NOVGO.NET Chapter 401: Lilly Reaching Out!
Chapter 401: Lilly Reaching Out!
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“Hehe, I’ve come to bargain!”
Lilly entered the dark room with a rat swarm!
What kind of crazy show of force was this? Many of her “cute summons” were still the red of communism, with player organs all over their fur!
She had barely taken a step in when the man in charge couldn’t help but gulp. This girl, what the hell did she want?! But a second later, he calmed down.
What would the High Priest do were he here? He wouldn’t lose his calm for so little, they represented the Demon King goddammit!
Berating himself, he powerfully made his cultist robes tremble as he powerfully welcomed her…
“Devilish Lilly, what brings you to our temple?
“I need to contact the High Priest ASAP!”
“Scoff— do you think anyone can—”
“Do I look like anyone!”
Lilly powerfully starred back. In normal circumstances, her outburst probably wouldn’t have had any effect, but after her bloody display outside, the man unconscious stilled.
At this moment, doubt passed through his face…
1. On the one hand, the High Priest was sacred!
2. On the other, this girl had crazy potential!
3. Turn her away or listen to her?
But then she continued…
“There’s no time to lose. It’s URGENT!”
“Scoff— What could possibly—”
“Moon Moon’s Dead!”
0_0 Wait, what?! But just as the man was utterly confused, she drove her point in.
“I don’t care how or what you tell him, but I NEED to speak to him! I’ve been told CPR Dude can heal any non-fatal injury, but we’ll need the Head Priest to save—”
“You, that’s an incredibly grim claim! Do you have any proof of—”
“I, Devilish Lilly, hereby swear that…”
Life vow, Death vow, D.L.’s personal vow?! As Lilly did them one after the other as a machine gun, the cultist finally understood how urgent the situation was.
Moon Moon really was dead?!
Then why hadn’t the Demon King said anything?
Ah, maybe to avoid chaos and despair? After all, Moon Moon was the BEST!
“I understand! Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it ASAP and— never mind. You can stay.” As single look was enough to know that she wasn’t leaving before this was resolved.
As the room turned silent in apprehension, the cultist got busy with the System, sending more messages than the loneliest SIMP at 3 am!
— Gatekeeper of New Leaf: Boss, something bad happened!
— Gatekeeper of New Leaf: Boss, please answer ASAP!
— Gatekeeper of New Leaf: Boss, it’s an emergency!
— ….
In a matter of minutes, hundreds were sent! If this girl was right, then there was no time to waste! A very anxious subordinate kept sending messages out!
But little did he know that the recipient, the high Priest who seemed to live in Infinite, wasn’t actually connected for once! For once, he had gone to the office!
It just happened to be one of those days…
’Real life’s a shitty place…’
The man couldn’t help but sigh inwardly as he glanced at the leeches assembled in a bowing line before him. Those suit-wearing bastards sure were professional kiss-asses!
“Thank you, Sir!”
“Great work today, Sir!”
“Have a great night, Sir!”
He barely nodded at them, decisively retiring for the night and giving a self-deprecating smile as he glanced at the gigantic <Blackthorn Holdings> logo on the building.
Blackthorn… How ironic.
Blackthorn, that was actually HIS name.
Yet, this multi-billion investment firm gave him no joy, only headaches. He had created it back when he was young and foolish, not that he looked much older even now.
One of those headaches was this…
[Ding! Your Subordinates are Bad Mouthing You!]
[Ding! Your Subordinates are Bad Mouthing You!]
[Ding! Your Subordinates are Bad Mouthing You!]
He had recreated the Infinite announcement system with a shitty AI and augmented reality eyeballs. As for the slandering? It was probably the same as usual.
Stingy, unfeeling, immoral, a bastard that would associate with the devil before losing money… little did they know how right they were!
As he pushed the door to his place open…
“Honey, I’m home!”
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It was as lonely as usual, which was often the talk of his firm. While his underlings were buying loving wives, he alone forever remained forlorn.
But he had barely taken a few steps when suddenly…
[Ding! Curse Activating: Brace Yourself!]
He felt it. It erupted over him!
First came the pain, enough to make him fall to his knees, even with how used to it he was. And then the drain, his lifespan getting squeezed out of his body, not that he’d look it.
For a solid minute the world stopped existing, all that remained was his convulsing body on the cold unfeeling floor and the non-ending suffering. But soon…
[Sacrifice Collected. Work hard tomorrow, too.]
This one hadn’t come from his AI. He shivered all over.
Seeing those bloodstained letters appear in his vision IRL was way too unnatural! Then again, that was the price for his success. Sighing endlessly, he quickly changed.
Business Suit Stained in Sweat → Long Red Cultist Robes!
Only then did he feel at peace. And as he went into his secret underground bunker, bypassing the devil summoning circle and reaching the Deep Dive Capsule, he smiled.
“You’re just as beautiful as the morning I left you…” He traced its sleek exterior with his finder. This was happiness! And as he dived in, he felt bliss!
The world went dark, and then his eyes fluttered open…
[Welcome Back to S̶p̶r̶i̶g̶f̶i̶e̶l̶d̶ The Unholy Land!]
[Obtained 357 Cult Points While AFK!]
[Ding! Well-Rested Buff!]
Everything seemed as usual, but just as he was grinning and getting ready for a productive day, it happened. Ding! Ding! Ding! Countless messages, and all from the same guy?!
“Gatekeeper of New Life?! Don’t tell me someone dared to attack the village?!” He hurriedly read it all with trembling hands. But the more he did, the more he shook!
1. Moon Moon Dead?!
2. The Demon King struggling alone?!
3. A devilish girl warning them for his sake?!
At this moment, the poor man felt his heart about to shatter.
“My god, even if you didn’t want to worry us, you should have relied on us still! Always, and forever, we’ll always serve you! After all, you’re the one who brought hope back!”
A tumult of emotions invaded the Head-Cultist.
He used to be a dead man devoid of hope. What was the use of “owning” a billion-dollar company if he couldn’t use its funds wantonly? Then, there was the Devil owning his soul.
But then HE had appeared.
One way too strong to be a player.
One way too determined to be a nobody.
One way too crazy to be shackled by the world!
The “Demon King” had just been playing the game, but his endless struggles had brought him hope. He was the sun that made him feel like everything in this world was possible!
He knew it was dumb as hell. Infinite was just a game, nothing else. One that coincidentally shared a few points with real life.
But it didn’t matter! Not one fucking bit…
“My Lord! Don’t worry, we’re here!” That’s when he did it.
He utterly ignored the System’s countless warnings as he used an ability so overpowered it should have been banned by the System!
[Confirm Demonic Legion Cult Gathering?! Y/N]
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