It's time to become an evil god.

Gandalf, his fists clenched, stared at the young man before him, whose aura remained unchanged, and asked in confusion, "Who exactly are you?"

Bai Ge made a parrying gesture and said casually, "Wing Chun, Ip Man."

Chapter 131 The Truth About the Wishing Machine

"What kind of time is this to still be making memes!"

The puppeteer, tortured to the point of spitting blood, cursed loudly, "Quickly use your invincible Yu-Gi-Oh! cards to think of a solution!"

Saint Gandalf showed no emotion, and began to clench his fists. An unimaginable magical power began to gather at his fingertips, forming an overwhelming force. The crowd watched, pale-faced, as a sphere of light gradually formed in Saint Gandalf's hands, tearing with sharp edges, even distorting the surrounding air.

This power is...

Behind Saint Gandalf, a rectangular metal machine appeared out of thin air, looking like a television screen and emitting a pale blue light.

"Wishing machine".

Saint Gandalf revealed the secret deep within his heart, word by word: "I too was an adventurer who found the wish-granting machine, but wishes are not free; they come at a price. I once longed for the power to unify the entire Dark Sea, and the wish-granting machine granted my wish, bestowing upon me the powerful magic of the wizard Gandalf. However, the price I had to pay was to be forever bound to the wish-granting machine, losing my freedom and becoming its prisoner."

Saint Gandalf's gaze swept over everyone present, as if he were looking at a group of pitiful lambs. When one possesses power that surpasses all living beings, one cannot take the navy, the island governor, or anyone else seriously.

"Over the centuries, I have witnessed countless greedy adventurers make wishes to machines for all sorts of reasons. Do you know what their ultimate fate was?"

"Those who wished to resurrect their dead lovers found their lovers reduced to rotting, lifeless corpses by the parasites. Those who desired endless wealth remained forever in the gold-laden, sirens-infested shipwrecks deep within the Sea of ​​No Light. While they did achieve their desires in a sense, these desires came at the cost of their lives."

"Equivalent exchange? This is the Lokaka Fruit from the World of the Sea of ​​No Light?"

A glint of light flashed in Bai Ge's eyes as he asked, "Why can't I grant your wish, and you bear the risks?"

"If I make a wish in the opposite direction, will the price I have to pay be the price I wish for?"

"..."

Saint Gandalf fell silent. "I feel like my thinking is out of touch with the times. Have modern people's ideas become so morbid?"

"Stop."

The witch beside her paused, then said seriously, "Let us make one point clear: to be precise, he's the only one who thinks about problems from such a peculiar angle; we are not."

Saint Gandalf didn't mind and continued, "Once, there was a glitch in the wishing mechanism. One of the adventurers' teammates discovered the secret of the wishing machine and deserted, gathering a large group of people to trick and ambush this old man who is hundreds of years old. Taking advantage of my unpreparedness, they used ancient relics to forcibly seal me in a golden coffin. However, when this group of people discussed what to do with me, they disagreed. A small number of people thought that the wishing machine should be completely destroyed, but the vast majority of people thought that the wishing machine should be preserved so that if the Sea of ​​Light faces some kind of devastating blow in the future, there will be a last bit of hope."

"So the wishing machine and I were sealed inside the golden coffin, and we have been in darkness for who knows how many years until today."

"To prevent a repeat of the previous mistakes, I have decided to destroy all evidence on the entire Genmiya Island."

A howling gale instantly filled the entire square. After explaining the cause and effect, the boss was about to enter the final transformation. The boss protected the wishing machine behind him, and everyone felt a wave of scorching heat, until one of them exclaimed in surprise.

"What the hell is that?"

Everyone looked up.

A scorching crimson light emerged from the pitch-black darkness. A massive, scorching meteorite, almost a third the size of Genmiya Island, fell from the sky and hurtled toward everyone present, casting a scorching reflection on their retinas.

How is that possible? Could this guy be a disciple of the Grand Magus Liu Xiu?

However, Bai Ge was even faster, almost appearing behind Saint Gandalf and throwing a punch.

