Dark Ruins
Dark Ruins.
The gate above the altar groaned and wailed.
Well-armed soldiers are arriving here through the Secret Passage.
They are well-trained.
Upon arrival.
They then began to arrange their formations.
Not long after.
The soldiers then surrounded the area around the altar.
As for that gate...
It was completely blocked.
The girl smiled and scrutinized everyone present.
She was about to say something.
But suddenly.
An angry roar came from the darkness:
"How dare you trespass on my territory?!"
This was accompanied by a roar.
A massive steel dragon head, almost occupying a third of Roger's field of vision, suddenly sank into the ground! At that moment...
The Ancient Steel Dragon opened its blood-red maw.
Orange-red flames shot out from his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, he melted the metal ruins surrounding the altar into a fluid mass! Yet his flames did not cause much damage to the soldiers near the altar.
Because that doll-like girl had already made her move! In an instant.
One after another, dazzling, seven-colored barriers rose up from the ground.
It enveloped the altar and the soldiers.
The steel dragon's Dragon Flame swept across.
Yet they weren't harmed in the slightest!...
"Lizards really aren't very bright."
A hint of coldness flashed in the girl's eyes. "This territory is only being lent to you temporarily."
"The will to stand in the way of starlight..."
"Then die!"
The words fell.
A series of starlight of different colors shimmered around her.
The starlight gathered in the girl's hands.
They quickly turned into weapons of various types! Meanwhile, on the other side...
Steel Dragon showed no weakness.
He angrily shook the enormous dragon head.
It unleashed an indiscriminate area-of-effect (AOE) attack on everyone present.
"I..."
"Only the true ruler is there!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Dragonfire, like a volcanic eruption, spewed from the Steel Dragon's mouth.
This wave of Dragon Flame was several times more powerful than the previous one! The entire Dark Ruins trembled!
Whoosh! The girl's figure disappeared from the spot.
The next second.
She rapidly ascended to the top of the steel dragon's head.
The two sides quickly launched into a chaotic battle!
However, the girl's actions did not affect the actions of the Starry Sky God Race soldiers.
They were bathed in the protection of the starlight.
Roger was identified immediately! In fact.
From the moment the girl appeared.
Roger immediately recognized them! "They're pursuers sent by Olmerdo!"
Roger's expression was rather grim.
He knew that the Star God wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.
But things turned out to be so coincidental.
He had just been outmaneuvered by Quentin.
I almost got blown away by the Steel Dragon's Dragon Flame again.
Now they also have to face Protoss soldiers with the "Starlight Barrier" buff!
Speaking solely of the struggle.
Roger was naturally not afraid of these members of the Protoss.
But now his attention is divided very evenly into three parts—
Ancient Steel Dragon!
A girl who looks like a rag doll!
And Quentin!
None of these three are easy to mess with!
in this case.
He no longer has much energy left to deal with these small fry.
If we let the little elves perform their tasks...
I wonder what their chances of winning are!...
While Roger was observing the situation on the field.
Quentin, who had been standing quietly on the altar, suddenly revealed a smug smile.
Because the girl wasn't personally guarding it.
He easily found an opening in the Starry Sky God Race's defenses! The next second...
He gave a strange flash!
They walked right past the soldiers blocking the gate.
We've arrived inside the Secret Passage passage!
"Looks like I'm actually pretty lucky."
He stepped one foot into the Secret Passage leading to the top floor.
He turned back to Roger with a mocking smile, "So..."
"Goodbye, Mr. Sacrifice!"
The next moment.
His body tilted slightly.
They were about to leave the Dark Ruins.
But it happened at this very moment.
The scene on the altar suddenly began to distort wildly!
An extremely domineering force locked onto everything around them! Not to mention Quentin, who was trying to enter the Secret Passage.
Even the girl and the steel dragon, who were fiercely fighting in mid-air, were forcibly locked in place by this force! "What is this...?"
Everyone looked in astonishment at the source of the power—
That was the edge of the altar.
Roger, the instigator, was calmly holding the glowing prop in his hand.
However, there was something in his eyes.
There was a slight sense of reluctance.
On the data panel.
"Log: You used the item ' Celestial God Duel Arena '!"
"Duel Opponent: Quentin, the Immortal Palace Traitor"
"Creating you and your dueling opponent into two dimensions..."
"Log: ' Celestial God Duel Arena ' is randomly inviting judges and audience members..."
"The judges and audience are being visualized in two dimensions... Visualization complete!"
"Third row audience members taking their seats: Indigenous inhabitants of the Black Crystal World (number of people)"
"Second row of Cheering Squad taking their seats: Mysterious Alchemist Group (number of members)"
"The judges are taking their seats in the first row: the projection of Mystra, the projection of Qionan, the projection of the Lord of Asgard, the projection of the Saint Dragon Arthur, the projection of the Ancient God of the Stars..."
