The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　The major powers immediately began to make arrangements.

　Two days have passed since Christmas ended. In these two days, nothing particularly unusual has happened inside or outside the City of Freedom.

　Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether the "Black Goat God" is still near the City of Freedom.

　This is also the biggest flaw in the entire plan.

　Assuming the "Black Goat God" is no longer near the City of Freedom, their so-called plan is nothing but a pipe dream and could not possibly attract a non-existent god.

　However, things are unpredictable, and a 100% certain plan simply does not exist.

　Faced with an enemy whose tracks are completely elusive, even the most comprehensive plan inevitably involves an element of "gambling."

　They had to gamble on the possibility that the "Black Goat God" was still near the City of Freedom.

　Only on this foundation can the plan unfold. Moreover, since there's no guarantee when the "Black Goat God" will leave, the plan must be implemented as quickly as possible.

　In other words, it's a race against time.

　……

　Maximum time limit: 24 hours!

　They had to devote all their efforts to completing the plan within 24 hours. During this time, Dark also had to put aside his other concerns and devote himself wholeheartedly to the preparation of this plan.

　Because it was crucial to ensure the venue setup perfectly complemented the "Golden City" setting, he was solely responsible for the entire venue setup for the project.

　The setup of the venue was closely linked to the "summoning of the evil god." Therefore, he was essentially acting alongside Principal Arte.

　Almost all academy members in the City of Freedom were mobilized, and materials needed for various "evil god summoning" were transported into the City of Freedom from all directions with the operation of the state apparatus.

　They did not deliberately conceal their preparations; in fact, they intentionally amplified the scale of these preparations.

　The purpose of this was to attract the attention of the "Black Goat Evil God." Since the plan was already an open secret, it required summoning the "Black Goat Evil God" again right under its nose.

　Whether the plan succeeds depends on its confidence in its own capabilities and whether it can withstand the assessment of danger.

　Logically speaking, since it perfectly executed its plan during the two days of Christmas and no human could find its trace, it must have become overconfident.

　Therefore, it's quite possible that it will willingly walk into the trap. After all, its stealth and spatial control are enough to make it virtually invincible.

　December 28th, noon.

　At the height of the sun.

　From midnight last night until now, a total of twelve hours, almost all the materials needed for the "Summoning of the Evil God" have arrived.

　Dak also determined the "address" on a piece of black soil not far from the City of Freedom.

　Afterwards, all the academy staff began to prepare for the "Summoning of the Evil God" under the personal guidance of Principal Arte.

　The first step is to set up a protective barrier.

　Even though it's called "open secrets," it can't be too blatant. The balance here must be just right.

　Therefore, all the necessary defensive measures should be in place and implemented properly.

　Moreover, "summoning evil gods" is a taboo matter, and it inherently requires secrecy.

　Once the most important barrier was in place, the City of Freedom also issued a curfew notice for tonight.

　The purpose of the "curfew" is twofold: to maintain secrecy and to promote awareness.

　Although these two words contradict each other, they do not contradict each other in practice because they refer to different things.

　Once the curfew notice is posted, almost everyone in the Free City will soon know that something big is going to happen tonight.

　If the "Black Goat God" is still nearby, this is the "bait" to pique its curiosity.

　Finally, the "curfew" is also to protect ordinary residents.

　Although the City of Freedom had planned to strengthen its defenses tonight, the ordinary guards were actually of very limited use in the face of a powerful and terrifying evil god. Therefore, the City of Freedom also bore a heavy burden in order to eliminate the "Black Goat Evil God".

　As time passes quickly.

　A massive altar gradually rose within the barrier, and various sacrificial items were precisely placed in their designated locations.

　Dark flew through the air, overlooking the entire site and calculating the extent of the "Golden City's" expansion.

　Once the sacrificial site is roughly set up, he needs to summon the "Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" to test the summoning of the "Golden City" and make it fit the entire site as well as possible, at least ensuring that the "Summoning of the Evil God" ritual is not disrupted.

