Chapter 151

Chapter 123 She Truly Is A Little Cutie

“This is the essence of Papal Knights and the Abyss. As for me… I hope you can find your own path in the upcoming lessons, and walk it straight. No matter what happens in the future, do not regret, and do not look back.”

Teresa’s words had ended.

The light and soft tone she spoke with did not carry any obvious emotional fluctuations, nor did it give people a sense of heaviness.

Yet, the meaning behind her words was crystal clear.

I looked around and saw some students quietly lowering their heads. The enthusiasm in their eyes had dimmed significantly.

It wasn’t that Teresa wanted to discourage or scare them, but rather to make them realize that without sufficient resolve, they shouldn’t dream of walking down the path of attention and admiration. It was far from easy; it would be accompanied by countless enemies and fallen comrades.

But if one had made up their mind, they could never retreat.

I understood why I felt that her eyes were somewhat similar to Carlos’s. It wasn’t because they both had blue eyes, but because… there was something in their eyes that ordinary people lacked.

That thing was called “conviction.”

Thinking about this, I couldn’t help reaching for my neck… Only then did I remember that the iris badge had been placed in the bedroom of the manor.

…Forget it, it didn’t matter much.

I just suddenly wanted to touch it.

After a moment of silence, Teresa didn’t say more about the previous topic. She asked us to open our textbooks and began explaining the content of this lesson.

Today’s lesson was an initial understanding of the Abyss.

As she had previously mentioned, the first Abyss appeared in the winter of 845 AD in the southern part of West Continent, in Cartelgarin.

That was said to be a giant-like creature filled with death, and it was also the largest abyss recorded, having consumed the most lives. It turned the country of Cartelgarin, which was larger than the Valen Empire, into a barren wasteland devoid of life.

Compared to the scorched earth of Valen, it was like comparing a small witch to a great one.

Due to consuming so many lives, that Abyss became unprecedentedly powerful. It grew to a degree that later abysses could not compare to, and was named the Devastating Abyss by the Church. It was no longer a monster that a few Papal Knights could handle. In the final battle, almost all the peak combat forces of the Church and humanity were gathered among the ten thousand knights led by Angelica.

Even so, if not for the two divine relics, perhaps no one could have survived.

The book read: “Boswell” protected the knights from the abyss mud, while “Ancient Deity’s Blessing” revealed the Devastating Abyss.

At this point, I was a bit confused… I remembered that “Boswell” was the shell of the royal city, right? So, does this mean that this thing can block the abyss?

But if that was true, how did I get in here… Or was it because of the silver badge that allowed me to enter easily?

Or perhaps, my current appearance wouldn’t be judged as an abyss by the shell?

I didn’t know.

Continuing to listen.

Angelica of the Iris delivered a fatal blow to the Devastating Abyss, its massive body collapsing and turning into ashes that scattered into the sky. To honor her achievements, the Pope at the time decided to grant her the unprecedented title of “Papal Knight,” prefixed with “Pope,” and gave her the power to be the “Church’s representative in the secular world.”

Originally, she was just the head of the Church Knights.

Angelica readily accepted this, and as for that terrifying monster, the church had tried every means to understand what it truly was.

Another five years passed, and a new abyss appeared once again.

Although its appearance had changed, it was still the familiar swamp and massive body. In addition, the new abyss gained an ability: teleportation. But such a minor change was not enough to break through “Boswell’s” barrier, and in the end, it was still eliminated by Angelica. This time, due to prior warning signs, fortunately, there were no major casualties.

Afterwards, approximately every five years, a new abyss would appear. Their abilities would vary each time, but none were enough to make people feel helpless. During this period, three more individuals were knighted as Papal Knights.

The situation changed dramatically during the fifth time an abyss descended.

It was named the “Abyss of Death” by the church.

Compared to previous abysses, the Abyss of Death was much smaller in size, only about four meters tall. However, it possessed two abilities: Order of Thunderfire and Death Smoke.

Unexpectedly, the power of order appeared on the monster, and it was the same Order of Thunderfire as Angelica’s, which made her lose her most powerful offensive tool. Even more terrifying was its other ability: a black smoke called “Death Smoke”—it could turn anything it touched into ashes and take away their souls.

The monsters from the abyss seemed to be evolving with specific targets in mind.

In the end, the Abyss of Death was slain by the knights, but the strongest human warrior—Irisset Angelica—died in that epic battle. It was said that her funeral was even grander than those of previous popes, with countless subjects traveling thousands of miles to pay their respects.

Afterwards, the pope designated Irisset as the symbolic flower of the Papal Knights.

For a long time afterward, new Papal Knights kept appearing and dying. The frequency of abyss appearances also increased, changing from once every five years to one or two times a year, with locations and timing becoming increasingly unpredictable.

“To date, the characteristics of the abysses have almost stabilized,” Teresa said. “Firstly, almost every abyss that has appeared in the past hundred years possesses the ability of Death Smoke. Additionally, each abyss has another completely different ability… Take the Endless Abyss that appeared last time in Silgaya, apart from Death Smoke, it seems to possess the ability of ‘mimicry,’ capable of creating blades that can cut through iron like butter, and even producing countless grotesque monsters that can move autonomously.”

“In my opinion, the abysses are still changing purposefully. They seem to be constantly trying something. And these changes will eventually bring unimaginable disasters to the world at some specific point in time… Fortunately, our knights are still striving.”

“The Endless Abyss was finally slain by the newly appointed Papal Knight, Miss Silviga. That young lady… is said to be the youngest Papal Knight in history. Although I haven’t met her myself, I know she is younger than all of you present here. She is only sixteen years old.”

Upon hearing this, the students erupted again.

“Oh my God, sixteen years old… Unimaginable…”

“I saw it in the Church Gazette before! At first, I thought it was a lie…”

“My sister is exactly sixteen this year… but she still often quarrels with the family… slaying an abyss…”

At this moment, Sarah gently nudged my arm: “Sixteen years old… Peyelo, just like you…”

“Yes, very impressive.”

I looked ahead, expressionless.

“She is truly a little darling.”