Chapter 782: The End

A die spins rapidly in front of Aaron...

"Oh, world..."

He stands up, gazes at the scenery outside the villa, and sighs softly.

Outside the window.

Day and night are reversed, the sky is dark, and a crimson Demon Star slowly rises...

Under the light of this Demon Star, the entire planet has undergone a Weird transformation.

Pitch-black wormholes form one after another, from which all sorts of indescribable things fly out, forcibly merging with the world.

Only the members of the Fire Group remain, looking at each other: "Is this... the end?"

"Su Su... let go of me first."

After saying this, he slipped away and vanished without a trace...

"Live, we must live..."

Aaron sighs.

He lies on the hospital bed, silently waiting for his own end.

A tall player laughs heartily and begins to consume Rationality Value to cast a spell.

"I regret it to death; if I had known, I wouldn't have come, damn it."

A woman with fire-red hair curses: "I don't know what possessed me at the time..."

"Finally... is everything over?"

Lao Cai Bang Zi looks at the notification on his phone and suddenly smiles.

At this moment, he is certain that the woman in his arms is the person he wants to spend the rest of his life with.

But the Imprint was indeed completed!

The Imprint Ritual is still ongoing; the main body's goal is not something that can be satisfied by a mere few worlds.

"Are you stupid? Why did you come over?"

The otaku player hurriedly flees backward: "Who are you? People from the Association?"

Aaron mutters to himself, thinking of other scenes from the divination.

Next, more text appears on her phone screen:

Folk Custom Enthusiasts Association.

"Is this... finally the end?"

At this moment, the wails and shouts of thousands of people from Daliang emerge directly into the ears of Lao Cai Bang Zi:

This is also his anchor and Node.

Lin City Hospital.

Yi Xiaochuan has never felt so relieved, yet so heavy, as he does at this moment...

【Battle Ended!】

Although Lin Su has lost one of her high heels, her expression is very firm.

This is the Curse he obtained from the game after the update!

At the cost of sacrificing Rationality Value, he exchanges it for a kind of 'Magic'!

"In my name, I banish you!"

Several players wearing black trench coats and holding strange firearms walk over: "It's not time for you to sacrifice yourself yet, hurry and go!"

Previously, Lao Cai Bang Zi split the Six Supernatural Powers of Antiquity into two parts; he sent one half to Hong Gouyi in reality, and the other half perished along with the other party's suicide and the Possession of Xufu.

However...

But the other players just silently watch this scene, and a few come out to fill their vacant spots.

However, his actions also successfully make the monster abandon the mother and daughter, turning instead to pounce on him, its mouth splitting directly to the roots of its ears, revealing stark white fangs.

A monster covered in pitch-black wriggling hair is roaring at the sky, and the glass of the surrounding convenience store instantly shatters and explodes... scattering onto the pedestrians nearby, causing streaks of cuts.

Just at this moment!

Aaron sheepishly withdraws his peeping gaze—oh, no, that's divination.

It is a pity that the two of them are about to die...

"President, what's wrong with you?"

Outside the convenience store.

He still looks like a student, slightly chubby, and at this moment, he pulls out a crumpled piece of yellow paper and chants an Incantation rapidly.

"Although I cannot enter the game, lest the Six Supernatural Powers of Antiquity reunite... I can drive players to enter the game continuously; sooner or later, I can take down this hidden BOSS, right?"

Lao Cai Bang Zi is just an ordinary high-level player; facing the mental shock of countless people, his consciousness has begun to blur, and his mind is on the verge of collapse.

A member of the Association shouts loudly.

【Lao Cai Bang Zi uses the skill—'Life Hanging by a Thread', barely maintaining his sanity... Lao Cai Bang Zi splits the three Ancient Supernatural Powers from himself and Xufu... and transfers them to Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow...】

Yi Xiaochuan's expression twists, then turns into a roar.

After this game, the casualties among players and the world are heavy.

If... this were a dream, that would be great.

That crimson Demon Star had disappeared, no one knew when.

The giant's face had disappeared, no one knew when, leaving only a patch of sunlight spilling down.

The two kissed...

"Forget it, forget it, this is too dangerous. If more Six Supernatural Powers are brought into reality, the fun will be huge..."

He froze for a moment, gathered his courage to come to the window, and opened it.

Behind him, player after player sat cross-legged within a Weird Ritual Array Formation, continuously giving birth to Spirituality, summoning various summoned beasts to fight a decisive battle against the Weird invading the city.

It must be said, the complexity of human nature is truly unexpected.

