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In fact, if the Winding Hill hadn't posed a greater threat to the Witch of Desire, she would have prioritized its destruction and needed to continuously project power through Heo, the ritual presiding officer, as an anchor point for spacetime positioning.

The moment He saw Ho, He utterly destroyed Ho.

Of course, the fact that the Witch of Desire was willing to pay her own way to come was truly touching.

I can only say that my friends are still reliable.

He Ao turned his attention back to the [Dream Illusion] before him.

Since theoretically Sito's body could not have been preserved under the thunder, the only possibility is that some other force intervened in the final 'ending'.

At that time, there was only one thing present that could withstand the power of the projection of the Witch of Desire's descent.

'Winding Hill'.

In a sense, He Ao was the one who had the highest affinity with Winding Hill among everyone present, and also the one who integrated the most with Winding Hill.

Even Velent's fusion level wasn't as high as his. The reason is simple: if Velent had reached his level and been corrupted by such a strong undulating hill, he probably would have lost his mind and become a monster long ago.

And He Ao did indeed feel the surge of power from the winding hills at the moment he left the instance world.

So this character card actually represents not only 'Sito', but also the 'residue' of the Winding Hill.

He recalled those hills made of lines, which eventually actually took the shape of hills.

Is the transformation from the abstract to the concrete the essence of a 'dream'?

From this perspective, 'dream' might be the true power of Winding Hill, or rather, the true power of the 'master' of Winding Hill who has already died.

Thinking of this, He Ao stared at the card in front of him.

So why did the Witch of Desire leave behind a remnant of the 'Winding Hill'?

This could certainly be due to His inability to do so, but Heo is more inclined to believe another possibility.

The witch of desire is 'fishing'.

He was able to come to this conclusion because of another matter: the truth about the winding hill.

The core of the so-called 'winding hill' that supposedly conceals a high-level existence is actually empty except for the lightning left behind by the Witch of Desire.

The entire winding hill is actually just a deceptive 'empty shell'.

So here's the question: Was the Winding Hill an empty shell from the beginning, or did it become like this later for some reason?

This raises another question: Is the Winding Hill the tomb of that being who transcends the angels?

He Ao is more inclined to believe it.

The theoretical owner of that winding hill was most likely the one who was buried—or died on the winding hill. The angelic power that Velent sought, the high-ranking talent sequence he pursued, actually existed in the first place.

He Ao's judgment was simple: it was the power left behind by the Witch of Desire on the Winding Hill.

The core of the Winding Hill is filled with the lightning of the Witch of Desire, which tirelessly destroys everything within its core.

This is also a major reason why He Ao judged that the master of the Winding Hill died at the hands of the Witch of Desire.

After all, based on his previous experience, gods and high-ranking beings close to gods are very difficult to kill. This was true for the God of War, and it was also true for that hidden being lurking in the depths of his mind.

The Witch of Desire left these lightning bolts in the Winding Hill, probably to continuously 'whip the corpse' and suppress the Winding Hill's master's 'instinct' to resurrect.

To suppress it, there must be a corpse present; it's unlikely that the Witch of Desire would waste her power whipping an empty corpse in a grave.

This explains that, at least initially, when the master of the Winding Hill had just died, the corpse of that high-ranking being was still in the Winding Hill, which is why the Witch of Desire arranged these methods of desecrating the corpse.

But at some point, the corpses buried high on the winding hill 'disappeared'.

Not only did they disappear, but they were also disguised as if they had not disappeared, continuing to attract sacrifices from the outside world.

In fact, when He Ao first "entered" the Winding Hill and touched its core, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the Winding Hill.

Having explored the Tomb of the God of War and communicated with the hidden beings who were trying to return from the dead, He Ao had considerable experience communicating with the gods. His first impression of the core of the Winding Hill was 'emptiness', an 'emptiness' that seemed to lack some important item.

Of course, he didn't have a chance to sense it in detail, since he had just entered the core of the Winding Hill and hadn't seen anything crucial before being kicked out.

But when he recalled it afterward, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Although he easily obtained information about the path corresponding to the Winding Hill, this information was not obtained by seeing the true form of the God of War like it was obtained by him, but rather by some special power directly pouring into his mind.

He felt as if someone was trying to fake the existence of a high-ranking being's corpse here.

This kind of disguise might be enough for those who have never met a deity or seen the deity in person.

After all, they could only try to understand the existence of gods through some incomplete fragments of knowledge.

However, for He Ao, who had more experience dealing with deities, this disguise seemed rather rudimentary.

Of course, the aura of the Witch of Desire was real, so the person who set up the 'disguise' also made use of some of the Witch of Desire's arrangements to achieve the effect of simulating the existence of a god.

He was indeed initially intimidated by the aura of the Witch of Desire, but when he realized that these auras came from the Witch of Desire and not from a higher being of the same origin as the Winding Hill, the truth of emptiness was revealed when the illusory veil was lifted.

The aura of the Witch of Desire was actually similar to that of the Winding Hill. If He Ao hadn't had a good relationship with the Witch of Desire and had had multiple encounters with her, he wouldn't have been able to distinguish them so easily.

If someone encounters someone unfamiliar with the Witch of Desire, even a high-ranking being who has been in contact with deities, they might not immediately grasp these truths.

