The Ninth Herrscher

"Do I... have any opinion?" Michael looked around at everyone who was staring at him. Baal practically had "Watch your words" written all over his face. But Abaddon was as reliable as ever. He noticed immediately that Baal's expression would cause trouble and stepped forward slightly to block Baal.

Although Nahamah is usually unreliable and unserious, he won't let you down at crucial moments. He also knows that Baal can't hide his thoughts. If others notice Baal's expression, even if Michael tries to speak up for Astaroth in the end, it will give the council something to say, making them think that Michael was threatened by Baal.

So he moved closer to Baal and gave Baal a hand gesture to keep him quiet.

"Based on my current interactions with Astaroth, she is not a threat. In fact, we get along quite well," Michael said. She was quite familiar with Astaroth's situation; since Astaroth currently cannot control her abilities, she can unconsciously cause hallucinations in people.

Even though she got along well with Astaroth, she still fell for it. In her eyes, the entire ward was like a dream, with flowers blooming by the window and butterflies fluttering around her.

You can even smell the fragrance of wildflowers and hear the clear chirping of birds.

This ability is neither good nor bad.

It all depends on Astaroth's state of mind and what the person forced into the illusion is thinking. Although Astaroth cannot control her abilities at present, the range of her abilities is limited to this ward and will not spread outwards.

Perhaps for Astaroth, all she needs is a peaceful little world, and she doesn't need to spread her abilities far. In fact, in Michael's memories, when Astaroth was on a mission as Fallen Angel, the maximum range of her abilities could cover an area at least half the size of the Fire Moth's headquarters.

However, compared to its own divine Divine Blessing Barrier, it's not that big.

Michael believed that Astaroth was harmless. In fact, in Astaroth's illusion, if Astaroth harbored ill will towards a visitor, the mental attacks she could unleash would be extremely terrifying. But why would a child who only wanted a peaceful little world harbor ill will?

This reminded her of her previous life when she experienced the Twelfth Herrscher event as the Divine Key.

What exactly drove her sister, who had encouraged her until the very end, to rush towards death filled with resentment? And what triggered the awakening of the Twelfth Herrscher, ultimately destroying the three remaining human cities?

It is suspicion between people of different races and those of different races, and it is the weak bullying the weaker.

"What exactly is the situation?" Lionel asked.

"We were in a hospital room filled with sunshine and the fragrance of flowers, and we talked about a fairytale ending," Michael said with a smile. "Butterflies fluttered around us, and we could occasionally hear the clear chirping of birds. If I had to describe it, our environment was a fairytale world."

"Aren't you afraid? If she harbors ill intentions towards you, it might not be a fairy tale anymore." The council representative looked at the ward where Astaroth was located, his eyes filled with suspicion. In his view, Astaroth's abilities had reached an extremely dangerous level. He knew the environment of that ward very well. In other words, Astaroth's abilities could even deceive human senses of smell and hearing.

She can create fairy tale worlds, and she also knows how to create real-life nightmares.

This uncontrollable capability absolutely must be controlled.

"Then what kind of situation could cause a 12-year-old child to harbor malice?" Michael asked rhetorically.

The parliamentary representative choked for a moment, then said, "Precisely because she is still a child, her malice can be without reason, even without her own awareness. In that situation, what should be done? Who should be held responsible?"

It's reasonable to say that people would feel fear and doubt.

Because he is a child, he is untrustworthy and therefore needs to be regulated.

Whether this was good or bad, Michael didn't comment. She decided to change the subject, as arguing about it wouldn't lead to anything. She added, "After I left the ward, all the illusions ended there. In other words, the illusions only existed within the ward; outside the ward, they were not within her reach."

"What can you say about that? Doesn't she know how to figure it out herself?"

Michael glanced at the parliamentary representatives and said nothing more. She only stated the facts; she didn't have the time to argue with people or change someone's deep-rooted prejudices.

Lionel paused for a moment, then glanced at the parliamentary representative and said, "I'll go into the ward myself and take a look."

Practice makes perfect. He knew that the reason why the parliamentary representatives kept raising questions was because they didn't trust Michael. He went into the ward himself to verify Michael 'Michael statement. If it was true, then they could consider separating this ward as Astaroth's room before more detailed examination results came out. Anyway, the Fire Moth wouldn't miss one more ward.

"Although he has a bad temper, he's still much better than those guys who just hide behind warriors and spout nonsense," Nahamah said, shrugging as he looked at Lionel's figure.

"I'll go check it out too," Abaddon said. "You guys wait here. That kid doesn't like noisy, crowded environments. And don't cause any trouble, especially you, Baal."

Abaddon was worried about Lionel; at least until Feng woke up, he had to make sure Feng's sister was alright.

He was also worried that if he wasn't watching for a moment, Baal and Nahamah would have an affair.

Meanwhile, Lilith and Mostima meet at a coffee shop.

"Astaroth seems to be in trouble. She's Maple's sister. Don't you want to do something about it?" Mostima said while operating her laptop. She didn't think Lilith would remain inactive. Although Lilith herself and her sister Lilith were not happy about it, Lilith's level of attention would rise sharply if Maple was involved.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Lilith picked up her coffee and took a sip. "I gave them a heads-up beforehand; they can't take Astaroth away. All those guys in the Present council want is to seize command from the Fusion Warrior and solidify their own position. If Astaroth really imprisoned in the Deepest Depths, it will be another test of the Fusion Warrior's bottom line... They'll think that for the sake of the bigger picture, even if Feng finds out, he'll have to endure it for the sake of stability, and Elysia will stop him. But they don't know that Feng is truly capable of overturning the table, and Elysia might not necessarily stop him."

