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On the other side, in Backlund City. , Jing￠武/暁`税￠网, *冠?费\阅.毒*

Roselle and Bernadette followed the inspiration of the gods and easily found the hotel in the East District, but when they arrived, there were only two bodies left at the scene.

A male corpse was bleeding from all his orifices, his life force drained away, as he sat leaning back in a chair with a relieved smile on his face. Before he died, he looked in the direction of the palace.

Another female corpse was sitting on the floor, leaning against the male corpse's thigh, with a dagger stuck in her chest. Her body was stained red with blood. She was still holding the male's hand tightly until her death.

"This is brother and sister Edsak and Helena."

Facing her father's puzzlement, Bernadette explained, "They are the children of George III, who wanted to be promoted to the Black Emperor. Because they knew George III's secret, they became abandoned. After escaping, they wanted to take revenge on George III."

Russell said coldly, "He has gotten to the point where even his son and daughter want to kill him. He is such a failure. He almost makes people like him called the Black Emperor. It really brings shame to this path."

Bernadette said, "In fact, from ancient times to the present, most kings and emperors would become alienated from their children. Often, the better the children, the more vigilant they would be. In addition, most kings and emperors also have many children. People like Dad are actually rare."

Russell couldn't help but stroke his beard and said calmly, "Of course."

"Dad, do you think I'm praising you?"

Bernadette glanced at him: "I'm talking about your diaries."

"…"

The calmness on Russell's face suddenly collapsed. "Can you please stop talking about the diary?"

"So what about the time you climbed into another woman's bed on the night of my birthday party and were caught by her husband?"

Russell: "Don't talk about that either."

"Then dad wanted to nourish his body so that he would have more energy to deal with those celebrities and noble ladies, but he was too weak to take the nourishment and became weak..."

Russell covered her mouth fiercely. "You are just a little girl. How can you not control your mouth? You just say anything."

Bernadette said calmly: "Dad, I am already 191 years old."

"That was a little girl for me too."

Russell looked into the room and frowned slightly: "Something must have happened here not long ago, and it's related to Adam."

He closed his eyes, then grinned after a moment: "We found them, let's go!"

After saying that, he took a step forward with Bernadette in his hand, and under the distortion of the rules, they ran straight from reality to the Hall of Honesty hidden deep in Groselle's Travels.

But at this moment, a blue velvet night sky suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, dotted with countless stars, shining brightly.

This is the star realm!

Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.

Light footsteps came out of the quiet darkness filled with moonflowers, night-blooming herbs and other plants. He was covered in starlight, as quiet as the night. He was standing there, but it seemed as if he didn't exist. \6￠妖.墈,书,沦\ ,更,新?醉,全.

The moment she saw this woman, Bernadette's heart skipped a beat. Although it was the first time she saw her, she still vaguely guessed... the lady in front of her was the Crimson Lord of the Church of Night, the Mother of Secrets, the Queen of Disaster and Terror, the Goddess of Night!

She then lowered her eyes and stopped looking at Him: One cannot look directly at a god - as for the Black Emperor Roselle, he was first a "father" and then a god.

Roselle didn't care that much. He stared at the Goddess of Night and asked, "Excuse me...what do you mean?"

The Goddess of Night said softly, "Since the Fifth Epoch, it has been a recognized agreement that the gods no longer walk in reality, but stay in the astral world to maintain the barrier. Although you have just completed the real promotion, you should also abide by this."

After a pause, he said, "Of course, as the newly promoted Black Emperor, I cannot force you to do this from the beginning."

Russell frowned: "Then why did you bring me here?"

The goddess of night smiled and said, "We are both survivors of the past, and we are both 'fellow villagers' from the past. Is it strange that you would come up to meet me?"

"Why did you have to meet me at this time when you didn't meet me earlier or later?" Russell thought for a moment and asked, "Did Adam and Amon attack Edward and the others?"

"That's right."

"So, you deliberately stopped me from helping?"

"It's okay if you think so."

Roselle pinched her fingers, "My Lady Goddess, are you bullying me because I just completed the promotion?"

"Of course not. Once you advance to Sequence 0, you will naturally have the corresponding authority. As long as you are mentally stable, there is not much difference in strength between you and me."

