From Trilobite to Titan

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Chapter 57: The Purification Agency

Late at night, inside a lavish mansion, Nobles and religious leaders feasted, drinking and reveling.

The delicacies on their table came from the donations of impoverished followers; the fine wine they raised was bought with the toil of those same souls.

Their mansion still stood intact only because soldiers at the front were giving their lives.

Yet even as countless mortals spent their final breath and shed their last drop of blood fighting chaos, these men kept feasting.

They already had escape routes prepared.

"A toast! The chaos faction contacted me—offered decent terms."

"We’ll still be elites in Subspace!"

"Once our deity decides, everything’s manageable…"

"No one will catch us. Even if there’s a Traitor, he’d only report after this gathering. With our magical disguises, where’s the proof unless we’re caught red-handed?"

"Our influence can erase all evidence! Clear every charge!"

…

Amidst clinking goblets, conspiracy after conspiracy unfolded openly in this secret meeting.

Seemingly, neither gods nor ghosts would know.

As long as they weren’t caught on the spot…

Yet—

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Thunderous pounding shook the door.

As panic erupted among the Nobles, a masked youth tore off his grotesque insect-faced disguise.

"Your vile schemes end now!"

"Retribution has come!"

The moment he spoke—

*CRASH—!*

The door was smashed open!

"Purification Agency! Open up!"

Armored knights stormed in. Without warning, they hurled glowing orbs!

"Holy Light from the Sun!"

Blinding radiance flooded the room—chaos-corrupted flesh could not hide.

Nearly every Noble bore mutations from their dealings with darkness.

The unmasked youth commanded, his undercover role complete.

"This bastard, that scoundrel, and this wretch—all show chaos taint. No intel value. Drag them out! Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Offerings to the divine throne!"

"The rest? New faces. Take them for interrogation. Might have… interesting leads."

…

Such scenes happened again and again in the remaining human kingdoms.

Many Nobles lost their heads for no reason. Their heads, along with others who worked with chaos, were turned into skull displays and piled up in visible spots in their cities.

No one felt sorry for them, and no one defended them.

When the magic disguise faded, chaotic mutations showed on their skulls, proving their guilt beyond doubt.

The "God of Light Association" was wiped out fast and replaced; this happened so suddenly that the God of Light only realized later he was a "god without followers."

Even some kings of small nations fell victim.

Armored warriors calling themselves "Judgment Knights" led angry crowds into the palace. After casting "Holy Light from the Sun," the king’s true form was revealed. Then, even the most loyal guards revolted in shock.

Soon, the king’s mutated head hung at the city gate.

The whole human world, even the gods’ realm, trembled before this sudden wildfire.

Those terrifying figures, calling themselves "Purity Officers" or "Judgment Knights," seemed to be everywhere, with no place to hide.

Even more frightening was their high organization, with information shared instantly.

Some Nobles tried to "silence" the threat, but no matter how fast they acted, they couldn’t keep secrets. This brought even fiercer and more brutal revenge from the Judgment Knights!

Many Nobles vanished mysteriously.

Though their actions caused great panic among Nobles and Chaos followers, those mortals with no retreat who wanted to live as humans were overjoyed.

At that time, a popular saying spread:

“On day one, they hunted Chaos followers, and I said nothing because I am not a Chaos follower.”

“On day two, they hunted nobles in league with chaos, castle by castle, and I still said nothing because I had no dealings with chaos.”

“On day three, they wiped out the royal family that worshipped the chaos evil god, and I remained silent.”

“On day four, the chaos corruption in the city disappeared, and I rejoiced.”

“On day five, I became a Judgment Knight myself.”

…

The Judgment Knights’ hunt for chaos lasted a full year!

It led to rivers of blood and countless heads rolling.

Finally, one god could sit still no longer!

—-

“It’s you! It’s you!”

“You ruined my good fortune—!”

“You cost me all my followers and my church! How infuriating!”

“Traitors!”

“Buzz—!”

The God of Light flapped his wings, buzzing as he soared high in the sky.

His pure white "decorations" and the fur on his back indeed gave him an otherworldly feeling; the halo surrounding him also suggested the essence of the "God of Light."

However, those being hunted by him knew this was merely "hypocrisy" and "false light."

"Faster—!"

"Can’t you go a little quicker!? Sea cucumbers move faster than you!"

"Quit dawdling over there! Were you raised by seahorses!?"

"Come on, we’re almost at the rendezvous point!"

…

Only the "Saltwater Queen, Albert Drake" could whip the sailors like this.

Though she had become a "chosen one," the Giant God generously allowed her to keep all her independent thoughts and will, enabling her to rampage across the seas without restraint.

It was hard to imagine that a large cargo ship, with the sailors’ steering skills, could actually outrun a deity on the open sea.

But a deity was a deity; they were ultimately caught up!

"This year has been infuriating for me!"

"The endless arguments, insults, and even interrogations among the gods have all fallen on my shoulders!"

"If it weren’t for a few good pals protecting me, I would have…!"

The backstabbing among the Order Gods had always existed.

Many Order Gods, who already disliked the God of Light, took the chance to attack, launching investigations and impeachments against him for allegedly consorting with chaos…

The God of Light had allies as well, and finally used various political maneuvers to save himself.

And who would have thought that the God of Light, who should be the most staunch opponent of chaos, would actually ally with it!?

However, during this year, the God of Light was too bogged down by the affairs among the gods to deal with matters in the mortal realm, merely watching the "Purification Organization" grow stronger while his own church vanished from the world.

Still, he managed to find the "source!"

"Anyway, everything started with you!"

"What’s this ‘Purification Organization’ about? Wiping out chaos?!"

"In a war destined for defeat, is it wrong to prepare an escape route ahead of time!?"

"A noble deity, being cornered by you mortals, is that reasonable!?"

"As long as I extinguish the source, everything will be fine; I will be able to…!"

"Hm!?"

Just as he was about to catch up with the fugitive, the God of Light’s attention was drawn to a flat, bizarre "ship" that floated on the surface of the sea.

This "ship" had a strange shape, consisting of three segmented structures on the left, middle, and right.

It was currently resting atop a massive "reef!"

—-

"Um…"

"Um!?"

"I have a swim bladder!?"

"That’s right…"

"And also… wow!?"

When Trilobite woke from his deep sleep, he felt a bit disappointed.

He hadn’t dreamed of a new young lady.

But soon, his heart filled with excitement.

Seeing the "5600" points of Chaos Energy, Trilobite almost jumped for joy!

It felt like logging into a mobile game after a long time and finding a bunch of items like "source stones" and "holy crystals" suddenly in his inventory.

"The plankton and little Trilobite bugs are really amazing!"

"Sure, next time I can consider giving some back to them."

"The rest, I need to buy…"

Just as Trilobite was pondering his next plan…

"Swish…"

The Trilobite Queen suddenly waved in front of him and slowly swam toward the sea surface.

"Oh?"

"Adding an AI really makes it smarter; it’s even using body language to talk!"

"Is this telling me to go see the surface?"

"Sure, I just ‘bought’ a swim bladder, so I might as well take a look."

With that thought, Trilobite waved his caudal fin and rose to the surface.

As he got close, his low-resolution compound eyes saw a large shape warped by the light bending at the sea surface.