He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

The Northern Empire, Northgard.

Inside a side hall of the Northern Palace, the atmosphere was subtly tense.

Azsarax was hiding behind the cat, only peeking out half of his head.

A pair of deep blue vertical pupils stared nervously at the figure dressed in black in front of him.

Brandon.

"Um... cough um!"

She cleared her throat, trying to make her voice sound more convincing.

"That 'Mount Heaven' sounds incredibly dangerous! As the Emperor of the Northern Empire, I uphold the fine traditions of caring for my subjects and showing compassion to my subordinates..."

How could I abandon these... well, these brave warriors who dared to explore and expand the empire's territory at this crucial moment?

As she spoke, she secretly tugged at the cat's clothes.

Brandon raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze calmly sweeping over Azsharax, then over the cat in front of her, and over Taro Ball, Taro Cloud Sheng, and Alania standing a little further away.

"Your Majesty, the capital still needs your presence, and besides..."

His tone was neither hurried nor slow.

"Excuse my bluntness, but these warriors before me seem to no longer need your protection."

Azsarax's eyes darted around for a moment, then he guiltily looked away.

Brandon is right.

Over the past day, under the leadership of Azsharax, a mythical-level warrior, Taro Ball and his group swept away nearly fifty undead behemoths awakened by the power of chaos in Stormwind with incredible efficiency.

This not only greatly delayed the formation of the pre-giant tide, but also allowed the three members of Taro Ball to gain an unimaginable amount of experience and loot.

Now, Taro Ball's level has soared to 110, and it has even awakened an extremely rare Void Godhood.

Combined with the Voidwalker class's ability to freely move between reality and illusion, it can easily handle, and even kill, a level 120 undead behemoth, even when facing it alone.

More importantly, during the kill, he continuously used the Reversal talent to extract holy power from the undead behemoth to counter it.

This power proved remarkably effective against the Angel race.

Yu Yunsheng also successfully reached level 105 and awakened the Godhood of Judgment.

She can now both burn her own life force to the limit to enhance the blessing effect and judge the sins in the hearts of her enemies, directly burning their life force and inflicting a curse.

If her own health points decrease during this period, she can use her authority to amplify the sins of the other party, creating a vicious cycle that terrifies the enemy.

As a latecomer, Cat also climbed to level 103, obtained a Soul Godhood, and advanced to the Soul Calamity Pastoral class.

Even after Azsharax brought the behemoths to the brink of death and begged for mercy, she successfully tamed ten level 120 undead behemoths as her soul battle pets.

With the Druid's third job advancement fixed job attribute "All Things Return to One".

She was able to merge the soul power of these ten giant beasts with her own in a short period of time, and her various attribute values ​​instantly swelled to the level of hundreds of billions, making her the undisputed numerical monster among the three.

She even tried to arm wrestle with Azsharax in her fused state, and although she did not win, they were deadlocked for a moment.

As for Elania, as the only non-player character in the team, she was the most low-key.

Its specific talent effects have not yet been fully revealed; it simply follows quietly by Yu Yunsheng's side.

Faced with such a rapidly improving, even luxurious, team, Azsarax's protection seemed somewhat superfluous.

Moreover, as players, the three members of Taro Ball can revive after death. Their biggest loss is only losing a level and some gold coins and items.

"so……"

Azsarax's voice lowered, tinged with a mixture of reluctance and anticipation, as he gazed longingly at Brandon, while gently tugging at the cat's clothes once more.

"Can't I really...go with them?"

Feeling the almost pleading look in Xiaolongniang's eyes behind her, Maomao instinctively softened.

"Um... Lord Brandon, I believe... we do indeed need His Majesty Azsarax's assistance, after all, Miss Aranea is also in our group."

The battlefield situation can change in an instant. In the event of an extremely critical situation, we cannot guarantee her safety 100%. With His Majesty by her side, there will be an extra layer of protection.

Upon hearing this, Brandon turned his gaze to the taro balls beside him.

As the one who suggested bringing Arania along, Yuyuan clearly understood what that look meant.

"Your Excellency Brandon, Miss Alania is an indispensable core element in our strategic plan."

Without her, we may not be able to inflict truly effective damage on the foundations of the Holy Church. And given the current situation, it's not convenient for her to leave us.

Sensing that the topic was focused on her, Elania shrank further behind Yu Yunsheng, her posture very similar to that of Azsarax.

Brandon was silent for a moment, his gaze slowly shifting between Azsharax, Taro Ball, Cat, and Alania.

As an immortal being who has survived since the age of gods, he has no goodwill toward the Holy Church and even harbors extremely deep hostility toward it.

Millions of years ago, when the Holy Church reached its zenith and covered almost the entire continent, it launched a brutal purge against all those cursed by the gods.

These immortals are their primary target.

Brandon escaped by sheer caution and wisdom, but many of his old friends who had been with him for millions of years perished in the catastrophe.

His personal grudges were partly involved in organizing the attack on Tianshang Mountain.

However, even in retreat to the Heavenly Mountain, the declining Holy Church remains a top-tier power capable of balancing the world order and is the greatest force openly restraining the Chaos Church.

Its profound foundation is something that should not be underestimated.

To this day, he still knows very little about the secrets within the church.

However, the man before them, who possessed a great deal of secret information, seemed confident of defeating the Holy Church.

After much deliberation, Brandon slowly spoke.

"I see. It seems that our Emperor is highly regarded by you all."

His gaze fell on Azsharax, a hint of barely perceptible helplessness in his eyes.

"Very well. Lord Taro Ball, and... Lady Cat, I hope you can take good care of Her Majesty. At least don't let her easily reveal her dragon identity to outsiders."

Upon hearing Brandon's confirmation, Azsarax's eyes lit up instantly.

But she immediately realized what was happening, suppressed her excitement, and with a thought, quickly concealed the dragon's horns, tail, and wings, and her vertical pupils returned to their rounded human form.

In the blink of an eye, she became a blue-haired loli, no different from an ordinary human girl except for her overly gorgeous hair color and overly delicate appearance.

"I will, Mr. Brandon."

Taro Ball nodded solemnly.

"I understand the unnecessary attention and trouble that a dragon roaming freely outside would attract."

"It's good that you know what's going on."

Brandon nodded slightly.

"If there are no other matters, I will return to handle official business."

Having said that, he turned gracefully, and his figure quickly disappeared at the end of the side hall corridor.

They didn't even question why this superfluous protector was none other than Azsarax.

Only after Brandon's presence had completely faded away did Azsarax finally let out a long sigh of relief, completely relaxing and almost collapsing to the ground.

"Phew, that guy's finally gone, it was just like..."

"Sh-!"

The cat reacted quickly and covered Azsharax's mouth.

"My little darling...please don't say anything out of line, he just left, he might still be able to hear us..."

Azsarax blinked and nodded obediently.

"Mmm..."

After confirming their safety, the group boarded the spaceship, which had been heavily modified by the power of the void and was now known as the Void Dragon.

Once inside the spaceship, Yu Yunsheng finally couldn't help but rub her throbbing temples and complain to Yu Yuan.

"Dude, we've been playing at a high intensity for two days and two nights straight... uh, we've been fighting non-stop. Don't you really need to rest? The nutrient solution stored in my gaming pod will only last for three days at most..."

Taro Ball's tone was nonchalant in the face of her sister's worries.

"You don't need to worry about this. At least after reaching the demigod level, you will no longer need nutrient solution to support you."

"what?"

Yu Yunsheng was taken aback.

"What do you mean? Isn't this just a game? Does that mean if I become a god in the game, I can become a god in real life too?"

She said it half-jokingly.

However, the taro ball didn't laugh.