That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

No, there's no need for that now. In fact, the two of them are more in line with their original image now, as if they were like that from the beginning.

Sink Nielbaren smiled, but his eyes held no mirth: "So, it seems you all made fools of me last time too. You should be quite pleased to have outmaneuvered the infamous Nielbaren family among the Forest Elves, shouldn't you? The plenipotentiary representative of the Machine Race and the Human Alliance is actually a human..."

The smile concealed a deeper murderous intent.

Being tricked by the monkey made Sink Nielbaren even angrier.

Hall cut to the chase: "Having used the power of the gods, are the Forest Elves planning to gamble everything?"

"Don't you think now is the best time? Speaking of which, I should thank you. Although I don't know what methods you used to eliminate those Skywing races, there is no doubt that the balance of the world has been broken."

This world war originally revolved around three races: the Forest Elves, the Goblins, and the Skywings. The Forest Elves and Goblins have been mortal enemies and have fought countless wars, but they have never dared to go all out.

The strongest Skywing race sits on the sidelines watching the show. If both sides are severely injured, the sharp decline in population will reduce the power of prayer, thus weakening the power of the Divine race. At that time, it is very likely that the two sides will fight each other and the third party will benefit.

With the situation at a stalemate, both sides are looking to break the balance by developing weapons of mass destruction.

Now that the Skywing race has been severely damaged and its balance has been broken, the Forest Elf and Goblin races have no reason to hold back.

The Forest Elf species probably wanted to use swift and decisive methods to wipe out the Machine and Goblin species in one fell swoop, and then slowly deal with the Skywing species, which was severely weakened.

Goblins aren't exactly a good thing either. Hall guessed that they probably wanted to use the Mechs as a shield to reduce the number of Forest Elves and gain more preparation time.

"Human, I'm giving you one last chance: surrender and accept the dominion of the Forest Elves. In return, I will forgive your past rudeness and guarantee the prosperity of your human race for generations to come," Sink Nielbaren said casually.

Humans are secondary; what she wants is the power of the Machine Race. Since the Machine Race's full agent is a human, she only needs to obtain the human male in front of her to obtain the entire Machine Race.

Hall said nonchalantly, "What's the point of prosperity built on being dominated?"

Sink Nielbaren sneered, his voice blatantly threatening: "At least it's better than our race going extinct. To put it nicely, you're human; to put it bluntly, you're just a bunch of slightly smarter beasts. You have no creator, and you don't even have the most basic magical adaptability. What can such trash change even with the help of the Machine Race? Have some self-awareness, you monkeys."

"on the contrary."

"What did you say."

"Humans have no creator, no divine help, evolved from the lowest beasts, and then struggled with all their might to survive. Why do you think I'm standing here?"

"I also want to know this: why did humans, a species that is only slightly better than monkeys, manage to survive this great war?"

"YUKI, bring out the chessboard," Hall instructed Yuki beside him.

Yuki nodded calmly, and the projected chessboard and pieces were placed next to Sink Nielbaren.

"Let's play chess, best of five. If you win, you can command both humans and machine races from now on."

"To entrust the fate of your entire clan to a game of chess? Are you insane? Or are you deliberately trying to lose to me?"

Neither of them.

“What if you win?” Sink Nielbaren countered.

"The conditions are equal; from now on, the forest elves will become a race of humans."

Sink Nielbarn, his face dark, shouted, "Arrogance! Why do you think you're standing here? It's already a victory for our Forest Elves. You should be thanking me for my mercy, not making demands and playing tricks on me."

Hall said calmly, "Are you afraid of losing to the monkey in your eyes?"

"Watch out!" Yuki shouted, appearing almost instantly in front of Hall and deflecting several incoming light projectiles with a magic circle.

Sink Nielbarn pointed to the lingering elf's reaction in front of him, his tone contemptuous and cold: "Don't get too cocky, monkey. Don't you understand your current predicament?"

“On the contrary, I am well aware of my current situation and that is why I made this request. You seem to have misunderstood something, the full representative of the forest elves.” Hall walked to sit opposite Sink Nielbaren and played with the chess pieces. “This world war for the Star Cup is no different from the chess game in front of you in my eyes. You, the goblins, are all just pieces. There is only one person who is qualified to finish this game with me.”

Hall slowly set up the chessboard, removing the opponent's pieces one by one from the board.

"The number of orcs has decreased by 90% a month ago. The orcs, acting as the priestess, have agreed to become a vassal of humans."

"The marine species surrendered unconditionally a month ago."

"The Tsukuyomi clan disappeared from this world three months ago, along with their creator, the Crimson Moon God."

"The remaining races are either those who are not qualified to participate in the war, or those who have already joined different factions, such as the fairy race and the dragon spirit race that has made a pact with you."

"I'll propose a plan for you to study."

"It's not exactly research, it's more like helping me out. To put it bluntly, I want the Star Grail. Humanity is different now; even without the power of the Machine Race, we can still participate in this war."

"I have two conditions."

"First, as long as the forest elves agree to become subordinate to the human race, I can guarantee that your future status will be only lower than that of humans. Second, you can still worship your creator, the forest god Kainas."

"I've finished speaking. Do you agree or disagree?"

"puff!"

Sink Nielbarn couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahahahahahahaha~!"

