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"If you understand and bear all the power before I return, then you will win."

“If you and humanity are still like this after I return, then I win.”

"You've won. You'll naturally control all the power, able to manipulate the two-dimensional world at will, and even restart the entire two-dimensional world without anyone being able to stop you. At that time, there will be no more Gaia in the world, only you, the one and only true god."

"And once I win..."

"There is no need for a species called human in this world anymore. You are all hopeless bad kids."

"Perhaps I could try to conceive new children; they'd probably be more obedient than you then..."

"What should we call him or her then...?"

Gaia's voice disappeared, the whole world was frozen, but Alaya and human consciousness could still flow, and an emotion called madness filled the whole world.

Now, Alaya understands that perhaps the one who was tricked... was not Gaia.

The fire was burning fiercely in the hearts of Alaya and all of humanity, but at this moment Alaya calmed down, gave up thinking about the past, and focused all its will on the still shining aquamarine gem.

There lies Gaia's authority, and all the secrets of this world. Only by mastering these secrets can she resolve everything and truly ascend to become an absolute god.

And that is also the only way out for Alaya and all humankind.

She and humanity have thoroughly angered their mother, and Gaia has left humanity and Alaya with only this one way out.

Either succeed, or...

……die.

048 Alaya is offline

"Dad, Daddy!"

Momo opened her eyes at Yui's anxious calls.

What just happened?

"Dad, are you alright? Why aren't you answering? Is there some kind of trap in the knowledge you bought from the Dragon God, Dad?"

Mo Mo covered his forehead with one hand and shook his head. He was still a little confused, but with Yui's reminder, Mo Mo immediately understood what had happened.

He bought all of the Dragon God's knowledge and then put almost all the knowledge and experience of a god into his consciousness. Mo Mo originally thought that since his mind was already linked to the afterlife, he could completely handle even the vast amount of knowledge.

However, as it turned out, Momo's guess was somewhat wrong. The sheer volume of the Dragon God's knowledge far exceeded Momo's imagination, almost instantly overwhelming the computational abilities of all the humanoid Momos. After that, the Dragon God's knowledge, through Momo's close connection with the afterlife, directly flooded into the afterlife, transforming into massive amounts of data.

During this process, Momo's thinking became overloaded and crashed, like a computer that had lost its responsiveness.

Mo Mo closed his eyes slightly, returning his mind to the afterlife. In the vast universe of the afterlife, the knowledge from the Dragon God had transformed into a dragon ball, resembling a small asteroid, slowly orbiting the sun. This asteroid was the collection of knowledge Mo Mo hadn't been able to digest; in the afterlife, it was equivalent to it gathering within Mo Mo's mind.

Seeing this, Mo Mo breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the outcome was somewhat different from what Momo had anticipated, he hadn't gone wrong in the general direction. At this point, Momo was naturally far inferior to a true deity like the Dragon God, but having merged with the afterlife, he was actually on the same level as the Dragon God.

The only difference was that Momo's foundation was too shallow. As a newly appointed god who hadn't even completed his probationary period, Momo instantly inherited the knowledge, experience, insights, and skills accumulated by the Dragon God over countless years. The fact that these things didn't overwhelm Momo was clearly his greatest success.

"I'm fine, Yui. Tell everyone... no need. I'll go and be with you all myself. I'm doing well now. It's just that I need time and energy to process this vast amount of knowledge, so I'm afraid I won't be able to fully support everyone."

"That's good, Dad, I'm so glad you're alright!"

Yui's voice brightened, "Also, Daddy, don't worry! Although our enemy is practically immortal right now, Mommy and Daddy can use this opportunity to test everyone's combat abilities and work together. As long as Daddy is here, ensuring the black mud doesn't truly contaminate everyone, we'll bravely continue fighting!"

As Yui spoke, Momo's other clones transmitted back scenes of the girls battling countless Heroic Spirits. The Heroic Spirits' unpredictable abilities occasionally put the girls at a disadvantage, but the girls themselves possessed diverse abilities and supported each other with a shared understanding, thus holding their own.

Momo couldn't help but chuckle as he observed the battle, because a burly man, while setting up a barrier and shouting bloody slogans, was secretly discussing with Artoria about their treatment after surrendering. Unfortunately, this guy was terrible at acting and was already being attacked by the group as a traitor.

This person was none other than Iskandar.

