Chapter 317: You

Little Garden, Five Hundred Outer Gate, Hall of Gods.

The well-informed Three-digit beings cleared the venue and gathered here one after another, waiting for the return of Indra.

Simultaneously using the Heavenly Army's Artifact, the Observer, to monitor the original site of the Seven-Seven-Seven-Seven Outer Gate.

After all, this was a long-awaited clash between Supreme Beings, which almost entirely determined the subsequent situation in Little Garden.

For the vast majority of God Kings, in the absence of Two-digit beings backing them, choosing a side was a very serious matter.

Fence-sitters rarely meet a good end.

They had absolutely no possibility of intervening in the current situation, and they didn't even dare to speak, but they understood that this was already the best outcome for them.

The Hall of Gods, originally used for the gods to bicker, was now as quiet as if everyone were dead; no one dared to show their face.

Everyone was waiting for the return of Indra, the Lord of the Heavenly Army and Chairman of the Council of Gods.

To tell them the result of what Judas and the Halloween Queen had done.

Soon, the image within the Eye of Observation in the center of the hall changed; a layer of ruins had appeared on the Seven-Seven-Seven-Seven Outer Gate, which had previously been reduced to bare ground.

They knew that the battle had ended.

"Hm? Why is there one person missing? What about that little Knight of the Queen's?"

In the Hall of Gods, a stunningly beautiful goddess licked her lips and said, somewhat puzzled.

She quite liked that little Knight of the Queen's; it wouldn't be bad if she could spend a spring night with him.

"Who knows? Maybe he got caught in the aftermath."

"Stop chatting, Indra has started communicating with Shiroyasha."

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"Hey, Indra, how did the fight between that guy Wansheng and Judas go?"

Shiroyasha was very active, staring curiously at Indra and Mata.

It's just that she didn't know why Indra's expression looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Indra looked at Su Nian and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Then he widened his eyes, circled around Su Nian, and even patted Su Nian's shoulder and poked Su Nian's cheek.

"No, you're fine?"

Indra was completely bewildered now; he had just confirmed that the Arthur summoned by the Queen was the persona worn by this kid.

He was still mourning the death of Arthur and wondering how to explain this matter to Shiroyasha.

After all, trading himself for a Two-digit being—even he had to praise this as a great feat that even he could not achieve.

Yet, upon returning, he saw Su Nian standing here, alive and kicking.

No, are you actually Arthur or not?

Indra was completely bewildered now; he thought he had exposed this kid's persona, but now, the more he looked, the more he felt he had guessed wrong.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Su Nian swatted away Indra's hand, feeling quite speechless, and said with a strange look on his face.

"I was just standing by the Boss's side, what could have happened? But speaking of which, why don't I see the Last King, Arthur?"

Su Nian asked, curiously hooking his arm around Indra's neck.

Indra was silent for a moment, looking at Su Nian with a slightly distorted expression.

He really couldn't figure out whether this Su Nian was indeed that Arthur or not.

"Old Di, can you tell us what exactly happened outside?"

"Arthur sacrificed himself."

Indra said in a deep voice.

Regarding this, there was no surprise; after all, it was a clash between Two-digit beings. For Arthur, a lucky Four-digit being holding the Spirit Status of the Last King, it would be strange if he didn't die.

That Judas had been eyeing the Spirit Status of the Last King.

And the next moment, the gods dared not continue listening.

"Judas is also dead."

"What???"

Shiroyasha was stunned; what did it mean that Judas was dead?

"He is a Two-digit being, how could he die??"

Three-digit beings could be resurrected by reading through Human History, let alone Two-digit beings.

To eliminate a Two-digit being, unless the truth they represented was also destroyed, it was almost impossible to kill them.

The Hall of Gods fell into silence once again.

Everyone doubted their own ears, wondering if they had misheard something.

Just now, a Two-digit being died? A Universal Truth?

It was truly dead, not just sealed?

"Yes, dead, died right before our eyes."

Seeming to notice the disbelief of Shiroyasha and the other beings, Indra explained it again.

However, he still held back, not saying that Judas had been killed by them.

This matter was simply too shocking; at the very least, the two living gods could not bear the weight of such a great feat.

"Killed by that Arthur himself."

Indra said slowly, while curiously observing Su Nian's expression.

Su Nian froze for a moment, staring at Indra with wide eyes; no, how could you just make things up?

But since he was "not present," he could only let Indra dump the blame onto the Arthur persona.

Little Garden is about to change; the impact brought about by the fall of a Two-digit is truly too great.

No one can predict in what direction the subsequent situation will develop.

The only thing that can be certain is that the intensity of the upcoming God Slayer War will likely rise even further.

Although it is unclear what happened, the one thing that can be confirmed is that the Spirit Status of the Last King is now at least guaranteed to be Two-digit.

