odessanovel Chapter 904: How Did You Know I Was Coming?
Chapter 904: How Did You Know I Was Coming?
Lu Ce spoke calmly. Even though the many God's Chosen were starting to go a bit mad, his behavior remained the craziest of them all.
If any of those God's Chosen could see him now, they'd probably snap right out of it.
However, his actions weren't driven by cruelty right now—they were driven by pure desperation!
He had absolutely no idea what form the confrontation with the gods would take. If it came down to a straight energy clash, with that kind of power where War could just drag down a sky full of stars, he didn't think he could win.
Besides, although his power from Agony had been growing this whole time, he had completely lost any understanding of what conditions triggered that growth.
He felt like, at this point, the more he thought about some things, the more wrong they seemed. What exactly was the nature of his relationship with Agony?
So, he started imitating what had happened before—letting himself get seriously injured, then using Sloth, the mask most directly connected to Agony, to try and communicate with that bastard.
But so far, things didn't seem to be looking good.
"I'm telling you—"
Halfway through his sentence, Lu Ce's head suddenly lolled to the side, and he went completely still, as if he had suddenly died.If he actually died like this, there was no one around to collect his corpse. If the main force fighting against the gods died for no apparent reason in his own home, that would be the funniest joke in the world.
Nie Jiu Tian would probably be absolutely furious!
But in reality, even though there was a nail stuck in his head and blood pooling on the floor, his breathing was perfectly steady.
After sleeping for ten minutes, Lu Ce slowly woke up. Having gotten some sleep, he felt like the irritability from before had subsided quite a bit.
He let out a sigh, then directly tossed the nail in his hand aside and let his abilities begin repairing his body.
Originally, he had wanted to threaten Agony, to indicate that if the bastard didn't respond to him at all, then he would take the initiative to sabotage its plans.
But after waking up from his nap, he felt that approach was a bit childish and beneath him, a Lower Level move.
He always had some kind of contingency plan when facing every god, but when it came to Agony, he was truly at a loss.
After all, the bastard had basically seen him from his humble beginnings to his rise. His most important secrets didn't exist in the bastard's eyes, so he was completely on the losing side in every aspect.
With this bastard, he could only take things one step at a time. All the gods were extremely wary of it, and he couldn't come up with a good strategy for now.
Abandoning the idea of forcefully pressuring Agony, he started thinking about what other cards he still had to play.
His good brother!
It had been a long time since he and the Arbitrator had been in contact.
The fragile alliance between them was on the verge of collapse, but at least they should have a common enemy. The gods had unified their stance, modified the rules, and directly brought the Game down to the world.
So, what about him, the former referee?
He couldn't have just been killed off, could he? He didn't believe the landmine he had planted among the gods was that fragile.
"Brother, are you listening?"
Lu Ce said whatever came to mind, sitting in his chair and just speaking out loud.
Even he found it amusing—he was just trying anything and everything at random, with no real confidence in any of it.
But the crazily surging power over these past few days was also affecting his mind. He would occasionally throw a fit of madness to maintain his mental stability.
With his hands clasped behind his back, in this empty room, he acted like a mad performer, putting on a show for himself.
"You haven't given me any intel for a long time. You're not dead already, are you?"
"Or did the gods over there clean you up, making you too scared to show your face?"
"It's fine, haha... Since you're here, come out and meet me. I won't laugh at you."
He kept muttering to himself, putting on a mad act that fit his persona. But then, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Laugh at me for what?"
The voice appeared out of nowhere. Before it did, Lu Ce hadn't felt the slightest hint that someone was standing behind him!
The color of his mask instantly shifted, transforming into the light green of maximum perception, and the upward curl of his lips vanished in an instant.
He had essentially snapped into a combat face in a split second.
But soon, he calmed down again, because he sensed a familiar aura—the surging, vibrant aura of Pleasure.
He turned his head, and Xie Antong, dressed in a light set of athletic wear, appeared before him.
But right now, the strength of her presence was so powerful that for a moment, he felt like he was seeing the real Pleasure.
"How did you know I was coming?" Xie Antong asked with a hint of curiosity. She had been pretty confident in her current strength.
Lu Ce: ...
If I told you I was just bluffing, would you believe me?
Artfully dodging that topic, Lu Ce gave her a once-over and said, "Looks like you've gotten stronger."
"Well, isn't that obvious? What did you think I was doing out there?" Xie Antong said with a smile. Then, as naturally as if she were at her own place, she flopped onto the bed.
Her peripheral vision caught the blood on the floor. Her eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't ask a single question. She just casually waved her hand.
A layer of rainbow-colored light swept across the floor, wiping the blood clean in an instant. The floorboards were spotless, like they had just been cleaned.
She then turned to Lu Ce, took a moment to sense him, and asked, "But hey, how come I feel like you've gotten weaker?"
Lu Ce: ...
He was momentarily at a loss for words, never expecting that one day in this world, Xie Antong would say something like that to him.
"Looks like you didn't make the most of this last chance, huh. What's up? Were you being a bit too Pride?"
"Or do you think this world isn't painful enough? Wow, that would make you seriously perverted."
Xie Antong had become incredibly talkative, teasing Lu Ce.
Lu Ce was silent for a moment. Looking out the window, as far as his eyes could see, he could even see traces of blood.
In a scene like this... could the power of Pleasure really increase that much?
...
"Why are you suddenly looking so sentimental? That's not like you, Strongest Player~."
Xie Antong said, hopping off the bed and moving like a phantom to stand in front of Lu Ce, grabbing him by the collar.
"So, I'm back. Don't you have anything to say to me?"