[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-521":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1791467,2388,"Chapter 519 - A chill","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>Chapter 519: A chill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader: Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, the only people left were Gu Qing Shan and the aristocratic ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ladies were silently judging Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a handsome young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They silently thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Gu Qing Shan himself had quite a decent appearance, after going through so much hardship and bloodshed, he was also giving off a faint sense of maturity and sorrow. This greatly clashed with his youthful appearance, yet at the same time it fits him like a glove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried a unique charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he was brought here personally by that esteemed lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s known that the lady very rarely stands up for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aristocratic ladies exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of these noble young ladies with delicate makeup quietly turned a wrist, shaking the emerald ring on her slender fingers at Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emerald ring vibrated subtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some information quickly appeared from the ring and was sent to the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lifeform confirmed to have existed for less than 20 years. Crude estimation of strength: level 35. Profession: Swordsman]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl almost opened her mouth wide in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Levels’ were the power scale used by the girl’s world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ‘Level 35’ was a very clear dividing line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this level, Swordsmen were able to summon Elemental Sprites and cultivate with high-levelled Elemental Swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Gu Qing Shan, the girl started to have various thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already level 35 at such a young age!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a person could be considered a top-level genius even in my world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl came from a world within the Strife Zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exceptionally powerful world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from another perspective, if you consider him using the standard of cultivation-type worlds, it was very rare for such a young person to reach Sainted realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gu Qing Shan came from a Scattered world, he hadn’t slacked with his cultivation for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his talents were top-notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past life, he only managed to enter the cultivation world after wasting half a year, so his beginning was lower than the majority of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His road was also filled with much more hardship and suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during this life, since he had the chance to redo everything, his power level wasn’t lacking compared to anybody of his age in any world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the young girl didn’t know any of this, she knew that a level 35 Swordsman who wasn’t even 20 years old was more than worth her making friends with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone qualified him for her to consider getting into a close relationship with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, he’s also quite handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, the aristocratic young lady smiled and stepped closer to Gu Qing Shan: “Greetings, may I ask which world you came from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, hello, I’m from a Scattered world” Gu Qing Shan replied amiably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aristocratic girl’s smile froze up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t find the words to follow up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the symbol of being primitive and barbaric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Places like that face the inevitable fate of swift destruction so often that it was hard for them to accumulate enough to any sort of worthwhile civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aristocratic lady sighed, incredibly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, the forbidden love between a noble girl and a poor boy could still be considered an acceptable romantic story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this man came from a Scattered world, he can’t even be considered a poor boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who came from such back-water places are very hard to communicate with, because they won’t understand anything you say at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their thoughts aren’t on the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I think about it a bit more…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man must’ve paid a very heavy price to be able to convince that esteemed lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself probably doesn’t have any close relations to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he came from a mere Scattered world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why, even if he’s level 35, he’s still just a barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lack of vision and barren knowledge will greatly hinder his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, the aristocratic lady backed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other ladies also exchanged glances as they heard the two’s conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly reached a consensus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse us, we have something we must do” they all said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please go ahead” Gu Qing Shan spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aristocratic ladies stood up, lightly curtsied to Gu Qing Shan before leaving the green room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their laugh could be heard from the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you laughing about” the girl who approached Gu Qing Shan angrily reproached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha, a Scattered world, so you also…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ladies’ laugh became louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their laughter seemed to be directed to that lady, but at the same time it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their laughter slowly went away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complete silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one else but Gu Qing Shan in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan already noticed their goal and reaction from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t mind it, instead he felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that needed to be done has been done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was a rare moment to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t in a hurry to read the War God Quest, instead he glanced at the 12-layer cake on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cake was decorated with various types of strange fruits, not only did it look delectable, it was also giving off a faint fragrance, not at all like the cakes that give an impression of being too sweet at a single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan glanced at a corner of the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the large ice box, liquor and other types of drinks were kept cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan arbitrarily chose a black bottle of liquor, cut himself a piece of cake and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder what other people feel after going through a long journey?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan had been travelling through a few hundred million World Layers for the past few days doing various things, for the first time, he was feeling a real sense of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Su Xue Er is going to be safe and System Quest has been completed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just rest for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a small ‘pop’, the black bottle was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wonderful scent of wine drifted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan inhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This type of alcohol wasn’t too far from the level of his best masterpieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t bother to find a glass and just drank from the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even using a glass, your manners are quite impolite, sir”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female voice came out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was shocked and spat out his mouthful of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pff! Hak, hack, hack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was coughing due to the shock before looking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl wearing a maid outfit stood in front of him, soaked by the wine he just spat out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hell, I already used my inner sight to check around here and sensed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did this little girl come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan