“Human, if I’m not mistaken, that human named Song Qi told you I was here, didn’t he?”
“What if it is, what if it isn’t?”
Ye Shuangluo looked at her with interest. She didn’t open her mouth, yet he could hear her voice. Was this some kind of ability like telepathic communication or spiritual connection?
Seeing that both of them ignored him, the sycophant Aqi grew anxious. Perhaps he was eager to prove himself, or perhaps he wanted to assert his presence.
He actually roared at Ye Shuangluo:
“Song Qi, you’re dishonest! I clearly gave you Zero’s heart, yet you still betrayed us!”
As he spoke, this sycophant, somewhat exasperated, lunged at Ye Shuangluo.
Ye Shuangluo subtly shifted his body, dodging the incoming lunge. ink execution instantly unsheathed, and with one strike, he slashed at Aqi’s head.
The strike was incredibly fast, so fast that Aqi could still turn around and look at him in disbelief before collapsing with a crash, blood gushing from his neck like a fountain.
After killing Aqi, Ye Shuangluo sneered:
“That was his agreement with you. What does it have to do with me?”
Taking two more steps forward, looking at Zero, who was within arm’s reach, Ye Shuangluo silently thought to himself:
“This time, I really hit the jackpot.”
In his eyes, Zero, who was submerged in nutrient fluid like an ordinary young girl, had a blood-red skull symbol above her head.
That was the boss symbol, and the blood-red symbol above Zero’s head was even so red it was almost black.
This made him look at Zero, who resembled an ordinary young girl, with great interest. She had her eyes closed, as if merely asleep.
Her pure and beautiful appearance did explain why that suicidal, idiotic sycophant had betrayed his own race for her.
For some reason, just by looking at her, Ye Shuangluo felt an urge to die for her.
(Zombie Zero used Charm on you. You need to make a mental judgment.)
(Judgment passed. You will ignore the opponent’s Charm.)
After Ye Shuangluo regained his clarity, he immediately raised his blade and slashed at Zero.
With his physical prowess, far exceeding that of ordinary people, this strike could not be stopped even by reinforced glass.
The moment the glass shattered, Zero’s cold and ethereal voice rang out again.
(Powerful human, please put away your blade.)
“You tell me to put it away, and I put it away? That would be too embarrassing.”
(Human, I can give you anything you want. Please do not prevent my birth.)
Ye Shuangluo stood with his blade raised. Zero, after leaving the nutrient fluid, was visibly deteriorating at a rapid pace.
“What if I insist on stopping you?”
(…This is a sacred evolution. Even if you kill me, you cannot stop this evolution. At most, you are just a small stumbling block on the path of this sacred evolution.)
“Pfft, hahahahaha.”
Ye Shuangluo covered his face with one hand, laughing wildly, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain.
“Since you say I’m just a stumbling block, then I must try to block it.”
(…Human, you cannot stop this evolution. This is His decision. No one can change or stop it. You are ultimately just discarded failures. Do not presume…)
Bang!
The Zhu Feng Type I easily blasted Zero’s head. This monster, which could have destroyed the world if it had successfully birthed, was thus stifled.
“So much nonsense.”
After Ye Shuangluo shot Zero, a black treasure chest slowly appeared on her corpse. Ye Shuangluo put it into his spatial backpack, planning to open it after returning to the Main World.
Mainly, his current luck seemed to be at a low point, and it wasn’t suitable for opening chests at such a time.
At the same time, the game system’s mechanical prompt also rang in his mind.
【Congratulations, provisional player, for completing the side quest: Kill Zero】
【Congratulations on slaying a world-destroying boss】
【Due to your series of actions, you have indirectly saved countless lives】
【Achievement gained: Great Philanthropist, Saint, Savior】
【Detected that you triggered a special achievement. The rewards for the above achievements will be withheld and combined for a stacked reward】
【Triggered the unlimited achievement: Savior of the World】
【Achievement Introduction and Reward: For every world-destroying boss you kill, you can extract a special passive ability】
【Yes/No to extract】
Ye Shuangluo naturally chose to extract. Instantly, a golden light burst forth in front of him, so bright that he had to close his eyes.
When the light dissipated, he reopened his eyes and looked at the passive ability he had extracted.
