Mini World Game Console-Chapter 678 - 679: Double Kill!

Caught in the net!

Leading oneself to destruction!

Seeking one's own death!

Ren Suo had not anticipated that Los would achieve his long-held wish so easily. Although he hadn't managed to save his sister yet, with Sony almost defeated, could his sister be far behind?

However, at that moment, Lanaya, dressed in black clothing with purple accents, stood before Los. "Sony the Great, please don't make this difficult for me. Dragonborn Los could transform into anyone at any moment. I cannot let her be alone with you."

"What do you suggest then?"

"I need to protect you secretly from within."

"Really? I just wanted to have some honest communication between the two of us..." Sony refused, but Los was filled with anger. How many times have you actually had that sort of intimate communication with Lorifes!?

But Lanaya was very firm. "Please don't make this difficult for me. It's a dangerous time, and the Door of Annihilation is about to open. When you are in the same room with others, I must guard you."

Thus, Los and Lanaya proceeded into Sony's sleeping quarters. Compared to Sony's sleeping quarters, Yisu Great Law's residence was modest at best. After all, Sony was a legitimate prince living in luxury and extravagance. Although there were no servants, the palace was immaculate, fully furnished, and even had an internal courtyard—the Royal Court had crystal brick floors and an eternal light canopy for a sky; in such an environment, vegetation was much rarer than buildings.

"You even thought to come back," Sony said, looking at Los and speaking languidly. "But the place I arranged for you to stay isn't far from here. It makes sense you could find your way here..."

Not far from here? Ren Suo thought for a moment, feeling this was useless information—after all, he was about to make an explosive move against Sony's head. Once Los and Sony achieved Perfect Harmony, Los would naturally learn all of Sony's secrets.

Lanaya said, "Sony the Great, have you arranged the Different Dimension Coordinate? The intentions of Dragonborn Los remain unclear, and he might target the Different Dimension Coordinate..."

"Haha, don't worry, I've already taken care of it. I have sixteen secret rooms in the Royal Court. The Different Dimension Coordinate is in one of them. When the time comes, I will send the coordinate to the inside of the Platinum Tower to His Majesty..."

Inside the Platinum Tower, so that's where the Door of Annihilation opens? Los silently committed the information to memory.

Sony laughed. "Secret rooms are hard to find by nature. Even Mora Grand Duke, 'the Knowledgeable,' might not know all the secrets of the Royal Court. And there are no less than sixteen rooms. Time is nearly up. Even if Dragonborn Los tries to find them, he surely won't make it in time."

"Moreover, he has most likely breached space and left Luoyin City by now, right?"

Lanaya shook her head. "The Royal Court of Luoyin City is the supreme No-Hunting Zone, forbidding all spatial movement spells. As long as the Great Lord's central hub in the Platinum Tower remains operational, even among the Sixteen Great Laws, only one person can breach the No-Hunting Zone and move freely within the Royal Court."

At this moment, Lanaya, Los, and Sony reached the bedroom door. Los's attack ace, 'Sony zhi si·Fuchou huixiang,' was fully charged. He could erupt at any moment, pulling out the Black Pearl Sword hidden in his clothing and beheading Sony!

Sony said, "Among the Sixteen Great Laws, there's really someone who can breach the No-Hunting Zone? Who? Now that the Great Lords can hardly interfere with the Outer World, these Great Laws are getting restless. Someone might be plotting a takeover. To think a Great Law possesses such a dangerous ability! We must place them under guard immediately—"

"That person is—"

CLANG! CLANG!

Los, disguised as a silver-haired beautiful girl, and Sony, who was walking ahead, were simultaneously attacked by Lanaya's purple light! The Spiritual Power Barrier on both of them burst instantly!

Lanaya's damage output was so high that Los's transformed, delicate body couldn't withstand it at all and was blasted away!

"Lanaya, you..."

At that moment, it was Sony who first steadied himself and caught Los. He looked at Lanaya and sighed, "A visible betrayal is not to be feared; it's the unseen betrayals that are truly terrifying."

"Sony, you haven't been as foolish lately. Have you matured because of a woman?"

