Chapter 36: The Starting Point of the Path, and the Game of [Memory]

The Starting Point of the Path, and the Game of 【Memory】

"Who? The one just now?"

"Don't you guess who He is?"

Cheng Shi frowned, thoughtful.

It wasn't that he hadn't guessed. After confirming that the one in front of him was his Lord, he knew that the one just now was probably another god of the 【Void】 path, 【Fate】.

Because they had the same external expression, the same form, and the same void fluctuations.

The only difference was their personalities.

One was cold, one was lively.

"Looks like you guessed it."

"Guessed it, so what? As a human, can I still take revenge on 【God】?"

"Hee hee, you don't need to probe, I can tell you the answer.

Any life form can take revenge on 【God】, but this kind of 'revenge' in your eyes might not be the form you want.

For example, you, from beginning to end, have been taking revenge on Him."

"???"

Big Brother, don't talk nonsense. When have I ever taken revenge on 【Fate】?

If I had the guts, would I go to a single-player instance?

Seeing Cheng Shi's shock, He continued.

"From the moment you took the mask representing me at the 'Starting Point of the Path,' your blasphemy against fate had already begun."

Cheng Shi listened in a daze. Countless images flashed through his mind, and his thoughts returned to the day when 【All Gods】 descended.

On that sunny afternoon, 【Faith Game】 forcibly occupied the consciousness of everyone in the world in a way humans couldn't understand, naturally including Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi, who was dropped at the starting point of the path, looked at a white mask and a dice as pale as bone in front of him, his confusion breaking through the sky.

The situation was very clear; he needed to choose one of two.

Cheng Shi was very conflicted; he didn't even know what these two things represented.

"How should I choose?" he asked himself.

What was unexpected was that the mask responded to him.

"Choose the 'Dice of Fate'."

Although Cheng Shi didn't know what the "Dice of Fate" represented, he knew that what the mask said must be that dice.

Cheng Shi was a person who listened to advice.

So he picked up the dice.

In his simple concept, listening to advice means having enough to eat.

So he chose the dice without hesitation.

Just when the mask curled its lips and showed a gratified smile, Cheng Shi reached out and pinched the mask.

The mask's smile froze instantly.

Cheng Shi was not only a person who listened to advice, but also a smart person.

Since this mask could persuade people to take things, it must also be a good thing itself.

So the greedy Cheng Shi gave up choosing one of two; he wanted both.

The mutation happened right then.

The dice began to get heavy, and the mask began to burn.

Cheng Shi's left hand was scorched black by the hot flames, and his right hand was smashed into the floor by the heavy dice.

However, even so, he never let go from beginning to end.

It highlighted a "greedy even if I die."

Until the mask burned away half of his body and the dice pierced his palm, these mutations gradually disappeared.

The dying Cheng Shi lay on the ground, looking at the mask wreckage and the dusty dice in front of him, and returned to the state of choosing one of two.

Cheng Shi laughed miserably, covering his face with the only remaining mask lips, but the mask disappeared instantly.

Helplessly, he reached out his pierced right hand to fish for the dice in the ground.

And then...

He inexplicably became a believer of 【Fraud】.

There was an 【Lips of Foolish Play】 on his face that he couldn't feel, and a 【Dice of Fate】 in his hand that would only ever roll a 1.

So much so that from the beginning until now, others' 【Oracles】 were praying to the mask, while he could only pray to the dice.

"Remembered it?

You violated your fate.

From that moment on, your every 【Oracle】 was a blasphemy against Him.

You say, if there has always been a tiny bug questioning you, provoking you, blaspheming you...

What would you do?"

Cheng Shi's face twitched, thinking that it depends on who it is.

If I were that god, I would definitely step on that dirty bug to death.

But if I were the bug...

Pfft, 【Fate】 is really a bitch!

The eyes under the starry sky narrowed slightly, revealing a smile.

"Look, you blasphemed Him again."

"..."

Cheng Shi smiled on the surface, cursing in his heart, "You summoned your believer just to watch his jokes?"

"Otherwise?"

"???"

Is this human language?

Cheng Shi's face twitched twice, and he sighed like he was giving up:

"Let's talk about business, Lord Lord.

Your devout and humble believer just suffered a murder, his heart is under huge pressure, and he is extremely exhausted, really having no spirit to listen to your teasing.

What did you come to tell me, or what do you want me to do, please speak directly."

The eyes turned and smiled:

"Why didn't you follow my instructions and kill that believer of 【Fate】?"

Cheng Shi said honestly:

"I personally feel that letting her recognize her own rotten fate and question the Lord who once protected her might be more uncomfortable than killing her.

Death is the simplest torture."

"Interesting, perhaps 【Death】 doesn't agree with your point of view, but it doesn't matter. What He says doesn't count.

Then, how are you so sure your choice is definitely right?"

"Because I am your believer, your brilliance always guides me."

This was a flattery full of traces, very loud.

But it was useless.

The eyes giggled:

"You blasphemed Him again."

"..."

"However, I am very satisfied.

Hmm, how to reward my devout follower?

Let me think, why not tell you a few secrets?

So many secrets, which one should I tell you?"

The eyes blinked happily, and after a while, He giggled:

"Let's play a game."

"?"

"The game of 【Memory】.

Believers of 【Memory】 search everywhere for interesting secrets to please Him. Let's also have a secret exchange game.

You can ask me two questions, and I will ask you two questions.

Considering that I still have the divine name of 【Fraud】 on my head, for the sake of fairness, let's add one more rule:

Of the two answers, at least one cannot be a lie."

Cheng Shi's gaze condensed, and his brain began to run wildly.

You know, in the rules of 【Faith Game】, the rule that "at the end of every year, players are screened according to the ranking of the Ladder of Audience, and the top ten players are given the opportunity to have an audience with the gods" is still half a year away.

So no matter what, this is an opportunity to understand 【God】, understand 【Faith Game】, and understand "himself."

What should he ask?

And how to ensure He won't lie?

Cheng Shi thought for a long time, and the answer he came up with was: Cannot ensure!

Even the rules of this game might be a lie told by Him.

Just because His divine name is, 【Fraud】!

Since that's the case, there's no need to waste brain cells looking for logical loopholes.

Just ask whatever you want to know. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====