I Don't Want to Call You Master!

The cratered Moon Surface.

Tiny specks of silver light diffracted from the halo on the back of the sphere.

It illuminated the earth in Roger's field of vision.

Looking around.

The background is an endless starry sky.

Looking up, all I could see was a hazy light and shadow.

And in the distance, near the horizon.

A giant 'spider' is crawling on the ground.

The spider's mouthparts are slightly open.

The fangs were deeply embedded in the ground.

A bottomless hole appeared in Roger's view.

"Inspection: You've discovered the ' Spider Maze '"

"Sixth Sense: You realize that the 'Scavenger' dwells in this mysterious and dangerous Spider Maze."

I came to my senses.

Roger began to seriously examine the place.

There was a small base where the spaceship landed.

Occasionally, you can see some robots that are in a very old state at the base.

Apart from this man who suddenly appeared.

There are no other life forms on the Moon Surface.

Roger glanced at the Tinder Pouch.

have to.

All the Warp Orb have been used up.

No wonder it could jump from the top of a beluga whale to the moon in one go.

At present.

Roger calmly wrapped his hand around the innocent-looking "Missing You" with his Floating Cloud Palm.

Then he cautiously looked ahead.

He looked at the "Last Celestial God Apostle".

"Who are you?"

"Judging from your tone..."

You seem to know me?

Roger asked.

The man smiled gently, revealing a rather cute little tiger tooth. "Of course I know you."

"Lord Roger."

"I've been up in this Above the Sky for too long, and I really lack enough entertainment. In recent years, only your extraordinary vision has broadened my horizons."

That explanation makes perfect sense.

But Roger instinctively felt that he was hiding something.

Then he looked at Griffith: "So you two must know each other, right?"

To everyone's surprise, Griffith began to frantically shake the sword, emitting a deep, rumbling sound:

"This person is probably sick, and quite seriously so."

"I don't know him at all."

"It's been so long... He's acting like we're old friends, I feel embarrassed for him!"

These words were spoken.

The man's expression changed slightly.

His ears and cheeks were slightly flushed.

His tone also became slightly hurried:

"Yes, I am sick, and very sick..."

"But this has nothing to do with memory!"

"Of course I know you, and you once knew me. You are Griffith, the Sword of Mystra! And... the shame of Mystra!"

Speaking of which...

He coughed violently twice. "Cough cough... You don't think nobody remembers that you deserted in the face of battle back then, do you?"

"If I had known you would be so rude, I shouldn't have given you any face in the first place."

Griffith roared, "You are the disgrace of Mystra!"

"When will I go into battle...?"

His voice suddenly trailed off.

Roger looked at him strangely.

After a while.

The latter then said sullenly:

"I remember now, it seems like there was such a time, but it was so long ago, I really can't remember clearly. No, I have to try to recall..."

Roger waved his hand to interrupt him:

"There's no need to recall it."

"I'll help you."

"The last time you deserted your post was just a few months ago."

Griffith fell completely silent.

"It seems that old habits die hard..."

The handsome young man smiled gently.

He took out a very nice handkerchief, covered his mouth, and coughed for a while.

Only then did they refocus their attention on Roger.

"Griffith hasn't changed much."

"And you are the same..."

"I have seen you countless times in History of the Present World, and every time, you have this same expression."

"It's clear that many things remain unchanged throughout history, isn't it?"

"Mystra... the Hidden Hero?"

When it came to the last sentence.

The man emphasized "of Mystra"—which, in the grammar of Common Language, implicitly means 'ownership'! But what shocked Roger even more was...

He pronounced the words "Hidden Hero" (xia yin) precisely, using a method similar to Common Language pinyin!

This shows he knows his profession! This shows...

There must be more to the story behind the profession of "Hidden Hero"!

"The Xia Yin of Mystra?"

"Mystra's?"

"Does this Mystra refer not to the Mystra Planet, but... the god Mystra?"

In a short time.

Roger's heart was beating a little fast.

The man's voice echoed repeatedly in his mind.

Roger's expression appeared relatively calm.

But inside, my heart was already in turmoil!

He's lying!

