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Chapter 988 The Mermaid Ascends to the Goddess of Creation
The upstream river channel in the northern mountainous area of ​​Tieyan Village.

The flower mentor Sherry, the merman god, and her entourage from Xila City cast spells to escort the bronze cargo ship, dragging the corpse of the Frost Dragon King upstream.

We've been on the road for a whole day now, and the journey has been peaceful but boring. We still have to wait for our instructor to conduct a high-altitude reconnaissance of the terrain before we can determine our destination.

Suddenly, all the city beauties cried out in alarm, their spellcasting interrupted, and the swift river water immediately caused the cargo ship to rock violently.

Sila was shocked: "Ladies, what's going on?"

Zhong Chenghua forcefully stabilized her spell, her face full of confusion: "Were we attacked?"

"I can't sense any energy fluctuations at all!"

"I'm feeling a little dizzy, how about you guys?"

"Me too……"

Where is Shirley?

"I...I'm fine!"

Sila was shocked and activated all her divine artifacts and her all-knowing eye, but the surroundings remained calm!
The mentor's expression turned grave: "We indeed did not sense any energy fluctuations!"

Sila panicked a little: "Boss, what's going on? An attack that even the Black Dragon Lord couldn't sense, the power of the Creator God?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "After all, it's the Dragon King's corpse, so it's only natural that it's being targeted. It seems that Xira is preparing to stay up all night on guard."

Sila sighed helplessly, "Another all-nighter. I suddenly envy Samuel. He seems so much more relaxed since he came back from the desert and went to jail."

Metatron laughed: "Easy? He's such a hard addict, he's probably going crazy from being stuck with the internet for so long!"

The following time was still spent with Sariel and Raphael assisting the mermaid in attacking the bat demons. The battle had become so intense that the two of them had no time to pay attention to the strange situation on Sira's side.

Michael could only accompany Count Amy to collect deposits.

But as they entered an underground bar, they heard the NPCs around them whispering: "Breaking news! Just now, the Empire's Golden Throne was de-energized by the third-generation Pirate King!"

The chat group erupted in an uproar: "What?!"

Michael was startled and immediately stepped forward to inquire, "A power outage?"

The NPC got even more excited: "That's right, and I heard there was an explosion too!"

Michael asked incredulously, "Are you sure it's the third Pirate King? Has someone seen him?"

The NPC laughed: "Who else but the Pirate King could do something like this?"

"That's right. The Pirate King bombed the Golden Throne during the day, which must have left behind a hidden danger that caused the explosion and power outage."

Michael frowned: "How did you get the information so quickly?"

Everyone laughed: "What kind of tavern would you be if you weren't quick to get the news? We're faster than the newspapers."

"Exactly, newspapers often have to censor news; they can't publish any news..."

"Is the news about the power outage going to be reported in the media?"

"I bet I won't win, it's too embarrassing..."

Sila was suddenly startled: "The four city beauties suddenly felt dizzy at the same time. Was it because the Hall of Heroes was bombed? Did all four of their avatars die?"

Michael was also shocked: "The timing is completely coincidental! And they don't even know what's going on, which fits the situation where Valhalla sealed off the souls of the clones!"

Uriel asked, "Does the boss want to go back to the Golden Throne?"

At this moment, even the count panicked: "Your Excellency, this..."

Michael could no longer wait: "My lord, I must return to the Golden Throne. Please continue with the rest."

Amy said, "Don't worry, Your Excellency..."

Michael was frantic with worry as he teleported. After all, the soul of the City Flower in Valhalla was part of the consciousness separation project developed at the beginning of the game. Once the City Flower's soul died, the consciousness separation project would be gone, and the subsequent brain-computer interface consciousness upload would become even more distant...

Teleporting to the Golden Throne, the once glorious city that never sleeps is indeed half dark, with the rest illuminated by the warning lights of the army and fire brigade patrols.

Michael went straight to Valhalla, but the extent of the damage to the exterior buildings was not visible at night.

Upon entering Valhalla, switch to butler mode and first enter Remia's mansion, which is also completely dark. Normally, Remia would be holding a brightly lit post-dinner prayer at this time.

"Miss Remia!"

Michael searched and called out, but there was no response, nor any sign of damage.

This?
Michael then went to the residences of the other three city beauties, and found them equally deserted, dark, and undamaged.

Michael was stunned: "How is this possible? How could someone die if there was no damage?"

"Did the Pirate King kidnap them?" Sila exclaimed in astonishment.

Metatron exclaimed, "It's entirely possible. The Pirate King obtained Tifa, and Tifa's clone soul and Cosselle went to explore the Void. In that case, the Pirate King could have learned about the existence of the other four City Beauties in Valhalla from Tifa, so he came to steal them! So the reaction of the four City Beauties just now might have just been that their clone souls were attacked, rather than necessarily that they died."

