Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 833 - 396: The Reward of the Goddess of Vengeance, Meeting the Supreme_2

Chapter 833: Chapter 396: The Reward of the Goddess of Vengeance, Meeting the Supreme_2

[Having spoken, the ’Goddess of Retribution’ flapped her wings and vanished.]

[Leaving behind a sentence that felt like both a threat and a reminder.]

[Mortal, leave this world as soon as possible, do not foolishly challenge the rules...]

Lin Xunxin felt a jolt in his heart!

He narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the text carefully.

The words spoken by the Goddess of Retribution were brief, but the information they concealed was vast!

The phrases ’the hunt for retribution has no end’ and ’prey like you are beyond count’ were ambiguous.

They could refer to the Goddess of Retribution having organized many such hunting games in these three islands, or to the Disciple Wars having taken place here countless times.

From this sentence alone, one simply couldn’t determine the hidden truth of this Chapter.

But the final threat, or rather, warning from the Goddess of Retribution made it clear that she knew what he was thinking.

The Goddess of Retribution could not only glean the desire to kill from blood but also sense something else.

He intended to find loopholes in the rules and learn the truth of this Chapter from the hands that controlled the game.

With the Goddess of Retribution fully aware of his intentions and yet speaking in such vague terms, the implication was becoming clear.

Many Disciple Wars have taken place here!

The Lord has organized many editions of the Disciple Wars in this Chapter!

The fact that the Goddess of Retribution could have told him the truth directly, but now could only hint at it subtly, suggested that there was another entity behind her, imposing limitations.

Anything capable of restricting a deity must be a more powerful entity.

Considering all this, Lin Xun couldn’t help thinking that the Lord might be in cahoots with the main deity or say the Evil God of this Chapter.

To call it collusion might flatter the Lord, servitude might be a more accurate description.

Otherwise, how could the Lord organize numerous Disciple Wars within this Chapter and also enlist a god like the Goddess of Retribution as the game’s judge?

An idea flashed through Lin Xun’s mind.

"Could it be that the Disciple’s Sanctuary is actually located in a certain area within this Chapter?"

"Therefore, the members of the New World can enter the Disciple’s Sanctuary over and over again, just like in the Disciple Wars?"

Lin Xun felt that it was very likely the case.

But there was one inconsistency he couldn’t explain, a gap so large it could overturn all his current speculations.

How did the Lord make the Chapter invitations?

Setting aside the question of the invitations for a moment, more absurd than that is the fact that every member of the New World, as long as they possessed a seat certificate, could enter the Disciple’s Sanctuary.

Similar to the limited quota for recruitment in special Chapters, if the Disciple’s Sanctuary was located within this Chapter, how was the Lord able to break through such a quantity limit?

Could an Evil God from a certain Chapter alone have the power to leverage the rules of the Book of Salvation?

Lin Xun shook his head, unless there was a terrifying Evil God like the ’Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit’, who after devouring and corroding numerous main deities, had amplified its own might to an inconceivable level.

Otherwise, with the power that the Book of Salvation had exhibited so far, no Evil God was potent enough to shake its existence, at least Lin Xun hadn’t encountered such an Evil God.

Even as one stuck in the Hell Chapter, he had never seen it; it was hard to imagine a stronger deity existing in either regular Chapters or nightmare Chapters than the ’Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit’.

"To achieve all this, the assistance of a ’Librarian’ must be necessary..."

No matter what the truth of this Chapter was, to manage things like organizing ’Disciple’s Sanctuary’ and hosting ’Disciple Wars’, rule-based help was needed, and only a Librarian would have such authority.

Realizing this conclusion caused a heaviness to sink in Lin Xun’s heart.

For what purpose did the Librarian assist the Lord?

The Lord was of the surrendering faction, the descending faction, his actions clearly contradicting the ’Save the World’ mission.

Was the Librarian unaware of it, or did it mean that despite knowing the Lord had turned towards the Evil God, the Librarian still chose to assist him?

Or perhaps the Lord’s intentions were not as simple as he thought, and maybe in some way, they aligned with the idea of ’Saving the World’, which is why he could gain the Librarian’s help.

