Chapter 240
Amidst the deafening roar, the black-haired man, unable to dodge in time, went black, coughed up a large amount of blood, and his divine body cracked and scattered. He instantly shrank back to his normal size and was sent flying backward by the violent shockwave, crashing into the ground and creating a huge crater!
The system restricts deities from directly intervening, and Vulcan's action undoubtedly violated the rules.
In an instant, the entire space trembled violently as the power of the rules crashed down upon us!
As if suddenly gripped in the palm of an invisible giant hand, Vulcan's four outstretched arms snapped together inward!
Vulcan's cheeks flushed red as he struggled to resist, his arm muscles trembling with effort. He roared as he fought desperately, but his skin, flesh, and bones caved in inch by inch under the terrifying force, his skin cracked and bled, and his joints creaked with a chilling sound!
At the critical moment, Xie Xubai rushed to the God of Fire, enveloped in golden light, and placed his hand on His brow.
With his hand as the center, golden ripples spread out slowly, enveloping the Vulcan's body from top to bottom.
The dazzling and chilling golden divine power clashed fiercely with the power of the rules.
In the darkness, a golden dragon soared through the clouds, its roar deafening, shattering the invisible barrier!
The grapevines grow strong and vigorous, winding their way through the regular gaps.
In the boundless realm of darkness, the black goat cub and its mother goddess raised their cold, twisted gazes, piercing through the void, and met the eyes of the system hiding within—
Majestic and domineering.
Joy, intoxication.
Twisted, insane.
With a loud bang, the power of the rules was shattered!
The Vulcan broke free of his restraints and knelt weakly on the ground, unable to reveal his true form. He gasped for breath as his body gradually shrank until it became the size of a normal human.
In the blink of an eye, Xie Xubai had already rushed towards the black goat cub.
Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the young black goat let out a bellow, raised its hoof, and was about to trample the unconscious black-haired man into a pulp when suddenly a ray of golden light shone on its face from the side.
Like the first rays of dawn rising above the horizon, warm and dazzling, it stands out vividly in this cold, smoke-filled night.
The black goat calf stared blankly at it.
Compared to His all-encompassing body, the golden-glowing human youth was like a grain of sand under a great tree.
But as this grain of sand approached, the whip-like tentacles that were baring their fangs and claws in mid-air gradually quieted down.
They stretched out like a tide, uttering excited, yearning whispers that seemed to want to grasp that ray of light, merge it into their bodies, and be drawn into madness.
Just as they were about to touch Xie Xubai, they saw that the young man's body had developed red scars of varying sizes under their influence, and they suddenly stopped.
The proliferating tentacles slowly receded, making way for the rapidly advancing light.
Xie Xubai rushed to the black goat cub, stroked its disfigured body, and said in a hoarse voice with lowered eyelashes, "Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me..."
Black goat calves have no eyes, only countless mouths covering their bodies, with sharp, menacing teeth.
Following the force of Xie Xubai's caress, He slightly raised His head, "looking up" at that familiar light, somewhat bewildered.
Xie Xubai also conveyed a gentle thought: "Mateusz (Polish), get some rest."
A golden light swept over them, and the black goat cub shuddered, vaguely hearing a sound in its ear.
【Mateusz——】
Someone is calling him.
The voices were a cacophony of sounds, from men and women, young and old, and sounded familiar and comforting.
The boy followed the noise to the windowsill and opened the window.
A gentle breeze blew in, ruffling his hair. He leaned against the windowsill, looking out with shining eyes, and couldn't help but grin happily.
Laughter echoed across the sun-drenched green grass, while the distant lake reflected shimmering waves. White storks took flight with a whoosh, soaring through the azure sky.
Many people stopped and looked at him, their laughter growing even louder.
[Matheus, come down here!]
...
Did you know that Mateus is a Polish variant of the Hebrew word meaning "gift from God"?
You are our gift.
But I...
I couldn't...
A tear the size of a bean slid down the face of the black goat cub and landed heavily on the cracked ground.
He swayed unsteadily, his body growing fainter and fainter until his massive, mountain-like form vanished like a phantom, from which a small, thin figure fell out.
Xie Xubai rushed forward and took the unconscious boy into his arms. The boy instinctively hugged him tightly, trembling and sobbing in his sleep, his red eyes wet with tears.
Xie Xubai's fingers reached under the boy's dark circles and gently wiped away his tears: "Goodnight."
Back on the ground, Xie Xubai carried the boy in one arm and quickly walked up to the black-haired man.
The latter fell into a coma and was unconscious. Xie Xubai raised his hand and manipulated his mental power to destroy the restriction that imprisoned the Grim Reaper in the same way.
With a loud bang, the black coffin shattered into pieces, revealing the Grim Reaper's battered body.
Vulcan dragged the red-haired man, who looked like a corpse, over and threw him on the ground like trash.
Death sighed softly and transformed into a normal human form.
The scythe flashed in the air, reflecting a cold light, and lightly sliced across the bodies of the red-haired and black-haired men, drawing out two terrified souls and presenting them to Xie Xubai.
Xie Xubai stretched out his hand, and golden light penetrated into their souls, more thoroughly searching their memories than it could penetrate their sea of consciousness.
Leaving aside how unbearable the taste was.
