Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

[Faith Deity: Outer God (Unique) (Abnormal)]

After completing the hunting of batches of demons, his attribute values ​​have reached the peak of the fifth upgrade, and he is only one step away from the final sixth upgrade.

A simple calculation reveals that, in terms of attribute values ​​alone, even without considering the special skill [Holy Light Dragon God Slash], his attribute values ​​have already reached the advanced level of the sixth promotion.

I'm one step closer to being able to hunt monsters that have leveled up seven times on my own.

The greater distance would allow them to unleash the Dragon God, giving them a greater chance of success.

However, it is clear that the energy consumed so far is insignificant compared to the energy gained from fusing with the fragments of the Demon God's position.

As soon as Ivina recovered from her fear, Lilith returned to Rhodes' side.

She still habitually and quietly clutched the hem of Rod's clothes.

She was different from other girls... The sense of security she felt from holding onto the hem of his clothes was mainly because it naturally gave her the feeling that "Rhodes is being held by her now and won't run away."

I feel very safe and I like it very much.

Of course, if you asked her to express her feelings now, she would find it difficult to say the word "like," since it seems like a little girl's behavior... and she wouldn't be able to save face.

After thinking for a moment, she pursed her lips, slightly raised her beautiful blue eyes, and looked at Rhodes beside her:

"Rhodes, there are very powerful witches guarding the way ahead."

"Yes, I can sense it."

"What do you think is the witch's purpose in deliberately spreading people out for us to kill?"

“I don’t know.” Rhodes shook his head. “We didn’t encounter them using this move last time.”

That's for sure.

Because in their previous life, they had already formed a temporary alliance with Cecilia and the others by the later stages, so they didn't have the chance to encounter the witches who were willing to fight to the death.

"It's normal not to know."

"Because you have no need to know, you foolish, stupid humans..."

The voice of Vivian, the Fission Witch, echoed from all directions in this empty space.

Her voice was soft and weak; though she was saying things like "stupid," her timidity was palpable.

At the same time, her footsteps echoed ethereally in the space.

That was the clatter of high heels on the stone bricks, each step seemingly carried by the current, moving against the flow towards Rhodes and his companions.

In an instant, a surge of resentment arose.

Vivian was different from other witches. She wore a white and purple cat-ear cloak with small, upturned ear tips. Her body was not as mature as other witches, but rather small and weak.

Probably... not much different in build from Ivina's.

Afraid,

She looked at Rhodes and his group standing there, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

She was going to die; she knew she was going to die.

Cecilia and the others had this plan: to use the blood of at least one or two of the three of them to enhance the [Goddess of Fallen Desire]'s power and completely break the seal.

but……

She didn't want to die at all.

Why does she always have to walk this path? With only a one-in-three chance, why is she always so unlucky?

She was like this since she was a child; she always tripped while walking, and whenever there was a lottery, she was always the worst one.

In the workhouse, bad luck meant certain death, because no one could be adopted and food was provided only intermittently.

She finally got to this point, but she still had bad luck. What a joke...!

Her biggest complaint was "luck".

Throughout her life, she prayed for good fortune, seeking possibilities and special blessings to protect her and keep her alive.

Even in his final battle before death, he was still killed by his own bad luck...

She clenched her fists, a final glint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes—a ruthlessness not born of hatred for unfair luck, but rather a calm tactic she used as a protector of the "witch" to hunt humans.

After all, a witch cannot survive without ruthlessness.

finally.

She raised her eyes.

The moment she raised her head, her deep purple eyes instantly increased the pressure on everyone.

“The Fission Witch.” Rhodes calmly gazed at one of the three great witches and said, “Hello.”

"Hello. But let's skip the pleasantries... I'm going to kill you all."

Rhodes spoke calmly:

"You clearly know you can't defeat us, so why do you deliberately come here to die? Even if you really wanted to kill us, you should have gathered all your strength and worn us down."

