Don't confiscate my identity as a human race

"That's right, this is our final means—the Artificial God Plan."

Lanci admitted.

The ninth-order is referred to as the Divine Realm by people, and ascending to it is an unattainable difficulty for the current generation. However, Hesintos's success showed him a way to create an artificial god through artificial and extreme means, something that happens to be Lanci's specialty. It hit precisely in his area of expertise, and if he lets go of all restrictions, he will not be inferior to Hesintos.

"Meow?"

The Cat Boss's mouth twitched.

Lanci was no longer satisfied with the artificial Loren; now he was starting on the artificial god.

Hyperion hugged the cat tightly.

For some reason, she felt that the Goddess of Destiny was about to lose her composure again.

Lanci not only didn't stop but might now undertake the most radical thing in a career of manipulating the Great Priest.

"To achieve this plan, we need to satisfy multiple conditions. Although the margin for error is..."

Pranay seemed to be the first to grasp Lanci's general idea and murmured.

"But everything is based on the premise that 'a ninth-order Loren can defeat a ninth-order Hesintos', right?"

Sigrid, too, read some thoughts from Lanci's eyes and asked.

Since even as an eighth-order peak, she found it hard to defeat the eighth-order peak Hesintos, even after advancing to the ninth-order, facing Hesintos with the Divine Sword would be similarly difficult.

The only gamble is that Loren can rely on his characteristic of growing stronger as he fights to gradually catch up to Hesintos's strength in a life-and-death battle.

The reason Loren was chosen for Lanci's Artificial God Plan was due to two factors.

The first is the level of trust and ease of obtaining the Power of Faith.

All their sources for obtaining the Power of Faith are now in the South Continent, requiring someone with high notoriety and a positive image on the South Continent, far removed from Cardinal Bishops like Dimension Bishop Toriyado and Bishop of Hegemony Sigrid, who share a reputation with Bishop of Destruction Ivanos.

The second is the possibility of defeating Hesintos.

If Hesintos did not have the Red Legend Divine Sword, the Seross Spirit Sword, and could fight under the moon, Sigrid's lower limit would be quite high; the same ninth-order might not lack the potential to defeat Hesintos through Regeneration.

But now, their situation calls for betting on the upper limit. Loren's lower limit is not as stable as hers, and his combat power increases continuously in waves during battle, but correspondingly, his upper limit is also higher.

Upon hearing Lanci's explanation and Pranay and Sigrid's discussion, everyone else's hearts also pounded.

Although they still didn't know how Lanci's overly complex plan was supposed to be executed at Hesintos's coronation three days later, they had roughly concluded one thing—

"If Loren wins...will he be forced to warm up and dress for winter?"

Talia hesitantly asked.

Given Lanci's excessive dramatics as both scriptwriter and director, if they truly produced something more outrageous than Hesintos, she couldn't predict what it might evolve into in the end.

Based on their understanding of Loren, this sort of thing will surely make Loren show a face of utter despair.

There was a moment of silence in the opera house's second-level mansion.

"I've made the decision for Loren."

Lanci clenched his fist and said.

Despite being tormented by guilt to the point he didn't dare meet Loren.

But at this moment, a leader needed to make a decision.

He needed to be more resolved than anyone.

If anything went wrong by then, it would also be his responsibility, and since he was seen as the leader, the responsibility should not be spread among others. All responsibilities should be borne by him, hence the decision he made.

"As long as you choose to fight to the end instead of retreat, in the ultimate battle three days later, I will perform as the Great Priest Loren one last time."

Lanci said resolutely.

Success isn't the endpoint, and failure isn't the finale; they must move forward relentlessly, with no compromise with the enemy whatsoever.

Upholding the sense of belief from start to finish.

This is Lanci's creed.

Others obviously hesitated.

The two-day rest period was equally a respite for them.

Having just endured the fierce battle of Blood Moon City, if they were to face Hesintos and the remaining War Gods tomorrow, their exhausted selves would similarly be overwhelmed.

They didn't want to retreat at this point, fleeing like defeated individuals.

Given such an opportunity, they would certainly fight once more.

The only question was how much responsibility Lanci would ultimately bear, and what extent the "sacrifice" Lanci referred to, would lead Loren to a contrary and undesired outcome.

"Lanci, don't you think your portrayal of Loren might be a bit off?"

In this interlude, Talia questioned Lanci.

Talia remembered that the portrayal of Loren by Lanci became increasingly deviated as it went on.

Although it had the demeanor of an overlord, it no longer matched the original character.

She remembered Lanci atop a skyscraper in a rainy night in Huadu, telling Perlman, "This seat gives you a chance to challenge me."

If Lanci portrayed Loren like that to duel Hesintos the day after tomorrow, once they actually saved Loren, Loren would be the one who truly suffered!

"No one understands Loren better than I do, Tata, you can just trust me on this."

Lanci was exceptionally confident in this matter and stated it with certainty.

If Loren were to have a biopic, then the best actor would certainly be him.

Or the artistic image of Loren that everyone cherished had already become inseparable from him, the professional actor.

Moreover, if Loren did not have an aura of supremacy, it might also not efficiently complete their "Artificial God Plan" script.

"No, my friend."

Talia looked at Lanci with sympathetic eyes, hesitant to speak.

It seems Lanlan's illness still needs treatment.

Even though he was becoming more human, he still retained a bit of his original essence.

"I agree with Lanci's idea, when 'Loren' first appears, he must put on a bit of a show to possibly fool everyone because he needs to enter as an absolute powerhouse to assure everyone."

Abigail, as a professional director, gave her opinion.

On that day, she would also fully assist Lanci.

She said being a director was more useful than being a Magic Artisan, as this professional work immediately came into play.

"..."

Cat Boss was currently the most hesitant to speak.

It could no longer predict what Loren's destiny would be.

"I agree."

"Let's do it this way in three days."

Everyone successively agreed.

United as one, they made their stances clear.

First, they wanted to help Lanci bear some burden, so if something went wrong, they wouldn't let Lanci take the fall alone.

Second, because this way, everyone took part.

No blaming each other.

The grand finale of the Cerryti Empire will be unveiled by Lanci.

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