CHAPTER 1046: CHAPTER 1043: HONORABLE BANANA

Su Ming’an shook his head.

In the World Game, everyone’s actions have a trace. Even Lin Guang initially approached due to emotional modules. And Su Ming’an and Dieying can be said to be unrelated, unless a situation like Ouroboros occurs again, they couldn’t have known each other before. Even if Dieying is someone’s The Original, "The Original" can only mean "similar," like two people with similar eyebrows and eyes, who are essentially not the same.

Su Ming’an doesn’t believe that Dieying approaches him merely for sentimental reasons; this way of thinking is hoping for others.

Fortunately, Dieying knows the limits. This brief exchange with Su Ming’an, besides Yamada Machiichi, was seen by no one as she isolated outsiders’ sight.

For this one hour, Su Ming’an stood on the edge of the dance floor, watching the people.

Yi Zhongyu’s appearance hadn’t changed much; he should have been doing well these three years. Li Yuxuan, on the other hand, looked much more haggard, clearly in his twenties yet with a few strands of white hair. Su Ming’an also saw Su Luoluo in the crowd; she was wearing a demon mask, dancing awkwardly. Other than that, Su Ming’an didn’t see Lv Shu and Su Rin.

Until the hour ended and the music paused, Dieying reappeared before the crowd.

"Are you all having a good time? Next, we come to our final segment." Dieying smiled.

Su Ming’an faintly sensed something amiss.

"What are you going to do?" Yi Zhongyu asked warily.

"I won’t do anything. It’s just that all of you must choose a person to be exiled. Then, I will send you back to your original positions. This is also the rule of the second tower." Dieying replied.

"What will happen to the exiled person?" Isabella asked calmly.

"Of course... they will remain here with me forever. It’s equivalent to being exiled in the starry sky." Dieying looked around the vast Star Sea: "As you all can see, this is my living environment. Though beautiful, it’s... very lonely. I fervently wish to live in your colorful world, but unfortunately... I cannot set foot there for the time being. So, I want a friend."

Su Ming’an furrowed his brows.

The players immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"This sounds a bit like a special identity; staying in the starry sky could make someone akin to an ’Observer’ or ’Sniper.’ Sounds pretty good." Someone said.

"Although it’s only temporary, Dieying should be quite powerful, and He will sooner or later be able to step into another world. Then wouldn’t it be akin to becoming a free Otherworld traveler?"

"Did you forget about Mo Wen’s matter? What if you’re permanently trapped?"

"Yeah... the risk is still too great; it feels better to continue being a player. Who knows if Dieying has some bad taste, just trying to toy with us."

"It feels like Deities are not good things, and Dieying is no good either. They all must have unknown motives."

"So who do we send out? Someone has to stay behind. I, for one, don’t want to stay."

Talking to this point, people fell silent.

At that moment, Boris spoke: "Dieying, may I ask how many destroyers and orderers are left now?"

Due to the great span of time, destroyers have many perverted seeking skills, and orderers have almost no survival.

Dieying slightly smiled: "The destroyers are 302 people, and the orderers are... 3 people."

Upon getting this number, everyone was taken aback.

"Then let’s figure out a way to exile the orderers. Without orderers, we win." Zhang Xiaoqi hastily said.

"How do we find them?"

"Seeking skills are unusable here."

"Then what do we do..."

At this point, Kingfisher came out. His glass earrings made clear jingling sounds, and his handsome appearance was illuminated by the light of the Star Sea.

"Everyone, my Instant Death Rule is - [Whoever speaks a lie shall be granted equal death]." Kingfisher looked at the crowd: "How about I question each person in turn to find out their identity."

Su Ming’an instantly realized - Kingfisher is lying. This Instant Death Rule is clearly Su Ming’an’s, and Kingfisher’s Instant Death Rule can’t be the same as his.

Unfortunately, Kingfisher hasn’t lied to Su Ming’an, so Su Ming’an can’t eliminate Kingfisher.

But others believed it.

"Then let His Highness Divine Son try." someone said.

People happened to be arranged in a circle, so Kingfisher questioned each in turn. Until a player answered a question, and Kingfisher’s bloody tattoo lit up.

"The Instant Death condition is met." Kingfisher slowly raised his hand: "Sorry."

The player widened his pupils, and in the next instant, his entire body shattered.

