Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

……

They came to the surface of the sea, their feet on the heavy lava, clearly visible against the rosy sky.

Yu Man was a little unsteady, but fortunately her old friend was able to protect her.

But that one—stood firm and steady.

"Long time no see, 'World-Melting Dragon', and... you."

That is the whisper of the dead.

His words were lifeless, and the mere fact of speaking them was enough to corrupt the surroundings and write death on all space and everything.

He was a pile of bones, without a single bit of flesh or blood attached to him, just a half-rotten pile of bones.

From His broken ribs, weeds grew from bird droppings and rainwater.

In the very center of his skull, there is an extremely rich gem, inlaid with all the death in this world.

Its name is——"The Dead".

The god who controls all death in the world, and the only one among the countless subordinate gods in the history of the "Holy See of Time" who has reached the realm of transcendence.

The "dead" hangs outside the vibrant world, appearing here in the form of death.

and--

"I pray earnestly and constantly that you can reach the end of this world and put an end to everything."

His empty eye sockets stared at Yu Man.

The latter's expression was also extremely complicated: "Sorry, I'm not here to tell you good news this time."

The "dead" nodded, and the sound of loose bones even drowned out the boiling of magma.

The World-Melting Dragon stared at him. "No matter how many times I've heard or witnessed this, I still cannot understand your choice... Why did you take on this divine authority for yourself?"

"I don't quite remember... Rather than that—did you two come to me specifically to reminisce about the past? That's fine too... I have a lot to talk about with the 'Melting World Dragon'... Or I'm also interested in what happened since our last meeting."

The "dead" have no eyes, but they can all feel the wandering gaze.

and--

There was no hostility from the other side, and neither did they.

One can even feel that the "dead" is a little happy.

Pure, exhausted, heartfelt joy.

If Senior Cat were here, he might ask Yu Man who the person in front of him was.

Then Yu Man would answer like this——

"The reason the strangers don't truly die is because of Him before them."

Or maybe, Senior Cat also knows, so he doesn't ask.

But that's exactly the answer.

It holds the divine power of "death" and is willing to serve the system, making the fate of all strangers independent.

This is an endless torment.

The death that should have befallen strangers needed Him to accept instead. And He was endowed with the unique immortality by the system, thereby accumulating endless, ever-present deaths.

therefore--

In Yu Man's understanding, if he wants to pass the level perfectly, he must never entrust his own death to Him.

That means - failing to break free from the system.

This is exactly the true story that Yu Man learned last week after challenging the "Holy See of Time" dungeon and defeating the final hidden boss, "The Dead".

Both Yu Man and the "deceased" were hurt and even embraced by cruel fate. They were unwilling to mention this battle to anyone.

Just because——Yu Man realized that he had died before, this round will not be perfect.

The "dead" knew that Yu Man had died, and knew that this round was not the end of his suffering.

Both were extremely sad and lamented, so it was a draw.

This is exactly the wrong ending of the "Holy See of Time" dungeon, and it is also one of the very few dungeons that Yu Man failed to complete.

"Do you know where 'Nifu Wanwu' is now?" The 'deceased' asked Yu Man very kindly.

"Well, it will come soon—and I will not leave her death to you...just as before—I denied my own death."

"That's good... In all these long years, only you have come close to the end of the world. Only you... might end my suffering."

The "dead" spoke only plain, emotionless words.

Because endless death has long since obliterated everything beyond that.

He is the only one in the entire old world who hopes that strangers can pass through.

But unfortunately, no one knows why He is willing to accept the divine right of "death".

The World-Melting Dragon couldn't help but ask, "We're bothering you—it's nothing serious, so you don't mind, do you?"

"It's okay. Thanks to your kindness, I have a legitimate reason to come into this world and take some fresh air. Tell me, what's going on?"

"We'd like to borrow some gold coins, maybe five million or ten million..."

Yu Man even used the word "we" to drag the "Melting World Dragon" into his side.

This allows this vulgar desire to have a bit of mystery because of the boss's support.

The "deceased" was silent for a moment, then, for the first time in a long time—

laughed.

"Just because of this... such a small... insignificant... request? Haha, just because of this, the person who passed the level and the 'Melting World Dragon' personally burned the 'Church of Time' and even awakened me from the outside world?"

"Ah."

"...Well, thank you." The "Dead" was genuinely happy. "It's very interesting and curious."

That is an emotion that even death cannot erase.

After who knows how long, the emotions rose again from the depths of his soul.

This price alone was enough for Him to agree.

"I will give the order, but—what kind of treasure is it that would be worthy of people of your level to even come to me to borrow gold coins?"

"I don't know... I'll find out after I buy it." Yu Man was very honest. "Once I find out what it is, I'll write a letter to the Vatican and burn it for you. Is that okay?"

"Please—I'm looking forward to it."

Yu Man said casually: "Maybe, it's just a joke played by the "Three Secrets" on me?"

