Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

At this moment, they finally reached the end of the reservoir and arrived in front of the giant stone gate.

The opening animation, resembling a boss battle, unfolds at this moment.

One by one, eerie flames began to ignite from both sides, gradually spreading towards the center as the wind blew, igniting more torches.

At the same time, azure patterns flowed above the Stone Gate, and the characters, twisted and crooked like runes, shimmered with light at this moment.

A "click" sound rang out after Shirley pushed with her transforming tentacles.

The opening of the giant gate did not cause dust to fly up; instead, the rumbling sound continued to echo and reverberate in the reservoir as the stone gate rubbed against the ground.

It resembles a sound wave trap, but it's just the most basic psychological pressure trap.

In an instant, Rhodes sensed the real danger.

A massive blood-soaked crypt came into view.

This situation is even more terrifying than when Ivina's blood demon appeared.

Blood flowed down from the walls on all sides, constantly converging below the [Goddess of Fallen Desire] in the center, where it was frantically absorbed and devoured by the mouth of her lower body.

The over ten-meter-tall "Goddess of Fallen Desire" now resembles a goddess fallen into hell, filled with evil divinity.

Her hideous, dark lower half of her face became even more ferocious, revealing jagged teeth, and her eye sockets, devoid of pupils, were as dark and evil as an abyss, opening angrily.

Death. Stepping into death!

The terrifying sea of ​​blood and corpses erupted wildly, rushing straight towards Rhodes and his group!

"Get out of my way." Merrick simply uttered these words coldly before shoving Rhodes aside.

At the same time, Merrick's body burst into flames in an instant, his golden hair stained with dark red blood.

His once barren body had become plump again, his height increasing to 1.9 meters, and the coldness and arrogance in his eyes were once again maliciously displayed—

Seven upgrades, the pinnacle of Eternal Sage – [Calamity Elf], the strongest state.

After being repaired by Lilith last time, Merrick has been able to maintain his peak condition for an hour.

This length of time is more than enough for top-tier combat power to determine countless victories and defeats, which is more than sufficient.

At this moment, Merrick's palm was sharp and covered in mineral crystals, like a demon's, but with just a forceful swing, a tearing roar erupted—

"Boom boom boom—!"

At the same time, this attack from the [Goddess of Fallen Desire] instantly dissolved into powder;

"With most of your power restricted by the seal, are you looking down on me?" Merrick's cold and arrogant voice rang out, seeing through the current state of the [Goddess of Fallen Desire] at a glance.

Clearly, as the key to unlocking the seal on Lilith's demonic position, the Fallen Goddess is currently using most of her power to melt the seal, rather than for combat.

【madness!】

The voice emanating from the goddess of lust was hoarse and dry, so that the moment the two words were uttered, it sent chills down one's spine.

You have no chance of winning!

In my eyes, they are nothing but ants!

Bang Bang Bang!

The lower half of the goddess of lust churned wildly in the blood pool formed from countless corpses, emitting a roar;

“That’s about enough,” Cecilia said softly, as she gently rose from her kneeling position.

From the moment Rhodes and the others entered until now, she had maintained the same posture as when she was kneeling before the Goddess of Fallen Desire—only now did she truly stand up and turn to look at Rhodes;

At this moment, Cecilia was wearing a jet-black dress, the style of which was somewhat similar to that of Ivina when she participated in her coming-of-age ceremony at the Duke's mansion. Both dresses had a bow tied in front of the chest and a short, fluffy skirt.

She simply dusted off her stockings and began to speak:

"Rhodes".

"The Fallen Goddess, who has ascended eight times, still has a little over a day left before she breaks the seal on her divine position. You should know that, right?"

Cecilia stopped using the word "darling".

Because, from this moment on—her identity is that of a witch who is an enemy of Rhodes, a witch who will create the strongest monster… So, she can’t continue to call him by that nickname for the time being.

"Want to chat again?"

"This isn't just idle chatter; I simply hope you'll leave on your own."

"reason."

"The Goddess of Fallen Desire, if she so desires, can break through and ascend nine times in an instant, and completely tear apart the seal of the Demon God's position, releasing the Demon Realm."

