After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 154 - 42: If you lose, all of you will die.
He set down the teacup.
Leaning back against the chair, Xi Mu let out a weary sigh. He seemed to feel utterly powerless in the face of the current situation.
And at that moment,
Sister Sharon’s silhouette suddenly appeared, standing behind Xi Mu. She looked at the exhausted Ahtal, and her cold expression softened.
Although they hadn’t known each other for long, she had come to deeply understand Ahtal. In terms of ability, she quickly made accurate judgments and stabilized the Black Rose Kingdom in the shortest time possible.
There was no fault to find in his character either. He had traveled thousands of miles for the safety of the Black Rose Kingdom and now offered his help without any complaints.
Thus, even though she adhered to the belief that "others are hell," she refused to see Ahtal as such. After all, nobody truly dislikes someone who is genuinely kind.
"Lord Ahtal, the grand ritual is fully prepared," she said, bending slightly at the waist as her hair cascaded down her shoulders.
"Is there anything else that needs to be prepared?"
Xi Mu didn’t immediately reply, looking instead at Sister Sharon, who was clad in a black latex dress that flaunted her mature curves.
He seemed somewhat embarrassed and averted his gaze.
"Professional matters should be left to the professionals. I am only temporarily managing the Heresy Tribunal and do not have the authority to manage anything else."
"Understood." Sharon didn’t seem to notice Ahtal’s embarrassment but simply stood back up and gently gathered her hair at her ear.
Although a renowned hero, he was surprisingly innocent.
In fact, she quite liked Sir Ahtal and his pure-hearted dilemma of wanting to look at her yet feeling too shy to maintain his gaze.
But now it was a critical time, and she couldn’t tease Sir Ahtal.
"By the way, take me back to the mansion," Xi Mu seemed to remember something and instructed Sister Sharon, "I have a very important matter to attend to."
"Yes." Sharon did not inquire about the matter, simply placing her hand on Xi Mu’s shoulder and teleporting him away in an instant.
Back at the mansion,
Compared to the unrest outside, the atmosphere within the mansion was extremely tranquil, whether it was the little mare lying in front of the tea table,
or Eden sitting at the tea table.
"You really don’t seem to feel any tension," Xi Mu walked into the room, pulled out a chair to sit, while Sharon stood behind him like a maid.
Eden smiled, poured a cup of tea, then pushed it in front of Xi Mu, waiting for him to state his purpose.
"Eden... are you a goddess?" Xi Mu asked, then quickly added, "Or an All-Knowing Saintess?"
He had long known about Eden’s identity but needed this opportunity to get her to admit it, so that she would reveal more critical information afterward.
After all, if Eden wasn’t willing to expose even her own identity, then she certainly wouldn’t reveal more crucial information.
Eden didn’t respond immediately.
She looked at Xi Mu’s earnest eyes, realizing that Ahtal had begun to feel at a loss, which was why he came asking about her identity at this time—it was a desire for a stronger intervention that could save the Black Rose Kingdom.
She lowered her eyelids slightly and spoke softly:
"Sorry, I am not a goddess."
"Then you’re the All-Knowning Saintess?" Xi Mu seemed to confirm Eden’s identity, raising his hand to his forehead, "That’s really a terrible answer."
He stood up, his back to Eden as if to comfort her.
"Don’t worry, we still haven’t reached a point where the problem is unsolvable." With that, he had Sister Sharon teleport them away from the spot.
Eden looked surprised, then got up and left the mansion.
In truth, she was not completely out of options, even though she herself didn’t have the power to stop the Witch of Death from killing everyone.
However, there was a deity in the city who could confront the Witch of Death.
...
...
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
The God of War sat on the bench, his arms around two shy-looking men wearing only underwear, their large patches of bare muscle visible.
The two burly men snuggled into the God of War’s embrace, casting curious looks at the suddenly appearing Ahtal and Sister Sharon.
"You indeed came to find me," the God of War released the two men from his embrace, picked up a cup from the table and poured one for Xi Mu.
Then he lit a cigarette.
"You’ve actually done very well, whether it’s arranging a grand ritual prayer to the Goddess of Death immediately or drawing on your last-resort magic to enhance the heroes’ strength.
"But it’s merely ’well done.’ When faced with beings that exceed the limits of the human realm, no strategy amounts to anything."
"That’s why you’re bound to come to me."
Xi Mu fell silent and then said, "Your guess is very accurate; you are now the only one who can save the Black Rose Kingdom."
"If you had come begging me yesterday, you probably would have had to offer something in exchange," the God of War exhaled a puff of smoke and grimaced, "But, yesterday the Goddess of Life gave me a lesson, making it very troublesome for me to lay a hand on you."
Initially, his seducing of Ahtal to become a demon was something the Goddess of Life was supposed not to know, as he could be certain that Ahtal wanted to become a demon.
Since Ahtal harbored the thought of becoming a demon, he wouldn’t share his seducing words with the Goddess of Life.
However, things didn’t go as he had expected; Ahtal actually reported his temptations directly to the Goddess of Life without omitting anything.
