Elsa felt deeply worried.
Philina and the others were already in danger.
If they dragged this out any longer, they might lose any chance of escaping.
Her big sister Gabriella’s decision was the correct one.
She would go deal with Tina while the much more powerful Goddess handled the current Lady Liya.
This might give them some room to win.
“I… understand.”
Elsa nodded. She knew her big sister Gabriella had made this decision for her sake.
Her sister had given her a chance.
She only glanced at the distant battlefield with the corner of her eye.
Ice mist rose from the ground, emitting a chilling glow.
At this moment, ice armor had formed over Tina’s body. A pair of icy wings spread out behind her, as if the Goddess of Winter herself had descended.
The ice wing on her right side was already broken, yet it still emanated a dangerous aura.
Elsa did not hesitate. She stepped forward and vanished into the rolling chaos.
What she didn’t know was that Gabriella, watching Elsa leave, let out a relieved sigh.
In truth, Tina’s wound was not something she had inflicted; it had only been faked.
Her little sister’s matter had been temporarily resolved.
Next, she needed to deal with the Heavenly Oracle Envoys before her.
The two pitiful Heavenly Oracle Envoys had already been captured by Liya.
They were bound and forced to kneel on the ground, their bodies wrapped in puppet threads. This was indeed Liya’s ability.
Liya’s gaze also shifted toward Gabriella.
The awkward part was that she was simply looking.
The doll girls remained motionless, staring blankly at Gabriella with no intention of attacking.
The only sounds in the entire space were the soft, charming breaths coming from the two bound girls. Traces of fear even appeared on their faces.
“Philina, are you… okay?”
“Mmm… I…”
Seeing this scene, Gabriella didn’t know what kind of sound she should make.
Wait, Liya, why are you still standing there frozen? Isn’t this the perfect chance to attack me?
With her strength, she should be able to intimidate or even defeat me, right?!
If the shadows were cleared away by the humans and this scene was discovered, it would be impossible to keep up the act…
Gabriella suddenly felt that the humans were beyond saving, because they had seemed to worship the Silver-White Sword Empress and the Goddess so much earlier.
Gabriella had no intention of winning this battle at all. But what they didn’t know was that she was extremely troubled right now!!
Liya was still hesitating.
This old drama queen actually didn’t know what to do next!
“Lady Gabriella?”
The mocking look in Liya’s eyes instantly softened the moment she saw Gabriella.
That’s right. She was confirming—carefully verifying whether this Goddess had betrayed the evil god.
Left with no choice, Gabriella flashed in front of Liya in an instant.
The afterimages she left behind sliced through the bodies of all the doll girls along the way, as if declaring her intent.
“Liya.”
Gabriella now stood directly before Liya, but she did not draw her sword.
She looked at the other woman with a somewhat helpless gaze.
In that instant, Liya understood perfectly.
“Mmm… I…”
Demonic energy suddenly erupted from Liya’s body.
She sank into the shadows and hid herself, then controlled the doll girls to charge at Gabriella.
In Gabriella’s eyes, the speed of these dolls was practically in slow motion—twice as slow as before.
And now they moved like elderly people practicing Tai Chi, as if deliberately putting on a performance… No, she was literally acting!!
A few seconds later, Liya emerged from the shadows not far away and stood beside Philina and Morphis.
She gently pressed down on the heads of the two struggling girls, causing them to sink into the shadows.
Then she tilted her head with a smile.
The panic on her face had completely transformed into arrogance and playfulness.
“Goddess Miss~ Your appearance is quite surprising~ But you should know that these two girls now belong to me.”
“What do you intend to do to them?”
Gabriella played along, asking coldly as if she would attack at any second.
“What do I intend to do~?”
Liya seemed to think for a moment before answering.
“Of course that has nothing to do with you. By the way~ The evil god has taken quite an interest in you. If you want to save them, come find me on the top floor.”
With that, Liya and the girls vanished, leaving only a group of dolls behind.
The doll girls ran for a short distance before dissolving into purple particles.
From beginning to end, they never showed any intention of attacking Gabriella.
Gabriella glanced around with the corner of her eye.
After confirming that no one had witnessed their little performance, and sensing that everything was quiet on Elsa’s side with no battle occurring, she finally relaxed.
As expected, Liya still understood.
Gabriella was curious about what kind of plan Liya and the others were carrying out, and what Isabella wanted to achieve.
If it was simply about defeating the humans, there was no need for things to be this complicated.
Magic power condensed into a pair of white wings. Gabriella quickly found the exit of this shadow domain and easily sliced open a path leading to the door beyond.
She walked through the corridor, climbed the stairs, and arrived at the top floor of the castle.
Gabriella had been to this place before.
The upper level was the hub of the entire castle and its core area.
Runes covered the walls as a defense system.
They were invisible to the naked eye, yet they still emitted dazzling golden light in the darkness.
Without permission from the human higher-ups, not even Saint-rank beings could breach this area.
Now it was clearly the Holy Queen or some fool who had given the evil god a way to seize the castle without a sound.
In the empty corridor, Gabriella stepped across the red carpet without making the slightest sound.
A few rays of light from outside shone through the round windows onto the black patterns on the carpet.
The vast space was as quiet as the lifeless depths of a dense forest.
After passing several massive rectangular stone pillars—where countless ministers and generals would hold meetings and discuss tactics—she arrived at the throne hall.
This place was therefore also known as the “Command Room.”
The duke who had framed Gabriella had once sat upon the throne ahead.
It was magnificent and grand, as if the palace had been built solely for him.
However,
The throne had long been eroded by shadows and vanished without a trace.
A black cross now stood in its original position, reflecting a gelatinous sheen under the dim light coming through the windows.
The woman named Simona—the humans’ Holy Queen—had both her hands and feet bound to the cross.
Her eyes were covered, and a black crown defiled her golden hair, as if trying to erode what little resistance remained in her.
Her delicate body trembled, her face flushed red, as if she were somewhat immersed in the darkness.
Meanwhile, Philina and Morphis, the two Heavenly Oracle Envoys, had their hands and legs bound and were kneeling side by side on the floor facing the direction of the main door.
Like prisoners ordered to be punished by the Holy Queen, they let out hot, heavy breaths under Gabriella’s gaze.
“Lady Gabriella, don’t worry. I… we…”
“Mmm… Haa…”
The chains connecting their necks flowed with miasma and darkness.
Their ends were attached to a purple crystal embedded in the floor.
The miasma pouring from the crystal continuously pumped dark energy into the girls’ delicate bodies, shattering their already wavering wills even further.
Strangely, their faces were flushed red, as if this was not a punishment, but rather…
“Goddess.”
“You’ve finally arrived.”
The demon girl stepped out from behind the cross.
She should be called the evil god.