The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

—It's over.

Even though he didn't want to admit it, the strong man's rational mind still understood the truth.

But his final will prevented him from putting down the greatsword.

At least give the members of the community a chance to escape...

However, he soon discovered that his determination had been completely in vain.

"Ang───"

The purple dragon-serpent let out a clear roar, and the Trisolaran monster that had just plunged its community into trouble was easily and completely devoured.

Even the flames that tried to provide support from all around were directly absorbed into its massive body.

After doing all this, the dragon-snake quickly rose, its silvery eyes seemingly locking onto its next target, before swooping down again and finally disappearing from the burly man's sight.

To the strong man's surprise, there was more than one dragon-snake appearing in the air.

In addition, he also saw a power behind those purple dragons and snakes that was similar to, yet fundamentally different from, that of the Thousand-Eyed Goddess.

That was the glory of the 'strongest race'.

"What kind of community has this level of strength in the team... Could it be new reinforcements...?"

The burly man let out a bitter laugh.

"Anyway, at least we're saved..."

……

……

The purple dragon-snake swooped down, its massive body, which was originally dozens of meters in size, shrank to only a few meters after landing on the ground, and slowly coiled around the petite black-haired girl sitting on the roof of a ruined house.

Orpheus frowned slightly as he learned the information from the dragon and snake.

It seems it wasn't an illusion; the immense energy brewing in this place is undergoing some kind of change.

Originally preferring a low profile, she had no choice but to resort to a more brute-force approach to defeat her opponents.

If she wasn't mistaken, the Demon King should have been pulled into the game board structured by the Thousand-Eyed woman's authority. Judging from the woman's level and the level of her authority as the organizer, the Demon King shouldn't have been able to influence the outside world.

Suddenly, Orpheus, who was deep in thought, looked up.

Just now, one of the 'snakes' stopped responding.

It was completely engulfed by this sea of ​​fire.

Almost reflexively, the dragon goddess jumped up from her seated position.

In the next instant, the ruins where she had been sitting were reduced to ashes by the sudden burst of white flames.

Orpheus ignored the flames that were still rushing towards her after the eruption, and instead quickly waved her arm. Several small snakes, like purple light, flew out from her sleeve and then dispersed.

At the same time, her figure disappeared and then reappeared in the sky.

At this moment, the Dragon Goddess's gaze had become slightly serious.

A crack appeared out of thin air in front of her and then expanded instantly.

At this moment, fierce, blazing white flames erupted completely from the city, just as they had when they attacked Orpheus.

Chapter 455 Within the Community

"Hmph~ Hmph~ Hmph~~"

Enkidu sat on the ground in a relaxed manner, humming an unknown tune.

Communicating with the earth—this must be a rather enjoyable job for her.

Although she is a weapon, she is essentially a part of this land, and for that reason, Orpheus could not find a more suitable candidate to carry out this mission.

Even if it is overflowing with energy, it doesn't mean that this land can just be left unattended and wait for blessings to emerge on their own. Ultimately, the condition for forming a spiritual land is the existence of 'spiritual veins'.

In abstract terms, spiritual veins are the blood vessels of the world, existing to allow the blessings flowing in nature to circulate smoothly. Races such as elves and demons can use this structure called spiritual veins to instantly travel to distant places.

To put it simply... it includes things like flowing water like rivers and oceans, lava flowing beneath the earth's crust, and decaying leaves formed from trees, as well as climatic phenomena like typhoons.

The spiritual veins themselves can nurture powerful blessings and bring enormous energy, which in turn generates new blessings and nourishes the spiritual veins.

The condition of this land... is a reversal of the traditional cause and effect. To maximize its advantages, it is necessary to utilize the excess energy to create a complete spiritual vein system.

Originally, even with the assistance of inexhaustible energy, all of this process would only be to expand the available means to the extreme. Indeed, with such a vast and perpetual energy, it would not be difficult to shape the terrain or control the climate. However, to create a truly intact spiritual vein with these branches requires very precise calculations.

Of course, that's according to common sense.

For Enkidu, once she has completely merged and assimilated with the land, she can construct a sufficiently perfect form based on her own senses.

At the same time, Enkidu also wanted to try something new.

Although Orpheus was completely indifferent to the strength of the community itself, Enkidu would not hesitate to do everything in his power to strengthen the Dragon Goddess's bargaining chips, no matter what.

...Of course, this is not the Earth where Enkidu was born, so she can't receive direct support from the earth or even the planet as before. She is still in the 'fusion' stage and can't do anything for the time being.

Moreover, this process is about to be interrupted.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Enkidu greeted the familiar faces who had rushed over with the priestess, who was also engrossed in her work.

