"Huh?"
Chiyo Eine made a somewhat intelligent sound, blinking her eyes.
"Why? That can't be right. He's a Divine Messenger, what conditions could He possibly meet."
Xie Antong shook her head and said:
"This time's game is different from before - the Divine Messengers themselves actively came out to fight from their side. It's very likely He also has some purpose."
"Moreover, there's clearly a loophole in the rules that makes this game rather meaningless."
"One side's faction fails, the game ends, and then the two of them fight?"
"Then why didn't He just openly say He chose the demon faction, have everyone choose the same as Him, and quickly destroy the world?"
"Given Sin's situation, he probably wouldn't even oppose it, as long as he could directly fight the Death Messenger."
Chiyo Eine's mind was a bit muddled. It seemed she had never considered this question before.
After all, in her view, this kind of faction-based combat was very common. Since game version 2.0, you could even say every game was like this.
It was just that the ability to switch factions during the game process was a bit strange, but she similarly hadn't investigated deeply, entering the game and immediately starting to look for Xie Antong first.
"Perhaps He needs our help to weaken Sin together?"
"There might be that aspect, but it shouldn't be the main reason." Xie Antong glanced sideways at her.
"First, there should be no players who can defeat Sin."
"Second, if the Death Messenger is so lacking in confidence that He even needs to find others to help Him deal with Sin... then why did He come? Looking for death?"
Chiyo Eine was quickly convinced, finding this quite reasonable, and asked with some seriousness:
"Then what do you think?..."
"Remember what He said before the game started?" Xie Antong said.
"In all His previous games, all players were brought into Death's embrace by Him!"
Chiyo Eine finally understood now, slightly raising her head in surprise, saying with disbelief:
"You mean..."
"Yes, His mission in this game might be to deal with Sin, but in His heart, the more perfect method might be to kill all players!"
"Those daring to participate in Sin's game probably won't use Exit Coins anymore..."
Chiyo Eine's expression also turned serious. If that were the case, this game's complexity and danger level would rise another step.
"Can't even complete basic requirements, yet thinks so much." Xie Antong muttered to herself, suddenly asking Chiyo Eine:
"What's the method to join the Saint faction?"
"Huh? I don't know." Chiyo Eine said blankly.
Xie Antong: ?
As she spoke, Chiyo Eine told Xie Antong about her game interface, which was similar to Lu Ce's.
Only then did Xie Antong realize that the functional standards between different factions differed so much.
In the [Demon] faction, they had the ability to convert the opposing faction.
Basically it was mental suppression - either voluntary, or mentally and powerfully overwhelming the opponent.
For ordinary people in this world, she could basically convert them at will, with relevant tutorials available on her game interface.
Moreover, periodically they could collectively vote to deploy "Hell Envoys" at certain locations on the map.
Seemed to be a quite powerful monster...
The final voting result showed that thing was deployed in Qian City.
......
"What, is there a problem?" Chiyo Eine was somewhat surprised, looking at Xie Antong's expression.
"The problem is indeed quite significant... Thank you for finding me first, helping me understand many things."
"Don't trust that Death Messenger anymore. Hah, this guy definitely has more hidden. He won't stand on any player's side."
Chiyo Eine nodded and said:
"Mm, I believe you."
"So what now, will you convert my faction?"
"No need." Xie Antong was very decisive now. "Just play normally for now, don't think about switching factions."
"Additionally, we can consider going to Qian City now. Let's head to the teleportation point first."
......
Clang!
An extremely crisp sound came as a golden giant axe tore through the sky. Pride's first move in this world was already stained with blood.
The head before him flew high, but the spurting blood wasn't red - it was black!
The moment Lu Ce sensed something wrong with the person behind him, he immediately acted - first moving the axe, then turning around!
The headless body didn't fall. Instead, like a zombie, it pounced toward Lu Ce's direction, twisting like a marionette.
Crack!
The heavy giant axe chopped down head-on without the slightest resistance, instantly splitting the body in two.
Keep in mind, this was the Extreme Path Battle Axe in Pride's hands - a Broken Divine Weapon!
Flesh absolutely couldn't withstand such an attack.
Everything happened in an instant. Just moments ago, several girls were asking for photos, and the next second Sin was already violently killing.
Not only did the surrounding people not react, even the spectators who always understood Sin and were watching closely completely failed to react!
"Ahhh! Murder! Murder!"
Several nearby people, unaware of the truth, began screaming and running around in panic, looking fearfully at Lu Ce.
Lu Ce meanwhile lowered his head, looking at the hollow on the ground and a wisp of black energy.
Then, he turned to look above the stadium.
Boom!
Amid violent roaring, as if responding to Pride's gaze, with terrifying rumbling sounds, a giant egg instantly burst out from the stadium's ground!
Ground, concrete, steel structures - all were smashed open and shattered. Pale red stains crisscrossed the ruins - those were crushed living beings.
One moment it was a vibrant scene of youthful energy, the next it was doomsday's arrival. This strange contrast made the game's spectators fall into silence.
The giant egg slowly rose, bringing destruction and death. Sharp spikes suddenly began appearing on the surrounding ground, transforming those impaled into demon-like states.
Lu Ce patted the Black Knight, making it transform into a metal sphere that flew out at high speed.
"Go check the surroundings."
"Got it! Good luck fighting!"
The Black Knight transformed into a shuttle, charging into the distance.
Dense crowds screamed madly as they ran outward, while Lu Ce lifted the giant axe in his hand, slung it over his shoulder, and strode forward.
Looking down from high above, only this striking golden figure walked forward against the crowd, like a fish swimming upstream.
Quite possessing the momentum of "millions heading south while I head north."
The sky seemed to darken, set against this special egg.
"So this is the first thing daring to come to my city."
"Before you're destroyed, are there any other things?"