The Evil God Summoned by the Saintess-Chapter 82 - 80: Sky on the Water (Fifth Update!)

"It seems Mr. Oston has already been called to deal with the summoning of the white whale. Fortunately, he left me the fishing rod, or I wouldn’t have been able to come over."

Outside the Holy Beast Forbidden Forest, Hilia saw the fishing rod placed by the cabin door and breathed a sigh of relief.

Having fished together with Oston occasionally these days, she took the opportunity to express her hope to borrow his fishing rod, to which Oston agreed without hesitation.

Not only did he leave her the fishing rod, but he also gave her bait that could theoretically attract a Tier Six Magical Beast, letting her use it as she wished.

Beside the fishing rod, Hilia found a note.

[I left the fishing rod I promised you by the door. I have some matters to attend to outside. The situation today isn’t very pleasant, I don’t recommend going fishing, be mindful of your safety.]

"Even the guardian of the Forbidden Forest has been dispatched. I wonder how many people will be sent to deal with this Sea Successor white whale this time."

Hilia looked up at the anomaly in the sky.

This phenomenon had exceeded imagination. Had Rose not firmly stated that this Sea Successor white whale was at most Tier Five, she would have thought it was the legendary Tier Seven Holy Beast descending.

No wonder the Holy Court called all the instructors from the Divine Magic Academy.

This phenomenon was too severe; below was a large city with hundreds of thousands of residents, including people from the Holy Court and the Royal Family, countless high officials and nobles.

"I heard quite a few nobles fled to other cities for refuge when they sensed something was amiss a few days ago... These nobles know nothing about solidarity and sharing burdens, it’s really infuriating."

"Fleeing in the face of disaster is quite normal, there’s nothing annoying about it. The annoying ones are those scoundrels making dirty money during disasters."

"If this Sea Successor white whale is successfully summoned, will Huijin City be destroyed?" Hilia asked anxiously.

She knew that she could do nothing in a direct confrontation, but she was still worried. After all, if even the tall ones couldn’t resist, then the short ones would surely suffer.

Running away is indeed a good choice.

"No, Tier Five doesn’t have the power to destroy a city, but given the whale’s massive size, it can still wreak havoc on large areas."

"But such a huge phenomenon..."

"It’s just for show, don’t mind the unnecessary details. For you, the bigger the phenomenon, the better."

"Why?"

"You’ll find out soon enough."

"..."

While chatting, Hilia arrived at the edge of the Forbidden Forest Lake and took out the Eye of the Sea Siren.

"The Eye of the Sea Siren doesn’t need to be mixed with anything else, just put it on the hook and throw it into the water, but don’t rush to use it. Wait until the Sea Successor white whale is fully visible before casting it."

As Rose spoke, he was already using his Spiritual Power to connect with the Fishing Array they had set up over the past few days, activating each node of the array.

Hilia noticed an abnormal phenomenon appear on the lake’s surface, a fleeting reflection of Huijin City.

She understood something.

"Sir Rose, the principle of our preparations during this period is to infiltrate the backdoor of the Summoning Array, mapping the array onto the lake, scaling it down proportionally, so even the white whale will be scaled down, and then we catch it with the fishing rod, right?"

"That’s right, exactly. So the larger the phenomenon, the better. The larger it is, the smaller the white whale will be when mapped onto the lake, making it easier for you to catch."

Hilia realized, feeling her entire body become excited.

"Then let’s make the phenomenon more intense! It’d be great if it could cover the entire Starfall Continent!"

"With a phenomenon that large, the array would shatter instantly," Rose said calmly.

"Hehe." Hilia made a face and prepared everything she needed to.

Although the Sea Successor white whale was scaled down, its combat power was likewise reduced, Tier Five was still not something easily caught.

So, besides borrowing Oston’s fishing rod, Rose had also asked Hilia to prepare many auxiliary fishing tools.

Even a Magic Puppet stood ready by her side, prepared to assist in pulling up the white whale if necessary.

Everything was ready!

"Wait, I suddenly thought of a problem."

"What problem?"

"We’ve borrowed Mr. Oston’s fishing rod; what if he sees us catching the white whale?"

"So what? If he sees, he sees."

"I feel like this kind of thing shouldn’t be known by others..."

"What’s wrong with it? If it were me, I’d have told the whole world about it right away," Rose chuckled softly.

"We should keep a low profile!"

"Don’t worry, even if you walked around carrying the white whale past him three times, he wouldn’t think anything of it. People tend to look for explanations and firmly believe them when faced with something too outrageous. Don’t overthink it, it’s not like we’re enemies."

"You’re right; I’m overthinking this."

...

Meanwhile, within the Huijin Divine Hall.

Blake, numerous archbishops of the Divine Hall, royal court mages, and civilian powerhouses, all gathered in the grand conference room for the final strategy meeting.

"The Holy Master is currently unavailable, so I will chair this meeting. I hope for everyone’s understanding," Blake said.

No one objected.

At this point, meaningless opposition would only result in being expelled.

This meeting was precisely for task arrangements against the summoning.

"We’ve been closely monitoring this summoning, but in the end, it still succeeded. With such terrible phenomena, we must be prepared for the possibility of summoning a legendary Holy Beast-tier demon."

Numerous powerhouses drew a cold breath. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Holy Beast-tier? Isn’t that above Tier Seven?"

"Are there still Holy Beast-tier Magical Beasts in existence?"

"Can we really prevent the descent of a Tier Seven Holy Beast?"

"..."

"This is merely the worst-case scenario, not a certainty. Now, let’s move on to task assignments..."

After a long time, the meeting concluded, and many powerhouses were tasked with scattering throughout the phenomenon’s range to prevent any potential pollution impact from affecting the lives of ordinary people and low-tier mages in Huijin City.

Blake stood atop the sky, looking down at the bustling Huijin City below and sighed lightly.

"Alas, at such a crucial time, the Holy Master is absent, and the Royal Family is indifferent, resulting in no evacuation of the populace. It’s unknown how many will die in this disaster..."

This summoning’s preparation time was so long that it could have allowed for the evacuation of everyone from Huijin City to other cities or places of refuge.

However, when he proposed evacuating the populace to the Royal Family, they refused.

Their reason was simple—

"Huijin City houses hundreds of thousands of residents, and with the transient population, there are over a million people. We simply lack the capacity to accommodate so many people in refuge. If we evacuate them to other cities, no city can accommodate them; their food, clothing, shelter, and transport are all problematic.

"The best we can do is act as if nothing is happening. What if the summoning area isn’t in the city?"

Consequently, the Royal Family insisted on keeping the public in the dark, despite the impending crisis, stating that there was an issue but no need for action.

It wasn’t until the bizarre water surface phenomenon appeared in the sky that they acknowledged the need for action, but by then it was too late.

"We can only strive to prevent the white whale from destroying the city."