"Alright, finally solved!"
It took a full half hour to finally break all the formations in the Marid family's house. Gwen couldn't help but sigh that this guy was truly insane. Just how safe did he want her to be at home?!
Immediately afterwards, Gwen took out the fireworks she had prepared beforehand and set them off into the air!
Bang!
A dazzling display of light burst forth in the night sky. As Arceus looked up, Chen Qiuran beside him urged, "Hurry up! Don't waste any time!"
Aransta and Laaste were in the same group, so Arceus also brought Chen Qiuran with him.
"What, are you worried I won't follow the plan?" Arceus chuckled. "Too bad, if I really wanted to cause trouble, you alone couldn't stop me."
With that, Arceus placed the materials in the corresponding locations and initiated the formation-breaking ritual!
A faint glow appeared all around, lasting for about ten seconds, and then disappeared without anything happening.
Arceus shrugged: "Looks like we're done for."
Chen Qiu then took a step back: "Did you do this?"
"I don't know if I used my hands or not, but you definitely didn't use your brain."
After all, we split into eight groups... at least one group failed, so forget about breaking through the formation tonight. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to gather materials again.
"Interesting. Someone failed. Did they encounter some problem, or...?"
Is someone trying to prevent Jiang Ran from clearing the level?
"Let's go back first. Anyway, it's Jiang Ran who's in a hurry, not me."
Arceus put his hand behind his head, took two steps, but Chen Qiuran didn't follow. He turned around and saw Chen Qiuran frozen in place, then a thin line of blood appeared on her neck—
"Oh, I don't like this kind of development!"
This is a miracle from [Remnant Dream]!
Arceus altered reality, wanting to instantly appear beside Jiang Ran. Moments passed, but nothing happened; only the figures on the distant street grew closer.
"Hello, Arceus, no, Yang Fang."
The man took off his top hat and smiled slightly at Arceus.
"It's been a long time!"
Arceus instinctively took a step back, but then stepped back.
"No, I don't really want to see you."
【director】!!!
How could He be here?! Wasn't it said that a "True God" would never descend upon Earth?
The current situation left Arceus somewhat at a loss. The weight of the word "god" was enough to crush any attempt to take shortcuts. The director was present, the miracle was sealed, and there was not even anyone who could help Arceus!
How should he resolve this situation?
Meanwhile, Arceus cursed the other gods under his breath! How exactly did they manage to maintain balance? They actually released the final boss of the opposing side, or were these damned gods plotting something else?
"How did you get here? If you could come down anytime, you should have come down already."
The director covered his mouth and chuckled: "That's a small question, but I'm not going to answer it."
"Don't be afraid, Yang Fang, why are you so resistant to me?" [Director] stepped forward. "Back then, I asked you to kill Jiang Ran, but unfortunately, you didn't do it. It's such a pity, otherwise you could have taken back the core divinity at that time."
"Look, I showed you the way, and then I had Xiao Yan tell you about your godhood ritual. Why do you see me as an enemy? Why do you stand on Jiang Ran's side?"
"You should know that as long as Jiang Ran wants to become a god, he will definitely take back the divinity from you. Do you think he wants to become a god? Is this something that needs to be guessed?"
[Director] took a step forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Arceus, at his side.
"Which god do you think would be on your side? Only me. From the very beginning, I wanted you to become a god!"
[Director] He spreads his arms, but with Arceus on his right, he looks a bit comical, though Arceus can't laugh.
"What are you expecting? Do you believe there's some way to take away your divinity without taking your life? Don't be silly, are you a three-year-old? You still believe in such things?"
"If such a method truly exists, why don't the gods behind Jiang Ran tell him?"
"Since there will always be another Wheel of Fortune, why can it be Jiang Ran, and not you, Arthus—?"
"Heh—" Arceus chuckled, turning to look at the [Director], "So? You want to tell me—'Let's work together to become a big and powerful force, and let you become a god'? You want me to betray Jiang Ran?"
"This doesn't count as betrayal, after all, from beginning to end, you, Yang Fang, never said you wanted to cooperate with Jiang Ran."
"You were just traveling with him temporarily, and then you made the right choice."
"Haha! [Director] Stop acting, you're getting too into character!" Arceus suddenly burst into laughter. "Even if I said I wanted to join you and deal with Jiang Ran, would you really believe me and truly consider me one of your own?"
"Don't joke around, you don't trust me at all, just like I don't trust you."
“How about we get straight to the point—” Arceus stepped to the left and whispered in the Director’s ear, “You answer one question for me, and I’ll team up with you, how about that?”
"After all, I don't have any compelling reason to follow Jiang Ran. I can switch sides at any time, but—no matter what, I have to fight for something for myself, right?"
"Believe me, even if you are a god, I can tell if you are lying. If you want to cooperate, please show some sincerity."
What do you want to ask?
"How did you become a god in the first place?" Arceus lowered his eyes. "Was it by hunting down the other ten [Director] divinities besides yourself? I don't think so..."
"[Director], tell me, how did you become a god?"
"Did it fail?"
Jiang Ran sighed softly.
“The formation is fine!” Gwen quickly explained, “It already reacted! It must be that someone at one of the formation points failed to complete the same operation within ten seconds!”
"I know it's not your problem."
Jiang Ran comforted Gwen. Since the political and legal system failed and they were fine, then the problem must have been with one of the other seven parties. So, was it due to objective factors or subjective factors?
To avoid any accidents, Jiang Ran first used the connection to contact Ye Ye and Yang Hai. As the captains of the exploration team, the two of them naturally participated in the connection.
Yang Hai quickly replied that he had no questions.
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