I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

"I see, you're the imposter trying to replace Duke, aren't you? Don't think you can become my Duke just because you have the same face, you monster! Die!"

After saying that, this "yandere Cecil" launched an attack on Duke.

Chapter 469 Praying to Myself

That crazy woman is nothing like his adorable, goofy Guangbao!

Faced with Cecil's attack, Duke had this thought flash through his mind. To be honest, compared to his own Lightspeed, Cecil's logic seemed more like Annie's—but here's the problem: Annie may be crazy, but Duke had never truly stood against her, and in fact, he had never personally experienced what it felt like to be Annie's enemy.

Besides, even if we take a step back and assume the worst, Annie doesn't have Cecil's fighting ability!

The yandere Cecil in front of me is a genuine legendary Radiant Witch.

"I want Radiance to stop the enemy's actions."

In an instant, the dazzling holy light solidified into chains, which bound Duke's limbs and waist, immobilizing him. Cecil, who had accomplished this with ease, continued coldly, "I want a heavy hammer to judge imposters."

With that, the holy light formed a heavy hammer five or six meters long, which Cecil easily grasped with one hand. She used the strength of her arm muscles, her waist as the axis, and her shoulder as the fulcrum, and smashed it down without hesitation towards Duke, who was bound by chains of holy light!

"Boom—"

Holy light burst forth.

But Cecil's gaze went beyond the dazzling holy light and saw the direction of her attack, causing him to frown.

At the critical moment, Duke suddenly disappeared from her sight.

"The Trickster's all-purpose trickery? Plus the spell rogue from before... Hmph!" Upon realizing what ability Duke was using, Cecil's face darkened with rage. She tightened her embrace around the "Duke" she was holding, gritting her teeth as she said, "You can even imitate Duke's abilities? You damn imposter, are you trying to kill Duke and take his place?!"

Duke, moving at breakneck speed, dared not utter a sound and fled into the distance. But before he could even leave the street, the Radiant Witch's attack followed immediately.

"boom--"

The beam of light shattered the spot where Duke had been standing. He pulled out his cheat item and activated it at the last second, teleporting away to avoid the attack. He then hid in a corner on the other side, panting heavily, waiting for the cheat item's side effects to start counting down.

Keep in mind, this was only Cecil's second attack! He could barely dodge the first attack with his Omnipotent Trickster and Spell Thief, but Duke was forced to use cheat items to dodge the second attack. What will he use to dodge the attacks that follow?

Duke often sparred with Cecil, so he was quite familiar with Cecil's methods... but this was the first time he had ever truly fought Cecil to the death! And now, Duke finally understood just how much pressure he felt when facing Cecil!

"Cecil is strong, isn't she? This is all thanks to you. I've never seen Cecil utilize her talent to such an extent as in this reincarnation. But then again, although this guy looks exactly like Cecil, his personality is completely different. He's basically just Annie in Cecil's skin!"

Duke glared fiercely at Carol, who had suddenly appeared beside him, and said irritably:

"Can you please stop making sarcastic remarks? Help me out!"

"I do not want."

Carol said with a grin, and just then, Cecil launched his next attack. This time, eleven radiant swords suddenly appeared in the sky. Three of them locked onto his current position, while the remaining eight swords awaited his teleportation once he confirmed his teleportation point and fell to pierce his body.

Duke felt a sense of crisis engulf his mind; this feeling of being so close to death made his soul tremble subconsciously... but soon he felt a sense of excitement.

The three radiant swords thrust towards him.

But to Cecil's surprise, he did not use the cheat item to dodge again. Instead, he stood still, magically produced a dagger, and then charged towards the three falling swords of light.

Those three radiant swords were meant to block all his escape routes; in other words, if he decided to rush out in a certain direction, he would only need to face one of them.

In an instant, the Sword of Radiance arrived in front of Duke, and he swung his dagger without hesitation.

That dagger is called the Lucky Dagger.

Duke hit a lucky shot.

The dagger precisely intercepted the falling sword of light. The dagger and the sword collided, and the dazzling holy light was deflected by Duke's lucky strike before it exploded two or three meters away from him.

The moment Cecil saw Duke's movement, he manipulated the remaining two swords to shift the angle of attack almost instantly, thrusting them at Duke who had just used his Lucky Strike. Two short gunshots rang out.

Cecil's pupils contracted slightly because she saw what Duke pulled out the moment the gunshot rang out.

Neon revolver.

One of the projectiles struck the two radiant swords, causing a massive explosion.

This projectile is called "Explosion".

Meanwhile, another bullet, under the cover of the blast wave, was fired at Cecil.

This projectile is called "Sheep Turner".

"I want that bullet to freeze in mid-air."

The remaining eight radiant swords vanished instantly.

The second bullet fired from the neon revolver stopped in place as Cecil spoke.

Cecil, who was still holding Duke, finally regarded Duke as an opponent who was completely equal to her. She suddenly moved and turned into a streak of light, tearing through the smoke and dust raised by the explosion in an instant. She stomped heavily on the stone bricks in front of Duke, then clenched her fist and swung it with all her might toward Duke's face!

There's no escaping it.

The thought flashed through Duke's mind.

If Duke could still use the Starfire, he might be able to put up a fight against Cecil. But right now, in terms of his own strength (plus some common items), he can barely be considered a hero-level, but a hero-level professional is still far from being able to engage in a regular battle with a true legend, unless... he finds a way to quickly become a legend.

In that instant, facing the threat of death, Duke recalled his conversation with Ida:

Is there a quick way to become a legendary figure?

"A quick way to become a legend? I know. Pray to me, Duke."

The mute has completely perished, but in this world of possibility, Ida may not have retired yet.

but……

Suddenly, another brilliant idea popped into Duke's mind for no apparent reason, and under the pressure from the Radiant Witch, he immediately put it into practice without hesitation:

"Please help me."

