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Chapter 1462: Teresa, Lord of the Underworld! (Two-in-One)
(Claymore Underworld Map)
Inside the Raphael Grand Cathedral, a sense of solemnity and reverence washed over them.
Thick, rounded stone pillars supported the entire magnificent building.
The high dome was inlaid with colorful glass emitting seven-colored radiance, illuminating everything within sight brightly and splendidly.
It was completely impossible to tell that this was a place in the Netherworld where the undead gathered.
Teresa remembered when she first arrived here.
This Raphael Grand Cathedral, identical to the Holy Capital of the Human World, didn't actually exist.
At that time, an existence in her mind, claiming to be the Underworld Consciousness, communicated with her.
It said it had been waiting for her arrival, called her Rabona, and hoped she could accept the title of 'Lord of the Underworld', establish proper order for this Netherworld, and assist the cycle of life and death for souls to operate normally.
She was completely bewildered at the time.
She didn't understand why the Underworld Consciousness was waiting for her.
Even less did she understand how she could be the God of Rabona, whom people had worshipped for thousands of years.
She herself had clearly prayed to the God of Rabona in her heart from time to time.
It wasn't until the Underworld Consciousness input all the truth into Teresa's mind as high-density information.
Only then did she understand all of this.
She really was Rabona, the Goddess of Love in myth, the object of the Raphael Church's faith for a thousand years.
As for why there was a legend before she was born, it was because this was a predestined causal destiny.
Rabona was destined to be born, and she was destined to be Rabona.
At the same time, this also gave Teresa new strength and a new identity.
Next, guided by the Underworld Consciousness, she began to think about how to establish order for the Netherworld.
First, there definitely needed to be an organization; she couldn't do everything herself, could she?
Then, she would need enough personnel.
Teresa used the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld' to search various places in the Netherworld.
She successively found Claymore warriors from the same period as her during their lifetimes, such as Sofia and Roxanne.
The former was No. 3, with the nickname Arm Strength, and the latter was No. 4, with the nickname Hayate.
Both were defeated when they attacked her and later died at the hands of Priscilla.
Given such a large rift between the two sides, they should theoretically not get along.
But Sofia and Roxanne had no dissatisfaction towards Teresa whatsoever.
After all, at that time, they were just following the Organization's rules to hunt down Teresa, who had 'killed'. They had a clear conscience about this.
As for losing to Teresa, it was simply that their skill was inferior, and she didn't kill them either.
So, after hearing Teresa explain the situation, they were first shocked that Teresa was Rabona.
Then, they readily agreed to join the Netherworld organization that was about to be established.
They happened to have nothing to do after dying and coming here, thinking they would wait for reincarnation in boredom.
Now that they finally had something to do, they became happy. Moreover, maintaining Netherworld order was clearly a just action.
Teresa took the two of them to continue searching for partners, and at the same central location where the Underworld River intersected, she used her authority to manufacture her own Grand Cathedral.
As for why it was identical to the Holy Capital of the Human World.
Mainly, she hadn't seen any other building that left a deeper impression on her.
This resulted in a Raphael Grand Cathedral appearing in both the Human World and the Netherworld.
Perhaps this was also the work of fate.
In the following years, Teresa recruited more and more Claymore warriors, as well as talent from the Warfire Continent.
She didn't care which nation on the Warfire Continent they were from; as long as they proved they had management ability, she appointed them as officials to help handle matters that her warriors were not good at.
Among them, there were two who were most satisfactory.
One was named Hadrian, and the other was Antoninus.
It was said that the two were father and son.
During their lifetimes, they were high-ranking officials of the Roman Empire, the enemy of the Carolingian Kingdom, which belonged to the Greatsword Organization.
They failed and died tragically during their resistance against the brutality and rule of the Yoma Dragons and Dragon Descendants.
This also let Teresa and the other Claymore warriors know.
When the Roman Empire initially invited the Dragon Descendants to assist, they did indeed gain a huge advantage on the battlefield at first.
