CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 344: TEMPORARY ESCAPE

"When you open your eyes again, the crimson world has vanished."

"You have left Doomsday Land, the symbol of cosmic end."

"You’ve just recently ascended as an Angel, and from prayers originating from the Unknown World, you learned of the plan for the Master of Millions and the Deception Lord to join forces, open the gates of Mysterious Town, and plot to devour Asgard. You attempted to summon Itas, the Hidden Wizard King, but received no response."

"You possess the experience of the last destiny line and recall the full honored name of the Jester who Teases the Crown, a smile unconsciously forming at the corner of your lips."

"From the Otherworld, you successfully shepherded the King of Nature and used a despicable cheat to learn the method of escape from the Doomsday Trumpeter. Preparing to put the plan into action, as a Blasphemous Wizard, you once again stand at the crossroads of fate."

"So, do you choose to chant the full honored name of the Jester who Teases the Crown and then use the teleportation scroll to escape."

"Or do you choose to chant the honored name of the Jester who Teases the Crown and then use the guiding feature of the Truth Hall to escape."

"Please make your choice."

...

All the options have changed?

Yang Qizhou narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the contents on the text before him, falling deep into thought...

On the surface, the two choices seem to differ little, merely merging the first choice into the second and third in the previous destiny line, where it almost seemed like any option would suffice.

However, Yang Qizhou, having interacted with the Deceit World for quite a while now, knew from past experience that whenever options appeared in the game, they inevitably signified a pivotal juncture in the plot, where different choices led to different outcomes.

Among these outcomes, there might be good endings,

And perhaps bad endings as well,

Yang Qizhou couldn’t be certain, but the only conclusion he could draw was... different choices undoubtedly resulted in different trajectories.

"The teleportation scroll is a game item backed by the system. As long as I endure the minute-long chant, the teleportation process should be uninterrupted... but the Truth Hall is no ordinary creation. It was an institution used to cultivate Blasphemous Wizards during the era when the Lord of Blasphemy ruled the Old Earth. Even on the Day of Fallen, when suffering the King of Nature’s assault, it wasn’t entirely destroyed..."

"Wait."

At this point in his analysis, Yang Qizhou abruptly narrowed his eyes, recalling a question he’d never considered before.

Chanting the full honored name of the Jester who Teases the Crown, borrowing the might of Doomsday Land, could indeed conceal the fact of his escape from Asgard from the Master of Millions and Mysterious Town’s watchful gaze,

But for how long? The Doomsday Trumpeter had not provided a precise timeframe.

One minute?

Five minutes?

Ten minutes?

"Is Doomsday Land confident enough to forever conceal my departure from Mysterious Town? No, impossible... The Four Indescribable Lands are of equal status, constantly observing one another, perpetual concealment is implausible... Did the Doomsday Trumpeter forget to mention it? Haha, that’s even more impossible."

As these muttered thoughts raced through his mind, Yang Qizhou suddenly recalled what the Doomsday Trumpeter had said: in this universe, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests—the same applies to gods.

As the notion took root in his mind, Yang Qizhou achieved a moment of clarity,

"Doomsday Land did it intentionally."

"It didn’t place all its bets on the game character, but hedged them, assisting the game character’s escape while simultaneously leaving an opportunity for Mysterious Town to discover the truth."

"Not only that,"

"It’s very likely that it has already detected traces of Destiny, fully aware of the game character’s ability to rewrite world lines. The conversations in the previous destiny line were based upon this understanding."

Yang Qizhou took a deep breath, feeling a piercing chill well up from the depths of his being.

Previous events had proceeded too smoothly, almost causing him to forget that the Deceit World was not truly a game. Every character that appeared was a real, living being, flesh and blood, with deeply calculated intentions and motives—not mere formulaic constructs.

This realization made Yang Qizhou all the more cautious about his current choice,

"This time, there’s no Dark Crow of Profane Fortune to restart the destiny line. If the choice is wrong, the game character could very well be captured by Mysterious Town, plunging into a state of eternal despair."

"I must think carefully."

"Using the teleportation scroll versus using the Truth Hall’s guiding function—what’s the distinction between these two choices? That’s right, the Truth Hall... this institution that cultivates Blasphemous Wizards, withstanding attacks from the King of Nature, is built to an enduring level of sturdiness. Though the true nature of the Master of Millions is a Nameless Land so dreadful that even the Lord of Blasphemy fears it, its powers in the real world are restricted to no more than a pillar-level force, completely surmountable."

"Meanwhile, the teleportation scroll lacks such an advantage."

With this realization, Yang Qizhou swiftly reached a decision: to choose the second option and use the guiding feature of the Truth Hall to let the game character escape.

As the Old Earth and the Real World intertwined, the text had begun to refresh. Worried that the system might auto-select, Yang Qizhou wasted no time and promptly executed the chosen action.

The game continued.

...

"After careful deliberation, you decide that ’Truth Hall #17,’ having endured the King of Nature’s wrath and remained intact, is undoubtedly the safer choice for utilizing its guiding feature."