Original God: Using a vest knife to make players and game characters cry

"That...that is..."

Ying stepped forward, blocking Paimon's path:

"Is it... the Statue of the Seven? A bizarre sight I've never seen before..."

Before Luminous and Paimon stood the seven statues belonging to Wendy, hanging upside down.

Chapter 40 The Guys Sneaking in the Dark

"Why...why is the Seven Days Statue hung upside down like this?"

"Moreover, I remember that what the statue was holding in its fingers was a precious jewel."

The upside-down statue of the Seven Gods was holding a bead that exuded a purplish-black abyssal aura, and the way Venti looked on the statue... was so strange.

"It's so oppressive, I have a very bad feeling about this!"

Paimon looked at the person kneeling before the statue: "And that [Great Treasure Thief] is also completely still. Could it be that he's already..."

Paimon stepped forward and asked:

"Hey, are you okay?"

There was no sound coming from the room, and no breathing could be heard.

Paimon mustered his courage and glanced at the face of the "Great Thief of Treasures." Seeing that the man was bleeding from all seven orifices and looked like a demon, he screamed and ran to Ying's side.

"He, he's dead!"

Paimon's face turned deathly pale:

"Ying, let's leave here quickly. I feel so uncomfortable, like something bad is going to happen."

Ying felt increasingly repressed and no longer hesitated.

"Paimon, let's go, get out of here!"

Studio.

【Fear···】

[This is terrifying! Am I really not playing some kind of horror game?]

[Great! This kind of plot is really exciting; it's thrilling even in the mundane.]

[Actually, it wasn't anything special, just the atmosphere and music were a bit scary. We didn't even get a clear view of the "treasure thief's house."]

The fact that the statue of the wind god is hung upside down like this, and the eerie expression on its face, hints at a truly chilling secret.

Am I the only one who thinks the upside-down wind god looks a bit erotic?

You're unbeatable, my friend.

【...】

In the secret realm.

Just as Luminous and Paimon were about to leave, the entire platform seemed to come alive, with a massive amount of abyssal power pouring out from the ground. At the same time, the bead that Venti was holding also released a huge amount of abyssal power.

Ying felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, but she endured the discomfort and fled out of the ruins at an extremely fast speed.

Paimon followed closely behind Luminous, glanced back at the orb radiating abyssal power, and then sped up.

After Luminous and Paimon left, the body of the kneeling [Great Treasure Thief] in front of the statue of Wendy suddenly underwent a bizarre transformation, quickly twisting into a monster two and a half meters tall.

This is the new, malicious clone designed by Jiang Mumu. He is just a tool, so let's just call him malicious.

Malice is similar to the Abyss Apostle, but also different. Most of his body is covered by abyssal matter, and his facial expression is extremely ferocious and full of violence.

Anyone even slightly familiar with the Abyss would know that this guy definitely came from the Abyss.

The true form of malice reached directly into the jewel in the reversed statue's hand, and the immense abyssal power emanating from the statue began to pour onto malice.

This scene looks extremely bizarre.

While Ying and Paimon are naturally out of sight, this perspective still provides a portion of the view for the players.

On Chen Xiyao's game screen.

Even after Ying and Paimon leave the platform, the screen remains on the platform.

When she saw the "master thief" twist and turn into a monster, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"What the hell is this? Is this the mastermind behind it all?"

The screen doesn't show his malicious front, only his back, but that back alone is enough to give players a huge shock.

[The Abyss Apostle? The one Dain was chasing?]

He's absorbing the energy from the beads; I feel a big one is coming.

The scene shifted back to Ying, and that short clip sparked a heated discussion in the live stream.

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After maliciously absorbing all the energy from the bead, its body grew even larger, reaching a height of over three meters.

It feels really different from this perspective.

Suddenly, the hand that was gripping the pearl with malice tightened its grip.

With a loud bang, the precious pearl on the statue shattered instantly.

Meanwhile, Wendy, who was drinking and watching Nora train her elemental powers under the big tree in the wind, seemed to sense something. He put away his usual carefree expression and glanced in a certain direction.

Nora keenly noticed Wendy's action and was surprised.

How could you notice that?

Under the tree, Wendy pondered for a while and then stopped. The feeling was very faint; perhaps he was mistaken.

