Sir! Don't close the net!

Li Yili slumped her shoulders, gripped the still-smoking shotgun in her hand, and strode towards the direction of the Guoweidun Temple.

There is no one left; this flood has swept away everything that could have extended the timeline of Guo Weidun.

"Mr. Richard? Mr. Richard, please help me!"

Li Yili's steps

Turning her head, Li Yili saw the face of the person who called her name and smiled brightly. "Isn't this Mr. Jerry? Is there anything I can help you with?"

With his legs already submerged in the black liquid, Jerry screamed and reached out to Li Yili.

"Mr. Richard! Mr. Richard, help me out!"

Li Yili tilted her head to the side.

Jerry did not show any abnormal symptoms that would occur after ingesting the contaminants, but his body was being dragged away by the black liquid from the Guoweidun Temple.

Therefore, ingesting contaminants is not the only condition for being dragged away by the Temple of Gowwitton.

"Before that, Mr. Jerry, is there anything you should say to me?"

Jerry's expression froze, and he subconsciously tried to bluff, but the suction force from the black liquid was getting stronger and stronger. Although he didn't know how Li Yili did it, Li Yili, who was unaffected by the black liquid, was the only one who could help him.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Richard! I shouldn't have stolen your things! I'll do anything you ask of me, so please help me!"

"anything else?"

Jerry's face paled, his eyes flickered, and he lowered his head with a forced smile. "I shouldn't have sold the stolen things to other people!"

"Kneel down, put your forehead on the ground, and apologize."

Li Yili's voice was utterly indifferent.

"Mr. Richard! I'm begging you like this! Are you trying to humiliate me?!"

Jerry's expression was somewhat distorted. If it were any other time, he would have already knelt down and kowtowed, but now what was below him was an unknown black liquid that was absorbing his body. If he kowtowed, he might die.

“Hmm,” Li Yili rolled her eyes, turned around and started walking.

"Wait a minute! Mr. Richard, I believe you!"

Looking at the flowing black liquid at his feet, Jerry gritted his teeth, pressed his hands into the black liquid, and slammed his head into it.

"Mr. Richard, please save me!"

"Is this enough?"

"Mr. Richard! Mr. Richard, where are you?! I can't feel my hands!"

Li Yili, who had long since left, yawned and said, "You can be my topic of conversation after dinner."

The black liquid from the temple of Guoweidun covered every corner of Guoweidun, like a great flood washing away the world, making Guoweidun look like a living hell, where all the fat people melted in the black liquid.

The black liquid calmed down, then rippled again from the vibrations emanating from the Temple of Guoweidun, causing the Cloud Clan members hiding inside the Sheep Village building to hold their breath.

has it ended?

No, it's about to begin. A god they can't even imagine is about to descend, and the balance of this world will be shattered in ways they can't comprehend. And they see it: a man advancing towards the Temple of Goweton amidst a black liquid that engulfs all Goweton lives.

The black liquid resembled an unconventional red carpet as he ascended the throne.

"Levi's Est. Richard...Levi's Est. Richard!"

After a brief moment of surprise, El raised his hand forcefully, and the cloud-like crowd around him erupted in deafening cheers.

Just now, one of the more daring members of the Cloud Clan tried to touch the black liquid and was promptly pulled in. From this, they concluded that the black liquid would pull away all life forms, but Li Yili walked through it unaffected.

When life ceased to exist wherever it could be reached, the black liquid began to swirl back.

As the last drop of black liquid was withdrawn from Guoweidun, Li Yili stood before the temple of Guoweidun.

No longer dilapidated, the Guoweidun Temple standing before Li Yili was incredibly magnificent and intact. The mysterious aura emanating from it convinced Li Yili that this was no longer the Guoweidun Temple, but a brand new temple.

"Are all the temples in this world... formed in this way?"

Li Yili grinned as he walked between the two fat statues, through the gate, and down the corridor painted with all sorts of images. He walked straight ahead without looking at the images on the walls, because he knew them all too well.

He heard a voice, he heard a myth.

A story about a god named Lorkis.

Without good intentions or malice, the free and curious gods promised to give this impoverished place hope and a future. But everything takes time, and should take time. Only what one obtains and cultivates with one's own hands can be called a hopeful future. So the gods gave the seeds to the people of this impoverished land.

Humans, unable to resist the temptation of their desires, devoured all those seeds. The hope for the future of each person took root and sprouted within them, making them strong. They believed this was right, but a person should only have one future.

The result was naturally a tragic end for them; they even lost their poverty.

Li Yili stopped and looked up. In her dark eyes, she saw a god statue gradually taking shape in the black, viscous liquid. Its pale hands, holding a ring, reached out from the black liquid toward Li Yili.

Once the temple is completed, the unearthed relics will naturally begin to be discovered.

Li Yili expressionlessly raised the shotgun in her hand, pulled the trigger, and with a burst of sparks, even the still-forming god statue crumbled into dust.

The black thumb ring shattered and rolled to Li Yili's feet.

Li Yili bent down and reached out her hand towards the ring. The moment her fingertips touched the ring, Li Yili heard a sound.

The corners of the temple are no longer safe.

Li Yili's fingers paused. He felt a gaze and heard a sound. Looking up, he saw a thick liquid seeping out from a dark corner, forming a hunting dog that was growling at him.

Greedy thieves will never have peace.