Michael frowned: "Very likely!"

Metatron said, "But when the boss met the Emperor earlier, the Emperor had installed surveillance cameras on the cannons, so the Emperor knew the movements of the pirate ships."

Gabriel said, "But they're only monitoring the pirate ship; nobody's seen the Pirate King!"

Xila remembered something: "The boss is in charge of managing the Hall of Heroes. Since this happened, shouldn't we report it to the Emperor?"

Gabriel was stunned: "Report what? Mismanagement, robbed? The Emperor would love for his boss to make a mistake so he can get rid of him!"

Michael then realized this was the most crucial issue: "That's right, it's better to report that the City Flowers' souls are dead than to report that they're missing or stolen. The former is a war accident, I bear no responsibility!"

Metatron said, "Then the boss will use the artifact to smash all five mansions in Valhalla, and burn them down! That will also cover up the fact that he secretly released Tifa's soul earlier."

Michael sighed, "This is the only way!"

So the divine weapons were unleashed in full force, instantly reducing the mansion to ruins and flames. Then, after a round of attacks, they blasted the other four mansions to smithereens.

After finishing all this, Michael felt indescribably exhausted.

Then I should report to the Emperor.

Upon arriving at the palace, the power outage had stripped it of its usual splendor. The emperor's figure on the throne appeared all the more sinister and terrifying.

"Your Majesty, I have some unfortunate news to report: an explosion has occurred in Valhalla, and the fate of the five city beauties is unknown. I have done my best!"

Michael's principle was to never admit wrongdoing and would never say things like "I deserve to die." If he admitted his own guilt, then the punishment would be unpredictable.

The Emperor said in a muffled voice, "This is indeed unfortunate news. I will have someone handle the accident scene."

Resettlement? Or is it an investigation?
Michael changed the subject to find out what was going on: "Your Majesty, why did such a huge explosion occur?"

The emperor countered, "What do you think is the most suitable reason?"

Is this a case of even emperors needing to shift blame?
Michael tentatively replied, "Your Majesty, I have heard the people talking about it, and they all believe that it was done by the third pirate king."

The emperor asked, "And what do you think?"

Does this mean the emperor was not satisfied with the pot?

Michael thought for a moment: "Is it possible that enemy spies took the opportunity to sabotage the operation and frame the Pirate King for the accident?"

With a wave of his hand, the emperor caused the giant magic crystal screen to reappear in the palace, displaying the pirate ship's surveillance view.

Emperor Fast Forward Video: "For the past few hours, the pirate ship has remained near Route 341 and has not returned to the Golden Throne. Just now, they also intercepted a cargo ship transporting LCDs."

Michael was taken aback: "The condition of this cargo ship?"

The Emperor said in a deep voice, "As you can see, an accident occurred, there was an explosion, everyone escaped, and a fully loaded empty ship was intercepted."

Michael was shocked: "This is too much of a coincidence. The pirate ship is an energy body and is in dire need of liquid crystal energy. It's hard not to suspect that this was a deliberate act of supplying energy to the pirate ship. So this spy is also connected to this cargo ship?"

The Emperor said in a deep voice, "Anyway, your mission is to investigate the Pirate King. As the director of the Special Operations Bureau, this spy investigation is also entrusted to you. I hope to see results within three days."

Michael Khan said, "Understood."

The Emperor urged, "I'll grant you Level 1 Special Operations Bureau access. Go and do it."

What level 1 access?
Michael was a little confused: "Yes."

Leaving the palace, Michael was completely exasperated: "Three days! Right now, all I want to do is develop Evil Spirit Island and build up its reputation. I simply don't have that much time to investigate any spies."

Gabriel sighed, "Is it possible that the Emperor deliberately distracted the eldest prince, preventing him from stabilizing the reputation of Evil Spirit Island, and then had the two princes take his place? Otherwise, there's no way to explain why these two princes are staying on the island."

Michael frowned!
Uriel also said, "Boss, the spy who can do this must be high-ranking and powerful. If we investigate further, it will only result in a lose-lose situation. Why not just designate someone the Emperor can't investigate?" Michael's brow twitched: "The one from Black Dragon City on the other side?"

Uriel: "That's right, the Pirate King came to attack the Golden Throne with the Black Dragon City fleet. I strongly suspect that the commander of the Black Dragon Fleet is the Guild Master. With his Black Dragon City reputation, he can lead an attack of this scale! Just say that he infiltrated! Anyway, he has infiltrated before."

Sila laughed: "Uriel still hates that the guild leader is immortal!"

Michael said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's do it this way!"

Michael immediately flew back to the Special Operations Bureau, convened a meeting with NPC officials, and the first thing he did was to request information on the Black Dragon Fleet.

