It was already dark, and the city was still immersed in the fanatical atmosphere after the competition ended.
This sleepless city seemed to be infected by the excitement of the citizens. Shops were open all night and entertainment venues were packed to celebrate the birth of the new world champion.
The hedonism of Chaos, the "Dragon of Time and Nothingness", overwhelmed rationality at this moment. Even if he had to go to work tomorrow, the citizens still shouted the name of the "Epee Man" while drinking happily.
Epee Man is no longer a simple name, but a legendary symbol.
As the commentator said, some viewers firmly believe that-
The world champion, Lin Xiao, will bring a new era to this world!
The drizzle fell hazily, soaking in this skyscraper city with many high-rise buildings. The red and blue neon lights dimmed in the rainy night, creating a dull and alienated beauty, just like a short-sighted person taking off his glasses. The rain splashed on the river beach.
From the window of the villa, the celebration banquet for Lin Xiao and others in the villa was coming to an end.
"I'll help clean it up." Chu Yun sat on the sofa and looked at the leftovers on the dining table.
"No, there is a dishwasher, and Qiao Linna stayed with me to clean up." Lin Xiao said.
Chu Yun took out the cigarette case, picked up the cigarette, and without being polite to his good friends, nodded and said:
"Well... I will go back and continue to investigate the matter of 'King of Titans' Kronos. I will let you know if there is any new information."
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Chu Yun." Lin Xiao said sincerely.
"If you say more, you will get angry." Chu Yun looked at Lin Xiao and smiled: "Congratulations, world champion."
Chu Yun and Sigrid stood at the door to say goodbye. Lin Xiao and Qiaolina were responsible for seeing each other off. Sigrid waved and winked at Lin Xiao desperately.
Lin Xiao didn't understand what her blinking meant, so she put her hand on the door and said calmly: "Goodbye, I'll contact you if I need anything."
"What, I don't look happy at all when I become the world champion." Sigrid complained, then smiled and waved her hand and said, "Okay, good night!"
Clear water flowed out of the faucet, and the sound of water echoed in the quiet room. Lin Xiao was holding a rag in hand, enjoying the tranquility of the moment, slightly lost in thought.
"You seem a little uneasy." Jolina's voice came from behind.
Lin Xiao said dumbly: "No way, it's too late for me to be happy."
"You don't have to hide it from me." Qiao Linna walked to the other sink next to Lin Xiao, turned on the water valve, cleaned up with him, and whispered: "What happened?"
Lin Xiao turned off the water valve and wiped the water stains on her big, sharp-knuckled hands: "Well... we can't contact Lucifer and the others."
"Is there a problem at the winery?" Jolina asked.
"I don't know." Lin Xiao said.
"It's okay, I'll go back with you tomorrow." Qiao Linna smiled slightly.
Lin Xiao looked into Qiao Linna's ruby-like eyes, was silent for a while, and then said:
"Stay here tonight."
"Is this hinting at something?" Jolina asked indifferently.
"To be honest, I don't know myself." Lin Xiao paused and said, "Maybe like you said, I'm a little uneasy."
Qiao Linna carefully examined Lin Xiao's eyes, stretched out her cold hands, and pinched his cheek.
"I will stay." Jolina said calmly, "But I can't use my brain."
Lin Xiao smiled: "It's enough to have you by my side."
"Hey...where did you learn this from?" Qiao Linna's cheeks were slightly red.
"You have to believe in talent and have patience."
Lin Xiao's eyes were clear between black and white, and he said slowly: "Believe me that I am learning and will love you even more than before."
"Okay, don't act coquettishly to me."
Jolina continued to wash the dishes, the blush spread to her ears, and she said coldly, but did not say the second half of her inner words.
I'm afraid... I can't restrain my love for you.
Lin Xiao looked at Qiao Linna who was washing dishes next to her, and then looked up at the drizzle outside the window.
It was already dark, and the mirror of the window reflected the bright lights and two figures side by side.
"Go back to the winery tomorrow and then investigate the 'King of Titans' Kronos."
Lin Xiao said with emotion: "Go to rest early."
…
The next day.
Lin Xiao and Qiao Linna got up early, took an early flight, arrived in Xingtu City and drove to the winery on the outskirts of Xingtu City.
On the way to the winery, a flock of crows flew in the forest, their hoarse cries hovering on the roof of the car.
Lin Xiao's heart became more solemn, and an ominous premonition shrouded her, like a heavy cloud.
winter!
After parking the car and turning off the engine, Lin Xiao closed the car door and looked at the almost unrecognizable Solomon Winery.
