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

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On the [back] side of the world [Disboard], on the other side of the void.

Xueyue set foot here.

In the chaotic void, there is a figure that adds a touch of color to this empty space.

It was a figure that looked like a girl, with hair that gradually changed from blue-purple to blue. She wore a frilly white hat with an orange-yellow ribbon, and a fox-like mask hung on the left side. Her clothing was relatively bold, revealing her abdomen and legs.

At this moment, the "girl" was sitting on a person-high blue-purple ink pot with her eyes closed.

"【Question】——Why are you here?"

Sensing Xueyue's approach, the "girl" opened her blue-purple eyes and asked, but neither her eyes nor her tone showed any emotion belonging to a living being.

This is the pinnacle of all races, the manifestation of all things, and the one that ranks first in the sequence - [Deus].

And the "girl" in front of him is also extremely special. She is the first and most ancient life form in the world, and also the first divine species with self-awareness.

The years have passed so long that even she has forgotten her own name, so let's just call her the "Goddess Girl" for now.

She is the God of Doubt and the creator of the Ex-Machina. The essence of her god is doubt and trust, so she even doubts her own existence.

In order to answer her own doubts, she created the Ex-Machina to answer her questions, but the Ex-Machina without a Heart could not respond, so in the end, she pierced through her own essence and fell into a deep sleep.

Chapter 98: Sail Tower

With Xueyue's arrival, the divine girl was observed, recognized, and trusted in her [existence], and her spirit gradually regained its [activation].

She opened her eyes and asked:

"【Question】——Why are you here?"

"Ah - I said I just wandered here. Can you believe this answer?"

Xueyue answered questions with questions while smiling.

“…It’s meaningless.”

The Old Deus girl seemed to find this answer boring.

"Well, let's put it another way. You are cute and I want your body. Is this answer okay?"

Even after hearing Xue Yue's frivolous words, the look in the Deus girl's eyes did not change. She just said:

"My body...? 【Judgment】——Do you want to use me?"

The essence of the God of Suspicion made her instinctively doubt everything, and Xueyue's words were just an inducement and a temptation.

During the conversation, Xueyue had already gained a preliminary understanding of the current state of this divine being. She had just awakened, but because she was innocent and kind by nature, even after being "woken up", she did not show any murderous intent towards Xueyue.

"Unknown God, let's make a bet and predict when this long-lasting war on this planet will end. I think it will end soon."

"..."

The God-like girl was also aware of the war in the outside world. The gods were fighting for the throne of the only god... She did not want to participate in such a boring war, but she inferred from common sense that it was impossible for such a protracted war to end in a short period of time.

The Godlike girl didn't realize that her thoughts had been quietly diverted, and she even forgot to consider why she took this bet.

"What is the bet...?"

"Well... it's very simple. If the war doesn't end within a month, then you win, and I can answer any questions you have. Of course, if it ends within a month, then I win, and you belong to me. Of course, I will also answer any questions you have~"

For this Old Deus girl, curiosity and the desire for knowledge are her main characteristics, and the creation of the Ex-Machina was also to satisfy some of the answers she sought.

"What do you need me to do?"

This is the crux of the problem. A person comes to me on his own, makes a bet with me on his own, and wants to recruit me under his own command. There are too many things that are worthy of suspicion.

"Who knows~ But after coming to this world, I always feel like I'm missing out if I don't kidnap a divine being~"

Xueyue continued with a heartless smile,

"Oh, right. You once created some machines because you wanted answers, but machines without hearts cannot respond to your needs. But what if they gain a heart?"

At this moment in the outside world, the battle between Hubie and Jibril was coming to an end. Xueyue controlled the shadow to project the situation on the battlefield.

“…………” The girl from the Spiritual God race looked at the image in front of her, and her expression relaxed a little.

"Even machines can find the meaning of the heart, so what about you? I believe that as long as you go out and stay with us, even if you can't find the answer in this world, you will find the answer you want sooner or later in your future journey, right?"

"The outcome of this bet has not yet been decided, so don't be too proud..."

"But I think we have a sure win."

"But... in this case, I will go and witness how the war you mentioned ends."

"Hmm...but, don't you have a name?"

"I have long forgotten the name or anything like that."

"That's a difficult matter..."

Xueyue pretended to have a headache.

"It would be troublesome to address you without a name, so why not call you [Hollow]?"

"[Hall]?... Whatever, I don't care."

"Well, let's get out of here first, Fanlou~"

Xueyue extended her hand to the girl in a friendly manner.

Fanlou looked at the hand extended to him, nodded slightly, and stretched out his hand to shake it.

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"Do you know how worried I am about you? Hubie!"

Rick sat by the bed, his tone more of worry than reproach.

"I'm sorry... Rick... I won't take risks next time..."