"What they didn't expect was that every one of their private gatherings was actually being monitored by World Serpent." Mostima lowered his eyes. "Speaking of which, what will happen to them after this incident is over?"

"Even the incompetent have their place," Lilith shrugged. "They must remain because His Majesty the King of the Mu Continent needs them to keep things in check... Before Mu Continent lost its voice in the world, the World Serpent couldn't maintain its absolute power within the Fire Moth."

"Hmph... that's why I don't like getting involved in any political maneuvering. You guys really have a lot of ideas..." Mostima turned the laptop around and handed it to Lilith. "I found the person you asked me to find, but... are you sure you don't want to take further revenge on Lionel?"

Lilith glanced down at the screen, then took another sip of coffee.

The Ninth Herrscher Annal, is Lionel's fiancée? This development seems a bit surreal, doesn't it? It's quite ironic, considering that before the Ninth Herrscher's identity was revealed, Lionel was the overall leader of the Mu Continent's operation against the Ninth Herrscher.

He probably never imagined that his fiancée would be the Ninth Herrscher.

Like Annal, Lionel comes from a military family and the Present holds a high position on the Mu Continent. It's no wonder that after the identity of the Ninth Herrscher was discovered, the Mu Continent refused to discuss detailed information about the Ninth Herrscher with the Fire Moth. It's also because information about Annal had already been erased by someone before the Ninth Herrscher sank the Mu Continent.

Therefore, apart from her name, the investigation by the Fire Moth did not find much information about Annal, only that she was a member of the Mu Continent military.

This wasn't without precedent; in her previous life, Himiko received similar treatment. All her past achievements were buried, and apart from a few people like Hua and Kevin, no one remembered anything about her.

Furthermore, the Fire Moth didn't bother to investigate Annal's detailed information. Annal was already dead, the Herrscher Core had been recovered, and the Mu Continent had sunk, so investigating this was pointless.

The Present the Eighth Herrscher incident has ended, it's about time to put preventative measures for the Ninth Herrscher incident on the agenda. Due to the special nature of the Eighth Herrscher's powers, it's difficult to take corresponding preventative measures, but the Ninth Herrscher is visible and tangible, so making preparations in advance shouldn't be a big problem.

As long as the choice of Herrscher doesn't suddenly change.

The change in the way the Eighth Herrscher was born certainly had a significant impact on her...

In short, regardless of whether Annal has become Herrscher or not, it is necessary to take surveillance measures against her first.

Although Lilith personally felt that it would be better if Mu Continent sank, since once Mu Continent sank, the Fire Moth could be completely controlled by the World Serpent, realizing power. Moreover, under the operation of Vill-V and the World Serpent, the World Serpent currently has a relatively complete industrial system in Europe that is gradually being established. Although it cannot completely replace the industrial system of the Mu Continent, it will not cause the human industrial system to collapse after the Mu Continent sinks.

However, she could only dream about it. Zhu Yufeng probably didn't care, but not to mention Elysia, her death would mean the loss of an entire continent. Moreover, if this plan were to be implemented, it would also involve Rovoc and Beifengge, two native Mu Continent people, and Griseo's family was also from the Mu Continent...

If they were involved, Zhu Yufeng wouldn't be so indifferent.

Lilith casually flipped through various files about Mostima and Annal, and then came across something that she found somewhat laughable. "Lionel hasn't even met Annal more than a few times the Present?"

"To be precise, I have records. They only met once when they were children, at a banquet. After the engagement was confirmed, Annal did invite Lionel a few times, but at that time Lionel was either focused on his studies or keeping an eye on Rovoc's situation, and he didn't pay much attention to her at all." Mostima shrugged and said, "He did care about his sister, but unfortunately, he did it in the wrong way and to the wrong person."

As a top hacker, Mostima could find out a lot of things on the World Serpent network. After Lilith briefly looked through the information Mostima had found, she basically confirmed Annal's attitude towards Lionel.

It might not be love, but the level of attraction is definitely not low. Judging from some of the information she has, her attitude towards Lionel is rather indifferent. However, Lionel himself has never cared about these things. He is focused on various military affairs, or he might be concerned about why his younger sister refuses to listen to him and return to the Mu Continent to develop her career...

Lionel himself probably forgot he has a fiancée.

But it doesn't matter, at least they died on the same day.

Considering that the engagement was essentially a family alliance, Annal's attitude towards Lionel was quite poor, especially given Lionel's complete indifference and lack of concern throughout... Lionel is definitely the first person to dare to act this way. If Lionel weren't so outstanding, he would have been forced to meet his fiancée more often to strengthen their relationship.

Lilith handed the computer back to Mostima: "Try to pay more attention to Annal during this time."

"I know, I know..." Mostima said, "I think if you want to trick Lionel, starting with his fiancée who has no feelings for you is probably hopeless. Not to mention, I even think that if Annal dies before the wedding, Lionel will only say 'Oh'."

"It's never a bad thing to be cautious," Lilith said with a gentle smile.

We've got the information on the Ninth Herrscher, Annal. Whether she eventually becomes the Ninth Herrscher or whether the vessel for the Ninth Herrscher changes, that's another matter.

Lilith the Present needs to consider whether it's time to forge a Herrscher Core for Mobius to investigate. After all, she has already devoured the Eighth Herrscher, and she doesn't have any intention of giving away Herrscher Core for the time being. She hasn't even had time to do her dream romance yet, but she also needs to give Mobius an explanation.

The next Herrscher of the Herrscher will also create a divine key called "Difficult to Cross the Mortal Realm"? Just make up a Herrscher Core with Herrscher Authority and knowledge to fool them. Anyway, as long as they don't die, the Herrscher Core won't be exposed as fake.