Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"Well... this time, let's teach Cecilia a good lesson first. I haven't finished getting my revenge from last time."

"what?"

"Can't you do it?"

“Of course.” Rhodes then turned to look at Shirley. “Where’s Shirley?”

"Me? Shirley doesn't care. Shirley just wants to figure out what kind of person Ivina is. It's good enough for Shirley to be by the officer's side."

"If I really had to choose... then it would be that the commander should spend at least four out of every twenty-four hours with Shirley!"

These two guys...

Really are.

……

...

Iron-clad cavalrymen swept through medieval streets, their torches illuminating the surroundings and making the dim streetlights seem even brighter.

"Kill the fleeing demon, keep up!"

Tread-tap-

At least tens of thousands of grassroots military personnel are clearing out the "Demon Seed Mutation" caused by Cecilia throughout the capital, while the First Army and the Church's elite forces have already surrounded the entire Imperial Capital Advanced Academy.

The Imperial Capital Advanced Academy itself is extremely large, consisting of several smaller academies and institutions.

But at this moment, a magnificent barrier was set up in the sky, instantly enveloping the entire academy.

Moreover, this barrier can isolate even hundreds of meters underground.

What about the students in the college? What about the professors?

This is indeed a huge problem for Rhodes and his team.

But Rod also understood that he had to be ruthless.

The students' condition was essentially a checkpoint that Cecilia set up to determine whether the military intended to take action against them.

If Rhodes really goes easy on the students and lets them leave, then Cecilia and the others will definitely disappear in an instant.

So, this is the only way...

"Let's finish this quickly," Rhodes said softly, gazing at the familiar academy.

Cecilia's resentment stemmed from the academy, which was essentially her natural home turf.

"Ending this farce at the academy was indeed the right choice. It put an end to her struggles."

“We can do it,” Lilith said softly, standing beside Rhodes.

"A total of five people have been promoted seven times. If you include me, that makes six. This combat power is already twice that of the opponent."

"But I'm afraid the witch might have a backup plan."

Lilith tugged at his sleeve:

“Rhodes, it’s very clear that even the most powerful witch, who has ascended to the eighth level as a Fallen Goddess, still has conditions for using her. Moreover, once they use the Fallen Goddess, the royal family cannot ignore it.”

"That's right, the only one in the Linlank Empire to have been promoted eight times in public—[Godslayer Knight] Nolan Sullivan—wasn't dead either."

But he always felt that something was wrong.

The rapid demagic transformation of these people appearing in the capital is definitely beneficial to Cecilia and her group, but he doesn't understand the purpose of this action.

This action was the only thing he couldn't let go of.

Although he was very confident that he could solve the Cecilia problem, the matter was stuck in his mind and he couldn't get over it.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

After all, the preparations here were far too thorough.

Firstly, because there were five people who were promoted seven times; secondly, because of a voice—

Time is the tool that tears everything apart, space is an unreachable distance, but my voice can travel thousands of miles.

This sentence had already appeared in his mind around noon today;

Charlotte Sinclair – the goddess who dwells in the deep sea, has regained her divinity.

In other words, a forbidden being that has ascended nine times will tear through time and space and appear beside him in an instant.

Moreover, even without Charlotte, he is good enough on his own.

After all, since he acquired the [Crown of Thorns], the Hunting Witch has had absolutely no negative effects.

In other words, as he rushes in to kill the witch, he will grow stronger and stronger—he will crawl out from the mountain of corpses and absorb the power of all the witches and the demon seeds.

If he can touch the divine position in an instant, then everything will be completely over.

The remaining witches will only be his followers...

...

...

Cecilia gazed at the azure barrier flashing across the sky, a slight smile playing on her lips.

At this moment, she was still in the student area of ​​the college, swinging on a swing, lost in thought with her chin in her hand.

"They just took action."

"Yes."

"My dear, you're in too much of a hurry."

"But it's actually only natural."

"But who is stronger between us?"

"What if, dear, there's another ninth-level powerhouse on their side? Then we'll be left to fight to the death again."

"Let's play for a little while first, and then release our pent-up desires..."

The twelve Cecilia bodies were currently in this area, and voices came from all directions, their tones flippant.

The clock of time, at this moment, points towards infinity.

Cecilia's lifeline pointer had been crushed by her, so at this moment, her soul was scattered across twelve bodies, and she possessed twelve times the life force.

Gazing at the beautiful view of the sky, Cecilia slumped to the ground and began to laugh—

Each one of them seemed to be merged with the earth, falling directly into the ground and traversing into the underground facilities.

The first one, the second one, the third one... all twelve of them stood in their respective guard positions.

In the end, the most authentic version of her is the one who crouches before the blood-devouring "Goddess of Fallen Desire," serving as the final boss.

"Cecilia." The Night Owl Witch picked up her long pole, held it in her hand, and exhaled clouds of smoke. "Activate once the three of us die, understand?"

"It will activate once one dies. I don't want any of you to die either."

"What a well-behaved child... I hope I'm one of the two who survive."

"The first round of the preliminary match begins now. Let's see who kills whom, Your Highness Rhodes—"

Chapter 185 Dyed Scarlet

The army stormed into the academy in a grand procession.

The news of the academy being sealed off spread instantly, both inside and outside the academy.

The military headquarters only set up a cordon and posted a notice: "[There is a powerful demonic seed inside, and we are currently eliminating it]."

However, things are not so simple internally.

Rhodes and his team had a very clear division of tasks, which consisted of three parts.

The church is responsible for maintaining order and protecting the safety of students and professors, and for using purification magic to find the demonic seeds lurking among the people.

The military's mission was to surround the academy and support Rhodes and his group.

Finally, and most importantly, aside from Valerie who needs to guard the area above, the other four level-7 ascendants and Rhodes will go to the underground passage to capture the witches.

At this moment, the lights are still shining brightly beneath the hundreds of buildings of this magnificent academy.

Under the lights, countless black figures were constantly gathering and then fleeing.

These were students who were awakened from their dreams by the commotion, as well as some professors.

The female students, not even fully dressed in their uniforms, emerged from their dormitories in their pajamas, staring in astonishment at the blue barrier against the sky and the soldiers moving about.

"What are they trying to do?"

"I don't know," the short-haired student said, stroking his chin. "Maybe it's training? In case a demonic seed or something appears."

The short-haired female student had her chin resting on another student's shoulder, looking sleepy.

but--

"A demonic seed has appeared! The military is launching a crackdown. All students, proceed to the central square for inspection and protection. Act immediately!"

"I'll say it again, all students, get over there! You girls too!"

Suddenly, a motorcycle rider appeared in front of the short-haired girl and shouted a few words, which startled her so much that she trembled all over. She then quickly replied, "Yes, sir!"

The officer on horseback ignored them, gave a cold snort, and whipped his whip, disappearing from their sight in an instant.

"It's not a drill."

"It's just a drill, let's go!"

"The demonic invasion is so exciting! Will we be able to see the military fight against the powerful demons? Will there be very strong and handsome officers coming to fight them? I've only ever killed demons that have been upgraded twice."

"...Don't even think about it, just focus on staying alive."

The students were mostly driven away with blank expressions, heading towards the square.

Rhodes naturally saw this scene as well, but didn't react much.

If Felicity and Natalie had come with him, he might have stopped to reminisce about the past—

They lived here together back then, well, at least they spent some time with Cecilia.