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

Chapter 747 The Unlucky Princess (6k)

Aimo wasn't entirely sure when the ruins would reset, but she did know when the contamination would recede.

It takes about half an hour for pollution to go from being on the verge of disappearing to being completely gone.

The reset time for the mirror world starts from when the pollution recedes, which Aimo believes should also be around half an hour.

She hasn't figured out the exact time yet, but it shouldn't be too far off.

If you just let Milana and the others stay here for half an hour, they will stay here with you forever!
How good!

At this point, about ten minutes had passed since Milana and the others entered the streetlights.

Aimo looked at Emilia, frowned slightly, and snorted: "Since you are so stubborn, I have no need to say anything more, and I have no obligation to prove anything to you. Believe it or not."

Emilia frowned slightly. In truth, she also trusted Amo to some extent, but considering that Milana had the advantage in numbers, and that there was no need for her to break with Milana and the others for someone she didn't know, after all, they were just an expedition team, not a political struggle. Any problems could be dealt with outside.

The hatred between Amo and Milana has nothing to do with her.

However, her intuition told her that it was impossible for Aimo to be so arrogant when outnumbered; there was only one possibility for such arrogance.

She is confident.

So, what is the source of her confidence?
Is it impossible to fight inside a streetlight?
Emilia fell into deep thought.

No one else will wait for her because of her contemplation.

Looking at Aymo in front of them, not only Milana, but also the other teammates, had murderous intent in their eyes.

As Aymo was pushed out, they also benefited from it, and naturally, they became Aymo's enemies.

Even if they do nothing to Aimo, Aimo won't let them off the hook.

In that case——

"Then I'll try and see if I can attack from here!"

A teammate manipulated the puppet, which instantly burst into flames that transformed into a snake that charged toward Aimo.

Aimo took a step back, not using magic to fight back, but simply using his movement skills to dodge.

The attacker, along with Milana, Emilia, and others, all became more alert and focused on their surroundings.

However, nothing happened.

"Hmph, so it was just a charade."

The team member chuckled, relieved, and began to cast a spell.

A barrage of fire spells quickly enveloped the entire area under the streetlight, completely sealing off the area where Aimo was trying to dodge.

However, Aimo was not flustered at all; instead, she smiled happily.

That smile infuriated the team member.

"Die!"

Boom boom boom!
Flames engulfed Aimo.

Aymo remained calm, and her voice reached everyone's ears: "The time has come."

Everyone was stunned. Milana seemed to sense something and looked up at the outside world. Then she realized that the outside world had become very blurry and was becoming indistinct.

"Heh, because of your attack, the mirror world you entered is collapsing and resetting."

The flames subsided, and Aimo appeared before everyone unharmed.

"Do you see the changes outside? The world is being reset, and you, stay here with me."

During this time, Aimo had been treating this place as a safe zone, and she knew some of its rules better than Celia did.

Attacking inside a streetlamp won't lead to any retaliation; it will only accelerate the world's collapse.

Because the area inside the streetlight is equivalent to the origin and initial coordinates of the entire world, it is extremely fragile. Any magical fluctuation can damage the fragile structure, causing the mirror world to collapse.

However, this collapse is only temporary. After the collapse ends, the whole world will recover, but you will enter another mirror world. What the original mirror world will become, Aimo doesn't know.

As she spoke, the world completely blurred.

But a few seconds later, the world returned to normal.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Milana and the others, who had initially shown signs of despair, paused for a moment before reacting.

The team members who attacked Aimo suddenly burst into laughter, using the laughter to mask their earlier fear.

Then she commanded the puppet to rush forward: "So it was just a scary thing, huh, you little devil."

Milana gave the others a wink, and the other two teammates understood immediately. They also manipulated their puppets to sneak over, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Aimo while she was fighting with the fire-type teammate.

However, Aimo had no intention of waiting here for them to attack him. The world had been reset, and Milana and the others could no longer leave. Leaving this place and entering the monster horde was the right way.

"Naive fellow."

While dodging the attack, Aimo had already reached the edge of the lampshade. He jumped off and flew towards the three horses.

Monsters loomed from all around.

Aimo beckoned to Milana: "Come over here if you dare."

Will Milana go there?
of course not.

Those three horses left a very deep impression on them.

Once you step onto those three horses, they will go berserk and carry you to the boss battle scene to start the fight.

They wouldn't be afraid if it were just a normal fight, but these three horses don't have any health bars!

It's impossible to win.

There are no invincible monsters in reality, but in dreams, they can be designed at will, unless the intruder's strength exceeds that of the dream.