A subordinate official immediately replied: "Chief, according to reports from our sources in Black Dragon City, the commander of the Black Dragon Fleet is Wonima, the president of the Dios Merchant Guild. The reason for the expedition is that the Demon God Temple is dissatisfied with the peaceful state of affairs in the void."

Uriel was shocked: "So, the chairman went back from the village to do this?"

There's an inside player? How come I didn't know that?
Michael was even more shocked: "Where did we get an informant from Black Dragon City?"

The official stated, "This is a first-level access privilege."

Michael is unbelievable! Ultimately, this informant must be one of the 72 Demon Gods recruited by the Emperor; the most confidential intelligence always remains in the Emperor's hands. The so-called opening of the Special Operations Bureau's access is just the Emperor leaking some information. Then the director position he created for himself when the game launched is a complete joke.

Michael was filled with mixed feelings: "I suspect that this Vonima has infiltrated our city again, and that he was the one who started the bombing."

The official was stunned: "Chief, do you have any evidence?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "So our task is to gather evidence. You can go and get busy."

It doesn't matter whether there's evidence or not; just insist that it was Chairman Gan who did it.

……

As midnight arrived, the Sea of ​​Creation was shrouded in darkness. The battle in which Sariel Raphael assisted the mermaids reached its most intense moment. The high-pressure venom cannons fired by the Radiant Demons were already overwhelming even the mermaids' water sphere shields.

Sariel was also going all out: "Raphael, you help the mermaid defend with all your might!"

Then Sariel leaped into the air, once again drawing his divine weapon, the Sword of Darkmoris, and soaring ten thousand meters into the sky. He had only used this sword once before, when he ambushed Da Chun outside Black Iron City, only to be killed by the firebird in Da Chun's wheelchair. Because of this unpleasant experience, coupled with the significant consumption of his privilege points, Sariel was very reluctant to use it again…

Now, the divine sword is positioned, aimed, and the countdown has begun...

10, 9, 8...

Perhaps the Radiant Demon also sensed the threat from above, for its body, as large as a small island or a giant mountain, began to accelerate its dive!
Sariel was stunned; this was the first time he had encountered a Radiation Demon with a survival instinct! So, after three days of disintegration and reorganization, the Radiation Demon had finally evolved intelligence?

The mermaid hurriedly urged the giant whirlpool: "Don't let it get away!"

The next moment, the Siren goddess soared into the air, aided by a fierce wind, creating an even larger whirlpool around the Mountain of Flesh, forming a huge depression in the sea. As long as the Mountain of Flesh wasn't submerged, it hadn't escaped!
Finally, he successfully blocked the divine sword from falling, as if a golden lightning bolt had descended from the sky, and the Radiant Demon let out a terrible scream!
The mermaid flung out her protective water sphere, which was filled with divine power. It spun and accelerated all the way through the wound blasted open by the divine sword. With a muffled explosion, the screams of the Radiant Demon came to an abrupt end!

Raphael sighed: "Finally..."

Just then, the darkness in the sky dissipated, and a huge, beautiful silver moon hung high in the night sky.

Sariel was shocked: "The Radiant Demons we killed a couple of days ago didn't even have the moon!"

Raphael immediately asked the mermaid, "Your Majesty, where did this moon come from?"

The mermaid laughed heartily: "It's always been there, it's just been hidden by this monster. We've been focusing on the sea, but it's also in the sky."

The crowd gasped in astonishment: "What kind of monster is this?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "Monsters created by the 'shit mountain' program of the Sea of ​​Creation that do not conform to the rules of the game can be regarded as creations of creation."

Raphael then asked, "Why does the monster want to cover the moon?"

With a wave of her hand, the water sphere that had crashed into the mountain of flesh flew back, shimmering with the light of the silver moon, now only the size of a palm.

The mermaid gazed at the water sphere, and Raphael clearly saw the moon and the starry sky within it—no, he saw the moon and the Milky Way!
Sariel also hurriedly plummeted from the sky: "Lord God?"

The mermaid smiled proudly and replied leisurely, "Because the tides are brought by the moon, obscuring the moon can block my tidal power. Now, I finally understand the true power of the tides, and—"

And what?
Sariel waited expectantly for her to finish speaking.

The mermaid tossed the water sphere into the air, causing it to scatter and disappear. Her tone was one of immense satisfaction: "My two sages, you've worked hard these past three days. Now, I'm going back to the ship to sleep. You can do whatever you want with me from now on."

Sariel exclaimed in surprise, "So, Lord God has figured it out?"

The mermaid laughed and said, "Yes!"

Sariel continued, "Why did Your Majesty throw the water balloon into the sky?"

The mermaid laughed and said, "Let's set off fireworks to celebrate!"

This?
Michael didn't care about anything else: "Sariel, now that the mermaid's mission is complete, you must immediately persuade the Sirens to come to Black Iron City. They must arrive before dawn."

