Chapter 3724: Rules of the Seventh Act

Although the three of Xia De set off half an hour early, when they landed on the mountain peak under the moonlight, they were still not the first to arrive. Except for the clowns, people from the Prophecy Association, the Misfortune Cult, and the Ten Thousand Returns to One Society had actually all come.

The three parties totaled nine people, each occupying a corner of the mountain top. The people from the 【Prophecy Association】 were the old man Charatu, the president, and an old gentleman Xia De did not know. The people from the 【Ten Thousand Returns to One Society】 were the "priest" with a strange hairstyle and two eleventh-ring warlocks. The people from the 【Misfortune Cult】 were the woman named Katrina Schwartz, the cult bishop, and an eleventh-ring warlock.

After the three of Xia De arrived, they did not talk to them. Xia De just nodded to President Lenorman, and then occupied a corner of the mountain top with Claire and Stella.

It was impossible to see the permeating fog at the top of the snowy mountain. Snowflakes fell one after another, and the three moons were very bright tonight. Thinking of Ms. White's suspicion of the current five candidates, Xia De's peripheral vision looked at the others.

Of course, adhering to the principle of doubting everything, Xia De had also doubted whether Stella was related to Mr. Snake. However, Stella's whereabouts were clear and verifiable. When she was treated some time ago, not only Xia De but others had also probed the situation in her body, so Stella was definitely fine.

"If Ms. White's suspicion is correct, the person with the problem is among the old Mr. Charatu, Mr. Mortis, and the two cultists..."

Xia De pondered these things. Ten minutes later, the clowns also arrived here together. The three masked clowns appeared by tearing open the curtains that appeared in the air. This move was also used by Mr. Mortis during the 【House of False People】 incident, which is indeed a very convenient ability.

At this moment, all five candidates on the destiny stage appeared. Most people present were guessing who among these five could walk to the end.

And after 7:30 at night arrived, as the source of the strange rustling sound below the mountain peak gradually approached the summit, the huge white snake winding around the mountain peak slowly wandered up from below the mountain peak until it revealed its huge white snake head on one side of the Shanfeng of Destiny.

It was not known if it was a coincidence, but the location of the snake head was the entrance location Xia De used when he entered the ruins using the 【War】 arc.

When the snake pupils scanned the crowd at the summit, the people who were originally in various corners of the summit gathered toward the middle. No one wanted to sneak attack others at such a time. The red-eyed white snake then vibrated the air with spiritual power and opened its mouth:

"Since the end of the Mythological Era, the God of Destiny has been waiting for the performance of this drama. Although the sealed evil snake has influenced the stage, congratulations to you, candidates of destiny, you have successfully pushed the performance to the final act."

The snake hissed with its tongue:

"The fortune teller who believes in destiny, the clown on the stage, the inheritor of the ancient witch, the follower of misfortune, and the believer of the God of Probability, I am Ms. White, the guardian of the seal. When the God of Destiny left, the responsibility of guarding the seal was entrusted to me. I have also been watching you while you were performing on this island."

"The secrets of dice, arcs, and rings, even if you haven't delved into the temple, you already know. You are more excellent than I thought. Now that the performance has come to the final act, I will explain the final rules here. Now please follow me, the final venue is here."

The snake head dissipated into white clouds, and in those clouds, a staircase Xia De was very familiar with appeared outside the cliff.

The guardian of the snowy mountain seal took the initiative to open the gate of the ruins. Although others had not seen this entrance, they all roughly guessed where the staircase led.

"Let's go."

Seeing that no one else moved, Xia De took the initiative to say, and then walked over with Claire and Stella. The other twelve people followed. The staircase constructed of clouds connected to the "Road of Atonement," and the fine ice slag on the blue-black stone steps reflected the moonlight tonight.

After passing through the dilapidated archway at the end of the Road of Atonement, the terrain ahead was flat under the moonlight. The wind at the mountain top was not so fierce, and the moonlight illuminated the snow and the ruins standing on the snow. The silence that had lasted for five eras was broken tonight. President Lenorman looked at the scene before him and said softly:

"This is... the ruins of destiny."

Someone was standing there waiting for the group. Under the moonlight was a middle-aged woman with long white hair, a white robe, and red eyes. This was also Ms. White's incarnation, the appearance she had when she sent the invitation to the candidates.

Although the eyes were snake pupils and there were traces of snake scales on the face, her appearance was more in line with the aesthetic of ordinary humans than the faceless face of Mr. Snake. Not only was it not creepy, it could even be considered good-looking.

"Please follow me."

Ms. White said to the group, and introduced while leading the way:

"This is the gathering place of the believers of the God of Destiny in the First Era, but please don't walk around randomly this time. Our destination is ahead."

So footprints were left on the snow. Although there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, this did not prevent people from seeing many details of the ruins. Of course, Xia De spent an hour last time and didn't find the Upper Spring. This time, just by looking, it was impossible to find the Upper Spring.