Otherwise, they would be invincible.

So Milana raised her hand to stop the others from giving chase, and watched Aimo walk away.

One teammate said, "Are we really just going to ignore her? What if she forces her way through and releases the three horses...?"

Milana looked at her like she was an idiot: "Let's not even talk about whether she can get up there. Even if she does, can't we leave? Do we have to wait for those horses to charge at us?"

Emilia looked at Milana and frowned slightly.

She was still pondering the last thing Aimo said.

"Stay with me."

The meaning of this statement is...

Could it be...

Emilia took out the teleportation badge and activated it directly.

The magical fluctuations attracted the attention of others, and Milana said sharply, "You think you can leave?"

A spell flew from the side, shattering the teleportation badge that was being guided.

Emilia looked at Milana and calmly asked, "Captain Milana, what do you mean by this?"

Milana said calmly, "The exploration isn't over yet, why do you want to go back?"

"I was just thinking about Miss Aimo's last words and confirming whether I could leave. I didn't expect Captain Milana to react so strongly. I apologize if I have offended anyone."

"Last word?"

“Miss Amore said she wanted to stay and keep her company. Don’t you find that strange?” Emilia said with a smile.

He seemed completely oblivious to Milana's abnormality and didn't seem to care that the teleportation badge had been destroyed.

“You mean…” Milana’s expression changed.

"Yes, we may not be able to leave."

Everyone was shocked and immediately took out their teleportation badges to activate them.

A white light appeared and enveloped them; the teleportation badge had been successfully released. However, they found themselves not at the entrance, but still inside the ruins.

"This……"

Milana panicked.

"Damn it, Aimo, it must be this guy's doing. I should have known..."

By this time, Emilia had quietly moved away from the crowd and approached the edge of the streetlight.

Milana looked at her: "What are you doing? Come back, let's discuss a plan."

“Okay.” Emilia nodded, then jumped out of the streetlight and flew towards Aimo.

Several spells flew towards Emilia, but they missed her because a monster jumped out and blocked them for her.

Under the streetlights, everyone watched Emilia walk away, then turned their gazes to Captain Milana.

"Captain, should we give chase?"

Milana gritted her teeth: "Chase her! Force her to tell that bitch Aimo how she's going to get out."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

While leading her teammates to find the metal sphere, Celia kept an eye on everything happening in Emilia's mirror world.

Seeing Amor rush towards the sea, followed closely by Emilia, and then by an angry Milana and the others, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"The ruins aren't that big. Do you think Miss Aimo can escape? That's a bit difficult."

In the mirrored world of the Giant City area, monsters will come out to harass and attack you anytime, anywhere, as long as you are not inside a street lamp. It is impossible to hide, because even low-level mages can quietly sense the battle fluctuations caused by the monster attacks.

After all, monsters don't hide their presence; when they make a move, they want the whole world to know.

So it's impossible for Aimo to hide.

Hiding streetlights is even more impossible; those streetlights are so bright.

"If Miss Aimo is outside, we won't be able to run into her by repeatedly going in and out. Damn it, why did we have to run into her group of all people?"

Celia was somewhat annoyed.

"Wasn't it supposed to be randomly entered? This is too much of a coincidence."

Ross chuckled, "Have you forgotten? In the first phase, your progress was completely controlled by the final boss."

Ross's reminder made Celia realize something, and her eyes widened.

"I see. There's also a 'final boss' controlling this stage. That explains why I never encountered Miss Aimo, no matter how many times I went in and out."

Repeatedly entering and exiting can lead to other mirror worlds, or it may return to the previous mirror world. Celia originally thought it was random, but now she sees that this randomness is not random at all.

Celia didn't go in and out repeatedly; she only went out once. It was Doris's group that went in and out repeatedly. The logistics staff waiting outside told Celia about the situation that Doris and her group had encountered.

When Doris first entered, she encountered a recurring mirror world, which was the ruin where she had already given the metal ball to Aimo. So she started entering and exiting repeatedly, and it wasn't until the fourth time that she entered other mirror worlds.

Benovia also discovered something new. They entered the world they had entered before and found that the metal spheres were still in their original positions. Even though Aymo had them, those things would reappear after re-entering the ruins.

This situation greatly dampened the enthusiasm for splitting up the forces, and the original plan became increasingly uncertain.

Despite this, everyone continued their exploration, but their goal temporarily became recording the coordinates of all the spheres in the mirror world.

The same was true for Celia; while Emilia was engrossed in her fast-paced adventures, they were searching for the location of the second mechanical ball.

