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Perhaps in terms of combat power and destructive force alone, the Serpent of Sacrifice cannot compare to the Blazing Fire of Heaven and Earth. However, the Serpent of Sacrifice, which governs creation, responds to the wishes of the Crimson World, and creates the hopeful future of the Crimson World, is clearly more revered and loved by the beings of the Crimson World than the Blazing Fire of Heaven and Earth, which controls punishment.

As for Shahar, the Guide of Divine Awareness, it is revered by the beings of the Crimson World because it possesses the power to foresee the future and guide the development of the Great World. However, precisely because of this, the beings of the Crimson World vaguely dislike it, as it always evokes the image of a mastermind behind the scenes.

The serpent of the ritual swayed its enormous head, clearly having noticed everything. It nodded at Shana, its booming voice echoing through the sky, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer. Leave the rest to me; I'll build the fortifications!"

Having said that, the enormous body of the Ritual Serpent burst forth from the passage, along with an almost boundless power of existence. The moment this power of existence appeared, it gave Mo Mo the illusion that the Crimson World had expanded from one side of the passage to the other.

And indeed it seemed to be so. The ritual serpent, like a giant dragon in the clouds, carried an ocean of existence power, drawing a huge circle with a diameter of several hundred kilometers centered on Shana. Moreover, as countless existence powers poured into this area, the whole world seemed to have begun to change. The space between heaven and earth became chaotic, and an ancient desolation was gradually being conceived.

“This is the construction of a base,” Rami saw Momo’s confusion and answered him, “The resistance forces in the world are too strong. Even we cannot win in one battle. So we plan to establish a base first and then gradually eliminate the forces of disorder in this world.”

"However, this is not something we need to worry about, nor is it something you need to worry about."

Everyone kept looking up at the huge black hole in the sky. At this moment, a spiral passage appeared in the black hole, and from the passage, strangely shaped beings began to emerge, all of them burning with flames of different colors.

Clearly, the Crimson World's army has arrived.

"Do you remember what I told you? No, I think you've already forgotten."

Rami shook his head regretfully. It seemed that Momo was no longer a reliable option. After all, he had become too immersed in the role, and as a human being, his emotions had clouded his judgment...

"We, the Crimson World, will absolutely not allow the Crimson World Demon Lord Best, who possesses the power of oracle, to be forcibly taken away from our Crimson World family."

However, at this moment, Momo softly uttered this sentence, a sentence that Rami had repeated many times before, and savored its meaning once again.

Upon hearing this, Best paused, then seemed to realize something. She wiped away her tears and looked incredulously at Shana and Rami behind her. Shana frowned and said, "It's too late now..."

"No, no, no, it's not too late, not too late at all!"

Momo interrupted Shana and patted Best on the head as a comforting gesture.

His scrutinizing gaze swept over Shana, then over the pendant around her neck, then over Rami, and finally over the distant Serpent of Ritual, which was rapidly constructing a fortress with an almost earth-shattering power, casting a spell of freedom. A confident smile appeared on his face.

"It's not late at all, the timing is just right, isn't it?"

Author's Note:

P.S.: Book recommendation: the fantasy novel *Hades* by the author, *The Unholy One*. 150,000 words and 27,000 favorites—it's already surpassed my own achievements, demonstrating its immense popularity. According to the author himself, it tells a different kind of mythology, a different kind of deity, and a story that goes further and further down the path of sexual fantasies. Hmm… compared to that, I, JKing, am still pure!

271 The Savior of Momo Has Arrived

Momo's words undoubtedly piqued the interest of Shana and Rami, and even Alastor.

This is a game of strategy. When everyone is questioning Mo Mo, but Mo Mo seems confident, then whether Mo Mo is influencing his opponents or his opponents are turning around and rejecting Mo Mo depends on whether Mo Mo really has everything under control.

Does Mo Mo have everything under control now?

Obviously it is impossible.

The current situation is completely out of Momo's control. The only thing Momo is confident about is to use the power of Valhalla to pull Best into Valhalla. However, unfortunately, this is not the best solution.

For Momo, the attitude of the Crimson World is a valuable resource. In the current situation, which is becoming increasingly chaotic and full of mysteries, having a well-established and powerful force to help him... even if it is neutral, is a resource that Momo should cherish.

Moreover, Mo Mo believed that he had found the key to getting along with Hong Shi.

The key is Best.

Since the key is Best, then Momo needs to figure out what this so-called key is, how to understand it, and how to deal with it.

First, what is Best?

Best was a former administrator of Momo. For some reason, he chose to sacrifice himself and did something extraordinary in the Crimson World, making the beings in the Crimson World become transcendent beings. Their strength increased greatly, to the point that they could wield certain divine powers and break through the two-dimensional world system.

