Chapter 909: First Meeting, the Terminator of the World |
That door was just over two meters tall, with no clear boundaries. Its entire body emanated pure white light, within which gray swirls spun, giving it a chaotic feel.
The door radiated intense divine power radiance. To Lu Ce, it seemed even stronger than any god he had ever encountered before.
It was as if this divine power was the most perfectly suited for him.
A strange glint flickered across his already somewhat gray-white eyes as he frowned at the door before him.
Even though he was experiencing pain for the first time in his life, even though it was an excruciating pain drilling into his brain, he still didn't cry out. Instead, he stared intently.
He felt that this door hadn't appeared out of nowhere. Rather, he had "pushed it open" himself.
This door had always been following him, silently by his side, unnoticed by anyone, just waiting for the day when he would be able to push it open.
Now, that day had arrived.
The Black Knight had already transformed into its motorcycle form, its massive body sprawled across the crack-ridden living room, the barrel of its Annihilation Cannon aimed at the door.
"Uh..."
The Black Knight swiveled its front end to look at Lu Ce beside it.
"If I'm not mistaken, it seems like this thing... wants you to go in?"
"Is someone looking for you? Your brother?"
Lu Ce stood up, swaying slightly as the excruciating pain in his mind slowly faded. He hadn't expected to have such an experience in his life. It was truly something.
But that intense pain was also a reminder, telling him who had come calling.
"No, I don't even know if that brother is still alive."
"This... should be someone who should have already been dead, coming to find me."
The Black Knight: "..."
"Damn, the way you say that is really creepy. Anyone would think the King of Hell had come to collect your soul."
Though it joked, the Black Knight knew deep down that this must be [Agony] coming to find him.
"But this thing is a bit dangerous. Why don't you try completely ignoring it and see how it reacts?"
Lu Ce shook his head with a bitter smile. He had no idea where the Black Knight came up with such underhanded tactics.
Although [Agony] had always helped him, facing [Agony] directly was the most dangerous thing he could imagine.
But now that he finally had the chance to meet [Agony], he certainly couldn't miss it.
"By the way," the Black Knight suddenly said, "you should be able to summon me through the Game's weapon binding system, right?"
...
On the other side, Nie Jiu Tian, stationed at the center of the Capital, subtly twitched his ear.
At this moment, his body stood tall and straight, with obviously powerful blood and Qi energy radiating from every move he made—a stark contrast to his previous frail, aged appearance.
Clearly, he too had no intention of dragging out his existence, extending his lifespan.
For the internal conflict that was essentially a catastrophe for the entire world, he had directly assumed the role of supreme commander, orchestrating the global purge of the surrender faction.
So his ears remained at peak alertness at all times, monitoring the world's movements.
And then, he suddenly discovered that an unfamiliar, mysterious divine power had appeared in this world—one he had never noticed before!
Comparing it with the gods in his mind, he was horrified to find that he didn't recognize this divine power at all. He had never seen anything like it.
At the same time, shortly after that divine power appeared, the heartbeat of "Sin" that he had been monitoring disappeared at the exact same moment!
Actually, this wasn't the first time the other's heartbeat had vanished. A day earlier, it had disappeared once before.
But at that time, Xie Antong's heartbeat had also vanished, so he roughly understood what was going on and didn't pay much attention.
Now, with this completely unfamiliar divine power appearing—and so overwhelmingly strong—and Sin's heartbeat vanishing at the same time!?
Without a second thought, he immediately dialed a dedicated line.
Beep—
"Hey? Old man, didn't we agree to work separately? Unless the sky falls, don't disturb me."
"Sin's heartbeat disappeared, and at the same time, a divine power I've never detected before appeared in this world. Do you have any idea what's going on?"
Nie Jiu Tian didn't waste time on pleasantries. After he finished speaking, the other end of the line fell silent for a long moment.
Finally, Xie Antong suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! He moved that quickly? Excellent! I knew he could do it! Don't worry about him for now. I think this counts as a success on his part."
"What did you say?"
...
On the other side, after the Black Knight finished speaking, it didn't wait for Lu Ce to respond before charging headfirst into that door!
It felt that Lu Ce was at his most vulnerable moment ever. If someone wanted to harm him, this would be the perfect opportunity.
So it chose to scout ahead first. If "Sin" discovered that he couldn't come back, maybe he would think twice before proceeding.
Lu Ce watched the Black Knight disappear before his eyes, unable to stop it. When he checked his in-Game weapon display, the Black Knight's slot had gone completely gray!
"What the hell..."
"Heh, if the Black Knight ends up becoming [Agony]'s Apostle instead, He's going to be dumbfounded."
Muttering to himself, Lu Ce didn't hesitate. Following right after the Black Knight, he stepped directly through the door.
Danger and uncertainty were inevitable. But how could he possibly back away now?
A flash of light, and a familiar dizzying sensation washed over him—just like every time he entered the Game.
When the light faded, he found himself in a chaotic space. Lu Ce was no stranger to such spaces now, whether from the Arbitrator or [Pleasure], both had created such spaces before.
Looking around, the Black Knight was nowhere to be seen. His Game page remained gray, and he couldn't find him.
So the mask on Lu Ce's face silently appeared, and he called out into the void:
"Aren't you going to come out and meet me? I'm here."
[Welcome!] A resonant voice suddenly echoed, sending ripples through the entire world.
[Welcome to your own realm as a guest, Terminator of the World!]
The voice was dignified and formal, but its words made no logical sense.
How could someone come as a "guest" to their "own realm"? Why was he still a guest in his own world?
"Terminator of the World?" Lu Ce silently repeated, frowning.
Divine power surged from all directions, surrounding Lu Ce and wrapping around him like kneading dough.
Then, a mass of divine power separated and took shape before him—another Lu Ce!
The other divine Lu Ce's lips curled slightly upward as he spoke:
"First meeting. I am [Agony], but you probably already knew that."