It's time to become an evil god.

"Since you possess a fragmented ancient god's umbilical cord, I'll tell you a secret: umbilical cords that can fuse together are a necessary condition for a god's descent and a key tool for the God of Thieves."

"God of Thieves?"

Bai Ge never expected that the ancient god's umbilical cord, which often rubbed against his neck and cheeks, would have such an intricate connection with the God of Thieves.

The Dream Eater, who was about to turn and leave, stopped in his tracks, as if he had thought of something, and continued, "By the way, let me tell you a secret. The reward for the first dungeon mission in the Evolution Game that tests all players, which you commonly call the first mission after leaving the newbie village, is another incomplete umbilical cord."

Chapter 183 We've Been Targeted by Cult Members

The Baku's figure gradually disappeared down the corridor, and the fragmented world began to reassemble into its original form. Time, which had been frozen, began to flow again, and Kamen Rider and Isshin Ashina looked around blankly, not knowing what had happened.

"What just happened? Where did the monster go?"

"there is nothing."

Bai Ge explained calmly, "It seems someone used Zawarudo just now."

"...What the hell is Zawarudo...!"

At this moment, a system notification sounded indicating that the task was completed. Thirty seconds later, their consciousnesses would be teleported back to their respective worlds, and the invitation letter for the newbie village task, which was the reward, had already arrived in Bai Ge's hands.

Although Bai Ge also wanted to know what was imprisoned in the deeper layers of the Dream Eater's dream, unfortunately, he no longer had the time.

Ashina Isshin played with the rifle in his hand with great interest, waved to Bai Ge, took out a manual from the inner lining and tossed it to Bai Ge, saying, "Young man, this thing of yours is not bad. I'll trade you this book on the secrets of swordsmanship."

Bai Ge shrugged. "Keep it if you need it."

"and many more."

The Kamen Rider next to him seemed to suddenly remember something, and pulled a heavy electromagnetic pulse weapon from his mission inventory and tossed it to Isshin Ashina.

"Here, consider this your reward for helping us."

Ashina Isshin, carrying the heavy lump of iron in his hand, looked puzzled. "What's this?"

The Kamen Rider's figure transformed into a beam of light and slowly disappeared. He solemnly declared, "Ashina Style: Cosmos Lance."

"..."

In reality, Bai Ge suddenly opened his eyes. The blinding light from the operating room lamp shone on his face, making his retinas feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"He's awake."

Someone shouted, and then came a flurry of footsteps. Bai Ge struggled to get up from the milky-white bathtub and looked around. All the researchers put down their papers and gathered around, looking at Bai Ge with strange eyes. Some of them even had a thick notebook in their hands and were taking notes.

Bai Ge looked around at everyone and asked in confusion, "Wait, why are you all looking at me like that? What happened?"

"Oh, is that so?"

A middle-aged man in a white coat pushed up his glasses, closed his notebook, and said seriously, "You were talking in your sleep from the time you fell asleep until you woke up. We recorded and analyzed everything you said in your sleep to see what you encountered in your dream. We also plan to provide support and assistance. However, there are some parts of your dream that we don't quite understand."

Bai Ge asked warily, "Wait, what did I say?"

The middle-aged man's expression became conflicted. He subconsciously touched his chin and stammered, "Um... your first words in your sleep were, 'Mom, I'm on Earth. It's nice here, just like home.'"

"..."

"Then the second thing he said in his sleep was, 'Section Chief Xing, stop working! Hurry up and put on your pants and run! The police are coming to raid prostitution!'"

"..."

"The third thing I said in my sleep was, 'I admit, my favorite kind of fantasy is a trans woman playing with a sex machine while talking in Japanese!'"

"..."

"Oh right, you also vaguely mentioned sailor uniforms, cat ears, half-nakedness, and imprisonment in your sleep just now."

"Cough cough."

Bai Ge coughed lightly and explained awkwardly, "Actually, I was dreaming about watching Tom and Jerry."

"Oh, I see. So, your fifth sleep-talking sentence was..."

"and many more."

Bai Ge made a pause gesture, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Stop talking, stop talking, I admit it, I killed him, okay?"

"Ugh."

The supervisor sighed and nodded with deep sympathy. He handed Bai Ge an invitation and said, "Here's the thing, nobody wanted this to happen. I've secured you a training qualification for an astronaut on the Mars space station. Would you like to consider it?"

"..."

At this moment, Section Chief Xing had also woken up. The two of them roughly described what they had encountered in the dream. However, Bai Ge deliberately covered up the fact that he had encountered the dream-eating tapir, and pretended to have amnesia, vaguely saying that he did not remember what happened afterward.

The two men's statements were basically consistent, and the Special Affairs Bureau did not suspect anything. The immediate priority was to report this major discovery in the dream to their superiors.

The news that humans are not the only players in this world will cause a new wave of turmoil once it is released.

After a brief psychiatric examination to confirm that she had not encountered any mental pollution or consciousness invasion in her dreams, Bai Ge finally emerged from the secret base of the Special Affairs Bureau.

He took a deep breath. The cool night air cleared his mind, which had been drowsy after waking from the dream, and he was thinking about what the dream-eating tapirs had said to each other.