【Congratulations on obtaining the Legendary Passive: Lord of Weapons】
【Lord of Weapons LV.1】
【Skill Type: Legendary Passive】
【Please explore the conditions for this skill’s advancement on your own】
【Divine Weapon: Using any weapon will increase damage by 25%】
【Overlord: In every battle, anyone using a weapon to attack you needs to make a Willpower judgment. If the judgment fails, they will be forcibly stunned for 0.5 seconds】
【Weapon Defense: Any weapon attacking you will have its damage reduced by 20%】
【Evaluation: Standing at the pinnacle of all living beings and above all weapons, one becomes the Lord of Weapons.】
Ye Shuangluo stared at this skill, dumbfounded. It was incredibly powerful, even to the point of being like a cheat.
World-destroying boss?
Although very tempted, Ye Shuangluo still shook his head helplessly. This time he got lucky; next time, he might not be so fortunate.
But truly, Ye Shuangluo looked up at the sky above. She should also count as a world-destroying boss, right?
She effortlessly turned all of humanity’s thermal weapons into scrap metal. This immense power was astonishing.
Perhaps one day, he too could become as strong as Her, or even stronger.
For no reason, this thought suddenly popped into Ye Shuangluo’s mind.
Looking at the rampant zombies around him, Ye Shuangluo gripped the long blade in his hand and charged forward.
Although he knew it was meaningless, this world was destined to fall, unless someone could sever the purple moon in the sky.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t do it now. He was just an ordinary person, unable to save this world. At most, he could only kill Zero and slow down its demise.
…
Four days later
Pfft!
Ye Shuangluo cleanly dispatched the two zombies in front of him with three swift slashes.
【Slaughter Maniac: 4789 / 10000】
“Not even halfway there?”
【Ding, this trial is about to end. Teleportation will occur in five minutes. Please prepare.】
He was somewhat unwilling. He had been hunting zombies almost non-stop for these four days.
But in the end, he hadn’t even reached half.
He hadn’t even obtained the secondary achievement “Slaughter Maniac,” let alone “God of Slaughter,” the highest-level achievement in this world.
But he had no choice; he was out of time.
Taking one last look at this world, Ye Shuangluo chose to return and was teleported away from this world.
【Slaying a large number of zombies, score slightly increased】
【Slaying mutated zombies: Chou, Yin, Chen, score moderately increased】
【Completed side quest: Slay Zero, score significantly increased】
【Your final score is A+】
【Reward: 8 free attribute points, one self-selected skill book (Technique type)】
…
When Ye Shuangluo regained consciousness, he was already back in his room. Everything around him felt both strange and familiar.
In a daze, he felt as if he had lived a lifetime.
Only seven days had passed in the trial world, yet he felt it was a hundred times more exciting than his previous seventeen years.
He was still savoring the thrilling experiences of the trial world. Every adventure he had gone through felt like a gourmet meal, leaving him with an endless aftertaste.
Then he remembered something: when he entered the trial world, to others in the Main World, he had simply disappeared for seven days.
And inconveniently, his homeroom teacher was a serious, responsible, and meticulous person. After his truancy, he would definitely notify his guardians.
Thinking of his uncle and aunt stomping their feet in a frenzy, furious that he had slipped out of their control, he actually felt a sense of pleasure.
Even if he had to do it again, he would make the same choice.
If he missed such an interesting game, he would regret it for the rest of his life and endlessly blame himself for his foolishness.
Just as he was thinking about what excuse to use to appease his aunt and uncle, his computer suddenly made a notification sound.
Hmm?
His first message after returning, who could it be from?
With this curiosity, he sat down at the computer to check the message.
“Big shot, awesome! Big shot, amazing!”
“Big shot, you’re a whole hour ahead of Tian Du! You really slapped Tian Du’s face this time.”
“*Crazy laugh.JPG*”
Ye Shuangluo looked at the screen with a strange expression. The sender was an online friend of his, with the username “ご get lost of Black Cat ゞ ” (Lost Black Cat), a non-mainstream name for a gaming enthusiast who loved violent aesthetics.
The two became acquainted through a game. Because the other party’s name was so non-mainstream, Ye Shuangluo always called him by his game name: Zihan.
What puzzled him was that his screenshot had been posted in the group seven days ago, yet this kid was only now coming to praise him.
As he pondered, he inadvertently noticed the time in the bottom right corner of his computer. He instantly froze.
He had thought that if he spent seven days in the trial world, seven days would also pass in the Main World, but here, only about an hour had passed.
“So that’s it, different time flow?”
Ye Shuangluo immediately understood the reason. Since only an hour had passed in the real world, it was likely that no one had reported him missing.
That was good too. He didn’t want to expose himself so early.
Ye Shuangluo chatted idly with Black Cat. Suddenly, the screen went black, and then the previous blue square reappeared.
The square read:
“Greetings, excellent warrior.”