This assassin is upright

Chapter 320 The True Face of the Flame God

"How about that? Aren't I amazing?"

Hearing Yu Zhun's exclamation, Yu Zhu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow smugly, "How's your second job advancement going?"

"Mine?" Yu Zhun smiled and shook his head, sharing his panel with Yu Zhu.

He had to admit that Yu Zhu's passive abilities and skills were very strong after his second promotion, but compared to him, they were still somewhat lacking.

After all, his second-stage trial results were not only boosted by the [Special Path Optimization Card], but also by the additional boost from the [Power of Greed].

Yu Zhu's second trial only included the former.

Reaching out isn't an apology, it's just that you still need to practice, little sister!

A moment later, Yu Zhu's exclamation came from the living room.

"I go!"

After looking at Yu Zhun's stats, she looked on with envy. "You're so amazing!"

"Exceeding the standard, far exceeding the standard!"

Yu Zhun smiled and turned to look at the black cat beside him.

His ability to achieve his current second job advancement is inseparable from the second talent shared with him by the Black Cat. The reason why the Black Cat was able to give him such a powerful second talent is inseparable from the energy absorbed by the Black Cat itself during its incubation process from the Tower of Lunar Eclipse.

With Yu Zhu as a comparison, the difference becomes even more apparent.

"Looking on the bright side, we're tackling dungeons together, so if I get stronger, it's naturally because you get stronger too."

"What you said makes sense, huh?" Yu Zhu's eyes darted around. "So, since we've finished our second job advancement, shall we find a level 70 dungeon?"

"Let's wait a bit." When Yu Zhu wanted to go to the new dungeon, Yu Zhun didn't immediately agree, but shook his head.

"Judging by the time, the protection period for Blue Star is about to end. We still need Golden Ring and Black Cat's help with this. If we go to the dungeon now, we definitely won't be able to come back on time."

"In addition, Lu Wen and the other two have also entered the second-stage trial. It is not over yet, but it should not last too long."

"Let's just wait for them to join us and then proceed with our first Lv70 dungeon run."

Although Yu Zhun had already conquered various dungeons, big and small, he still planned to be cautious when tackling a second-tier dungeon for the first time. After all, the most terrifying thing about dungeons was not the dungeon itself, but the players from other servers.

Zhu Xiuming had previously told him some things to note about the second job advancement dungeons, which gave him a deeper understanding of this point.

If players in the first job advancement stage generally follow a friendly approach when they meet while navigating a strategy, and rarely fight to the death, and can return safely even if they fail to complete the strategy, then players in the second job advancement stage are the real madmen.

Those who can advance from the first to the second job advancement are all experts who have fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. In order to become stronger, they will spare no effort. Competition and killing are the main themes in the second job advancement dungeons.

The unique abilities gained after the second job advancement mean that every strong player has their own trump card, making it easy to fail if they are not careful.

“Okay.” After listening to Yu Zhun’s analysis, Yu Zhu nodded, resting his chin on his hand. Then, he suddenly thought of something and gave a strange smile.

"Tell me, what kind of expression would that Flame God have if he knew that despite all his efforts, Blue Star still has a new protector?"
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"boom!!!"

With a low, booming sound, a male figure with black hair and black armor, shrouded in flames, appeared in the empty hall. The moment he appeared, the temperature of the entire hall began to rise abnormally, as if one were standing in the crater of a volcano.

With a calm yet burning gaze, Lorcras swept over the eleven people who had been standing in the arena for a while, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"So, you have two new friends this time?"

"Who's your friend?" Tang Yulong, who was outspoken, snorted. "If it weren't for the fact that the Protector's contract stipulates that the Protector has the right to enter the world they protect, you wouldn't even be able to get into Blue Star!"

“Heh…” Lorcras’s eyes turned slightly cold. “Tang Yulong, your tone displeases me greatly.”

He left Tang Yulong with those words and turned his gaze to Zhu Xiuming, who was standing at the front of the crowd. "Zhu Xiuming, is this how Blue Star treats its protectors?"

"If that's the case... I'm afraid no god would be willing to be the protector of your Earth..."

"Now everyone knows that the so-called gods are nothing but secondary gods, false gods. You should put away your arrogant god-like face." Zhu Xiuming said coldly, "Your purpose in coming here this time is clear to both you and us."