There was a sense of comfort in the tone of the Goddess of Night. "I just hope you can wait a little longer..." After a pause, He suddenly smiled, "Besides, don't you want to go see Stiano? (Steam Muscle)"

Chapter 683: Do you accept this ending?

In the Hall of Honesty, the air seemed to freeze, and even time became sticky and slow. Lilith was in a state of near madness, her body suddenly twisted, turning into the mythical form of a Gorgon, her long hair dancing like a venomous snake, and every strand of hair contained the power of destruction.

There was a mad fire burning in her eyes. Regardless of her worsening injuries, she wantonly released all kinds of catastrophic impacts. The entire City of Miracles was crumbling under her power, as if it would fall apart in the next moment.

Adam stood not far away, holding a feather pen in his hand, his expression still calm. He had just "advanced" the power of the ancient sun god, and now he seemed a little weak, but his eyes were still as deep as the abyss.

Facing Lilith's crazy attack, He simply waved his quill lightly, writing ancient symbols on the parchment, dissolving those destructive forces one by one.

However, Lilith was not unprepared. !l~a\n^l^a*n`x^s...c!o+m~A glimmer of determination flashed across her eyes, and she suddenly raised her hand. A huge mirror appeared across the sky, suspended above the City of Miracles.

The mirror reflects a distorted world, as if connected to an indescribable abyss. She did not hesitate to use the authority of the "world in the mirror" to try to break the barrier in the mirror and release the sealed "beginning"!

"You're crazy!" Amon's voice suddenly sounded, and his figure appeared beside Lilith like a ghost, his eyes flashing with cunning light under the monocle. Before Lilith could react, Amon had already stolen her current thoughts, leaving her in a brief blank.

Adam seized the opportunity and quickly wrote a few lines on the parchment with his quill. Then he said in a gentle but irresistible voice: "Leave here, Lilith."

Before she finished speaking, Lilith felt an irresistible force coming from all directions. The rules of the Hall of Honesty, the will of the "City of Miracles", and the ocean of the collective subconscious of the world in the book all strongly repelled her. Her body flew backwards involuntarily, as if being pushed away from this space by an invisible giant hand.

"No!!" Lilith stretched out her hand desperately, trying to grab something, but as soon as her fingertips touched the edge of the mirror, she was completely squeezed out of the Hall of Honesty.

Her roar echoed in the air: "Adam! Amon! I will kill you! I must kill you!!"

At the same time, Adam turned his gaze to Edward, who was standing aside with lifeless eyes. He walked slowly to Edward, the silver cross pendant in his hand flashing a cold light. With a light stroke of his finger, the tip of the cross pierced Edward's chest.

However, at this moment, Adam's eyes narrowed slightly. He seemed to have noticed something, but before he could react, Amon's figure had appeared behind him.

"Sorry." Amon's voice was filled with a subtle complex emotion. His right monocle suddenly lit up, and the shadow of the huge stone wall clock behind him slowly turned, and the sound of gears meshing echoed in the air.

The next second, an illusory gear shadow appeared out of thin air, rotating clockwise and pointing directly at Amon himself.

The authority of Error was completely shaken at this moment. Amon's aura suddenly rose. His spirituality made a qualitative leap in an instant and he became the Error of Sequence 0!

Adam's breath instantly weakened, and golden blood suddenly spurted out of his chest. The cross in his hand had pierced his chest without him knowing when. For the first time, there was astonishment in his eyes, as if he couldn't understand what was happening before his eyes.

"Why?" Adam's voice was still calm, but there was an imperceptible tremor in it.

Amon's mouth curled up into a strange smile, and his eyes behind the monocle flashed with a complex light: "Although I don't want to admit it, but... Edward seems to have given me some 'humanity'."

A hint of confusion flashed in Adam's light golden eyes, and his gaze turned to Edward who was standing beside him.

Edward had already let go of the cross and calmly took the quill from Adam. He lowered his head and wrote lines on the yellowed parchment, saying calmly, "After temporarily losing his uniqueness and a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and suffering a severe blow, Adam will no longer be able to suppress the consciousness of the ancient sun god's humanity and will be forced to complete the final fusion with the true creator..."

