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"But you have a problem in your mind."

Talulah was also taken aback by what she heard.

She had never mentioned the curse placed on her by Duke Kosiché, except to Alina, whom she had once revealed to others, not even Bozokasti. Throughout the years that followed, this secret had never been revealed to her by anyone.

But she had only just arrived in Sherag and met Ernst once, and he had already seen her naked!

She was just about to ask if there was any way to get rid of the black snake when the Jeragand Stone, floating in mid-air, spoke first:

"Gentlemen, I've never seen anything like this before. Do you have any ideas?"

"The best way is to kill her."

A sound came from the pocket watch with the time sequence.

“This kind of thing is hard to remove. Once it awakens, it causes a lot of commotion. Look how long Dionysus has been acting up. The curtains of the Crimson Theatre are stained red with blood. Compared to that kind of trouble, it’s much easier to handle by one person.”

Talulah was speechless for a moment.

Although they were only talking about themselves, Talulah said that what they said actually made a lot of sense.

After all, she had chosen the simplest approach—to stab Duke Koschche to death with a single blow, thus eliminating the old black snake.

If one can ensure that they are not possessed, killing the original host is indeed the simplest and most effective method.

She pursed her lips, swallowing back the words she was about to say.

Ernst finally seized the opportunity during the lull in the conversation.

After listening for so long and being completely bewildered, he finally understood some of the situation.

What's in Talulah's heart?

He asked, and Ling nodded slightly:

"A snake coiled in her heart. To put it simply, he had been corrupted by demons."

What you're saying is anything but common sense. If I hadn't read some martial arts novels, I really wouldn't know what "cultivating demons in one's heart" means.

Ernst's lips twitched, suppressing the urge to retort, and instead said:

"Is there no way to solve this? Without killing anyone?"

Ling turned around, and the others in the room also turned around.

Himer, who was somewhat unaware of what had happened, finally spoke up:

"I also disagree with using that method."

“Miss Talulah did nothing wrong. She has always tried to help others, but she was just a little too naive. Just like I was back then.”

Hermes believed in the truth.

She certainly knew what it meant to say such things, comparing herself to Talulah, which was a form of self-degradation for an "official" who already held a high position and had an independent body at the World Summit.

Hamer understood this, but she didn't care.

Ernst did not write about Chen Sheng's story in "Ers," and she was not Chen Sheng. Even if she had become an emperor, let alone just an official, she would not have changed her true nature.

Back then, she refused to be a corporate lackey, even betraying Rhine Lab as an employee of Rhine Lab to help Ifrit. Now, she won't be a lackey of the World Summit either. If the somewhat naive Talulah, whom she personally brought back and approved of, is to be killed just because of a "snake" unrelated to her, then she'd rather not take the position.

She wouldn't deny her past pursuit of fairness, justice, and humanitarianism because of her current status. On the contrary, she believes that without that determination and awareness, Ernst wouldn't have valued her and granted her her current status and position.

She will not let Ernst down.

Ernst glanced at Himer with a look of satisfaction.

If she had remained silent, Ernst wouldn't have found anything amiss; after all, even he himself couldn't directly refute the powerful figures present. But Hermer chose to speak up and argue her case, which pleased Ernst greatly.

On a smaller scale, this shows that Hermer hasn't forgotten his original intentions; he didn't misjudge her back then.

On a grander scale, this is human courage—the courage to say "no" to gods who are ignorant of worldly affairs and who take human life lightly.

Ernst nodded and spoke again:

"Is there no other way?"

This time, [Time Sequence] did not respond.

He could feel some pressure in the room. Although he didn’t think there was anything wrong with killing a snake, since everyone thought that a more complicated method could be chosen, he had no objection either.

He is not like Jeragand or the agent of the beast; He has no human moral concepts, and He does not feel embarrassed or ashamed.

It doesn't matter if His proposal is rejected; if you need His help, just call on Him again.

Ling responded:

"I don't have any other options, but I do have others."

This statement sounded somewhat contradictory, but Ling immediately added,

"However, this requires a private discussion between Mr. Ernst and me."

Without saying a word, Gao Wen turned and left.

He couldn't help here, and he'd wanted to leave a long time ago.

Nian jumped off Gao Wen's back, exchanged a glance with Xi, and didn't move, but Ling raised his chin at them.

"Should we go too?" Nian asked, somewhat surprised.

Ling nodded.

Nian pursed her lips, gave Ling a somewhat resentful look, and turned to leave. Xi glanced at Ling and Ernst, and then turned to leave as well.

The sacred stone of Yeragand floated in the air, remained silent for a moment, and also prepared to fly away. But Ling spoke again:

"Yeragand, you don't need to."

"Even if you go out, you'll still peek, won't you?"

The Jeragund Stone flickered, neither confirming nor denying.

He would definitely be spying. How could He be at ease leaving Ernst alone in the room with the strange beast?

After Himer turned to leave, he glanced at Talulah and Ernst in the room and said:

"Talulah, open your heart."

"Huh?" Talulah was slightly taken aback.

Ling reiterated:

"Let the black snake out."

Talulah was taken aback. Before she could even question it, she felt that long-dormant thought resurface in her mind.

No, no, no!

[They're definitely up to no good for me. They kept saying they wouldn't kill me, but they deliberately sent everyone away, even chasing away Himer, who was speaking up for me. They're definitely planning to kill me secretly!]