"The Celestial God Duel Arena has been initialized!"
"Should we skip the ' Warm-up Phase ' and go straight into the ring match?"
In a space that gradually becomes blurred and distorted.
Roger stared intently at Quentin was gradually merging into the dueling arena not far away.
to be honest.
That's how the Celestial God Duel Arena was used up.
He was in great pain! But he knew it.
I have to stop Quentin!
This guy has a lot of problems.
He possesses an artifact powerful enough to destroy the Twin Stars.
Intuition told Roger.
Quentin's intentions go far beyond simply reaching the top! If he succeeds...
Irreversible and serious consequences may occur in this regard!
Roger was absolutely certain of his judgment.
Quentin, this seemingly harmless guy.
Its destructive power may even exceed that of Olmerdo himself! As for the Ancient Steel Dragon and this baby-faced little girl.
It is incomparable to it.
So he's determined to keep them here today, no matter what! "Fine..."
"Let's have a fair and just showdown."
"Let me see the power of the Asgardians!"
In an instant.
Roger's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
He was just about to jump straight into the "contest" segment.
But at that very moment...
The surrounding space underwent a second distortion.
A completely unexpected turn of Roger suddenly occurred! He suddenly saw...
The towering steel dragon was pressed down by a tremendous force.
Ultimately, it ended up with Quentin.
The girl on the steel dragon's head also fell in the same way.
It just happened to end up next to Roger!
The girl landed.
He then gave Roger a sinister smile.
The next moment.
She pulled out a very short dagger.
He plunged a knife into Roger's lower back.
Roger did not dodge.
The dagger struck him hard.
It couldn't cause any harm! The girl immediately showed a look of astonishment.
This moment.
She had only just begun to re-examine this increasingly distorted space! And Roger...
But they were already staring at the information stream on the data panel!...
"Celestial God Duel Arena: Fragments of the ' Celestial God Game ' have been detected, affecting the rules of dueling..."
"New laws are being generated..."
"New rule sound field complete!"
The current duel mode is fixed as follows:
2v2!
Red against blue!...
Red Team: Roger the Demon Slayer, Yona the God of Puppets
Blue Team: Quentin the Betrayer, Ancient Steel Dragon
Note 1: Only after defeating all members of the enemy squad can two members of your own squad leave the Celestial God Duel Arena!...
Note 2: None of your attacks can damage members of your own squad!
Note 3: The Combat Mode of the arena is a free-for-all between two teams!
Please arrange your own tactics...
"Shall we begin the Warm-up Phase?"
"Warm-up Phase has begun, 5 minutes remaining..."
With the birth of new rules.
The fighting arena, which was originally like a tavern, suddenly transformed into a relatively open Underground City.
Roger glanced at it twice.
It was discovered that its background was extremely similar to that of the Dark Ruins.
Maybe they just transplanted the materials from the Dark Ruins and used them on the spot—
It's all Two-Dimensional World anyway.
This can save on materials to some extent.
In the Underground City.
It was none other than the Steel Dragon Altar.
The door on the altar that Quentin had been longing for was now wide open.
However, the duel will not be completed.
No one can get in.
Above the main gate.
Then there were three more large hanging drums.
now.
Three invisible hands are controlling and striking the large drum.
The drums beat incessantly.
It was quite enthusiastic.
The rest area for both the red and blue teams.
The atmosphere was stiff and cold at that moment.
On the Blue Team's side.
The Ancient Steel Dragon roared at Quentin in great dissatisfaction:
"You have violated the rules of sacrifice!"
"You've attracted that filthy group of Starry Sky God!"
"I cannot fight alongside a treacherous person like you!"
Quentin shrugged, looking rather grim.
His eyes were fixed on the door leading to the top floor.
The next second.
His gaze was fixed on Roger.
Hatred has reached its peak.
The Red Team is also internally divided.
Yona glared at Roger, her cheeks puffed out in anger.
"If you're so capable, make me your rival!"
I'm going to kill you all!
She cursed at Roger a couple of times.
Then it launched a taunt attack on the opposing Steel Dragon.
Yona looked delicate and frail.
His mouth, however, was quite sharp.
While it wasn't to the point of using excessive profanity.
But his pre-war trash talk skills were unparalleled.
Roger was utterly amazed when he heard it.
"It's a real shame not to give her that talent for swearing and XP..."
That's what he was thinking.
For Yona.
He was naturally on guard.
After all, this woman was sent by Olmerdo.
It is vaguely an enemy of a higher level than the Ancient Steel Dragon.
But right now, his most important enemy is still Quentin!
To deal with Quentin.
He can unite with any enemy he can unite with!
Even though Yona insulted him in every way.
He can endure it!
"Let's leave the steel dragon for now..."
"If a fight breaks out later, let's take down Quentin first."
"To prevent this kid from causing any more trouble..."
