On the altar, Serena stared at the crystal ball in the old miner's hand in shock, astonished and at a loss what to do.
Compared with the old miner who had experienced the Eternal Moon, Serena was still a little younger.
Shields, crystal balls, dragon stones, crosses, chessboards, and devil believers are all available.
The white ball on the altar shone slightly.
A black skull appeared above both the old man's and Serena's heads.
This is evidence that the two voted for each other and wanted to banish each other from the village.
Qi Ge smiled slightly in his heart.
This is the same scene that players in previous lives faced when they confidently pointed out that the old miner was a follower of the evil god.
The old man is highly respected in Hanye Village.
Except for the village chief who is about the same age as the old man, everyone else in the village has received more or less favors from the old man.
Who wouldn't like an old man who is enthusiastic about helping others, kind-hearted, and extremely gentle in his words and deeds?
The old man is a doomsday prophet and a big brother who has the ability to turn things around in one fell swoop.
Unless the situation is critical, the evil god believers camp will definitely not sell the old man.
The remaining 5 followers of the evil god will 100% side with the old man.
This means that the old man's opponent will be born with 6 votes on his head.
Anyone who identifies the old man will face the difficulty of hell.
Similarly, if there are no knights present, if the old man identifies anyone, there is a high probability that he will be exiled directly.
Letting Serena be the first to identify the old man would be tantamount to destroying the old man's Shang Fang Sword.
Although Serena's reputation in the village is not as good as that of the old man, she is still very popular in the village because of her sweet appearance.
The opposition between her and the old man will inevitably lead to many villagers not knowing what to choose.
There are even many villagers who choose to abstain from voting and vote for themselves.
The only one who can clearly tell who is the follower of the evil god, the old man or Serena, is the [Knight] in the hands of Qi Ge.
If the Cavaliers don't take action, the first day of voting is destined to be a close mess.
This is extremely beneficial to Qi Ge.
On the altar, the old man started his performance.
He coughed, looked at Serena and said:
"Ever since I became a prophet, I knew this day would come.
But I didn't expect that you would be the one to become a follower of the evil god.
Serena.
I still remember the scene where you and Nash were shaking their legs and bickering with each other in my house.
You have become a believer in an evil god, which really makes me heartbroken.
I will check the identity of the old man because he is the village chief. If he is a follower of the evil god, he will pose a great threat to us.
But Serena, what reason do you have to check my identity?
That doesn't make sense, does it?
I can only think that you were bewitched by the evil god, knew my identity as a prophet in advance, and wanted to banish me."
Serena listened to the old miner's nonsense and felt so angry that her liver ached.
But she doesn't have the ability to speak now, so she can't refute.
Qi Ge knew deeply that although the old miner's rebuttal was brilliant, Serena had the upper hand after all.
Everyone will have a deep concept of the Lord.
Therefore, the two of them are still in balance at present, but if the old miner continues to talk, that may not be the case.
Qi Ge immediately asked the village chief to interrupt the old miner.
"time up."
The village chief said sadly:
"Old man, both you and Serena are respected people in our village.
If any one of you becomes a believer in the evil god, I will be extremely saddened.
But unfortunately, it seems that there must be a degenerate between the two of you.
Then let the villagers decide your fate."
The village chief announced loudly:
"Next! Old blacksmith Muye, it's your turn."
Twilight was very excited, dancing and looking at her father.
How could Mu Ye not know what his son was thinking? He sighed and said:
"I want to believe Serena, and I will also identify the old man."
Suddenly, a skull appeared on the old man's head.
There was deep disappointment in his eyes.
When Mu Ye was stared at by the old man like this, she couldn't help but turn her head guiltily.
The village chief continued: "London."
London is another guard in the village, an ordinary villager.
He touched his head and said:
"I believe in the old man's character, and he will definitely not believe in evil gods.
I identify Serena."
In this way, the banishment conference proceeds in an orderly manner.
Under Qi Ge's intentional control, the first people to vote were those who were unsure of Qi Ge's position.
Unlike the Werewolf Killing, the banishment meeting in Hanye Village had no logic or eloquence at all, and was all about human nature.
Soon, all 12 villagers who were not in the Seven Pigeon camp completed the banishment vote.
One ordinary villager abstained from voting and voted for himself.
