Chapter 1470: Protagonist

"..."

I don't know why, but I feel like I've heard these words somewhere before...

Listening to the White Snake's earnest promise in their ear, "Princess Caitlin" frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly realized with a clap of their palm, finally remembering where they had heard similar words.

I remember when the Food God of the Cleanup Bureau first arrived at the Northern Kingdom, the Snow Badger had confidently promised that he could definitely fool the Food God and that there was a 100% chance he wouldn't come down to stir up trouble;

As it turned out, less than two hours later, the Food God saw through his deception and charged straight into the Underground Hot River.

Later, when the Food God discovered the traces the Snow Badger had left in Hot River City, the Snow Badger had again earnestly told me that unless all the living people in Hot River City were killed, there was absolutely no way to stop him;

Yet the Food God simply summoned the Nightmare Long River and truly "killed" everyone in Hot River City.

At the very end, the Snow Badger had gritted their teeth and told me that as long as the Sea of Pure Stones could be destroyed and the Earth Seedlings in the Stone Marrow Realm released, the Food God would definitely die without a doubt;

As it turned out, the Earth Seedlings were beaten to the point of near-death and only managed to save their entire clan's lives by promising to be dogs for the Cleanup Bureau. As for the Snow Badger, who was as confident as the White Snake...

I can only say that their death was exceptionally smooth; the Food God swallowed the Snow Badger in one bite, not even leaving a chance for last words.

So... why do I feel like this time is also going to end in disaster?

Unable to help themselves, the man in the Thrush Mask, who had glanced at the hall window and felt as if his face was covered in the word "death," reached out to touch his earring and tentatively spoke:

"How about we slow down the plan?"

"???"

Amidst the White Snake earring's stunned silence, the man in the Thrush Mask, whose internal alarm bells were ringing wildly, suggested with a bit of a guilty conscience:

"White Snake, if it weren't for the Food God, I would do this without worry, but now... how about we change to another method? I just feel a bit uneasy in my heart..."

"..."

Uneasy my ass! The story has already begun! Facing this kind of "Truth" that has already been completely laid out, even ordinary Pillar Gods wouldn't dare to barge in. No matter how powerful that Li Ang is, can he really turn the world upside down?!

Seeing that even at this point, Thrush still wanted to shrink back, the White Snake earring couldn't help but shake angrily and violently, then mocked in a cold tone:

"Thrush, you aren't afraid of that Li Ang, are you?"

"I am a little..."

"..."

No... you actually admitted it? When you returned after ascending to Pillar God, didn't you say you wanted to find him and have another bout? You've already laid this turd, and you're still trying to sit back down on it?

Stunned by the honesty of the man in the Thrush Mask, the White Snake remained silent for a full half-minute before barely stabilizing their agitated emotions, gritting their teeth to continue the persuasion:

"Thrush, that lord's ability isn't easy to deploy. A bedtime story on such a large scale this time will consume several hundred years of his accumulation, and afterwards, he must fall into a deep sleep with the listeners until their souls are completely ground away.

The price of both is not just generally huge. To kill these few short-lived humans, it will wear down a Pillar God's time by nearly a thousand years! If you back out now, all of that lord's sacrifice will have been in vain!"

"This..."

After hearing the White Snake's persuasion, the man in the Thrush Mask couldn't help but blink, then said with some trepidation:

"But after being chosen by this 【Bedtime Story】, aside from a portion of the 'Truth' retained after ascending to Pillar God, I have basically become an ordinary person. I might even get diarrhea from drinking cold tea. Such a fragile body is really too dangerous. If I really die..." "You aren't the only one in danger!"

Completely enraged by the cowardice of the man in the Thrush Mask, the earring shook violently, and the White Snake's angry scolding came from within:

"Do you know how much risk that lord took to make this 【Bedtime Story】 possible? You might die, but won't he? You..."

When they reached this point, the White Snake, realizing they had spoken out of turn, fell silent for a brief moment, then stiffly changed the subject:

"In any case, if you want to quit, then quit! Although you haven't received the recognition of those lords, you are indeed no longer an ordinary member. I truly don't have the qualifications to force you.

But I swear, if you really choose to quit and betray that lord's sacrifice, I will definitely... um..."

The harsh words were only halfway out when the White Snake's voice cut off slightly, appearing with some noise as if the "signal" was bad. Not long after, another gentle voice, quite magnetic and indistinguishable in gender, "connected" to the conversation, replacing the White Snake.

"Thrush, White Snake was saved by me from the Cleanup Bureau and has always been very respectful to me, so their reaction just now was a bit extreme. You don't need to take what they said to heart."

After acting as a peacemaker, the new gender-neutral voice introduced themselves softly:

"I am the narrator of this 【Bedtime Story】, a Pillar God whose Truth is 【The Narrative of Nothingness】, and also one of the founders of the King-Slaughtering Society."

"?!"

Upon hearing the gentle voice, "Princess Caitlin's" figure couldn't help but tremble slightly, and their expression immediately turned serious.

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Before being discovered by the current generation of Aquarius Directors of the Cleanup Bureau, the King-Slaughtering Society's style of operation had always been extremely secretive. They showed themselves with masks at gatherings, and even among official members, few knew each other's identities.

And those Pillar Gods who founded the King-Slaughtering Society were even more secretive than the official members... or perhaps it wasn't necessarily intentional concealment.

Before humans descended, before the Ten Descendants of the Great Court split, and when the present world was more ancient and primitive, the names of these ancient Pillar Gods must have once resounded throughout the world.

But as one ethnic group after another was born and destroyed, one True God after another appeared and perished, and one plane after another shattered and reunited, the true names and experiences of these ancient Pillar Gods had already disappeared into the grinding of time along with those departed existences, gradually becoming unknown to anyone.

And even though they had become a Pillar God and possessed a truly eternal life, in front of these ancient Pillar Gods who had lived for who knows how many years, they were still just an exceptionally young child. Maintaining respect was the proper thing to do.

"My lord."

After taking the initiative to greet them, the man in the Thrush Mask hesitated for a moment, then confessed with some shame:

"My Truth name... is a bit special. Specifically, it has to do with avoiding disasters, and just now I vaguely sensed that some very dangerous 'things' were approaching, so..."

"Hmm, I understand."

After responding gently, 【The Narrative of Nothingness】 said with a somewhat ethereal tone:

"When I first became a Pillar God and mastered my own Truth, I was actually just like you, too sensitive and paranoid regarding 'Truth'.

You received a warning from your disaster-avoidance Truth before you were accustomed to it, so naturally, you would instinctively want to quit. This is not cowardice or retreat, but an instinct that is difficult to suppress."

After speaking a few words of defense for them from Thrush's perspective, the gender-neutral voice said with great interest:

"Moreover, that human who makes you feel afraid seems indeed to be somewhat special. There is something about him... hmm... let me put it this way: if this 【Bedtime Story】 weren't being told by me, I would even think he was the protagonist of this story."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1471 =====