Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 87: Game Version Update
【The clash between realms is extremely dangerous, and I cannot be omniscient or omnipotent in this world.】
【Therefore, you can no longer act recklessly.】
Ye Hao’s eyes twitched, and his fists clenched tightly. If he could defeat them, he would have thrown a punch at them long ago. This fellow, the Blue Star Will, was the one who told him to attack Winter City, and now it’s the Blue Star Will blaming him for acting rashly. So, should he attack Winter City or not? To be called the Child of Destiny? Ye Hao felt like he might as well rename himself the Child of Blame.
Ye Hao dared not speak. He kept his eyes down and his mind focused, appearing to humbly accept the reprimand. His arrogance and pride had been significantly smoothed out by repeated failures.
【I have deciphered some of this realm’s rules and can now provide some stable assistance. The rest will depend on yourselves.】
【Time is running out…】
The Blue Star Will sighed. The divine light radiating from its entire being twisted, transforming into the projection of a beautiful and sacred Demi Goddess in the center of the Morning Light Plaza. All the players also stopped what they were doing at this moment, their bodies controlled by an unknown force, and were forcibly drawn to the Morning Light Plaza.
“No, no… that’s a window… damn it—”
“Bang—”
A player’s panicked scream echoed from not far away. This player’s house was built quite high, and under the control of this force, they fell out of the window and onto the ground. Severely injured, they were still stubbornly crawling towards the Morning Light Plaza. Although the players couldn’t control their bodies, they could still communicate with each other on the public channel. They looked at the goddess in the center of the plaza, her body shimmering with light, and discussed amongst themselves:
“Hehe, goddess, hehehe, goddess…”
“What is this? A new plotline?”
“Holy crap! Brothers, I can charge this wave!”
“This is a cutscene, right? It’s too hardcore…”
“Hiss! Goddess, your magnificent bosom, your waist that can be held in a single grip, your long, bare legs, that faintly visible gauze skirt… I’m ready.”
“I’m ready too.”
“awsl!”
Seeing the screen filled with “awsl,” the Blue Star Will nodded slightly. It understood its subjects, who were in a state of chaotic neutrality, quite well. It knew that transforming into such a goddess would achieve an excellent effect. As the players gathered densely around, the Blue Star Will, in the form of the Demi Goddess, looked at them with compassion and slowly spoke:
【Brave heroes from another world,】
【I am the Demi Goddess Marron.】
【I am aware of the setbacks you experienced in Winter City.】
【This is not your fault. The Lord of Eagle Territory’s cunning and power were unexpected, but we cannot give up. My poor attendant, Saintess Ruo Yi, still needs your help.】
As the Blue Star Will spoke, a massive light screen appeared before it, displaying scenes of Saintess Ruo Yi being whipped and abused by the Lord of Eagle Territory, and being thrown into the gladiatorial arena to fight terrifying Magical Beasts. The players’ eyes turned red with anger, stimulated by these cruel and desolate scenes. A string in their hearts felt taut, pulling at their chests with a sharp pain, and they trembled with rage. So that’s why! No wonder the originally gentle and kind Saintess had become that way. She had suffered inhuman torture at the hands of the Lord of Eagle Territory, to the point where her personality was twisted.
【Warriors, you still have a chance, but you are still too weak for now and must temporarily avoid the enemy’s edge.】
【Head west, warriors, leave the territory of the Lord of Eagle Territory, and you will eventually spread your wings and soar.】
【I will pray for you in the cage of the gods with this wisp of my remaining form…】
The Blue Star Will, in the form of the goddess, finished speaking and then dissolved into a scattering of light spots, gradually disappearing. Its objective had been achieved: it had reawakened the players’ will and laid the groundwork for the subsequent actions. Only by consistently believing that this was a game could the players unleash their full strength. After the goddess disappeared, the players were unable to calm down for a long time.
“We can’t give up like this!”
“Did you see those scenes? How could you stand it? Ruo Yi was such a good girl, and to be treated like that…”
“Screw the Lord of Eagle Territory, he’s so disgusting.”
“Let’s do this, brothers. I’m going to chop trees. I won’t log off until I chop a hundred trees today. Ruo Yi still needs our help.”
“Then I’ll go shovel dung too. If I don’t shovel a hundred loads today, I…”
“No, brother, you really shouldn’t do that… Calm down!”
【All players, please note that Cain Continent will soon enter a version update. The update will take thirty minutes. After the update, new functions and new version missions will be activated.】
【All players are being forcibly logged out…】
The players were stunned by the sudden game system notification. Their eyes immediately went black, and they were kicked out of the game.
Ms. Round Face and Chubby Chicken opened her game pod, shaking her head slightly, still feeling disoriented from being suddenly kicked out of the game. A wry smile appeared on her lips. The game developers were truly overbearing, kicking people out without any warning. She got up, took a can of Black Bull from the refrigerator, and sat down at her computer desk. Opening her browser and drinking the Black Bull, she felt much more refreshed and decided to browse the forums to pass the thirty minutes while the game updated.
【Shocking! A pervert murderer appears in a certain residential area, six households on the same floor are brutally slaughtered, and the murderer is still at large!】
【Yesterday, a chain reaction car accident occurred on the Zhu Jiang Bridge. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. For details…】
“It’s been chaotic everywhere recently.” Ms. Round Face and Chubby Chicken smacked her lips, quickly browsing through this information that had nothing to do with her, and then opened the Cain Continent forum section. The top post was:
【Ten Thousand People Blood Plea: Requesting Developers to Delete the Lord of Eagle Territory’s Data and Return the Saintess to Us】
This post was quite recent, published last night, but it had already garnered tens of thousands of replies. And since all players were currently offline, the number of replies was surging with almost every refresh. Ms. Round Face and Chubby Chicken sighed and clicked on it. As expected, the video of Saintess Ruo Yi being whipped and abused had been recorded by a player and was immediately pinned to the top of the post:
“I don’t understand the significance of the developers introducing such an anti-human BOSS. Are they trying to disgust us players?”
“This really made me so angry I wanted to rush in and kill him, that heartless scumbag!”
“Delete the Lord of Eagle Territory’s data. I am willing to contribute fifty years of my roommate’s lifespan for this.”
“Does anyone know the developers’ address and phone number? I want to send them some local specialties from my hometown.”
Ms. Round Face and Chubby Chicken shook her head. She had doubts about the images shown by the Demi Goddess Marron. How could the Saintess, who was clearly on the verge of death, endure such whipping? Moreover, the players had been on Cain Continent for so long. Why did Marron only appear now, at such a strange time, and dressed so seductively? It was clearly meant to hype up the players. It all seemed like deliberate bait. She didn’t participate in attacking Winter City, but she had seen the players’ screenshots, and Ruo Yi should have recovered. It was just that for some reason, her personality had changed drastically. Her skin was flawless and as white as porcelain, not at all like someone who had been whipped and abused. Quite a few players had raised questions about this as well. However, most players still treated Cain Continent as a regular game. Therefore, all contradictions regarding the Saintess were attributed to minor flaws and mistakes in the official modeling. Coupled with the fact that the game developers always acted indifferent, players generally accepted this as the official’s tacit acknowledgment.
As per the request of many readers, the VIP ad-free feature is now available.
Click to view.
