I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Duke gave his answer without hesitation.

He switched to a state where he could touch things, then lifted his right foot and stomped heavily on the floor of the conference room.

The poor conference room suffered the same fate as in the previous cycle, destroyed by Duke's heavy stomp, and everyone tumbled into the city lord's basement amidst screams. But unlike the previous cycle, after Duke's equally arrogant actions, no one in the city lord's mansion chose to cause them trouble. Even the prophetic witch Zylvini only sent an avatar; she herself didn't dare to show up.

But this time, when Duke arrogantly stomped on the conference room floor, three or four auras moved simultaneously and rushed towards their location.

The first thing to arrive was a shadow.

"Meow!"

Xiao Hei jumped off Amber's head, and a large shadow condensed around her, forming a ferocious shadow tiger that blocked the shadow and protected the others present. Not only that, Xiao Hei transformed into a black catgirl in a flash, took out a small and exquisite black short bow, and aimed it at the shadow that arrived first.

"Little Black, you don't actually think you can beat me with that little bow and arrow, do you?"

The Shadow Queen Monica materialized from a large mass of shadow. She reached out and pressed her hand against the head of the giant shadow tiger blocking her path. The tiger crumbled and vanished with a mere touch, as if it had never existed. Having done this, Monica completely ignored Blackie, instead focusing her gaze on Duke and Ida: "What are you doing here? Hey, Duke, why are you spirits?"

She had no memories of the parallel world, and obviously didn't know why Duke had lost his divine body... At the same time, she didn't know what the short bow in Xiao Hei's hand was.

Xiao Hei drew back his short bow.

In that instant, the Mythical Armor - Little Black revealed its presence.

Monica, who had been handling the situation with ease, suddenly changed her expression. She abruptly turned to look at Xiao Hei and demanded as if facing a formidable enemy, "What is that?!"

At the same time, she made different hand gestures and began to cast a spell to condense shadows.

With Xiao Hei holding her back, Monica was no longer able to stop the others... but the next person to arrive also revealed her true colors.

"I expect you to stop in your tracks."

So everyone stopped in their tracks.

Eve, the Witch of Wishes, appeared in this conference room.

Chapter 451 Stand Users of the Same Type

"I expect you to stop in your tracks."

So everyone stopped in their tracks.

"I hope you will all remain silent."

So everyone shut up.

"I wish everyone a safe journey home."

After saying these three sentences, Eve, the Witch of Wishes, appeared in the conference room.

At her words, Duke and the others, who had been preparing to flee, all froze in place, unable to utter a single word. Eve glanced around at the members still in the conference room, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said in a tone that sounded both pleased and surprised:

"Long time no see, Duke... Hey, how did you die?"

Her surprise didn't sound feigned; it seemed she genuinely didn't know what had happened to Duke or why he was in this state. But quickly, as if she had heard something unseen by others, her expression turned serious, and she added, "Excuse me, my orders are to expel all intruders. Please leave obediently, okay?"

No one spoke, because almost everyone felt immense pressure in front of the witch Eve, especially Duke, who was now only a spirit. The feeling Eve gave him was even stronger than most genuine legends, and even stronger than the Little Prince in his prime. He was only inferior to top legends like Scarlet, Carol, and Ida.

What's going on? Isn't she just a near-legend? How can she be this strong?

Duke gritted his teeth, unable to comprehend it, and barely managed to move his body under the pressure from Eve, managing to glance at Ida.

But Ida is not prepared to fight Eve.

The retired god leisurely closed his eyes and leaned against his apostle (Alice)'s soft chest, enjoying the gentle embrace filled with the scent of milk. He seemed ready to return to his old ways, becoming a silent mute again, and had no intention of standing up to fight Eve. It seemed that in Ida's eyes, Eve was not qualified for her to take action.

If it were Scarlet or Carol who made the move, the God, who was busy being affectionate with the Apostle, would probably have intervened.

Duke slowly exhaled, then frowned.

Eve, however, maintained her smile, seemingly oblivious to the presence of the mute Ida and Cecil.

Her gaze remained fixed on Duke, her eyes filled with scrutiny and a hint of curiosity. For some reason, Duke felt he could see in her eyes something like, "This pretty boy is nothing special except for his looks?" This puzzled Duke—why was Eve judging him so condescendingly? He had no grudge against her.

