CHAPTER 324: CHAPTER 288: BACKSTAB

The illusion of distortion and fragmentation receded like a tide. When Yang Qizhou opened his eyes again, the vortex formed by countless black holes had already vanished. A massive crystal chandelier, luxurious decor, and a pleasant fragrance wafted in from ahead, paired with the slightly complicated expression of the ’Secret Cultivator’...

It was truly perilous. I must admit, the ’God of Justice’ is quite a sly schemer. His acting skills are formidable—staging a fake separation, constantly showing goodwill along the way, even risking great danger to save two people from the ’Purple Flower Sea’,

In the end, everything went according to His plan. The two game characters—or rather, my game characters—successfully reached the ’Truth Hut’, and under the influence of the ’Signpost’, they were almost sacrificed.

What a shame...

The ’God of Justice’, no, correction—the ’King of Virtue’, meticulously calculated every step, never expecting his target to be a cheater.

Thinking back to the previous destiny thread, when the game characters extracted quite a bit of useful information from the Ancient God King, one of the three rulers of the ’Radiant Kingdom’ who oversees ’Virtue’, Yang Qizhou couldn’t help but let a smirk creep up his face...

"Lamp Holder, your game characters are facing choices again?" A familiar voice came from ahead, and the ’Secret Cultivator’s’ face revealed a hint of resignation.

Seems I have to answer again,

Yang Qizhou stretched lazily and said, "Hmm, there’s an option. Let me think about it for a bit..."

In truth, there’s no need to think. In the previous destiny thread, the game characters chose to assist the ’God of Justice’—oh, correction—the ’King of Virtue’, in repelling the ’Evil God’ of the ’Land of Prayer Light,’ resulting in a quest shared with a tiger, nearly getting fatally betrayed.

Though substantial benefits were obtained during the process and with the experience from the previous thread, making the same choice again would likely lead to different plot outcomes.

But why aid someone—a deity, no less—who is scheming to harm you?

Wouldn’t it be simpler to just kill Him outright?

However, Yang Qizhou wasn’t about to refresh the text and make a choice immediately. Instead, he opened the ’Inventory’ interface. Surely enough, the ’Emblem of Justice’ was gone, and the rankings of ’Circle of Friendliness’ and ’Holy Redemption’ had dropped back to ultra-legendary level.

The ’Pure Void Attribute,’ though, was still there, a rather pleasant surprise...

"What a pity,"

"I hadn’t expected the effects of the ’Signpost’ to manifest in the real world. The crisis came too suddenly, leaving no time to exploit the ’Destiny Store’ before activating the powers of the ’Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’ to restart the destiny thread."

"A loss of a billion, just like that,"

"Wait, that’s right—[Pure Void Attribute] is unique. Since it’s in my hands, that confirms the relic deep within the ’Dota Clan’ has already disappeared, and the ’Nameless Land’ behind it is likely still in a fury. This might be an opportunity worth leveraging,"

"The game characters should notice this as well. Let’s see how they handle it."

Yang Qizhou rubbed his temples, countless thoughts surfacing deep within his mind. A vague outline of a complete ’trap plan’ began to form, only missing a victim...

Yang Qizhou’s gaze shifted to his phone as his fingers tapped the screen twice.

...

"The crow’s cry echoed in your mind. The scenery before you rapidly distorted, fading into illusion and fracture... When you opened your eyes again, you had returned to the moment of your previous choice."

"On the riverbanks of the ’River of Two Judgments,’ an evil army assembled from creatures like the ’Eternal Sufferer,’ the ’Rotten One,’ and the ’Undead Corpse’ was marching toward the Extreme East Land. The ’Child of Justice’ resisted fiercely, with pure white flames burning like searing fire falling from the heavens. A torrent of black and white collided, weaving a tragic song of blood and fire."

"Meanwhile, in the unfathomable depths of the Void, formless waves surged endlessly like tsunamis. The ’God of Justice’ was under assault by the Evil Gods of the ’Land of Prayer Light,’ sparking a fierce divine conflict that inflicted catastrophic devastation on this land, claiming countless lives in its wake."

"The phantom wails that seemed to pierce your ears had just faded away..."

"From the Otherworld, a mighty explorer who had already become the ’Blasphemous Wizard’ and commanded four gods appeared once more at the crossroads of fate."

"So, will you disregard the betrayal of the ’God of Justice,’ remain true to the Oath, and choose to aid Him in vanquishing the Evil Gods of the ’Land of Prayer Light’?"

"Or decide to forsake the Oath and backstab the ’God of Justice’ in the midst of battle?"

"Please make your choice."

...

Choosing the first option was out of the question—it had already been chosen in the previous destiny thread... Straight to the second option... Or perhaps buy a ’[Nth Destiny]’ and see if the latest options are more suitable? Yang Qizhou’s fingertip tapped the screen, plunging into contemplation.

Meanwhile,

The ’Secret Cultivator’ also covertly observed the figure in front of him.

Did the Lamp Holder just tap the screen several times? Could it be he’s using the [Nth Destiny] item... This choice seems particularly tricky for him... Maybe I could offer some advice... Should I take the initiative to ask... Forget it, based on past experience, if he wants me to know, he’ll tell me directly. If he doesn’t, asking will get no response...

As the ’Secret Cultivator’ pondered, Yang Qizhou raised his head and revealed a dazzling smile,

"I’ve made my choice."

...

"You’ve experienced the previous destiny thread and are fully aware of the hostility this ’God of Justice,’ suspected to be the resurrected will of the ’King of Virtue,’ harbors against you. Naturally, you wouldn’t choose to aid Him but instead decide to strike while the opportunity presents itself, delivering a crucial deadly blow."