"Under the influence of Adam 'The Visionary''s personality and abilities, the True Creator will awaken from the dark and corrupted negative emotions. He will no longer be crazy or out of control. He will lead the merged soul with the true consciousness of the ancient sun god."

"The ancient sun god has completed the first step of true resurrection."

After writing this, Edward put down his quill and looked up at Adam, his eyes deep and calm: "Do you accept this ending?"

The Hall of Honesty fell into a dead silence, and even the air seemed to be frozen into transparent amber. The starlight from the dome dragged mottled light trails behind Adam, and the cross piercing his chest was still dripping with golden blood, and every drop of blood emitted a scorching sound when it fell to the ground.

His light golden eyes stared at Edward, and after a moment, he moved.

The bloodstained silver cross swayed slightly with His staggering steps, leaving a winding golden mark on the gray-white stone bricks, as if a god was walking on a thorny road and fell into the first row of seats.

"I accept." Adam's voice was very soft, but it shook the entire hall. He leaned back on the chair, his torn white robe stained with golden blood, like a fallen statue.

"This is the predetermined pattern on the spindle of fate... When I promised Grisha that we would bear the shackles of the beginning together, I had already foreseen the end."

His fingertips stroked the cross on his chest, and the golden blood stained on it suddenly turned into fine sand and flowed out from between his fingers: "It's just that I tampered with the oath with 'fantasy' and split His will - one part was imprisoned in Sasriel's body, and the other part was suppressed in the depths of my consciousness. Now, everything has simply returned to its original state."

"So, I accept this outcome."

Edward's "clone" came over and sat next to Adam. He smiled and said, "You don't have to talk like you're going to die. You didn't intend to kill me, and I never intended to kill you."

"As I just said, I did all this just because I hope that the part of the humanity of the Ancient Sun God will become the main consciousness after your fusion. Since you believed in 'that person' in the Ancient Sun God period and reached a consensus and agreement with that person, why don't you give each other more time and trust your former self's judgment more?"

Adam said calmly, "Putting hope for the future on the unknown is not a wise choice. Even though He once stood higher than me, I just made the most correct decision based on reality."

"Put away your rhetoric, paranoid."

Amon returned to his usual self and said, "Have a good sleep."

Adam looked at Amon, a slight smile on his face, "I am very pleased that you, a mythical creature born with yourself as an anchor, will one day also possess human nature."

"whispering sound!"

Adam looked at the huge cross in front of him again. The golden blood gushing out of the wound suddenly turned into golden feathers of light that wrapped him. The huge phantom symbolizing the ancient sun god appeared again, but this time he was nailed to the cross with his arms open.

When the shadow disintegrated into stardust, Adam on the chair disappeared, and only a cross soaked in golden blood remained on the chair, with the cracks on it forming the symbol of "The Hanged Man".

Edward picked up the cross, looked at Amon and said, "He only needs to sleep for a while longer, and when their souls are fully integrated, he can wake up again."

"Um."

Amon hummed coldly.

"I thought you wouldn't do anything." Edward narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. "After all, Adam is, in a sense, your father."

"Heh." Amon raised a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth, his face full of disdain, "I had no intention of interfering. To be honest, I don't care who is the dominant consciousness after "His" resurrection. But if it is dominated by a paranoid, "His" mind is full of self-sacrifice, as if sacrificing himself to fight against doomsday is the meaning of his existence from beginning to end. He is just a puppet with a set goal."

"How ridiculous." He uttered these four words softly, his tone full of contempt.

After a brief pause, Amon suddenly picked up his monocle, his eyes behind the lens flashing with a strange light, staring at Edward: "What about you? What's your condition now? Didn't the paranoid give your clone humanity and consciousness? Hasn't He completed the tampering of your original personality and mind?"

"Why are you not affected at all? Are you the real body or the clone at this moment?"

Edward raised his hand and grasped at the void in his body. Several wriggling time worms instantly appeared in his palm, their bodies glowing with strange light. "Next time you ask people questions, don't try to secretly parasitize them. Otherwise, you won't get any answers."

