Night World Players

Chapter 122 Ophelia, there seems to be more than one woman who wants to cuckold your sister (6k)

The sun has set, but the bright moon has not yet risen.

This is the deepest night.

Last stands on a steep cliff like a silent sculpture, with the roar of the surging sea tide in his ears.

The evening breeze blowing across my face still lingers with the girl's faint scent, reminiscent of the cool cedar hair.

That warm and soft body seemed to still be in my arms.

But below, the cold ocean had swallowed up everything, leaving only tens of millions of tons of sea water surging under the cliff, and the waves broke into white splashes under the black rocks.

Last's pitch-black eyes turned silver-white at some point, with a mysterious color flowing in them - the "Eye of Peering into Mysteries" was quietly activated.

But in the spiritual vision of the Eye of Prying Mysteries...the vast ocean where Helen, the Queen of the Underworld, fell has changed its appearance.

The sea water, which was originally extremely deep and could not be penetrated by any light, became completely transparent in the spiritual vision.

And at the end of the deep sea, that should have been the location of the continental shelf.

At this moment, there was a crack that was a blend of pitch black and dim, swallowing up all the light. It opened silently as the Queen of the Underworld fell, and then slowly closed.

It was as if, in the myth of the creation of the Sixth Epoch, the remaining body of the God of Death, one of the oldest gods, had transformed into the underworld after his death.

No.

These are not the vague myths and legends made up by people, but the real and distinct reality.

The mysterious silver light in Last's eyes became even more intense.

He withdrew his gaze from the dark sea below the cliff and turned it to the space between his hands - the hazy chess piece that seemed to be illusory and somewhat out of tune with reality.

Originally, the illusory chess piece that Laster had just successfully taken out after breaking Helen's heart had an appearance as crystal clear as jade.

But, at this moment.

In the field of vision of the "Eye of Secrets", there are strands of dim yellow lines covering the entire jade-like body of the chess piece.

It's like a dense spider web.

There are countless illusory pathways like blood vessels extending from that chess piece.

Reaching the end of the sky, the depths of the ocean, and the other side of nothingness.

At the same time, in the spiritual vision... this crystal chess piece, and the dim yellow illusory blood vessels lingering around it, are still flashing rhythmically.

Like the beating of a heart.

With every beat, the spider-web-like yellowish vein patterns would become thicker.

It's like a real heart, supplying its blood to the entire body.

However, the shell of this heart, connected by the thousands of dusk channels like blood vessels, is not something as insignificant as human flesh and blood...

But the entire royal city.

Even the entire country called "Paradise", as well as the sky, land, and ocean covered by this country...

……

"Heart of Death?"

Last looked at the illusory and hazy chess piece in his hand, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

"Death Relic"

"The Remnants of the Old Gods"

"Heart of God"

This crystal-like chess piece has too many names and carries too many secrets.

When he first heard these exaggerated names, Last thought they were just made-up and exaggerated titles.

It’s just like in those unscrupulous domestic web games in the past, where any knife would be called “Dragon Slaying Sword”, any sword would be called “Immortal Slaying Sword”, and any passerby would be equipped with “Pangu Axe”... It’s just a name anyway, so of course you can be as domineering as you want, and it’s not against the law to brag.

However, after carefully analyzing the information he had gathered from the Mystery Tower using the "Eye of Peering into Mysteries" -

Last just discovered that these names did not seem to be made up.

Why is the existence of "Paradise" so special... As a paradise for the dead, it can actually allow the afterimages of the dead, who are not allowed by the laws of this world, to continue to exist in the world and even live like normal people?
Why is it that whether it is Cecil or the "tombkeeper" who hides behind the curtain of history and almost never shows up... legends like them who are high above and have the right to look down on all living beings, they all attach so much importance to the existence of "Paradise"?

Why did Cecil say that every legendary road and the birth of every legend are unrepeatable miracles and are the protagonists of the entire era... But Helen, the Queen of the Underworld, is born powerful and has a legendary status in paradise without any practice.

