Chapter 809: Chapter 646: The Bell Doesn’t Ring, Overtime Delayed
But now the bell tower is broken, will the Flower Gods leave work on time? It doesn’t seem important anymore. What is important is that any external anomalies today can cover up Liya’s appearance or serve as a reason for her anomaly, allowing her to safely bypass the Flower Gods’ scrutiny.
There’s still an hour left, but the vine needs time to crawl out and infiltrate, so let’s set off now.
Liya opened the small door of the cell just a crack, and a dense black-red aura rushed in.
Mina was excited: "Such intense Power of Fear! If I hide here, I’ll definitely recover quickly."
Good!
And so the group entered the small "vine transport" again, and Mina cast an illusion invisibility on the vine, allowing it to officially enter the ancient castle through the crack in the door.
The interior of the ancient castle was shrouded in a dark red mist, creating a terrifying atmosphere that was quite fitting.
And then began the ominous crawling.
After about half an hour, the vine reached the second-floor hall.
There, they saw the goddess hanging from four flower vines in the middle of the hall, looking bewildered. These four vines emerged from the void in the ceiling and formed a barrier around her.
Conveniently, the floor of the hall was covered with a luxurious carpet.
This provided natural cover for the vine’s infiltration. But even so, Mina still activated a Nightmare space passage, creating double protection.
Keep approaching!
Every step was like walking on thin ice, and the old woman guided Mina to control the amount of Nightmare power, maintaining harmony with the outside world at all times!
By 5 o’clock, the vine finally succeeded in reaching directly beneath the goddess, ready to self-destruct at any moment.
Chun also watched the game time nervously, anticipating the moment of the showdown!
4:58...
4:59...
30...
10...
o’clock in the morning!
The bell didn’t ring.
The flower vines didn’t move either!
What!?
Chun and his party looked at each other in confusion. Liya had mentioned that she never encountered this situation before, not knowing what would happen. Now it was clear that the flower vines indeed didn’t leave work on time!
Chun seemed to have an idea and quietly asked, "If the flower vines are working overtime, does it mean they’re overconsuming the goddess’ essence qi?"
Liya nodded, "It should be."
Chun asked again, "Would this cause more pain to the goddess?"
"Of course!"
Chun continued, "Would the goddess feel more fear then?"
"It should be! But now the goddess is still in a confused slumber, not afraid."
Chun confirmed his thought process, "Then let the flower vines continue to absorb, startling the goddess to make her fear, as long as she’s afraid, birthing the Nightmare Dragon becomes more logical."
Liya nodded, "Alright!"
The old woman said, "But at dawn, these Four Flower Gods will instinctively withdraw, so at most, they’ll absorb for half an hour more."
Liya said, "My room’s curtains are very thick, so it might still be dark at 6 o’clock. But by 7 o’clock, the butler will find it strange and definitely come knock on the door."
Chun was surprised, "So, at most, they can absorb for two more hours? Can the goddess withstand it?"
Liya replied solemnly, "I think it’s advantageous; the weaker the goddess is, the more reasonable it is for the lady to replace her!"
Ah, it makes sense! The key is that the weaker the goddess is, the easier it will be to bring her back to the Divine Domain without alarming the Guardian God when sealing the space.
This fills all the tactical gaps. Though it’s a pity for the goddess, the old woman is prepared for great suffering; the goddess can consider her hardships as mere wind and frost.
Chun now spoke comfortably, feeling even a little hungry.
Not having eaten lunch, let’s eat dinner while there’s a chance, otherwise after 7 o’clock, during the battle and subsequent escape, who knows how many breathless moments will occur.
Chun texted Zhou Qing: "President Zhou, I’m hungry."
Zhou Qing replied immediately: "Okay, I’ll be right there."
Normally, when the delivery guy brought food, Chun would log out, but it’s absolutely inconvenient to log out now. So, he covered the seat screen with a clothes and turned off the sound, opening the door to wait outside.
Meanwhile, the first floor was still buzzing; vaguely, it was Great God yelling, his voice sounding hoarse.
Seems like there’s some development in Iron Flame Village?
Soon, sure enough, the delivery guy pushed a cart up the stairs jauntily.
Holy Shit, it’s the cart again!
Maybe it was the first time the delivery guy saw Brother Chun waiting outside, he was slightly surprised: "Brother Chun is really hungry!"
Chun laughed and said, "Too tense, needed a breath of fresh air. Why is it a cart again?"
The delivery guy joked, "It looks like a lot, but it’s actually garlic vermicelli oysters, the shells just take up space."
Holy Shit, that’s quite a supplement!
Chun asked, "What’s Great God’s situation?"
The delivery guy laughed, "Tens of thousands of Royal Family members have arrived at Iron Flame Village and are clashing with the tens of thousands of Curry digging the canal."
Chun was surprised, "Are they preventing them from digging?"
The delivery guy laughed, "Not clear about Brother Long’s intentions, but players from both sides are eyeing each other unfavorably, though no fighting started yet. Does Brother Chun have any directions?"
Holy Shit!
Chun couldn’t help but laugh, "No direction right now, let me fill my stomach first."
"Alright, take your time, Brother Chun."
Chun pushed the cart into the room and opened the tray to see, it wasn’t just oysters, but two large sea cucumbers too!
Though theoretically there’s plenty of time, Chun worried about unexpected changes, so he wolfed down one after another, finishing in just over ten minutes. It felt as satisfying as contributing his share of grain, no, a different kind of satisfaction, this one was fulfilling, while that was more empty.
Now, the remaining time was just waiting for any unforeseen changes.
...
At 5:30, the goddess seemed to finally regain her senses, beginning to moan.
Mina immediately reacted, "I feel, I’ve absorbed powerful pure Nightmare power!"
Good, it’s indeed beneficial to one side! As long as Mina accumulates more power before the showdown, the success rate of the action will increase...
At 6 o’clock, the goddess cried out in pain.
Mina couldn’t hold back her joy! Even Chun found it hard to sympathize with the goddess now: "Mina, can your current level promote you to Baron?"
Mina replied excitedly, "I don’t know the Baron realm, but feel far from the current ceiling."
Liya sighed softly.
Mina was a bit embarrassed, "Sorry, Lady Liya."
Liya sighed, "No need to apologize, it’s a tactical necessity. I just want to know, among the Warrior, the Sea Enchantress, and Mina, who’s stronger?"
Ha...
Though Liya was already one of us, between husband and wife there should be some mystique.
"Stronger than Mina, and very obedient, Liya, should you meet her, feel free to interact with her."
Liya nodded, "Good, you heard about the Sage launching the Nightmare War last night, I believe you can handle it."
"Don’t worry, no problem."
Liya said solemnly, "Actually, I eagerly anticipate your aid in incorporating this force. Of course, outwardly, the credit still should go to Miss Sage."
"Rest assured, I understand."
