The Girls Are All Coveting Me

"Mephisto, we need to take action as soon as possible."

Alfredo said coldly.

The turmoil caused by the Void Erosion Sect has been increasing over the past few years.

The Ethereal Emblem, as a legacy of the King of Redemption, has an inherent duty to maintain order.

In the first half of the King of Redemption's life, he was constantly battling the Evil God Churches.

He did indeed manage to abolish most of the Evil God Churches.

But as long as desire exists, the Evil God Churches will continue to rise.

Using people as if they were coins to exchange for what they want, trampling on life, disturbing order, this is what the Evil God's Followers have always been doing.

The Ethereal Emblem's predecessor was the mechanized information warfare unit under the King of Redemption.

However, later, as the Evil God's Followers significantly decreased, the unit naturally transitioned into an academy.

But the organization's original positioning remained, and over these millennia, the Ethereal Emblem has often clashed with the Evil God's Followers.

Firstly because they originally targeted the Evil God's Followers.

Secondly because the Evil God's Followers were frequently taken out by them, naturally leading to retaliations.

Through these interactions, the Ethereal Emblem has indeed become the frontline against the Evil God's Followers over these millennia.

But it's precisely because of frequent dealings with the Evil God's Followers that Alfredo knows very well, there is a significant problem with the Void Erosion Sect.

They are certainly not just a newly established organization; there's definitely some ancient influence mixed in.

Vice Principal Mephisto hummed lightly and said:

"Should we consult the Queen? It's just unclear how much strength the Queen can still wield now."

Alfredo was tempted but shook his head after a moment, saying:

"Don't disturb the Queen, she hasn't awakened since that incident 2000 years ago."

Mephisto also felt a bit troubled.

An alchemy master isn't omnipotent either.

In some ways, the Elf Queen is far more versatile than him.

"Then let's not disturb the Queen, let Nini make a simple prediction instead."

Mephisto added.

Alfredo nodded in agreement.

"A tumultuous season indeed."

Both sighed.

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

After the feast, Chloe sat on the balcony of the Amber Hall, quietly gazing at the night sky.

Abigail came up from behind and gently hugged him, saying:

"Brother, you seem a bit agitated."

Chloe nodded, saying:

"The Ethereal Emblem has not been calm recently, it has indeed been a bit vexing."

"Is it because of Rephya?"

"..."

"Brother, do you think she is the Sword Hero?"

"I have some doubts, but Rephya's personality is very different from Jian."

"People can change, everyone can choose a new path in life, perhaps the Sword Hero changed their mind?"

Chloe pinched his brow.

This was his greater headache.

To be honest.

Among the Seven Heroes, the least easy to kill are only three.

Himself, Kai, and the Sword Hero.

It's not that they are the strongest.

Strictly speaking, no one among the Seven Heroes has overwhelming power.

As long as a favorable battle environment is created, any one of them has the chance to single-handedly kill the rest of the Heroes.

Of course, they wouldn't engage in internecine fights out of boredom.

The reason why him, Kai, and the Sword Hero are hard to kill is simply because their margin for error is higher.

People who've played MOBA games would understand.

Although the hard support and tank combo might not yield impressive results in an actual 5V5 match.

But as long as they are tanky enough and have enough control, their margin for error is significantly higher compared to soft support.

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The three of them are in this situation.

Of course, actually, half a person should be counted too.

The Magic Hero, Queen Stuart.

In some respects, she almost has no weaknesses.

But the premise is that she must be in the Golden Land.

With the home field's blessing, Stuart is truly the legendary endurance champion among them.

As for the other three, their weaknesses are quite obvious.

From the results seen.

Cang got hung up in the Star Realm directly.

Becoming the Lord of the Hunt, Cang probably isn't as free as before.

As for Sajia.

He's somewhat skeptical of the Child of the Sun Chaser's identity.

As a close friend of the Eternal Fierce Sun and the Pope, Sajia's purpose for joining the battle was always to recover the ashes of the Eternal Fierce Sun.

Honestly, when he went to the scene back then and saw Sajia severely injured, he realized Sajia was also targeted.

But unlike Cang.

The opponent aimed to utterly break him.

Knowing that what Sajia valued most was the Eternal Fierce Sun, every attack during the battle was aimed at destroying the ashes of the Eternal Fierce Sun.

Sajia must have been forced into a very passive position.

When he got there, the sacred statue hanging on Sajia's chest, sealing the ashes of the Eternal Fierce Sun, was unharmed.

But he himself was torn to shreds.

As for Aik, he wasn't sure what Aik's situation was.

But it's likely not much better.

If they were truly targeting Aik, then most likely they sent Nurgle against him.

Nurgle's poison is truly disgusting to the extreme.

They had briefly crossed paths with Nurgle back in the day.

His evaluation was if you can avoid engaging the opponent, then do not engage.

Even if you win, you'll feel disgusted for a long time.

So, people, after all, need to develop comprehensively, raising the upper limit while also pulling up the lower limit.

