"Hi, I'm back, did you miss me?"

Along with a burst of conspicuous golden light, a stack of golden hexagonal rings were pulled up from the ground in an instant. Before the figure in them appeared, we heard the familiar voice first.

Hex came back at the right time, but we didn’t have much of a welcoming atmosphere. Especially Diana and others around me. You can tell everyone’s state from the tired faces on their faces, and in

It seems to me that they have almost exceeded their limits both mentally and physically, because they have just experienced another high-intensity battle, and this time the enemy's danger level has long exceeded their tolerance. So now I must start from

Hex has to confirm the specific information here, and she also needs her authority to conduct a complete inspection of this area. If I determine that the situation here is indeed out of control, then I will use my status as a "manager" to enforce it anyway.

intervention.

"Huh? Why are there so many people? Desmo, you..."

"Shut up and follow me."

I didn't wait for her to finish her words before dragging her into my portal. But before that, I had already said hello to Diana and the others, but it was very possible that what I was going to ask Hex next was

It will involve some things that mortals cannot know, so this method can only be used to avoid suspicion.

I dragged the confused Hex to my area. This is a temporary creative resting space with some simple simple furniture. It was originally intended to entertain Erica and the others, but

But due to various accidents along the way, I never spoke.

"Tell me about it." I walked over to a wooden deck chair and sat down, and then started to question Hex with a straight face: "The master asked you to clean up the danger before, but why are there still these things here?

"

I raised my hand to turn on the projection in front of me, and then projected all the monsters recorded during this period. Some of them were ones Erica and the others had seen before, such as the ghouls or the tentacles they encountered now.

Monsters, etc., but most of them are actually enemies they have never seen before, because I quietly eliminated them before they encountered them. After all, these monsters are all species that I have identified as extremely dangerous.

, no matter from any aspect, I don’t think this group of mortals can easily defeat them.

Hex looked at the content in the projection and smiled helplessly. Then she found a chair and pulled it over and sat in front of me. She said without concealing it: "Yes, I left these things on purpose."

."

After hearing her approval, I suddenly felt that my mind went blank, and a feeling of panic gradually filled my heart, because in my opinion, her behavior could be judged as "disobeying the order", and if this kind of thing

If the master finds out... I simply can't imagine the consequences. After all, Erica's safety is involved, and this is a bottom line that the master cannot touch.

Although the master is very easy-going to us, it has only happened recently. In fact, her temperament before this was a very "divine" existence. It is not uncommon for subordinate gods to be annihilated because of mistakes. This is not the case.

Everything changed with the appearance of the madam, but unfortunately after the death of the madam, the master's love for Erica almost reached a twisted level. If it were not for some special reasons, the master would not choose to be with Erica.

We have been separated for so long. Of course, it is impossible for outsiders to know these things. We only occasionally secretly protect Erica for our master, so we are "lucky" to learn some information.

"Why?" I grabbed Hex's hands and asked in fear, "What are you planning to do?"

"Don't worry... This is indeed not in line with the master's instructions, but... I don't think I did anything wrong." Hex's answer seemed very pale to me, but in fact, judging from her performance, I

I don't think she would do something stupid like this.

"These things... do you think Erica can handle these things?!" I calmed down a little and then pointed at several dangerous monsters projected and asked: "Any monster here can kill her instantly! And in turn,

The weapons that came to Erica were unable to cause...injury..."

I originally planned to accuse and question, but when I pointed at one of those monsters, I accidentally remembered something, that is, I didn't observe these monsters carefully when I discovered them, and now when I look at them again

When I saw their projection, I noticed something strange.

"Did you just find out?" Hex sighed with some disappointment, then looked at me with a very forced smile and said: "I have modified these monsters, they can indeed hurt or kill Ellie.

card, but at the same time they can also be killed by Erica..."

Hex's words were like a blow to the head, and my originally chaotic thoughts suddenly became clearer. Now thinking back to the monsters I discovered before, such as ghouls... I have always found this kind of thing very strange.

A half-dead spirit that relies on flesh and blood to maintain energy is not a qualified murder weapon. My previous speculations with Diana were not fully explained to her. Tartini is indeed alive, and she is indeed a god of the underworld, but like her

How could such an expert create such a waste that cannot even be called a defective product? Flesh and blood means that it can be killed as long as it causes damage. The actual performance of this kind of thing is really inferior to that of wild skeletons in the underworld.

Not as good as.

Let’s talk about other things, such as the evil-eyed monster in the projection. This is a new species created by the Hertogos using flesh-transformation technology. It is very different from the original evil-eyed monster in this world. Before, I was

I encountered several above, including one that was initially frozen by Aurora and the others, but at that time I judged them to be extremely dangerous, because the magic power held by such monsters did not belong to the original nature of this world.

Producing creatures, this kind of alien ability has great conflicts with local magic. To put it simply, magic cannot theoretically kill this kind of monster, so in order to protect Erica and the others, I quietly eliminated it.

But in the battle not long ago, due to my failure to investigate, they unfortunately encountered this kind of monster. Now thinking about the situation carefully, Diana and the others had already caused heavy damage to it before I took action.

However, the unfortunate sacrifice was caused by the monster's near-death counterattack, which means that the magic caused effective damage to it, which makes no sense in theory.

There are many such examples, but if we look again now, it is not difficult to find that the actual situation of these monsters is actually beyond my speculation. Their original abilities are not fully utilized, and some monsters have even given birth to things that should not exist.

It's a fatal weakness, and I didn't even notice these obvious things at the time, which is really shameful.

