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

"Roland, you old bastard, what do you mean I went to spy on the Emperor? Do you even listen to human language?"

Cecilia had already infiltrated the Golden Dragon.

According to the map provided by Roland, Cecilia was now preparing to approach the central hall of the core area.

That is currently the place where the emperor is most likely to appear.

"How could I possibly spy on that? And isn't Roland a loyal subject of the empire? How could he say something like spying on the emperor?"

"They even said that the emperor was bewitched by the Chaos Cult. I can understand each word individually, but I can't understand them when they're put together."

Although Cecilia was very distressed about the task Roland had assigned her, she was currently living under someone else's roof, and there were some things she still had to do.

Just like she did in the assassination association before.

"Sigh, if only my little Baibai were here right now, she's so cute... I want to pick her up and give her a good rub..."

After a brief moment of reminiscence, Cecilia looked at the map again.

"Hmm... if we keep walking forward, we'll probably reach the central hall."

Following the directions provided by Roland, Cecilia arrived at the central hall without any problems.

As expected, she successfully met Emperor Artorias.

There was only one thing that wasn't going smoothly.

"Clang!"

【Atoris lv.99】

At this moment, Atoris is fighting a Chaos cultist.

Cecilia quickly recognized the Chaos cultist who was engaged in battle.

It was the same dark-skinned man I met in the abandoned village.

Julius, level 94

At this moment, Julius seemed to transform into a war god, relentlessly pressing Atoris's attack.

Even though Atoris's strength was not weak at all, it was still a terrifying level that was only one step away from becoming a demigod.

It was also futile against Julius.

Julius wasn't immune to defeating beings who were close to demigods.

For example, a gray horse knight who wishes to remain anonymous.

Ultimately, Julius still doesn't know the name of the gray horse knight, who refused to reveal it during the fight.

He seemed like a very arrogant knight.

"Clang!"

Seeing that Julius was still distracted, Atorius, who was being repeatedly defeated, became somewhat angry.

However, he immediately suppressed his anger.

As the emperor who had protected the empire for three hundred years, Artorias understood perfectly what the other party was thinking.

"If only Roland had joined forces with us at this moment, but of all times, it had to be now. Could this all be a treacherous scheme by the Chaos Cult...?"

"Clang!"

Julius's attacks were exceptionally fierce, giving Atorius no chance to catch his breath.

In the terrifying exchange of dozens of blows per second, Julius appeared completely unfazed.

While he was attacking Atoris, he was recounting a piece of history to him.

"Emperor Artorias should have reached the end of his life a hundred years ago."

"As the guardian of the empire, you know that you cannot end your mission yet, so you made a bet with the Lord of Chaos."

"The stakes are a Chaos Seed, and the wager is whether you will choose to advance to demigod before the Chaos Seed matures."

"Logically speaking, you should have collapsed twenty years ago, but in fact you have persevered until now, and I admire that."

"Herman must have come to you before. He told me you would choose death, but I'm different. I bet you can become a demigod."

"Clang!"

Julius's attack came down once again.

He pointed his sword at Atoris and said in a cold tone.

"Come, you who are the emperor, will you choose to become a demigod, or will I kill you and let the empire fall?"

……

"What do you mean the rumor I made up... is true?"

Xie Bai had just woken up and was still a little dazed when he looked at Thanatos.

In response to Xie Bai's question, Thanatos spoke calmly and slowly.

"That's right, my lord. Just now, when I infiltrated Cecilia's shadow through the Shadow Return, I saw Julius and the Emperor fighting. And these truths were revealed by Julius during the fight."

Xie Bai was halfway through the conversation when he suddenly realized something.

"Wait, is Cecilia there too?"

Thanatos nodded in reply.

"Yes, it seems to be Roland's arrangement, letting her infiltrate the Golden Dragon, and she herself is keen to watch this kind of battle, so she is still there and hasn't escaped."

After listening to Thanatos's description, Xie Bai felt his mind go into a loading state.

"Hiss... Give me a moment."

Xie Bai rubbed his forehead and said in disbelief.

"Therefore, Emperor Artoris not only truly accepted the power of the Chaos Cult, but he did so a hundred years ago."

"He should have given up twenty years ago, but the reality is that he has made it this far."

"Then Cecilia, as Roland's informant, will bring this message back to Roland."

"And the emperor himself would also think that this was a conspiracy by the Chaos Cult, and push all suspicions onto the Chaos Cult."

"So, what I originally spread as a temporary tactic to sow discord has now become a legitimate story?"

Thanatos nodded slightly in response to Xie Bai's question.

"As it stands, my lord, your decision is absolutely brilliant, without a single flaw."

Although, according to the information provided by Thanatos, Xie Bai's plan was coincidentally going surprisingly smoothly.

But Xie Bai still realized a key problem.

"So in the end, Artorias must face two choices: either become a demigod or perish?"

"That's right."

At this point, Xie Bai was a little confused.

"Speaking of which, can't Artoris choose to become a demigod? That sounds like a good thing."

In response to Xie Bai's question, Thanatos explained earnestly.

"Under normal circumstances, this would indeed be a good thing, but the problem is that the source of Atoris's power to ascend to demigod is the Seed of Chaos, which will cause the demigod he ascends to to be a chaotic and insane being."

"Under the current world's restrictions, such a demigod who forcibly breaks through will become extremely unstable, and will frantically release their power after birth, eventually leading to the destruction of the entire Kalos Sri Lanka."

Xie Bai finally understood.

"So, dying means losing the empire, and advancing in rank means destroying the empire?"

This premise sounds a bit familiar...

Thanatos then continued his explanation.

"That's right. After all, Atoris should have met his end a hundred years ago, but he used the power of the Chaos Seed to forcibly reverse his fate. This dilemma is the inevitable backlash of fate."

After listening to Thanatos's explanation, Xie Bai thought about it for a moment.

If Atoris really does advance to demigod, will the experience gained from killing her directly push her to level 100?

However, Xie Bai had never fought a demigod before, so she wasn't sure if she could secure a victory.

After some thought, Xie Bai decided to wait and see for the time being.

"Thanatos, go back into Cecilia's shadow first. If anything dangerous happens, make sure she's safe."

No matter what, Cecilia is one of only nine extremely rare SSR characters in the entire world.

Xie Bai would still feel a little heartbroken if she were to die by accident.

Xie Bai then mentioned it again.

"Of course, if you really encounter an opponent who has advanced to demigod level and you can't defeat them, you can also let me know, and I won't stand idly by."

After receiving Xie Bai's order, Thanatos bowed slightly.

"As you will, my lord."