131: This chapter is called Godkiller

Blue Star, Wangjia Village, adobe house.

The ripples of the spatial passage completely closed behind him, forever isolating that pure white hell.

Sword River Fish, holding Lin Wan'er, stumbled and fell onto the cold, hard ground.

An extreme sense of weakness swept over him like a tsunami.

His vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

Continuously activating five high-intensity "Links", especially the final "Light-Speed Kick" that transcended "Rules", had almost completely drained his spirit and soul.

His body was like an overused battery; every nerve was emitting a groan of unbearable strain.

"...Cough...cough cough..."

He coughed violently, and with each cough, he felt as if his internal organs were burning.

But he dared not collapse.

He used his last ounce of strength to gently place the still unconscious girl in his arms onto the old wooden plank bed.

Looking at her pale, pretty face, still tightly furrowed in unease and pain even in her unconscious state.

An indescribable sense of guilt and anger surged and boiled within his chest like magma.

Did he win?

No.

He had merely made a pathetic escape.

He had used an unexpected "Death Note" move to kill Supervisor Bai.

But what was the use of that?

He knew very well that there were countless "pawns" like Supervisor Bai in that massive "Containment Department."

One Supervisor Bai died, and there would be Supervisor Hei, Supervisor Li, Supervisor Wang... As long as that "System" was still operating, as long as that high and mighty "True Author" was still "watching the game."

"Captures" and "imprisonments" like today would never end.

He and Wan'er would forever live under the shadow of being hunted and controlled.

He didn't want to live like this anymore.

He didn't want to see Wan'er suffer any more harm because of him.

He didn't want to hide and cling to life like a mouse being toyed with by a cat.

And he certainly didn't want to live forever under the shadow of Gu Jianghan, who called himself "Humanity"!

That devil did help him.

He even gave him the "weapon" to resist.

But Sword River Fish knew better than anyone.

That "devil" was merely "investing."

He was just treating Sword River Fish as a more interesting, more "watchable" pawn.

He enjoyed the "fun" of watching himself fight another "self."

Whether it was "Divinity" Gu Jianghan or "Humanity" Gu Jianghan.

They both just treated him as a "plaything" to be manipulated at will!

He had had enough!

He didn't want to be anyone's "pawn" anymore!

He wanted to reclaim everything that belonged to him!

He wanted to personally overturn this damned "chessboard"!

"I am the Author!!!"

Sword River Fish pressed his hands firmly against the ground and slowly got up.

His eyes no longer held the fatigue and weakness from barely escaping death.

Instead, there was an unprecedented, icy resolve!

He finally understood.

The true "battleground" between him and "Divinity" Gu Jianghan, and that "True Author," was not in reality.

It was in the story!

Why did "Divinity" Gu Jianghan go to such lengths to rewrite his "story" to be increasingly "boring" and increasingly "off-putting"?

Was it really because he enjoyed the "pleasure" of controlling everything?

No!

That was just a facade!

His true goal was "transcendence"!

When a "story" no longer has "readers" to "read" it.

When a "character" is no longer "observed" by "gazes."

Then, the "settings" and "shackles" jointly imposed on the "character" by the "Author" and "readers" would naturally disappear!

By then, he would no longer be the "Divinity Gu Jianghan" defined by the "story."

He would become a truly free "existence," unbound by any "rules"!

And this was his ultimate goal!

Sword River Fish had tried to resist before.

He had put all his effort into making the story exciting and captivating.

He had once pushed the number of readers of "The Evil God is the Group Admin, Group Members Beg Me Not to Speak" to a high of 80,000!

At that time, "Divinity" Gu Jianghan was like a "prisoner" tightly bound by countless "chains."

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from the "observation" of the "readers"!

But in the end, he still lost.

"Divinity" Gu Jianghan, in a way he had never anticipated, forcibly dragged him, the high and mighty "Author," into the "story."

Turning him from a "writer" into a "character" controlled by the "plot."

From that moment on, he had already lost control of the "story."

The number of readers plummeted.

The "shackles" imposed on "Divinity" Gu Jianghan also broke one by one.

No!

He absolutely couldn't let him succeed!

Sword River Fish looked at the still unconscious girl on the bed, a fierce madness flashing in his eyes!

He would fight back!

He would use the most direct and thorough method.

