After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 180 - 55 Let’s Group Up

Two days later.

Early morning.

"Ahtal, do you plan on leaving behind descendants?"

Putting his wine glass down, Siegfried looked at Ahtal across the table and stroked his chin, "Hmm, that doesn’t sound quite right."

He revised his wording.

"Do you have a desired partner?"

"If Sulter’s flame could be resolved..." Xi Mu looked down, his voice very calm. If he didn’t choose the path of ashes, he would go the way of divine companionship, trying to win over the Goddess of Life, and indeed, that would necessitate the need for a partner.

But since he had already chosen the path of ashes, ready to burn the entire world, he did not plan to devote his energy elsewhere.

Plus, the Goddess of Life wasn’t easy to win over. It would take creating a... suitable environment, one that would compel the Goddess of Life to marry him for the sake of the world.

Otherwise, it would require a significant amount of time to improve relations with the Goddess of Life subline.

"Speaking of which, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask." Yasiraqi saw Ahtal’s downcast expression and took the initiative to change the subject.

She asked Siegfried, who was drinking, a question.

"Father, why did you choose Ahtal to be the one to kill you?"

"Because he could eventually be the one to kill me." Siegfried took a sip of his drink and gave a hearty laugh, "Only someone capable of killing me deserves to protect you."

The choice to let Ahtal kill him was primarily because Ahtal had the potential, and at the time, Ahtal was down and out, full of potential but not yet fulfilled. An early investment would yield the greatest return.

After all, employing an already powerful guardian for his daughter would be too costly and not trustworthy enough for him. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Actually, there’s not too much to worry about." Ahtal suddenly spoke up to offer comfort, "Once Hell’s gate is opened, there’s a chance to come out and see Yasiraqi."

With a look of delight, Yasiraqi asked, "Really?"

"Since the gate of Hell can be opened..." Xi Mu nodded, "the souls trapped in Hell naturally have the chance to escape."

"The chance to return to the living world." Siegfried stroked his chin, starting to feel tempted.

However, Xi Mu noticed this and poured cold water on the idea, explaining, "Souls sneaking from Hell into the living world, if killed, would truly die."

He shook his head.

"And Hell’s envoys wouldn’t allow the dead to roam in the living world."

"After all, too many wandering souls in the living world would likely make things very bad." Siegfried nodded in agreement.

If he could escape from Hell and find his daughter being terribly bullied, that would conclusively be... infuriating.

He could end up doing something excessive.

"That would then concern the Goddess of Death." Xi Mu smiled, and Siegfried nodded in agreement.

He waved his hand and brought up another matter.

"By the way, do you know Mist?"

"Let’s say we’re friends," Xi Mu nodded.

"Your friend nearly caused the destruction of a country," said Siegfried, looking at Xi Mu with surprise and then towards the snowy scene outside the window.

"I heard Mist is looking for someone, but this person is involved in the Church of Blood’s secrets, leading to a conflict between Mist and the Church of Blood."

He chuckled.

"Due to the conflict between the Church of Blood and Mist, it almost led to the destruction of a country."

"Sky City is also on the... brink of destruction," Xi Mu interjected, but Siegfried seemed not very concerned upon hearing this.

Raising his wine glass to Xi Mu, he said:

"Is there any country that is not on the brink of destruction now?"

"That’s true." Xi Mu drained the strong liquor from his cup, knowing that once he fully became the King of Ash, no country would exist.

"Compared to the destruction of countries..." Siegfried extended his hand and undid the illusory magic on his palm, revealing a completely dragon-transformed hand.

"Ahtal, are you confident... you can kill me?"

Although Ahtal was growing rapidly, it still seemed very weak compared to Siegfried’s power.

To that, Xi Mu placed the Great Sword of Death, inserted in the floor next to him, "Is this enough to kill you?"

Siegfried stroked his chin, examining the Great Sword of Death with surprise, "I didn’t expect the Witch of Death to actually grant you the Great Sword of Death."

He shook his head.

"It might still not be enough to kill me."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mu took out the Sword of Light and inserted it on the other side next to him, asking, "What about with this too?"

"There’s a chance." Siegfried nodded. If he lost his mind, between the damage of the Sword of Light and the Great Sword of Death, there was indeed a chance to kill him.

After all, there’s a huge difference in actual combat ability between someone who is sane and someone who is not.

Humans can hunt stronger beasts because they have the wisdom to use weapons.

"Then what about with my partner too?" Xi Mu touched his ring and summoned his little mare.

The eight-legged horse stood tall behind Xi Mu.

Without looking closely, one could see that the eight-legged horse was out of the ordinary, a top-level monster with considerable intelligence.

"Haha... Hopefully, once I turn into a dragon, I’ll be a mindless beast," Siegfried felt relieved.

The only worry now was whether his power would skyrocket to an unbearable extent after turning into a dragon.

Even if one excels in using weapons to hunt beasts, if the beast is truly too strong, victory is not certain.

After all, he would be transforming into an evil dragon.