Blasphemy Stone Tablet

The high priest of the Fire-Stealing Village, who held the most exalted status, was secretly worshipping an unknown evil god and planning to overthrow the village itself. It was truly a case of "why would His Majesty rebel?"

Yang Qizhou finally understood: this Ancient Earth was essentially a massive game of Werewolf. You never knew who was human and who was a wolf until the moment the cards were flipped.

"Good thing I'm a player."

Yang Qizhou grinned and happily continued playing the game.

"The long night passes, and you wake up from your slumber."

"You feel an immense sense of urgency in your heart, knowing that something terrible is about to happen in the Fire-Stealing Village. As an explorer relying on a cheat, you are now faced with four choices:"

"Choose to flee the Fire-Stealing Village immediately."

"Wait and see how things develop."

"Go find Lena and tell her the truth."

"Go to the evil altar once more to find a way to stop it."

"At this crossroads of fate, how will you make your choice?"

There were actually four options. Yang Qizhou's expression grew solemn.

The Doom-Bringing Raven could only return to the moment of decision once; the same choice could not be repeated for a rollback. This meant he could only choose at most two plot lines. There was a fifty percent chance of picking a good ending, though if he chose wrong, the Fire-Stealing Village would likely cease to exist.

"Flee the Fire-Stealing Village directly? Definitely not. The Vengeful Woman Aliceina is still waiting outside. If I dare to go out, getting slapped to death would be the easy way out; I'd likely be corpse-camped and repeatedly tortured."

"Waiting to see how things develop is more like giving up. It's highly probable that I won't be able to prevent the destruction of the Fire-Stealing Village."

"Then only two reliable options remain."

Yang Qizhou's gaze turned deep.

"The evil altar is guarded by invisible monsters, and with the high priest of the Fire-Stealing Ancient God there—not to mention having already alerted the enemy—I'd likely be killed before even getting close."

"Lena, on the other hand, might be approachable since I gained her favor by handing over the Remains of the Night Watcher earlier."

Having made his decision, Yang Qizhou did not hesitate and clicked the third option.

The text continued to refresh.

"You suppress the panic in your heart and find the Night Watcher captain, Lena, telling her about the high priest secretly worshipping an unknown evil god."

"Lena's expression is calm as she asks if you are finished."

"You reply that you are."

"A flash of fire appears in Lena's eyes, and your body begins to spontaneously combust. The horrific pain makes you scream in panic, constantly asking why."

"Lena states that the high priest is the chosen messenger of the Fire-Stealing Ancient God, protecting the Fire-Stealing Village from the strange and terrifying threats of the wilderness. With such exalted status and noble character, how could he possibly worship an evil god? She claims you are the villain sent by an evil god to bewitch them."

"Your consciousness gradually blurs, and you see Lena walking toward the high priest's residence."

"You are burned to a cinder."

"You have died."

???

The option that seemed the most correct was actually wrong?

Women really are heartless; one moment she held favor for him, and the next she struck him down without hesitation.

Regardless, ten thousand bizarre ways to die were the main theme of the World of Weirdness. Yang Qizhou remained calm, merely complaining in his heart before intending to activate the effect of the Doom-Bringing Raven.

But just then, he thought of something and quickly scrolled the text back up. A line of text caught his eye.

"You see Lena walking toward the high priest's residence."

"Perhaps I can take a gamble."

Yang Qizhou muttered to himself. After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately chose to respawn normally.

"You wake up in the Fire-Stealing Village once again."

"You are very confused. Lena's distrust and sudden lethal strike caught you off guard. You don't know how to proceed and wonder if you should leave the Fire-Stealing Village."

"The effect of Lena's favor is triggered."

"Two hours pass, and just as you are about to leave, a blood-stained Lena suddenly bursts in."

"She is severely wounded, covered in blood from head to toe. Her left arm is gone, and half of her face has been gnawed away. This terrifying sight gives you a shock."

"Through Lena's description, you learn what happened."

"It turns out that after killing you, Lena went to the high priest intending to report the matter. However, your words made her pay special attention to the high priest's residence. She accidentally discovered an altar dedicated to the Lord of the Dreamy Hidden World, was attacked by invisible hounds, and was pursued by the high priest, only escaping by risking her life."

"Lena is on the verge of death."

"Because you handed the Remains of the Night Watcher to her, she trusts only you now. She entrusts you to head to Dark Fog Town, find the leader of the Fire-Stealing Cult, explain the crisis the Fire-Stealing Village is about to face, and beg for their assistance."

"As death approaches, Lena is filled with many emotions and shares a secret she has never told anyone."

"When she was a child, she had recklessly wandered into the wilderness out of playfulness and accidentally fallen into a cliffside. There, she discovered a stone tablet inscribed with the word 'Blasphemy,' which recorded secrets related to witches. Because witches were once forbidden existences that brought disaster to the Ancient Earth, she was too afraid to read the contents and fled in a panic. She never told anyone about it, including her father, Porter."

"Now, she has told only you."

"Fate has once again reached a fork in the road. Will you choose to accept Lena's commission, or will you reject this trust?"

The Doom-Bringing Raven let out a cry, and an eerie realization surfaced in his mind: he could return to the moment he last made a choice and rewrite the current fate.

"So, you cheating explorer, how will you make your choice?"

He had bet correctly, and Yang Qizhou revealed a smile.

He had guessed earlier that Lena's favorability might trigger a hidden storyline, and the facts proved his deduction correct; handing over the "Remains of the Night Watcher" was indeed the key element to triggering the hidden quest.

As for how to choose, If it were before, Yang Qizhou would have most likely chosen to accept the commission to light up the next map, Dark Fog Town, while as for Fire-Stealing Village, it would just have to fend for itself.

But now, he had changed his mind.

Lena had discovered a stone tablet named "Blasphemy" that contained records of the wizards' secrets?

Yang Qizhou was quite curious about wizards. He had no idea what they could have done to be so loathed by both gods and men on the Ancient Earth, to the point where simply wearing a [Kanrui's Wizard Ring] would get him slapped to death by followers of the Old Gods or struck down by a Night Watcher.

Although Yang Qizhou had absolutely no desire to become a wizard with a built-in taunt aura, he still wanted to know the reason behind it all.

Therefore, he chose the third option.

"You have returned to the moment you last made a choice..."