My Goddess is Good at Pretending-Chapter 691: Fear of the Uncertain

After half a day of relentless fighting with a hit-and-run tactic, forcing their way to the final boss stage right away to avoid the constant debuffs and suppression, the coalition forces finally reached the Demon King’s castle, an imposing structure of blackened stone and malevolent energy. The castle seemed alive as its walls pulsated with a dark aura that sought to influence them.

Fortunately, the place between the castle and the entrance gate existed as a safe area. Countless weaker demons from outside couldn’t possibly enter the sealing ground’s core area.

Knowing the real threat awaited them inside the castle with the final boss at the throne hall in the inner palace, everyone took the opportunity to rest and recover before they advanced.

The others might feel it was a pretty reckless plan against the overall situation, but it was the best available choice for them to achieve the most fruitful result with minimized risk.

They might say the entire plan caused the difficulty to increase multiplefold, but they could only say that just because they didn’t know the true danger in this sealing ground, it was not much different from how eight generations of heroes fell in this accursed land.

After they realized they were still alive despite following the seemingly suicide mission, they understood that it was the right plan. Despite the injuries, the group was still intact and nobody got left behind. Saintess Miko was right, ready with a mature plan.

Read 𝓁atest chapters at fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm Only.

’Why didn’t you guide them properly? Have you forgotten that eight generations of your heroes have died here?’ Shiina crossed her arms, wondering what the Glorious God had in mind. He declared about the glory whatsoever, but he mostly acted as the secret support, rarely making any move to help the heroes.

’They will know about it eventually. Saintess Miko merely accelerated their realization. Were you the one who told her, Lady Shiina?’ Rhykdohr scratched his head.

’Don’t call my new name casually. We’re not even acquaintances.’ Shiina took a step back from Rhykdohr. She then turned around to return to Miko’s side. ’No, it wasn’t all from me. Saintess Miko learned everything from her mama, the Sacred Sakura Goddess herself. They scouted this region two months ago, including inspecting the high-rank demons inside the palace.’

"Well..." Rhykdohr felt awkward since he wasn’t allowed to say names, but he was soon surprised by what Lady Shiina said next. "Huh, what?!"

"Lower your voice, old geezer." Shiina flinched a bit. They were talking telepathically, but Rhykdohr suddenly raised his voice, and that got the others’ attention.

’Uh, did the Sacred Sakura Goddess check on the Demon King of Extreme Evil and his demon generals? How are they doing now?’ Rhykdohr honestly wished to know about it, considering that none of his past heroes survived the mission, and none of them actually managed to enter the inner castle.

’I’ll leave that for Lady Miko to convey to everyone later. The seal weakened the demons massively, but the threats were still too great. Even you can fall here, perishing without a burial ground.’ Shiina emphasized her words because it was the truth, without exaggeration.

"..." Rhykdohr fell silent, sitting on the rubble in thought. He personally participated in this mission, and with divine assistance from the heavenly agent and the Elysion Church, but he still took it lightly. He was a God in the mortal world, dispatched with many experts and powerhouses, but since the heavenly agent warned him specifically with a stern tone, then the risk of dying was valid.

"..." Mashiro glanced at that secret conversation. Since a month ago, he suspected that the cloaked veteran expert was a powerful secret agent, helping everyone discreetly. One of the higher-ups of the Elysion Church talked to that cloaked veteran secretly, and it confirmed his suspicion.

"This is an extermination mission, not a drill or purge like last month. Report your condition, everyone." Miko grasped her hand, observing her people.

"Reporting, we’re still in the perfect condition. 90% of our prime. The ten hours of the raid barely tired us out." Gabriella represented her fellow disciples to report.

"Half of our holy knights and priests need at least an hour of recovery until they are ready to fight in prime condition." Bhaenera clasped her hands together. The recovery time had been shortened and accelerated with the help of holy artifacts and multiple spells, including Saintess Miko’s blessings, but the others still needed at least an hour.

