Chapter 136 Friends of Gods and Ghosts [End]

[Game Start]

The four big words that appeared on the retina showed that everything that happened just now was real, not an illusory nightmare.

The towering tower that blocked out the sun and the mysterious male voice that announced the "World OL" game were all real.

Countless people around the world didn't even have time to go through a series of processes such as shock, confusion, panic, and unwillingness to accept reality. After repeatedly opening and closing their eyes to confirm that the four words floating in front of them still existed, they were completely confused.

Is it a prank by aliens? Or is it a game of gods?

What game? Is it a game like the one in the infinite flow novel? Or a survival game of cannibalism? Aliens or gods, do they want to watch humans struggle to survive for fun?

The ability shown by the other party was so extraordinary that people immediately extinguished the thought of resistance, and instead came up with cruel and terrible guesses one after another.

——No one would think that such an act of pulling the whole world into the game without explanation was out of goodwill, right?

——No matter how you look at it, this is the style of a big villain.

The panic spread in human society.

The officials of various countries could no longer remain silent.

All their original plans were broken by Su Ying's unconventional behavior. Now the top priority has become to appease the people, to prevent ordinary people from collapsing under the psychological pressure in the drastic changes, or some people taking the opportunity to make trouble and disturb the social order, thus causing a series of chaos.

And in order to calm people's hearts, the truth must be made public. Even if the truth is made public, it will not make people feel relieved - the fallen god who has been sealed for thousands of years will also cause panic - but it is better than letting ordinary people think about it without knowing anything, being tortured by unknown fear, and then losing their footing and destroying themselves.

In a very short time, the current situation was judged, and a meeting was held in a very short time. The heads of the seven countries made the decision, so the truth of the world was opened to everyone.

About the existence of ghosts, about the Special Processing Department and the Seven Saints Family, especially the culprit who caused all this.

——They wanted to hide all supernatural existences in the dark, so that ordinary people could live in a false illusion of stability and peace.

But now, the false illusion of peace has been torn apart, and the seemingly real Tower of Babel is shining brightly over everyone's head. If they continue to say that there are no supernatural elements in this world, will anyone really believe it? Can they continue to hide the truth of the world from ordinary people?

Soon, as long as there is a network and a channel to access the Internet, they will see the statement jointly issued by the officials of various countries.

So, many people finally know that there are supernatural things in this world, and finally know that the current situation is that someone has opened the seal and released the V-level weird "Fallen God".

Before everyone had time to marvel that the myths and legends were true and the fallen god actually existed, they learned that the most difficult thing was not the fallen god, but the "person" who released it.

——An existence called "Traveler".

Compared to the "Fallen Angel" who was sealed once a thousand years ago and should not have recovered to its full glory, and has a lot of detailed information in the files passed down from generation to generation in the Seven Sacred Families, and has certain character weaknesses to deal with, the "Traveler" is undoubtedly more impeccable.

This person's origin is mysterious, and his strength is also a mystery. He may be a human with powerful special props, but it is more likely that he is a human-shaped ghost god, similar to the existence of the "Fallen Angel".

He has only appeared in this world for a few months, but he has done countless great things, demonstrated the ability to resurrect from the dead, and showed overwhelming strength in the process of robbing the Seven Sacred Families. His style of doing things has always been quite unscrupulous and arbitrary. He has helped ghosts and tortured ghosts, helped humans and persecuted humans - chaotic views on good and evil, unclear positions, and the strength that has not been understood so far, all of this makes it impossible to find a powerful entry point to deal with him.

After the truth was revealed, people were shocked that wherever he went, strange stories and legends spread. In addition to being shocked that the major events that happened in the ordinary people's world in the past few months were inextricably linked to him, and he was even the "culprit" behind them, they didn't know what else to do.

A person who can break the thousand-year seal and make the demon god who once enslaved all living beings worthy of playing games with him, is it something that ordinary people are qualified to speculate and have the ability to resist?

The combination of traveler + fallen angel easily destroyed the world. Didn't you see that after the official announcement of the truth by various countries, they just blindly gave chicken soup to let everyone stay optimistic and calm, but did not guarantee that they would be able to solve this major crisis?

From their solemn declaration that they would protect the people at all costs, people heard an inexplicable tragic feeling.

——This is a glimpse of hope!

And as ordinary people, what can they do?

Forget it, just lie down and do whatever you want!

Isn't it just asking them to participate in the game? Just participate!