Hubie lowered her head like a child admitting her mistake. She was indeed too impatient. If Bubble hadn't intervened, Hubie would have been blasted to pieces by [Sky Strike].

"Thank you, Miss Tavel."

Rick thanked Bubbles sincerely as he leaned against the door.

"Well...if you want to thank someone, you should thank Xiaoxue...oh...she's back."

In response to Paopao's words, Xueyue appeared, followed by a girl holding an ink pot.

Seeing the puzzled looks from Hubie and Rick, Xueyue explained:

"You can just call her Fanlou."

Then Xueyue briefly explained the bet with Fanlou.

"Ms. Xueyue, you are amazing. You can even invite the [God Seed] here."

Hubie said in surprise, then she noticed Houlou's gaze.

"...?"

"Nothing, I just remembered something."

Fanlou replied.

"But just like the bet, Fan Lou is only here to witness the end of this war. She will not help or threaten our move."

"But the real help may have arrived."

Xueyue looked at the figure that was approaching.

"Hello, [Will] and [Friends]."

The man in the robe stood there, and the mechanical parts revealed under the robe showed that he was also an Ex-Machina.

"[Einzishi] (All-Link Command), you can call me that. I come to assist you on behalf of all [Ex-Machinas]."

The Ex-Machina named Einzishi continued,

"【Will-holder】Rick and 【Will-body】Huppi, your plan is crazy, but it has a rationality that transcends logic. However, there are some deviations in the calculation process."

"With the participation of [Old Deus] Artosh and the participation of all the Dragonoids led by [Dragon King] Satoshi, the tolerance threshold of 32 [Traffic Control] will be slightly higher, and there is a 1% risk of failure."

"We (Ex-Machina) can reduce this possibility to 0%. All we have to pay is 4096 machines."

Einzig spoke in a calm tone.

How could I possibly agree to this?

Rick wanted to answer this subconsciously, but a voice was faster than him.

Chapter 99 Artosh

"The [rules of the game] are that no one can be sacrificed. The loss of more than 4,000 machines, do you think this complies with the [rules]?"

Xueyue said so.

"This machine believes that the loss of the [Item] is not included in the failure clause of the [Rule]."

"Because it's a [machine], you think of yourselves as a [tool]?"

"【Judgment】——This is a fact."

Einzig's eyes drifted, which was a sign of guilt similar to that of humans.

"Then I have to tell you that Ex-Machinas are not tools. You cannot treat them as meaningless [consumables]. Do you understand?"

Xueyue continued,

"As for that [God of War] and the Dragon Spirits... Bubble and I will handle it. As I said before, I have put the stakes on it."

At some point, Xueyue gradually gained the right to speak, which is also a subtle change in leadership.

"Thanks to Ghost's previous efforts - intelligence guidance, the Elves and Fairies have now formed an alliance, and are communicating with the Dragons. They are confronting the other Dwarves, Giants, and some Phantasms. These two allied forces also have a common greatest enemy, that is the God of War Artosh and his Flügel forces."

Multiple forces have gathered together, and although it has not yet erupted, the current situation itself is like a powder keg. It only takes a spark to trigger a chain reaction and directly start the final decisive battle.

The most suitable "Mars" is, of course, the Flügel who launched the attack first.

But it is not necessary for the real Flügel to launch the attack, it is enough to make the other two parties think that the "Flügel" launched the attack.

Thinking of this, Xueyue, Paopao, Rick, and Hubie all had similar smiles on their faces.

"This is——the true way to use the [Ex-Machina]——"

"Let's light the fuse for the decisive battle!"

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Enter Avant Heim.

"Where is the [Extraordinary Instance]?"

In the throne room, sitting on the highest throne is a man with muscles as strong as rock.

He is the most powerful god, the god of war, and the creator of the Flügel. He is the Old Deus Artosh.

His gigantic body was twice the size of a Flügel, with a black beard as strong as steel hanging down, and the nine pairs of giant wings on his back draped over his body like a cloak.

The sharp golden eyes in the well-defined face looked at Azrael who was kneeling below.

There was only questioning in that look, but even so, Azrael could feel her brain numb when being looked down upon by such a gaze.

And Azriel knew clearly that even that terrifyingly tall body and all-seeing eyes were only a small part of her creator, a mere manifestation of an incomparably powerful force, like a drop in the ocean.

"She has not returned yet. I will call her back immediately, my lord."

Azrael reported respectfully, as if praying.

"Is that so? No need to look for it, hahahaha - I roughly know what happened."

Artosh laughed heartily as if he knew something interesting, but Azrael, who was kneeling below, didn’t understand at all.

The master doesn't talk much, so I can't guess what the master means. No——

Azriel quickly rejected the idea and felt ashamed of her arrogance.