Chapter 807: We Are Companions Now

Following the first one who fell, these Aozuobeien elites who had drunk the Divine Grace holy wine fell one after another, all except for Maluxisi, who still stood on the altar steps. Her cold gaze swept over the crowd of Drow who had collapsed below, finally resting on a sturdy female, and she let out a cold snort, saying:

"Sharuina, stop pretending! I know you didn't drink the holy wine just now!"

Seeing her disguise pointed out by Maluxisi, Sharuina knew there was no longer an opportunity for a sneak attack, but she did not care in the slightest, climbing up from the ground unhurriedly and calmly smoothing out her clothing and ornaments.

Only then did she look at Maluxisi with some confusion and ask:

"Why do this? Daring to cause trouble at the Mother Goddess's Sacrificial Ceremony, are you not afraid of Divine Punishment? Or have you already fallen?"

"Fallen? Divine Punishment?"

Maluxisi looked at the confusion in her old rival's eyes, and the smile on her face grew even richer, "How do you know that what I am doing now is not under the Mother Goddess's instruction!"

"Impossible! How could the Mother Goddess do such a thing?!"

Although Sharuina had already guessed this possibility, she was still startled by it; if even the Mother Goddess could not be relied upon, then she—

At the thought of the worst-case scenario, Sharuina immediately became vigilant; if it were not for the fact that another high Mage of her family was still lying on the ground alive, and Maluxisi was staring at her from the altar steps, she would have wanted to just walk away.

"What exactly do you want?"

After asking, Sharuina stared fixedly at Maluxisi, as if she would strike immediately if anything went wrong.

And on the altar steps.

Maluxisi did not take Sharuina's nervous display to heart; she chuckled, reached her hand into the wine jar containing the holy wine again, lifted a mass of dark holy power from it, and said sternly: "The Oracle is here, all who oppose shall be destroyed!"

"The Oracle?"

Hearing this term, Sharuina immediately turned her gaze to the mass of dark holy power in Maluxisi's hand, and after a brief Perception, she could not help but let out an exclamation, "The Mother Goddess wants to attack the Surface?"

But immediately, she reacted, "The Mother Goddess does not intend to kill us; you are deliberately misinterpreting the divine will!"

Sharuina herself was not a Priest of the Mother Goddess, but as a high Mage, she knew very well that an Oracle was not a specific and definite command, but a vague divine will!

Different interpreters could perceive the Oracle and interpret different meanings; generally, there were only differences in details, and such a major misinterpretation as this was hard to occur.

But at the same time, Sharuina also knew that once this situation occurred, it must end with the total compromise of one side, and she did not want to compromise.

She looked at Maluxisi stubbornly, not wanting to lose even a fraction of her momentum.

However, Maluxisi did not care and gave the final answer:

"The Mother Goddess indeed does not intend to kill you, but the Mother Goddess also did not let you refuse Divine Grace! Sharuina, drink the holy wine, and from now on we will be the closest sisters in the sect! If you don't drink, not only will you die today, but not a single one of your family will survive!"

"Holy wine?"

Sharuina immediately understood that it really was the Mother Goddess who wanted them dead; the so-called holy wine was nothing more than a means of control. What difference was there between them losing their freedom and being dead!

"What exactly do you want? I can lead my family members to leave Aozuobeien and never return! I swear it in the name of the Mother Goddess!"

Once these words were out, Sharuina's momentum weakened significantly.

"Disrespecting Divine Grace, yet you still want to swear in the name of the Mother Goddess? I think Divine Punishment should fall upon you most of all!" Maluxisi said disdainfully.

"I will give you one pillar of time to consider; will you drink this holy wine or not?"

After speaking, Maluxisi pointed at the Timing Stone Pillar not far away, and in an instant, the original Magic on the stone pillar receded and was reset for a period of time.

Below the altar.

Sharuina looked in the direction Maluxisi pointed; at this moment, the entire Timing Stone Pillar was activated, but at the same time, it was dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Sharuina knew the other party had not given her much time to consider; the gradually dimming Timing Stone Pillar was like a series of death-knell horns, throwing her heart into chaos.

What should she do? Sharuina glanced at the family member who had attended the Sacrificial Ceremony with her, that high Mage who was still lying on the ground, and cursed "idiot" in her heart.

Then, a look of determination appeared in her eyes; she looked at Maluxisi opposite her and said calmly: "Maluxisi, let us leave, or I will immediately trigger an earthquake and collapse Aozuobeien!"

The consequences of collapsing Aozuobeien were too terrifying; once she really did this, given the unstable Magic Net environment of the Underdark, even a high Mage might not be able to escape such a destructive disaster.

In other words, Sharuina was betting that Maluxisi could not bear such consequences.

To this, Maluxisi only smiled slightly, a trace of madness flashing in her eyes, "You can try and see, see if you die first or I die first."

"..."

Sharuina was silent; in fact, she herself could hardly bear the consequences of collapsing a giant Empty Bubble, and at the same time, she knew that when that moment truly arrived, she might not really be able to collapse Aozuobeien.

There was another high Mage standing right next to her, just like her; how could they let her calmly perform Spellcasting to cause destruction! A struggle flashed in Sharuina's eyes; she stared fixedly at Maluxisi and demanded: "Are you really going to force me?"

"Time's up!"

"What?"

Sharuina subconsciously looked at the Timing Stone Pillar to the side; at this time, the stone pillar had completely dimmed, and under Darkvision, it had almost merged into the surrounding background.

At the same time, an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly surged into her heart; Sharuina secretly thought "not good" and was about to perform Spellcasting to escape, but suddenly felt weak all over, and even her head felt dizzy.

She only had time to say one sentence, "You cheated," before she collapsed with a boom just like her companions before her.

And at this time, Maluxisi on the altar finally let out a true sigh of relief; she waved her hand, and a team of Priests mixed with Mages walked over from outside, the leader walking all the way to the foot of the altar steps, saying with a fanatical look:

"High Priestess, everything outside is ready!"

"Good, begin the ritual now!"

After the mysterious ritual, the Aozuobeien elites who had originally fallen on the square one by one stood up from the ground; the high Mage who had been about to question her earlier seemed to have his thoughts still lingering at that moment, and continued to demand: "Maluxisi, what do you want to do?"

But once the words were out, he himself was stunned; as if thinking of something, his face became extremely ugly.

And at this moment, on the altar steps, Maluxisi clearly had a trace of fatigue on her face, but her spirit was extremely excited; looking at the crowd below who seemed to have realized something, she announced loudly: "Everyone, from now on, we are companions!"

(End of this chapter)