I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Although that's what Fei said, Duke looked at her expression and his lips twitched slightly. He couldn't help but think to himself: What exactly did you do back then to make this mute person so "concerned"? So angry that she had to do everything she could to force you to retire?

Of course, while Duke was very curious, given that he was now an ally of Fei, it was best not to ask such a sensitive question for the time being—after all, he couldn't beat Fei and needed Fei's support...

He doesn't seem to have taken shape yet.

After the fighting spirit and killing intent subsided, the aura of the gods gradually intensified in the underground cavern.

The deity who has protected the floating city for hundreds of years is about to respond to the prayers of believers in another world and take shape under the rules of the other dimension.

The change happened suddenly.

Beneath the dome of the vast underground cavern, above rows of crystal coffins, on the screen before Duke and Faye, a humanoid being enveloped in radiance slowly took shape.

His form gave Duke a sense of familiarity, but because it was covered in radiance, even though Duke had squinted for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the source of this familiarity.

As Fei witnessed the gradual formation of the Aphasia Man's avatar projection, she remained calm and even had the leisure to reach out and hug a controller, humbly asking, "Is this also the controller for controlling this robot?"

"That's right, it's the same keyboard and mouse as mine. What's up? Want to try it?"

"Ah."

Fei raised an eyebrow, holding the Xbox controller in both hands. With Duke's simple instructions, she learned how to control the robot in just over ten seconds. Then, she used the controller to make the robot pose in a somewhat strange way.

One leg is upright and the other is stepping forward, while the other hand is on the hip and pointing towards the mute deity taking shape in the sky.

At the same time, the runic text that Duke had seen before reappeared in large quantities, converging into several sentences that Duke could not understand, and covering the handle and even the limbs of the drill robot.

Then, while Duke was still pondering what Ms. Scarlet was going to do, she immediately solved the mystery.

"boom--"

A powerful magic crystal, like a cannonball, was fired from the robot's arm and hit the bullseye—the location of the god that was taking shape.

"Hit!"

Fei cheered softly, looking like a jubilant little girl, showing none of the composure that the first city lord of the floating city should have possessed.

Um... Ms. Fei, although you look cute, it can't hide your unsportsmanlike sneak attack. It's really despicable.

Honestly, do you really not have a brain fart about why that mute person hates you so much?

However, this shot failed to defeat the deity, nor did it slow down His descent. The deity's power was on the same level as Lady Scarlet's, so she naturally couldn't kill the mute with a single shot.

Lady Fei seemed to think so too, so she fired several more shots without hesitation, all hitting the bullseye, even scattering some of the light emanating from the deity.

But at this moment, they faced a counterattack from the gods.

"Boom—"

The explosion engulfed the robot where Duke and the others were located, and thick smoke billowed up. After a long while, only Ms. Fei's complaining voice could be heard:

"Tch, if I had five more minutes, I could cast a few forbidden spells and maybe take her down."

"Give me a break, Ms. Fei. What magical girl's transformation time can be interrupted?"

"What nonsense is this? What is a magical girl?" Fei cleared away the thick smoke. Although the robot itself had exploded, she easily protected everyone else, preventing them from being affected by the Aphasic's attack. "Isn't the transformation process the best time to attack? I've long abandoned that childish idea of ​​waiting for the opponent to finish transforming."

Fei's fighting style is that of an "ultimate pragmatist." Any action that is beneficial to the battle is an option for her.

"Tch, almost finished? Should we fire a few more shots? Even if we can't take her out early, at least we can weaken her later. Is one shot enough? Should we fire a few more?"

Just as Ms. Fei was contemplating this rather "Cecil-esque" behavior (she and Guangbao seem to suffer from a severe fear of insufficient firepower, and whenever they encounter a problem, they wish they could use firepower to cover the ground and solve it), Duke suddenly made a somewhat surprised sound, interrupting Fei's attack preparation.

"How is this possible?! How could she be the one who is mute?!"

The light emanating from the divine projection gradually faded over time, revealing its true form, which made Duke realize the source of his sense of familiarity.

He... looks almost exactly like Megan.

Chapter 159 When Gods Fight, Mortals Suffer

Duke stared in astonishment as the mute god, stripped of his radiance, revealed a face almost identical to Megan's, making him realize the source of his familiarity.

It turns out that it was the saintly lady he dragged to stroll around the streets every day!

Could it be that Megan is the one who is mute?!

No, no, no, it seems a little different; he is not Meghan.

Saint Megan is clearly not mute, which is the biggest difference between her and the mute. At the same time, there are many differences in the details of her demeanor compared to the mute person in front of her.

Meghan Markle is undoubtedly a great beauty. She exudes a languid, elegant, and effortlessly chic charm, possessing both an unapproachable purity and a seductive allure fueled by her stunningly proportioned figure.

The deity before them, however, with a similar appearance, portrayed a completely different person. He was somewhat too holy and dignified. Compared to a "saint," he had a stronger sense of inhumanity. Everyone who saw the mute would acknowledge his inviolable holiness. His level of holiness was far superior to Meghan's.

Simply put, when you see Meghan, you can easily call out "Hi, wife" after a slight hesitation, but when you see someone who is mute, you can't associate it with any disrespect; you just want to worship them.

More importantly, the two women's souls give people completely different feelings.