But before they could be happy for long, the descending Yoma Dragons occupied the capital and took control of the high-ranking officials.
From then on, the entire nation fell into an atmosphere of terror.
Not only did they have to offer blood food to them daily, but they also had to continue the war with the Carolingian Kingdom.
However, they couldn't completely defeat the Carolingian Kingdom; the war had to continue endlessly.
This was to provide amusement and play for the Yoma Dragons and Dragon Descendants.
Under these circumstances, countless people naturally tried to resist.
However, no matter how many soldiers there were, they couldn't be the opponents of a group of demons.
The weakest among the Dragon Descendants were equivalent to the experts among the Awakened Beings.
Based on the descriptions from Antoninus and Hadrian, Teresa and the others speculated that they were probably comparable to Ricardo, the number one admiral under Isley, the Abyssal One of the North, known as the Silver-Eyed Lion King.
This made it very clear.
The weakest having this strength meant that most Dragon Descendants were comparable to Abyssal Ones, not to mention the Yoma Dragons' true forms above them.
Hadrian and Antoninus certainly didn't die unjustly.
Speaking of Ricardo.
He was also in this Netherworld, but he refused to join the Netherworld Government Official Organization, saying he wanted to wait for Isley to come and hear his opinion.
This left Teresa speechless. She immediately established a rule: 'The souls of all Awakened Beings automatically appear in Northern Alphonse, and Awakened Beings are not allowed to leave without permission.'
This rule was issued using the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld'.
Awakened Beings like Ricardo simply couldn't leave the regional boundaries.
Because Teresa discovered that Awakened Beings were evil spirits in this Netherworld and couldn't naturally reincarnate.
So, she let them kill each other in Northern Alphonse.
There was another point.
Teresa noticed that Awakened Beings still possessed Yoki power in this Netherworld.
However, they, the former Claymore warriors, or rather, half-human, half-Yoma existences, had lost their Yoki power, retaining only their normal state's basic strength.
This caused most people's strength to weaken considerably.
At the same time, their hair color and pupils also returned to their original appearance.
For example, she was no longer golden-haired with silver eyes, but had her former black hair and black eyes.
So, over the years, everyone had been managing the order of the newborn undead, arranging residences for them where they could drink water normally, while also diligently training their physical ability and sword skills, striving to recover their original strength.
It could be said that their life was similar to Clare and the seven others in the Snow Mountain.
Meanwhile,
Over these twelve years, with the help of Antoninus and Hadrian.
The official organization of this Claymore Underworld was established at an extremely fast speed.
At least it looked like something, which greatly reduced Teresa's burden.
Moreover, more and more Claymore warriors joined over these twelve years.
The next generation's No. 4, Ophelia the Bloody, No. 7 Eva, No. 8 Flora the Wind Cutter.
And No. 9 Jean the Spiral Sword, No. 11 Undine the Dual Blades, and so on and so forth.
Teresa learned about the situation of the War of the North from them.
She also learned about Clare's matter.
This made her very worried at the time that she might see her one day.
Fortunately, after many years, this worst outcome did not happen.
Teresa really wanted to see Clare again, but she didn't want to see her too soon in this Netherworld.
It would be best to wait until the day she dies of old age.
Although she knew very well how incredible dying of old age was for a Claymore warrior.
"Rabona."
At this moment, Sofia walked into the main hall and looked at Teresa sitting on the rostrum.
(Sofia)
Behind Teresa stood a gigantic statue of a four-winged angel, entirely pure white.
Teresa heard the greeting and looked up with a beautiful smile.
She immediately noticed the Claymore warrior following behind Sofia.
(Rafaela)
"Rafaela?!"
Teresa certainly recognized her.
Rafaela was her senior. She had met her once when she was still a candidate trainee.
However, by the time she officially became a Claymore warrior, Rafaela had already rebelled against the Organization and was traveling around searching for her older sister Luciela's whereabouts.
Rafaela was formerly No. 2.