"Are the young people of today... all monsters?"

After a long while, an aged Divine Spirit sighed tremblingly.

From Canary, to Su Nian, and then to this Arthur, this Little Garden really does produce monsters one after another.

However, the only thing to be glad about is that Arthur is dead; this death is just too good.

The position of the Last King has become vacant.

"But the only regret is the Halloween Queen; she is still in the outside world, having not yet recovered from the shock for a long time."

Indra sighed, looking at Su Nian with a hint of schadenfreude as he spoke.

You had better pray that you truly are not Arthur.

Otherwise, you are likely in for a rough time ahead.

That line about "Goodbye, Your Majesty the Queen, the only eternal sun in my heart..." sounded cringeworthy even to him.

And to block in front of the Halloween Queen with a Four-digit body, risking his life to defeat that Only God.

Tsk tsk tsk, Indra cannot imagine just how stone-hearted a woman must be to withstand such an offensive.

If he saw correctly, it seems the Halloween Queen had already prepared herself for sacrifice.

Yet at the final moment, in her most fearful instant, she was saved by Arthur in a way that sacrificed himself.

In the end, the way the Halloween Queen silently looked at that broken sword made even him tear up a little.

But the person himself is right inside, playing heartlessly with Shiroyasha.

Tsk tsk tsk~~ flirting and then running away, you really have a way with things.

"No, no way..."

Suddenly, Su Nian broke into a cold sweat.

He hadn't realized at all that he was just trying to show off on the spot, just talking big for a moment; it shouldn't have too much of an impact, right...

It should be fine, right...

For some reason, an ominous feeling surged into Su Nian's heart; he was truly panicking now.

Gulp, Su Nian couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

A gaze that he didn't know how to describe landed on him.

He turned his head slightly, and that bright red figure entered his field of vision.

It was the Halloween Queen.

The words "I'm done for" flashed into Su Nian's mind.

The Halloween Queen smiled, smiling very brilliantly.

But for some reason, Su Nian felt a sense of hair-raising dread.

If the previous Halloween Queen had only set her sights on him because of his relationship with Shiroyasha and his own potential.

Now, Su Nian had the feeling that the Halloween Queen wanted to swallow him whole.

Although he didn't know if this description was accurate, that was exactly how Su Nian felt.

"Boss, save me!!!"

Su Nian subconsciously sent a distress signal to Shiroyasha, and Shiroyasha blocked the way in front of Su Nian.

Facing the Halloween Queen, she said somewhat smugly.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Have you never seen my Retainer before?"

"Don't you have a Retainer yourself? That one called Arthur or whatever, why don't you go look at your own Retainer?"

Facing Shiroyasha's mockery, the Halloween Queen's expression stiffened, and she said with a hint of loneliness.

"He sacrificed himself; he sacrificed himself to protect me."

For some reason, upon hearing this, Su Nian felt a bit guilty.

But the point is, he hadn't confirmed any relationship with the Halloween Queen, so why was there now a subtle feeling of "you're treating me like a dead ex-boyfriend"?

Yes, Su Nian is currently that ex-boyfriend.

"Moreover, before he left, he even said, 'You are the only eternal sun in my heart'."

Speaking of this, a few traces of nostalgia appeared on the Halloween Queen's face as she looked at Shiroyasha and said.

"I just don't know how your Retainer compares?"

Hearing this, Shiroyasha was silent for a moment; she turned her head and looked at Su Nian with a scrutinizing gaze, and Su Nian's expression was slightly awkward.

For some reason, a subtle feeling of displeasure arose in Shiroyasha's heart, just like when Algol had spent the night in Su Nian's room before.

No, this displeasure was even more unpleasant than that previous one.

This was a declaration of war—a declaration of war by the Halloween Queen to completely snatch Su Nian away.

Forcibly suppressing the unhappiness in her heart, Shiroyasha squeezed out a smile and patted Su Nian on the shoulder.

"Isn't it just about one's status in the heart of a Retainer? Come, Su Nian, show the Halloween Queen."

On one side was the expectant Shiroyasha, and on the other was the Halloween Queen looking at him with a half-smile.

He just felt that no matter which one he chose, the star of death above his head was shining bright.

Cold sweat broke out; so, what should he do now?

He clearly hadn't confirmed any relationship with them... how did he fall into an Asura field?

Where is the omniscient and omnipotent Little Garden Central? Help a guy out.

【Baiye!!】

Su Nian's expression became even more twisted; fine, if he didn't answer this well, he would offend even the Little Garden Central, wouldn't he?

So, my apologies, Halloween Queen.

"The sky has two suns, and you are both the suns in my heart!!"

If I die, I die!!!

(End of chapter)