But Saint Gandalf easily dodged it and responded with a mocking remark, "That's it?"

"Who said I was going to hit you?"

Bai Ge held a brick in his hand and tapped it on the wishing machine, making a clanging sound and directly denting the already fragile machine.

Saint Gandalf's eyelids twitched, and he immediately lost his composure and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Bai Ge, however, held up a brick and threatened, "A fist has no rules, and you can't defend against it. Now that the wishing machine is in my hands, don't make any rash moves, or who knows what might happen if I throw this brick!"

"You're threatening me? You dare threaten me?"

Saint Gandalf's eyelids twitched, and he was both angry and anxious. "Believe it or not, I'll tear you to pieces!"

Bai Ge even tapped the machine a few times with his hand as a threat.

"Yeah, so what if I threatened you? Go ahead and hit me if you dare, but don't do anything rash, or I don't know what will happen to the wishing machine."

After saying that, Bai Ge deliberately struck him a few more times, making Saint Gandalf's heart pound with fear, yet he was helpless.

"Cough cough."

Suddenly, a cough came from the wishing machine, and the black screen flickered, revealing a tall figure in a black suit. Although the figure's face was completely black, it seemed that he could see Captain Wang Lu in front of him through the screen.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, even Saint Gandalf immediately became extremely respectful upon seeing the dark figure before him.

Bai Ge was taken aback for a moment, "Why is the God of Wishes so dark-skinned?"

Upon hearing Bai Ge's complaint, Saint Gandalf immediately rebuked him sharply, "Shut up! Does being dark-skinned mean I've eaten your rice?"

Bai Ge retorted vehemently, "Why can't the Goddess of Wishes be a fair-skinned, beautiful, 36D mature woman? Isn't that sexism?"

"Quiet."

The God of Wishes gave a rebuke, carrying an undeniable sense of authority, and everyone present instantly fell silent.

The God of Wishes gazed at Captain Wang Lu before him and calmly asked, "Are you the one making a wish to me?"

Captain Wang Lu nodded with a hint of doubt and said, "Yes, yes."

Every wish comes with a price. Are you ready?

Captain Wang Lu hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at the pitch-black world behind him, and made up his mind.

He was determined to go back, no matter what. After ten years adrift on the Sea of ​​No Light, the thought of returning home had never faded for a moment. He nodded solemnly.

"Very well, please make your choice."

The god of wishes spread his hands, and two strange machine buttons appeared on the screen, one red and one blue.

The tall figure in the black suit said, "If you choose the button on the left, you will return to the original real world. You will live a peaceful but uneventful life, and eventually die peacefully in a hospital bed. However, those will only be fleeting memories before your death."

Captain Wang Lu was stunned. "What? Flashbacks of memories before death?"

"Yes, I have said that every wish comes with a price."

The figure in the black suit said, "In the real world, you accidentally fell into the water from the ship and were on the verge of death. This sea of ​​darkness is the materialization of your fear before you died."

Wang Lufei was stunned, unable to believe what the other person was saying. "You mean this Sea of ​​No Light doesn't exist? It was all just my thought before I died?"

"That's not the case. This world does exist, but it was created because you came into contact with the wish-granting machine when you were on the verge of death. Everything originated from you and will end with you."

A look of hesitation appeared on Wang Lufei's face.

The faceless, eerie figure in the black suit continued, "If you choose to stay here, you will gain eternal life, but the price is to succeed Saint Gandalf and become the new guardian of the wish-granting machine."

After explaining, the God of Wishes said softly, "What choice will you make now?"

"I choose……"

After a moment of contemplation, Captain Wang Lu suddenly raised his head and said decisively, "I choose to make the wish-granting machine disappear forever!"

Chapter 132 Miyazaki Hidetaka's Compassion

Since the wish-granting mechanism is equally effective for the wish-granting machine, it would be perfectly acceptable for Captain Wang Lu to wish for the machine to disappear forever. If the wish-granting machine disappears, then the wish will not require any further cost.

