenly noticed the laceration on Long Branch’s arm, while Earth Wolf Twelve, who was supposed to help her arrange the summoning ritual, was already lying on the ground unconscious.

One part of the summoning ritual displayed evident signs of deliberate sabotage.

Long Branch’s complexion was deathly pale, the wound seeming to place a great strain on her body, while the rumored and scorching energy seeped through the surface of the wound, continuously infiltrating along the cut.

At the same time, in the corner of the Third Prince’s eye, he caught sight of the scene on the other end of the crystal. Those who sat high above, making no effort to disguise their mockery of the Pope, were now kneeling on both knees, prostrating before the Golden Throne. Even the armor of the Long Branch Guard bore the mark of the Ashen Church; they stood in place as witnesses, welcoming the arrival of the new era.

"Now is not the time to worry about me."

Long Branch’s voice became intermittent as if her consciousness was fiercely contending with some formless entity, "The influence on that Interstellar Cowboy is worse than I imagined, and now it’s all up to you. Before you lose consciousness again, you must fill in the gaps in the summoning ritual."

The skeletal remains were placed at the very center of the ritual Array, with Long Branch holding a torch burning with a ghostly green flame.

The green flames in the skull’s eye sockets flickered like a candle in the wind, at risk of being extinguished at any moment.

The Third Prince did not doubt her and immediately sprang into action.

To complete the broken parts of the ritual Array — Long Branch had said the summoning ritual consumed a tremendous amount of energy and needed to be completed with their collaborative effort.

The Third Prince understood what "the next time you lose consciousness" meant; this was why the Pope had let them leave.

As long as they were still within the Star Zone of the Ashen Church, "the Sun King’s Blessing" would descend upon each one of them, and even Long Branch, who had deep enmity with the Ashen Church, struggled to resist being assimilated for long.

After the next loss of consciousness, they would be like the people on the other side of the crystal.

Giving up on hatred, giving up their identities and stances, living only for one will.

Just like the former residents of the Ashen Empire.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before the entire universe would be left with one voice.

And now, the only key to changing all of this might just be firmly held in their hands.

The Third Prince clenched his teeth, his mind a mess, yet he had to keep his thoughts clear; he must meticulously arrange every part of the summoning ritual—they only had one chance.

The complete Hexagram Array, lighting up the symbols representing the Void Demon.

Time seemed to slow down to a crawl at that moment. The Third Prince had never felt as lucid as he did now, his mind continually projecting what he needed to do next.

Maybe it was a few seconds, or several minutes—he was unaware of the sweat trickling down, but when the Hexagram Array was once again illuminated by the eerie green glow, he finally let out a long sigh, and an involuntary relaxed smile appeared on his face.

Up to now, he had witnessed many miracles created by Duan Mingyuan, so this time would not be an exception.

As long as they could bring Duan Mingyuan back from the Land of Eternal Night, all their problems would be solved.

"Dawn, quickly open the Teleportation Gate!"

The Third Prince almost exclaimed in his tone.

Dawn immediately took action, her torch probed towards the skull at the center of the summoning ritual, just a channeling of the energy flowing in her body into the focal point of the Array, and the passage connecting the two planes would be reopened.

However, in the next moment, Dawn’s pupils constricted.

The flames in the eye sockets of the skull were indeed ignited, but this time, the fire that blazed was of a sacred and majestic golden hue, and the summoning ritual burst forth with the same light at the same time. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"...Dawn?"

Sensing the anomaly, the Third Prince tried to call out to her, but the response he received was only a vacant stare.

Under the baptism of radiance, the wound on Dawn’s arm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after her skin returned to its original state, a dark gold pattern extended along her arm’s skin into her sleeve.

"Well done."

The ubiquitous voice permeated the room; it came from all directions, omnipresent, "You have sealed the path to the Land of Eternal Night with your own hands. To reward your merit, from this day forward, you will shed your identity as a sinner and live under the sunlight as an Angel Envoy."

"For the... Sun King."

Dawn’s voice lost its emotional timbre and became as monotone and stiff as a machine.

What remained of her consciousness seemed to struggle for the last time, yet all the backlash ultimately transformed into a single golden tear sliding from the corner of her eye.

Thus, the last thread of rebellious thought dissipated.

"As for you."

The authoritative voice turned toward the Third Prince.

There were only three people in the room, but the Third Prince felt as if he was under the scrutiny of a pair of eyes.

From his exterior down to his innermost self, he was exposed under that watchful gaze.

"I have said, nothing that happens here can escape my eyes, your actions, and every subtle thought that arises in your heart."

That was the last voice the Third Prince heard.

After that, there was a prolonged silence.

The cathedral, the Holy City, and even the entire Star Zone fell quiet at this moment.

Because, God wished for the world to fall silent.

The Pope surveyed everything that was happening; with the resealing reinforced, a new destiny had become an established fact. It also signified that the long-standing aspirations of the Sun King and Demon Ancestor had concluded in this era, and all threats were once again confined to the dark plane where even sunlight could not reach.

The scene he longed for became reality, and while the Pope thought he would be ecstatic, his mood was neither sorrowful nor joyful.

God’s desires will undoubtedly be fulfilled, an immutable law of this world.

After thousands of years, the world finally returned to its original state.

A wondrous and protracted journey, but just as the preacher who penned Genesis believed, the Sun King had never left them.

On this day, thousands of years later, as humankind once again stood on the brink of darkness, the Sun King has returned to their side once more.

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