It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

"Kelong, how long do you plan to keep peeping there?"

“Eh?! Hehehehe…” Kelong, who was hiding aside, poked his head out with a silly smile.

Afterwards, as the nominal elder sister, Kelong also witnessed their wedding, and then -

"Since you no longer exist to the outside world, you can't be included in the documents, right? I inherited this gem from my grandfather. If I add decorations to the side with my name on it..."

That's right, no one can see it. And the gem has Kron's full name engraved on it.

The Rick and Hubie engraved on it do not have a last name, which means...

"Now you two are husband and wife, and you've officially become my brother and sister~"

Kelong's expression seemed both happy and somewhat lonely.

With a wry smile, Rick and Hubie picked up a knife and carved Kron's last name under their own name.

"Ms. Xueyue, since you are here too, how about..."

"Your family is all together, so it would be inappropriate for me to be an outsider... But..."

Xueyue's fingertips moved, and two lines of "patterns" were engraved on both sides of the gem.

"At least this gem can carry my blessing."

After the engraving was completed, Kelong looked at the gem with joy and treasured it more than anyone else.

Chapter 87 Strategy for Victory

The layout of [Ghost] is gradually unfolding.

"Rick, when we first met, you said you were just trying to survive. Now you want to end the war. You are two completely different people~"

"Ms. Xueyue, have you finally realized the madness of this plan? Do you want to quit halfway?"

"No, on the contrary, I like [crazy], your plan is very interesting, but what I want to ask is, how do you ensure victory?"

As Xueyue had read the script, she naturally knew how it was originally implemented, but it was necessary to let Rick say it himself in order to confirm whether any changes had occurred.

“Ms. Xueyue, you know that those guys are after the throne of the One God, right? But there are too many [Old Deus], ​​guys who can be born by praying for [Divine Essence]. The [Star Grail] is a [conceptual device] that the Old Deus set up to limit the existence of the race-creating magic to one person.”

"But it is impossible for the Old Deus to create a device that can control the power of all the Old Deus, because the total power of ten cannot create a power higher than eleven."

"That's right, Miss Xueyue, you understand very quickly, so those gods came up with a plan. If there are ten gods, if they kill nine of them, wouldn't they be the only god left?"

As the truth of a protracted war, it is too boring.

This is the common idea of ​​Xueyue and Rick.

"But even if we don't do that, there is another way to make the Star Grail appear."

Rick changed the subject.

"Oh~?" Xueyue looked very interested.

"This is a method they cannot discover, because they are [Strong], so they can only think of using force to solve it. Think about it, the Old Deus were born from the planet, and not only that, the Spirit Corridor and the source of all things were all produced from the planet."

"Then, the essence of creatures, races, and the Old Deus are all created through the Elemental Corridor. According to common logic, the power of the planet itself as the origin should be greater than that of all the Old Deus on this planet."

"So, that means—"

Riku places the only black king chess piece - the only enemy to be defeated - in the center of the game board and explains how to achieve the victory conditions.

"——As long as the planet is destroyed to a certain extent, the [Star Cup] will appear."

"As long as it penetrates the core of the planet, the power released by the source of the Spirit Corridor will surpass the power of all the gods."

Hubie also supplemented the data with the following information:

"The manifestation takes... 10 to the negative 46th power seconds... Destruction, the power is released, and immediately after manifestation... I immediately get the [Star Cup] and rebuild the planet..."

"【Checkmate】."

Rick and Hubie said this in unison.

"Then the goal is to bring all forces into full-scale conflict, right?"

Xueyue looked at the white chess pieces on the map, which represented the various races. She gestured slightly with her hands and quickly calculated how the battle would develop next.

"Yes, Miss Xueyue, you seem to be good at this as well?"

"I just have a little experience in setting up formations."

"Oh... when the decisive battle comes, and the firepower of all forces is gathered together..."

Rick went on to explain,

"In the [Final Battle Stage] we have prepared, there are [Access Controls] that Hubie and I will set up. We will use a device that bends the directionality of force to turn all the force directly downward. The number of [Access Controls] required is thirty-two."

"They use their own power to penetrate the planet and destroy the Spirit Corridor. We will take away the Star Grail that appears. This is victory."

"That's why no one will die, so I really want to ask those high-ranking guys after this is over—"

Rick smiled ironically.

“——‘Hey, hey, how are you feeling right now~’ Like this.”

"Yeah, it's a crazy and innovative idea."

Xueyue clapped her hands to show her approval.

(But the twists and turns in its realization are beyond your estimation.)

Xueyue did not say this out loud, because she had already decided that the so-called unexpected "variables" would be solved by herself.

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[Ghosts] manipulate intelligence to make the situation develop in the expected direction.

But [Ghost] cannot be detected, so they chose the most simple and brutal method - using black ash.

This thing can block the detection of most races, but correspondingly, black ash itself is a highly poisonous existence.

Fortunately, Xueyue covered the bodies of 178 ghosts, including Rick, with shadow armor, and then wrapped the shadow armor with black ash.