Only to see the dark clouds disperse, and a large amount of sunlight spill down...

Hong Gouyi muttered to himself, suddenly feeling a sense of desolation.

The influence the Ancient game has brought to this world is extremely profound, and it will continue to last!

"It's only been a few years? Compared to my cultivation avatar, the efficiency is much higher."

"No matter what, I have no regrets."

Yi Xiaochuan looked outside the window.

【Judging...】

"Save us... save us..."

Pleas, wailing, cursing... all kinds of extreme emotions frantically assaulted his mind.

【You cast 'Reverse Fate Secret Ritual' on 'Wandering Soul Xufu'... this Secret Ritual was something you swindled from the other party while they were delirious... at this moment, you suddenly understand that the so-called 'Reverse Fate Secret Ritual' is one of the Six Supernatural Powers—'Against Heaven and Change Fate'!】

"Haha... cough cough..."

A thought flashed rapidly through the otaku player's mind, and he could already smell the fishy stench of the monster at the tip of his nose.

Inside the practice room.

A massive ball of flame instantly appeared above the monster's head.

"Judgment... will it spread to reality?"

"Brother Xiaochuan..."

Yi Xiaochuan exhaled softly.

【Amidst a one in a billion probability, you usurped the 'Wandering Soul Xufu's' fate... replaced it, and became the new 'Demon Star Fate'!】

Suddenly, the advancing monster stopped in its tracks. Behind it, a pitch-black hole emerged, seemingly carrying an irresistible suction force, swallowing it whole.

Players from the mutual aid group 'Black General', 'Unity with Taoism', and others also contributed greatly during this disaster and are currently recuperating in the hospital.

No one knew when, but a pitch-black giant over fifty meters tall had appeared near the hospital!

Its limbs were abnormally long, and its body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of light like the night, corroding everything around it.

Once the mission here was completed, he would also have to embark on a new journey.

Clatter!

The dice finally stopped.

【Lao Cai Bang Zi committed suicide...】

"Fight, fight! Even if a single breath remains, one must fight... behind us is our city, we have absolutely nowhere left to retreat."

"Take you away!"

Hmm, through divination, he already knew the current situation of the people related to him.

Hong Gouyi vaguely knew that Lao Cai Bang Zi and Xufu had not died, because there still existed the 'Nine Deaths of the Netherworld' supernatural power!

"After committing suicide, Lao Cai Bang Zi perhaps fused into one with Xufu, still inside the game, and has become the biggest tumor and hidden BOSS in the 'Ancient' game..."

The monster covered in velvet fur was swept by this light and seemed somewhat uncomfortable, but it quickly adapted and fiercely swung a claw.

Bang bang!

The direction the giant was advancing in—was exactly the hospital!

Seeing this desperate scene, many people had already begun to hold their heads and wail.

Lin City Hospital.

It let out a miserable shriek and jumped away a certain distance.

From the only communication screen still lit, Hong Gouyi's panicked voice came through.

"Damn it... I can't take it anymore."

Every one of them had a bright future! Probably...

Some survivors, like weeds, tenaciously crawled out from the ruins, staring blankly at the firmament.

"Is this what I..."

Lao Cai Bang Zi's expression became incomparably terrifying, the muscles on half of his face twisted, and his eyeballs were occupied by bloodshot veins: "I am about to die... but before death, I entrust this world to you... hehe... seems there is no one else? Just now when I reverse-usurped the fate, I suddenly understood many things... Demon Star Fate requires a host... but this old man can actively cause it to split, as long as the Six Supernatural Powers are not gathered... the two worlds will not completely fuse... Supernatural powers are unique, since you have one, he definitely does not... how the future turns out, it's up to you young people."

【Six Supernatural Powers split... world erosion slowed!】

"It's nothing... I just want to be with you."

At this moment, Lao Cai Bang Zi deeply felt that Wandering Soul Xufu was not one person, but the final obsession of the tens of thousands of dead people of Daliang!

Rumble!

The earth trembled continuously with its walking, as if a series of small earthquakes were occurring.

The otaku player nodded repeatedly: "Great kindness, no need for thanks... brother, I'll treat you to a meal another day!"

Lin Su was also shedding tears, the two lovers embracing tightly.

Before, this old man was Mysterious, powerful, and cold enough to be frightening...

Two gunshots rang out, and beneath the monster's pitch-black, writhing velvet fur, massive wounds appeared.

But now, what she saw was—a good person?!

The outside world.

