Author: 木尺素 / Mu Chisu
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 144
The earth was scarred, and dark clouds filled the sky.
The red lotus blossomed in midair, quickly enveloping Alayne, Bo Lu, and Vels. Bo Lu then uttered a few incantations, and immediately, curse texts appeared on the red petals, significantly amplifying the killing intent contained within the red lotus.
The platforms under the trio began to rotate in midair, and Vels opened his mouth to exhale a breath that directly collided with the red lotus, shaping it into the form of a sharp blade!
Even from a great distance, the players could feel the powerful killing intent wrapped around the blade, almost possessing the power to destroy heaven and earth.
The trio, having just merged, could coordinate to such a seamless extent, as if there was a natural understanding between them, fully comprehending each other’s thoughts.
They truly were the trinity of the supreme being chosen by the heavens.
[Damn, the weapon they conjured is terrifying, comparable to Pangu creating the world, right?!]
[Holy shit, the blade is moving! It’s spinning towards the other Supreme Trinity! This is an AOE move, right? Such a powerful area attack… Players can’t dodge this!]
Gamblers watched the screen with immense worry, witnessing the blade forged by the trio reach the length of a fifty-story building. It spun and unleashed a horizontal slash, sending three consecutive waves of light bursting forth from the blade!
A tower close to the trio disintegrated into dust even before the first wave of light could touch it, just as the gamblers had predicted.
As anticipated, the wave of light from the blade’s attack wasn’t directed at the other Supreme Being but resulted in an area effect attack, affecting not only the other Supreme Trinity but also placing the players within the attack range!
In such a scenario, players didn’t need to make any so-called directional choice; even if they remained neutral forever, they couldn’t hope to emerge unscathed from this duel.
Just as the blade was about to unleash the light wave, a long dragon with deep blue scales positioned itself in front of Zhou Qian and all the others.
The dragon spread its body wide, and each scale opened like it was breathing. Countless droplets emerged from beneath the scales and formed a massive barrier, shielding the dragon and everyone behind it.
On the other side, as the blade was forming, the triangular platform carrying the three individuals spun rapidly. During the spin, Liu Shui chanted an incantation, summoning a bizarre creature with negligible limbs but a massively disproportionate mouth, appearing as if a mouth was floating in midair.
The massive mouth creature hovered in the air, motionless for the moment.
As the platform rotated, Miwa passed by the creature, touching its head, causing the creature to suddenly enlarge twentyfold.
Lastly, as Amei passed by, she gently opened her lips, and a red ghostly mist emerged, accompanied by the peculiar scent of meat soup. Numerous satiated spirits flew out of her mouth and into the giant mouth in front of her. The creature immediately emitted a red light and then roared with enough force to intimidate heaven and earth, directing its murderous gaze and lips at Alayne, Bo Lu, and Vels, the other Trinity.
“Boom!” —
The first wave of light from the blade collided with the other Supreme.
The giant mouth creature stood in front of Amei and the others, seemingly ready to absorb the attack.
Its lips opened wide, as if to swallow the heavens and earth, intending to consume the light wave entirely.
However, as it caught the light wave, it was pushed back rapidly and smashed into the ground. A wall, half-destroyed from the previous war among humans, was now completely shattered by the creature, sending dust flying into the air!
The range of the first wave of light continued to expand, quickly approaching the players.
Seeing the situation of the giant mouth creature, in a critical moment, a long dragon tail swiftly swung.
Subsequently, Zhou Qian, Qi Liuxing, He Xiaowei, Yin Jiujiu, and Yun Xiangrong were all forcibly propelled a kilometer away.
At the same time, the blue dragon raised its head high, its icy blue eyes slightly narrowing, confronting the incoming wave of killing intent with a look of disdain.
“Boom” —
Another loud noise marked the collision of the light wave against Bai Zhou’s water barrier.
The droplets formed a remarkably tough wall under the skill’s enhancement, but the blade’s might, worthy of a Supreme, caused the water wall to crack inch by inch, eventually dispersing into countless raindrops. The light wave continued forward almost undiminished, crashing directly onto the dragon’s body!
“Zhou Ge—!”