The sight was shocking. Thousands of grape fields were turned into ashes, the mansion and courtyard seemed to have been burned by fire, and the marble walls were stained with thick black smoke.
There was no servant left, and the wind blew through the dilapidated winery, carrying a pungent burning smell, as if the luxurious winery collapsed into ruins overnight.
The wind with a burning smell blew the hem of Lin Xiao's jacket. Qiao Linna's eyebrows were a little solemn and she asked nervously: "What... happened here?"
"I don't know." Lin Xiao examined the fire, his heart gradually sinking, and murmured: "The contractual connection between me and Lucifer and Mammon has disappeared."
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that I could originally use the contract to restrict Lucifer and Mammon, but now, I can no longer find the connection with them..."
Lin Xiao's eyes were solemn, his face was serious, and bad guesses were running through his mind. That was the situation he least wanted to see.
Lucifer, the leader of the demons, and Mammon, the demon of greed... betrayed me.
They were forced to sign a contract by him using the [Black Dragon Contract], and now, they have found a way to avoid the attention of Nidhogg, the 'Dragon of Destruction and Reincarnation'...
calm.
Lin Xiao's eyes flickered.
This is just my own guess.
Lin Xiao believed that there was a bond with Lucifer and Mammon, and the contract tended to be equal rather than a master-servant contract.
Maybe there was an accident?
For example, the evil god raided the winery during my finals, causing the current situation?
Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared in Lin Xiao's eyes, and she rushed towards the ruins of the winery!
"Hey, Lin Xiao! What are you going to do!" Qiao Linna shouted.
"There is still a demon left in the manor!"
The winery mansion is mainly made of wood, with an air of arrogance remaining, as if it had been burned by Lucifer's purple flame. The wooden boards were riddled with holes and cracked, and Lin Xiao made a clicking sound when he stepped on them.
On the wooden board on the second floor, the door creaked open, and a pair of vicious eyes were seen.
It was a beautiful woman with blood on her face, her eyes were filled with hatred, and vicious words seemed to fly out of her red lips. She was leaning against the broken wall, with one hand on her knees.
"Beelzebub?" Lin Xiao said tentatively.
"Ha, you are back." Beelzebub sneered: "I thought you had completely forgotten this place and the beautiful words you said."
"What happened?" Lin Xiao asked.
Beelzebub glanced behind Lin Xiao and followed her eyes. Lin Xiao saw a long-legged Dream Demon Queen who was dozing off while rubbing her eyes.
"Let me explain..." Belphegor said lazily: "To put it simply... we are breaking up here!"
She explained slowly, and Lin Xiao finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.
Just yesterday, when Lin Xiao was participating in the World Championship, Lucifer and Mammon broke free from the shackles of the black dragon contract, destroyed the winery and left here.
The 'God of Jealousy' Leviathan and the 'God of Wrath' Samael also followed their guidance and rebelled from the winery together.
"But, why did Lucifer and Mammon do this?" Lin Xiao frowned.
"For the new world after the end of the world." Beelzebub said coldly.
"What?"
"The end of the world does not include good or evil. Only the death of the old world will lead to the birth of the new world. Therefore, the savior of the old world is precisely the destroyer of the new world."
Beelzebub sneered: "Lucifer cooperated with you before because she believed that you could save the old world. But now, hey, there is no need to save it."
"Because of you, Lin Xiao, you broke the shackles of the world and gave gods the opportunity to become ninth-level gods again. And humans, in front of ninth-level gods, are nothing more than replaceable existences. Even if humans in the old world perish,
There is a new world of humanity being born.”
"She and Mammon decided to cooperate with the big red dragon 'Satan' to reduce the resistance to the doomsday - to speed up the arrival of the new world!"
Lin Xiao froze on the spot, his mind buzzing.
It is true that Lucifer has compassion for humans, but that is nothing more than God looking down on ants. In his eyes, humans can also be replaced.
Just like the dragon was once the master of the world, but after the death of the old world, humans became the new master of the world.
And humans, like the dragons of the past, will eventually perish.
As for whether new humans or other earth masters will be born after death, this has nothing to do with gods.
In the final analysis, gods and humans are two species.
Humanity will eventually perish with the destruction of the world, and what the gods have to do is to escape the "reincarnation" of world destruction and rebirth.
"I don't understand." Lin Xiao said: "Even if the new world comes, the gods of the old world will not escape the end of being destroyed!"
"So they have to cooperate with Satan." Beelzebub said coldly: "Kronos is the genus of Chaos. If they can swallow the 'King of Titans' Kronos, they can pass through 'Time and Nothingness'
The fragment of the law of time fell into a long sleep, skipped this reincarnation in a way similar to hibernation and cheating, and became a god again in the new world."
