The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Although the other party's answer was inexplicable... it's probably the truth.

This guy's identity... at least his race should be confirmed.

But even now, Rick still can't be truly sure that such a being could just appear in front of him so casually.

the most important is……

"One more question..."

Rick stared directly at Orpheus with a serious expression.

Why do I feel a... or rather, two kinds of familiarity with you?

One is a tangible visual experience, while the other is an elusive sensory experience; these two different sensory familiarities seem to point to different things.

This feeling... is very strange.

However, Orpheus simply tilted his head further to the side, then frowned slightly and spoke:

"This method... is outdated..."

If I had to say, increasing from one type to two would be quite innovative.

"what?"

Ignoring Rick, who was completely out of touch with the conversation, Orpheus began to explore the human settlement on his own.

"Speaking of which, what exactly are you doing here? This desolate place isn't suitable for someone as high and mighty as you, is it?"

Rick asked casually, his tone casual.

"Well... there are a few reasons."

This aligns with Rick's observations; Orpheus's personality is actually quite mild... or rather, he's always immersed in his own thoughts, and his interactions with the outside world are generally quite perfunctory.

In any case, at least she won't use magic cannons to make friends all the time, and if you're lucky, you might even get some information that she unintentionally reveals.

"Most importantly... give me some food first."

"what?!"

After Rick fell silent again, Orpheus's eyes also flashed with silver light.

There are over three thousand life forms, and the living space is relatively crowded but barely enough... As for food, it seems that other races' planting techniques were used. Although there are only plants, it is enough to support the entire settlement.

Aside from the possibility of being wiped out by a passing dragon spirit's sneeze at any moment, it can be considered a pretty good safe haven in this chaotic world.

To be honest, although Orpheus did have Norns secretly use some tricks on humans to make their future a little luckier, he never expected that they would be able to find a stable place more than 20,000 years later and live a relatively stable life.

And all of this...

Orpheus glanced at the human boy.

It seems like this guy is behind all of this?

Behind them, Jibril watched all of this with great interest.

...After all, there was a slight sense of familiarity. In fact, even if Orpheus had come in, Rick could have barely forced himself to accept it, but this Jibril...

For some reason, Rick always felt a strange hostility towards her.

It was also thanks to his skill in suppressing his emotions that he was able to attract the attention of weapons of war with just a hint of hostility.

Even disregarding that, allowing a weapon of war to know their location at will is definitely not a good thing, not to mention that the current situation could easily attract this thing's attention to humans.

In short, it's a very dangerous situation...

As Rick pondered Jibril's matter, the winged girl also narrowed her eyes slightly.

This unknown race, though incredibly weak, has managed to survive in this world to such an extent despite its frailty...

Unbeknownst to her, a murderous glint flashed in the eyes of the Skywing girl who had maintained a composed smile.

Even if this is a race that seems to pose absolutely no threat to Altshu, since they have shown such potential, they should not remain in this world!

The Skywing race will not let anyone go, nor will they kill the wrong person.

Because all races with the potential to participate in the war are within their hunting range.

Humans, at this moment, were undoubtedly categorized into this category.

However, the next moment, Orpheus' casual glance back completely dispelled Jibril's murderous intent.

"This one seems quite interested in this race as well..."

The Skywing girl smiled slightly.

But she didn't care... No, perhaps precisely because of this, this race had yet another reason to be destroyed.

The fact that this race could attract the attention of this person indicates that it is hiding some kind of secret or potential. Although Jibril was very interested, she did not have the time or ability to research such potential.

So all she needs to do is prevent this one from ever figuring it out.

Although she obediently followed Orpheus, it didn't mean she would always be obedient—not to mention that Orpheus hadn't issued any prohibitions.

Jibril didn't think she could cause Orpheus any trouble, but she didn't need to either... If Orpheus shifted her attention for even a second, she could instantly turn the more than three thousand lives in this area to ashes.

All we need to do is wait for the opportunity.

Thinking this, Jibril casually hummed an unknown tune.

Just then, the four of them finally entered a relatively spacious and bright room.

"Rick, Shubi, come back..."

The joyful voice abruptly stopped halfway through.

Everyone in the room was on guard... and more than anything, they looked at the group of people with fear.

To be precise, it was above the pink-haired girl with wings.

They had never seen a real Skywing race, but almost all of them grew up surrounded by terrifying stories about the race.

Compared to other races that are either lazy and passive or engage in "minor skirmishes," the Skywing race, with its unparalleled aggression, has naturally played a dominant role in the wars of the past 20,000 years.

Rick covered his face in exasperation.

Putting aside the threat, just seeing its existence is a severe blow to people's morale...

A stiff silence fell over the room.

boom!boom!

Just then, the sound of a hand tapping on a wooden table pulled everyone back from the chaos.

Orpheus puffed out his cheeks slightly and scanned everyone around him.

"I want food!"

Then, this declaration was made.

……

……

The abandoned capital of the forest spirits, hundreds of kilometers away.

The sky was in chaos, space was shattered like glass, and the already rare vegetation was growing randomly or in reverse.

Two identical-looking girls appeared simultaneously on the ground below the shattered sky.

...Saying there are two is not very accurate; if we were to count, there is probably only one.

Two girls, one with only the left half and the other with only the right half remaining.

"Hmm...this seems interesting. What do you think, should we try maintaining this state and combining to see what happens?"

"The schizophrenic Orpheus I's only remaining right eye is shining as it speaks."

"..."

Orpheus II, whose personality is similar to that of the original Orpheus, remained silent, clearly disdaining to do such a boring thing.

Okay, I'm just too lazy to do it.

"Tch, this is boring..."

Number One shrugged one shoulder.

The next second, a purple light swirled, and both of their bodies returned to their original state.

Then, they exchanged puzzled glances.

The battle just now has essentially confirmed the speculation that Altshu has undergone some kind of change.

However, this change...

Number One's expression was a mixture of confusion and solemnity.

Honestly, it's a bit weird.

The results of the probing in the recent battle—

It's unbelievable; it should be impossible, yet it's an undeniable fact right before our eyes.

"The god who possesses the principle of 'the strongest'—Altsch—has become weaker?"

Chapter 288 Question

Orpheus carefully cleaned up the entire table of food in front of him, taking small bites.

It was all vegetables, and lacked any seasoning.

Although Orpheus rarely eats, every meal she consumes is a delicacy carefully prepared by Siduri or Enkidu. This is the first time she has ever tried food as plain as water.

However, she didn't have any negative feelings.

For her, eating food was simply a way to replenish energy.

Now, the snake that forms the main body of the fragment has been taken away as planned, and its energy is decreasing with each use.

Originally, extracting energy from the earth or atmosphere would be feasible, but most of the energy in the atmosphere was originally an artificial 'source' released by her body to stabilize the planet. Given the current dire state of the planet, Orpheus would probably not collect that energy unless a real battle was needed.

After all, she currently lacks the ability to control the even distribution of energy and stabilize the planet after releasing it.

As for the land itself, needless to say... spare this planet.