hurriedly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl seemed to have never been through such a situation before as she showed a completely mortified expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was trying her best, stopping herself from screaming out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From how much she was trembling, it wasn’t strange if she had fainted right then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she gritted her teeth and forced herself to not faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl used a monotone, enduring tone of voice to ask: “Your saliva, scraps of food and drunken liquor is all over my face. I have never been through such a thing before, so please excuse me when I ask. How should I get out of this humiliating situation without being impolite, sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan finally recovered from his shock, forming a cleansing hand seal and activated it with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, all the gunk on her face went away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then extracted a bit of spirit water from his bag to help the little girl wash again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It should be fine now, I’m very sorry about just now”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan spoke full of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl touched her face, carefully rubbing it bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, she finally stopped trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then inhaled deeply and lightly curtsied to Gu Qing Shan: “I hold your previous behaviors in deep contempt, so please do not think that I will talk to you again, sir”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She angrily took distance from him, took a set of knife and fork together with a piece from the 12-layer cake by herself and gracefully started to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she was very hungry, as it only took 2-3 bites for her to finish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she finished, the little girl hesitated for a bit before cutting another piece from the cake to eat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the little girl really did ignore him, Gu Qing Shan didn’t really know what to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never been in such a situation before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how many strange things are there in the 900 million World Layers, who’s to say that my inner sight would be able to discover them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention since this was the Bramble Birds royalty green room, this little girl must be something deeply connected with the Bramble Bird to be allowed in here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still need to depend on the Bramble Birds, so it’s not my place to do anything unnecessary on their turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’ve already apologized and they still decided not to pay any attention to me, I’d better not bother them anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having been through that, he didn’t really have the mind to eat anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the War God UI, a few lines of glowing text were still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Quest is complete]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please hold Triste’s medal in your hand and stay put]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then took out the silver medal, holding it in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the medal, Triste suddenly let out a silent scream out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, new lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Information channel connected, currently attempting to activate new War God function]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The corresponding activation sequence will require a few minutes, please don’t let the medal out of your hand]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan kept holding the medal and silently waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green room’s door suddenly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our apologies, we are currently looking for a royal treasure”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few fully-armed guards stepped in and apologized to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They first looked at Gu Qing Shan, then at the medal in his hand and spoke very politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please go ahead” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards then proceeded to search the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan stared intently at their actions and started to feel a bit anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guards said that they were looking for a treasure, but they aren’t digging through everything, instead they each held a scepter in their hands, walking back and forth in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they were trying to probe something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are there only me and the guards in this room?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was silently shocked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around the room and even used his inner sight to scan it once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is the little girl just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she disappear without a sound?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knows, even ghosts can’t escape from inner sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the little girl was really gone, completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t notice at all when she appeared earlier either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these armed guards don’t seem to notice either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s thoughts moved quickly, but his expression remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, the guards finished looking and walked to Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was rude of us, we are only doing our jobs” the head guard apologized again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked at him, then at the expressions of other guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all seemed calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they themselves feel that searching like this wasn’t going to get any results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, you didn’t affect me much” Gu Qing Shan smiled and told them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards all nodded at him politely before turning to leave and even helped close the door on their way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Gu Qing Shan was by himself in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that little girl was also a guest, the Bramble Bird guards wouldn’t have only apologized to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how strict they are with their etiquette, they would apologize to every guest they bothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means, the Bramble Bird guards didn’t notice that the little girl was here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the little girl again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the guards went away, she reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl sighed deeply, apparently very tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she just did something, something that put a lot of burden on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sincere apologies, I must hide for a bit. I beg of you not to let the guards know that I am here” the little girl spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who exactly are you?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a maid of her Highness the princess. Since the princess went missing, I could not help but run away as well”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The princess went missing?” Gu Qing Shan was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was supposed to be the Bramble Bird princess’ 12th birthday party, her coming of age ceremony, why did she go missing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little maid spoke sadly: “Yes, the royal family felt that this maid did not take care of the princess well enough, leading to her going missing, and so they decided to kill me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s the reason”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan showed a look of understanding, but he actually got more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of maid would be able to hide from even the royal guards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s thoughts moved quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, I’m sure I saw powerful and strict security forces all around the green room as I came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even they couldn’t find this little maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the little maid had been here from the very start, then even the Light of Dawn Triste couldn’t discover her existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The esteemed wooden lady, the big rooster, the young ladies from various worlds, none of them noticed her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order words, she managed to fool everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she only appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one knows about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Gu Qing Shan felt a chill welling up from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>",2406,"2026-06-09T03:05:21.780Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb455edced54ef88bd7e2a3cf31b39a838270b8beed71b1c21964590755a735f","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-522","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-520",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]