Inside the bridge of the Argo in the "dangerous waters".
Bernadette still didn't understand what Odis meant: "Something's not right?"
"Something's not right about the exploration process," Odis said. "Not just the process of obtaining the sealed artifact, the whole thing is wrong."
"Edwina and I found a clue to a demigod-level sealed artifact. Such an important clue was kept secret by the Church of the God of Wisdom, but a loophole appeared, and the other two churches learned about the clue."
"And today's 'dangerous sea area' is not dangerous at all. Just as we were about to leave, the demigod of the Church of Storms found us here and began to stop us from leaving."
"Why are the angels from the three churches already in a standoff in the spirit world?"
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"A Level 1 sealed artifact might have caught their attention, but it shouldn't be such a coincidence that they all appeared here at once, leading to this standoff. This… I just feel like something's really off about this whole thing…"
Bernadette frowned, realizing something was wrong. She stood up and paced back and forth in the cabin for about half a minute before suddenly stopping and saying, "'The audience'!"
Odis, on the other hand, thought of Adam, because the whole thing started in a church of the "ancient sun god," which should have been one of Adam's strongholds.
Just then, a gentle voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them: "If you can figure these things out yourself, it saves me the trouble of explaining."
Bernadette paused for a moment, because her spiritual senses had not detected anyone from the source of the sound!
Then she quickly went to get the "Sage's Forehead Ornament".
In desperation, Odis grabbed her arms, crying, "Don't do anything! Don't do anything!"
He knew very well that even Bernadette, who possessed two level 0 sealed artifacts, along with the three angels behind her, was no match for the person who had just spoken!
In such a situation, the best option is to refrain from any extreme actions.
Bernadette froze, but ultimately chose to believe Odis and slowly lowered the "Sage's Forehead Ornament".
Odis turned around and saw a man dressed in a simple white robe with a thick, light golden beard sitting in a chair in the corner with a warm smile.
Odis swallowed hard, and asked as if to confirm, "Adam?"
Bernadette was slightly taken aback; she had heard of this "King of Angels"!
The man in the white robe was Adam. He nodded slightly, looking like a gentle priest.
Odis glanced at the silver cross pendant hanging on His chest and asked, "Why did you let us find that extraordinary property of demigod level so easily?"
"Find something for those three churches to do," Adam said slowly. "I want to thank you because you did me a great favor in this matter."
"Originally, the story I wrote did not include the chapter about you obtaining the 'Sailor's' Scepter. Instead, I intended for you to follow the clues to find the characteristics lost in the Quaternary Period."
"I only became aware of the existence of the 'scepter' after the story began."
Odis seemed to understand something: "So, the Church of the Night's purge operation overlooked only this scepter from the 'Sailor's' route?"
At this moment, no one else in the driver's cab, except Bernadette, "noticed" the conversation between the two.
Meanwhile, the aftershocks of the angelic battlefield outside seemed to have eyes, ignoring the existence of the "Argo" and landing in the nearby sea.
Bernadette still had her back to Adam. She was extremely nervous because she could escape on her own, but she couldn't take Odis with her.
At the same time, she admired Odis a little because he was very calm and didn't even have a tremor in his voice.
Adam's gentle voice rang out again: "This is a logical development."
Odis smiled helplessly, feeling that it was indeed the case. The "elf soldier" had already left the "Elf King's outpost," and it was carrying a magical item comparable to the "Cataclysmic Priest," and it was on the sea, so it seemed that nothing could hold it back.
He then asked, "Didn't the three gods, including the 'Lord of Storms,' discover your story?"
Adam's "story" certainly didn't involve these three gods, but only some people from three churches. However, under the watchful eyes of the three gods, such a story should have been noticed.
"If the story had gone according to my original plan, they might have discovered it beforehand," Adam said. "But your chapter with the 'scepter' followed a logical progression, and I didn't need to guide you much at all. We successfully kept it from them."
