No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

Mu Zhixi felt that the time was about right.

Continuing to maintain this compassionate attitude would seem somewhat deliberate and would not be conducive to her reaping of faith points later, since things are valued for their scarcity.

Gods love all living beings, but their compassion should have its limits.

Yes, boundless tolerance and compassion only breed greed and evil.

Seemingly sensing the goddess's subtle movement, the alchemist who had been talking incessantly, trying to sow discord between the players and the knights, wisely stopped talking.

He then gave everyone a meaningful look.

"I hope that the next time I see you, it will still be you."

After speaking, he looked at the dragon girl who was being protected by Mu Zhixi. He seemed to want to lean down, but was interrupted by a cold snort from the dragon girl, and a dark light appeared in her blood-red eyes.

The dragon girl didn't even bother to look at him anymore, burying her head in Mu Zhixi's silver-white sleeve. She raised her small face, her eyes red, looking like a homeless little bunny.

The alchemist, having been rebuffed, was not annoyed. He simply performed another impeccable ancient salute to Mu Zhixi before disappearing into the darkness of the underground passage.

Mu Zhixi lowered her eyes, a strange feeling suddenly rising in her heart.

She wasn't really blind. The way her colleague had just drunk the alchemist didn't seem like the kind of pitiful little thing who needed her to lead him down the stairs.

However, this colleague is really cute. Even if there is a problem, it might just be a stress response from being bullied for too long.

The courtyard returned to silence, but the players' mood remained far from optimistic.

Ji Xinghui carefully supported the weak Luo Shu, looking in the direction where the alchemist had disappeared, her mind racing.

"I see," Gu Wenzhou didn't hesitate to share his guess, "He never intended to kill us from the beginning."

Upon hearing this, the players around them, who were still on high alert, were stunned.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Xiaocheng blinked, not quite following her strategist's train of thought. "The way he acted just now, he practically wanted to pack us up and send the royal knights away together. Isn't that trying to kill us?"

"That's just on the surface," Gu Wenzhou shook his head. "He knew perfectly well that Miss Number One was pure and kind and wouldn't stand idly by and watch us live or die, yet he still launched an attack right in front of her. That in itself is illogical."

Luo Shu, holding the newly replaced doll, quietly continued his words.

"So, this attack was just to trigger Miss Number One's memories of the old royal court, putting her in a dazed state? And that bespectacled guy was actually deliberately feeding us intelligence?"

"You could say that," Gu Wenzhou nodded. "Clearly, his aim was to use these actions to evoke Miss Ran's memories of the past and shake her trust in that 'princess.'"

"At the same time, he took the opportunity to pass on this crucial information to us. He clearly wanted us to know something, but was restricted from saying it directly."

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and recalling the alchemist's effortless demeanor, they felt increasingly terrified.

Are the people in the Sanctuary really that terrifying?

The alchemist's background is far from simple; he was able to scheme against someone who seemed like a god and manipulate his personality to achieve his own goals.

However, it seems that this Miss Number One's background is even more extraordinary!

Many players present had experienced the Seven Star Dungeon before, but this was the first time they had ever seen such an exaggerated scene.

Hordes of A-rank puppets, even the weakest of whom are comparable to the S+ rank Royal Knights, and now even unheard-of deformed monsters have emerged.

It far exceeded the difficulty range that the Seven Star Dungeon should have. Even the diverse audience of all races had to admit that the value of the villa on the night of the full moon was the highest among the Seven Star Dungeons.

Just as Gu Wenzhou was pondering, the ghost within his body suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Kid, I suspect that alchemist might have some kind of mind-reading ability."

The old man's voice was somewhat solemn, "I could sense just now that he seemed to be secretly investigating you, but I stopped him."

"After this incident, in his eyes, you'll probably be seen as someone who pretends to be weak but is actually cunning and ruthless. You may look like a docile pig on the surface, but you're actually terrifying and deep."

Gu Wenzhou was speechless for a moment, and his lips twitched. He had never seen such a shameless old rascal who secretly praised himself.

The old man, however, was uncharacteristically serious. “I once heard a mysterious elder mention that when an era reaches a critical juncture of life and death, it will always usher in a golden age of resurgence, at which time countless ancient beings will awaken.”

"I'm afraid that the race to which this Miss Number One belongs is one such reclusive existence."

Gu Wenzhou immediately grasped the key information in the words, "A hidden race, the Golden Age?"

"That's right," the old ghost said without keeping them in suspense any longer. "You must have noticed that, apart from you, that girl, and Miss Ran, most of the other players on the field have distinct characteristics of their respective races."

"For example, the ears of the fox clan, the wings of the hook-nosed man, and the tail that the werewolf cannot hide. They all come from different races in the myriad worlds, and the server you are on now is the 'Myriad Races Server'."

"As for you and Cheng Yatou, you are probably representing the human race and participating in the server's placement matches."

"In addition, there are countless transit station safety zones. All races are accustomed to calling them 'cities' and ranking them according to their strength. The smaller the city's number, the more powerful the race behind it."

"But those races that are truly powerful and unparalleled never need to prove their glory to the world in this way. Most of them live in seclusion, and only occasionally will their young members go out to gain experience."

It turned out to be the case.

Gu Wenzhou was deeply shaken. According to what the old ghost said, this Miss Number One really did come from some terrifying ancient tribe.

He had previously thought the other party was a top player from the Western region, but now it seems that his vision was ultimately too shallow.

But if that's the case, since humans have never set foot on the multi-race server before, why would this mysterious and terrifying young lady from an ancient race appear on their human server?

The old man seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and offered his own deduction.

"Now that we've entered a golden age, some things that were once unknown will naturally awaken, such as the 'master' that Miss Ran mentioned."

"Considering her previous actions, I strongly suspect that she is looking for something or someone, and that saving you was simply out of her inherent compassion and kindness."

"In other words, she could have completely ignored your life or death, but she still chose to pull you out of that predicament."

Gu Wenzhou was speechless.

He and Cheng Xiaocheng were indeed indebted to this goddess. If it weren't for her, Wulian No. 1 Middle School would probably still be that hell on earth, and they wouldn't have been able to graduate with such high grades so easily.

He still remembers that Cheng Xiaocheng's graduation essay, titled "My Holy Goddess Sister," inexplicably received a perfect score.

As I left, the principal's kind and loving gaze sent chills down my spine.

"Oh dear, you should have said so earlier. Look at the mess I've made. Oh well, it's alright, it's alright. I'm too embarrassed to admit that No. 1 High School emphasizes a relaxed teaching style."

"From now on, you will be outstanding graduates of my Faceless High School! If you ever want to experience youthful campus life again, remember to come find your uncle."

These words sound quite touching at first glance, but if it weren't for the fact that a student had his legs broken by patrolling faculty and staff the very next second for taking an extra breath in front of the goddess statue.

Gu Wenzhou genuinely believed that the principal had reformed and become a kind and amiable old man.