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

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Elise extended an invitation to Nora, and Nora accepted Elise's invitation.

The maid gritted her teeth as she glared at Nora, who was dancing with her mistress. This woman was indeed plotting something against her mistress!

Dancing with the lady is one thing, but daring to step on her foot is another!

Chop it up! It absolutely has to be chopped up!

The chilling killing intent was palpable even to Elena, who was about to enter.

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She even thought something had happened, and after going around to the window to look inside, she realized that the little maid was jealous.

She smirked and casually climbed into the house through the window: "You guys are really having a good time. Is this what aristocratic life is like?"

Although she had just been complaining about the maid, she was now inexplicably annoyed, which made her tone of voice sound sarcastic.

"It's just necessary practice. If you're also interested in dance, I can teach you for free."

"I'd rather read a few more pages of a book than learn to dance."

Even so, after Elena sat down, her gaze still involuntarily fell on Iris, and an expression of admiration appeared in her eyes.

This woman's dancing is truly beautiful.

"You stepped on my foot seventeen times during dance practice. If I don't prepare a gift that satisfies me, I'll get angry."

Nora turned her head away from Elise's gaze. She could clearly sense that Elise was trying her best to teach her, but she didn't seem to have any talent for dancing. The agile footwork she displayed when fighting enemies was completely absent when dancing.

"Tell me what you want, and I'll go back and buy it for you."

"No, that wouldn't be surprising at all. A beautiful lady's thoughts need to be carefully considered. I believe you can choose a gift that I like."

Nora sighed. She decided to buy her something random when she got back and see if she would still say such things.

……

Early the next morning, Elise and her group set off and arrived at the gate of the ancient city ruins.

Looking at the city wall that stretches for over ten meters in front of me, I see traces of battle damage everywhere, and further afield I can see many collapsed sections.

Near the entrance to the ancient city, there are many vendors selling overpriced props. Ordinary people certainly wouldn't buy them, but in case of any emergency, they can still make a fortune.

The monsters in this area have been mostly cleared out, making it a safe zone.

Elena took out several bottles of pale yellow potion from her spatial ring: "This is insecticide. If you get injured by the monsters in here, there is a high probability that you will be parasitized. If you don't want your body to become a worm nest, I suggest you prepare this."

"Thank you. Although I've already prepared, I don't mind accepting it."

When Elena tried to take the potion back from Iris, she found that the other woman had already put it away.

"One bottle costs three gold coins. I'll get reimbursed from you when I get back."

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"Then what if I take out this? How will you deal with it?" Elise took out a magic scroll for a flaming blade, which could be used to imbue the weapon with fire attacks, making it a good helper against insects.

It works very well, but it's also very expensive.

Elena blinked: "Can you just take what I said as a fart?"

"can."

After distributing some essential supplies, Elise led her people directly through the city gate.

The area around the entrance is quiet, and you can see many fellow adventurers. If any monsters show up in this area, they will be instantly killed.

However, as they ventured a little deeper, they soon found themselves alone.

Disgusting tissues, such as insect eggs, began to appear on the surrounding buildings.

"No matter how many times I come here, I still feel creeped out," Elena said, looking around warily.

“This is, after all, a battlefield of gods. The Queen of Insects and the Goddess of Earth fought here back then. It is said that the divine energy protecting the central area was left behind by the Goddess of Earth. Some scholars even speculate that there may still be people surviving in the central area,” Nora said softly.

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Elise chuckled, but did not refute Nora's words.

Her reaction made Elena think that Elise might know what was going on in the central area.

But before she could even ask, the faint sounds coming from not far away had already put her into battle mode.

A staggering figure appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was an adventurer clad in leather armor, his skin deathly pale, like a walking corpse. But as soon as he noticed Elise and her group, his movements suddenly became swift, and he charged towards them in a contorted posture.

His head also fell off during the charge, and countless tentacles burst forth from the severed wound, like blooming tentacle flowers.

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Tentacle flowers burst forth, spraying out countless wriggling worms with their ferocious mouths, covering the area where Elise and her companions were like a shower of flowers.

Elise didn't know if it was appropriate to describe the scene as a shower of flowers; she simply didn't want to be touched by those insects, not even a little bit.

The mark of the King of Gluttony was activated, and the invisible maw opened wide. Before the flying insects could even get close, they were completely devoured, leaving not a drop of juice behind.

As expected of a trash can, Elise grew increasingly fond of this ability.

Although Elise dealt with the scattered insects, the headless corpse continued to approach.

Nora swung her longsword, and with a swift, sharp sword strike, she instantly split the headless corpse in two.

However, several insect legs suddenly sprouted from the corpse that had been split in two, and it charged toward the group at an undiminished speed.

"Here, the corpses of the sheep have all been swarmed and gnawed by insects. They're like worms, and your method of leaving scars won't be able to eliminate them." Elena, an adventurer, stretched out her hand, muttered a few words, and then two fireballs accurately hit the corpse that had been split in two.

The body quickly went still, then burned to ashes, leaving a nauseating, acrid smell in the air.

"This place is disgusting." Nora frowned, then took out her spare longsword, a weapon enchanted with fire.

"And most importantly, there's nothing to gain." When a normal monster is killed, its corpse will have a lot of things that can be used as materials, but these insects are different. Apart from a few, the rest of the insects are useless.

Elena looked around at the buildings, whose doors were wide open, and it was obvious that nothing could be left inside.

Just then, Elise's boots flashed, and she lightly leaped onto the roof and looked around.

