The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated Chapter 358: The Girls Origin

欧姆妮丝 (Ōu mǔ nī sī): I’ll use “Omniis” (I think it fits better for a god’s na than “Omni” or “Omnis”).

Chapter 358: The Girl’s Origin

Back then, Cosmos didn’t exist yet.

Because a thousand years ago, when the war had just ended, the Hero who defeated the Demon King hadn’t even established the Kingdom of Mitra yet.

Since the Kingdom of Mitra didn’t exist at that ti, Cosmos, a fortress city belonging to the kingdom, naturally hadn’t been built either.

Therefore, back then, the area where Cosmos was located was actually the habitat of a beastn tribe.

“The dark temple that sealed the evil god landed directly in the territory of our beastn ancestors’ tribe, alarming the saintess of the tribe at that ti.”

“The beastn saintess at that ti prayed to the Goddess of Life for guidance. After a while, the Divine Race seed to decide that the Goddess of Life would take over the temple and reseal it.”

“Originally, the Divine Race seed to want to exile the temple back to the world’s gap, but after the Supre God Omniis’s readjustnt, the world had beco much stronger and more stable than before. There were no longer gaps in the world, only ‘walls’ between the Divine Realm, the human world, and the Demon Realm.”

“Under such circumstances, exiling the temple would at most only send it to the Divine Realm or the Demon Realm, which wouldn’t solve the problem.”

“Therefore, the Goddess of Life, who was responsible for guarding the temple, exiled it to an independent small space, and our beastn priests were tasked with guarding the surrounding area of this spatial node.”

Elise revealed this ancient secret unknown to the world, causing Shien to understand sowhat.

“I think I get it.” Shien nodded. “Later, the Hero Mitra established the kingdom and claid this land as his own territory, building the fortress city of Cosmos here. That’s why the temple ended up in Cosmos, right?”

“That’s right.” Elise nodded repeatedly, confirming Shien’s words. “Originally, because of the evil god sealed here, the Divine Race didn’t want humans to establish a country or even a city in this place.”

“But since the other party was the Hero who successfully defeated the Demon King, the Divine Race probably didn’t want to have a conflict with him, right?” Shien curled his lip, speculating as if he had witnessed it firsthand. “Moreover, if this place beca the Hero’s territory, he would be the one to deal with any problems that arose. So, the Divine Race chose to turn a blind eye, right?”

“That’s exactly what happened.” Elise took a sip of the black tea beside her, moistening her throat, before continuing, “Of course, the Divine Race also communicated with the Hero, hoping that he would leave the land around the spatial node to the beastn. We also negotiated with the Empire, promising not to interfere in the politics or wars between the two countries in exchange for their promise not to invade the territory where the beastn lived. Therefore, for a thousand years, although this place has beco an important fortress, our beastn have always lived here, undisturbed by the world.”

Perhaps this was the reason why Cosmos beca a lting pot of races.

Because this was originally the habitat of beastn, and humans only ca later, laying the foundation for the coexistence of multiple races here.

Furthermore, this place beca a fortress, attracting dwarves known for their weapon forging skills, resulting in a diverse society with various races living together.

And Elise and the other beastn priests had always lived here, never leaving.

In other words…

“This is your holand?”

Shien hadn’t expected this.

“That’s right.” Elise puffed out her chest. “We’re not so suspicious group. We’re native Cosmos citizens.”

This was probably why Elise beca friends with the Imperial Valkyrie.

Cosmos was the closest city to the Empire, and the Empire had always regarded the Kingdom as a rival, eyeing it covetously. With this connection, it wasn’t surprising that people from the Empire would appear in Cosmos and, through various circumstances, befriend the beastn priests who had lived here for a thousand years.

There were also many beastn in Cosmos. Shien had seen quite a few since arriving here and had even been robbed by beastn robbers. This was enough to show that Cosmos had a deep connection with beastn.

“If it weren’t for the spatial node being destroyed, the temple reappearing in the human world, and the magic power flowing out from it repelling all buildings and living beings, causing the forced transfer phenonon, you would have seen the beastn tribe.”

Speaking of this, Elise’s tone was sowhat sad.

Shien, on the other hand, understood once again.

“So, the reason why that area beca an empty plain with no buildings wasn’t only because the buildings were transferred away, but also because it was the beastn tribe’s territory, and there were no buildings there to begin with?”

Shien had heard that beastn tribes lived in tents or yurts, not in houses like humans.

