Victory Was Hard-Won, Cheng Shi Sighed
Yuanmu Town.
After the final decision of Destiny was made, Qin Chaoge woke up from her coma.
Only then did she realize that there was another girl unconscious beside her.
And this girl was none other than Shaman!
Just as she was pondering how things had developed to this point and why Hu Xuan was included in the final answer, Cheng Shi arrived.
He glanced under the bed, his face turning as black as the bottom of a pot, and he blurted out:
"Damn it, a liar!"
Qin Chaoge's face turned cold, and she glanced at him sideways.
Who are you insulting?
"Silly lady, I'm talking about that female swindler who knocked you out!"
He lied to me and said this was what she really looked like. Bullshit! This person never tells the truth!
"Look at you, such a strong soldier, and you still got ambushed? Aren't you ashamed?"
As he spoke, Cheng Shi reached out a hand and pulled her out from under the bed.
Qin Chaoge's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth. "I am Singer."
"Yes, yes, yes, you're a warrior to your own people and Singer to outsiders. So you're only good at bullying your own people, huh?"
"Cheng! Shi!"
"What? I've already led you to victory, and I can't even have a moment to vent?"
Cheng Shi stood defiantly in front of her, looking at her with an air of self-righteousness.
A look of shame and indignation flashed in Qin Chaoge's eyes, but she endured it for a long time.
But he still turned his head away and said in a hard voice:
"I cast the vote, the most crucial one."
"Oh right, so may I ask, this great Singer who carried her teammates to victory, what motivated you to vote for the mother of your child who was pregnant with your child before you were even married?"
"..."
"Boom--"
The room fell An Jing.
Well, there are no rooms available.
Not long after, on the roof of Shaman's neighbor's house.
"Hiss—I told you, you're only good at bullying your own family."
"..."
Qin Chaoge looked at Cheng Shi, who was treating himself with a dark expression, and finally laughed out loud.
"This is also a gift, a blessing from Him: Ceasefire Protocol."
As long as I don't hurt anyone, no one can hurt me first.
"?"
Cheng Shi's eyes widened, and he finally understood why this Singer, despite possessing astonishing strength, never took the initiative to attack.
Of course, this excludes Edict of Passage.
"How did Zhen Xin manage to take you down?"
Cheng Shi was very surprised. He had just recounted the whole story. Qin Chaoge's face darkened when he heard the question.
"You have the nerve to ask me? You stabbed her in the shoulder, and when I went to help pull the knife out, the moment I caused her injury, the Ceasefire Protocol was null and void!"
You..."
Qin Chaoge's face was ashen, seemingly regretting missing out on the exciting team fight that followed.
"..." At this point, Cheng Shi was truly speechless.
How come after all this, it turns out to be my fault?
How could a pot fly onto my head?
He shook his head and smiled wryly, then asked again after a moment:
"But your power clearly doesn't need Ceasefire Protocol, does it?"
"That's precisely why I need it." Qin Chaoge spoke firmly, gazing at the giant sun in the sky, as if explaining to Cheng Shi, or perhaps murmuring to herself:
"If a person cannot control his or her desires, how is he any different from a beast?"
I don't want to become a machine that only knows how to kill.
"Tsk, it's a shame you didn't choose [Order]."
Qin Chaoge laughed heartily:
"I don't like being bound by rules and regulations."
Looking at his unrestrained and cheerful teammate, Cheng Shi suddenly understood.
A Singer who dislikes being constrained is able to restrain the desires within his heart.
Freedom is nothing more than this.
"Stop talking about me, talk about yourself."
You're not Believer in "Decay," are you?
Cheng Shi wasn't surprised. He smiled and asked, "How did you figure that out?"
"A decision made without the smoke of gunpowder is still His blessing."
Talk less, observe more. As long as I personally bridge the information gap and have the advantage of intelligence in my hands, my decisions will become more accurate.
That's why I can select the option you want me to select.
Cheng Shi, Believer of "Decay" ideology, rarely engages in such convoluted schemes; they prefer direct and straightforward harm...
So, you're not like them.
Ah, indeed, Believer in [war] rarely have so many twists and turns.
