Over fifty guilds had launched a massacre against players of every kind across Inferno City, and the results were remarkable.
In just two days, it had already pushed the growth of [Soul Devourer] to 100%!
At this moment.
Boom!
In the hand of the Ghost King Soul-Commanding Envoy · Sade, the scepter [Soul Devourer] burst into a flash of blood light.
Rumble!
Endless dark breath poured out of the scepter and wrapped around the Soul-Commanding Envoy · Sade.
It was enough to swallow heaven and earth!
Seeing this, excitement showed in Super God Athena's blue eyes. "[Soul Devourer] has finally finished its last upgrade and reached SSS-Rank!"
"At last we can use the SSS-Rank [Soul Devourer] to revive the Ghost Royal Guard through the Ghost King's hand!"
But then Ji Ningshuang said, faintly worried, "Godfather, I remember you predicted before that Liuli went into the Divine Kingdom to help Mo Shouchenggu carry out an SS-Rank hidden quest, so that Mo Shouchenggu could use the quest reward to grow stronger inside the Land of Abandoned Ghosts and break the secret realm."
"And you said back then that you'd predicted Liuli would finish the quest in about forty-eight hours. It's almost that time now, and we still haven't revived the Ghost Royal Guard."
"What if Liuli suddenly shows up while we're reviving the Ghost Royal Guard and gets in the way of our plan?"
Beneath the icy, heavy black metal helmet, Lonely Island's gaze was calm.
He looked at the record panel of his last 'Prophecy' in his right palm and said,
"My prediction was made before the Divine Capital was destroyed."
"The last step of Liuli's quest has to be done outside the Divine Kingdom."
Hearing what Lonely Island said, Ji Ningshuang suddenly understood.
"I get it now!"
"We destroyed the Divine Capital back then, and by Divine Oracle's settings, a main city map takes about five or six days to repair!"
"So when you destroyed the Divine Capital, Godfather, it wasn't only to trap Liuli there so she couldn't team up with Qin Ming to hold the Ghost King in check. It was also to stop her from finishing her quest later!"
"Even though she could have finished it within two days as originally planned, with the Divine Capital destroyed she can't get out of the Divine Kingdom. The last stage of the quest is stuck and can't be carried out, so she has to wait until the Divine Capital is repaired before she can continue!"
As soon as Ji Ningshuang finished speaking, Super God Athena said thoughtfully,
"Which means that, as things stand, Liuli has to wait at least three to five more days for the system to repair the Divine Capital map before she can finish this quest. And as long as she can't finish it, Mo Shouchenggu stays trapped in the Land of Abandoned Ghosts and can't get out."
"Forget three to five days. Even in three to five hours, the Ghost Royal Guard will be revived and everything will be settled. Even if they get out, they can't change a fate of certain death!"
Right then, a look of admiration rose in the eyes of Super God Athena and Ji Ningshuang. "Godfather is brilliant!"
Then Lonely Island gave instructions to Ji Ningshuang and Super God Athena. "Next, there are two tasks I need the two of you to carry out for me."
Ji Ningshuang and Super God Athena answered in unison, "Please give your orders, Godfather!"
"Just in case, we need one more preparation to cut off every last escape route for Liuli and Mo Shouchenggu for good."
"In this round, Mo Shouchenggu won't have any chance of turning things around."
Lonely Island said to Ji Ningshuang, "I'll leave this task to you."
Super God Athena asked, "Godfather, what about me?"
Lonely Island said, "You come with me and revive the Ghost Royal Guard."
"Yes, Godfather!"
And so the group split into two and began their final moves.
Meanwhile, in the dark of the forest.
Two pairs of eyes were quietly watching Lonely Island leave the forest with the Ghost King.
And the owners of those two pairs of eyes were Ning Fei and Zhao Lingyun!
It turned out that, to find out the real scheme and purpose behind Lonely Island controlling more than fifty guilds in Inferno City and launching a citywide massacre these past two days.
And to help Lin Mo and Ning Xi.
For these two days, Ning Fei and Zhao Lingyun had been doing everything they could to investigate.
After tracking Lonely Island from every angle, Ning Fei had finally pinned down this location!
And just now, they had finally seen Lonely Island's purpose with their own eyes.
"So that's it. They were collecting soul power for [Soul Devourer], upgrading it to SSS-Rank so they could revive the Ghost Race's Ghost Royal Guard!"
Ning Fei blamed himself. "Damn! I should've seen this coming!"
"I found out the settings of the Divine Artifact [Soul Devourer] long ago. Once it grows to S-Rank, it gains the power to stand against the Divine Race and cure the Ghost King's weakened state;"
"and once it's upgraded to SSS-Rank, it can even gain the ability to summon the Ghost Royal Guard through the hand of the Ghost Race's king!"
"And [Soul Devourer] grows by absorbing the soul power born when players die, and after it's fused with the Soul Refining Orb, it can absorb soul power across the whole city!"
"I should've seen it. Lonely Island did all this to upgrade [Soul Devourer] to SSS-Rank as fast as possible and summon the Ghost Royal Guard!"
Then Zhao Lingyun asked, puzzled, "But Lonely Island already controls the Ghost King through the Heavenly Gu. Now he wants to revive the Ghost Royal Guard too. What does he want?"
Ning Fei said in a low voice, "My sister and my brother-in-law are both stuck on the map and haven't gotten out. Lonely Island is releasing the Ghost Royal Guard while they're stuck, so it has to be to deal with them!"
"The Level 100 Ghost Royal Guard is far more than ten times as strong overall as a single Ghost King! Once Lonely Island releases it, even if my sister and my brother-in-law get out, they'll completely lose the ability to fight him!"
"We have to find a way to stop Lonely Island from reviving the Ghost Royal Guard!"
Ning Fei wanted to tail Lonely Island and wreck his plan to revive the Ghost Royal Guard.
But as he watched Ji Ningshuang head off in the other direction, he hesitated.
Because what he had overheard just now was more than Lonely Island's plan to revive the Ghost Royal Guard.
'How did Lonely Island find out my sister is in the Divine Kingdom doing the hidden quest for my brother-in-law?'
'He even knows that the last stage of my brother-in-law's quest has to be done outside the Divine Kingdom!'
'What is the last preparation he mentioned, the one to cut off my sister and my brother-in-law?'
'What dirty trick does he want to pull on my sister this time?'
Ning Fei had two choices in front of him:
Give up on Lonely Island and follow Shuangwu.
Or give up on Shuangwu and follow Lonely Island!
Seeing Ning Fei's hesitation, Zhao Lingyun said, "Little Fei, why don't we split up?"
"You follow Shuangwu, and I'll follow Lonely Island!"
"Once we've confirmed where they're going, we'll tell the people from the Golden Age, Iron Blood and Chaotic World guilds so they can come and help!"
"No, Ling'er!" Ning Fei looked at Zhao Lingyun, his face worried. "If Lonely Island finds you, with his methods he could very well cripple you on the spot!"
Zhao Lingyun shook her head, unconcerned. "It's fine. It's just a game. If I get crippled, I get crippled!"
"If it weren't for you guys, I'd have been crippled long ago, and not only in Divine Oracle."
"I just want to do what I can to help Lin Mo and Ning Xi."
Ning Fei stayed firm. "No! Game or real life, I'm going to protect you!"
"But whichever side we give up, I'm afraid the other side will end up in a disaster we can't undo!"
Just as the two were arguing and neither would give way.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from outside the forest. "You two follow Shuangwu."
"Leave Lonely Island to us!"
They turned toward the voice.
Three figures stepped into the forest.