Chapter 63: I Am Wu Wang, and I Am About to Start Lying! (Please Follow for Updates!)

Five years ago, on that day.

Wu Wang lost a great deal.

His parents, his eldest sister, his emotions, and even the death that should have been his.

At first, driven mad by the side effect of 【Immortality】—a 【Craving for Death】—he repeatedly attempted suicide to find rest, dying nearly a thousand times within a single week.

Thanks to his second sister's timely discovery.

He gradually emerged from the gloom.

Now, someone tells him.

That it was not an accident, but the result of a premeditated plot by someone behind the scenes.

The people he cared about died in a ridiculous, botched Arrival and Awakening Ceremony.

【He gazes upon you from the Abyss】

【He feels a touch of joy】

The red vertical pupil on the inside of his wrist blinked frantically; even in its crude, stick-figure form, the mockery was unmistakable.

The one in the Abyss seemed to be watching a clown.

He felt a flicker of interest in what was to come.

Hoo—

Wu Wang took a deep breath.

The complex emotions churning violently in his eyes gradually settled into calm.

But only he knew.

This was not acceptance.

Rather, it was a choice of silence now to prepare for an explosion later.

"The weeping mask... the Calamity Cult..."

"You had better pray I never uncover the truth..."

In the memory of the Great God Yin Yuan, this weeping freak was very strong.

At the very least, the oppression he brought was even more intense than that of the Great God Yin Yuan, for Wu Wang felt a trace of fear from the Great God Yin Yuan within the memory.

This person was likely no worse than the Black-Hearted Penguin.

The woman on the other end of the walkie-talkie was no simple matter either.

Wu Wang estimated that if she appeared in person in the real world, it would be difficult to find even a few people capable of standing before her with rational sanity.

But none of that mattered.

They might not realize.

How fast a madman possessing the 【Immortality】 trait could progress in a game called 【Spirit Calamity】.

He was still far from ready now.

But that was only for now.

With each speed-run dungeon completed, he would sooner or later trample these arrogant figures beneath his feet and make them pay the price for their arrogance!

Just like the villagers of Yin Yuan Village.

Human-blood buns...

Are not so easy to swallow!

By then, the truth of immortality will also come to light.

Dang—

There was new movement on the side of the weeping freak in the memory.

He noticed that a certain floor tile in front of the ancestral hall's open space was somewhat off.

He lightly touched the tile with the huge scythe in his hand.

A large golden-yellow question mark appeared on the surface of the tile.

This was the seal of Gentleman Penguin.

The moment the other party saw the question mark, he tilted his head.

Placing the walkie-talkie against the mouth of his mask, he said: "An accident has occurred. The treacherous merchant from Wan Bao has been here too, arriving before me. Immortality might have been snatched away. Can we be in a hurry now?"

The woman on the other end fell silent for a moment.

Then, helplessly, she said: "That penguin is cunning. It absolutely will not step into reality in any true sense; it must have merely smuggled itself over using the power formed by the dungeon to take a look. I cannot catch it in reality."

"Then I will try to catch it within the Spirit Calamity world," the weeping freak rasped. "After all, I cannot leave this place before the public test."

Having said that, he poked the floor tile with his scythe.

Wu Wang saw an inverted triangle slowly appear on the forehead of the Great God Yin Yuan's pig-head seal object buried deep beneath the ground.

【Scythe of the Death God (Exclusive) — Activate Effect Nine】

【Place a Legendary-level mental shackle on the target; it cannot be removed by effects of the same level or lower; duration: 30 minutes】

Oh, so the thing Old Xiezhi was tricked out of was this!

Wu Wang saw this panel prompt the instant the mark appeared.

The Abyssal God Mark on the inside of his wrist spun frantically.

Clearly, it was only because of the existence of the Abyssal God that he could see the skill effects of the other party's equipment.

"I cannot personally break the seal of the treacherous merchant from Wan Bao, as it would easily alert them, but what happened today cannot be known by others."

"Lowly existence, heed my command."

"When the shackle triggers, it shall be your day of madness!"

"Cause as much calamity as possible!"

"Offer your insignificant soul as the highest tribute to Death, so that all may know His coming!"

"Praise the Calamity!"

Accompanied by the chanting of the weeping-faced monster.

Strange auras emerged one by one through the seal onto the spiritual body of the Great God Yin Yuan; these were the very reasons that, even while losing its sanity, it still thought to go to densely populated areas to cause disaster.

Moreover, Wu Wang also discovered that the weakness of the Great God Yin Yuan had been paused by this eerie chanting.

Its power was no longer leaking away.

Wu Wang suddenly understood.

So that's how it is! I thought the Black-hearted Penguin had made a mistake!

Now that I think about it, the 【Memory-Washing Stone】, which was struck into a Legendary-grade item by the opponent's cane back then, was clearly marked as being able to wash away all of the target's power sources.