So beastn tribes even lived in caves, their lifestyle quite similar to that of primitive people.

Now, due to the reappearance of the dark temple, the entire beastn tribe had been repelled, leaving behind only a desolate plain.

“If we weren’t priests, ssengers of the Goddess of Life, able to protect ourselves with the power bestowed by the Goddess, we probably wouldn’t be able to get close to the temple either.”

Elise’s tone changed from sadness to relief.

Clearly, being able to guard the temple in its current state was a blessing in disguise for Elise and the others.

So, the question was…

“Why was the spatial node that sealed the temple destroyed, causing the temple that sealed the evil god to reappear here?”

Shien finally asked the most crucial question.

And this question made Elise grit her teeth, even showing so anger.

It couldn’t be helped.

“The spatial node was deliberately destroyed.”

Elise said angrily.

“Deliberately destroyed?” Shien frowned and looked at Elise. “Was it the Old Demon Faction?”

This was undoubtedly the first suspect.

It was no coincidence that the Old Demon Faction just happened to appear in the Stalim Duchy, even in Cosmos, during this period.

Shien rembered that, according to intelligence, Cosmos was the first place where the Old Demon Faction appeared, not anywhere else.

Therefore, suspecting the Old Demon Faction wasn’t wrong.

However…

“It wasn’t the Old Demon Faction that destroyed the spatial node, but humans.”

Elise said these words.

“Humans?”

Shien was stunned.

Not only Shien, but even Lasha couldn’t help but raise her eyes, and Beatrice’s eyes also rippled slightly, seeming surprised.

But it was the truth.

“On the night of the incident, the Old Demon Faction did suddenly appear in Cosmos and launched a large-scale attack on our beastn tribe, massacring many beastn.” Elise said resentfully, “Fortunately, beastn are a brave and skilled warrior race. Although we were caught off guard at first, we quickly reacted and organized a counterattack, successfully repelling the Old Demon Faction.”

They actually repelled them?

That was impressive.

However, Shien could accept this outco.

After all, there was a beastn priest group stationed here, and every beastman in that group was at least level sixty. Oz was level ninety-one, and there were other high-level beastn priests like Maeve, who was level eighty-nine. Being able to repel the Old Demon Faction’s attack didn’t seem too surprising.

But…

“After we successfully repelled the Old Demon Faction, the temple suddenly appeared, releasing terrifying magic power that caused our beastn tribe to be directly repelled by that power. Everyone except the priests disappeared, and Cosmos was also affected, gradually experiencing the transfer phenonon caused by the repulsion. In the end, even the Empire’s territory and the Stalim Duchy were affected.”

Elise told Shien the reason behind the so-called strange occurrences here.

“Therefore, our beastn priests have been guarding the temple to prevent another attack from the Old Demon Faction. I also took so priests to track down the mastermind behind the destruction of the spatial node, but we haven’t been able to catch them.”

Speaking of this, Elise’s tone was filled with frustration and resentnt.

Shien finally understood the whole story.

“Are you sure it was humans who destroyed the spatial node?”

Shien confird, frowning.

“I’m sure.” Elise nodded firmly. “We beastn are naturally born with sharp senses. Although we didn’t react in ti to capture the culprit’s scent, the aura left behind was definitely human.”

Elise wouldn’t be mistaken about this.

They were beastn, but they were also ssengers of the Goddess of Life. Even if they couldn’t identify the aura of every living being in the world, it was still easy for them to distinguish the race of an aura.

“That mastermind also kept using magical lifeforms to interfere with our actions, even sacrificing them as disposable tools. Every ti we got a lead, we ended up finding traces left by magical lifeforms, or even a group of self-destructing magical lifeforms. It’s infuriating!”

Elise said angrily.

But her words made Shien and Lasha’s eyes narrow.

“Self-destructing magical lifeforms…?”

Shien and Lasha exchanged glances, instantly understanding each other’s thoughts, and fell silent.

Shien also looked at Beatrice and found that she was also looking at him.

Shien remained silent for a mont, then turned his gaze to Elise.

“Tell ,” Shien said in a calm tone, “is Beatrice related to the evil god Lilith?”

This question was already quite obvious.

“…Yes.”

Elise hesitated for a mont, then spoke as if giving up.

“Miss Beatrice has always been in the dark temple, sealed along with Lilith.”

Why was this so?

The reason was also simple.

“Because Miss Beatrice is the other half of Lilith, the rationality that was stripped away.”