Lanaya's voice carried a hint of laughter. She stamped her foot lightly, and her shadow transformed into a monster that enveloped the floor and furniture, engulfing both Sony and Los within the shadows. She merged into the shadows, her voice becoming ethereal:

"Among the Sixteen Great Laws, only one person can ignore the restrictions of the No-Hunting Zone and teleport freely at will, and that person is me, Lanaya. Or perhaps you prefer my other name: the Great Shadow Law."

"Moreover, you just said that even Grand Duke Mora cannot know all the secrets of the Royal Court. However, apart from the current royal family, there is someone who understands every dark corner of the Royal Court."

"Where light does not reach, shadows always linger. The Nightingale Cathedral, having served as the shadow guardian of the royal family for generations, has already mastered every changing corner of the Royal Court. Therefore, the Different Dimension Coordinate has also fallen into my hands."

Lanaya looked at Sony and smiled. "You didn't even resist, nor did you try to use the Bloodline Cartridge? Interesting. Could it be that Grand Duke Menelerus has records of Great Lord Nocturnal's 'Yingying Guanghuan'?"

At that moment, Ren Suo opened Los's personal panel and discovered that Los had gained a debuff:

"'Yingying Guanghuan: Enemies affected by the Yingying Guanghuan can only use Great Lord Nocturnal's shadow series card tapes. If they utilize abilities from non-shadow series, they will be weakened and struck by shadows; all non-shadow series effects are reduced by 80%, and they will receive an equivalent level of Spiritual Energy damage.'"

Great Lord Nocturnal, master of night and shadows, didn't sound like a 'face me head-on' type of warrior. The aura effect possessed by His Bloodline Great Law was also quite intriguing, almost as extreme as Posecia's Grand Duke's 'Brutal Aura': it was solely effective against other card tape users.

Lanaya herself was the strongest of the shadow series. Under the influence of this aura, other non-shadow series powerhouses would not only find their abilities greatly diminished but would also suffer backlash merely for using their Supernatural Abilities!

A classic case of being an expert in infighting!

Sony seemed to want to say something, but by then, the shadows had engulfed him and Los like the deep sea.

It was hard to say how much time had passed—in the game, it was just a moment. When Los woke up, he had arrived in a vast space. Above was a tower spire so high it seemed to touch the sky, and the walls and floor were made of a dreamlike, shimmering aqua-silver crystal.

This height, this style of architecture—there was only one such place in the Royal Court.

It was the place Sony had mentioned, the opening site of the Door of Annihilation: the Platinum Tower!

In the center of the space was a hexagram, a brightly shining magical array. Lanaya stood in the center of the array, with two glowing purple ropes in her left hand. The two ropes were tied around the necks of Sony and a cloaked stranger respectively, as though she could decapitate them with a gentle tug.

And facing Lanaya, there stood a glorious throne bathed in radiant light!

On the throne sat a middle-aged man with eyes twinkling like starlight, wearing a magnificent robe ablaze with Black Flame, his golden hair exuding sanctity.

Los instantly recognized this man, who appeared frequently in various news portraits: The current Lord of Didra, former Grand Duke Menelerus's Bloodline Great Law, the first Young Lord in a thousand years to rank just below a Great Lord—Didela Huangdi, Xides!

"Hmm? Oh right, Sony, you even brought this toy over. How much do you love this toy..."

Lanaya, as if just remembering the ant-like Los, flicked her hand casually, and a flickering purple radiance shot towards Los!

Los fell at once, lying limp on the ground, all his breath concealed, as if he were dead.

The 'Automatic Evasion of Directional Skills' from 'Blind Fool' and the Concealment effect of 'Ebony Armor' activated simultaneously!

"Don't get agitated. Whether it's the corpse lying on the ground right now or you, both are redundant in this world." Lanaya tugged the ropes to keep Sony and the cloaked figure from moving.

"So, Xides, are you ready to respond to my demands?" Lanaya stood on the Lake of Shadows, gazing coldly at Xides on the throne. "I now have both your son and the Different Dimension Coordinate. If you agree to relinquish your Armor Cloak and entrust the task of opening the Door of Annihilation to me, I will let you leave with your son. Fair, isn't it?"

Xides, seated on the throne, did not move, speaking coldly, "Great Lord Nocturnal hasn't given you permission to do this, has he?"

