After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 253 - 88: The Gateway to the High Heavens
"That’s troubling," Xi Mu said, lifting a hand to his forehead, yet his face bore no trace of distress.
Seeing this, the Red Dragon King’s expression subtly changed, and he turned to Suna next to him, puzzled, "Why is it that Ahtal is planning how to deal with the source of fear?"
Suna was momentarily stunned, falling into thought.
Why had she unconsciously handed the reins over to Ahtal, even though she was the one with more information?
"If Suna has a better idea, that would naturally be preferable," Xi Mu said, looking at her with hopeful eyes, waiting for her to reveal her plan.
The atmosphere grew silent.
"Sorry, I don’t have a good solution at the moment either," Suna said, embarrassedly turning her cheek away as her voice trailed off.
Given the Dusk Cult’s obsession with the source of fear, even if a large number of church personnel were dispatched to guard it, the Dusk Cult would sooner or later find an opportunity to unseal it.
Thus, she also hadn’t thought of a good solution yet.
"It’s normal not to have a solution in such a short time," the Red Dragon King said, waving his hand. He completely understood Suna’s inability to come up with a solution.
He turned his gaze toward Eden and asked:
"Saintess, do you have a solution?"
"Ahtal’s current method is the best one," Eden answered calmly, "As long as we return the source of fear to the high heavens, we can solve all the problems."
"Can the Saintess open the great gate to the high heavens?" the Red Dragon King asked the most crucial question.
In the past, traveling to the high heavens was not difficult, as long as one possessed peak human strength, it was possible to visit the deities in the high heavens through specific magic, but after the Creation Witch forcefully entered the high heavens, captured several deities, and trained them as pets,
The gate to the high heavens was closed by the God of Omniscience to prevent future witches or demons from forcibly entering the high heavens and causing havoc.
"At the Temple of the Goddess of Plague, there is a gate that leads to the high heavens," Eden said with a calm expression, revealing a secret unknown to most.
After the death of the Goddess of Plague, the gate she had opened had remained unclosed, so all one had to do was throw the source of fear into the gate,
and that would take care of the troublesome source of fear.
"No wonder you are the All-Knowing Saintess; you really do know a lot more," the Red Dragon King said, not doubting Eden’s words. Although he didn’t understand much about Eden’s true identity, he knew that she was no ordinary being and was comparable to a deity.
"Now our problem is how to transport the source of fear to the Temple of the Goddess of Plague."
"That’s actually quite simple," Xi Mu spoke up, "We just move the barrier there directly."
"Move it directly?" the Red Dragon King pulled a face, pointing to the barrier sealing the source of fear. In the sky, there was a red, semi-circular barrier, at least twenty kilometers in scale. To move such an immense barrier was no easy task and would certainly involve a huge expenditure of manpower and resources.
And it was not even certain whether the barrier could be moved.
"If you’re unwilling to move it, then just sacrifice a nearby country," said Xi Mu, his tone casual, "Compared to moving the barrier, sacrificing a human country is much simpler."
"Are you truly a human hero?" the Red Dragon King looked skeptical, wondering why Ahtal would suggest sacrificing a country so readily.
To this, Xi Mu replied coolly, "There is no easy solution. If you’re not willing to take on the burden of moving it, nor willing to summon the Witch of Death, then what solution do you have?"
"Stop arguing, stop arguing," Suna hastily gestured, "We don’t even know if the goddess is willing to have the source of fear sent to the high heavens."
"Snap~" Xi Mu snapped his fingers against Suna’s forehead, and as she held her forehead with a pitiable expression,
he explained:
"We weren’t thinking of sending the source of fear to the high heavens; we just thought the Witch of Death was near the temple."
The Red Dragon King also realized, clapping his hands together forcefully, "We only wanted to move the source of fear in front of the Witch of Death; who would have thought it would unexpectedly find the gate to the high heavens."
Xi Mu gave a slight nod, his expression calm, "So, it’s the source of fear itself that crawled into the high heavens, not us sending it there."
"I doubt we can fool the goddess of destiny with that," Suna said, covering her face with her hand, already imagining the harsh criticism from the goddess of destiny, but fortunately, the three goddesses of destiny were amiable.
She probably wouldn’t face harsh punishment, but her title of substitute saintess would be in jeopardy for a few more years.
"Then I’ll inquire with the Goddess of Life," Xi Mu contemplated, "If not allowed, we’ll just move the source of fear in front of the Witch of Death."
"That sounds even worse," Suna shook her head vigorously.
Unlike Ahtal, who could switch sides to the Witch of Death at any moment, if she took part in murdering a deity, her life would certainly come to an end. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
"Then it’s decided," Xi Mu said, making a determined gesture, "We’ll move the source of fear directly to the Temple of Plague, and then let it accidentally enter the high heavens."
"You all decide," Suna said with an expression of giving up, knowing she had no better solution and also knowing the source of fear must not be allowed to remain in the world.
If left unchecked, the Dusk Cult would surely find a way to free it, leading to catastrophe for all living beings.
And she could not allow that to happen.
"I’ll deal with the nearby followers of the Dusk Cult," Xi Mu said, loosening up his wrists and smiling at Eden, "I’ll leave the specifics of how to execute this plan to you."
