569: The first victims of the Gods Game

Gu Qinghan wasn't worried at all that those people would cause trouble in Whale Fall City, because everyone who received his teleportation scroll had previously witnessed him take action.

After understanding Gu Qinghan's strength, even if these people truly harbored ill intentions, they would absolutely not dare to do anything in Whale Fall City unless they were intentionally seeking death.

At the same time, the character of these people was passable; at least they hadn't caused chaos after killing the Lord of the Secret Realm back then.

Finally, there were quite a few powerful individuals currently residing in Whale Fall City, and the number of strong figures from the Secret Realms had certainly decreased after the dragon attack.

If someone among them truly sought death, the combined control and burst damage of Chen Yuting and Luo Mu alone would be enough to kill them several times over.

As for the possibility of Number One coming to Whale Fall City... Gu Qinghan felt it was almost zero.

It was impossible for the opponent not to know that he was the City Lord of Whale Fall City; if he wanted to cause destruction, he would certainly have chosen the timing of the dragon attack.

He must be making some preparations; such a person would not easily show his face until he had absolute confidence.

Passing through the large door, Gu Qinghan once again arrived in the reception room of the Auction House.

He looked back and saw the Fatty also walk out of the door, saying to him:

"Friend, follow me. Our boss has actually been waiting for you for a long time."

"Seriously? Waiting for me for a long time?"

"Yes, ever since the last auction ended, he told us that you two would definitely have a chance to meet again."

Gu Qinghan was truly intrigued this time. Could it be that this Masked Man possessed the ability to foresee the future?

But what he didn't expect was that before he could speak, the door of the room was pushed open, and the figure of the Masked Man appeared in the doorway.

"Esteemed guest, I have been awaiting you for a long time."

The Masked Man slowly bowed, seeming to show great respect for Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan smiled. He wasn't wearing a mask now, so his expression could be seen by both the Fatty and the Masked Man.

"Awaiting me for a long time, have you prepared another little game for me?"

His words caused the Masked Man's body to stiffen slightly. Then, the Masked Man let out a wry smile and sighed softly.

He looked at Gu Qinghan, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly reached out to touch his mask.

Gu Qinghan made no move. He simply watched the opponent quietly, wanting to see what he intended to do.

The Masked Man's hand rested on the mask, and a golden light flashed. He actually took the mask off his face directly.

Subsequently, a face that was half-destroyed appeared in Gu Qinghan's sight.

"You are the only person to see my true face throughout so many games. This is the sincerity I wish to show."

The Masked Man paused for two seconds before putting the mask back on.

Following this, a cube-shaped object appeared in his hand, which was slowly rotating.

Only then did Gu Qinghan realize that the room he was in had long been enveloped by a cubic phantom.

Looking from the inside, this phantom seemed to rotate every few seconds, looking exactly like... exactly like a Rubik's Cube being solved.

"For a short period of time, we can speak freely."

"This is a mythic grade item, the deception rubik's cube, which can shield us from the perception of the gods before it is solved."

"Anything we discuss about Them inside here will not be known by Them."

When the Masked Man finished speaking, Gu Qinghan did not reply.

He just watched the opponent, seemingly waiting for him to speak first.

The Masked Man smiled helplessly, slowly stepped forward, and displayed the deception rubik's cube to Gu Qinghan, allowing him to see its attributes.

[deception rubik's cube (mythic grade): Unique Item]

[Effect: Scramble the cube. Before it is solved, everything that occurs within the space affected by the cube cannot be detected.]

"We don't have much time. I know you are worried about being discovered by the gods, but you should be able to relax now, right?" the Masked Man said.

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and asked directly:

"Can mythic grade items and equipment pose a threat to those existences?"

Seeing that Gu Qinghan was still so cautious, the Masked Man did not say much, merely nodding slightly:

"You could say that, but not all mythic grade items pose a threat to the gods, because an item like the one in my hand has no offensive capability."

"Its only purpose is to ensure our conversation is not discovered by the gods. After all, you must already know about the existence of the gods, correct?"

Gu Qinghan nodded. There was no need to conceal such obvious facts now.

However, he asked curiously:

"How did you know I had already learned this information? Do you possess the ability to foresee the future?"

"No," the Masked Man shook his head, "it's just that having participated in so many rounds of the Game of Gods, I have encountered some powerful individuals who learned about the Game of Gods."

"Some..."

Gu Qinghan frowned. Were there players in previous rounds of the Game of Gods who also learned the truth about this game?

Seeing that Gu Qinghan seemed about to ask something else, the Masked Man immediately spoke:

"I don't know the exact reason, but I can tell you that the source of those powerful individuals' strength was almost entirely different from yours."

"But one thing they had in common was that they all failed."

"Died?"

"That's right, they died."

Gu Qinghan pursed his lips. These powerful figures who knew about the existence of the Game of Gods had all died.

"Then were you also a player?"

"I used to be a player, and so was he."

The Masked Man pointed to the Fatty beside Gu Qinghan, and the latter gave an awkward, wry smile.

"Then what about you two?"

"We were the beginning of the tragedy of the Game of Gods, and the first victims of the gods' conspiracy."

"I was originally close to reaching the power of a god, but just then, a god appeared before me and used Its power to severely injure me."

"Was your face destroyed at that time?" Gu Qinghan asked.

"Yes, and that was just the beginning."

"After that god attacked me, It was taken away by a strange force, but then another god appeared."

"It told me that although They would pay some price, They were capable of destroying my world."

"If I didn't want to watch my world be destroyed, I needed to voluntarily give up my qualification to become a god."

"You agreed?"

"Yes, but what I didn't expect was that after I agreed, our world began to gradually collapse."

"That damned god deceived me. Later, after thinking about this countless times, I guessed that it was my abandonment of becoming a god that led to the destruction of the world I belonged to."

"So you became a running dog?" Gu Qinghan did not mince his words.

"A running dog... I suppose so."

The Masked Man was clearly stunned when he heard that term.

But he only gave a bitter laugh, then immediately looked up at the ceiling of the room:

"Actually, this Auction House is my original world."

"In order to prevent the world I belonged to from being completely destroyed, I could only turn my world into a special Secret Realm."

"In other words, every time you enter the Auction House, you are essentially entering a Secret Realm."

"And these merchants you see are all my former friends. Our goal in earning magic crystals is to repair our original world."

"To repair your original world, is the price the destruction of countless other worlds?" Gu Qinghan sneered.