To drag that "god" who was about to "transcend" back into his "cage"!

He slowly raised the bell in his hand.

This time, he didn't "link" to those "powers" from "another world."

Those were merely "techniques."

What he had to do now was to touch the "Dao" that belonged to the "Author"!

He wanted to borrow the power of the strongest "character" he himself had created!

—【Link · "The Evil God is the Group Admin, Group Members Beg Me Not to Speak"!】

—【Target · Protagonist · Gu Jianghan!】

—【Authority · Narrative Level · Definition Right!!!】

Buzz—!!!!

The bell in his hand burst forth with an unprecedented, dazzling brilliance!

Sword River Fish's consciousness was instantly pulled from his body!

He arrived in a void space composed of countless "words" and "code"!

This was the "origin" of the "story"!

It was the "underlying logic" of the "world"!

And in the center of this space, a huge "light cocoon" composed of countless "settings" and "descriptions" floated!

That was "Gu Jianghan"!

It was the absolute core of this "story"!

However, at this moment, the surface of this "light cocoon" was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Countless "settings" were peeling off and detaching from the "light cocoon."

A breath filled with "freedom" and "transcendence" was seeping out from those cracks.

That was the sign of "Divinity" Gu Jianghan's imminent "transcendence"!

"...Come back!!!"

Sword River Fish appeared before the "light cocoon" in a "ghost-like" posture!

He stretched out his hand, issuing the highest command as an "Author" to that "creation" that belonged to him, yet was about to betray him!

【"—I am your creator!"】

【"—Your 'existence' is 'defined' by me!"】

【"—Your 'power' belongs to me!"】

【"—Now, in the name of the 'Author', I command you!"】

【"—Lend your 'authority' to me!!!"】

Boom—!!!!

His words, like the "oracle" of creation, exploded in this "origin space"!

The "light cocoon" that was about to break free from its chrysalis trembled violently!

A terrifying will, filled with "anger" and "resistance," awakened from the depths of the "light cocoon"!

【"—Mere ant..."】

【"—How dare you covet the power of a god?!"】

Countless black "chains" composed of "negative descriptions" and "off-putting plots" shot out from the "light cocoon"!

Striking fiercely at Sword River Fish's "soul"!

However!

Just as those "chains" were about to touch Sword River Fish!

The "bell" in his hand suddenly lit up!

A power, also from "Gu Jianghan" but filled with "Humanity" and "chaos," gushed out from the bell!

It transformed into an indestructible "barrier," firmly protecting him within it!

【"...The other 'me'?"】

【"...You actually chose to help an 'ant' to fight against yourself?!"】

The will of "Divinity" Gu Jianghan let out a roar filled with "disbelief"!

But Sword River Fish completely ignored the "celestial battle" between these two "selves"!

He seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

He branded his highest "authority" as an "Author" onto the huge "light cocoon" like an imprint!

—【Borrowing successful!】

In an instant!

An ineffable, vast "authority" poured back from the "light cocoon"!

Flowing into the depths of Sword River Fish's soul!

He "saw" it!

He saw the "number of readers" in his novel's backend, which had already plummeted to 20,000!

He saw the comments section of his novel, filled with "disappointment" and "curses"!

He also saw that the "power of reader observation," which should have tightly "bound" "Divinity" Gu Jianghan.

At this moment, it was as thin as a window paper that could be poked through at any time!

"...So that's it..."

"...So that's how it is..."

Sword River Fish smiled.

His smile was incredibly cold.

And incredibly confident.

He had finally retrieved the key that could determine the direction of the "story"!

He slowly opened his eyes.

Returning to the dilapidated adobe house.

His body was still weak.

But his eyes shone terrifyingly bright!

He didn't bother with the girl still unconscious on the bed.

Nor did he worry about the pursuers from the "Containment Department" who could arrive at any moment.

He simply walked slowly to the old desk.

Then he opened the second-hand laptop, which he didn't know how much longer it would last.

He logged into the Author's Assistant.

Looking at the blank document interface.

A smile full of "fighting spirit" curved at the corner of his mouth.

"...Dear 'readers'...

"...I apologize for making you read 'trash' for so long."

"...But please believe me."

"...Starting today..."

"...That story that can make your blood boil..."

"...It's back."

"...And I will present to you an unprecedented..."

"—God-slaying feast."