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Edward throughout: "..."

What a satisfying discussion of different opinions, totally irrelevant!

Chapter 579 Amon: Unless You Beg Me

The Fairytale started again, and the two returned to the cabin to drink water and rest. \欣*丸_夲^神′栈` !已?发布+发布~最!薪`蟋蟀_踕/

"Beibei, wait for me two minutes. I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon."

"Okay~"

Edward walked into the bathroom, then took four steps backwards and entered Sephira Castle.

"I was wondering how long it would take you to come up."

Amon was still the first to speak, with some curiosity on his face. "Is it really that good to be prayed to and worshipped by others and to have believers respond to your prayers? I feel that those 'gods' established religions not just for anchors, but to enjoy the feeling of being believed in and worshipped by others."

Edward didn't even look at Him. "If you're so curious, why didn't you try it before?"

"I tried."

Amon said, "But after a while, I lost my patience and thought it would be better to just parasitize them."

"…"

Edward extended his spirituality towards the expanding and contracting crimson stars, and Russell's figure soon appeared in the depths of the gray fog:

"… Dear President, I seem to have come to the edge of the legendary abyss and have been attacked by some terrible force. I am making an extremely irrational decision and intend to go deeper into the abyss. I don't know what this action will lead me to, but I'm sure it won't be good, so I sincerely ask you to lend me a helping hand…"

Edward frowned: Has Russell reached the entrance to the abyss?

Roselle mentioned these things in his diary. Both Edward and Klein thought that the young emperor was reckless and fierce. Now it seems... the reason why he went deep into the abyss was because he was affected by the power of the abyss?

What did the "abyss" want to do by luring him there?

Edward then injected spirituality into the connection with Russell, and viewed Russell's current state through the images in the depths of the gray fog.

He stood high on a black sailboat, looking at the black ocean in the distance with a telescope.

The black sailboat was obviously sailing fast. The fog around it was getting thicker and thicker, and the sea water was getting darker. Even through the Source Castle, one could vaguely sense the distorted power around Roselle.

Edward thought about it and did not reply to Russell. Instead, he planned to go over and take a look.

To be on the safe side, he materialized the divination crystal: "It is dangerous for me to go to the abyss."

The crystal immediately began to rotate slowly clockwise.

There is danger, but not great?

"You're going to the abyss?"

Amon laughed with interest, "That's a place that even my father doesn't want to easily set foot in."

Edward suddenly had an idea. "Do you have a mausoleum near Backlund?"

"Ah? It seems you still don't know me well enough. Do you think there will only be one?"

"No, I mean the mausoleum that is connected to the abyss."

Amon was slightly surprised. "Oh, you mean that one? I seem to have some impression of it."

"Then why did you leave such an entrance to the abyss in the mausoleum?"

"I am just using the abyss as a shortcut to get to the God-Forsaken Land. I don't dare to really go into the abyss. Although the Demon King Fabuti has not made any movement for a long time, He is not dead."

Amon raised his head slightly as if recalling, "As the only ancient god still alive, I used to have some respect for Him. After all, He is the only one who does not participate in any alliance and wants to subvert everything with his own strength."

"As a result, we later learned that He was not against alliances... He had already been eroded by the Mother Tree of Desire, and all his energy was spent on fighting the erosion. He had no energy to care about anything else... Oh, and he failed in the fight."

"Just a clown-like guy."

Edward asked, "Do you think it was the demon king who tempted my believer to go deep into the abyss? What was his purpose in doing so?"

"I don't know about that. The book website has published the results of the investigation."

Amon suddenly tilted his head and said, "Wait, aren't we enemies who will never stop fighting? Why do I feel like you treat me as an encyclopedia?"

Edward spread his hands. "In fact, it was you who took the initiative to talk to me every time, showing off your rich knowledge and answering my questions."

He scratched his head, "It seems... that's the case."

"No, you trapped me here and I became your think tank. This is too much of a loss! I decided to shut up and not speak from now on."

After a pause of a few seconds, he suddenly added: "Unless you beg me."

"…"

Edward was speechless:

Is this Amon trying to find another way to deceive me, or has the injection of humanity unlocked some strange properties?

"... As long as you like."

Edward uttered these words and left Sephira Castle.

"Beibei, it's time to go home."

He said to Bernadette as soon as he came out of the bathroom.

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you were going to see dad?"

"I have something troublesome thing to deal with temporarily, so I can only wait until next time."

"All right."

Bernadette was not too disappointed. After all, she had just seen so many mermaids and was very satisfied. But she immediately said, "Don't disappear for several weeks suddenly this time."

"…I'll try my best."

"Hook!"

She held up her finger.

"Okay, pinky promise."

The two little fingers were hooked together and shook along with Bernadette's clear voice:

"We'll make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years."

"Go quickly and come back soon~"

...

