The Evil God Summoned by the Saintess

The time slowly approached the day of the volcano eruption.

In recent days, the volcano became increasingly active.

Sometimes it would even emit thick smoke.

Smoke rose straight up to the clouds tens of thousands of meters high, very spectacular.

In theory, this could already be considered a volcanic eruption.

But in this world with transcendent power, such an eruption is not called an eruption; it’s merely a natural phenomenon, not even a disaster.

Because under the protection of arrays and high-tier mages, the volcanic ash sprayed out would never fall into the city.

It would even be collected and used as fertilizer for crops.

Of course, it’s quite spectacular, and just before the true eruption, many people were watching the volcanic ash smoke rising into the sky from specially constructed observation towers behind the walls.

Hilia was watching too.

This scene was quite overpowering and beautiful.

The journey was worth it just to see this.

Today, with the volcano fully active, ordinary people were evacuated home, hiding safely, and fewer people remained on the observation deck.

The smoke still lingered today.

But besides the smoke, there was something else—

Lava.

Like a barrel spewing fire, a massive blaze suddenly erupted from the lava lake at the top of the volcano.

Under terrifying pressure, a large amount of lava shot skyward, as if firing a stream of lava into the heavens.

Hilia quietly watched the scene, recording it with her bracelet.

"Nature’s might, so strong, probably something mages can never achieve," the girl murmured.

Rose said, "That’s not necessarily true. Although this lava is spraying quite spectacularly, because it’s rather dispersed, its regional power is not as strong as Tier Four Magic."

"It’s mainly large," Hilia replied.

"It is indeed large, only mages who surpass human limits can casually cast such large-scale magic; a Tier Six Mage should also be able to achieve this effect." As he spoke, Rose shook his head, "But, generally few people do this, unless it’s to destroy cities or reshape nature."

Hilia nodded.

When Rose taught her magic, he emphasized not looking at the range, but at the control.

The same ice storm, a mage dealing damage over a hundred-meter range would certainly lose to one who concentrates the storm’s power within ten meters.

Just as she was talking with Rose, Hilia suddenly saw several mages decisively cross over the high wall into the volcanic area.

On the wall, guards were shouting with magical loudspeakers.

"Please do not arbitrarily climb over the walls; the volcanic area is a forbidden zone; please do not arbitrarily climb over the walls..."

Of course, their calls were gracefully ignored by the mages.

Hilia didn’t move.

She rested her hands on the guardrail of the observation deck, watching a large number of mages pass through the wall into the volcanic area, disappearing into the dense forest at the mountain’s foot.

The guards were just calling out with the magical loudspeaker, not reacting to their actions, completely ignoring them.

There’s no need to go in and catch people; just maintain order here at the wall.

Hilia watched, sensing something, deliberately moving to a certain spot.

A moment later, Shaline and an old lady arrived on the observation deck.

Hilia promptly greeted them, "Wow, Shaline, good morning! What a coincidence, you came to watch the volcano erupt too?"

Shaline saw Hilia and paused, "What are you doing here?"

This is the other side of the volcano.

Of course, I’m deliberately waiting for you here, Hilia thought.

The old lady accompanying Shaline looked at Hilia and asked, "Is this your friend?"

Shaline nodded, "She’s my classmate, named Hilia. She won the Mage League championship a few months ago; she’s quite impressive."

"Defeating Blue Dragon Magic Academy with their Dragon Language Magic to claim the championship? That’s really impressive." The old lady examined Hilia carefully, memorizing her appearance, and suddenly frowned, "Why does this name sound familiar?"

Shaline whispered, "Hilia is the Holy Court’s candidate Holy Daughter."

The old lady, Pera, realized, "No wonder."

Hilia said, "Did you also come to watch the volcano erupt?"

Shaline nodded, "Sort of... And also to... try my luck, see if I can obtain some condensed Spiritual Objects."

This was clearly an excuse, anyone could tell.

Hilia didn’t mind; she was just ’coincidentally’ meeting them.

She curiously asked, "Are you going to try your luck? There are many mages above Tier Four inside; it’s a bit challenging."

"Just going to take a look, nothing much..."

"Alright then." Hilia waved her hand, "Wish you success, remember to listen to the Gods’ revelation. The Gods will bless you and pave your path forward."

Shaline frowned slightly, feeling it somewhat strange.

Why did she encounter Hilia twice?

Moreover, Hilia’s way of speaking... was as if she knew something?

Did she perhaps know what I want to do?

A thought flashed in Shaline’s mind.

Pera’s urging was heard from beside her.

"Let’s go, Shaline, we’re in a hurry."

"Oh, alright."

Shaline looked up and said to Hilia, "I’m going in, goodbye."

"Goodbye, may you heed the Gods’ revelation."

Shaline nodded and ventured into the volcanic area with Pera.

They proceeded silently, and before long, Shaline couldn’t help but say, "I feel like Hilia might know something."

Pera didn’t pay it any mind, "Perhaps the Holy Court has a way to get divine insight; don’t worry about her, as long as she doesn’t interfere with you, it doesn’t matter."

"Alright." Shaline nodded.

She couldn’t help but worry.

Would choosing a place where everyone’s attention is drawn really work?

She felt that calling the Gods had nothing to do with the size of the summoning array.

It’s just that, due to years of failure, some people had become extreme, stubbornly believing only large arrays and using nature could make contact with the Gods.

Shaline softly asked, "Will the president... come?"

"She will. This year the volcano’s activity is very high; she sent me a message that she’s coming to ensure the ceremony isn’t interrupted."

"Alright."

Soon, the two of them accessed the volcano’s interior through a secret passage.

Meanwhile, mages eager to compete for Spiritual Objects reached the top of the volcano, using various methods to resist the splattering lava and high temperatures, observing the volcanic eruption up close.

From afar, it’s spectacular, and more so up close.

Some low-tier mages couldn’t handle the intense heat up close and had to leave.

The outside situation didn’t affect Shaline and Pera.

The two entered the volcano’s interior.

At this time, the internal fire elements became very active, and Shaline felt her water-based magic power being somewhat suppressed.

In other words, using fire-based magic here would be enhanced, while using other magic would be weakened.

With the volcano fully active, the miners inside had left long ago, leaving it completely empty.

No one entered, because Spiritual Objects would either follow the lava veins outside or be ejected with the lava, not remaining inside.

Upon reaching the predetermined spot, Pera looked at Shaline.

"Let’s begin."

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