Chapter 21 Two Sides

Let's leave that for now and turn our attention to the Southern Isle.

The place where the purple beam of light appeared was also the location of an altar.

At this moment, the mysterious person Mad Eye called "Master," that is, Twenty-Three hidden in the cloak, was standing by the altar, quietly watching this scene.

Standing beside her were four other people.

The first was the mute giant, Ivan.

The second was a cyclops whose figure was several times larger than Ivan's and whose skin was the color of earth.

The third was a white-haired knight with a resolute face and a burly figure.

The fourth was a half-human, half-ghost, deathly silent necromancer.

Regarding Ivan, we won't go into too much detail here; let's talk about the cyclops and the white-haired knight, they... were also mentioned in the previous text, they are the Gods of the Nine, the God of Folly, Idiant, and the God of Truth, Thuleus.

As for the last necromancer, his name was Kronon... he was a confidant of Duo Ling in the Phantasmal Demon Church back then; in terms of strength, he was second only to Smodius, Tarrium, and Duo Ling, the three giants.

"Who is it? Who dares to summon me here..." As the purple light gradually dissipated, a strange figure emerged from the beam of light, walking down the steps of the altar as he spoke.

By the time he finished speaking, the appearance of this "person" was revealed to everyone.

From the outside, this person was clearly from the "Satyr Clan," the same race as Smodius; however, his appearance was somewhat different from Smodius, you could say it was a "lower-end" version, anyway, he didn't look as imposing as Smodius, but he felt more corrupt and sinister.

"God of Lies, Iful..." Twenty-Three was no longer using the "processed voice" at this moment, but speaking in her own voice, "As expected of the strongest of the Nine Gods, your sacrificial ritual... has consumed all the remaining cannon fodder under my command."

As she said this, Iful also noticed the circle of fresh, bloody corpses laid out around the altar at his feet.

"Hmm?" In the next second, Iful's gaze paused on Idiant and Thuleus, respectively, and then he spoke, "You two... why are you here?"

"The tide of the era... has brought us back," Thuleus replied without hesitation.

This "God of Truth" was wearing a suit of golden, glittering knight armor; his oversized greatsword was now stuck in the ground in front of him like a tombstone.

"The Four Pillar Gods have all fallen, and Master... will lead us to restore the glory of the past," Idiant added at the appropriate time.

This "God of Folly" was wearing leather armor made of giant beast bones, and he was carrying a nail-studded club thicker than a telephone pole on his shoulder.

"Master?" Hearing this, Iful's gaze immediately shifted to Twenty-Three; he stared at the mysterious person in the cloak for a few moments, then sneered, "Hmph... it seems that my two 'brothers' have already been taken under your wing."

"I hope you can join as well," Twenty-Three stated her request directly.

"Heh..." Iful was still sneering, "If I were willing to be subservient to others, why would I have left this universe in the first place?"

"Iful, I advise you not to reject Master's kindness..." Thuleus interjected, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"That's right, Iful," Idiant also said, "You can also feel how powerful Master is, right? Following her... we can achieve even greater things than in the past..."

"Alright," Iful didn't intend to listen to them finish, he interrupted, "I have no interest in talking nonsense with you two..." He spread his hands, "... one is a hypocritical villain, the other is a greedy fool; when you were defeated by the Four Pillar Gods, I had already completely despaired of you, the only reason I didn't immediately turn against you was because I needed to use your power to open the passage to another world."

Hearing this, the expressions of Thuleus and Idiant became very ugly, if it were any other time, they would have already lost their temper.

But today, because Twenty-Three was present, even these two NPCs with the name of "God" did not dare to act rashly in the slightest.

"Woman," after mocking his two "brothers," Iful immediately looked at Twenty-Three again, and said, "I don't know who you are, and I don't want to know... but I might as well tell you, my thoughts have changed over the years, I no longer hope to return to this universe... everything here has nothing to do with me." As he said this, he turned around and walked towards the last wisp of purple light at the top of the altar, "Anyway, you've already found two capable dogs, just pretend I never came..."

He didn't finish those last few words, but stopped there.

Because... in that instant, Twenty-Three's hand had already pierced through his chest from behind.

"Alright, I'll just pretend you never came," the next second, Twenty-Three's girlish, slightly playful tone suddenly rang in Iful's ear.

Iful lowered his head and saw a stream of data flowing with golden light, spreading out from his wound like liquid, and devouring his entire body at an alarming rate.

Iful couldn't say another word before being swallowed by the golden light; his power... was also absorbed by Twenty-Three after this "formatting."

Silence...

A chilling silence.

The scene before them caused the four people below the altar to break out in cold sweats.

"Hmm... the energy is stronger than I thought, so it can't be said to be a complete waste of time," Twenty-Three muttered after completing the absorption.

Then, a stream of data flashed in her eyes again, this process lasted for about five seconds.

"Sigh... is this really the result," she didn't know what she saw, but five seconds later, her pupils returned to normal and she sighed.

Afterwards, Twenty-Three turned around and said to the four people below the altar, "Just now, Wisdon and the 'Warlock Corps' have been completely annihilated; if nothing goes wrong, Blackbeard and the others will soon go to the 'Middle Island' to open the treasure."

"Uh... do you have any instructions?" Kronon asked tentatively.

"I only have one mission for you," Twenty-Three replied, "A simple, straightforward mission." Her tone was very firm, but the expression hidden under her hood was quite complicated, "As long as you complete it, I will give you a great reward, even allowing you to directly obtain the position of the Four Pillar Gods."

"Please tell us," Thuleus, upon hearing such good news, immediately knelt on one knee and volunteered loudly, "We will definitely go through fire and water, in the na..."

"Beside Blackbeard, there is an interdimensional traveler," Twenty-Three didn't intend to listen to the other party's nonsense, she interrupted Thuleus's words as if nothing had happened, and continued, "His name is Feng Bujue; I want you to find him, and kill him at all costs..." She paused for half a second, controlling her slightly fluctuating tone and emotions, "I don't care what means you use, just be quick... once he turns into white light and leaves this universe, your mission will be considered complete."