Chapter 1961: Chapter 1961: Spanning the Ages
The two returned to the bishop’s manor, gazing at the distant sacrificial scene. Even Li Yao felt a tremor in his heart.
At this moment, the square’s originally bottomless blood pool was almost full, occasionally revealing bodies within.
The square is surrounded by large carts, who know how many people have been sacrificed. Many players on the stone columns have been forcibly logged offline, with only a few persisting, but their bodies are now shriveled, looking extremely horrifying.
Under the priest’s guidance, with each bow, strands of essence rise from the players on the stone columns, and the blood in the blood pool has begun to boil, gradually forming a dark golden figure above.
"So terrifying, I wonder if these players will have psychological traumas, and if they’ll dare to enter the sub-dimension again." The demoness looks at the in-game scene with trepidation, thinking she almost became one of them, she couldn’t help but shiver.
"There will definitely be shadows. Many are the bodies left after players log off, forced to be logged off this time. The items in their backpacks are mostly gone. Roughly estimating, there are no less than five hundred players on the stone columns. I’m not sure why this small dimension is so popular." Li Yao shook his head helplessly.
He was also powerless. With typical scenarios, he could think of ways to rescue, but the reality is that going up there to save someone is seeking death. Without being able to summon an army, even with a hundred more of himself, he still can’t manage; this is already beyond personal capability.
Even demigods facing this situation cannot do anything.
"It’s better for males, but who knows about the female players." The demoness shakes her head, unable to think about it.
Li Yao smiled: "You underestimate women; look, more male players are crashing than female ones. Women’s resilience sometimes cannot be compared to men."
"I see the ritual is about to end now. What exactly do you want to do, and how can I help?" The demoness didn’t continue that topic.
"You can’t help with what I’m about to do; I need to set up a special array, which you won’t understand." Li Yao shook his head.
"Alright, what exactly do you want to do then?" The demoness curiously asked.
"It’s simple; this sacrifice is powerful enough to condense a clone of Amon to break the church seal. Don’t you think it’s a waste?" Li Yao retorted.
"You mean?" The demoness’s eyes flickered.
"Exactly, a lot of special life and soul power will dissipate, and this world will be destroyed, wasting all this energy. Soul and life power merge to the origin; rather than wasting it, it is better to replenish our origins. If all goes well, your origin can be replenished to the racial limit, upgrading to racial grade as well. Unfortunately, reaching this bottleneck, further improvement is difficult for now. If only you were faction level, breaking through the world wouldn’t be hard." Li Yao began taking out materials continuously.
"I’m not that greedy; reaching racial grade satisfies me completely. But for you, can you truly become world-grade?" The demoness asked with surprise.
"Yes, unless something unexpected happens, though there should be no surprises." Li Yao confidently said: "At this moment, no one will discover us and thus cannot stop us."
"Alright, I’ll watch then." The demoness nodded.
"Why not start a live stream. Let Starfire—no matter, this time, let’s broadcast this openly, letting others directly experience it. The shock from hanging on stone columns isn’t enough; witnessing the current state where life and soul power are nearly drained will give them a clear understanding that not just anyone can enter sub-dimensions, otherwise they’re just offering themselves as sacrifices, gaining nothing and losing everything." After Li Yao finished, he started setting up the array.
The demoness’s attention was very high. Though she rarely streamed, her fame earned her an official streaming permit, but many don’t use it.
The demoness had never streamed before, but Li Yao mentioned it, so she thought she’d try.
Going live directly now, the official instantly put her on the recommendation spot, placing her at the front.
Suddenly, countless clans and players flocked in.
Then came a scene of extreme bloodshed and cruelty, shocking all incoming viewers as if they were experiencing it firsthand.
Such a horrific scene cannot be seen in reality, and such straightforward bloodshed in a game is heart-stirring; many momentarily forget they came for the demoness, captivated by the scene.
There aren’t many comments; viewers are almost too shocked to speak, which felt different from just watching a video.
The viewer count soared rapidly, soon reaching the top three; players were too curious, the demoness was streaming.
The demoness, seeing pictures of herself, then spoke: "This stream has no specific intentions, just wanting everyone to directly see the cruelty of the sub-dimension, and there will be an epic battle shortly."
The demoness directed the camera to Li Yao, who was setting up the array: "Our guild leader is setting up an array, expecting an epic battle, targeting this dimension’s Creator God, Amon."
The footage returned to the sacrificial scene, causing many viewers to shiver with horror. The scene was simply too brutal.
It’s been several hours since the video was released, yet these people are hung on the stone columns, each pitiful, with skin wrinkled like old tree bark, causing trepidation.
"We tried rescuing, but everyone saw, we are powerless. Everyone must be cautious when entering sub-dimensions. As for the reason for this sacrificial ritual and its background, perhaps everyone isn’t clear. Our guild leader discovered this history while exploring the cathedral using archaeology, I will now broadcast it for everyone."
The footage then changed to Li Yao narrating this dimension’s history, leaving viewers incredibly shocked, especially by the few critical epic battles, stirring one’s blood.
The footage revealed layer upon layer of graves, leading to chief bishops suppressing with large hands, then to the emergence of the Salary King, leaving audiences sighing.
"With Heaven and Earth as chessboards, all beings as chess pieces, such a towering grand chess game spanning past and present is truly frightening and wondrous."
Everyone couldn’t help but marvel, admiring Amon’s mastery and the strategic planning and layout of the eighth Salary King, reversing defeat to victory, suppressing Amon for such extended times.
It’s horrific how Amon is fearsome, views all beings as grass, everything as ants, existing like this.
"I feel this dimension is very realistic; Amon sees those beings just as we see ants; what difference does it make."
"Exactly, no need to be indignant, no need for anger; just like seeing a nest of ants, we can appreciate the bustling scene when in good mood, even set up an ant nest at home, raising ants for leisure. One may step down with a foot in a bad mood, who then protests for the ants."
"Walking around, who always pays attention if there are ants below, how many have died under our feet, and do we know." ...