Godfallen Xilin! Angel-Succubus Form!

"Wonderful! They stopped another world-ending crisis!"

"This calls for a celebration!"

"The world has been saved!"

Ideal City erupted in celebration, with music and dancing everywhere.

But the Investigation Bureau had no part in the festivities.

They knew full well that this victory did not belong to them.

If that mysterious woman had not intervened, the battle could only have ended in defeat.

"Director-General, should we... talk to those people?" Jiang Minfen looked at Treips and tentatively suggested, "Perhaps only by joining forces with them can we truly protect Ideal City—"

"Protect Ideal City?"

Zhu Tian approached with a sneer, cutting her off.

"They weren't fighting for Ideal City."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Minfen frowned slightly.

"I don't know what their real objective is," Zhu Tian said grimly, "but they seem to have ties to beings on a higher plane."

"Beings on a higher plane?"

Jiang Minfen and Treips exchanged a glance. Neither understood.

He made that group sound like some kind of higher-dimensional existence.

"They wield powers we don't possess. Even if we want an alliance, they'd have to agree to it," Zhu Tian continued. "And judging by our last encounter, they have no interest in working with us."

"But—"

"That said, they don't intend to be our enemies either, as long as we don't provoke them."

"Then..." Jiang Minfen and Treips both turned grave.

They were the ones who had ordered Zhu Tian to bring back the World Tree by force. Fortunately, he had avoided a clash. Otherwise, Ideal City might have faced yet another disaster it could not resolve.

"Let them act on their own. We shouldn't interfere. In fact..." Zhu Tian paused. "At times, perhaps we should take the initiative and help them."

"You have... a point." Jiang Minfen nodded slightly.

Treips remained silent, his