The Behemoth Unleashed

Cheng Shi had indeed come, but before he reached Experiment Field 0221, a minor incident occurred.

After meeting Hong Lin, he handed over all his divinity—except the divinity of Deception, of course.

It wasn't that he was unwilling; Hong Lin simply hadn't wanted it.

According to Hong Lin, Wei Mu never used the divinity of Deception to conduct experiments or replicate anything, because doing so would most likely make it impossible to guarantee the accuracy of the experimental results.

Although he could understand the reasoning, Cheng Shi still laughed for a long time when he heard it. It seemed that God of Merriment's reputation for being disliked had begun spreading from Folly to his followers.

He had originally intended to use this opportunity to get acquainted with the top-ranked player on the Path to Godhood. Unfortunately, Wei Mu was far more mysterious than Cheng Shi had imagined. He never showed himself, communicating with Hong Lin remotely through nothing more than a dead-eyed puppet.

For some reason, this Behind-the-Scenes Puppeteer was always unwilling to expose himself before the curtain, tenaciously playing the role described by his title.

So when he learned that all this divinity was to be handed over to a string puppet, the cautious clown was stunned. He looked at Hong Lin and repeatedly confirmed whether this was a trap. Hong Lin, however, was quite certain and simply sent all the divinity over in one go.

"You trust him that much?" Cheng Shi asked curiously.

"No. I trust myself. I bet he wouldn't dare provoke me."

"..."

Cheng Shi was utterly helpless, but he had to admit that Hong Lin had bet correctly.

Good Luck Sister's luck was still going strong.

No one had expected Wei Mu to be so efficient. He had needed only one day to turn