　Then, at midnight tonight, he will summon the "Golden City" again, which is the time to execute the plan and also the time for the "Summoning of the Evil God".

　While Dark was busy at the sacrificial site, Aurora was in the city lord's mansion, helping Nix to work on her "Mountain Giant's Sword".

　The Mountain Giant's Sword is a holy sword of the rock element. Although Nix is ​​the "Serpent Goddess," she unfortunately cannot activate the holy sword power of the Mountain Giant's Sword.

　Even without the power of the Holy Sword, it is still an extremely powerful sword. Moreover, its greatest characteristic is that it possesses a complete "self." Wielding the "Mountain Giant's Sword," even someone like Nix...

　Even someone who has never used a sword before can transform into an incredibly powerful swordsman.

　Nix's original form was the "Oil Serpent," and she later forged her divinity with the "Original Divinity" of the "Abyss Serpent."

　The rules she comprehended during the process of forging her divinity were based on the "Abyssal Serpent," which she then fused with her body to form a "divine body."

　This made his physical strength reach the level of a "god" in a true sense, and he was a "god" among giant beasts.

　Moreover, the power they wield is "black oil".

　She can not only turn herself into black oil, but also "assimilate" the things around her into black oil.

　In the period following her attainment of divinity, although she appeared to do nothing, and in fact did do nothing, her divine power naturally increased, and she gradually became more adept at wielding her authority.

　The battle during Christmas was arguably her first real combat experience. And she achieved victory right from the start.

　She imbued the blade of the "Mountain Giant's Sword" with her own power of rules, and with a single slash, everything in its path turned into black oil. All defenses were rendered useless before this power of rules. Even the evil gods who held the authority of defense could only slightly offset her power of rules, causing her to feel a tiny bit of resistance when she unleashed her strike.

　After all, although she had only been a god for a short time, she was still a "true god" no matter how weak she was. How could those "evil gods" who were not even "true gods" possibly stand against her with their incomplete powers?

　If those "evil gods" weren't so incredibly powerful, she could have easily slain them with ease, one sword strike at a time.

　Unfortunately, although she was able to cut the "evil god" in two, she was unable to kill it completely and still needed other powerful individuals to quickly finish it off.

　Nix was also a key player in this plan to kill the "Black Goat God".

　According to the plan, she needs to pull the consciousness of the "Black Goat Evil God" into the "Mind Universe" through the "Cosmic Brain Beast" and then strike the "First Sword" as quickly as possible.

　This sword strike is not only meant to break through his defenses, but also to kill Brangus in one blow! No matter how well the "Black Goat God" protects Brangus, once his consciousness is sucked away, all his protective measures are as flimsy as paper in front of Nix.

　That sword strike would surely cleave Blangus in two. And Blangus, after all, was just an ordinary person, destined to die. Even if he survived due to being assimilated by the evil god, Dark was prepared. After breaking through the defenses and instantly killing the main target, it would be Principal Art's turn.

　The other powerful figures would also intervene, but they were all secondary. Principal Arte was the absolute main force.

　If this battle proceeds entirely according to plan, there is actually no need for other forces to participate.

　All the Holy Church needs to do is provide the blueprints for summoning the evil god, and Dark and his party will be able to completely kill the "Black Goat Evil God".

　The problem is that plans can't keep up with changes.

　Therefore, the biggest role of other forces is actually to "provide a safety net"; they are merely a backup plan in case the plan is not fully executed.

　Time continues to pass.

　It was already 11 p.m. in the blink of an eye.

　The curfew in the free city began at 10 p.m. tonight. The bustling city of the day instantly fell into absolute silence.

　On the city's crisscrossing streets, only the guards of the Free City remained, diligently patrolling.

　The lights in the various buildings were turned off at the patrol officers' reminders. The city's breathing rate dropped to its lowest point.

　But the people living in the city did not go to sleep, or even get dressed; almost everyone was waiting for something "big" to happen.

