Who?
Who was swearing an oath?
Preston?
The people from the Time Chamber of Commerce nearly jumped out of their skins, each one looking at the image in the high sky in disbelief.
That old man was Preston?
Those with sharp eyes gasped even harder: "Wait, those negative effects on him seem to be caused by some familiar forbidden artifacts.
"The Age Pocket Watch, the Weather Umbrella, Griffin's Secret, the Pain Candle..."
One familiar name of a forbidden artifact after another was recited, causing the expressions of the people from the Time Chamber of Commerce to turn extremely grim.
That pathetic old man, who looked as if he were on the verge of death, was actually their Preston from the Time Chamber of Commerce?
How could this be?
Preston was a Protagonist of the Era; how could a Protagonist of the Era be forced into such a miserable state?
For a moment, the people of the Time Chamber of Commerce stood there frozen.
Meanwhile, others who knew of Preston also widened their eyes in horror, staring at the light screen in the sky with incredulity.
How could this person be Preston?
At this moment, Preston was completely unaware that his performance was being watched by the entire city. Or rather, even if he knew, he didn't care; after all, he was about to lose his life.
He could only continue to plead there, hoping that Olivia could spare his life.
To this end, he was willing to make any promise.
Under Preston's persistent pleading, Olivia's figure appeared before his eyes once more.
She walked over slowly, her nun habit fluttering in the wind, her one gold and one red eye gleaming with an eerie color.
She shook her head and said, "What a pathetic performance. You weren't like this when you attacked me earlier."
"I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I'm willing to be your servant forever, I only beg you to save me," Preston said hurriedly.
The Olivia before him was his only hope at this moment.
But Olivia shook her head. "Since you are already an enemy, why should I have any reason to let you go?
"However, your life force is quite tenacious; it seems you won't be tormented to death by the forbidden artifacts for a while.
"In that case, I shall personally send you on your way."
Olivia had appeared not just to respond to Preston's plea.
She was here to kill.
Hearing Olivia's words, Preston's face immediately changed as well.
This person actually wanted to kill him with her own hands!
This filled Preston with both terror and rage.
Watching the slowly approaching Olivia, Preston couldn't help but scream.
"Olivia, even if you kill me, you won't have a good ending.
"Even the Radiant Light Church won't be able to protect you.
"Do you really think our Time Chamber of Commerce is just a simple merchant guild?
"The power we possess is beyond your imagination.
"As a Protagonist of the Era of the Time Chamber of Commerce, how important is my status and position?
"If you kill me, the Time Chamber of Commerce will do whatever it takes to kill you.
"Even the Radiant Light Church cannot protect you; you will die too, do you understand?
"You will definitely die!"
Preston spoke hysterically, letting out a final roar of rage.
To this, Olivia gave no response.
She simply raised Cross Grace calmly, looked at the now defenseless Preston, and slashed Cross Grace directly downward.
Pfft!
Accompanied by a crisp cutting sound, Preston's head was severed on the spot.
Everything settled into place.
Then, blood-red light flickered in Olivia's left eye, and an aura of dominance spread out, intimidating the forbidden artifacts in the area.
Under such intimidation, the numerous forbidden artifacts instantly fell silent.
At the same time, the image in the high sky of Kaliron vanished without a trace at this moment.
Although the image had disappeared, what had just happened was equivalent to a massive earthquake occurring in Kaliron.
Everyone was reeling from the shock of this event.
Because a Protagonist of the Era had died.
That wasn't just any ordinary transcendent, but a Protagonist of the Era. Could anyone who could be called a Protagonist of the Era be simple?
Yet at this very moment, a Protagonist of the Era had been killed right in front of everyone.
The specific process was unknown to them; they only knew that the person who killed the Protagonist of the Era was named Olivia.
Undoubtedly, she was also a Protagonist of the Era, and an even more powerful one!
...
The atmosphere inside the Time Chamber of Commerce was so oppressive it felt as if time itself had frozen there.
The death of a Protagonist of the Era was no less than a massive disaster for the people of the Time Chamber of Commerce, one they found difficult to accept.
Shortly after, an aged voice drifted out: "Preston was right. That person named Olivia must pay the price. She must!"
...
A group of people from the Moriah Empire were staying together, staring blankly at the now empty sky.
A bitter smile played on Una's face. "Although we might have been the first to judge that Olivia was a Protagonist of the Era, her performance has truly exceeded our imagination.
"She actually killed another Protagonist of the Era!
"No matter how she did it, such a feat is truly breathtaking.
"From today onward, her name will surely spread across the continent and become an existence that no one can ignore."
The others around her nodded one after another, all feeling shocked by Olivia's performance.
Robert, who had once challenged Olivia, even shrank his neck, his heart also filled with exclamation.
To think he had actually dared to challenge Olivia back then; he had to admit his courage was far too great.
At the same time, he felt a bit of secret satisfaction.
Because he was someone who had fought against a Protagonist of the Era capable of killing another Protagonist of the Era—and survived.
...
The Dragon Warrior Guinevere, who was also a Protagonist of the Era, withdrew her gaze from the sky, a smile on her face.
"Very good. Olivia's performance is as outstanding as ever; she's truly brought honor to our church."
"She actually killed another Protagonist of the Era..." Melanie, standing nearby, was somewhat dazed, still unable to believe that Olivia was the one she had personally led onto the transcendent path of an Ascetic.
The person who was so naive back then had now grown to such a terrifying level.
...
Inside the church, Ivy, Sybil, and others had also noticed Olivia's performance and nodded in approval.
Subsequently, these two individuals in charge of different cathedrals immediately began making arrangements.
They knew that the Time Chamber of Commerce would absolutely not turn a blind eye to such an event and would certainly do something, so they had to be prepared to respond.
In Kaliron, did the Time Chamber of Commerce really think they could turn the world upside down?
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