"That's interesting too."

The bones of the "dead" creaked and even ignited a little life.

"Since I've been awakened by the Church after such a long absence, please forgive me—I want to make a contribution to my former home. I don't care how much gold I lend you, I just hope you can make me a promise—"

Seeing the other party start bargaining, the "Melting World Dragon" immediately shook his head.

"No, no, no, I will send the token of your god's founding of the religion as a reward of gold coins."

In this way, the debt of favor will be smoothly transferred to her hands, and Yu Man does not owe it to the Holy See, but to her.

That's it.

Unfortunately, the "Dead" wasn't buying it. "I simply hope that the two who have passed the level will be able to attend the Millennium Ceremony sometime soon. The "Melting World Dragon" can also be present. In exchange for this invitation, I will open the Vatican's donation bank. You are free to take whatever items and gold you desire."

Okay, the gold coins are done.

Yu Man breathed a sigh of relief. She could finally buy it and see what it was.

The World-Melting Dragon was also a little tempted: "I heard... the world's largest and oldest light crystal gem... is also in your Vatican's collection? It should... still be shining, right?"

"I'd be happy to give it to you—but... I hope you can cooperate."

"...Wow, what do you want to cooperate with? You are such a talkative skeleton." The "Melting World Dragon" felt something was not good.

"'Melting World Dragon,' didn't you set the Eternal Flame ablaze in the Vatican? I hope you'll relinquish your right to interpret it and hand it over to the Vatican... I suspect they'll interpret it as a divine miracle for the millennial rite."

The "Melting World Dragon" was stunned.

She and Yu Man looked at each other, both realizing—

Even though this guy is just a skeleton and has suffered a lot, he is still the most respected believer in the Vatican since ancient times...

The World-Melting Dragon immediately stepped forward and said, "Then... do you need any other miracles? We guarantee they'll be delivered during the Millennium Festival, and at a reasonable price."

228 1st update

...Overall score: 82/100"

"Ha... I'm so tired."

The little deer lay on the ground, took a quick look at the calculated score, and thought that it was a pretty good result.

This was the fourth dungeon she had played today, an 8.1 level team dungeon, which was quite difficult.

They seemed to have broken into someone's old memories and were traveling in a shining world.

It’s a little different from the place that players now call the “Old World”.

But soon, this world that only existed in memory faded and withered little by little.

And they had to bite the bullet and fight a group of strange reflections of the old world.

There are complex and obscure decryption contents, difficult and arduous battle contents, and powerful monsters that are probably ranked at the ninth level.

The little deer was still frightened——

"When I was fighting with the eel... I didn't think it was that difficult... It was only when we took over that we realized how terrifying it was..."

"I have to say... Boss, you are pretty awesome too, for being able to lead us through this." Liu Tong Qi Hua couldn't help but speak.

She began to get used to calling Xiaolu "Boss", which was both an imitation of Yu Man and a sincere respect for Xiaolu.

It is both a tribute to her gaming level and the highest respect for the treatment subsidy.

"Hua kept healing me like crazy, and I managed to use three ultimates...otherwise, I really wouldn't have won."

"Not only that, the boss's understanding of the Old World language... enabled us to successfully decipher the plot. It's incredible... It turns out this world is ruined..."

"It's not my credit, the plot has to be pushed forward by 70 awesome people."

"...Hahaha, can we please use civilized language?"

70 is not modest in this regard, because she really put a lot of effort in. This game is very complex, and there is no God's perspective, but a pure first-person, fully immersive experience, so it took a long time to get started.

However, with the help of Xiaolu and Hua, who helped her fight through three difficult eighth-level dungeons, she has become completely familiar with them.

"In general, this game's story walkthrough isn't a game, but something you must treat as reality."

70 panted, slowly recovering from the damage caused by overdrawing his magic power, while expressing his opinions.

"Once I switched to this perspective, things became a lot easier... Speaking of which, Xiaolu's half-baked Old World language must be a crucial thing, a bit like a cipher or code book."

She is a strong person in reality, so after understanding the essence, 70 becomes like a duck in water.

Understanding people's hearts, acting and socializing, rhetoric and deep thinking.

These can all be used in dungeons to make it easier to advance the plot.

However, 70's understanding of the old world itself is still insufficient, and many terms and nouns are not well understood.

But, it doesn’t matter—

"I learn things quickly, don't worry." She was very confident about this.

"Then... when Eel is not around, it will be up to you to push the plot forward." Xiaolu was not good at this.

"If I can help, I'll do my best. This will also make up for my weak specialization and combat power. Well, I'm still somewhat useful, which is good."

"No problem, I'll do the fighting!" The little deer was quite good at this.

"And, there's me." Liu Tong and Qi Hua were also afraid of being left behind.

By spending a whole day solving difficult dungeon strategies, they accumulated a lot of profits.