Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

What he didn't know was...

All the players involved in the battle for the Grand Slam title received the same message at this moment:

Someone has touched the thread of fate.

at the same time.

In the perception of all participants, a 'coordinate' appears.

The coordinates are located in the city of Little Mascus.

Lu Zheng was slightly taken aback, and was surprised to find that the coordinates were right next to him!

"Brother Lu Zheng...did you sense something?"

A young girl, holding a magic staff, asked a question.

This person is—

Bunny Girl!

For some reason, the bunny girl appeared in the Grand Tournament; she seemed to have been brought there by Shika.

Besides the bunny girl, there were three other people with Lu Zheng.

The three individuals possessed formidable auras. Although they were all at the seventh level of cultivation, their temperament and aura far surpassed those of ordinary people, clearly indicating that they were powerful individuals.

A muscular man said, "Did you feel it? An exposed coordinate."

Another woman, shrouded in a black cloak, said, "These coordinates weren't intentionally revealed. I can sense a faint 'divine power,' the work of the gods. If nothing unexpected happens... this is very likely a mechanism of the 'Grand Rank Conflict.' Someone has triggered a hidden mechanism."

The last little dwarf chuckled mischievously: "Interesting! Interesting! The Grand Tournament is a long-standing and ever-popular event, but I didn't expect anyone to come up with a new twist... Little brother Lu Zheng, shall we go take a look?"

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Let's go!"

The group of five began to move.

Along the way, they encountered the other participating teams. The group of "outsiders" tacitly understood each other and avoided confrontation, heading towards the coordinates in perfect harmony.

Upon arriving at the destination, Lu Zheng looked up and saw—

Ok?

Who is that?

In front of the Maren family's gate, a young man with an indistinct face stood shoulder to shoulder with an old man with a head full of silver needles, talking about something.

Lu Zheng stared intently, thinking he didn't recognize the person, yet inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

The same feeling welled up in the bunny girl's heart.

With a hint of confusion, she said, "Brother Lu... I think I've seen that person before, but I can't remember who he is."

who's that person?

That person was Zuo Chang.

Lu Zheng and the bunny girl would never have failed to recognize Zuo Chang, since Zuo Chang made no attempt to disguise himself.

only--

Under the interference of some force, Zuo Chang in Lu Zheng's eyes seemed to have been pixelated, and his appearance changed drastically.

Lu Zheng watched from afar, unable to grasp the current situation.

What's the next step?

What was the purpose of the deity revealing the coordinates of the person before him?

Is he trying to get the participants to protect him?

still is……

To let the participants hunt him down?

The muscular man pondered for a moment, then said, "We cannot act rashly. The gods' intentions are unclear, and the messages they are sending are equally ambiguous. I think it's best not to make a move for now."

The cloaked woman also said, "Captain Lu Zheng, I agree. The conditions for winning the Grand Tournament should not have changed; it is still about leading the team to defeat the 'Demon Menace'... Right now, this should be a 'potentially important' side quest. The priority is to focus on the main quest. If we win the main quest, we will be 'Grand Heroes'."

indeed so!

The sudden appearance of a prompt and the inexplicably exposed coordinates may very well point to an important "side quest".

but.

The battle for the Grand Prix is ​​about the main storyline.

Everyone's goal is clear—first, to advance to the ranks of the advanced exorcist squad, and then to defeat the demonic threat in Bloodmist Ridge.

The rest are all minor details.

Wasting energy on the person in front of you is not the act of a wise person.

Help him?

What will I gain by helping him?

Kill him?

Will I be punished for killing him?

The information is hidden behind the scenes; no one knows the answer.

Now is a race against time, with only seven spots remaining for the "Advanced Exorcist Squad." The Grand Tournament, however, typically involves twenty teams.

Lu Zheng immediately said, "Let's go. The most urgent thing is to get more exorcism points."

Dear readers, I have too many thoughts and concerns!

Writing is like constipation, so painful!

The next update is coming soon!

Chapter 217 The Last Hero

"It's weird..."

A rough, hoarse voice echoed in my mind.

That's the voice of the demons of war.

Demons cannot be killed. After a demon is defeated, its soul and body are usually separated and then sealed away separately.

Over the long years, the demon of war has long since disappeared, its physical form lost to time.

It appears in the form of a soul and needs to attach itself to a living being to function.

It temporarily resides within Zuo Chang's body, participating in the battle for the crown as "part of Zuo Chang's power."

At this moment, it keenly realized a strange "deviation" and couldn't help but say, "General Heavenly King, I don't know how to explain the current situation."

Zuo Chang also felt something was off: "Just tell me, don't worry about whether I can understand."

"Okay! I feel like your 'smell' has changed. You seem to have become a different person."

"...I don't think I've changed."

The War Demon acknowledged: "Yes. Your mind hasn't changed, and I haven't sensed any 'foreign invasion.' You are still you. But the feeling you give me has indeed changed... It's as if you are playing a completely new role."

One second he was clearly in a chef's script, the next he was wearing armor.

Zuo Chang is still Zuo Chang, but—

He is no longer a "participant in the battle for the Grand Throne"; he has taken on a completely new identity.

Zuo Chang looked down at the "Team Saw" hanging on his waist and thought to himself, "The Team Saw is a mission item for this Grand Tournament. Its function is to sense the location of each team member, but I can't sense the location of anyone else now... It's possible that I have lost my 'qualification for the competition'."

The devil of war doesn't see this as a problem.

The real key thing now is—

It asked, "Disqualified from the competition, yet not leaving the arena of the Grand Slam... General, what role do you see yourself playing now? And what is our goal?"

do not know.

Zuo Chang originally planned to fly directly to Blood Mist Ridge to find the lost sword.

But now it seems...

Perhaps following the "plot" is a better solution.

Earlier in the study, despite his grandson's objections, old Malone insisted on accompanying Zuo Chang to Blood Mist Ridge.

Zuo Chang had no reason to refuse.

He turned to look at Old Man Malone and asked, "Senior Malone, how do we get to Blood Mist Ridge?"

"Take a car."

A car stopped in front of us.

The butler we met earlier was dressed in armor and seemed prepared for an adventure.

He turned to look at old Mullen and said, "Commander Mullen, may we depart now?"

Old Man Malone, leaning on his cane, shouted: "Let's go immediately!"

He took Zuo Chang with him and got into the carriage.

Little Mascus is, after all, a city from a thousand years ago, and even if the roads are good, they are far from being smooth.

In the bumpy carriage, Old Malone looked at Zuo Chang and suddenly said, "Mr. Zuo... have you ever heard of 'the hero'?"

Zuo Chang nodded: "Of course."

"Actually..."

Old Man Malone placed his cane on his knees and looked directly at Zuo Chang.

The next instant, his left eye changed; after ripples, his pupil turned silver-white.

The change in his eye color also drastically altered his demeanor.

He looks so holy now, almost inhuman.

Unidentified words also appeared in old Malen's silver eyes: