The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Neko was in high spirits. Since the biggest enemy had been dealt with and the cemetery wouldn't collapse anytime soon, after discussing it, the group continued to explore the cemetery. Neko carefully dismantled the traps along the way and found that they were actually similar to undead creatures, and most of them had lost their power over time.

Upon finding the treasure vault, they discovered it indeed contained a considerable amount of wealth. As for magical items, the low-tier ones were all converted into ordinary weapons, a large portion of the mid-tier ones were downgraded or rendered ineffective, and only a small portion retained their effectiveness.

The high-level items were only slightly weakened, but the evil aura emanating from them made it clear that they couldn't be used recklessly. After a brief discussion, they decided to seal them away for the time being and take them back to find a way to destroy them completely.

With the matter resolved and the zombies in the capital of Doria cleared out, it can now be confirmed that only a few remain in the treasury of the entire kingdom.

There was no point in staying here, so Princess Doria, under the pretext of thanking Maginus in person, wanted to go to Dover. The Queen, who had learned of this from Mira’s letter, did not refuse, and the letter also mentioned the princess and Ronfell.

They walked very close, and she could guess most of what the two were thinking. Maginus had no objection to this. Although Doria was a barren and remote place, even a small place was still a piece of meat.

Upon returning to the capital, Magnius met with Princess Doria and discussed some matters with her. A few days later, he formally received her in the throne room and agreed to let her stay in Dover for the time being.

As for where to stay, it certainly can't be the royal palace. Maginos's fondness for young girls is an open secret, and if the princess were to stay in her palace, it would inevitably cause some rumors.

Maginus simply let Lenia arrange these matters, and in the end, Princess Doria simply moved into Ron's mansion, which made it clear what was going on. Many nobles and officials who coveted Doria's land were quite unwilling, and Ron encountered some trouble as a result.

In short, none of this concerned Her Majesty the Queen; Maginot, on the contrary, quite enjoyed watching the spectacle.

Meanwhile, Cosimoya led a group of druids to Doria's door, eager to cleanse the negative energy that Doria had left behind.

The area had become a dead zone, but the Druids were actually quite pleased. If they could transform the dead zone into a place full of life, their connection with nature would definitely increase significantly. Doria could now be considered a training ground for the Druids.

After discussing with the druids, and a month after the Doria incident, the Church of the Endless Light finally provided information about the legendary weapon.

The weapon was placed in the main temple. After detailed investigation, including researching historical records and tracing magical techniques, the church finally determined that the weapon was once a high-level weapon named "Radiant Eternal Memory".

Its owner was a legendary paladin named Barriston from 2,500 years ago. At that time, this legendary paladin had nothing to do, so he left the temple to travel around, helping people in various places and dealing with many evil things and chaotic disasters.

The last recorded instance of this event was near Doria. It was unexpected that such a thing would happen. Barriston discovered the lich's tomb and entered the tomb with his adventurers. They fought desperately to seal the lich, evolving their weapons during the battle, but he himself did not survive.

Some of these tragic epics were fortunately followed by successors; the lich was eventually killed, and his past was unearthed.

"The Church of the Endless Light plans to write hymns to praise his achievements. Should we do the same?"

While praising the achievements, the poem will inevitably mention who ultimately dealt with the lich, without mentioning a specific name. The purpose is to make the listeners feel involved, but they can find out from other sources who killed the legendary lich.

"Forget it, let them come. If we do it ourselves, it's bound to sound a bit like we're bragging."

Maginus manipulated the lich's remaining memories, extracting normal spells to fill the library, Rachelbe, and her own spell inventory.

Chapter 653 Hidden Arrows Are Hard to Defend Against

More than two months have passed since the events in Doria came to an end, and with the support of the Church of the Endless Light, bards in the streets and alleys have composed two stirring poems.

The first song carries a slightly tragic feel, depicting a powerful paladin who fails in his mission, sealing the lich in a graveyard to continuously deplete its power, waiting for someone to come and defeat it.

The second poem is the most thrilling. A small team that is "not legendary" breaks through the blockade of undead creatures with the help of the army. The team enters the graveyard and successfully kills the lich's servant, the Tyrant of the Dead Eyes, and then kills the lich. The whole poem is epic and inspiring.

Because the description of strength was omitted, only stating that it was not legendary and not mentioning that there were high-level players in the team, low- and mid-level professionals could also relate to the game, giving adventurers considerable courage.

Meanwhile, in the Astral Plane, some are plotting a shocking conspiracy around Maginus.

Are you sure she won't notice?

