Buying seasonal ingredients at the ice cream shop used up all the credit points Yu Xunge had stolen.
Of the magic items she had obtained from killing other contestants earlier, she kept only a dagger and an accessory that could reduce Skill Cooldown Time. She gave everything else to the white bear.
She was not the only one who had obtained a Demon Permit in the previous games.
Having watched the team matches, she naturally knew who besides herself possessed Demon Permits. The list might not have been complete, but it was definitely sufficient.
Half an hour later, an apprentice fell beneath Yu Xunge's blade.
As their weapons clashed, they had nearly spoken the same words at the same time: "You're the god I'm looking for."
She was not the only smart one, but she would be the only winner.
Unfortunately, the mission still was not complete.
Her successive wrong guesses cooled her head somewhat, and she stopped worrying about whether another apprentice would complete the mission before her.
The mission had explicitly said, "A god is hidden within Demon City."
Since there was only one, why did the clues point toward so many apprentices?
She bent down and picked up the Demon Permit that had reverted to a metal plate after its owner's death.
Looking at the Demon Permit in its original form, she realized something. This Demon Permit took up one of the magic item slots that could be brought into the game.
Then... was it because the ending had yet to be decided? Was that why the clue could not point clearly at anyone?
And she was one of the contestants qualified to become a god...
So someone had to become a "god" for this game to be completed?
She ran her fingers over the raised lettering