"Therefore, you will eventually receive the 'scepter,' which is my way of expressing my gratitude for the help I have provided to you."
Odis twitched the corner of her mouth: "Thank you."
He then exclaimed: This must be the difference between Adam and "0-08". The story of this "King of Angels" feels perfectly natural.
However, he breathed a sigh of relief, because as things stood, Adam shouldn't be able to harm them.
Odis asked, "Your ultimate goal is to incite a battle between these three churches?"
"It's not just about a battle breaking out," Adam said with a warm smile. "In this battle, Viev of the Church of the Eternal Sun and Alfred of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom will gradually join forces, while Gad of the Church of the Storm, because he wasn't in good condition today, was killed by their combined efforts..."
The three He spoke of were the angels who were fighting in the skies above the island.
Odis's expression suddenly became quite interesting: "The Pope of the Storm Church will be killed?"
"Yes, the ending of the story was already determined the moment this battle began," Adam said unhurriedly. "And Gad's dying struggle will lead to the deaths of Evan Bivis of the Church of the Eternal Sun and Grace Harriet of the Church of Knowledge."
These two are demigods from two different churches, and the latter is also Edwina's teacher.
Adam concluded, "Therefore, the conflict between the three churches deepened, and their struggles against each other became more frequent."
Odis opened her mouth: "This...this story is terrifying..."
He suddenly thought, "What if those three gods intervened to prevent this from happening?"
Adam said in a gentle voice, "If they can help, that would be best."
"However, they will certainly exercise sufficient restraint."
At this point, Odis finally understood Adam's purpose: He would soon become a god, so he wanted to "find something to do" for the three churches, including the Church of Storms.
If the three churches are locked in a bitter struggle, they won't have much energy left to focus on His becoming God.
At this moment, Odis was surprised, because he knew too much!
Although those thoughts were only internal, they certainly couldn't be hidden from Adam, the "top viewer."
At that time, very few people knew that Adam was going to become a god, and even very few gods knew!
Is it normal that a Sequence 5 knew about this?
Odis looked at Adam with some unease, hoping to glean some information from his expression, but all he saw was a warm smile; he couldn't glean any other information from him.
So he quickly changed the subject: "What kind of ending have you planned for me?"
"You will leave here safely," Adam said with a warm smile. "You will appear in my stories again in the future."
Odis gave a wry smile: "That's a reassuring answer."
He kept forcing a bitter smile today because he felt powerless to change the current situation and could only face it with a bitter smile.
Then Odis suddenly thought, "Could you give me a better ending, so that the Storm Church won't retaliate against me?"
Regardless of who killed Pope Gard II of the Church of Storms, the cause was an exploration by Odis and Edwina.
Given the temperament of those "hot-tempered guys," they would definitely want to kill Odis to vent their anger, and the Crucible Island, which they just spent tens of thousands of pounds to build, would probably be razed to the ground by them.
Under such circumstances, the best that could be done by the Church of the Goddess of Night and the Navy was to transfer Odis and save his life.
After all, the Church of Storms lost an angel, and the Church of the Goddess of Night and the Navy could not openly protect Odis.
Adam replied, "I have already expressed my gratitude."
Odis immediately took out the secondary array of the "Spatial Magic Array" and retrieved the scepter from the "Wilderness of Knowledge": "You're too kind. Saying 'thank you' is enough. Here, take this back."
Adam maintained a gentle smile but did not reach out to take it.
Odis had no choice but to take back the "scepter" and began to think about how to transfer his power to Remburg as soon as possible and completely choose to stand on the side of the Church of Knowledge.
At this moment, Adam suddenly said, "Because of the 'psychological suggestion' I gave you before, you won't associate the 'wise man' with yourself."
"The above is to reinforce the previous 'psychological suggestion' so that you will not remember everything until you become an angel."
"Also, you don't remember us talking about the 'sage'?"
