237: Chapter 237 What kind of nonsense is this?

Inside the Titan Temple, in the guild hall.

Salos, five meters tall, sat blankly on his throne, his giant eyes fixed intently on the frozen world announcement.

【System Prompt: Character locked. The script will officially begin in sixty seconds.】

The countdown had already ended.

Why?

Why was he still here?

Could it be... he hadn't been chosen?

As soon as this thought emerged, Salos extinguished it.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

He was Salos, number one on the leaderboard! He was the guild leader of the Titan Temple!

He was one of the most powerful men in the Source Realm!

How could he possibly be left out of such a good thing?

Salos took a deep breath and opened his friend list.

He sent a message to Arrow of the Moon: "Did you get in?"

The reply was almost instantaneous.

Arrow of the Moon: "Yes."

Salos's heart sank, and he clicked on Oro's avatar.

"You?"

Oro's reply carried a hint of that unique charlatan tone: "I am already in the vortex of fate."

Translated, that meant: I got in too.

Salos: "..."

He slowly raised his head and looked around the empty hall, an indescribable sense of grief and indignation welling up in his heart.

I haven't even boarded the train yet!

The number one big shot, the level 92 leader of the Titan God Clan, felt as aggrieved as a five-meter-tall child at this moment.

"Why... why me of all people?"

He muttered to himself, unable to fathom it.

It wasn't just him; at this moment, in every corner of the Source Realm, countless Adventurers were secretly grieving.

On the other side, the void space dissipated.

In its place was an extremely luxurious penthouse mansion.

Outside the giant floor-to-ceiling windows was a dazzling cyberpunk-style night view, with countless aircraft trailing neon lights as they wove between the skyscrapers.

Chen You discovered that he was now wearing a well-tailored black suit, with the top two buttons undone, revealing his collarbone.

In his hand, he didn't know when, appeared a goblet filled with a dark red liquid.

【ACTION!】

A heartless prompt sounded in his mind.

Chen You's mouth twitched.

Act? Act what? Where's the script? Shouldn't there at least be an outline of the screenplay?

As he was complaining internally, a light screen unfolded before his eyes.

【Scene One: The God King's Loneliness】

【Location: God King's Palace (Penthouse Duplex)】

【Character: God King Ba Tian (Played by Chen You)】

【Scenario Summary: As the sole ruler of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, you possess endless life and supreme power, but you also taste eternal loneliness.】

【Action Command: Please walk to the floor-to-ceiling window, hold your wine glass, and overlook your "empire" with a gaze that is profound, melancholic, three parts cold, and seven parts indifferent.】

【And contemplate the philosophical proposition: "How lonely it is to be invincible."】

Chen You: "..."

He felt his intelligence had been insulted.

But when under another's roof, one must bow one's head.

For the sake of that so-called "generous experience points," he endured it.

Chen You carried the wine glass, walking with a gait he deemed most befitting of a "domineering God King," slowly moving to the window.

He took a sip of the liquid in the glass.

A cheap, sweet taste melted on his tongue.

"Damn it, it's grape juice."

He cursed under his breath, then quickly adjusted his expression, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, striving to make his gaze become "profound" and "melancholic."

On the rooftop of another building opposite the apartment.

Two figures appeared in the shadows like ghosts.

Arrow of the Moon and Oro were currently looking at their new outfits with confused expressions.

Black trench coats, black fedoras, and useless sunglasses perched on their faces.

The noble and elegant queen of the Elf God Clan, and the mysterious and solemn Oracle of the Roman God Clan.

At this moment, they looked like two extras who had just run off the set of a last-century gangster movie.

"This..."

Arrow of the Moon looked at the anti-materiel sniper rifle in her hand—a weapon with a ferocious design full of metal and violent aesthetics—and felt her worldview taking a hit.

She was used to using longbows and arrows imbued with moonlight power; this type of weapon made her feel completely uncomfortable.

Oro's situation wasn't much better; he was holding a tablet computer in his hands, which was displaying the internal structure of the building opposite, with red alarm points flashing incessantly.

Just then, both of their mission prompts popped up simultaneously.

【Main Quest: The Fall of a God】

【Mission Objective: Assassinate the fallen God King "Ba Tian".】

【Mission Description: God King Ba Tian has ruled the world for three thousand years, becoming increasingly brutal, leaving the people in dire straits.】

【You are the most elite assassins of the resistance group "Dawn"; the future of humanity lies in your hands.】

The two looked at each other, both seeing extreme shock and bewilderment in the other's eyes.

Assassinate?

Assassinate whom?

God King "Ba Tian"?

"This... what does this mean?" Oro's voice was somewhat dry; he felt that his Oracle arts were no longer working.

"Could it be that Chen You... is asking us to... kill him?"

Arrow of the Moon's snow-white, delicate face was currently cold and grave.

Her first reaction was also that it was absurd.

But soon, she thought of a deeper layer.

"No." She slowly shook her head, her emerald-green eyes flashing with the light of wisdom, "This is definitely not a simple assassination."

"Oh?" Oro looked at her.

"Have you forgotten?" Arrow of the Moon reminded him, "He never plays by the rules; this so-called 'assassination' must be a ritual we cannot understand!"

Upon hearing this, Oro suddenly realized!

That's right!

Even setting off fireworks could cause a BOSS to mutate; what else was there that he couldn't do?

"I understand!" Oro clapped his hands in excitement.

"This is the Source Realm's test for him... and also a test for us!"

"Exactly." Arrow of the Moon's gaze became resolute.

"This is a symbolic replacement, a ladder for us to attain 'rebirth'!"

The two instantly completed their self-indoctrination, imagining a role-playing mission as a mysterious ascension ritual concerning the fate of the world.

Their expressions instantly became sacred and solemn.

Just as the two were preparing to discuss how to complete this "sacred ritual" with the perfect posture, a black shadow darted out from the shadows beside them.

"Two rookies, don't block the road."

A player with a hoarse voice swept an disdainful glance at them, a cold light flashing from the short blade in his hand.

This player's ID was 【Jue Ying】, a pure assassin player who boasted of being invincible below level thirty.

But here, they couldn't see each other's original IDs, and their equipment was completely different.

Seeing Arrow of the Moon and Oro, he simply assumed they were two naive lucky ducks and didn't pay them any mind.

Before he finished speaking, he had already thrown out a grappling hook, which nailed precisely onto the wall of the building opposite.

He swung across like a nimble monkey and silently slipped inside through an open window.

Arrow of the Moon and Oro looked at each other.

"He wants to seize the initiative!"

Arrow of the Moon didn't say another word and raised the sniper rifle she found so detestable.

Although she hadn't used one before, the Source Realm's system was very intelligent.

She just brought her eye to the scope, and her spiritual power automatically locked on.

Chen You was diligently playing the part of his melancholic God King.

Suddenly, a slight sound of breaking glass came from downstairs.

His system prompt changed immediately.

【Emergency Event: Petty Thieves】

【Scenario Summary: An ant that doesn't know life from death dares to break into your temple.】

【Action Command: Display your majesty and indifference as the God King, and in the most understated way, crush the intruder into dust.】

A divine spear, with its entire body burning with golden flames, automatically appeared in Chen You's hand.

Chen You: "..."

A gun?

Why does it feel a bit weird?

He sighed, picked up the spear, and walked slowly toward the stairs.

And at the edge of the city, on a patch of wasteland, tens of thousands of Adventurers gathered.

In front of them, a giant white mecha stood silently.