Upon hearing this, Hao Yun asked with some confusion, "But... Elina only recently defected from the Spiritual Realm of All Gods, whereas the war here has been ongoing for over ten thousand years. From a chronological perspective, Elina should have arrived here midway through this conflict. Doesn't that imply that the war here didn't start because of her?"

Dream Jia sighed in exasperation, "Hey! Has your brain been fried by those weird dreams? Have you forgotten that each timeline in the Spiritual Realm of All Gods operates under completely different temporal rules? Therefore, it's reasonable to assume that after Elina and we entered this timeline, over ten thousand years have already passed here. Besides, considering the severe anomalies in this world, we also have every reason to believe that various negative energies generated by the disasters here have been well preserved on Earth NX. In this way, even if Elina arrived here late, she could still absorb a vast amount of negative energy."

"Of course, there's another possibility that the mastermind behind causing chaos here is someone else entirely. Elina entered this timeline only under the influence of the other mold spirit energy. However, because this scenario would complicate matters further and force us to confront even more formidable enemies, compared to this speculation, I'd rather believe things are unfolding according to the former script," Dream Jia added, shrugging helplessly.

Undoubtedly, Dream Jia's analysis made sense. Both Hao Yun and Dao Lao agreed that if they had to choose, they would rather face Elina as the ultimate mastermind behind the scenes than deal with both Elina and another powerful mold spirit energy simultaneously.

Hao Yun and his companions were well aware, especially after the system monitored a six-star mold fortune grade from that light column, that Elina's mold fortune grade should be at least seven stars. According to the classification of mold spirit energy's own strength levels, Elina's power had already reached catastrophe level. Therefore, with their current combat power unchanged and under the suppression of some mysterious force causing a noticeable decline, their decision to face only Elina wasn't the optimal solution but a reluctant compromise.

"Regardless, we can't rule out the possibility that Elsie and the others really belong to some special and mysterious department of the Spiritual Realm of All Gods. Perhaps they came here to track down defectors, merely utilizing the divine power hidden in that light code to find a way to open that door, so they can capture the mastermind behind the Wesburgians. After all, we're just clerics doing grassroots work; we can't possibly know every mission issued by the upper leadership of the Spiritual Realm. So, we shouldn't simply imagine Elsie and the others as antagonists," Dao Lao said, possibly feeling that their view of the situation was too pessimistic.

Dao Lao's reasoning was sound; they had been predisposed to view Elsie and the others as rebels. Yet, based on current events, Elsie and the others had not taken any actions detrimental to humans or revealed behavior that could be construed as harmful to them. Therefore, Hao Yun and his team couldn't entirely judge Elsie and the others as villains subjectively, lest they complicate things and inadvertently hinder efforts to apprehend the real enemy.

However, when Dao Lao mentioned the special mysterious department and defectors again, Hao Yun's attention drifted away from Dao Lao's topic and once again focused on the two mysterious individuals who had deprived him of his parents' lives. Could it be true what those two said? Did the Spiritual Realm of All Gods really have another branch? Were those two mysterious individuals and Elsie and the others all priests from some mysterious department?

As Hao Yun pondered, a flame of anger reignited in his heart. He refused to believe that priests of the Spiritual Realm of All Gods would kill innocent beings in the lower realms. Therefore, those two individuals couldn't possibly be priests. Perhaps those two were among the defectors pursued by Elsie and the others! Maybe those two mysterious individuals came into this world to rendezvous with the real culprit causing disasters in this world. That meant, as long as Elsie and the others could open the gate to the Wesburgian headquarters, they might catch the killers who had murdered his parents! Thinking this, Hao Yun couldn't help but feel restless. He now believed firmly that grasping the thread of Elsie was his best chance to track down the whereabouts of those two mysterious individuals.

Seeing Hao Yun frown deeply, Dream Jia quickly changed the topic in the system, saying, "By the way, Hao Yun, is the mold spirit energy sealed within you still stable? Since you've entered that strange dream three times already, you should pay extra attention to the status of those mold spirit energy fragments. If you notice anything unusual, you must inform us promptly. You can't risk dealing with them alone. Understand?"

Though Hao Yun understood that Dream Jia's mention of this was to divert his attention from the two mysterious individuals, he could hear genuine concern in her voice. Therefore, Hao Yun's vengeful anger quickly subsided, and he once again became positive and optimistic.

Taking a breath, Hao Yun responded calmly, "Don't worry! If I feel uncomfortable, I'll seek your help as soon as possible. I don't want to get into trouble before catching those two mysterious individuals."

Having adjusted his emotions once more, Hao Yun continued, "As for those mold spirit energy fragments, they're still sealed within me. Despite entering that strange dream immediately after the appearance of that light column, the seal containing those mold spirit energy fragments hasn't loosened, nor have there been any signs of activation. That's also why I still harbor doubts about whether the mold spirit energy concealed in that light column belongs to Elina."

