Chapter 201

"You bastard!!!" Miss Kelaien had just regained consciousness from the Source Altar, suppressing the humiliating urge of his Spirit Worms to twist into knots, snatching up the "Box of the Ancients" still unsold from the gray mist bazaar, determined to take Su Lin down with him.

"What did you do to my few believers!"

The prayer resonance he had just heard had originally been normal Hermesian, but suddenly turned into awkward Chinese dialogue.

One hand clutching the Box of the Apocalypse, the other holding a revolver pressed against Su Lin's forehead, he pulled the trigger and roared: "What the hell are those memories you implanted in me!!!"

"Why does a 'Danger' character appear in my vision every time I see Amon!"

"Why did the food summoned by my historical projection turn out to be fried dough cakes, plum oil sauce, fragrant fried fish, fragrant chicken rice, fragrant soup with squid, fragrant taro balls, and fragrant braised oranges!"

"Fine, I'll let that slide—what the hell were you muttering at the end? Do you think I don't browse the internet?"

Having already seen Su Lin's posts, Miss Kelaien hadn't checked the comment sections in the modern world, but his intense internet surfing had exposed him to those cringe-worthy lines in the forum thread for his own book.

"Look at me, you little shit!"

Su Lin turned his head away, avoiding eye contact, the chat log still open before his eyes.

【Lu Mingfei: "Don't you find this disgusting?" 【12】 Su Lin: "Disgusting." 【13】 Xiao Yan: "You should say it out loud yourself." 【14】 Su Lin: "Don't make me sick." 【15】 Yi Leina: "Human nature is all about double standards."】

Su Lin: "Disgusting."

Xiao Yan: "I suggest you say it out loud."

Su Lin: "Don't disgust me."

Yi Leina: "Human nature is all about double standards."

"Let's talk calmly, no need for guns or knives," Su Lin shifted the topic, pushing Miss Kelaien's revolver aside: "In the end, everything went exactly as you planned."

"Forget the past. We must look forward, focus on the present and the future—that's what matters most."

"The next priority is choosing a resurrection site. Just pick a spot in the Land of the Forsaken."

"I want to shoot you dead right now," Miss Kelaien took a deep breath; he still wasn't ready to settle scores with Su Lin—the Tarot meeting was about to begin.

"Put on your pious, holy con artist act, Priest."

Keep him around—at least in terms of atmosphere, he's useful; he enhances the Elder's aura.

"Understood, Elder," Su Lin didn't want to provoke Miss Kelaien further; at this point, he should have praised the Great Lord of the Washroom.

Within the grand palace, beams of light rose, forming distinct silhouettes near the ancient, weathered bronze table.

Monday, 3:00 PM.

Today's Tarot meeting proceeded as usual.

The Tarot members, gradually regaining awareness and manifesting their spiritual forms beneath gray mist, first turned their gazes uniformly toward the seat of honor—the "Elder"—then, except for the Little Sun, all looked toward the "Priest" seated to the Elder's left.

Though the Land of the Forsaken was isolated, all others, wherever they were, had witnessed the golden sea of swords and the haughty "Divine Words" two days prior.

The official churches had acknowledged: that day's voice had come from a god.

This meant they had all underestimated this "Priest"…

No, it wasn't just underestimation—the Tarot members' affiliations included: the Night Church's Red Gloves, the Storm Church's reserve bishop, the Earth Mother Church's "believers"…

That God of Light was of the same rank as the deity I worship!

Upon realizing this, even Gardelia, who belonged to no official organization, felt her heart momentarily freeze.

They were certain the Elder was unquestionably a god—but they never imagined the "Ancient God" was also a divine-tier being!

Moreover, this God of Light was a true god—not an angel, not even an Angel King… and the "Earth God" sitting across from Him, sipping tea at every meeting, was surely a god too!

They turned again to the Elder, seated high above the bronze table, a hazy suspicion forming in their minds.

The Tarot meeting had three gods… and perhaps even one above godhood…

This level of power had suddenly surpassed the official churches!

Add to that the official church's attitude…

All these possibilities, if pondered too deeply, could bring forth fears capable of shattering the mind.

Especially Lennard—he recalled the old man's words that day and the church's high command, trembling with dread, his reverence for the Elder deepening.

The Hermit, Gardelia, pondered: "What use are we, Tarot members, to Him? The Elder's displayed power could crush every organization behind each of us—could it be potential?"

The Hanged Man, Alger, had spent the entire gathering rehearsing his memories, wondering if he had been disrespectful when he met the Earth God.

