+ Captain. +

+ Somney? How's it going? +

+ No change. +

Somney's inorganic voice was as steady as ever, and Rika Fujimaru sighed wistfully:

The lack of change meant that even after the main messenger of the Chaos Ritual was destroyed, the entire ritual was still going on in an orderly manner.

Although Rikka knew that once the Tzeentch Demon was involved, the whole thing would not end so simply and clearly, but when the facts were really laid out in front of her, she still felt a little tired because of it.

+ What about the current progress? +

+ A subspace vortex has been generated, with the center point inside the ruin you are in. The anomalies are largely established, and the material world is gradually being eroded by subspace. Except for a passage that you forcibly opened with the Emperor's Psionic Energy when you landed in the air, the Human Foundation value is no longer observable. The Chaos Ritual continues, and Trismegistes calculates that without further intervention, the pathway will be completely bridged and the anomaly will be fully established in approximately twenty minutes based on Terra Standard Time. +

- By that time, Jestal will be a planet in subspace for good. Eighty percent is still the kind that belongs to the Tzeentch Demon Domain.

+ In addition, Sheba observed the unusual high-speed movement of Yago Sevitalyon, and upon closer inspection, the One Hundred and Six Spirit Bases were detected from him. At present, the two of them are heading in the direction of the ruins of the inner city, and a large number of low-level spiritual bases have been eliminated along the way. +

Although this sentence was also said bluntly, Lixiang somehow still heard a little accusation. It's hard to say if it's because of this, or because of the behavior of those two people who "wiped out a large number of low-grade spiritual bases while traveling", all in all, Fujimaru Rika once again wanted to sigh very much.

+ One hundred and six is Joan of Arc Alter, I still hope you'll call it by name. Then, how large is this "mass", and will it be ...... Forget it, anyway, I can't measure the foundation value of human reason now. +

She thought about it for a moment and changed the angle of the question:

+ If we try to observe the interior of the subspace now, will we be able to detect the presence of large-scale and potentially threatening subspace entities? +

+ I'm not optimistic about this effort: the amount of chaotic pollution in the Aboriginal body can greatly interfere with observations. Even if such a target could be detected, it would require Trismergistus to spend a lot of time doing calculations to eliminate interference. +

+ It's okay, you don't really have to do the math, it's enough to have this answer. +

For Tzeentch, most of the time, if "a question that takes a lot of effort to determine the answer" appears, it itself means that "the answer to the question is a bad outcome".

+ By the way, try to contact the Lion's Mane and ask them to act according to the "predetermined plan" as promised, and you will remember to prepare the Noble Phantasm. Ideally, all the arrangements will be done exactly in the split second after 20 minutes, please let me know immediately if you have any problems with the execution. +

+ Understood. +

Rika Fujimaru patted Governor Deville on the shoulder soothingly, asking the middle-aged lady who was kneeling on the ground to control her emotions a little, and then spoke to the air that was still not dissipating heat in the ruins:

"I don't know exactly who it is, but I'm sure you're watching from the side." She said, "The unambitious fool I just killed must have just wanted to drag this planet into subspace, but you're more than that, aren't you?" ”

DeVille was a little confused about who Rika Fujimaru was talking to. The confusion lasted only two seconds, for two seconds later there was a terrible laugh from somewhere in an undiscernible place: as if far away, as if at great close, as if it were omnipresent.

This is not a sound made in a human way, and naturally it is difficult for human beings to understand. Deville's will was almost crushed by the indescribable in the laughter, but the hand that belonged to the envoy of the throne on her shoulder had a temperature that could not be ignored, and this temperature barely maintained her sanity.

Immediately afterward, a foreign object that should not exist in this world emerges from behind the Veil - or perhaps the world that should not exist behind the Veil involuntarily welcomes the monster.