Odis stood there stunned for a moment, as if a shackle had appeared somewhere in her heart, but the shackle quickly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.
This time, Bernadette also didn't hear what Adam had said earlier.
Then Adam picked up the cross hanging around his neck and raised it at Odis, whose glasses immediately emitted a faint, holy light.
Adam stood up and said, "Your glasses have temporarily gained the ability to filter some images, so you can watch the battle on the other side of the island without being affected."
Odis seemed to suddenly come to her senses: "Thank you, then my ending..."
Adam's figure disappeared, but His gentle voice still echoed in the cabin: "Your fate is to be written by yourself."
After saying that, He seemed to have left completely.
"I write it myself," Odis exclaimed. "I don't have a pen."
He glanced at the others in the cabin to make sure they were all alright, then said to Bernadette, "He should leave."
At this point, Odis shrugged: "Even if He hadn't left, we still wouldn't have been able to see Him."
Bernadette turned to Odis and said, "You've gotten yourself into a lot of trouble."
It will offend at least one or two churches. Currently, the seven righteous churches are the seven largest extraordinary organizations in the northern and southern continents.
Odis pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps there is still a chance."
After saying that, he pulled back the curtain behind the driver's seat, and indeed, he could see the battlefield of angels directly behind him.
Odis saw that the angel Vieve, the eternal sun, was high in the sky, with a small sun behind her, whose bright light shone on the surrounding sea, leaving no dark corner in sight.
Alfred, the angel of the Church of Knowledge with a long beard, is using "ropes" made of mystical symbols that radiate a brass-colored light to "bind" a middle-aged man wearing the robes of the Church of Storms.
The bound middle-aged man was Pope Gad II of the Church of Storms, who was now relentlessly attacking the "ropes" made of mystical symbols with waves and lightning.
Just as those "ropes" were about to give way and break, Viev, suspended in mid-air, seemed to have gathered her strength and struck a pose as if embracing the sun.
At that moment, Odis seemed to see the sun in the sky suddenly grow larger and occupy the entire sky.
Immediately, a thick beam of pure light descended, enveloping Gad II.
The beam of light struck the island, instantly vaporizing a quarter of it under the pure light attack, and a large amount of seawater was also evaporated.
When the giant pillar of light disappeared, a deep pit appeared in the sea in front of Odis, and seawater was suddenly poured into it with a "whoosh".
Gard II, who was in mid-air, looked quite disheveled. He realized that the attack he had just received was unusual, and quickly turned around to leave the battlefield.
At this moment, a bright light emanated from His body, as if a small sun was forming inside Him.
Click~
Bolts of lightning gathered around Gad II, temporarily sealing the "little sun" within his body.
But in the next second, those bolts of lightning turned into cotton threads.
Alfred of the Church of Knowledge, whose eyes shone with a brass-colored light, "saw through" the lightning and prevented Gad II from sealing himself away.
The "little sun" within Gad II's body suddenly burst forth and continuously purified him.
"Hmph!" Gad II suddenly let out a cold snort, and his entire body suddenly turned azure blue.
Bang!
The azure sky exploded.
Whew~
Suddenly, a strong wind, of unknown strength, swept across the sea. Odis first saw the islands on the sea being blown into the air, and huge amounts of seawater and the surrounding mist were also blown into the sky by the strong wind.
The three demigods who were fighting in a corner of the battlefield were caught in the blast and only "Sea King" Yann Courtman, who could also "ride the wind," managed to escape the gale in a sorry state.
The other two demigods, Evan Bivis and Grace Harriet, were instantly dismembered by the azure wind blades. One immediately turned into light, and the other into books, but the light and books were dismembered again.
Thanks to Bernadette's protection, the Argo was not swept away by the storm.
Soon, the gale subsided, and the sea suddenly became unusually calm.
Odis twitched his lips: How embarrassing, I just happened to see the ending of the "story".