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"Uh, it's good that there were no issues with the mold spirit energy fragments in your body. As for the mold spirit energy contained in that light pillar, regardless of whom it belongs to, at least we can confirm that it is now hidden somewhere in this world. Perhaps, as long as we keep a close watch on Elsie and her team, we may have a chance to locate it and figure out how to eliminate it. Hmph! Whether Elsie and her group are friends or foes, I'd like to see what tricks they're really up to," Dream Jia said.

Although Hao Yun's trio dared not completely confirm Elsie and her team's identities, it was certain that Elsie and her team were no ordinary individuals. Therefore, in any case, Hao Yun's trio had to remain highly vigilant against Elsie and her team. In short, Hao Yun's trio knew that as long as Elsie and her team managed to unlock the lock on that door, they should be able to further unravel the mysteries surrounding Elsie and her team's true identities, as well as the mastermind behind the West Bo people.

Due to an unexpected flaw found in the password received by the Messiahs last night, the work to unlock the lock on that door was forced to stall, leading to a considerable drop in morale among the Skull Squad. Consequently, throughout the day, everyone focused their attention on the building where Eva and her team were hiding, hoping to receive news soon that the flaw in the password had been resolved. Disappointingly, until the sun set again, the Messiahs had not been able to find the cause of the flaw in those data.

Finally, Eva had to send another signal command before dark, ordering the Skull Squad to continue holding their position until the Messiahs attempted to crack the lock on the door again tonight to further understand the cause of the flaw in the password, and then make further plans. As a result, everyone waited for two consecutive nights. Apart from the colorful light illuminating the entire city and the reappearance of the West Bo army from the electrically intertwined teleportation gate, nothing else happened.

Seeing the West Bo army return to guard the lighthouse and the unresolved flaw in the password, the psychological pressure on the members of the Skull Squad increased once again. Because everyone knew that delaying the work of unlocking the lock on the door by another day would bring the crisis of another West Bo attack closer to the city of Reina. Moreover, if the lighthouse continued to teleport some West Bo soldiers every night, then in the future, even if the Messiahs successfully opened the door to the West Bo headquarters, they would probably not be able to force their way through in front of so many West Bo soldiers and launch a raid on the West Bo headquarters together with the Messiahs.

Compared with the worried members of the Skull Squad, Hao Yun's trio was not in a much better mood these days. Because, although some functions of their mold spirit energy tracking system could be restored every night when the lighthouse was lit up by colorful lights, their system still could not decode the permissions to read the light code, let alone decipher any valuable information from it.

With the consecutive failures of the decoding work, time unknowingly came to the fourth night. According to the instructions sent by Eva before dark, if the Messiahs could not find the reason for the flaw in the password tonight, they would have to suspend this operation and re-establish a new action plan so that they could force the West Bo army to retreat as soon as possible before the West Bo surrounded the city of Reina and launched another attack.

After receiving the instructions sent back by Eva, Hao Yun's trio naturally did not think that Eva and the others had come up with another method to force the West Bo army to retreat. Instead, they believed that her purpose in doing so was to help relieve the psychological pressure on the members of the Skull Squad and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude. However, Hao Yun's trio did not want to speculate too much on Eva's actions because maintaining a positive mindset in times of adversity was indeed extremely important.

The towering lighthouse once again flashed with colorful lights, signaling that the Messiahs had resumed their decoding work. However, tonight, apart from occasional gusts of wind, the reactivated West Bo personnel did not patrol around the lighthouse as usual. The lighthouse also did not emit a piercing electrical sound and did not form another teleportation gate to bring more West Bo soldiers to its vicinity.

The members of the Skull Squad quickly noticed this change and immediately realized that the abnormality at the lighthouse might be related to the Messiahs' decoding work. Could it be that the Messiahs had already found the cause of the flaw in the password and had repaired it? Could it be that because the Messiahs were using the complete password to unlock the lock, it caused interference at the lighthouse, preventing it from creating another teleportation gate, and causing the malfunction of the West Bo personnel stationed there?

Watching the anomaly unfold around the lighthouse, Carl, who had maintained a bitter face for several days, finally regained some vigor. He spoke with excitement to Hao Yun's trio, "Hey! Did you see that? The lighthouse has stopped creating teleportation gates! The West Bo personnel stationed at the lighthouse are also standing still! This must be because the Messiahs have solved the flaw in the password and have begun to crack the lock on the door!"

While Carl was analyzing the situation with excitement, Dao Lao interrupted him with a serious expression, raising his hand to silence him, and then said solemnly, "Not good! It seems there's trouble ahead."

Upon hearing this, Carl nervously looked towards the distance, but when he saw that the West Bo army there was still stationed in place, he asked somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong? Where's the problem?"

Hao Yun's trio did not respond to Carl's question. Instead, they stared at the distant enemies and had already prepared for battle. Because with the blessing of divine power, Hao Yun's trio had already sensed a murderous intent emanating from the colorful light flashing from the lighthouse. As soon as this murderous intent appeared, it immediately spread to the West Bo soldiers stationed around the lighthouse in the form of energy, causing a fleeting red light to appear in the lenses of every West Bo soldier's sunglasses.