Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Chapter 1714: Chapter 291: There’s Always Someone Who Thinks They’re Made of Steel

”What? How do you know that?” Qiuqiu looked up and thought for a long time but still couldn’t figure it out... Even though Gaia has already made a move, she still couldn’t make sense of the whole situation, ”She can’t really expect Hill to be interested in her, right?”

Snow Cloud Peak hesitated for a moment, then turned to her: ”Are you out of your mind?”

”Insult me all you want, just explain it clearly!” Qiuqiu, having let herself go, was unrestrained.

Snow Cloud Peak let out a heavy sigh... It’s unclear if Susu’s appearance made the dense Qiu think she didn’t have to shoulder so much responsibility, and thus, she began reverting to her old, thoughtless ways.

People from the Magic Cult are good at everything, except they’re fond of giving up.

They may look fierce in battle, but... they’re also the most eager to play dead.

He shook his head helplessly: ”Gaia has certainly lost a lot of initiative now.

She indeed doesn’t want to completely give up on Lucimar, so she definitely wants to eliminate the Ishmael Household, this newborn.

But... with her current strength, only able to maintain level sixteen... it’s not so easy to bypass the great sages around the island.

The Danboro and Scaret people indeed engage in intrigue, presenting gaps to exploit, but ensuring that child faces no issues is beneficial to both sides... Heh~

The more debts the Ishmael owes the better, and the bigger the mistake they make to Danboro, the better.

That child is the obvious evidence~”

Snow Cloud Peak sneered twice with disdain: ”Throughout history, those who play politics understand the art of threats and compromise.”

Then he looked at the sky above Cain Valley with a serious face and said: ”We suspect Gaia’s target might be Hill, ever since Ellie’s second appearance outside the valley, trying to trap Lind that time, it seemed evident.

Back then, Ellie’s eyes weren’t filled with that past madness and extreme obsession anymore, but with greed.

Furthermore, her withdrawal was too decisive.

Ellie, by nature, is a woman who never lets go, always dragging things along, with many traits similar to that paintbrush... It’s as if she’s a mirror from another world.

Tsk~

Was her ultimate willingness to give up on Mobi Chenxin because she’s drawn to new affections so easily?

No, it’s because, in that relationship, she felt she wasn’t at the biggest loss.

From the day Mobi Chenxin suffered losses of millions, the deadweight capital stuck in her heart no longer mattered.

Then, didn’t Lind mention that Ellie went to her parents for help?

Indeed, because of the quick actions of Aesces and Ishmael, Gaia hiding in the manor got hurt, likely even targeted at her soul, which suddenly caused her to lose control over Ellie.

But this also indicates that at that time, Ellie’s soul wasn’t in that body anymore, but controlled elsewhere.

Yet... that Ellie still obsesses over Hill.

Pity, the previous passion burning in Ellie’s eyes was indeed annoying, but it never had this sickening greed that wants to devour everything.”

”Ah... no wonder.” Susu murmured, ”Hill used to dislike her, but after the last time, all that’s left when he mentions her is killing intent.

I thought he was just disgustingly annoyed!

Anyway, that girl is bound to die sooner or later, it would be quite fitting for Hill to personally send her off, and she could die at peace.”

Snow Cloud Peak gave her an puzzled look: ”What nonsense are you talking?

Why would Hill easily get involved with another world’s cause and effect?

That woman is detestable, just avoiding her should suffice!”

Susu and Qiuqiu both curled their lips, looking at Snow Old Dog with a ’you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me’ expression.

Snow Cloud Peak sensitively furrowed his brows: ”Don’t be telling me about how straight men don’t understand emotions, we only look at character.

Hill has never been the type to kill someone over trivial matters.”

”Not talking about Hill.” Qiuqiu pouted, ”Sometimes you manage to discern normal things from abnormal perspectives, I have to hand it to you.

Heh~ Bound to suffer a major loss sooner or later.”

Then, with Snow Cloud Peak looking at her as if she were spewing nonsense, she glanced lightly at Susu, disgruntled, ”Tsk, as if it doesn’t count as a loss.

At most.... heh~ the forum explodes?”

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Even the Undead Tribe had realized it, so of course Hill had long understood as well.

Of course, the angle he might have approached from differs from Snow Cloud Peak’s.

After all, previously, the Natural Consciousness had a slight annoyance towards Ellie’s appearances like ’Oh~ she’s here again, so annoying’, but that Ellie during the standoff with the Undead Tribe stirred an endless hatred from her.

Such loathing... comparable to encountering those filthy undead.

Not referring to those who defy Natural Will and refuse to return to the Styx... Natural Will dislikes them but does not hate them, nor would it demand its favored to eliminate them.

