As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

Rex looked behind him and said in a deep voice, "If Amelia and the others were following us from a distance, they should have been getting closer by now. The fact that they haven't shown up for so long is enough to tell us one thing."

The many artificial gods around remained silent.

Rex continued, "Clearly, Amelia and the others have already discovered the illusion we set up, so they have no intention of getting close. This method is useless."

Not only is this method useless, but all the means of casting illusions are also useless.

Illusions cannot fool people.

In Rex's view, illusions can only be used suddenly in battle to affect people for a short time. It is impossible to confuse demigod-level enemies for a long time.

"Then what should we do?" an artificial bard asked, somewhat irritated.

Even though their side was clearly stronger overall, they couldn't catch up with the enemy and therefore couldn't do anything about it, which was undoubtedly very frustrating.

It wasn't just her who felt irritable; all the artificial gods were irritable.

Rex had no other choice but to think for a moment and say, "Let's continue with what we were doing before. However, we can keep the illusion spell covering us. If the illusion spell covers us, even if Amelia and the others know that the illusion spell exists, they won't be able to see through the illusion and accurately attack us. This can be considered a form of self-protection for us."

Upon hearing Rex's words, many of the artificial gods agreed that this was indeed a viable option.

The seven artificial sea gods immediately cast illusions that could change with the environment, enveloping everyone, and then the group immediately took action.

According to their previous plan, their next destination was the location of the artificial Mystic God to awaken it.

The journey was very peaceful, and no further incidents occurred.

This tranquility brought smiles to the faces of many of the artificial gods.

"It seems that we can completely cover ourselves with illusions. Amelia and the others can't figure out our location and situation, so they don't dare to show their faces."

"They must be watching with worried expressions in the shadows right now. Just thinking about their faces makes me happy."

"They're helpless just like that? Looks like they're not all that great after all."

"If this continues, we can awaken more artificial gods, and then they will be even more helpless against us."

"Victory is destined to be ours!"

Each of the created gods was very happy, feeling that Amelia and the others were helpless, which was why they hadn't appeared for so long.

Rex smiled upon seeing this.

Although they are still unable to effectively deal with Amelia and the others, preventing them from harming them is a huge step forward.

Under these circumstances, Rex and his companions arrived at the location of the first artificial Mystic God in a short time.

When Rex arrived and saw the towering heart, dozens of stories high, his smile froze.

The expressions of the many artificial gods also froze.

Because on that enormous heart, the figure of the artificial, mysterious god had vanished without a trace.

Was it because an unexpected situation woke him up and caused him to leave, or is there another possibility?

Thinking of another possibility, Rex's expression grew increasingly grim, and he hurriedly shouted, "The artificial God of Shadows!"

Several artificial Shadow Gods stepped forward.

Rex took a deep breath: "It's up to you guys. Go check out the aura here."

Several artificial Shadow Gods nodded in agreement, concealed themselves in the void, and stealthily moved forward.

Many artificial gods watched this scene with uneasy expressions.

What Rex thought of, they also thought of.

Before long, the group of artificial shadow gods returned.

"How is the situation?" Rex asked hurriedly.

An artificial god of shadow said with a grim expression, "There is the presence of Amelia and the others; they have been here."

Upon hearing this answer, everyone's expressions darkened even further.

"They arrived not long ago, probably around the time we were trying to ambush them while they were under the protection of illusion magic."

"It's ridiculous. We thought we were keeping watch on them, but they just bypassed us and went to deal with those artificial gods that hadn't been awakened yet."

"The more pleased and underestimated we were before, the more ashamed we are now."

"We're just clowns."

One by one, the artificial Shadow Gods spoke, their faces grim.

Rex's breathing also became somewhat labored.

They thought Amelia and her companions were powerless to harm them and could only watch helplessly from the shadows. But in reality, they were simply ignoring them and going about their own business.

This outcome was so ironic for Rex that he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Amelia!"

He muttered the name through gritted teeth.

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At this time, Amelia and the others were already dealing with the artificial Earth Goddess.

