[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-776":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1564248,2028,"Chapter 776 One Last Shot","divine-path-system-chapter-776",776,"\u003Cp>Chapter 776 One Last Shot\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirage Queen's eyes turned red as she watched her capital in ruins. She clutched her heart and gritted her teeth to prevent the tears from falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Queen, she mustn't cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the city of her ancestors was destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Castle that the Emperor personally gifted was smashed to bits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if her heart broke into pieces and was crushed to powder, she shouldn't cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gather the survivors. Maintain contact with all cities. Stay alert.\" Mirage Queen issued the orders in an emotionless tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entourage that returned with her couldn't even utter a word. They only responded with a 'hm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirage Queen didn't bother to reprimand them and landed her spaceship in the place where her castle used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Archduke Laren's outburst, the bits and pieces of the castle were scattered across the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped out of the spaceship and scanned through the debris with hunched shoulders. She was like a refugee returning to her destroyed city, hoping to find the remains of her own past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And find she did. But with every item she found, Mirage Queen's shoulders hunched further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, each finding her heart like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paintings of her homeland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I let down your expectations.' Mirage Queen bit her lip until she bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sculptures of her late parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am a failure. Sorry, mom, dad.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remains of the throne that was passed down in her lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am a disgrace to my great ancestors.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broken holy altar that stood out from the other debris because of the level 8 fluctuations on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I…' Mirage Queen's eyes went blank as she felt suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally, she lowered her head and started to sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, she created an illusion to hide her fragile self. To anyone watching her, they'd only see the straight back of a Queen who's unfazed by the setbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only inside the illusion, could she cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For letting down everyone, for being such a disappointment, and for being unable to stop so many deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she'd quickly hide that self behind her emotionless mask, for now, she vented her grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only twenty million,\" Varian munched on some fried meat as he mumbled with a disappointed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seated on the main seat of a large dining table. Seated across the table were the twenty-three old men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ate and drank as if there was no tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the mission ended, Varian met them for the first time and threw a feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the crazy guy in person, the old guys were shocked, to say the least. He was anything but normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, what the fuck? He's level 8 for fuck's sake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 8 at what? 18 years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's so outrageous that two old men and three old women fainted from high blood pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving them some emergency treatment, Varian began the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By being in the same room as them, Varian also implied that he was now trusting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sort of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enigma was seated the closest to him. And unlike others, she was only sipping some wine while keeping an eye out on the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the onset of any danger, she'd teleport him and herself out of the ghost ship. Then, Boo would trap the old guys in celestial walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian felt that they were being too cautious. But Enigma was adamant. So, he relented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was being overprotective and that's fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, the feast proceeded smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With jugs clinking and delicious dishes devoured, everyone was enjoying themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teams bragged about their battles and burst into laughter from their outdated jokes from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was due to their mental image of him, or his temperament, no one talked to Varian much other than a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian himself didn't understand why it was the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Enigma was able to see it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian…even though he was sitting with them, he gave off an aloof and distant feeling. Like a mirage that could be seen but not touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old men and women were stuck on how to treat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a colleague? He's only 18.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a junior? He's level 8 and commanded them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a senior? It'd be embarrassing for them to address someone their grandchildren's age as a senior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they just shut up and enjoyed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Varian suddenly said. \"Only twenty million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chats stopped and the table fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that?\" A short old man asked. He was someone who initially had the idea of extorting Varian and using those resources to create more Sovereigns for the federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after seeing the boy's performance in person, he trusted Varian. And he's level 8 already. He'd be a Sovereign sooner or later. So, unconsciously, he also started to place hopes on Varian and was even ready to help him if he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty million casualties,\" Varian replied as he gazed at the twenty-three warriors along with seven empty chairs. \"It's not bad, but a hundred million would've been good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones drinking nearly spat out at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu-Hundred million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could kill that many, then Mirage Abyss would be crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could forget about recovering for two decades at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's impossible,\" An old woman sighed as she finished the fifth cup of fine wine. \"Mirage Queen would prepare safeguards against any such invasion in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was Prince Var, he learned that Abyss Will could also be controlled by the Abyss Rulers to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mirage Queen used that authority, she'd be able to find that they used CTF to enter the Abyss and somehow also hid the spatial fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she take measures against that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if she does, she'd stay in the Abyss,\" Varian's eyes shone with a cunning glint. \"Then the planetoids are ours to taking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veterans were surprised at his words before they shook their heads. \"After this, we'll all have to return to our planets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Abysses would've been alerted by Mirage Abyss. To prevent this tragedy from happening again, they'd surely send all their forces to the planetoids and as a consequence, force them to return to the planetoids as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Uranus had almost 100 level 9s. Despair Abyss had roughly the same number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since around 10-15 level 9s in both Uranus and Despair Abyss were 'resting', Varian was able to use them for this raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what Despair Abyss would do now was to send even these resting level 9s to the frontlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, the level 9s of Uranus couldn't rest either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Varian would've no more 'soldiers' for his crazy attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a bit extreme, but a perfect solution for the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I know you all have to go. I even got the messages from your Sovereigns already.\" Varian chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words confused the veterans. Without the support of any level 9s, how was Varian still confident in changing the planetoids situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian smiled at their confusion but didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the disparity between Mars and Mirage Abyss was cut down through this mission, it was still big enough to start and conquer Mars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed one more shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One big shot to bridge the disparity or at least make it insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That and only that could save Mars from its predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll save Mars.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1244,"2026-06-06T07:58:30.929Z",1,"novelbin.me","0504c6be065288b23cf3d68b7d2109e85a39d981f3fe6916c7489f6806a40a6c","divine-path-system-chapter-777","divine-path-system-chapter-775",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]