Since the [Ghosts] are distributed all over the planet, and considering the number of people and the long casting distance, the shadow armor cannot completely isolate the corrosion of black ash. This is already the limit of Xueyue's long-range multiple casting, but this at least greatly reduces the corrosion of black ash on the [Ghosts]' bodies.

The erosion of the Shadow Armor by the black ash will actually also affect Xueyue. Although the black ash alone will hardly have any impact on Xueyue, the long-term intelligence gathering operation of more than a hundred people has accumulated a lot, and the black ash has caused Xueyue to feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Even so, Xueyue did not tell them the truth. After all, compared with the sacrifice of [Ghost] and the price of being contaminated by black ash, Xueyue's discomfort which could be easily healed by herself was nothing.

By informing the Werebeasts that the Dwarfs are researching a weapon of mass destruction called [Marrow Explosion];

Then he informed the Dwarves that the Elves were developing a decisive weapon called [Hollow Zero Protection];

The truth was mixed with lies, and after their investigation, they destroyed the unmanned research institute provided by [Ghost].

As for the several places that were more difficult to attack, Xueyue directly destroyed them when no one was around.

After becoming more convinced that the [Opponent] indeed possessed a terrifying decisive battle weapon, the Werebeasts and Dwarves, as if being led by the nose, gradually moved their strategic deployment in the direction desired by the [Ghost].

Next up is the Elves. As the seventh of the race, they are particularly good at magic, can maintain multiple magics, and have the highest magical adaptability among biological races. Faced with such a tough opponent, Riku decides to perform [Induction] himself.

Chapter 88: Elf

A mansion in the suburbs of the elf capital.

The elf called Nina Cleave, who was returning home, sensed the presence of an intruder.

"who is it?!"

She immediately deployed detection magic and lighting magic as a warning.

In the illuminated darkness, there was a robed figure sitting at a table, seemingly blending into the darkness.

The ghost, who was covered in rags and animal skins, wearing a fur robe and a hood pulled down to hide his face, said:

"You guys, I'm sorry for interrupting you."

The [Ghost] greeted her in a friendly tone in fluent Elven language.

The elves instantly prepared an attack magic, but did not fire it.

Because the second spell that was unfolding at the same time - the analysis magic told her:

[Unrecognizable/Unidentified].

Sensing the elf's fleeting surprise, the Ghost laughed.

Even with magic, they couldn't even detect the opponent's outline, so the elves had no choice but to ask:

"May I ask who you are?"

Don't act rashly towards people of unknown origin.

"I am just a [ghost]. All I can say is that I am neither your enemy nor your companion."

Of course, the elves would use magic to test the truth of the words, but the Ghost knew the result of the test:

[Ghost] is [false], the rest are [true], magic will definitely answer like this.

Because it is a fact that he is neither an enemy nor an ally.

"Breaking into someone's home without permission must mean something very important, right?"

The elf asked, not being able to understand the visitor's specific intention.

[Important things] Of course there are, otherwise, would an ordinary human sneak into the capital of the elves for no reason?

"I want to play a simple game," said the ghost.

"Ok?"

After hearing the unexpected statement, a trace of confusion appeared on the face of the elves.

"The stakes are [information] - if you win, I will provide you with information; if you lose, I will collect it."

"..."

Seeing that Nina was still on guard, [Ghost] smiled inwardly and thought, this is good.

The elf known as Nina Cleave is an excellent and intelligent person, and is also the best magician of the contemporary elves.

It was for this reason that Rick chose her as the person to contact, and guessed her thoughts first:

"You mean to say that we don't know whether each other's information is true or not, and unsecured chips cannot be used as bets, right?"

“…Yeah, that’s right.”

Nina was worried about the possibility of her thoughts being read, so she answered carefully.

This is natural. When faced with someone of unknown origin, smart people will first consider the worst possibility - that is, the possibility that they are of a higher race than themselves.

But it is precisely because of her smart mind that she will not back down.

Because the three possibilities of superior race, inferior race, and same race still overlap and intertwine.

Therefore, Riku was sure that the elf would agree to this game.

"Then let me give you some information. If it is information that cannot be ignored regardless of whether it is true or false, then it can prove that this game can be established."

For example, as long as you say this sentence, the other party will definitely agree to the game.

"The existence of the [Void Zero Protection] has been known to the Dwarves - what do you think of this information?"

"—?!"

Surprise flashed across the elf's face.

[Ghost] Although I can't sense it, the elves will definitely use magic to detect whether I am lying, but it will be a waste of effort.

"Are you satisfied now? The truth of the information is not a problem. As the theoretical advocate of the [Void Zero Protection] and the compiler of the spell, you have your own ways to investigate its truth. Am I right?"

The elf pretended to be calm, but was actually thinking anxiously in her heart. The Ghost knew exactly what she was thinking.

[Hollow Protection Zero] is an extremely important secret that is kept secret even from the theoretical proponents. Even the names of the people involved in its development are referred to as [code] in confidential documents.

For example, during the previous exploration of the elf ruins, Hubie found some documents remaining in the basement.

To the elves who didn't know these things, the [ghost] in front of them seemed to be an existence that knew everything.