He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

It was none other than the God of Thieves whom Xie Bai had previously killed.

When Xie Bai saw that familiar figure, his brain briefly went blank.

"Wait, why is he here? Has he been resurrected?"

No, it can't be a resurrection.

He didn't respawn when Gliese was killed.

How could a thief god who isn't even level 300 be stronger than Gliese and be able to withstand the restrictions of the Funeral Ritual and resurrect?

The only reasonable explanation is that this god of thievery was not the one Xie Bai killed.

After noticing the anomaly, Xie Bai used the concealment effect of his spirit form to secretly arrive at the center of the battlefield to observe the situation.

Amidst the tense atmosphere, Brandon was the first to step forward, pointing his finger at Charon and hurling insults.

"I told you we didn't steal the Moment of Glory! This guy completely framed us, and now he's even planning to come back to the palace to cause more trouble!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Imperial Guards immediately raised their spears and surrounded Charon.

Seeing this, Charon spread his hands almost helplessly.

"Gentlemen, you completely believed this kid's made-up excuse and are now putting all the blame on me?"

Faced with Charon's explanation, the guards surrounding him did not lower their spears; instead, their gazes toward Charon became even more ferocious.

"Okay, I did take that Moment of Glory last time, alright? But in the end, I didn't get it, did I?"

As he spoke, Charon lowered his body and bowed his head to look at the guards around him.

"I guess I'm just unlucky to have been caught by these kids, but why do you think you mere mortals can stop me?"

The moment he finished speaking, Charon vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he had already reached the other end of the corridor.

"I'm in a good mood this time, so I'll let you off the hook. If you need to inform your emperor, hurry up. I won't miss this time with your national treasure."

With that, Charon turned and left.

"Whoosh—!"

[Slay Charon, the God of Thieves, level 245]

Charon's body was instantly cleaved in two.

After he fell, Xie Bai's figure appeared in front of everyone.

"The kill notification did appear, but the Gluttony Blessing didn't trigger..."

Xie Bai frowned slightly as he looked at Charon's mangled body.

"It seems that this God of Thieves is indeed different from the one I encountered before; at least it cannot trigger the Gluttony Blessing."

Thinking of this, Xie Bai looked up at the crowd not far away.

Faced with Xie Bai's sudden appearance and killing of Charon, everyone took a step back and looked at Xie Bai warily.

Only Brandon was still in a daze, staring blankly at the retreating crowd.

Before he could even step back, Xie Bai raised the funeral robes and pointed at him, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Stay where you are, Brandon."

Upon hearing Xie Bai call his name, Brandon trembled and turned around in a daze.

Xie Bai looked at Brandon, whose face had turned pale, and asked.

"Let me ask you, do you remember who I am?"

When Xie Bai asked him a question, Brandon stiffly shook his head.

"Um, this... beautiful lady, we... don't know each other before, do we?"

Hearing his answer, Xie Bai was taken aback.

"I don't recognize you. I brought you here last time..."

wrong.

As Xie Bai recalled the various illogical points from earlier, a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

"Has the timeline in this scenario been reset?"

Xie Bai vaguely remembered that he was the one who killed Charon last time and led Brandon and the others away from this place.

But this time it seems Charon made a mistake, and Brandon and his group were framed and imprisoned.

Now Brandon and his friends have escaped and encountered Charon, who has returned.

"That doesn't make sense either. Doesn't the Shadow World remember the Lord of All Darkness I mentioned?"

Is the Shadow World an isolated case?

Although she couldn't figure it out for a moment, Brandon and the others really didn't remember her, so she could only guess in that direction.

"that……"

Brandon suddenly spoke up.

"If there's nothing else, could you let us leave?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else looked at Brandon with disbelief.

Willow carefully returned to Brandon's side and whispered.

"Dude, do you really think the whole world is your friend? That person just killed a true god, and you're begging her to leave? What do you take her for?"

As he spoke, Vero cautiously glanced at Xie Bai.

Surprisingly, Xie Bai was not offended by this.

She said it without a care in the world.

"Alright, since you don't have anything else, I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Xie Bai's figure dissipated and disappeared from the spot.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The entire room fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Willow poked Brandon.

"No, buddy, she really is your friend. She just killed the true god just to save you?"

Brandon shook his head in response to Vero's question.

"I don't know, I don't know. I just blurted it out, but I really don't know her."

Brandon turned to look at Willow.

Do you believe me?

Vero retreated along with the Imperial Guards behind him.

"I can hardly believe it."

For a moment, the entire room fell into an eerie silence.

Only Rhein-Dortmund, at the very back of the crowd, seemed lost in thought.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly turned around and left the place.

……

A corner of the palace.

A dilapidated fountain was surrounded by flowers and plants.

The sunlight streaming through the empty window above brings a profound sense of melancholy and nostalgia to this unique and desolate garden.

At this moment, an old man stood here, gazing alone at this open space that seemed so out of place in the palace.

Just as a butterfly landed on his head, a voice suddenly appeared in his ear.

"Emperor of Roland, Nedo, do you remember me?"

Upon hearing this, the old man known as Nieduo slowly turned around.

"Who are you……?"

Nie Duo looked at Xie Bai, who had suddenly appeared, his cloudy eyes filled with confusion.

Xie Bai wasn't too surprised by Nie Duo's reaction.

She looked at Nie Duo's perfectly intact arm, sat down by the fountain, and gazed at him while resting her chin on her hand.

"It seems you don't remember me, even though we fought last time."

Faced with Xie Bai's explanation, Nie Duo smiled gently.

"Oh? Is that so? It seems I really have forgotten too much, even the existence that could fight me."

His face was full of regret, and he didn't doubt the truth of Xie Bai's words at all.

"Speaking of which, you're a lot like my friend. Neither of you likes wearing shoes. You just walk on this grass without feeling uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Xie Bai's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Can someone who's very similar to me tell me about themselves?"

Hearing Xie Bai's lighthearted tone, Nie Duo also became interested.

"Of course, but I'm a little confused right now, so I might not be able to explain everything... Hmm, where should I begin..."

After thinking for a while, he finally relaxed his brow.

"I've got it. Let's start with the garden where we first met."

Upon hearing this, Xie Bai immediately sat up straight, afraid of missing any details.

"At that time, I was the youngest of the six princes, the sixth prince. The eldest prince was still alive, so I didn't have to participate in any struggle for the throne. Although I was very carefree, I was often ignored and alienated..."

Nie Duo paused suddenly halfway through his speech.

Fortunately, he quickly picked up where he left off.

"I was still young then, and I could only play in the garden by myself. I didn't have many friends. Until then, a guest came to the garden..."

"Your Majesty, I need to discuss the matter of the Void with you."

A voice suddenly interrupted Nie Duo.

He turned his head and saw a man with blond hair that reached his waist.

"Oh, it's Rheindorf! Come, come, have a seat, have a seat..."

Upon hearing Ned's shout, Rhein-Dörgüe instinctively tried to walk inside.

Until his gaze fell on the fountain.

And the familiar white-haired girl above.

……