Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Lin nodded.

"You really are perceptive, although there is still an extremely long and distant way to go before becoming akin to the gods, it seems that you have already begun to speculate on some of their behavioral patterns."

Zhou Baiyu didn't deny it.

Even becoming a Pioneer, he still had a considerable distance to cover, above which were Saints, and further up, were Demigods and Gods.

But Zhou Baiyu had started thinking early on about how all sorts of strange rules operated.

"We" help humanity, weaken humanity, impede humanity, and benefit humanity... what is the logic behind this series of version update patches?

From the day he became a Pioneer and knew about "our" existence, Zhou Baiyu had never ceased to ponder these things.

Now, having learned the complete ins and outs, Zhou Baiyu reasoned through the process—

Celeos dared not undertake Divine Enthronement, fearing becoming a rule, as that in everyone's eyes, including his own, was tantamount to death.

But after finding someone to inherit his mantle, Celeos resolutely took that step, because he longed to contend with the strong, and also because... his power was becoming uncontainable.

He would have taken that step sooner or later.

Next, Celeos completed Divine Endowment and became a member of the rules.

Finally, as a Pioneer, he received revelations from "us."

The line of inheritors of the Dark Night God was strengthened.

Zhou Baiyu naturally speculated—"Why didn't Celeos strengthen another profession?"

Merely because the mantle was passed to the Guild President?

Moreover, before Celeos's Divine Enthronement, did he truly ensure that the rules would benefit the Guild President?

Was he so confident that the rules he would turn into, would make the Guild President stronger?

Even a god would hardly be that confident, since when it comes to becoming a rule, both gods and Pioneers have the same information, and they both regard it as an unknown.

Therefore, Zhou Baiyu reasonably inferred that Celeos must have had some verbal interaction with the Guild President.

Then the Guild President's statement sparked Celeos's desire to win.

Out of a sort of pride and dignity of the strong—Celeos decided to challenge the Dark Night God.

His deduction was very close to the truth.

And according to this deduction, Zhou Baiyu could imagine that after Celeos's Divine Enthronement, he might have had a confrontation with the Dark Night and Concealing God.

He successfully proved to Guang Tongchen that he was worthy of being his "ancestor."

Zhou Baiyu shared his viewpoint.

Sister Lin said:

"But according to logic, rules have no thoughts. What kind of rule Celeos becomes should not be determined by his will."

"Even if it were decided by him, he should not be able to influence rules that already exist."

"So, little brother, you speculate that perhaps gods retain their will after they become rules."

Zhou Baiyu nodded.

Only if one still had some will could one engage in a "confrontation."

However, Sister Lin couldn't answer that.

"Sorry, your speculation is too... fantastical. I can't provide you with an answer because no one knows whether becoming a rule means death or life."

"However, according to past patterns, we can conclude that every time humanity is strengthened, a disaster immediately follows."

Zhou Baiyu frowned as Sister Lin continued:

"Because at the end of the day, in the war between old gods and new gods, the new gods have the advantage. It's as if the world is ridden with decay everywhere, with human living space dwindling."

"During the war of the gods, the old gods were powerful, but the new gods were too numerous."

"If you were an old god, stronger than your opponent, would you willingly turn into a rule?"

"Twilight of the Gods, when gods turned into rules and left the battlefield, is fundamentally a compromise by the old gods. Or perhaps it's a method to force a draw."

"The strong naturally wish to retreat unscathed. While the weak may consider a scenario where both sides suffer greatly."

"In terms of individual strength, the old gods are the strongest, but in terms of collective strength, they are at a disadvantage."

"That is why the old gods initiated a plan to go all out—a collective transformation into rules."

Sister Lin's words were not merely conjecture, and Zhou Baiyu noticed that her tone was very certain, as if she knew many secrets.

"Perhaps 'we' occasionally strengthen humans, and as you continue to achieve SSS rankings, these occasional moments will gradually become more frequent. But to this date, overall, 'our' attitude is still inclined towards human extinction."

"Because even as rules, the rules represented by new gods are more dominant. The prevalence of decay is evidence enough."

"So once 'we' strengthen humans, 'we' might immediately suppress humanity again."

"Continually participating in the summoning process is a way to consistently self-improve, as well as to constantly alter the past and future of humanity, and change 'our' attitude towards humans."

Sister Lin expressed some concern:

"And this time, the Dark Night Clan being strengthened probably means that some disasters will soon descend to reduce the population."

Zhou Baiyu believed Sister Lin was not being alarmist. She must have abundant experience, or precise knowledge of certain things, to make such a judgment.

Zhou Baiyu said:

"So next... there should be something that will bring about a crisis for humanity, right? If we successfully overcome it, then 'our' attitude will continue to lean towards us, but if not, then it seems the efforts made by Celeos would be meaningless."

"Exactly."

The two quickly fell into silence.

They both guessed something, the third defensive mode might soon emerge.