novelraw Chapter 743: I won again; you seemed a little flustered just now
Chapter 743: I won again; you seemed a little flustered just now
Once she thought this far, Xie Antong's pupils instantly dilated. What she had considered was still insufficient.
Trying to manipulate a god without their notice was basically impossible. They knew everything, they just had their own different purposes.
[What are you thinking about, little girl~.]
That devil-like voice sounded in her ear once more. [Pleasure], with a smile in his tone, leaned close again.
[Are you upset because you lost the first round? It's nothing, as long as there are still chances.]
[Why not look now at what consequences a god faces when they lose?]
He intimately put an arm around Xie Antong's shoulder, his icy, utterly emotionless eyes fixed directly on the Arbitrator.
[Hey, don't just stand there dumbfounded, freeloading! Shouldn't you get to work?]
Arbitrator: ......
The Arbitrator remained silent for a long time, staring at the [Pleasure] before him for an equally long while, ultimately giving only an almost imperceptible nod."One must accept the consequences of a gamble. So now, let's settle it directly."
"Man versus God wager, [Nightmare] loses, must cede a portion of his power to 'The Creator'. Player 'The Creator' becomes [Nightmare]'s Apostle."
Saying 'Apostle' was actually just a nicer way to put it. In truth, The Creator had an explosive stroke of luck, forcibly obtaining a portion of divine power from [Nightmare].
One must understand, back then, Tu Shan, who merely received a tiny bit of power from [Slaughter]—a god-made god—was able to clash with a top-tier player like Sun, who was renowned for his combat prowess.
Power from [Nightmare], a True God, was even more precious.
[Wait! This isn't right, this isn't a normal game at all, I haven't agreed to this!]
In an instant, "Nightmare's" divine power erupted, only to be suppressed just as quickly by the Arbitrator.
The Arbitrator held the authority of The Game. In other words, he held authority over all the gods. As long as they were within the environment of The Game, *he* was the ceiling.
Unless, the gods collectively decided to abandon The Game.
And within this rules system, it was impossible for [Nightmare] to renege on the debt. Unless his power could grow strong enough to surpass all the other gods combined! Only then could he defy the rules.
Otherwise, this "wager" was something set from the very beginning.
With a lifting and pulling motion of his hand, the Arbitrator, as if pulling noodles, yanked a mass of pitch-black energy out from [Nightmare]'s form.
Although it had no substantial physical form, the moment this thing emerged, the aura emanating from [Nightmare] instantly diminished by several degrees. Even Xie Antong could sense his current weakness.
[Wait!]
"Nightmare" roared, his form of black energy transforming into smoky dust as he charged forward directly.
This time, there was no need for the Arbitrator to react. Pleasure beside him directly made a move, pushing out with his seven-colored divine power to block him.
The Arbitrator also didn't delay in the slightest. He had long anticipated that the gods would refuse to acknowledge their losses—after all, not a single one of them ever believed they would lose!
"Player has achieved victory. After receiving the reward, exit the game on your own."
His words accompanied his action. Before the sentence was even finished, the mass of black energy in his hand was already hurled onto The Creator's body.
The Creator, muddle-headed, became the first victor in a man-versus-god wager. Before he even understood what was happening, he instantly lost consciousness and vanished from the spot.
To avoid further complications, he was directly ejected from the space, sent back to digest the energy!
And with his disappearance, this round of the wager was completely concluded. [Nightmare]'s power was just plain reduced by a chunk!
This feeling of weakness almost drove him mad. A god's power was supposed to constantly increase. When had there ever been a principle where it just decreased like this?
Had he really, just like that, unclear and muddled, become the first god to lose to a human?
Simultaneously, the gods within The Game immediately sensed this at the same moment, each finding it hard to believe in their hearts.
One really lost? So quickly!
It was obvious. The power staked on The Game's side had decreased by one portion.
They had all been rather amused, toying with the players in their own games. This sudden, unexpected development made them all feel something was off.
There was a variable in this game!
Actually, they themselves knew that for The Game to reach this point, it was impossible for there not to be some variables...
But, just who was it? Who actually lost to a human?
Could it be [Knowledge]? After all, he was up against that rather special kid.
But that shouldn't be the case either. The aura of Agony hadn't appeared. Could he not even handle a single player?
Thinking it over, the other gods also stopped pondering, each calming down, merely thinking in their hearts, 'I wonder which useless trash is so weak.'
......
"You seemed a bit flustered just now? What's the matter, spacing out while playing chess with me, what does that mean?"
On the beach, Lu Ce, whose mask had almost completely turned blue, smiled as he spoke to the [Knowledge] before him.
Earlier, when [Nightmare] failed and his power dropped, he had sensed it too. That's why he had been staring somewhat distractedly at the sky, his aura also seeming quite heavy.
For them, the growth of power was extremely important, absolutely not something to be treated lightly. The strongest human was right here with him, so who else could have lost?
[Hmph, that's none of your concern... Did you just steal my chess pieces!?]
Hearing the voice of the person before him, [Knowledge] snapped back to attention, but was so angry he almost choked on his breath.
He and Lu Ce were both certain they had each other figured out, never truly entering that most crucial game. Instead, they kept designing one small game after another, continuously raising the stakes for the final wager.
And because "Sin" was particularly good at opportunism, skillfully using sophistry, he won all these inconsequential little games.
Right now, the two sides were playing chess, just with different rules. On the same board, one used Gomoku rules, the other used Go rules.
This novel rule naturally piqued [Knowledge]'s interest somewhat, and he quickly pushed Lu Ce into a continuous retreat.
Just as he was thinking he was finally about to win, he was suddenly distracted by the matter of a god failing, his consciousness blanking for a moment.
And in that very moment, this guy really did seize the chance to cheat.
"Who stole your pieces? You're not going to start reneging now, are you?"
[We take turns, one move each. How come I'm missing over a dozen pieces? Taking a few is one thing, but taking that many?!]
[Knowledge] was a bit dumbfounded. The moral level of the person before him truly exceeded his understanding. With this move, wouldn't the other side win directly?
"Five in a row, I win." Lu Ce completely ignored his rambling, directly announcing his victory.
"Heh, that sudden moment of panic just now... did something happen?"
"Let me guess... has a certain god already lost?"