Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

But obviously, the two of them stayed in the church because of their lack of fighting strength, so he had nothing to worry about.

Now he has only one goal: to win the battle quickly and seize the position of the Demon God.

All that's needed is to snatch the fragment of the Demon God's throne; once you get it, that's victory.

Cecilia and her companions possessed a rich system of tunnels, which they expanded upon using the ancient ruins constructed by Lilith.

But no matter how much it is expanded or modified, the fact that this area was essentially created by Lilith remains unchanged.

In other words, they will definitely be able to quickly find the core area and the location of the divine position.

At this moment, Rhodes was leading Lilith and the others into the forest of the academy, quickly searching for the uppermost ruins and the safest space.

"There's a pipe down here that you can get into; just step on it and it'll burst."

With that, Rod slammed his foot down, and the ground exploded with a deafening roar!

Bang Bang Bang!

Dust billowed up instantly, and Rhodes and his companions were swept into the pipes as the ground collapsed.

"Cough cough cough..." Xia Li covered her nose and landed lightly on the ground. "Sir, sir, this is too violent, it's not good."

"But this way it's fast."

Rod landed smoothly on the ground.

At this moment, he was standing on a small ditch, with muddy water flowing over his boots, about ten centimeters deep.

Rhodes braced himself against the high platform beside him and flipped himself up onto it. Of course, Lilith also reached out to help him up during the process.

After Lilith reached out her hand, Rhodes naturally stood up and then dusted himself off.

"Where is this place, Shirley?"

"Wait a moment, sir, Shirley will begin the investigation."

Shirley stretched out her hand, her five little fingers spread apart, and a small fleshy ball emerged from the tip of each finger, rolling to the ground.

At the same time, these clumps of flesh tore open instantly, expanding and sprouting countless tentacles that crawled wildly in all directions of the pipe.

[Soul Structure] In the body of Shirley, a soul monster, the [physical body] is never a fixed form, but rather a mortal object that can be freely changed.

Therefore, these tentacles not only have the tactile sensation of her fingers, but also clearly imprint what she hears and sees into her mind, entering into neural feedback.

“There are living people to the west.” Shirley opened her eyes. “The tentacles have been cleared out, and there are quite a few of them. It seems to be a critical point.”

"Hmm." Rhodes turned to look at Lilith. "Does anything come to mind?"

Lilith gently shook her head. "Let's go over there first. This is a structure modified by a witch; I don't remember it."

Upon hearing this, Rod didn't waste any more words and moved forward directly.

Walking through this tunnel, a damp and cold feeling permeated my body, and my skin also became a little sticky.

But the torches around were still flickering and burning, which meant that this area had not been abandoned; at least, the witch had come to change the fire just a few minutes ago.

Where the enemy would emerge from, and whether they would even appear, was all too clear to Rhodes and his companions;

Because Shirley is there.

Shirley is like a soul-detecting radar, and also the most basic tool for querying information.

Rhodes and his team acted swiftly, reaching the area of ​​intersecting pipes in just a few minutes.

The road ahead was no longer a simple pipe, but a seemingly clean and imposing stone gate.

The aura of the demonic seed began to grow stronger.

"Zizi-"

The sound of churning slime reached Rhodes and his companions' ears.

That was the sound of the deformed demon crawling.

"On the head."

"Pfft—!"

As soon as Shirley finished speaking, two tentacles instantly grew from her back, piercing through and tearing the two slime demons to pieces.

Instantly, countless slimy chunks of flesh fell to the ground due to gravity.

Shirley gave a slightly smug hum, but Rod didn't praise her. Instead, he said softly:

"Shirley, when you go inside later, try to leave the demon seed for me."

"Huh?" Shirley tilted her head. "Sir?"

"I'm going to use them as leveling materials."

"I see."

"Then I'll push open the door."

...

...

A brief pause.