Yet when it broke the seal, it was still able to summon the polluted souls of those ghost villagers.

At that time, Wu Wang was somewhat puzzled.

I thought the Black-hearted Penguin just had poor after-sales service.

It turns out someone was up to no good!

The weeping-faced monster wanted to make anyone who tried to uncover the Great God Yin Yuan's memories and learn what happened today suffer greatly, or even lose their lives!

And he almost succeeded.

If Wu Wang hadn't coincidentally appeared, Old Xiezhi and Minister Ancheng might truly have capsized in a gutter today.

Even if the headquarters of the Strange Affairs Bureau had sent someone down to handle the mad Great God Yin Yuan afterwards, they would have been unable to find any memories in the brain of a monster that had lost its sanity and only knew how to create disasters.

Unfortunately, it was coincidental again.

The Abyss God Mark on Wu Wang's body consumed the Calamity Cult Mark.

Before the Great God Yin Yuan had completely lost its sanity and memories, Wu Wang knocked it awake with a single big nose-blow.

All these coincidences came together.

This allowed Wu Wang to discover the most shocking secret!

"Is the weeping-faced monster a member of the Dungeon world? Can he roam between various Dungeons just like the Black-hearted Penguin?" Wu Wang also noticed the opponent's even more perverted aspect.

The woman on the walkie-talkie seemed to be in the real world.

But the weeping-faced monster here is still in the Dungeon world!

Because this was just when 【Chronicles of the Wasteland Village】 ended; essentially, this was not yet the true real world, but mostly still in what the opponent called the Spirit Calamity world, which is the Dungeon world.

The Calamity Cult is not just composed of players!

It also includes Dungeon creatures like the weeping-faced monster!

【Memories Ended】

【Sword Spirit Devoured Successfully】

【Laughing River Broken Sword Upgrading】

【Estimated Time — 72 Hours】

"How long? Even when I hatched the He Jingyuan of the Seer Number back in the day, except for Puni and the Four Divine Beasts, I've never waited this long!"

"And now they only need 15 minutes."

"Your Spirit Calamity game optimization is worse than a browser game!"

Wu Wang's vision instantly returned to the present.

The hellish Yin Yuan Village turned back into a dilapidated and desolate wasteland; the pig bones on the ground had completely lost their luster of power.

The Great God Yin Yuan had been completely devoured.

Rustling footsteps also came from the distance.

That was Minister Ancheng cautiously approaching this way.

After all, Old Xiezhi was too weak now.

He dared not simply leap over here with the other person in a flying jump.

The commotion caused when 【Laughing River】 devoured the Great God Yin Yuan just now was simply too huge; they were worried that the battle situation here would intensify!

Only now that there was no more commotion.

Did they dare to probe over.

As soon as he popped his head up, he saw Wu Wang pulling the broken sword out of the pig skull, clearly indicating that the job was done.

Although Wei Yi had mysteriously vanished without a trace.

He had no injuries on his body at all.

A master of speed-running without taking damage!

"Holy crap! Big shot, awesome!"

"Is it convenient to tell us your ID, big shot?"

"I want to make friends with you!"

Minister Ancheng, a hot-blooded muscle-bound man widely recognized by Strange Affairs Bureau members, a little destruction expert, and a social terrorist.

To put it another way — a crude warrior.

He just bluntly stated his own thought.

Without any roundabout ways at all.

Big shot! I want to be friends with you! Take me to show off and take me to fly!

Wu Wang's expression also became wonderful.

A bold thought suddenly occurred in his mind —

Dealing with the Calamity Cult in the future was already a foregone conclusion.

Why not let the Bureau of Anomalies do the dirty work?

The Bureau of Anomalies represents the official side—the upholder of order.

The Calamity Cult is plainly a byword for evil and chaos.

The two are natural opposites by their very nature.

So why not go with the flow and stir things up from behind the scenes?

First, it lets me cover up my own existence and that of 【Undying】 as much as possible, buying enough time to develop.

Second, I can obtain from the Bureau of Anomalies certain things and resources that free players have no way of knowing about.

Of course, I won't be joining the Bureau of Anomalies.

That would expose me far too quickly.

The other side thinks I'm a big shot.

Then I'll just keep playing along naturally!

If I'm a big shot, then my relationship with the Bureau of Anomalies should only be one of cooperation and trade—not superior and subordinate.

Distance creates beauty!

Only by staying mysterious do I remain attractive to the Bureau of Anomalies!

Holy crap! A double win! (Here it means I win twice!)

"An ID, huh…"

"You can call me—Yan Shuangying!"

Wu Wang smiled as he responded to Director Ancheng.

My name is Wu Wang, and I'm about to start lying… oh, wait, that's not right.

I'm about to start having some fun.

Watch closely! Learn well!