　The City of Freedom is, after all, a city of adventurers, and its inhabitants are extremely sensitive to "danger." Moreover, they have just experienced the major event of Christmas.

　They were all prepared to flee immediately should danger be detected. As for the "curfew"...

　Regulations can only bind those who abide by them.

　Within the barrier lies the place of worship.

　All personnel from various factions involved in the plan were in place.

　Everyone except the religious personnel donned black robes and hoods as planned and participated in the ritual.

　Meanwhile, the members of the Holy Church, dressed in white robes, stood on the outer perimeter, acting as "security personnel."

　They certainly cannot participate in the summoning of the evil god, even if only in form.

　In the first row of the priests, Dark had already summoned the "Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist" and the "Cosmic Brain Beast".

　At this moment, the "Golden King, Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" was also dressed in a black robe and wore a hood, completely concealing himself.

　It stood beside Dark, and although it was in human form, its size was too large and it was very conspicuous.

　The "Cosmic Brain Monster" was dressed in the same way, but because of its short stature, it still stood out.

　But this kind of attire was just a formality and didn't really matter. Besides the "Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist" and the "Cosmic Brain Monster," there were other magical spirits hidden in front of and behind Dark.

　In addition, he prepared another black robe, but it was for another magical elf.

　With everyone present.

　Principal Arte immediately took out a magic card and activated it. A white light seeped into the ground, instantly spreading to everyone's feet. Afterward, everyone could communicate telepathically through her. "If the plan goes smoothly, the 'Black Goat God' should already be hiding nearby."

　Dark looked at the various sacrificial offerings on the altar and silently transmitted his thoughts. "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" was also beside him, but so far he had not sensed any divine aura related to the "Black Goat Evil God".

　"From now on, be on guard. The 'Black Goat God' may not wait for the sacrifice to begin."

　"We cannot determine the extent to which its power has grown."

　"We can't rule out the possibility that it might use a preemptive strike as a counter-strategy." As time continued to pass, the atmosphere at the sacrificial site gradually became oppressive. Although the conversations among the people were still frequent, they were mostly meaningless chatter.

　This is not because their thinking is confused.

　Instead, everyone's attention became more focused, and they no longer paid attention to the "conversation".

　11:55.

　Dark summoned the "Money-Grabbing Spirit".

　Then, using "Greed IV," it evolved into "Cyclone."

　The evolved "Cyclone" also donned a black robe and a hood, standing beside him.

　The sacrificial ceremony then began.

　The ceremony was presided over by a college professor.

　This college professor reportedly had a past of "turning away from darkness to light," having previously participated in cult activities, making him adept at presiding over such rituals. 11:59 AM.

　The sacrificial ceremony proceeded very smoothly.

　Everyone was on edge, waiting for the "Black Goat God" to make his move.

　It's exactly 12 o'clock. The time is accurate to the second.

　The professor suddenly looked up, his face filled with fervor.

　He had participated in a cult, and although he did not harm anyone, he watched many harmful things happen by the sidelines. Later, after experiencing repentance and redemption, he finally reformed and turned over a new leaf, but a seed was always buried deep in his heart.

　Tonight, at this moment, he will continue this plan and completely destroy that budding seed!

　12:01:01.

　A dark vortex appeared above the altar. The true form of the "Black Goat Evil God" responded.

　During this special period of divine resurgence, a ritual to summon evil gods presided over by such a group of people is unlikely to fail.

　The terrifying aura belonging to the true form of the evil god surged forth in that instant, filling the entire barrier.

　Although everyone present knew that "summoning the evil god" was the core of this plan.

　But when it was actually summoned, the chilling and terrifying aura of the evil god still made many people tremble with fear.

　"This breath..."

　Dark had never seen the "Curse of the Evil God".

　However, most of the others present had experienced the Christmas events and were already familiar with the intensity of the "evil god summoning" aura.

　Therefore, they immediately realized that the aura emanating from that altar this time was at least several times stronger than those auras!

　"Is it because this is the second time it's been summoned?" "Its true form is awakening."

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