Chapter 1185: The Council Disperses, and the [Deceit] Method of Hiding People

The Council Disperses, and the 【Deceit】 Method of Hiding People

【Justice (Order)】 departed; in the past, He always waited until all the gods had left before being the last to rise from the seat.

But today, He seemed unwilling to see certain god-men any longer.

The gods exchanged glances, their expressions varied, and departed one by one; the 【Death】 Boss, before leaving, looked toward Cheng Shi's direction, nodded appreciatively, and said:

"Cheng, Shi, you did, very well!"

With that, a torrent of white bones, carrying the Boss, vanished into the horizon.

Cheng Shi was stunned, thinking: My lord, you should choose your timing when praising others; Luo Luo Bosi is standing right beside me. If you praise me like this, can He bear it?

He cannot bear it!

He cannot bear it at all!

But even if he cannot bear it, he must endure it.

Luo Luo Bosi is not foolish; He knows that as long as this divine throne has not fallen upon Himself, at least on the surface, in the eyes of the gods, 【Void】 is still His "backing."

He would certainly not push away the only support He currently has, so He very perceptively "thanked" 【Deceit】 and then left the void ahead of schedule.

He knew that a "review" exchange might occur within the 【Void】 camp next, but He had no qualification to participate in such an occasion.

However, what Cheng Shi did not expect was that before leaving, Luo Luo Bosi actually stuffed a constantly disintegrating and reassembling hourglass into his hand.

Upon seeing this object, Cheng Shi was completely dumbfounded.

A vessel!?

The vessel of 【Annihilation】!?

What is going on? I have already tricked your patron deity out of existence, yet you still have to thank me!?

He did not know that his own patron deity had also reached an agreement with Luo Luo Bosi, so naturally he could not understand the other's actions; however, weighing the 【Annihilation】 vessel in his hand, Cheng Shi actually gave Luo Luo Bosi a higher regard.

Being able to make such a choice when grace is exhausted and one is in a disadvantageous position can only mean that Luo Luo Bosi is also an ambitious person.

Regardless of what His motives behind the scenes are, and regardless of whether leaving the vessel was His own will, this all represents that He recognizes the situation clearly and knows what action is most beneficial for His current circumstances.

Indeed, there are no fools among the gods; they are merely more fanatical... and twisted in their faith than ordinary beings.

After Luo Luo Bosi left, Cheng Shi clearly breathed a sigh of relief; Hong Lin also breathed a sigh of relief. She sat somewhat exhaustedly in the void, took a deep breath, and said:

"The moment I saw 【Annihilation】 fall, I thought Luo Luo Bosi would fight you to the death regardless of the consequences... I was terrified."

Cheng Shi felt warmth in his heart; he knew that since 【Annihilation】 left the seat, Big Cat had been guarding his back all along.

"How does it feel to attend the Gods' Covenant Council for the third time?"

He originally wanted to tease a bit to ease the atmosphere, but unexpectedly Hong Lin's figure trembled, and she shook her head vigorously, saying:

"I'm scared, I'm scared.

If I hadn't seen you there, I would never have opened my eyes even if I died.

But it is also strange; every time it opens, one falls. Counting strictly, I don't think I can attend this Gods' Covenant Council many more times..."

"..."

Hearing these words, Cheng Shi looked up at the two patron deities who were still not gone, his expression vivid.

Not sister, you really dare to speak like that; didn't you check if those two above your head were still there before you spoke?

Saying this in front of Them is no different from cursing Them to death!

Hong Lin also seemed to realize she had said the wrong thing; her face changed, she pushed Cheng Shi forward, and then directly transformed into a spotted leopard and ran away.

Leaving Cheng Shi alone, standing under the intersecting gazes of the two patron deities, extremely awkward.

Although the 【Void】 camp "won a great victory" in this Gods' Covenant Council, resolving 【Annihilation】 which targeted the offering, do not forget, before the agenda ended, these two 【Void】 rulers were still confronting each other!

It was very clear that They were dissatisfied with each other's relationship with 【Corruption】, so much so that after the agenda ended, these two were still staring at each other coldly.

【Deceit】 raised the corners of His eyes, smiling as usual and saying:

"The meeting has dispersed; why are you still lingering here? Next is the cheering time for me and my believers to celebrate 【Void】's small victory; you are a bit in the way, sister."

