"Then you really are a good-for-nothing, just like those demons in the underworld who shout all day about wanting to kill God. The only difference is that you're a short-lived ghost compared to them!"
Wang Xiaoming's words made Cao Cao glare.
"I am not one of those demons!"
"Right, that's why I said you're different from them. They're demons, and you're just a short-lived ghost, who at most can live to be a hundred years old or so. Isn't that a short-lived ghost? Right?"
Wang Xiaoming nodded in strong agreement.
"You think about establishing the glory of mankind as a human, but in reality, you're just a guy who squanders power for a hollow goal. This power is so strong, but you simply don't know how to use it."
"Then tell me, where should I use this power!"
Cao Cao retorted loudly.
"Those so-called gods have always been exploiting humans. As a human with power, what's wrong with me rebelling against the gods!"
"There's nothing wrong with rebelling against the gods, but you have more important things to do than rebelling against the gods!"
As Wang Xiaoming spoke, he released the Balance Breaker of the Twilight Healing. The golden Holy Lance appeared in Wang Xiaoming's hand.
"Do you know why the Holy Lance can be used by me, and why I can easily use its Balance Breaker?"
"Why?"
Cao Cao was indeed very curious about this.
"Because my ideal has been recognized by the will within the Holy Lance. It recognizes my will and is willing to let me unleash the full power of the Holy Lance!"
"And this is something that should be done by you, the owner of the Holy Lance. What the Holy Lance recognizes is you, who is for the sake of humanity!"
"What?"
Cao Cao was a little confused, not knowing what Wang Xiaoming was talking about.
"You think the gods are oppressing humans, and you're right. The gods are indeed oppressing humans because they need the faith of humans. But beyond that, there is an even greater crisis about to descend upon this world. As the owner of the Holy Lance, what you have to do is stand at the forefront, wield the Holy Lance, become a hero of mankind, and fight against that enormous crisis for the sake of the continuation of mankind!"
"What crisis? What are you talking about! ?"
Cao Cao was even more confused.
"It seems you don't know at all. It's a shame you're the owner of the Holy Lance."
Wang Xiaoming had a disappointed expression on his face.
"Since that's the case, let me tell you all about it."
Sticking the Holy Lance in front of Cao Cao, Wang Xiaoming began to tell Cao Cao the story he had made up, just like what he had said before, about his identity and origin, the evil gods from another world, the imminent war between the two worlds, the crisis to Earth and all mankind, and so on.
"The God of the Bible discovered the existence of another world long ago, so he created the Holy Lance and left his will in the Holy Lance, because he knew that he wouldn't live long after fighting 666. He wanted to use the Holy Lance to choose a hero in the future, to lead mankind to fight against the enemies from another world."
"As for why choose humans, it's because those gods are unreliable, those gods are untrustworthy, they will do anything for their own selfish interests!"
Wang Xiaoming pointed at Cao Cao.
"But you are different. You are human, a human chosen by the Holy Lance. You are a hero destined by fate, and as a hero, you will become the leader of mankind, leading mankind to the front lines against the evil gods!"
"I... am a chosen hero?"
"That's right, if it weren't because you were a chosen hero, I would have killed you with a sword long ago, instead of chatting with you here."
Wang Xiaoming said sternly.
"Do you understand?"
"As a hero chosen by heaven, what you have to fight against is not these local gods, but those evil gods from another world. This is the meaning of being chosen for you, who live in this era."
Wang Xiaoming's words completely shocked Cao Cao.
"I am a hero chosen by heaven?"
"That's right!"
Wang Xiaoming nodded seriously.
He pointed to the Holy Lance in front of Cao Cao.
"This is the proof of your hero!"
"The reason why I can use the Holy Lance is because I accepted the contract of the planet to fight against the evil gods, but I am not a person of this era, just a preserved undead, representing the Earth, so I can use it, and the reason why you can use it is because you represent humanity!"
Cao Cao looked at the Twilight Healing in front of him, trembling, he stretched out his right hand, picked up the Holy Lance from the ground, and held it tightly in his hand.
"I... am a hero of mankind!"
Seemingly sensing Cao Cao's awakening, the Holy Lance bloomed with dazzling light.
637. Cao Cao, a partner of justice!
At the entrance of the church, Cao Cao and his subordinates stood straight in front of Wang Xiaoming, although their faces were more or less bruised, their spirits were much better than before.
For example, Cao Cao, Cao Cao carried his recovered Holy Lance, looking at Wang Xiaoming with light in his eyes!
Wang Xiaoming reasoned with Cao Cao and said a lot of things to Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao regained hope. After that, he let Meili use 3D projection to show Cao Cao and the others the situation of the EXE world and the current DXD world, especially the situation at the junction of the dimensional cracks, so that Cao Cao and the others understood who their real enemy was.
