"It seemed this guy was truly cautious. Afraid I'd pull something, he actually wanted to drag me over there immediately..."
Lu Ce sighed as his feet continued sliding across the ground, drawing him closer to that rift.
Back in that space, after he had met Pain's true body, Pain had told him many things.
One of them was that one of Pain's questions had once trapped Death, but had also made Death what Death was.
Death would be one of the strongest among the gods! Absolutely a huge problem.
When Pain spoke of the gods' relative strength, Pain did not distinguish them by how much divine power they possessed. Thus, in Pain's system of judgment, Death was certainly rather special.
And that was indeed the case. Whether it was the God-Human Gamble's demand for fairness or the changing of the rules, it seemed Death had single-handedly pushed everything from the gods' side.
No matter what, there it was. The trouble had arrived.
"This is really bad. It's going to throw off my plans. Though I don't really have any plans... but the impact is still enormous. I'm screwed."
As Lu Ce moved toward that doorway, he spoke to Chiyo Eon beside him.
He sounded as if he were merely making casual conversation. Though his words said he was helpless, he did not look panicked at all, carrying a lazy, lifeless air.
"Hmph. So even you have times when there's nothing you can do?" Chiyo Eon snorted, then her gaze gradually dimmed.
"She... still decided to challenge Joy in the end?"
"Mm." Lu Ce nodded. "If the person you mean is Xie Antong."
Chiyo Eon suddenly became agitated. She took a sharp step forward and said:
"Why didn't you stop her?! Didn't you say that would be certain death, that there