All of this is due to the remains left after the fall of the ancient god named "Death".

The so-called "paradise", the so-called underworld, is built on the remains of the god of death.

Even though it has fallen for several epochs, the remains of the god of death still radiates power all the time, transforming the living beings around it into the dead, and turning the original land and ocean into the abyss.

The heart of the remains of the god of death followed certain rules and turned into an illusory chess piece in front of Last, which looked like a chess piece condensed by the light of dusk.

In later generations, the relics of these gods were given a unified name in the Mysterious Tower:

"Star Cup"

After the mythical creature that touched the divine realm fell and disappeared... the crystallization of divinity and authority that was extracted from its remains was the Star Grail.

Even though several epochs have passed, most of the power in the remains of the God of Death and the divinity in the Star Grail have disappeared, but they still have great value.

Helen, who had contained the Death Star Cup since birth, had never experienced any training or combat, but her long-stage Death Star sequence naturally reached the sixth stage.

As the core organ of the remains of God, when she stood on Paradise, she could directly exert part of the status of the remains, allowing herself to reach a realm close to that of a legend.

It is even possible that he could use the Star Cup as a key to slowly devour all the power of the remaining body of the God of Death and eventually become the new God of Death.

only--

If it was the middle of the era, the golden age of prosperous civilization, this heart of the old god would naturally be a rare treasure, carrying Helen to the throne of the Queen of the Underworld.

but……

At this moment.

In this era when the sparks of civilization are fading and are about to come to an end, the "Star Grail" of the God of Death is no longer a gift from heaven, nor a treasure that can bring you to the top in one step.

Rather, it is the origin of chaos and disaster, the source of the vortex of conflict.

A star cup left behind by an ancient god, containing all his divinity and authority...even the gravekeeper will never let it go.

The status and bonuses of the Star Cup itself do not have much appeal to legends. They have already walked their own legendary path, and it is impossible for them to deliberately change the sequence and start over.

However, this star cup is actually a key.

A key that could potentially hold the entire legacy of the old god Death.

As the shore keeper, Cecil would never allow the key to fall into the hands of the grave keeper.

For the true gods that still exist in the world, whether they are righteous or evil, there must be certain restrictions on their actions in the world.

Perhaps they are in different dimensions, or perhaps there is some insurmountable barrier between them... Their power can only be temporarily brought down to the world through sacrifices, pollutants, believers, and the spread of faith.

If not, if the gods could walk the earth without scruples... then relying on only one legendary shore keeper, it would be impossible for human civilization to survive for so long amid the covetousness of so many evil cults.

but--

New or fallen mythical creatures are exceptions that are not subject to the restrictions.

If with the help of the Star Cup, the evildoer could inherit the legacy of the God of Death... or awaken the remains of the God of Death that have been silent for epochs.

Then everything will become irreversible.

Therefore, what is brewing around the key of the Death Star Cup is a huge storm that will sweep up the gravekeepers, the shore keepers, and multiple legends.

Although Helen's rank can be compared to a legend with the blessing of the home field, in front of those strong people who have truly ascended to legend step by step, her mentality and combat experience are no different from those of a child.

If Helen continued to hold the key to inherit the legacy of the god of death and was in the center of the storm... there would be no other possibility except being torn into pieces by the huge storm.

An innocent man is guilty unless he possesses a treasure. This has been the case since ancient times, whether it is Last’s previous life or the other world he traveled to.

So, at this moment.

The end of the deep sea, the underworld formed by the remains of the god of death... is far safer for Helen than the Paradise Royal City located in the center of the vortex of disputes.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Last's spirit suddenly paused.

next moment.