Serena has 8 votes on her head, while the old man only has 3 votes on his head.
These three votes came from Serena herself and the blacksmith and her son.
Obviously, even if she had the first mover advantage, Serena could only win one vote from the old blacksmith.
Serena was devastated, and the situation was overwhelmingly unfavorable to her.
Qi Ge smiled slightly in his heart.
It doesn't matter, I will take action.
Under the control of Qi Ge, the village chief laughed and said:
"Old man, although I would like to believe you.
But unfortunately, you mistold me about my identity.
I am not an ordinary villager, I am a noble attendant of the true God!
I can’t tell you my specific identity now.
So this time, I'm going to side with Serena.
I'm going to identify you, old man!"
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, a skull suddenly appeared on the old miner's head.
8:4
"ha?!"
The village chief's confusing speech puzzled the villagers.
If what the village chief said is true, it means that the old miner is lying, that is to say, the old miner must be a believer in the evil god!
Village chief, you should have said something about such an important thing earlier, but now that all the votes have been cast, you are saying it?!
The old village chief's sudden stab in the back caught the old miner by surprise.
All the followers of the evil god looked at the old village chief as if they were looking at a fool.
Especially the hotel owner Hui Lang, who almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood.
"Are you a servant of the true god?! You are a fart!"
The old village chief's stab in the back was like blowing the horn of a charge, and the whole situation was reversed in an instant.
Chaohua: Ah, the village chief said so, then I believe Sister Serena.
Xiaotian: Then it seems that I can only vote for the old man.
Yuewu: I'm just a gatekeeper, I don't know much about this. I vote for whoever the village chief votes for.
Paradise: Aba... Aba... (Abandon the vote after timeout and vote for yourself)
What is a desperate counterattack? This is it.
In just ten seconds, Serena lost four votes in a row.
8:7.
In the end, only seven pigeons were left.
The old village chief stretched out his finger.
"Nash, it's your turn."
Serena's heart clenched.
Although he and Nash have the same heart, Nash is as close to the old man as a grandson.
The most important thing is that the old man did not harm Nash last night.
Now it is possible for Nash to vote for anyone.
If Nash votes for the old man, the final result will be a tie vote, no one will be exiled, and he can survive.
But if Nash voted for him, he would be doomed!
One vote for life, one vote for death.
Under Serena's nervous gaze, Qi Ge slowly looked towards her.
Qi Ge smiled slightly and said loudly:
"Selena, I said I will always believe in you and always be on your side.
If you are a believer in the evil god, then I am the evil god!
I choose to identify the old man!"
8:8!!
Tie vote!
The white ball on the altar fluctuated violently, seeming to be very dissatisfied with the result.
In an instant, the glorious day in the sky was cast into a layer of gloom.
[The result of the referendum was a tie vote, no one was deported.]
[The referendum meeting is over and it is getting dark quickly. Please everyone return to the room as soon as possible. 】
"Nash!!"
Serena burst into tears.
She flew to Qi Ge's side and threw herself into Qi Ge's arms.
"Nash, I almost couldn't see you."
Qige patted Serena's back and whispered comfort into Serena's ear:
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
From a position where Serena couldn't see, the corners of Qi Ge's mouth were slightly raised, looking sinister and evil.
He knew that from this moment on, even if there was no need to convert, Serena's votes would always follow him.
"Nash." The old man approached slowly with a cane, and Serena quickly shrank into Qi Ge's arms.
While Qi Ge gently patted Serena's back, she raised her head and looked directly at the old man.
Originally, Qi Ge thought that the old man must have come here to vent his dissatisfaction.
But contrary to Qi Ge's expectation, the old man did nothing.
He just smiled and said with great relief:
"Nash, you did a good job."
"Well, it's really good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man leaned on his crutch and left slowly.
Serena exhaled lightly, looked at Qi Ge and said:
"Nash, this old man is really a believer in the evil god.
You must have offended him to death just now.
You are too dangerous now, let's stay together at night."
Qi Ge smiled softly and answered stiffly like coaxing a child:
"Okay, let's stay together tonight."
…
…
"Selena."
Twilight stood there blankly, watching Qi Ge and Serena hugging each other tightly.
This scene made him feel like a clown.