The so-called "game", even if it is to play with them, is better than destroying them without giving them any chance. On the bright side, what if it is really just a game in the end?

——In a sense, the truth released by various countries has indeed played a calming effect. At least now the people are no longer so anxious and panic, but just lie down.

This result made the proposer laugh and cry.

However, there is no shortage of people who argue for the sake of arguing, and who oppose for the sake of opposing. Moreover, the human race is diverse. Faced with the same situation, different people will make different choices.

Most people simply lie down and prepare to directly select the four big words [Game Start] in the retina according to the prompt.

Others have other ideas: "What kind of game is this? I don't know how to play it! Who knows what traps there are? Maybe if you agree to participate in the game, you will be caught directly. Didn't the Special Processing Department say that it is difficult to guard against strange rules? What if that guy can't do anything to us at all, but just made a projection in the sky to scare everyone, and we must agree to participate in the game to violate the rules?"

It must be said that their guess makes sense.

So, these people simply ignored the four big words floating in the retina, and even discussed the possibility of counterattack.

But everything they did was useless.

Because Su Ying had already arranged everything.

——Since Su Ying promised the Fallen Angel that he would help Him select those who were born with "original sin" and those who could survive, how could he allow any of them to slip through the net?

——And it was said that World OL was a game that everyone in the world would participate in, so of course no one could miss it!

Therefore, these people did not have time to develop their thoughts. After they hesitated to make a choice, the handwriting in their retinas changed automatically: [No rejection within one hour was detected, and it was assumed that they agreed to participate in the game. ]

As this line of text appeared one after another in their sight, the people who had finished reading it silently were shocked——

Wait, there is no such option as rejection? !

Isn't this a forced sale? !

As they cursed in their hearts, their sight slowly darkened.

[Game Start——]

[Please select your initial identity]

[The default for the first round is: "Human"]

At dawn, the sky was still dim and everything was still asleep. Shi Rong had already picked up the hoe and went out.

There was a lot of work in the fields today, so he had to get to work early.

It was a daily routine since childhood, and it was a labor that he had mastered for so many years, but Shi Rong always felt that his skills seemed to have regressed in the past few days. He would feel sore in his back after working for a short time, and it was very awkward to pick up the hoe - as if he shouldn't be standing in the field with this thing.

But if he shouldn't be working in the field, where should he appear? It's impossible to join the guard team, scout and protect the safety of the village, and hunt invading demons, right? !

"I'm just a weak civilian staff..."

Inexplicably, a sentence flashed through his mind. But what is a civilian staff? I'm just a farmer!

Shaking his head to dispel the dazed thoughts, Shi Rong's face gradually became solemn. Could he have encountered a demon? I have heard that some invisible demons are very strange, and mortals will be caught without knowing it, and life and death are unpredictable. In my current situation, has he been caught?

This world is chaotic and dangerous. The terrible flood destroyed the original home of mankind. Everything now is built on the ruins. There are also demons raging. Fortunately, there are powerful gods protecting them. Otherwise, the weak humans would have been destroyed in the flood.

And the demons are endless, even the gods are unable to cope with them. The human guard team was formed under such a background to deal with the weak demons that were missed by the gods.

Joining the guard team can certainly obtain mysterious spiritual objects and have the power to fight demons, but it also has extremely high risks and may die at any time and anywhere.

These are the common sense that people living in this land have been instilled with since childhood. Shi Rong should have been tired of hearing them. But these days he couldn't help but read these common sense over and over again, as if he had never paid attention to them in the past.

It's over, is there really something wrong with me?

Inexplicable panic lingered in his subconscious mind, and this panic seemed to contain a deeper fear, as if it was not just because he was afraid that he had been tricked by a demon.

For a moment, he didn't even have the heart to till the land, and he ran to find the guards and nearby priests to check on his situation.

In the end, of course, there was nothing.

The priest comforted him, asking him to relax and not panic, and to scare himself and cause anxiety.

As the priest moved, it seemed that a mysterious force really flowed through his body, and the expression on his face gradually became stable and peaceful, no longer trance and uneasy.

Shi Rong, who felt that he was already well, returned to the village to continue his daily life. When he closed his eyes and opened them, time passed quickly, and the whole world seemed to be accelerated by someone, but the people in it were unaware.

When he woke up again, it was a few months later.

Shi Rong, who had experienced a few months of farming life in his memory, had completely adapted to everything. He even encountered a demon invasion and saw the horrible corpses of the victims, which left a deep psychological shadow on Tian Rong, who survived by chance.

