He Was Only a Pawn!

"069, is he dead?"

When they learned of this news, 004 and the Golden King were surprised, but they were relieved when they realized it was Bai Ye.

Ye Long was suddenly dragged into the depths of his consciousness at that moment.

Ye Long realized what was happening and frowned, "What are you doing? It's outside..."

Before Ye Long could finish speaking, another version of himself deep within his consciousness, namely Ao Zuo, suddenly stood up.

Ao Zuo frowned, looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"Bai Ye may just be a pawn."

"Ye Long, let me ask you a question. Why did the two Resurrected Soul come looking for you?"

Ye Long thought for a moment, "Because... it's the closest?"

Ao Zuo shook his head. "If we're talking about closer countries, there are some that are closer than you, but they advanced in a straight line."

Ye Long: "But in terms of national strength, I am the strongest. Destroying me first and then annexing the surrounding small countries is a normal approach."

Ao Zuo: "From a normal perspective, this is indeed correct, but here, destroying a small country can earn you a crown."

"What could be more substantial than a crown?"

"They willingly give up the crown that is close by and easily obtainable, and instead travel thousands of miles and risk their lives to steal your crown. Think about it carefully, is this normal?"

Ye Long: "This..."

Ao Zuo: "Then let me put it another way, why were you born here, and why were the two Resurrected Soul born there?"

Ye Long: "Are you saying that where we are born is not random, but preordained?"

Ao Zuo: "Just like the abilities that everyone can use, it's not random, but rather preordained."

Ye Long: "That's understandable. After all, if it were completely random, some people could win the game without breaking a sweat."

Ao Zuo: "But this also raises a question: if your birthplaces were predetermined, then why were you placed here?"

Ye Long: "Maybe it's allocated according to each person's situation?"

"For example, everyone was assigned the position that best suited them."

Ao Zuo stepped forward and approached Ye Long. "I have a few questions. The Resurrected Soul are one entity, yet they are counted as two separate sequences, and yet the two are together."

"And coincidentally, their ability is to resurrect the dead, and one of them possesses Bai Ye's soul, while the other possesses Bai Ye's body. What does this mean?"

Ye Long frowned. "To... revive Bai Ye?"

Ao Zuo: "If that's the case, what would be the result of them resurrecting Bai Ye?"

Ye Long: "Self-destruction."

Ao Zuo: "That's strange. Logically speaking, each sequence should have the strength to fight, or the chance to fight, in order to achieve the fairness that Chen Ye mentioned."

"But those two came together to achieve a self-destructive outcome. If this was Chen Ye's arrangement, wouldn't it have overturned the meaning of this game?"

Ye Long: "Is it possible that this was an accident?"

"For example, an unexpected bug appeared in this game, after all, Bai Ye is not a contestant from any perspective."

"And now he has obtained two crowns, but he doesn't belong to any faction. If this isn't a bug, what is it?"

bug?

Upon hearing this, Ao Zuo suddenly realized something, "Yeah, that's a bug."

"It is an unexpected variable in the rules of our 'omniscient' God, and our 'omniscient' God did not foresee this."

Ye Long frowned. "If you're speaking in riddles, I don't think we can continue this conversation."

Ao Zuo sighed, "I'm asking you, we followed Bai Ye all the way here, did you see clearly what he did?"

Ye Long recalled for a moment, "Seize the crown, exchange it for the potion... what else?"

Ao Zuo looked at Ye Long and asked, "Have you ever wondered how Bai Ye knew the function of the crown, and how he knew the detailed rules of this game?"

"You think those two idiots who Resurrected Soul told him?"

Ye Long: "Possibly."

Ao Zuo: "Even if they were stupid, they wouldn't tell Bai Ye about this."

"Think about it carefully. If they told Bai Ye about this, how could they be so confident in entrusting the crown to Bai Ye?"

"Because of the so-called mark of loyalty?"

"Don't forget one thing: from the very beginning, there has been an unspoken rule that everyone knows: all abilities with the loyalty trait have lost their loyalty effect."

Ye Long: "Who told Bai Ye that? It couldn't be that Bai Ye figured out the rules himself, could it?"

Ao Zuo: "The answer is right in front of you."

Ye Long: "You told him?"

Ao Zuo: "..."

Suppressing the urge to vomit blood, Ao Zuo sat back down on the steps. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have beat around the bush with you."

"So I'll just tell you the conclusion directly: Bai Ye is just a pawn; he came specifically for you."

Ye Long: "But I am at the fifth rank."

"So, can you intervene in the war?" Ao Zuo asked a probing question. "You can't, but Bai Ye can."

Ye Long was stunned for a moment, "Bai Ye at the fourth level, and he has obtained another bottle of potion. His Sequence True Body cannot participate in the battle. No one can stop him. If I, the God, do not intervene to deal with this variable..."

"I am doomed."

Ao Zuo nodded. "That's right, and I can tell you for sure that He won't intervene before you die, so you're doomed."

"I told you back then that you might die, but I never expected that day to come so soon."

"It seems He is even more impatient than I imagined."

No sooner had Ao Zuo finished speaking than 004 outside suddenly shouted.

"Bai Ye is heading straight for your Main City, Dead Dragon. Stop standing there in a daze, or you'll be eliminated!"

Hearing the noise outside, Ye Long instinctively wanted to leave, but Ao Zuo stopped him.

"It's useless."

Ye Long suddenly turned his head. "I don't understand. What's the benefit of killing me? Will my death make everyone a god or something?"

Ao Zuo's eyes flashed. "Yes, if you die, He can become a god."

Ye Long was stunned for a moment, "You think I have that much power? Are you kidding me?"

Ao Zuo: "So the problem wasn't you from the beginning. Killing you wasn't the goal, it was just a means to an end."

Ye Long: "So what do I do now? Just wait to die?"

Ao Zuo reached out and patted Ye Long on the shoulder, and the giant dragon behind him also stood up. "Remember what I said? You might not die."

"Listen up, Ye Long."

"Now, hand over your body to me. If you want to live, this is your only chance."

Ye Long asked, puzzled, "What do you want to do?"

Ao Zuo stood beside him, saying, "I'm an outsider too. I can break the rules and get out there myself, just like him."

"I will go down and kill Bai Ye; this is the only way."