Mini World Game Console

Suddenly, a blood-red halo appeared around the Silver Moon hanging high in the sky.

The viewpoint surged into the Silver Moon, and Ren Suo saw Luna gradually taking shape in a world of white light. Her sky-blue hair fluttered without wind, her petite, fair face brimming with a captivating radiance. Her bright, sparkling eyes and cherry lips seemed to speak without words. Dressed in a figure-hugging black robe, it highlighted her impressive figure while not hindering her movements.

The moment she landed on the ground, the white earth instantly transformed into a sea of flowers. Multicolored blooms stretched endlessly into the distance, their fragrant petals floating on the breeze. The sky revealed blue skies and white clouds, and the high-hanging sun cast golden sunlight, illuminating the vast flower fields.

Ren Suo, who had never seen daytime in this game before, was also stunned by this scene, as if he had suddenly seen a Gundam while playing an Unparalleled game.

Basking in the warm sunlight, Luna seemed somewhat bewildered. She looked around, and finally looked up at the Blood Moon next to the sun—despite the presence of the sun, it could not conceal the brilliance of the Blood Moon!

That eerie sweet voice rang out again, "Do you have a wish? Is there something you want to do? Is there somewhere you want to go? Is there something you want to know? Is there something you want to possess?"

Inside the Blood Moon, a black spot appeared.

"Accept this power, and all that you desire will soon become reality."

"Bear this power, and your commands will shape the world's future destiny."

The black spot grew larger, as if something was flying down from the Blood Moon, steadily approaching Luna.

Gradually, Ren Suo finally saw clearly what it was.

It was a monster.

It was about four or five meters tall, humanoid with two arms and two legs. Its torso was merely a pale spinal column connecting its body, its entirety resembling a withered tree trunk—huge, terrifying, strange. It wore a twisted flesh mask, behind which tentacles writhed; its brain was entirely made up of black, greasy tentacles, dozens of which flailed like hair from the back of its head.

Its giant claws landed on the flower field, crushing flora and imprinting deep footprints. The moment it touched the ground, it automatically hunched over, crouching like a beast upon the earth.

Even though the warm sunlight lightly bathed the earth, the area where it stood was exceedingly cold, as if even the sunlight was avoiding it. Only the Radiance of the Blood Moon shone brilliantly on its horrifying body.

"Come here, Moon Chanter."

From behind the repulsive mask, a sweet voice was emitted. It slowly crawled towards Luna, speeding up, arms reaching out to grab her, yet the voice remained sweetly alluring, "Sing, Moon Chanter."

Ren Suo frantically pressed the controller, but Luna remained motionless. Upon a closer look, he saw that her eyes were swirled with blood, and her Status was shockingly "Charm: Luna is charmed by the Immortal Concept Slayer Moon God, unable to maintain her self-awareness."

Could the perfect ending just be another place to die? Ren Suo thought.

Just then, the entire world seemed to be pierced by a golden cudgel, emitting a huge roaring sound as a hole burst open in the sky, and a beam of Moonlight fell from the hole onto Luna!

While the hole quickly disappeared, Luna successfully broke free from the "Charm" Status, and the game popped up several messages in succession:

"Luna enters the secret scene, inside the Silver Moon Crystal."

"Luna encounters the Immortal Concept, Slayer Moon God!"

"The Immortal Concept 'Slayer Moon God,' sensing the vulnerability of the 'Mask of the Moon' in the collective dream of living beings, utilizes the power source, 'Silver Moon Crystal,' as coordinates to forcibly descend to 'Mask of the Moon,' attempting to reclaim the power of the Silver Moon Crystal and take over the body of the Moon Chanter, thus devouring the entire 'Mask of the Moon.'"

"After the failure of summoning Angel Envoys to shatter the Silver Moon Crystal coordinates, the world of the Mask of the Moon already recognized the advent of the Slayer Moon God and started awakening all the Angel Envoys, using their power to consolidate the world of the Mask of the Moon, and bestowing the Endless Miracle onto all the battling warriors."

"Luna received the Blessing 'Miracle Full Moon'!"

"Mission Objective: Slay the Slayer Moon God and seize the Silver Moon Crystal!"

Ren Suo skimmed through this information and finally understood what this game was all about—

The Mask of the Moon and the Moon God were not on the same side!

At the beginning of "Night of the Hunt," Ren Suo—and indeed, not just him, but all Apostles of the Moon God and their companions—believed the Moon God and the Mask of the Moon were unified. Consequently, everyone firmly believed in the task to 'Collect 25 Silver Moon Crystals to become the Moon Chanter and achieve Divine Enthronement.'