After playing the ostrich for a while, Griffith suddenly stood up and said, "With his strength, how could he possibly travel through History of the Present World?"

"Not to mention encountering yourself in history!"

Don't believe a single word this man says!

Roger did not comment.

He simply watched Griffith and the handsome young man calmly.

The latter coughed for a while.

Indistinctly.

Roger saw that the delicate handkerchief was now stained with bright red blood.

He still looks just like an ordinary human being.

But his shadow.

It looked like a bloody, mangled monster dancing on its own!

The scene looked rather eerie.

Roger's vigilance was at its peak.

He told himself.

Whatever the other party says may be just a way to create suspense.

We must find out their true purpose!

Celestial Apostles...

besides.

Griffith!

Roger held his breath at that moment.

I forced myself to calm down quickly.

"You're very clear-headed. No wonder Mystra chose you for the final gamble."

"Unfortunately, being chosen by a fallen god is not necessarily a happy thing."

The man smiled faintly and removed the handkerchief.

His gaze toward Roger was full of admiration. "By the way."

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eddie, and I am a chosen one of the gods of Messenary... or rather, a former chosen one."

There was a hint of self-deprecation in his tone. "I was ordered to take over the Mystra."

"Unfortunately, the situation here is worse than I imagined. As you can see, I've been contaminated by the Aberrant Matter... very, very deeply..."

"They seeped into my throat..."

"Now... I am already in their shape..."

As he spoke.

He suddenly gave a bitter smile.

The next second.

The shadow behind Eddie began to tremble involuntarily.

Whoosh! The shadows expanded wildly.

In the end, they turned into countless tails extending across the earth.

Each tail is covered with tiny suckers and horizontal teeth.

Splash!

A lot of saliva was drooling from its tail.

That feeling.

Roger looks familiar!

That was clearly the feeling of being targeted by a giant star beast from the Abyss of Destruction!...

"I'm hungry..."

Eddie's eyes were red.

"But I can still control myself."

As he spoke.

He took out a finely crafted dagger and made a cut on his forearm!

Faint bloodstains appeared.

A series of mournful cries came from the shadows.

Immediately afterwards.

All the strange shadows have disappeared and become normal.

It was as if that bizarre scene had never happened.

"I'm sorry you had to see this."

Eddie bent down Bandage bandaged the shallow wound.

At the same time, he turned his body to the side.

This cleared a wide road.

"You're here to kill the cleaners, aren't you?"

"Then I won't keep you any longer."

"Please."

After saying that...

He then stopped speaking.

Roger frowned deeply.

The people and events he encountered on the moon were beyond his expectations.

Eddie, the Last Celestial God Apostle, clearly knew something.

But he didn't stop himself from killing the Scavenger.

What secret is hidden here? His heart was pounding.

Unprecedentedly fast.

His Sixth Sense told him.

The Spider Maze concealed dangers he had never experienced before.

And then the next second.

Roger spoke decisively:

What exactly is a street cleaner?

What is your mission here?

What is the point of destroying living beings?

"Eddie... can you tell me about these things?"

Griffith, standing beside him, trembled slightly.

But Roger easily subdued him.

Hearing these three questions.

Eddie, on the contrary, looked surprised. "You know nothing about this?"

"It seems Lord Mystra has made quite a blunder..."

"The Scavenger is a monster that destroys everything it encounters, especially those infected by Aberrant Matter —I'm talking about someone like me."

"After it awakens, it will first destroy the moon, then Mystra, and finally dive into the endless Abyss of Destruction."

"No one can stop the Cleaner once he awakens."

"And my job is to protect the scavengers, and incidentally clean up Mystra's messes..."

"In short, once the Scavenger awakens, it will be a very terrible thing."

"But now... you still have a chance. Look, you've seen my condition, so I'm on your side. If you can stop the Cleaner's resurgence, I can live a little longer..."

"Let's get back to the main topic."

"The last time the gods destroyed the world, there was a mishap, which allowed too many beings to survive. The awakening of the Cleaner is a foregone conclusion. In the end, it is just First Ring in the gods' elaborate plan..."

As he spoke.

He coughed violently again.

