Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Wasn't it supposed to scare her that she had been inexplicably teleported up there and was about to die?

Really are……

Rhodes raised his head, touched the back of her head with a hint of helplessness, and then said softly, "It's just absorbing a little bit of the enemy's power, don't worry."

"Instead, tell me what's going on with you, and why you were able to touch the Heavenly Star Bow without any problems?"

"I...it's a long story."

"is it?"

Rhodes paused briefly, then said, "Let's rest then, and talk about it tomorrow."

"Huh?"

Before Ivina could react, Rhodes turned his head and looked at Lilith behind him:

"Lilith."

"Hmm...?" Lilith's body trembled.

"I'm not blaming you for your idea. I'm just saying that you should take the Heavenly Star Bow back and see if you can still absorb it. If you can, that would be good."

"Then, I'll leave the rest to you to finish."

"Also, Cedric, continue to protect everyone. We'll explain the rest tomorrow."

"Good night."

Having said that, his mental strength, having reached its limit, could no longer sustain him, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Chapter 172 Eat My Tail

The reason Rhodes closed his eyes, besides being genuinely tired, was actually because... he felt himself being called.

It comes from [Thorn Crown].

The crown, suspended in mid-air, was shimmering with a dazzling purple light, no longer murky and dark, but exuding the divinity of a god.

Ultimately, the Demon God species are also gods in essence, but the problems with the ideas they carry and the things they inherit are what led to the birth of all this trouble.

At this moment, he stood once again among the cards of various gods, making up his mind.

"Let's try again."

Now he needs to quickly seize all the extraordinary opportunities.

Now, his attribute values ​​have increased at least several times compared to before, and his upgrade level has reached the fifth upgrade.

Regardless, at least there's a better chance of encountering that crown.

His eyes were fixed on the crown, and he raised his hand, moving closer and closer.

If we can re-enter the realm of the Fallen Demon God, find the Dragon God, and try to talk to him, we can create some new opportunities.

Perhaps even a sober dragon god wouldn't easily choose peace, but it's definitely better than this dragon god who's in a state of chaos and only knows how to exchange killing for safety.

Of course, things couldn't get any worse...

A burning, stinging sensation suddenly surged from Rhodes' fingertips again.

This time it wasn't a strong repulsive force, but rather something like putting a finger into a crematorium.

Most importantly, this stinging sensation felt as if it was triggered by his fingers and traveled through his entire body via his nerves, causing his brain to be completely engulfed in a burning resonance.

In an instant, Rhodes frowned.

Even he found it difficult to bear the inexplicable stinging pain without showing any expression.

but--

Getting closer and closer.

The skin on the hand was completely ulcerated, exposing the muscle.

Get even closer, and even the remaining part of the finger appears bloody and mangled, revealing a section of white bone.

Only a tiny bit remains.

Just a little distance...

Rhodes calmed himself down, gathered the last bit of power in his body into his core, and unleashed it!

"Got it."

bump--

His hand pierced through the immense pressure, his body nearly torn apart by the repulsive force of the barrier, yet he still managed to grasp the crown—

success.

At least, it was touched.

"Boom!"

A sharp, hammer-like pain erupted from his head, and Rhodes sensed that this vast ocean of consciousness was beginning to transform.

The seawater on the ground began to swirl into the abyss like a whirlpool, and the white barrier in the sky instantly cracked open with thousands of fissures, which continued to spread and increase—

"It seems that although we don't know if we will be able to see the Dragon God, we have at least triggered something special."

As soon as Rod finished speaking, he felt a hollow sensation as he fell, his blood flow slowed, and his muscles began to go numb.

It was as if I had fallen into a dream; the world had become empty—

No.

It wasn't like a dream.

According to Rhodes's judgment, he had indeed entered a dream-like world.

A strange slideshow began to flash before his eyes.

The image shows a young girl.

The girl tugged at the pitch-black iron chain, and her slender, petite body swayed forward on the cross.

The handcuffs binding her hands had cut her wrists raw, but her jewel-like silver eyes still held a vibrant color.

The two small, silver, pointed horns on its head and its thick, plump dragon tail still looked powerful.

It is sacred and inviolable, inspiring both pity and utmost awe.

Undoubtedly, this person is the Dragon God – Sylvia Fox.

The Dragon Goddess was still a young girl, so even with a pale face, she was still petite and charming.

"Come closer to me."

"help me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the boundaries of the slides collapsed instantly, like the boundaries of torn paper or fabric becoming blurred.

Rhodes's spiritual world merged with this fallen demon realm once again.

In an instant, he felt like a fish in water, his whole body feeling extremely comfortable.

The physical fatigue is rapidly recovering, the mental energy depletion is being replenished, and even... attribute values ​​are increasing.

Moreover, this time, he actually stepped on it solidly, instead of being thrown in mid-air and then quickly thrown out like last time.

With his breathing slightly suppressed, Rhodes' abdominal breathing slowed down by a fraction.

Because when facing the Dragon God, he has always regarded her as his greatest enemy, and without a doubt, the strongest.

Even though he knew that this dragon god was not exactly the same as the dragon god he was fighting against, it was obviously impossible for such an identical appearance to make people feel safe and relaxed enough to say something like "I will save you".

“Sylvia.” Rhodes remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"Hmm." Sylvia didn't nod or blink, but simply responded with a muffled sound through her nose.

Her entire body had been torn to shreds by these evil thoughts, and her throat had long since dried up from coughing so much that she could barely make a sound.

Those few sentences—such as "Save me"—were already the limit of what she could say.

"I'm back again after a few days."

"However, I probably still won't be able to stay here for very long."

Rhodes reached out and could feel his soul still being constantly rejected and tested.

This is similar to using a fake ID card to enter a room. This new card is more sophisticated in its disguise than the last one, so it can stay a little longer, but eventually it will still be detected.

"I want to live."

Sylvia's silver dragon eyes were like dazzling diamonds, but her voice was so humble and dim.

Rhodes shook his head:

"Your mistake was that you greedily absorbed the position of the Demon God."

"I didn't expect... and it shouldn't have been like this."

Her voice was filled with regret and resentment.

Her strength was initially even slightly greater than Lilith's, so she simply couldn't believe that absorbing only one-twelfth of the Demon God's position would cause her to go mad and have her true soul pulled into this world and sealed away.

Despair, endless despair.

In this void world, the time she spent was infinitely stretched.

She went through it all, from initially clinging to her will with indifference, believing she could break through, to struggling in helpless anger, and finally collapsing in despair and crying.

The Dragon God, the god in charge of war, is fundamentally an arrogant and overbearing strongman.

Thankfully, no one saw her crying... otherwise it would have been quite an interesting and contrasting situation.

Even so, when people are so desperate that they can't survive no matter what they do, they have no choice but to cry and break down.

In the end, she ended up in this numb and broken state, like a doll.

However, this despair has now been rekindled with a glimmer of hope.

Rhodes has arrived.

She didn't understand why this being, who was a "Great Hero" in his previous life, could enter this evil realm, but she only knew that he could not only enter, but also leave and enter again at will.