Infinity, our Zhongzhou team has a bright future.

Chapter 238 Final preparations
While the Middle Continent team was discussing, Sephiroth somehow walked to the water's edge. He looked down at his reflection in the black water, and whispers began to echo in his mind, trying to pull him into the memories he wanted to escape.

My child is back in my arms. Only I can bring you peace.
As whispers echoed in his mind, Sephiroth's face showed a struggle. He restrained the urge to succumb to the temptation and called out softly to his only companion who could help him.

"Alice has come again!"

Alice, whose gaze had been fixed on the discussion of the Central Continent Team, heard Sephiroth's call and quickly walked to his side, raising her hand to release a stream of green light that seeped into Sephiroth's body.

Saphiros felt much better immediately and stopped Alice from continuing to treat him.

"Stop, Alice, you shouldn't waste your power on me."

But Alice said seriously, “This is no waste! You are my companion, an important guide! I must make sure you can hold on until you lead her to the source of life.”

Upon hearing this, Sephiroth turned his face away again, but did not continue to stop Alice from helping him dispel the influence from Genova.

Alice stopped only after confirming that the influence of Jenova on Sephiroth had subsided once again. As soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy due to the large amount of energy she had used up. She swayed uncontrollably a few times and almost fell to the ground.

"Alice!" Sephiroth reached out to support Alice, his voice surprisingly tinged with worry.

"I'm fine, Sephiroth. I just need to rest for a while." Aerith smiled and told Sephiroth not to worry, but Sephiroth knew that as Aerith's current form of consciousness, once her power was depleted, it couldn't be replenished simply by resting.

Alice noticed Sephiroth's worry and continued with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm confident that I have enough power left to send you into the depths of the Stream of Life."

Sephiroth remained silent upon hearing this, but his heart was filled with immense self-reproach and torment; if only he hadn't done it in the first place.

Just as Sephiroth was blaming himself, Luo Li, who had already made up her mind, returned to the two of them with the Central Continent Team. Looking at the two of them with a strange atmosphere, she was puzzled for a moment, but this did not affect the determination that Luo Li had made.

"We've discussed it and decided to trust you and Sephiroth this time. What do we need to do next?"

Upon hearing this, Alice's eyes filled with tears of emotion. She tried her best to control her emotions and said, "Because my power is limited, I can only send two people into the Stream of Life."

Sephiroth is an indispensable guide, so he will take up one spot, and you will need to choose a suitable candidate for the other.

If you're unsure who's the best choice, I suggest you pick her.

Luo Li looked at Alice's finger pointing at her and thought to herself, "No wonder her gaze kept darting back and forth between me and Zhu Wen ever since we met. She must have already decided on her choice."

Luo Li, who was just about to follow her impulse and personally enter the source of life on the planet beneath her feet, naturally nodded in agreement and asked, "Then I'll go. When should we act? What changes will occur in the outside world once we act?"

Alice answered without any concealment: "Opening the path to the depths of the Stream of Life will exhaust all my power, and I, as a being of thoughts, will dissipate as a result."

And now I am the sole link between the source of life and the present world; once I disappear, the barrier preventing Genova and the Phantom from entering the City of Oblivion will vanish.

Upon learning this news, the Central Continent Team's gaze towards Alice turned hostile. Why had they kept such important information a secret until now...?

“You shouldn’t have kept this from us.” Faced with Luo Li’s questioning, Alice said matter-of-factly, “It didn’t matter before you agreed to help.”

Luo Li had no way to refute this, so she could only say, "You... alright. Since the barrier that was blocking Genova and the Phantom Monster will fail, we need time to prepare fortifications. The time to enter the Stream of Life can be postponed for now, okay?"

Alice nodded and said, "Yes, but I can't guarantee how long it can be postponed."

Once I reach my limit, I will immediately open the passage. Please be prepared at any time.

"I see!"

Upon learning that time was of the essence, Luo Li immediately arranged for everyone to begin preparing for the upcoming battle.

"Chu Xuan, I have retrieved the artificial human team outside the City of Oblivion."

I command you to develop a soul barrier that can defend against phantom monster attacks before the barrier of the Forgotten City fails!

Li Shuaixi, Lingdian, Gao Hongliang, the three of you lead the artificial humans to build a defensive fortress. Remember to leave room for the soul barrier that Chu Xuan is researching...

The others each led a team of androids to set traps, aiming to reduce the number of Jenova chimeras as much as possible when the battle began…

In order to prepare all defenses as quickly as possible, Luo Li held nothing back this time, sending out all the androids that had been expanded to nearly three thousand people in the plane fragment.

For a time, white-haired beauties were everywhere in the Forgotten City, making dust, which made Sephiroth, who was also white-haired and a homunculus, feel a mix of emotions.

Perhaps the main god sensed that this mission was quite difficult for the Central Continent team, so he intervened.

Alice did not reach her limit until the Central Continent team had completed all the pre-battle preparations.

Although Alice felt she could hold on for a few more days, she took the initiative to discuss with Luo Li, "Since you are already prepared, why don't we start taking action immediately?"

"Now I have even more power to send you and Sephiroth deeper into the Stream of Life, so that you can find the Source of Life as soon as possible."

Luo Li replied, "Then how about tomorrow morning? Let everyone rest and recharge tonight, okay?"

Alice thought about the scenes of the Central Continent team and those androids working day and night for the past few days, and realized that she had been too impatient. Everyone really needed to rest.

"Okay, then let's do it tomorrow morning."

After agreeing on the time with Alice, Luo Li returned to the Central Continent Team and told everyone the time. Then, she sighed to Liu Li, who insisted on joining the battle with the androids, and said, "Liu Li, I'm begging you, please go back to the dimensional fragment."

Holding the magical artifact Morning Star that she had 'snatched' from Luo Li, Liu Li said resolutely, "No! I must participate in this battle! Everyone is fighting, I can't hide away alone!"

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