It was only then that Momo realized that Iskandar had used a Reality Marble to preserve some of his sanity. In fact, the reason he had set up the Marble was not to surround Momo's people, but to prevent his people from pursuing Momo, thereby reducing the pressure on Momo.

Although Momo didn't care how many pursuers there were, he appreciated Iskandar's sincerity. Furthermore, Momo admired Iskandar's character, and perhaps it wouldn't be long before Iskandar became the third hero in the afterlife.

“Dad, there’s another problem…you need to make a decision.”

At this moment, Yui suddenly spoke up, interrupting Mo Mo's thoughts, saying, "Actually, ever since Dad fell into a brief state of confusion and unconsciousness, we suddenly lost contact with Alaya. It's as if... as if our connection with Alaya has been severed!"

Yui's words instantly made Mo Mo tense. With a furrowed brow, Mo Mo quickly asked, "Has the connection between Valhalla and Alaya been severed? This has never happened before, has it? Valhalla's power isn't absolute?"

"Yes, Father, this is absolutely the first time something like this has ever happened. Even when you clashed with the SOS Brigade, the SOS Brigade only blocked your connection with Valhalla, and the connection between Valhalla and Alaya has never been unstable."

"And just now, all communication was suddenly cut off!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Mo couldn't help but look up at the sky. Could it be that some powerful force had used some method to interfere with Mo Mo, or even that was powerful enough to block the power of Alaya?

Momo immediately ruled out this possibility, because Valhalla is essentially the embodiment of Alaya's power. Unless someone can sever the connection between Alaya herself and her power, it is impossible to block the connection between Valhalla and Alaya.

"Yui, how is the Hall of Heroes operating? Have any problems arisen?"

"No, there's no problem with that. Everything in Valhalla is functioning normally. For example, there are no issues with the blessings given to the mothers or the connections between the various worlds. The power of the Supreme God is operating normally."

This answer relieved Momo somewhat, but it also made him more confused. The fact that the Hall of Heroes was functioning normally meant that Alaya's power was not the problem, but the connection between the Hall of Heroes and Alaya had been severed.

What is going on here?

"It seems there's only one reason..."

Mo Mo muttered to himself, "It's probably because Alaya doesn't want to deal with us and has deliberately blocked contact with us. Only in this way can we see her power functioning normally, but we can't contact her."

"what!"

Yui exclaimed in surprise, but she immediately understood the rationale behind Mo Mo's guess, and even thought it was the only reasonable answer.

"But...why is this happening? What did we do wrong? Not long ago, Father was having a very pleasant conversation with Lord Alaya. Lord Alaya was even planning to hand over the entire Hall of Heroes to Father!"

Yui is right.

Even if the relationship between Alaya and Momo were to change, it would at least be after Momo finished his work. Alaya had just made a promise and laid out a huge bait, but before Momo could even take any action, Alaya himself disappeared.

Such development is definitely unreasonable.

"So we're definitely not at fault; I think we were just caught in the crossfire. And the only thing that could cause such a huge conflict with Alaya, even to the point that Alaya would shut down its phone and ignore us like this, is probably..."

"Hey, what happened to your hair?"

Momo originally wanted to teach Gaia, the blue-haired little girl in his arms, a good lesson, but he was shocked to find that Gaia's hair had turned white.

A withered, lifeless white.

049 That resentful little look

Gaia was still asleep, curled up in a small ball, hugging Momo's waist. She trembled slightly from time to time, giving the impression that she was very weak and afraid of even the slightest bit of cold air.

This is how the same thing?

Mo Mo frowned as he looked at Gaia's hair, then gently reached out and pulled up a strand. His thumb stroked the dry, rough hair, which felt like hemp thread to Mo Mo.

Momo still remembers the feeling of Gaia's hair. The beautiful light blue color combined with the smoother texture than silk, especially when Gaia's hair gently fell on Momo, even if Momo was unwilling, her body would be intoxicated by this gentleness in an instant.

Gaia was virtually flawless in appearance, but Momo's favorite feature was still Gaia's aquamarine hair. Her hair had transcended the mere act of hair itself, becoming a symbol of beauty that even Momo couldn't help but yearn for.

But now... everything has changed. Gaia's light blue hair has disappeared, leaving only a head full of dry hemp fibers.

"Yui, do you know what's going on?"

Yui shook her head and said, "At that time, I was busy supporting the mothers and keeping an eye on your condition, so I didn't notice what happened here."

