Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye-Chapter 362: Imperial Capital Shaken! Unexpected Intersections! The Resurrection of Sophia!

The moment Luca saw the man, his heart sank. He never expected that, despite hiding so well, he would still be discovered.

As Luca quickly contemplated his next move, Ric spoke coldly, "Aren’t you going to come out? You thieving little rat. Or do you intend for me to drag you out personally?"

As his words fell, a powerful energy fluctuation emanated from him. It was unlike anything Luca had encountered before—far different from the aura of artificial monsters or players. It almost felt like... Ancient Gods.

Luca’s face darkened immediately. Though he had long suspected the connection between Zenith and the Ancient Gods was not simple, he never imagined they would appear so openly in the real world.

However, it didn’t take long for him to notice something was off.

The power the man was emitting wasn’t as strong as Luca had expected. It wasn’t even close to the Ancient God that had killed him back in Clinton Empire, nor was it anything like Rod, the Ancient God he had killed in the Sea of Mist.

This guy’s aura... it felt somewhat similar to Mio, the artificial human. The realization made Luca’s tense nerves ease. If this man was at the same level as Mio, Luca had no reason to fear him.

"Since you’re so eager to die, then I’ll grant your wish!" Luca hadn’t moved, which seemed to provoke Ric. His eyes flashed with cold light, and as his words left his mouth, a brilliant burst of multicolored light appeared in his hand, condensing into a massive, ornate spear several meters long. He hurled it directly toward the shadow where Luca stood.

"Heh." Luca’s only response was a pair of cold laughs. As the spear made contact with the area he occupied, a purple magic circle, filled with an aura of desire, instantly materialized.

At the moment they collided, Ric’s eyes widened in shock. He watched as the massive spear, formed of primal power, began to melt away upon contact with the purple energy, as if it were snow meeting fire.

"How is this possible?!" Ric’s face contorted with disbelief. He thought he was seeing things.

While others may not have known the true nature of primal power, Ric was well aware of its rank.

Primal power, in terms of classification, was one level above divine power.

Even divine-level power struggled to resist it.

And yet, what was happening before his eyes?

Primal power was being suppressed by the power of an unknown individual!

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Ric wouldn’t have believed it, even if he were beaten to death.

In the blink of an eye, the primal power that could obliterate a Star-level powerhouse was completely disintegrated by Luca’s sin burst forth. At the same time, Luca’s body once again merged with the shadows, heading in a different direction. Within just a few breaths, he vanished into the darkness.

By the time Ric came to his senses, there was no trace of Luca left. He stood alone on the mountain road, the night wind blowing around him, his expression shifting uncertainly. In the end, he didn’t summon the courage to chase after him.

Because by then, he had already deduced the source of that power.

Lord of the Realm of Sin—Zenobia!

...

Meanwhile, far away in Leaf City, Zenobia suddenly looked up, her gaze flickering with intensity.

In that brief moment earlier, she had clearly sensed the fluctuation of her divine rank.

Along with it, there had been another presence—a force she deeply despised.

It was the primal power of the Ancient Gods.

Though it had appeared for only an instant before vanishing.

She had already pinpointed its location.

It was in the direction of the Imperial Capital.

"These filthy Abyssal Realm pests dare to try and steal my divine rank!" Zenobia’s eyes seemed to blaze with fire as she immediately pieced together why these two forces had appeared together.

This made her extremely furious.

She hadn’t even gone after the Ancient Gods, and yet they were already coming after her.

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"It looks like it’s time to collect some interest from these fools, and also retrieve what I lost!" She slowly rose from her Bone Throne, and in that moment, it felt as though the very heavens and earth had changed.

Roar! Roar! Roar! The monsters in Leaf City let out a furious roar, as though cheering for their goddess. The sound reverberated throughout the land.

At the same time, every monster within Summer Country raised their heads, their crimson eyes glowing with purple light as they began to move toward the Imperial Capital.

Countless monsters gathered together in an overwhelming force, so massive it could only be described as earth-shattering!

...

Back in the Imperial Capital, Luca, who had just returned from Dragon Gate Mountain, was completely unaware of what had transpired.

Had he known about this delightful misunderstanding, he surely would have laughed out loud.

After entering a deserted alley, Luca stepped out of the shadows. He changed into a set of clothes he had prepared earlier, then walked calmly onto the street.

The neon lights dotted the night sky, and the streets were still bustling with traffic. The revelry set in motion by the Global Human Federation hadn’t ended yet. Many people were drinking their sorrows away, with drunken homeless men and brightly dressed men and women scattered along the roadside.

They weren’t just partying—they were venting the frustrations, sadness, and pain they had been holding onto for so long.

