Lord of Prayer

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With the arrival of the Star Association’s reinforcements, the ever-escalating war finally came to a close.

The Silent One, in coordination with a surprise attack from another Demigod, successfully killed the Fallen Paradise Demigod. The fall of a Demigod was undoubtedly a massive loss for Fallen Paradise.

The four Death Arenas in the sky were unsealed one after another. The four Crowned Kings, including the Winter King, fulfilled their mission, winning the premeditated deathmatch and reclaiming a large amount of Authority. Only the Exile, who failed to kill the Pope, was left sighing in frustration.

In the Mirror World, six Crowned Kings joined forces to kill the corrupted and fallen Enoch. With this, the King of North Carolina fell, and the collapse of the royal family was now a foregone conclusion. The "Fear" Authority he commanded was recovered by the Star Association. If all goes as expected, this portion of the Authority will ultimately be handed over to the Australian Crowned King, Nick Gista.

Outside the Capital, the battle of the Tier Fours ended in victory. The four Tier Four Corrupters who had invaded North Carolina to conduct their Advancement rituals were slain one by one. The horrific disasters they had unleashed were brought under control, and the situation gradually stabilized.

Seeing the tide had turned, Fallen Paradise and the Abyss Church hastily retreated. The Star Association, of course, did not let this golden opportunity slip by. They pressed their advantage, determined to inflict heavy losses. The relevant departments throughout North and South America were activated, casting a wide net to pursue the fleeing Abyssal Cultists and Fallen Paradise members.

The hideous woman who had transformed into an Apostle was captured alive by the Star Association before she could escape. Besides her, five other Apostles had appeared on the battlefield; two escaped, while the other three were captured on the spot. These Apostles will be sent to laboratories for research to further analyze their abilities and composition.

With enemies either dead or captured, the war entered its final stages.

As for the Abyssalized North Carolina Capital, the Star Association chose to seal it off, uproot it, and cast it into Hell. The deaths and corruption of millions of people had an irreversible impact on the area, leaving every inch of soil and every breath of air saturated with dense Abyssal Contamination. Even initiating Purification procedures would be futile; the land had already transformed completely into a part of Hell, with no possibility of being cleansed.

The sinking project will be completed within seven days.

The settling of the dust from the war gave people a brief moment to catch their breath. But once that respite was over, they would find that many more tasks lay ahead.

In the wake of this disaster, all of North Carolina was in turmoil and had suffered grievous losses. The Salvation Army, now the new government, needed to stabilize the situation, maintain order, comfort the victims, heal the scars left by the calamity, and rebuild a new home upon the ruins as quickly as possible. Even with help from the Star Association and other countries around the world, they would be busy for a very long time.

The Star Association was even more swamped. The project to sink the Abyssalized Capital, the survey plan for the Divine War Ruins... the moment these two projects were greenlit, it meant countless people would be plunged into overtime hell. Not only that, but the appearance of the Divine War Ruins also sounded an alarm for the Star Association. Other such ruins inevitably existed elsewhere. To that end, the Star Association urgently established a global ruins investigation department. Tens of thousands of outstanding employees were reassigned from their posts to join the new department, embracing a future filled with brand-new forms of overtime.

The world is always so busy, like a colossal, ceaseless machine.

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In the ruins of the city, the raging fires gradually died down.

Golden sunlight pierced through the gloomy clouds and scattered across the land, illuminating a crack in the ground beside the ruins.

A tender green sprout struggled to emerge from it, greedily breathing in the fresh air, bathing in the warm sunlight, and embracing a new future.

After destruction comes rebirth.

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「Stars Association Headquarters.」

In a high-security laboratory, the memory extraction of the female Demigod specializing in the realms of plants, life, and reproduction was declared complete. As the staff changed shifts, a file was presented before everyone.

[Name: Jemma Cunningham

Sex: Female

Nationality: North American

Date of Birth: September 11, 3000

Age: 24

Personality: Extroverted, open, generous, friendly, lazy...

Hobbies: Swimming, working out, reading, reading comics, attending parties, group reproductive activities...

Brief History: On May 20, 3023, while on her way to school, she was struck by a descending deep green light and thereby gained the abilities to control plants and heal injuries. Her initial inability to control these abilities caused one person to suffer a physical deformity, growing two extra arms, and also caused the plants in a botanical garden to grow uncontrollably, destroying the entire garden. She later gradually mastered her abilities through repeated practice.

Infatuated with superhero comics and movies, she developed the idea of becoming a superhero and subsequently put it into action. She became a superhero who maintained public order and fought against illegal Transcendents, gaining numerous fans and forming an alliance with several other Transcendents.

In the following six months, a large number of Transcendents appeared around the world, causing global turmoil. The vast majority of them, after gaining power, chose to commit evil and seize territory for themselves. This triggered countless wars, during which strategic Nuclear Weapons were used several times.

On January 1, 3024, two powerful Transcendents suddenly appeared in the city and went on a rampage. Jemma Cunningham’s teammates attempted to negotiate but were brutally murdered. Overcome with Anger and grief, Jemma Cunningham unleashed immense potential (suspected to be a deeper control over the Power of Authority), and began to fight the two, manipulating large amounts of vegetation to protect the city and its residents during the battle.

Just as the battle reached its climax, the "Pope" suddenly appeared and interrupted the fight between the three.

Analysis:

1. From her memories, it is clear that Jemma Cunningham is not an evil person, but rather someone with a strong sense of Justice and responsibility. Her actions are sufficient for her to be called a "superhero."

2. Jemma Cunningham’s abilities were obtained by accident, suspected to be a descended "Authority." From what she saw and heard, similar incidents were not uncommon. A considerable number of Transcendents gained their abilities this way, while the rest were self-awakened and weaker in power.

3. Jemma Cunningham was unaware that the power she wielded was "Authority." Her containment and application of this Authority were merely superficial, similar to Demigods No. 2 and No. 3. This is equivalent to using an automatic rifle as a club; she possessed Divine Power but lacked Divinity, and her Soul had not undergone sublimation.

4. Jemma Cunningham, along with Demigods No. 2 and No. 3, was completely unaware that she had been subjected to a Time Pause lasting for two centuries.

5. There are no living people in the Divine War Ruins, only corpses.]

Staring at the report, which was packed with a staggering amount of information, Zhou Chen felt like his scalp was about to explode.

’According to the timeline, the battle between these three Demigods started on January 1, 3024. Perhaps the global Divine War began on that day, too. But my own memory only goes up to a certain day in May of 3023!’

’After that, I have no memories whatsoever of the old era!’