Although Duke accidentally slept with all of Miss Eve's few close friends (Carol and Amber)... but you can't blame Duke, it's all the fault of the Witch Conquest System!

What? The Star Chart System transformed itself into the Witch Conquest System precisely because it listened to Duke's inner thoughts?

That's fine.

However, this entanglement did not last long before Eve spoke again. When she activated her "Legendary Destiny," her voice sounded devout and sacred. But the god beside her could confirm that this so-called "Aphan believer" had absolutely no devout faith in himself.

Eve's faith was only in herself and in her own will:

"I pray that you will all be able to leave this place..."

"I want to interrupt Eve!"

Cecil's voice interrupted Eve's.

Eve looked astonished, even more so than when she saw that Duke was just a spirit.

Cecil is Carol's friend, and was personally brought to the floating city by the city lord. Eve is Carol's best friend and confidante, but a friend of a friend isn't necessarily a friend. Eve and Cecil can only be considered acquaintances, not friends. Although Guangbao is well-liked in the floating city, Eve is never among them.

Eve always felt a sense of crisis towards Cecil.

Because Carol once told her that if Cecil could reach the quasi-legendary level, then their legendary destinies would be the same type of legendary destiny—both "destiny-type" legendary destinies based on willpower.

To put it dramatically, their legendary destiny and Lady Scarlet's legendary destiny are different branches of the same type. However, compared to the miracle maker who has his own system, Eve and Cecil's abilities are more similar.

This kind of thing might not matter to Guangbao. She would even happily exchange tips on using the Legendary Destiny with Eve. But Eve is different. Eve Pandora has an almost pathological obsession with her Legendary Destiny. This is also the direct reason why the current second-in-command of the floating city has always remained at the Quasi-Legendary level. Before she has perfected her Legendary Destiny, Eve does not intend to step into the Legendary level.

Of course, although she wasn't a legend, she was far, far stronger than her legendary warrior self in the parallel world. Through long-term research, Eve hadn't been completely without improvement.

Therefore, for Eve, being outshone by Cecil in terms of legendary destiny was completely unacceptable! So, even though Cecil was extremely popular, his relationship with Eve remained lukewarm.

Eve had once confirmed with Carol about Cecil's situation during the hundreds of time loops she had experienced. In fact, based on Carol's actual experience, Cecil's extraordinary talent allowed him to become a near-legendary almost every time, but he was only truly able to comprehend the legendary destiny a few times, and he was almost never able to perfect the legendary destiny she "wanted" to the point of being able to step into the legendary realm.

In terms of the "willpower" type of legendary destiny, Cecil's depth is far less than Eve's, who has been immersed in it for hundreds of years.

But this time, things seem a little off.

Eve immediately realized that Cecil in front of her was a true legend.

Cecil gripped a dazzling holy light, staring intently at Eve, then at the effects of Eve's legendary destiny, and gritted her teeth as she uttered her lines: "I want to shatter your legendary destiny effect."

Then, the dazzling holy light exploded in Cecil's hand, instantly transforming into a radiant spear, which she fiercely hurled towards the ceiling of the conference room.

"Fuck-"

With a piercing sound, the legendary destiny that had been binding everyone present was released by the Light Treasure. Cecil straightened up, turned his back to Duke, and said, "I'll hold her off. You all go, Duke!"

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Eve watched their conversation, but her mind wasn't on stopping Duke and his group at all. Instead, she stared at Cecil and muttered to herself:

"...Is this also one of the variables that Duke brings, Carol?"

Chapter 452 Views and Trends of Thought

Duke and his group hurriedly headed deep underground.

Duke, now only a spirit, led the way, with Amber beside him, her right hand always holding Duke's left hand—she had heard from Duke what had happened in the last reincarnation, so this time she dared not let her guard down, fearing that the little prince might suddenly attack and kidnap Duke again.

Annie followed closely behind them, her brow furrowed, seemingly deep in thought. The coerced armored witch, trembling, followed Annie, diligently casting spells on herself and everyone else—perhaps one way for her to relieve stress, given how overwhelming the events had been.

Zun followed at a leisurely pace. The mechanical dragon girl remained expressionless as always, but in reality, her logic system was operating at high speed, to the point that her body began to heat up, and white steam could even be seen rising from her. In other words, Zun was also thinking about something and performing a great deal of calculations.

But no one knew what she was calculating.