……

[You have established a new "fate", the Fool's Library and the Death God's Long Stairs have been unlocked]

[You unlocked a new card——"Death God" Axia]

……

[Your "bond" with Axia deepens, and the "Fool's Library" gains new power]

[The current bond level of "Death God" Axia has been increased from 1 to 2]

[You have unlocked the new original "Death God: Dark Vision"]

……

[Your "bond" with Axia has deepened, and the "Fool's Library" has gained new power] [The current bond level of "Death God" Axia has been increased from 5 to 6]

[You have unlocked the new original "Death God: Pale Body"]

……

Just like logging into a QQ account that had not been used for many days, lines of azure blue text were flashing in his mind, quickly scrolling across the screen.

This was the feedback from Nightblade's "Library of Fools", and it was only at this moment that it burst out like an explosion.

And deep in Rast's spiritual world.

There was no light in that dark tower with only twenty-one long steps stretching endlessly.

In front of a brand new pure white staircase, the illusory light golden chain seal was silently lifted, revealing the stone steps that extended infinitely and led to the other side.

Among the pure white long steps, six levels have been illuminated by light, but the remaining four levels have not been lit up and are shrouded in a deep darkness.

The bright spots of light in front of the long steps are gathering together and turning into an illusory, dazzling, slowly rotating card.

On the back of the fantasy card is the god of death riding a pale horse, holding high the flag of the Rosicrucian, overlooking all living things, with the king wearing a crown kneeling at his feet.

On the front of the card is a girl with dark purple eyes and long flowing ice-blue hair.

She was wearing a pure white school uniform and the school badge of Fanxing University. There was no trace of emotion on her fair and delicate face, as indifferent as an iceberg.

Looking at the slowly spinning "Death God Axia" card in front of him, Rust let out a sigh of relief.

Whether it was the illustration of the Death card or the information in the Library of Fools, they all told him an extremely clear message.

This also confirmed the hypothesis that had been lingering in Rast's mind for a long time -

Axia, the student council president of Star University, the head of the round table, who holds the "Angel of Death" Night Blade... is the same person as Helen, the Queen of the Underworld who has been with him for half a month.

But I don’t know why.

Axia and I appeared in the same era reverberation, which we should not be able to enter as a team.

Moreover, it seemed that part of her memory as Axia and a night traveler was suppressed by the night world, and she continued to live in the night world as Helen, the queen of the underworld.

"The Library of Fools has been silent until now, and only now has a hint appeared..."

"Is it because the so-called bond between me and Queen Helen is just an illusory memory created under the memory suppression of the night world?"

"Until this moment, the memory seal on Axia was pierced by the dagger of light given to me by Leader Cecil, and her memory as a night traveler was awakened..."

"This bond has been transformed from an illusion into reality."

"Also, the bond level between me and Axia is bond level 6..."

"Among the unlocked originals, all of them are abilities corresponding to the long-stage of the Death God sequence, but the Night Blade "Angel of Death" has not been unlocked."

"It seems that the Night Blade of the Death Angel does not have multiple layers of effects like the Infinity Blade of Hiltina, but only needs to be unlocked once... Such a powerful Night Blade may need to be unlocked at the seventh bond level, a special number corresponding to the "Legendary Rank."

Rast stared at the words on the panel of the Fool's Library and fell into subtle thought.

This was the highest level of bond he had ever established in the "Fool's Library" so far, one level higher than the "Bond Level: 5" with Hiltina.

However, if we estimate the bond between Rast and Queen Helen, then the bond between them should be even higher than bond six.

To the naive Queen of the Underworld, he was the whole light of her life. He was the hero in the fairy tale come to life in reality and appeared before her on the clouds.

Coupled with the stab in the back during the final embrace, the queen who longed for a fairy tale to come true had her original hopes shattered, and fell from hope into the abyss of despair...

Such an unforgettable bond, even if it has not reached bond nine, should be bond eight or seven.

But at this moment, the bond level between him and Axia is bond level six.

The reasonable explanation is that Helen is not everything to Axia.

The "Queen of the Underworld Helen" in the Night World is just an NPC that flashed back in the Echoes of the Era by the power of the Night World. She is a phantom of past history... The phantom itself is empty, and it is because of Axia's role that this phantom has meaning.

