The Fall of Decay!?

The perspective returns to the Blood Rot Tomb.

[Decay] For some reason, he did not blame Cheng Shi at all; on the contrary, he even bestowed a reward upon Cheng Shi.

This is not just verbal praise, but a genuine gift from God!

The aging giant pulled out his fingernails and threw them at Cheng Shi's feet, then closed his eyes weakly and remained silent.

Seeing everything that was happening in front of him, Cheng Shi's mind went blank.

His mind went blank, his consciousness blurred, and he even staggered back two steps, unable to control his body.

The scent of Decay is dissipating...

He wouldn't... have died, would he?

Ah?

Ah!!??

I didn't do anything!

Honestly, I don't even know how I got in!

As soon as I came in, I saw that He was already dying!

Besides, I'm just a player, a Mortals, how could I possibly kill a god?

You'll believe me, right?!

Cheng Shi was pale and covered in cold sweat; his heart was pounding and he staggered.

He could hardly believe that he had witnessed the passing of one of Him!

No, they didn't fight just now, so how come they're already down?

But then he realized, "That makes sense. How could players possibly see the battle between gods?"

But after figuring it out, Cheng Shi was even more at a loss.

So, what does [Decay] mean?

He died on the battlefield of the gods, yet in this place that seemed to be a tomb built for Himself, He summoned Himself in a human-like body and... left behind His last words?

What were His last words?

Stay away from prosperity?

Ah?

Bro, I have a feeling you're plotting against me.

I was the one who helped [Prosperity] get rid of you, so why do I have to listen to you and stay away from [Prosperity] in the end?

You're not trying to trick me before you die, are you?

That doesn't make sense either. If you sneezed, I'd be reporting to that the Great One's Bone Throne. Why make things so complicated...?

Cheng Shi's mind was in such a mess that he had no idea what he was thinking.

He simply looked at the "gift" at his feet, then at the silent giant, his heart filled with turmoil.

To be honest, given Cheng Shi's personality, he desperately wanted this "fingernail of God," which was as worthless as Rotten Wood. However, he was also afraid that the fingernail would be tainted by the enormous karma of a "deceased god," so he was conflicted.

He wondered if taking this thing would allow his two Lord of Grace to erase this karma.

Yes, he never intended not to take it; he was just struggling with how to avoid the consequences.

But just as he was hesitating about what to do, the giant in the center of the tomb opened his eyes again, slowly turned his head to look at Cheng Shi, and said weakly:

"Having already bestowed these gifts, what else is there to ask for?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Cheng Shi was stunned; for a moment, he felt that "Decay" had come back to life.

But he quickly realized what he had done and slapped himself hard, inwardly wailing:

"I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot! I'm a fucking idiot!"

How could one of Him possibly fall right before the eyes of a player like myself!

Cheng Shi, you've gone completely mad!

When he realized that the fall of [Decay] was just his own imagination, he picked up the fingernail on the ground without saying a word.

He's not dead, why shouldn't I take it?!

In his dazed Cheng Shi overlooked one crucial point:

This is a gift from a deity, a gift from someone who wields countless Decay Divine Authority.

So when he picked up that fingernail, his entire right arm, along with his chest, was rapidly decaying and rotting.

Cheng Shi was startled. Without saying a word, he took out several bottles of "Past Prosperity" with his other hand and began to drink them with an unusually solemn expression.

Thus, the most blasphemous scene of the day unfolded.

The second god of [Sinking], [Decay], in His own Temple, in the tomb He built with His own hands, watched helplessly as the players He had just praised drank bottle after bottle of overflowing [Prosperity] potions, attempting to use them to resist His grace.

The scene was so absurd that the giant's slightly open eyes began to widen further, even revealing a displeased, bloodshot glint.

When [Decay] is enraged, a frenzy of septicemia erupts.

Countless streams of black blood gushed from His eye sockets, instantly engulfing the entire tomb. Cheng Shi could even utter a cry, he was reduced to a pile of rotten flesh and withered bones, completely merging into the Sea of Blood.

This tremendous disturbance even attracted the attention of "all the living people" in the Sighing Forest.

The Historian and Puppeteer, who were standing by the dried-up Blood Lake and trying to reunite with their teammate who had betrayed [Decay], saw the Blood Rot Tomb, which was wrapped in countless green branches, suddenly erupt with a terrifying blood light. Then, Sighing Tide, whose power of [Decay] was several times stronger than before, burst out from the tomb without warning!

This Decay tide skipped the step of dripping into the Blood Lake, and swept in all directions, mixed with countless black bloods that seemed completely untouchable!

"Holy crap! Run!"

Zuo Qiu turned pale with fright. Without saying a word, he threw all his defensive measures behind him. An Jing's gaze sharpened, and she directly abandoned the wandering knight puppet, which transformed into a silk barrier. She then grabbed Little Caiwei and ran for her life.

The location of the poisonous bird was even worse; it was almost right by the lake.

As an unprecedented Sighing Tide crashed down upon him, his heart sank, and he could only hope that his new Lord of Grace, who had gained the upper hand in this conflict, would grant him some mercy and protection.

So he stretched out his arms and shouted:

"All things Growth and prosper!"

Unexpectedly, as the prayer ended, an even more terrifying wave of Decay erupted in the Blood Rot Tomb!

The falling mist was as solid as ice, and Zhen stood there blankly by the lake, watching as this mist, which could no longer be called mist, "smashed" straight down on her head.

With a loud "boom," the ruins were leveled.

Almost half of the forest was once again shrouded in Decay. The trees in the rainforest withered and the lush greenery disappeared. The entire ground was leveled by a heavy mist to the same height as the bottom of the Blood Lake.

Hong Lin felt the terrifying tremor and looked into the distance, frowning, a question lingering in her mind:

What happened there...?

At the same time, the pairs of [Eyes of the Gods] on the treetops also looked toward the direction of the Blood Rot Tomb.

"Foolish, why provoke Him now?"

"I smell the scent of death; He seems to be in a hurry."

"Letting [Destiny] and [Prosperity] fight endlessly will only waste time. [Truth], when are you going to make your move?"

"Oh?

Don't worry, you won't have a chance to appear in this play. Supporting actors are only fit to watch from the audience; the leading actors are the ones who should be on stage. You agree, right? [Truth]

Although your Experiment failed, better materials are now available. What are you waiting for?

A pair of eyes, gleaming with the light of knowledge and infinite laws, looked up at the treetop, remained silent for a moment, and then disappeared from the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the Void fluctuations above the treetops became even stronger.

Another pair of black eyes, resembling Nothingness, was about to follow, but it was quickly stopped by a pair of pale eyes filled with disdain and contempt.

"I told you, you're just a supporting character, you don't deserve to be on stage."

"So He summoned you here to stop me."

"Block you? Ha, you think too highly of yourself."

"Well..."

As the sighs subsided, a new battlefield opened up beneath the tree canopy.