It was a terrifyingly blue bird, large in size, holding an equally large, intricately decorated and blasphemous staff. In this respect alone, it was clearly much more imposing than the Tzeentch demon that had occupied Raj Hasting, and it was easy to infer that it was clearly more powerful and favored by their master. But it looked old, and both its grayish blue feathers and its shriveled and weakened limbs clearly marked this on the most superficial parts. This, of course, will make those who see it for the first time wonder: do demons also have the concept of aging?

The most important thing, and the most unusual thing about it, was that the Tzeentch demon had two old, bird-like heads.

"Lord of Change, Carlos the 'Lifeweaver'." Fujimaru Rika called out the name of the visitor without hesitation, "It's a coincidence, meet again—or should I say that you bothered to arrange this big show?" ”

Sitting on his knees, Governor de Ville looked up in shock and looked at the envoy of the throne who looked at him with a natural demeanor. Before she could think about it, the demon's scream disrupted her mind once more:

"Respectable! Respectable! You can see through my plan with the dull eyes of a mortal! ”

"Stupid! Stupidity! Even if you know this, you can't escape the snare of fate! ”

Its two heads made diametrically opposed statements.

"Can't you just make things easier? Why do I have to talk to your two heads at once? Rika Fujimaru complained in a seemingly friendly manner, "Before we start talking, can you agree with yourself?" ”

"Makes sense."

"Impossible!"

Carlos's two heads looked down at Fujimaru from two directions, and the two bird faces unreasonably showed a very human expression—one face seemed relieved and happy, even vaguely showing a sense of intimacy; The other face was annoyed and angry, as if it wanted to crush Lixiang's bones and scatter ashes.

Governor de Ville's sanity could no longer hold on, causing her to bow her head before the Lord of Change. She stared viciously at a depression in the ground in front of her, and kept spitting on herself in her heart. The hand that belonged to the girl on her shoulder had been soothing, and this only made her blame herself more.

She heard the sound of the demon scraping a steel plate again:

"It's also a change, and it's interesting."

"It's unpredictable! When did you first notice it? ”

Fujimaru Rika let the tail of the spear in her hand touch the ground gently, and spoke after that small "click" sound: "I can't say it myself, but the whole thing does reveal something too coincidental." ”

For some reason, she even put on an attitude of wanting to have a long talk with the enemy:

"We 'coincidentally' found a Chaos Gang who 'coincidentally' knew one of the versions of the rumors about this planet, and after we arrived on this planet, Conrad Coates 'happened' to see a prophecy that we had to land on the planet's surface, and when we landed, we found ourselves arriving at a 'coincidence' time - what a coincidence, no one with even the slightest knowledge of the planet would fail to see it, right?"

Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she added: "Also, you have to put the number 'nine' in the incident when you do anything, as if you are afraid that others will not know that you are behind it." Although I have a general understanding that you have such a thing as a 'holy number', do you really have to take advantage of that little bit of metaphysical significance to enhance the effect of whatever you do? It makes you demons look like animals carving out their territory in the wilderness. ”

She didn't say what means she used to draw the territory, but as long as people with a little common sense, it is not difficult to associate this, let alone the Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Changes. Of course, one of Carlos's heads giggled, and the other was furious:

"You have a lot of courage! No wonder St. Tzeentch wants to treat you as a guest! ”

"You have repeatedly offended! One day I will crush you to ashes! ”

But it says so, but it does nothing in its hands. Fujimaru Rika still had time to laugh out loud and continued to laugh:

"This time, which of your heads is telling the truth? Which head is telling a lie? She asked, "If Tzeentch really wants to 'treat me as a guest,' then how can you have the opportunity to crush my bones and ashes?" If Tzeentch cares so much about me that he orders me to be removed, why don't you mention my soul at all? How can there be a Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Transformations who can make people see flaws in casual chats? ”

-Master, please don't keep trying to provoke it, it's not very beneficial for us to fight in this state. -

Karna in Ortenus quietly reminded him when an emotional Carlos let out a piercing scream.

- I know, I know, the killing spear is forbidden, right. -

Rika Fujimaru also secretly replied in the irritable flapping of wings of the Demon Lord of Ten Thousand Changes.