No wonder you talked non-stop throughout the entire Trials without uttering a single sound; you kept changing your tune, pretending one thing and doing another...
She's so cunning.
Seeing the questioning look in Qin Chaoge's eyes, Cheng Shi finally let down his guard in the relaxation of Trials the trial.
He said frankly and earnestly:
"Um."
Qin Chaoge remained silent, waiting for him to continue his confession.
"[Destiny], actually I am Believer in [Destiny], I have grafted a piece of the Destiny of the Blood-Swapping Priest."
"Big Swallow! I knew it!"
Qin Chaoge glared angrily at Cheng Shi, wishing he could beat him up again!
She couldn't help but think that almost every step Cheng Shi had taken had been thwarted by a turning point in Destiny, guiding countless deviations in Destiny back onto the right track.
She should have realized long ago that no player would receive such favor from [Destiny]!
He must be Believer in Destiny!
What a silent Fate Weaver of Destiny!
Cheng Shi had no idea what Qin Chaoge was imagining. Seeing that she seemed to believe him, he swallowed the rest of the truth.
I only meant to tease her, but she actually believed me.
Since you've already believed it, then what you said before must be the truth.
I'm not lying.
Shrug.
"Won't your Lord of Grace despise you for killing your own colleague?"
Heh, isn't that enough disgust?
Cheng Shi gave a stiff smile, "He likes to make choices, and this time, He chose me, that's all."
Qin Chaoge nodded silently, processing the information, and then suddenly spoke to Cheng Shi in an extremely awkward tone:
"Cheng Shi, I don't expect the world to have one more good person, but I don't want the world to have one more bad person."
Let's cheer each other on, okay?
Cheng Shi was stunned. He looked at Qin Chaoge's expectant eyes and was speechless for a moment.
But a few seconds later, he suddenly couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"Kukukukuku, don't make me laugh, big sister."
Do you have chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?
"You didn't make this choice on a Faith after watching some action-packed anime, did you?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Chaoge punched him on the head, blasting away half of the roof.
"..."
Seeing Qin Chaoge's flushed face, Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat.
Damn, you guessed right.
After all that, it turns out our Singer is just a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)!
That's fucking outrageous!
Qin Chaoge, having his thoughts exposed, glared angrily at Cheng Shi before disappearing on the spot.
She left in a fit of rage and embarrassment.
"Tsk, hard to judge."
Cheng Shi sighed, lay on the roof, and looked at the giant sun rising above him, echoing the [Prosperity] Divinity within him. His gaze turned Indifference and playful once again.
Ending?
What will the ending be?
The Experiment subjects eventually become consumables for Experiment, and are then replaced and discarded.
Their only source of pride was that, unlike other Experiment subjects, they were fortunate enough to become consumables for a great Experiment.
After so many years, how could the Dagger of Stars possibly end so abruptly?
Will He agree?
Although Cheng Shi didn't know what had happened in the Void, when he saw the travelers and residents of the town going about their business as usual, and the sun rising in the sky as usual, he knew...
There is no ending to this place.
Look, the Divinity prosperity emanating from the Eternal Day today, doesn't it represent that the Scholarly Council replaced "another consumable"?
At this moment, Cheng Shi was eager to know what kind of story would unfold here next.
How Faith changes.
And, the new Divine Envoy...
Is it the same person as before, or is someone already on their way?
Besides...
Will that Blood Moon be an incomplete "Decay"?
How will history record the Change that have occurred to the giant sun?
"Sigh, why think so much? It's none of my business."
"What a waste of time, I'm outta here."
Cheng Shi watched as the real Shaman awoke amidst the ruins of the courtyard, looked around blankly, chuckled, and withdrew from the Trials.
[Special Trial (Who Deserves Redemption [Destiny]) Challenge Successfully Completed]
[Rating in progress and calculating rewards...]
[Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S]
[Item obtained: Mask of Appreciation (S) x1]
[Obtain Item: Mask of Trust (S) x1]
[Obtained Item: Mask of Desire (S) x1]
[Obtained Item: Mask of Cunning (S) x1]
[Path to Godhood +15]
[Ladder of Audience +2]
[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2156, Global Ranking: ]
[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 166, Path of Fate Ranking: 59]
[Trials completed, exiting soon]