But now, after seeing the hints in the game, Ren Suo realized that the entity summoning the twenty-eight Apostles of the Moon God wasn't the Moon God at all, but the Mask of the Moon!

Moreover, the purpose of summoning the Apostles of the Moon God wasn't to gather the Silver Moon Crystals to compete for the throne of the Moon Chanter, but to hope they would shatter the Silver Moon Crystals, preventing the arrival of the Moon God!

All those Gifts of Miracles and the Dream Death State were also granted by the Mask of the Moon—the Slayer Moon God wouldn't be that kind!

However, for some reason, or perhaps the Slayer Moon God had already infected the Mask of the Moon by then, the Mask of the Moon was unable to issue any warnings to the Apostles of the Moon God. Instead, the Slayer Moon God took center stage, encouraging them to slaughter each other and collect the Silver Moon Crystals.

If things had gone according to the Slayer Moon God's plan, once a Moon Chanter emerged, hardly any Apostles of the Moon God would have remained alive in the world of the Mask of the Moon. The dream world would also have become unstable. This would have allowed the Slayer Moon God to easily take over the Moon Chanter's body and devour the entire Mask of the Moon!

If Ren Suo hadn't played this game, the Slayer Moon God's plan would have inevitably succeeded. Even the group of Federal Watchers who knew the related prophecy only understood that they shouldn't kill other Apostles of the Moon God; they didn't know the Slayer Moon God's true nature.

Once the contest began, everything would proceed according to the intentions of the Slayer Moon God.

However, Luna, controlled by Ren Suo, dominated the world of the Mask of the Moon in an invincible manner, obtaining all the Silver Moon Crystals, attracting all enmity, and forcefully carving out a path to survival from this dangerous situation!

Hold on, Ren Suo tilted his head. If I restart the game and shatter the Silver Moon Crystals as I encounter them, or simply shatter the 24 Silver Moon Crystals in the last save, wouldn't that do it?

Ren Suo pondered for a moment, recalling the words of the pub owner, then had an epiphany: If he did that, he would likely achieve a different ending where the Moon God does not descend.

The Slayer Moon God had perceived that the world of the Mask of the Moon was weak—Luna had put eleven Apostles of the Moon God into the Dream Death State and collected twenty-five Silver Moon Crystals. Seizing this opportunity, He invaded. Without these preconditions, He would not have descended.

Yet, preventing the descent of the Slayer Moon God does not signify a perfect ending. According to the game, the Slayer Moon God is an 'Immortal Concept,' though Ren Suo didn't know what that implied. The pub owner had mentioned that even if the Slayer Moon God does not descend this time, He will eventually return.

Thus, refusing the descent of the Slayer Moon God merely postpones His arrival.

To achieve a perfect ending, one must lure down the Slayer Moon God, then trap Him in the fully restored world of the Mask of the Moon. At His weakest moment, He must be struck down!

That time is now!

Although that's the case... Ren Suo looked at the creature on the screen. This boss fight might be quite challenging...

Ren Suo opened the character interface. He found the Silver Moon Crystals were naturally gone, but all the Skills were still there—Moonlight Pulse, Refraction of the Moon, Stealing Star Moon Steps, and everything else. For some reason, Luna's Energy Slot was gone, meaning she could now cast Skills infinitely!

"Moonlight Pulse" massive blast!

Moonlight did not descend from the sky, but shot out from Luna's hands!

However, just when Luna was attacking, the screen suddenly paused, displaying a game interface similar to a slot machine. Ren Suo remembered this thing; he had played it with his New Year's red packet money as a kid in a neighboring street, and it involved gambling. However, he was caught by his sister on the first day of the New Year. After losing all the red packet money, he was beaten by his mom so badly that he couldn't get out of bed until the fourth day.

The game interface had three columns of images; the default locked images were not '777', but three portraits of Luna. The title "Miracle Full Moon" was written at the top of the interface.

Was this the Miracle that the world of the Mask of the Moon had just granted to Luna? But without any context, I can't understand it at all!

Just when Ren Suo was puzzled, the "Listening Headphones" finally explained, "The Silver Moon Crystal severed Luna's connection with the world of the Mask of the Moon. If Luna wants to use Miracle Full Moon, she can only consume her own dream energy.

"Dream energy, fundamentally, is a person's dreams, which originate from thoughts and memories.

"However, under the influence of the Slayer Moon God, the operation of Miracle Full Moon is very unstable. Luna using this power will encounter many problems, which is why the game represents the use of Miracle Full Moon in the form of a slot machine."

After the "Listening Headphones" finished explaining, the Miracle machine began to operate, and all three columns of images rapidly scrolled!

