Chapter 444: Difficult Decisions
Lislotte’s eyes deepened. She rarely saw Ying Zhou, that playful guy, show such a serious and solemn expression. This made her have to think about whether she should, like many years ago, walk on a path of supporting him without hesitation.
Of course, now it should be said “her.” And if Lislotte remembered correctly, the ending of her leaving the Elf Clan, abandoning many things, and pursuing Ying Zhou… was being deceived by “her.”
Therefore, Lislotte only moved slightly in her heart, and then immediately calmed down, forcing herself to be calm and rational. Want to deceive her again? Humph, no way.
Ying Zhou probably realized that it was not easy to regain the forgiveness and trust of her ex-girlfriend, Miss Elf, because he shad a previous record. So she sighed helplessly, took off her mask, revealing that stunningly beautiful face, and changed her strategy.
“I’m so sincere, Lislotte, you should trust me again~”
“And whether it’s you or the Enforcement Bureau, or those power holders who are troubled by lifespan, I’m afraid you don’t want me to continue to spread the black fog and make things worse, right?”
“But I can’t guarantee that I will never do this.”
“Because this is my biggest bargaining chip to negotiate a deal with you.”
Lislotte’s expression turned cold. “Deal? It’s rare to hear this word from your mouth.”
“It seems that your strength has not recovered. Otherwise, according to your personality, if you can take it by force, you will never resort to trading.”
At this moment, Elf True Ancestor Lislotte was indeed the one who knew the Black Emperor best. Ying Zhou shrugged and admitted it generously.
“I don’t have much time left.”
“Otherwise, I really want to recover to my peak state, or even go further.”
“Only in that way can I have a chance to fight against the ‘one’ who is about to return.”
“But there is not enough time, so I can only seek your help and cooperation.”
“Believe me, Lislotte, choosing me is more correct than choosing Him.”
The woman seemed to have the desire to continue to pour out, but at this moment, two top powerhouses of this world suddenly teleported from the space on both sides of Ying Zhou. They were Headmistress Winona and Director Yashi, who had been contacted by Adele and Wen Weiran for support.
Being able to call these two people, Adele and Wen Weiran’s responsibility could be considered fulfilled. Then, it was the stage of the gods fighting, and it had nothing to do with them.
Winona and Yashi, one on the left and one on the right, guarded against the unfamiliar silver-haired woman in front of them, and at the same time communicated with Elf True Ancestor Lislotte at the other end of the round table with their eyes. Obviously, they didn’t understand the current situation.
It was just that they heard that Adele and Wen Weiran said that someone had invaded the Enforcement Bureau building. This news was too shocking, so the two put down all the affairs at hand, and then rushed over without hesitation.
Facts proved that Adele and the others did not spread false news, because Winona and Yashi clearly felt that the woman in front of them was the silver-haired woman who had blatantly released black fog and provoked the Enforcement Bureau authorities in the drone before.
And she was not surprised by the arrival of Winona and Yashi. Ying Zhou even greeted them naturally.
“Welcome, you two.”
“However, today’s topic may have to end here.”
“Three days later, still here, I want to know your answer, Lislotte.”
“Or rather, the answer of the entire Enforcement Bureau, the entire Human Race.”
Saying that, Ying Zhou broke through the joint blockade between Winona and Yashi at the same time, teleported away, leaving only the three people in the Enforcement Bureau meeting room looking at each other.
From this, it could also be seen that the power of the Black Emperor Ying Zhou, who had returned, was actually far superior to Winona and Yashi. And this was in the case that Ying Zhou had not fully recovered her peak strength.
This undoubtedly gave the two a huge sense of frustration. Only Lislotte had expected this. She shook her head gently, indicating to Winona and Yashi that she was fine.
Then, Elf True Ancestor Lislotte told the two about the identity of the other party, and the content of her communication and conversation with her in this meeting room, without omission. It was conceivable how shocked and surprised they were at this moment.
Not only was the identity of the silver-haired woman shocking, Black Emperor Ying Zhou? He actually didn’t fall!? And turned into “she”?