Compared to ordinary superhumans below the level of angels, this arrangement is actually quite meticulous.

The main attraction of the Winding Hill is actually those 'favored ones' below the level of angels, like Velent.

Although He Ao was just an ordinary superhuman below the level of an angel, he happened to have some connection with the Witch of Desire and was able to sense the subtle inconsistencies in the situation.

Of course, He Ao had these feelings because he had been in close contact with the Winding Hill, but he did not believe that the Witch of Desire had not left any other 'surveillance' measures on the Winding Hill.

If the Witch of Desire really did leave a 'backup plan,' it seems that this 'backup plan' was also 'concealed' by special means, preventing her from immediately noticing the true situation of the Winding Hill.

To obscure the perception of a deity, the person who devised these arrangements must be at least a high-ranking being, perhaps an angel or higher, and their abilities are likely inclined towards deception.

One day after the death of the master of Winding Hill, this 'person' sneaked into Winding Hill, stole the master's remains, and then pretended that no one had been there and that the remains were still there. He sent Winding Hill out to deceive ordinary 'favorites' while using this to lull the Witch of Desire into a false sense of security.

This is the whole 'truth' about the winding hills.

Once you understand all of this, it becomes quite interesting to look at this "Dream Illusion".

The 'person' who set up these arrangements probably never considered that ordinary sacrifices at the Winding Hill would attract the projection of the Witch of Desire.

After all, the price required to summon the projection of an evil god is enormous, and the person who presided over the sacrifice at the Winding Hill could not possibly be unaware of this.

Putting aside the low probability of the two things colliding, the 'knowledge' passed on to the followers of the Winding Hill specifically emphasized staying away from the Witch Church.

If Velent had known beforehand that the Witch Church might appear, he wouldn't have held the ceremony at all.

All sacrifices can be traced back to clues, especially large-scale sacrifices such as projection descent. Therefore, once any trace of sacrifice related to the Witch of Desire is discovered, the sacrifice at the Winding Hill can never be initiated.

And wanting to have absolutely no sacrifices

There is only one possibility for the appearance of the trace: the Witch of Desire has descended at her own expense.

Since no sacrifice was required, there was naturally no trace of sacrifice.

However, from the perspective of mystical logic, the probability of a deity descending at their own expense is almost zero.

And then this happened.

The appearance of the Witch of Desire resolved the issue of the Winding Hill and also dispelled the fog that shrouded it, making the god realize that he had been 'deceived'.

So He deliberately left some debris on the winding hill as 'bait' to see if He could lure out the entity behind the scenes.

He Ao knew without a doubt that the area around the wreckage corresponding to the card 【Dream Illusion】 was probably full of 'eyes' left by the Witch of Desire, and there was probably another high-ranking being hiding behind the scenes who was also eyeing it covetously.

Furthermore, in the eyes of the Witch of Desire, 'Sito' should have been completely killed, and these 'remains' were merely mixtures fused with Sito's body, devoid of any vitality.

If Heo uses this card to 'revive' Sito, he thinks the Witch of Desire might temporarily abandon her fishing idea and give him a 'friendly care' dish with thunderous force.

If the character cards in the "Saints" series come with the attention of the gods, then this "Dream Illusion" card most likely comes with divine punishment.

The Winding Hill is a remnant of a higher level existence from the same path as the Super Memory, and the [Dream Illusion] is also a remnant of the Winding Hill. Perhaps there really are clues about angels or even beings above angels.

However, this thing has already become embroiled in a power struggle between a god and another being above an angel, and it carries its own hatred. There are too many things behind it, so it may not be easy to deal with.

However, all of this will happen when you are about to be promoted to angel.

He Ao glanced at the [Dream Illusion] card. The card was gray and could not be redeemed at the moment.

He wondered if things would change after he was promoted to Rank B, and he was also very curious about the system's standards for exchange restrictions.

Shaking his head, He Ao closed the character card interface and turned his gaze back to the center of his field of vision.

Lines of text were appearing in his field of vision.

[Main quest evaluation in progress...]

It's a little late, the next chapter will be tomorrow at noon.

Chapter 714 The Tenth Official Mission Settlement (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Main Quest Rating: ★★★★

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Main quest rating: 4 stars.

This was basically within He Ao's expectations.

The environment of St. John's City is similar to that of Limen City; both are small cities, and both have a single dominant conglomerate.

There was a mercenary group in Limen City, and there is also a mercenary group in Saint John City, but Saint John City has an even stronger B-level Deris, and its control over the city is much higher than that of Star Pharmaceuticals in Limen City before.

The enemies in St. John's City are more cunning and more ruthless.

Of course, there were some points that helped close the gap. The existence of the Night Hawks in St. John City provided Heo with certain clues, allowing him to complete part of the investigation ahead of schedule and greatly reducing the difficulty of the investigation.

However, overall, compared to the previous instance, namely the one in Limen City, the mission in Saint John City was more difficult, and He Ao completed it more beautifully.

He not only uncovered the truth about the 'Winding Hill', but also, with the help of the Witch of Desire, personally revealed the truth about the Winding Hill.

So the previous mission at the store was rated three and a half stars, this one is four stars.

but······

He Ao lowered his head and looked at the text below.

His greatest achievement this time was actually not in the main mission.