Poverty makes me capable of anything.

boom!

The icy blue flames thrown by the scholar struck the power reactor.

An anomaly has occurred.

With the power furnace at its core, a swirling vortex suddenly rises, surrounded by white smoke and dust.

Even the lava lake beneath the guardian's feet began to throb restlessly.

The icy blue flames tried to break free from the wind, but were eventually torn apart by the whirlwind and disintegrated into the most basic elemental power, falling into the lava lake below.

"No effect at all?"

The blue flames surrounding the scholar's body trembled violently.

He was deeply shaken.

Although he had never participated in the battle against the Calamity Dragon, he had witnessed such a life-or-death struggle when he was young.

So many years have passed, and the scholar is quite certain that his strength is greater than that of his predecessors who participated in the campaign.

Even after growing to this level, his attack, using only half his strength, was easily crushed by the dragon knight opposite him.

They didn't even have to exert any effort to block; they simply stretched out their hands and displayed overwhelming power.

Even the Calamity Dragon outside might not have that kind of strength.

No, it's definitely not.

Even after nearly a century, the Calamity Dragon could not have become this strong, otherwise the Crimson Demon Clan would have been wiped out by it long ago.

Scholars do not believe that the Calamity Dragon will spare the Red Demon Clan out of a change of heart.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness, which manifested physically as him being unable to unleash even 30-40% of his full strength.

"How could this be?"

The scholar clenched his fists.

He wasn't actually that scared, but he just couldn't muster any strength.

"enough!"

The old man, who was both a clan elder and his teacher, pressed down on the scholar's shoulder.

Under the suppression of the overwhelming power, the blazing icy blue flames on the scholar's body gradually died down.

"She probably doesn't mean any harm, at least not now."

The old man's voice calmed the restless scholar down.

indeed.

The True Ancestor rushed over, and then the woman naturally reached out and hugged him.

This doesn't look like a conflict at all.

But what happened next was a bit embarrassing.

At least that's what scholars think.

He saw the True Ancestor crying and grabbing the strange woman's lap, then rudely bumping his forehead against hers.

"Great, Anran, you're finally here, waaaaah..."

"If you don't come soon, I'm going to get depressed."

"We're finally saved."

An Ran pushed Zhou Jieyu away in disgust, but Zhou Jieyu was holding her too tightly, and An Ran couldn't move her for a moment. She was also afraid that she would use too much force and send Zhou Jieyu directly to the resurrection point.

Ella, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and walked over to tap Zhou Jieyu on the shoulder.

"what's up?"

Zhou Jieyu, who had stopped crying, turned her head and looked blankly at Ella who had suddenly appeared.

Ella nodded at her.

Then he grabbed Zhou Jieyu by the back of her collar.

Because of her distraction, Zhou Jieyu loosened her grip on An Ran's thigh, and Ella quickly pulled, easily ripping Zhou Jieyu off An Ran's body.

It would have been very difficult for Ella, given her height, to lift Zhou Jieyu, but the clever Ella took advantage of the difference in terrain.

She moved to the side, and Zhou Jieyu was now hanging on the lava lake.

"Gurgle—"

Looking down at the rising bubbles at her feet, Zhou Jieyu swallowed hard.

Her smile looked extremely humble: "Ella, don't you recognize me? We've known each other since we were in Twin Moon City."

Ella said doubtfully, "Really? I don't remember any woman who was so rude as to cling to An Ran's leg like that."

"Hey, hey, hey, this can't be! Ella, aren't you a robot? How could a robot lose its memory? I even helped you sell mung bean cakes before, we're really good friends," Zhou Jieyu quickly shouted.

"I do not remember."

As Ella spoke, she lowered her hand.

Zhou Jieyu was so frightened that she immediately covered her face with her hands.

"You must not be disrespectful to the True Ancestor!"

The scholar gritted his teeth and stepped forward to shout.

The Crimson Demons around him were also glaring angrily at Ella.

"Alright, alright, Ella, stop joking with her," Anran advised.

Since it was Anran's request, there's nothing we can do.

Ella pulled Zhou Jieyu back.

The moment her feet touched the ground, Zhou Jieyu's legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.

That was so close!

She was almost swallowed by the lava just now.

Although she doesn't feel any pain after turning on the 0 pain mode, the realistic experience still gives her nightmares at night.

Zhou Jieyu glanced at Ella with lingering fear.

Ten years have passed in the game. Although Ella's appearance has not changed, as a robot, her learning and growth abilities are much stronger than those of ordinary people.

"It's only natural that you've become less lovable."

Zhou Jieyu muttered something under her breath.

After Ella released Zhou Jieyu, the members of the Red Demon Clan also calmed down.

However, their hearts were not at peace.

The brief conversation between Zhou Jieyu, An Ran, and Ella contained too much puzzling information.

These two women, one big and one small, could not possibly be native to this planet. They came from elsewhere, but the True Ancestor knew them, and seemed to have known them for a long time.

But shouldn't the True Ancestor have only recently awakened?

This timing is off.

Even more strangely, when he grabbed the woman's leg, the True Ancestor shouted "I'm saved!"

exm?

What kind of nonsense is this?

“True Ancestor…”

The scholar's eyelids twitched.

He realized he seemed to have made a mistake.

In fact, the scenarios described in the prophecy were far more complex than what they actually witnessed.

He glanced back at Lin Yumo beside him, but didn't say anything for a moment.

We need to observe this matter further.

We can't make a mistake.

At one point, the lava lake suddenly fell into a deathly silence. Apart from the occasional rustling sounds coming from the lava lake, there was not a single other sound.

In the end, An Ran broke the balance with a light cough.

"Fellow members of the Crimson Demon Clan, I think you have also realized that I am not from your planet, but came from the outside world."

The scholar nodded.

Although he had never seen the world beyond this planet with his own eyes, his ancestors had mentioned it in their knowledge, and they had also left behind a small model.

Therefore, the scholars did not doubt Enron's words.

He was called a scholar by others, not only because he knew a lot, but more so because of his extraordinary thirst for knowledge.

An Ran continued, "I came all the way from afar specifically for a prophecy."

"prophecy?"

"Is it because of a prophecy?"

The Crimson Demon Clan members cried out in alarm.

The scholar narrowed his eyes slightly.

Could it be that Zhou Jieyu is not the true ancestor, and the true ancestor is this woman in front of us?

No, no, that's not right.

The scholar shook his head inwardly.

He felt he was becoming so desperate that he was resorting to any treatment he could find.

Just as he had guessed.

Although this woman was very powerful, her appearance was completely different from what was predicted.