At the same time, he kept drawing cakes for Cao Cao. What's the point of fighting against the gods as a hero faction? You still have to hide yourself, like a thief. It's the real path to fight against the evil gods from another world as a human hero, and it's also a fair and aboveboard path, so that everyone knows that even the gods have to give way to you!
Cao Cao believed it! Under Wang Xiaoming's flickering and Meili's 3D projection cover, he believed it! And he firmly believed in it!
Because the Holy Lance's recognition made him think that what Wang Xiaoming said was right, otherwise Wang Xiaoming would not be able to use the Holy Lance so easily.
Therefore, the reason why he was chosen by the Holy Lance must also be because he was chosen to become a hero of mankind to fight against the evil gods from another world!
And now, Cao Cao, who has obtained his true mission, is, after Wang Xiaoming's permission, taking his men back to the base of the Disaster Faction, after all, there is no need to stay here any longer.
"Mr. Xiaoming, please take care of Ophis."
"No problem, that's what I was planning to do from the beginning."
"As expected of Mr. Xiaoming, I will work hard to improve myself after I go back. When the day of the dialogue comes, I will stand by Mr. Xiaoming's side with a new attitude and fight against the threat from another world together!"
When Wang Xiaoming was fooling around, he also did not forget to tell Cao Cao that the location of the war would be in the dimensional gap of Ophis's hometown, so Ophis would also become an important combat force.
Cao Cao was already brainwashed, and he didn't even think about taking Ophis back. After Wang Xiaoming said this, he didn't even think about taking Ophis away. He handed Ophis over to Wang Xiaoming and completely agreed!
"Then, Mr. Xiaoming, farewell. When you need me, I will definitely appear!"
Cao Cao felt that he was a hero chosen by mankind, and Wang Xiaoming was a hero chosen by the earth. They were on the same front. If they were to fight against the evil gods of another world, they would naturally belong to the same camp. If they were to fight, they would fight together!
After saying goodbye to Wang Xiaoming, Cao Cao left the church with the remaining three subordinates. They were going back to the Disaster Faction.
It's just that compared to Cao Cao, the remaining three people have now completely become useless. Their Sacred Gears were stripped by Wang Xiaoming, and Wang Xiaoming had no intention of returning them to them, because Wang Xiaoming felt that they were useless. Their Sacred Gear development was completely不行. Later, they were also不行. Cao Cao was at least a Maou-level combat power later, relying on the Holy Lance, his combat power could even reach the transcendent level, just because he was human, so his life was short, but the remaining few were completely不行!
So Wang Xiaoming didn't plan to return them to them, but kept them for himself.
With over six thousand True Ancestor-level Familiars, Wang Xiaoming now also possessed the ability to create Magical Beasts. With this ability, Wang Xiaoming could endlessly create Magical Beasts from his imagination. Having both Familiars and Magical Beasts would be fantastic.
Watching Cao Cao and the others leave, Wang Xiaoming had completed his basic arrangements in this world.
Basically, there was nothing left to do. He had status, the three major forces were unified under him, and he had Ophis. His own strength was also more than sufficient.
Before the Evil God invasion, there was nothing to do in this world for the time being.
After confirming that this world didn't offer much benefit, Wang Xiaoming took Meili and left. He didn't take his subordinates with him, letting them stay in this sub-world. Since it was a sub-world, it didn't matter if they left; when he returned, he would appear at the exact moment he left, seamlessly continuing the story.
So, Wang Xiaoming took Meili, whom he had brought with him, back to the Dungeon world.
Back in the Dungeon world, Wang Xiaoming and Meili immediately returned to their normal lives.
After living in the High School DxD world for a while, Wang Xiaoming's mood immediately improved upon returning to the Dungeon.
This was because, in the High School DxD world, Wang Xiaoming was more focused on acquiring resources. For Wang Xiaoming, the free sub-world was more important for obtaining a large number of resources. Although the High School DxD world had many busty girls, Wang Xiaoming didn't feel much for them, for some reason.
Perhaps it was because they weren't his ex-wives.
It's true that Wang Xiaoming brought Asia and Xenovia over, but he didn't have much interest in them. Instead, he found Ophis very cute and perfect as a pet to keep by his side and feed. However, considering Ophis's immense power and the fact that he hadn't taken Ophis back to the dimensional gap, and his favorability wasn't high enough, Wang Xiaoming didn't bring Ophis back to the Dungeon world.
Back in the Dungeon world, Wang Xiaoming returned to the embrace of his wives.