At the same time, Luca noticed several Imperial Capital guard members and military personnel hurrying past, their faces serious as they made their way toward Dragon Gate Mountain.

It seemed the earlier disturbance had drawn their attention.

Luca lowered his hat and blended into the crowd, quickly disappearing from sight.

By the time he reached the place where Drumph and the others were staying, it was already past two in the morning.

It was a decent hotel—not luxurious, but certainly not bad either.

After informing the front desk of his identity, he made his way to the 20th floor and knocked on door 202.

The door opened quickly, revealing a sleepy, pretty face.

Upon seeing Luca, Susie’s face immediately lit up with joy, but it quickly shifted to a frown.

She placed her hands on her hips and said, "You always come back this late. Next time, don’t expect me to open the door for you. You can just climb in through the window!"

Luca couldn’t help but twitch his lips in exasperation. "I’m coming home, not sneaking around as a thief or a mistress. What’s with the window climbing…"

With that, he pushed past Susie, who was blocking the door.

He hung his coat on the rack, quickly changed his shoes, and then headed into the bedroom.

Fortunately, the hotel room was a double.

"I have something very important to do tonight, so don’t disturb me," he told Susie, before closing the door and locking it behind him.

"Always acting all mysterious. I wonder if he’s out there chasing women," Susie muttered, clearly irritated by Luca’s behavior. She clicked her slippers as she went back to her own room, slamming the door shut.

What she would never guess, even in her wildest dreams, was that she was right this time.

Because the reason Luca was acting this way was indeed because of a woman.

Inside the bedroom, Luca’s body surged with Mana. Layer upon layer of Superclass wards and secret magic surrounded the entire room.

Even with these protections, he still didn’t feel entirely safe. He gathered all the magic runes he had accumulated over time and flooded them into the room, finally letting out a long breath.

Luca wasn’t being overly cautious—what was coming next had to be done with absolute precision and care, or he would regret it for the rest of his life.

He reached out and took the colorful Primordial Crystal and the purple Sinful Divine Rank into his hands.

Then, carefully, he retrieved the shattered Frost Divine Rank.

The combined glow of the three divine ranks shimmered in the darkness, mixing with the light of the formation and casting a kaleidoscope of colors throughout the room, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.

"Finally..." Luca’s spirit passed through the Frost Divine Rank, his eyes locking onto the slumbering figure of Sophia within. For the first time in a long while, he felt a surge of emotion—excitement.

After all this time, he had finally found a way to revive Sophia. It was impossible not to be excited.

However, Luca knew better than to give in to his emotions at this moment. After all, whether the plan would succeed was still uncertain.

He took a deep breath, calming himself, and when he opened his eyes again, a sharp gleam shone in them.

Boom! His formidable mental and magical power erupted, filling the room like an ocean, enveloping both divine ranks and the Primordial Crystal in its vast energy.

Having gained experience from using the Sinful Divine Rank in the Eternal World, it didn’t take long for Luca to tap into the primal power inside the Primordial Crystal. Strands of colorful primal power surged toward the Sinful Divine Rank, but as soon as they made contact, they were completely dissolved by the sin burst forth.

Luca furrowed his brow.

He had expected the Primordial Crystal to be effective, but he hadn’t anticipated that even the complete Primordial Crystal would struggle to break down the broken Sinful Divine Rank. It seemed that sin burst forth had an even stronger resistance to primal power than he had imagined.

No wonder the Ancient Gods were so afraid of Zenobia, even going so far as to devise a plot to imprison her in the Abyssal Demon Realm, a place where she would never see the light of day.

But Luca had already anticipated this.

His mind focused, and he drew the last remaining trace of divine power from the Frost Divine Rank. Upon sensing the power within, the aggressive energy of the Sinful Divine Rank gradually began to stabilize.

After all, both divine ranks had the same origin. When it came to the power of frost, sin burst forth was far less resistant.

"It really works!" Luca’s heart lifted with joy. He knew the power in the Frost Divine Rank wouldn’t last long. He couldn’t afford to waste any time. Without hesitation, he began guiding the primal power to deconstruct the divine energy within the Sinful Divine Rank.

This time, it went much more smoothly. The divine energy within the Sinful Divine Rank was easily drawn out by Luca.

Slowly, it was injected into the Frost Divine Rank.

As though sensing the foreign energy intrusion.

Sophia’s brows furrowed slightly within the Frost Divine Rank.

At the same time, the divine power of the Frost Divine Rank began to reject the outside force.

"It’s me!" Luca quickly tried to calm her.

Upon sensing his presence.

Sophia, whose brow had been tightly furrowed in the broken divine rank, relaxed just a little.