"Tsk." Amon tutted his tongue, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes. "Returned to Sequence 1 again? As expected, what is false is always false."

"Although the feeling just now was truly intoxicating, it could even temporarily steal the uniqueness of a paranoid person." His voice suddenly softened, almost gentle, "It's like stealing the last piece of candy from your father's pocket."

Amon shrugged, turned his back to Edward, and walked forward a few steps at a leisurely pace. "Edward, the next time we meet, perhaps it will be when we compete for the Lord of Mysteries."

"I never intended to ascend to the Lord of Mysteries."

"Oh, what's the difference?" Amon's sneer came from afar, "If you block my way forward, I will kick you away..."

"Hey, don't you care at all about who the 'that person' that Adam and I are talking about is, and what secrets he is involved in?"

"When I become your parasite one day, I will know everything clearly." Amon turned around and smiled, his figure gradually dissipated in the mist. "Wait."

Chapter 684 Lilith snatches 0-01

In the blink of an eye, the Honesty Hall returned to dead silence again, so quiet that it was a bit depressing, as if time had frozen. /xi~a\o′s?h`u′o\z/h~a+i+.￠c￠o,m^

Edward slowly sat down on the black bench, flicked his finger lightly, and a gold coin drew an arc in the air. After falling, the number was facing upwards. Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew, it's finally over for now.

In fact, Edward had never expected that things would turn out this way. His original plan was just to take this opportunity to get the quill, but he never expected that by some strange coincidence, he would accomplish such a "heaven-defying" act.

Amon's "defection" was both unexpected and reasonable.

It was unexpected because even though Amon had humanity and became more "human", he was still a selfish guy at heart - selfishness is part of human nature.

In addition to this, there were his sporadic feelings for his father, the ancient sun god - as Amon said, he finally decided to take action only because of Adam's overly excessive "sense of self-sacrifice".

Amon could ignore everything in the world except his father's death.

"Sigh, I wonder how things would have turned out if the ancient sun god's humanity had taken the lead. If the end of this world is destined to be saved only by Adam's sacrifice, then I have become a sinner for my actions."

Edward laughed at himself, but didn't take it too seriously. After all, the fundamental purpose of everything he did was to protect himself - the world is big, but his own life is the most important!

He slowly stood up and walked towards his "original body" which was standing stiffly with lifeless eyes. Then his body suddenly transformed into countless surging star bugs stained with gray mist, which instantly poured into his "original body".

After a moment, the original body's eyes became bright again.

At this point, there was only one Edward left in the world.

Edward, who had read the original novel, naturally expected this day to come after he became an enemy of Adam. In the original novel, Klein was backstabbed by his own "fabricated" false identity, so there was no reason for Adam not to do something to his own clone.

Therefore, Edward had been prepared early on. What really made the Goddess of Night hide was actually a star worm hidden in her clone's body.

With the help of this star worm, Edward woke up briefly several times over the past hundred years. On the one hand, it was to recover the imagination accumulated by his clone, and on the other hand, it was to make some preparations in advance.

With the existence of the Star Bug, Edward can transfer his consciousness to it at any time and let the clone "become" the original body.

The moment the clone stabbed the cross into the real body, only a shell of Edward's body remained, which led to the following developments - therefore, even if Amon did not make a move in the end, and even if Edward could not get the quill, he could still retreat safely.

"Oh, yes, that girl Lilith!"

At this moment, he slapped his forehead suddenly, as if waking up from a dream, and immediately raised his hand to open an illusory door leading directly to Lilith.

...

After Lilith was forcibly expelled from the ocean of collective subconsciousness by Adam, she was surrounded by a boiling dark aura and she smashed the mirror and jumped into reality.

The next second, she passed through the layers of mirror worlds without hesitation and stepped into the Cathedral of the God of Wisdom and Knowledge in Lenburg. She did not restrain her aura of disaster and destruction at all. She rushed into this church that housed countless books and knowledge and went straight underground.

She walked barefoot through the corridor lined with ancient books, and every inch of the bricks and stones on the ground was covered with cracks due to the catastrophic power she was emitting.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with white hair and wearing the Pope's robe suddenly appeared in front of him. He smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "Sir, please stop ahead."