This time.

The crimson blood not only stained the handkerchief.

It even left deep marks on the uneven ground.

He's right!

Griffith quickly said, "We have to stop the Cleaner's resurrection immediately..."

"Otherwise, we'll all be finished!"

Roger slapped him to the ground.

Then he asked Eddie, "Is dealing with the Cleaners a dangerous thing?"

This is not a casual question.

Roger's determination to deal with the Cleaners grew stronger.

The stronger the sense of crisis that comes back from your Sixth Sense sense.

This sense of crisis.

Even the Sea Serpent Queen never gave it to her!

"Danger? It's alright. The scavenger that hasn't woken up yet isn't difficult to deal with."

Eddie said slowly, "As long as you are prepared to make sacrifices."

"It should be able to succeed, right?"

Roger narrowed his eyes. "The resolve to sacrifice?"

Eddie glanced at Griffith, then at Roger, and suddenly sneered:

"I thought it was a combination of a hero and a holy sword."

"I never expected that the two guys who came to save the world this time would be two people with their own ulterior motives."

"Didn't Griffith tell you that after dealing with the Scavengers, you might face 'O's' Heavenly Sword?"

"That was a punishment from the First God..."

"Sacrifice."

"It couldn't be more normal."

Roger gripped Griffith's sword hilt tightly, his face expressionless.

The latter was in pain.

He quickly explained, "I think you can handle it!"

"Isn't the Ao's Heavenly Sword also magic? I know you... umm... you know what I mean, right?"

Roger's brow remained furrowed.

He wasn't lying.

Eddie looked at Roger with a smile:

"The 'Ao's Heavenly Sword' is a spell with a level 20 rank."

"Speaking of which..."

"How can a hero, a human being, not even have the resolve to sacrifice himself for righteousness?"

"This sword is the most despicable holy sword I have ever seen."

"And you in this world are probably the worst hero I've ever seen..."

Roger answered calmly:

"I never called myself a hero."

"I am just a Martial Artist who has achieved some success."

A deep sense of disgust flashed in Eddie's eyes:

"Whatever."

"So, are you going now, or not?"

"The moon is Celestial God Forbidden Land. If you don't want to deal with the Cleaners, I will send you away..."

The words fell.

Everyone felt a violent tremor coming from beneath the Moon Surface! In an instant...

The arc light on its back changed from a pale milky white to a dark color that blended red and black!

If we look up from Mystra's perspective...

moon.

It had suddenly turned into a blood moon! The blood moon shone upon Mystra.

This also caused a series of dramatic changes!...

"Observation: You have observed the ' Blood Moon Magic Tide '..."

"Sixth Sense: You realize that this ' Blood Moon Magic Tide ' was orchestrated..."

Feel the eerily bright red in my vision.

Roger looked at Eddie.

The latter loosened his grip on the handkerchief and said expressionlessly:

"Someone cast a spell of level 15 or higher in Mystra, indirectly triggering the demonic tide..."

"The blood moon is just one of the warning mechanisms; it doesn't affect anything."

"I'm very curious, who exactly is that person, and what does he want to do?"

As he spoke.

Eddie hesitated for a moment.

Finally, he pointed his finger at the air a few times in the direction of Mystra.

Not long after.

A two-story-high mirror was spread out above their heads.

In the mirror.

It was a vast, desolate land.

The center of the earth.

A magnificent Floating City is rising from the ground.

The city rose steadily and slowly.

Below it.

Three enormous monsters were struggling to lift it!

That scene was truly shocking.

The people near the Floating City looked up in awe.

Some people even knelt down and kowtowed! At the very top of the Floating City.

Hundreds of Evil Mage riding Wizard Broom are on patrol.

In their center.

It is an eye with vertical pupils.

And a symbol that Roger found all too familiar!...

"Hint: You have detected the presence of ' Evil Shadow City '..."

"You have discovered three Ancient Evil: ' Endless Touch,' ' Manic Dream,' and ' Mountain of Buried Bones,' which are struggling to carry Evil Shadow City upwards..."

"You observed the symbols of the ' Evil Curse School ' and ' Velenus's Vertical Pupil '..."

