Evil God? My servants are players!

Then Veronica rushed toward the castle, not afraid of any traps there, after all, it was her home, and she knew the castle better than anyone else.

"Ugh! Why is this NPC running so fast? I was planning to use my superb conversation skills to win him over!" Quanxianbangua complained.

"You couldn't even defeat a goblin, and you were even taken back by the system. You're still planning to rely on your words to curry favor?!"

The muscular man, who had been forcibly brought here by a semi-trailer with full insurance coverage, said in a sarcastic tone.

"Is that my problem? Isn't it the production team's fault? Who can win over an idiot?" Quanxianbangua seemed unconvinced.

Although the Ice Adventurers couldn't quite understand what the two were saying, Sasha still shared the good news with their "allies".

"We've won! The paladin just went to find the mastermind, Count Hamlet! I'm sure she'll resolve this soon!"

But after hearing Sasha's words, the Phase Man was not very interested.

The fact that the full-insurance half-carriage service further revealed the reason why the "phase man" wasn't very interested:

"Well, that's why I've never seen that NPC before. Turns out he was just a minor character who went to his death right after his first appearance."

"Indeed, if we're not even there and we still dare to fight the boss, isn't that just setting up background material to show how powerful the boss is?"

Although she didn't quite understand, Sasha got the gist of it: these resurrected beings didn't seem to have high hopes for Veronica.

Sasha then explained:

"Paladin Veronica is very strong! She was the one who resolved the incident in Hamlet Town last time!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that NPC is planting a flag again. It's a pity that the extra's model is already done." Quanxianbangua gave a perfunctory reply.

"Holy crap! A phase man! Look over there!" Quan Xianban suddenly pointed in the direction of the guards.

It wasn't that the guards suddenly started moving; rather, they remained motionless.

This gave some players bad ideas. At this moment, the remaining twenty or so players were busy reaping experience points in the midst of the guards.

"Holy crap! Did the developers overlook this? The monsters aren't even moving, yet they haven't changed their names, colors, or statuses?!" the Phase Man exclaimed in surprise.

"What are you dawdling for?! If you don't go now, you'll miss out on the kill!" Quanxianbangua said, then dragged Xiangqiman off to grind monsters.

Watching the players arrive and leave in a flurry, Sasha shrugged helplessly.

"These undead are really missing a screw in their heads."

But a thief nearby pointed to the players in the distance and warned, "They seem to be slaughtering those guards. Should we stop them? Or join them?"

Sasha looked in the direction the thief was pointing and, sure enough, saw the players slaughtering the guards.

"Is this their true nature being revealed, or is there something wrong with the guards?" Sasha was completely baffled.

"That's why I asked you," the thief said.

"I'll go up and ask."

Then, Sasha ran up to the phase man and asked:

"What are you doing? Why are you attacking the guards? Is there something wrong with them?"

In response to Sasha's question, the Phase Master, who was only focused on grinding monsters, casually replied:

"Yes! The guard is suspicious!"

"Okay! We'll help too!" After this battle, the Frost Adventure Team seemed to trust the players a lot.

Sasha then rallied the other members of the Ice Adventurer Team to begin slaughtering the guards.

When the players saw the NPCs coming to steal the monsters, they all started to kill the guards with all their might.

And so, a world where only the guards were injured was born.

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Veronica, on the other side, finally arrived at the castle.

Veronica swallowed hard as she stood before the castle. She slowly pushed open the castle gate, and a musty smell wafted out.

At the same time, Veronica felt something eroding her, and strange murmurs echoed in her ears.

These murmured sounds were sometimes clear and sometimes indistinct, and Veronica could only make out one or two words.

"...and already...entangled...and...gone...

But Veronica was not intimidated and walked into the castle with firm steps.

The castle was completely silent at this moment, and Veronica began to search for the Earl of Hamlet.

The reception room? Nobody's there.

The study? Nobody's there.

The bedroom? Nobody's there.

Finally, Veronica stood in front of the laboratory door.

Just as Veronica was about to open the door, she hesitated.

Veronica remembers enjoying playing in the Earl of Hamlet's laboratory when she was a child.

Because it contains many strange and wonderful things, enough to satisfy a child's curiosity.

Veronica also remembers that every afternoon when the sun shone into the laboratory, it would shine directly onto the Earl of Hamlet's workbench.

His mother would always bring him pastries and tea on time.

Life was happy and fortunate back then.

But a sudden, unknown illness took his mother's life, and the Earl of Hamlet went mad as a result.

Young Veronica was sent to live with the Church of Holy Light by the old butler.

Although the exceptionally talented Veronica grew rapidly in the church, she was already a level 70 paladin on her 18th birthday.

But Veronica was greeted not only with blessings from her fellow church members, but also with a plea for help from the Church of the Holy Light in Hamlet.

"The lord of Hamlet Town has colluded with the dead, attempting to turn Hamlet Town into a death zone!"

Due to the lack of combat power at the church's high command level, the Holy Light Church could only send Veronica to resolve the crisis in Hamlet Town.

Veronica did not show any unusual emotions after receiving the church's order.

After all, in her heart, the handsome and sunny Earl Hamlet was her father, and the madman who never sent her a letter was just wearing the face of Earl Hamlet.

Veronica then officially set off for Hamlet Town. After defeating a large number of high-ranking undead, Veronica finally stood before Count Hamlet.

But the Earl of Hamlet, who could father a genius like Veronica, was certainly no ordinary street urchin.

After the fight officially began, Veronica realized that she couldn't beat the madman in front of her.

After the count caught her in a vulnerable position, Veronica thought she was going to die on the spot, but the count stopped what he was doing.

He seemed to see a familiar figure in Veronica, and in the end, the count gave up the attack, instead sitting down on the ground in despair and beginning to weep silently.

Just then, Veronica seemed to see her father's image in that madman.

In the end, Veronica "defeated" and "subdued" the evil count and took over the administration of the town.

But only Veronica knew that it was the Count who had spared her.

However, their relationship did not improve significantly after that.

As if nothing had happened, the count continued his madness, while Veronica diligently managed the town.

Both of them had experienced emotional trauma, and their clumsy hearts ultimately failed to break down the high wall between them, and they drifted apart once again.

One's character does not change as one's level increases; one experiences happiness only to let it slip through one's fingers.

Perhaps that's why Veronica so longs for a normal father.

Perhaps this is why the count went mad in his quest to resurrect his wife.

But it's too late to say anything now; the chance for reconciliation has once again slipped through Veronica and the Count's fingers.

Finally, Veronica, standing before the door, took a deep breath, turned the heavy doorknob, and faced the end of her destiny.