novelraw Chapter 709: The Events of That Year; Returning After Leaving
Chapter 709: The Events of That Year; Returning After Leaving
That sharp sound could hardly be considered a sound; it was more like a spiritual shockwave.
However, everyone present who was still conscious had their eardrums rupture and began to go deaf.
Fortunately, Nie Jiu Tian had already withdrawn, otherwise this would have been another heavy blow.
Xie Antong remained face down, lying like a corpse on the ground, motionless, seemingly unaffected by this sound.
If she still had consciousness, she should actually be able to recognize who this newcomer was.
— [Pleasure]!
Pleasure had also come here!
It was also quite reasonable; He had been scattering Divine Messengers across the world. "Sin" was a Player with deep ties to Him, and Xie Antong went without saying, having directly become His spokesperson.
So He had to come see for Himself at this moment, but He never expected to encounter such a surprise here.
"Oh~ Pleasure, now that I'm back, you're starting with the 'I knew it all along' again? Isn't that just pure hindsight?"Sloth also spoke up, his tone utterly shameless, as if he hadn't detected the emotion in the other's words at all.
But [Pleasure], this True God, was currently mentally unstable, showing signs of going mad.
Large-scale spatial cracks continuously appeared, and the shaking grew increasingly violent.
Sloth sat on that table as if sitting on a boat, rocking and swaying, rising and falling with the waves, smiling as he watched Pleasure before him.
Pleasure's phantom grew more and more solid, appearing as a hazy female figure, His power also gradually climbing.
The other gods nearby were almost being squeezed out by His power, and they were getting angry one by one.
[Stop! What are you doing! Pleasure, calm down!]
[If the Game's space shatters, I don't know what to do either, and you might never see this "Agony" before you again!]
The Arbitrator quickly spoke up to stop Him, simultaneously releasing His own power of the Rules to suppress Pleasure's power.
Under His suppression, Pleasure's power slowly subsided.
It was unclear whether He had truly calmed down or had heard that phrase "never see Agony again."
[I know Agony deserved to die, Agony definitely also... should also be dead!]
The Arbitrator repaired the space while continuing to soothe, but halfway through speaking, He hurriedly changed His wording, then looked towards Sloth.
"Well, well, you've got quite some authority now, kid, able to keep these things in check?" Agony actively laughed.
[You don't need to sow discord; I am merely a servant of the gods.]
[Who exactly are you? Agony is dead, I am very clear on this matter. Your aura... merely resembles his somewhat.]
"Hah!" Sloth let out a disdainful sneer.
"I died that easily? Huh? You think I'm this kid?" As he spoke, he even raised a hand and patted his own cheek.
"And you're very clear? Clear my ass! I existed before you were even around! If it weren't for me back then, there wouldn't even be a you, got it?"
"Wait, does that mean I'm admitting I'm already dead? Tsk, brain's not working too well, let me think for a moment."
Saying this, he stirred the nails in his brain again, a sight that made one's teeth ache just looking at it.
[.......]
"Alright, you said you're the gods' servant, right? Come serve your master." As he spoke, he sat on the table and spread his legs apart.
[Is that so? Would you like me to serve you?] Pleasure's voice rang out once more, this time seeming calmer, less emotional than before.
But upon hearing this, Sloth hurriedly pulled his legs back together and quickly said:
"No, er?... Leg pounding! I meant leg pounding, that's something He could do, what are you doing you..."
Arbitrator: ......
The Arbitrator was silent at this moment. His mind was in chaos, extremely uncomfortable. He had absolutely no preparation for this scene and truly didn't know what to do.
Fight? Why? It didn't seem like anyone had said Agony absolutely had to be dealt with.
Tsk... Why did I have to encounter this? It's so uncomfortable, a headache. Why did I agree to be this Game's referee?
The few other gods nearby were in a similar state. With Pleasure currently unstable, they could only temporarily weaken their auras to prevent the space from collapsing.
But each one was experiencing unprecedented discomfort.
Regret... If only I'd known, I wouldn't have thought about killing this kid.
Troublesome... If only I'd known, I wouldn't have actively rushed over back then.
Agony... Wait!
Suddenly, the air instantly froze. They sensed something was wrong and almost simultaneously looked up, their gazes fixed on Sloth.
What was I just thinking? Why this sudden agony? Have I already fallen for a trick?!
Has Agony already made His move?!
"Gahahahaha!"
Seeing they had finally reacted, Sloth couldn't hold back any longer. He immediately pointed at them and burst into uproarious laughter.
The gods present gradually grew serious. The use of such an ability indicated He truly was Agony!
How was that possible! But...
[To say you didn't die... that would actually make sense...]
The voice of [Death] sounded. If an existence like Agony had died, He should have received very potent nourishment back then, but He hadn't.
[What do you mean? Do you intend to take action directly here, Agony.]
The dissatisfied voice of [Knowledge] came through.
[Back then, we didn't know what you were thinking, didn't know what you wanted to do. Since you've appeared this time, how about a chat?]
It was unclear which god said this.
Pleasure stood quietly there, watching the guffawing Sloth before Him, seeming somewhat lost in thought.
He was like this back then too... An existence like Him, why was He Agony? Many of my own methods for finding amusement were imitations of Him back then...
Wasn't the original plan good? To toy with and torment those lowly beings, I get my amusement, He absorbs the agony... Why didn't He agree...
And now, He hadn't answered a single one of the gods' questions, but His laughter hadn't stopped from beginning to end.
The space finally stabilized a bit more. The Arbitrator was just about to speak.
[You...]
But suddenly, the space shook violently once again, horrifying the Arbitrator! Two voices reverberated through the space.
[Brother, I knew you definitely weren't dead.]
[I said, if you cross that line, I will come to kill you the moment I know!]
Those two who had left earlier had returned!