The administrator who had already sacrificed herself, because of the vast amount of information she carried and the new concepts she left behind at the time of her death, gave birth to a new Crimson Lord in the Crimson World. This Crimson Lord was Best.

Therefore, Best can be described as either the remnant of the former administrator, Momo, or the successor of the former administrator, Momo.

Now that we understand what Best really is, what is Best's significance to the Crimson World? Will the Crimson World let Best go and allow Best to leave with Momo?

This problem is much more complicated than the previous one.

Based on the information available, Best, as the successor of the administrator who sacrificed himself in the Crimson World, is respected by the beings of the Crimson World and has a great reputation. This reputation may not bring Best any power, but at least everyone knows of Best's existence and origin.

Secondly, Best possesses considerable power. This power, known as divine oracle, is enough to trigger miracles, but at the cost of a significant amount of existence power. And now, it seems that the Crimson World, thanks to the sacrifice of that administrator, no longer lacks existence power.

In other words, if Best's power is widely applied, it means that the Crimson World can wield the so-called power of miracles. Momo suspects that this power is likely a fragment of the original administrator's power, or even a crucial part of it.

Finally, Best himself is a powerful Crimson Lord, and Crimson Lords are already quite rare in the Crimson World. Whether from the perspective of combat power or rule, his importance is self-evident.

The above is the information that Mo Mo already knows. It can be said that Mo Mo has gathered this information through various inquiries and by piecing together fragmented information, which is the key information that has given Mo Mo a deep understanding of the Crimson World.

Now, it remains to be seen how Momo interprets this information.

Returning to the initial question, would Red World be willing to let Momo take Best away?

Regarding this question, Momo can at least give one affirmative answer: Red does not completely refuse Momo taking Best away.

Is Mo Mo's statement difficult to understand?

So, Momo can put it this way: at least on the side of the God of Heavenly Punishment, Alastor, the forces under his leadership, including Shana and Rami, do not believe that Best absolutely cannot leave the Crimson World. If Best leaves the Crimson World, Momo will need to pay the price that Alastor's side will meet.

If Momer's assessment is correct, then this matter is quite interesting.

The above reflects Alastor's attitude towards Best, and Rami has also hinted to Momo that the Crimson World is not a monolithic entity, not a unified whole. This implies that the three Crimson Lords may each possess their own power and principles.

At the same time, since the focus of Rami's conversation with Momo was always Best, Momo could also interpret Rami's words as the three Crimson World Demons having different attitudes toward Best.

Doesn't that make things more interesting?

For the three Prime Evils, Best clearly has a different meaning, which means that Best is definitely not just regarded as a Crimson World Lord. She has something that the three Prime Evils value, cannot let go of, and are opposed and fought against each other.

What is this thing?

Considering Best's experiences from birth to the present, Momo seems to see a different meaning in Best's story.

First, the guiding god brought Best to his side, taught Best how to control his power and helped him grow. However, the guiding god was not close to Best, and even though it knew that being distant would make Best feel disgusted and leave, it never changed its attitude.

What does this attitude mean?

Furthermore, Best was met with hostility from many Crimson World beings at birth, and even nearly died as a result, which is why Best earned the nickname "Hateful Cat." However, after the guiding god helped Best grow, these Crimson World beings seemed to change their nature instantly, becoming respectful and understanding towards Best, and even wanting to be family with her.

Is it really just that everyone started respecting Best simply because they knew his identity?

If this is true, then let's not forget that the power to uncover Best's identity and spread this information to all Crimson World beings is the power of the Guiding God. This suggests that although the Guiding God doesn't want to be close to Best, they still want to cultivate Best and make them a highly influential figure in the Crimson World.

If all of this is not true, or even if we consider it from a conspiracy theory perspective, who wanted to get rid of Best in the early days of Best's birth, and who wanted to win Best over after Best grew up?

The forces behind this condition have one characteristic: they must be able to mobilize a large number of Crimson World beings to serve them and make arrangements. And such beings... Mo Mo looked up at the sacrificial serpent rolling in the clouds in the distance, and it seemed that only it was suitable.

Finally, there's the matter at hand.

The Crimson World's attack on the A Certain Magical Index dimension should be a major event involving the entire Crimson World, and the leader of such a major event is obviously the God of Heavenly Punishment, the Crimson World's most powerful god.

Clearly, the God of Divine Punishment also seized this opportunity to make his move. Best entered Academy City, believing that he needed to make contributions so that he could be truly taken over by the Crimson World and then establish a family of his own.

