Chapter 187

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Chapter 187: The Truth

After communication was restored, Karoso and Osiris still did not communicate.

Now everything is on track, just the follow-up needs to be taken care of.

Currently, key figures such as Karoso have arrived at a hotel in the Presea Kingdom.

Karoso brought Neymar, Leide, Teresa brought Herman, Sophia brought Jenny, Red Bishop Celica, as well as Null and 『』and the guildmaster of the Card Association, along with the branch president of the City of Freedom Wizard Association.

Russell’s goal was very clear, it was to capture Whyte, and after capturing Whyte, he would not be involved in this matter any longer.

As for Minaret, she had not appeared since Karoso was safe.

"Please speak," Celica looked around at everyone, "Please tell me all the information you know without missing anything."

Among the people present, Celica was not only the strongest, but also had the highest status.

"I don’t know much, I was just running around with Karoso from start to finish," Teresa complained.

"I… I’m so confused," Sophia shrank back.

In theory, it would be difficult for her to interact with the people sitting there.

Jenny looked at the lineup in front of her, feeling breathless.

Neymar had breathed in a lot of mist earlier and now she was feeling a bit nervous.

She planned to secretly tell Karoso about this later, not daring to say it here.

"At first…" Karoso began his story.

In summary, he came here to buy weapons and watch a show, knowing nothing, but Neymar, blessed by The Favored One, heard Elizabeth’s real name. Then everyone concluded that Whyte’s actions were for weapons until Karoso discovered the anomaly in the City of Freedom, and everyone began to save themselves.

At first, attacking Sophia was necessary to attack the enemy, but later they wanted to capture her alive to study why they valued Sophia so much.

Finally…

"So, you mean, at that time you didn’t know what was going on either, both Neymar and you saw some lines connecting to Sophia, she seemed like the core of ritual magic, and when the lines turned red, you instinctively threw Sophia out?" Celica watched Karoso silently.

"No, this…" Teresa couldn’t help but smile and cry, big brother, please come up with a more believable lie.

Everything else was still within reason, it could only be said that Karoso had been doing the right things all along, every choice seemed like it had divine help.

This kind of strategic vision, carried by powerful military talents throughout history, has achieved remarkable military feats.

But this just doesn’t seem right in the end, does it?

"Isn’t this too unbelievable?" the Card Association branch president said with a puzzled expression.

Are they trying to monopolize the intelligence or seeking benefits?

"I believe," Celica said.

"Ha, you believe?" Teresa paused in surprise.

"Only Karoso and Neymar present are The Favored One, so it’s understandable that the others don’t know," Celica looked around. "In fact, many of The Favored Ones have had similar experiences, where they unconsciously do things that even they can’t understand. Compared to Pastors and Paladins, The Favored Ones in other professions are rare, and most of them are protected by their respective churches."

Suddenly, Karoso remembered what the netizen had told him.

Back in the card-making competition, that Messiah unconsciously influenced Karoso, causing him to stand out and attract attention.

Neymar touched her chin.

Could it be that I am influenced by a god?

No, I am not The Favored One. I am a divine being walking among mortals. Is this instinctual?

"Is that so… it seems I have underestimated." Although Teresa felt the issue was significant, since Celica had spoken up, she did not continue to press. Everyone has secrets, after all.

How should we describe this event…

While losing a considerable number of people, the profit is definitely immense!

Just between her and Karoso, from just the materials and ‘post-war inspection of trapped civilians’, they earned more than twenty billion…

The reason why people are drawn to dungeons is because they not only entail risks but also opportunities.

"I have already checked on Sophia. Afterward, the Church of Dawn Goddess will coordinate with the Wizard Association, Alchemist Union to verify her condition," Celica said.

"What is her situation? How did she suddenly become eighth-tier?" Teresa was very interested in her increased power.

"This power is not hers, but belongs to this ritual," Celica explained. "Simply put, this ritual is a summoning ritual, where the gods can descend anytime…"

"This mist can be seen as the essence of faith, and the power of the people who died in the dungeon is filtered through the ritual into ‘food’ that the gods like, only the gods can absorb."

"Is Sophia a god?" Jenny widened her eyes.

"No," Celica shook her head. "I just checked her, it’s not so much that she’s a god, but rather… has some divine qualities."

"Divine qualities?" Sophia was stunned.

"Yes, you don’t have divinity, but the power you use is godly, you can use all non-dark and evil cards," Celica said gravely. "Forget about having an overpowered deck in the future, this is the blessing given to you by this ritual, not your own ability."

"After some interrogation, I have figured out some truths, I’ll tell you what I can."

"As long as this ritual is successful, the Lord of Eternity will descend into this world in this little girl’s body."

"And the mist would condense into a divine essence for the use of the Lord of Eternity."

"Clearly, the ritual has failed." Karoso said, "Sophia died on the spot, interrupting the ritual."

"That’s right, thankfully you acted decisively. She wasn’t completely dead at that time, the Power of Faith would have repaired her immediately, depleting a lot of power. And the power of this ritual wouldn’t be enough once she’s fully restored. Plus, she went through a lot of battles, releasing a lot of divine power." Celica breathed a sigh of relief, "Otherwise, if the Lord of Eternity really descended upon her… the consequences would be unimaginable."

[Celica still knows very little…]

[Hehe, this girl is just so young.]

[Even if Master Karoso didn’t intervene, this ritual could only have pushed Sophia to the ninth rank at most, don’t even think about the divine level.]

[This is Merlin’s answer.]

[However, when Sophia is controlled, if the line is black, when Sophia dies, she really dies, if it’s red, she can die and be resurrected, when it’s white, she will be under control.]

[Darn, can we get the research funds from these three powers? We have a ready-made research report here, the result of a year of their research.]

"What will you do to Sophia later?" Jenny cautiously asked, "Are you going to slice her?"