CHAPTER 1525: CHAPTER 311: SURFACE

"Hmm, they are not like you guys; you should understand what I mean." Denia’s smile was filled with divine radiance, yet her words unavoidably triggered a soft sigh. Indeed, the teams led by Loki and Sigein had already declared war against the Deities, and the battles that erupted caused injuries on both sides. At that time, they had cooperated purely to target Danacus, so it was naturally impossible for them to be as harmonious as Pannis and his group are now. However, Denia did not intend to waste time on this topic, so she continued with a light divine smile, "We have strayed from the main point; let’s return to the real issue. As mentioned, Danacus is a special case, but regardless, theoretically, he is still capable of dying, which should not be doubted. I haven’t misunderstood, have I? This is the answer you wanted to know."

"Yes, with this answer, what comes next has meaning. If, no matter what, he would only sleep and never die, then no matter how hard we try, we could never achieve our desired outcome. Why would we bother exerting ourselves needlessly?" Pannis narrowed his eyes, nodding thoughtfully, then suddenly looked up and asked, "So, my second question, how can one truly kill a Deity?"

Denia did not respond but looked at Pannis with a reproachful gaze, like a mother scolding her mischievous child.

"Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend," Pannis hesitated, sighed, and added, "But I really need to know the answer to this question, at least I need to know how to truly kill Danacus. Even if there were no accidents before, and I hadn’t noticed any suspicious points, I did truly kill Nellie. But isn’t it possible that Danacus, just like when he fell before, found a vessel for himself, barely maintaining his Divine Soul, waiting for another chance? What should I do if he really does that?"

"Theoretically, he cannot do that," said Denia, seemingly communicating with visions in the void and after a moment continued, "Because the weapon you hold is the Hunting Arrow."

"Can the Hunting Arrow truly kill Danacus?" Pannis pressed on, "And also prevent Danacus from preserving his Divine Soul like before?"

"No problem, the Hunting Arrow can kill Danacus," Denia, after another bout of communication, stated, "Artemis doesn’t mind telling you the details of the Hunting Arrow. You know it’s an arrow imbued with her divinity. Once it hits the target, the physical damage is not as significant as the impact created by the divinity clash, which will cause fatal damage to Danacus. If Danacus were in good condition, a single arrow would not be decisive unless it was Artemis herself shooting the Hunting Arrow. But now he is far from intact, lacking control over even a body, and he is much weaker than before. Under such conditions, the divinity within the Hunting Arrow alone is enough to be fatal."

"So, the main target of the Hunting Arrow is actually the soul residing in a body," Pannis asked, looking up into the air, "But now inside Nellie’s body is her own soul, also tainted with divinity, and, strictly speaking, it could also be called a Divine Soul. So who exactly is the Hunting Arrow targeting, Nellie’s soul or Danacus’s soul? Is there a possibility that Danacus might rely on Nellie’s soul to avoid the impact of the Hunting Arrow?"

"This question... has no precedent. Artemis cannot give you an answer," Denia spoke again after further communication, a worried look on her face, "She cannot confirm that what you described will not occur, but it isn’t easy to achieve. Moreover, the actual effect also needs to be considered based on the situation at hand. For example, the stronger and more akin to a true Divine Soul Nellie’s soul is, the harder it would be for Danacus to control Nellie’s body, potentially putting him at a disadvantage in their struggle. Conversely, he might use Nellie’s strong soul as a shield to block the impact of Artemis’s divinity."

"Hmm, hmm, hmm," Pannis’s mouth twitched violently as he let out a dry laugh, exchanged glances with a few young girls, and said bitterly, "So that’s how it is, huh? Haha, it seems Danacus hasn’t changed at all, even after being dormant for hundreds of years."

"What’s wrong, has something strange happened?" Pannis’s odd behavior, of course, aroused the Deities’ Curiosity, and Denia asked in confusion, "Your behavior seems a bit off, did you do something wrong?"

"Earlier, to increase Nellie’s chances against Danacus, I specifically asked Lina to help direct the Undead to conduct a prayer session for Nellie," sighed Pannis, rubbing his forehead, "Using a tremendous amount of the Power of Faith to strengthen Nellie’s soul in a short time, enhancing her combat ability in the struggle for the body."

"That kind of thing..." Denia paused, then said with concern, "Do you think you did this under Danacus’s interference, according to his wishes?"

"Of course not, it was definitely my own idea, the best response I could think of at that time," Pannis shook his head, "Everything, I did according to my own will, I can guarantee that. But here lies the problem. Although the choice was mine, was the situation that prompted me to make the choice really naturally occurring? I doubt it. Over the years, whether it was Nellie, myself, or even you, most of our decisions, might very well have become markers on Danacus’s war game board, as he uses his own schemes to guide each of us to make decisions according to his thoughts. If that’s the case, we might fail and die without even knowing where we lost."

"So you now believe that Danacus deliberately induced you to kill him," Denia pondered, "And also intentionally guided you to choose to strengthen Nellie’s soul with a prayer session."

"That’s exactly what I think now," Pannis replied with a wry smile, "To achieve this, he could even bear to watch his loyal believers sacrifice themselves one by one. You should know, these believers were the ones who contributed the most to his return from death, yet he could bear to see them die. Haha, his heart is indeed terrifyingly tough, truly befitting a sinister Deity who has survived countless years."