Trials Cleared, Regain New Life!

At this moment, everyone could see that this terrifyingly high-scoring teammate had clearly woken up early and set up a trap in the Experiment!

It's all fake, what a load of rubbish!

They were now only thankful that this person wasn't entirely evil; at least he hadn't slaughtered all his teammates while waiting for others to Experiment. But the compensation...

We have to pay, we have no choice but to pay!

The wailing of the Vanguard Warrior is the best proof; not handing over the weapon will result in death.

Huajiao's expression changed several times. With a dark face, he took out a page from his personal space and placed it at his feet.

"One sheet of paper probably isn't enough, is it?"

Hearing Cheng Shi's joking teasing, the Historian shuddered and pulled out another bunch of bottles and jars.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, noticing quite a few good things.

"Alright, get lost."

Huajiao, looking very serious, began to retreat, and then quickly disappeared from in front of the door.

Seeing this, the others, with strange expressions, put down the compensation money and left the Experiment. Only the Doctor, after giving Song Yi a life-saving Healing Art, smiled and spoke to Cheng Shi:

I know you're not a bad person.

I've seen plenty of robberies, but yours is truly unique.

Don't frown. I'm not stalling for time. I'll keep my compensation money, and I might even pay it for Song Yi.

But besides that, I have one more small request.

Cheng Shi raised his chin, signaling him to continue.

"That Concentric Dagger ...it's the Concentric Dagger used to save them. I saw you put it away."

"You have a sharp eye, Doctor," Cheng Shi said, pursing his lips without commenting. "But that was originally mine."

"What, you want it?"

"Yes, I want to trade something with you."

"This 'Concentric Dagger' is valuable; there's only one."

"No, there are two in this Experiment, one is Therius's, and the other is Slice Therius."

"..."

Oh no, we've gotten so used to taking advantage of people we know that we forgot they also explored this area during our simulations.

"Ahem, this Concentric Dagger is quite valuable; there are only two of them."

"..." Li Zhi was dumbfounded. He rarely saw such a shameless trading partner. "I only need one, the one that Therius has. I can use it to exchange with you. I think the value of this item is more than enough to match your offer."

After saying that, he placed a leaf that shimmered with emerald green light on the ground at his feet.

Cheng Shi glanced at it and was startled; he seemed to have guessed what it was.

Li Zhi was very observant, and he smiled:

"You guessed it, didn't you? That's right, this is indeed a 'Prosperity Leaf Vein', but it didn't come from the Fantasy Trials just now. It's something I obtained before. This thing can be considered the top- A-rank item. It can be fused into your equipment to make it more resilient."

You're a warrior, you'll definitely need it. No warrior can refuse it, and besides, one Concentric Dagger is enough for you.

Cheng Shi frowned and asked in confusion, "Why does it have to be the one that's sliced?"

"Some personal collection reasons have no impact on you. You should be able to see that I am not lying."

I can't tell, but I can guess.

Li Zhi didn't seem to be lying, and Cheng Shi was indeed very interested in that "Prosperity Leaf Vein".

After considering for a moment, he nodded and tossed the slice of the Concentric Dagger from Slice Therius's hand to Li Zhi.

He didn't need to make this deal; the Doctor couldn't possibly beat him. But Cheng Shi admired this kind, law-abiding, and emotionally stable Priest colleague, and he was willing to make this deal with this "not-so-perfect good man."

Li Zhi was overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure, but when he got his hands on it and saw the bloodstains on the Daggers, he suddenly froze.

"Isn't this the same gun we used to save that person?"

Cheng Shi nodded in affirmation and said, "Yes, that's the one."

"You..." Li Zhi was stunned and speechless.

"?" Cheng Shi frowned and narrowed his eyes.

"It's alright, it's all in the past."

Everyone has their own destiny.

You don't seem to be lying to me. Okay, the deal is done. As for the compensation for me and this Song Yi, I think these potions will be enough to cover it.

As he spoke, Li Zhi dropped many more potions on the ground. After doing this, he An Jing led the Vanguard Warrior away.

You're a really nice person.

Cheng Shi looked at the compensation scattered on the ground, pursed his lips, and put it away.

I roughly counted them, and there were only a hundred or so bottles of various potions, plus a dozen or so strange and high-grade items.

Tsk, what a huge loss.

In the end, it all came down to Galiusha.

I can only hope that she hasn't noticed me.

Damn it, I've seen through it all. Destiny really is... uh... a good Lord of Grace.

Cheng Shi looked embarrassed, and at the same time, his vision went black.

[Special Trial (Regain New Life [Chaos]) Successfully Completed]

[Rating in progress and calculating rewards...]

[Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S]

[Item obtained: Miasma Bomb [Filth and Decay] (A) x1]

[Item Obtained: Iron Law Lance (B) x1]

[Obtained Item: Grinning Clown Card (B) x1]

[Food obtained: 10 pieces of Dried Sliced Meat (B)]

[Obtained Item: Slice Experiment Blurred Manuscript (C) x5]

[Path to Godhood +12]

[Ladder of Audience +3]

[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2168, Global Ranking: ]

[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 169, Path of Fate Rank: 41]

[Trials completed, exiting soon]

The instant everyone disappeared, Melina solemnly pushed open the door to the Experiment workshop.

She heard Galiusha's cries and came in to look for her, but before she could find Galiusha, she discovered a room full of... mountains of corpses and Sea of Blood.

"This is...

"Oh no, Galiusha!"

Melina vanished from her spot and reappeared in front of the Slice Experiment. She called out Galiusha's name, but the little girl lying on the ground with colorless eyes could no longer respond to her.

"How could this happen... how could this happen..."

Melina was struck dumb and collapsed to her knees. She blankly picked up Galiusha's body and was shocked to find that she, who came from the Tower of Reason, had actually shed a tear for this little girl from the Grand Inquisition.

A glistening tear rolled down her cheek and landed right in Galiusha's eye, but this single tear could no longer stir the already lifeless lake.

"I... you... Galiusha... rest in peace..."

"Boom--"

Melina is gone.

When she learned of Therius's death, she decided to leave. With the death of Galiusha, she had no reason to stay in Montrani.

It's time to go home, back to the place where Truth flows freely.

So she set fire to the Experiment, and to all the Experiment subjects who had watched Galiusha die, trembling and indifferent, using a chaotic fire to give the little girl a final farewell.

Goodbye, Galiusha.

Never again, Montrani.

Montrani Justice.

In a dark partition of a suite, inside an old Experiment device, a little girl curled up in a ball suddenly opened her scarlet eyes.

As the little girl awoke with a dazed look, a stern and Indifference voice slowly echoed in the small space:

"It seems that [Truth] is not entirely useless."

Welcome home, little Galiusha.