"But the Great Lords won't mind my actions," Lanaya said. "As long as the Door of Annihilation is opened, they don't care who does it."

Xides spoke slowly, "If that's the case, why the rush? Wait until I successfully don the Armor Cloak and become the Seventeenth Great Lord. Then it will naturally be your turn to rule the Empire, and you can proceed as a matter of course—"

"Xides, in front of me, there's no need for such pointless talk, is there?" Lanaya said. "Others may not know what the Great Lords intend to do, but surely you do?"

Xides shook his head. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"The previous Imperial Sovereign, who was also Mora Grand Duke's predecessor as Bloodline Great Law—Atlu the Great—how did he die?" Lanaya stated calmly. "You deduced that the dimensional war would most likely occur during this term. You didn't hesitate to assassinate Atlu the Great to make yourself the Imperial Sovereign. Do you really think no one knows?"

"If Yisu Great Law hadn't completely lacked the desire to contend with you, he probably would have died too... I even suspect Dragonborn Los was the assassin sent out."

Xides's voice held a hint of laughter. "No wonder every generation of Nok Tu Nal's Bloodline Great Law goes into hiding."

"If I hadn't hidden myself well, I would have been under your constant surveillance. The Great Lords cannot directly interfere in the mortal realm. During your reign over the Empire, your power could expand without limit. You pulled disgusting factions like Morag and Namira into your camp... Those people are so vile that even your son couldn't bear to look at them."

"Only you could bring that rabble to heel. Your ambition is too great; I can't confront you directly," Lanaya said. "But we both know how significant this dimensional war is."

This time, Xides finally conceded, "I thought Nok Tu Nal wouldn't have revealed such information to you."

"Of course, she didn't reveal it to me. I figured it out from the Dragonborn's notes I found in the ruins of the extinct Thieves' Guild," Lanaya said. "Mei Nielusi didn't tell you either, did he? To the Great Lords, we are mere pets, like cats and dogs. And Mei Nielusi is a Great Lord renowned for his cruelty."

Xides gave a noncommittal nod. "Indeed, history contains much information that predicts the future. An assassin's notes, a mage's diary..."

Lanaya: "This dimensional war is the last chance for the Armor Cloak. If I don't seize this opportunity, I'll never have a chance to cross the threshold of a Great Lord, not until my soul faces Annihilation."

"When that time comes, the Great Lords will descend, mortals will face Annihilation, and the so-called Divine Descendants will be nothing more than a new generation of mortals. The Didela Wenming, built upon the sacrifices and contributions of mortals, will vanish like smoke."

"If I cannot become a Great Lord before then, gaining the qualification to rule over civilization, then even as a Bloodline Great Law, I would be nothing but a Great Lord's plaything. Nok Tu Nal would hardly protect me. I might end up as a meal for Namira, or become Morag's toy..."

"So..." Lanaya tightened the ropes. "Step into the shadows, and I will send you and your son away from Luoyin City."

Lanaya's Shadow Domain flooded the hall like a rising lake, yet Xides's throne remained an isolated island. The shadows could not cross an invisible Barrier to reach the true Emperor of the Mortal Realm.

Sony had been silent, just sighing.

Then, Xides smiled and said, "You know, Mei Nielusi is a very suspicious Great Lord. He is the most ambitious, but also the one who despises ambitious subordinates the most... In Menelus's Divine System, besides me, there are few capable Divine Descendants."

"Moreover, for the past hundred years, the Great Lords have been unable to directly interfere in the mortal realm, and Mei Nielusi's paranoia has grown ever more severe."

"He chose me as his Bloodline Great Law not only because my abilities are indeed considerable, but more importantly, because I provided him with leverage he could manipulate at will. Now that I am to become a Great Lord, whether this leverage still exists is no longer important."

Los quietly shifted his body to avoid the edge of the shadows.

The 'Sony-specific' ace attack re-emerged, indicating that Los could now use all the card tapes he carried.

Meanwhile, Lanaya yanked hard on the ropes, dragging Sony before her. "Xides, do you think such rhetoric will make me release your son? Delusional! I'll give you ten seconds. Once ten seconds are up, I'll separate Sony's head from his body!"