Lilith looked at Him coldly, "Didn't Herabergen tell you that I made an agreement with Him? I'm here to take Sealed Artifact 0-01."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't received any oracle from my Lord. Also, Sealed Artifact 0-01 is too dangerous. It was sealed by my Lord himself. I'm sorry that I can't comply with your request."

"Alright! If you don't give it to me, I'll just snatch it away!!!"

Lilith's black hair once again turned into poisonous snakes and tentacles. Mirrors quickly appeared in all directions, reflecting all kinds of terrible disasters, as if they would pour out from the mirror world in the next second.

Wisdom runes that analyzed everything flowed in the middle-aged man's pupils. He tried to understand the rules of the disasters in the mirrors before him and find the rules to break them, but he found that his speed of understanding could not keep up with the speed at which the mirrors were added.

Once the disaster in the mirror breaks out in reality, not only the Church of the God of Wisdom and Knowledge, but even the entire Lenburg might be destroyed!

And now, all he can do is to slow down the arrival of the disaster as much as possible and wait for the great Lord to take action personally to eliminate this dangerous intruder.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!!!"

Lilith clenched her fingers, and the mirrors shattered at the same time, rolling over with a terrifying force that seemed to be about to collapse heaven and earth.

At the critical moment,

A hand suddenly slapped Lilith's head heavily, "Are you a middle school student? Anyone who stands in my way will die?"

Edward stepped out of the illusory door, then grabbed Lilith's neck and threw her into the illusory door with her legs and feet hanging down naturally. +Five￠4￠Read¨Book, *Crown~Abandoned!Leap_blasphemy?

In an instant, all the mirrors and the disasters inside them disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared. This sudden change made the middle-aged man stand there in shock and confusion.

Edward apologized, "I'm sorry, sir. I didn't take good care of the child. I almost got into big trouble. I will discipline him when I get back."

"Please also apologize to the God of Wisdom and Knowledge on my behalf! I'm so sorry!"

As he said this, he retreated into the illusory door and disappeared.

The middle-aged man stared blankly ahead, and suddenly a mysterious voice came to his mind. He listened quietly for a few seconds, a flash of enlightenment flashed in his eyes, and then he devoutly drew the holy light of the God of Wisdom and Knowledge on his chest and whispered: "Praise my Lord."

...

Backlund's small villa in Queens District.

As soon as Edward walked out of the illusory door, he saw that Lilith had turned into a child again. Like a frightened deer, she lowered her head and quickly threw herself into his arms: "Edward, I thought you..."

She pursed her lips, looking pitiful, completely different from the one who just shouted "Anyone who stands in my way will die" and was desperate to snatch the sealed object from others.

This is actually not difficult to understand. Lilith waited for so long. First, she pushed Klein to be promoted quickly just to wake Edward up as soon as possible. Then she used Triss to find the Edessak brothers and sisters to seize the quill, but it ended up causing Edward to "die".

Of course Lilith was going crazy.

She felt that she had taken things for granted and was too self-righteous, thinking that she could achieve her goals through a series of arrangements like Adam and the Goddess of Night - but it was okay to bully those who were weaker than her.

If you really go against someone like Adam, you will only be taken advantage of.

"Alright, alright."

Edward pinched her pink cheeks, "I'm okay, right?"

"But I clearly saw you just now..."

A trace of doubt flashed across Lilith's eyes, and then she suddenly realized something, and her eyes lit up. "So you suddenly exploded and killed Adam and Amon? You're amazing, Edward!"

Edward was speechless: "Speak properly."

Lilith scratched her cheek and giggled, "Ah, I haven't acted cute for a long time. I'm not very experienced in my job."

Edward: "…"

"So, what happened just now?"

Edward then told her what happened after Lilith left the Hall of Honesty. She pursed her chin in thought, "So when Edward gave Amon humanity, he was planning for this day?"

"You think too highly of me."

He shook his head. "Initially, I gave Amon humanity purely for fun. I wanted to see what changes would happen to Amon after being injected with humanity."

"Later, I found that Amon seemed to be really influenced by human nature, so I thought of cooperating with Him, and then by accident I took this step today."