Valkyrie, who was drinking, suddenly changed her expression, flipped off the sofa, and the next second, the sofa shattered into pieces. The hound, dripping with viscous liquid, glanced at Valkyrie and slowly disappeared.

Valkyrie's lips twitched.

"It's a ghost."

Abel lifted a hound dripping with viscous liquid with one arm, clenched his fingers, and crushed the hound on the spot. But instead of a death cry, the hound laughed, and the viscous liquid that had been spilling out disappeared amidst the laughter.

Abel clenched his fist, turned around, and waved his hand, "Notify the entire army, the rules have changed, this world has become dangerous!"

Once you pick up this ring, you will be constantly attacked by this monster.

That was the punishment that Lorkis brought down upon all humans who greedily swallowed what they should not have swallowed, the pursuers after being desecrated.

Li Yili picked up the black thumb ring expressionlessly and shot the head of the viscous liquid-formed hunting dog that pounced on her.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: What made the myth begin was not faith, but love.

"I once heard a saying..."

Valkyrie, sprawled on the sofa, raised the half-empty wine bottle in her hand toward Li Yili, who was sitting opposite her.

"What constitutes mythology is not faith, but love."

Valkyrie's gaze lingered on the black thumb ring on Li Yili's left hand for a moment before she threw the wine bottle in her hand at Li Yili.

The bottle missed Li Yili's raised left hand, smashed into her chest, and shattered on the ground with a crash. The pungent smell of alcohol filled the air. Valkyrie curled her lip and put her hands behind her head. "Judging from your expression now, it has absolutely nothing to do with love."

"what……"

Li Yili let out a long breath, lowered her raised left hand, and slumped her shoulders.

"What started the myth was not faith, but love; what ended the myth was not faith, but desire. Guo Weiton is finished, not a single person is left. Sorry, the plan to enjoy the next seventy years has failed, and you've used up your Gungnir."

Valkyrie raised an eyebrow slightly, adjusted her posture, and looked Li Yili up and down as if she were meeting her for the first time. "Why are you so honest?"

"I'm just tired..."

Li Yili raised her left hand and rubbed her eyes with her palm.

"That new temple will become the target of the Galar Horn, and Bishop Azawi will not give it up either. Both sides will gather in Gowerton to fight for ownership of the temple..."

Li Yili paused, then gave a wry smile.

"Father and Mother, you finally know you should love this poor child."

"Why are you suddenly so sentimental? It's so unlike you," Valkyrie retorted.

“I’m just pitying myself. I spent half a year on it and was almost finished, but then it was all washed away and I’m left with nothing,” Li Yili raised her hand and waved to Valqiu Lei. “So what are you going to do? This can’t be kept a secret.”

“Don’t underestimate your boss,” Valkyrie waved her hand, “I have powerful connections.”

After all, she was one of the most senior Valkyries in Valhalla. As long as she reported that the transformation of the Temple of Gowwitton into the new temple was her doing, Galar Horn would not only not punish her, but would even reward her. Galar Horn would not investigate whether she had guided the transformation of the new temple; all Galar Horn needed was this reason.

Valkyrie paused, then stuck out her tongue.

"But wouldn't you say I've been taken advantage of for half a year? We agreed that I could enjoy the benefits of having two sources of funding in Guoweidun without anyone noticing, and I could live a life of luxury until I died."

"Are you taking advantage of me for free?" Li Yili rolled her eyes. "The chosen ones of the Galar Horn are bound by a covenant. As long as they abide by it, they can maintain their condition. Because I have given enough, I am able to take what I deserve from you."

“My body is really cheap,” Valkyrie muttered resentfully.

"It's not cheap anymore. Do you think I've spent so much on you over the past six months..."

“Alright, alright,” Valkyrie waved her hand dismissively, “So, what do we do now?”

"I……"

Li Yili raised her head to look at the sky, her fingers, which were crossed in front of her, tightened slightly.

"I plan to continue infiltrating the young black goats."

"Huh? Are you serious? Of course, I don't mind, that way I can continue to receive the Galar Horn subsidy under the same pretext," Valhae Rei's expression turned serious for the first time, "but are you really sure you have no problem with this?"

"Of course I'm serious. Although I don't like it at all, the Black Goat's cubs seem to think that I orchestrated this whole incident. They now idolize me. The Black Goat's cubs certainly won't stay in Guoweidun any longer. No matter where they're transferred next, I can manipulate them more easily."

“If that’s the case… then it is,” Wa said.

Erqiu Lei nodded, resting her chin on her hand.

Li Yili let out a soft breath.

“I heard a voice that told me that from this day forward, the corners of the temple will no longer be safe, and the greedy thieves will never have peace.”

Valkyrie paused in her nodding, and after a brief silence, her eyes turned away. "All the chosen ones in this world will hear that voice, and it's definitely not just empty talk. There will be no more peace from now on."

Perhaps sensing the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Valkyrie lifted her leg and pushed Li Yili's thigh with her fair, delicate foot.

"Be careful when you sleep with me, or you might accidentally die in my belly."

Li Yili grinned, "I have a guess."

What guess?

“There’s no evidence yet,” Li Yili said, placing her hands on her knees as she stood up and straightening her clothes. “I’ll go back to the Sheep Village Building first. You can pack your things. We’ll probably be leaving Guoweidun in the next couple of days. As for where we’ll go next… it won’t be anywhere strategically important, like a retirement plan…”