My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 291: Stormy Stampede

Many beasts, demons, beastfolks, and even demihumans fled from the fierce storm. Most of them looked for a place to take refuge, but there was no safe place in the previous region.

Thus, they couldn’t help but run in panic with the massive hordes away from the calamity. However, a gigantic earth dragon blocked them right in front.

Like a moving mountain that would stomp anything flat to the ground, Gio continued to advance and faced tens of thousands of creatures that continued to approach the Sacred Sakura region.

He wiped out the hordes at the forefront to cut off the path of panic before taking a deep breath until he swelled slightly, then released an intimidating dragon roar. "Roar!"

The 10th Rank earth dragon’s roar also caused the earthquake. Everything, even hundreds of monstrous-sized beasts, was blown tens of meters into the air.

"Almighty Overlord, please allow us to take refuge in your territory! We’ll listen to you. The fierce storm behind us will slaughter us! The Heaven is furious!" A brave, wise bird immediately flew, begging the earth dragon to give them a way out.

"Grr..." Gio just growled casually.

"Then, stay here. Beyond this border is our Sacred Sakura region. The other massive panic stampedes are approaching. We are facing some evil factions. Anyone who refuses to listen will be exterminated without mercy!" One of the Sacred Sakura disciples warned all creatures in the area.

"Sacred Sakura?" The wise bird was surprised, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew Sacred Sakura was one of the top-ranked sacred lands. He and other refugees could take shelter here if they follow Sacred Sakura’s arrangements.

However, the worry soon came to his mind when he realized the fact that Sacred Sakura was currently under attack.

"Gio, we need to attack the enemy before they attack us. Our objective is n the northeast." Yae tapped Gio’s head.

"Grr." Gio looked forward. Thunderstorms and hurricanes devastated the region.

He then used his earth elemental power to dive into the ground like a massive land submarine. Yet, all the passengers were on his back, and he would ensure their safety on the journey.

They left the frightened refugees under the supervision of the Sacred Sakura disciples and the Sacred Mountain’s forest dwellers.

*Boom!* *Swoosh!*

An eruption from a massive volcano exploded in the northwestern region. The billowing storm clouds were dyed by a super hot bright red magma.

Despite the heavy, fierce storm, The explosion was still visible from thousands of miles away.

Dozens of fiery hot volcanic rocks were thrown into the sky, and volcanic ash soon worsened the situation in the area.

Noir, the 10th magma black dragon, couldn’t help but release his AoE ultimate attack to eradicate the invasive demonic beasts. Since nobody heeded his warning, then he blew everything up with an explosive sea of magma.

The snowy white mountains soon turned into a super hot red volcanic land. Lava gushed out, the flame rivers flowed, volcanic ashes rose high into the sky, and all the demonic beasts disappeared into ashes... leaving only a few 8th and 9th Rank ones seriously injured.

"!?" Noir gasped when he remembered his little comrades. He might accidentally burn them to ashes as well!

"You stupid dragon. You almost killed our people. You will be punished later." Sylvia smacked Noir’s head with a sigh. Thankfully, she was already there to protect their people from her pet’s eruption.

She then used her dark mist magical power to disperse the thick volcanic ash from the surrounding air.

"Kyui!" Noir made a pitiful noise, trying to look guilty, asking for mercy.

"We need to kill the troublemakers and assist our comrades. Be prepared for battle. Advance to the eye of the storm!" Sylvia raised her divine spear towards the center of the storm.

"Roar!" Noir obeyed his master’s command and immediately flew northwest, bringing his master’s group to meet the enemies.

In contrast to the northeast and northwest, the southeast and southwest regions received more massive threats because the southern area of Sacred Mountain was much wider and filled with more living creatures than the northern region.

However, the monster stampedes of the entire southern region were singlehandedly prevented by Cherub.

The massive dragon of darkness flapped his four wings wide, absorbing light and other elements from the sky and earth.

The entire region within a radius of two thousand miles fell into a world of eternal darkness. The storm also vanished into nothingness, and all the living creatures trapped within that massive domain were incredibly frightened.

As for those who resisted, Cherub did not hesitate to throw them into the void.

All the creatures trapped there could do nothing but the divine beast of darkness. They just knelt down, begging for mercy.

"Gulp..."

"Lord Cherub is so terrifying than the other mythical, legendary, and divine beasts."

"It’s so dark."

"Yeah... we couldn’t even do anything here. He handled everything with just his presence."