Are you sure you want to make such a wish?

After a moment of silence, the other party continued to tempt you, saying, "Once the wishing machine disappears, you will never have the chance to make up for all your regrets again."

"Absolutely certain and certain."

Captain Wang Lu repeated firmly, word by word, "I hope the wishing machine will disappear forever."

The man in the black suit nodded and snapped his fingers lightly. "Very well, then so be it."

Everyone saw a strange ripple appear on that pitch-black face as he calmly said, "In the end, I can only wish your world... good luck."

As soon as the words were spoken, the screen went completely black. The next instant, the entire machine began to slowly petrify, making cracking sounds. Before everyone's eyes, the wishing machine turned into something resembling a stone statue. As the cracks on the wishing machine continued to spread, it eventually turned into a pile of rubble, shattering on the ground.

At the same time, the system's mission notification sounded in the minds of all players.

[The mission is complete. All players' overall attributes will be permanently increased by 5. Do you wish to unlock the hidden dungeon? Note: Failure in the hidden dungeon will not affect the player's performance in this mission.]

The other players looked at each other in bewilderment; this was the first time they had encountered the option to access a hidden dungeon after completing a system-wide dungeon quest.

The puppeteer said with some surprise, "Failure won't affect the player, and success will even give us extra quest rewards. Is this a perk from the system?"

The witch rolled her eyes at him and retorted, "Have you ever seen a game company's dog of a planner who would be so kind? Let alone a brutal Darwinian game where it's a matter of life and death."

"If things don't look good, you can teleport out at any time. I want to stay and take a look."

The permanent +5 bonus to all attributes caused his six-dimensional stats to skyrocket, giving him a vague illusion of being promoted from the second tier to near the first tier.

Captain Wang Lu, who had been waiting to die with his eyes closed, cautiously opened them. He checked himself over and, finding he was short of weight, his eyes lit up with surprise. He looked up at the others and asked in astonishment, "Wait, we succeeded? This was too easy..."

Before he could finish speaking, the ground began to shake. The others felt a chill; the wishing machine had clearly disappeared, so why was the tremor getting stronger?

"Look up there, there's something there!"

With a gasp, everyone looked up.

Thousands of meters above the Sea of ​​Light, inexplicably, enormous eyes began to appear in the dark sky. No, those eyes seemed to have always been located on the stone walls at heights inaccessible to humans, only to be awakened at this moment. Huge rocks, the size of small mountains, continued to fall into the sea, creating towering waves. Naval warships floating on the surface were utterly destroyed by the bombardment of the rocks. Only wreckage and corpses remained floating on the water. Ships docked in the harbor were swallowed by the surging waves, which relentlessly crashed ashore, swallowing up any survivors who had not managed to escape.

Huge blood vessels, wrapped in a sticky, fleshy membrane, were visible within the rock face, undulating in a regular pattern.

The constantly rotating scarlet eyes revealed a chilling terror. Even the sailors who had seen all sorts of strange and bizarre sea monsters in the Sea of ​​No Light swallowed hard when faced with the strange and unknown monster before them.

At this moment, the governor was not flustered at all. He even lit a cigarette. Anyway, he was going to die. Once people know that they are facing a hopeless death, they simply give up the struggle.

"I had previously read about the giant monster in the rock in ancient texts. It is said that someone went insane after witnessing the monster hidden in the rock wall."

The governor flicked the two burnt-out cigarette butts together, sending them arcing through the air before they landed in the surging seawater. The crimson cigarette butts were swept away by a wave and disappeared into the floating white foam.

He remarked with emotion, "Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its reputation."

The pale-faced puppeteer pulled out a monocular telescope that could quantify the power of an object and looked into the dense array of eyes in the sky.

[Unknown life form]

Health Points: ? ? ?

Mana: ∞

Status bar: Immune to magic/physical resistances below legendary level, 20% damage reflection, physical critical strike immunity, limb regeneration, mental suppression, super-fast health regeneration...

Debuff: Unable to move, in a semi-sealed, semi-awakened state...