Night fell, and Luo Wei sat alone on the rooftop, gazing at the stars.
The nightscape here was unlike anything in Saint Callen—the sky stretched deep and ink-black, dotted with countless shimmering stars, breathtaking in its beauty.
Light footsteps sounded behind him, and Eleya settled beside Luo Wei, joining him in stargazing.
"You can’t see skies like this where you’re from," she remarked.
"Saint Callen?" Luo Wei chuckled. "Too many factories. The sky’s practically blocked out..."
Saint Callen was just too urbanized.
"Get ready," Eleya continued. "We leave for Blackwater Town tomorrow."
"That evil god sealed there... seems to be stirring," Luo Wei said, turning to her. He recounted what had happened earlier while fishing.
"I know," she nodded.
"So you’re going there for that thing?" Luo Wei asked curiously. "When you said the will of the gods was calling you, you didn’t mean that abomination, did you?"
"Of course not," Eleya frowned. "It’s the light guiding me. The will of the gods is the God of Light, not some dark, malevolent entity."
"I was joking," Luo Wei said. "But what I’m more curious about is—why does the God of Light insist on sending you there? And what’s the secret behind the gods’ fall? Didn’t He flee? Ran away because He couldn’t beat those outer gods?"
"The being buried deep in those woods was the last evil deity sealed by the God of Light," Eleya explained. "After that, He never appeared again. To the world, it was as if He had perished—but that’s not the truth. Because... the calling I felt wasn’t false. He wants me to go there and retrieve something."
"What if it’s a trap? What if He’s lying to you?" Luo Wei had never held a favorable view of this world’s gods.
The God of Light, as Eleya and the Church described Him, sounded too benevolent. If their version of events was true, then hadn’t the God of Light simply lost to that "Mother Goddess of Abundance" in Blackwater Town, gotten corrupted, and met His end? If such a selfless god truly existed, Luo Wei might’ve been moved enough to convert to the Holy Light Church himself...
"No, this isn’t about deception," Eleya shook her head. "Ever since I received the divine revelation, this path was set in stone."
There it was again...
Luo Wei remembered her saying something similar back at the old house. Even as the divine influence eroded her humanity, she remained stubbornly committed to this path.
She clearly cherished their past together, the lively memories of their family in that house—yet she never regretted her choice. It was contradictory.
But if he considered what she’d said three days ago—"for the end of this story"—
The answer became obvious.
The so-called "divine revelation" had accelerated her power, transforming her from a priestess into the Church’s Saint, and eventually, the next God of Light. The process was irreversible.
Maybe she’d been chosen. Maybe there was another reason. But one thing was certain—
Her time was running out.
No wonder she’d wanted to retrace their journey from four years ago, to complete the trip that had been abruptly cut short...
No wonder she was so fixated on returning to Blackwater Town with him...
Eleya was trying to leave this world without regrets, to have him accompany her on her final journey.
She was saying goodbye.
Luo Wei suddenly felt a surge of anger. "Going to Blackwater Town—it doesn’t seem like you’re retrieving something. More like you’re delivering something. And that something is you."
Or rather, the last remnants of her humanity. By then, even if Eleya still existed, she wouldn’t be her anymore.
The Eleya of the past, the one Luo Wei remembered, would be as good as dead.
"This is fate," Eleya said impassively. "When the Holy Light envelops the world, it will restore order and radiance."
Luo Wei stared at her hollow gaze and scoffed. "The God of Light couldn’t defeat that thing thousands of years ago. You think it’ll be different now?"
"Can you?" Eleya countered.
"I don’t want to talk to you," Luo Wei said coldly. "You’re not her. Let her speak to me."
"I am her, and she is me."
The divine aspect of Eleya remained indifferent. She stood and left, abandoning Luo Wei beneath the stars.
Alone on the rooftop, a cool breeze swept across the wilderness.
No matter how stunning the starry sky, Luo Wei had no heart to admire it now. His mind raced for countermeasures.
If the God of Light was involved, then he wasn’t just dealing with one deity.
But two—a true god and an evil one...
Luo Wei pondered the feasibility of containing Eleya. Right now, she had dual aspects—one with maxed-out affection but high corruption, the other with zero corruption but zero affection...
Complicated...
As he racked his brain, a mocking laugh drifted on the wind.
"~The Dark Goddess of Abundance, the Supreme Mother, Shub-Niggurath—she’s not someone you can handle, you know~"
Luo Wei turned. Naya perched on the roof’s edge, her bare feet swinging playfully, that trademark mischievous grin on her face.
"Any deity who wields ‘Authority’ is an outer god. She exists on the same level as me~"
"Did you come just to warn me?" Luo Wei glanced at her. "Consider me terrified. Thanks for that."
"Tehe~" Naya slid beside him, giggling. "But the one in Blackwater Town is just an avatar—an Elderitch-level one. So your death won’t be too gruesome~"
"So if I use my Authority, maybe I won’t die?" Luo Wei played along.
"Exactly! Exactly!"
"Honestly... this might actually work." Luo Wei scanned the desolate wasteland around them. He could wreak havoc here without a shred of guilt.
Naya’s smile widened.
"For your most devoted follower—Luo Wei, the loyal servant of the Crawling Chaos, the God of a Thousand Faces, Nyarlathotep—could you spare a little more intel this time?" He made an exaggerated praying gesture.
"If you want to know more, trade me your body and soul~" Naya leaned in, her voice dripping with temptation.
"I’m already your chosen. Isn’t that enough?" Luo Wei frowned.
"No, no, not enough~" Naya blinked. "I still don’t know your secret. You humans are so amusing~"
Luo Wei froze. The conspiracy theory in his mind edged closer to reality.
So her interest in him wasn’t so simple after all...
Damn that system!
Probably in all the world—no, the entire universe—he was the only one whose depths she couldn’t fathom.
Had He noticed something? Or was He trying to achieve some purpose through me?
Luo Wei admitted he might be overthinking things, but Naya’s next words instantly dispelled all his doubts.
“You were restricted in the royal capital, weren’t you?”
“Otherwise, your actions wouldn’t make sense. Back in the vampire’s castle, you had no problem wielding my power...”
“Using authority in Saint Callen carries too much weight. I wasn’t certain it would lead to the outcome I desired,” Luo Wei replied solemnly.
Yet Naya seemed entirely unconcerned now. He simply gazed at Luo Wei with a playful, probing smile.
“Whose will do you truly represent?”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