“And in an instant… that will be enough for you all to die.”

Cecilia flicked her wrist slightly, her golden eyes blinking, looking at Rhodes and the others with absolute disdain.

enough.

After Vivian died, the last bit of resentment had been gathered.

No matter what methods Rhodes and his companions prepared, it was absolutely impossible for them to defeat the Fallen Goddess who had ascended nine times.

After all, those nine-time ascendants of the Linlank Empire are still asleep.

It only takes a moment.

In an instant—this period of time, no matter what methods Rhodes and the others used, they could not change it.

Confidence filled her mind, but Cecilia also knew deep down that Rhodes would never fight a battle he was sure to lose.

If he truly had no other options at this moment, he should have turned and left long ago when Vivian died.

Undeniable,

She was excited, excited about what way Rhodes might have to solve this problem.

She liked to pose difficult questions to Rhodes and then watch him solve them with ease... because it looked really cool.

"Then give it a try," Rod said calmly.

"you sure?"

"Ah."

Cecilia's lips finally curved into a smile, and she chuckled softly—

Although I didn't witness Lilith's suffering firsthand in this play, it was still quite good.

That's interesting enough.

[Tick-tock—]

The rotating disc is spinning at this moment.

At the same time, time seemed to be frozen in ice, completely losing any possibility of being changed.

The goddess of lust began to open her dark lower half of her face, and then gave a ferocious, maniacal laugh, emitting eerie sounds.

Blood was also spreading and climbing wildly, simultaneously twisting the final part of this space—

【wrong.】

Their goal is not to kill you, Rhodes.

Charlotte's slightly surprised voice entered Rhodes's and the others' minds at that moment;

thump—

Upon hearing this, Rhodes' consciousness blurred for a moment, and when he regained his senses, he was no longer in the same place.

In his eyes, the world transformed in an instant.

He, or rather all of them, were all rejected, disappeared into the pipes, and arrived at the spot where they had just entered the academy—

The moonlight shone on his face as Rhodes stared at the academy gates before him, lost in thought.

We're back to where we started.

But it's not just about going back to the starting point.

Because—the seal on the Demon God's position has been broken.

At this moment, the entire academy underwent drastic changes.

The unfolding of the [Demon Realm] will turn the surrounding area of ​​several kilometers into a blood-red scene, and the resentment will multiply tens of thousands of times.

Crimson blood enveloped the entire academy and sealed it instantly.

A terrifying curse and resentment spread from the location of the cave, the seal on the demon god's position was completely broken, and at the same time, a gigantic monster tore through the earth, crawling out of the ground like Mount Tai—

The Goddess of Fallen Desire has lost all wisdom.

She transformed into the ultimate monster of resentment.

At this moment, her body was crawling with worms, her twisted, pitch-black body no longer possessing its original "pure white face".

Her entire body was filled with resentment; her massive form occupied a quarter of the academy, emitting an extreme roar—

"Roar--!"

Rhode snapped out of his daze as he looked at the scenery inside the seal and reached out to touch the crimson seal line of the [Demon Realm], but was immediately repelled.

“I thought they would actually attack you directly,” Charlotte’s voice came from behind Rhodes, her tone calm. “So, I’ve been waiting for the attack.”

"But unexpectedly, they chose to teleport you all away, then crushed you and tore open the seal on the Demon God's position."

“Charlotte.” Rhodes turned his head, his brows furrowing slightly.

Cecilia's actions were still too ruthless.

Rhodes understood why Cecilia was doing what she did.

She did anticipate that he had a backup plan.

It was precisely because they knew they had a backup plan that they chose to teleport them out instantly and use a seal to keep them outside.

After all, teleporting them out instantly using the repulsion of the [Demon Realm] is much faster than killing them by hand—at least fast enough that Charlotte, who was still far away in the other world, couldn't stop it.

Her purpose in doing this was simple: to buy time.

She intends to use the Fallen Goddess and these released resentments to create monsters, thus providing her with time to break the final seal and merge with the Demon God's position.

This means that regardless of whether they have any backup plans, the pressure will increase significantly.