Because she failed to control Luciela during Yoki Synchronization, causing her to awaken and rebel against the Organization, she was demoted to No. 5 and also lost one eye.
That's right, she and Luciela were the first pair of 'twins'.
However, during Rafaela's time as a warrior, her strength was comparable to Luciela's, so she could be completely considered a No.1 level warrior.
This led Millie, who was No. 6 at the time, to mistakenly think that from No. 5 onwards, there was a huge, difficult-to-cross gap between them and the other warriors, including herself.
"Rafaela has just arrived in the Netherworld. She has a request, and at the same time, she has brought us extremely astonishing news!"
Sofia said in a serious tone and a deep voice.
"Request? News?"
Teresa showed a doubtful expression. She was already surprised that Rafaela could live so long, and now hearing this made her even more curious.
"Rafaela, you tell her yourself." Sofia walked to the side.
"Okay."
Rafaela faced Teresa's gentle gaze.
"First of all, I am shocked that you are the God of Rabona, but I am also fortunate that it is you and not someone else."
"Thank you." Teresa smiled.
"My request is that you can release Luciela from Alphonse. I promise you that she and I will not damage other souls and will strictly obey all the laws and rules you have formulated."
Rafaela's eyes were filled with earnestness. She was truly worried about her older sister's situation now.
She and Luciela died at the moment the Destroyer was born. Their souls finally escaped the endless cycle of life and death and arrived in the Netherworld.
But because Luciela was an Awakened Being, the Underworld Consciousness sent her to the icy cold Northern Land according to Teresa's rules.
And she herself lost all her Yoki power and appeared in the Southern Land.
She was then discovered by the Claymore warrior stationed locally and led all the way to this Central Capital.
"This..."
Teresa immediately felt troubled.
This rule had been in effect for nearly twelve years. How could she make an exception just like that?
Not to mention, Luciela was not an ordinary Awakened Being; she was the famous Abyssal One of the South.
"I am willing to exchange all the intelligence I know about the World Government for my older sister's freedom!"
Rafaela noticed Teresa's expression and immediately took out her bargaining chip.
"World Government?"
Teresa was even more confused. Seeing this reaction, Rafaela quickly spoke:
"Currently, our world is being invaded by this World Government. This is a terrifying force that has conquered many worlds and also rules many worlds, and now our world has also been targeted!"
She had to make Teresa realize the seriousness of this matter.
But to Teresa, this sounded like a fantasy.
Even Sofia and the others nearby felt that Rafaela was talking nonsense just to save Luciela.
"I'm telling the truth!"
"Teresa, since you are Rabona, you should have the ability to access my memory, right?"
Rafaela's mindset became a bit anxious.
Because she also knew how outrageous these words sounded just by listening.
Teresa remained silent.
She could indeed read the memory of every soul, but she had never done so until now.
Because she felt that memory was a person's most private and precious thing.
To put it bluntly, the current her was still Teresa, not Rabona.
"You don't need to have concerns, this is voluntary..."
Just as Rafaela continued to strive.
Roxanne, with short hair, quickly walked into the brightly lit main hall and looked at Teresa, saying anxiously:
"Rabona, urgent news has been sent back from Staff. Ophelia and the others encountered an attack from a group claiming to be the World Government Underworld Army Unit, who announced they wanted to conquer this Netherworld and said they were looking for you, Teresa!"
"What!"
"What!"
Sofia, Rafaela, and the others present subconsciously let out an exclamation.
Roxanne looked at them with doubt.
"What's wrong? You look like you know about the World Government?"
Teresa did not speak.
She immediately used the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld' to instantly transfer her line of sight to Eastern Staff.
Indeed, Teresa saw that on the earth of Staff, a large area of purple wave had appeared at this moment.
They were soldiers wearing purple military uniforms one by one.
No, not just soldiers.
There were also giants over ten meters tall, Frost Bone Dragons circling in the air and emitting cold air, as well as various monsters she had never seen before.
Their quantity was estimated to be tens of thousands, and they had already occupied the entire Staff Fortress.