Yet the Elder, whom all revered, was now utterly baffled.

He sensed a shift in the Tarot meeting's atmosphere, but couldn't pinpoint its source. It couldn't have been the incantation—they didn't even know what the text meant…

'I'll tell them later to seal the memories of this prayer incantation—to prevent unnecessary trouble,' Miss Kelaien thought, tapping the bronze table.

"Good afternoon, Elder～."

"Good afternoon, Priest～, Pope～."

Justice. Audrey curtsied, lifting her skirt as she greeted the Elder and the other Tarot members.

Though the world was chaotic, the Tarot meeting remained unchanged—three gods existed: the Elder, the Priest, the Pope. Audrey had full confidence in the future, believing it would be even brighter… if only more people could witness that day. Come on, Audrey!

After her cheerful greeting, she noticed the Emperor was absent—had something important prevented him from attending the Tarot meeting?

Seeing the Tarot members bow after the "Justice" Young Lady, "Elder" Miss Kelaien gave a slight nod, signaling them to sit.

After scanning the room, Miss Kelaien, in his Elder identity, spoke: "I enjoyed this game with Amon. World, you did well."

The dummy "World" replied respectfully: "I have not failed you. Thank you for your protection."

The Tarot members understood: Amon had suffered a crushing defeat in the Land of the Forsaken.

Sensing their focus still centered on Su Lin, Miss Kelaien tensed. He first inquired about disaster relief efforts, listened to their reports and requests, while simultaneously typing in the chat group:

"Did you do something while I was amnesiac?"

Su Lin: "Yes, due to some irresistible factors, I did something that slightly altered the world's balance."

Su Lin: "Just a little."

Su Lin: "Believe me, I didn't want this—but the Fallen Mother Goddess and the Desire Mother Tree both jumped on my face."

On the bronze throne, Miss Kelaien's eyes bulged wide; beneath the gray mist, he stared at Su Lin in disbelief.

Miss Kelaien: "Explain clearly! What did you do?"

I was captured by Amon for two days. What Mother of Depravity, what Desire Mother Tree? What fancy terms are you throwing around?! You're not talking about those members of the 'Rose School of Thought,' are you? Or is this related to 'Filth. Siah'?

Su Lin: "To make a long story short."

Xiao Yan: 【Image】

Xiao Yan: "For the future peace of this world, Su Lin sacrificed himself to start a harem."

In the image Xiao Yan sent to the chat group, Su Lin, wearing a high school uniform, was surrounded by a bevy of beauties, with a white-haired, red-eyed girl clinging intimately to his arm.

This image originated from the urban plane previously created by the 'Desire Mother Tree' and the 'High-Dimensional Observer' together with other Outer Gods.

Of course, that plane has now been banished by Su Lin to another dimension. By now there might really be a boy named 'Su Lin' living a life constantly threatened by 'kitchen knives,' because those humanoid beings retained their settings, and the Outer Gods occupying their bodies still left behind some 'harmless' powers—well, that's a story for another time.

Miss Kelaien: "what?"

Where did this happen? What does it have to do with his world? Did Su Lin really fall this far in just two days?! Someone that good-looking—surely they're all witches, right?

Ye Fan: "Your picture has no labels."

Song Shuhang: 【Image】

Song Shuhang posted a labeled image, with an arrow above each girl's head, reading in order: High-Dimensional Observer, Undying Whisper, Desire Mother Tree, Sovereign of Superstars, Primordial Hunger.

Su Lin: "Wrong. The black-haired mature one is the Sovereign of Superstars, the one hugging my arm is the Decaying Monarch, and the short one is the High-Dimensional Observer."

Miss Kelaien: "???"

It took Miss Kelaien a full ten seconds to come back to his senses. If he still had a physical body, his heart would have stopped on the spot!

He stared at that image and the chat records for a long while, and didn't have much heart left to listen to the detailed reports the Tarot members were giving him.

After Miss Kelaien, in the identity of The Fool, let the Tarot members chat freely, he continued to focus his attention on the group.

Miss Kelaien: "Are we talking about the same thing?"

Miss Kelaien: "Am I still living in a dream Amon created?"

Miss Kelaien: "Have I gone mad or lost control?"

In his previous life, he, Zhou Mingrui, was also an internet 'keyboard warrior' on Earth, known as the 'Keyboard Immortal' on forums. What kind of absurd scene had he not seen?

