182: Deceiving Ophelia into entering the GBL Goddess Temple

Although the others were puzzled, they still looked toward A Fei.

Seeing the gazes of the three, A Fei shook his head helplessly and said, "This isn't something produced in a Dungeon Instance, I don't have it either!"

Alice smiled and said, "If you don't have it, I suggest you go find Kakon. He is a Dark Elf, and his father was a figure from the time when Bakkar ruled Empyrean; perhaps he left something behind!"

The four of them thought it made sense, so they hurried to find Kakon.

Kakon listened to their request and pondered for a moment. Finally, as if remembering something, he pulled out a parchment scroll and said, "Take a look at this, will it work?"

Xiao Hongyuan took it and looked. The parchment scroll was covered in dust. When opened, it was filled with unintelligible writing, and the edges of the hide were cracked, making it look incredibly ancient.

Xiao Hongyuan thanked him, "Thank you, Kakon, this is very suitable. Is there anything you need? We can help you look for it as a way of repaying you."

To her surprise, Kakon waved his hand and said, "I'm too wealthy to lack anything. If you must repay me, just put in a few good words for me with the beautiful Young Miss Celia in the future!"

Jian Wuxie looked at Kakon with disdain, but since the man had just helped them, he just curled his lip and said nothing.

Xiao Hongyuan thanked him once more and returned to Alice with the parchment.

Alice looked at the parchment the four had brought back and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "Very good, this parchment is indeed ancient. Please wait a moment."

After saying that, Alice took the parchment and began to inscribe upon it.

After a while, Alice handed the parchment to Xiao Hongyuan with a smile and said, "Alright, take this and show it to Ophelia!"

Jian Wuxie asked, "The writing on this seems to have changed?"

Alice smiled and said, "That's right. I forged a copy of Hesyus's Prophecy, which tells the story of how heroes will pass through the temple and defeat Rotus."

Hearing this, Quan Wudi laughed loudly, "Hahaha, you're going to trick Ophelia into believing this is real?"

Alice laughed, "It can't be helped; she just can't let go of her inner convictions. In that case, wouldn't it work if I just forge a justification?"

Quan Wudi gave a thumbs up and said, "Impressive, Ophelia will definitely fall for it."

Alice smiled and said, "Don't let the cat out of the bag, or Sister Ophelia will hate me."

With a smile on her lips, Xiao Hongyuan said, "Thank you, you can rest assured."

Carrying the forged Hesyus's Prophecy, the four of them went to Ophelia and handed over the parchment scroll, saying, "Alice said she has an ancient prophecy from Hesyus and asked us to give it to you."

Ophelia took it with a look of disbelief and asked, "Why would an ancient prophecy of Hesyus be in Sister Alice's hands?"

Just as Xiao Hongyuan was unsure how to answer, Quan Wudi suddenly spoke up, "Another Adventurer found it. After giving it to Alice to translate, she discovered it was Hesyus's Prophecy and had us deliver it to you."

Ophelia nodded and opened the ancient parchment to read.

"Yes, it is indeed Lord Hesyus's handwriting, and it is very old," Ophelia confirmed.

Xiao Hongyuan saw that Ophelia had no suspicions and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After finishing, Ophelia was first in disbelief, then said joyfully, "This is wonderful, Adventurers! It turns out Lord Hesyus had long ago prophesied today's events. He said you could pass through the temple to reach the Second Spine, and stated that defeating Rotus would be impossible without your help!"

Seeing that Ophelia really fell for it, Quan Wudi immediately said, "See? We were right. Are you still not going to let us go this time?"

With a face full of guilt, Ophelia said, "I apologize to you for my previous behavior. I'm sorry."

Xiao Hongyuan quickly said, "There's no need to apologize. In that case, we're heading off!"

"Oh, right, I'll tell you the location of the GBL Goddess Temple now." Ophelia explained it to the four of them.

Xiao Hongyuan nodded and immediately led the group onto the Sky Curtain Great Beast.

They found that a GBL Goddess Temple Dungeon Instance had indeed appeared.

Without hesitation, they chose to enter.

Upon entering the Dungeon Instance, the four found themselves at the entrance of a massive temple, where a strange goddess statue stood.

Jian Wuxie looked at the massive goddess statue and said, "Why does this look a bit familiar to me?"

Quan Wudi said uncertainly, "I think I've seen this in Purgatory, but it was much larger."

Xiao Hongyuan recalled carefully and said, "This goddess... couldn't it be that goddess of beauty Venus?"

"The one with the weird aesthetics, that crappy god who blessed the Yaksas?" Quan Wudi said dismissively.

A Fei said calmly, "It seems it indeed is."

At the temple entrance, the four saw several Catkins lying under a few large trees.

Jian Wuxie directly activated Blood Frenzy, then activated his new skill, 'Bloodlust'.

Jian Wuxie's health plummeted, but the blood qi surrounding him grew more intense.

With a roar, Jian Wuxie charged straight forward.

Now that he had actively lowered his health, Jian Wuxie's movement and attack speeds were much faster. Those Catkins were killed cleanly and efficiently by him before they could even land a single attack.

Just as the four were about to enter the temple, the large trees unexpectedly moved violently.

"They're Dendroids! I didn't expect them to be here too!" Xiao Hongyuan immediately shouted.

Quan Wudi suddenly threw a poison bottle and a brick toward the Dendroids, interrupting their attempt to attack Jian Wuxie.

Jian Wuxie's reaction was also quick; he immediately turned back and began hacking rapidly at the Dendroids.

Xiao Hongyuan and A Fei also moved forward quickly, working with Jian Wuxie to kill the Dendroids.

"It seems the creatures here have also been controlled by Rotus. Everyone, be careful," A Fei said.

The group nodded and entered the temple.

Upon entering the temple, they were greeted by a dense array of statues, all of which were that strange goddess.

Beneath the goddess statues were gbl cultists dressed in purplish-red.

There wasn't much to say. After dodging the first wave of incoming throwing knives, the group charged directly into the midst of the gbl cultists and quickly eliminated them all.

"Didn't they say only those at the rank of Archbishop or above are qualified to enter? Why are there so many ordinary Cultists too?" Jian Wuxie asked.

A Fei spoke up rarely, "When Ophelia mentioned this place, she looked like she didn't want to say much. There must be some secrets here that we don't know about."

Xiao Hongyuan nodded, "It seems so. We'll find out as we continue forward."

The four continued forward. This time, they weren't facing Cultists but a dozen or so Yaksas.

"Heh, those things blessed by that crappy goddess are here!" Quan Wudi laughed.