Under the Throne: Bone Servant

Cheng Shi felt that he had misunderstood his Lord of Grace.

Although He did not solve the problem of the Fleeting Radiance, He did solve the problem of Divinity.

His Divinity of "prosperity" was indeed sealed away within him with a slap, just like the lie he had fabricated before.

Oh no, now I'm really like Tang Sanzang (the monk in Journey to the West).

Fortunately, at least the aura of prosperity has not dissipated. With His methods, perhaps no one below the gods could detect it.

Praise your boss.

But this feeling... why does it feel so much like hitting someone with a stick and then giving them a treat?

"..."

The Trials had ended a whole day ago, and as night was falling, Cheng Shi still hadn't seen anyone appear on the opposite rooftop.

Where did that energetic young man go?

He had been hoping Xie Yang would bring him some new gadgets, but he never expected that since Xie Yang got together with Fan Tingting, he wouldn't even show his face anymore.

What happened to the neighborly affection we were promised?

Damn it, the Clown is myself.

Cheng Shi sat on the edge of the rooftop, enjoying his dinner as usual, until he finished all the food in his hands before finally seeing Xie Yang appear on the rooftop.

However, his expression was rather unpleasant.

Cheng Shi burst into laughter instantly.

"Hey, what's wrong? Tell me so I can... give you some advice."

Xie Yang imitated Cheng Shi, plopped down on the edge of the rooftop, and spat out a mouthful of saliva in a very unlucky manner.

"I finally confirmed my relationship with Tingting, we even connected in our online spaces, but then..."

"Huh? No, wait a minute."

Cheng Shi was stunned. He counted on his fingers.

"You've only known each other for three days, right? And you're already living together?"

Damn, no wonder I didn't see anyone. It would be a miracle if I still saw anyone here.

Xu Lu tried for three months but couldn't get it off, while Fan Tingting got it off in just three days?

Xie Yang seemed completely unconcerned about these things; he even went so far as to correct Cheng Shi's statement:

"To be precise, it was 2 days and 18 hours. I thought I had found the love of my life, but I never expected her to be like this!!"

At this point, Xie Yang's face turned grief-stricken.

"Hurry up and tell me."

Cheng Shi's legs, dangling in mid-air, kicked wildly, his expectant expression both firm and twisted, like a baboon in heat.

"I never expected her to be someone with opposing Faith!"

Xie Yang broke down and shouted angrily:

She doesn't love me at all!

She wanted to lure me there so she could kill me!

What she loves is her Faith!

She's a liar! A complete liar!!

She has desecrated pure love!!!

"... ah?"

Wait, you can play it like this?

Cheng Shi was stunned.

His mind instantly conjured up an entire melodramatic love story:

Fan Tingting is Believer of the "Silence" faith. When Xie Yang approached her, she realized his identity and used herself as bait to lure him into a trap, intending to take the opportunity to kill the Believer of the opposing Faith.

Unexpectedly, she was fooled by Xie Yang, who seemed like a sycophant on the surface.

While it's fun to watch, anyone who says Xie Yang is a fool only proves that they themselves are a fool.

This person is not stupid at all; in fact, he is very shrewd.

The fact that he could still run to the rooftop to complain after the two of them had connected in space already shows that he had won in the conflict between opposing Faith.

As for how he won...

Cheng Shi clicked his tongue, looking quite emotional, and said, "So you killed her?"

I didn't kill her!

I simply purified my love!

"Yes, yes, love must not be desecrated, and stains must be removed!"

Cheng Shi nodded frantically, then asked, "If I may be so bold as to ask, is her body still there?"

Few people would preserve their opponent's corpse in real life.

But in this unknown confrontation, her opponent is Believer in "war".

These war fanatics are masters at disposing of enemy corpses. Whether it's Human Skin banners or mounds of bones, the Believer in "war" always find a way to give the enemy's bodies a lasting purpose after death.

Cheng Shi guessed correctly; Fan Tingting's body was indeed hung on the wall by Xie Yang as a tribute to his brief love affair that lasted 2 days and 18 hours.

Xie Yang frowned when Cheng Shi asked about the corpse.

What do you want to do?

"I've recently become obsessed with studying necromancy. Could I borrow it for a moment?"

Xie Yang frowned and pondered for a long time before slowly saying:

"You're a Mage?"