"So what...?" Vivian placed her hands nervously on her chest. "Don't say anything more... Anyway, if I gave you the chance to kill me, wouldn't you do it?"

“You are deliberately courting death, and deliberately causing life to disappear.” Rhodes narrowed his eyes. “It’s a sacrifice, isn’t it? Only a sacrifice would result in this.”

Vivian's body stiffened, and her breathing became rapid—

She's not good at lying; at least when faced with questioning, she'll immediately give herself away without even needing to lie.

"Do you think this will work? Even so, you still have to kill me, kill me."

She raised the staff, taller than herself, to her chest, her eyes serious: "If you don't make a move, I will—"

In that instant, all her resentment condensed into the staff, and the terrifying skeleton began to open and close its mouth frantically, making a cracking sound.

At the same time, dazzling light gathered at the top of the skull and shot out like a cannonball!

"Explode!" she shouted, and the flying shells instantly transformed into overlapping arrays, condensing into a special ring-shaped spell that locked down the space around Rhodes and the others.

"Under protection, sir!"

"Ah."

As the formation solidified, a terrifying seven-colored light erupted with a deafening roar of destruction. At the same moment, Shirley also split into countless chunks of flesh, instantly shielding Rhodes and the others beneath her body—

boom--!

Boom! Boom!

The ripples severed the water flow, and dozens of stone pillars collapsed instantly, creating an extremely powerful and formidable spectacle.

Even so, with a wave of Shirley's arm, the charred flesh instantly crumbled, revealing the unharmed Rhodes and his companions.

“What…!” Vivian took a half step back, her breathing becoming even more erratic with fear.

She had no chance of winning against them to begin with, but now it seems she might be tortured to death.

No.

That won't work.

Even if I die, I should die cleanly.

How painful would it be to be brutally killed by the other side?

She would even look scared when eating bitter melon, so how could she possibly accept the pain of being tortured to death?

A surge of fear welled up within her, and in that instant, she pointed the scepter directly at her own head—

Yes, just commit suicide.

At least this way, she wouldn't have to die so painfully.

The power of one's own magic bombarding one's own body, no matter what, would still be the gentlest aura, right? No matter what, it could at least kill in an instant, right?

Can--

In that instant, a chilling aura blew out from behind her—

Countless hands crawled out from the ground, as if the gates of hell had converged in that instant.

Furthermore, the cold, dark iron handcuffs split into five parts in that instant, instantly sealing and imprisoning her limbs and neck;

Click—!

The powerful sealing skill instantly nailed Vivian's limbs to the cross, and the iron shackles around her neck also firmly pinned her to the top.

This is Shirley's skill—[Gates of Hell], a skill used to seal the soul and will of humans.

"No, wait, I didn't mean to hit you...!" Vivian shouted in fear.

“We didn’t intend to hit you.” Rhodes’ eyes were cold. “If you want to die, we won’t let you die.”

"Huh? No, really?"

Chapter 187 Please remember me, okay?

"You, you can't do this!" Vivian struggled and twisted her body, the spikes on the iron handcuffs digging into her skin, causing blood to flow.

“I can remove this sealing skill in less than ten minutes. If you want to keep me pinned here and go find Cecilia, that's impossible…”

"So? You mean we should just kill you?" Rhodes walked up to her and lifted her cheek with his hand. "But I have a feeling... if I kill you, we'll be in danger."

A sacrifice that has been elevated seven times.

Once Vivian appears, Rod will be able to confirm his identity.

Cecilia and her group planned to use a method similar to sacrifice to enhance their power.

The person who made the sacrifice was clearly someone from the entire capital.

The demons who went mad all day, the witch they just killed, and even Vivian in front of them—all of them were sacrifices.

And with such a massive sacrificial object... even without using his brain, Rhodes could guess what their purpose was.

It is the "Goddess of Fallen Desire".

They attempted to help the goddess of lust break free from her delusion.

It's quite a novelty, really.