"Whether it's dealing with Yora or secretly instigating our allies to end our cooperation, it's all your doing."

"With all this spending, you probably don't want something like 50,000 God and Demon Medals a year, do you?"

"Don't put it so harshly." After Zhu Xiuming exposed his actions, Lorcras sneered, "If you think about it, I've been a protector of Blue Star for over twenty years."

"After so many years of protection, I have developed a bond with Blue Star. How can I let a little girl take my place as protector?"

"As for your allies..." Lorcras shook his head dismissively, "Those who could be easily instigated by me to betray me are not qualified allies at all, but rather potential risks."

"So, we should thank you?" Even the usually calm Ji Ruoxu was amused by the other party's shameless remarks.

“No need for that.” Lorcras shook his head. “As the protector of Blue Star, it’s my duty to do such a small thing.”

"Next year, I can introduce some truly worthy allies to Blue Star. Believe me, they will be much stronger than these chickens and dogs, and they will definitely not disappoint you."

Upon hearing Lorcras's words, the eyes of the people in the room were filled with coldness instead of joy.

The other party kept referring to themselves as "protectors of the blue planet," as if they had a deep affection for the blue planet, and even promised many benefits for the coming year, clearly indicating that they had much ulterior motives.

Moreover, the other party has yet to reveal what He actually wants.

"Alright, enough of this nonsense." Zhu Xiuming interrupted the other party in a deep voice, "Tell me, what would it take for you to continue being a protector of Blue Star?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Upon hearing Zhu Xiuming's words, a smug smile immediately appeared on Lorcras's face. "Don't worry, it's definitely something you can handle."

“First,” He held up one finger, “I want 100,000 God and Demon Medals for the annual protection fee.”

"Blue Star has made a lot of money in the dungeon recently, but the reason why it has been so successful is all thanks to my covert protection."

"Therefore, I don't think 100,000 is an excessive price."

"You? Secretly protecting me?" Yu Zhu, who had been holding back his words, finally couldn't hold back any longer. "I did see you secretly sabotaging me."

"The money that countless players on Earth risked their lives to earn, and you just casually claim it as your own achievement? Isn't that going too far?"

"If you said that out loud, people would laugh their heads off!"

Hearing Yu Zhu's series of accusations, Lorcras's eyes narrowed slightly, a fierce glint flashing in them. "Little girl, I advise you not to interrupt."

"Don't think that just because you have some connections with the Divine Child of the Fourth Divine District, you can look down on a third-tier powerhouse." "You're certainly well-informed." Yu Zhun pulled Yu Zhu behind him, coldly looking at Lorcras, "You just said first place, so it seems you want more than just 100,000 Divine Demon Medals every year?"

"Hehe, don't worry, my request is not excessive." Lorcras shook his head slightly. "In addition to the God and Demon Medal, I also want the right to spread my faith on Earth."

"Impossible!!!" Zhu Xiuming's aura soared into the sky, his eyes filled with rage as he looked at Lorcras.

"So that's what you were planning."

Lorcras is a god-based player. If he could gain the power to spread his faith in a world with nearly 10 billion people, the benefits he could receive each year would be unimaginable.

Let alone 100,000 God and Demon Medals, even a million would probably not be enough to match this benefit.

After all, that is a continuous and inexhaustible source of faith benefits.

But for the world that spreads the faith, this is a form of spiritual enslavement.

Especially since there are no native gods on Earth.

Imagine what would happen if the vast majority of ordinary people on Earth worshipped the fire god Lorcras and no longer regarded the Temple of Divine Revelation as the supreme power.
The stable order built up by countless powerful beings on Earth with their blood and lives will collapse in a very short time. The new order born from the chaos will turn Earth into the faith domain of Lorcras.

Thinking of this, all the supreme experts present, as well as Yu Zhu and Yu Zhun, looked at Lorcras with eyes full of anger.

This guy really dares to dream!

It's not unheard of for a foreign deity to be allowed to spread their faith in their native world, but generally there are only two scenarios.

First, this alien deity is very conscientious, never exploiting others but instead doing its best to help the world rise. Under such circumstances, the corresponding world will allow it to spread its faith to a certain extent, as a way of reciprocating kindness.

