Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 967 - 452: Rona’s Past, Human and God Limit

After viewing the memories of the "Golden Ancestor of the Law," Lin Xun’s expression was very grave. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Chaos... again chaos, even the Almighty True Knowledge, as powerful a Main God as they are, cannot contend with Chaos?"

The memories of the Ancestor of the Law cannot be falsified, Omniscience likely foresaw the advent of Chaos quite early on.

Before the second war of the gods, They made a pact with the six Ancient Dragons to seal away the Ancient Dragon Power, all to prevent the erosion of Chaos.

But clearly, sealing the Ancient Dragon Power, pressing the six Ancient Dragons down to just the realm of Demigods, could not stop the erosion of Chaos, but merely delay its arrival slightly.

The Hermit Ancestor was the first Ancient Dragon to be eroded by Chaos, and to escape it, the Ancestor of the Law had no choice but to betray the Omniscience oath and take refuge in the embrace of the Stars.

"According to the Green Half-Dragon, it seems that only the clan of the Law is truly betraying Omniscience’s Ancient Dragons."

"What about the rest of the Ancient Dragons, then? Have they already been eroded by Chaos..."

"If even the subordinate Gods have become like this, what about the Almighty True Knowledge Themself? What do They look like now?"

Lin Xun didn’t know how the resistance against Chaos was progressing for Almighty True Knowledge, but since the end of the second divine war, Almighty True Knowledge had been in a deep slumber without awakening, which suggested... the situation of this supremely powerful Main God was not good.

"I thought it was going to be an easy game, but now it seems that the terror of Chaos is a thousand, no, a hundred thousand times stronger than that of the Abyss Massed Stars... After all, it is the Underworld Game’s Hell Difficulty. There’s no such thing as an easy game."

"How can I win..."

"To use the identity of the Son of the Abyss and gain the two great Authorities granted by the Abyss?"

Not to mention that the Supreme Lord God of the ’Dark Abyss’ is extremely stingy, the Abyss Authority they’re giving now is but a one-time-use defective product. Even if the Abyss really gave him the two great Authorities... no, even if the Abyss itself faced Chaos, which even Almighty True Knowledge cannot withstand, would It have any chance of winning?

"The skills description of the Hermit Bloodline might be an entry point; if I could obtain the inheritance of the remaining four Ancient Dragons... Damn! It still feels hopeless!"

Chaos is terrifying to the point where even Almighty True Knowledge, as powerful a Main God as They are, cannot contend against it, and yet the Underworld Game makes a weak Apostle responsible for saving the world. Lin Xun thought hard for a long time, but came to the sad realization that he simply couldn’t find a winning angle.

"For now, I can only play it by ear and strive to become stronger!"

[...]

[At this moment, Rona, bound tightly with rope, is still unconscious. The ropes tightly outline her graceful figure, displaying alluring curves. What will your next action be?]

[1. A betrayer should be punished severely. You decide to educate the Valkyrie Rona, who betrayed Omniscience, with a rod, letting her reflect deeply on her mistakes amidst a surging torrent of rich Knowledge.]

[2. A betrayer must have been tempted by interests. You decide to use ’Son of the Abyss’ identity to torture Rona harshly, forcing her to confess the benefits given by the Stars.]

[3. A betrayer may have other difficulties. You decide to deal with Rona frankly and openly as a ’True God’s emissary’, and inquire about her secret to switching allegiance to the Stars.]

After a moment of deliberation, Lin Xun decides to confront Rona using the identity of the ’Son of the Abyss’ first.

He does not know whether Rona is playing the role of a double agent infiltrating the Stars’ camp or has truly changed faith to become a lapdog of the Stars.

If the latter is true, then revealing his identity as an emissary of a True God would not be a wise choice.

[You slap Rona’s face, and, stimulated, she trembles and slowly opens her eyes...]

[Her eyes are not yet open when she instinctively reaches out to grasp her magic wand that never leaves her.]

[However, she grabs at the air. Suddenly waking up realizing she hasn’t grasped her familiar wand...]

[Seeing herself bound in such a shameful way and facing you with clearly malevolent intentions, her expression turns cold, as if she’s about to take some other action...]

[You say indifferently. Don’t waste your effort. How easily could you escape the bondage personally crafted by the ’Abyss Lord of Lust’?]

[If she is unwilling to answer your questions truthfully, save her strength for the ’punishment’ later, so you won’t lose interest.]

[She stares at you intently, and then all of a sudden asks, "Are you really the rumored ’Son of the Abyss’? Since when did ’Horned Demons’ become the leaders of the Abyss?"]

[You laugh coldly, ready to teach her the price of offending you, but ’Rona’ suddenly blurts out, "Why are you alone? Where is your maid puppet?"]

[Hearing this, you’re taken aback. ’Rona’ sees your reaction, breathes a sigh of relief, and then focuses a complex gaze on you, making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.]

"...No, this role-playing hasn’t even gotten to the fun part, and I’ve already blown my cover?"

The maid puppet Rona mentioned is, of course, the Valkyrie; she has apparently recognized Lin Xun’s true identity.

[’Rona’ seems to see the confusion in your heart and continues, "Do you know? Since our last parting, it has been looking forward to seeing you again countless times. It never expected you to make it wait so long..."]

[Seeing that ’Rona’ has recognized you, you drop the pretense and ask why she decided to change her faith and join the Polar Star Association.]

[’Rona’, however, doesn’t answer your question right away but asks if you could undo her bonds first, before she answers your question.]

[You don’t immediately untie her ropes but shake your head, responding that unless she answers your questions truthfully first, you have no reason to free her from her restraints given her current standpoint.]