The first column stopped, and Ren Suo was startled; the image was the bridal girl from before—the beautiful girl in a wedding dress who had completely suppressed Luna when Luna was playing the role of a doctor.

The second column stopped: it was also the beautiful woman in a white dress who had previously suppressed Luna!

The third column stopped: it was still the long-haired beauty in a scarf and winter clothes who had once intercepted Luna!

Wait, according to the rules of slot machines, isn't it supposed to be a win only if all three images match? Since all three are different, doesn't that mean a failure?

—Not at all!

The game automatically exited the slot machine interface, returning to the scene where Luna shot the "Moonlight Pulse" at the Monster Moon God. At that moment, the game popped up a prompt:

"You have gained the Miracle of Vigilance"

"Vigilance: All your attacks will reduce the opponent's Movement Speed by 50%, and if a target hit tries to attack you, you increase your evasion rate by 50%."

My eyes lit up! Now Luna was using a Miracle, just Miracles, without any cost! That's right, now that Luna was fighting the Slayer Moon God for the Mask of the Moon, how could the Mask of the Moon possibly trip Luna up? Ren Suo thought.

The Monster Moon God, struck by Luna's attack, let out a strange roar, which sent chills down Ren Suo's spine even outside the screen. Sweet, slimy, disgusting... It was as if an earthworm was squirming in his cochlea.

The next second, the Monster Moon God charged over like a bullet. If Ren Suo hadn't immediately made Luna Teleport, she would have been hit!

The sea of flowers was plowed by it, leaving a long, wide trail. Petals floated in the air, landing on its disgusting body, creating a stark contrast that delivered an unparalleled visual impact to Ren Suo, akin to the shock of seeing a prominent pile of shit in an elevator corridor.

If the Miracle was already in effect, then the Monster Moon God should have had its speed reduced by 50%, but why was it still so fast? Moreover, Luna's previous "Moonlight Pulse" massive blast seemed to have no effect at all—the Monster Moon God did not even show a health bar!

Ren Suo dared not be complacent. He hurriedly had Luna continuously Teleport and use Stealing Star Moon Steps, moving evasively like a snake, not giving the Monster Moon God a chance to charge, and kept casting "Moonlight Pulse" to see if it could wear down the Monster Moon God!

Although Luna still had a health bar, it was clear she wasn't using her physical body now. No matter how she used the "Mage's Death-Defying Feather," she wouldn't be hurt. This provided Ren Suo a bit of comfort—being able to Teleport infinitely, perhaps this boss battle might be a bit simpler... right?

Reality told Ren Suo there was no such possibility.

The Monster Moon God charged several times without hitting Luna, then began to crouch on the ground, lifting its head to look at the celestial Blood Moon. The tentacles behind its mask constantly writhed, and a sweet song echoed between heaven and earth. Although Ren Suo didn't understand the words, the lyrics popped up in the game:

"All things that grow"

"Can only be perfect in an instant"

"Nothing on the world stage"

"Only the stars tug in secrecy"

As the singing echoed, the sea of flowers, sun, sky, and earth... All gradually sank into the darkness and disappeared, leaving only the eternal Blood Moon, its Blood Light becoming the sole Radiance between heaven and earth!

In that instant, Blood Light descended, filling the entire space, and Luna had nowhere to hide!

And at that moment, the Miracle Slot Machine interface, for which Ren Suo couldn't find a trigger button, popped up again, and the three columns of images began to spin!

The first column: an NPC doctor in a white coat.

The second column: +1.

The third column: +1.

All three columns showed an NPC doctor in white coats! According to the concept of slot machines, this should be a win! Ren Suo thought.

The slot machine interface quietly dissipated, replaced by a video-like image. In the video, an NPC doctor in a white coat stood in a clinic, waving at Luna who was standing at the door ready to leave, smiling and saying, "I will always be your friend, Luna. If you need to hide or rest, just come to me."

The scene returned to the moment Luna was attacked by the Blood Light, and a game prompt popped up:

"You have gained the Miracle of Hiding"

"Hiding: You are immune to all damage received in the next 0.1s, and all attacks lasting only 0.1s will be ineffective against you."

As the Blood Light fell and the Blood Moon receded its glow, the sea of flowers, sky, sun, and earth reappeared. The Monster Moon God turned its head, 'watching' Luna, seemingly puzzled as to how Luna avoided that recent fullscreen attack.

Naturally, Luna responded with "Lunar Eclipse"!

Then, Luna, who had been silent since entering the Silver Moon Crystal space, declared loudly while teleporting:

"Mine, all mine!"