At the very back of the procession hung two leisurely losers—these two losers were naturally an apostle and her beloved god.

It seemed less like Ida and Alice were infiltrating the only core chamber of the floating city and more like they were on a spring outing. They appeared completely relaxed, and once inside the underground passage, they actually began doing what a picnic should be – Alice magically produced a small basket containing several simple egg and ham sandwiches. Alice proudly shared the sandwiches with her god, while Ida accepted them without a second thought, eating elegantly as they hurried along.

You two really came here for a picnic, didn't you!

Duke thought to himself, but he didn't dare say it out loud. After all, he still needed to curry favor with the God later, and falling out now wouldn't be a good thing for them.

But after advancing for a long time, they still hadn't seen Carol or the little prince who might appear next. Although Duke didn't let his guard down, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and slowed down his pace. He floated over to Ida, who had just finished eating her sandwich, and asked, "Was it good?"

Ida gave a thumbs up, then patted Alice's head, making her blush slightly and lower her head shyly.

Duke didn't mean he wanted to eat when he said that; he was just trying to strike up a conversation. He then leaned closer and asked the question he was really concerned about: "Ida, I have a question for you. What are your thoughts on the doomsday fate that is tied to the floating city?"

"This is of course inevitable. From the moment Fei chose to build this floating city, the doomsday fate that the floating city faced was inevitable. The floating city has been flying in the sky for more than a thousand years, and it should come to an end. I think the choice you made in the parallel world is very good. On the contrary, I can't understand Fei and Carol's kind of obsession at all."

Ida shrugged. Despite being the former guardian deity of the floating city, she didn't share the same obsession as Fei and Carol with "helping the floating city survive its doomed fate." In fact, as a deity formed from human thought, it was understandable that Ida valued living beings more than the more symbolic floating city.

For Ida, choices like those Duke made to help the floating city in a parallel world are acceptable.

Moreover, after severing her own path to godhood, Ida entered a state of detachment from desires—although according to her original plan, the position of the mute was to be given to Duke, and then the heavy responsibility of saving the fate of the apocalypse would be handed over to Duke, and she would simply become a hands-off manager and not care about anything.

But now Duke has not only failed to become the new Lich King, he has also lost his divine body, leaving only a spirit, and he has to go to great lengths to find a suitable body. This has forced Ida, who was originally planning to retire, to return to work, and his retirement is not complete.

Duke nodded, then looked at Amber, who was still holding his hand: "And Amber, what about you? What do you think of the impending doom of the floating city?"

“Although I can escape and I certainly won’t die… there are many people in the floating city who can’t escape, and I don’t want them to die.” Amber gave Duke a strange look, wondering why he suddenly asked her this question, but she quickly answered Duke’s question seriously: “Besides, unlike the floating cities that are separated from parallel worlds, the residents of this floating city truly regard this place as their hometown. Even strangers like us consider it our second home. Who would want their hometown to be destroyed by an accident?”

She was a princess from a distant elven kingdom, a traveler who came to the floating city alone, a new witch accepted by the floating city, and the second-generation space witch on whom Carol secretly placed high hopes—from any perspective, Amber's answer was very targeted.

"Ah."

Duke nodded, but did not comment on Amber's answer. Instead, he turned to the next person.

"Alice, what are your thoughts on the apocalypse?"

"Huh? What's there for me to see?" Alice looked at Duke with a puzzled expression and asked irritably, "Which is worse, this doomsday fate or the apocalypse in our hometown?"

She didn't really feel any sense of belonging to the floating city, since she hadn't stayed there for very long. As long as she could stay by Ida's side, she was content.

"Ah."

Duke nodded again, then turned his gaze to the remaining members of his group.

"Zun, what's your take on the apocalypse?"

“Mr. Duke, if the apocalypse of the floating city proceeds as calculated... then my chances of surviving the apocalypse are almost zero. From my personal perspective, I do not want the apocalypse to happen.”

"Stephanie, what are your thoughts on the apocalypse?"

"There's something I'm not sure if I should say... I've never really understood what you mean by 'apocalyptic fate'? What will happen to the floating city? And what about that parallel world you mentioned before? What is a parallel world?"

"...And what about you, Annie? How do you view this apocalyptic fate?"

Anne stopped thinking. She glanced at Duke, then at Stephanie, who had almost left Duke speechless. Her gaze made Stephanie tremble.