The air was slightly cool, but the stone that Willy held in his hand was radiating an almost scalding temperature.
The pale white light wasn't dazzling, but under the gloomy sky, it was enough to make out the patterns depicted on it. Intricate and chaotic lines intertwined, surrounding a dwarf angel with lowered eyes at the center.
The stone, no bigger than a child's palm, is depicted with even the smallest details, such as the folds in the angel's clothing. Its hands are clasped together, and although it is in the center, it appears to be in a state of devout worship.
And on its head is engraved the name of the god it worships. This script does not belong to the world, yet it allows people to understand its meaning at first glance.
—The Supreme God.
"..."
The system involuntarily shrank back. Although it had almost escaped His control, it still couldn't help but tremble at the mere sight of those two words.
"This is... a guardian angel?"
Vili raised an eyebrow, his expression unreadable.
Chu Lai recalled the information he had collected earlier.
"The main god is another force in Blood Town that is opposite to the evil god. He pities the souls of the town trapped in an endless loop, but he cannot descend in his true form. He can only provide power to the players through this means."
"Speaking of which, I once read a strategy guide that said there was a hidden feature in the game: when you're fighting the evil god at the end, you can get an extraordinary power boost by silently reciting the name of the main god."
Vili didn't comment on his words, but instead, as if he were quite disgusted, he quickly tossed the holy stone in his hand to Chu Lai.
Then he clapped his hands.
"I've made up my mind."
"What?"
Vili glanced at him but didn't answer. Instead, he crawled under the umbrella.
"We should go find Xie Liqi and the others."
Chu Lai: ...?
Urgent! My wife told me in front of me that she was going to see her lover. What should I do?
The rain pattered on the umbrella. Instead of leaving, Chu Lai produced a clean, soft handkerchief, cupped Willy's cheek in one hand, and wiped away the wetness with the other.
His movements were gentle, and Vili instinctively closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.
"Wife..."
The sound of rain seemed to become white noise in the background, and Chu Lai's voice was gentle.
"I haven't asked yet, what's your relationship with that Xie Liqi?"
For some reason, Vili suddenly felt inexplicably guilty, as if he were the scumbag who went out to fool around that night and got kissed all over with lipstick marks, while Chu Lai was the wife who had prepared dinner at home and waited for him all night.
Something's not right.
Vili turned his head away from Chu Lai's hand, opened his eyes, and spoke righteously.
"I have serious business with him!"
"What's up?"
"Didn't I say before that I was just one last item away from sealing the evil god?"
"yes."
Chu Lai took the sacred stone out of his backpack again. Having lost its moisture, it had become dull and looked no different from the pebbles on the roadside.
"If we have all three props, then all we need to do is understand the ritual procedure before we can begin."
"Could the blueprints be on Xie Liqi's person?"
Chu Lai narrowed his eyes, as if he was considering the feasibility of killing someone to steal the map.
"No need for any blueprints..."
After all, no one knows more about magic-related things than Vili.
"In fact, the props were on him."
"..."
"Um?"
Speaking of this, Willie felt a little guilty and awkwardly looked away.
He never expected that the game he was playing would take such a sharp turn for the worse halfway through, and now it's completely different!
He thought he only needed to follow the protagonist, easily obtain the three props, and then simply reap the rewards of victory during the thank-you period.
Now, the three items are in the hands of three different players...
"Cough cough."
However, Willy's guilty conscience lasted for less than a second.
How could he possibly be wrong! It's all someone else's fault!
If Xie Liqi hadn't encountered Chu Lai, and Chu Lai hadn't attacked him without any explanation, would he have been forced to separate from the protagonist?
If he hadn't separated from the protagonist, he wouldn't have met Castin, and he wouldn't have put the second item on Castin!
Ultimately, it was all Chu Lai's fault!
After listening to Willy's analysis, the system did not hesitate at all.
"Host, you're right!"
With his support secured, Willy put his hands on his hips in his mind.
"Anyway, you're all players, so isn't your goal the same: to leave the game?"
"Once we find Xie Liqi and Castin, everything will fall into place."
Willie was very optimistic.
So there was something about Castin...
Chu Lai added another name to his assassination list.
He couldn't possibly blame Willy for this; it's normal for someone as lovely as his wife to attract some shameless suitors.
However, smear campaigns are inevitable.
"Honey, you've been living in a game all your life, so you probably don't realize that neither of these two people are good people."
"Let's not even talk about Castin. He puts on a respectable act, but he's actually a wanted criminal on the run from prison, with a bounty on his head totaling hundreds of millions."
Chu Lai, caught up in the conversation, didn't notice that Willy's eyes lit up when he heard the last sentence.
With so much money... you could definitely buy a lot of gems, right?
“And that Xie Liqi, always dressed in black, looks like he has a dark side, unlike me.” Chu Lai tugged at the white coat he had snatched from an NPC, “as pure as an angel.”
"Pah, shameless."
The system muttered under its breath.
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