Her appearance also attracted the attention of some flying insects, but these insects were all swallowed up by an invisible mouth when they got close to her.

She hadn't been here for a while and needed to check her surroundings to determine her location so she could better find where she wanted to go.

Once Elise had landed back on the roof, Elena couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"

"Now that we've established a reference point, come with me."

Relying on her memory, Elise led the group through this complex and dangerous area. This place was a good place to level up in the game, and Elise was very familiar with the ancient city ruins.

Looking at Elise leading the way, Elena felt as if she had come home.

The last time I had this feeling was when I was in the abandoned street.

Gradually, as you go deeper, the number of insect eggs and insects around you increases, as if you have gone deep into an insect nest.

Looking at the chilling environment, Nora couldn't help but ask, "According to the records, didn't the war between the Insect Queen and the Earth Goddess end in the Earth Goddess's victory? Why are there insects everywhere here?"

"If the Earth Goddess wins, then this city will not be abandoned."

"You seem to know something?" Nora asked curiously.

"If you want to know, I can tell you, but you have to do three things for me unconditionally."

Elena, standing to the side, showed an expression of "I knew it." Elise would never easily reveal information involving gods.

Nora casually burned a nearby insect to ashes: "I've discovered I'm not that curious about what happened back then."

An expected answer.

Iris, without any intention of leaving, continued leading the four of them forward. With two main chess players and her own little maid protecting her, Iris was somewhat unrestrained.

Elise didn't even spare the insects they killed; she gave them all to the great King of the Trash Can... no, I should say the great King of Gluttony!

As the saying goes, even the smallest insect is still meat; sacrificing more of them will improve her attributes.

Although the individual insects here are not strong, their numbers are enormous, and at times they have no choice but to give way.

Hiding in the building, watching the surging swarm of insects not far away, Nora couldn't help but ask, "Where exactly are you trying to go?"

It's clear from Elise's familiar route that she's definitely not here for any so-called adventure.

"It's almost there."

After the insect swarm disappeared, Elise led the group for another half hour or so, finally arriving at one of their destinations, the Church of Aphrodite.

The Church of Eros, which should have been magnificent and elegant, has now been turned into a den of insects. In front of the church, there is the remains of a stone knight statue.

"Gentlemen, I'm entrusting the insects to you."

Elena and Nora exchanged a glance, then quickly rushed towards the church.

Meanwhile, Illusion leisurely followed behind the two main characters, and under the protection of her maid, she used the shrimp brand to clean up the scene.

That's the advantage of having a main character pave the way; you just need to clean up the mess behind the scenes.

The insects in and around the church were quickly cleaned up. Elise didn't even spare the insect eggs, dumping them all into the trash can.

Those insect eggs were all white and tender, looking like they were several times the weight of beef. But no matter how many times, the trash can wouldn't care.

In the vast Church of Eros, the statue of Eros stands, but it has decayed and lost its original shape, resembling a giant rock riddled with holes.

Elise slowly walked to the statue and placed her hand on it.

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She hadn't held out much hope, but the moment she touched the statue, the stunningly beautiful blonde girl with blue eyes reappeared and embraced her.

The mark of the goddess of pleasure also appeared in Elise's eyes.

The eerie heart-shaped pattern seems to have become more complex than before.

Elise quickly regained her senses and looked at the maid beside her. The maid did not react, which meant that everything that had just happened had been done in an instant.

She opened her skill bar and discovered that the Pleasure Mark had granted her new abilities: she could transfer injuries to targets she had charmed within a certain range, and she could also swap positions with the charmed targets.

This is the survival ability that Elise desires most.

It seems that my approach of searching for churches of love is correct; perhaps with each church I find, the imprint of pleasure will undergo some new changes.

"Did you find what you were looking for? There seems to be some movement in the distance; we'd better hurry and leave," Elena, who was on guard around the area, said to Iris as she entered the church.

"Found it, but I still need to go to another place."

"Where?"

"The Church of the Earth Goddess".

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"Go inside, there's a basement. Be careful, there are some bugs inside."

Elise pointed to a house to the side, and Elena went inside. She soon reappeared in front of Elise, now holding a spear—an ancient magical weapon whose enchantment greatly enhanced its penetrating power.

The weapon itself is fine, but the important thing is the enchantment patterns on it, which, after research, can be replicated.

Elena discovered that Elise knew this place like the back of her hand. She seemed to know everything about it, and even if someone had lived in the city, they probably wouldn't know as much as she did.

This is an area that no one has ever explored before. Where did she get this information?

With a smile, Elise put away the antique-looking spear and said, "Want to know about my intelligence network? Just work for me for free for the rest of your life."

"I haven't said anything yet," Elena said, glancing sideways.

Just then, the maid who had gone to scout returned to Elise's side and whispered, "Miss, I don't know why those insects have become restless."

"Restlessness?"

Elise glanced at the sealed central area. It wasn't time to unseal it yet, so why were the insects acting restlessly?

In any case, we can no longer continue to live such a leisurely life.

Elise decisively chose to abandon the unimportant spoils along the way and led everyone forward at full speed. At the same time, she activated the Gluttony Mark with all her might. Invisible mouths opened around them, and no insect could get close to them.

After passing through a dark and narrow alley, Elise and her group returned to the main road.

If you proceed straight along the main road, you will reach the Church of the Earth Goddess.

The church mausoleum was built in the heart of the dream city, between the outer city and the central area. To put it nicely, it was to let everyone feel the glory of the earth goddess; to put it bluntly, it was to better attract believers.

The main road was filled with all kinds of insects, and even some of the fourth-order beings appeared.