【Fate】 stared coldly, the wind rising from Her gaze, neither joyful nor sorrowful as She said:

"In view of your cutting off one detour for the predetermined, I can ignore your various actions today.

But 【Sin of Desirelessness】, I must take away."

【Deceit】 glanced at Delahilkor, who was still standing in place with a smiling face and had not left, then turned back to look at His sibling god, sneering:

"He is a believer of 【Corruption】; on what grounds do you take him away?"

"On the grounds that I saw the aura of the predetermined on Him."

"Tsk, what a good excuse.

In the future, when I encounter something interesting, I will say the same; as long as I see fun on this thing, it should be mine; what do you think?

Hmm, not bad; with this, wouldn't the entire universe be mine?"

"..."

【Fate】 narrowed Her eyes, speaking with extreme coldness: "Do you want to fight?"

"Tsk—

I think the one who wants to fight is you; if you want to fight, then fight; why waste words!"

As He spoke, two pairs of starry eyes instantly collided; the void surged, the void rose, and endless darkness wrapped up this 【Void】 civil war, allowing not a single sound or form to leak out.

Outsiders might think 【Void】 is acting again, but only the parties involved know that this was 【Deceit】 using the opportunity to draw 【Fate】 away, leaving time for those present to depart.

However, Delahilkor did not rush to leave; He and Cheng Shi stood in the void, gazing at each other from afar, with brilliant smiles.

He sized Cheng Shi up and down, very satisfied as He said:

"The thick breath of desire is my favorite scent; you are not bad, looking more agreeable than that 【Memory】 believer."

"!!!"

With just this one sentence, Cheng Shi knew that Delahilkor was absolutely not merely resembling the Long Wang in voice; there must be a relationship between them.

Recalling further what the Long Wang had said about "Black Long Wang" Li Jing's departure, and the dense aura of 【Corruption】 within the Dream of My Dream, a flash of inspiration struck Cheng Shi, and a bold guess suddenly arose in his mind.

Could Delashilke actually be the Black Long Wang!

Huh?

That 'Yan' within the Dream of My Dream — it turns out to be Him!?

A 【Corruption】 envoy is sealed within a creation of 【Memory】?

So 【Memory】 did make a move against 【Corruption】 after all?

Just like 【Time】, He also imprisoned a follower of 【Corruption】?

No, that's not right!

Judging from 【Memory】's reaction to Delashilke at the gathering, He clearly did not know about this, which means it was not 【Memory】 who "imprisoned" Delashilke, but someone else entirely!

Not only that, this person even managed to deceive 【Memory】!

How absurd — who could tamper with a creation of 【Memory】 right under 【Memory】's nose and get away with it?

Thinking it over and over, it seems only......

Cheng Shi's face changed as he figured everything out.

The Clown God!

Only Him!

Only this benefactor who could open a backdoor for himself within the Dream of My Dream, this master of 【Void】 who wields the authority of deceit and disguise, could use such an exquisite method to "hide" a 【Corruption】 envoy inside the mirror of His adversary.

And the reason it is called exquisite is that Cheng Shi felt the Clown God must have borrowed the incident of Afluos using desire to pollute 【Reminiscence】 and shatter it, cleverly using the 【Corruption】 aura originating from Afluos to mask Delashilke's 【Corruption】 aura, and with His inconceivable authority of deceit, thereby deceiving 【Memory】.

Only this can explain why He is so familiar with this Dream of My Dream, and why 【Memory】 cannot recall whether Delashilke is still alive.

Because what is hidden within the Dream of My Dream is a memory junkyard unfit for 【Memory】 to cull — those redundant and meaningless memories He discarded after surveying the universe!

He would not gaze there, so the Clown God hid Delashilke there!

What a perfect blind spot!

If you want to hide something, what could be more inconspicuous than your adversary's trash can?

Hats off to the Clown God — but this also tells us one thing: the Clown God's probing of 【Corruption】 may have begun far earlier than anyone imagined!

He began laying out His plans long ago, only to play this card here in the end.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi took a deep breath, looked at Delashilke, and said solemnly:

"What agreement did you and my benefactor actually reach?"