On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

"Finally, it seems that only when the 'Savior' successfully defeats the Turbid Calamity, that is, kills the mother creature within the Turbid Calamity Abyss, will the mythical creature, the giant spirit, be triggered to descend."

"And if the 'Savior' fails, even if he is killed along the way, the mythical creatures will not descend; the world will simply be destroyed by the calamity."

Anno's words gradually brought Lena back to her senses and made her come to her senses, especially Anno's last conclusion, which, upon careful consideration, was indeed true.

If the giant spirit truly resides within the "Savior," then why would it stand by and watch the "Savior" die? If the giant spirit truly is the embodiment of the "World Will," then why remains unmoved even as the world is consumed by the turbidity?

"Could it be that it is also afraid of the turbid calamity?" Lena couldn't help but guess, following this line of thought.

Anno nodded and said, "It is very likely, or rather, it is impossible for it to fight against the Turbid Calamity on its own, so it needs a representative."

“Spokesperson.” The succubus repeated, then couldn’t help but ask, “Sister Anno, do you mean that those saviors, including Lord Ash, are all such mythical beings, puppets in our world?”

"They're not puppets; the relationship between them is more like a partnership."

"A cooperative relationship?"

“Yes, you and I are both familiar with Lord Ash’s contract, and from the other worlds you’ve seen before, those saviors also have such contract abilities. This is the source of our strength, the source of our ability to defeat the Turbid Calamity and not be corrupted by it. And I suspect that this power comes from the mythical creatures that bestowed it upon us.”

Anno's words left Lena speechless.

Indeed, the Evil Ones under Lord Ash's command are several times stronger than the other Evil Ones outside, and their power increases at an extremely frightening rate.

That's why so many afflicted beings yearn for a contract with Lord Ash.

Now that they have become the legendary "Calamity" level, Lena asked herself honestly, no matter how much she cultivated on her own, she would never be able to reach such a height in several lifetimes. At most, she would only be able to reach the peak of the "Disaster" level.

Such powerful authority is indeed not something that should exist in this world.

but

wrong.

Didn't they previously speculate that mythical creatures feared the calamity?

If the other party truly possesses such power, why doesn't they use it themselves?

Sensing Lena's confusion, Anno quickly guessed, "Perhaps these mythical creatures are actually very weak, or perhaps they only possess authority but not power, which is why they need someone to complete the rest of the tasks for them. That person is the Savior."

“Every savior is likely to have reached some kind of agreement with mythical creatures, which also explains why, when killing the Mother of Calamity, Lord Ash would voluntarily separate his soul from his body, even though it was time to reap the rewards of victory.”

"This may be the final step of the agreement: the mythical creature will reclaim and possess this powerful body of the 'Savior,' thus becoming a true mythical creature."

Anno's words made Lena's thoughts clearer and clearer.

I also felt increasingly cold.

All those worlds on the Starry Sky World Tree, including theirs, are actually just embryos conceived by mythical creatures.

And all that Lord Ash did

All of this was just to forge a powerful physical body for mythical creatures?

This

Is this the "cooperation" that Anno mentioned?

Did Lord Ash know all this from the very beginning? Then what are they? And what about the countless contractors who trusted Lord Ash?

just

After mythical creatures take over the "physical body," what are they used as "snacks" to fill their stomachs after hatching from the "embryo"?

Not

Not at all.

Lena recalled her acquaintance and experiences with Lord Ash, the human lord who successfully passed her "test" after she "ran away from home" to Ash Base, and even later, who was willing to fight against five enemies alone and lead his army to fight against five bases for her.

Is this cooperation? Is this salvation? No, this is "Lord Ash's" own will, Lord Ash's true feelings for himself!

Therefore, Lena firmly believes that even if there is an "agreement" involved, Lord Ash must have been deceived. If Lord Ash really knew these things, he would never have made the move to "give up".

no way!

Lena's eyes, which had been wavering, now grew even more resolute, and Anno on the other side was clearly the same. They might change in many ways, but they would always trust the person who had raised them.

After regrouping, the next things to consider become clear.

Prevent!

They must prevent the tragedy from happening, they must let "Lord Ash" know the truth, and they must bring Lord Ash back!

The succubus who arrived here was once again the strategist of the Ash Empire.

While Anno was still struggling to come up with a solution, Lena suddenly grasped the core issue.

"Have it!"

"The Ash Lord's soul is leaving now because his mission has ended. It is very likely that the mythical creatures have realized that our world has become a healthy embryo."