Standing on the Astral Plane, Whinet Nizmore, an old friend, still felt some worry and a strange sense of fear. The destruction of her homeland was an old grudge, and becoming the Child of Slaughter was a new one. With the old and new grudges combined, the only reason he was still alive was because Maginus did not want to take his life so quickly.

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty,” the legendary mage who had brought him to the Astral Plane chuckled. “That person is still a long way from becoming a demigod. The connection between her and the material plane might be greatly reduced in the Astral Plane because we mentioned her. Besides, we didn’t call her by her name.”

When a god's name is mentioned, whether it is a divine name or a personal name, there will be a response. Even in the Astral Plane, this response is infinitely reduced. These people are not very willing to say the name Maginus. They can only think about it in their hearts and know who is being discussed.

The two waited, not for the weaker nations surrounding Nesery, but for some evil figures who were trying to cause trouble but were wary of Maginus, who was close to the Light of the End.

As a member of the Order of Evil who has become extremely neutral, Maginus's close association with the Church of the Three Gods and her intention to shift towards the good side are quite obvious.

As the only deity capable of walking on the ground, her existence disrupts many plans of powerful evil beings.

As servants of those powerful and evil beings, they would certainly try to get rid of Maginos.

Killing them is definitely out of the question, but banishment and sealing them away are possible. The best outcome would be for Maginus to be unable to return before the cataclysmic disaster, and for Nesser to be destroyed during this time.

The two were the first to arrive. They stood in the astral void waiting for the main event, their faces showing no impatience. Whitney and the legendary mage knew that the collaborators who were about to appear would have increasingly powerful backers.

A flash of light appeared, and following closely behind the two in the Astral Plane was a gnoll dressed in full regalia. It glanced at the legendary mage and Whitney, then stood quietly to the side.

"Oh wow, looks like I'm not the last one after all!"

A seductive laugh rang out, and a woman in a black robe, shrouded in shadow, emerged, obscuring the faint light of the astral plane. Beneath her flowing robe, she appeared to be naked, the insignia on which revealed her identity: a priestess of the Lady of the Night.

Four or five minutes after the Night Priest arrived, a savage and powerful aura descended, and an orc shaman appeared, holding a huge bone club in his hand. No one who saw it would doubt its destructive power.

"Who else isn't here?"

The orc shaman, clearly impatient, asked with great dissatisfaction. The cold, evil aura intensified once more, and the portal opened, from which came the sounds of spiders, causing the orc to frown.

"Here it comes, here it comes, don't be in such a hurry."

The drow elf who released the O-shaped body appeared, dressed even less than the night priest. Her top was covered by a bodice and two pieces of cloth connected together in trousers. Even the slightest movement of her legs could reveal what was underneath. She glanced at the orc, a look of contempt flashing in her eyes.

As a priestess of the Spider Queen, although she and the orcs are enemies of the elves, the relationship between the orcs and the drow is still not very good, or rather, it is difficult for the evil faction to have two races with good relations.

The last two figures appeared around the group, with an atmosphere of killing and fear permeating the environment. The Killing Priest and the Fear Priest stood on the left and right sides respectively, looking at each other and then looking away.

The two priests were only reluctantly united for the sake of the gods' revival. As far as the relationship between the gods is concerned, it can not be called hatred, but they do not get along with each other.

Once everyone was present, it was clear that most of them had some degree of animosity towards Maginus.

Needless to say, Whitney was the one who advocated and encouraged him to go to the capital; the gnolls' attack plan was interrupted, and the gnoll king's power was devoured by Maginus.

The Lady of the Night's plans in Mirror City were destroyed, the Spider Queen's plans in Chrysanthemum Kingdom were also thwarted, and a legendary item was taken away.

K has not forgotten that the son of the orc god was killed. K probably ordered the orc priests to take revenge a long time ago, but he just hasn't found an opportunity yet.

As for the Slaughter Priests and Fear Priests, needless to say, if Maginus continues to grow without limit, they might as well stop worshipping the God of Slaughter and the God of Fear and instead worship the Goddess of Death.

"We're all here now. Let's start discussing how to deal with that guy. Does anyone have any good ideas?"

The Killing Priest spoke first. Seeing so many people willing to take action against Maginus, he felt more confident. Ever since his colleague died at Maginus's hands, he had lived like a rat in the street, completely afraid to reveal his identity for fear of attracting Maginus's attention.

The Church of Fear is in a similar situation, only slightly better than the Church of Slaughter. Both of them are Maginus's main targets, and their mere appearance could attract the attention of the gods.

Defeating her was a pipe dream, but now that Maginus's enemies have all gathered together, this idea has finally become a possibility.

The crowd remained silent. Seeing that none of them would speak first, the Slaughter Priest could only raise his hand to reveal the Slaughter Temple's trump card. He extracted images from his memory to ensure authenticity, and a scarlet nail appeared before everyone.