They were extremely efficient, and in a short time, they eliminated all the artificial earth goddesses, ensuring that none of them escaped. They also put away the divine crowns that appeared.

After defeating the seven artificial earth goddesses, they continued deeper into the land, this time facing an artificial nature goddess.

The result remains the same: no matter who you're dealing with, once you've mastered the familiar tactics, you can proceed safely and steadily.

"By this time, Rex and the others should have realized something was wrong, right?"

After dealing with the first artificial goddess of nature, Amelia turned around and looked into the depths of darkness.

“Even if they’re stupid, they should understand the situation by now.” Theresa chuckled. “But even if they do understand, what can they change? Of course, they can’t change anything.”

Eileen smiled and said, "We move very fast and hardly stop to deal with artificial gods. Even if they chase after us at full speed, it will be too late."

Based on the known locations of the artificial gods, Amelia and her group can deduce the patterns in their locations and know where the remaining artificial gods will be. Therefore, they can be certain that Rex and the others will never be able to catch up with them.

They have completely taken control of the pace of this confrontation.

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Rex and the others kept chasing, but no matter where they went, all they saw were torn hearts, knowing that the artificial gods who were originally in these places had completely left this world.

Rex witnessed this and his heart bled; he felt like he couldn't breathe.

These are countless man-made gods, each one at the level of a demigod. A few years ago, any one of them would have been enough to dominate the continent and look down on everything.

But now, in such a short period of time, so many man-made gods have died one after another. What a tremendous loss this is.

'Will the goddess's millennia-long scheme crumble into a million holes in my hands?'

Rex clutched his heart, unable to accept that such a thing had happened before his eyes.

This cannot continue; it absolutely cannot continue.

With a flicker of his eyes, Rex suddenly had another thought.

Even Amelia and the others have people they care about, right?

Rex understood.

Without hesitation, Rex turned around and said, "Everyone, follow me out of the God-Making Grounds. We're going to take some hostages."

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"Oh!"

The body of the second artificial goddess of nature shattered in the void.

Amelia withdrew her gaze, showing no emotional reaction to this inevitable outcome.

However, she then noticed that there seemed to be more comments on the screen, so she took a closer look at them.

I hate villains like this the most. They take people hostage all the time. Don't they have any other options?

Since they are villains, it's not surprising that they use hostages to threaten people.

To be honest, I don't really like these kinds of scenes; they always make me feel uneasy.

[This tactic won't work if Amelia and the others ignore the hostages, but ignoring hostages seems pretty difficult.]

[In any case, Amelia and the others are definitely unaware of Rex's actions at this moment. This is troublesome.]

Amelia's expression changed instantly upon seeing the barrage of comments scrolling by.

hostage?

This information left Amelia's expression somewhat stiff, and she found it hard to accept.

Rex and his crew were actually planning to take hostages?

What should I do if there are hostages?

Undoubtedly, that situation would put her in a passive position; she couldn't simply ignore the existence of the hostages.

'If I ignore them for now, I can eliminate the remaining artificial gods. As long as I don't encounter them, the hostages will be safe, because I need to keep them to threaten me... No, that's not necessarily true. If I have enough hostages, I can kill a few if I'm in a bad mood.'

Amelia thought about it and then shook her head.

Moreover, further clashes between the two sides are inevitable. If Rex and the others have hostages, they will be put on the defensive, and the situation will become very troublesome.

What should we do then?

Amelia quickly made up her mind: she would not give Rex and his men any hostages!

"Leah, what's wrong?"

Eileen and Teresa floated to the side, watching Amelia.

They all noticed that Amelia's expression changed drastically at this moment, as if something had happened, but they had been with Amelia the whole time and hadn't noticed anything amiss, which made them somewhat puzzled.

Hearing their voices, Amelia snapped out of her daze, then took a deep breath and said, "Eileen, Theresa, let's do something else first."

"What is it?" Theresa asked, puzzled.

"You'll see when you get there."

Amelia didn't bother with further explanation; she simply used the blessing of the gods, which transformed into a pair of magnificent wings that appeared behind her.

She then grabbed Eileen and Teresa's hands and turned to leave.