Under the illumination of the Holy Light, Herbert's expression became increasingly determined, and his gaze grew steadier.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Herbert loudly proclaimed his oath:

"I will continue to fight against evil! To resist all darkness!"

"I will continue to protect all the weak, striving for a glimmer of hope for every innocent." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"I will no longer allow you to wantonly deprive the innocent of life."

"To protect them, even if you are Divine Spirits, I will still raise my sword against you!"

"In the name of [Godslayer], I swear I will completely kill you!"

When the sharp and murderous oath was uttered, the whole world seemed to fall into silence at that moment.

"..."

All sounds seemed to vanish.

Countless beings held their breath at this moment, staring in disbelief at that determined figure.

Nobody could have imagined that after being tricked by the God of Assassination, Herbert would simply accept the reality and even take the opportunity to swear an oath.

He actually chose to make a sacred vow under the gaze of the Gods, and an extremely exaggerated [Oath of Godslaying]!

Don't you call me a Godslayer?

Fine, then I am.

An ordinary mortal cannot swear such an oath to the Gods, but a Godslayer has such a qualification.

At that moment, taking advantage of the qualification bestowed by the God of Assassination, Herbert decided to declare war against all nations!

Declare war against Great Britain!

Against... cough cough.

No, to be precise, Herbert is not declaring war against "the Gods" but against all "Evil Gods"!

He indeed sought thrills on the edge between life and death but wasn't truly courting death.

At this moment, Herbert publicly declared his standing before the Gods, aligning himself with the True Gods, pointing all blame towards the Evil Gods—I, Herbert, shall never reconcile with the Evil Gods!

I, the Paladin, enemy of evil.

No matter whether you are Divine or not, as long as you are evil, you are my enemy.

Evil, fight fight fight!

Darkness, kill kill kill!

I am irreconcilable with you, ah ah ah—

This action may be impulsive, but it is also very Paladin-like.

Herbert is creating a persona for himself—a pure model Paladin, free from low-level interests.

I am just a sharp sword, a handy tool, an unconditional quick blade piercing the darkness and evil.

Besides, Herbert also played a little trick with words.

The object of the oath was not "all the Evil Gods," but "the evil Gods."

He vows that for the rest of his life, he will offer his life for justice and light, and whomever opposes him shall be seen as evil and darkness.

If we see it this way...

If any True God displays hostility towards him in the future... hehe.

No doubt, They must be the deeply hidden Evil God!

...

...

In the Forest Sanctuary, there is also silence at this moment.

The Goddesses of the Natural Pantheon never expected Herbert to take such impulsive action.

"This really is... sigh."

"Not a very clever child, is he."

"...Hope he doesn't sacrifice himself too early."

The Goddesses couldn't help but sigh with regret for Herbert's impulsive act.

Impulsive, but worthy of admiration.

Some might call Paladins foolish in some respects, but none have ever said they betrayed their beliefs.

"He's still too young, doesn't know what consequences such an oath would lead to... hmm?"

The Goddess of Autumn Grain lamented, and suddenly noticed the Cold Winter Goddess's expression was particularly odd.

Though her usual expression hardly fluctuated, the Goddess of Autumn Grain, who was familiar with her, discerned something.

In the eyes of the Cold Winter Goddess, there was a considerable degree of surprise—as if someone she knew had taken a completely unexpected action.

"Uphemia, do you know this child?"

"Hmm? Oh..."

The Cold Winter Goddess came to her senses, restrained her expression, and pretended not to know Herbert in front of all, shaking her head and saying, "I only knew of him before, but haven't interacted."

She actually conversed with Herbert under another identity, but that was a secret probe, officially, there hadn't been any contact at all.

"But my lovely child seems to have talked with him."

The Cold Winter Goddess lowered her head, her expression immediately softened from icy to tender, and asked the Ice and Snow Goddess kitten who was presently staring with wide eyes at the image of the young figure in the crystal ball, "Hecayas, do you have anything to say?"

Hmm?

The Ice and Snow Goddess didn't respond at first, consistently staring at the impress of Herbert, filled head-to-toe with question marks.

???

Why?

Ah?

How is it you?

When did you become so strong!!?

What the...???

In a state of shock, the Ice and Snow Goddess felt a light tap on her forehead, impatiently snapping back to reality.

Hmm?

"What are you doing? Don't poke... uh!?"

The moment she came back to herself, she realized that all the Goddesses were staring at her.

!!!

Being gazed upon simultaneously by five powerful Goddesses, the Ice and Snow Goddess, her role akin to a "pet," couldn't withstand it.

She flared up instantly.

!!!

Instinctively arching her back, ears flattening backward, subconsciously opening her mouth to hiss... then abruptly realized her folly.

What the...!

No! Cannot hiss!

In a moment of crisis, the Ice and Snow Goddess's quick wits saved her.

She went with the flow, stretching lazily, pretending nothing had happened, and let out a huge yawn.

"Ha—ah!"

Only then did she act as if suddenly aware of the Goddesses' gaze, hastily retreating into the Cold Winter Goddess's arms.

Mommy mommy mommy mommy!

Outside of other times, but at this moment, you are my mommy!

Save me! Save me! Save me—

"Hehe."

The Cold Winter Goddess watching the little kitten burrow desperately into her embrace, smiled warmly.

So cute~

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