The evil and bloodshed are palpable even from the visuals. The Killing God said gravely:

“This artifact carries the divinity of our lord, which can suppress a portion of her power. However, over time, the divinity within it will be devoured by her. Therefore, it should never be used unless absolutely necessary. What about yours?”

The Fear Priest also revealed his trump card: a barbed, purplish-black chain with a bluish sheen that instilled a strong sense of dread, possessing the same properties as nails.

"It is also a divine artifact, bearing the same power of my lord, or rather, the same effect it can achieve as his artifacts, so I won't go into details."

The two items essentially have the following effects: the nail drives people mad and into a bloodthirsty state, controlled by divinity, causing them to kill indiscriminately and eventually become killers. After absorbing enough life force, the nail will automatically detach from its original host, and the original host will completely collapse.

Once the chains bind someone, the sudden fear will render the host unable to move, and their soul energy will be continuously drained until the soul is annihilated.

The original effect would definitely be useless against Maginus, but the divinity within is different. Once the two come into contact with Maginus, the divinity, manipulated by the priest, can surge towards her, creating a hard control effect on her, causing her to divert her power and thoughts to suppress the divinity of fear and the divinity of slaughter.

This is also the last resort. Once used, the artifacts will be destroyed. They were originally intended to create the Killing God Child and the Fear God Child to prevent the tiny possibility of all the God Children being wiped out.

Chapter 654 Calling for Reinforcements

Having brought out their most prized possessions, the remaining players naturally wouldn't hold back either; their shared goal was to drive Maginus off the chessboard.

The Night Priest lightly patted his robes, pulling a fragment from his memory. A small black sphere floated in the hidden temple, radiating a deadly attraction, its profound darkness absorbing the surrounding light and all energy.

"Although we can no longer contact the great goddess, before we completely lost contact, K has already issued a divine decree that we can act with you if necessary. This annihilation black hole can hold Maginus in place, preventing her soul and flesh from drifting too far away after they are dispersed."

"Of course, this is on the premise that she has been weakened and her strength has decreased; otherwise, the control time will not be long."

"Leave the weakening to me." "You can leave it to me."

The two shamans spoke at the same time, exchanging a glance as they removed their clothes. Strange and evil red and white tattoos, like claws and beast heads, were carved with bone ash and blood. One exuded divinity, while the other exuded the aura of the abyss.

"After activation, I can use the power of my god to briefly resist and stalemate with her, but in the end, I will probably still be swallowed by her."

"The supreme gnoll king will descend upon me to buy you time."

The drow elf took a small spider from his pocket. It looked ordinary and posed no threat. The drow stroked the spider, his expression serious.

"The Dimensional Spider, a species enhanced by our Lord, can be sent to other prime material planes, while simultaneously self-destructing to create a strong spatial lock. It will inevitably take a long time for the original body to return from other prime material planes."

The group had a fairly clear division of labor: the thumbtacks and chains weakened the enemies' attributes, the gnolls and orcs confronted Maginus head-on, the black ball controlled Maginus's movements, and finally the dimensional spider was used to send her away completely.

With a series of combined attacks, Maginus has a very high chance of being completely eliminated, provided he escapes from the maze.

She, who has always remained hidden in the palace, is the strongest. Those who plan to send Maginus away will be completely wiped out in one move.

Therefore, it was necessary to lure her away from the palace, which is why Whitney came here.

Everyone looked at Whitney Nizmore and the legendary mage beside him. The Slaughter Priest was standing a little close to him, but was blocked by the legendary mage.

Clearly, the mage did not want his king to have any connection with the Church of Slaughter. He felt that Whinet was just an acquired child of slaughter and could still be saved.

Well, the legendary mage didn't see the fierce glint in Whitney's eyes; if he had, he wouldn't have thought that way.

In the mind of this god of slaughter, the legendary mage was merely using and manipulating him, not doing it for his own good. In fact, that was pretty much the case. If the legendary mage hadn't been bound to Whinet, the mage might not have been willing to get involved in this matter.

“Leave the decoy to us,” Whitney replied. “We’ll figure out a way to lure out Maginus’s true form.”

As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally touched the killing blade beside him to assert his identity. This was a sign of insecurity. Legend's eyes flashed with amusement, but he did not show it. At least on the surface, he regarded him as someone of the same level as himself.

After all, if a god of slaughter, who is the king of a great nation, were to really be stubborn, they wouldn't be able to handle it. So it's better to maintain some respect.

After discussing the detailed plan, everyone left one by one. Whitney clenched her fists upon returning to the palace, wanting to call out Maginus's name, but fearing to attract her attention, she could only bury her anger in her heart.