However, it was truly just an occupation. They didn't seem to have massacred the residents inside the city, nor did they excessively harm the officials and Claymore warriors stationed here.
Of course, conflicts definitely happened, so quite a few city guard soldiers died.
These soldiers were basically soldiers of the Roman Empire or the Carolingian Kingdom during their lifetimes.
After all, the entire Warfire Continent had only these two great countries left since a thousand years ago.
Teresa could also 'see' that Ophelia and the others had merely had their weapons confiscated and were under house arrest in a room.
This made her immediately breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she also realized that although the arrivals were not benevolent, they were not extremely wicked individuals.
"Notify Germanicus to start organizing the army and prepare to meet the invaders. I will send the specific intelligence of the enemy over shortly!"
Teresa issued the order to Sofia.
"Yes!"
After Sofia quickly walked away, Teresa turned her head to look at Rafaela: "Now I really want to know the intelligence you know."
"Then Luciela..." Rafaela asked hesitantly.
She was actually very conflicted.
She hadn't expected that the World Government could not only invade the real world but also had the ability to invade the Underworld Realm.
At this critical moment, she really wanted to directly say the intelligence.
But this was also the only bargaining chip she had to save her older sister.
Greater good and family affection made her conflicted.
"If Luciela can accept losing all her Yoki power, I can help her purify and leave Alphonse!"
This was the only way Teresa could accept.
Because she didn't want the matter of demons eating people to happen again in the Netherworld she managed.
"Of course, no problem!" Rafaela quickly agreed.
"No, the one who needs to answer isn't you, it's Luciela..."
Teresa looked at her meaningfully.
The reason why Awakened Beings are Awakened Beings is because their thought has also been demonized.
Back then, before Isley, the Abyssal One of the North, awakened, he was thinking that after he awakened, he would personally kill those awakened male warriors to help them find release.
But who knew that as soon as he awakened, this idea changed, and his thinking was completely demonized.
Therefore, whether Luciela is willing to give up her Yoki power is really not certain.
End of Chapter
(Claymore Underworld Map)
Inside the Raphael Grand Cathedral, a sense of solemnity and reverence washed over them.
Thick, rounded stone pillars supported the entire magnificent building.
The high dome was inlaid with colorful glass emitting seven-colored radiance, illuminating everything within sight brightly and splendidly.
It was completely impossible to tell that this was a place in the Netherworld where the undead gathered.
Teresa remembered when she first arrived here.
This Raphael Grand Cathedral, identical to the Holy Capital of the Human World, didn't actually exist.
At that time, an existence in her mind, claiming to be the Underworld Consciousness, communicated with her.
It said it had been waiting for her arrival, called her Rabona, and hoped she could accept the title of 'Lord of the Underworld', establish proper order for this Netherworld, and assist the cycle of life and death for souls to operate normally.
She was completely bewildered at the time.
She didn't understand why the Underworld Consciousness was waiting for her.
Even less did she understand how she could be the God of Rabona, whom people had worshipped for thousands of years.
She herself had clearly prayed to the God of Rabona in her heart from time to time.
It wasn't until the Underworld Consciousness input all the truth into Teresa's mind as high-density information.
Only then did she understand all of this.
She really was Rabona, the Goddess of Love in myth, the object of the Raphael Church's faith for a thousand years.
As for why there was a legend before she was born, it was because this was a predestined causal destiny.
Rabona was destined to be born, and she was destined to be Rabona.
At the same time, this also gave Teresa new strength and a new identity.
Next, guided by the Underworld Consciousness, she began to think about how to establish order for the Netherworld.
First, there definitely needed to be an organization; she couldn't do everything herself, could she?
Then, she would need enough personnel.
Teresa used the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld' to search various places in the Netherworld.
She successively found Claymore warriors from the same period as her during their lifetimes, such as Sofia and Roxanne.
The former was No. 3, with the nickname Arm Strength, and the latter was No. 4, with the nickname Hayate.
Both were defeated when they attacked her and later died at the hands of Priscilla.