More importantly, the information revealed by the Black Emperor related to the black fog, about the existence of the evil god Wu You, and of course, the “cooperation” she proposed.
“Winona, Yashi, what do you think about this?”
Although Elf True Ancestor Lislotte was the superior of the two, she didn’t have any extra arrogance. Instead, she brainstormed and wanted to hear their opinions.
Winona’s attitude was still mostly skeptical.
“Honestly, I don’t want to trust this returned Miss Black Emperor.”
“And she revealed a threat in her words, which is obviously not a good cooperative attitude.”
“In this case, if we compromise with her, it will only bring uncontrollable risks.”
“Plus… Lislotte, you should be clear, if we don’t choose to control, but turn 180 degrees to choose to accept the existence of the black fog, accept those acquired ability users, and even announce everything we have been painstakingly hiding to the world, the whole world will become extremely chaotic!”
From Winona’s words, it could be heard that she belonged to the conservatives in the Enforcement Bureau.
And Director Yashi agreed with Winona’s point of view to a certain extent. But on the other hand, she felt that if everything was really as the Black Emperor Ying Zhou said, the black fog could lead humans to gain a glorious evolution without side effects.
“…Maybe we can be more gentle and gradual.”
“I have a hunch that the existence of the black fog is like the steam train in the past.”
“No matter how people at that time rejected it and opposed it, they couldn’t change the fact that its wheels would open a new prelude to history.”
“The era of change for ability users and mages… may be completely coming after that.”
“This may not be something that can be prevented by simply refusing.”
Lislotte fell into contemplation. It had to be said that whether it was Winona or Yashi, what they said made sense. And more importantly, how she viewed this issue.
Winona and Yashi had their respective responsibilities in the Enforcement Bureau, and they only needed to do their own job well. And her responsibility was to lead them to make the right choice, and her choice would easily determine the fate of countless people. Because of this, Lislotte couldn’t make a decision for a long time.
“Let me, think about it again…”
Chapter 445: Seeking Help from Dorothy
Back to Adele…
Although Adele had already called for backup to support True Ancestor Lislotte and considered herself to have “done her best,” she still couldn’t help but worry about the big shots. She didn’t know if she really had some mysterious sixth sense and perceived the horror of that silver-haired woman.
After thinking it over, she gave up on going back to her sweet little home. Instead, she took out her phone and, in the ride-hailing car back to the academy, dialed Dorothy’s number. Because after thinking about it carefully, this kind of serious matter really had to be discussed with the villainous heroine in the original book.
Although as the final villainous Vampire Queen in the original work, Dorothy seemed a little… outdated in this world where power levels were inflated? But it wasn’t like the power levels were broken or anything. The power level division in this world was still very clear.
First, there was the magic refinement level divided into thirteen levels. Reaching the peak meant possessing True Ancestor-level combat power. And the True Ancestor level was the ceiling of this world for a long time. As for demigods above True Ancestors, and even the legendary true god level, they only existed in legends.
It was just that because Adele herself had inexplicably provoked many incidents, including inadvertently meeting existences, each one was more powerful than the last, and they were outliers far beyond the content of the original work.
In addition, Adele’s luck seemed to be as good as having a “protagonist halo.” She obtained the pure elemental energy left by the Vampire True Ancestor Ron, and leaped to become an existence with a magic refinement level of eleven.
So, all in all, it made Dorothy seem a little behind in terms of strength. However, apart from Adele, Dorothy was still invincible in the academy. Not to mention that she also had a special move!
The secret technique, if you can’t beat them, let the nine-tailed… ah, no, let the otherworldly evil god familiar Azathoth possess her and gain the powerful strength of “I’m not human anymore.” I wonder which one would be stronger, this otherworldly evil god Azathoth, whose name had a huge presence, or the master born in the black fog, the gaseous evil god “Wu You”?
“Hello, hello! Dorothy!”
“I’m here, Adele, what’s wrong?” The girl’s anxious tone caught Dorothy’s attention.