"To be honest, I don't know whether this result is good or bad. I don't know if the true Creator will make the same choice as Adam after he wakes up. Although they belong to the humanity and divinity of the ancient sun god, they are essentially the same person."

"So, before they wake up, I have to make sure of one thing."

Lilith thought for a moment, "Do you want to go to the Chaos Sea again?"

"To be precise, back to Hogwarts."

Edward raised his hand and touched the "door" pattern on the back of his hand. His eyes became more serious. "In fact, compared to Adam, I should be the one who is most worried about 'that person'."

Lilith took his hand, "Miss Lilith will go with you!"

"Well, but before that, let's get together as a family."

...

Backlund, the Capitol building was in chaos and tension.

King George III's sudden self-destruction plunged the entire situation into unprecedented turmoil. All nobles and parliamentarians were forbidden to return to their homes, but were gathered here and closely protected by the three major churches and the military.

Nobles and parliamentarians gathered in small rooms in groups of three or five. They looked solemn. From time to time, someone would walk out of the room, smelling of tobacco and pretending to be a calm gentleman. They would quickly shuttle between different discussion circles, trying to obtain more useful information from each other's communication.

Most of the ladies were sitting in the lounge, their eyes were empty, fear still lingering on their faces, their bodies were trembling slightly, and it was obvious that they had not yet recovered from the shock.

Parliamentary staff and middle and low-level military personnel were running back and forth inside and outside the building. They were in a hurry, with anxious looks on their faces, holding tightly in their hands the intelligence coming from all over the place. Every transmission seemed to carry the fate of the entire country.

Audrey, dressed in a pure black dress, stood quietly behind the railing on the second floor, like a detached spectator, watching a thrilling drama. Her eyes calmly swept over the soldiers running back and forth below. These soldiers, who were usually regarded as the most elite and well-trained soldiers in Loen, could not hide their inner anxiety and uneasiness at this moment.

The king is dead,

Moreover, it suddenly exploded in full view of everyone. The strange thing was that there was not a trace of flesh and blood left at the scene, as if George III had completely disappeared from this world after the explosion.

Although Audrey was mentally prepared for all this and guessed that this was most likely the work of Mr. Fool, when it actually happened, her heart was still filled with shock and confusion.

Just like what everyone discussed at the Tarot Club before, George III was indeed unforgivable. He was a despicable person and conspired to provoke a war with Feysac, causing countless deaths - but the problem was that this war would not end with his death, but would intensify.

So, was it right or wrong to prevent George III from being promoted to Sequence 0?

Chapter 685 Reunion

As soon as this thought came to her mind, Audrey shook her head vigorously, trying to dispel the doubts in her heart. She silently told herself in her heart that since Mr. Fool took action personally, it must be right. After all, it was mentioned in the Tarot Club that the real behind-the-scenes promoter of this war was not George III, but a more complicated game of gods hidden behind it.

"What are you thinking about?" The little snake Will approached quietly at some point, raised his head and asked curiously.

"No, no, I'm just... still immersed in what happened just now." Audrey quickly looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention. Then she lowered her voice and asked in a low voice, "King... George III, failed, right?"

The little snake nodded slightly, with a complicated look on his face: "I think...right."

He folded one hand across his chest, gently pinching his chin with his fingers, and fell into a brief moment of thought. "It is really beyond my expectation that this matter has developed to this point. I have to say... those people are really amazing!"

"Ah?" Audrey looked confused, totally not understanding the deeper meaning of Little Snake's words.

"You'll know in a moment." The little snake put his hands in his pockets, looking mysterious. "Okay, my mission is accomplished. I'm leaving now."

After walking a few steps, the little snake seemed to suddenly remember something and turned back to remind him, "Don't forget to ask your chef to make me some more new flavors of ice cream."

Audrey nodded quickly and responded, "Oh, oh, okay!"

Watching the little snake gradually disappear, Audrey suddenly came to her senses, "Mission accomplished? So..."

A familiar voice came from behind her: "Audrey."

"!!!"

Audrey turned around suddenly and saw Edward standing not far away, with an indescribable complex emotion on his face. Lilith stood beside him, waving at Audrey with a smile.