Secondly, this world has completely lost hope of rising again, but it is unwilling to simply disappear as a copy. With no other way out, it has no choice but to become a field of faith.

For Lorcras, neither of these conditions applies!
Aside from charging exorbitant protection fees every year to ensure Blue Star isn't turned into a copy, Lorcras has never offered any help to Blue Star. Instead, he constantly sabotages Blue Star in secret, preventing it from contacting other third-tier powerhouses and turning Blue Star into his own private domain.

At this moment, Blue Star is far from losing hope of rising again. On the contrary, everything is thriving. Under normal circumstances, it would never become a dungeon, nor would it become a faith-based arena.

So, Lorcras is forcing them to submit!
He paid such a high price to trip up Blue Star, all so that Blue Star would have no other choice at this moment.

If you don't give in, you'll become a copy.

"Don't be so angry." Lorcras smiled slightly. "After all, it's not like there's no precedent for this on your Blue Star, is it?"

"Didn't you already plan to allow the Goddess Lilan to spread her faith in a few regions?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiuming's expression instantly darkened, and his eyes turned dangerous.

"Where did you hear that?"

The other eight supreme experts seemed to have realized something, and their expressions also turned ugly.

"Senior Ji, what's going on?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but lower his voice and tug at Ji Ruoxu beside him.

"As you all know, before Lorcras, the alien deity who protected Blue Star was the Goddess Lilan, right?" Ji Ruoxu said slowly with a stern face.

"I heard from Senior Zhu that the Goddess Li Lan charges a minimum of two thousand medals per year for protecting Blue Star." Yu Zhun nodded.

“That’s not all.” Ji Ruoxu shook his head slightly.

"He also helped Earth in many ways."

"For example, help us purchase some rare treasures from the God and Demon Palace's treasure hall that are hard to find in the God and Demon Shop, provide us with some protection and help with dungeon strategies, etc."

"It can be said that almost all of us who are the strongest have received help from the other side during our rise to power."

At this point, a hint of nostalgia appeared on Ji Ruoxu's face.

Clearly, these supreme powerhouses had a very good relationship with the goddess Li Lan from back then.

"Then what about allowing the spread of faith?" Yu Zhu couldn't help but ask.

“It’s true.” Ji Ruoxu nodded slightly. “At that time, we were in a more difficult phase. In order to gain more support from the Goddess Li Lan, the nine of us supreme experts secretly discussed and decided to reveal the existence of the Goddess Li Lan to everyone on Blue Star.”

"This will bind Goddess Lilan to the Divine Revelation Hall, allowing Goddess Lilan to gain faith from Blue Star without compromising the authority of the Divine Revelation Hall."

Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

It is reasonable to give back to Earth in recognition of the help they have given to it.

but…

Before Zhu Xiuming told them, they had never heard of the name "Goddess Li Lan," which meant that there was a problem with the public announcement of the nine supreme experts.

While the two were pondering, Ji Ruoxu spoke up.

"But before this plan could be implemented, Goddess Lilan was attacked and perished."

At this point, Ji Ruoxu looked at Lorcras, his eyes filled with barely concealed anger.

"It was Lorcras who killed the Goddess Lilan back then."

“We always thought that there was some conflict between the two of them, which led to the life-and-death battle.”

"Now it seems... Lorcras probably learned from somewhere that Blue Star allowed the [Goddess Lilan] to spread her faith, and decided to kill her and take her place to spread his faith on Blue Star."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in Ji Ruoxu's eyes.

Not many people knew about it back then, but now it seems necessary to thoroughly purge the whistleblowers hiding in the shadows.

If the death of Goddess Lilan was indeed caused by a leak, and Lorcras took advantage of the situation to cause this loss to Earth.

The person who leaked the information deserves to die a hundred times over!
"Who told me? I'll think about it carefully after the contract renewal is completed, maybe I can figure it out." Lorcras chuckled. "But for now, let's sign the new contract first."

"Since you can enable the Goddess Li Lan to spread faith, why can't you let me spread faith?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely be a competent protector."

Upon hearing Lorcras's words, the crowd's anger suddenly vanished.

Immediately afterwards, a series of snickers rang out.

(End of this chapter)