And Ms. White led everyone to the temple in the ruins. The temple gate was closed tightly in the dark night. Ms. White just reached out in front of the gate, and the gate opened by itself:

"Originally, you should have had the qualifications to enter this temple long ago."

The temple gate opened wide, and the group entered one after another under Ms. White's leadership. Xia De looked at the wall hanging with the Ouroboros wheel in front. According to the memory of the Lover, she had seen Mr. Snake in a secret room at the end of the corridor behind that wall.

And this time, the faceless snake-eyed man did not walk out from behind that wall.

On the walls on both sides of the temple, there were seven murals related to the seven-act story. The dim-colored murals originally depicted the story of the seven-day miracles of the God of Destiny at the end of the First Era, but now, as the stories of each act progressed, they evolved into brand-new modern stories with bright colors.

When they came last time, only the three murals of "Magic Sword Clash," "End of the Pilgrimage Road," and "Cemetery Imposter" had been repainted. And now, three of the remaining four murals had also become brightly colored—

In the boundless starry sea above the sea surface, a crimson meteorite was falling in the center of the mural. On the left and right sides of the meteorite that almost divided the picture into two, a girl holding a sunlight gun and a man riding a unicorn were preparing to launch an attack on the center; a huge black ring was suspended in the center of the mural, and two fused faces were vaguely visible in the black fog in the center of the ring, while on the left, right, and bottom directions of the ring were crimson thunder, snowstorm, and a pure white unicorn; the sixth mural was simple, the picture was divided into seven parts, and each part was the figure of the seven core musicians of the "Great Movement of Destiny," which was obviously depicting the recent ritual.

Of course, because the unicorn would not play musical instruments, the sixth mural was also the only mural that did not contain unicorn elements.

Seeing the three new paintings, the same sentence would appear in anyone's heart—

【Thunder shatters the stars, destiny flows from now on.】

【The entanglement of love and hate, the confrontation between fusion and fragmentation, is the fickleness of destiny.】

【The music sounds on the snowy mountain.】

Only the color of the last one of the seven murals remained dim. Ms. White gave everyone time to observe the murals, and only after most people moved their eyes away from the murals did she say:

"The seven-act story enters the final act, and the final act is the play pre-selected by the God of Destiny."

She confirmed that everyone's attention was attracted by her words:

"The theme of the final act is—Destiny Cards. Perhaps you all know that the final story centers on playing cards, but the players are not you."

It looked at the candidates one by one:

"With an ordinary person as the player, using your snake sloughs as 'playing cards' to play this card game. Your power, experience, destiny, and bonds will all become part of this game."

"The background of the game is a major event that is about to happen on this island. During the card game, you can use the points you possess to exchange for some power beyond your ability. But be cautious in using points; after all, after the seventh act is settled, you still need points to compare who is the only one standing in the center of the stage."

"Why choose ordinary people? How are these ordinary people chosen? What are the specific rules of the card game?"

"What major event will happen on the island?"

"This game sounds very much like the relic 【Dice Story Collection】."

"When does the card game start? There are only a few days left before the deadline given by Mr. Snake."

"Then the winner of this card game will get the largest twenty-sided die, right?"

The five candidates asked different questions. Ms. White raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said:

"Choosing ordinary people is to make this card game fairer. According to the rules left by the God of Destiny, these five players are all related to you—"

"The first one, the related person of the inheritor of the witch—the daughter of the Fatuman, Sophie Reinhardt of Schluch Lake island."

Claire looked up at her suddenly. The name spoken by Ms. White was clearly the name of her mother.

"The second one, the related person of the prophet—the champion of the City Player, Xia De Hamilton of Tobesk."

Old Mr. Charatu had no expression, but Xia De noticed that President Lenorman showed a smile.

"The third one, the related person of the clown—the liaison between the secular world and the Church, Gerald Rogers of Atak City."

Because he was wearing a mask, Xia De couldn't see Mr. Mortis's expression at this moment, and couldn't guess the relationship between this Mr. Rogers and Mr. Mortis.

"The fourth one, the related person of the believer of the God of Probability—Jenny Erfurt of Willandale."

The priest's face changed greatly, which was quite similar to Claire just now, but Xia De felt that the surname "Erfurt" was quite familiar.

"The fifth one, the related person of the follower of misfortune—Samuel Anru of the City of Time Wheel."

"Hmm? The eldest prince of the Anru royal family?"

The appearance of this name made the first four names look mediocre. Everyone looked suspiciously at the woman from the 【Misfortune Cult】, and even one of her companions looked at her with a straight face. Katrina Schwartz's mouth twitched. She knew the reason for the appearance of this person, but the secret connection between the two being said like this was still something she didn't expect. ===== CHAPTER 3725 =====