Theseus's incident served as a wake-up call for the system. To prevent the leakage of secrets, the system embedded contaminants deep within the souls of the two apostles to control them. Once someone were to intrude from the outside, they would explode immediately upon contact, without even needing to destroy the contaminants, shattering their souls!
Under Xie Xubai's relentless permeation, the two souls trembled violently, as if they could already smell the breath of death.
Tears streamed down their faces as they screamed and begged for mercy: "Stop, White! If we keep investigating, we'll die, and you won't get any clues!"
"Let us go, and we'll help you deal with the system!"
"White! We were once your comrades! We also contributed to saving the Earth and saved many people! We just made a mistake for a moment!"
Xie Xubai's eyelashes suddenly drooped, and for a moment his face seemed to tighten to the point of trembling slightly, before disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
He raised his eyes, his face devoid of any emotion, and said coldly, "When I invaded your sea of consciousness just now, I saw all your experiences during this period."
“You haven’t gotten any useful clues from the system. Once you’ve been marked, you’re like puppets on strings, let alone able to turn the tables on the system.”
The two souls turned ashen-faced after their lies were exposed.
"And another thing," Xie Xubai said in a very soft yet cold voice, "is it you two, no, including the Eleventh Apostle, the three of you who revealed the guild's location to the system, kidnapped most of the members, and forced them to sign contracts with the Ancient Gods to conduct inhumane dark experiments—right?"
The two souls seemed to have their throats clamped by Xie Xubai, their throat bones creaking, their eyes rolling back, unable to speak.
"The people and history will remember your past achievements, including mine," Xie Xubai said, emphasizing each word. "Similarly, the people and history will not forget your betrayal, your defection to the enemy, and your atrocities against your compatriots, including mine."
It was as if a gavel had struck, delivering the final verdict. Golden light, like a knife, pierced their souls, reaching the contaminants left behind by the system amidst their screams!
The intention behind touching the pollutants is certainly not destruction, but rather to establish a temporary mental link with the system through the imposed restrictions.
No one expected that Xie Xubai would dare to establish a spiritual link with the system without becoming a god.
The system, though well aware of the wickedness of human nature, still retains a mechanical, inertial way of thinking.
So much so that when Xie Xubai asked, "Does Theseus possess a method to kill you?"
Before it could react, it instinctively replied: "Yes, I now suspect he already knows the secret of the Infinite Game! I must end this trial instance as soon as possible and eliminate this threat!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the system froze, then flew into a rage and became hysterical!
[Thank you, Xu Bai!]
Unfortunately, it didn't have time to attack Xie Xubai. The moment he received the answer, he immediately severed the mental link, his consciousness snaking through the system's overwhelming attack, and safely returned to his position.
Xie Xubai swayed twice, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, and his stomach churning so violently that he almost vomited.
The system's power system originated from an extraterrestrial god. If it weren't for the blessing of the black goat cub, which gave it some resistance, it might have gone completely insane and lost its way when it came into contact with that massive and distorted data stream.
Just then, the Vulcan's staff reached out, supporting Xie Xubai's unsteady body like a crutch, emanating a power to cleanse the soul and effectively relieving Xie Xubai's nausea and dizziness.
He closed his eyes to catch his breath and finally recovered. He said to the two deities, "This time, such a serious consequence was caused by my lax discipline and failure to stop it in time. Please calm down. Appearing in the instance in my true form for a long time will affect your souls. Please go back and rest first. After the victory, I will definitely apologize and give you an explanation."
The tenth and ninth apostles only decided to betray the company in this lifetime. At that time, Xie Xubai was just a junior intern who had just joined the company, so he couldn't be blamed for it.
But upon hearing his words, the two gods' anger subsided considerably.
In fact, they are not exactly merciful, especially Death, who has taken away countless souls.
Human acts of blasphemy, in any myth or legend, would inevitably result in rivers of blood until the wrath of the gods was appeased, only then would there be a tragic end.
The two deities stared silently at Xie Xubai. Although they did not exert any pressure, their eyes carried an invisible force of oppression.
At that moment, a majestic and furious dragon roar once again resounded from the depths of Xie Xubai's soul!
The two deities: "..."
Faced with the unwavering confrontation and subtle threat from the golden dragon, they slowly withdrew their gaze, their bodies becoming ethereal, as if about to disappear.
Xie Xubai lowered his gaze, seemingly respectfully watching them leave.
Suddenly, a piercing sound rang out as the Vulcan's staff slammed down on his head.
Xie Xubai did not sense any killing intent or world-destroying divine power in the Vulcan's actions, so he slightly raised his head, neither dodging nor retreating, neither humble nor arrogant.
The magic staff suddenly etherealized in mid-air, transforming in the blink of an eye into a jade-white bath bottle. A drop of celestial dew dripped from the mouth of the porcelain bottle and landed on his head.
As the surging divine power poured into his sea of consciousness, Xie Xubai's progress toward godhood immediately rose from 84% to 86%!
Xie Xubai never expected that the critically injured God of Fire would still be able to spare divine power to bless him.
He was extremely surprised, and then he saw Death raise his pale white bone palm, and lightly touch the space between his eyebrows with his fingertips, and divine power poured in like a tide.
The progress towards godhood jumped from 86% to 88%!
Death's laughter carried a deathly, humorous tone: "Well done, you cunning human brat. From this moment forward, you will be immortal."
Author's Note:
But it's just going to be under the jurisdiction of the underworld for nothing.
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