Mage, as the name suggests, Mage of death.

Cheng Shi didn't intend to hide it from him and nodded sincerely.

"Is this considered returning a bottle of medicine?"

"Okay, deal?"

After much hesitation, Xie Yang refused Cheng Shi's outrageous request, but he offered another solution:

Replace it with someone else's corpse.

Cheng Shi agreed without hesitation.

As for why Xie Yang could provide other people's corpses...

This is something you shouldn't think about too much, brother.

"Wait here, I'll be right back."

Although Xie Yang said he would be right back, it wasn't until the next day that he threw a male corpse over.

The body was well preserved and undamaged.

But this is also the strangest thing, as the corpse didn't even have any wounds.

How did this person die?

Cheng Shi knew that Xie Yang had spent the entire night dealing with the residual [war] power on the corpse, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he thanked Xie Yang in person and then dragged the corpse to the warehouse.

Then he took out the Ring of Bone Servant Lele'er.

Yes, Cheng Shi is preparing to contact that esteemed figure on the Upon the Throne.

The "Fleeting Radiance" buff that I created myself cannot be ignored, but to get rid of it, I will have to queue for another [Prayer Trial].

Cheng Shi wasn't unwilling to fight; in order to continue living, he had to participate when the time came.

But if there were a way to avoid war, he would naturally be happy to do so.

Besides, I've already completed the work assigned by the boss, so I should at least report on it, right?

Don't underestimate the power of a part-time job company owner!

Therefore, Cheng Shi confidently used the special effect [Bone Servant Under the Throne] on the corpse.

With a slight raise of his hand, a surge of pure [death] power emanated from the ring, enveloping the corpse.

Before long, his flesh and blood were reduced to ashes, leaving only a rough skeleton.

He looks Cheng Shi the same as Cheng Shi when he met with "death".

But it's not over yet.

The power of death still lingered on the skeleton. Before the green light could touch a single bone, that bone seemed to gain consciousness, detaching itself from the skeleton and hopping and skipping to the side, where it joined the other bones to form a small door made of bone.

The doorway was just big enough to hold a skull.

"..."

He still loves skulls.

When all the bones in his body had fallen apart, the power of death finally dissipated.

The mouth on the skull opened and closed twice, making a clattering sound, but the sound was different from that of the skull in the Fishbone Hall; it was a clear and strong male voice.

"Speak! Speak quickly! I need to go back! He is waiting for me!"

The tone was exactly the same, but the voice was probably the original voice of the corpse's owner.

Cheng Shi felt a chill run down his spine. He stared at the skull thumping on the spot, crouched down, and whispered:

Do you have a name?

"Li Zhi! My Li Zhi! Speak up! I want to go back!"

Oh wow, this skull doesn't seem to be from an unconscious, "dead" pet.

Cheng Shi became interested. After a moment of preparation, he spoke again:

Is Xie Yang Believer in [war]?

"Who is Xie Yang? Never heard of him! Tell me something else! Quickly! Faster!"

"..."

It seemed that the skull only had a little bit of its own consciousness. Cheng Shi wanted to ask it a different question, such as whose Believer it originally was, but he swallowed the words back as soon as they were on the tip of his tongue.

Regardless of whose Believer he was in life, now he can only be a bone servant under the throne of Death.

"Ahem, listen carefully, I have a message to deliver."

Dear Sir/Madam:

I have completed another Special Trial, and thanks to your great creation, I have survived.

Praise to you.

In this Trials, Lele'er also successfully served as your servant.

He is atoning for His sins, but you don't need to worry about it; I will take care of everything for you.

However, there was a slight mishap during this Trials, and I ended up with something not so pleasant on me.

Although this would give me the opportunity to see you again, I feel that I should work harder to encourage Lele'er instead of bothering you.

Therefore, I humbly pray to you that my next audience may be postponed.

Your devoted employee, Cheng Shi.

Even if you beat Cheng Shi to death, he wouldn't dare use the word "Believer," so after thinking it over, he came up with "employee."

After he nervously finished speaking, the skull closed its mouth and rushed into the bone gate without saying a word.

Li Zhi has disappeared.

The skull, along with the bone gate, disappeared from the rooftop. Cheng Shi looked at the empty space in front of him and let out a heavy sigh.

Hopefully it will work.