The old blacksmith Muye patted Twilight's back gently and said:
"Forget it kid, let's go."
Seeing no reaction from his eyes, Mu Ye sighed deeply and said:
"Give up, kid, I've said many times, Serena is not suitable for you."
"Why don't you even support me, father?!
Ever since I was little, you have been stopping me from being with Serena!"
There was despair in Twilight's eyes.
"Hey." Mu Ye sighed deeply and did not answer.
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…
A group of villagers surrounded the old village chief and began to ask about the situation.
"Old village chief! You know that the old man is a believer in the evil god, why didn't you tell us directly at the beginning?"
"That's right! Serena was almost expelled by us."
The old village chief looked a little embarrassed.
"Hi.
I'm definitely on the old man's side.
It's just that I'm just an ordinary villager.
I just thought about pretending to be an attendant of the true god to see if I could block a sacrifice for the attendant of the true god in the village.
After all, I have such an old bone that I won’t be able to live for a few more years even if I’m not sacrificed to the evil god.
Who would have known that those stupid young men in the back would join me and join my old man?
Blame me, blame me, I almost killed my old friend."
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[Please close your eyes when it gets dark]
The next night.
The boss lady still hasn't activated her skills.
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…
After the old blind man woke up, he murmured to himself:
"Last night was Christmas Eve, and we couldn't save Serena.
This shows that Mei Kailong is definitely not an evil god guard, but can only be an arson monster.
There is another person guarding the evil god.
There are only three people in the village who will protect Serena on the first night.
Twilight, Twilight and Nash.
When Serena's mother was pregnant, Mu Ye and I were the only men with opportunities in the village.
I know very well that if it’s not me, it can only be Mu Ye.
Serena is most likely Mu Ye's illegitimate daughter.
Twilight likes Serena, everyone knows this.
Judging from today's situation, Nash, that brat, is not only clinging to Qiangwei, he also wants to have two different things.
Tsk, this guy is really not a good guy. Fortunately, I didn’t agree to Qiangwei’s relationship with him.
Qiangwei told me that she found out that Macalon’s shield was made by Muye..."
The old blind man gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"Feng Muye, then save Muye, and send him away from Hanye Village first!"
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…
Gray Wolf woke up, and under Xiao Tian's guidance, he chose to check the identity of the old teaching man.
The identity of the old teaching man is a bishop.
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After discussion, the team of evil believers concluded that they could not choose to save Serena during these nights.
Once Serena is rescued, the old man will be exiled without any excuse.
In order to reduce the chance of the old man being exiled during the day, they had to choose to save the people who would definitely side with Serena first.
That is one of Nash, Twilight, and Twilight.
Considering that Mu Ye has been blinded, if he were the evil god's guard, he would not be able to protect himself tonight.
The team of evil god believers chose to save Mu Ye.
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Twilight woke up late at night. Because he was resentful of Serena's behavior during the day, he did not choose to protect Serena, but instead protected his father, Twilight.
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Qi Ge wakes up and chooses to control the hotel proprietress - Dream Demon Red Wolf.
At dawn the next day, it was another Christmas Eve.
The village chief took the lead in ringing the bell and convened an exile meeting.
He explained to everyone what he had done yesterday, and explained that he was indeed an ordinary villager.
Voting begins again.
This time, more people abandoned their votes, with three people abstaining from voting.
In the end, Serena and the old man formed a voting ratio of 7:7.
It is worth mentioning that Twilight identified Qi Ge as a follower of the evil god without any evidence.
It's a pity that he is just a clown and no one cares about him at all.
The third night.
The dream demon took the lead and chose to control the bishop and teach the old man.
Operation Old Blind Eye.
Two Christmas Eve nights in a row made the team of evil believers doubtful.
Therefore, he chose to be blind and identify the seven doves at dusk during the day.
Operation Evil Gray Wolf,
To make sure, he also chose to check Twilight's identity.
And confirm Twilight as the guard.
The evil cultists act as a team and choose to save Twilight.
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…
The bishop takes action and the dream monster wakes up at the same time.
The bishop can grant villagers the special abilities of knights, prophets, nuns, guards, and half-dragons.
Villagers endowed with special skills will not change their alignment, but will have the same skills as the True God Guards, and they also have the restriction that they cannot reveal their own special skills.
