Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Cheng's soul body was like a game model with a disconnected signal. His vision and limbs dropped in sync, freezing him in place. A torrent of colorful and dazzling mosaics instantly covered his entire body, completely locking down all his movements!

"This, this is..."

"what are you up to!"

Seeing Cheng Cheng in danger, everyone made their moves one after another, but the priest was like the evil corpse from before, like a ghost that did not exist in this world. No matter what attack landed, it could not hurt him in the slightest!

"What are we doing? Of course, we're dealing with bugs in the experiments and uniformly archiving the iteratively looping electrical signal sequences... You have no chance of completing the ritual, because to obtain the Immortal Crown, in addition to the twenty-two paths and nine portions of source matter, you also need four other things."

"Wind, water, earth, fire, and the whole world as a furnace for alchemy."

"So it's a pity that you, who have already lost the world... have failed."

Failed?

This plan was doomed to fail from the start.

The cuckoo seemed bewildered.

She stumbled backward until she bumped into Li Xianyu, muttering to herself, "How could this be... that person, how could they lie to me..."

However, the priest ignored the cuckoo's breakdown and slowly stepped forward, approaching the immobilized Cheng Cheng step by step:

"Mr. Cheng Cheng... the game is over."

Before he finished speaking, a burst of golden light suddenly erupted around him, and dozens of sharp divine weapons broke through the golden ripples, their thousands of sword tips locking onto the throat of the Divine Official!

"Oh?"

The priest slightly turned his head to look at Ji Yushen, his tone calm and indifferent: "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"

"So you still acknowledge me as Your Majesty!"

Ji Yushen suppressed her anger and slowly approached him: "I have not given you permission to make a move. My fate can only be decided by the monarch."

"Is that so? Unfortunately, it is not the monarch who decides fate."

The priest chuckled lightly, completely ignoring the layers of swords surrounding him and Ji Yushen's relentless pursuit. Like a shadow drifting outside the world, he passed straight through thousands of weapons and arrived in front of Cheng Cheng.

Then—their hands slowly came together in prayer position.

"Instead... it is the gods."

As soon as he finished speaking, the boundless, chaotic, and surging data stream collapsed and completely engulfed Cheng Cheng's soul!

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"what--!!"

Cheng Cheng let out a painful roar as the brain-computer interface on his head suddenly slipped off and fell to the ground. He sat up abruptly in bed, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.

He subconsciously looked out the window; the sunlight was warm, filling the room with a gentle glow.

This is reality... He was forcibly logged off.

Mu Zimi, who was wearing cucumber-colored pajamas and holding rice and oil, was about to feed the sleeping Cheng Cheng when she heard the sound. She looked up with worry in her eyes: "Cheng Cheng... what's wrong?"

Cheng Cheng did not answer.

He jumped out of bed, rushed to the computer, turned it on, and searched for the icon for "Fate/stay night".

Click to open.

"Detected: Chapter 2 of the game, Death and Fire, Finale, 'The Book of Past Lives in the Void Ashes' has ended."

The latest storyline is complete; subsequent storylines are under development. Please stay tuned.

"The current test version server has been shut down, and this open beta test has now ended. Thank you for participating in the game trial and providing feedback on Destiny: Immortal Crown. Your character data will be retained. We will continue to optimize the content and look forward to seeing you again next time."

There was only this one sentence; nothing else.

There is no black hole, no start option, and no card pool or character options.

everything is over.

Sylvia, Freya, Li Xianyu, Bugu, Ji Yushen... everyone remained in that dark abyss, in the past, while only he escaped to the future.

Thinking of this, Cheng Cheng quietly sat back on the bed, staring out the window, his mind completely blank.

What should we do next?

Cheng Cheng suddenly realized that after losing his loved one, he felt more confused and helpless than painful.

How can someone not feel sad for their lover at all? What kind of love is that?

Who do I even belong to?

How could someone like me be chosen by Sylvia and the others? They're all such wonderful girls, how could they be so blind...?

Think about it, the boy you like can't appear when you need to be saved the most, but instead abandons you and returns to reality alone, letting you slowly fall into the abyss and become a demon... How is this any different from Lu Mingfei, who hides in the wine cellar drinking heavily but refuses to save Uesugi Erii!?

What exactly have I saved?!

nausea!

Cheng Cheng knew he had too many reasons to argue. It wasn't that he didn't want to face it with them; it was that the priest's actions were too overpowered for him to handle. He could blame the priest, saying it wasn't his fault. These reasons would definitely get their understanding. But, but…

Cheng Cheng couldn't forgive himself.