Sink Nielbar burst into laughter, a wild and unrestrained laugh devoid of any of the elegance and beauty expected of a forest elf. He gripped the table beside him with his right hand, wiping away his tears: "Excuse me, I really can't imagine that the plenipotentiary representative of a race is a madman, and his intelligence is probably not much higher than that of a monkey. Even if what you said is true, so what? Don't compare forest elves to the weaklings you speak of!"

Hall said calmly, "It's about time to end this."

“There’s really no point in continuing this boring conversation,” Sink Nielbaren said with a smile. A huge magic circle unfolded beneath Yuki’s feet, completely enveloping her body, and a white glow shone forth.

Click~ Click click click~

The space distorted and disappeared, swallowing YUKI's body.

"This is the magic I developed to destroy the Machine Race. It distorts space itself. Although its killing range is limited, in exchange it can destroy all matter in an instant. And only here can I release it in an instant."

Sink Nielbaren stood up and walked to Hall's side, gently stroking Hall's face with his fingers and whispering with a smile, "What should I do with you now? Your stupidity and stubbornness are beyond my imagination. How about letting you watch your race perish and realize how foolish you were?"

"All troops, listen up! Immediately activate [Void Zero Protection] to narrow the area of ​​effect and enhance its power. The target is Zion, the city of humans and machine races."

All the flower boats in the sky simultaneously unfurled a huge and complex magic circle, while raging elves in the atmosphere stirred up hurricanes that converged on the magic circle.

Click~ Click~

Space, or perhaps the world itself, emitted a soft, crushing sound. In less than a second, the dark clouds high in the sky dispersed, revealing a colorful sky and a massive magic circle with a radius of tens of kilometers.

The sky is where the Fantasy species live. The [Void Zero Blessing] is rewriting the Fantasy species' independent Elf Corridor, a process akin to detonating a small world.

As the seven-colored light faded, a crystal-clear drop of water fell from the sky. The moment it touched the protective barrier of Zion City, a whooshing sound echoed throughout the world. The drop of water burst open, releasing a dazzling white light that seemed to obliterate everything, as if it wanted to erase the world.

The flower boats belonging to the forest elves lit up with magic circles to protect themselves.

Sink Nielbaren watched this scene with excitement, and while pleased, he couldn't resist mocking Hall: "How does it feel to see your own race perish before your eyes, to see all your relatives and friends disappear, Mr. Monkey?"

"Not very good."

"Do you have any last words?"

Hall chuckled and removed the chess piece symbolizing the Forest Elf race from the board: "Time, stop."

Words become law, and the world freezes in an instant.

The white light dissipated, leaving only the city of Zion still enveloped in its glow, but unable to radiate, as if a mass of white matter had been frozen solid.

"..."

Time has stopped!?

Sink Nielbaren stared in horror at the scene. With her knowledge, she knew that Hall was not fooling her. Time near Zion had truly stopped, which was why the light was frozen, and even the elves that should have been released from the Independent Elven Corridor had stopped.

Time is a realm that magic cannot interfere with, and even gods find it difficult to do so.

Only deities associated with the concept of time can use the power of divine essence to freeze time on a large scale.

Why does Hall possess this power?

Could it be...?

Sinker Nielbaren suppressed his shock and confusion, and sneered, "So what if you can stop time? It's too late."

"It's not too late. Since time can stand still, it can also flow backward."

Everything before Sink Nielbaren's eyes began to rewind. The city returned to normal, raindrops flew into the sky, the magic circle of [Void Zero Blessing] disappeared, and even the independent elven corridor within the fantasy species was reset.

This scene completely robbed her of her ability to think.

"Click~ Click~"

On the deck of the flower boat, a crack appeared in the space, and a mechanical arm stretched out and firmly grasped the edge of the space, suddenly pulling it apart to reveal YUKI's half-human, half-machine body.

In the past, the Kai-type would probably have been killed by Sink Nielbaren.

Since acquiring the Heart, the Machine Race's technology and abilities have undergone a qualitative leap.

YUKI calmly reported: "Confirmed to have suffered a space attack."

"Executing the [Sky Shift]."

"Report, the pseudo-canon [Sands of Time] has been launched, and the medium's death has been confirmed."

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In a tall building in Zion, a man clad in black robes smiled with relief: "Mission accomplished."

He looked down at the human city and murmured, "Anna, I'm entrusting you with taking good care of Court from now on."

His body gradually became transparent, shattering into countless grains of light that scattered.

All the divine beings that possess human bodies have only one mission: to use up all their power and die, after which the power of their divine essence will flow back into the [Divine Essence Refining Array].

The more ancient the deity, the larger the space it occupies in the Elf Corridor, and the stronger its power. It is difficult for the deities created by Hall to defeat them head-on.

Through continuous creation, continuous revitalization of the divine essence, and continuous destruction, all prayers and the power of the divine essence are refined into one, creating a true god capable of rivaling the God of War.

That was Hall's plan.

The true name of the Divine Essence Alchemy Array should be the World Alchemy Array.

I need to take a day off!

I don't think I've ever asked for leave before!

There will be at most one update.

I'm taking the day off today mainly to adjust my sleep schedule and change the chapter upload time.

It's indeed a bit late to update at almost midnight.

Try to upload chapters at a fixed time as early as possible.

However, the common writer's problems of laziness and procrastination are truly incurable!