Not right.

Suddenly opening her eyes, Maginus unleashed a murderous intent. Lenia, who was hugging her from behind, trembled slightly, frightened in her dream. She placed her head on Maginus's chest and hugged him even tighter, muttering something half-asleep before falling asleep again.

Extricating herself from the two, Maginot, who had been smiling lately, finally turned cold, got dressed, and went to the balcony to gaze at the starry sky.

Her divine intuition told her that danger was approaching, or perhaps it was a more serious type of danger?

She attempted to use her divination skills, but being unskilled in prophecy, she couldn't ascertain what dangers she was about to encounter. As someone detached from the web of fate, it was difficult for her to divine, let alone someone considered a deity, which further increased the difficulty of divination.

Since Maginus couldn't sleep anyway, after a moment's thought, she decided to go to the Church of the Three Gods for help.

Upon arriving at the Temple of the Endless Light, the Queen's sudden visit startled the bishop, who had just fallen asleep, out of his daze. He even buttoned his shirt wrong. Maginus, however, didn't care about such details and asked the bishop of Doflamingo to inform the higher-ups so they could figure out what was going on.

If it were someone else's "intuition," the bishop of Dover would only scold him for being a worrier, but since the person in front of him was both a legend and a god, he naturally had to pay more attention to it.

After visiting four churches in succession—the Endless Light, the Sufferers, the Loyalists, and the Sleepers—Magnus used a high-level teleportation spell to enter the Tree Spirit Forest. The ancient tree of wisdom, which had been sleeping, immediately opened its eyes and gazed at the girl who had grown up before it.

"Ah... Goddess of the Dead... It's been a long time."

Quasi-god.

When Maginus met the Tree of Wisdom again, it was the first time she had truly confirmed its strength. She wasn't too surprised, as she had assumed it was at least at the demigod level, given the Tree of Wisdom's mystical characteristics.

However, it seems to be coming soon. Like me, it is in the stage of advancing from a quasi-god to a demigod. Its growth rate is much slower than mine, but it has the advantage of stability and security. It probably has someone behind it.

"My gut feeling tells me that something very bad is happening. Do you have any advice?"

Maginus cut straight to the point. The ancient tree of wisdom remained silent for a moment, its voice still steady: "Given your character, this was bound to happen. My advice is to think more about how to protect your country and your family and friends after you are gone."

Upon hearing the prophecy of the Tree of Wisdom, Maginus's expression immediately darkened. It made it very clear that for some time to come, her true form might be sealed or exiled to other planes; in short, she would be unable to remain on the continent of Kenoyel and would be completely removed from the chessboard.

She looked up and discussed some things with him, including the future expansion of the Fairy Forest, and that if Nesery conquered this country, it wouldn't affect the Fairy Forest in any way, and that she was willing to owe him a favor.

She bid it farewell and returned to the palace. As soon as she got back to her bedroom, she blinked and instantly appeared in Benia's shop. Before the golem could speak, she said, "I need to see Benia. It's extremely urgent."

Not long after, the laboratory door opened, and Maginus walked in. The legendary snake-man mage with extremely dark circles under his eyes took a sip of coffee and looked at her with tired eyes.

"What happened."

Chapter 655 Arranging "Aftermath"

"I might be having some trouble recently and won't be able to take care of Nesser and the children for a long time. I might need your help. I'm letting you know in advance so I can owe you a favor. How's your experiment going?"

Looking into Bennia's incubation chamber, the rather large embryo was constantly wriggling and throbbing inside. The walls of the chamber were covered with blood vessels and flesh, and Maginus could feel the vibrant life growing within... and most importantly, the soul.

"It has a soul. How did you do that?"

“I reorganize it using a portion of my own soul energy, and then add a tiny bit of divinity. The soul will naturally condense around the divinity, and thus my artificial soul is born.”

Benia seemed somewhat smug, while Maginus stroked his chin thoughtfully: "It sounds... like a divine abomination."

"Pretty much, except that the divine abomination is dead, while the one I created is alive, like my child. Hmm, I'm really looking forward to seeing what it looks like when it grows up, whether it's a boy or a girl..."

Nia took a sip of coffee and slowly closed her eyes. Maginus raised her hand to touch the incubation chamber, not wanting to disturb the sleeping legendary mage, who must have already heard the request.

She flashed back to the palace, and in advance summoned Tireni and Leona to her. She placed her hands on the two avatars to strengthen their connection with her and prevent any accidents.

Even if her true form is sent away and cannot return for a short time, her avatar can protect Nesserei in her place.

"Oh, right, I also have to tell you all."