"Roger that!"

Sariel immediately said, "Siren Goddess, the lord has received many deposit orders from gangsters in Black Iron City. We must go to Black Iron City tonight."

The siren was also in high spirits: "Old tortoise, let's set off immediately!"

Sariel was overjoyed: "My words actually carry quite a weight!"

Michael was overjoyed: "Great! I'll go to the island and get the magic mirror from that glass shop owner too."

Sila, however, was very interested: "What has the mermaid discovered? Could it be the power of creation?"

Michael said, "Repeatedly dismantling and reassembling the Shit Mountain program is indeed a form of learning and replication of the program, so it is entirely possible."

Sariel was excited: "So, the mermaid really has been promoted to a creator god?"

Metatron's brow twitched: "It's definitely far from it. It's unlikely that a creator god could be learned from a bunch of Radiant Demon program samples."

Michael exclaimed, "Regardless, it is indeed a qualitative leap. It can be considered a major breakthrough in the fight against the Emperor..."

……

After noon, Da Chun's pirate ship arrived over Tieyan Village.

Of course, this is tens of thousands of meters above the ground, similar to near-Earth space. However, for the signal transmission of the magic tower, it is indeed a very short distance.

Sure enough, Eve exclaimed with delight, "I've received the analysis spells from my witch friends! The first spell... seems to be the Fireball spell from that dark elf, Miss Orika!"

Fafnir laughed and said, "That's right. We've already mastered the Fireball spell during the God War in Shadowstream City. In the future, our pirate ship's magic cannons will also fire Fireballs. Just thinking about the power of that is really exciting."

Da Chun asked curiously, "Where did you learn your Fireball spell?"

Eve laughed and said, "I taught you!"

Um... Eve's Pyroblast was taught to me by my alt character through "Soul Communication" in Valhalla. My alt character learned Pyroblast through physical communication with Olica Fbl before going to the Golden Throne Trial... So we've come full circle, haven't we?

Seeing how busy they were, Da Chun didn't disturb them.

Just then, the cockpit issued a notification—you have received a communication message.

Who?
Da Chun immediately went to the cockpit and saw it was Ai Lian! Connect!
Eileen exclaimed excitedly, "Darling, I just received a message from Arctic Beauty! Lady Helen has comprehended the Law of Creation and successfully advanced to Administrator. She might even be considered a Creator God!"

Holy crap!? That Xiao Mei's information could reach Ellen in the God Realm Prison is truly a huge improvement! With her as a communication channel, the restrictions the God Realm Prison places on me are getting smaller and smaller!

Da Chun hurriedly asked, "How did you get promoted?"

Eileen laughed, "Because Lady Helen discovered that the Radiation Demon in the Sea of ​​Creation would become stronger once it was resurrected and reassembled, similar to the phenomenon of the Sea Goddess, Thetis, becoming stronger upon resurrection. However, the Radiation Demon's structure is far simpler than the Sea Goddess's. So, while researching it, she also contacted the Sea Goddess to exchange insights. It took her three days to finally learn it! Now, Lady Helen has learned a new skill called Tidal Sky, which allows her to fly everywhere in the sky. Maybe she can find her beloved pirate ship."

Da Chun was excited: "I'm in Tieyan Village, she can come over from this Tidal Sky—no, she can't come over, my pirate ship is under the Emperor's surveillance."

Eileen smiled and said, "Let me ask Xiaomei..."

Da Chun was filled with emotion. Back then, he had just been promoted to administrator and gained the skill "Inheritance Guidance," which he then used on Xiao Mei so that she would also have a chance to be promoted to administrator. (Chapter 851)
The idea at the time was that mermaids are gods, and if gods become administrators, wouldn't they be creator gods?

However, her advancement was both arduous and fortunate. It was only because we defeated and resurrected the even stronger Sea God, became good friends with him, and added Dytis to the "Sea God's Personal Guard Contact List" that we could learn from her in real time...

Just as I was thinking, Eileen's reply came: "Xiao Mei said that the Tidal Sky skill is invisible and intangible, so it's unlikely that the surveillance cameras could detect it. She came to visit her darling."

Come play? A mermaid's play is no ordinary play!

Da Chun is now stranded alone in the outer reaches of the ocean, and he really needs a powerful patron to provide him with a safe haven: "Alright, let's play big if we're going to play big!"

Eileen laughed and said, "She's been holding back for so long, she'd be more than happy to accept it. Just wait, my dear."

Haha~~ This feeling is so reassuring!
Ellen added, "By the way, Aziza will be landing in Black Iron City soon, then she can contact Pinocchio."

She's pretty slow, honestly. If she were a pirate queen, could my pirate ship go to her divine realm and become a safe haven?

(End of this chapter)