At this moment, he noticed that the characteristics of Pope Gad II, who had transformed him into a whirlwind, were rapidly dissipating in mid-air.
Odis suddenly realized that there might still be a chance, so he said to Bernadette, "There is something I have been keeping from you. My faith is actually a secret entity."
Bernadette paused for a moment before saying, "I know."
She thought Odis was referring to Mr. Fool.
"Now I need to ask for the help of that hidden being. This process will be a bit long, so please stay by my side."
Upon seeing Bernadette nod, Odis immediately made a praying gesture, but in reality, he used "meditation" to enter the "wilderness of knowledge".
...
The two angels from the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom were also briefly stunned, not expecting that the Pope of the Church of Storms would be killed so easily.
They were somewhat aware that something seemed amiss.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
At the same time, "Aquaman" Arne Coltman was also stunned. The Pope was dead! The two saints who had just been fighting him were also dead!
As Adam just said, the outcome of this battle was predetermined from the very beginning.
At the end of the story written by this "King of Angels," even the angels could not avoid the fate that was arranged for them.
And just as Adam said, even though the three gods, including the "Lord of Storms," were aware of Adam's story after the battle began, they were unable to intervene.
Because if they were to intervene, it would easily trigger a war among the gods, which was the "ending" that Adam preferred to see.
Therefore, the story of Adam was already a calculated move from the very beginning of this battle. The three gods, including the "Lord of Storms," would certainly exercise restraint and not intervene, ultimately having no choice but to accept the outcome.
An angel and two saints were already dead, and Odis could not change that outcome, but he realized he still had a chance to distance himself from the conflict.
His solution was to obtain the extraordinary characteristics of Gad II, as well as the characteristics of the two saints, and then return them to their rightful owners through negotiation.
If the Church of Storms wants to reclaim its traits, it will have to let Odis and his forces go.
Of course, this plan is based on the premise that Odis has enough power to force the Church of Storms to the negotiating table.
If it were just a "Mystic General," the Church of Storms wouldn't negotiate with him. They could simply kill the "Mystic General" and still reclaim that extraordinary angelic-level characteristic.
But if the "Mysterious General" has a "hidden figure" backing him up, then they need to think carefully.
So Odis decided to act as a "hermit" and obtain those three extraordinary properties from the battlefield.
Upon entering the "Wilderness of Knowledge," Odis uses the "Staff of Gus" on her body to project "True Vision" onto the battlefield there.
The island we had just explored had completely disappeared, and the sea was more turbulent than a rushing river, full of whirlpools and rapids.
The "Sailor" pathway Sequence 2 "Calamity" attribute, as well as the two Sequence 3 level attributes "Mentor of Justice" and "Insightful One," were still floating in mid-air.
At this point, both Viev and Alfred had realized what was happening and began vying for the "Calamity" trait.
Suddenly, the sunlight became very bright again, and Vieves fired "Darkness-Free Spears" from her body, blocking Alfred from trying to seize the extraordinary properties.
Alfred's eyes seemed to have distinct layers, and a brass-colored light reappeared. The "Spear of No Darkness" exploded before it could strike Alfred.
Then he raised his hand and looked at Viev in mid-air. His eyes emitted a black light, instantly forming a vortex of air in mid-air.
The vortex immediately emitted a buzzing sound, and then exhibited tremendous suction, drawing in the surrounding air, fog, and even seawater.
This is an extraordinary vortex formed by the natural laws that Alfred discovered and studied.
Viev was instantly sucked in mid-air, and the intense light behind her seemed to shift towards the extraordinary vortex.
"Aquaman" Yann Cortman seizes this opportunity to quickly approach the extraordinary characteristics of that "catastrophe".
Alfred's eyes suddenly turned golden, "imitating" the "hypnotic" ability of the "audience" pathway. In mid-air, Arne Coltman paused, as if receiving some kind of command, and turned away from the battlefield.