Under the control of the dream monster, the bishop chose to give the dream monster the [Guard] skill!
The dream monster is protected and can choose a villager to protect it every night.
As a result, a neutral camp with the ability to create Christmas Eve by one person appeared!
Guard action.
Twilight was blinded and unable to move.
The dream demon wakes up again and chooses to protect Twilight.
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The seven pigeons wake up and control the old blind eye.
It’s daytime on the third day, Christmas Eve.
Banish the flat vote.
Night of the fourth day.
The old blind man blocked the half-dragon.
The team of followers of the evil god realized something was wrong.
The evil gray wolf checked the identity of the seven pigeons and confirmed that the seven pigeons were the evil god.
The believers of the evil god chose to sacrifice seven doves, and the seven doves were protected by the dream demon.
The seven pigeons wake up and control the bishop.
At this point, all possible hidden dangers have been eliminated by Qige.
Qi Ge holds 9 votes, and the votes will always be tied during the day.
There are also dream monsters who can participate in the night discussions of the evil god team and protect them at the same time.
Whoever the followers of the evil god sacrifice, the dream demon will protect. Every night is Christmas Eve.
Next, as long as the seven pigeons follow the steps and control one by one, they will be able to achieve the final victory.
Other players were already preparing to celebrate their victory, but Qi Ge felt that it was not that simple.
Night Thirteen.
Among all the villagers, only the old man was not controlled.
The old man’s special skills are:
If only the doomsday prophet survives among the followers of the evil god, the doomsday prophet will immediately select up to 6 people to sacrifice.
However, now, all the followers of the evil god are still alive, and the old man cannot activate special skills.
He couldn't offer sacrifices at night, and he couldn't go out during the day, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.
On the thirteenth night, the seven pigeons did not control the old man, but chose to pass by.
On the thirteenth day, Qi Ge went to the old man's residence alone.
While walking on the road, Qi Ge came up with many wonderful thoughts for some unknown reason.
13 is a very magical number.
Especially in the real world West.
In Christian legend, Jesus had a dinner with his disciples before his death.
The 13th person who attended the dinner was Judas, a disciple of Jesus.
Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities for 30 silver coins, causing Jesus to be tortured.
There were 13 people attending the Last Supper. The date of the dinner coincided with the 13th, when Jesus was crucified on the cross.
"13" brought suffering and misfortune to Jesus.
Since then, in Christianity, "13" has been considered a symbol of misfortune.
"13" is synonymous with betrayal and betrayal.
No coincidence.
In Norse mythology, 12 gods were present at the Hafra Banquet.
During the banquet, an uninvited guest - Loki, the god of trouble and noise, suddenly came in.
The intrusion of this 13th visitor led to the death of Bert, who was favored by the gods.
Therefore, thirteen also means misfortune in Norse mythology.
This kind of superstition is similar to the Chinese "4" which leads to death.
"Thinking like this makes me look like a bad person."
Qi Ge smiled bitterly.
"Maybe I am really a bad person, after all, I am the evil god."
The old man seemed to have foreseen the arrival of Qi Ge, so he boiled a pot of tea in advance, prepared some snacks, and waited quietly.
"Old man, I'm here to see you."
Qi Ge opened the door and found a seat to sit down.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm sorry for the poor reception of the guests from outside the world."
The old man stared at Qige with a smile and said.
Qi Ge asked straight to the point:
"So it seems that you have discovered that I am not Nash?"
"I'm not a fool."
The old man smiled bitterly.
"Nash is not as capable as you."
Probably, when the voting ended on the first day, the old man had already discovered my abnormality.
Qi Ge asked while thinking:
"Old man, I won't hide it. I came here this time because I have a few questions to ask you.
Old man, how much do you know about the Eternal Moon and the Glorious Sun?"
“The one that rises during the day is the glorious sun, and the one that rises at night is the eternal moon.
That's all I know."
Qi Ge shook his head.
"I think it's more than that."
He pointed to the sky and said:
"People in the village generally believe that Glorious Sun is the true god of this world.
Knights, nuns, seers, bishops, half-dragons, and guards are all attendants of the glorious day.
To activate their own stunts, they all need to use the "treasure weapons" given by the glorious day.
But you think that the Eternal Moon is the true god.