Duke wasn't particularly sensitive to the subtle differences in souls, but after obtaining the Soul Requiem, he gained some understanding of them. Megan, on the other hand, had no physical body and spent her days busy in soul form, so Duke gradually became extremely familiar with her soul.

Duke could soon assert:

Megan is not the one who is mute!

"Saint Megan should be considered the child of the mute."

Fei, who was standing to the side, seemed to have seen through Duke's thoughts and casually explained, rendering Duke's magnificent and colorful thought process in just a few seconds useless, making him look like a clown.

The fact that Saint Megan was by Duke's side wasn't exactly a secret—after all, he didn't try to hide anything when he took Megan out for walks every day, and Carol and Eve both knew about it. The long-retired Lady Scarlet didn't have many intelligence resources anymore, but she had personally touched and examined the Lucky Dagger, so she naturally knew about it.

"Should I consider it?"

"After becoming a god, the mute became a non-human divine machine, and the remnants of her humanity were left in the body of an unmarried girl in the floating city, causing that virgin girl to become pregnant."

Fei told a story that sounded somewhat peculiar to Duke, the time traveler.

"This caused quite a stir back then, and many people considered a virgin's birth a miracle—and believe it or not, they were right." Fei shrugged. "But after the reason was found, Megan was also jokingly called a 'saint' because of her birth and the way she was born. But later, she disappeared from the public eye in the floating city, and I don't know why."

Because she later joined the Aphasia group.

Duke added in his mind for Fei.

"Anyway, that wasn't Megan, was it? His descent shouldn't have used Megan's soul as a sacrifice, right? Miss Saint should be alright, right?"

"I don't know. My suggestion is that after you capture Talia, you interrogate her while you beat her."

Fei wasn't particularly interested in saving people, especially after the aphasic person appeared; all her attention was focused on Him, leaving no room for anything else.

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hand, and the runes around her reappeared, this time in great numbers, densely packed around her arm.

Fei first raised her hand and cast a spell on her unconscious companions. Then, the light outlined a coffin of light that looked very similar to the coffins containing other humans.

If the other crystal coffins in the underground cavern are finished drafts completed by the illustrator, then the coffin of light that Fei casually drew is a line drawing with extremely high completion.

Their effects are not much different from other coffins; they can maintain the vital signs of the human inside. At the same time, they also serve as high-level protective shields, and can even withstand one or two high-level spells without breaking.

After finishing this task, Fei raised her hand higher, aimed it at the mute in the sky, and said to Duke, "From now on, you're on your own."

"what?"

Having said that, Fei once again unleashed a simple and brutal magic crystal cannon, hitting the bullseye and striking the mute in the final stage of its formation.

"boom--"

This attack, like the previous barrage, had no effect whatsoever; it neither prevented the formation of the mute nor caused any real harm to Him.

But this attack successfully enraged the mute.

“Fai…”

His voice lacked humanity and vitality, but even from this mechanical voice, Duke could hear His anger and dissatisfaction with Scarlett—anyone would be unhappy to be bombarded before they were even fully awake.

Not to mention, He only responded to this prayer because He could oppose Scarlet.

The war between Scarlet and the Mute... came suddenly but very logically.

In an instant, a deafening explosion rang out.

"Damn it... Fei, if I die, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

As for the one shouting and running away in the eye of the storm where legends and gods clash... that certainly isn't the wise and brave Mr. Duke.

……

This world is fake.

Anne looked coldly at her "parents" in front of her, absolutely certain of her judgment.

This is definitely not her world. She is very self-aware. How could a happy family with both parents raise such a freakish child like her?

This is not reasonable.

Based on this judgment, she was basically certain that the memories in her mind were all false—they were fragmented, illogical, and contradictory in cause and effect, and no matter how she looked at them or thought about them, they were all fake.

However, Anne still couldn't determine what kind of world this was.

Illusion? A dream? Or somewhere else?

With too little information, Anne couldn't make a judgment, and her missing memories made it difficult for her to move forward. There was only one thing Anne understood... she had forgotten something extremely important, something more important than her life.

"I had no choice but to give it a try."

Anne sighed, preparing to wreak havoc in this world, but at that moment, a person suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of her.

"Hey, isn't this little Annie? I'm so lucky!"

"..."

It's pretty much confirmed that this isn't a normal world anymore—how can a normal world suddenly regenerate humans out of thin air?

Annie raised an eyebrow and demanded, "Who are you? Tell me everything you know."

Chapter 160 The Mad Savior

Joan knows Anne, since they are both witch researchers in the floating city and have had some contact with each other. They would greet each other when they bump into each other in the city, but to be honest, it's just at the level of knowing each other.

Although Joan is also a researcher, and considered one of the top experts in the Floating City in fields such as dreams, hypnosis, and illusion, she is not only active in the academic field. Joan is also an excellent organizer of witch games, widely praised by adventurers. She herself is an adventurer and occasionally accompanies Joseph to explore other dimensions. Joan is well-liked and has had several apprentices. Although their levels are not high and their qualifications are shallow, their presence among the witches of the Floating City is quite significant.

Not to mention, she is a follower of the mute community, though it is unknown which faction she belongs to.

In contrast, Anne's life was much more monotonous. She had almost no life outside of her research and acted like a necrophiliac. In every respect, she was not like the normal Joan.

Later... the infamous Duke scandal happened, and Anne's peculiar personality became notorious in the floating city, but Joan wasn't paying attention to her at the time. Joan was busy finally getting together with her long-lost childhood sweetheart, Joseph.