From afar, Zhou Qian had landed on the devastated earth via the Magic Carpet. His eyelids twitched violently at the sight. Suddenly, in midair, the entire deep blue dragon was enveloped by a new surge of water.
The water flowing from the dragon’s body reflected off its scales, creating a spectacle akin to a galaxy falling from the heavens.
The water was rapid and forceful, forming what seemed like a gigantic waterfall emerging from the void. This wasn’t a single stream but two, emanating from either side of the dragon’s body. As the light wave approached, the two rivers converged around it, compressing and entwining it until they twisted the direction of the light wave entirely.
Eventually, the two streams forcibly redirected the light wave elsewhere, and seconds later, a loud collapse was heard—a distant mountain was demolished by the combined force of the water and the light beam!
The air briefly calmed down.
The dragon hovered in midair, its long eyelashes shimmering with a silver-white radiance, and the two moon-like eyes below it exuded a cold, scornful demeanor.
[Fuck! 137 is so cool!]
[I think I can agree with him and Qian Ge now!]
[I’ve always said Qian Ge has good taste. You see, you guys were against him dating before!]
[Don’t celebrate too soon. This is just the beginning… How long can his health and mana last?]
[Right… and which side should they choose…]
The in-game players felt even more pressure than the gamblers.
As the second wave of the blade’s light was about to strike, the players, weapons in hand, seemed ready to aid Bai Zhou.
Qi Liuxing was the quickest to react.
His jaw clenched tightly, his expression was utterly cold, and his eyes were boiling with killing intent.
But his action to raise his sword was quickly halted by a gesture from Zhou Qian.
“Qian Ge?” Qi Liuxing was puzzled.
He Xiaowei also asked, “Qian’er? This… It’s very dangerous for him alone!”
They seemed to not understand, at least emotionally, why Zhou Qian, who was usually unshakeable, chose to remain still.
Zhou Qian didn’t move but instead sat down, appearing surprisingly relaxed despite his stern face.
“It’s right for Zhou Ge to keep us at a distance. We can’t withstand the attack of the Supreme, not even their minor moves,” Zhou Qian explained. “In places like Blue Harbor City, where Rank God and ordinary players can appear simultaneously and undergo matching trials, there’s a purpose. In such instances, everyone should have a clear role. Now, only Zhou Ge can withstand those two bosses.”
He Xiaowei couldn’t help but sigh. “Qian’er, you’re really… I don’t know if I should say you’re heartless or too rational…”
Yin Jiujiu gave He Xiaowei a cold glance. “It’s not easy for Zhou Qian. As our team leader, he can only make the best choices for us. Right now, he’s the one who’s most worried.”
“Yes, of course, I know that. I have nothing but admiration for Qian’er,” He Xiaowei said, then turned to Yin Jiujiu. “Wait, Qian’er is indeed the team leader for me and Xiao Qi since he led us into the match. But you’re not part of that, right?”
At this point, He Xiaowei’s gaze towards Yin Jiujiu inevitably became more cautious.
He had heard of her past actions.
She was willing to die for her friend to exact revenge, not minding if she also caused the deaths of other teammates.
In such a critical situation, if Yin Jiujiu suddenly betrayed everyone, it would be disastrous.
He Xiaowei knew Zhou Qian was right; they couldn’t help with the Supreme on the other side and had to leave it to Bai Zhou to handle.
But regarding watching out for those around him, He Xiaowei believed he could still make a difference.
He immediately signaled Qi Liuxing with his eyes, giving Yin Jiujiu a warning look before casting a similarly wary gaze towards Yun Xiangrong.
“Alright, no more talking. Let me think.”
Zhou Qian spoke up, lifting his gaze towards the sky.
The deadly battle continued in the air—
The giant mouth creature had demolished the wall and was quickly recalled by the Supreme.
In that moment, the second wave of light struck.
Once again, the giant mouth creature swallowed the light wave whole, creating a pit over fifty meters deep upon impact, with its health dropping to 30%!
Moreover, it wasn’t able to completely shield Amei and the others from all damage this time, as the Supreme’s health also dropped by 10%.
A second later, the second wave of light reached Bai Zhou.
He replicated his previous tactic. Unable to withstand the power of the light wave, he summoned water with his dragon body and used the momentum of the water to change the attack’s direction.