At the same time, you have no so-called treasures, and all your power depends on praying to the Eternal Moon.
Why is this difference?”
The old man poured himself a cup of tea and poured another cup for Qige.
"There is no reason.
There are only two roads in total, we just chose one of them."
Seven doves refuse to give up:
"Is that so? Is it really that simple?
If I guess correctly, there is no such thing as exile.
Voting to banish during the day is also a kind of sacrifice.
Day and night, there are sacrifices.
At night, you sacrifice the villagers to the Eternal Moon.
During the day, those who were voted out were sacrificed to the Day of Glory, right?”
The old man raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked in surprise:
"What do you mean by this?"
“First, the venue for the referendum meeting is the altar in the center of the village.
The function of the altar is to offer sacrifices to the gods.
If it was really an exile, how could it be held on the altar?
Second, the convening and holding of the Exile Conference relied on the power of the Sun of Glory. The small Sun of Glory in the middle of the altar was the treasure for holding the referendum conference.
The so-called referendum meeting is actually an evil ritual held based on the mood of the villagers.
It doesn't care about any evidence at all, it all depends on the mood of the villagers.
Even if there is no evidence to identify randomly, as long as enough villagers think that the other party deserves to die, they can kill the other party.
Not even a trial.
Moreover, in a referendum, if you don't vote for others, you will vote for yourself by default.
Only with a tie vote with the highest number of votes can there be a glimmer of hope.
This kind of behavior is generally called indiscriminate killing in our world.
I couldn't see any fairness and justice at the referendum meeting.
The existence of the referendum will only make the villagers suspicious, disgusted and hate each other.
If the Sun of Glory is the true god, then this true god is too chaotic and evil.
Therefore, I guess that the so-called referendum is essentially a ceremony for selecting sacrifices."
The old man smiled gently and said:
"You're half right.
The banishment meeting during the day was indeed a sacrifice.
But at night, we are not sacrificing, but saving.”
Finally the real show comes.
Qige became serious and asked:
"Tell me more about it."
The old man didn’t know why, but he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said:
"The Glory Sun and the Eternal Moon are both outer gods like you.
The god of our world is long dead."
The old man pointed to his feet and said:
"The place we are stepping on now is the body of the God of Winter in our world.
Relying on the remaining power of the God of Winter, we were not swallowed up by the glorious sun.
In our world, there has been a long war.
At the beginning, the God of Winter, the supreme god of our world, announced to us that the world is coming to an end.
He will select some elites from our world and place the seeds of world rules in them, allowing us to find a new home in the endless void.
But before the God of Winter could take action, the Sun of Glory invaded our world.
The God of Winter, and the gods belonging to the God of Winter, all began to fight to the death against the glorious sun.
We mortals have also formed various professionals and joined the army to resist the glorious day.
Knights, nuns, seers, bishops, half-dragons, and guards are all professionals in our world.
In addition to these weak professions, there are also powerful professions such as dragons and candlewinders.
But in the end, we failed.
The world was devoured, leaving only a small group of elites who carried the rules and survived under the protection of the body of the God of Winter.
Cold Night Village symbolizes the endless cold nights and the end with no hope in sight.
Soon, we discovered that even the body of the God of Winter had been contaminated by the glorious sun.
Our living space is becoming smaller and smaller.
If this continues, we will soon perish.
In order to survive, the last pure white girl used her life to make prophecies for our world.
She told us that as long as we find ways to delay time, the cold night will pass and hope will eventually come!
So, we began our final struggle.
We all carry part of the rules of this world within us.
Even if we die, [the rules] can continue to be passed down to our descendants.
This power of [rules] can delay the time when the divine body is devoured.
So, we started the sacrifice, sacrificed ourselves, and became one with the God of Winter."
The old man smiled bitterly and said:
"I forgot to say that.
The pure white daughter is actually my great-grandmother.
Before she died, she told me that she had no hope at all.
However, she cannot tell the truth, otherwise the survivors in the village will be even more desperate.
I kept this secret and passed down the rules from my grandmother.
Despair soon came.
Even the altar was contaminated by the power of the glorious sun.
Our noble sacrifice, infected by the glorious day, became an exile of choosing sacrifices.
