“This city really hides some interesting things,” the leader said, sighing after hearing An Xin’s story.
Originally, finding a monster in the sea was already outrageous, but who would have thought that there was also a being who called herself a god living in this city? As for whether she was a real god, no one knew.
“Miss Diva, do you think the blue-haired girl who took An Xin away is a real god?” Now was the time to ask for the opinion of a god expert.
Miss Diva, the god expert, said that she couldn’t make a judgment yet, but it seemed quite likely that the blue-haired girl was a god.
“In any case, I have to go there and see the situation first. Even if we don’t need her power, we can’t just let ordinary people see or take her away,” Diva said as she stood up and addressed the leader. “I’ll head out first. If little An Xin wants to come along, she can. Since she took a liking to you, it means you have the talent.”
“Wait, I’m going too!” An Xi quickly grabbed her sister’s hand, afraid that her sister would disappear again.
This girl was also recognized as talented by a god herself. Diva naturally welcomed her request to accompany them.
If she could recruit these two girls, her bonus for the year would be secured.
For her bonus, Diva’s smile became even more amicable.
Seeing Diva’s radiant smile, Lu Siyu, who was already wary of this betrayer, felt even more that Diva was not a good person. It was only because of what Ledi Shiya had said before she left, asking them to get along well, that she didn’t voice her thoughts.
The leader, who had been with Lu Siyu for such a long time, couldn’t help but notice her companion’s thoughts. She gently tugged at Lu Siyu’s sleeve and gave her a look that said, “calm down.”
Lu Siyu pouted. Did she look like someone who would disregard the bigger picture? At this moment, she wouldn’t speak her mind even without the leader’s reminder.
After Diva left with the An family sisters, Lu Siyu finally voiced her doubts: “I think that Diva has ulterior motives.”
“Everyone has their own thoughts, and she probably wants to get that divine artifact into the hands of their God Seat,” the leader shrugged. Diva’s thoughts were too easy to guess. “And I think she also wants to recruit An Xi and An Xin into God Seat.”
“How can that be?!” Lu Siyu’s eyes widened. No matter what, God Seat was an organization with an unknown nature. It would definitely not be a good thing for the divine artifact to fall into their hands, right? “Shouldn’t we stop her?”
“We are still partners, and we have a common enemy to face. We can’t fall out at this time,” the leader spread her hands, indicating that they still needed the help of the God Seat organization. “In the current situation, she won’t just run off with the artifact. As for what happens after this is over, that’s none of our business.”
By then, their Hero Association support would probably have arrived. These troublesome matters could be left for the senior members and the people from God Seat to discuss.
This laissez-faire attitude choked Lu Siyu. As expected of Xia Hongying, she really knew how to slack off.
“As for us, let’s just focus on arranging for the residents to evacuate. Speaking of which, Siyu, has the storm changed its position?” the leader suddenly asked, looking at the still visible giant storm.
Lu Siyu took out her phone and took a look, then nodded with a hint of confusion. “Strange, this direction of movement and speed of movement…”
Although the target was land, given its current direction of travel, the storm would land in an uninhabited area and would not affect Binhai City.
“Perhaps Xiao Bai is luring this monster away from Binhai City and the ocean. We should be prepared for the monster to suddenly change direction.” The leader took the phone from Lu Siyu and looked at it for a moment before nodding. This was neither good nor bad news. “When facing something like this, we heroes who are not strong enough can only do these things.”
“I used to think that becoming an S-class hero would give me the ability to handle things independently. But encountering something like this, I can only stay here and watch from afar. It’s truly a bit disheartening.” Lu Siyu’s mood was a bit low.
In her eyes, S-class heroes were all powerful figures who could handle things independently and resolve major incidents. But after she became an S-class hero, she realized that S-class heroes were not as glorious as she had imagined.
When encountering such situations, she could only be a helper like an ordinary person, unable to offer any assistance.
“Relax. At least we can still handle ordinary matters. As for now, we can only say we’re unlucky,” the leader’s mindset was unusually good. Her abilities had long since failed completely, and now she was just a girl with good physical fitness. “Siyu, you can still fly around, while I’ve become blind.”
When faced with a truly major event, the leader was the most powerless.
As soon as she thought of this, Lu Siyu’s mood actually improved a little. Happiness was indeed built on the suffering of others.
“Alright, don’t show that gloating expression. You still have to run errands for me!” The leader glared fiercely at her friend. “There’s still a lot we need to do.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
On the other side of the city, Diva had already led the An family sisters through the door of the coffee shop. Unlike its usual peaceful environment, the coffee shop was eerily quiet today.
Normally, even without customers, there would be a beautiful blue-haired girl standing at the counter, smiling and welcoming guests. But today, the blue-haired girl was nowhere to be seen.
A blue trident stood in the center of the hall, replacing her. Magical patterns that could make one dizzy were drawn around the trident. As if sensing the three people entering, the blue light on the trident flickered.
A magnificent door glowing with a sea-blue light appeared before the three of them.
Immediately, a familiar girlish voice sounded, “Come in.”
Diva did not hesitate. She immediately stepped forward and pushed the door open, then turned and waved to the An sisters, “Come on, since we’re already here, we have to meet the main person.”
Should I go? An Xi was still a little hesitant.
But An Xin had already made her choice. She pulled her sister and walked towards the door step by step.
Since her sister had made her choice, An Xi gritted her teeth. She couldn’t back down now. If they wanted to go in, then let’s go in. Who was afraid of whom!
Stepping through the magnificent blue door, after a dazzling scene change, a small island with many coconut trees appeared before the three of them.
The island wasn’t small, and not far away stood a exquisite manor. The manor gate was tightly shut, with a small wooden board erected in front of it, bearing the words ‘Beware of fierce beasts within. Keep out.’
A beautiful girl in a blue dress stood in front of the gate, smiling as she looked at the few people who had appeared before her. “Welcome, welcome. It’s been a long time since I had new friends here.”
With a wave of her hand, the tightly closed gate slowly opened as if it had been pushed.
Diva took a deep breath and stepped into the manor.
She understood what her actions represented. She had stepped into the absolute domain of a god. In this place, the god could completely control her life and death. She could only gamble, gamble that this god’s personality was as gentle and kind as she appeared.
Seeing Diva step into the manor without hesitation, An Xi and An Xin also walked through the door hand in hand without hesitation.
All three girls entered her manor. Xi nodded with satisfaction. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers, and in the next moment, they appeared in a luxuriously decorated room.
The room, though beautiful, felt lifeless, as if no one had stayed there for a long time.
“I haven’t been back here for so long that I almost couldn’t find this room,” Xi said apologetically. “As the host, I should offer you all something to drink, but given the current situation, you probably don’t have the mood for it.”
The three girls nodded simultaneously.
“Then, let me explain to you what exactly is happening now. In this place, explaining things is quite simple.” Xi stood up and tapped the foreheads of the three girls in succession.
Immediately, their expressions turned dull.
The large amount of images flooding into their minds required their brains to operate at full capacity to receive them, and what was in those images was so out of the ordinary that even a veteran ability user like Diva couldn’t handle it.
Xi sat back in her seat, her hands clasped on her lap, looking well-behaved.
After waiting for more than a minute, Diva was the first to recover from her daze, her eyes showing a hint of unconcealable fear. The monster in those images was completely beyond her imagination. It was likely impossible for humans to defeat such a monster with their own power alone.
“That is our enemy?”
“Yes,” Xi nodded with a solemn expression. “The monsters of that era were beyond your imagination. Moreover, this monster is one of the elites among those monsters.”
“I’m a little worried about that side now.” Diva originally had some confidence in Ledi Shiya and Miss Bai, but after seeing those images, her confidence had almost completely disappeared.
Without the help of a god, she couldn’t imagine how to defeat that monster.
Hearing Diva’s words, Xi was not surprised, or rather, this was the reaction she had expected. “But you don’t need to worry too much. Qianqian also has a divine artifact in her hand. Even if she can’t defeat that monster, she can at least stall for time.”
“Stall for time?” Diva murmured. “How long can she stall for?”
This question puzzled Xi. She thought for a while before giving an answer: “I’ve met Qianqian before, and I roughly know her strength. She should have companions, right?”
“Yes, her companions are of comparable strength to her, but that companion doesn’t have a divine artifact.” Diva wasn’t very clear about whether Bai Ling had a divine artifact, but for now, it was best to prepare for the worst. “I also have companions helping those two. My companions can use divine arts, but the divine artifact is not with them.”
Divine arts? Xi’s eyebrows twitched. Being able to use divine arts when the divine artifact was not around was something that only those recognized by a god could do.
A divine messenger, perhaps? It seemed that the pace of change in this world was quite fast.
She wondered which old friend was lucky enough. Forget it, she wouldn’t think about it anymore. She should focus on solving the trouble she couldn’t resolve in the past.
“Oh my god, what is that thing?” At this moment, An Xi also woke up. She held her small chest and muttered softly.
Even a glimpse of it made her feel a suffocating pressure. Was this the enemy that woman had to face?
It was indeed terrifying.
She looked at An Xin. Her sister’s expression was very serious, and it seemed that An Xin had recovered much earlier than An Xi.
Her sister’s gaze did not elicit any reaction from An Xi. She propped up her chin, a struggle flickering in her eyes.
Finally, she raised her head and looked at An Xi. “Sister, I want to help.”
Hearing this, An Xi forgot about the two strangers next to her. She jumped up from her chair and grabbed her sister’s shoulders. “Be careful what you’re saying. Didn’t you see how terrifying that monster is? With you like this, you’ll only be a burden.”
Xi’s eyebrows rose, and she was about to say that An Xin wouldn’t be a hindrance if she went, when Diva on the other side gave her a look that said, “don’t speak yet.”
Xi was a little confused, but she really didn’t know these people well, so she decided to trust Diva for once.
Closing her mouth, An Xin sat back to watch.
“Since Miss Xi said I can help, I believe she wouldn’t lie to me,” An Xin looked directly into her sister’s eyes, her own filled with unwavering determination.
Looking into her sister’s eyes, An Xi was momentarily unable to find a rebuttal. Ever since they were young, once her sister made up her mind, she, as the elder sister, couldn’t change her sister’s thoughts. It was like that before, and it was still like that now.
“But it’s too dangerous.”
“It’s just dying a few days earlier, Sister. I’m not afraid of death,” An Xin said softly. “I’m like a candle that’s about to burn out. Instead of quietly extinguishing myself in a dark corner, I’d rather shine brilliantly in my final moments.”
“But…”
“Sister, please don’t say anymore. Just consider this my last act of willfulness, okay?” An Xin’s voice carried an irrefutable tone, letting the others present know that she wasn’t acting on impulse but had truly made up her mind.
Xi let out a snicker. This young girl was quite similar to the girl who had accidentally stumbled into her domain before. The same eyes, the same determination. If that child hadn’t taken her last breath right in front of her eyes, she might have suspected that this young girl was the one from before.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let your sister get hurt, just like before.” Of course, now was the time to give the sister who cared about her sister some peace of mind. Xi showed a confident expression and said to An Xi, “I am a god, you know.”