Deep in the foggy sea, at the edge of the abyss.

Edward used the starry sky to roam here in an instant - if you ask why he didn't go through the astral realm, of course it was because he was afraid of those gods.

A black sailboat was sailing quickly dozens of meters away. The surrounding fog was as thick as liquid. When you were in it, you could feel a burning force trying to corrode you - even though Edward was in a spirit state at this time, he still couldn't avoid it.

[Stupidity] was unable to resist, and [Jiaozi] could not be triggered, which meant that this power was not pollution, but simply the breath escaping from the abyss.

Edward landed silently high on the mast of the Black Throne. The sailors on the ship were busy doing their duties under his command to ensure that the ship could sail quickly.

They were generally just ordinary people or low-sequence beings, but they seemed to be protected by some kind of power and were not eroded by the fog.

"Is it the effect of the ship itself, or is it the effect of some extraordinary item that Roselle got from the church?"

Edward sat on the mast with his legs crossed, looking at Roselle who was commanding calmly below. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that he would be able to become the regent and emperor of Intis in the future. Although he didn't look that good at ordinary times, he still seemed quite reliable at critical moments.

but...

He was puzzled. Since Steam Princess and Father Maozi both valued Roselle so much, why did they let him go to the primitive island polluted by the Fallen Mother Goddess and the abyss invaded by the Mother Tree of Desire?

Whether going to the primitive island or the abyss, Roselle might be in fatal danger - does he really not care about his life or death, or does he have other special plans?

If they did this for some deep purpose, then judging from the development of the story in the future, it was this voyage of Russell that resulted in his inability to be resurrected in the future. No matter how you look at it, it was harmful and had no benefit.

It can't be that... they want Roselle to be contaminated by the Mother Goddess, so that he can't be resurrected and promoted to the Black Emperor, right?

Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but frowning: "Don't mention it, it's really possible." - In this era, the birth of the Black Emperor is actually not in line with the trend of the times of Father Maozi.

Recalling the original book, Roselle contacted Mr. Men at the suggestion of Hermes. No one would believe that there was no intention of the Maozi priest behind this!

Why,

Father Maozi, Father Maozi, although your actions of fighting against the foreign gods alone in the future are admirable, your behavior of arbitrarily arranging everything according to your wishes is really... disgusting.

"...Do you accept this ending?"

Edward seemed to hear these words again, and a nameless anger suddenly rose in his heart: Damn it, sooner or later I'll let you taste this feeling!

"slow down!!"

At this time, Russell raised his hand and shouted.

Through the thick fog, you can see the huge mountain in front of you that looks like a monster. Behind the mountain is still endless black fog, which seems to cover a continent.

If you look down to the bottom of the mountain, it is pitch black, as if there is no end and no limit.

At this moment, Edward kicked off his feet and turned into a residual shadow, shooting towards the direction of the mountain. He flashed several times along the way and continued to descend along the mountain, then turned around the rugged mountain and reached the other side of the mountain.

The black sea water here also becomes as sticky as mud. If a ship sails here, it is likely to get stuck in the mud and have difficulty moving.

Not far ahead, accompanied by a strong stench, a horrible scene came into view:

corpse,

All corpses!

There were humans, demons, and animals, stacked up everywhere. They had all suffered severe corrosion, and many were left with only broken arms and limbs. It was really like walking into hell!

At the same time, Edward also felt that the corrosive force was getting stronger and stronger. It would be difficult for an ordinary demigod to last long here.

"These demons are probably all escaped from the abyss. I don't know what the Fallen Mother Goddess did in the abyss. Even the demons can't survive there."

He wouldn't let the demons mate and have children for fun, would he?

Who can stand this?

In the silence,

Edward tossed the coin, which made a pleasant tinkling sound.

The head above indicated affirmation - going deeper would certainly be dangerous, but divination had long become a necessary ritual before making any decision.

He muttered, his eyes suddenly turned, and he took out his wand and waved it violently.

boom!

The bright red fire transformed into a fire dragon and roared towards the pile of corpses, burning all the corpses into ashes wherever it passed, and then continued to move forward towards deeper depths.

Edward followed the fire dragon, maintaining its presence.

Woo——

Without any warning, the fire dragon made of fierce fire went out, and the surroundings suddenly became pitch black.

Edward once again released more than ten fire dragons that flew in all directions, but they all suddenly went out not long after flying.

Suddenly, his spirit began to beat violently.

There seemed to be something terrifying approaching at a very fast speed in the darkness in front of him. He immediately took a step back and hid behind the illusory door. Mysterious words floated in his eyes:

The next second, his sight penetrated the darkness and saw a gigantic demon dozens of meters tall, covered with branches and with two huge sharp horns on its forehead, rushing towards him with madness and pain.

