Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"They're too disobedient. If they were any more obedient, they could have lived longer. What a pity."

"So, what do you think is my purpose in keeping you here?"

Rhodes's gaze lingered on her again, sometimes faintly, sometimes not.

Dolorana's body was trembling uncontrollably, and her mind was a complete mess.

Will she die? Will she survive?

The fact that Rhodes killed all the witches shows that he was definitely not one of their allies.

Although he possessed that strange demonic aura, he was an enemy...

No, there is a way, there is a way to survive.

She understood that since there were two witch traitors behind her, it meant that Rhodes was not incapable of accepting the demon seed. It was only because Blaze had just acted recklessly that he was killed by Rhodes!

So, as long as she speaks and gets the words out, she will definitely have a chance to survive...!

Speak up, speak up! Don't be afraid of dying if you say the wrong thing, because you will definitely die if you don't speak!

The anxiety in her heart made her forcefully raise her head, suppressing her panic, and quickly said:

"You... have become more powerful. You want to use me to test the enhanced deterrent effect."

"You think so?" Rhodes narrowed his eyes, now looking every bit like a villain as he smiled. "Then do you think my deterrent effect has become stronger?"

"Yes, yes, the divine aura emanating from you has become even stronger..."

"A divine aura?"

"Yes, I knelt down in fear just now because of the inviolable sacred aura emanating from you. But now, you have become even more powerful."

"What kind of sacred aura?"

“It’s like…it’s like…” Dolorana paused for half a second, “…like a god.”

"That's right, you are like a god to us, inspiring awe."

“I see.” Rod stroked his chin.

It was Crown Entertainment after all.

Therefore, it seems that as long as he hunts witches, the resentment he absorbs can even be transformed into something similar to the "divinity of a demon god," increasing his ability to intimidate them.

He now has a general idea... the essence of the crown is most likely a special level of demonic seed.

After all, his divine seed column clearly states "[Fallen Demon God Seed]", and what is floating in the divine sea is indeed only that crown, which means that the crown is the divine seed.

Is it the purest and most advanced demon seed, storing not resentment but the divinity of a demon god?

Never heard of it...

Rhodes felt as if he was burdened with the mission of a future demon god, or perhaps he had truly started a special side quest in the game.

After all, generally speaking, if divinity appears within one's body, or if one experiences an unusual state compared to others, then in a game, that would definitely be a special state like "job change".

In other words...

Does he possess the appearance of a demon god?

After all, they had already entered the realm of the Fallen Demon God before.

Thinking about this, Rod felt a tickle in his heart.

Fundamentally, he did want to compete with Cecilia for the fragment of the Demon God's throne, but he never said he wanted to become the Demon God.

He simply wanted to use the fragments of the Demon God's position to dye the positions of the Twelve Gods, thus becoming one set of Twelve Gods.

Wait.

Rhodes suddenly paused, lost in thought:

"Kneel down to me a few times, and then offer a sincere prayer."

"what……?"

"Hurry up, do as I say."

"Yes Yes."

Dolorana immediately kowtowed three times frantically to the ground, so hard that blood seeped from her forehead.

And then, she straightened her body tremblingly, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes tightly, tears sliding down the edges of her eyes, and murmured:

“Great, great fallen demon god... who holds sway over chaos and the resentment of mankind, who is willing to embrace all evil and give the light of life, I will be forever loyal to you and believe in you forever.”

"Zizzi-"

At that moment, Dolorana's body underwent an abnormal phenomenon.

The resentment that had been building up inside her and could not be absorbed by the demon god who had disappeared, sizzled from her skin like fireworks and drifted out, flowing directly into Rhodes' body.

You have absorbed the faith of believers; you have absorbed resentment.

[The effect of "Resentment Madness" has been removed.]

"...What?" Dolorana opened her eyes in confusion.

Dolorana raised her hands, her face filled with disbelief—

She felt her body becoming lighter and saw with her own eyes the [resentment] within her being absorbed by Rhodes like fireworks, and she couldn't help but utter a sound of confusion.

The oppressive feeling that had just terrified her disappeared. Not only that, she felt her consciousness become exceptionally clear, as clear as when she had not yet fallen into the demonic seed.

Yes, there was no cannibalistic desire, no excessively suppressed anger or evil thoughts...

how come?

how so?!

The evil thoughts have been absorbed!

She suddenly raised her head, her face filled with disbelief, her lips trembling:

“Rhodes Chivenlance, you…”

Rhodes did not reply.

Things have really started to get interesting.

Because when her prayers came true and he successfully absorbed her resentment, it meant that something was certain.

That was him. Although he did not have the position of a demon god, the crown within his body possessed an extremely high status, just like the position of a demon god.

In other words, he is essentially a being on a higher level than them. Although he may not be at the level of a god, in the eyes of the demon race who have no gods, he is an unquestionable deity.

In that case, wouldn't he be able to do something interesting?

Yes.

What are you witches doing?

The god who is trying to kill you.

Although he is not a real demon god, that's how it actually looks, isn't it?

He can pretend to be a reincarnation of a demon god, can't he?

Rhodes instantly revealed a strange expression.

By turning witches against their will, using the purest language, they were persuaded to betray [Anchitanlano's Dream], ultimately leading Cecilia to discover, with utter exhaustion, that all her allies standing around her were enemies...

"Your guess is correct."

With an elegant and composed expression, Rod picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and swallowed.

“No, no…” Dolorana shook her head in disbelief, “This, this is…”

The facts were laid bare before her.

Only one being can absorb [resentment].

Because only the divine can forgive the sins and resentments of those who are favored.

It's important to know that the fragments of the Demon God's throne are sealed in the twelfth position, and there has only ever been one person who could absorb them without relying on a divine throne—

That was the great one who created the word "Demon God," the one who absorbed all of humanity's resentment, attempted to create the most peaceful world, and ended up going mad and destroying himself...!

The Fallen Demon God – Cyrus Arnold.

That's right.

There is nothing to question.

Legend has it that the truly powerful in this world can be reborn even if their souls crumble and their bodies perish...

As she watched Rhodes's gaze gradually change, the tears of fear in her eyes were replaced by a bittersweet feeling, and they streamed down her face.

Drops fell to the ground, and she prostrated herself again, her body kneeling on the ground—

But why is this happening? Where did things go wrong? Whose problem is it?

"Great God, please punish me!"

She screamed frantically, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

Chapter 163 Rhodes' Mother ( )

Dolorana's tears first welled up in her eyes, and then, at the last moment, she could no longer hold them back—

Tears fell uncontrollably, like a broken string.

She was crying so hard that her whole body was trembling, and her intermittent sobs made tears stream down her face, finally gathering at the edge of her chin and rolling to the ground.

With her nose blocked, she could only breathe through her mouth.

He cried like a child who had found his mother.

However, that is indeed the case.

Rod's mother—that's no exaggeration.

In just ten minutes, she experienced an extreme internal turmoil, or rather, the pain of the story being changed.

She couldn't control, much less control, her sobbing.