Dimension Game Empire Chapter 388

“In other words, facing the rewards of the 『Twelve Sacred Seats』, all players except Saints would be tempted?”

Crimson eyes carried an inexplicable meaning as Xia Yan looked directly at Chu Yue before him.

“However—just as you said, I, who have become a Demon King by slaying a ‘Heretic God’, am already the strongest player in the current world. To put it bluntly, even if all of you are added together, you cannot possibly be my opponent now—.”

The current Xia Yan is the strongest among the current players.

His strength has already reached the ‘Calamity’ level in the second tier of the Celestial Rank, making him an opponent that primary area players cannot resist. Even if the remaining players are all of the ‘Paul Brantery’ Saint Knight rank, the pinnacle of humanity.

It is absolutely impossible to resist him.

Without the strength to fight against ten thousand, how could he be revered as ‘King’.

Xia Yan is a Demon King.

“Even without teaming up with you, victory in this game is mine…”

Exercising the symbol of the ‘King’s Authority’ incarnation, a faint light flashed once again in Xia Yan’s eyes, as he spoke without any tenderness.

“I can’t see your value, Chu Yue.”

“What a trouble… Don’t be so impatient.”

The girl’s smile remained unchanged, as if she didn’t feel the killing intent that made the surrounding space turn cold.

“You are indeed the strongest player now—but in a few months, it will be hard to say.”

“What do you mean?” Xia Yan’s killing intent suddenly dissipated, and he gently picked up the wine glass, put it to his mouth, and asked as if nothing had happened.

“My self-introduction may have been a bit incomplete…” Chu Yue nodded apologetically: “I am a mid-level player belonging to 『Astral Truth』, a Winged race nicknamed ‘Three Thousand White Crows’, please take care of me.”

“Three Thousand White Crows… Winged race… Mid-level player?”

“No need to feel strange—my magicians, after learning about the ‘Twelve Sacred Seats’ reward, sacrificed the ‘Spirit Medium’, allowing me to replace the ‘Spirit Medium’ and descend into this world.”

Chu Yue slowly explained.

“This method of descending into other worlds has been researched by all large guilds. And this method of forcibly joining the game is also subject to great restrictions—for example, my magic power is limited by half, and the laws that originally only needed ‘three months’ to analyze for a normal descent…

“Now it has been extended to half a year.”

Xia Yan nodded knowingly.

“I see. In other words—maybe there are players now using the same method to summon the guild’s higher-level players?”

“That’s right.” Chu Yue nodded lightly.

“This kind of forced descent will be severely restricted in strength, which can be said to be a big risk. But for the sake of the Twelve Sacred Seats reward, this risk is just a bargaining chip. And as long as I’m here, no matter which player descends…

“I can give you plenty of information—”

Saying so, the girl looked at Xia Yan with a hint of resentment, as if she were a neglected lover.

“This is my value—Demon King, are you satisfied?”

Xia Yan smiled noncommittally, and then responded with his actions. He reached out and gently swiped in the air, pressing the ‘Confirm’ button on the team formation button on the virtual panel.

Ding—You have reached a team mode with player ‘Chu Yue’. Task sharing mode is enabled, and killing teammates will result in a deduction of 500 VIP points.

“Eh? You actually agreed so readily, I thought the Demon King would have to question me for a while before trusting me…” The girl, clearly dissatisfied, complained casually.

“I didn’t expect your attitude to change so quickly? Is it like serving a king is like serving a tiger?”

“It’s not a matter of trust—I said, as long as you show that you have value to be used by me, I will lead you to victory. I don’t trust you now, it’s just that you have value to be used by me, and I’m keeping my promise.”

Xia Yan said frankly, without the slightest hypocrisy. His bright crimson eyes glanced at Chu Yue, and the young man chuckled.

“A king does not jest—isn’t that so?”

“…..Oops, I’m a little bit fascinated by you.”

After a slight silence, the girl returned to that illusory feeling, revealing a pure smile like a girl next door, as if deliberately putting on a mask for herself.

Xia Yan ignored her nonsense and asked officially.

“So, what exactly are you looking for in the waters of Venice?”

“Just a Divine Tool—to slay a Heretic God and complete the mission.”

Chu Yue replied with a smile, placing something from her personal space in front of Xia Yan.

This is a badge as heavy and ancient as obsidian, like polished rock.

The surface of the badge is engraved with a crude portrait that looks like a human face.

On closer inspection, the hair of that human face is actually composed of snakes twisting their bodies.

Many places on the badge are already blurred, and the stone itself has considerable wear and tear, indicating that it is a quite historical and ancient item.

Xia Yan recognized what it was at a glance.

Divine Tool—Gorgon Stone.

Simply put, Divine Tools are the tools and implements used by gods in mythology or the age of myths. These Divine Tools only react to the power of gods, but cannot be used by Godslayers.

Those who can use them have always been only gods.

Of course, magicians skilled in this way can always find ways to borrow the power of Heretic Gods.

But in general, humans still have no way to use Divine Tools at will, only gods can directly use specific Divine Tools without any means.

The Gorgon Stone is such an existence, in which is buried the power of the extremely ancient ‘Dragon Snake’.

It is a symbol of the Mother Earth, a Divine Tool that only the oldest Earth Mother can use.

Like this kind of Divine Tool, humans cannot use it, only the ancient Earth Mother can use it.

And if Xia Yan remembered correctly, being unearthed in Italy and containing the power of ‘Dragon Snake’, the object that this ancient Earth Mother’s Divine Tool attracts is undoubtedly—

The Heretic Athena.

“Your original goal was to use this to lure and kill Athena? That’s a bold plan.”

Xia Yan weighed the palm-sized Gorgon Stone in his hand and said with interest.

“Although there is only a 30% chance of killing that incomplete ‘God King’, it’s still worth a try, isn’t it?” Chu Yue smiled slightly: “Of course, now this Gorgon Stone belongs to you.”

“What do you plan to do with it?”

Xia Yan pondered slightly, looking at Chu Yue with a discussing expression.

“How about we—seduce and rape Athena?”

“…Huh?”

The girl, who had been maintaining a cheerful smile since they met, froze.