"So, Abigail, do you think Rephya might be the Sword Hero?"

"Not might, but definitely." Abigail shook her head and said, "This isn't the first time the Sword Hero has reincarnated."

"Hm?"

Chloe was momentarily stunned.

A moment later, he said in shock, "You mean..."

"Yes, literally, the Sword Hero has reincarnated more than once or twice."

Chloe understood.

If that's the case, it explains why Rephya's personality has changed so much compared to back then.

He looked up at the moonlight and said:

"Abigail, does the Crimson Church have any connection with the Desire Mother Tree?"

"None at all. The Crimson Church worships the Crimson Dominator. In recent centuries, they have been very active, seemingly thinking there's a chance for the god to descend to the world again."

"And what about the Flesh and Blood Hermitage? They've always been summoning the Desire Mother Tree."

"The Flesh and Blood Hermitage is a different situation. Although they openly worship the Desire Mother Tree, in reality, the Desire Mother Tree does not require faith."

Chloe nodded.

If that's the case, it makes sense.

"It seems they found a method to borrow Divine Power."

As a rule, to borrow Divine Power, one must have faith in a god.

Faith in a particular god, that god converting the Power of Faith into Divine Power, and then using Divine Power to reward the believer.

This practice is common among most True Gods and Evil Gods.

But clearly, neither the Crimson Dominator nor the Desire Mother Tree, one has fallen, the other doesn't bother with believers.

In such a situation, the power they can borrow is limited.

Yet these two organizations persist relentlessly.

Is it because their faith is truly devout?

Absolutely not.

It's because there are enough benefits.

But if a god has fallen, or a god does not care, then the power believers can obtain is very limited, and normally the benefits wouldn't be much.

Unless...

"Unless they've found another method to obtain more benefits."

"It's Desecration Ritual."

"Hm?"

"Desecration Ritual, which can disguise as a follower of another deity to obtain the power granted to the deity's followers."

"If that's the case, then it can be understood."

The power of a god comes from the faith of believers.

But in the True God Churches that are widespread across the continent, the number of believers is usually in the billions or even tens of billions.

A True God's control over believers can't be refined to each individual believer.

If there's a way to disguise as a believer of another god, then the True God might indeed not notice.

"So that's why they chose a fallen god?"

He who has played games knows that the Crimson Dominator has long since fallen.

The time of fall was even before he became the Spear Hero.

It's said that during the siege of the Eternal Fierce Sun, its life was casually reaped.

But the deity's immortality has allowed it to linger on for so many years, depending on a tiny number of believers, with a possibility of resurrection.

Hm, but it's just a possibility.

"Compared to borrowing the power of a True God, which might be discovered by the True God and lead to a pursuit, isn't it better to just go all in?" Chloe sighed.

Abigail said calmly:

"That's it, after all, since both ways lead to being hunted, why not go straight to the point and use the power of an Evil God, especially that of a fallen Evil God.

This way, they can rather fully utilize the power of the Desecration Ritual."

"But this doesn't make sense either." Chloe frowned, "Since the Desire Mother Tree doesn't care about believers, it shouldn't be bothered with the Flesh and Blood Hermitage."

Abigail was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"Saint's Right Wrist."

"..."

Isn't that an important item in chapter four of the game?

The Flesh and Blood Hermitage used the Red Moon Fragment to forcefully activate the Saint's Right Wrist, triggering a catastrophe.

But what's that got to do with the Desire Mother Tree?

Abigail said in a low voice:

"Brother, do you think only the Sword Hero keeps reincarnating?"

"..."

"The Saint's Right Wrist is a relic of yours from a certain period."

Chloe's expression couldn't hold anymore.

What kind of nonsense, my relic.

Making it seem like I've died.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

He only entered the Echoes of History, not truly died.

But looking at Abigail's calm face, he felt somewhat uneasy.

The Divine Realm allows for a lot of tricks.

Fooling history is not particularly rare.

"So it's really my corpse?"

"Not exactly a corpse, more like a part of your relic, so it's not the Desecration Ritual that enables the borrowing of the Desire Mother Tree's power, it's the one holding the Saint's Right Wrist, possibly you, so the Desire Mother Tree responded to the call."

Chloe's mouth slightly opened.

This completes the loop.

The main story plot of chapter four was to prevent the berserk of the Saint's Right Wrist.

However, the conclusion of chapter four was quite thought-provoking.

Rephya extracted the Red Moon Fragment implanted in the Saint's Right Wrist, thus stopping its berserk.

This extremely dangerous item was handed over by Rephya to the Ethereal Emblem for disposal.

But during the transportation, the convoy escorting the Saint's Right Wrist was attacked by a Demigod, and the item was stolen.

Ultimately, at the end of chapter four, the bandits held the Sealing Box containing the Saint's Right Wrist, kneeling on one knee, offering it to the [Mysterious Figure] locked on the throne.

This Mysterious Figure, only later revealed, turned out to be the final antagonist, Filthy Moon Demon King.