Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

You have gained entirely new skills.

[Dream Realm Chaos LV.2] → [Reconstruction Realm LV.2]

【Reconstruction Domain LV.2】: With the superposition of a large number of divine seeds, your domain space has been abnormally reorganized.

【Effect 1】: When you activate this skill, you can create your own domain within a 50-meter radius of your original location. Within the domain, all your attributes are increased by 25%, and your soul damage is increased by 25%.

[Effect 2]: When an enemy enters your territory, you can use the special skill [Chaotic Slash], which is a skill that ignores spatial position and hits the enemy 100% of the time.

[Power of Life LV.1] → [Berserk Spirit Life LV.1]

【Mad Spirit Life LV.1】: You can control the growth of plants, causing them to grow into monsters with autonomous attack consciousness, and deal damage to enemies with an attack power equal to your 【Physique】 value.

"what……?"

Rhodes froze on the spot.

Even he blinked in disbelief, confirming the effects of the skill upgrade once again.

Improving attribute values ​​is a minor matter, but what exactly is this kind of enhancement in this area?

[Ignore spatial limitations and hit enemies 100% of the time]?

If he were to fight himself, he would probably report this skill effect, right?

Fortunately, he was the one who gained the skill.

Therefore, this cannot be called being a rogue; it can only be described as having a very skillful technique.

Rhodes approves of this skill.

He came to his senses and calmed himself down a little.

After all, he knew that even a powerful domain must have its limitations; perhaps the skill description simply didn't specify the restrictions on using [Chaotic Slash] within the domain.

While it's possible that [Rampage] can indeed ignore everything and hit the enemy 100% of the time, it might also only be usable three times per minute.

So in the end, he still had to find a test subject to try it out.

In an instant, he opened his sharp eyes—

A surging aura spread from his body, an aura powerful enough to crush his own strength from the previous second.

"Then... let me give it a try, Deep Sea God."

Rhodes stood up, twisted his wrists and neck, and exhaled deeply.

At that very moment,

Rhodes's gaze met Launes's.

Launes had been staring at Rhodes for a long time, and his squatting posture had become a little stiff.

Or rather, he remained silent until Rhodes stood up, then belatedly realized what was happening and spoke:

"Your breakthrough is abnormal."

Launes stood in front of Rhodes, his hand still activating the hourglass space, but the shock written all over his face as he looked up.

That's not right.

No one has ever broken through in two separate stages.

Or rather, who can make their attribute values ​​double after consuming the remains of a god?

By sensing the changes in Rhodes' aura, Lawns roughly estimated the extent of the improvement in his attribute values.

But the more he estimated, the more unbelievable it became to him.

Because that's simply impossible! How could it be possible to absorb 100% of all energy?

I'm afraid Rhodes is not far from being promoted to the fifth level now, right? After all, the attribute value for a normal promotion to the fifth level only needs to reach 1500 points.

"Is that so, Senior Launes?"

Rod stroked his chin thoughtfully, remaining humble.

It wasn't that I was deliberately showing off.

It was simply because he remembered—Laurence Chivenlance.

The second generation of the Chivenland family to take power hundreds of years ago, in other words, the undisputed ancestor.

"I can't imagine what kind of monster you are... Have all my descendants become such bizarre beings?"

"No, senior. I'm probably the only one who's special."

"Is that so?" Lawns' eye twitched; something felt off.

Forget it...

There's no need to worry about that much.

After all, Rhodes' breakthrough took quite a long time, long enough for him to successfully melt away the space around him.

"Then our meeting ends here, young man."

Launes withdrew his hand from the hole in the sand and slowly steadied himself, his eyes regaining their composure.

Goodbye, senior.

"Keep up the good work and try your best to break free from this world."

As Lawns finished speaking, his ethereal figure could no longer hold on.

As his body disintegrated, the enormous octagonal cage room also began to distort.

Countless bricks bulged and dented wildly, while the hourglass on the ground, like a whirlpool, began to desperately absorb everything!

Rhodes blinked slightly.

In that instant, Clara was already beside him and once again tugged at the hem of his clothes with her fingers.

Clara didn't know why she reached out and grabbed Rod's clothes at this moment.

In this stormy hourglass situation, simply holding onto the hem of one's clothes is hardly enough to prevent them from being torn apart.

Or rather, she clearly knew that she wasn't the one who needed protection, but rather the one who needed to protect Rhodes.

But there's nothing I can do...

Whether it was his habit of shielding him when passing through a gust of wind, or during his fight with Lawns, he always walked in front of him, protecting him from behind...

It was precisely because of Rhodes's simple habits that she developed a strong desire to be protected.

Rod was only stunned for a moment, then pondered for half a second before wrapping his arms around her waist and lifting Clara up like he was holding a dog.

Although it's unclear whether this person is an enemy or an ally, generally speaking, as long as she doesn't explode, keeping an eye on her is definitely the right thing to do.

After all, she is very likely a necessary condition for solving the final problem level... This was already clear during the recent probing.

As for why you can't just hold hands?

Rhodes absolutely did not want to be rolling around in the hourglass, only to have his arm break off due to the powerful torque.

"Are you alright?" Rod asked.

"Yes, I'm sure I'll be fine, Rhodes." Clara nodded a little nervously.

Her waist was touched... She could tell that this was an extremely rare occurrence in her life.

It's so itchy...

Her tiny, trembling toes twitched in the air as she bit her lip, forcing herself to speak:

"Or rather, Rhodes, are you alright?"

“Of course, he broke through and is in great shape.” Rhodes nodded. “According to what the senior said, the next person we will face is the Deep Sea God… Charlotte.”

The moment that name reappeared in Clara's mind, that sense of confusion from the fog returned.

She frowned, a troubled expression appearing on her pretty face:

“I feel… this name is very familiar, and I must have some connection with this name, Rhodes…”

"Is that so? But that's the name of the Deep Sea God."

"Yeah, that's why I feel so confused."

"It's alright, it doesn't matter how chaotic it gets, because once we get to the final level, everything will be sorted out."

Rhodes finished speaking.

At this moment, the hourglass balance of space completely reversed.

Heaven and earth tilted and turned upside down, twisted and changed—

Rhodes felt as if his body was falling into an abyss, becoming empty, and an endless pressure was coming at him!

His expression was tense as he continued to activate his skills, while also gripping Clara in his hand even tighter.

……

...

thump.

It was just an echo.

The fog began to clear, and the situation stabilized.

Because the moment Lilith and Cecilia's presence appeared before Rhode, a natural sense of security arose.

Lilith and Cecilia spoke in unison—

"Rhodes".

"Honey."

Hearing the two girls' voices, Rod snapped out of his dizziness, propped his forehead with his hand, and slowly opened his eyes.

What comes into view is the space where the "witch" used to live.

The neatly arranged books, toys, and rows of beds appeared haphazardly before Rod's eyes.

But this space is completely different from how the witches used to play and make noise here... There is no trace of witches, only the echo of silence, and a few lonely people.

but……