"Since that's the case, we just need to break this rule. Let's make this 'embryo' even more incomplete!"

Breaking the rules?

To make the embryo incomplete?

Anno suddenly understood what Lena meant, and the elf gasped.

"Wait, Lena, you don't mean to..."

“That’s right, Sister Anuo.”

"I am going to resurrect the Mother of Calamity!"

Chapter 295 Make amends

After Lena said that, the underground space beneath the World Tree fell silent.

After a long silence, the elf seemed to sigh before speaking in an extremely serious tone: "Lena, do you know what this means?"

Doesn't the succubus know this?

Lena knew better than anyone else.

The Mother of Calamity is the source of all calamities. They finally managed to defeat her after countless hardships. Once she is resurrected, the calamities in the world will continue to exist. Natural disasters and monsters will return, and the whole world will return to the apocalypse. Countless lives will die because of her decision.

but

"I'm sorry, Sister Anno, it's no use trying to stop me. We succubi are different from you noble elves. I'm selfish. If I had to choose between the world and Lord Ashes..."

"I will choose Lord Ash without hesitation."

Lena thought that her crazy idea would be opposed by Anno.

After all, the elves have always been the guardians of the world, and Anno is a "guardian" type of evil influencer, whose nature is naturally lawful and kind.

In Anno's eyes, his actions were probably incredibly selfish, even evil.

however.

What the succubus didn't expect was that after confirming Rena's "determination," Anno simply nodded, as if he understood, without showing any intention to stop her.

even

"How do you intend to resurrect the Mother of Calamity?"

"I...I don't have a clue yet," Lena lowered her head slightly. She only had this goal, but putting it into practice would be extremely difficult.

If given ample time to study the body of the Mother of Turbidity after her death, she might not. As the world's greatest sorcerer, she would surely find a way to resurrect the Mother of Turbidity.

But the problem now is...

There's no time left.

The soul link between Anno and Lord Ash only slows down the separation of Lord Ash's soul. At most, Lord Ash will eventually leave this world completely within a week.

By then, it will be too late.

To find and resurrect the Mother of Resurrection, the source of all resurrection, within a week—such a mysterious and terrifying being—is virtually impossible.

“Use me,” Anno suddenly interrupted Lena’s anxious thoughts.

"Use me?"

After the succubus repeated it without understanding, the elf nodded.

"Use my body to resurrect the Mother of Calamity."

Lena: "Are you kidding me?!"

“I’m serious, Lena. The Mother of Calamity is essentially a collection of Calamities. In other words, only the person with the most Calamities within their body can become the new Mother of Calamity. And in this world, even among the five of us, no one should have more Calamities within their body than me, right?”

Anno became more and more relaxed as he spoke, and even smiled at the end.

Neither Lena in her diary nor Liao Ji, who is "reading the diary," is feeling good.

Anno is right. As the last of "them", the characters who are contracted in the later stages of the game have stronger talent potential.

Anno is undoubtedly the most talented among "them". Although she is not as strong as Jiuyou, this is only because of her profession. Guardians are never fighting alone. On the contrary, it is precisely because of their large reserves of turbidity that they can become the most durable and sturdy shield.

"Don't make that face, Lena. Don't forget, for us elves, the body is just a shell. You can just think of it as, well, I've got another little sister."

"Sister?" Lena was taken aback.

At this moment, the elf's eyes shone brightly, as if it were a wish of an older sister, and she said: "That's right, besides having the most turbidity in my body, if I use my body to revive the Mother of Turbidity, I can also influence and train her through the connection with the physical body. Hmm, modify the Mother of Turbidity."

Anno smiled and subtly changed his tune, while Lena seemed to see something else, a hidden excitement, in the gentle and virtuous face of the elf opposite her.

"In this way, it's as if we can control the Mother of Turbidity, keeping such a dangerous being in its infancy. This way, we not only contaminate the embryo, preventing the mythical creature from truly descending, but also preserve the world that Lord Ash and we saved together."

"But what about your soul? If you use your body to accommodate the new Mother of Calamity, where will your soul go?"

Although Lena is not an elf, she knows a little about this.

Elves can indeed separate their "spirit and body," but not for long. They must find a new vessel as soon as possible. And if Lena remembers correctly, elves often have severe mysophobia.

Allowing Anno's soul to enter another body would be met with strong physiological resistance among elves.

not to mention

With Anno's "Calamity" level soul strength, what physical body could possibly contain him?

hiss!

and many more.