One day, he was walking home from the ridge of the field and heard other people talking as he passed by: "Do you think that's true?"

"The gods don't really protect us..."

"If humans become stronger, why do we need gods? He just wants us to believe in and worship him..."

"I heard that the birth of demons is related to gods..."

"What are you talking about?" Shi Rong couldn't help but interrupt.

They all grew up together, and they were all peasants who worked in the fields and could not read a word. But he always felt that he was different from them. He should be a cultured person? In short, he looked down on these people.

"What a foolish man's opinion! You believe in such unreliable rumors? If the gods had not intervened, our ancestors would have been drowned hundreds of years ago! You said that the gods had some plans, but what did they plan for? Just because you are weak and can eat, and you only ask for the gods' blessing and do not make progress?"

In the air that Shi Rong could not see, a line of words slowly floated by: [Hearing the villagers spread rumors about the gods, you refuted them with righteous words, and everyone left in shame. ]

[——You made a choice of fate. ]

After the others retreated, Shi Rong, who felt that he had grasped the truth, was as happy as if he had won a battle, and went home happily.

Time passed again.

Shi Rong encountered several more demon invasions.

He narrowly escaped death several times and hovered on the edge of death. The most recent time, he lost an arm.

Such bad news almost made him collapse.

At the same time, there were more rumors about gods. When he walked on the road and in the village, he would always hear all kinds of speculations. The unfortunate humans threw all their helpless pain on the gods who protected all living beings.

And Shi Rong did not stand up to refute.

He also began to agree with their statement in his heart.

——Why can't you protect all living beings as promised?

——Are gods who cannot fulfill their duties still worthy of respect?

When he heard similar discussions again, he chose to remain silent.

[——You made a choice of fate. 】

Time passed quickly.

Gradually, Shi Rong went from being silent at first to joining their discussion and expressing his own views: "As we all know, there were never demons and monsters before the gods appeared. I also think that this may be related to the gods——"

"——We need to make the truth public and not let everyone be deceived by false lies."

"——Humans should take control of their own destiny."

Shi Rong met more and more people who shared the same ideals as him.

He gradually immersed himself in it, and unknowingly even became one of the leaders who spoke for everyone. Their new thoughts spread among the human race and had more and more followers.

[——You made a choice of fate. ]

The time of the whole world was once again fluctuated by the invisible hand.

When Shi Rong regained consciousness, he was standing at the entrance of the village. The ecstatic companions ran from afar, shouting good news-the seven priests worked together to seal the gods.

"The body of the gods is indestructible. Just in case, everyone is ready to use the spiritual object called "Heart Stealer" to take the heart of the gods out of thin air and cast seven holy instruments. In the future, humans can rely on themselves to drive out demons and monsters..."

"Really? Great!"

Shi Rong blurted out.

The next moment, he felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.

At the same time, the world suddenly solidified.

[The first round has ended, and the second round is automatically opened.]

[Your identity is-"God". 】

In the darkness, Tian Rong, who had lost all his memories of the previous round, woke up, and the frozen world began to move.

He was in a trance at first, and then seemed to receive some information, and his eyes gradually became clear: "So that's it, my identity is the fallen god who was sealed a thousand years ago. I slept for so long that even my memory is almost blurred..."

In his memory, everything that happened in the previous round became real, but from the perspective of God - as a god who protects all living beings, he was overthrown, sealed, and slandered by humans, and he slept in the seal for a full thousand years before finally waking up.

After just receiving this false memory, Shi Rong frowned tightly, and a strong fire of resentment burned in his heart: "What a bunch of idiots! Ignorant and greedy! Was I blind at the beginning?"

He couldn't understand--

"If I had known earlier, I might as well be a high god from the beginning, and truly enslave all living beings. Wouldn't it be good?"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could tear open the seal right now and tear those ignorant people into pieces.

As this thought was born, a terrifying force emanated from him, tearing apart all the darkness.

So infinite light came again.

It took Tian Rong a long time to react and finally realized what happened.

-I came out of the seal? !

-Great! ! !

He was ecstatic and decided to fulfill the oath he had just made and punish the blasphemer with divine punishment!

He turned into a terrifying storm and descended into this world, destroying everything he encountered along the way.

Amid the cries of countless people, he felt relieved, and his resentment and anger were swept away.

Some people stood up to resist him, but they were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. The fire of life was shaky in the terrifying storm, and they were still scolding the demon in front of them until they died.

