Girl Hero: Revenge on Goblins!-Chapter 1068 - 428: Sword (2)

"Look, this kind of prophecy, which can only reach a ’no’ conclusion, I could achieve even without those eyes. It’s nothing special."

"Yeah..." The Divine Knowledge Saintess closed her eyes, "You’re right."

"Speaking of which, there’s another thing I’m quite curious about." The Empress continued in a slightly leisurely tone, "Your prophecy, in essence, seems different from ordinary predictions. It’s not about deducing the future based on current information, but directly sending information from the ’determined future’ back to the ’past’... So, that predetermined future has a strong attraction, the so-called ’convergence’, isn’t that so?"

The Divine Knowledge did not respond, only nodding slightly.

"Then, if a future requires you to remain ’ignorant’ to succeed, what would the future you do?"

As soon as the words fell, a dull, moist "squelch" suddenly sounded.

The Divine Knowledge Saintess abruptly opened her eyes, her mirror pupils filled with astonishment.

Only to see the Empress, with her fingers formed into a blade, decisively and without hesitation, piercing through her own chest. Then, she clenched her fist, and with a heart-wrenching ripping sound, forcibly tore out her own heart.

There was no shrill scream, nor spurting blood. Only the resplendent fire-red Magic Power, like light mist, frantically escaping from the wound.

And the heart in her hand, still surging and throbbing, rapidly transformed in her tight grasp, eventually condensing into a vividly red, transparent gemstone, with the undying Phoenix Fire burning at its core.

It was the Authority of the Undying, an eternal symbol.

Blood trickled from the Empress’s lips, the crimson in her eyes fading to a void of gray darkness.

Then, she casually tossed the gemstone, representing the authority of the Ancient Dragon Species, longed for by countless people.

"Catch."

The Divine Knowledge instinctively reached out but stopped, seeing the gemstone fall to the ground beside her, rather than flying toward her.

Next, a phantom rabbit head "pop" appeared out of nowhere, then leapt up and deftly caught the Ruby, larger than its head, in its mouth.

After extracting her heart, the Empress winced in pain, but her movements did not waver in the slightest, as she forcefully pressed the blue Jade she had been holding in her other hand into the gaping hole in her chest.

Then, under the half-burned sweater, the gruesome wound visibly healed at an astonishing speed, her skin returning to its pristine whiteness.

"Alright, get lost." The Empress casually waved her hand at the Elf Rabbit, "I’ll leave it for you to keep for now."

She wiped the blood from her lips and raised a free-spirited smile, her once blood-red eyes now deep blue.

"—When the time comes, make sure to return it to me intact."

The Elf Rabbit’s mouth opened wider than its body, swallowing the gemstone in one gulp. The next moment, its form erupted with crackling sounds, bursting into countless brilliant sparks scattering onto the ground, disappearing from the dimension of reality.

It wasn’t until the Elf Rabbit had vanished that the Empress turned her gaze back to the Saintess, who had stood up in shock and then remained motionless.

"—Now how about it?" She chuckled lightly, "Don’t tell me you didn’t foresee this scene."

"Things like this, even without prophecy, with a little thought, you should know what to do, right?"

"To return one’s Authority to the world..." The Divine Knowledge’s face indeed showed little shock, but was marked by deep loneliness and sorrow, "Indeed, in this way, I can only entrust this mission entirely to you."

The transfer of Authority isn’t something that can be done so crudely and simply. In fact, if left unchecked, the Empress’s body and soul would soon face complete collapse under the conflict.

Unless a more powerful Authority is used to allow ascent of existence, temporarily suppressing the conflict and collapse.

"I’ve gone this far, yet you still look so reluctant, do you really want to draw your sword that badly?" The Empress was puzzled, looking at the Saintess’s mournful expression.

"Your Majesty..." The Divine Knowledge lowered her gaze and sighed helplessly.

"Just as you said, to achieve the outcome you desire, I can’t reveal your existence to my past self and can only provide minimal assistance.

"It was precisely because the past me knew nothing of you that you could take such actions here.

"Therefore, after your regressive success, I will not know what happened here. In that world line, at most I’ll only know that someone named ’you’ completely disappeared.

"But even if you can rewind everything, it doesn’t mean the end won’t descend again at some moment in the future.

"The same ending won’t replay, but since I’ve failed once, I could fail a second time. Your sacrifice might be in vain."

The Divine Knowledge Saintess raised her mirror pupils again, a hint of distortion in her gaze as she looked at the Empress.

"So... perhaps the only thing I can do is ensure that you, the only human, live to the end.

"In this way, at least... I can save one person."

The Empress was left speechless, dumbfounded as she stared at the Saintess.

"In that regard, your father and I actually have similar desires, even if only you... Your Majesty?"

Lost in thought, the Divine Knowledge noticed the Empress’s odd gaze and paused her speech in confusion.

"Alas..." The Empress sighed helplessly, raising her hand to her forehead, "I really can’t understand, how could there be someone as arrogant as you?"