Yi Xiaochuan and Hu Ge have both carved out unique paths in the e-sports circle, and one of them is even constantly flaunting their relationship, which is despicable!

The martial arts fanatic Feng Ping is also actively saving people during the disaster, and his reputation is growing larger and better.

The shut-in gamer lets out a roar, and a distorted hexagonal Array seems to form on the yellow paper, emitting a faint Light.

Hong Gouyi stares blankly at Lao Cai Bang Zi.

Yi Xiaochuan glances out the window and suddenly freezes.

【The wandering soul Xufu screams and launches a frenzied attack on you!】

Immediately, he watches in stunned silence as the hospital room door opens and Lin Su rushes in.

The leader smiles, which seems to aggravate his wounds, and he begins to cough: "I regret it too... but when I saw that little fatty acting heroically, my head got hot and I just went for it..."

"Can't leave anymore..."

【You rolled 100 points, Great Success!】

The members of the Fire Group lie on the ground, looking at the monster walking toward them step by step, a bitter smile appearing on their faces: "Any regrets?"

All that remains are broken walls and ruins.

"Is this... the end of the world?"

There is a commotion in the hallway outside, but Yi Xiaochuan no longer wants to run.

Huge footprints and traces of withering remain on the ground, but the giant is gone.

Awoo!

"Leader, I owe you a life, and today I've finally paid it back."

"No, we are the Fire Group!"

The people influenced by this body of his in this world are also actively influencing others.

Everything feels like it was just a dream!

【Judgment failed... Lao Cai Bang Zi has been severely wounded and possessed by Xufu...】

The Weird... is running rampant!

Jincheng.

"Chief President..."

A group member shouts, and then everyone laughs together.

If... I hadn't chosen to play e-sports back then, what would I look like now?

Probably... still that yellow-haired youth at the internet cafe, right?

【Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow has obtained the Great Dream of a Thousand Years, Descent of the Heavenly God, and Demon Dyeing the World divine abilities...】

The various Weird monsters originally rampaging in the city also pause, only to be swallowed one by one by black holes appearing out of thin air.

"Another mouthful of dog food..."

A breeze blows by, and Yi Xiaochuan has never felt this female assistant was so cute.

Lin Su also comes to his side, looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Listen... little girl..."

"Then... 'Feng Shangfei' is dead, and I should go too."

Hong Gouyi mutters: "Have I become an *Ancient* GM? Although... I can never enter the game again."

He could never have imagined that the future of this world would develop in such an absurd and bizarre way.

Hong Gouyi does not pay attention to the extra memories he has gained, but instead stumbles to the edge of the window, staring blankly at the outside world.

Among the crowd fleeing in terror, one player grits his teeth and steps out.

The massive pitch-black giant lowers its head, its enormous eyes perfectly occupying most of the window, staring at the two people inside as if it were a witness to everything...

Not only that, wherever it passes, whether it be plants, buildings, or even humans... they are withering, constantly withering...

Before long, several players are howling in madness and are taken away directly by the medical staff nearby; this is a sign that their Rationality Value has been exhausted!

The sanity of these players is lost forever, and they may need to spend the rest of their lives in a mental hospital.

It sticks out its Scarlet tongue, covered in mucus, and is about to lick a pair of mother and daughter passersby who have fallen to the ground.

Yi Xiaochuan stares blankly at the scene outside the window, his eyes already blurred with tears.

"Damn... I didn't expect that as a player, I'd carefully hide my identity... and after finally acting heroically for once, I'm going to die a glorious death..."

Inside the city.

"What did you come here for?"

Yi Xiaochuan curses at Lin Su, tears streaming from his eyes.

Small organizations among the players are as numerous as hairs on an ox, and the Fire Group is one of the few with a decent reputation.

The shut-in gamer is hit as if by a car head-on, an unknown number of ribs in his chest shattered, and he slams into a wall, his eyes vacant: "This... this isn't right... I sacrificed my Rationality Value and finally mustered the courage to be a hero, how could it end up like this?"

It's just... isn't the hugging time a bit long? And a bit tight? He's having a little trouble breathing...

The 'Mysterious Weakling' was previously arrested and interrogated by the Special Bureau, but instead escaped disaster and should be released soon.

"Revenge, revenge!"

Their expressions are ferocious, the muscles on their cheeks twisted, revealing expressions of pain.

'Right... and Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow... she is the game's maintainer, and can be considered my employee... yet she doesn't even know she can collect a salary...'

'Hmm, compared to any 996, this is the true blessing.'

(End of chapter)