"Even if you are an alien drifter, you should not prune countless branches of possible fate so wantonly!"

"You arrogant little bastard, don't think you're foolproof if you fall to the carrion on that throne!"

Carlos's two heads once again let out a threat, but Rika Fujimaru didn't care:

"Do you think that I can stand here without fear now only because I am allied with the Emperor? Ah, I've heard the rumor that you're calling yourself a 'life-weaver' who participates in all the changes in the future, but you can't see the present that you deserve to see clearly? ”

"Gah-"

"If you can take a good look at the present, you will naturally know: since I fell into this universe, Tzeentch has always been closer to me than the emperor! Even now! Rika Fujimaru sneered, "Why do you think I'm just a human being, but I suddenly have the ability to improve the magic of another world into a summoning style that suits the rules of this world?" Why is it that I have never practiced chaos spells, but I can use the effects of the ritual of interpreting the numbers detected by a human device? Would you like to guess where this knowledge comes from? ”

Both of Carlos' heads were angry:

"It doesn't make sense! If you have received the blessing of our Lord, why have you not taken refuge in St. Tzeentch? ”

"This is blasphemy! How can a blasphemer be allowed to live if he is so lazy after receiving the gift? ”

"It's simple, because Tzeentch doesn't want to do this, and he can't do it." Fujimaru Rika sneered, "If he wants to, then I should be pinched in the palm of his hand by him in the first step into this world; If he could do it, then I would never have been able to escape from the Tzeentch Demon Realm and join the Emperor. But you see, I'm not alive right now—ah, sorry, I forgot you couldn't see the 'now'. ”

"How dare a mere human being speculate about the Sacred Heart!"

"Blunt people, why do you bark wildly!"

"Because I know all too well what God is: to hold great power, but to be bound by my own power, and to be forever tied to the throne of my own priesthood, not even to do what I want, not to be free at all, and even to affect my character and thinking in a serious way—of course, this is the first time I have seen a god as inferior as Tzeentch."

"How dare you make such wild remarks with white fangs!"

"How dare you not bow your knees to the supreme power of my lord!"

Carlos's furious gesture is terrifying, but Rika Fujimaru is only puzzled by this:

It's all like this, or do you repeat a few sentences, won't this two-headed chicken quarrel?

Only she is unilaterally outputting herself, which makes her feel very unaccomplished, and she feels dry when she talks too much. But the words rush here, and it seems a little impolite not to continue:

"How can I say that I am saying these things with empty mouths and white teeth, of course I have detailed observation and personal experience to draw conclusions?" She said with a sense of course, "He calls himself the 'Lord of All Changes,' but he can't even exhaust all the changes in his own universe, and he can't exert any decent influence on me who is not in this universe—he can't even directly affect my consciousness through the power of chaos. ”

Carlos' two heads let out a terrifying scream at the same time beyond human comprehension. If an ordinary mortal were to be in this place unprotected, I am afraid that everyone from soul to body would be crushed by the chaotic energy brought by this scream in an instant.

It's a pity that Fujimaru Rika is not afraid, and Governor Deville is under the protection of the imperial spiritual energy she transmitted, except for the instinctive fear, he only feels a little confused in his thoughts.

In that scream, Carlos's two heads aspired to convey the same meaning: "Kill you!" I'm going to kill you! ”

And Fujimaru Rikka just scoffed at this:

"You're the Demon Lord of All Changes, the celebrity under Tzeentch, but do you remember your master when you scream this?"

"How dare you say—"

"—How is it a lie? I know all too well what God is. How is it possible that a god who is in charge of change is not happy to see it? How much more is it a change caused by a foreign substance that should not exist in this world? Does Tzeentch really want me dead? If I die, who shouldn't exist in this world, where will my soul go? Does He think he can afford to risk losing these changes? Admit it, you're always shouting to kill me, it's just that you want to kill me:

"After all, if I suddenly decide to switch to Tzeentch at the slightest thought, you will not be the only darling to come out alive from the 'Well of Eternity'!"