Chapter 143 143: Ch 143: Game 13
Chapter 143 143: Ch 143: Game 13
Monkey King dragged Tracker's unconscious body behind him, and he quickly headed back to the base. He cursed out loud as he was forced to drag the heavy unconscious body away from the scene of the crime.
"Tsk, you should consider yourself grateful that Andrew decided not to kill you. But next time, can you please listen to me before you do something?"
Monkey King asked the unconscious man in his arms, but there was no reply from him. It made Monkey King sigh, and he finally reached their base.
The first person they ran into was also the last he wanted to run into.
"You both are back? Where are the test samples? Don't tell me that you both failed?"
Queen asked with a straight face. Her eyes looked at the pair in front of her suspiciously, and Monkey King immediately defended himself.
"F-Fail? As if-! I have not failed at anything. I was just… I am doing what needs to be done. I promise."
He tried to make the situation better, but Queen did not seem to be listening to him. She formed a sword made of ice, and Monkey King swore. It seemed as if today would be his last day.
But just as he was about to be frozen by Queen, a miracle happened and Thief walked toward them.
"Queen, you should stop now. There is no need to scare others like this."
Queen's sword disappeared instantly, and she leveled the pair in front of her with an annoyed expression.
"I will let them go… for now."
She agreed and took a step back.
"T-Thief, you are back. We have news for you regarding what happened to those experiments…"
Monkey King told him, and Thief gave him a curious look.
"Oh really? In that case, come and tell me all about it."
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It took no time for the hybrids to integrate themselves into the farm work. They were not only excellent guardians but also looked after crops. They had made Clara's work so much easier and also allowed them to expand the grounds to grow crops.
Time passed, and soon, Game 13 arrived, and the sky turned red once more. The puppet came back, and everyone got ready for the next game.
But this time, the puppet was not alone. One of the gods was accompanying the puppet as well.
"Hello, humans. Did you miss me? I missed you a lot, so I decided to tag along with my precious friend in order to meet you all."
The god looked very similar to the one from the first round, but since Andrew had killed that one with his own hands, he knew that this could not be the same person.
"A god…? What is going on in this game?"
Seraphina asked with a suspicious look on her face.
Andrew also recalled things that had happened to him in his last life. There had been a few games that had been held by more than one game master, but it was not a good experience for him.
"This has happened before. If I recall correctly… I think we are in trouble…"
Emperor gritted his teeth as he spoke and looked up. His eyes swirled with memories that only he could recall.
But the fact that he remembered such a situation meant that it had left a strong impression on him.
"Hello, my dear humans. This is my first time meeting you all, but being here makes me feel like I have met you all before."
The god giggled as she spoke. Her eyes were the same unfeeling ones as her predecessor's, and people shivered at her glance.
Seeing this filled the god's face with glee, and she giggled even harder.
"Ah, I can see that you all are excited to have me here. Then, without much discussion, we shall start our next game. This will be a collaboration effort between both of your hosts for today."
The god clapped her hands, and the world around them disappeared, and the ground under their feet broke apart.
"Try not to die, alright? I want to play with you humans for a long… long time."
The god spoke in a soft voice before the humans disappeared into the rift.
The last thing humanity saw was the puppet's indifference as well as the god's smile as they watched them from afar, like unfeeling entities created to keep an eye on them.
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Andrew felt his body falling through the crack. He could feel that the ground was close, and at the last second, he used his magic to break his fall.
When he looked around the space he was in, he found himself all alone. Even his system confirmed that much for him, and he gritted his teeth.
"Tsk, so this is the next game? What kind of game is this?"
He asked as he looked around, but all he saw was darkness. He took a few steps in a random direction and began to hear sounds all of a sudden.
Then suddenly, a bright light shone on top of him, and he instinctively shielded his eyes from that bright light.
'What is going on-?'
Andrew's eyes took some time to adjust to the light, but once he did adjust to it, he was finally able to blink and look around.
He was standing on a stage, and there was a person in front of him…
No, calling that thing a person would not be right. It was more of a thing with human limbs. The head was a deformed phone with a cracked screen… which lit up all of a sudden.
[Everyone, our current guest has awakened and is ready to participate. Let's all welcome him to our show.]
The creature asked, and loud applause sounded from around the room. It was so loud that it made Andrew's head ache from the noise, and he felt dizzy.
"W-What is going on here?"
He asked as he rubbed his forehead. But he doubted he would get an answer anytime soon.
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