The Girls Are All Coveting Me-Chapter 422 - 358: Even an Enchanting Demon Couldn’t Handle It Now

"I knew that the senior wasn't intentionally bullying me."

Fratiss showed a brilliant smile.

That adorable smile left Lilith somewhat at a loss.

For a moment, it was as if she was back in those days when they lived together.

Back then, Fratiss's smile was just like it is now, making her feel a warmth spreading out from her heart unconsciously.

It was a feeling she hadn't experienced in many years.

Seeing it again now, for some reason, Lilith felt a bit timid.

[Damn it, you're the goddess of the Red Moon, why are you being so timid?]

Lilith strongly criticized her own behavior.

Many things improved once they were openly discussed.

Chloe was just relieved that these lovely girls had vaguely guessed the connections between him and the others but didn't immediately erupt into an Asura Field.

This made him feel somewhat fortunate.

Fufu was more concerned about the future direction of The Stars, putting personal affairs of love on hold.

Nini was satisfied just being by his side, more like family than a lover.

Lilith was the most possessive and also the most assertive among all the girls.

But due to her guilt towards Annie and the regret caused by her previous stubbornness that led to Fratiss's past misfortune, her original thoughts were suppressed.

Rephya, strictly speaking, also had the heaviest girlish temperament. If she hadn't acquired Titan memories, she might have been a bit troublesome, even possibly choosing to run away.

However, the long lifespan of Titans taught them to view issues from a broad perspective.

After all, there was still a long time to be together, though her heart was sour, it was merely sourness and not pain or sadness.

Not to mention... Fufu was the first, and the guilt of sneaking a bite left Rephya without even room for jealousy.

As for Aisha, she had actually thought about having Chloe all to herself.

But now Aisha no longer had such thoughts.

Firstly, because Aisha knew that before she met Chloe, many girls had already formed connections with her lover.

Secondly, because...

Ahem, even an Enchanting Demon couldn't take any more now.

The Pure Enchanting Demon who was filled early on chose openly to let things slide now.

[It's fine, as long as it's not a "movie for three people, but without my name" situation]

As for Abigail, all she wanted was companionship.

However... the most prone to jealousy would still be Annie.

But currently, Annie's true form couldn't come down, so at least this spark wouldn't ignite just yet.

Thinking of this, Chloe didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

One could only say that due to various coincidences, Chloe's side avoided internal strife, which was cause for celebration.

...

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chloe and the others got a general understanding of the situation with the Art Gallery Maze.

It had to be said, it truly lived up to being a force with a heritage accumulating since the last era.

This Art Gallery Maze had some depth.

He investigated a bit and could basically confirm that the Art Gallery Maze stored most of Lady Xilin's artworks from her lifetime.

Outsiders didn't really know who Lady Xilin was, but Chloe couldn't be more clear.

In "Simulated Hero," the god worshipped by the witch April was the ambivalent Love and Desire Twins.

The predecessors of the Love and Desire Twins were a couple who were tormented under the influence of the Evil God Slaanesh.

The Abyssal Evil God Slaanesh wanted to use the couple as an intermediary to seize the authority of the Love God.

It was in such circumstances that the Love God intervened in what should have been a lover fallen into an Evil God.

He split part of his own authority to neutralize the authority of Slaanesh, adding "Love" to what was originally a couple only existing through "Desire."

But it was precisely because love and desire are complex that the Love and Desire Twins were highly aggressive towards both the Love God and Slaanesh.

As the leader, April frequently caused trouble in the game.

Of course, compared to other more extreme followers, April's main issue was her mischievous nature.

In the game, Rephya, through April, learned about the predecessor of the Love and Desire Twins.

The couple, who merged into one, included one individual known as Xilin.

That was the most powerful "painter" in the history of the Stars Continent.

That was the Stars' version of the "Divine Brush Ma Liang."

Everything under her brush possessed terrifying power.

If Lady Xilin's artwork was already terrifying, then when Lady Xilin and her lover transformed into twinkling stars in the Star Realm, those artworks gained unprecedentedly terrifying power.

Because those were true "Divine Relics."

Instead of being a naturally formed maze, this Art Gallery Maze was more of a prison crafted by Kai to gather Lady Xilin's paintings, recognizing their destructive potential to the continent's balance back in those days.

The existence of this maze was to seal these highly threatening "artworks."

The previous versions of these [paintings] even made Chloe feel frightened.

