Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

This statement has become an unfathomable question.

But she understood that if she survived this time, perhaps she should try to be friends with Rhodes, or at least repay this debt of gratitude.

This could be considered a life-or-death friendship, right? It was her fate, one-sided.

In her confused state, she could only barely maintain her consciousness by fantasizing about the future.

Seeing the Dragon God in such a pitiful state, Rhodes also admired her strong will.

Anyone else would have succumbed to the pain and died long ago, instead of enduring until now through sheer willpower like the Dragon God.

It's been half an hour.

Experiencing being torn apart by five horses for half an hour, even he might not be able to endure it.

Besides, in half an hour... Lilith and the others should have finished arguing by now, and if he goes there now, he'll just be cleaning up the mess.

Really are.

I never expected it to be so troublesome.

Fortunately, it only lasted half an hour.

In the past half hour, the resentment extracted from Sylvia's body has been entangled with them and is showing signs of abnormality—

Rhodes could clearly sense that at most one last extraction would be enough to expel all the resentment from Sylvia's body.

"This is the last time. If we succeed in one go, we will be victorious." He first reassured Sylvia, then withdrew his focus, his consciousness completely immersed in the world of power control.

His eyes were as calm as an eagle's. He adjusted his breathing and, with utmost calm and focused gaze, launched his final attack.

Bone marrow, soul, heart—every single part of it was swept away and extracted by Rhodes in this instant!

Pfft!

At this moment, the resentment that had been extracted, along with the fragments of the demon god, erupted completely, breaking free from Rhodes' control and beginning to surge and churn!

boom--!

In an instant, the pitch-black resentment coalesced into an enraged monster—

This monster looks exactly like the Dragon God, with delicate dragon horns and a thick tail, making her an undisputed little dragon girl.

The only difference was that her entire body was pitch black, as dark as ink, and unfathomable.

Rhodes knew she wasn't a good person.

This is the afterimage of the [Dragon God].

Or rather, it was the dragon god that Rhodes and his companions had fought against, the dragon god who destroyed the Linlank Empire and killed Felicity's family.

“Rod Chivenlance.” The dark-skinned Sylvia opened her mouth, her eyes filled with extreme rage.

"Dragon God, Sylvia," Rhodes said, his eyes sweeping over her. "How do you feel seeing me again?"

"You attacked me while I was fusing with godhood... You are truly despicable and shameless."

"You're nothing but a resentful spirit parasitizing someone else's body. You really think you're a dragon god?"

"Damn it!" The dark dragon god gathered resentment and attacked downwards, attempting to wipe out Sylvia's existence.

"madness."

With a swing of his arm, Rhodes unleashed a powerful force that slammed into the body of the dark dragon god!

boom!

In an instant, she was suppressed like an ant and fell to the ground.

She was suppressed by the entire domain world, her whole body was embedded in the ground, and her dark resentment body was almost blasted apart by Rhodes' attack.

"Rhodes—" The dark dragon god glared at Rhodes' figure with furious teeth, forcibly supporting himself on the ground with his hands, but was quickly suppressed and collapsed to the ground.

"This is my territory. The moment you showed up, you had already lost."

"Demon God, Demon God...!" The dark dragon god clenched his fists on the floor in fury. "You will only descend into madness and then die a violent death!"

"Thank you for your concern, but unfortunately..."

At this moment, the phantom of a crown of thorns appeared above Rhodes's head, and his figure was enveloped in robes formed from dark resentment. A rumbling sound emanated from the ground, forming his throne—

He simply sat down calmly, resting his hand on his chin, and looked down disdainfully at his former enemy:

"This time, I'm too lazy to play games with you."

"I'm too lazy to torture you slowly over sending people to kill us."

"So, that's the end of it, all that's fake."

Rhodes waved his hand gently—

In an instant, the dark dragon god's figure could no longer be maintained, and it completely turned to ashes in a flash, burning and splitting apart—

In sight.

All that remained was her grimacing face, still glaring intently at Rod.

But there was nothing she could do.

The defeated foe of the past is still the defeated foe of the present.

"You deserve to die..."

Swish swish swish—

The phantom vanished without a trace with her last glance.

Rod breathed a sigh of relief.

He never imagined he could kill this former enemy so easily.

But fundamentally, it's simply because he didn't kill the individual [Dragon God], but rather the [resentment] within the Dragon God.

Otherwise, how could it be so simple?

He snapped out of his daze and looked at Sylvia:

"This is the last step. Just bear with it. The fragments of the Demon God's throne are still in your stomach. I'll just have to poop them out."

“…” Sylvia did not speak. She was already on the verge of death and had no strength left to reply to Rhodes.

She couldn't even perceive or see the scene where Rhodes killed the "Dragon God".

She has nothing left; now she is like a candle flickering in the wind.

Seeing this, Rhodes no longer hesitated;

In an instant, he summoned his last bit of power, like a thread stitching a wound, swiftly slicing through the Dragon God's lips, tearing open her throat, and directly entering her stomach—

"Finish."

"Splash—"

He turned his body and pulled the fragment of the divine position directly out of her mouth.

At the same time, the moment the divine tablet was removed from her body, the enormous cross behind her vanished without a trace.

"Cough—!" Sylvia coughed dryly at that moment, her toes touching the ground. After losing the cross, her body trembled slightly, and she finally staggered two steps before collapsing to her knees, completely exhausted.

Successful.

The dragon goddess Sylvia has released herself from the seal that bound her.

Everything has settled down.

Sylvia is resurrected, and she will now fulfill her promise to return her divine position and not oppose them.

Rhodes took a deep breath, feeling the weight of his body finally lifted.

At the same time, he gripped the fragment of divine power tightly in his hand and directly fused with it—

This is different from the scenario of the first fusion.

This time, fusing with the second fragment was as easy for him as eating a meal.

The immense aura from the Fallen Demon God's domain, carrying resentment, flowed into his body, and his [divinity] increased several times over.

Subtly, his body was becoming less and less human, radiating an aura of sacredness that was untouchable.

Even if Rhodes momentarily withdrew this sense of holiness from "nothingness," his already robust physique still appeared even more perfect and flawless, like an exquisite piece of jade.

[You have fused with a fragment of a demon god's divine position.]

Your attribute values ​​have increased.

At this moment, the series of panels in Rhodes' mind reappeared before his eyes—

But Rhodes stopped watching and simply clicked the "X" button.

He is now so powerful that he no longer needs to care about the stats panel.

Once he activates his skill, he can far surpass the strength of a typical eight-times upgrade, approaching the level of a nine-times upgrade. Among the people who have emerged in the world today, he is almost invincible.

And most importantly, his panel will refresh again tomorrow, so why bother checking it?

Tomorrow, he will go to Charlotte's place to retrieve the fragment of divine power that she has been holding.

So he simply looked at the deity who was lying weakly on the ground, stepped down from his throne, came to Sylvia's side, reached out his hand, and gently helped her up.

"Ouch...it hurts, don't pull!" Sylvia cried out in pain instantly.

Rod grabbed her hand.

Yes, that arm that was almost torn off just now.

At least, Sylvia can no longer control her limbs—her muscles are all torn, and her bones are in no better shape.

"Oh, I forgot, sorry." Rod awkwardly released her hand, leaning closer and supporting her waist with his other hand. "Is this alright?"

“…” Sylvia did not speak.

She knew that she could only stand up with Rhodes' support, so she didn't mind his physical contact.

It's just a little awkward.

But this awkwardness is nothing compared to the physical exhaustion and the relief of surviving.

If you want to touch her secretly, then go ahead and touch her. Touching her thick, big tail is her way of showing off.