Chapter 875

Predetermined? Whose predetermined?

The scene fell silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of withered branches and rotten flesh slowly decaying.

Not long after, perhaps finding it too boring to stare at the old bones in silence, those eyes said with a sense of listlessness:

"Rest assured, my answer is not him; I am merely waiting for my Messenger to be resurrected."

The giant skull's gaze tightened, and he immediately shook his head, saying:

"【Void】, from nothing, from god, and you, also have no, Messenger."

"Hmph—

What, your rival once boasted of being the Lord of Void, and now even you are the 【Void】 Sovereign?

Can you understand 【Void】 better than I do?

Old bones, are you putting on an act in the wrong place?"

The giant skull ignored the God of Fun's mockery, his gaze serious as he said:

"I, crown, 【Death】, god name, hold, 【Death】, authority.

Whenever a god falls, their divinity, all belongs, half, to, me, but I, have never, received, 【Deception】, divinity, you, forever, impossible, on, this point, to deceive, me.

Therefore, Messenger, talk of, purely, nonsense.

I, although do not understand, you, and 【Existence】's, that, war, but I, can, be certain, in that, 【Convention】, not yet, signed, war...

No god, fell!"

"......"

Although 【Death】 made a lot of sense, the God of Fun still stubbornly retorted:

"Oh? Is that so?

Even if I can't deceive you, can't you deceive yourself?

Denying my Messenger, then swallowing my authority—old bones, oh old bones, I treat you as an ally, yet you want to backstab me?

It seems you still aren't fearful enough."

That lord's gaze froze for a moment upon hearing the word "fear"; he now feared these two words far more than he feared that existence, especially when these two words came out of 【Deception】's mouth, making it even more terrifying.

For a time, the giant skull did not respond. Seeing the other party stop talking, 【Deception】 hummed with a laugh, feeling it was uninteresting.

"I think you and that mute are quite compatible; why not just merge right here?"

"......"

Responding leads to mockery, not responding leads to sneers; as long as you appear before Him, what awaits you is guaranteed to be sarcasm.

This is why the gods loathe the God of Fun.

The giant skull was helpless. He stared gloomily at those eyes for a long time, and seeing the corners of the other's eyes curling higher and higher, with the next mockery already on the way, he had to speak in advance, changing the subject extremely stiffly.

"You, why, let me, go, test, 【War】?"

"Good question," those eyes blinked twice, playfully asking in return, "Then I ask you, why don't you go test 【War】?"

"?"

Is this human language?

Why would I go test Him for no reason?

I'm not curious, and even if I were, I could hold back, unlike some people...

The giant skull's gaze stalled, and then his expression became somewhat solemn: "You, still, are plotting, 【Filth and Corruption】's, idea!"

The God of Fun laughed:

"How can this be called plotting 【Filth and Corruption】's idea?

It's just because that strange event back then happened in the Sea of Desire, so no matter how much I pay attention, I can't bypass Him.

Besides, there's nothing about Him worth paying attention to.

What's worth paying attention to is what exactly happened when 【Order】 stepped into the Sea of Desire with 【War】.

They both split into four, and one became honest and submissive—honestly, old bones, aren't you curious about what shameful deeds they committed in the Sea of Desire?"

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in the giant skull's eyes.

The words were crude, but the logic was sound; it would be a lie to say he wasn't curious. Aside from those two gods involved, no one would not be curious.

But curiosity is one thing, and stubbornly investigating is another. Over the years, it's not as if no one has asked 【War】, but 【War】 has never said much, only repeatedly stating, "Focusing on the past is meaningless; it is better to observe the current order." This rather intriguing attitude once made the gods feel that 【War】 had split just like 【Order】, splitting off a 【Self-Isolated (War)】 that leaned toward His opposite, 【Silence】.

But because no one witnessed that strange event, everything is still just speculation.

【Deception】 had always felt there was fun to be had in that strange event and had never given up on investigating it, but his interest had never been as intense as it was now, so the giant skull was also curious: what had He discovered recently?

"Testing, 【War】, is fine, but, remember, do not, self-destruct, by testing, 【Filth and Corruption】.

Although, what I say, has, the suspicion of, fueling, 【Sinking】's, momentum, I, must also, warn you.

Behave, yourself.

Without, your protection, he, cannot, hold onto, any, of your gifts."

Those eyes heard this, and the spirals within them began to spin rapidly.

"Heh, I thought my ally was concerned about me, but in the end, he's still coveting my believers.

Hmm, it's a good thing I pulled the little bone into my ranks early, otherwise, wouldn't I have suffered a huge loss when some clowns rebelled?"

"You..."

"Alright, old bones, you'd better worry more about yourself; it's not easy being so old. I wish you a pleasant chat with 【War】.

Oh, right, chat for a while longer; after all, helping Him find back 【War】's bloodthirst is good for you too. At least when He goes around killing gods like before, you can follow behind His butt and pick up another sickle.

Win-win, isn't it?"

Seeing the giant skull fall into speechless silence, those eyes laughed out loud.

"Being old is truly boring to the extreme; you don't know how to chat at all. Forget it, I'm off.

Remember, don't talk nonsense in front of my believers, or else watch out, I'll come back and gossip about you."

As he spoke, 【Deception】, who hadn't been able to break this cage just a moment ago, vanished directly in front of 【Death】.

【Death】's gaze tightened, thinking to himself that 【Deception】 could clearly have left but didn't, so naturally, he wasn't afraid of 【Annihilation】 causing trouble for someone. In that case, 【Void】 must be of one mind again.

But how could He act so contrary to the will of 【Origin】 and yet stand together with 【Fate】, that firm supporter of 【Origin】?

Are the connections of destiny that profound?

Certainly not; destiny is merely a label of an era. If destiny could bind a god's stance, how could the 【Mother of Prosperity】 have died by her own hand...

The giant skull couldn't figure it out. He remained silent for a long time, then summoned his sickle again and slashed hard at a corner of this 【Decay】 cage. Although the cage was overflowing with the aura of rot, this blow still failed to break it, instead making the divinity of 【Decay】 even dimmer.

Seeing this, 【Death】 withdrew his sickle and let out a long sigh.

"It seems, poison, also has, quick effects, He really, from, that power, has, benefited.

However..."

The giant skull summoned his sickle and observed it carefully for a long time. The divinity mixed on the sickle flowed like a rainbow, yet there was not a single thread of 【Deception】's divinity.

This meant 【Foolish Play】 could not possibly have fallen, which meant that this so-called Messenger in 【Deception】's mouth truly never existed.

So, was his own employee... perhaps 【Deception】's future path?

Predetermined... predetermined...

Is this ultimately the clown's predetermined, or 【Fate】's predetermined?

Or perhaps 【Deception】's predetermined?

The giant skull looked toward a certain direction in the void, his gaze as deep as the void itself.