Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 379 - 378: The Opportunity to Share the Stage

Chapter 379: Chapter 378: The Opportunity to Share the Stage

"He took Yu as his divinity of faith and dedicated his wishing power to Yu. Although Yu never saw him and wasn’t clear where he was, the last wisp of the source of wishing power came from him," Kokomoqi said. "After that, Engfelt’s presence disappeared."

The three of them couldn’t help but exchange glances.

If judged by relative distance, the God of Heroes was still lingering above ground at the time, hence his location was deeper than the basement.

"Could it be that he woke up in a sewer?" Ailuodi couldn’t help shivering. She couldn’t imagine being trapped in a very narrow tunnel, with foul and rotting sewage flowing beneath her, unable even to turn over. Such a claustrophobic and dark environment could drive a person mad in just a few minutes.

It was generally difficult for a complete body to appear in such a place, let alone a living person. Yet Engfelt was a Latter Divine, just like Kokomoqi, not needing a body to be pulled into this world.

"Can divinities also have faith in each other?" This was the first time Chaoyang had heard such a thing.

"Divinities can also fear the unknown and feel lost about the future, naturally, they can also place their hopes in a more powerful existence, just like humans do. But this is only theoretically possible. Yu knew he didn’t care much about himself, but Yu didn’t expect that he actually went through with it."

The expression on Kokomoqi’s face was somewhat complex. She might have been feeling a hint of sorrow but didn’t know how to express it.

"Maybe he hasn’t perished, just temporarily left the stage," Chaoyang coughed twice and said.

"Are you trying to comfort Yu?" The girl looked straight at him.

"Not entirely. You see... weren’t we sent back to the City of Defense fifteen years ago? Fifteen years ago, the Paradise Sect hadn’t appeared, but you and Engfelt already existed. There should still be a lot of your followers in this world, but you’re not receiving any wishing power, which doesn’t make sense. Unless there is a Kokomoqi who is fifteen years younger outside this region, receiving all the wishing power, and the City of Defense we are in is a space that has been isolated. If we can break this confinement, maybe everything can return to normal."

Kokomoqi blinked her eyes and sighed, "Yu never imagined the day would come when Yu would be enlightened by a junior."

"However, you don’t seem to be too surprised about being sent back fifteen years ago?" Ailuodi interrupted.

"That green light... must have been emitted by the Evil God. And judging from the effects, it doesn’t seem like the work of a Heretical Cult Divine Envoy but rather the power of the Evil God itself. Given that, it’s not surprising that anything strange happened." The Magic Goddess took a deep breath, "Yu used the little wishing power provided by Engfelt to enter a meditative state—it allows Yu to maintain the most basic external perceptual abilities without consuming too much energy. Actually, Yu also doesn’t know if there is any meaning to continuing this way, a divinity without followers is doomed to extinction, it’s just a matter of time."

"Until you entered the basement... Yu decided to take a risk after hearing your conversation, giving the remaining wishing power to the Transformation Spell."

Kokomoqi paused slightly and continued, "However, Yu is puzzled about one thing. How did you provide me with so much wishing power? I didn’t feel the existence of a contract... and you didn’t regard me as a divinity of faith."

"This... let’s just say I have my ways. Consider it a special ability of the Paradise Master," Chaoyang bluffed.

"Yu will not ask, but you’d better not let a second person know about this," the Magic Goddess shook her head. "The power of a divinity comes from the prayers of the faithful, and in a way, these wishing powers are incompatible with one another. Even the God of All Machines can’t swallow other divinities to plunder their powers. Such ability would put you in a very sensitive position."

"Thank you for the warning," Chaoyang agreed immediately. "Getting back to the matter at hand, if I’m not mistaken, you saw a string of text when you woke up, right?"

Kokomoqi nodded her head. "Have you figured out its meaning?"

"Unfortunately, I have no leads at the moment. However, judging from information gathered from various sources, it’s highly probable that the City of Defense being swallowed by the mist is related to the Ransu Company. Either they have done too much evil and ultimately attracted the Evil God, or there’s something fishy about the unknown ruins underground." Chaoyang shared all the information he had learned in the past two days with her, "...so our next goal is to sabotage the Ransu Company’s projects, forcing them to retreat from the City of Defense."

After listening attentively, she did not voice any objection, "It’s not a bad fallback plan."

"So you have a concrete plan?" the Angel asked.

"Correct," Chaoyang swept his gaze over the crowd, "At first, I thought only Ailuodi and I were affected by the Evil God, so I’ve been cautiously accumulating power. But now that the Chosen One and the Magic Goddess have appeared in the City of Defense, we can definitely make a big scene, spreading the name of the Paradise Sect throughout the city!"

"However, before that, we need to gather enough people and find some additional help."

...

By the time Ailuodi saw Enkui again, it was already close to nine o’clock at night. Marei and the Sweet Potato brothers seemed to understand that they had important matters to discuss. After inviting them inside, they conscientiously went to the side to take care of their sister.

"I thought you wouldn’t show up at all tonight," Enkui’s expression was somewhat somber, "Didn’t you say you needed to prepare for tomorrow’s matter? Or have you regretted taking on this troublesome commission?"

"Do you think I came to you this late to tell you the contract is terminated?" the Angel naturally guessed her inner unrest, "If I really wanted to renege, the best method would be to disappear without a word. That way, even if you were angry or disappointed, you’d have no way to find me."

The other party was taken aback, "So... you’re not here to tell me bad news?"

"The power of the contract is absolute. As long as it exists, no one can terminate it midway." Ailuodi paused for a moment, "The execution will take place tomorrow morning at ten. The Paradise Sect will also take action then, rescuing Franwick Yuss."

"Wait, you’re going to directly confront the company!?" Enkui was shocked, "No, that’s too reckless!"

"The guards present tomorrow won’t be too numerous, I estimate three squads of ten each. The execution will be near the beach cave, so the gang that watches over this place may also join the battle. In the end, the number of enemies will not exceed two hundred."

"And how many people can you field?"

"Hmm..." Ailuodi first held up five fingers, thought for a moment, then bent one down, "At least no fewer than four."

"You’re insane!" Enkui finally couldn’t help it, four against two hundred, how was that any different from suicide!? "Doing this won’t just fail to rescue Franwick, it’ll also cost you your lives! Miss Ailuodi, those aren’t two hundred refugees, but fully armed thugs!"

"That’s exactly why I’ve come to you," Ailuodi said indifferently, "I’ve heard that among the civilians, there’s already organized resistance against the company. Franwick Yuss was captured for leading the opposition. As the ’big sister’ of this street, you must have come into contact with quite a few allies who harbor thoughts of resistance, right?"

"What do you want with this information..." Enkui instinctively said with caution.

"I don’t need to know exactly who they are. I just want to know if it’s true."

She hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "But these people only have fish spears and iron forks; they’re no match for the company’s men in a direct confrontation."

"Gather them to witness tomorrow’s execution."

"Then what?" she asked involuntarily.

"Then I will give them an opportunity—an opportunity that requires just a bit of courage to make these thugs pay an equivalent price," Ailuodi said word by word.