Chapter 678 - 676: Immune Response

"The gods have already responded. They have reached the boundary land and are initiating the awakening."

"So quickly?"

"The lucky one who holds the mustache of death seems to have received someone’s help. The speed of condensing the mustache of death was quick, and there was no interference from the Elf Royal Court. Very strange."

"That’s actually a good thing. At least the Elf Royal Court shouldn’t know about this matter."

"So, next..."

"Accelerate. After starting the awakening ritual, the gods will descend within a month and reclaim their bodies. We need to lower the target index below the safety threshold within a month."

Inside the core of the array, the two followers of the God of Life and Death looked at the fragments of divine format growing brighter in front of them, their faces showing complex expressions.

"Because of the interference from Phoenix, Ashugar is no longer convenient to show up. We... have also reached the time to exercise our power."

"Do we really have to do this?" Ze Lishalin looked at You Jelieya.

"We must do this. It’s come to this point; what use does the Origin of Life have for you and me? It’s a chance for rebirth, but also a shackle binding us. Use it, Ze. Maybe the accelerated demons will cause regional disasters, but awakening the gods, this degree of disaster is worth it."

Ze Lishalin closed her eyes.

After a long time, she opened them.

Afterward, she tossed down two neat crystal stones and left the place.

You Jelieya knew that this was her consenting action.

...

"Something’s not right."

Hilia sensed the surrounding situation.

She felt a subtle change within this subspace.

But she couldn’t discern exactly where the change occurred.

The passive danger perception faintly communicated an uncertain sense of danger to her.

She hesitated for a moment, then directly turned and walked toward the heart.

Lanna, who followed her, was stunned, "Miss Xi, not continuing the investigation?"

"There’s a change here. Let’s go back for now. If you have a way to contact others, have them gather at the starting point."

"Okay."

At this moment, two days had passed since entering this subspace.

During these two days, Hilia had been wandering here, trying to understand the structure.

In addition to the ’internal organs,’ there were many other structures here, vaguely forming a giant body structure in Hilia’s mind.

Others were also investigating and exploring.

However, they were not adept at investigation, and each return was face full of dust.

"Ahead should be the ’brain’ area, but perhaps it’s better not to explore it now."

Hilia looked back at the tunnel, feeling a bit regretful.

After a long period of exploration, only the ’brain’ area remained uninvestigated.

But now, it seemed impossible to proceed.

Hilia believed that the danger perception wasn’t unfounded; if she continued, there might truly be danger.

Soon, she returned to the heart area, and at this time, others had also returned.

When seeing Hilia, the captain stepped forward to inquire, "Miss Xi, what’s wrong?"

"I feel changes here. To be cautious, let’s first return here."

While speaking, Hilia couldn’t help but check her spiritual space.

At that moment, Rose wasn’t in her spiritual space.

Actually, even if Rose appeared absent, she could still sense everything on Hilia’s side. Her apparent disappearance implied she didn’t want Hilia to disturb her unnecessarily.

Hilia understood Rose’s intentions.

Feeling the growing intensity of crisis from the danger perception, she hesitated for a moment, deciding to first identify the danger before deciding whether to summon Rose.

"Can’t always rely on the gods," Hilia thought.

"Is there danger here?" The captain immediately became alert.

They had learned from Lanna about everything Hilia had done. No matter which area she entered or what strange things she encountered, she quickly discovered a way to solve them.

Everyone else returned in disarray, except Hilia and Lanna, who remained calm and composed.

Even those initially dismissive of Hilia now showed admiration.

Unconsciously, they had come to believe everything Hilia said.

Nevertheless, despite their vigilance, nothing happened.

In the vast space, only the sound of the ’heart’ was present.

Thump thump! Thump thump! Thump thump...

After a long time, the captain couldn’t help but ask, "Miss Xi, could it be a miscalculation? There seems to be no danger here."

"There is."

Hilia had already summoned her magic puppet.

The puppet had also undergone some camouflage.

As she once did when collaborating with Elina to defeat enemies, Hilia began using the Ice Shield Combination Skill to construct a thick ice wall.

Seeing her actions, others also summoned their puppets, magic at the ready in their hands.

Thump thump! Thump thump! Thump thump...

Lanna looked at the ’heart’ creature behind them, which kept producing sounds. She slightly furrowed her brows, "Do you guys feel like the temperature around seems to have risen a bit?"

The captain nodded, "It’s risen. Miss Xi is right, demons are coming."

Swish!

A subtle sound emerged, as tentacles appeared from the walls of the vast space, reaching out toward the group.

The group immediately showcased their skills, various attacks flying toward the tentacles.

Hilia hesitated to speak and finally could only shake her head helplessly.

It seemed these people weren’t suited for adventure.

However, this time they were lucky—their magic didn’t betray them. The tentacles were easily hit and severed.

When all the tentacles were severed and the remaining parts retreated into the space walls, Hilia felt the crisis conveyed by her danger perception intensifying.

She immediately released the Ice Shield Skill again, this time even freezing the earth, forming a thick ice layer, with only openings in front of the group and around them for spell casting.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump...

The sound of the heart beating grew more intense.

The surrounding temperature became increasingly hot, enough for the mages present to feel a faint burning sensation.

If ordinary people ventured inside, they would have been scalded already.

Hilia sensed the tendency of her ice shield to subtly melt.

"This environment is somewhat disadvantageous to me."

The girl furrowed her brows slightly.

But for now, it hadn’t affected her.

Swish!

Another subtle sound emerged.

The cave walls revealed thicker tentacles.

Once these tentacles emerged, they opened quickly, merging together as spells were released, directly enveloping the group’s area, resembling a shrinking balloon, with Hilia and others inside.

"What is this thing?"

Lanna’s vines punctured the tentacles, shredding them, only for other parts to fill the shredded area, maintaining the ’balloon’ shape and slowly contracting inward.

"Use defensive magic, form a protective shield," Hilia quickly instructed.

"Alright!"

Numerous natural vines sprang up, rapidly forming layers of shields woven together by vines outside the ice wall.

Yet the group didn’t relax.

They sensed that once the tentacles touched the vines, they began to corrode them!