The memories of the villagers are constantly being devoured, and fewer and fewer villagers can remember the truth about the world.
In your generation, no one remembers our struggle.
I have repeatedly tried to tell the villagers the truth, but they always forget everything the next day.
Later I gave up.
fair enough.
The more you know, the more intense your inner torment becomes.
For those who are suffering, I am enough."
Qi Ge murmured to himself:
"No wonder there are so many orphans in the village."
The old man continued:
"The hope that the long persistence and waiting finally came.
We finally have another alien god waiting for us.
Unlike the glorious sun, the eternal moon will not swallow us.
But the Eternal Moon will transport our villagers to another world.
No one knows what is in that world, because the villagers who left never came back.
But no matter how bad it is, how bad can it get?
It's better than being completely swallowed up by the glorious day.
For this reason, we call dedicating villagers to the Eternal Moon salvation.
So, as you can see.
A new round of war has begun.
Only this time, under the control of the Glory Day, we became the traitors among the villagers."
"I see."
Qi Ge fell into deep thought.
"The blind man is blind, the dream monster is bewitching people's hearts.
The sorcerer's veto, the demon's magic eye, and the ghost warrior's petrification.
And your doomsday judgment, old man.
After working on it for a long time, I found out that the eternal moon is Yasha.
This is the Treasure House of Chaos, the Eternal Moon is Yasha, and the Sun of Glory should be Chaos.
Yes.
It can be seen from many Chaos Treasure Houses such as Gooey and Swamp Camp that the Chaos Treasure House is the battlefield where Asa and Chaos fight for something.
The last time I was in the Demon Lord's Land, Chaos was even able to block my system prompts.
That means, in this deeper world eroded by chaos.
It's not unusual for Chaos to have the ability to change our player's system prompts and mission panels.
The mission of the players in the previous life was always to stand on the side of the glorious day.
This is simply the opposite.
The harder the players work, the further away they are from the perfect strategy for [Hanye Village].
No wonder, no matter how many times players clear the level, they can only get basic rewards and cannot completely conquer Hanye Village.
In the later stages, Hanye Village even disappeared inexplicably.
It must have been completely swallowed by Chaos."
Seven Pigeons said to themselves:
"Here comes the problem.
If the Sun of Glory is Chaos, the Eternal Moon is Asa.
So, who am I?"
Qige reopened the system prompt.
[Background introduction:
There is a curse circulating in Hanye Village.
Whenever the eternal moon hangs high in the sky, the evil favorer will take away the life of a villager.
Suspicion and confusion have always lingered in this village.
Only when the Sun of Glory shines can the villagers expel a villager from Hanye Village through a referendum.
The sacred and the dark mingle in this silent place.
The cold night is coming, and you are about to wake up.
First of all, what you have to do is to know yourself.]
"I believe in the power of Mother Goddess Asa. No matter how critical the situation is, she can leave some prompts for me in the system panel.
Among so many words, which ones have been modified by Chaos, and which ones are left by the evil god in me?
And which ones were left behind by Mother Goddess Asa?"
Qi Ge's eyes gradually focused on the last sentence.
"First of all, what I have to do is to recognize myself."
"So, who am I?"
Qi Ge covered his forehead with his hands and fell into deep thought.
"My identity is Ouroboros.
I am the evil god.
I am something that cannot be tolerated by the world.
I am the original void.
I am the wheel of fortune.
I am the perfect transformation.
I am a stasis in motion.
I am 0, I am the beginning of everything and the end of everything.
Evil God means that my identity is not bright.
I am something that is not included in the world, yet I exist in the world.
The original void represents that I am an independent world with independent rules.
Wheel of fortune, luck? Bad luck is also luck.
Perfect change, change, is often accompanied by conspiracy and betrayal.
Isn't stagnation in movement a self-contradiction? A chaotic camp?
I am 0, I am the beginning of everything and the end of everything.
The end...
The end..."
The more the seven pigeons read, the brighter their eyes become.
A flash of light instantly penetrated his mind.
"I understand, I understand.
I am the abyss."
call!
The flames rose and the smell of sulfur filled the old man's room.
In the old man's surprised eyes, Qi Ge turned into a demon covered in lava!
And Qige's system panel also turned a sulfur red color!
Even the text on the panel turned into angular Abyssal language!