Chapter 1675 - Before the Storm (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Peace and quiet were rare on the bridge aboard the Petrachelys. Perhaps the battle with the goddess of annihilation had consumed so much energy that they had not recovered even after one to two days of rest. Even Lily and Rollie were seated quietly or bent over their chairs, all except for Lil Pea and Noobie. Both of them remained as energetic as ever. One was splashing in the sink while the other was throwing a tantrum over a piece of meat that was hard to bite.
Those two did not expend much energy in the battle, though the little mermaid had almost taken away half of the goddess of annihilation’s life…
Hao Ren turned to look at Vivian and asked, “How does it feel, getting up close and personal with your creator?”
“I have a lot of feelings,” Vivian said with a shallow smile. “But to be honest, none of my mental preparations have worked. The goddess… Rheia, she’s nothing like I thought she would be.”
Hao Ren nodded. “Oh, I didn’t expect her to look like your niece either.”
“That’s not what I mean.” Vivian rolled her eyes. “I mean her character, and her… aura. I thought she was the more serious, more dignified type, but I didn’t expect her to be so approachable. It’s a little rude to put it like that, but it’s really how I feel. But there’s one thing that turned out just as I had expected; she’s really easy to talk to like Raven 12345.”
“Don’t mention her. You won’t find her easy to talk to when her brain fails,” said Hao Ren. “Talking about the goddess of creation’s current character… To be honest, I think it had a lot to do with her failure.”
“Huh?”
“We know her past. It’s impossible for such a character to be soft and gentle, yet? There’s a kind of warm and gentle aura about her, as though she’s lost her fighting spirit. The reason? It goes without saying. It took her millions of years to build an era of order, only for it to be completely flattened in the blink of an eye. After that, her countless plans and schemes were destroyed one by one. What a heavy blow!”
Vivian frowned. “Can the gods be defeated like that?”
“She wasn’t knocked down, or she wouldn’t have followed us out of the Umbral Realm. How comfortable would it be to stay in the dream,” Hao Ren explained, waving his hand. “But she’s not completely unaffected. The will of the gods is strong so that they can remain true to themselves for eons. Nevertheless, the gods also have thoughts and feelings. This is the basis of their ability to understand and love ordinary people, but it also causes them to waver a little sometimes, and that’s the state she’s in now. She seems gentle, unconcerned, and a little over the top. All her plans were destroyed or denied, then we gave her a new plan and she accepted it without question, displaying incredible cooperation… Of course, it was right for her to cooperate. She’s wise enough to know that the plan we’ve given her is better, but she shows a lack of initiative in the process. It was a concern during my discussion with Raven 12345.”
“You don’t think Rheia can get out of this on her own?”
“She can, or she wouldn’t be a goddess. But I don’t know how long it will take her to realize that and make the adjustment. After all, we don’t have much time,” said Hao Ren frankly. “I don’t really doubt her abilities. What I’m afraid of is her lack of motivation. And we don’t have much advantage against the Mad Lord. If Rheia loses her fighting spirit… that’ll even be less advantageous.”
“Has Raven 12345 said anything about how she plans to solve this problem?” Vivian looked worried.
“…She told me to ask the goddess of creation to do more exercises.”
“…Well, now I think Raven 12345 is a bit unreliable too.”
Hao Ren shook his head with a smile and waved at the sink. Lil Pea jumped out of it and fell onto Hao Ren’s hand. The little one was quite heavy. “But then again, she was right to ask me to bring Lil Pea along this time, even though it was because of the prophecy…”