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

"Her Majesty is still trying to appease the Dragon Girl, which means she doesn't think the battle below is worth paying attention to at all."

"Just who is that child, that the goddess herself would hold him in her arms?"

"Could they be descendants of someone from an ancient era?"

"I think it's more like a crucial link between the royal court and the sacred domain."

Standing at the edge of the city wall, Han Yue listened to the gradually unifying speculations around him and had already formed a general judgment in his mind.

He did not immediately agree, but observed the battlefield for a moment first.

The Royal Knights arrived suddenly, were numerous, yet coordinated perfectly.

After the angels of the Sanctuary appeared, they showed no hostility. In fact, when the angel was surrounded by two Chaos Knights, they took the initiative to send a small team to shield her from the flank attack.

Such battlefield coordination cannot be achieved through temporary deployment.

More importantly, the royal knights' protection of the goddess was almost instinctive.

Han Yue looked up at Mu Zhixi, his tone more probing, "Master Shen, have you noticed that the Royal Knights don't seem to regard His Majesty as an enemy?"

Shen Die steadied herself by holding onto the city wall, her gaze following the deputy captain who held a long spear.

"I saw it."

"The Holy Land and the Old Royal Court have been enemies for countless years, yet the knights of both sides are able to fight side by side on the same battlefield, and even be personally mobilized by His Majesty. This is no small matter."

Shen Die gripped the hilt of the knife, her face still showing signs of fatigue, but her golden eyes were perfectly clear.

She had witnessed the goddess descend upon the sea city and had been redeemed under the projection of the goddess's will.

In her view, the goddess would not use the power of the old royal court without a reason.

But the goddess offered no explanation.

Since Your Majesty has chosen to remain silent, it means that this involves aspects that are not suitable for mortals to know.

"Perhaps the princess and His Majesty haven't truly broken ties," Han Yue murmured. "At least, the rumors about their relationship may not be credible."

Wen Gu, who was next to him, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.

His white shirt was still neat, but the hem was dusty, and there were small cracks on his glasses.

"I agree."

"The previous records of the old era only recorded that the Holy Land and the Royal Court fought each other, but there was no record that the two beings fought each other personally, nor was there any evidence that the princess personally harmed the goddess."

Wen Gu raised his hand and zoomed in on the battlefield projection.

In the scene, the deputy captain of the Royal Knights used his spear to deflect an S-class berserk monster, then turned around to block the attack of the Chaos Warband. The movements were so natural that it seemed he had already received similar training.

"If the royal court truly regarded the goddess as a mortal enemy, their knights would not have listed her as their highest priority at this moment."

Han Yue nodded.

"Therefore, the conflict between the princess and the goddess is very likely just a public political performance."

"A performance?" Shen Die glanced at him sideways.

Han Yue revealed his usual gentle smile, lowering his voice even further.

"The Holy Land needs to maintain order, and the Royal Court needs to declare freedom. If the two sides were to reconcile publicly, it would undermine the foundation of their respective rule. Therefore, the two high-ranking officials can only remain hostile to the outside world."

"But when it comes to a situation that truly involves the survival of the world, they will still temporarily join forces."

Wen Gu's eyes gradually brightened. "On the surface, hostility makes it easier to eliminate dissidents within each other, while covert cooperation is used to deal with threats at a higher level."

He paused for a moment, as if he had finally grasped a thread hidden behind all the clues.

"There might be another reason why the princess sent knights to protect the goddess."

"What's the reason?" Shen Die asked.

Wen Gu looked at the goddess holding the dragon girl in the sky, his expression turning serious. "They may be using this invasion to send a message to some forces."

Han Yue's eyebrows twitched slightly. "Passed on a message? Where did you get this information?"

Mu Zhixi looked at the stalemate below and grew a little impatient.

These Chaos Knights were created by her and wouldn't be so easy to eliminate, but the Angels and Royal Knights were also bought with her money. If the fighting continued, the faith points lost would be enough for her to buy several character packs.

She opened the panel, selected [Spatial Fluctuation Generator], and set the price to one hundred faith points.

Purchase confirmed.

Then, she turned her head to look at a blank void five meters away to her side.

The air there was distorted, creating a ripple visible to the naked eye.

This is the effect produced by the generator.

On the city wall below, Wen Gu put down his pen and looked up at the sky.

His eyesight has been enhanced, allowing him to see subtle changes high in the sky.

Another important figure has arrived?

Han Yue followed Wen Gu's gaze and looked over.

Mu Zhixi made no extra movements, simply extending her left hand and leaving it suspended in mid-air.

She stared at the empty space, her tone flat, and uttered two words.

"Unruly".

"After watching this show for so long, do you really expect me to clean up the mess you created?"

This statement was delivered without any warmth or approachability, conveying a sense of condescending familiarity.

The survivors on the city wall felt the aura of authority that surpassed all living beings, and they collectively held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.

Wen Gu flicked his wrist, and the pen tip drew a deep ink mark on the paper. He followed the goddess's gaze and saw that the void began to ripple in circles in a regular pattern, but no real human figure was revealed.

Han Yue bent his back a few degrees, adopting an extremely respectful and defensive posture.

"Does that void... conceal an unparalleled being?"

A veteran player next to him was discussing something in a low voice, his jaw chattering uncontrollably due to excessive tension.

Wen Gu closed his notebook and shared his speculation with everyone.

"She has always been there. The princess's will has always been hidden in the shadows, watching this confrontation. The goddess's words just now were the final ultimatum issued by the superior to her blood relatives."

The light in Shen Die's eyes grew brighter. Even the terrifying being who ruled the royal court had to endure such a casual reprimand in front of the goddess. This was the majesty of the supreme being of the Holy Domain.

There wasn't a ghost in the void. Mu Zhixi maintained her composure, but inwardly felt that this one-woman show was somewhat of a test of her acting skills.

To ensure that the hundred faith points were well spent, she skillfully selected and returned the group of Chaos Knights to the system space in the editing panel.

The weather suddenly changed mid-air.

The Chaos Knights, who were locked in fierce combat with the angels, abruptly stopped in their lance-raising movements. The black flames burning on their bodies seemed to be extinguished by an invisible giant hand, and their massive, heavily armored bodies, like decaying statues weathered over millions of years, turned into large swaths of black dust, falling heavily to the ground.

The hordes of ferocious and bizarre creatures behind them also could not escape their fate, falling one after another and melting into puddles of foul-smelling mud, turning the originally dry wasteland into a muddy mess.

The once deafening battlefield fell into utter silence after a gentle breeze, leaving only scattered debris to tell the story of the carnage that had just taken place.

Han Yue gasped.

Does this work too?

"This was the work of the princess. After hearing the goddess's rebuke, she personally took action to eliminate these disobedient pawns."

Han Yue lowered his head, concealing the awe in his eyes perfectly, and was glad that he had chosen to cling to this powerful figure early on.