Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

The face of a god is unseen, and the existence of a god is the most perfect in people's minds. Therefore, there is no face of Lilith on the statue.

But the statue, which should have looked like this, made Rhodes and his companions feel as if they were being stared at by a terrifying gaze.

Meanwhile, the so-called Celestial Bow floats lightly on a circular altar at the base of the statue.

The Celestial Bow, its length freely variable, shimmers with a luster like dragon scales. Azure light flows continuously across the string, and the power of divine faith flows between the statue and the longbow, like a dazzling galaxy, compressing millions of miles of space into this mere ten meters or so.

"Celestial Star Bow".

Once we can get our hands on it, half of what we're doing in the capital is over.

Because Lilith doesn't need to steal the Celestial Star Bow; absorbing the [Faith] inside the Celestial Star Bow is enough.

In other words, with just a touch, her power could be restored to at least seven levels.

This is the ultimate power accumulated by the Celestial Star Bow as a divine artifact, having received centuries of worship in the Imperial Church. It is also the most important weapon for her to protect Rhodes and the others.

Perhaps... this was something that guy anticipated would come on such a dangerous day, which is why he left behind such a method.

“Rhodes.” Lilith glanced back, as if she needed his support before she would move forward.

“Yes, let’s finish this quickly.” Rhodes nodded in response.

"it is good."

As the words fell, Lilith took a step forward with her slender legs, her boots landing on the blue carpet, and her figure began to move forward like a shadow, with Valerie following behind.

Only the two of them remained to continue, while Cedric and his guards stayed by Rhodes' side, protecting him and Natalie.

Inside the church, it seems that even at night, there are nuns watching over the church's normal order.

The moment the women dressed in nuns saw Valerie and her companions, they all rose and bowed, respectfully and devoutly, and said in unison:

"His Holiness the Pope."

"Yes, all of you step back, I have something important to discuss."

"Yes."

Several nuns stepped back to the benches on either side and stood on either side, bowing slightly.

Rhodes watched this scene with an air of nonchalant calm, but his muscles were already tense, ready to unleash his domain and kill the enemy.

because--

To others, the witch is imperceptible when she is not unleashing her power, so he is the only one present who knows who the witch is.

Of these dozen or so nuns, four are witches.

In fact, Rod was very familiar with one of them.

The foremost of the three great witches—the Demoness of Hatred.

This guy's aura was too obvious; under his [Crown] perception, it was simply a mass of malevolent energy.

But Rod didn't understand.

He didn't understand why Lilith was already going to contact the Celestial Bow, but they were still not taking action.

Anyone with eyes to see could see that they had completed the negotiations, obtained the Pope's permission, and were now able to touch the Celestial Bow.

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

But where is the fraud?

The evil demon woman kept her head down, and even casually touched the edge of her nun's robe.

She really didn't care about this mission.

She didn't know how Rhodes and his men managed to get the Pope to allow them to touch the Celestial Bow, nor did she understand why they wanted to touch it. All she knew was that the Celestial Bow would never be taken away.

Since the Pope would not allow the Celestial Bow to disappear when the divine sacrifice is imminent, what use would it be even if it were touched?

Can we teleport directly? Or is there some special method?

She couldn't fathom any of this; whatever happened, if Lilith and the others actually did it, the Pope would naturally deal with them.

So rather than caring whether Rhodes and the others touched the Celestial Bow, she was more concerned about whether she looked good in her nun's habit.

She longed to become a star goddess when she was a child, but unfortunately, she lost that opportunity when she grew up.

However, the moment Lilith actually stood on the altar, her gaze quickly left her clothes and locked onto the person she was about to kill in the crowd.

Natalie.

That's right, she only has one task today.

Kill Natalie to complete the quest from the Dragon God Empire.

The method is also very simple.

[Spatial Transformation]

The most fundamental characteristic of the Heavenly Star Bow is that anyone who touches it without being qualified will suffer a divine backlash and die instantly.

Therefore, she doesn't even need to do much. Just the moment Lilith is about to touch the Celestial Bow, she needs to switch Natalie's and Lilith's spatial positions, and the game will be over.

Almost no one knew that she had such a shameless skill... a skill that she herself disliked using.

Because it's not aboveboard at all, is it?

But anyway, she wanted to finish quickly and go back to meet up, so she had no choice but to use this.

So be it.

Natalie will die upon touching the Celestial Bow, and Lilith will not have the chance to touch it either.

That's the end of the story.

That's why she said she really didn't understand why they touched the Celestial Bow.

She would have had to put in some effort to kill Natalie, but now she can do it with just a clap of her hands, which is a bit too funny.

At this moment, as everyone looked at Lilith's figure, they all felt a stirring of emotions within them for some reason.

Rhodes was alert, while the other girls stared at Lilith with a slightly dazed look in their eyes.

When Lilith walked towards the artifact again, they finally saw the so-called "Goddess of Starlight" again, instead of that shameful, laughable emotional monster.

Her legs were slender and long, her figure graceful, and her long blue dress cascaded down like a starry sky. Her blue hair swayed as she stepped onto the stage, like a bright star in this blue sky.

"Lilith."

For some reason, Ivina felt a longing stirring within her—

What a powerful aura!

She harbors no resentment towards Lilith, nor does she deny Lilith's current state.

She simply wanted to become that strong, to be just as capable, instead of just being a decorative figurehead in the team.

She could guarantee that once she gained power, she would be the most terrifying biting monster... but reality was just that unfortunate.

She simply didn't have time.

She took a step back and inadvertently bumped into Natalie, who was standing behind her;

Natalie paused for a moment, then gently grasped Ivina's shoulders with both hands and whispered:

"what happened?"

"No... I just feel... it's amazing."

"Um……"

After a period of silence, Natalie responded with just one word.

They are very strong; that much is undeniable.

That's why she wouldn't say to sentence Lilith to death, because Lilith has a reason to stay in the team, even if we don't consider those emotions;

But she was still more worried that if Lilith really regained her power, she might revert to her original self, becoming someone who wouldn't care about their inner thoughts.

Power is always the thing that can most easily corrupt emotions.

People can betray their friends for power, and become arrogant after gaining power. Even if they keep saying in their hearts, "I'm still the same," true friends can sense that this person has long since changed.

They watched as Lilith and Valerie moved forward, stepping onto the altar, ascending the platform step by step.

Valerie waved her arm, and a pale white barrier suddenly vanished from the ground, disappearing without a trace, like winter snow meeting spring.

This is the second barrier in the Heavenly Star Bow.

The first barrier was the Star God's barrier, and that barrier disappeared long after the Star God encountered problems.

That is to say-

Once Lilith crosses this barrier, there will be nothing left to stop her.

The former second strongest woman in the world will reclaim her power and restore order to this absurd and chaotic empire.

The collapse of order can also be re-established.

of course,

This time, she will finally say the words she couldn't say in her previous life.

My mind has never wavered, nor have I hesitated.

She took the final step, landing in front of the Heavenly Star Bow.

The power of faith belonging to the gods was pulsating wildly, and the galaxy that had been torn apart in the sky also trembled violently and began to twist and swirl.

Even if a deity loses her divine position, even if she falls from the attributes of divinity, this power that belongs to her will ultimately still be hers—

His hand hovered over the Celestial Star Bow, but had not yet fallen.

thump.

dong dong.

The atmosphere instantly became heavy and oppressive, almost suffocating.

Some people are waiting for the hand to fall, while others are on guard and pondering why the witch's destruction has been delayed.

Everything seemed so chaotic and unknown at this moment.

The Demoness was even more so; her pupils were fixed on this moment, on the instant Lilith's hand was about to fall.