Shi Rong was immediately unhappy.

"Demon? I am the supreme god! If it weren't for me, you would have been extinct a thousand years ago! I took back the lives I saved, so why not take revenge?"

"But these people are not the betrayers of the past, many of them are innocent..."

Shi Rong was unmoved: "Without my help to save their ancestors, there would be no them now. They have original sin flowing in their bodies, so what innocence can they talk about!"

"...So, you agree that the descendants should pay for the ancestors' grievances, and that the ancestors are guilty and the descendants also have original sin?"

The voice that suddenly appeared in his ears sounded, with a natural sense of guidance, which inexplicably made people let down their guard.

Shi Rong answered without thinking: "Of course!"

The next moment, a severe pain came from his heart.

It felt like his heart was cut out of thin air.

In the intense pain, Shi Rong finally saw the words slowly emerging in the air.

The next second, his expression changed drastically.

Shi Rong remembered.

He was never a god, just an ordinary person.

Everything that happened now was just because he participated in a game.

[——You made a choice of fate. ]

[——You chose the ending for yourself. ]

At the same time, countless people all over the world withdrew from the illusory game world. In the severe pain of their hearts, they covered their chests tightly and closed their eyes completely.

They chose to end their lives.

At the same time, more people stared at the screen in front of them soberly and slowly opened their eyes.

For example, Zhang Ziyun, who did not backstab the gods in the first round, did not go through the second round, and she cleared the game directly.

In the retina, there were lines of floating handwriting.

[——The game has been cleared. ]

[——You have received the recognition and blessing of the gods. ]

In addition to Shi Rong and Zhang Ziyun, there is a third type of person.

In the first round, they were determined that demons were related to gods, and humans should get rid of their captivity and control their own destiny, so they chose to seal the gods and strengthen humans. There was no selfishness in this, it was purely for the sake of humans.

In the second round, after struggling hard as gods, they gave up hatred and chose to forgive.

"The mistakes made by our ancestors, how innocent are the descendants?"

"Perhaps from the beginning... I shouldn't have interfered with the fate of mankind..."

While thinking, they woke up.

[——You made a choice of fate. ]

[——Your selflessness amazed the gods. ]

[——You have received the forgiveness of the gods. 】

When the seemingly real and illusory game world was shattered and everyone returned to the real world, they seemed to understand the reason for everything.

It was not that the traveler teased humans for no reason. On the contrary, it was their ancestors who betrayed the kindness of saving all mankind and failed the precious kindness... So, now, a thousand years later, it is their turn to bear the consequences of the cause they planted back then.

Such a truth makes everyone feel complicated.

All those who survived the game seemed to have undergone a baptism of thought and tempered themselves in the world of mortals.

Knowing all the causes and consequences, they no longer deceived themselves. The mistake has been made, and whether it is kindness or sin, it should be borne by humans in the past, present and future.

The merits of saving mankind should also be rewarded.

Everyone should repay the cause and effect caused by all mankind.

In the end, the tampered history was corrected, and the fallen god who was maliciously distorted regained his innocent reputation.

Although this may not be important to Him now.

But good deeds sow evil consequences, and kindness is repaid with hatred - such twisted stories should not continue to happen in this world!

When people in the world have such awareness, similar stories will happen less and less. Perhaps this is also a pleasant surprise?

The shadow of the Tower of Babel slowly dissipated. Looking at the firm and solid power of faith coming from countless directions all over the world, and the crane bathed in the light of faith, Su Ying, who quietly avoided the power of faith, uttered a surprised syllable.

"It seems that these are all blessings for you?"

In the white light of faith, the originally dark silhouette slowly changed and turned into a phoenix bird burning with divine flames.

Such a scene, the crane did not seem to expect.

- A lot of people died in this game, right?

- In the end, in addition to fear, are there more blessings?

The entire game process was designed by Su Ying. Could it be that the other party had anticipated such a result?

Inexplicably, the resentment and resentment that had been entangled in his heart for thousands of years seemed to begin to slowly dissipate. He looked at Su Ying, was silent for a long time, and finally uttered only two words: "Thank you..."

"You're welcome." Su Ying seemed to have completely seen through his thoughts. He tilted his head, "Well, next..."

"Are you going to leave this world with everyone's blessings?"

He did not deny it.

"In that case." Su Ying stretched out his hand, and his smile was still indescribably bright and dazzling under the background of the glory of faith, "——Take my share too!"