Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure Chapter 2067: Fall of gods

Following the elder's concluding remarks, the spectacle involving the rock constructs reached its conclusion, causing them to fade away.

I stayed quiet for a moment before remarking, "You did what was necessary to endure."

The elder offered no response, yet the conflicted expression on its features revealed its inner turmoil.

Rather than addressing the matter, the elder proceeded deeper into the cavern, stating, "The sight you're seeking lies ahead."

I held my tongue, sensing that any comment would come across as disrespectful right now.

Still, a portion of me yearned to advance because this wasn't the revelation I sought.

This glimpse into the rock elementals' history held little relevance to my own story. Innumerable races had endured comparable hardships in bygone eras, and I couldn't possibly comment on every one of them.

Indeed, during the racial wars, the various races across the continent had committed countless atrocities...

Trailing behind the elder, we ventured into the cave's more profound sections.

Upon arriving, the elder repeated its earlier action by placing a hand against the walls.

As soon as it did so, the murals on the walls illuminated once more, forming new rock constructs.

These rock constructs differed from those that had emerged previously.

They towered far larger than the earlier ones, though they didn't match the stature of the figures symbolizing the gods.

Based on my judgment, these rock constructs likely depicted the allied races that had battled alongside the gods in the final divine conflict.

Simultaneously, another type of rock construct soon materialized.

This one stood apart from the previous rock constructs that had appeared.

The sole notable distinction was its altered hue.

Nevertheless, that variation alone sufficed to identify its nature.

It embodied the army of Destruction.

Before long, additional such rock constructs joined, illustrating the full might of the forces of Destruction.

Subsequently, rock constructs portraying the gods emerged as well.

"Could gods manifest in the world during that era?" I found myself inquiring of the elder.

The elder paused initially before replying, "In ancient times, the boundary between the mortal realm and the divine wasn't so distant. That's what the ancestors who lived through it passed down."

Upon hearing this, I arched an eyebrow involuntarily, but I remained silent while observing the unfolding clash before us.

A fierce confrontation raged between the rock constructs of the opposing factions.

Yet, I interrupted once more upon witnessing an unforeseen event.

"Did even gods perish in that conflict?" I questioned in astonishment.

Although I'd encountered tales of this before, accepting it proved challenging.

The elder fell quiet again momentarily before explaining, "Gods aren't truly eternal. Even they can meet their end."

I regarded the elder with an odd gaze, yet I refrained from speaking.

After all, something peculiar colored the elder's tone—it seemed less like its own words and more like an echoed phrase.

I had no idea whose words it mimicked, but evidently, it drew from some source.

The depiction progressed predictably, with the gods' alliance emerging victorious in the finale.

It omitted details about the God of Destruction or the Four Omens' fate from that time, but this was merely a basic portrayal via rock constructs anyway. It wasn't intended as a comprehensive chronicle of the war.

Ultimately, the rock constructs illustrated how the gods granted that stone pillar to the rock elementals, bringing the sequence to a close.

The presentation avoided showing the God of Creation in person; instead, it featured a divine envoy presenting the stone pillar to the rock elementals.

Once the display concluded, the elder inquired, "Has this resolved your inquiries?"

At those words, I narrowed my gaze at the elder before shaking my head. It appeared the elder posed the question to conceal further truths.

Moreover, the elder seemed aware that I suspected as much.

Thus, with a sigh, the elder pressed onward into even greater depths.

Though we'd already penetrated a substantial distance into the cave, this wasn't its innermost recess. Now, the elder guided us to the absolute core of the cavern.

This location hinted at harboring the rock elemental tribe's most profound mysteries.

However, upon our arrival, the space appeared barren.

Actually, unlike elsewhere in the cave, no wall carvings adorned this chamber. It looked utterly vacant save for one prominent object at its heart.

Upon closer inspection, this turned out to be a particular stone positioned there.

At first glance, it appeared utterly ordinary, resembling any commonplace rock.

Yet, to anyone attuned to such forces, its abnormality would be immediately apparent.

For this stone emanated a divine aura of an entirely superior caliber.

In truth, its potency evoked memories of the god’s messengers themselves.