Celia was mostly distracted while searching, keeping an eye on Aymo's situation, which greatly reduced her efficiency.

Ross chuckled, "If you're really worried, I can open a door for you so you can go over there and help her." "Wouldn't that mean asking Lord Ross to help you get through? Let's not do that for now," Celia shook her head.

Unless absolutely necessary, Celia doesn't intend to do this. There's a hidden spirit of the ruins in this place, watching everyone in the dark. If she were to open a door and enter another mirror world, Celia thinks the other party would definitely react negatively.

She didn't know what the consequences of the stress would be, but in any case, it was best not to mess around until she found that guy.

Aimo is not in any immediate danger.

Her familiarity with the ruins was unparalleled.

Furthermore, the spread of pollution is accelerating as it extends into marine areas.

It is already approaching the critical value.

However, neither Amor, Emilia, nor Milana and the others cared anymore.

Since we can't get out anyway, why bother about whether the ruins will collapse?

Soon, before Aimo could even reach the three horses, the pollution engulfed the entire ruins, and the ruins began to crumble.

The entire world began to blur, then suddenly contracted, becoming a single point. The next second, the world reappeared, but they were no longer in their original positions; instead, they were—

Under the streetlights.

Celia was not surprised.

What surprised her was another situation.

There was no trace of anyone else in the streetlight where Emilia appeared.

In other words, she is not in the same mirror world as the others.

"Could it be that……"

Celia had an idea.

Are these six people not in the same mirror world?

If they continue to let the pollution engulf the mirror world, is there a chance they will be in the same mirror world after the reset?
With that in mind, Celia made a decision immediately.

She told her teammates, "Once we find the location of this metal ball, we'll go out and then come back in."

"Aren't we going to the streetlights?" a teammate asked.

"No need, it's a waste of time."

Celia looked at the huge room in front of her; she had found the metal sphere.

Soon, Celia called everyone to leave the ruins and appeared at the entrance.

The coordinates of this teleportation badge are not at the camp, but at the entrance, which makes it convenient to enter and exit quickly.

At the entrance, Katherine and some members of the Holy See waited near the coordinates, ready to assist the returning expedition team at any time.

As soon as Celia appeared, Katherine stepped forward. Just as she was about to ask a question, Celia quickly said, "We've encountered a problem, and there's no time to explain now, Professor Katherine. We'll explain when we get back."

After saying that, he led his bewildered teammates to the entrance of the ruins and entered the ruins again.

The screen flickered, and they appeared on the railing. Celia flew directly towards the streetlight.

Soon, she saw a figure emerge from the streetlight.

The others saw it too, and they exclaimed in surprise, "Look, it's a person!"

They didn't know Aymo, nor had they ever seen him before, so they assumed that he was the person the mission was looking for.

"So all we have to do now is find the metal ball and give it to her, right?"

A familiar figure could be seen in the streetlights.

Emilia.

Celia led her teammates into the streetlights, where Emilia greeted them.

"you……"

Emilia hesitated for a moment.

Celia is not her true form now; she is disguised.

However, she was a princess, and given that Celia's disguise was quite consistent, she had long known about Celia's disguise. But at this moment, she was unsure whether to call her by her name directly.

Celia smiled slightly and extended her hand: "Hello, Emilia... Miss, we meet again."

Emilia breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Hello, Miss Celia, it's so nice to meet you here."

Thinking about how quickly Celia and the others conquered the ruins, Emilia felt like she had found a powerful backer.

With a hopeful look on her face, she said, "Miss Celia, I... I'm in trouble, I'm trapped here, can you help me?"

Celia took out a few stools and some snacks, and at the same time summoned a magic puppet to run outside and fight some monsters to prevent the world from resetting.

Then she sat down on a stool and asked, "Tell me, what trouble have you encountered?"

Although Celia already knew, she still had to ask to avoid others thinking she had precognitive abilities.

After all, Emilia had only been trapped for a short while.

Emilia glanced at the puppet that kept running outside to seduce monsters and sighed, "It's a complete disaster. If only I knew more about the rules of this ruin."

Then she told Celia everything that had happened to her.

Celia feigned shock and said indignantly, "So that's how it is! That Milana is a terrible person! Not only did she harm Miss Aimo, but she also tried to harm you!"

Emilia gazed at Celia with a wistful look.

If you hadn't known Milana's character beforehand, I would have believed you.

At this moment, combined with the information previously received from the Holy Court, Emilia had a general understanding of the situation regarding Aimo and the streetlights.

