Hermes: "@Lumine, wait a moment!"
Hermes: "It seems something unexpected has happened on your end. Don't be in such a hurry to find Enma Ai."
Hermes: "Look up at the moon!"
Lumine: "What?!"
The Chat Group's urgent call rang in her ears. Lumine subconsciously looked up at the sky, and her pupils instantly constricted.
The moon, which had seemed normal on the surface just moments ago, was now radiating an ominous, blood-red glow.
"Hmph!"
Lumine let out a cold snort. Her eyes, which were originally as clear as autumn water, were rapidly filled with an eerie purple hue—
Youdu Heavenly Pupils.
The strongest ceiling-level ghost-seeing ability in the history of this world, possessing the ultimate power of [Sight].
With power at Lumine's level, she could even see through the surface rules of the world to extract the information she needed—
Ancient Evil God - Ominous Blood Moon [Ruler of the Lunar Realm], [Mother of Life], [Mother Goddess of Evil Spirits]... "Tsk! This is troublesome..."
Lumine peered at the Blood Moon's true form. Enduring the dizziness in her brain, she extracted various pieces of intelligence and couldn't help but whisper.
Through the vision of Admin Lumine, many group members also saw the true face of this ancient evil god, and they couldn't help but gasp.
It was like a collective entity composed of the dual concepts of flesh and soul.
On the surface, it was a celestial body composed entirely of twisted flesh and evil life force, but Lumine's eyes saw through this facade.
Beneath the surface of this physical entity, existing in a higher dimension, were tentacles formed from the fusion of an infinite number of malevolent spirits. These tentacles pierced through the void, covered in dense clusters of large eyeballs.
With every blink of those large eyeballs, a new world seemed to emerge.
Lumine's cheek twitched. She suppressed the urge to turn her gaze toward the sun nearby.
If the moon was already in such a bizarre state, who knew which evil god was putting on a friendly performance as the sun?
"Hiss! Strange. With my strength, why is the burden of spying on a mere celestial-level evil god with the Youdu Eyes so heavy?"
Suddenly, Lumine clamped her hands over her eyes, and crystal-clear tears flowed down uncontrollably.
"Lord Qianqiu!"
Shiina Mahiru, standing before her, was startled. Seeing that the Lord Deity seemed to be in pain, she walked forward worriedly, gently placing her hands on Lumine's temples and massaging them softly, trying to ease her discomfort.
"Lord Qianqiu, are you alright?"
The remaining three members of the Miko Troupe clumsily used the introductory spells they had just learned, attempting to alleviate their Lord Deity's pain.
"Mhm, with little Mahiru's massage, I feel much better now."
The Phoenix Divine Fire within Lumine burned fiercely, its Power of Nirvanic Rotation continuously soothing the pain in her eyes.
After a full ten minutes, Lumine finally regained her composure.
However, seeing little Mahiru gently massaging her with a look of deep concern on her face, Lumine's mood couldn't help but brighten.
But seeing the three little ones of her Miko Troupe looking pale due to severe spiritual energy depletion, Lumine quickly praised them as well: "Of course, Miko, Hana-chan, and Yukino, you all did great too."
"You've only been training at the shrine for such a short time, yet you're already able to share your Lord Deity's burdens."
"Lord Qianqiu, it's good that you've recovered."
Shiina Mahiru shook her head and said softly.
"Lord Qianqiu!"
Just then, a sudden flurry of footsteps came from outside, followed by a respectful voice entering the main hall of the shrine.
"Currently, over thirteen countries, including Japan, have called to inquire about the Blood Moon."
"How should I respond to them?"
Lumine recalled the information she had just glimpsed. After a moment of thought, she spoke: "The countries that can get a call through to me surely have some foundation."
"I believe they all know exactly what that thing hanging in our sky is."
"Now, tell these countries that the Blood Moon is showing signs of awakening. Earth will enter a period of active malevolent entities, so they should be prepared."
"During this period, use maximum force to crack down on all cults. If there's any attempt at blood sacrifice..."
"Kill them!"
As the word 'Kill' left Lumine's lips, the temperature in the entire shrine seemed to drop by a dozen degrees... "Yes, Lord Qianqiu!"
Yukinoshita Haruno, outside the door, felt a jolt in her heart. She then moved quickly to carry out the Lord Deity's instructions.
"Alright, you lot, don't worry about the Blood Moon above."
Seeing her little shrine maidens frowning as if the apocalypse was coming the next moment, Lumine couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright, look at you all. The sky isn't falling!"
"Go down and calm your nerves, then take little Mahiru with you to work hard on your training."
"Every bit stronger you become is one more innocent civilian you can save."
"Yes, we will work hard, Lord Qianqiu!"
Enveloped by a heavy sense of crisis, the little shrine maidens clenched their fists, seemingly having made up their minds.
Watching them leave, the expression on Lumine's face finally turned solemn. She quickly closed the livestream and returned to the chat interface.
Lumine: "@Lumine, Admin, you aren't 'dead', are you?"
Honnjo Niya: "Holy crap!!!"
Honnjo Niya: "Blegh..."
Honnjo Niya: "Admin, just what kind of freakish world do you live in?! Even I, who have read three thousand manga and novels, have never seen anything like this."
Konan: "Even though I knew the Admin's world was a chaotic mess of demons, still..."
Froese: "@Lumine, Admin, don't push yourself too hard."
Froese: "Otherwise, should I head over now so we can think of a solution together?"
This wasn't an empty promise.
As one of the few wealthy women in the Chat Group, Froese's progress in strength had always been at the forefront of the group.
While Ning Qingyu still had to farm painstakingly, Froese could earn a significant amount of points just by cooking a gourmet dish.
Even Hermes occasionally bought Froese's dishes from the mall.
One could imagine how wealthy Froese was in terms of points.
With more points, the channels to become stronger naturally increased.
Lumine: "Froese, don't worry. That thing isn't ready to wake up yet."
Lumine: "When it truly awakens, I will slay it with my own hands!"
That said, Lumine still decisively began to consult the experts for their opinions.
Lumine: "@Hermes, Old Mo, what's the situation?"
Lumine: "Why did I suffer a backlash when I tried to investigate? Is a mere celestial-level evil god really that terrifying?"
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