It merely watches coldly as they march towards an unaware future.

Yet those filthy undead, which turn all life to ashes wherever they pass, even leaving the Earth barren, fill her with a killing urge.

She might even ask her Child of Nature to make a move... but Nature always cherishes its children very much, even if the Child of Nature is unwilling to act, she would have no complaints.

Loving her children means letting them live as they please, how could she force them to handle such dirty work?

There’s always someone who can be used.

Moreover, among the Children of Nature, there is a small group who grew up eating fruit and grass tips without ever stepping on even an ant!

Of course, such children rarely appear in worlds where humans exist.

Hill sighed softly.

Fortunately, there are humans in Teraxil.

Truly, just from some images that nature has shown him, he knows that if he lived in such a place, he would certainly strive forward intensely and definitely not be as complacent as he is now.

Is that place suitable for humans to live?

Living without desire or want, exposed to the elements, is absolutely not suitable for someone as mundane as him.

He would have madly strived and endeavored to escape that world... Speaking of which, Toril is heaven!

Hill gently moved, staring blankly at the mine underneath his feet, which had exploded open... The Black Rose group was still waiting to cut off their escape route, and the battle hadn’t formally begun yet.

Eden likely only knows that the mine tunnels on the inside of the valley are very expansive, with each family having their own territory and can quickly reach the main external mining pit, then walk a few hundred meters to enter the valley camp.

However, they don’t know that if the mine entrance is closed, these fan-shaped surrounding tunnels would use the crystal stone energy inside to form a maze matrix... Of course, Hill helped with this.

Hill has almost mastered playing with maze formations.

Of course, with Gaia’s avatar present, this maze won’t hold them for long, but it’s enough time for the Black Rose to complete their task.

Hill observed for a few more seconds; the aura on that woman was still peculiar.

Hmph, Gaia, that insidious old woman, sure is cautious enough.

He still needs to wait for a while longer.

Hill lightly pressed his fingers together.

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”Quick, quick!” The Eden commander waved his arms vigorously as he rushed into the mine, ”It seems Snow Cloud Peak can contact Aesces, we don’t know when their lockdown spell will disappear!

Everyone, move quickly!

It’s rare that, with a friend’s cooperation, we made them believe that they can use the log-in, log-off tactic to block our surprise attack, thereby depleting some of their combat strength!

This time, we absolutely cannot fail!”

”My spells, are not so easily broken!

The World Master, hmph~ is not that easy either.” An arrogant female voice rang out, ”I am the predestined Princess of Danboro, the future Queen of Danboro.

Aesces can’t do anything about me!”

With his back to her, the Eden commander curled his lips into a dismissive smile, but his tone remained cordial, as always, hiding all the sharpness and harshness in the most polite language: ”Of course~ of course.

But, our side needs the warriors to feel a bit of urgency since, after all, we, the Undead Tribe~ are accustomed to being lax, making management difficult.

So... Please feel free to rest on the side.

Would you like me to pour you a cup of tea?

I brought it from Toril, it’s made of tender leaves from treant saplings in the Supreme Forest only plucked by juvenile elves, I usually can’t bear to brew it~”

”Elves?” the woman said haughtily, ”Who dares eat their things?

I don’t need yours; I brought my own.

The Danboro Royal Family has its own tea garden.”

”Alright, ma’am.

Please, ma’am.

Please allow me to excuse myself, someone over there is calling me.” The young master of Eden quickly departed.

Hill lowered his head slightly, his toes tapping gently.

Originally, in the massive mine behind these Eden people, the slightly oscillating walls quickly returned to calm.

So when the Princess of Danboro strolled past, the immense mine, where people were still rushing in, revealed nothing amiss.

Hill didn’t find it surprising.

The Black Rose people are indeed patient.

If it were him, he would have burst out laughing.

Truly... when chaos descends, and the nation is on the verge of collapse, monsters appear.

However, Gaia seems to particularly like using these girls with slight flaws in their nature.

Whether it’s Ellie or this princess, they all seem to have a bit of extremity in their dispositions.

Hill tilted his head slightly... Right, they must have used some rapid advancement methods as well.

Even Magicians with bloodlines that belong to them easily experience drastic changes in temperament when promoted too quickly. They’ve relied on energy from stones of different attributes... Hill had long discovered that although this world’s energy barytes are plenty, their attributes are especially chaotic.

They can be used as energy, but not directly absorbed into one’s own body.

Hill can understand; after all, normal people wouldn’t implant nuclear energy into themselves just to become stronger.

But there’s always someone who thinks they’re made of steel.