Chapter 653: Chapter 537: Farewell, Reinhardt (Part 2)

Little Xian Miao said.

Li Mu also nodded in agreement,

“Indeed, even though she is Gold on paper, she’s the Divine Favored closest to the Goddess. After borrowing the Goddess’s power, she’s even stronger than legendary heroes. If we can persuade her to join the battle, it’ll be a done deal.”

Divine Favored Zero’s strength was unfathomable, a well-known fact among players.

On the official forum’s ranking of NPCs’ power, she was undoubtedly the first.

Of course, the list didn’t consider True Gods, since, if it did, the Eve Goddess, who slays gods like chickens, would certainly be on top.

To this day, Li Mu could vividly recall the scene when the Goddess slew Demigod Walker, remembering the bloodcurdling scream as Demigod Walker was dragged away by tentacles…

Oops, no, it was vines.

After Li Mu finished speaking, the tent suddenly fell silent.

Li Mu looked up and found everyone staring at him.

Li Mu,

“So… are you all suggesting that I should persuade her?”

He pointed at himself.

“Of course! You, Brother Mu, are the one with the highest faction goodwill in the entire server. If you go, the chances of success are the highest!”

Demacia chuckled.

Li Mu,

*Were you trying to imply flattery just now?*

*You must have been trying to imply flattery, right?!*

*This guy… No wonder people avoid him.*

Li Mu twitched at the corner of his mouth.

“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”

He said.

…

“So… you’ve come to request that I join you in battle?”

In the luxurious tent constructed by players using contribution points, Eve looked at the respectfully standing Li Mu and said casually.

“That’s right, after our discussions, we’ve realized that the time for an offensive has finally come.”

Li Mu replied.

Eve showed no particular reaction.

To be honest, although she greatly appreciated the initial strategic attitude of the players, she had always understood that it would be particularly difficult to take Sandstorm City in this war.

The cause of this war was the clash of mythical powers, a conspiracy by the True Gods behind the Half-Beasts against Eve.

It was clear that the “World Tree Divine Country” within Sandstorm City was a trap.

This included Sandstorm City itself, which Eve considered unsafe.

She didn’t think that with her current strength, she could walk away unharmed after falling into the trap.

Because she was likely to face a multi-front assault of myths!

This time, Uller was going all in, and if war truly broke out, her other two Demigod Level clansmen were bound to descend, and it was even possible that she herself would send a Demigod Level True God Avatar.

Not being in her own Divine Domain, to be honest… even with the True Divine Artifact, the Withering Heart, Eve didn’t think she could easily defeat them.

After all… she also needed to limit her power to Demigod Level.

That was fine.

Since the opponent dared to set a trap for a True God with a real deity in the secular world, it showed they had a certain level of confidence.

The true hidden enemies would certainly not just be Uller and her clansmen…

The God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, would definitely offer support, and even those two Evil Gods who appeared alongside her in the Underworld war were likely to get involved.

Add all these beings together, and it formed an immensely powerful force.

In the end, Eve was just one individual.

Originally, Eve considered whether she could leverage some form of trade to obtain a bit of support from the Dragon Clan, but after pondering it, she felt the chance was slim, so she gave up.

Other than purifying bloodlines, it seemed she had no other conditions that might convince them to join the battle.

The bloodline purification was already promised under a giant dragon contract…

At most, she had the Demon Wolf Fenrir borrowed from Hela.

Facing so many enemies under these circumstances, it was too easy to get overwhelmed.

Her initial plan was, in fact, only to cleanse suspicion from her World Tree and severely weaken the Half-Beast forces.

Of course, managing to trap a myth along the way would naturally be better.

Eve had the Withering Heart.

Seizing the opportunity to seal an unfortunate soul and then escaping, that was possible.

Simply put, striking when the iron’s hot.

Thus, after becoming aware of the players’ plan from Li Mu, she gently nodded,

“Alright.”

Receiving support from Eve, Li Mu was delighted.

He respectfully bowed to Eve and then joyfully departed, braving the sandstorm.

Meanwhile, Eve sat back in her spot, sipping the floral tea Alice had provided while browsing through player information in the game system.

Honestly, attacking only the troops stationed outside rather than Sandstorm City itself was quite safe.

And if the players fought successfully, it was highly possible they would directly draw out Uller’s true power.

The altars in the Elf Forest and the Oros Half-plane were already prepared. Once the mythic entities entered the scene and the stage was fully set, she could “collaborate” in a significant act to cleanse her identity.

The only concern, perhaps, was that while Eve could strategically retreat, the players couldn’t.

Especially after a myth descended…

Would the plot murder lead to the fall of the city?

No.

More likely, a complete wipeout.

“A complete wipeout it is then. As long as I can kidnap a myth, even if the players are wiped out, we break even. Regarding the players’ feelings… We can issue quest rewards afterward and cancel the resurrection penalty from this wipeout.”

She thought to herself.

“However, since we’ve decided to engage, we might as well turn it into a quest. Hmm… by triggering the hidden plot, I can make Li Mu and his team’s plan official, and gather more allies.”

With this thought, Eve intended to use her Divine Power to announce new system messages.

Yet at that moment, she suddenly sensed a familiar presence…

Eve lifted her head, looking toward the Elf Forest with a surprised expression.

After a second of contemplation, her consciousness switched, returning to her true form.

…

Elf Forest, Feilengcui.

Nearly two years had passed since the players had restored the city, and its repair and renovation had already been completed.

Though a millennium of time had erased too many traces, this beautiful Elf City no longer resembled its former scale, but all of Feilengcui had been reborn, revitalized.

Elaborate and intricate patterns, elegant and grand buildings, exquisite and charming gardens…

Even if not a perfect one-to-one restoration, it certainly could be described as breathtakingly beautiful.

On the streets of Feilengcui.

A silver-haired elf, wearing a silver robe and possessing handsome features, leisurely strolled.

He wore a smile, glanced at the buildings of Feilengcui, and couldn’t help but exclaim,

“Such an astonishing speed of restoration…”

Then, he shook his head,

“It’s just a bit too quiet.”

Indeed, it was quiet.

No, or rather, it was almost devoid of any human presence.

Evidently, the buildings on the streets were brand new, some houses clearly cleaned by someone, yet people were hardly visible within the city.

All the inhabitants seemed to have disappeared.

Only the chimes from the direction of the temple indicated the presence of any residents in this city.

“Since most elves went to participate in the holy war, it’s naturally quite deserted here.”

Just then, a melodic voice resonated from behind the silver-haired elf.

The silver-haired elf seemed to have expected this voice’s appearance, showing no surprise.

He stroked his chin and said,

“No wonder, no wonder…”

Subsequently, he gently turned around, looking at the silver-haired, purple-eyed Elf Girl who had suddenly appeared behind him, and said helplessly,

“Your Eminence Eve, you seem particularly fond of suddenly appearing behind people.”

“Well, you also seem particularly fond of visiting without any prior warning, Your Eminence Reinhardt.”

The silver-haired, purple-eyed Elf Girl, who was Eve, replied.

The visitor to Feilengcui was none other than the Platinum Dragon King Reinhardt, who had once met Eve and signed a True God Contract on behalf of the Dragon Clan!

Hearing Eve’s words, Reinhardt raised an eyebrow, then shook his head,

“Your Eminence Eve, this time, I’m not here without warning.”

“I was asked by an old friend to fetch a young one who had been playing around excessively.”