Regarding this Immortal Palace Traitor.
Roger was determined to kill! But aside from keeping an eye on Quentin's every move.
Roger's attention was partially diverted by the newly emerging laws.
He's strange.
Why were the rules of the Celestial God Duel Arena changed?
What exactly is the "Fragment of the Celestial God Game" detected by the system? Combined with a background that is exactly the same as the Dark Ruins.
Roger couldn't help but let a lot of guesses pop into his mind again.
Not long after.
He suddenly noticed.
The information that went viral earlier mentioned the audience group in the second row!
"A mysterious group of alchemists (number of members)!"...
Roger's heart skipped a beat! The next second...
A word popped into his mind—
"Red Valley"!...
Red Valley Alchemist! Those legendary alchemists who supposedly possessed the power to summon wind and rain in the Celestial God Game! Roger looked at those unfamiliar faces.
A surge of emotion welled up within him as he thought, "Could they be descendants of the Red Valley Alchemist?"
"Is it their existence that caused the changes in the Celestial God Duel Arena?"
"Or perhaps..."
His thoughts didn't linger for long.
Because at this very moment.
Quentin's low voice had already traveled through the gaps in the partition:
"Oh!"
"You discovered it?"
Roger walked over.
The two stared at each other across the wooden planks of the rest area.
Roger didn't say anything.
Quentin chuckled and said, "Looks like I should thank you."
"I wasn't even sure if the Red Valley Alchemist really existed..."
Roger scoffed. "Your target is them?"
"What exactly do you want with them?"
Quentin chuckled and said, "Is it wrong to seek out like-minded people?"
Roger frowned. "Like-minded?"
Quentin shrugged:
"The Red Valley Alchemist are an organization that strives to bring games to life. You must know that, right?"
"That Celestial God-level curse from back then—the ' Hollowing Curse' —was the work of Red Valley Alchemist..."
"You don't really think it was released by some god, do you?"
Roger was slightly taken aback.
He did not respond to Quentin's words.
He just pondered to himself.
But Quentin continued calmly:...
Let me tell you the truth.
What I'm looking for is that "Hollowing Curse" from back then! My goal is to solve the source of the Aberrant Matter once and for all! You know what I have.
As you know, I have given up on containing history.
You certainly can't understand why I did what I did.
Now.
I'll tell you the answer.
I believe that repeatedly containing the present world into history is insufficient to solve the problem of Aberrant Matter.
That's a foolish plan, like drinking poison to quench thirst.
That's the kind of plan that only the mediocre people in the Celestial Palace would insist on.
But I am different.
I've devised a brilliant solution that can truly solve the problem of Aberrant Matter..."
Upon hearing this...
Roger couldn't help but blurt out:
"You want to turn reality into a game?"
Quentin smiled and said, "Why not?"
"Once reality becomes a game, then the so-called Aberrant Matter is nothing more than something that alchemists can simply wipe out..."
"As for whether it will revert to its original form or continue to exist as a game world, we'll have to wait and see..."
Roger's expression remained unchanged.
But inside, he was incredibly surprised.
Although he already harbored deep distrust of Quentin's words.
But this incredibly bold idea truly moved him! "If this plan really works..."
"Etc!"
A sudden inspiration flashed through Roger's mind. "Before the duel..."
Why are you telling me all this?
"Are you afraid that if you die at my hands, your 'genius plan' will never be implemented?"
Quentin chuckled and said, "You're overthinking it, honey."
"I just habitually give my enemies a little end-of-life care."
"After all..."
"You are a dying man!"
That's all.
Quentin took two steps back.
He then turned his head to look at Yona was still exchanging fire with Steelix:
"This beautiful lady."
Would you like to join our team?
Yona looked at him in surprise.
Then he looked at Roger.
Finally, he nodded with some skepticism.
The next second.
Quentin flashed his signature genuine smile.
Whoosh! A flash of white light.
He now held a gashapon machine-like contraption in his hand.
Snap! Quentin gently twisted the prop in his hand.
The entire Celestial God Duel Arena trembled slightly once again!
In the audience seats.
The group of mysterious alchemists all stood up excitedly!
Roger couldn't help but glance at the data panel.
"Warning: Quentin has used the item ' Celestial God Cheater '!"
The team assignment system has been modified!
"Yona, the God of Puppets, has joined Blue Team!"
The current team situation is as follows:
Red Team: Roger the Demon Slayer
Blue Team: Yona, the God of Puppets / Quentin, the Traitor / Ancient Steel Dragon...
The Warm-up Phase is about to end!
Look at Yona suddenly appeared in the Blue Team's rest area.
Quentin smiled with satisfaction, "Then..."
"Let's have a fair and just showdown!"
"A dignified demon slayer."
"Surely you can't lose a three-on-one fight?"
"Ha ha ha ha..."
4500, a little slower today, will continue tomorrow.