Taking advantage of this opening, Viev broke free from the suction of the air vortex, and layers of bright light spread around her, purifying all the appearances created by Alfred that went against the laws of nature.
The air vortex disappeared, and the surroundings briefly returned to normal.
Odis observed for a while and realized that the best opportunity would not come anytime soon, so he made his move immediately.
Odis speculated that the three gods, including the "Lord of Storms," must have already noticed this place. Although they wouldn't take action themselves, they must have already gone to call for reinforcements. If they didn't act quickly now, they might miss their chance.
If we wait any longer, the three churches may engage in a larger-scale conflict.
So Odis waved his hand, and the divine blood of the "Elf King" appeared in his right hand, then he bestowed power upon the real world.
...
Bernadette, who was working hard to protect the Argo and Odis, suddenly sensed something and looked up into the air.
As Alger desperately fled, his spirit seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.
Because she was somewhat protected and not seriously injured, Captain Edwina of the "Golden Dream" was unaware that her mentor had died. However, her spirit seemed to sense something and looked up into the air.
Suddenly, a towering figure appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield. The figure was draped in a cloak that emitted a holy light, held a lantern in his left hand, and had layers of waves and a storm of lightning and thunder in the palm of his right hand.
Bernadette suddenly had a feeling: it was a light in the darkness, a "hermit" who used knowledge as a beacon to guide the lost!
She glanced at Odis, who was now praying silently, and couldn't help but ask herself, "A god?"
Viev and Alfred, who had just been fighting, were also stunned, wondering where this being had come from and what its purpose was.
In terms of hierarchy, this being appears to be an angel.
However, Alfred, who was once the "Insightful One" and is now the "Cherarch," immediately noticed that something was wrong with the other party's state. The image seemed to be a pure accumulation of power, and it looked very unnatural.
Such a figure could likely only barely exert the power of an angel.
Unsure of their opponent's background, the two angels from the Church of the Righteous God temporarily ceased their battle and prepared to observe the other's intentions.
The higher power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" deceived Alfred's eyes, and Odis used the divine blood of the "Elf King" to elevate his own level considerably.
At the same time, Odis knew very well that because of the presence of angels from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, his true strength might be revealed as soon as he made a move.
At this moment, the "Hermit" was no match for the full force of a normal angel's attack.
So Odis had no intention of dealing with the two angels. Suddenly, his right hand tilted, and a drop of the "Elf King's" divine blood dripped into the real world.
Then Odis sent the vast power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" into the real world. Using that drop of divine blood as a medium, he released the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to the best of his ability, "recreating" the scene of the "Elf King" dominating the ocean.
This was a method that Odis conceived after obtaining the divine blood of the "Elf King." Theoretically, using extraordinary materials at the god level, one could perform operations such as "reproduction."
However, the scenario that needs to be "recreated" must be related to the "Elf King," otherwise it will likely be of little use.
Moreover, this was just an idea; Odis had never tried it before because the required materials were far too advanced.
But now, Odis can only do his best to realize his ideas.
Odis held his breath and stared intently ahead. A pure power, almost visible to the naked eye, enveloped the drop of divine blood, causing it to tremble, shatter rapidly, and vanish into nothingness.
The next second, the sky suddenly darkened, and streaks of lightning and gusts of wind filled the sky and the sea.
The seawater suddenly expanded, forming a giant wave as high as a mountain peak, higher than where Viev and Alfred were flying in the air.
At the top of the giant wave stood a man with a cold expression.
He wore a loose robe, had pointed ears, a soft facial contour, and black and blue hair that was intertwined. His features were outstanding, and together he was very handsome.
He gives people a sense of tyranny, as if if you say something wrong, he will throw out a lightning spear and pierce through your opponent, turning them into charred remains.
This is none other than the "Elf King" Suniasolem!
Viev and Alfred felt immense pressure, pressure from the Old Gods!
Suniasolem seemed to come alive, looking around before glancing at the two angels with disdain.