The Sacred Sakura disciples and Elysion Church’s people were present in the safe zone, accompanied by a small bonfire. They witnessed hundreds of thousands of creatures kowtow to the eternal darkness and pray to the unknown.

Yuuki glanced back. The stormy sky was so dark, but the southern region was super dark that it could prevent her divine sense. However, she knew Cherub had already made his move on a super wide scale.

Since their master and other Goddesses went into seclusion, all members tried their best to withstand the storm and eradicate the threats from the Sacred Sakura region.

The seclusion would end next week, six days to be precise. Their potential would be tested to their fullest to prevent the disaster, considering their master couldn’t step in. Everyone had to do everything by themselves, even though their biggest opponents this time were a reincarnation of an Ancient Immortal and his allies.

’The Heavenly Agent won’t make her move easily either. Let’s bring that ice dragon back.’ Yuuki looked ahead and sped off at full speed using Xentia’s super-fast aircraft.

Her destination was the forbidden region far to the north. A remote ice land in the center of the North Pole separated by a deadly super cold sea.

The temperature was below zero, and the aircraft couldn’t operate properly. Thus, Yuuki got off and stored the one-person aircraft in her storage pouch.

’Luckily the Elysium Group Chat is still active. However, Lixue did not respond. The winter would end in forty days at most, but he’s still holed up somewhere around here. There is no other choice then.’ Yuuki checked Elysium Group Chat.

Everyone was facing problems and threats from various directions. She had to return as soon as possible to help them.

After making up her mind, she used the member connection to find Lixue’s location.

The Elysium Connection provided a direction, and she immediately followed it.

It was a small mound of hailstones no bigger than a usual cottage. Even though it looked trivial and ordinary, a vast ice dungeon was hidden hundreds of meters below the surface.

The entrance was non-existent since the dungeon master did not want any visitors. But, the one who came to visit was the Elysium member, the Snow Fox Deity. Yuuki could pinpoint his location precisely.

"Ice Dragon, Eisdrachen Oberherr, Lixue. Get out now, or I’ll break in." Yuuki sent her voice through the ice and snow, reverberating several kilometers throughout the ice dungeon below.

"..."

Yuuki waited for several seconds, but there was no response. In the second minute, she crouched down and used her advanced perception delivered by ice. She could faintly hear the sound of a snoring dragon.

Yuuki was dissatisfied, but she came up with an idea. She spoke in a rather cold tone, sending a direct telepathy to Lixue. "We have secured your treasures. Thank you for your contribution."

"Not a chance!"

A telepathic response immediately came in a panicked tone. An earthquake occurred, and the surrounding snow and ice cracked. Avalanches occurred on nearby ice and snow mountains.

"That’s sleep meditation? You’re finally awake. Return now as we need to slaughter some pest."

"Not my treasures!"

"It’s still yours."

"I need to secure them! The winter in that land isn’t over yet. I still have one month left."

"Be a good boy and get out now! Put all your treasures in a storage pouch or something."

"Oh no, my pouch doesn’t fit."

Yuuki felt annoyed because everything Lixue talked about was always about treasures.

She knew this ice dragon was fond of any shining, precious treasures, especially the crystals. However, she had to return quickly. Everyone had to contribute, including this avaricious, lazy ice dragon!

*Bam*

Yuuki used her Heavenly Ice Technique to create her own entrance to the dragon nest deep in the ice dungeon.

"Hmm..." Yuuki stared coldly at the massive ice dragon before her eyes.

A white ice dragon emerged from the frigid depths. His scales shimmered with an ethereal iridescence, resembling the glimmering surface of freshly fallen snow.

The dragon’s eyes were a piercing shade of glacial blue, radiating a clear panic. He tried to secure his mountain of frozen treasures, but his little storage pouch couldn’t even store a tenth of it.

Thus, he stretched his enormous wings, reminiscent of delicate frost patterns, as wide as possible. It was as if he would fly, but he used his wings to grab the treasures in a giant frozen chunk of ice.

"Why are you so panicked? I, we, never took your possession like villains. Here, I give them to you. Regarless, it’s time for you to return and contribute to the group." Yuuki heaved a subtle sigh and threw several storage pouches to Lixue.

"Snow fox? Why do you disturb my meditation with such a dirty method? Also, what do you mean by eradicating the pest?" Lixue received the storage pouches and stored his frozen treasures quickly.