"It's really smelly," Bai Ye said. "Are there no other routes?"
Yimi replied, "No, all other routes would lead to encounters with Angels and God Disciples..."
As Yimi spoke, she glanced at the Future Diary again.
"The number of God Disciples has increased. It's likely Lilith has sent in new God Disciples again."
Bai Ye sighed, "Let's go, let's go, let's go!"
Yimi flipped open the manhole cover of the sewer, and the three of them entered one by one.
As they descended the iron ladder to the lower level of the sewer, strange odors continuously wafted into their nostrils.
Bai Ye found it hard to describe the smell. It was foul, fishy, mixed with the scent of mud and a strong odor of decay, as if a faint hint of bleach was also present.
Bai Ye's first reaction was to vomit.
He wasn't intimidated by fighting the Third Apostle, yet he was almost defeated by this smell.
Li Jiayi, from somewhere, produced two wads of tissue and stuffed them into his nose. Then, he took out a camping lantern, lit it, and walked ahead to illuminate the path.
Bai Ye said, "Give me two pieces of tissue."
Li Jiayi pulled out an empty tissue bag and said, "None left, only the last one. If I'm lying, I'm a dog."
Bai Ye cursed, "Can't you just tear it up and share? No sense of sharing at all."
Li Jiayi replied, "I will next time."
Bai Ye retorted, "You think there will be a next time?"
"Hey, don't pick a fight," Li Jiayi pulled a crumpled tissue from his nose and said, "Here's one for you."
"Can't you be less disgusting?" Bai Ye asked. "Didn't you say Lilith couldn't bring in powerful beings? What's the deal with the Third Apostle?"
Li Jiayi explained, "I wasn't sure at first, but now I'm starting to get a clue."
Yimi inquired, "What do you mean?"
Li Jiayi stated, "There are now ten Future Diary holders."
Bai Ye and Yimi looked, and indeed, it was true.
The light screen showed the progress of the Future Diaries. Besides the Thousand-Mile Eye Diary that Bai Ye had killed, another Future Diary called the Picture Book Diary was now missing.
Li Jiayi elaborated, "It's not impossible that the diary holders fought each other elsewhere, causing their deaths. However, the appearance of the Apostle and the disappearance of the Future Diary occurred at roughly the same time. The possibility of the two events being related is much higher. Therefore, it's highly probable that Lilith is using the bodies of the Future Diary holders to manifest the Apostles."
Bai Ye said, "I don't quite understand."
Li Jiayi replied, "I don't quite understand either, but I know she can do such things."
Bai Ye countered, "What I mean is, if she can do such a thing, why doesn't she just manifest the Apostles directly upon us?"
"Come on, do you think it's like Ultraman changing forms, holding a stick and shouting, 'I am Taro!'" Li Jiayi spread his hands. "There must be preparations. The other party is also likely not willing. As for how to force them, although Lilith cannot temporarily enter here by bypassing the God's Seat, aren't there God Disciples?"
Yimi asked, "So, the manifestation of the Third Apostle occurred directly within this area, which is why it's not affected by the God's Seat?"
Li Jiayi nodded, "That's probably the gist of it."
Yimi then asked, "Then this will never end? Will the other party continue?"
"That's a possibility," Li Jiayi said. "However, I'm curious, isn't the God of Time and Space on the God's Seat going to intervene? Lilith not only brought out the Third Apostle but also used Future Diary holders for the Apostle's manifestation!"
Li Jiayi said this while rubbing his chin.
"This is no longer just a matter of provocation. Not only is she causing trouble in the territory of the God's Seat, but she's also directly disrupting the death game of the Future Diary. She truly doesn't regard the gods on the God's Seat as gods at all."
Bai Ye asked, "Can the God on the God's Seat you're talking about defeat Lilith?"
Li Jiayi honestly replied, "Cannot defeat her."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes, "You're just stating the obvious."
If they couldn't win, they would endure. That was only natural. Gods also knew the meaning of lying low.
Li Jiayi explained, "The God's Seat was born from a few small worlds. In terms of class and scope, it naturally doesn't compare to Lilith. However, the gods on the God's Seat are the gods who control time and space. While their prestige might not be high, their abilities are still considerable."
"To be fair, if Lilith were willing to dialogue and converse with the God's Seat, the God's Seat might compromise. But Lilith is acting like this from the start. The god on the God's Seat probably can't stand it. Moreover, there's a very crucial point."
Bai Ye inquired, "What is it?"
Li Jiayi continued, "Have you forgotten how the Future Diary game began? That god is about to die, so he wants to find a successor for the God's Seat. That's why he created the Future Diary."
Yimi added, "Someone who is about to die fears nothing, and a god who is about to die is no different. Furthermore, that god's final wish is to find a successor, and Lilith is disrupting him from fulfilling his wish. That god should naturally be enraged."
Li Jiayi concluded, "Precisely. Therefore, he should be willing to cooperate with us to take down Lilith."
Bai Ye asked, "How do we find the God's Seat and negotiate with that god?"
Li Jiayi replied, "That's the biggest problem. It seems only he can find us; we can't find him."
Bai Ye spread his hands, "After all that, you're still saying nothing useful."
"Hey, he's a god, after all," Li Jiayi said. "Do you think you can see him just because you want to?"
Yimi pondered, "So, if that god hasn't approached us, does it mean he tacitly approves of Lilith's current actions, or he's unwilling to intervene? Or perhaps he's afraid to?"
Li Jiayi shrugged, "Who knows? If you absolutely must see him, there's only one way."
Bai Ye asked, "What way?"
Li Jiayi explained, "We are participating in the Future Diary death game. Naturally, when only one person is left alive, it signifies victory. Then we can proceed to the God's Seat, and upon reaching the God's Seat, we can naturally meet him."
"Alright!"
Bai Ye materialized the Thunderfang Fury Beast using his Steel Slime and looked at Li Jiayi.
Li Jiayi became vigilant, "What are you trying to do?"
Bai Ye declared, "Starting with you."
Li Jiayi quickly said, "We are comrades now, you know what comrades are? It's about being inseparable, sharing life and death, and being childhood sweethearts!"
Bai Ye tilted his head, feeling that something strange had been mixed in.
Bai Ye sheathed his sword and said, "I was just proving that your method is unreliable."
Li Jiayi spread his hands, "There is no other way to meet the gods of the God's Seat. We can only see if he's willing to approach us. Perhaps because Lilith hasn't entered this area yet, the god on the God's Seat hasn't decided to act for now. By the way, my methods have never been unreliable."