"It's okay, I'll stay with you."

As Mu Zimi said this, she held Cheng Cheng's head.

A soft, fresh scent with a slight cucumber aroma wafted from behind me—it was Mu Zimi's scent.

Without her noticing, she was already sitting behind her... Just moments ago, out of the corner of her eye, she had seen her wobble around like a penguin in a zoo, occasionally opening her mouth as if to say something, then immediately closing it again, and continuing to wander around the room.

Was she trying to comfort herself?

"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at comforting people." Mu Zimi held Cheng Cheng's hand. "My parents, and other people I know... they all just put pressure on me."

That must have been really tough.

"so……"

Mu Zimi gently laid Cheng Cheng's head down, and finally rested it on her soft, warm thighs: "You can do whatever you want to me... Want to QQ together? Mu Naixu and Da Ai Xianzun were in a bad mood before, a quick QQ message made them feel better."

"...No, that's not necessary."

I really don't feel like doing that right now.

Cheng Cheng closed his eyes, feeling the soft warmth on his head, and gradually relaxed, putting his weight on Mu Zimi: "That's enough... You've been a great help."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zimi looked very happy.

That's it... just for a little while, let me lean on it.

Cheng Cheng closed his eyes and began to plan his next move... Although he could no longer enter the game, the power it brought remained.

He could feel a vast power surging within him. He could use Sylvia's "Glory," Freya's "Understanding," Mu Zimi's "Foundation," and even the power of the sparks he had acquired in reality, unconditionally.

In this situation, one is capable of protecting oneself on Earth and fighting against invading enemies.

However, the thought that those attacking demons might be, like Serafina, old acquaintances of his, or even...

If the Demon of Memory, the Demon of Domination, the Demon of Death, and the Demon of War were to descend upon Earth one day, what should I do?

How should I deal with them?

Cheng Cheng was in a state of utter confusion.

Just then, Mu Zimi, who was secretly patting Cheng Cheng's head, suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, during the few days you were playing games... your sister came by."

"Mu Yuan?"

"Hmm, my sister said that you're ignoring such a beautiful and cute Mu Zimi and going to play virtual games. You're worse than an animal."

Cheng Cheng silently rolled over: "Does she want me to be a beast or not...?"

"No, it itches."

Mu Zimi pressed Cheng Cheng's head down to prevent him from moving around, and then thought about it carefully: "My sister also said that the sect leader is back and your application has been approved. You should go to the headquarters of the Primordial God Sect when you have time."

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Why, why didn't I notice this before?

Genshin Impact Cult, Cult Leader...

I used to think that since demons exist in both worlds, it was normal for cults that worship primordial demons to exist in both worlds, and there was no need to make a fuss about it.

But now that I think about it carefully, the real Genshin Impact cult not only doesn't believe in demons, but it also fights against them!

The fact that they were able to form the Primal God Cult to fight against demons, possessing no fewer than two Source-level powers, having such mature knowledge and theories about encountering demons in reality, and having heard Mu Yuan wonder more than once why she had the cult leader's seed...

Previously, I couldn't connect reality with the game because the flow of time on both sides was sometimes consistent and sometimes inconsistent. Therefore, I once suspected that it was a parallel world or another world. How could I have imagined a worldview of past and future reincarnation?

After Bugu introduced the worldview, so many things happened that there was no time to think...

Who would have thought that perhaps one of Freya and Sylvia could retain her humanity and resist divinity under the corruption of the abyss... and eventually descend to Earth as a true god?

Yes, that must be it!

Cheng Cheng held Mu Zimi's waist and flew wildly, covering thousands of miles in just a few dozen breaths. The outline of the mirage suddenly unfolded at the edge of his vision.

The headquarters of the Genshin Impact cult is right here, right here...

XH District, MiHoYo Headquarters Building.

"The cult leader said that the guise of a game company was chosen for the sake of the church's secrecy."

Mu Zimi, who had been thrown to the ground, shook her head. The supersonic flight made her feel nauseous, but she quickly regained her footing: "Brother Dawei is just the leader's puppet. She's on the top level..."

"Okay, thank you."

Before Cheng Cheng could finish speaking, he couldn't wait any longer and his figure had already transformed into a blur as he rushed into the MiYou headquarters building.

"Halt! No entry without a reservation!"