After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 348 - 126: Why Does He Get the Goddess’s Attention?_2

After walking some distance with Ahtal holding onto her wrist in Eden, she released Ahtal’s wrist. Since there was no one harassing Ahtal anymore, there was no need for her to maintain the act of holding onto Ahtal’s wrist.

However.

Xi Mu reached back and took hold of Eden’s delicate hand. He turned his head away and didn’t look at Eden’s surprised expression, bluntly explaining,

"To prevent any possible harassment, let’s continue holding hands." After saying that, he squeezed her hand slightly, as if to add credibility to his statement.

Eden: "..."

She gave Ahtal a deep look, observing the man who seemed out of place, calmly withdrew her gaze, but did not shake Ahtal’s hand off.

Instead, she went with him to their destination.

Some time later.

Cathedral of Pleasure.

In front of the entrance.

Xi Mu stopped walking and let go of Eden’s hand, gazing distantly at the Cathedral of Pleasure. Without making eye contact with Eden beside him, he feigned calmness and said,

"Eden, wait here for me for a moment."

"Hmm." Eden responded calmly, watching as Ahtal walked into the cathedral without looking back, then raised his hand to look at his palm covered in sweat.

She lowered her eyelids, masking her thoughts.

"Eden, are you okay?" The small mare stepped forward with splayed legs, approaching Eden to inquire.

Upon hearing this, Eden stroked the mare’s neck. Although she didn’t speak, she somehow calmed the emotions within the small mare’s heart.

On the other hand.

Xi Mu took off his cloak, revealing his true appearance. Soon, a nun dressed in revealing attire approached him. Despite representing the dignity of clergy with nun’s clothes, the outfit seemed more like risqué lingerie. The hem barely covered the essential parts, revealing long, fair legs, with the fabric deliberately cut away at the waist, emphasizing the woman’s figure.

However, the nun standing before him, despite her almost lingerie-like habit, had an unexpectedly dignified and holy expression, creating an intense contrast.

"Welcome to the Pleasure Kingdom, Lord Ahtal," said the brunette nun with a sweet, gentle smile, gesturing for Ahtal to follow her inside the church while asking, "May I know what brings you to the Pleasure Kingdom?"

"Couldn’t it be to experience the culture of the Pleasure Kingdom?" Xi Mu joked.

The brunette nun appeared a bit startled by the remark and shook her head, "A great Hero like yourself wouldn’t lack companions, so there’s no reason for you to visit the Pleasure Kingdom."

Xi Mu replied with a smile, "Indeed, I have other intentions this trip."

"I won’t ask what they are," the nun chuckled behind her hand, not pressing Ahtal on why he came to the Cathedral of Pleasure. She wasn’t interested, as she was just a mere nun without the right to make decisions, better to leave it to the big shots to communicate with each other.

Some time later.

In a room covered with red carpets, with a strong scent of perfume in the air,

Xi Mu met the Bishop of Pleasure of the Pleasure Kingdom, a woman with amber hair tinged with green and a heart painted below her right eye. She lounged in her chair, her pale fingers holding a cigarette, her face veiled by a thin smoke, giving off a languid, hazy aura.

"The great Hero Ahtal, an honor to meet you," she said, placing her cigarette in the ashtray and smiling at the man across from her, "are you here for the Pleasure Ritual?"

"Forget it, I’m not interested in your kind," Xi Mu replied succinctly. According to the game’s official setting, the woman before him was about a hundred years old and had experienced the collision of nearly tens of thousands of different species’ bodies and souls.

"I thought so," the Bishop of Pleasure wasn’t bothered; she had merely tried inviting him, and it didn’t matter that he refused.

"Babylon, my name," she crossed her hands over her chest, her expression turning from languid to serious, "to come to the Pleasure Kingdom at such a sensitive time, do you have a matter to attend to?"

"I only hope you won’t interfere with the hunt for the monsters," Xi Mu answered, "to give the monsters a clear path."

The Pleasure Kingdom was a necessary route for the monsters. If the monsters were intercepted in the Pleasure Kingdom, they would have to take a detour.

This would delay the Monster Witch’s resurrection and cause the Church of Death to send more people to protect the monsters as they journeyed to the location of the ritual.

Therefore, the Pleasure Kingdom had to clear the way.

"What if we don’t clear the way?" Babylon asked with a smile, and then she received an unsurprising answer.

"To ensure the resurrection of the Monster Witch, the Church of Death will launch an attack on the Pleasure Kingdom," Xi Mu’s gaze was cold and devoid of emotion, "the Pleasure Kingdom will likely be gone forever, including you... who will die within fifteen minutes."

"Will you be the one to strike?" Babylon propped her cheek with her hand, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the man opposite her. She knew from intelligence reports that Ahtal had fought a life-and-death duel with Sol, and the victor was undoubtedly the man before her.

Therefore, she had no doubt that Ahtal had the capability to eliminate the Pleasure Kingdom. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"It’ll be the high-ranking members of the Church of Death lurking within the Pleasure Kingdom," Xi Mu replied calmly. He had no interest in destroying the Pleasure Kingdom, not just because there were too many low-quality NPCs, but also because the Pleasure Kingdom served another purpose that could save him a lot of time in probing the Church of the God of War.

Of course, the Bishop Babylon before him was worth killing, but the current Bishop Babylon still had value to him.