However, Wendy's expression was no longer as relaxed as before.

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Unlike the pitiful screaming groundhog in some live stream, Ying's skills in the Secret Realm are excellent, and she quickly led Paimon away from the bottom of the ruins.

Just as they were about to leave the ruins, a figure appeared and blocked their way.

Those who blocked their way were the Abyss Apostles.

After some conversation, Luminous and the Abyss Apostle started fighting, while Paimon found a place to hide.

In the end, the Abyss Apostle was no match for her, and at the same time, he learned of her identity through the power of Luminosity, so he stopped trying to stop her and left the place.

Seeing the Abyss Apostle leave, Pymion flew back:

"Are you alright, Ying?"

"What a formidable enemy. I didn't know the Abyss Order had such powerful monsters."

Ying didn't speak. She looked in the direction they had come from, which was the bottom layer of the ruins.

"Paimon, can you feel it?"

"what?"

"There seems to be something watching us from over there."

Paimon looked in the direction Ying pointed, but it was a pitch-black lower level, which he couldn't see at all.

Thinking back to everything that had happened, Paimon's face turned deathly pale:

"Whoa, what is that? Paimon didn't feel anything, Ying, don't scare me."

Ying withdrew her gaze:

"Let's go out first."

"Yeah, yeah, let's go, let's go! Paimon doesn't want to stay here anymore!"

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The bottom layer of the ruins.

The Abyss Apostle noticed the change here, but instead of leaving, it went down below.

"here···"

He was enraged when he saw the statue that no longer possessed the power of the abyss.

Suddenly, he sensed a presence rapidly approaching and immediately turned around: "Who!"

"Uh-huh~"

The Abyss Apostle was gripped by the neck by a large hand. He struggled violently, but to no avail.

Restrained by this hand, he was completely unable to mobilize the power within his body.

"Damn it, who... are you?"

Malice pressed his face close to the Abyss Apostle, seemingly sensing the same aura, and released his grip.

The Abyss Apostles, now free, immediately launched a counterattack.

However, he was no match for Malicious, and for some reason, the power of the abyss within him was suppressed. He was quickly slapped into the wall by Malicious.

Malice slowly approached the Abyss Apostle, who tried to open the door to leave, only to find that the door, which he usually opened at will, was now unresponsive.

As he silently awaited death, malice merely glanced down at him before vanishing in a cloud of gray mist.

After waiting for a while without seeing any malice, and realizing that he could once again mobilize the energy within his body, the Abyss Apostle immediately opened the door.

"That guy, is he from the Abyss too?"

"I must go and report to His Highness!"

Chapter 41 Mondstadt Undergoes a Change

Paimon and Luminous had just left the ruins when they encountered Dain.

Daines Reeb was also surprised:

"The reunion... came sooner than I expected."

"Oh, it's Dain."

At this moment, Paimon and Luminous were still thinking about what happened in the ruins.

"Judging from your expressions, it seems like you've experienced something strange."

"Could it be that we encountered the Abyss Apostle in that ruin?"

Paimon's little face showed surprise:

"Hey, how did Dain know?!"

“I am still hunting down the Abyss Apostles, and I never expected to run into you here.”

Ying looked at Dain and added:

"Actually, what we experienced was not just the apostles... there are even deeper strange things in the ruins."

So, Luminous and Paimon described to Dain the reversed statues deep within the ruins, the strange scenes of the dead, and... what worried Luminous the most was the thing lurking in the shadows.

After listening, Dain fell into deep thought:

“The upside-down statue… the abyssal energy in its hand, and the guy in the shadows you mentioned… I’ve never seen anything like this when I was fighting against the abyss.”

"Huh? Something's wrong."

Dain suddenly frowned and stared sharply in one direction.

Malice was somewhat unexpected. Although he hadn't deliberately disguised himself, the buffs meant that Daines Reeb was able to discover him so easily, which was indeed quite remarkable.

As expected of a guy who keeps talking about seeking revenge against the five great sinners.

"Hiding and sneaking around!"

Dain located the source of the malice and charged straight at it.

bang~

The malicious right hand materialized into a large black cleaver, which collided solidly with Dain's fist.