OH HO! It seemed Los wouldn't get the chance to take revenge himself.

Xides burst into laughter. "Lanaya, your first mistake was thinking that I would let you make a second one."

"You brought the Different Dimension Coordinate as well, intending to open the Door of Annihilation immediately after forcing me to leave, didn't you? But the Spiritual Energy has already converged, and the Different Dimension Coordinate is here. So why shouldn't I... open the Door of Annihilation right now?"

As he spoke, Xides took out a dagger from his bosom.

Lanaya's voice changed instantly. "But I can also open the Door of Annihilation!"

"The most important aspect of the Armor Cloak is recognition from the populace. Even if you participate in opening the Door of Annihilation, so what? I, Xides, am the Lord of Didra, the future Great Lord in whom the people have placed their Hope! The Energy of the Armor Cloak will converge only upon me!"

"If you dare do that, I'll kill them both!" Lanaya shouted, trying to stop him.

However, at that moment, Xides stood up, raised a dagger, and declared, "In the name of Menelus's Razor, cleave the darkness!"

Lanaya, instantly panicked, also drew a turquoise skull-shaped key from her bosom. "In the name of the Skeleton Key, unlock the darkness!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Both of them chanted loudly at the same time:

"When hatred erupts, there is fire.

When scars form, there is earth.

The cries of pain give birth to wind.

The ocean of tears is what seeps down from the heavens.

We are born from darkness.

The world we know is starkly white,

Defined by anger, harm, pain, and sorrow!"

With a loud boom, the tip of the tower burst into a dazzling radiance, falling upon the cloaked person next to Sony. The cloaked person also emitted a silver luminescence, as if responding to the call of space and time!

Then, an Endless torrent of azure silver chaos poured down from the spire along the tower walls, as if the Azure Silver Abyss itself had descended!

Los looked on, his sight crossing the Endless azure silver chaos, seeing at the end of the radiance the lights from another world—

"The Door of Annihilation is successfully opened."

"Mission failed."

Ren Suo was stunned.

At that moment, his mother called him for supper. Ren Suo turned off the screen, ate, took a bath, and spent the night playing with Luna while pondering.

'Light and Dark Traitor' offered a high degree of freedom—so high that Ren Suo could do almost anything. He could even choose not to save the world and instead transform into a beautiful girl to enjoy himself every day, as long as he could hold the mouse and control Los. At the same time, the game's freedom was also very limited because there were only two missions, and the protagonist had to complete them no matter what.

Therefore, Ren Suo now had to organize the game clues and figure out a walkthrough to win.

Firstly, Los had to stop the Door of Annihilation from opening.

Then, Los needed to collect three Keys of Annihilation. The 'Black Pearl' had already been found, and he also knew the locations of the other two: the 'Skeleton Key' and 'Menelus's Razor.'

Finally, Los had to reach the place where the Door of Annihilation opened and use the three Keys of Annihilation to banish the Sixteen Great Monarchs in one fell swoop.

Thinking it over, Ren Suo suddenly realized that being abducted by Lanaya was advantageous for Los!

Blocking the Door of Annihilation, collecting the keys, reaching the place to open the Door of Annihilation—these three mission goals for Los were now almost within arm's reach!

Although Los hadn't succeeded in killing Sony, he had consequently been drawn into the conflict between the Great Shadow Law and Young Lord Xides, gaining an opportunity to snatch victory from the jaws of danger!

Piling all the troubles together, didn't that make things much simpler?

After Ren Suo had pampered Luna until she was contentedly purring and had reverted to her cat form to sleep soundly, he roused his spirits. Sitting before his computer, he began the final walkthrough for 'Light and Dark Traitor'!

He still had Los play dead inside the Platinum Tower, watching Xides and Lanaya quarrel. As they argued, Xides suddenly went off-script and directly began to open the Door of Annihilation!

Simultaneously, Lanaya also chanted the spell to open the Door of Annihilation, attempting to seize the chance to become the Armored Da-jun!

Wait, wait, until the two chanted the last two lines, the tower's Spiritual Energy began to vibrate, the tip of the tower started to glow, the cloaked person began responding to the call of time and space, and everyone was watching the tip of the tower—

"Betrayal Ace·Meteor Killing Strike!"