"Warning: The Cleaners are about to awaken!"

"They're coming for the moon."

Eddie blushed slightly. "He's very well-informed. Even though he wasn't ready for interstellar travel, he still forcibly activated the magic tide to raise the energy level of the spells... He's ruthless."

"However, while artificially induced demonic tides can temporarily improve the mobility of Floating City, they will also cause a surge in the number of monsters in Mystra, which will further stimulate the awakening of the Scavengers..."

"After all, the scavenger decides whether to carry out its mission based on the concentration of distortion in the environment."

"You still have a chance if you go now."

"Any later and it might be too late..."

Speaking of which...

Eddie asked impatiently, "I'll ask one last time."

Are you going or not?

"Oh, right, I have to warn you, your resurrection methods might stop working once you're inside..."

Having said all that...

He looked at Roger as if it were none of his business.

Roger remained silent for a moment.

"I..."

Just as he was about to say "I'll go,"

Suddenly, two bright yellow lights flashed by.

Two figures stood ramrod straight! Roger stared at them in surprise.

Those were his two Extracorporeal Avatar—

Yellow Beard and Jade Phoenix Monk!

"Prompt: Your two Extracorporeal Avatar have awakened their last vestiges of spirituality, and they wish you to allow them to fight in your place through Soul Projection..."

That moment.

Roger's eyes stung slightly.

He immediately clenched his fist.

"Hehe, the previous generation of Martial Artist were more courageous."

Eddie relentlessly mocked:

"It's quite common to benefit from the legacy of the previous generation."

"Especially for someone like you who lacks awareness, why not just be a tool to manipulate this physical body?"

Faced with Eddie's ridicule.

Roger gently shook his head. "You're right, I do lack the awareness to be a hero."

"Thank you for reminding me."

"I think I know what I need to do."

As he spoke.

He took two steps toward the Spider Maze.

However, at this very moment...

Griffith suddenly stopped him! "You can't go!"

He shouted:

"There's something wrong with this person! He's lying, can't you tell? He claims to have met you in history, but he hasn't said in what situations they met!"

"Is it a situation like this? Then why didn't he mention how you used to do it?"

"I suspect he's trying to provoke you into suicide... Once you take down the Cleaner, he might loosen his control over the mutations and become another uncontrollable scourge!"

"Roger, we must join forces to kill him first!"

"Then we'll consider the cleaners."

Roger looked at Griffith with surprise:

"Why are you suddenly concerned about my life?"

Griffith gritted his teeth and said, "That's because I believe that Ao's Heavenly Sword shouldn't work on you!"

"But now that this old guy has said that, I suddenly suspect there's something else waiting for you inside."

"I... I really didn't mean to hurt you."

"I wouldn't dare to hurt you..."

The last sentence.

He spoke in a very soft voice.

Roger sighed softly.

The next second.

He kicked Griffith away. "Protect the Clear Spring Sect well."

"I'm not that easy to kill."

"Besides, do you think I don't want to kill this liar, pretentious guy?"

"But... it's too late."

Roger stared intently at the hole in the distance.

A vibrant sense of life is emanating from it.

Cleaner.

Awakening!

He had no other choice.

The divination results are shown.

Once this thing awakens, it will definitely become a world-destroying disaster.

He had no other choice.

Even if it's extremely dangerous.

Even if it was somewhat sudden.

Even if one is completely unprepared for such a situation.

But when things got to this point...

Roger realized it.

It's my turn now.

This actually has little to do with enlightenment.

There are just some things.

Someone has to do it.

To say that he sacrificed his life for righteousness might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Ultimately.

He has mastered all these skills.

It should be brought out and shown off eventually.

"A cleaner, huh..."

"I am coming!"

Roger made up his mind.

At present.

His figure was about to disappear from the spot.

However, at this very moment...

A gentle force caught him!

Someone grabbed his belt!

Roger turned around in surprise.

She was a beautiful girl whose entire body radiated pure white light.

She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old.

She was wearing an elegant court dress.

There was a tight leather collar around her neck.

Two long legs, tightly pressed together, were revealed beneath the fluffy lace skirt.