I blushed and turned off these projections, then lowered my head and did not dare to look directly at Hex. Because I had a little distrust of her before, and this distrust may have ruined the relationship between us.

, As for the way to make up for it, I am so incompetent that I really can’t think of any useful way.

"You...are doing this because..." I continued to make an excuse with my head lowered.

"Why else?" Hex reached out and grabbed my arms, then forcefully pulled me down into her arms and hugged me, and said lightly: "Erica... I don't really agree.

The master's plan for her seems a bit over-protective. You should understand that Erica will still stand with us in the future, so she cannot always be protected by Severna like a child.

You should also know what kind of enemy we are facing, and she will have to face that kind of thing in the future. Erica is an amazing warrior, a good young girl who is good at fighting and has a strong will. I don’t want to see it at all.

Even Severna can't do it to the point of strangling her bravery in the cradle..."

I raised my head in Hex's arms and looked at her. Her expression at this moment was almost exactly the same as when we first met. It was a kind of sadness full of self-blame and regret, because Hex... didn't

, it should be said to be Valada, the God of Creation in another world in the void. Her people and relatives died in the erosion of chaos, but she thought they died under her doting. This kind of madness

Her self-blame tore apart her sanity. From then on, the mother goddess who was originally full of love and care wandered crazily in the void for tens of thousands of years, wandering on the edge of life and death, constantly seeking

redemption.

It seems that she sees the shadow of her former tribe in Erica, so is she worried that Severna will make the same mistake again...?

Generally speaking, I do agree with her views, and from the perspective of my responsibilities, although the master is powerful, he really lacks followers who are good at fighting. Hex alone cannot sustain it.

All areas of the master are safe, so I very much agree that after the little master Erica is upgraded, she can become a god responsible for fighting... But these are not what we need to consider now, because judging from the wishes of the master and Erica herself, whether to upgrade

That would require her active consent, which will be almost impossible in the next few decades.

A mere few decades is very short for us, but it is very long for Erica, who is still a mortal. And in these long years, a mortal's character will change. Brave but not good

Fighting, courageous but not reckless, thoughtful but never indulging in vain schemes... No matter from every aspect, Erica is a very good prospect, but who can say for sure what will happen a few decades later?

Will she become a completely opposite existence than she is now? After all, I have seen too many such mortals in the vast history. Such people often no matter how positive they were before, but often because of someone in our eyes

They made wrong judgments on previously unimportant choices, and then made one wrong step after another. In the end, their body and mind were distorted into a completely negative existence. Throughout history, there are too many such people.

I am also very worried that Erica will become like this in the future, and I am sure that even if Erica wants to become a bully who destroys the world, Severna will nod without hesitation. With her life experience, I think she will still take the initiative.

Find a few worlds for Erica to play with...well, she will definitely be able to do it.

Thinking of this, I sighed helplessly, and then I felt that what Hex did was more or less acceptable. But I was still a little dissatisfied, and the biggest dissatisfaction was that she actually did this without telling me.

This happened, so I angrily poked Hex in the stomach and complained: "You should have told me..."

"I remember telling you... um... well, it seems I forgot." Listening to Hex's joking tone, I pinched her hard in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about other people's problems first." I sat up straight in Hex's arms and looked at her face and asked seriously: "What are you doing to Erica?"

In preparing for these trials, have you considered other people? I mean those mortals..."

"Mortals...think about what they do?" Hex waved his hand blankly and said: "Except for Diana and a few people who are relatively close to her, does the life and death of ordinary mortals have any impact on her?"

"Of course not, I know this very well, but even so we can't let it go, because it will affect her future temperament." I patted Hex on the shoulder with great dissatisfaction and accused: "You only saw this.

On the surface, haven't you paid attention to Erica's heart? And how did you initially view Erica?"

"She...she..." Hex said in an uncertain tone: "She has a somewhat withdrawn personality...?"

"Yes! What's the reason? Do you know?" I glared at her dissatisfiedly again, then waved and released another projected image.

It was a very cold night. In a very old and dilapidated warehouse, a ragged little girl was holding a pistol with a steaming muzzle and looking coldly at the corpse with a blooming head at her feet.

This is Erica, it's the night of her 11th birthday, and it's also the night that her destiny changes.

Due to our mistake at the time, we did not intervene in time, which resulted in Erica suffering for the next ten years, and these sufferings easily killed and reshaped a lively and lovely girl.

Became a ruthless killer.

Actually speaking, we have been observing and protecting Erica a long time ago, and it was me who was responsible for taking care of Erica during that time. That night, I was responsible for something in the world here.

A few hours of missed observation changed everything. Even now, I still feel guilty. Even if the master forgives my mistake, he still hasn't let me forget this unfortunate tragedy.

I have never regarded Erica as a mortal, because she is the son of God, a direct bloodline of the extremely powerful God of Domains Severna, and my future and eternal little master. She should not suffer such suffering, and she should receive

It requires a better living condition than any other mortal.

This is what I think in the bottom of my heart, a thought that even Hex doesn’t know. I dare not say that I will love Erica more than Vienna, but I will never take this kind of care to the surface. I don’t desire it.

In return, I just hope that she can live happily and comfortably.

"That night, Erica was hurt, whether it was physical or mental, and the damage is indelible to this day." I turned to look at Hex, then hugged her and said softly, "Then

One night she lost the most important person to her, and the bullet not only penetrated her heart, but also broke her long-term firm belief, so... after that, she no longer trusts anyone, and in this state

It lasted for ten years... The long-term distrust has long made it impossible for her to integrate into mortal society normally, but fortunately she has not completely sunk into a madman who is willing to trample on life. Until now, the appearance of Diana has made her happen
To be continued...