However, this was merely the superficial attitude of the God of Heavenly Punishment. As for the true attitude of the God of Heavenly Punishment's faction, Rami had repeatedly mentioned it to Momo. That was that Momo could take Best away, but he would have to pay a price.

Momo could even sense that Rami hoped Momo could leave the Crimson World with Best. Otherwise, Shana wouldn't have shown disappointment just now.

By now, Momo can summarize the attitudes of the three Crimson World Demon Gods.

That is, the guiding god is nurturing Best, intending for Best to become a pivotal figure in the Crimson World. The creator god wants to destroy Best, and if destruction fails, he will try to win Best over. The god of divine punishment, on the other hand, is trying to push Best away from the center of the vortex, as long as the power of Best's divine pronouncements is preserved.

With that, many things became clear.

The three Crimson World Demons disagreed, even clashed, over their treatment of Best, and the reason was likely due to the power within Best. Perhaps it was Best's inherent power, or perhaps it was a crucial element of some greater force.

In short, Best's power is indispensable.

Based on the attitudes and actions of the three demon gods, Momo could vaguely deduce that the guiding god intended to cultivate Best into a controller of some immense power, while the creation god was probably trying to control this power himself. As for the god of divine punishment, Alastor, he probably wanted to seize this power to maintain the tripartite balance of power in the Crimson World.

And this power that even the three demon gods, who have already transcended, are fighting over, Mo Mo thinks that it can only be the supreme god power left behind by Mo Mo, the predecessor.

This is Momo's current assessment of the situation, and based on this assessment, Momo has also drawn some conclusions.

If Momo wants to take Best away, Best's power must be left behind no matter what. Although this power is tempting to Momo, it is the Achilles' heel of the entire Crimson World and must not be touched.

Therefore, Momo must find a way to extract this power and leave it to the Crimson World. Then, without this power, Best will be much less significant to the Crimson World, thus providing a basis for him to leave.

However, this is only the basics.

If Momo wants to take Best away safely without conflicting with the Crimson World, the most troublesome thing is how to deal with the power that has been separated.

Clearly, regardless of which of the three demon gods he entrusts the power to, Momo will inevitably face the wrath of the other two. Of course, if Momo could give this power to Alastor, given Alastor's character, he would surely protect Momo's side.

Unfortunately, what Momo wanted was not just Alastor's protection, but the friendship of the entire Crimson World, or at least the neutrality of the Crimson World. After all, Momo did not want to create such a big enemy as the Crimson World.

Momo, what should I do?

A seemingly unsolvable problem lay before Mo Mo, but at that moment, Mo Mo smiled, a radiant smile, for her savior had arrived.

"Is that the foolish administrator who was captured by Yuki?"

Just as Momo said, the timing was perfect.

272 Hello, Suzumiya

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and the first thing they saw was a long-haired girl.

That's right, long hair.

The long-haired Haruhi Suzumiya.

With her long, beautiful hair reaching her waist and her delicate, pretty face, Haruhi Suzumiya was undoubtedly a stunning beauty. The orange-yellow headband in her hair, in particular, added a touch of approachability to the beautiful Haruhi Suzumiya.

Unfortunately, all of the above descriptions are just illusions.

Although the Haruhi Suzumiya of this moment was clearly not the Haruhi Suzumiya of Mo Mo's memory, her innate egocentricity and aloofness were still unmistakable. Especially her current posture of crossing her arms, which was clearly a way of keeping people at arm's length.

Especially the cold expression on her face, and the undisguised resentment in her eyes as she looked at Mo Mo, made Mo Mo realize that this girl in front of him, like Shana, could not be judged from the perspective of the original plot.

However, this is not a problem for Momo, because Haruhi Suzumiya is Haruhi Suzumiya after all, no matter what happens in her world.

"It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature"—this is no exaggeration.

“That’s right,” Mo Mo smiled and extended his hand, saying, “I’m so grateful for your help before, Miss Suzumiya Haruhi. Oh, didn’t Nagato Daimyojin come?”

Facing Momo's hand, Haruhi Suzumiya didn't even blink, as if Momo hadn't made any move. And what responded to Momo was a greatsword.

The greatsword transformed into a blur and arrived at Mo Mo's wrist. A shallow layer of skin on Mo Mo's wrist was broken, and a drop of blood formed on the wound, dripping down Mo Mo's wrist to the ground.

At this moment, Mo Mo watched with great interest as the girl who had come to Haruhi Suzumiya's side, drew her greatsword, and slashed at Mo Mo's wrist... no, she should be called a woman, a beautiful and elegant woman, and an incomparably powerful warrior.

"Teresa, smiling Teresa?"