[Kill: Serpent of Fate Behind the Door] [Reward: Sanity Value +28] [Special Reward: Eternity] [Current Sanity Value: 177] [Play event recap?]
The scene before his eyes vanished, and at last, a series of familiar prompts rang out.
So the mission summary really had been skipped just like that?
That was the first thought to cross Fu Qian's mind—a sarcastic complaint.
In theory, this was indeed a sign of an upgrade. But it still felt as if the Warehouse were using it to dodge sensitive information, doing the bare minimum without actually putting in any effort.
Of course, that wasn't the only way it showed. Fu Qian looked down at himself.
After the Warehouse had declared itself unable to help restore his condition, this time the result was finally plain to see.
He was in pieces.
Taking care of something like that was no simple matter, especially since the Warehouse had practically thrown in a pile of extra lives for free.
At that moment, he had returned exactly as he was when the mission ended—not a single drop of blood more.
Another reason he was so certain that the Serpent of Fate's resurrection was tied to the Warehouse's containment was, ironically, his confidence in the latter's authority.
Even the Serpent of Fate didn't know its Honored Name. Yet among all the Higher Beings he'd encountered so far, it seemed to be the only one whose authority involved pure control over timelines.
For example, he hadn't seen scheming beings like Rainbow of Yao Bian or Pachi try to gather similar powers to oppose the Warehouse.
As for the Serpent of Fate this time, its initial automatic defense had seemed to go beyond the bounds of time.
After taking a hit, it returned to an earlier point, then changed its form