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Chapter 78 Take revenge on Lilith, Cecilia!

Chapter 79 Take revenge on Lilith, Cecilia! (Please subscribe to the first issue!)

Rod walked out of Professor Merrick's room.

The process of notifying the capital and then having people from the capital come to Phillips takes at least three days.

Although it took quite a while, it couldn't coincide with Ivina's coming-of-age ceremony.

But it doesn't matter.

After all, from the very beginning, the Church's power was an external force deployed to prevent Cecilia from unleashing her new trump card.

However, this means that Ivina's coming-of-age ceremony still needs to be handled by them.

Tap tap —

Light and shadow weave in, and the 11 a.m. sunshine in winter is a source of joy and comfort.

Rhodes walked along the corridor of the Duke's mansion, and it always felt so long.

It's hard to see the end at a glance, and the key is that the corridor is laid out in a circular pattern, so it always makes people feel a little confused about the distance.

"The only way to determine the location is by looking at the room number."

Rod glanced at the room beside him, but suddenly his expression froze. Room 17?

He was quite certain that room number seventeen, being the closest to the edge of the guest rooms, shouldn't have been where he'd spent most of the day.

As if defying all superstition, Rod took two more steps forward, only to find himself in another room, number seventeen.

That's right.

Swish swish swish—

A gentle breeze stirred outside, and in an instant, a figure appeared beside him, snapping him out of his reverie.

but.

Upon sensing the girl's familiar rose scent, all tension in his body vanished completely, leaving only a deep sense of helplessness hidden in his eyes.

Because he knew this guy was the most dangerous enemy, but also the safest.

[Her reason for living was for him, so she would never kill him] This is a fact that has been verified countless times.

"Cecilia." Rhodes rubbed his temples, finally swallowing hard before speaking.

"My dear, it's been so long!"

Cecilia.

Today she wore an elegant white dress with a blue butterfly pinned to her chest, but the diamond-shaped earrings by her ears still swayed slightly in the air.

She jumped out of the window, her high heels making a light, muffled sound on the carpet, and her alluring figure pressed close to Rhodes's back, her hands cupping his chin from behind.

"The coming-of-age ceremony has been brought forward." Her voice was flirtatious as she whispered in Rhodes' ear, her moist lips releasing a warm breath.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Was it your idea, or Ivina's?"

"What's the difference? You're upset that I ruined all your plans, so you've come to me?" Rhodes tilted his head, glancing at Cecilia behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Cecilia, meanwhile, reached down and smoothed Rhodes' collar with her fingertips, saying softly, "I really didn't expect this. It must have been Ivina's doing, right? After all, only her idea could change the timing of the coming-of-age ceremony."

"So, with your brand new trump card not yet ready, are you still planning to make a move?"

"Are you testing whether I'm ready?" Cecilia chuckled, covering her mouth. "It's okay to tell you, don't worry, it's definitely not enough. It's impossible to prepare to upgrade to a monster at peak strength five times in five days."

"but----"

Her tone shifted, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes, "I've prepared a very interesting gift to surprise you."

'

""

really.

Rhodes' eyelids twitched; he knew that no matter what, Cecilia would come and disgust him.

"You're not lying to me?"

"Have I ever lied to you?" Cecilia asked, a hint of helplessness in her voice, then her eyes darkened. "You're the only one who's ever lied to me."

"You are the enemy."

"Not necessarily," Cecilia chuckled. "This time—I might want to be your teammate."

Her fingers were restless; after adjusting Rhodes' collar like a wife, she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"You always favor Lilith—so, were you two happy after I died in your past life?"

"Dong!" Cecilia delivered a critical hit.

That's really bringing up the very thing I shouldn't have said.

Rhodes' feelings for Cecilia are truly difficult to explain in just a few words.

When he was fourteen, he took in Cecilia, who had nowhere to go, and raised her well.

He watched the girl grow up little by little, and watched her gradually fall in love with him and become more sensible.

She would cook for him and tidy his clothes before he went out, making her a perfect little maid.

But who could have known that on that very day, she would inexplicably fall into the clutches of a demon, and even betray him and leave him?

For some so-called ideal—it's utterly ridiculous.

How could an ordinary human body possibly bear the sins of a demon god and become an entity that changes the order?

If anything, Rhodes believed that in this life he might be able to do what Cecilia wanted to do.

Because if he has fused with more than a thousand divine seeds, how could he possibly not suppress the sins of the remaining demonic seed?

It is entirely possible for him to merge the powers of the various gods together and ultimately create the power of a supreme god to coordinate everything.

But this is something only he could do, not Cecilia.

"You want to know?" Rhodes finally spoke up.

There's nothing wrong with saying it.

"Um."

"Aren't you afraid I'll say things like, 'We're so happy together, you'd die of happiness,' or something like that?"

"If it's true—" Cecilia paused, "then I'll accept it."

"She rejected me in the end, and we didn't end up together."

"—" Cecilia's eyes darkened. She first narrowed her eyes in disbelief, then anger welled up inside her. "You've become a god, and then you've abandoned me?"

"More or less."

When Rod uttered those four words, he was actually recalling what had happened the previous night.

Lilith's desperate yet pleading expression came into view at that moment.

A strange sense of irritation arose within me.

I made a clean break last night, but thinking back on it today, I still feel a little dissatisfied.

She only put on that act of begging for his mercy when things were beyond repair, and then wanted him to continue taking her to the throne of a god or something. As expected, it still disgusted him.

Because he had valued her too much in the past, he now thought about her behavior—tsk.

Emotional value is so cheap in her eyes—no matter what method is used to perform it, it will always make him feel unhappy.

Rhodes sighed, managing to barely suppress his dissatisfaction.

Anyway, if she comes to him again today and says something disgusting about liking him, then his thousand demands for discipline won't be for nothing.

Just keep going until she gives up, until she gets out of here on her own.

But at this moment, Cecilia clenched her fingers.

"I will kill her." Cecilia's lips parted in a terrifying killing intent, a pure and extreme rage.

Rhodes's words planted a seed of resentment and anger in Cecilia's heart.

She simply couldn't accept that her lover had given his all, only to be rejected by a bad woman in the end.