On her feet were a pair of cute round-toed boots.

"Let me go, Roger."

Her voice was ethereal, like that of a nightingale.

It was as beautiful as heavenly music.

Roger stood there, stunned.

It took quite a while.

He then asked:

"Who are you...?"

She let go of her hand in a girlish manner.

Her little face hardened. "Hmph... I don't want to call you master."

Roger was taken aback.

He hurriedly opened the data panel.

"Notification: Your servant Cindy has awakened her Second Form while asleep..."

"You have acquired a celestial maiden!"

Roger was still in shock at Cindy's dramatic transformation.

Eddie, his face full of vigilance, demanded, "Who are you?"

"Why does he have the aura of the celestial realm?"

The girl glanced at him.

Her arms were naturally spread out on either side of her skirt, her chest slightly raised, and her tone was solemn and dignified:...

I am lucky.

It was a natural disaster.

It is omnipotent.

It's also random...

I once carried an unspeakable mission.

But now.

I'm just a poor soul who was forced into child labor.

Speaking of the last sentence.

She glared at Roger fiercely.

"Hey, you'd better treat me better from now on!"

She said.

Roger nodded blankly.

Suddenly.

A question arose in his mind:

So, you ultimately chose a woman?

The girl crossed her arms with a look of disgust and began to complain:

"I am only in my Second Form now, not my final form."

"However... there's a high chance it will turn into a girl."

Celestial beings undergo metamorphosis to develop in a way that is beneficial to their survival.

So, why did I become a girl?

You should know the answer better than I do, right?

Roger quickly shook his head:

"I have absolutely no idea!"

"Wait a minute, will you be in this form from now on?"

The girl shook her head with a cold laugh:

"What? You don't like it? Or do you prefer the child labor version?"

"That's really perverted..."

"But don't worry, the Second Form only carries a part of my personality. Once I return to normal, you'll still see that timid and submissive guy!"

That's why I said you have to be nicer to me!

Speaking of which...

Her gaze fell upon the distant Spider Maze.

He murmured to himself:

"I can feel it, I came here for this. I can solve the Cleaners problem, and even the Ao's Heavenly Sword can't hurt me..."

"Let me handle it."

Roger.

Looking into the girl's clear, bright eyes.

Roger wanted to say something more.

But the restlessness emanating from the scavengers became increasingly apparent.

final.

He nodded silently:

"Be safe."

The girl looked at him with some surprise. "With your severe paranoia, you actually believe me!"

As he spoke.

A hint of emotion flickered in her eyes.

Her tone softened. "You should be careful too."

"This voter has a serious problem!"

"Don't be careless."

"I'm going..."

"At last."

Thank you for your trust.

The girl's figure quickly disappeared in front of the Spider Maze.

Roger then breathed a silent sigh of relief.

In a corner where no one can see.

His left hand was gently rubbing an inconspicuous ring.

On the data panel.

"Hint: You are using the Möbius Ring, capturing a time point... (Click to view details)"

"The capture is complete. You can return to the current time at any time!"

"I'm sorry... I really wanted to trust you..."

"But you're right, my paranoia is incurable... You always have to keep something in reserve!"

Roger chuckled to himself.

With this trick up his sleeve.

He felt a little more at ease.

This time is different from the past.

Roger had a vague feeling that something bad was going to happen.

It was at this moment.

A sinister voice whispered in his ear, "Since you don't want to die..."

"Then I'll just eat you up."

"To be honest, what I hate most are you pretentious Martial Artist!"

Roger looked back.

have to.

Just moments ago, Eddie was all debonair; now he's a writhing mass of flesh and blood! His appearance...

It's almost as good as a slime! (See the data panel.)

Lines of red text flooded the screen.

"Warning: The Last Celestial God Apostle has been corrupted into the Interstellar Slime King!"

"Warning: The concentration of Aberrant Matter is too high. Please leave immediately!"

"Warning: Astral White Whale Fenny, has opened her eyes for the second time..."

"Warning: The Interstellar Slime King has used a special item on you - Celestial God Duel Arena (3D/ Restricted Field)!"...