Given such a large rift between the two sides, they should theoretically not get along.
But Sofia and Roxanne had no dissatisfaction towards Teresa whatsoever.
After all, at that time, they were just following the Organization's rules to hunt down Teresa, who had 'killed'. They had a clear conscience about this.
As for losing to Teresa, it was simply that their skill was inferior, and she didn't kill them either.
So, after hearing Teresa explain the situation, they were first shocked that Teresa was Rabona.
Then, they readily agreed to join the Netherworld organization that was about to be established.
They happened to have nothing to do after dying and coming here, thinking they would wait for reincarnation in boredom.
Now that they finally had something to do, they became happy. Moreover, maintaining Netherworld order was clearly a just action.
Teresa took the two of them to continue searching for partners, and at the same central location where the Underworld River intersected, she used her authority to manufacture her own Grand Cathedral.
As for why it was identical to the Holy Capital of the Human World.
Mainly, she hadn't seen any other building that left a deeper impression on her.
This resulted in a Raphael Grand Cathedral appearing in both the Human World and the Netherworld.
Perhaps this was also the work of fate.
In the following years, Teresa recruited more and more Claymore warriors, as well as talent from the Warfire Continent.
She didn't care which nation on the Warfire Continent they were from; as long as they proved they had management ability, she appointed them as officials to help handle matters that her warriors were not good at.
Among them, there were two who were most satisfactory.
One was named Hadrian, and the other was Antoninus.
It was said that the two were father and son.
During their lifetimes, they were high-ranking officials of the Roman Empire, the enemy of the Carolingian Kingdom, which belonged to the Greatsword Organization.
They failed and died tragically during their resistance against the brutality and rule of the Yoma Dragons and Dragon Descendants.
This also let Teresa and the other Claymore warriors know.
When the Roman Empire initially invited the Dragon Descendants to assist, they did indeed gain a huge advantage on the battlefield at first.
But before they could be happy for long, the descending Yoma Dragons occupied the capital and took control of the high-ranking officials.
From then on, the entire nation fell into an atmosphere of terror.
Not only did they have to offer blood food to them daily, but they also had to continue the war with the Carolingian Kingdom.
However, they couldn't completely defeat the Carolingian Kingdom; the war had to continue endlessly.
This was to provide amusement and play for the Yoma Dragons and Dragon Descendants.
Under these circumstances, countless people naturally tried to resist.
However, no matter how many soldiers there were, they couldn't be the opponents of a group of demons.
The weakest among the Dragon Descendants were equivalent to the experts among the Awakened Beings.
Based on the descriptions from Antoninus and Hadrian, Teresa and the others speculated that they were probably comparable to Ricardo, the number one admiral under Isley, the Abyssal One of the North, known as the Silver-Eyed Lion King.
This made it very clear.
The weakest having this strength meant that most Dragon Descendants were comparable to Abyssal Ones, not to mention the Yoma Dragons' true forms above them.
Hadrian and Antoninus certainly didn't die unjustly.
Speaking of Ricardo.
He was also in this Netherworld, but he refused to join the Netherworld Government Official Organization, saying he wanted to wait for Isley to come and hear his opinion.
This left Teresa speechless. She immediately established a rule: 'The souls of all Awakened Beings automatically appear in Northern Alphonse, and Awakened Beings are not allowed to leave without permission.'
This rule was issued using the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld'.
Awakened Beings like Ricardo simply couldn't leave the regional boundaries.
Because Teresa discovered that Awakened Beings were evil spirits in this Netherworld and couldn't naturally reincarnate.
So, she let them kill each other in Northern Alphonse.
There was another point.
Teresa noticed that Awakened Beings still possessed Yoki power in this Netherworld.
However, they, the former Claymore warriors, or rather, half-human, half-Yoma existences, had lost their Yoki power, retaining only their normal state's basic strength.
This caused most people's strength to weaken considerably.
At the same time, their hair color and pupils also returned to their original appearance.