Someone immediately asked Dieying: "Dieying, how many orderers are left now?"

Dieying blinked, chuckled: "Two."

At that moment, everyone fully believed Kingfisher.

Su Ming’an pondered. His gaze shifted slightly until he met Dieying’s eyes.

His heart trembled slightly.

When Dieying gazed at him, the look was different. Silent, vast, and far-reaching, it made one think of the boundless universe. At that moment, He withheld gentleness and warmth, letting one feel His inherent coldness and divinity.

Su Ming’an recalled the two remote conversations he had with Dieying in his memory.

...

["Su Ming’an, you have finally discovered me. All life in this world is merely chess pieces, and when you reach the twentieth day, we will meet - I look forward to the day when we meet."]

...

["Su Ming’an. On the twentieth day, come to me and reclaim your true self."]

...

This made him notice that Dieying seemed to care about him.

Even now, Dieying continued to pay attention to him.

Su Ming’an speculated that Kingfisher’s Instant Death Rule should be something like [If certain elements exist on a person, they will die instantly. For instance, flowers, stripes, metal buttons], or [If a specific element is mentioned in conversation, they’ll die instantly]. So Kingfisher only needed to control the content of their conversation to create such a scene. Even if the other person wasn’t an orderer, Kingfisher could still eliminate them, creating the illusion that "Kingfisher can kill orderers."

Thus, as long as Dieying cooperated with Kingfisher’s actions and spoke false numbers of surviving orderers, it could -

At that point, Kingfisher walked up to Su Ming’an.

At this moment, two "orderers" had already been eliminated, and if Kingfisher pulled out the last orderer, the orderer could be exiled to Dieying. Thus, if Kingfisher’s Instant Death Rule tattoo lit up before Su Ming’an, it would mean the person to be exiled was destined to be Su Ming’an.

... Quite a targeted scheme.

Su Ming’an squinted his eyes.

Kingfisher hadn’t noticed he was Su Ming’an, and this must be a collaboration between Dieying and Kingfisher.

"What’s your name?" Kingfisher asked gently.

"Banana." Su Ming’an said.

At that moment, everyone’s gaze turned toward him.

"Banana... quite the pleasant name." Kingfisher said.

"Hehe."

"My name also comes from an animal, and yours from a plant; we do have quite the connection." Kingfisher said.

Su Ming’an didn’t respond.

"Sir Banana?" Kingfisher wanted to say a few more words.

"Sir Banana?"

Su Ming’an remained silent.

Kingfisher’s Instant Death Rule probably involved "conversation." So if he didn’t speak, Kingfisher couldn’t eliminate him.

Su Ming’an remained silent during the prior conversation, not meeting Kingfisher’s instant death criteria. Kingfisher, somewhat regretfully, moved past Su Ming’an.

"Wait." Su Ming’an suddenly said.

Kingfisher immediately turned back, with a smile on his face: "Hmm?"

"Are you an orderer?" Su Ming’an said.

"Of course, I’m not; I..." Kingfisher shook his head.

In that instant, the blood-red mark in Su Ming’an’s palm lit up!

—The one in his hand is the real lie detection instant-death rule. The Kingfisher was so eager to stand out and even eliminated those innocent people, all because it was afraid of being outmaneuvered. Unfortunately...

"Boom." Su Ming’an said softly.

The next moment.

Blood splattered everywhere.

...

[Kingfisher (Red Level): "I am enamored by the last Nightingale’s song."]

[Durability: 10/10]

[Type: Special part ear equipment.]

[Skill (Singing): People who have exchanged more than five rounds of conversation with you will be continuously affected mentally. The deeper the conversation, the stronger the mental impact. ]

[Equipment Requirement: Mentality Points above 120.]

...

Looking at this equipment, Su Ming’an understood the Kingfisher’s instant-death rule. It seems highly likely to be related to the "number of conversations."

People stared in horror at this side, none could have imagined Mr. Banana would act so suddenly.

"Banana..." After a moment of hesitation, Xue Qixia called out the name: "Your actions are quite inappropriate..."

Su Ming’an said plainly, "Xue Qixia, are you an Orderly?"

In an instant, Xue Qixia didn’t dare to speak anymore.

... This banana is terrifying. Xue Qixia thought silently.

Earlier, when the Kingfisher denied once, the Kingfisher was immediately gone. Who knows what instant-death rule Banana holds, what if it is the "deny and die" instant-death rule?

