After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

Survival of the fittest is an unchanging law of nature, one that even nature itself cannot defy.

The piece of paper fluttered in the wind, and Oswald's expression gradually turned solemn. A sense of dread, as if his entire body had been seen through, spread through every cell of his nerves.

The Celestial Selection Realm unfolded, and the paper transformed into incomparably golden light. Emerging from the golden light was a human male creature who looked almost exactly like Oswald, except for some differences in details.

[The Celestial Selection Realm is a new species that has taken an extra step in the evolutionary tree, using the host as a template. Theoretically, it is faster and stronger than the host, and can easily surpass the host in almost every ability category.]

Oswald remained calm. (What about the skills?)

Before the question could be answered, the evolved creature, which exuded an ominous aura, was quickly covered by a layer of exoskeleton material, and a pair of huge bone dragon wings grew from its back.

Wings whistled through the wind, and sharp bone knives extended from both hands unleashed a thunderous roar that exploded before Oswald.

Lightning flashed across the sky as two figures collided, creating a dazzling trail of light, before plummeting into the distance at incredible speed.

The earth was still trembling. Valesha, finally able to catch her breath, put away her staff and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Fortunately, the Celestial Selection Realm was successfully activated; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The Great Sage had already caught up, and Valesa, who was planning to rest for a while, glanced down at the ground. To her surprise, Luna and Annie had teamed up to defeat the Hero Squad, and the two of them were currently violently dismantling Diana's body.

"Stop! What are you doing?!"

Valessa swiftly landed on the ground, raising her staff high. Luna immediately discarded the shattered Diana, raised her sword to meet the enemy, and Annie simultaneously drew her bow and nocked an arrow, the arrow imbued with a freezing temperature that could freeze everything.

Neither of them made any further moves. After Luna realized that the situation was turning against her, she immediately stepped on Diana's neck and threatened, "Come on, you come first. Even if you make the first move, I can still wipe her out completely."

Valesha glanced at Lilith, who was still slowly repairing her body, and at the Storm Path that had pierced through the mountain. The residual heat on it made Valesha realize that Luna wasn't exaggerating; she already possessed the power to destroy the cursed avatar.

Valesha took a deep breath. "You're always like this, always preparing for a fight to the death, but this time, you started the war yourself."

"Ha, don't pretend you know me so well. Let me tell you, I'm not fighting to the death. The only ones who will die here today are you bunch of goddess's lackeys!"

Luna snorted coldly. Her brother Oswald was invincible. A little obstacle could not hold Charles and his sister back.

Hearing her words, a trace of sadness flashed in Valesa's eyes. "Luna, we came here truly to break the curse. You should have seen it too; everything we did was to protect the elves."

"Yes, you did protect the elves, but even if all the elves were to die, I cannot grant your wish. Because your motives were impure from the very beginning. Before the king created the noble class, he said he would ensure that all the people of the kingdom would live a good life."

"What, must we wait until the country is destroyed before we can say: This country was on the wrong path from the very beginning?"

Having received a complete political education from Oswald, Luna was in no way inferior to these so-called ruling class in terms of theoretical and practical knowledge.

"Not going to speak? Let me give you another example. If a shepherd saves a lamb in a blizzard, will it be able to escape the fate of ending up on a dinner table when it grows up?"

Valesa did not deny the goddess's ulterior motives, but continued to advise, "But you must understand, Luna, without these cursed incarnations who wield corresponding powers, you alone cannot resolve this disaster."

With a single sword stroke, Luna severed Diana's arm, which she had raised after recovering. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not some savior. I'm the young lady of the human kingdom and the Northern Territory. Please rest assured of that. As for how many elves I can save, I will do what I can."

The conversation had reached a dead end. Luna, who was unyielding to both soft and hard approaches, tried her best to remain calm. What she needed to do now was to avoid fighting and wait for the battle on her brother's side to come to an end.

Princess Tina, who had returned, surveyed her surroundings without speaking, but cast a disapproving glance at Diana, who had suffered repeated defeats.

The power of war either grows stronger with each battle or weakens with each battle; clearly, this person belongs to the latter.

Archbishop John, Saint Jane, as well as Lilith and Annie, all inflicted considerable damage on Diana, and now she is held captive by Luna, who has awakened extraordinary powers...

"Annie, are you having another memory lapse? He's not Oswald!"

Upon receiving the news, the Great Sage disregarded his continued pursuit of Oswald and swiftly descended from the sky to join the standoff.

As expected, Annie betrayed them again; after all, no one could understand the thoughts of the madwoman Annie.

Upon hearing the Great Sage's words, Annie's expression instantly shifted from cold and stern to blank and lost in thought, making everyone present somewhat unable to contain themselves.

Intermittent memories gave birth to countless versions of stories in Annie's mind, and no one could say for sure from what perspective she was understanding the current situation.

Luna's lips twitched slightly, and she tentatively asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Annie's eyes cleared, and she raised her ice crystal longbow again, aiming it at the Great Sage. "I've had enough of your lies. Today, I'll settle all scores right here and now!"

The great sage frowned, picked up the ancient book in his hand, and flipped through it until he found the page of the character he had already marked.

We can't let Annie continue her antics. The other members of the Hero Squad have all started to fulfill their duties, but Annie remains the unpredictable, sometimes good, sometimes bad, variable.

A white light shone from the ancient book, and Annie was about to release the bowstring in her hand almost immediately, but she froze in place for the next second.

The Book of Sages is a legendary item that records countless historical figures and can replicate the appearance and abilities of living beings to form a temporary avatar. It is also an important guarantee for the Great Sage to realize the Goddess's great plan.

Unfortunately, even though the Great Sage had personally manipulated the bodies of the cursed incarnations, he was unable to reproduce their powers in the book.

However, the cursed incarnation is an exception; even renowned great magicians and sages can easily recreate it.

So at this moment, the person appearing before everyone was none other than Oswald.

Even though the others didn't understand him as deeply as Annie, the difference in their temperament despite their similar appearances still made them understand the Great Sage's intentions.

Oswald used to always have a cold face and a volatile personality, which he used to cover up his depressed mood and the sadness that he couldn't shake off.

He was nothing like that duke who, from afar, appeared treacherous and unpredictable, but up close, was violent and tyrannical, as if he wore countless masks, his emotions both passionate and cold.

He walked towards Annie, carrying no weapon, a forced, relaxed smile on his lips, which awakened Annie's memories and shattered her psychological defenses.

Annie's hands trembled, the bowstring loosened and then relaxed again, and she murmured to herself, sinking into anxiety.

"How dare you, how dare you..."

Seeing this, Luna sighed, "Hey, wake up, that's just an avatar, it doesn't even have a physical form."

"He's your brother too, Luna!" Annie cried out in anguish.

Luna was stunned. She realized once again that she had underestimated the complexity of this woman.

"My brother... wasn't he replaced by you? Actually, I prefer my current brother. Hey, can't you be a little stronger? Are you really going to fall for such a childish trick?"