As if to put everyone on alert, Shirley's action didn't take place until three seconds later—

Shirley's tentacles shot out again, violently expanding into terrifying stone hammers.

At the same time, with a sweep of the two hammers, as if cutting through space, the door was torn to dust in an instant and collapsed with a crash!

bump--!

Smash it!

The moment the giant gate was smashed, Rhodes closed his eyes and unleashed all his skills.

At this moment, his body underwent a dramatic transformation—ear tips sprouted an elf-like appearance, the purple of his pupils was tinged with azure light, and he instantly grasped the [Star Punishment Dragon Sword] in his hand.

The moment the Star Punishment Dragon Sword was in his hand, Rhodes' aura surged again, and the blue silk belonging to the Star God species began to surround him, spreading out continuously as the domain was activated.

The line of sight keeps expanding.

When the reconstruction domain is upgraded to LV.5, the coverage area can reach a radius of several kilometers.

Although the entire underground space was isolated by an array, limiting his perception to what was directly in front of him, it was enough for him to instantly ascertain the layout and formations within.

The area in front of us is most likely a place where the witch rests, that is, where she usually eats and sleeps.

The witches transformed the entire space quite perfectly, using natural stone walls as partitions to create numerous shops, as well as many living spaces and necessities.

Rod instantly sensed that there were coffee shops for grinding coffee, shops selling everyday ingredients, and places that retailed and sold materials.

This is the habitat of witches and their lowly rats.

They might play together here, or they might argue, or they might... eat people.

"Pity."

It's really a pity.

If the words "cannibalism" weren't used, they would just be ordinary girls, and even if they took the wrong path, they could still correct it.

But each witch who has been promoted four or even five times has already killed countless people.

Moreover, there's another thing that's laughable—

Witches are not unchangeable; at least after he attains godhood, he is confident that he can restore all witches to normal people.

In other words, the witches who are dying now are almost all monsters who died just before dawn.

But he is not a soft-hearted person.

Some things are fundamentally difficult choices. If he doesn't kill these witches now and his strength isn't enough to guarantee a solution to this crisis, then he's putting the cart before the horse.

Therefore, he will only choose the optimal and simplest method.

For once again, he uttered those words of comfort he had given the witch before her death:

Goodbye, girls.

As soon as he finished speaking, he instantly locked onto all the witches and the demon seeds they were guarding in this residential area.

Most of the witches were crouching behind the door, their faces serious and resolute, holding weapons and ready for battle.

Some witches trembled with fear, retreating and trying to escape, only to be pulled back.

There are twenty-one witches and more than forty demons.

Three people were promoted six times, while the number of those promoted five or four times is too numerous to count.

He certainly couldn't instantly kill those who had been promoted six times.

Because his attack, even with the Severing Slash, only reached 9,000 points of physical strength, it was insufficient to instantly kill a witch who had advanced six times to a higher level.

However, even if they don't die, they are severely injured, not to mention other witches, whose heads can be easily severed even without activating the Holy Light Dragon God Slash.

"Slay—"

The tearing force was triggered in an instant.

This is the first time Rhodes has used the [Rupture and Execute] effect.

As it turns out, this attack is many times more powerful than the original [Execute], at least in terms of its effectiveness.

In an instant, the severing and killing technique was like a wandering silver thread, weaving through the bodies of every witch.

Each time the silk thread passes through a person, their body instantly disintegrates.

There was no time to react; when I came to my senses, there was only a brief stinging pain, followed by eternal silence.

Bang Bang Bang!

With a loud crash from the gate, the witches inside instantly turned into a bloody mist and vanished from this world.

Dust flew up onto Rhodes' and his companions' faces, but Rhodes did not stop. In an instant, he used the [Rupture Strike] a second time.

In an instant, the second slash was launched at the witch who had been upgraded to level six.

"Kill."

Rhode swung his sword at the air, but the three witches inside, who had ascended to the sixth level, all let out miserable screams—