Chapter: Chapter 65: Reactions from All Sides
Chapter 65: Reactions from All Sides
Blue Star, Hua Nation.
After playing on Cain Continent for a day, Lin Fan expressionlessly opened the game pod.
Ordinarily, he would be happy after finishing a game, but today he couldn’t be happy at all.
His favorite NPC, Saintess Ruo Yi, was now on the brink of death, and what’s worse, she had been kidnapped by the culprit, the Lord of Eagle Territory.
In any game before, he felt proud and superior for being a player.
Because in games, they, the players, were the calamitous forces that overthrew everything, the gods who looked down on all things.
But today, he felt a deep sense of frustration. He felt like a clown, jumping around with all his might, yet utterly powerless and helpless, only able to rage impotently.
He was mentally exhausted and wanted to quit.
Lin Fan opened his computer, leaning wearily against his chair, wanting to find the latest 18+ game to relax his mood.
However, the memories of life in Dawn Town kept flooding his mind: the optimistic and kind demi-humans, the silly players who fought alongside him, and the voice and smile of Saintess Ruo Yi…
He clearly remembered the admiring gaze of a young demi-human girl.
She called him a great hero, saying he had killed a ferocious wild boar all by himself.
“I’m a player, after all…”
Lin Fan gave a bitter smile, a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes.
Just then, a message from the official Cain Continent website popped up in a corner of his computer.
【Cain Continent Beta Test II Launch: This test will have 10,000 slots. Brought to you by the Nine Nations Federation, 100% sensory experience, powered by Empress Super Brain AI. A world of sword and magic, we await your arrival!】
“Beta Test II!?”
“10,000 player slots?”
Lin Fan’s eyes lit up, and a spark of fighting spirit was rekindled in his gaze.
“To hell with the Lord of Eagle Territory!”
“It’s not time to give up yet…”
He opened the forum and created a post.
【Recruitment Post: For our dearest Saintess, let all players unite!】
Lin Fan’s face reflected the light from the computer screen, and a cold glint flickered behind his rectangular glasses.
“Key, come!”
…
Kolon Empire, Balda Shrine.
In the magnificent shrine, the Pope, clad in white robes, a red sash, and a triple-crowned hat, was intently studying an exquisite chessboard before him.
Although his attire lacked many ornate decorations, the divine radiance that occasionally flowed over his body complemented the old Pope’s mystique and power.
At this moment, a heavily armored Templar Knight entered the shrine. He lowered his head, knelt on one knee, and respectfully bowed, saying:
“Your Holiness, the assassination mission has failed.”
The Pope looked at the chessboard without speaking. He gently picked up a black piece representing a bishop and captured the white king.
After a moment of silence, the old Pope’s lips parted slightly, and his indifferent voice reached the Templar Knight’s ears.
“Let Black Sword kill that flea.”
“Notify Eve and initiate Project Paradise.”
…
The first layer of the Abyss Plane.
Felton the Demon Lord’s territory.
Ye Hao, already half-demonized, collapsed on the ground, screaming and writhing.
The demons’ whispers and howls in his ears were gradually eroding his will.
He felt as if his brain was being roasted by a group of imps, with ten thousand needles poking deep into his mind.
His body was breaking down, his soul was being torn apart, and he could barely hold on.
Just as he was about to descend into complete madness, his mind suddenly felt a coolness, and a grand will descended into his consciousness.
“You have disappointed me greatly, Ye Hao.”
The grand will’s voice was cold and filled with immense fury.
“You actually succumbed to the bewilderment of the Cain Abyss for a moment of power!”
Hearing the grand will’s reprimand, Ye Hao’s already contorted expression became even more terrifying, like a ghastly spirit.
He lay on the ground, his nose and tears smeared across his face from the previous pain. Looking at the bloody red soil of the abyss, he roared with unwillingness:
“It’s not like you gave me more power! That precognition skill was useless! What else could I do? Should I just watch my woman get snatched away by that detestable lord?”
“Trash, merely a vessel, and you’ve lost your composure to this extent!”
“I told you long ago that I was doing my utmost to prevent the backlash from this world’s will, to create an opportunity for my people to invade this realm. I have no extra time to focus on you.”
“You only need to guide my people well, and even if you encounter that variable, you can still remain undefeated.”
“But what have you done!”
“Originally, I could have relied on my people to gradually decipher the vessel’s Divinity and then possess her body.”
“But you secretly traded her Divinity with the Abyss! Even more laughable is that you implicated yourself!”
“Your foolish actions have disrupted my plan.”
At this moment, the grand will’s voice was unusually furious, causing the air around Ye Hao to distort slightly, but it seemed to have some reservations, and its voice gradually softened.
“I’ll give you one last chance. If you remain unrepentant, don’t blame me for using your body as a new vessel!”
“There’s no time left, the second descent needs to begin early!”
After the grand will finished speaking, it quickly withdrew from Ye Hao’s body. At the same time, Ye Hao’s vision went black, his body twisted, and he disappeared from the first layer of the Abyss.
When he reappeared, he was already at the entrance of Dawn Town.
The power he had gained from the demons had not disappeared. It seemed to have fully integrated with his body with the help of the grand will.
Ye Hao clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within him, and couldn’t help but laugh maniacally.
“Lord of Eagle Territory, how dare you touch my woman… You just wait!”
However, he didn’t know that Saintess Ruo Yi had already been captured by the Lord of Eagle Territory for a long time.
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Winter City.
The setting sun cast a gentle glow; it was already dusk.
The soft rays of the sunset, carrying a hint of warmth, fell on Saintess Ruo Yi’s face.
Under Loli’s treatment, Ruo Yi’s condition had improved, but it was not completely resolved.
“Master… Loli can’t completely eliminate this power, only temporarily resist it.”
Loli shook her head dejectedly, feeling disheartened that she couldn’t help her master.
Xi Wei gently stroked the little maid’s fair and smooth face, wiping away the sweat on her forehead. He then embraced her and softly comforted her, “This isn’t your fault, Loli. You’ve done wonderfully.”
Since returning from Dawn Town, Loli had been using her abilities non-stop all afternoon. It was worth noting that she had already treated so many townsfolk in the morning.
At this moment, she was utterly exhausted.
The little maid’s face was flushed red. She narrowed her eyes and nestled softly in Xi Wei’s embrace, her tail wrapped around his waist. Like a cat, she nuzzled affectionately in his arms, then forced herself to perk up from his embrace, saying with worry:
“Her situation is very complex. Loli can feel an evil power eroding her body. It’s a deep-seated mark within her soul, one that cannot be dispelled.”
“The reason she can’t wake up now is that this evil mark has dragged her into a nightmare.”
“To truly escape this mark, it depends on whether she can overcome it herself.”
Hearing this, Xi Wei held the little maid, lost in thought.
He felt that although he couldn’t directly save Ruo Yi, perhaps he could offer her some help within her nightmare.
