[Death] embraced death
On the other side, the Fishbone Hall.
When Cheng Shi realized that [Time] had truly left the world, his first thought was not about the clues left by Time, but about where the other Fear Faction were.
Cheng Shi admitted that he panicked at that moment. He was afraid that the boss of [Death] would leave behind the Divine Throne silently, just like [Time], and then completely embrace death.
Fortunately, [Death] was not so "merciless".
But the enormous skull seated on the Divine Throne brought Cheng Shi another piece of bad news:
[Silence] departed along with [Time], and they went together to the True Universe.
"He seemed to have found a new direction, and was therefore exceptionally happy."
"!!!"
What does "new direction" refer to?
Is it like that enormous, Leaky World Silent Puppet "corpse" in the True Universe, wandering through the True Universe?
Upon hearing this news, Cheng Shi was not happy at all. The determination in his eyes almost wavered. He stared blankly at the [Death] boss, unable to muster a smile.
"Why?
My lord, although I took away the voting power of the Fear Faction, I never intended to 'exterminate' Fear Faction.
I genuinely want to find a path to the future that can offer hope to all those Fear Faction, and I even have a direction in mind, but those Fear Faction...
Is it truly only when all the Old Gods perish that a new world will arrive!?
The green flames in the giant skull's eye sockets had vanished, and its empty gaze fixed on the staff inside the hall, letting out a soft sigh.
He knew that Cheng Shi wasn't ignorant, but simply unwilling to accept it.
"I know your heart, but if the Old Gods do not perish, how can the New God Naming?"
Although I have never told you about the future, your shrewdness suggests that you already knew the meaning of [Deception].
Cheng, Shi.
Your gaze should be fixed ahead, not on us, the Old Gods.
If fear and will ultimately prevail, who says that falling isn't the beginning of a new chapter...?
That being said, if Cheng Shi indifferent to the fall of the gods and men around him, he would never have sacrificed himself to Passing the Flame after the False Curtain Call, much less have he led everyone to this place.
After hearing the words about [Death], Cheng Shi fell silent.
The burden of the Fear Faction ultimately fell entirely on his shoulders.
Are you leaving too?
The enormous skull opened its mouth, let out a long sigh, but did not respond.
Cheng Shi nodded slightly, nodded repeatedly, nodded frantically, the nods becoming larger and larger, and his fists clenched tighter and tighter.
"Okay, I don't blame you, and I have no right to refute you. On the contrary, for the sake of this world, I should thank you for all your contributions to the possible future that lies ahead."
Thank you for your protection.
Thank you for saying goodbye...
I understand. I will carry the will of the Fear Faction and keep going until I reach that other side where there is no Creator.
You may leave at any time without informing me.
Cheng Shi's voice grew softer and softer, until only he could probably hear the last sentence. But after saying all this, he suddenly looked up at the enormous skull on the Divine Throne, suppressing the tremor in his voice, and asked, word by word:
"But before that, you must tell me, where does the Lord of Grace's Divine Authority lie!?"
In fact, this question is meaningless. As the Proxy Cheng Shi the [Covenant], Cheng Shi could find the Divine Authority of [Deception] in the simplest way. He also knew that [Deception] could never take the Divine Authority out of the Cosmos, but he still asked this question.
What he wanted to know was not where the Divine Authority lay, but an answer, a confirmation of the outcome of the [Deception] speculation.
Has [Deception] truly fallen?!
The giant skull remained silent. Looking at the "employee" pleading for mercy before it, it felt a pang of pity, but still spat out several [Deception] Divine Authority from its mouth. "Turn marrow into bone, and bone into marrow!"
That's right, the Divine Authority of [Deception] resides in [Death]!
"!!!!!"
Seeing this, Cheng Shi finally extinguished the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
He has gone.
After the collapse of the Void, before you sought an audience, [Justice) ] brought me His Final Decree.
He will temporarily entrust everything to me until you succeed to the [Covenant] and take sole control of the Cosmos.
This is His deal with Justice), and it is also the reason why Justice) is willing to entrust you with the responsibility of Proxy.
[Deception], immortal, [Justice) ], dare not, leave.
I did not intend to deceive you; it was just that He repeatedly instructed me not to let you know everything.
While He was alive, you still had motivation; but once you learned of His fall too soon...
Then, the will to overcome fear will find it even harder to move forward.
Despair can be a weapon, but only if there is a light ahead to guide you.
He transformed into that flame-colored light.
Unfortunately, the light is fleeting, and you must now grope your way forward in the dark.
Cheng, be yourself.
"..."
[Death] The boss lied to me!
He knew everything, yet He still deceived Himself.
Of course, it's not my fault for not noticing; He acted too well, and with the Divine Authority [Deception] in His hands, how could He not fool me?
And then there's [Folly], that annoying, all-knowing Wise One also deceived himself.
They used one Despair to pave the way Despair another, but ended up pushing themselves, who should have been trapped in Despair, to this point.
Final Decree!
What a Final Decree!
My Lord of Grace, these are your last words in this world. Aren't you going to say anything to your Believer?
If the burden is simply dumped on the Clown, what should the Clown do?
Even the Clown is helpless.
He clearly had an idea in his mind, but he couldn't tell anyone about it, not even his best [Death] boss.
He's afraid!
He feared that the moment he gave the answer, the boss of [Death], as the final Fear Faction, would completely embrace death to express his hatred for [Origin].
He wasn't afraid of death; he was only afraid that the will of the Fear Faction would be broken, and that the world would have no future because of it.
Of course, [Death] might not do that, but Cheng Shi dared not gamble even a little bit.
If one makes a wrong turn, there will be no more joy. He no longer carries the burden of his own joy, but the joy of countless people who have fallen for him and countless people who have fought for him.
Cheng Shi closed his eyes, turned to leave, but then heard the voice of the [Death] Boss behind him.
"In His Final Decree, there is one more sentence that I shall relay to you."
He said:
The screenwriter's script, once written, how to perform it, is the Clown's story.
No matter what, He will cheer for the Clown.
But, the premise is that the Clown doesn't cry, his nose...
"..."
Cheng Shi paused, his head bowed, his expression unreadable. He waved his hand, reclaiming the Divine Authority of [Deception], and took out a strand, holding it in his hand as if it were a pen that could write the Cosmos.
"My lord, did He say this, or did you say it?"
The enormous skull fell silent and did not respond.
"I see.
One last question: Where does the Divine Authority of [Destiny] lie?
"Not in my hands."
"Alright, sir, your scenes are finished. I'll take over the scriptwriting work from now on."
I will give an explanation to the times, to the Cosmos, and to the nation.
After saying that, Cheng Shi left without looking back.
Countless white bones shot into the sky behind him, turning into a torrent and disappearing without a trace.
At this moment, [Death] finally embraced death.
Beep beep beep! The final order of the extra chapter votes is (Li Jingming - Zhang Jizu - Wei Mu - Long Jing - Katarro - An Mingyu - [Deception] - [Destiny]).