She was originally attending a magic class, but because she received a call from Adele, she immediately left the classroom temporarily. And the teacher didn’t interfere with Dorothy’s behavior. Who let her status be there?
“Where are you now? Some things are unclear on the phone for a while. I’m almost back at the academy, and I’ll tell you face to face then!” Adele said quickly on the phone.
Dorothy agreed.
“Okay, do you need me to call others?”
“No need for now…” Because this kind of trouble was obviously beyond the scope of the abilities of some members of the Adele Party, such as Celeste, Wofoo, and the like. Their abilities were not weak, and they were all very hardworking, but compared with the top geniuses, they inevitably seemed to have a lower upper limit.
Then Dorothy gave her address. Adele said “I’ll be there soon” and hung up the phone. The ride-hailing car stopped at the school gate. Adele left quickly. She didn’t even show her student ID and entered the academy under the eyes of the security personnel.
Obviously, Adele was already famous. Most people would basically recognize her as the “Chosen Girl.” This caused her to attract everyone’s attention no matter what she did. At the same time, she would also get a lot of convenience.
Not long after, Adele met Dorothy in a painting room. This was the place for art students in the academy, where they displayed their homework. Because Dorothy’s class location was closer to here, she chose here.
There were tables and chairs for people to sit on inside. Dorothy casually picked up a picture album, leaned against a table, and began to read it. At this moment, Adele rushed over in a hurry. In a sense, she was still quite honest. She didn’t use magic to rush in the academy.
“Adele, you’re here.” The noble girl with pink hair brightened her eyes and put the picture album aside.
“What is it that only I can help with?” If that was the case, then Dorothy could probably get a feeling of happiness of being needed from Adele.
After all, in a sincere relationship, it was not only getting that would make people feel happy, giving could also. The premise was that the other party was worthy of your giving, and it was not a waste of effort. Adele was obviously worthy of the efforts of Dorothy and other girls.
“If things really get to that point, maybe…” Adele responded with some concern. The situation she said was that the strength of that silver-haired woman was still above Headmistress Winona and others, that is, beyond the current top combat power of this world, still above True Ancestors!
That was… demigod! At this point, only Adele and Dorothy could participate in this dispute. Otherwise, if others went up, it would not change anything, but might put them in an extremely dangerous situation.
Adele didn’t want her girls to get hurt! So this storm, only she and Dorothy could withstand it in front. At least Adele and Dorothy were also the heroine and the villain BOSS of the ending of the original work.
It is worth mentioning that Dorothy in the ending of the original work had achieved the achievement of ascending to demigod.
Or rather, there was no saying of “demigod” in the novel. If a True Ancestor broke through further, they would be gods. It was just that after transmigrating to this world and deeply understanding some things, Adele’s cognition was refreshed.
At that time, Dorothy seemed to choose to fuse with the remains of her ancestor, the Black Emperor, under the circumstance of being possessed by Azathoth, but also controlled by her own mind and body, and finally achieved the “demigod” status.
What a “great filial daughter”… What a “great filial piety,” family! So Dorothy had at least the power of a demigod under the condition of fusing with the bones of her ancestors. At this level of combat power, even in the face of the top disputes in this world, she should have a place, right?
It was precisely because she knew this that Adele decided to tell Dorothy all about the “black fog” and the “silver-haired woman.” As an operative of the Enforcement Bureau, this was actually a move to leak secrets and should be punished.
But Adele couldn’t care so much now.
Dorothy was obviously shocked by such historical truth.
“The black fog reappeared, and it can also make people evolve?”
“If it were me, I would probably hide this explosive news too.” Dorothy’s mentality had matured a lot, and she often thought about things from the perspective of those in power. She understood that the more this was the case, the more she couldn’t panic, and she had to land smoothly and find an appropriate solution.
But there was one thing… Dorothy actually wanted to ask Adele all the time.
“Also, Adele, the silver-haired woman you mentioned…”
“Is she the one standing behind you now?”
