Chapter 174: The Trial of Sacrifice
I have now entered a new realm. This place is vastly different from the realm of the God of Darkness earlier.
I’m in a space-like place, surrounded by darkness filled with the light of countless stars. It looks beautiful and awe-inspiring, but gradually, I begin to feel an intense cold piercing through my body.
It feels like the sensation of death. But slowly, I also sense an overwhelming divine power. What is actually happening? What truly is the Trial of Sacrifice? This is nothing like what Miranda or the other gods and goddesses described.
Normally, the gods and goddesses are the ones who give me this final trial. They would ask me about my purpose in becoming a hero, and what I am willing to sacrifice to gain the strength to reach that goal.
Simply put, I have to convince the gods to appoint me as a hero.
But this... this is very different. I can’t hear the voices of the gods like before. I’m also worried about how their battle against the two Unique Monsters invading Cosmoria is going. Are they still fighting? Did they win the battle? Or... did they lose?
No! There’s no way they would lose. I believe they will win. After all, they’ve defeated those Unique Monsters before. I shouldn’t worry too much.
Now I’m drifting in this realm. I look around to check my surroundings, but Envi and Runa, whom I was holding onto earlier, are no longer here. I shout their names and search everywhere for them, but I can’t find them.
Then suddenly, a voice speaks in my head, "Hey, stupid Nao, I’m right here! You’re panicking too much, damn it—Runa and I are fine. Somehow, the [Dark Magic Manifestation — Second Body] spell was forcibly canceled, and I got pulled back into your body." Envi said that, clearly annoyed.
"The same thing happened to me, Master Nao. My [Transform] skill was deactivated and I was forced back into the Grimoire of the Darkness, where I rest in the form of mana," Runa added, sounding surprised.
"Thank goodness... I thought I was going to be separated from you both." I felt relieved knowing they were okay—at least we hadn’t been torn apart.