For example, she was no longer golden-haired with silver eyes, but had her former black hair and black eyes.
So, over the years, everyone had been managing the order of the newborn undead, arranging residences for them where they could drink water normally, while also diligently training their physical ability and sword skills, striving to recover their original strength.
It could be said that their life was similar to Clare and the seven others in the Snow Mountain.
Meanwhile,
Over these twelve years, with the help of Antoninus and Hadrian.
The official organization of this Claymore Underworld was established at an extremely fast speed.
At least it looked like something, which greatly reduced Teresa's burden.
Moreover, more and more Claymore warriors joined over these twelve years.
The next generation's No. 4, Ophelia the Bloody, No. 7 Eva, No. 8 Flora the Wind Cutter.
And No. 9 Jean the Spiral Sword, No. 11 Undine the Dual Blades, and so on and so forth.
Teresa learned about the situation of the War of the North from them.
She also learned about Clare's matter.
This made her very worried at the time that she might see her one day.
Fortunately, after many years, this worst outcome did not happen.
Teresa really wanted to see Clare again, but she didn't want to see her too soon in this Netherworld.
It would be best to wait until the day she dies of old age.
Although she knew very well how incredible dying of old age was for a Claymore warrior.
"Rabona."
At this moment, Sofia walked into the main hall and looked at Teresa sitting on the rostrum.
(Sofia)
Behind Teresa stood a gigantic statue of a four-winged angel, entirely pure white.
Teresa heard the greeting and looked up with a beautiful smile.
She immediately noticed the Claymore warrior following behind Sofia.
(Rafaela)
"Rafaela?!"
Teresa certainly recognized her.
Rafaela was her senior. She had met her once when she was still a candidate trainee.
However, by the time she officially became a Claymore warrior, Rafaela had already rebelled against the Organization and was traveling around searching for her older sister Luciela's whereabouts.
Rafaela was formerly No. 2.
Because she failed to control Luciela during Yoki Synchronization, causing her to awaken and rebel against the Organization, she was demoted to No. 5 and also lost one eye.
That's right, she and Luciela were the first pair of 'twins'.
However, during Rafaela's time as a warrior, her strength was comparable to Luciela's, so she could be completely considered a No.1 level warrior.
This led Millie, who was No. 6 at the time, to mistakenly think that from No. 5 onwards, there was a huge, difficult-to-cross gap between them and the other warriors, including herself.
"Rafaela has just arrived in the Netherworld. She has a request, and at the same time, she has brought us extremely astonishing news!"
Sofia said in a serious tone and a deep voice.
"Request? News?"
Teresa showed a doubtful expression. She was already surprised that Rafaela could live so long, and now hearing this made her even more curious.
"Rafaela, you tell her yourself." Sofia walked to the side.
"Okay."
Rafaela faced Teresa's gentle gaze.
"First of all, I am shocked that you are the God of Rabona, but I am also fortunate that it is you and not someone else."
"Thank you." Teresa smiled.
"My request is that you can release Luciela from Alphonse. I promise you that she and I will not damage other souls and will strictly obey all the laws and rules you have formulated."
Rafaela's eyes were filled with earnestness. She was truly worried about her older sister's situation now.
She and Luciela died at the moment the Destroyer was born. Their souls finally escaped the endless cycle of life and death and arrived in the Netherworld.
But because Luciela was an Awakened Being, the Underworld Consciousness sent her to the icy cold Northern Land according to Teresa's rules.
And she herself lost all her Yoki power and appeared in the Southern Land.
She was then discovered by the Claymore warrior stationed locally and led all the way to this Central Capital.
"This..."
Teresa immediately felt troubled.
This rule had been in effect for nearly twelve years. How could she make an exception just like that?
Not to mention, Luciela was not an ordinary Awakened Being; she was the famous Abyssal One of the South.
"I am willing to exchange all the intelligence I know about the World Government for my older sister's freedom!"
Rafaela noticed Teresa's expression and immediately took out her bargaining chip.
"World Government?"
