Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Although she didn't know what the Holy Sanctuary was or what was so special about the people who were saved, she could deduce quite a bit of information.

"The precursors are still a fallback from the old gods."

"But the old gods may have left more than this one fallback."

"Or in other words, to us, the corruption of the world is the result of conflicts between the old and the new."

"But to others, both the new gods and the old gods might just be the creators of disaster."

"If you have interacted with people from the Holy Sanctuary, you should observe them carefully and learn more about them."

"Also, pay attention to the clues the rules give you—what are the rules requiring you to take them or what are the rules wanting you to do to them?"

Lin didn't finish her sentence.

It was not about creating suspense; she felt it would be somewhat unfair to Zhou Baiyu and the others.

Zhou Baiyu understood as well.

There was an understanding between them.

Most likely—the precursors might just be the obvious players, the real hidden players could be those people in the Sanctuary.

Such a guess was too revolutionary.

Zhou Baiyu looked at Lin thoughtfully.

Lin said,

"Drink it."

Zhou Baiyu nodded and drank the wine.

The wine was a dark golden color.

[The harsh demands of the God of Strength and Destruction.]

[As a deity who loves fighting and grows stronger through it, possessing the top-tier Divine Embryo "Destruction," this War God sets very strict standards for himself.

Despite his near-immortal regenerative abilities, he knew that mere physical self-healing was not enough, being no match for the "dominance" of the rules.

Under his strict requirements for himself, the God of Strength and Destruction, in countless encounters and defeats with the God of Time and Space, eventually discovered his own rules.

Effect: Some rules and all damage effects are delayed, and all damage, along with some rules, take effect later.

During the delay, if counterattacks are launched against the sources of partial rules and all damage sources, there is a chance to turn the delay into immunity against damage and rules.]

[As the inheritor of the God of Difference and Chaos, you will receive a drawback—Recklessness.

Recklessness: Once fighting starts, you will become heated, abandoning clever tactics in favor of an all-out struggle to the end.]

The effect appears complex, but it is quite simple in reality.

It means when someone punches me, the damage caused by the punch doesn't take effect immediately but is delayed for a while.

From the opponent's perspective, it appears as if I'm unaffected by their blows.

And if I can immediately counterattack after being punched, there is a chance to become completely immune to the attack from the opponent.

The same applies to rules, but Zhou Baiyu noticed that the effects of the wine emphasized one thing—the damage includes all damage, but rules are only some rules.

It seems that even as powerful as the God of Strength and Destruction, he cannot be immune to all rules.

Of course, based on the God of Games and Entertainment, every time you drink, the stronger the wine, the stronger the side effects.

"But all the answers are there on the surface."

"If… if the future is inevitable, then what Midel said about me being severely wounded by number one, leaving a scar on my chest, is very likely because I engaged in battle with number one."

Zhou Baiyu was very particular about wording.

"Once fighting starts, you will become heated, abandoning clever tactics in favor of an all-out struggle to the end."

"In other words—I should better choose clever tactics, and what I need to do is prevent fighting from starting."

"As long as the fight doesn't start, the recklessness effect won't occur, right?"

After clearing these things up, Zhou Baiyu patiently waited for the time to come.

At the moment the countdown reached zero, Zhou Baiyu waved his hand.

After Zhou Baiyu disappeared, Lin's expression changed slightly.

"They have already... met people from the Holy Sanctuary. When the Nightmare Bridge first appeared, we were wondering what kind of rules would gather the most formidable precursors together."

"Now it seems, it was all a hint."

Lin murmured to herself, with a somewhat strange expression. The prettier the woman, the more deceptive.

She, after all, had some knowledge of the Sanctuary.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to make so many guesses just based on the two words of the Sanctuary.

"Little brother, keep it up; the obvious players are not cannon fodder; the importance lies not in the resources given, but in finding your own advantages."

...

...

Linxiang City.

Linxiang City was now devoid of any living creatures.

With the "brain hole wide open" of the blue hole, all the creatures of Linxiang City had been sucked into the blue hole's brain hole.

This absorption did not stop.

As soon as #1 entered Linxiang City, he couldn't resist the black hole-like brain hole either and was sucked into the blue hole's brain hole.

He wasn't even clear about what had happened.

Demons, humans, corrupt species, Seamer, #1.

All were sucked into the blue hole's brain hole.

Shortly after Seamer and #1 entered, Zhou Baiyu appeared.

The immense pull should have sucked Zhou Baiyu in too.

But Zhou Baiyu's presence seemed to defy the existence of physics.

His body was as if from another world.

Because the "God of Strength and Destruction's harshness" was in effect,

it seemed that no force could shake Zhou Baiyu.

He was like those bosses in games that have invulnerability turned on, completely unable to be staggered.

But that didn't mean Zhou Baiyu couldn't feel this terrifying absorbing force.

Using the "God of Games and Entertainment" system, Zhou Baiyu spent some experience points to activate a temporary "radar."

Which was the mini-map.

After defeating Karlando, Zhou Baiyu's experience surged. Although his precursor value was reset, his experience from a third-tier Mutator to a fourth-tier had increased a lot.

At the same time— the power of the God of Games and Entertainment system had also greatly enhanced.

Now, Zhou Baiyu could barely use some of Karlando's methods.

Which was the radar mini-map.

The map was still rudimentary, but Zhou Baiyu could already see—there were only two living people in Linxiang City.

"The golden arrow pointing should be me, I just need to move a little to test it out."

"Hmm, it's indeed myself."

"Then, who is that ocean-blue pattern?"

"In the entire Linxiang City, just me and him?"

"Where are Seamer and #1?"

Zhou Baiyu never expected to come across a deserted city.

Has there ever been such a thing in history?'

The vast Linxiang City, all life just evaporated?

Even when 2.49, Seamer completely sealed Linxiang City, such a thing never happened.

Zhou Baiyu sensed that the "encounter" might be a bit too exaggerated.

"I have no choice but to approach this blue target."

Zhou Baiyu headed towards the blue target.

All the way, he made no stops.

The map occasionally showed a "treasure box" icon when Zhou Baiyu approached certain houses.

It was quite the joy of gathering in an open-world game.

If not for the pressing time, Zhou Baiyu would have liked to explore this version 1.6 Linxiang City slowly.

But he didn't have the time now.

He also didn't know how long the harshness of the God of Strength and Destruction would allow him to ignore this terrifying absorbing force.

So before that, he had to figure out a way to approach the target.

Soon, Zhou Baiyu arrived on that street and saw the young man with blue hair.

"Blue, yellow, black, red, cyan, purple, white... "

At first, Zhou Baiyu didn't know what the young man was talking about.

He was just amazed at the young man's "huge brain hole," much larger than that of a certain country's president.

But the next second, Zhou Baiyu's attention shifted.

He was shocked as he looked at the young man with blue hair:

"What did you say!?"

"Blue hole, Huang Miu, red leaf... black, white—"

Huang Miu?

Zhou Baiyu quickly heard the name Huang Miu again, he was certain he hadn't misheard!

Huang Miu!

This young man had mentioned the name Huang Miu!

At that moment, Zhou Baiyu exclaimed:

"You know Huang Miu?"

The young man with blue hair also suddenly looked up and asked the same question:

"You know Huang Miu?"