Volume 1 Chapter 619

Chapter 619: Don’t Pretend to Be Spicy

Because the Divine Kingdom hid the identity of the last "heir," Lolth could not see clearly how this heir fought against the skeleton dragon that was many times larger than her.

She could only see one "result": this powerful, majestic armored skeleton dragon was unable to fight back against the small figure.

Even when Lolth made it harder by boosting the skeleton dragon, it didn’t provide any "help."

This heir… was clearly stronger than the other three.

She was unbelievable.

"Where did this prodigy come from… Does the Church of Light really have such talent?"

Lolth couldn’t help but complain as she continued to watch.

As expected…

While the other "heirs" were still struggling, her task completion was rising rapidly.

The great bone dragon didn’t hold her up for long and quickly spat out a crystal-clear gray droplet and vanished.

After that, the little girl hurriedly defeated two similarly strong undead creatures—an epic lich and a special elemental creature imbued with the meaning of "death," collecting what she needed to forge a deep gray crown and defeated the vengeful spirit that emerged from the crown.

Lolth watched all of this, feeling numb.

She used to worry that Dorothy or Patricia might accidentally become the "masters" here, but now it seemed…

She didn’t need to worry so much.

This mysterious fellow was really too powerful.

The three-headed bone beast had somehow crouched beside Lolth, watching intently.

"This fourth ‘little master’ seems a bit too strong…"

"She has already completed the task. Should we start the next stage right away?"

"But the others are far behind… Isn’t that a bit unfair?"

"Unfair? Strength is the greatest fairness! This little master earned her advantage!"

The three heads argued loudly.

Lolth looked at them, her face showing confusion.

"Can we start the next stage now? Do we not need to wait for the others to finish?"

As she asked this, the three bone heads glanced at each other, and then the middle head spoke up.

"Yes, because the ‘rewards’ gained at this stage help in the battles of the next stage."

"The next stage is a free-for-all among the little masters… and the ‘tasks’ completed in this stage will actually grant them some advantages."

"For example, the first person’s task will grant her the protection of a group of wandering spirits…"

"The second task will allow her to gain the blessing of the underworld stone, enabling her to control a certain amount of environmental magic, just like you."

"The third task… will provide ‘memories’ of Artificial Soul test samples, which contain data about the terrain, magic environment, and more."

"As for the ‘Crown of the Forgotten’—that is a Divine Artifact once used by the master."

"Once someone completes a task, they will unlock the second-rank while preserving the tasks of others… In other words, the first to complete has an advantage in disrupting the other heirs."

"However… the master also mentioned that the start can be delayed at discretion."

"We are considering whether there should be discretion if others achieve no more than 20% completion."

The head in the middle spoke in an orderly manner.

Lolth thought for five seconds and shook her head.

"I don’t think it’s necessary; let’s open the second-rank."

As she said this, the three heads exchanged glances.

"Alright, dear guest, we will follow your wishes."

Then… Lolth saw the ground of the entire Divine Kingdom slightly tremble.

It seemed that some "restriction" was fading away.

The "cover" was weakened, and the contestants, who couldn’t sense each other before, seemed to feel each other’s presence.

The four separate images were merged into one.

"The distance between them is even closer than imagined…"

Lolth looked at the newly appeared scene and felt quite moved.

Although the view had indeed widened a little, in reality, these four inheritors were all within a space about the size of the same estate.

Those wandering souls, lost Artificial Soul test subjects, tombstones, and the place where the Crown of the Forgotten was forged… were not far apart at all.

Lolth even faintly realized that the distance from this palace she was in… was also not far.

"The next phase of the task, it won’t be here, will it?"

She looked at the three-headed giant beast made of bones, and the giant beast showed a look of surprise.

"You really did predict it… Yes, the third phase is the final phase—the small master who wants to win the second rank must defeat me."

"Of course, if you are here, you could also add a bit where you test them yourself."

The two heads on the left and right spoke.

Lolth nodded slightly.

But before Lolth was allowed to think about how to use this…

She suddenly felt a strange and bad presence.

It seemed that something was "sneaking" into this Divine Kingdom!

And Lolth, who had gained some power of the Divine Kingdom, could understand just by sensing that obscure presence…

The other side was a "deity."

It was an evil god that coveted this place and had descended into The Church of Light!

"Ah—because of the ‘inheritance’ task advancing, a flaw has appeared."

Lolth immediately understood why the other person could invade this place.

To make it easier for the "heirs" to "fight," the hidden rules were weakened, and the magic environment also changed.

Since there were no gods existing anymore, it was already very difficult for the unclaimed Divine Kingdom to resist the gaze of the outer gods.

Moreover, this was a special time of "inheritance."

It seems that this evil god disguised a person as an heir to take advantage of this situation!

Lolth slightly narrowed her eyes.

"Oh dear, oh dear… this is truly…"

She stood up, and the giant beast behind her showed a fierce and violent expression.

"Esteemed guest… an unexpected visitor has arrived."

"You don’t have to worry, I’ll take care of it."

Lolth looked curiously at the skeleton giant beast.

Although it only felt like a wave from the Holy Domain…

But being left behind to guard and fighting on home ground, perhaps there really was some hidden trick?

She looked toward the blurred figure that appeared at the broken entrance of the great hall.

The skeleton giant beast fully stretched out its coiled body, resembling a small hill, with its three enormous heads facing the doorway.

"Get lost!"

The three heads roared together, spewing forth a wave of deathly energy.

The blurred figure quickly became clear.

"Ignorant beast."

A sigh was heard.

In the next moment, a grayish-blue light shone, and a giant beast made of huge white bones flew backward!