Now at LV6, Wang Xiaoming had become one of the top adventurers in Orario. Apart from Ottar, the publicly acknowledged strongest, LV6 was the highest level an adventurer could reach. In addition, Wang Xiaoming's subordinates were all at least LV3, and the Hestia Familia was known for its members' exceptional solo combat abilities, even capable of fighting opponents above their level. An LV3 could even take on a group of LV5s without problems.
As a result, a rumor began to circulate in Orario: the Hestia Familia was the number one Familia in Orario!
The former twin powers, the Freya Familia and the Loki Familia, were completely overshadowed by Hestia in terms of reputation in Orario.
Of course, the main reason was that the gods of those two Familias didn't appear as often as Hestia.
As the goddess of the Hestia Familia, Hestia was very approachable. Every day, she would appear at the Hestia Familia's establishments, playing cards with others and leading the lolis who came from Gensokyo on rampages through Orario.
You may not know how many gods there are in Orario, but you will definitely know that there is a loli goddess named Hestia!
Plus, the official members of the Hestia Familia were all super beautiful girls, which led to the Hestia Familia becoming number one in Orario in terms of popularity.
And this gradually began to bring some trouble to the Hestia Familia.
★ Dungeon 8 ★
638. Orario's Troubles
The Dungeon world was never a peaceful world, something Wang Xiaoming had always been very clear about.
Although Wang Xiaoming had deterred many Familias with the incident involving the Xenos, there was no shortage of stubborn people in this world.
Even the former twin powers, the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia, were constantly being watched in Orario. For example, the Ishtar Familia was constantly盯着 the Freya Familia, trying to find a way to eliminate Freya.
The rise of the Hestia Familia was too fast, so fast that many people were jealous. The captains of those Familias were very unhappy to see Wang Xiaoming, a newcomer, surpass their years of effort in less than a year.
And Hestia was also envied by many gods.
Although Hestia had a very good figure, she was unfortunately not very popular among the gods, not even close to Freya.
This led to Hestia being secretly targeted by many gods who weren't doing so well.
A few days after Wang Xiaoming returned to Orario and returned to Hestia's warm embrace.
"Mingjun, some guys have been making me very unhappy lately!"
After the Familia finished dinner, Hestia sat on Wang Xiaoming's lap, leaning against his chest, and complained with her arms crossed.
"What's wrong, Hestia? What happened?"
"Some guys have been deliberately picking fights lately."
"Are they other gods?"
"Yes, those guys. When I'm playing cards at the store entrance, they always make sarcastic remarks, making me lose my mood to play."
Wang Xiaoming wasn't surprised by Hestia's complaints; in fact, he thought it was right.
After all, Hestia liked to show off her cards, especially after the Familia became one of the Four Emperors. She always had an attitude of "Give me some face!" everywhere she went, which could be said to have drawn a lot of hatred. Even her friend Hephaestus couldn't stand her showing off her cards, let alone other gods who didn't have a good relationship with her.
It was already good that those gods hadn't started fighting with Hestia directly.
"Is that so? As an adventurer, I can't interfere in the affairs of gods, but for your safety, Hestia, take a few people with you when you go out in the future."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mingjun's arrangements!"
Hestia expressed her unconditional acceptance of Wang Xiaoming's suggestion, without any intention of refusing.
After hearing that Wang Xiaoming was worried about her safety, Hestia happily wrapped her arms around Wang Xiaoming's neck and happily rubbed against his chest.
In Orario, although the status of gods should be very high, that was only if those who faced the gods followed the rules. Some people didn't follow the rules. Although gods were immortal, the gods on the surface had sealed their divine power. If they were attacked by adventurers, they could easily be injured at the beginning.
Therefore, to prevent Hestia from being too arrogant and being attacked by some hot-headed adventurers, Wang Xiaoming had to arrange for someone to accompany Hestia.
He didn't need many people, just a formal member for Hestia.
Letizia was his head maid, so he needed to keep her with him. Saeko Busujima was the vice-captain of the Familia, and she had a lot of things to do. He also had to take Kinue and Tina with him, so that wouldn't work either. Agulera and the other three were all children, so he couldn't rely on them for protection; he was afraid that he would be sold by Hestia himself.
It seemed that he could only let Lamiya and Lamia follow Hestia. Two four-digit Vampire royalty protecting Hestia would definitely be no problem, especially since Lamia was also a little devil. It would be too difficult to fool her; with her around, there would definitely be no problem.
"Actually, Wang, according to the data I've collected, it's not just Lady Hestia; our store has also been harassed in the past few days."
After Hestia finished complaining, Meili, who had immediately become a housekeeper again after returning to Orario, also spoke.
"Tell me about the store's situation."
Wang Xiaoming hugged Hestia, enjoying her soft body, while inquiring to Meili.
"Recently, some users of pirated cards have been causing trouble in the store."
"Pirated users?"
