"What on earth happened?"
When Li Wei returned to the Floating City, he saw the Holy Maiden hurrying over to ask him what had happened.
It turned out that the Holy Maiden had also fallen for their enemy's diversion. Someone had told her that an unusual mineral deposit had been discovered in the Empire, and the self-proclaimed messenger had even brought her a sample. She recognized it immediately as extremely rare void silver ore and eagerly went to investigate.
But when the Holy Maiden arrived and asked around, she discovered that there was no newly discovered deposit at all. Realizing something was wrong, she hurried back.
Of course, before leaving, the Holy Maiden had asked an assistant to contact Li Wei and inform him, since he had been busy. But the assistant had never contacted him, because she had never received the Holy Maiden's instructions.
Well... how should he put it...
"It looks like that Goddess of Joy really is making fools of us for her own amusement."
Veins bulged on the Holy Maiden's forehead in anger. Yes, this was how the Twelve Knights really felt about gods.
"Are all gods this powerful?"
Even Li Wei had to admit that the Goddess of Joy's abilities were terrifying. If she decided to stir up trouble, she would be a genuine headache.
"True gods cannot descend into this world."
The Holy Maiden shook her head.
"Ever since the flame went out, the gods have been unable to walk the mortal world in their true forms as they once did. At most, they can appear as incarnations. I think the Goddess of Joy you saw was a saint incarnation. These saints do possess extraordinary powers, but they aren't impossible to kill."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Li Wei gave the Holy Maiden a curious look.