[Ernst, a hypocrite! Don't trust him! Never let your guard down! Who knows what they might do to me? Even if they don't kill me, they might turn me into a puppet or a zombie? These Yan people are masters of those superstitious and bizarre tricks! Absolutely do not trust them!]

I am one with you, believe me, I would never harm myself!

"very noisy."

Talulah murmured to herself.

But it also feels so familiar.

This feeling often came to her when she was still a guerrilla leader, whispering in her ear from morning till night, making her unable to help but think of everyone in the darkest and most evil direction.

To combat it, she had no choice but to do the opposite, treating everyone as a good person and being sincere.

Later, when Alina was seriously injured and reassigned to a low-ranking military post to endure hardship, the voice disappeared.

Because there, she witnessed true evil, felt true hunger, and understood the difference between true good on the snowy plains and the good she had once thought she had done.

And now, it has reappeared.

【blacksnake】!

Talulah frowned sharply, but quickly relaxed, a slight smile even appearing on her lips.

Black Snake, don't you really want my approval?

Didn't you say that as long as I believe in you, I am you and you are me?

That's so true! I'm so scared right now!

These people are so weird!

Are they all trying to harm me?

I believe you, I believe you completely now, Mr. Black Snake!

Therefore—four

Talulah closed her eyes, grinned, and revealed a bright smile: [Swelling/Obscuration]

"Save me, Black Serpent!"

【Talulah, you son of a bitch!】h

Before the black snake could utter its angry curse, the next second, "her" vision gradually became clear.

She opened her eyes.

The mechanism was triggered. "She" temporarily took over the body. Talulah's consciousness did not disappear, but instead replaced the former position of [Black Serpent], silently watching everything from her mind, occasionally grumbling.

In front of "her", Ernst looked at "her" with curiosity, as if he was surprised. The person's clothes and appearance had not changed at all. Only the consciousness had changed. How could the difference in temperament be so great?

Ling, standing to the side, glanced at "her" with disdain, then took off the gourd from his waist, unscrewed the lid, and said loudly: U

"Fairy! If I call your name, will you dare to answer?"

Chapter 661 The Heavenly and Earthly Situation of Hope:

"To be honest, you don't have to call me that."

As the order to "cast the spell" was given, a somewhat helpless voice came from the wine gourd.

Wang was speechless.

Ling sealed him inside the wine gourd. This tiny fragment of him had no way to resist. Ling did not seal his five senses, so he could still perceive what was happening in the outside world.

Although he couldn't meet Nianmei and Ximei directly, seeing that they were indeed doing well brought Wang some comfort. As for the appearance of the three giant beasts, [Yelagand], [Chronicle], and [Sami], it corroborated the "explanation" his elder brother gave them in Yan Kingdom.

With these three around, there's really no need to worry about the lives of Nian and Xi, their brothers and sisters. Even if [Sui] were to truly awaken, there's no need to fear that He would come to Sherag to cause them trouble.

After all, the incomplete Sui is directly facing off against Sami, who is no less powerful than Him, with two giant beasts providing support. It's hard to say who will win.

Moreover, he sensed more than just the aura of behemoths in Shelag. There were also many beings here whose overall strength, while not reaching the level of behemoths, were in no way inferior to them in terms of destructive power and eeriness.

This is indeed a place where one can live in peace.

However, there are also disgusting flies—no, I mean "snakes," that's all.

He certainly sensed the black serpent coiling within Talulah's body. Conceptual gods weren't new; to exaggerate, they were river gods, river gods. Even the Milky Way could be considered a river. When people observed that spectacle in the sky, they imagined and named it based on the concept of a "river." If we're talking about concepts, then the Milky Way is undoubtedly an extension of the concept of "river" in the sky, and thus falls under the jurisdiction of the river god. But where did a conceptual god get such immense power?

Compared to the "biological ark" of the Neutral Behemoth, an entity capable of forming its own natural system, the Conceptual Gods are pitifully weak. Even the most boisterous among them, Dionysus, is nothing more than a few ordinary people being bewitched, putting on a clownish show, and enjoying his castle for amusement. If you were to actually ask it to arouse the "behemoth's desires," let alone whether it has the guts or the ability to handle it, do you even question whether it has the capability?

Turning around, he originally didn't want to get involved in this mess. After all, he had no intention of staying in Sherag, and there was no need for him to help Ernst.

But it's clear that his dear sister has fallen in love with him.

When she told everyone else to leave, Wang had a pretty good idea of ​​what Ling was planning to do.

Actually, with Ling Xiaoyao's power, she should have been able to handle this little snake herself. But she still left the task to herself.

With a "thud," she poured her brother out.

The purpose was simply to make him leave his mark on Ernst's record, so that Ernst would owe him a favor.

She does care about her brother, and even hopes that there will be an opportunity in the future to bring him along.

Wang sighed slightly. Apart from the slightly embarrassing way she made her entrance, she wasn't too annoyed.

The chess piece fell from the empty gourd and landed on the ground, but instead of bouncing, it seemed to be held by an invisible finger and pressed onto the earth, the chessboard of the earth.

In an instant, the clouds and mist that rose from the wielding of the dragon-coiled staff slowly dissipated, replaced by a pitch-black void containing only two futons and a chessboard.

Wang's figure slowly emerged. As he passed by Ernst, he paused slightly, turned his head, and glanced at the boy beside him with a sharp but not malicious look in his gloomy eyes.

Before Ernst could even offer a greeting, he strode over to the chessboard, sat down slowly, and sat opposite him, a terrified-looking "Talulah".

Only now did he offer an explanation.