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

"A traveler... and an alchemist?"

Xie Bai was stunned for a moment.

"These two people are enough to help you rebel?"

In response to Xie Bai's question, Brandon explained.

"That's not how it works. Although they may not look very strong, they are all quite capable. My brother, who travels all over the country, is very skilled at navigating dangerous places, even the imperial palace."

"So he went there before?"

"The other one, though he spends most of his time holed up in his workshop, is indeed highly skilled in alchemy. He could easily break through the restrictions and traps set up within the palace and thus infiltrate."

"Isn't that just picking a lock...?"

Faced with Brandon's answer, Xie Bai rubbed his forehead.

"And what about you? What's your situation?"

"Me?"

Brandon thought for a moment.

"I'm just a lowly soldier in the guard, nothing special. I just happened to persuade the guard captain to lend a hand a while ago."

Seeing Brandon say such things in a calm tone, Xie Bai didn't know what to say for a moment.

She stood up from her chair and spoke to Brandon.

"Alright, I roughly understand the situation. Now I'll take you out to check on things."

As he spoke, Xie Bai took out the Ritual Burial Settlement and drew a spatial rift.

The next second, the spatial rift enveloped Xie Bai and Brandon.

"Buzz—!"

Once his vision cleared, Brandon officially emerged from the shadows.

Then he witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The two fleets, which were originally engaged in a fierce battle, have now completely merged together.

The direction they were both pointing towards was a massive, purplish-black passage.

Xie Bai, seeing this, also widened his eyes in surprise, just like Brandon.

"Isn't that a void passage?"

The next second, a large number of Void Zerg emerged from the passage.

Unlike the Void Zerg that Xie Bai was familiar with before, the Void Zerg here were unusually large.

Even the smallest one has a body at least 100 meters long.

The leader-type Zerg are even comparable to warships.

The fleet wiped out wave after wave of Voidlings, but soon even more Voidlings poured out of the Void portals.

The fleet gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Faced with this situation, Brandon became anxious.

"Zerg? How could they be here? Oh no, that evil god must have succeeded!"

As he spoke, he immediately turned to Xie Bai, who was standing to the side.

"Sir, I wonder if I could ask you for help now? Just buying some time would be greatly appreciated!"

Upon hearing Brandon's request, Xie Bai merely looked up and glanced upwards.

"The Voidlings... I wonder if they'll still listen to me here."

With that in mind, she took out the Poem of the Void.

next second.

The Void Zerg all stopped in their tracks.

Faced with this bizarre scene, the fleet immediately ceased firing.

Faced with the strange behavior of the Void Zerg, they dared not make any rash moves.

After a brief standoff, the Void Zerg suddenly changed direction and returned to the void.

Seeing this, Xie Bai nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems that even without authority, the Void Poem remains unaffected and can still make those Void Insects obey my commands."

Realizing this, Xie Bai put away the Void Poem and looked back at Brandon.

"That's solved, what's next?"

Seeing the crisis suddenly resolved, Brandon looked at Xie Bai with some surprise.

"The Zerg just retreated...were you the one who did it?"

"That's right. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Seeing Xie Bai's slightly smug posture with his hands on his hips, Brandon stroked his chin and said.

"I thought you would drag those Zerg into the shadows and wipe them all out... but this is pretty much it. I just don't know how you did it."

"Okay, don't worry about such a small thing."

As he spoke, Xie Bai walked to Brandon's side and pointed to the sky.

"Look, those fleets have ceased fire. It seems they've cleared up the misunderstanding."

Brandon looked in the direction indicated and found that the fleet had indeed stopped firing.

Furthermore, the commanders from both sides stood on the same platform and shook hands to make peace.

This was a temporary alliance formed during the Void Zerg's battles.

They had already cleared up the misunderstanding during their communication and command exchanges, allowing the Imperial Fleet to mitigate its losses in time.

"They did clear up the misunderstanding... but it's unclear which misunderstanding they cleared up."

Brandon swallowed hard.

At this moment, Xie Bai looked at Brandon and said with some doubt.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of being wanted by them?"

"More or less..."

"There's no need for that. Your spaceship has crashed; in their eyes, you're practically a dead man."

"That's true, but..."

Before Brandon could finish speaking, a broadcast suddenly blared throughout Aurelius.

Brandon, Velo, and Rheindorf have been convicted of treason for plotting to assassinate the Emperor. The Court of Justice has launched a manhunt for them. All citizens of the Empire are advised to be on the lookout for these three.

Upon hearing this announcement, Brandon instantly turned pale.

"Oh no, Vero and the others are still at the palace!"

Just as he was about to ask Xie Bai for help, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly grabbed him.

"Things seem pretty urgent, so I'll have to resort to some extreme measures. Be prepared, you might feel a little dizzy."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

Before Brandon could finish his question, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly pulled him into the shadows.

The next second, Brandon's figure was being dragged wildly through the shadows, while Xie Bai followed leisurely behind.

……

Aurelius, the Royal Palace.

Vero carefully crawled into a narrow, dark passage, with Rheindorf following behind him.

"Are you sure this is a secret passage leading to the Emperor's bedroom? Something doesn't seem right to me."

In response to Rheindorf's question, Vero, who was crawling in front, whispered.

"Shh, keep your voice down. I've been here before; it does lead to the Emperor's bedroom. That national map we had last time was taken from here."

With that, Vero continued climbing.

Rheindorf followed behind, saying with some distress.

"If all else fails, we can try another method. I previously won the Imperial Badge in an alchemy competition, which grants me the right to have an audience with the Emperor once..."

Suddenly, Vero, who was climbing ahead, stopped.

"You have this ability? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Faced with Verlo's question, Rhein-Dörgården said with some helplessness.

"I hadn't had a chance to bring this up before you dragged me into this 'undercover' game. In order not to spoil your fun, I can only wait for an opportunity to bring it up, like now."

Seeing this, Vero sighed.

"Forget it, it's come to this point, it's a bit too late to change our strategy."

"Exactly, it wouldn't be good to give up now. Besides, this spot is so narrow, it's not easy for us to climb back up."

"It's not a matter of whether it's convenient to go back or not, it's just that I'm afraid of wasting time, which would increase the chances of getting caught..."

"Wait, Vero, I didn't say that just now."

"what?"

Vero suddenly froze on the spot.

"If it wasn't you talking to me just now, then who was it?"

As he spoke, he turned to look to the side.

An unidentified creature suddenly appeared in front of him.

It raised its limp tail and greeted Vero.

"Hello there. Let me introduce myself. This body is a little thing I made myself. Its official name is Hilichurl, but you can also call it a Hilichurl Monster. What do you think? Isn't it cute?"

It paused, and its tone suddenly became meaningful.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be the one you're looking for... the evil god~"

……