Subsequently, a loud crash was heard as a distant lake completely collapsed.
It seemed, without the need for time to pass, this land would experience drastic changes in an instant due to the battle.
As the third wave of light approached, not only did Bai Zhou handle it with ease, but the giant mouth creature also used its flesh to shield its summoners from the third hit. However, just as its health was about to run out, a whistle sounded.
This whistle came from Miwa.
Following the whistle, the golden bird that had dodged far away from the slashing blade quickly returned. Its vast wings gently brushed the body of the giant mouth creature, and with a flash of golden light, the creature’s health was instantly restored!
After the monster’s health was fully restored, it immediately launched a counterattack. Its mouth had stored the attacks of all three light waves, and now, with a leap and a burst, the combined massive light wave surged out.
This giant light wave created an invisible tsunami in the air, causing everything in the world to tremble!
The light wave, with the force of thunder, rushed in all directions, altering the colors of the heavens and earth.
From a distance, Zhou Qian, who rarely showed any change in expression, suddenly looked alarmed. But then, with a flick of the dragon’s tail, three waves of water surged forward, erecting three barriers in the nick of time to protect the players.
Zhou Qian and the others were absolutely safe, but Bai Zhou himself was about to face a light wave that had tripled in strength!
The light waves emitted by the blade three times were already astonishingly powerful.
Now, with the three light waves combined into one and in an AOE attack mode, Bai Zhou’s situation was extremely perilous.
But for a moment, Zhou Qian couldn’t clearly see Bai Zhou’s condition.
Their location was too far from Bai Zhou, and even the three layers of barriers obscured their view.
Soon, the powerful beam reached them. The successive loud noises were the barriers shattering, as if the world was fracturing into millions of pieces right before their eyes.
The water droplets fell like rain, inevitably drenching the players.
But the remnants of the light wave’s power still lingered, and everyone bore the brunt of this terrifying attack with their flesh. Thankfully, the three layers of barriers had absorbed most of the damage, and He Xiaowei played his qin just in time to stabilize everyone’s health.
The terrifying attack temporarily ceased, and Zhou Qian, wiping his face hastily, quickly looked towards the sky through his wet hair, just in time to see a mist of blood rising from the dragon’s body and falling back to the scarred earth like rainwater.
Bai Zhou was injured!
Even someone as powerful as him had his health drop to 40%!
Zhou Qian’s pupils contracted sharply as he looked towards the two Supremes.
The trio, including Alayne, who had initiated the attack, were countered by Amei’s group. Now, their health points had dropped to 70% and 90%, respectively.
Then, the golden bird flew over again.
Its wings tenderly caressed Alayne, Bo Lu, and Vels, restoring their health completely before moving to Amei, Liu Shui, and Miwa’s side, healing all their wounds as well.
So, the golden bird wasn’t purely following one side’s commands. It was aiding both.
If this continued, the battle would definitely not end within 30 minutes.
And if the winner wasn’t decided within 30 minutes, the world would be destroyed, and the players would die along with the two Supremes.
For a long time afterward, both groups of the Supremes stood still, as if pondering strategies on how to swiftly kill the other.
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Qian called the little dragon and flew quickly to Bai Zhou’s side, seeing many small wounds on the dragon’s body, with scales flipped, revealing the bloody flesh underneath.
Zhou Qian frowned, riding the little dragon, continuously taking out the golden feathers he had plucked earlier, attempting to heal Bai Zhou.
But the feathers were indeed ineffective now.
The golden bird belonged to the “false past” timeline.
Now that time had returned to normal, the “past” golden bird disappeared, and the golden bird that truly lived in the present had never been captured by the players.
While sprinkling countless small potions on Bai Zhou, Zhou Qian pondered—
The story’s Bo Lu and others must have had pasts unknown to the players.
It seemed like the two trios of the Supreme didn’t want to fight, hence the pause in time. The six fates entangled individuals were temporarily lost in the false past.
That period was a completely false world, like a film that could change plot details but not alter anyone’s ultimate fate.
Now, everyone had merely returned from that film to reality.
But there was a problem.
“Anyone’s fate cannot be changed” didn’t include the players.
