Lumi quietly watched Diana's "shadow," suddenly lowering her head and speaking.

Diana soon noticed her sorrowful gaze:

"It seems I ultimately failed to kill that chosen one of the Four Gods."

Lumi responded with a "hm".

Diana joyfully spoke to Lumi:

"Speaking of which, Lumi, did my true self ever tell you why I wanted to have a child so early?"

Lumi replied in silence: "Is it for the continuation of the royal lineage?"

"That's just one of the reasons."

Diana gently rubbed Lumi's face:

"I've matured quite a bit, yet you remain the same as when you were 18 years old."

"Years ago, I didn't tell you the other reason, because I knew someday you would come here, to the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, to talk with me alone."

"So I thought, why not just leave all the questions until now?"

Lumi fell into silence.

William sighed and got up to leave directly.

Lumi didn't have the self-awareness, but outsiders could see clearly.

Seeing William distance himself, Lumi's gaze turned back to Diana.

"I, ah, still feel discontent, my brother was so strong, always my pride, yet he fell silently in the Underground City."

"So with my personality, I would definitely find ways to exact revenge."

Diana stood up and walked towards the crystal throne, eyes showing a hint of helplessness:

"But even I know that the chosen one of the Four Gods isn't an existence that can be countered by mere talent."

"I am dealing with the shadow of power accumulated by the abyssal Four Gods over a long time; in this drawn-out battle of time, my chances of winning are nearly zero."

"Even with the ancient teleportation gate, with frequent uses, I might not guarantee safety, something will eventually go wrong."

"Dying like my brother is just a matter of time."

"So I was thinking, when I leave, Lumi, would you feel lonely."

"Thus, I told my partner that we should have a child first, so if I'm unfortunate enough to leave one day, I could entrust her to you."

"This way, in the distant future, at a time when you have no support, she would become your reason to keep living."

"How's that, isn't it surprising?"

"This is a script arranged by the Celestial Destiny Mage."

Yet to Diana's surprise, Lumi, despite her complex facial expression, showed no surprise at all.

"I guessed it."

"When you entrust Olivia to me, I knew."

"So, whoever dares to touch Olivia, I'll kill them, even the Emperor."

In fact, if Rogen hadn't already dissipated, when Lumi approached the young swan and saw her almost injured, she wouldn't have cared about any imperial arrangement.

She would've directly killed them with an arrow.

This is her vow; Olivia is the proof of her beloved friend's existence.

Whoever dares to reach out, she'll kill them one by one.

That's what she thought and that's what she did.

...

[Location: East of the Mountain]

A blood-red light flashed past.

Amidst countless erupting silver needles, Louis moved between several monsters.

Honey Storing Butterfly, LV2.

Number 11.

With the Blood Blade technique, smashed to smithereens.

Successfully defeated!

Unlock Fallen Shadow Magic[Subspace Stomach].

Pine Needle Queen Bee Swarm, LV2-LV5.

Number 112.

With a sling stone, knocked down the pine needle beehive, forcing the pine needle queen bee swarm to come out, luring them into the Giant Hexagonal Beetle's territory, inducing a struggle.

Successfully defeated!

Unlock [Mimicry: Pine Needle Queen Bee]/Fallen Shadow Magic[Pine Needle Beehive].

Giant Hexagonal Beetle, LV6.

Number 2.

Heavily injured by the suicidal attack of the pine needle queen bee swarm, along with the queen bee, harvested by Louis.

Unlock Fallen Shadow Magic[Strength].

Mimic Mantis.

Number 11.

Usually hides using the large plant petals on its back to mimic plants, ambushes the pine needle queen bee, affected by magic beasts brought by Louis, innocently perished.

Unlock Fallen Shadow Magic[Flying Scythe].

...

Louis felt like a fish in water.

To him,

The forest is like his home, how could he die at home.

Whether it's his own mastered abilities or Limuru's tactical system, he isn't suitable for fighting on flat ground.

Secretly hunting magic beasts in the forest is the perfect operation.

After this round of hunting, the nearby little fairy was dazzled.

"Is it enough?"

Louis placed a pile of magic beast materials beside the little fairy.

"Enough, enough, just right, Lulu can't fit any more!"

Nearby, wings frantically fluttered as Lulu struggled to drag the large batch of materials Louis hunted, looking like she was about to cry.

Why is this man so strong?

He's just like a tireless war machine.

Yet she clearly saw the tiredness on his face.

But he's greedy enough.

She saw him put the desirable Fallen Shadow materials directly into the dimension bag.

This isn't hunting; it's stocking up.

What she didn't know is that Louis hunted magic beasts so wildly to clear this stage quicker.

He must ensure he's the first to pass the trial.

He didn't forget his mission for coming, which was to protect the young swan from abyssal item damage.

Without even washing his already dirty clothes, he directly teleported to the mountaintop.

Upon appearing, he saw the half-asleep-looking young swan excitedly tapping the dimension bag as she teleported here.

Little did he expect, upon seeing Louis, the young swan immediately wanted to run to the Celestial Destiny Mage's side.

Louis directly reached out and blocked her.

"Just wait, until they finish the trial."

The young swan's heart broke.

She never expected that the illusionary nation would emerge so fast!

She thought she had cheated enough to take the lion's share of the hero's grand treasure!

Now she has to split it with Louis and the others.

Darn, has little money surpassed Louis's wish such been dashed?

Just as the young swan was still heartbroken, Alice and Grace also appeared at the scene one after another.

Alice turned to look at Grace, then at the young swan, displaying a puzzled expression on her face.

The young swan stomped her feet:

"Darn, Alice, what's that look?"

Alice calmly said: "I'm curious how this lazybones completed the trial so quickly? That's not like you!"

But looking at Louis, Alice showed a knowing smile:

"Look at Louis, he is in the proper speed-clear condition."

"But you have no signs of battle all over you, someone who doesn't know might think you went on a picnic."

To speak honestly, Louis's clothes were rather ragged now.

After a few more looks, it becomes clear that his outerwear is basically in a battle-damaged state.

His faintly revealed muscles and skin made Grace nearby not dare to look up.

Alice also clicked her tongue in admiration, then looked up and down at Olivia:

"Olivia, you... didn't take some kind of shortcut, did you?"

Hearing this, the young swan's face stiffened:

"Oh no, Alice knows me too well"

"Darn, what do you mean by shortcut, my speed clear relies entirely on my exceptional talent"

Then suddenly, a little fairy flew over, crying in front of the Celestial Destiny Mage.

During this time, there were occasional cries of "she's undressing me," "it hurts," "mistress is bullying," and so forth.

The expressions of the three looking at the young swan gradually became odd.

The young swan's face turned red, then she put her hands on her hips.

"Don't you understand? Small cheat doesn't count as cheating!"

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