Unexpectedly, the shop assistant girl, who had always maintained a steely expression, seemed rather uneasy at this moment.

"Let me confirm first, you are the agent of this community—this 'Ouroboros', right?"

After receiving a somewhat bewildered affirmative answer from Enkidu, the shop assistant girl took a deep breath.

"Understood. I believe you have the right and the need to know this information... This expedition went awry. Stargazing City, which was originally intended to be the battlefield for the Demon King's extermination... or rather, the entire 9358 Outer Gate area has completely disappeared from the map, and contact with the expedition team located within the Outer Gate has been lost..."

Although she didn't finish her sentence, the young shop assistant's implication was quite clear.

—There would be no chance of survival in the face of such a disaster.

The total number of outer gates to the miniature garden is in the seven figures... that is, close to ten million. At first glance, the destruction of one outer gate seems like a trivial matter... but this is a miniature garden.

Even an attack capable of shattering a planet would at most destroy an entire medium-sized city in the Little Garden... In terms of destructive power alone, the Little Garden can only suppress it to this extent.

But that only damages the sandbox itself; such suppression does not help the directly affected object.

Being struck by a force so powerful that even the aftershocks were enough to level the entire outer gate, it was practically impossible for them to survive, according to common sense.

Even gods would be completely annihilated by that power capable of destroying an era.

Even if that one possesses the power to overshadow truth, the shop assistant girl doesn't believe that any 'universal truth' would actually come to this four-figure outer sect to farm. Perhaps they used some kind of trickery? Although it's true that even so, it's still an extremely powerful ability, the outcome in the face of such tyranny is still obvious.

Although she was unwilling, upon receiving the news that the attack had also slightly impacted other outer sects and therefore could not be suppressed, she had already concluded that the campaign had failed.

Unless the one sent by the Thousand Eyes is of the same type as the one who fought on this land before... but that should be unlikely, right?

In the worst-case scenario, the main force capable of fighting, which had gathered in the community under the Thousand Eyes' banner because of their trust in the Thousand Eyes, would likely be almost entirely wiped out... This would be an extraordinary blow to the Thousand Eyes' long-established reputation.

The root cause... was that the Demon King, the opponent, was unexpectedly powerful. I misjudged his strength from the beginning, but it's pointless to offer hindsight advice now.

All the young shop assistant could do was rush over immediately after receiving the news.

However, things didn't turn out exactly as she had predicted.

"Oh, really... So, the specifics haven't been confirmed yet?"

Even after being told that her comrades in the community were in an unknown situation, or even most likely to die, the green-haired girl calmly watered the plants that had just sprouted new buds on the ground, with a peaceful smile on her face.

...Could this guy be a traitor who's been plotting to usurp the throne for a long time?

"Yes...yes..."

Reflexively responding, the young shop assistant even had confused and unrealistic thoughts running through her mind.

"Then nothing will happen."

Having obtained the answer, the green-haired girl easily arrived at this inexplicable conclusion.

But the shop assistant understood.

This person has unparalleled trust in the leader of his community.

Knowing that there was no point in saying anything now, the young shop assistant sighed and bowed deeply.

"In short, I am very sorry for this incident and will make appropriate compensation. I will notify you if there is any further information."

"Okay, thank you."

After seeing the other person off, Enkidu's smile vanished instantly.

Orpheus will be alright... that was the only conclusion she was certain of.

but……

"Letting her fight alone is a disqualification on our part... No, she doesn't need to go out there herself at all."

Sidduri, who had been listening quietly the whole time, nodded in agreement.

Ultimately, Orpheus has been acting strangely ever since the events of the last world came to an end. Compared to her usual self, she has far too much energy. If she were a normal Orpheus, she wouldn't even have come to this place; she would have already fallen asleep happily. While her current activity isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's hard to imagine that such a change would occur for no reason.

But they don't even have the ability to share the burden, and they don't even know what 'worry' is... The reason for this is simple—they don't have enough power for Orpheus to borrow.

Is the situation still the same over there?

Enkidu asked Siduri a question.

The latter gave an affirmative answer.

"Hmm, still the same as before, they're all unconscious, with no signs of any change in any of them..."

Enkidu pinched the bridge of his nose.

It was precisely the time when they were most needed, yet none of them were of any use...

Although the lack of any particular reaction from the snake inside Orpheus in this incident suggests that Orpheus is not in any safety concern, the inability to fully grasp the situation ultimately prevents the complete suppression of anxiety.

"Hmm... how about we try negotiating with them?"

Suddenly, Siddharth came up with an idea.

Enkidu quickly understood and looked somewhat embarrassed.

She knew very well who the 'them' that Siduri was referring to were.