She looked at Celia and asked softly, "Miss Celia, could you please pass on a message to my uncle... to the person in charge at the royal family? Tell them that I'm alright for now and am trying to find a way out of this predicament."

Celia said, "Actually, there's no need to say anything. Several teams on your side are also exploring Giant City. All six of you have been left here, so there's a pretty good chance they'll find you. Soon everyone outside will know."

Emilia sighed: "If Milana and the others could calm down, this might be a solution, but..."

They can turn on their teammates with swords, but what about strangers...?

"Probably not, if they want to go out."

"Who knows? It would be troublesome if they thought they couldn't let themselves get trapped alone."

"Too."

Celia couldn't help but worry about the other Saintess squads.

If they keep going in and out, they will inevitably encounter Milana and others.

"Okay, I'll pass on the message to the people outside."

"Hopefully, we can find a way to leave."

Emilia sighed sadly.

This is really unlucky.

She had never encountered this problem in her expeditions.

They're already at the fourth rank, why are they still fighting amongst themselves?

Celia laughed and said, "There's no need to be so pessimistic. Since we can't leave for the time being, why don't we try to collect 48 metal spheres to activate the ruins and enter the third stage directly?"

Emilia's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "How do I do that?"

Celia smiled without saying a word.

Emilia understood and said solemnly, "As long as Miss Celia can tell me, Emilia will reward you handsomely after we leave the ruins."

"It's actually very simple."

Celia told Emilia about the type of ruins, the metal sphere, and the rules for resetting the streetlights. As for the coordinates of the metal sphere, Emilia was to find them herself.

After discovering that repeatedly entering and exiting the ruins might be controlled by the spirits of the ruins, she had an idea.

Could you get trapped in the ruins and collect all 48 different metal spheres one by one?

This idea came to Emilia and the others after they were trapped.

If it weren't for the uncertainty about whether the metal ball could pass the level, Celia would have already decided to stay in the ruins.

Since someone happened to be left behind at the ruins, why not let them try?

Both Emilia and Amor are suitable candidates.

After saying that, Celia stood up, shook hands with Emilia, and smiled, "Then I wish Miss Emilia a speedy completion of the game. We won't disturb you any longer, we'll be leaving now."

"Huh?" Emilia asked, bewildered, "Why are we leaving?"

"We can't take you out for the time being, and there's no progress in keeping you here, so we might as well let you come by yourself."

“This…” Emilia was a little reluctant, but she nodded anyway: “Okay, thank you, Celia.”

"You're welcome."

Celia waved, signaling her teammates to leave.

Not long after, they appeared in a new mirrored world.

It's a world they haven't fully explored yet, and there's no one here.

As the exploration began, Ross conjured up an image in Celia's mind.

"Some interesting little thing happened, let's take a look."

Celia focused her attention on the images in her mental space.

In the scene, also inside the ruins, one side is Milana, and the other side is Celia, whom I don't recognize. However, judging from the badges they are wearing, they should be an expedition team from the royal family.

The royal family sent a total of three expeditions to Giant City, plus one from the Holy Court and one from the Mercenary Guild. The captains of all five teams had previously been in the same team and worked together to clear the first stage.

In other words, Milana and the captain of this expedition team were teammates.

At this moment, the two are having a quick conversation face to face.

From the overheard conversation, Celia learned that the captain's name was Kias.

Kias was shocked to find Milana trapped there, and Milana told Kias why she was trapped and hoped that Kias could talk to the royal family and ask them to rescue her.

Ross laughed and said, "Before Kias arrived, Milana had already met with another royal team. This is the second one. In addition, they have been chatting inside for more than twenty minutes."

Celia frowned and said, "Milana's actions are disgusting. She knows that staying inside for more than 30 minutes will cause the ruins to reset, yet she still tells everyone to chat. Moreover, what she says is not the truth."

Milana told Kias that Aimo had become a monster in the ruins, and that they had deceived her by exploiting their 'feelings' for Aimo, ultimately trapping her and her teammates here.

During her speech, Milana used many speculative words, such as "possibly," "seemingly," and "perhaps," guiding Kias to make her own associations.

It seems she was also worried that she would be exposed when she went back.

As for betraying Aimo, she didn't think it was a big deal.

First, smear Aimo; we can deal with the situation later when there's an opportunity.

Emilia was the only one she missed.

She probably never imagined that Emilia was not an ordinary fourth-tier mage recruited by the royal family, but the seventh child of Emperor Ishtar.

Celia was watching when Ross's voice rang out again.

"Ding-dong, time's up."

In the scene, the world begins to blur!
(End of this chapter)