I Can Get 1,000,000x Returns from Selling Anything!-Chapter 22 --Dark God? Still Using Such an Outdated Concept?
The Dark Acolyte hovered in midair, dozens of eyes simultaneously fixated on Daniel, each burning with rage and hatred.
"You... destroyed my altar... killed my followers..."
His voice emanated as if from countless throats at once—shrill, eerie, and unnatural.
"Do you... know what you’re doing?!"
Daniel stared at him without expression.
The Dark Acolyte spread his arms, and the eyes began to spin wildly.
"We devote ourselves here, we pray here, we await the arrival of the Great One!"
"How dare you... how dare you, wretched insect..."
His voice grew higher, more frenzied with every word.
"You don’t even understand! You don’t comprehend!"
"The Great Being is about to descend, and you ants... you pitiful ants shall kneel before its feet!"
Daniel raised an eyebrow.
"The Great Being? You mean... the Dark God?"
The Dark Acolyte froze for a moment, then let out a cold, sinister laugh.
"Dark God? Hahahaha..."
"You mortals, using your meager words and limited comprehension to define that which cannot be understood!"
"Dark God? No! That is a law that existed at the dawn of the universe! You are the intruders! You are the heretics!"
His agitation grew, and the eyes began to redden, bloodshot and furious.
"You will never understand! Ants like you can only kneel and tremble when the Great Being descends, begging for its mercy!"
A faint smile curled on Daniel’s lips.
"Sorry, I’ve seen it. It’s nothing but a giant worm, isn’t it?"
The Dark Acolyte’s laughter abruptly stopped.
"What?"
"I said I’ve seen your so-called Great Being."
Daniel’s tone was calm. "I’ve seen it more than once. Yes, it’s powerful—powerful enough to make anyone despair. But in the end... it’s just a big worm, isn’t it?"
The Dark Acolyte froze for a second, then let out a roar of fury.
"Damn ant! Arrogant! Ignorant! Pathetic!"
"You saw the Great Being and lived? Do you take me for a three-year-old child?! Die, you foolish blasphemer!!"
In the next moment, Daniel felt a sharp pain strike his mind.
Countless illusions flooded his brain—failures from past lives, the deaths of comrades, the Dark God’s mockery...
[Ding! You have been targeted by a Mind-Type skill. Due to special equipment Demon’s Whisper, you are immune to all negative status effects!]
Every hallucination vanished instantly.
Daniel’s head throbbed faintly; although he was immune to the illusions, the mental attack itself was real.
But his eyes were clear, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
This guy’s only real difficulty was psychic illusions, but fortunately, Daniel could shrug off all negative states.
As for mental attacks... he had endured far worse through four cycles of rebirth—pain beyond this fool’s imagination!
Whoosh!
An arrow shot straight for the Dark Acolyte’s face!
Boom!
-35,895!
The explosion erupted across the Dark Acolyte’s face, forcing him several steps back. Pain and rage flickered simultaneously in his eyes.
"How dare you...!"
Daniel activated God Speed, creating distance, and fired another arrow.
"You talk too much."
The battle turned into a one-sided massacre.
The Dark Acolyte’s psychic interference was completely useless. Daniel ignored mental attacks entirely. All he could do was swing his staff and cast spells.
But with Daniel’s Agility 755 and God Speed, none of the attacks could touch him.
After just one rapid volley, the Dark Acolyte’s HP dropped to 60%.
Two volleys later, it fell to 20%!
"Cursed human! How dare you desecrate the will of the Dark God!"
The Dark Acolyte shrieked, dozens of eyes simultaneously bloodshot, glowing crimson.
Just as Daniel prepared the final strike, the Dark Acolyte let out a painful roar and his body began to swell violently.
Then, to Daniel’s stunned gaze... it self-destructed!
Boom!
Its lower body exploded, and the enormous eyes on its head shattered, black blood splattering everywhere.
A foul stench assaulted Daniel’s nose, forcing him to retreat several meters.
But the decayed flesh and blood didn’t fall—they seemed pulled by some unnatural strength, sliding entirely into the abyss!
Seconds later, the abyss shook violently.
A slimy tentacle emerged, resting on the edge of the altar.
It was as thick as a bucket, covered in countless sharp teeth, wriggling continuously.
Then a second, a third...
A completely different monster crawled from the depths.
Its lower body was all tentacles, dozens of them supporting a massive torso.
Its upper body barely retained human shape, but the flesh was blood-red, slimy, as if skinned and soaked in blood.
Viscous fluid oozed from the surface, dripping onto the floor, corroding pits into the ground.
Most terrifying was its head... or rather, it had no head.
In its hands, it held a perfectly intact human head, face twisted in agony, mouth opening and closing—it was the Dark Acolyte’s face!
[Dark God’s Plaything · LV55 (Blackgold-Grade BOSS) — Phase Two!]
Daniel frowned.
Disgusting... but disgusting or not, it had to die.
He raised his hand and unleashed another volley.
This Dark God’s Plaything was tougher than the first phase, HP at least double—at least 150,000!
The tentacles swung, blocking arrows, almost hitting him a few times.
But to Daniel, that HP was already brittle.
He created distance and activated Arrowstorm.
A stream of golden arrows shot into the sky, splitting into dozens of falling bolts, trailing golden flames like a meteor shower.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Explosions tore across the battlefield. Two tentacles were severed. The creature shrieked in pain, swinging the remaining ones in an attempt to reach him.
Daniel activated God Speed, dodging to the other side, then unleashed another volley of explosive arrows.
Arrow after arrow pierced the twisted flesh, pinning it to the floor.
It struggled to rise, but the raining arrows forced it back down again and again.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Explosions rocked the ground, making it sink half a meter.
Daniel had remained tens of meters away the entire time—the foul Dark God’s creation never came within twenty meters of him.
Finally, under the relentless storm of arrows, it was annihilated, twitching its tentacles a few last times before falling still.
The human head it had clutched rolled onto the ground, a bizarre serenity on its face.
[Ding! You have slain Dark God’s Plaything (Blackgold-Grade BOSS)]
[Rewards: Luck +20, Elven Pendant (Blackgold-Grade) ×1, Windrunner Ring (Blackgold-Grade) ×1]
[Quest Complete! Return to Archer Guild to submit!]
Daniel examined the two items.
[Elven Pendant (Blackgold-Grade / Accessory)]
Effect: Agility +100, Critical Damage +30%, All Arrows Pierce +1
Description: A masterpiece crafted by elven artisans, as light as the wind.
[Windrunner Ring (Blackgold-Grade / Accessory)]
Effect: Attack Speed +25%, Movement Speed +25%, Evasion +15%
Description: Wearing it, you become the embodiment of wind.
Seeing both were bound items, Daniel immediately equipped them.
His Agility rose from 1,255 to 1,355, Critical Damage jumped to 530%, and Attack Speed increased further!
Ah... satisfying.
He gave the ruined town one last glance before vanishing from sight.
Behind him, only the shattered altar and dissipating black mist remained.