"The reward for this mission is an invitation to an advanced trial mission. It seems that not all high-level players can participate in this trial."

Bai Ge was still pondering what to do when he saw a thin figure wearing a baseball cap and his friend standing at the door.

The mysterious figure walked and stopped, lingering as if hesitant, glancing left and right from time to time, seemingly worried that someone was following him.

The girl beside him stood still, without saying a word.

Bai Ge used the Eye of Providence to scan the person in front of him, and after confirming that the other party was not a player, he stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

The sudden sound almost startled the furtive man in front of him. He quickly turned around, staring at the other person warily. "Wait, who are you? Don't come any closer, or I'll call the police!"

"I am the head of this folklore research association."

Bai Ge reassured him, "Don't be nervous, young man. Do I really look like an undercover cop cracking down on prostitution?"

"..."

The man pulled back his hood, revealing a slightly immature face. He looked at the uninvited guest with unease, stammering incoherently, "Are you in charge here? Um, I, I'm here to see the Paper Immortal."

"Paper Immortal?"

Bai Ge asked in confusion, "What do you need it for?"

Yes, that's right.

The boy explained, "I... I want to seek refuge, I want him to save us! We've been targeted by a cult! They—no, these lunatics—want to sacrifice us to an evil god!"

"A cult?"

Bai Ge realized the seriousness of the situation and waved his hand, saying, "Come in with the girl behind you and we'll talk then."

"What girl?"

The boy asked, puzzled and frightened, "I came here alone today?"

Chapter 184 The Final Trial Mission Begins

The young man's face turned deathly pale instantly, his lips trembling as he silently swallowed. He felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone was gently blowing on his neck, and goosebumps instantly rose on his skin. He stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to turn around, and could only blink frantically, pleading for help from Bai Ge.

"Help me, help me..."

Tick, tick.

He heard the sound of dripping water behind him, and a cold, piercing hand struck his shoulder, accompanied by a low, mournful sound.

Why didn't you save me? Why didn't you save me? Why didn't you save me...?

Bai Ge's expression turned very serious, and he said earnestly, word by word, "Young man, you absolutely must not move now."

"Okay, I won't move, Master, please save me, I don't want to die."

The young man dared not move for a moment, only nodding mechanically, clinging to his last shred of hope, and asked softly, "Will doing this save me?"

Bai Ge took out his phone, opened Pinduoduo, and handed it to the young man, saying, "No, I'm just buying you time to make your final arrangements. Take a look at which style and color of urn you like and pick one."

"...A ghost, a ghost!"

The young man felt his blood pressure rise instantly, but then he was horrified to discover that two bloody handprints had appeared on his shoulder at some point. Blood was flowing down his clothes, and the young man's mental defenses finally collapsed. He stumbled and rushed into the courtyard, broke open the warehouse door, ran inside, and locked it from the inside, panting heavily.

He grabbed his hair with both hands, shook his head frantically, and screamed in terror, "It's too, too terrible! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

Click.

He heard a noise behind him and suddenly realized that something was wrong with the warehouse. Behind him, he heard the sound of heavy objects hanging from ropes swaying under the weight of the beams, and the wet sound of bare feet on the bluestone slabs. Everything sounded eerie.

The young man slowly turned his head.

A woman in a red wedding dress was slowly combing her hair with her back to herself, but the mirror reflected a deathly pale face, covered in horrifying lividity, with a patch of blood-red at the corner of her mouth. A cracking sound came from her neck as her head was turned 180 degrees behind her, staring directly at her.

"What a handsome young man! Would you be interested in helping me with my hair and makeup?"

What chilled him to the bone even more were the three eerie figures sitting cross-legged in the corner, their heads bowed and huddled together, uttering indescribable whispers, as if they were invoking a curse to summon an evil god and performing a clandestine sacrificial ritual.

The eerie whispering grew louder and louder, and he finally understood what the other person was saying.

"Three with one!"

"airplane!"

"Wang Bang!"

……

On the verge of losing his composure, he turned to run, but in the mirror behind the curtain in the corner, he saw a strange figure appear behind him.

The paper effigy in green clothes and red pants stood at the doorway, tilting its head to scrutinize the young man. Its face was deathly pale, its lips blood-red, and its expression a mixture of crying and laughing. It patted the young man's shoulder, as if asking, "Little brother, what's wrong with you?"

The young man finally couldn't withstand the rollercoaster of mental stimulation, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

……

When the young man opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the sofa. A little girl, who appeared to be wearing animal ears and a fox tail anal plug, was holding a scalpel in front of her chest, flipping through a book on anatomy next to her, and saying, "Waaah, should I cut his carotid artery or his vein now? What? You're saying I'm murdering for money? Funnymudfillbee, I've always done good deeds, how could I do such a thing? At most, I'm just using him to practice."

"no need."

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately stood up from the sofa, clutching his chest, and said, "No, no need, I'm perfectly fine."

"You're awake."

Bai Ge stood before him, smiling as she gazed at him. The young man, for some reason, felt an uneasy sensation, as if he were being watched by a monster.