The Saints were confused, but at this moment, they still hadn't realized just how bizarre the situation had become.
After all, the new Saints were still relatively scattered, not appearing in large numbers in the same city.
Except for the initial Qian City.
Among the eight cities, an offensive and defensive battle was currently underway. In a street corner of Gen City, a player was staring blankly at the nearby district.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, from the sewer pipe beside him, a dark green figure covered in mucus burst out, roaring as it charged toward the player.
However, the player remained completely motionless as if he hadn't seen it, and then, the summoned demon exploded violently.
"Thanks buddy, for helping me deal with these disgusting things. I really don't want to do it myself, can't stand them..."
Without even glancing at the corpse lying beside him, the man spoke as if chatting with someone, then looked up toward the distant horizon.
—No.6, Wordcaster-Bai!
After all this time in the game, his ranking had actually dropped by one position.
He was relatively easygoing by nature and didn't care much about these things. Originally, he hadn't wanted to participate in this game.
However, his annoying younger brother, Wordweaver-Black, had warned him that this game was dangerous and he shouldn't join.
Could he possibly listen to that?
I'm the older brother!
So he entered anyway, and now he was observing a battle taking place in the distant sky.
A person enveloped in flowing light held a large bow in hand, wildly shooting arrows like rain across the entire city, killing the deployed demons.
Beneath him, large crowds of civilians had gathered. Everyone knew that sticking close to this person was probably the safest option right now.
And he was currently comforting the civilians beneath him.
"The Saint Lord has descended, everyone remain calm."
"Our world still has hope!"
"Does anyone among you know where the Demon Beacon is?"
"I follow the Saint Lord's command to save our world. The Saint Lord has given me orders, I won't abandon any of you, don't panic."
He spoke loudly, but to Wordcaster-Bai listening from afar, it sounded exceptionally bizarre.
"Saint Lord? What thing is that..."
"Hmmmm..."
After a moment of confusion, he decided not to speculate randomly. Since they were temporarily in the same Saint faction, why not just go ask directly?
"Good winds lend their strength, lifting me to azure heights."
"Hey hey, buddy, give me a hand, let me fly a bit."
Wordcaster-Bai spoke to the empty air beside him, and a wobbling current of air lifted him up, slowly carrying him toward the new Saint that Jiang Yuan had summoned back.
In the air, the new Saint with the longbow spotted Wordcaster-Bai and instantly drew his bow with an arrow.
"Hey, no no no, brother, what are you doing?"
"I'm a Saint too."
Hearing Wordcaster-Bai's words, the other party froze momentarily.
"Are you an experienced player? With your level of strength, brother, how come I..."
Wordcaster-Bai was about to say something, but was quickly interrupted by the other's angry outburst.
"If you're a Saint! Why aren't you following the Saint Lord's commands!"
"What were you doing just now? Were you fighting demons?! Were you looking for the Demon Beacon?"
He launched a series of interrogations right away, his righteous and serious expression completely baffling Wordcaster-Bai.
What did this mean?
Why are you taking this so seriously? Isn't this just a game? And you're acting like I've committed some heinous crime.
"Well, don't we all know where the beacon is? Although I haven't found anything suspicious in that direction."
"But, you mentioned the Saint Lord just now? What... what kind of existence is the Saint Lord?"
He had almost said "what thing is the Saint Lord," but considering that would likely provoke furious criticism, he refrained.
"You don't know the Saint Lord?!" The new Saint's voice instantly rose an octave.
"Wait, brother, what are you talking about? Aren't we in the same faction?" Wordcaster-Bai was completely bewildered now.
"When the game explained the rules earlier, there wasn't anything about this, right?"
"Did some new rule get triggered? Who is this Saint Lord?"
The new Saint naturally couldn't understand anything about games or rules.
However, looking at Wordcaster-Bai's expression, he straightened up slightly and spoke seriously:
"I don't know what game rules you're talking about, but the Saint Lord has the Saint Lord's rules!"
"The Saint Lord's rules supersede all other rules! The mission of Saints only requires following the Saint Lord's commands!"
The Saint Lord has the Saint Lord's rules!
If Pride had been here, he would have definitely praised this perceptive player.
He spoke with such conviction that even Wordcaster-Bai started wondering if he was the problem, if he had forgotten something.
Wait, after all this talking, who exactly is the Saint Lord!
"Um... could you take me to see the Saint Lord?"
"Also, what exactly are these so-called commands from the Saint Lord?"
"Brother Earth, could you cause an earthquake and bury these ugly things, please?"
Finally, Wordcaster-Bai demonstrated his power. The ground throughout Gen City turned over like an earth dragon flipping, and within moments, all demons within a ten-kilometer radius were buried.
Amid the rumbling, it felt like the entire world was shaking, yet Wordcaster-Bai stood calmly in the void.
This display made the new Saint look at him with newfound respect, and he said:
"Protect the civilians, exterminate the demons, find the Demon Beacon and attempt to seal it."
"These are the Saint Lord's commands!"
Wordcaster-Bai: ?
Wait, brother, are you joking? What Saint Lord's commands? Aren't these just the requirements for the Saint faction when the game started?
Are you getting into character and doing roleplay? You're really taking this seriously.
He couldn't help but smile wryly and went up to pat the new Saint on the shoulder.
"Hey, brother, let me tell you something from the heart. I think you're taking this a bit too seriously."
"Relax a little, why did you come here?"
New Saint: ?
"Isn't it to experience something new, and maybe snatch some benefits from the fire?"
"Ultimately, this is a war between 'Sin' and that Death Messenger. Let them fight to the death."
"If things really go bad, can't we just switch factions? We could just go join the demons, right?"
New Saint: ?!!!