Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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After hearing what Elise said, Elena suddenly realized that it would indeed be difficult for the Earth Goddess's order to develop.

"Alright, stop thinking about it. The Queen Insect won't be out anytime soon. Too much has happened today. You two should go back and get some rest."

Exhausted, Elise slowly stood up and walked upstairs.

Nora, a fifth-rank warrior, noticed something unusual about Iparis's body; her breathing was heavy, and an alluring pink tinge appeared on her neck.

This reminded her of when Elise had experienced the side effects of overusing her abilities.

She had initially wanted to ask a few words of concern, but immediately shut her mouth. At times like these, it was best to pretend nothing had happened.

“Actually, at this moment you could go to her side and comfort her tired body.” The ethereal voice rang in Nora’s ears.

However, Nora completely ignored her.

Back in her room, Elise slid down to the floor, leaning against the door. Her once fair cheeks were now flushed with an alluring pink, and a look of pleasure appeared in her eyes. A longing for pleasure spread through her heart.

Elise couldn't help but look at the bedside, where the little maid was lying quietly.

She bit her lip, and even the pain seemed to turn into a tinge of pleasure.

After a long while, her heavy, rapid breathing gradually calmed down. Elise sat on the ground, panting softly, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.

If this happens again, she thinks she might not be able to hold back.

If it really comes to that, then... let the little maid help out. She believed Misha would be very willing.

Elise slowly got up and went into the bathroom. After showering her exhausted body, she collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

While in a deep sleep, Elise vaguely found herself in a huge and magnificent church, where the statue of the Earth Goddess stood. It was the same church Elise had visited before, except that the countless insects and their eggs were gone, and everything seemed incredibly sacred.

Elise noticed a graceful figure in a long white dress standing beneath the statue.

Her long, slightly wavy brown hair and beautiful face were adorned with a gentle smile. Upon closer inspection, one would find that she looked exactly like the statue of the Earth Goddess.

"You've arrived, successor to Eloise."

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The gentle voice made people relax unconsciously, but Elise remained vigilant.

Gaia, the Earth Goddess, is described in many positive ways in the game, but her current state is extremely dangerous. Elise cannot rule out the possibility that the other party is the Queen of Insects in disguise.

“I know what you’re wary of, but rest assured, He hasn’t been able to seize my authority and can’t contact you through my tokens.”

Keepsake?

Elise thought of the "Blessing of the Earth Goddess," which was indeed a token of the Earth Goddess.

"So, esteemed goddess, what brings you here?"

"I want you to become my priest and spread my faith."

"I'm sorry, but I'm already a follower of Eloise."

"You are also a follower of gluttony."

Elise's polite smile was tinged with embarrassment. If she agreed to the other party's request, wouldn't she become like Lu Bu?

Although having another faith wouldn't be a big deal, Elise didn't want to do something as thankless as spreading faith. Moreover, if the Earth Goddess was completely parasitized by the Insect Queen and the Queen gained control of her, the priests would also be affected.

"My time is running out. If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

"Wait……"

Before Elise could finish speaking, she felt a burning pain in her right ankle, and at the same time, a new skill, [Blessing of the Earth Goddess], appeared in her skill bar.

"This is practically forcing you to buy something!" Elise said, enduring the pain.

This was yet another unexpected variable, and Elise began to wonder if variables were really a good thing.

Gaia did not respond to Elise's words, and the huge church began to collapse. Elise could even faintly hear the chirping of insects.

"Tomorrow, go to the place you escaped from. My priest will be waiting for you there. Try to get her out of there. If you can't, you'll have to help me spread the faith yourself."

Before Elise could answer, she opened her eyes.

It had already turned from night into morning.

Volume 1: Chapter 45 I'm going to unleash my charm!

"Miss, you're awake!"

The little maid, who had been peeking at her mistress's sleeping face since waking up, was startled when she saw her mistress suddenly wake up. Her cute little face was filled with tension and panic.

"Hmm, how are you feeling now?"

"Don't worry, Miss, I've fully recovered. I'll get ready for your washing up now!"

Without waiting for Ijuris's reply, the little maid hurried off to change her clothes. ◎∶3·≯〃÷！ ±5∪｀

Iris found the maid's reaction somewhat amusing. She hadn't forbidden the maid from looking at her face, so what was there to be nervous about?

Unless, besides peeking at her sleeping face, she was planning to do something else?

Forget it, it's not important.

Elise opened the system panel and found that [Blessing of the Earth Goddess] had indeed appeared in her skill bar.

The unique skill of the Earth Goddess's chosen ones.

As long as you stand on the ground, you can continuously draw power from it, which can amplify your attributes, improve your magic recovery, accelerate the healing of injuries, and even share the damage you receive with the earth.

Having received the blessing of the Earth Goddess, Elise has become the darling of the earth, and can now cast earth-attribute spells, though she can only cast spells that are appropriate to her rank.

After yesterday's events, having stuffed so much protein into the trash can, her rank finally rose from rank two to rank three.

Logically speaking, she should have already advanced to the second rank by now, but as the number of evil gods she worships increases, advancing to the next rank becomes increasingly difficult, even though she has been following the protagonist around and gaining experience.

Although the Earth Goddess's blessing is good, nothing comes without a price. If the Earth Goddess is devoured by the Insect Queen, her role as the goddess's priestess will be severely affected, and her race may even change.

She's been tied to a boat by the Earth Goddess.

That raises the question: how do we bring out the priestess of the Earth Goddess? Judging from her condition yesterday, she must have been deeply influenced by the Insect Mother.

I don't know how much consciousness I still have.

Regardless, we should still give it a try, but we need to prepare in advance.