Akshia and Rast are like the male and female protagonists of a stage play.

Because of the coincidences and misunderstandings created by the stage director Night World, they jointly performed such a love stage play in the illusory remnants of history.

At this moment, the misunderstanding was resolved, and Akxia's original memory was restored. She knew her identity as a night traveler, and also understood that she was just the heroine in a stage play... The performance just now was just for the effect of the show, so you took the amnesia pill. It was all a show effect, it was all a script, and you can't take it seriously.

After that, what the actors who played the male and female protagonists should do naturally is to end the performance, say goodbye peacefully, and then return to their own lives.

only--

The level of bond is six, although it is slightly lower than the relationship between the hero and heroine in the script.

However, the relationship has far exceeded that of "acting colleagues acting together".

"Fairy tales are fake, but love is real."

In the fiery red sky dyed by the setting sun, the words that the girl with long ice-blue hair wrote carefully, stroke by stroke, seem to still be before my eyes.

So, for her——

The "fairy tale" in this sentence does not only refer to the "Silver Wing Chronicle"...

Are you also talking about the fairy tale in which Helen, the queen of the underworld, and Rust, the captain of the shore watch team, play the male and female protagonists respectively?

The performance is fake, but the emotions that sprout from the performance are sincere and shining like diamonds, and are by no means false.

This is Akshia's attitude.

I know the fairy tale is false, I know the reality is cold and cruel, but I still firmly believe in it from the bottom of my heart...

No matter whether she was the student council president of Starry University or the queen of the underworld, her feelings had never changed.

So, what about me?
From the beginning to the end, are you also in a fairy tale stage play, playing a role in it without knowing it?

Not only in the echoes of the era of the night world, but also——

Canaan

Staring at the crystal clear chess piece in his hand, which was emitting a dim yellow light in the night, the Star Cup of the God of Death.

A rare trace of confusion flashed across Rast's dark eyes.

But soon, those slight confusions disappeared in an instant, and those eyes returned to the clear nothingness.

Whether Helen is Axia or not...

From the beginning to the end, what I need to do has not changed at all.

"Give this dreamy fairy tale a perfect and happy ending."

"If Dean Silver knew that I was working so hard to keep his other meal ticket... would the "Moon" card of the Fool's Library have a chance to upgrade to another level?"

While muttering these words to himself, Last slowly raised the Star Cup of Death.

Ever since he touched that hazy and illusory chess piece with his hand.

From the perspective of the "Eye of Prying Secrets", there were countless dim yellow blood vessel-like channels, rushing recklessly from the star cup to the skin of Last's right hand.

It was as if it had finally found a new host...

However, whenever these blood vessels flowing with dusk were about to invade Last's skin, a pale light would flash, blocking these dim yellow blood vessels from Last's flesh and blood.

Nightblade original "Silent Disqualification: Withering Stone".

But at this moment, looking at those dusk threads surging towards his flesh and blood like hungry poisonous snakes.

There was also a curve at the corner of Rast's mouth.

"Since you are so eager to find a new host and a new body..."

"Then I'll give it to you."

Silent words fell.

Just before Rast was about to take further action, his movements suddenly paused slightly.

Behind Rast, on the rugged path leading to the cliff at the top of the mountain, there was suddenly a sound of hurried and panicked footsteps.

From far away, as time goes by, the sound of footsteps going up the mountain becomes clearer and clearer.

……

Present world, the Mystery Tower.

Dean Yin, who was pacing in circles with a sad look on his face and his furry tail drooping, suddenly stopped.

Beside it, Ophelia, whose fair face had an unnatural blush, was also stunned for a moment.

"Little Tina's sister."

"It seems that not only I, but also you have opened the champagne too early."

Dean Yin's words came faintly, with a bit of gloating that seemed to backfire.

"A woman who wants to cuckold your sister."

"It seems like there is more than one..."

(End of this chapter)