"We’re good. Give us half an hour, and we’ll be ready to fight again, Miko." Mingyue smiled brightly.

"Mm, this extermination mission is much more lenient than the purge quest, especially with you here." Meiying didn’t say it, but she had already recovered 100%.

"Mm, good. But, please remember, the real danger awaits inside the demonic palace. The demon king who has transcended beyond the mortal boundary and his demon generals await inside. Although they are weakened to the 8th Rank and below, their threat never drops below the Demi-God level." Miko was pleased because her party was still in good condition.

"Bhaenera Raeliar..." Jophiel muttered under her breath, feeling something was a bit off about the Elysion Church’s saintess.

The Elysion Church’s saint, Daemyx Daerralis, was much or less fine because she could see his righteous soul aligned with her master’s teaching, but the saintess was a bit different.

That girl exuded an extremely biased invisible aura, and the gaze that that girl gave to her master was a bit strange. It was as if her master only needed to say a word, and Saintess Bhae would carry it out unconditionally, even though it would take one’s life for nothing.

She took it for granted because she understood how Saintess Bhae might feel, considering the Supreme Goddess, the divine being worshipped by the Elysion Church, was her master’s divine mother.

Even so, she found she and Saintess Bhae had some similarities. They were literally infatuated with the one they served and worshipped.

’Wait, she should serve Goddess Master, not my master. She’s Bhae-nera Rae-liar, a big liar! She should be infatuated with master’s mama!’ Jophiel just realized it as she swiftly changed her opinion of Saintess Bhae.

"They, really can’t enter into this core seal area..." Feng Xue muttered softly as she gazed upon the countless demons outside the primary sealing barrier.

The strongest demons were sealed within the palace, and the weaker demons were unable to pass through the barrier.

She felt a little heavy in her heart because, in the last ten hours, they literally performed hit and run, forcing their way, but along the way, they triggered and taunted countless demons to hunt them all the way here. And yet, they never stopped, even though it was to save the captured people, the anguished souls tormented by the demons of this claimed land.

She understood those people were considered as good as dead despite their pleas and begging for help, but still... well, she couldn’t say much and simply accepted the cold, bitter truth. She wasn’t a naive girl anymore, and those people were most likely to hinder, or worse, cause their downfall because they might be the demon traps.

The Elysion Church’s personnel and Sacred Sakura’s core disciples were perfectly fine because they had been trained very well. However, some of the heroes were not in a good mental state, especially the imperial princess.

"..." Feng Xue considered it and immediately reported it to Miko with a whisper, hoping for a solution. The imperial princess hid it well, but she could tell this girl was on the verge of sanity and almost lost it.

"Hm, alright. I’ll calm them down." Miko nodded subtly as she looked at the recovering heroes and warriors of the hero expedition team.

They should be aware of the risks of this mission, and most of them should know it could turn into a suicide mission if they let their guard down.

Even so, the fear was reasonable when faced with the scary, nightmarish situations they witnessed along the way. They had come this far, and there was no turning back, so everyone should be prepared to face it.

Miko went over there with Rafaela and Jophiel by her sides. She took her seat on a large rock near the imperial princess, but she spoke to the nervous warriors and heroes. "How is your condition? Are you scared after coming this far?"

"Am I afraid..." Genevieve was the first to respond as she was the nearest. Saintess Miko’s voice was soothing, but it spoke the truth about her current feelings and dilemma. She mumbled in her mind as if she was questioning her life and journey so far.

The demon king awaited inside the castle before them, and countless demons already surrounded the entire area, cutting off any possible escape paths. There was no retreat as their only choice was to advance and face the great adversary inside the castle.

She might not be the only one who felt afraid and nervous, not too sure if they could survive the final battle. They had no time to think about it before because, during the raid, they only slayed the nearby demons and swiftly moved forward, following the leaders in front.

However, they already arrived right before the final boss stage, the ultimate destination of their current mission, and the current recovery opportunity made them question, whether they could see tomorrow’s sun or fall as the heroes like their predecessors.