The strands of light on the Guangqiu stood on end, like a student being called on in class.
It stammered for a long time, but only managed to recall a few scattered words.
Something about being a traitor who betrayed the God’s camp.
The information was too ridiculous, so it hadn’t taken it seriously at all, and now it couldn’t remember a thing.
“They can’t even understand what I’m saying, so why do I have to memorize it too?”
Guangqiu said weakly.
The truth was, the languages of the Blue Star World and the Ailtia World weren’t mutually intelligible.
Only with Leaf Zhi acting as a guardian in between could the two sides communicate.
However, Leaf Zhi had only placed a Spiritual Brand on Edegar.
That allowed Edegar to understand what Players said, as long as he was within a certain distance of Leaf Zhi.
Although Guangqiu had signed a Contract with Leaf Zhi.
Leaf Zhi didn’t trust it at all, and had never once mentioned the Spiritual Brand.
It was clear he was guarding against it!
Leaf Zhi’s head suddenly leaned in close, his tone dangerous:
“Oh? So you didn’t remember anything at all?”
Guangqiu was so startled by the sudden approach of the skull that it shot back several meters before coming to a halt.
It clutched its pounding little heart.
There was a sense of having just brushed past death!
But thinking of everything it had experienced in the past two days, Guangqiu made a bold guess!
Leaf Zhi seemed unwilling to become a God directly, and now was placing great importance on the power of the Divine Spark.
In that case, as a Divine Spark with self-awareness, it was extremely valuable to him!
Even if its life was in his hands, he wouldn’t dare to act rashly!
Having figured this out, Guangqiu puffed out its chest and became confident.
“Anyway, I can’t understand what they’re saying, so I’ll just pretend not to hear anything! Isn’t that what you said?”
Leaf Zhi had told Edegar to ignore the occasional nonsense from Players, and this rule applied to Guangqiu as well.
But since Guangqiu couldn’t understand anything, it didn’t have to answer anything either.
Perfect!
The more it thought about it, the prouder Guangqiu became.
Its pea-sized eyes kept darting to Leaf Zhi, waiting for his reaction.
But Leaf Zhi seemed to lose interest in an instant, returning to his original position without even sparing it another glance.
Edegar looked at Leaf Zhi, then at the stunned Guangqiu not far away.
“Are we not dealing with it?”
His tone was calm and even.
Though Guangqiu’s identity was tangled and complicated with his own,
He was no longer a Dawn Knight, and the other was no longer the Light God, just a teammate.
That meant he could help.
After all, the other was a Divine Spark of the Light God. Bringing it over would be quite useful.
Leaf Zhi shook out a black Magic Robe from his Storage Space.
As he put it on, he replied:
“No need. Like it said, it doesn’t understand, so it can just obediently be a mascot.”
Leaf Zhi spoke lightly.
But Edegar knew that this statement completely cut off the possibility of Guangqiu communicating with the Players.
From his perspective, that was a good thing.
A Divine Spark was still too big of a risk.
If it behaved as a tool, the risk was more controllable for them.
So.
Edegar was silent for two seconds, then didn’t try to persuade further.
***
Blue Star.
“Ding ding ding!”
Pa!
Lin Xian groggily crawled out of bed and checked his phone.
“Damn! It’s 7:50 AM, why did I set my alarm for 8:00 AM?”
After saying this, Lin Xian tossed his phone aside and went back to sleep.
Five minutes later.
He suddenly jumped out of bed.
“Wait! Today’s the launch day of the ‘Under the Gods’ closed beta!”
Lin Xian grabbed his clothes and dashed to the gaming desk in two and a half steps.
Between the computer and the gaming peripherals was a silver-black headset brimming with a sense of advanced technology.
This was the VR Headset Lin Xian had received just yesterday.
After being thoroughly checked by his enthusiastic online friend “Ye Hui Fei,” the headset’s safety was completely guaranteed.
So Lin Xian’s excitement about being able to play the game soon was at its peak!
According to “Ye Hui Fei,” there was a completely indecipherable Core Encoder at the back of the VR Headset.
It was probably related to the main game system.
The more Lin Xian heard, the more hyped he became.
With such airtight security, there might really be something special from the Game Company.
Lin Xian put on the headset, and a dark countdown appeared before his eyes, showing three minutes remaining.
“Phew! Almost missed it!”
Lin Xian let out a sigh of relief.
Under his hopeful gaze, the countdown finally hit zero.
Then—
“Bang!”
Lin Xian’s head lolled to the side and he fell backward onto his chair.
The magic stored within the VR Headset began to circulate, activating the Magic Rune created through mechanical engineering.
Magic Matrix, activate!
From Lin Xian’s perspective, as the countdown hit 00:00, his vision suddenly went black.
A faint suction came from the back of his head.
The next second, he found himself lying on the ground.
Lin Xian opened his eyes to see the white dome of a church above him.
A strange scent of blood and fresh grass drifted to his nose.
“I transmigrated? No, I entered the game?!”
Lin Xian sat up in disbelief and looked down at his own hands.
This light!
These hands!
This smell! This sensation!
This was the virtual reality game he’d always dreamed of!
Tears of excitement welled up as he touched himself.
“Uuuu, I can’t believe I actually get to play a real virtual reality game in my lifetime!”
“Mom! There’s a pervert, ahhhh!”
A terrified scream pierced Lin Xian’s eardrums, the pitch so high it almost turned dolphin-like.
Through tear-blurred eyes, Lin Xian looked over.
He saw a handsome young man staring at him in horror.
From the clear yet idiotic look in the other’s eyes, Lin Xian instantly recognized him as a Player.
Recalling that there were only three beta testers, Lin Xian called out tentatively.
“Ye Hui Fei?”
The terror on the young man’s face turned to surprise.
“Xiu-ge?”
After receiving Lin Xian’s confirmation, the young man let out a sigh of relief.
“Scared me to death, Xiu-ge, why were you touching yourself for no reason?”
Only God knew how terrifying it was to put on the VR Headset and open your eyes to see a big guy groping himself and sobbing and laughing at the same time!
Plus, the man’s voice was so mournful that Ye Hui Fei broke out in goosebumps!
Lin Xian coughed.
“It’s my first time playing a game like this, got a bit emotional.”
“Same here!”
Ye Hui Fei immediately started waving his hands excitedly.
“Xiu-ge, I’m telling you, this game is insane! The blood smell around here is so realistic!”
“The graphics are top-notch, the sensations are real, and even the earthy smell of the ground is spot-on!”
“Even the choking feeling around the neck is just like the real world, we’re finally playing a real virtual reality game!”
The Game Company behind ‘Under the Gods’ is really generous; not only is the game great, but they actually let us play it!
Lin Xian stared at the clearly too-small clothes on Ye Hui Fei and focused on his neck.
His expression was complicated.
“Then did you ever wonder why you could feel the sensation of being choked?”