"Huh?"

The moment he saw the statue fall, even the Great Mage let out a dumbfounded sound.

He blinked and pressed down the hand that was about to pull out the Magic Wand with the other hand.

For some reason, just as he had pushed open the door and walked in, a sensation as if something had targeted him—bringing an imminent threat to his life—instantly pierced his heart, causing his body to react instinctively, almost summoning Little Vonier right then and there.

However, the sense of threat came and went quickly; in just an instant, the sensation rapidly expanded then swiftly vanished, until it disappeared completely from perception.

It was as if the force supporting this threat rapidly declined to a point where it could no longer cause harm to him.

The Great Mage frowned tightly and walked towards the shattered Divine statue.

The statue was completely shattered; the Divine Charm that was once covering it seemed to have utterly disappeared, leaving only a pile of broken stones scattered on the ground.

Divine statues long worshiped often possess an indescribable special feeling, which believers call Divine Charm, believing it to be the representation of a God being enshrined on the statue receiving worship.

A statue without Divine Charm—is it any different from all kinds of puppet dolls produced by the Bed family?

The pedestal for Death God Dade’s statue was placed high up, and the statue had undergone special reinforcement, so even an adult pushing intentionally could not move it, let alone since earlier there had been no one within the chapel.

Moreover, the statue had been reinforced with special stone material—falling from such a height should not have been an issue even if the fall distance were increased three or four times.

How strange, why would the statue fall to the ground?

The Great Mage paused in silence, suddenly feeling his hands trembling a bit.

"Could it be..."

Could it be that it was truly the divine manifestation of Death God Dade?

If indeed it was Dade manifesting, what was their intention in creating such a scene? Was it a warning against his actions?

No, that doesn’t seem right, what kind of warning would involve taking their own statue apart? It’s akin to the phase before a fight where one smears ridiculous paint on themselves—the statue represents the God’s image!

On the other hand, if it wasn’t Dade warning him, the answer becomes increasingly terrifying the more one thinks about it.

The Great Mage knelt partially, scrutinizing Tomb King Nite’s statue in disbelief.

Originally just an ordinary stone sculpture, at most beautifully crafted to count as an art piece due to the sculptor’s skill, but...

In the Great Mage’s perception, Tomb King Nite’s statue seemed... seemed to have a hint of Divine Charm on it?

Divine Charm is indescribable, without standard; as long as it’s perceived to have charm and everyone agrees, then the statue has Divine Charm—it’s all about collective feeling.

He pondered a moment, then made a devout prayer gesture at Tomb King Nite’s statue, resembling a submissive kitten!

Afterwards, he carefully placed Nite’s statue back on the altar, the Great Mage cautiously retreated.

His facial expression now difficult to describe—one half showing "How terrifying!" panic, the other half showing "Saw something remarkable today!" amazement.

Upon reaching the main door, the Necromancers arriving due to the commotion but not daring to enter finally asked, "What happened?"

The Great Mage softly closed the door, actions so gentle as to avoid even the slightest sound, as if something within the chapel was sleeping that absolutely must not be disturbed.

The surrounding people were stunned silent by his actions, eyes filled with puzzled curiosity directed at him.

Having completed these actions, the Great Mage then turned to the crowd and whispered in a mysterious low voice:

"Death God Nite manifested and killed Dade!"

A collective intake of breath resonated through the crowd.

Among them, Gong Qiying, partly opened his mouth to say something but instead scratched his head, saying nothing, watching the Great Mage—surrounded by questioning people yet providing no answers—walk away, his face looking at ease as though basking in the spring breeze.

Turns out, he believes the reason Dade’s statue shattered was Tomb King Nite—no, Death God Nite had elbowed Dade to death.

Well, the Great Mage’s thinking doesn’t seem all that unreasonable.

No mistakes there.

But Gong Qiying, from the Sain Dungeon, could perceive things invisible to the ordinary senses; in his view, this isn’t exactly a case of Nite getting rid of Dade.

Just as the Great Mage pushed open the chapel door, Dade’s statue clearly emanated murderous intent towards him, enough to congeal into forces capable of killing the Great Mage, about to strike him.

Yet before the force could materialize, Dade faltered.

This Death God seemed to lose the capacity to sustain the formation of this potency; the power swiftly contracted, until finally even their own statue fell and smashed to pieces.

As Gong Qiying tried detecting again, he found the chapel had been entirely devoid of Dade’s presence, completely vanished.