Under Su Ming’an’s deathly gaze, the people fell silent. Ultimately, one player who volunteered to stay in the Star Sea chose to be exiled.

"Dieying, will I become a special identity?" The player’s eyes sparkled, looking hopeful.

Dieying merely smiled mysteriously without saying anything.

When sending everyone off, Dieying always stared at Su Ming’an. It wasn’t until the white light appeared that those deep blue eyes finally moved away from Su Ming’an. It was evident that Dieying was a bit disappointed because it wasn’t Su Ming’an who was exiled.

Finally, Su Ming’an heard Dieying’s voice:

...

[Su Ming’an.]

[That shower of special medicine rain, making "My will reign over the earth," allowed people to recognize the Exotic Species King, so I regained some power to converse with you and pull you into the Star Sea for a meeting.]

[But you still need to resurrect the Exotic Species King to surpass the major archive of the Prophecy Stone Wall.]

[The other conditions have been completed; now, you only need a vessel.]

[—The one engraved with the ’Crimson Python’ will become the vessel for the resurrection of the Exotic Species King.]

[Go.]

[Go.]

[My old friend, Old God, once you’ve completed this step, you’ve cleared the level...]

...

Upon returning to the chapel, Su Ming’an was drenched in cold sweat.

"...This is troublesome." He said in a low voice.

He originally thought that although it was like negotiating with a tiger, Dieying was still some kind of ally. However, it seems that Dieying’s target is him personally, which is the most dangerous. From the previous situation, it’s clear that Dieying wanted to keep him. He doesn’t even dare to try staying by archiving in fear of another "suicide prevention" rule, where in that deserted Star Sea, no one could help.

He glanced at his information panel:

...

[Old God·Divine Name "Lighthouse"]

Saint: 1 person

Zealot: 56 people

Devout believers: 2,930,123 people

Believers: 948,291,023 people

Followers: 1,729,381,023 people

...

[Attached buff: (As the plot progresses, you will receive more buffs)]

1. Missionary Halo (Gold Level): During large speeches or long conversations, you will exert a mesmerizing effect. Regular speeches can increase believers.

2. First Dream Patrol Family identity: As the First Dream Patrol Family, you are more likely to gain recognition from Dream Patrol Family members. (Public Opinion + Half-star)

3. Number One Player identity: As Number One Player, you are more likely to gain recognition from the player camp. (Military + Half-star)

4. Old God identity: As the Old God, you are more likely to gain recognition from non-divine followers. (Public Opinion + 2 stars)

...

[Public Opinion: 4 stars]

[Economy: 2 stars]

[Military: 2½ stars]

[Overall Strength: 29310+]

[The Divine War has begun: 2 years 10 months]

[Overall Winning Rate: 37.5%]

...

Su Ming’an didn’t dare to delay.

The pressure from the deities, Dieying’s covet, all made him feel increasingly pressured. Although the panel stats looked good, it’s not enough.

"The Seven Kingdoms Alliance is attacking!" At this moment, anxious shouts came from outside the chapel. The people who were still in the middle of worshiping immediately picked up weapons and rushed out.

The Divine war has long begun, with pro and anti-deity forces springing up like bamboo shoots after rain. Dawn City has fought countless battles in these three years, and now it’s another one.

"Su Ming’an! You play the fifth game, and Lu and I will go out to fight!" Yamada Machiichi immediately rushed out.

Watching his back, Su Ming’an stood up, seeing the distant flames swirling, hearing the roar of artillery, unsure how many lives would perish.

"Su Ming’an. Is it time to play the game? Or immediately go resurrect the Exotic Species King?" Lu said, "If resurrecting the Exotic Species King, it seems there’s only one person ’engraved with the Crimson Python...’ "

At this moment, Su Ming’an felt a chill down his spine, reminded of the tower’s name—

[Goddess Salvation].

Alice...

He clenched the game disc.

"First... let’s see what’s in the fifth game. Then decide."

...

—"Witch’s Epic."

The gothic-style rose thorns unfolded before him, and Su Ming’an felt he was alight, walking in a dense dark forest.

The fire flickered, blood-red roses blossomed at his feet.

...

[Sorcerer, please choose a name for yourself.]

["Banana" Sorcerer—Registration completed, your name has been recorded.]

...