Chapter 931 AS174: Relics of the Gods [Faded Homeland]

In the fifth hour of the game, under the tense yet expectant gazes of the apprentices, all the vending machines in the library transformed into specks of light and rushed towards the central island, forming a huge number that every participating apprentice on every floor could see—2.

2?!

After five hours, Yu Xunge, who had accumulated 421 numbers, returned to his original form and plopped down in the shadow world to start doing math problems.

All the apprentices in the library did the same, hiding in every nook and cranny to quietly work on their problems.

Not only do the numbers need to be close to the final number, but the number of additions, subtractions, multiplications, and divisions must also be consistent. The most troublesome part is that you also need to ensure that you have the maximum number of numbers at hand.

She has 11 negative numbers in her hand.

It looks a bit complicated, but in the end it's actually easy to control. Multiplying the negative number by a larger number will reduce the final result.

After a series of calculations and using up all the props from the vending machines, Yu Xunge finally came up with a minimum number of 15, which was barely enough. Even the total number of numbers was just right, with all 421 numbers used up, but it was still not enough.

Because that rabbit went to the third floor!

The familiar cracking of the whip echoed from other floors; had it gone to whip other players?!

This is not good news.

Although it's unclear why the librarian stayed on the second floor after appearing, Rabbit consistently only drew from the player with the highest number. After she left the second floor, Rabbit went to chase after the other apprentices.

Yu Xunge left the shadow world directly and used [Absolute Freedom] to move to the 3rd floor.

She stood on the bookshelf, watching helplessly as the rabbit, which resembled a polar bear from the city of demons, walked past her chasing after the maple syrup.

Ah, this feeling...

She chased after me for five hours straight!

I'd already invested so much emotionally, why the sudden change of heart...?

Ignoring the sour taste, Yu Xunge chased after them and began hunting down the maple syrup while the rabbit was also there.

Not only her, but the apprentices on other floors were also rushing to the third floor.

While all the apprentices were engrossed in solving problems, the librarian, who had appeared since the beginning of the game, couldn't have been chasing after Maple Syrup for no reason. Considering the announcement when the librarian first appeared in the game, anyone with a brain could guess that Maple Syrup was the one with the most numbers at that moment.

As long as you kill Maple Syrup, no matter how many numbers you have, you will instantly become the player with the most numbers.

With a game time of up to 5 hours, players have plenty of time to discover all sorts of hidden gameplay features, including the most important one: by killing other apprentices, you can freely choose the numbers they possess.

You can take it all or just what you want, it's up to you.

Perhaps having already revealed the existence of the divine relic, Maple Syrup no longer concealed it.

The number of apprentices on the third floor had nearly doubled, and all of them were heading straight for Maple Syrup. Her health was fluctuating wildly, but she did not flee the floor. Instead, she tried her best to avoid the attacks.

Yu Xunge had already taken advantage of the chaos to kill several apprentices, but Maple Sugar hadn't made a move yet. What was she waiting for?

When the number of apprentices entering the third floor stopped increasing... the library lights suddenly dimmed.

The rustling of the wind through the trees filled the air, and the shadows of the trees descended once more, making the entire library seem as if it were in a forest. The dappled shadows fell on people's faces, swaying wildly in the wind from who-knows-where.

Maple Syrup turned around in mid-air, her gaze sweeping over the apprentices, the librarian, and the rabbit, before finally landing on Yu Xunge.

She opened her right palm, and suspended in it was a wisp of wind that was quite different from the style of the rest of the world.

It has only shades of black and gray, like a sketch drawn with just a few strokes of a pencil.

That tangible wisp of wind moved nimbly and obediently through Maple Syrup's palm.

The rabbit stopped and began to crack its whip from a distance, but the shadow of the tree blocked its view.

Yu Xunge, who had been closely watching the rabbit, immediately stopped in his tracks.

The rabbit suddenly hopped backward to a spot where there was no shadow. Yu Xunge followed like a shadow, switching to hunting mode in mid-air and sticking tightly to the rabbit's leg after landing.

Qi Hua, barely suppressing the urge to stomp on her, asked, "...Don't you have anything to do?"

Yu Xunge replied confidently, "Coming to see you is the most important thing for me right now."

Cheating Flower: "..."

As they were talking, the maple syrup had already been opened to its full extent.

She personally smashed a book, triggering the riot. Immediately afterward, the shadows of trees that covered almost 80% of the library came to life, materializing and passing through the bodies of one apprentice after another.

Maple Syrup's health, which had been reduced to 26% by the siege of the apprentices, was instantly restored.

The library was like being in a dark forest, and Yu Xunge followed closely behind the rabbit, trying to hide.

As she ran, she drooled over the wisp of wind in Maple Syrup's hand. Why was Maple Syrup's divine relic so powerful?

It is completely different from other divine relics that are good at saving lives.

In an attempt to extract some information from the rabbit, she blurted out this thought without thinking.

Anyway, judging from the rabbits' behavior, the apprentices have no secrets from them, and even if the other apprentices overheard her question, it wouldn't reveal any information.

The rabbit saw through her intentions but didn't say anything. It glanced at the orchid mantis and still answered her question: "It has to do with the owner's personality."

Saying nothing was the same as saying nothing at all. Yu Xunge suddenly jumped to another place where there was no shadow of trees, dodging a whip that a librarian swung at her.

But just when Yu Xunge thought she had dodged Maple Sugar's attack, she noticed that Maple Sugar's extremely oppressive gaze gently fell on her. Maple Sugar looked down at her, as if she were looking at a familiar stranger.

A strong sense of crisis is looming, a warning from the [Blue Spot] characteristic!

Bubble Nebula!

A grayish-purple nebula appeared on the bubble, shielding its owner from the attack.

Yu Xunge looked back and saw her own shadow—a mantis in the form of a shadow orchid...

Maple Syrup controlled her shadow, which not only prevented Yu Xunge from escaping to any floor, but also allowed Maple Syrup to avoid the backlash from the [Absurd Story].

"What's the name of this divine relic? It's incredibly powerful!"

Who? Who shouted out her innermost thoughts?

While battling the shadow and dodging attacks from the tree shadows, Yu Xunge took a moment to look over and discovered that it was Xie Xie, who had somehow managed to chase her up to the third floor.

Maple Syrup's lips curved slightly, her smile possessing a strange charm, a charm usually reserved for adults.

It's full of stories; it's a smile that can't be simply described or defined as happy or unhappy.

The shadows of the trees fell on her face, obscuring the expression in her eyes. She spoke the name of the divine relic as if reciting poetry:

"It's called... [Faded Hometown]".