The more Lin Xun knew, the more questions he had stirring in his stomach.

He manipulated his Shell to look around, and the island was deadly quiet, the horizon ending with the dark and fearsome sea under the night sky.

"Should I go take a look outside the island?"

Lin Xun recalled the warning from the Goddess of Retribution. If he didn’t leave this Chapter now and continued to linger and explore the outside, the Goddess of Retribution would likely get serious about killing him.

"Sigh, truly ruthless..."

He clicked on the Rest Page and returned to the Library.

[Transporting...]

[...]

[...]

[Transport Successful!]

[The powerful Wandering Soul awakened within the Library...]

[You immediately saw the ’Librarian,’ sitting under the enormous Book of Salvation in a rocking chair, holding up his monocle, flipping through a smaller version of the Book of Salvation taken from the bookshelf beside him.]

[Upon seeing this, you couldn’t help but step forward to ask about the doubts in your heart, questioning why the ’Librarian’ helped the Apostle code-named ’Messiah.’]

[The ’Librarian’ put down the book in his hand, shook his head, and said to you that you don’t have the authority to question him right now. Wait until you regain the relevant authority, then ask him again...]

Lin Xun couldn’t help but grind his teeth in frustration, the old man had gotten flustered by his questions last time and ran away when he had no other choice.

This time he finally reappeared in the Library, only to say that he had used up his previous authority and no longer had the authority to ask again.

Wasn’t this outright bullying?

[Of course, you wouldn’t give up easily, stepping forward to argue your case, demanding the continuation of your previous questions...]

[The ’Librarian’ flipped through the book in his hand and ignored you...]

[...]

[You have received a summons from ’Messiah.’ Please transport to the Disciple’s Sanctuary as soon as possible!]

Lin Xun was startled.

With the Disciple War over, as the victor, instead of asking a dallying librarian, he might as well ask the Lord above.

Having managed to slay many middle and high-ranking disciples from the position of the least disciple, the only remaining disciple, Amos, had survived by reluctantly becoming a subordinate.

Given his potential displayed during the Disciple War, he was bound to have become one of the Lord’s most valued gladiators.

Even if he was only a chess piece in the eyes of the Lord, when the chess piece becomes powerful enough that it can’t be ignored, it too can possess a certain right to know.

Lin Xun clicked to transport and entered the Disciple’s Sanctuary.

Following the prompts, he arrived at the ’Hall of Promise,’ a place he had never set foot in before.

[...]

[The dark hall was exceptionally spacious, yet the number of seats was far fewer than other council halls.]

[At the front of the hall, on an elevated platform, stood a figure in a grey robe standing silently.]

[Messiah: Cain, you’ve done well.]

Lin Xunxin thought, you praise me for doing well after having all your disciples under you killed off?

The leader of the antagonistic organization sure had thoughts and reasoning different from ordinary people.

[Cain: My Lord, the Disciple War was extremely brutal; I dare not hold anything back.]

[Messiah: Hold nothing back? That’s right; I want you not to hold anything back!]

[You’ve always hidden your strength, only to reveal it fully in this Disciple War, unleashing all your potential.]

[You truly deserve to be the first disciple, and it’s not impossible for you to become a saint.]

[Cain: You flatter me, my Lord. There is something I don’t understand: What exactly is a ’saint’?]

[Messiah: When you attain the realm of immortality, you can become a saint. Only saints are qualified to accompany me to the New World.]

[Just like Solomon, although he failed in this Disciple War, he has already faintly touched the threshold of immortality.]

[Such a person with potential, even if he loses the position of the first disciple, still has a good chance to become immortal.]

[Just as I can’t bear to see you die, how could I let Solomon die in the Disciple War?]

Lin Xunxin’s heart trembled.

Solomon is still alive?

Wasn’t he thoroughly vanquished, with his soul even annihilated? How could he still be alive?

If Solomon is still alive, does that mean Vesinu is also still alive?

[Messiah: I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry, Vesinu is truly dead, while Solomon survived because of the ’Unextinguishable Fire.’]

[He will become an alternate saint, and I will give his position as the first disciple to you.]