"The great 'savior'!"

A divine fire named "Star" was lit.

Chapter 470 Soul Requiem: Destiny

The mythical weapons drawn from the Star Chart System all possess divine fire. According to Duke, a professional divine fire user (?), the divine fire used by these mythical weapons is the Star Divine Fire. Coupled with those suggestive "mythical weapon introduction promotional videos," it's easy to conclude that these mythical weapons are all related to the god Duke... or rather, the god Savior.

It was because of this judgment that Duke made the risky plan to destroy the floating city during his previous parallel world journey, in order to actually experience the feeling of stepping onto the divine throne, and then leave the divine throne himself, thereby eliminating the possible impact of the uncertain factor of gods.

The God-Savior should have perished forever like the Mute, but this is a world of stacked possibilities. In this world, the Savior still has the possibility of existing, and may even exist independently of Duke.

Duke's relationship with the "God and Savior" should have ended with Carol's time loop—in theory, everything that happened during the parallel world journey should have vanished because the time loop returned to an earlier point in time. However, due to the existence of the Star Map system, whether it was the collapse of Duke's divine body, the awakening of everyone's memories, or the mythical weapons, they were all preserved from the parallel world.

Duke's relationship with the Savior was also preserved by the Star Map system.

Ida once said that as long as Duke prayed to her, she could grant him the status of a divine messenger and help him quickly become a legend. However, Duke did not choose to pray to the mute, since the mute here might not be controlled by Ida, but could be a pure divine avatar. Even if he prayed now, he might not be able to obtain legendary-level power. Moreover, to be honest, Duke did not trust Ida.

Therefore, he chose to pray to the Savior.

I prayed to myself.

I have given myself the position of divine messenger.

Clearly, Duke was trying to exploit a bug in his own account, and he succeeded. In the instant he prayed to himself, he seemed to log back into the divine account, ascend to the divine throne, and process the request of the first believer who prayed to him. Because this believer was himself, Duke, logged into the divine account, generously and magnanimously granted the highest level of divine favor possible.

In that instant, Duke's aura suddenly surged, and the Starfire ignited and burned at his fingertips, transforming into an angry dragon that coiled around his arm. He then stretched out his arm, preparing to clash head-on with Cecil.

But Cecil was afraid. She was worried about Duke in her arms, and when Duke ignited the Starfire and displayed legendary combat power, she retreated almost without hesitation, fearing that Duke would be caught in the crossfire and suffer any harm. Duke, on the other hand, didn't want her to leave so easily—this "plot character" was crucial to finding the amber amidst countless possibilities.

So in an instant, the situation reversed, and Cecil was the one retreating while Duke was the one chasing.

"Wow, Starfire! It's been so long! I never imagined you could even control this, Duke." Carol exclaimed in admiration, but her next words jolted Duke awake. "But, choosing the power of a god, won't you be controlled by that divinity in return?"

Duke suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The divine fire was burning.

A sudden impulse surged within him—the impulse to protect and save the floating city. His gaze fell upon the seemingly empty air, and a flash of divine fire appeared in his eyes. With the power of the divine fire, Duke saw what was hidden in the air—the mud tentacle monster that had attacked them in the underground passage of the floating city during their parallel world journey.

It left the narrow, confined underground room and displayed itself fully in the spacious streets of the floating city—although it was invisible and intangible, its body was much larger than it had been in the dark room, almost the size of an adult Titan at first glance… But even with this size, it trembled and curled up in fear in front of Cecil, who had been firing at full power, and dared not move an inch.

From this perspective, it's actually kind of cute.

Duke curled his lip.

He suppressed the urge to kill it immediately—an urge that was not normal, but rather a result of the divinity of the savior. However, compared to the gods' helplessness, the messengers of the gods were relatively free.

"Hey! Cecil, right?" Duke suddenly called out to Cecil, who was still walking away from him, "Do you know Amber?"

"Huh? What amber? Who's that?"

Cecil made a somewhat inexplicable sound, clearly indicating that, like the Cecil before her, she didn't remember anything about Amber.

To find clues about amber, we must utilize the "fate" that binds him and her together.

However, the concept of "fate" is somewhat ambiguous and mysterious. Duke had no idea how to find the amber through fate. Perhaps some legends who were well-versed in fate had their own understanding of it, such as the prophetic witch Tservini, or the miracle witch Scarlet... But Duke was completely clueless about it.

He didn't believe in fate. He thought fatalism was utter rubbish. How could human destiny be something fixed and unchanging? Luck, fortune, or even the protagonist's halo were all unrealistic things.

But Duke, who doesn't believe in fate, has no choice but to rely on it at this moment.

Duke closed his eyes.

He sensed his fate, bound together with the amber.

He couldn't feel anything before, but now that he has become a divine messenger, he vaguely senses something.

That was the connection between my fate and someone else's, a connection that was faint and about to be forcibly severed by a powerful barrier... but for now, it still maintained a tenuous link.

That faint connection of fate pointed to the trembling, mud-tentacle monster beside them.

Are countless possibilities hidden within it?

Duke extended his finger, which was burning with divine fire, and pressed it against his chest.

The sound of a soul-soothing hymn is engraved there, and the stirring melody records most of the stories he experienced.

A brand new soul-soothing requiem is played.

The Mud Tentacle Monster seemed to be provoked by the soul-soothing melody. It let out an indescribable whisper, brandished its huge tentacles covered in mouthparts, and slammed them down at Duke.

In that instant, the world stopped.

"Found the answer?" In the world where time was frozen, Carol appeared out of nowhere beside Duke. A slight smile played on her lips as she softly asked, "Do you know where to look for amber now?"

"Ah."