Los burst forth from the ground, exiting the 'A Different Life' status, reverting to his original form. He transformed into a Dark Meteor, crossing the shadows, and swiftly thrusting towards the center!

Reverting to his original form was to trigger the 'Blind Brutality' effect, increasing damage by 233%!

The Betrayal Ace, an attack ace generated upon seeing Sony, was the culmination of all the power Los could currently muster—his strongest possible strike!

Target—

The Different Dimension Coordinate, the cloaked man!

Ren Suo was very rational.

After sorting out all the clues, Ren Suo quickly came up with the optimal gameplay strategy.

Sony was no longer the focus; he could not influence the situation and was just a passerby.

But whether Los killed Lanaya or Xides, he couldn't effectively stop the Door of Annihilation from opening. After all, if one of them died, the other could simply chant faster and open it.

Only if the Different Dimension Coordinate died would Lanaya and Xides be unable to reopen the Door of Annihilation for a short time.

Therefore, Los must kill the Different Dimension Coordinate first to eliminate the possibility of failing the mission!

But Xides and Lanaya were also fast!

The moment Los exploded into action, they stopped chanting and adopted various measures, either attacking or defending, vowing to block Los's onslaught!

However, this was Los's current strongest ace. His card tape combination was both offensive and defensive, rendering Xides and Lanaya's impromptu attacks completely ineffective against him.

He raised the Black Pearl Sword horizontally, striking his target like a meteor!

'Blind Brutality: +233% damage' + 'Brutal Aura: 2x damage' + 'Three-Star Brutal Warrior Card Belt: 4x damage' + 'Black Pearl Sword: Armor Break, True Damage'.

2,664% True Damage!

Los's sword strike tore through everything—Armor, barriers—and instantly pierced two bodies, blasting a large hole through their chests!

It was Sony.

In the instant Los thrust forward, Sony slightly shifted his body to protect the Different Dimension Coordinate. But it was still futile; both were killed by Los's ace attack!

***

Dressed in a tank top pajama, Ren Xingmei lay on her bed, photographing a bag of chocolates. She then opened WeChat to edit a post: "Chocolates my brother gave me, hehe." But after thinking it over, she deleted the post and opened the bag to eat a piece.

To be honest, they were much tastier than the chocolates she usually received. Occasionally, male classmates would offer her small snacks under the guise of "feeding" her. Outright refusal seemed too cold and aloof, so Ren Xingmei would generally eat a piece to be polite and then give the rest to Lin Xianyu.

Thinking that her brother had also made several bags of chocolates, stored in the fridge to give to others, Ren Xingmei felt a tang of sourness as she ate the chocolate.

Ren Xingmei tied the chocolate bag and lay on the bed playing with her phone, pondering whether she should also give a gift.

Money wasn't the issue, as she had saved and managed the money she'd scrounged from her brother over the years. Too bad, if only her brother had a driver's license...

***

Dong Chengling opened her eyes.

She looked at the window, somewhat puzzled. She got out of bed, put on slippers, went to check if Little Jiu had kicked off the blanket, then went to the living room to pour herself a glass of water. She sat on the balcony to ponder.

Strange. She had suddenly woken up in the middle of the night feeling somewhat panicky.

It was a pity this wasn't the academy; otherwise, she could engage in Cultivation or work on lesson plans to calm herself.

Why had she suddenly woken up?

Dong Chengling suddenly remembered she hadn't yet decided on a Valentine's Day gift. However, they wouldn't be back in Lian Jiang that day, so the gift would most likely be delayed until school resumed.

What to gift? Cook something delicious? She had many new recipes she wanted to try, eager for him to taste them.

Go out and have fun? Accompany Little Jiu to the amusement park? The World of Thrills, something she had never been interested in before, suddenly held a bit of appeal, especially if the two of them went together.

Give a gift? Although she wasn't interested in giving gifts from the wish list Ren Suo had provided, when she went shopping with her mother, thoughts like, 'Would this suit him?' would occasionally pop into her head.

Ah, it was so troubling.

Dong Chengling enjoyed the cool spring breeze of the evening. As she pondered, she absentmindedly drifted off, a smile unconsciously playing on her lips. A moment later, she fell asleep sitting on the balcony.