Thick saliva kept flowing from the corners of his mouth, and the branches around him kept growing wildly as he moved forward, and soon he turned into a tree-like monster - although Edward had never seen this image before, he had seen it described in the original book.

The Governor's mistress became almost like this when she was eroded by the power of the Mother Tree of Desire. She rushed over like crazy, speaking a language that Edward had never heard of but could understand, with an increasingly crazy desire in her eyes:

"Help me! Help me!"

Chapter 580: Dialogue with the Devil

Damn it, are you going to kill me or do you want me to save you?

Just as Edward was about to end the summoning and return to Sephira Castle, he saw the monster's body freeze, as if blocked by an invisible barrier and unable to move forward. He didn't know why it couldn't leave the range of the abyss.

So he struggled madly in the quagmire-like "sea water", constantly stretching his arms towards Edward.

He threw the gold coin again to determine His condition. After making sure there was no problem, Edward flashed to more than ten meters away from the monster, suspended in the air and stared at Him from a distance.

This demon, who was corrupted by the Mother Tree of Desire, did not hide his greed and desire for Edward at all, but his condition was too bad at the moment, and he had no more clear consciousness except instinct.

Edward suddenly remembered what Amon had said to Crane in the original book:

"Your visit to the 'Abyss' is like a beautifully wrapped gift that is delivered to the person who wants it."

The "you" Amon mentioned was not only Klein, but the owner of every Sefirah Castle - just like Edward at this moment.

No wonder, Roselle didn't encounter anything after walking around here. I've only been here for a few minutes, and there's already such a big scene. Could this demon in front of me be the demon lord Fabuti?

Feeling the constant onslaught, whether it was the pollution from the Mother Tree of Desire or the devil itself, Edward thought for a moment and asked, "Hey, can you understand me?"

"roar!!"

The only answer he got was the demon's furious roar.

"The Mother Tree of Desire? Farbuti?"

Edward thought for a moment and said, "I'll just treat you as the Mother Tree of Desire. You'd better stop worrying about the Earth. The Fallen Mother Goddess has gone to steal your home!"

"No matter how much fun you have manipulating the release or the bound ones here, in the end you are just stirring up trouble. In the end, all the benefits will go to the Fallen Mother Goddess! If I were you, I would kill the Fallen Mother Goddess first, and then monopolize everything on Earth. How great it would be."

Edward babbled nonsense while continuing to use [Deconstruction] to analyze the demon in front of him who looked like Fabuti. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to safely [Deconstruct] a god or even an outer god.

"I heard that you were the one who occupied the moon in the beginning, but then the Fallen Mother Goddess snatched it away? How could you tolerate this? If it were me, I would definitely take the moon back first, and then drive the Fallen Mother Goddess away. This would not only avenge me, but also demonstrate your might and dominance to intimidate other Outer Gods."

"Perhaps once your domineering aura spreads, the other Outer Gods will all follow your lead. By then, you will instantly become the leader of the Outer Gods, and together they will be able to break through the barrier in a matter of minutes."

"I'm telling you, I used this trick to become the boss of the community kindergarten. No one dared to disobey my orders, and even the teachers had to give me some face!"

"In fact, you guys are stronger than each other in terms of strength, but your IQ is really lower than each other. Don't look at you guys tossing around outside, your real level is not as high as mine in kindergarten. For example, your Son of Chaos was tricked by the old trick into entering the lamp and becoming a lamp god with just a few words. It's really pitiful and ridiculous."

"And that other guy..."

At this moment, the huge demon angrily slapped the sea water with one hand and waved the other hand angrily at Edward, "Shut up!!!"

In just a moment, the spirit trembled.

Edward arrived at the coordinates of Calderon City without hesitation. After waiting patiently for half a minute to make sure there were no problems, he was about to roam back to the abyss again, but suddenly found that the wand he had left behind was missing.

Was it taken away by some other spiritual creature, or was it taken away by the Phoenix of this period?

No,

Ordinary spiritual creatures simply cannot come here, as they will be eroded to death by the tributaries of the River of Everlasting Darkness... So, is it really the Phoenix?

Edward immediately popped out the gold coin to divine: "It was Phoenix who took the wand."

I don't know if it was because there were too few clues or because of the interference of the River of Eternal Darkness, but the gold coin slipped out of my hand and the divination failed.

"Forget it...it doesn't recognize me in this era anyway, so I'll see you in the future."

Thinking of this, he wandered back to the abyss, but the demon had disappeared, leaving only a mess.

"Tsk, the deconstruction isn't finished yet."

Edward felt very sorry and wondered whether he should try to go deeper and lure Him out. However, as soon as this idea came to his mind, his spirit began to beat violently and said madly: Don't do this to yourself!

"Okay, let's try again after some time."

When he turned around, his heart skipped a beat.

