In the end, she's just an ordinary girl still attending school, and strictly speaking, she's still alive...

She has her own memories and emotions, her own bonds and attachments. There are too many things she can't let go of, so naturally she has concerns, and the blade of her transformation becomes less sharp.

However, this can't be blamed on the girl, and besides, this time the situation also involves Yato's careless underestimation—the fact is, Fei had already mentioned before that if Visakha came knocking, she would definitely come to help quickly. This wasn't a lie, and normally she would certainly be able to do so…

But he was tricked by a commission call into this desolate and uninhabited deep mountain forest, and even if Fei knew about it, it would be too late for her to come over and support him.

…

…

Returning to the city from before.

The thing Ichijima Hiyori worried about the most still happened; her soul followed her leaving for this period, and to the outside world, it seemed as if this girl suddenly fell into a coma, so she was directly sent to the hospital, causing her parents to worry endlessly, thinking it was due to past aftereffects.

This made the girl utterly annoyed; she wondered when she would finally recover from this situation.

Yato, meanwhile, found a comparatively remote, deserted shrine, a place he often used to stay overnight, where he began purifying those divine artifacts he carried back one by one…

During this time, naturally, Fei came looking for him again, asking where he went during the morning and why he suddenly left. However, Yato was evasive and cryptic about it, and he hid that group of comatose divine artifacts from Fei. One reason was that he didn't want Fei to get involved, and secondly, he was concerned about his father…

That sly, ruthless man, who would stop at nothing, always had too many terrifying ideas.

In his thoughts, Yato's intentions were often unimportant, even forcing him to do various things he was unwilling to do.

—Like how he once forced young Yato to indiscriminately kill innocent mortals, hunting humans and cutting off their ears to please his father…

—Like discovering young Yato was drifting away from his ideas under the guidance of his first divine artifact, designing to have that artifact eroded into a demon and forcing Yato to personally kill the girl who was very important to him…

To this day, Yato very much despises his father, but he hasn't mustered the courage to sever ties; he's the greatest authority in his heart, and the psychological shadow from accumulated fear.

Gu Mo didn't leave either, but instead acted alongside Yato, mainly to closely monitor Yato's performance, ensuring he wouldn't divulge any secrets unnecessarily… It's a necessary precaution, and there's no other way. In his normal state, he couldn't control the pack of mad divine artifacts. He had to rely on Yato.

Especially since this guy has connections with Zhao Ma under the command of Visakha, appointing him to handle persuasion is the best choice.

Pretending not to know the divine artifact maiden wearing a celestial crown and kimono, he greeted her casually, exchanged a few words, and then no longer conversed. However, he could also see this divine artifact maiden was doing the same thing, pretending not to know him.

As expected, the one with malicious intentions staring at him was the person behind her.

Fei and Yato exchanged a few words to confirm there were no problems, and then she quickly found an excuse to leave. She seemed to have been busy with many things lately, constantly hurrying around. Yato didn't insist on her staying, but rather wished she would leave quickly. After the maiden left, he immediately brought out the hidden divine artifacts to continue his previous work.

And Gu Mo leisurely went to the sailor house in front of the shrine, using the reflection to open his system panel.

Last time's quick grind had already completed half of the experience bar, and this clash with the strongest Martial God seemed to have filled the remaining half.

The method of gaining experience through combat increased efficiency with achievement badge bonuses by one hundred percent; it's simply too enticing.

Life Level has now increased from LV7 to LV8, earning one allocable point, which he decisively added to the spiritual attribute. This attribute increases the capacity to hold Guardian Spirit Power, and for the talisman skill currently mastered, it also affects the major attribute determining spell strength.

So there's nothing to hesitate about; just put points into it when possible.

Then came the scene settlement just now, overall it's acceptable. Gu Mo received another C- level comprehensive evaluation and earned a Silver Key.

Strictly speaking, it's pretty decent, but… thinking about how just Ichijima Hiyori becoming a divine artifact could earn him two Silver Keys, whereas now just by intervening early and brawling with Visakha, also significantly altering a big part of the original plot, yet despite all the effort, the gains are only half…

Indeed, the focus of fate is different, and the influence of predetermined causality probably has priority too.

Gu Mo closed the item inventory page, and felt even more resolved in his heart… Yato's father was truly the prey worth focusing on, and only by eliminating that guy could he truly reap enough profit in this dungeon, ensuring at least to obtain a Golden Key.

Hmm, now to go have a talk with Visakha...

The Soul Core Box isn't enough to permanently contain the golden-haired Valkyrie; mainly, he currently has no way to meet the Soul Core Box's consumption.

"Yato, once these divine artifacts wake up, tell them their master is in my hands." Looking at Yato who was soaking in water beside him, Gu Mo raised the Soul Core Box in his hand to indicate, then turned and headed inside the dilapidated shrine's building, "I'm going to harshly interrogate Visakha now, hopefully she'll recognize the situation somewhat, so things won't be so troublesome..."

"Alright, alright, got it, got it..."

Yato, who had already accepted boarding the pirate ship, responded weakly, nodding listlessly while using a spoon to scoop the sailor's purification water, continuously pouring it over the big lion on the ground and the surrounding divine artifacts.

The method to purify the pestilence is simple but slightly tedious; it requires repeated rinsing to gradually wash away the erosion, allowing the eroded divine artifacts to recover once again… Yato looked at this group, detected how deeply they were eroded by demon qi, knowing he'd have to stand there for a substantial time.

Eh, wait a moment…

Suddenly, he thought of something, looking at the divine artifacts scattered on the ground, noticing the bare jackets and amor pieces strewn about, then he reacted, stunned, and turned his head towards the room there, finding the person had already gone inside.

If all the clothes and accessories are here…

Then, what state is Visakha in right now?

That guy just said he was going to harshly interrogate… was this harsh interrogation legitimate?

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