……

"What? You're going to the ancient city ruins again?"

Elena looked at Iris with a strange expression. Just yesterday, she was being hunted down by a near-eighth-tier being, and today she's preparing to return to the seventh tier? Does she have a death wish?

"We're not going in, we're just moving around on the outside. The bugs inside can't get out."

The Insect Queen is influencing the Earth Goddess, and the Earth Goddess is also restricting the Insect Queen. Currently, their followers are unable to leave the ancient city ruins, which is the main reason why Elise is preparing to make an attempt.

Are you sure those bugs won't get out?

"Ah."

"I'm curious, what are you planning to do back there?" Nora frowned slightly. Elise was such a scaredy-cat; after what happened yesterday, it was unlikely that she would go back and court death.

"Here's the thing."

Elise briefly told the group that she had become a priestess of the Earth Goddess, and their expressions became strange.

As a follower of the evil god, Elizabeth not only received the favor of the god of love, but now she has also become a priestess of the goddess of the earth. Aren't followers of evil gods supposed to be very devout?

“I was forced into it. If I hadn’t become His priest, I would have run away today.”

The emergence of variables means that future developments are out of Elise's control. Even if she knows that the insects are trapped in the ancient city ruins and cannot get out, what if...?

A soft sigh escaped her lips, and Elise said softly, "When we get there, you guys meet me from a distance. If anything goes wrong, I'll teleport to you immediately, and we'll just run away."

"Here, take this." Elena took off her ring and handed it to Elise.

"Thank you."

"I'm not lending it to you for nothing; you have to at least reduce my workload by one week."

"At most three days!"

"Three days is fine too."

Before heading to the ancient city ruins, Elise needed to make some other preparations. She seduced a small gang of about twenty people and then used them as a teleportation anchor.

She placed one at regular intervals between Star City and the ancient city ruins, so that if any unexpected event occurred, she could instantly return to Star City.

Since none of them are good people anyway, she felt no psychological pressure using this teleportation anchor.

She had intended to avoid using the Pleasure Mark as much as possible, but in this situation, she had no choice but to use it even if she wanted to.

Outside Star City, a large crowd had gathered, but no one dared to enter the city. Since the events of yesterday, the insects in the ancient city ruins had become frenzied, and there were also unknown terrifying beings. Even sixth-tier adventurers who ventured deep into the city had not been able to come out.

Among these people, besides adventurers, there were also many spies from various organizations. With such a huge change occurring in the ancient city ruins, many people wanted to know what had happened behind the scenes.

The arrival of Elise and her group did not attract the attention of others. She pretended to be very curious and began to observe the ancient city.

Before long, Elise arrived at the place where she had escaped the day before. She looked up at the towering city walls, but could not find that familiar figure.

But just then, the mark on her ankle emitted a burning sensation, and in the blink of an eye, a graceful figure dressed in a priestess's long dress suddenly appeared on the previously deserted city wall.

It was the same high priest who had been chasing Elise yesterday.

However, unlike yesterday's lifeless eyes, the priest's eyes now shone with reason.

"Five minutes, only, to maintain, five minutes, sanity." The priest's voice was hoarse and intermittent, with occasional chirping sounds coming from her throat.

"Is there anything I can use to pull you out? Like a rope or something."

"No, anything that gets close will be torn to pieces."

As soon as the priest finished speaking, her expression suddenly turned painful. Something seemed to swell up on her back, straining against her loose robe. Then, several spider-like legs tore through the flesh and grew out of the robe.

Iris felt a pang of anxiety upon seeing this, but the priestess remained clear-headed, staring directly at Iris.

Elise activated the Shadow Scepter, and several shadow tentacles emerged, attempting to pull the priest out of the city. However, as soon as the shadow tentacles got close, they were torn to pieces by the spider legs.

As expected, Elise was not surprised.

Since that won't work, she'll try a more subtle approach.

"Give up all resistance against me!" A look of pleasure appeared in Elise's eyes.

Logically speaking, her mark should not have any effect on a seventh-tier priest, but what if the other party completely gives up resisting her?

A strange heart-shaped mark gradually appeared in the priest's light green eyes.

Now! The Brand of Pleasure is activated! Elise is going to switch places with the target she has seduced!

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The priestess with spider-like legs vanished instantly, replaced by Elise.

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The instant they switched positions, Elise activated the Brand of Pleasure once more, exchanging places with the teleportation anchor point she had prepared beforehand.

As soon as Elise's figure disappeared, the figure that had been teleported there was torn to pieces by countless insects.

She didn't approach the priest, but instead observed him from a distance with Elena and the others.

The spider's legs, which had been waving around, gradually weakened and then shrank back into the priest's body.

She slowly turned to look at Elise in the distance, her gentle voice rising, no longer broken: "I need to get away from this place as soon as possible to reduce the Queen's influence on me."

Elise activated the mark of the Earth Goddess and received a response from Her. After confirming that the priest had temporarily broken free from the influence of the Insect Queen, she walked directly towards her and took out a black robe from her spatial ring, handing it to her.

Just to be on the safe side, she did not directly remove the influence of the mark of pleasure on her.

"Come back to Star City with me first, and then we'll go straight to Seria."

"Star City? Seria?"

The priestess's beautiful face was filled with doubt.

I'll explain as we walk.

Seeing Ellie leading the priest over, Elena and Nora knew that things were probably alright, but they still looked at each other with some wariness.

After all, the events of yesterday's chase are still fresh in everyone's mind.

"Are you sure there are no problems?" Elena whispered in Elise's ear when she found an opportunity.

"There are no problems for the time being. Also, if you whisper in front of a seventh-level expert, you will be overheard."