I saw that the monster-like mountain had five sharp gaps hundreds of meters high, extending deep into the interior of the mountain. In the gaps, cracks that tore through space were clearly visible, and streams of spatial turbulence containing a breath of destruction were gushing out from them.

"Fortunately I dodged quickly just now."

Edward muttered, and his figure disappeared and came to the other side of the mountain where the black sailboat was docked.

"Quick! Retreat quickly!"

Roselle's voice suddenly came, and in his hand was a holy light ornament of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and he was releasing a translucent shield with all his strength to protect the entire ship.

The others, under the command of the four knights, kept firing guns and cannons into the sea, and the roar was endless.

"Those are..."

All around the black sailboat were various kinds of demons. Although most of them were missing limbs, and even most of their bodies had been corroded leaving only bones, each of them was as crazy as if they had been injected with chicken blood - they were all corpses of demons soaked in water.

"Is it because of the influence of that demon's aura that he 'resurrected'?"

Edward took a step forward, his figure flashing repeatedly, leaving behind a series of illusory doors that surrounded the Black Throne, and then silver-white lightning flashed in his eyes.

Crackling sounds followed, and lightning bolts leaped out of nowhere one after another, interweaving into a storm that exuded a strong breath of destruction.

Looking at the destructive thunder filling the sky, Roselle stumbled, his face pale, and he had only one thought in his mind: "I'm really dead this time!"

boom!

All the thunders fell at the same time, swallowing up the surrounding sea. The whole world turned silver-white. All the sounds seemed to be extinguished at this moment, as if one had come to a silent world.

I don't know how much time passed.

Russell rubbed his blinded eyes and got up from the ground. After a brief moment of confusion, he was overjoyed: "I'm not dead! I'm not dead! So many lightning bolts didn't hit me, I am indeed the protagonist!"

However, soon the voices of other people were heard one after another, and he realized that except for himself, no one else on the ship was hurt. Instead, the strange creatures that were originally lying around the Black Throne disappeared.

He shook his head and suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, you are worthy of my aura as the protagonist. Not only did you protect me, but even my crew members were fine!"

"Oh really? I don't believe it."

At this moment, a childish voice suddenly came from behind him.

Russell's heartstrings tightened, he held the extraordinary item tightly and turned around to look, only to see a boy of eight or nine years old sitting on a high place, looking down at him with his arms folded and a teasing smile on his face.

"Excuse me, your Excellency is..."

He certainly didn't think that this person who appeared out of nowhere was really a child.

Edward jumped down. "Didn't you pray to that person? I was ordered to come and save you."

Roselle was stunned, and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have prayed before giving the order to go deeper into the abyss, but he had completely forgotten about it just now. He felt even more horrified in his heart - this damn place was really terrifying!

"You are so brave. Don't you know that this is the abyss?"

"...Know."

"Then you still want to go in there and seek death?"

Russell is very aggrieved. I don't want to do this either. Isn't this out of control?

"Okay, the water here is deeper than you think. Even I almost got hurt there just now."

Edward pointed in the direction of the mountain and said, "There is a being that is equivalent to a god in there."

"God…"

Russell's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "I'll give the order to go back right away."

"Um."

Edward nodded. "The president said that He has fulfilled His promise to protect you last time. From now on, you will have to fend for yourself."

"I see."

Just as he was about to leave, Edward suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, before you came here, have you ever been to a primitive island with many extraordinary creatures?"

Roselle was a little surprised. "Yes, I asked the president for advice at the time, but He didn't have any interest."

"Where is the location?"

"This is the map to get there." Russell took out a nautical map from his pocket. "But we got lost for a while and found the island off the main channel. I'm not sure if it's the same island marked on the map."

Edward glanced at the map and said, "I'll go take a look."

"Your Mightiness."

Roselle said hurriedly, "That island is a bit strange. We found all kinds of extraordinary creatures in the middle of the island, circling around and dying, as if they were worshipping something or holding some kind of terrible ritual."

Huh?

That's not right. I remember that in the original book, what happened to Roselle on the primitive island was different from what he just said. The worship and rituals of extraordinary creatures should have occurred later when he planned to build a mausoleum on the island.

The first time Roselle explored the original island, apart from the death of Green, one of the Four Knights, nothing else seemed to have happened - the invasion and marking of him by the Fallen Mother Goddess was very secretive and difficult to detect.

Otherwise, when he returned to Trier to seek "exorcism" from the church, he would not have merely exorcised the pollution of the Mother Tree of Desire. He would still be under the influence of the Fallen Mother Goddess and the suggestion of Hermes, and would have come into contact with Mr. Men and landed on the moon. It was not until he was promoted to Sequence 0 that he realized that he had already become the Fallen Mother Goddess.

etc!

Edward was suddenly startled and turned his head to look at the deck: one, two, three, four... Edwards, Green, William, Perley...