If players were injured, they could actually be healed by the golden feathers from the false timeline; moreover, if players died, they would truly die in the “past”.
Why was that?
It could only be because the players didn’t belong to that past.
Furthermore, upon entering the instance, players didn’t receive any prior identity information. As characters in the instance, they indeed resembled amnesiacs.
All their identity information, including the so-called deserter status from the Land of Silence, was actually told to them by the innkeeper lady, who was Difu in disguise.
Difu’s real intention was to create conflict and absorb energy.
The Land of Silence and the Kingdom of Words were natural enemies.
The people of Nameless Village were once guards, and deserters from the Land of Silence could naturally form an opposition. They were destined to be wary of each other, and with a little manipulation from Difu, lies and betrayal would occur among them.
In summary, it was enough to judge that the players’ true identities in the instance weren’t deserters from the Land of Silence. They didn’t belong to this apocalyptic world at all!
Following this conclusion, what roles do Difu, Vels, and Miwa play in this story?
Amei and Aileen were lovers torn apart by fate.
Bo Lu and Liu Shui seemed to be old acquaintances, forced to serve enemy nations.
What about Vels and Miwa?
What were their statuses in the heavenly realm, and what had they done?
Could it really be a bloody love triangle with Difu?
No, it didn’t seem likely.
If that were the case, they wouldn’t be unwilling to participate in the final duel, pausing the course of history. They, like the other four, were clearly unwilling to harm each other.
Finally, Zhou Qian quickly reviewed the brief duel process.
Initially, Amei, Miwa, and Liu Shui’s group lost 5% of their health, and the golden bird quickly replenished it. At that time, it proactively healed them.
Later, when Amei summoned the giant mouth creature and it was injured and nearly dead, the golden bird didn’t proactively heal it.
Only after hearing Miwa’s whistle did it move forward to heal the giant mouth creature.
From these facts, a simple deduction could be made—
Amei and Liu Shui didn’t know how to command the golden bird. It was almost like Miwa’s personal pet, so it would only proactively heal its master, Miwa. It wouldn’t heal others on its own, unless commanded by Miwa.
It previously healed Amei and Liu Shui only because Miwa was merged with them.
But what happened later clearly overturned Zhou Qian’s deduction—when the other side, where Vels was, got injured, the golden bird also proactively healed them.
Thus, considering the rumors about Difu, Vels, and Miwa, the golden bird might proactively heal these two gods.
It was not just Miwa’s pet; it seemed to also obey Vels.
It must have a deep connection with Miwa and Vels.
At this point, the solution to the puzzle was almost revealed.
Zhou Qian’s gaze became profound and resolute.
Now, having sprinkled numerous potions over Bai Zhou, he then approached Bai Zhou’s ear.
Raising his hand, he gently touched the long, sharp ears on the dragon’s head, looking into Bai Zhou’s eyes, now unfamiliar yet familiar, and asked, “Does it hurt?”
The dragon’s head shook, and Zhou Qian heard him say, “They’re about to start the next round. Move back.”
Hearing this, Zhou Qian looked towards the distance.
The two Supremes indeed began to move again in the air.
This time, each of the six held a magical instrument in their hands, seemingly planning to no longer summon blades or giant mouths but to engage in a direct and bloody battle with each other.
“I have an idea. In a moment…”
Zhou Qian whispered his plan and arrangements into Bai Zhou’s ear.
Moments later, Bai Zhou nodded. “I understand.”
Zhou Qian didn’t speak immediately but kept his gaze on Bai Zhou’s eyes.
After a long while, he finally said, “This is very dangerous. Be careful.”
“I will.”
Bai Zhou lowered his head, rubbing Zhou Qian’s cheek with the cold horn on his forehead, then, with a flick of his tail, the dragon moved forward rapidly.
This journey was indeed fraught with danger.
But Bai Zhou didn’t ask Zhou Qian why he chose to do this.
Similarly, Zhou Qian didn’t question whether he was confident in his plan.
As if no words were needed, they had absolute trust in each other.
Watching the deep blue dragon gradually disappear into the sky, Zhou Qian knew he would always trust himself.
And he… could also always trust him.
Bai Zhou was always breaking his preconceptions of the world.
The author has something to say:
Qian Ge, your husband is so handsome~
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