Without consuming any energy, one can directly pass through the "Door in the Painting" and go to a fixed door from any corner of the continent.

As long as the Northern Border Wall in reality remains unbreached, the "Northern Border Wall" painting can summon an eternal wall that even the victors cannot destroy.

As long as the West Sea in reality does not dry up, the painting can continuously pour out an amount of water comparable to the entire West Sea, the "West Sea Lamp."

...

The power displayed by each painting far exceeds a normal person's imagination.

One might even say that with just some slight handling, it could completely dominate the direction of a war.

These high-risk paintings were collected by the King of Redemption in those days and were all confined to the depths of the Art Gallery Maze.

Since then, these Holy Relics have finally gained some control and will not cause widespread malicious effects on the continent.

Of course.

These terrifying powers will not disappear, only transfer.

At some point, these paintings capable of directly interfering with fundamental laws of reality lost their original power.

Instead, each painting generated an independent small world.

With this, Chloe finally understood why April would say that there is something they want in the Art Gallery Maze.

In fact, even the Ethereal Emblem does not understand the specific situation of Lady Xilin's paintings.

The only ones who truly understand these paintings might be the Love and Desire Twins.

However, due to the many restrictions set by Kai, the followers of the Love and Desire Twins leveraged this information to obtain sufficient rewards.

Even April, who is a professor, faces many restrictions.

This is still under the premise that April has not exposed her true identity.

Once exposed, when the counterattack from the Ethereal Emblem arrives, all her preparations would be for naught.

But some information is indeed only known by the Love and Desire Twins.

Chloe highly doubts that even Kai fully understands what is hidden within these Holy Relics.

Judging from his understanding of his old buddy, he can't be bothered to think about what these things are, he would just choose to sweep them all in one go.

After all, whoever has the hardest fist makes the rules.

He has the means to seal all these hazardous Holy Relics.

So now instead, April can use some information to help Chloe and the others.

...

"So what we need to do is to choose one of these high-risk paintings to participate in?"

"Yes," Miseria said seriously, "According to Professor Lan, the painting most likely to hide extraordinary traits of a demigod or even a Saint Class is a painting named 'Nightmare Swarm.'

"This painting has something special," Aisha said with some curiosity.

Miseria replied, "That painting records the nightmares once experienced by Lady Xilin, nightmares that lingered deep in the lady's heart, finally manifested through her paintbrush."

The crowd was somewhat shocked.

Fear that resides in the heart of a current god?

Then the root of this painting is probably more troublesome than they imagined.

"Are you sure it won't cause any problems? A painting like this should hold great threats, right?"

However, Chloe shook his head saying, "No, the Art Gallery Maze, reinforced by the King of Redemption, can no longer have a fatal impact on the outside world; even the basic rules of that maze have been twisted."

This is something he still trusts about his companions.

"Then where is our trouble?"

"Our biggest trouble is needing to conduct a Fantasy Show in the world of the painting."

"Hmm?"

"Using the script we created to replace the painting's original script, thereby altering the original ending of the painting."

"Why do I feel like I've heard this somewhere before?"

"Of course, you've heard it; it's similar to the situation in the Echoes of History, only now we have a different gameplay; we need to conduct a grand Fantasy Show in the small world of the painting.

Then use the Fantasy Show to replace the original script of the painting, thus exchanging the painting's source power with the power of Fantasy."

"Oh, I get it, the source power replaced is actually the extraordinary trait we are looking for."

"Yes."

"However, if our own power is suppressed in the world of the painting, it would be very difficult to exert the power of the Fantasy Show."

"Yes." Chloe looked at Lilith, then at Miseria, saying, "In other words, to extract the extraordinary traits, you need at least two Fantasists who have long cooperated together and have considerable experience to lead, guiding the 'Actors' with deep potential to compensate for the deficiency in Fantasy Power."

"Hiss."

Even Rephya felt her teeth ache at this.

What a joke.

This whole operation, aside from people like them who each have innate spiritual energy talents and sufficient limits, who else could bear this load.

No wonder Professor Lan said only they have a chance.

Only a group of freaks like Chloe with high potential could forcefully exchange the fateful opportunities within the paintings.

The upper limit of the Fantasy Power others could extract probably doesn't even reach the lower limit of anyone in this group.

Only in such circumstances can Chloe and the others cleverly seize the hidden Divine Power in the paintings.