But this scene he couldn't even dare to imagine! Could I have slept for three hundred million years?! A person can't… at the very least shouldn't… and that's still so many Outer Gods, my heavens…

Miss Kelaien stared at Su Lin, who was maintaining a devout posture over there, suspecting he was being collectively pranked by his groupmates.

I'd rather believe Su Lin just took care of all the Outer Gods directly.

Purple-Gold Divine Dragon: "You told this great dragon to wait until next year when your authority expired to fight him one-on-one? Do you have any idea he killed all the Outer Gods in three minutes!"

Miss Kelaien: "What?!!!!!"

Purple-Gold Divine Dragon: "That Mother of Depravity's Sefirah was scattered by him to every corner of the universe! Your conscience is rotten to the core!"

'Did I just hear something outrageous?' Miss Kelaien thought blankly. 'Weren't we just talking about dating Outer Gods? How did the tone change again? Is he using the Outer Gods to walk the path of the Emotionless Supreme?!'

At this moment, Star Leonard finally could no longer contain his curiosity and carefully asked Su Lin:

"Mr. Priest, may we know exactly what happened that Saturday morning?"

The Church's official statement was that an evil god had descended, and it also acknowledged the priest's divine identity. But according to Pallez, that day's divine punishment was directed at this very Mr. Priest…

Leonard couldn't imagine—if Mr. Priest was already a deity, or even a being above deities, then what level of existence was Mr. Fool?

He thought it over and over, and the only one who could correspond to it was the god who created the world.

"It's nothing major." Su Lin raised a warm smile, his voice calm: "Out… no, wait, you probably can't handle this kind of knowledge yet."

"Let me put it another way then. The Primordial Moon and its companions made a move against me, but They underestimated me, and also underestimated Mr. Fool."

"Due to certain reasons, the Seven Gods were unwilling to let me go to the starry sky to carry out some retaliation against the Primordial Moon, so I gave the Seven Gods a slight warning, and took the opportunity to go to the starry sky for a reckoning."

"Unfortunately, I couldn't maintain my full-power state for too long, so I couldn't completely eradicate those evil gods."

If they hadn't learned some inside information from various channels, the other members would have thought this was pure fantasy. But after hearing the priest's account, many things fell into place!

'What kind of organization have we actually joined?'

This matter shattered too many preconceptions. Assuming everything is true, then the 'God of Light' and 'God of the Earth' that Mr. Fool awakened having authority that conflicts with the existing orthodox gods' domains can also be explained.

That is a sequence above the gods!

'All the Outer Gods have been dealt with?'

'All the Outer Gods have been dealt with?'

'All the Outer Gods have been dealt with?'

This sentence kept echoing in Miss Kelaien's mind.

Without complete eradication, they'll spring back up like weeds blown by the spring breeze. In other words, the Outer Gods will revive, but the Mother of Depravity's Sefirah was scattered to every corner of the universe. What about the Desire Mother Tree? No need to ask—it's probably in no better shape.

I've been working so hard for so long, and suddenly I'm told I don't need to work that hard anymore.

Miss Kelaien felt the pleasant surprise came too suddenly. Even if Su Lin shouted in his face right now, "Rise, Lord of the Washroom," he wouldn't get angry.

'Although I knew he could cheat at any time, I didn't expect he could cheat like this. He must have paid some extremely precious price. I should give Su Lin some compensation to express my thanks; I owe him a huge favor.'

'All this effort of mine still can't compare to the Mother of Depravity and the Desire Mother Tree's one wave of jumping into my face. Most likely They wanted Su Lin to get pregnant again and forced Su Lin into some strange desperate situation. Puhahahaha.'

'They are the true saviors.'

At the end of the Tarot gathering, after Miss Kelaien gave some instructions, everyone's spirit body vanished above the gray fog.

Miss Kelaien dropped his disguise and covered his mouth to keep himself from laughing out loud.

Zhongli reminded him from the side:

"Don't let your guard down. There are still Outer Gods peering from outside the barrier. Although They're severely weakened, if the barrier left behind by the Creator disappears, They could still cause a disaster."

Miss Kelaien nodded and said: "I understand, but I still have to thank you both."

He restrained his smile and said solemnly to Su Lin: "I truly have no way to repay you."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Lin propped his head up with one hand and tossed a scroll over.

「. 」

This scroll was not unfamiliar to Miss Kelaien. Lu Mingfei had once signed this thing.

He and Su Lin exchanged a glance; the other nodded at him and pointed to the scroll.

Miss Kelaien smiled and said, "My pleasure."

He signed his name on it without hesitation—Miss Kelaien Moretti (Zhou Mingrui).

End of chapter.