"You know that bitch Mammon. She had already planned to create a new world, so when Satan came to her door, she was the first to switch sides and join the camp that welcomes the doomsday!" Beelzebub cursed.
Lin Xiao vaguely understood something.
'Lord of Destruction and Reincarnation' Nidhogg is the destroyer of the old world, but she is also the creator of the new world.
In other words, Nidhogg is also one of the guardians of the world.
The world is destined to be destroyed. Even if the end does not come, the dragon of destruction, Nidhogg, will take the initiative to destroy the world.
But this time, [Doomsday] broke the cycle, beyond Nidhogg's expectations, and beyond the capabilities of the five creation dragons.
This gives the gods who should have been destroyed a chance to join the Doomsday and escape from reincarnation.
Even the evil god doesn't know whether the new world will really come, but instead of destroying the old world together, it is better to join the doomsday and strive to continue to be a god in the new world.
Lucifer and Mammon had seen through the nature of the world's eventual destruction, so they placed their hopes on an illusory new world, thereby betraying themselves.
Lin Xiao couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
If this world is destined to end in destruction, then what is the purpose of my hard work so far?
Join the doomsday and kill all the gods who resist the doomsday, so that you can get through the game faster...
Wait a minute, the ending?
Lin Xiao's eyes showed a glimmer of light.
No, this is the game world of "The Card Master's Guide".
The ending of total annihilation is definitely not the best ending.
Just think of it as a perfect ending - I want it too, to clear the level in one life!
"So, it was Satan who tempted Lucifer, Mammon, Samael, and Leviathan to betray me..."
Lin Xiao said the name in one breath and said in her heart that I am worse than Jesus. Jesus only had one Judas who betrayed him, while here four traitors appeared in my place!
But Lin Xiao can understand.
Satan is an evil god known for his ability to confuse, and the ideas of Lucifer and Mammon coincide with hers.
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But Lin Xiao felt a little regretful... He originally thought that humans and gods could really trust each other, but he didn't expect to be betrayed.
"Why don't you leave with Satan and the others?" Lin Xiao looked at Beelzebub.
Beelzebub glared at Lin Xiao: "It's hard to say whether there are flies in the New World. Why should I go to the New World?"
"I am here to protect my vassals and people - Asmodeus is reluctant to leave her group of humans who believe in lust," Beelzebub said.
Lin Xiao was ashamed.
He has strong faith and has made great contributions to protecting the world.
"Then Belphegor...oh, I know she is just too lazy to participate in Satan's plan." Lin Xiao said.
‘The Sloth Demon’ Belphegor: “…Hmm.”
Lin Xiao had obtained all the information he needed and was about to leave. Beelzebub stopped him: "Where are you going?"
"Go to the Pacific Ocean." Lin Xiao's eyes were stern and he said word by word, "Chop Satan."
"If the 'King of Titans' Cronus, Lucifer and Mammon... dare to stop them, I will kill them all too!"
Beelzebub opened her mouth blankly, and her arrogant and arrogant words choked her speechless, and she murmured:
"You...are you not afraid of death?"
"In the final analysis, you are just a human being. You only have the source power of the eighth level peak, and you are not qualified to become a god at all!" Beelzebub shouted.
Lin Xiao fell into silence and slowly said:
"I have been hesitating and thinking about what I need to do in order to protect this world..."
"Even after I became the world champion, I was thinking about it, but I couldn't come to a conclusion."
"But now, I have found the answer."
A sharp edge flashed across Lin Xiao's eyes. "All I can do is destroy."
Terrifying coercion enveloped Beelzebub's body, and the coercion had even reached the ninth level. A flash of shock flashed across her eyes, and she asked hoarsely: "What?"
Lin Xiao said slowly: "'Lord of Destruction and Reincarnation' Nidhogg, the dragon of doom recorded in the myth, she took away the last life in the world and ushered in the rebirth of reincarnation and the world - Nidhogg
Hogg, she is the real guardian."
"All I have to do is take over Nidhogg's mission and complete her path of destruction."
Lin Xiao said: "Destruction is also redemption."
It seemed as if a huge black dragon spread its wings before his eyes, spewing burning fire towards the world, burning any god who dared to resist to ashes.
As if breaking out of a cocoon and turning into a butterfly, the source of power that had been stagnant for a long time transformed at this moment, heading towards the path of a ninth-level god.
Beelzebub fell into a daze and pursed his lips with difficulty, hearing the man's awe-inspiring words in his ears.
"I am the end of the world, I am the end of the world!"