With a slight wave of his hand, he caused patches of pristine white forests to appear in the sky, and the seawater to boil as if welcoming their former master.
At this moment, Suniasolem, standing before Viev and Alfred, seemed to embody the tyrannical side of the sea, like a storm or a tsunami.
There was no need for the "Elf King" to display any specific abilities; the mere sense of oppression was enough to make the two of them retreat repeatedly.
Just as he came to his senses, "Aquaman" Yone Cortman suddenly found himself prostrate in mid-air before the figure on the crest of the wave.
This was not his intention, but he couldn't stop himself from doing it.
Just then, a phantom image suddenly appeared in the dark clouds—a middle-aged man holding a trident.
That was the "Lord of Storms," who immediately began to descend power from the astral plane the moment the "Elven King" appeared.
The "Elf King" looked at the middle-aged man, then suddenly raised his hand, and a series of lightning bolts formed shackles, interrupting the "Lord of Storms'" descent of power.
Odis felt a jolt in his heart: Hey, hey, hey, don't do anything reckless.
He could almost see himself being chopped to pieces by the enraged "Lord of the Storm".
At that moment, the dark clouds in one corner of the sky dispersed, and a bright ray of sunlight illuminated the surrounding sea.
Suddenly, a phantom image of a young man with golden hair, dressed in a pure white robe, appeared there.
The descent of the "Lord of Storms" seemed to trigger a chain reaction, with the "Eternal Sun" also beginning its own descent.
Another dark cloud was illuminated by a bronze-colored light, revealing the phantom of an old man with a hood and a long white beard.
Not to be outdone, the god of knowledge and wisdom also began his divine descent.
At this moment, Odis's head was covered in sweat: I'm here to break up the fight, not to fight. You three shouldn't get involved!
This happened so suddenly that Odis was somewhat flustered. If things didn't get out of hand quickly, it could easily trigger a war among the gods.
He forced himself to calm down, and with a wave of his hand, the three extraordinary characteristics that had been extracted from the battlefield flew towards him.
This action immediately drew the wrath of the three gods. Odis withstood the pressure and waved his hand again. A hurricane around the "Elf King" blew the extraordinary characteristics of the Sequence 2 level "Calamity" toward the "Lord of Storms".
Just as the "Eternal Sun" and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" were about to take action, the "Elf King," who had begun to fade into nothingness, appeared before them, preventing them from using their extraordinary abilities.
The power of the "Elf King" that has "reappeared" is rapidly weakening. Fortunately, the "Eternal Sun" and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" have not yet completed their descent, nor do they intend to act immediately.
Odis waved his hand again, and the extraordinary qualities of the "Mentor of Justice" flew to the "Eternal Sun," while the extraordinary qualities of the "Insightful One" flew to the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom."
It was at this moment that the "Elf King" who "reappeared" disappeared.
Whoosh~
Giant waves, as high as towering mountains, slid down, and turbulent currents surged up on the sea surface once again.
Then Odis gazed at the three gods before him with a calm expression.
The three gods, including the "Lord of Storms," exchanged a brief glance with Odis.
The "Lord of Storms," who had retrieved the "Cataclysmic" seal, was the first to disappear from mid-air. The phantoms corresponding to the other two deities also vanished immediately. Just as Adam had predicted, all three deities maintained great restraint.
At this moment, Viev and Alfred, who had come to their senses, also left one after another. "Aquaman" Yann Courtman glanced at Odis's "hermit" persona and then followed her away.
Odis breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she had just walked around on the edge of a cliff and almost fallen into the abyss in front of her.
Then, he withdrew the power he had projected outward and returned to the "wilderness of knowledge".
Seeing that the original three drops of "Elf King" divine blood had turned into two drops, he felt a little heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do. He could only use the divine blood to quickly suppress the two angels.
I feel sorry for them, but the results are really good.
He took a deep breath and quickly returned to the real world.