To ascend to the pinnacle of power, one must clear away all obstacles. If a man's head represents the previous monarchy, then the snake in the queen's hand...

Could it be divine right?

Shekh is suspected to be a native of this place. She can hear other people's prayers, gain the faith of strangers, and has strength far exceeding that of other dungeon bosses.

Perhaps she is one of the gods here.

For a moment, Shi Jinzhe's thoughts were a bit chaotic.

If Shekh is truly a deity here, which one is it? War and Glory?

But her temple was pure white, completely incongruous with the black stone statues. If she were a goddess of harvest, she shouldn't have such a strong impression of the ruler of this war-loving kingdom.

Calamity…

Shi Jinzhe silently uttered these two words.

Sheh's skill, judging from its literal meaning, can only be interpreted as ominous. However, the two-word skill has no fixed target. Who is the target of the calamity and how the calamity is defined are all up to the user.

Natural disasters and man-made calamities.

She can control and change anything she deems a calamity.

Wars are initiated by people, bringing death, disease, and the destruction of nations and families.

A good harvest depends on the weather; once natural disasters subside, the weather will be favorable.

As the world boss, Shekh is fully capable of making adjustments to the world he inhabits.

Just as Mu Bai, as the life source of his world, could control all life, Shehe could naturally do the same; their skills were even applicable to other worlds.

Therefore, Shekh can take away Xiao Wu's bad luck and misfortune, bring negative blessings to Ye Zhan, and dispel storms, tsunamis, and earthquakes on the ocean, because this is part of the prayer.

Thinking about it this way, Shi Jinzhe was surprised to realize that he had overlooked many things before.

Sheh has always used skills that are offensive, mainly to reap lives, so he never thought that Sheh would be associated with the Blessing of Peace.

Now it seems that the duality of one person and two sides is fully displayed in her.

This is a good thing, but the impending crisis still evokes a lingering worry, and the long-standing question resurfaces in my mind.

Will Shekh be taken back by the system?

He suddenly felt a sense of panic, like he had stolen a treasure and, before he could even hide it, discovered it was equipped with a GPS tracker and could be tracked back at any moment.

Shi Jinzhe asked her slowly, "Sheh, can your skills both bring war and eliminate natural disasters?"

"Can."

She answered very quickly.

"Don't overthink it." Shekh pried his hand open, took his fingertips in her hand, and let Shi Jinzhe's hand hang down naturally.

"I will not leave you."

Shi Jinzhe frankly confessed, "I was worried that the system would interfere with you."

“There will be a day when that won’t happen.” Sher moved his fingers up, slipping them between Shi Jinzhe’s fingers to intertwine with his own. “You definitely won’t leave me, right?”

"No, not at all."

He can't live without Shekh no matter what. There's always a way, and he'll definitely be able to do it.

Considering the special nature of this copy to Shekh, Shi Jinzhe did not want to take any chances or always assume the best-case scenario; he had to make the worst-case plan first.

The instance is named "The God Who Abandoned Himself," and the reason for his self-abandonment is the most important issue he needs to resolve.

He needed to take preventative measures before uncovering the reason.

Before Shehe could react, Shi Jin folded up several arrays and applied them to Shehe, while simultaneously using the item "Longevity Lock" on her.

Item Name: [Longevity Lock]

Usage effect:

Use on your own side: Blocks the target's life loss, locks the target's physical status, prevents further damage, and the effect lasts until the end of the game.

Use on the enemy: Blocks health that is already recovering, triggers a continuous health loss status that cannot be recovered, and terminates all healing-related effects.

Are you sick?

Shekh immediately uttered a curse and withdrew his hand.

"You're keeping the Blood Lock for yourself, why would you give it to me?"

"Once my life status is locked, the value will be constant, and I will no longer be able to heal anyone. Unless I'm fighting alone, I'm not suited to use this item."

"Have you considered what would happen if someone used this skill on you?"

Shekh answered his own question, his tone heavy with unease, “You will be inflicted with a healing ban and continuous health loss, preventing you from utilizing your full potential.”

"It's okay." Shi Jinzhe explained to her quickly, afraid that Shehe would not listen if he spoke too slowly. "There were many rounds of the bomb dungeon at the same time. The first place winner of each round got the [Longevity Lock] item. Before anything unexpected happens, you need to stay calm. I feel at ease with you here."

"It can't be stabilized."

Shekh turned and left.

This item is clearly more suitable for Shi Jinzhe to use. He is the only one in the entire game who can unconditionally control his life form. The [Longevity Lock]'s effect against enemies is clearly an item that the system made specifically for Shi Jinzhe.

The Life-Giving skill requires a lot of life force to maintain and activate. Once it encounters a player with the [Longevity Lock], it will be greatly restricted, and the water in the stagnant pool will be drained.

For the first time, Shekh experienced what it meant to have nowhere to vent one's anger.

Should we scold him? He's afraid something might happen to him.

I can't bring myself to hit him.

Smelling the wormwood scent emanating from Shi Jinzhe, Shehe felt a lump in his throat.

This person is such a nuisance.

"Don't be upset."

Shi Jinzhe grabbed her hand from behind. "I know what you're worried about. There are many longevity locks. If someone really wants to use them on me, they might be able to dodge the first day of the month, but they won't be able to dodge the fifteenth. Besides, if someone wants to hurt me, they'll have to get past you first. Ordinary people can't hurt me."

He reasoned with her, and Shekh stood still, so she simply learned to reason with him.

"No one can hurt me normally, but there are always exceptions. You used a tool on me because you were afraid of this kind of accident. If you were alive, I would be fine. You can be resurrected, right?"

"There's no need to experience the feeling of death; it must be very uncomfortable. I think you should avoid it if you can."

Shi Jinzhe stared intently at her pale face, his hand resting on Shehe's cheek. "Dying once is still dying, I can't accept it."

...

Shekh felt a sudden, sharp pain in his head, like being pricked by a needle, but the sensation vanished in less than a second.

"...Don't say anything."

Since the props had already been used up, Shekh could only console himself that he was still young and didn't understand.

Humans always make mistakes when they are young, it's okay.

It's fine.

Seeing that her expression was off, Shi Jinzhe thought that the reason was not convincing enough, and said directly, "Why don't you just think that I am confused because I am concerned?"

Although he was perfectly lucid, he didn't realize he was in a mess.

“People who drink too much never realize they’re drunk.” Shekh seemed to see through the second half of his sentence. “Concern leads to confusion. Why don’t you also say the second half of the saying, ‘Deep affection is short-lived’?”

She gently pushed Shi Jin away, telling him not to block her way, "I'll be angry for ten minutes first, then I'll talk to you again."