Chapter 402: An Ominous Premonition Dream
The mansion, which had originally been brightly lit, also fell into darkness as the distant black curtain swept over.
Faced with this situation, the newly arrived ordinary maid in the mansion was at a loss.
However, the maids who knew the true identity of the mansion's owner remained somewhat calmer, though the cold sweat on their faces betrayed their inner tension.
Although they had come into contact with another world beyond the reach of ordinary people—a world of swords and magic—
and had witnessed superhuman mages and knights whose swords could easily slice through steel, cleave cars in half, and whose spell attacks were like heavy artillery, capable of demolishing buildings—
they were witnessing such a massive, heaven-and-earth-altering phenomenon for the first time.
This was simply not something those mages and knights could achieve, was it?
So, they immediately realized something very dire: a Heretic God had descended upon this city.
This meant the city might face destruction.
Thus, fear began to grow bit by bit in their hearts, like invisible tentacles creeping over their hearts.
"Princess!"
Ericson, the princess's personal attendant, immediately stepped forward to support her shoulders and placed a pillow behind her back.
"Princess, are you saying this anomaly was caused by the Heretic God Athena?"
"Most likely."
A weak voice escaped Alice's lips.
Although she appeared to have been unconscious for a full day and seemed never to have awakened, in reality, her consciousness had returned after half a day, allowing her to perceive her surroundings.
She could actually manage to communicate with difficulty. The reason she hadn't spoken until now was because she was wary of a woman—Lucretia.
During her unconsciousness, she seemed to have a dream as well—a vision of an unusual scene.
She saw several black shadows, or rather three-dimensional silhouettes, with a male figure leading them.
Before this male figure stood other black three-dimensional shadows, but these were abnormal—they had wings. Some appeared to have feathered wings, while others seemed to have bat-like wings.
These figures emerged from a cave and knelt on one knee in a gesture of submission toward the male.
So, what connection did this scene have with Lucretia?
Well, there was a connection—because a shadow figure that closely resembled Lucretia, no, not just resembled but was Lucretia's shadow, stood beside that male.
"Bring those photos over for me to see."
"Photos?"
Ericson looked puzzled.
"The photos of Lady Aisha's cave."
"Alright."
So, Ericson brought over several photos of the cave where the monster had been captured.
Normally, in such a dimly lit room with no illumination, it would be nearly impossible to see one's own hand. However, Ericson, familiar with every detail of the room, effortlessly retrieved what Alice wanted and handed it over.
"It's very similar—very much like the scene in my dream."
Though engulfed by darkness, Alice still found a way to examine the photos clearly.
The cave and its surroundings in the photos overlapped significantly with the colorless image from her dream.
Therefore, she couldn't ignore such a dream.
If she were just an ordinary person, it might not matter, but she was a Witch of the highest celestial rank.
Once she dreamed, it could be a prophetic dream, warning or alerting her to something.
So, Alice now felt some regret—she shouldn't have invited Lucretia over, shouldn't have shown her that information.
Then, to prevent the events in the dream from occurring, wouldn't the best course of action be to kill Lucretia?
Normally, that would be the optimal choice, but the problem was: could those shadowy images alone confirm that Lucretia would bring some calamity upon this world?
It was impossible to determine.
Thus, acting against Lucretia without evidence would be troublesome.
Moreover, Lucretia was her equal as a Witch, equally capable of sensing things.
If Alice immediately considered dealing with Lucretia and planned her next moves, the other would sense it and take precautions, and there was no telling what she might do.
Additionally, although Lucretia was somewhat eccentric, she had never truly done anything to harm the world so far.
On the contrary, over the years, many incidents related to Heretic Gods had resulted in reduced losses and casualties thanks to Lucretia's assistance.
Therefore, many in the magical world owed Lucretia favors.
The best approach now was to prevent Lucretia from delving deeper into otherworldly matters and, above all, not let her near the cave.
However, there was a more pressing matter at hand—the current descent of a Heretic God.
It had enveloped all of London, demonstrating the immense power of this Heretic God, Athena.
Hmm!
She could sense that in one direction, the divine power was still surging violently, which made Alice's expression grow increasingly grim.
Over the years, she had witnessed several Heretic Gods through her spirit vision, but never one with such immense divine power.
"This aura feels overwhelmingly like that of a dark deity, yet Athena is a goddess who embodies radiance."
Alice murmured this to herself, her expression growing increasingly grave.
That Athena could bring about a starless night didn't surprise Alice, as myths associated with Athena often linked her to owls.
Owls are messengers of the night, birds representing misfortune and ill omens.
Even so, the intense aura of a dark deity was far too abnormal—it was almost like that of the God of the Underworld who presides over death.
To someone unaware, without the ability of spirit vision to perceive the truth, they would surely believe the current darkness was related to a death god or similar deity.
So, what other secrets did this goddess Athena hold?
Alice's inherited memories contained no relevant information.
Moreover, why had this goddess suddenly enveloped the city in darkness?
Under normal circumstances, Heretic Gods tended to avoid bustling areas. Directly covering a major metropolis like this usually meant something had provoked her.
Focusing her energy, despite not having fully recovered, Alice once again used her spirit vision to peer into the past.
What she saw—
"That's—!! Ra!"