"Well, I see."

Mo Mo took a deep breath, her fingers involuntarily tightening slightly.

Although he remained wary of Gaia Momo, and was not entirely certain whether Gaia was friend or foe, Gaia had helped him a few times in any case.

Momo couldn't deny that he and Gaia were entangled, and as for where this entanglement would ultimately lead their relationship, even Momo couldn't give an answer.

Is this the inescapable fate of being exploited?

A soft "crack" instantly drew Mo Mo's attention back. Mo Mo's fingers trembled as he released Gaia's hair. He realized that by gently squeezing Gaia's hair, he had actually broken it, just like squeezing dry, hard vermicelli.

"Well--"

Gaia let out a soft moan, her body trembling slightly, as if she had woken up. Still half-asleep and with her eyes closed, Gaia groggily reached out her hand to Momo.

Seeing this, Momo tried to reach out and take Gaia's hand, but Gaia's small hand nimbly avoided Momo's large hand and then gently slapped Momo's chin.

"You jerk, don't ruin my hair!"

Hearing that weak yet still energetic voice, Mo Mo smiled slightly, knowing he was probably overthinking it. This was Gaia, after all. Even if the sky were to fall and the earth were to collapse, Gaia would be unharmed. Could anyone possibly harm Gaia?

Momo reached under Gaia's armpit, then lifted Gaia up and carefully placed him on her lap, saying, "Gaia, what's going on? Are you unhappy with your hair and want to change it? Let me make it clear beforehand, I'm strongly against it. I love your beautiful light blue hair, can we not change it?"

Gaia, still groggy and swaying, opened her eyes. Though they were filled with exhaustion, they also held a hint of surprise. She said, "You like my hair? Why did you only say so now? If you had said so earlier, I would have saved some of my power, at least enough to preserve my original appearance!"

"Ugh—this is bad, I probably won't be able to maintain my image anymore, will I?"

Gaia's tone seemed unusually light, even though she gave Momo the impression of someone who had just recovered from a serious illness. Although it was Gaia, theoretically impossible for her to be in any trouble, Momo couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

"How could that be! I am Gaia! Unless the Earth explodes and the universe is destroyed, there is no way I could—Achoo!"

Gaia sneezed violently, and Momo quickly moved away from directly in front of her. When Momo turned around again, Gaia's face was flushed an unnatural red, and her whole body was trembling even more violently.

"Hey, Lord Gaia, what's wrong with you? Are you really sick? What should I do? Should I contact Alaya?"

Upon hearing the words "Alaya," Gaia shuddered, and with a strength she didn't know she possessed, she pushed Momo's hand away. She adjusted her position, sitting down with her back against Momo, curling up into a ball again.

"Don't worry about it, it's not an illness."

"Not an illness, but an experience of life? As a supreme god, you're tired and want to experience the hardships of birth, aging, sickness, and death of ordinary people? I don't object to that, but be careful not to actually kill yourself!"

Gaia ignored Momo's banter and said, "I had a fight with Xiaoye. It was a very serious fight, and we both lost our tempers."

Once Gaia began to explain, Momo immediately fell silent. Only Gaia herself knew the true state of affairs, and if Gaia didn't explain, Momo clearly wouldn't know how to help a supreme god.

"So, Xiao Ye did something really bad in her willfulness. She completely shut down the three-dimensional and two-dimensional worlds, which caused me to lose my power and become an ordinary person... well, let's just call me a humanoid life form."

"Without power, I can't keep my beautiful hair. Without power, I can't even protect myself. If no one protects me, I'll probably be swallowed by the black mud in an instant. If no one protects me, will I be dragged to a dark corner by the crazed heroic spirits, subjected to all sorts of perverse treatment, and have ten thousand tally marks written on my body?"

At first, Gaia's explanation seemed reasonable, prompting Mo Mo to ponder it deeply, as it matched Mo Mo's understanding. However, as Mo Mo listened, Gaia's words began to sound strange. And, Gaia, who are you looking at with that resentful gaze? Have you mistaken someone for a heartless man?

stare--

"cough……"

Mo Mo coughed lightly, ignoring Gaia's resentment, and said, "Your power disappeared because you sealed off the connection between the three-dimensional and two-dimensional worlds? Aren't you and Alaya supreme gods? How come your power is so... so weak?"

Gaia shrugged and said, "Xiao Ye already told you, right? We're not actually that strong."