Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 485 The Twelve Apostles - Raphael

Deep inside the volcano.

The magic circle was fully activated, and Shalin quietly sensed that faint, ethereal trace.

“A few days ago, I seemed to vaguely sense the presence of the gods, but the feeling was too faint.”

She diligently followed the instructions of the summoning ritual to invoke the legendary deity.

The fragments of divinity were glowing, yet no response was received.

Ross watched this scene unfold. He knew Sharon wouldn't succeed the moment the summoning began.

She didn't even manage to break through from zero; no matter how hard she tried afterward, she was just standing still.

Ross was still hesitating.

He hesitated, waiting for the president behind Sharon and the other person to arrive, wondering whether he should convey his message to her through Celia.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally chose his original idea.

If it is Raphael, then he will not appear yet.

If it's someone else, then we'll decide whether or not to appear based on the specific circumstances.

Perhaps, he could give her a distant thought, allowing her to vaguely perceive her own existence? Ross thought to himself.

This is equivalent to convincing one's apostles that the magic array can succeed, but that one fragment of divinity is not enough, and thus prompting them to search for more divinities.

“Let’s wait and see. Searching for the divine spark of the main god is still too dangerous for them.” Ross shook his head.

The summoning ritual here won't end so easily, because Sharon isn't Benovia.

Just then, Ross sensed a red-haired figure quietly appearing beside Pera.

She made no attempt to conceal her arrival, and Pera quickly noticed, immediately bowing and saying, "President, you've arrived."

Raphael, the red-haired girl known as the president, looked at Shalin in the center of the chaotic lava lake with fervent and excited eyes.

Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "How is it?"

Pera sighed and shook her head: "Not very optimistic. Judging from the fluctuations in Sharin's condition, she didn't succeed in summoning. Perhaps this summoning ritual... had no effect."

“No!” Raphael denied. “It works, it must work. I can sense his presence here. I must have successfully transmitted his scent.”

Pera asked in confusion, "But I didn't feel anything."

Raphael said, "Your strength is too low. You've never had any contact with him, there's no bond between you, so it's normal that you can't sense anything. I..."

As they were talking, Raphael suddenly paused.

She suddenly turned her head, looked around, then took a deep breath, leaned out like a puppy, sniffed around, and tilted her head with a puzzled look.

"President?" Pera looked at Raphael's sudden action with a puzzled expression.

“I can smell his scent more, it’s like he’s patting my head.” Raphael’s face showed adoration. “Just like before, he liked to pat my head…”

Ross, who was mischievously patting Raphael's head, smiled as he watched Raphael look around.

Although there was no actual touching to avoid being discovered, the deep bond from the past prevented any future encounters between them. However, given the natural tendency for things to develop between superiors and subordinates, their affection level was maxed out. The Star God's Curse doesn't affect maxing out affection; it only affects the extra CGs after reaching max affection. In other words, ambiguous encounters are impossible. Even with max affection, no romantic scenes or CGs will appear, and the affection level [Adoration] will change to [Loyalty], the same as with the male subordinate.

“After all these years, Raphael is still as beautiful as ever, and her strength hasn’t stagnated either. Even without becoming a god, she has become even stronger.” Ross nodded.

Even gods cannot detect themselves unless they appear, but the twelve apostles, bound by bonds, can sensitively sense their presence.

Raphael was like that, except she didn't know Ross was right next to her and only thought that it was Shalin's magic circle that was working.

"That way, there's no need to tell her anything else, so she can think the ritual is effective, but not very effective."

Ross concealed his presence, making Raphael unable to sense him.

The sudden disappearance of her aura made Raphael anxious. She wanted to rush into the center of the lava lake to replace Shalin several times, but she held back.

This was the first time Pella had ever seen Raphael act like this.

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Guild Master, the Tower of the Fallen outside is making a big move. They are trying to get their hands on the Fire Spirits and want to use the blood of sorcerers to accelerate their growth. Should we stop them?"

Raphael shook her head, and after calming down, her gaze became profound: "Don't worry about it. There are gods behind these cults. My friend is using them to summon gods. Although I don't like this practice... but if it's for our gods, it's not unacceptable. Let them do whatever they want, as long as it doesn't affect us."

Pera smiled slightly: "Okay, unless that Erina makes a move, or there's a sixth-tier battle, it won't affect us."

She shook her head. "With Erina around, I'm afraid a fight won't break out."

Raphael said, "Never mind. After this is over, I need to go to the far north to see my friends. After that, I will continue to sleep until I successfully make contact with the gods... Don't worry about me."

As he spoke, Raphael murmured to himself, "I want to preserve my lifespan a little longer, waiting for the gods to return to the world and take us into the starry sky."

Pera said, "Frequent awakenings may not prolong lifespan. I hope the Chairman doesn't wake up again from time to time."

"Yes, thank you, Pera."

Pera sighed sadly, "What a pity, 500 years is the limit for the sixth rank... I may not be able to see that god descend."

Raphael paused for a moment: "After this, come with me to the far north."

Pera shook her head: "Forget it, I'm too old. Even if it were a thousand years ago, as the president said, I would still be the kind of person who has no hope of breaking through the limits. Why force it?"

She looked at Shalin in the center of the lava lake and smiled kindly: "Before I leave, my last wish is to cultivate Shalin for the Hiro Society. If it weren't for the president, I might have died five hundred years ago. I am already satisfied to be alive now."

Raphael nodded without saying anything.

Along her journey, she has witnessed far too many partings and deaths.

She looked at Sharon in front of her, her eyes filled with intense obsession.

Suddenly, she felt as if she were enveloped by Ross's aura, but when she tried to explore it, the aura disappeared, as if it were just an illusion.

Where she couldn't see, Ross sighed softly, leaving behind a faint mental imprint before departing.

“I’m sorry, Raphael. If it were before, I might have shown myself to meet you, but now I’ve discovered Zeuding’s scheme. If I meet you, Zeuding will surely notice, and you will be in danger. Let’s wait a little longer…”

Thankfully, I only saw you so late.

(End of this chapter)