Chapter 1868
by 林方方Chapter 1868 Courtyard and the World
“We meet again.”
Anqingyu spoke calmly.
Lin Qiye looked at that familiar face, feeling indescribably awkward… he had just slain the other party in the maze, and now they were meeting again, ironically on the other’s territory.
“That noise just now… you transferred the remnants of the Gate of Truth here?”
“Where else could I transfer it to?”
Lin Qiye’s expression turned serious, “Are you going to awaken Him now?”
If Anqingyu was going to awaken the [Key to the Gate] now, he would have to send his avatar back to Great Xia to mobilize all forces for a general attack. Lin Qiye wasn’t joking earlier – this world cannot have another Three Pillar God.
“I will awaken Him… but not now.”
Anqingyu seemed unwilling to say more to Lin Qiye and walked directly toward the house in the courtyard, saying in a deep voice, “This round, you have a slight advantage… but next time, it might not be the case.”
Lin Qiye watched his back and suddenly realized something, asking: “What are you going to do?”
“Rest.”
“Isn’t this place where I’m being held? You’re coming here to rest?”
“…This has always been my resting place, holding you here is just incidental.” Anqingyu looked back at him, “If you want to kill me again while I’m weak, you can try…”
With those words, he entered one of the rooms and closed the door behind him.
Lin Qiye: …
Last time when this guy said this place was his own residence, Lin Qiye didn’t quite believe it, but it turned out to be true…
It seems that although Anqingyu could escape through soul transfer, the cost of losing an avatar was significant. He had only spoken a few sentences, but Lin Qiye could clearly sense his weakness.
What would be the odds of success if he struck now?
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment but abandoned the idea. Aside from not knowing how many avatars Anqingyu had left, his own main body didn’t possess any Laws yet. Even if he attacked, it would be almost impossible to kill the other party.
The mission of his main body wasn’t to kill Anqingyu, but to discover the location and trump cards of the Ke System headquarters… there was no need to take risks at this point.
Lin Qiye withdrew his gaze and after a moment of hesitation, walked toward the chessboard under the tree.
He brushed the dust off the chessboard and placed the containers of black and white pieces in front of him. Facing the dappled tree shadows, he began placing pieces on the board.
Anqingyu was right – in this round, he did have a slight advantage.
The time labyrinth was a game that Anqingyu had set up first. Although he successfully transferred the Gate of Truth and persuaded the Supreme God Vishnu to surrender, Lin Qiye had also rescued Nyx and Athena, nearly destroyed Vishnu, and cut down one of Anqingyu’s avatars.
Of course, all this was because he had temporarily mastered the Law of Darkness… a move that Anqingyu hadn’t anticipated.
If he hadn’t controlled the Law of Darkness, the final situation would certainly have been Anqingyu transferring away the Gate of Truth and joining forces with Vishnu to suppress Nyx. Possibly even his Seraph avatar would have been captured as well.
In that case, he would have been completely cut off from Great Xia, leaving it leaderless and extremely passive in the subsequent chess game.
Lin Qiye replayed the events in his mind while placing pieces, imagining Anqingyu sitting across from him in this match. The black and white pieces battled for position on the board, gradually occupying most of it.
A breeze rustled through the red maple tree.
Lin Qiye came back to his senses and looked toward the house where Anqingyu was resting, feeling somewhat dazed.
A small courtyard, a chessboard.
A world, the rise and fall of a race…
Though he and Anqingyu were both in this small courtyard, every piece they placed constantly determined the pattern of the outside world.
Lin Qiye sat alone under the maple tree for a long time, letting out a long sigh… he wondered what they would have thought if, when they first entered this courtyard, they had foreseen the current scene.
Lin Qiye placed the final piece on the black and white checkered board, remained silent for a long while, then shook his head and rose to return to his room.
…
In the deep, dark ocean depths, beams of searchlights swept across the surroundings. In the churning currents, a pixel-style city sprawled like an octopus on the seabed, slowly moving in a certain direction.
The Shangxie Society Headquarters – [Utopia].
The Knight strode quickly through the pixel-style corridor, his expression somewhat anxious. He turned his head and asked:
“Where were they found?”
“About eight hundred nautical miles from here… their exploration ship sank, and we followed the lights to find them. After identifying them, we immediately sent them to the medical ward.”
“What about casualties?”
“No deaths, almost everyone was rescued, but they’ve been vomiting and having diarrhea, probably severe seasickness.”
“…Seasickness?”
As they spoke, the Knight arrived at the door of a white hospital room and pushed it open.
In the spacious, bright room, several tall figures with bandaged wounds were squatting neatly in the corner, each holding a garbage bin, their faces extremely pale.
Charles noticed the Knight and was about to say something when he suddenly bent over and started retching violently!
Knight: …
“Long time no see… Charles.” Amidst the alternating sounds of vomiting, the Knight struggled to suppress his disgust and spoke.
“Cough cough… long time no see, Gali, I never expected to see you here!” Charles took a deep breath, suppressed his nausea, and rose to embrace the Knight warmly.
The Knight, sensing the approaching odor, very reluctantly returned the embrace before quickly separating.
“How are your injuries?” the Knight asked, looking at the bandages covering his body.
“It’s nothing, this kind of injury won’t kill us, it’s just… ugh!”
Charles stumbled and immediately turned to vomit into the garbage bin.
After a while, he stood up shakily.
“It’s just that for some reason… I seem to be seasick… strange, we’re not even on a ship anymore, are we?”
The Knight’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Anyway, thanks to your Shangxie Society, otherwise we probably would have drowned in the sea.” Charles sighed, “When you left the Knights to join the Shangxie Society, I had some objections to your choice, but now I see I was narrow-minded then.”
“No need to mention past matters.” The Knight waved his hand, “Weren’t you all part of the Night Watchers? How did you end up shipwrecked in that sea area? Who injured you like this?”
Faced with the Knight’s questioning, Charles seemed to recall something, his expression turning grim.
“We were ordered by Commander Lin to investigate the [Divine Desire Paradise]. Based on some clues we gathered, we located their lair…”