Teresa was even more confused. Seeing this reaction, Rafaela quickly spoke:
"Currently, our world is being invaded by this World Government. This is a terrifying force that has conquered many worlds and also rules many worlds, and now our world has also been targeted!"
She had to make Teresa realize the seriousness of this matter.
But to Teresa, this sounded like a fantasy.
Even Sofia and the others nearby felt that Rafaela was talking nonsense just to save Luciela.
"I'm telling the truth!"
"Teresa, since you are Rabona, you should have the ability to access my memory, right?"
Rafaela's mindset became a bit anxious.
Because she also knew how outrageous these words sounded just by listening.
Teresa remained silent.
She could indeed read the memory of every soul, but she had never done so until now.
Because she felt that memory was a person's most private and precious thing.
To put it bluntly, the current her was still Teresa, not Rabona.
"You don't need to have concerns, this is voluntary..."
Just as Rafaela continued to strive.
Roxanne, with short hair, quickly walked into the brightly lit main hall and looked at Teresa, saying anxiously:
"Rabona, urgent news has been sent back from Staff. Ophelia and the others encountered an attack from a group claiming to be the World Government Underworld Army Unit, who announced they wanted to conquer this Netherworld and said they were looking for you, Teresa!"
"What!"
"What!"
Sofia, Rafaela, and the others present subconsciously let out an exclamation.
Roxanne looked at them with doubt.
"What's wrong? You look like you know about the World Government?"
Teresa did not speak.
She immediately used the authority of the 'Lord of the Underworld' to instantly transfer her line of sight to Eastern Staff.
Indeed, Teresa saw that on the earth of Staff, a large area of purple wave had appeared at this moment.
They were soldiers wearing purple military uniforms one by one.
No, not just soldiers.
There were also giants over ten meters tall, Frost Bone Dragons circling in the air and emitting cold air, as well as various monsters she had never seen before.
Their quantity was estimated to be tens of thousands, and they had already occupied the entire Staff Fortress.
However, it was truly just an occupation. They didn't seem to have massacred the residents inside the city, nor did they excessively harm the officials and Claymore warriors stationed here.
Of course, conflicts definitely happened, so quite a few city guard soldiers died.
These soldiers were basically soldiers of the Roman Empire or the Carolingian Kingdom during their lifetimes.
After all, the entire Warfire Continent had only these two great countries left since a thousand years ago.
Teresa could also 'see' that Ophelia and the others had merely had their weapons confiscated and were under house arrest in a room.
This made her immediately breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she also realized that although the arrivals were not benevolent, they were not extremely wicked individuals.
"Notify Germanicus to start organizing the army and prepare to meet the invaders. I will send the specific intelligence of the enemy over shortly!"
Teresa issued the order to Sofia.
"Yes!"
After Sofia quickly walked away, Teresa turned her head to look at Rafaela: "Now I really want to know the intelligence you know."
"Then Luciela..." Rafaela asked hesitantly.
She was actually very conflicted.
She hadn't expected that the World Government could not only invade the real world but also had the ability to invade the Underworld Realm.
At this critical moment, she really wanted to directly say the intelligence.
But this was also the only bargaining chip she had to save her older sister.
Greater good and family affection made her conflicted.
"If Luciela can accept losing all her Yoki power, I can help her purify and leave Alphonse!"
This was the only way Teresa could accept.
Because she didn't want the matter of demons eating people to happen again in the Netherworld she managed.
"Of course, no problem!" Rafaela quickly agreed.
"No, the one who needs to answer isn't you, it's Luciela..."
Teresa looked at her meaningfully.
The reason why Awakened Beings are Awakened Beings is because their thought has also been demonized.
Back then, before Isley, the Abyssal One of the North, awakened, he was thinking that after he awakened, he would personally kill those awakened male warriors to help them find release.
But who knew that as soon as he awakened, this idea changed, and his thinking was completely demonized.
Therefore, whether Luciela is willing to give up her Yoki power is really not certain.
End of Chapter
