56: Four Beasts Teleport, Lost City

The intensity of the battle far exceeded the God of Kindness's imagination; in the brief moment he was handing out rewards, the Six Gods had already been utterly defeated.

"What's going on? How could they be defeated so quickly!"

Looking at the Six Gods whose bodies were nearly transparent, the God of Kindness knew this was a sign that their projections were about to vanish.

"It went mad the moment we gave out the last Treasure Trove."

The God of Hope spat out golden blood, a trace of despair flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"You deserve to die for violating the rules!"

The Black Mist Giant sensed the disappearance of the last Treasure Trove, and the black energy all over its body surged continuously. The massive black mist swept over the Six Gods, and black flames burned their divine bodies relentlessly.

"Mere Lesser Gods dare to contend with a Strong God."

Asmodeus slammed his fists into the ground in rage, causing the entire Ruins of the Gods to rumble violently.

Now that the Adventurer had collected all nine treasure chests of the gods, there was no way he could get them back.

Under the protection of the power of rules, even a Demon God could do nothing against these nearly immortal Adventurers.

"Be destroyed!"

Asmodeus let out a massive roar. The God of Kindness hurriedly rushed forward to open a shield, but in an instant, the shield was as flimsy as paper and was pierced with a single poke.

"We can't win, we can't win at all!"

His divine body shattered and his Divine Power exhausted, the God of Kindness flew backward through the air like a rag doll.

How could a mere projection possibly defeat the Clone of a Demon God?

On the other side, Lin Yue, wrapped in the white light of the God of Kindness, had already appeared outside the ruins, but even from hundreds of meters away, he could clearly hear the massive roar coming from the bronze gate.

"Damn it, how am I supposed to get out?"

Looking at the ruins where he had first entered, Lin Yue frowned.

These Seven Gods had a way to give treasure chests but no way to teleport him out.

"Old Village Chief, are you there? Hurry up and let me out."

Lin Yue shouted toward the sky, but his cries were met with silence.

In the home of the Village Chief of Novice Village No. 9999, the blades of three Demon God Messengers were held against the Village Chief's neck. An ancient book lay on the table, and black flames were burning wildly.

"You lackeys of the Demon God, aren't you afraid of the punishment of the gods for doing this?"

The Old Village Chief was fuming with rage.

"Punishment?"

The three Black-robed Messengers let out hideous laughs.

"You old geezer, you'd better think about how you're going to die later. Who could possibly punish Lord Demon God?"

"They're just gods. Sooner or later, the army of the Demon God will invade the Divine Court, and this Land of the Final End will eventually change hands."

Listening to the unrestrained mockery of the Demon God Messengers, the Old Village Chief closed his eyes in despair.

In the next moment, he fell into eternal darkness.

Crying to the heavens but getting no response, praying to the earth but finding no spirit—this perfectly described Lin Yue's current situation.

At the periphery of the ruins, no matter what method Lin Yue used, he could not leave the Ruins of the Gods.

"Ding! You are in a special Instance and cannot use a Village Return Scroll."

"Ding! You are in a special Instance and cannot log off."

...Seeing all these "unable to proceed" messages, Lin Yue was speechless.

If I can't get out, how am I supposed to play?

The bronze gate in the distance shattered with a bang. The figures of the Seven Gods were gradually vanishing, and it seemed the Black Mist Giant would be coming out soon.

"Could it be that dying will send me back to the main city?"

Lin Yue hesitated; losing a level didn't matter, but if he lost a level and still couldn't leave the Instance, it would be a huge loss.

Lin Yue forced himself to calm down and analyze the current situation.

No!

As long as it's an Instance, there must be a way out.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue began to observe his surroundings. Generally speaking, special-type Instances would leave a way out.

Things like teleportation gates or space jumps.

Suddenly, Lin Yue seemed to think of something. Seeing the four stone pillars of the Four Divine Beasts not far away, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"It's you!"

He quickly ran to the center of the Four Divine Beasts' stone pillars.

Since things like the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger, which shouldn't be in the Ruins of the Gods, existed here, they must have a reason for being there.

It might very well be a teleportation Formation.

After examining it carefully for a minute, Lin Yue finally discovered a clue.

There were indeed ancient patterns on the ground, and at the intersection of the four Divine Beast stone pillars, there was a very inconspicuous groove.

It should be the keyhole needed to activate the Formation.

"Damn, are you kidding me?"

Seeing that a key was needed to activate the Formation, Lin Yue instinctively felt a headache.

At this critical moment, where was he supposed to find a key?

"God of Kindness, do you have a key? I can't get out!"

In his desperation, Lin Yue shouted toward the God of Kindness, who was being beaten in the distance.

With this shout, the gazes of the Demon God Asmodeus and the God of Kindness both snapped toward Lin Yue.

"Found you, Adventurer."

Asmodeus's pitch-black mouth curled into a wicked smile, and the God of Kindness immediately thought things were bad.

By now, the other Six Gods had already been shattered, and only he was left stalling for time. Yet, this Adventurer had actually exposed his location voluntarily.

However, the God of Kindness was indeed kind.

Even as he was being beaten to the point of spitting blood, he still spoke up in response.

"I don't have a key, run quickly!"

Run?

Where could he run to?

The ruins were only so big; it was only a matter of time before he was found.

Lin Yue's brow furrowed deeply. The Black Mist Giant had already abandoned the God of Kindness and was striding toward Lin Yue.

"Hand over the treasure chests, and I will send you out."

It sensed that the treasure chests were still on the Adventurer's person.

"You're dreaming."

Without a second word, Lin Yue directly opened all four treasure chests in his backpack.

"Stop!"

Seeing Lin Yue opening the treasure chests, the Black Mist Giant let out a roar.

The God of Kindness took the opportunity to desperately hold onto one of the Black Mist Giant's legs, determined to stall for time even at the cost of his life.

"Ding! You opened a treasure chest of the gods. You received king-tier talent reset stone +1, mysterious fragment +1."

"Ding! You opened a treasure chest of the gods. You received Special Skill +1, mysterious fragment +1."

"Ding! You opened a treasure chest of the gods. You received luck potion +1, mysterious fragment +1."

"Ding! You opened a treasure chest of the gods. You received Growth Weapon +1, Divinity +1, mysterious fragment +1."

...The string of massive rewards pleasantly surprised Lin Yue; they were simply too generous!

But before his surprise could last long, the Black Mist Giant was already less than ten meters away from Lin Yue.

"Ant, how dare you?"

Although the treasure chests yielded huge rewards, without a key, Lin Yue could not leave the Instance.

A massive black fist created a sonic boom in the air as it smashed toward Lin Yue.

Lin Yue had already closed his eyes to wait for death when a mysterious light suddenly radiated from his backpack.

"Ding! You have collected all mysterious fragments (9/9)."

As the mysterious light dissipated, a simple key appeared out of thin air in Lin Yue's hand.

With lightning speed, he placed the key into the groove, and it fit perfectly.

The stone pillars of the Four Divine Beasts came to life simultaneously and roared toward the heavens.

A flash of Chaos light occurred, and the Black Mist Giant's fist hit nothing; even the Four Divine Beasts' Formation vanished along with him.

Before Lin Yue could even open his eyes, a deafening voice rang in his ears.

"Adventurer, welcome to the Lost City!"