Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 418 NPC "Divine Messenger" - The Names of the Six Great Gods
Wearing black stockings, Zetsuki's long, firm, and shapely legs moved forward. As she bent her knees, the stockings stretched, revealing a sliver of white skin.

A soft "click" sound.

The sound of ankle boots echoed softly across the marble floor in the corridor.

"Ah, an unexpectedly cautious personality." Zetsumei's eyelids curved into a smile as she thought to herself:
"It's not the situation I guessed."

She originally thought that the other party would come to the Slane Theocracy this time to take control of the entire country directly through forceful means.

Even if we don't do that.

The ultimate goal was nothing more than to seize the legacy of the six great gods, but this method of infiltration negated her previous assumptions.

He was defeated.

The entire theocracy no longer has the power to oppose it.

The only remaining means.

That probably leaves only "True Divine Artifact - Beauty That Could Topple Kingdoms," but in the previous conversation, the other party clearly knew this information...

Over the past two days, Zesshi Zesshi has carefully considered the situation and concluded that even with full armament and the combined strength of the entire nation, the chances of victory remain terrifyingly low.

This conclusion was reached.

First, the opponent has limited intelligence and there are many uncertainties.

Secondly, she had already used all her skills in the last battle, but her opponent had not used their full strength.

As the nation's strongest fighting force!
To surrender without hesitation is a humiliation for ordinary people, and the "Four Elements" probably cannot understand this decision to change from "high and mighty".

but.

Jue Shi Jue Ming, however, believed that this was the right choice and a way to protect the theocracy.

This young man possesses the power to destroy an entire theocracy, yet he remains cautious and unwilling to reveal himself to a small group of weak humans.

Based on this, it can be inferred that the "rumor of future disasters" was not false.

The above-mentioned ones—

It's simply a reassuring and positive statement about choosing to surrender!

actual.

"Ha~"

Zesshi Zesshi stared at the long corridor ahead, a sickly light flashing in his heterochromatic eyes.

That's an affirmation of the strength of one's own kind!

It's like a wild beast in the forest being conquered by an even stronger beast, or like encountering a fellow traveler on a lonely journey.

joy!

Satisfy!

"Almost there~" Zesshi Zesshi's pink lips parted, and she spoke softly.

The sound was faint, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

Tang Zheng looked up, peering through the shadows at the end of the corridor, which was gradually being illuminated by the "Eternal Light" magic lamp.

There was a heavy, magical door there.

Fine magical patterns formed on the surface of the door, like pale blue, shimmering runes that spread and intertwined like roots.

This is the sacred domain where the "Five Pillar Gods" weapons are kept, and it is also one of the guardians who usually guard this place with their lives on the line.

That's right!

The guardians qualified to enter here and protect the "Six Great Gods' Legacy" are not only Zesshi Zetsumei.

Even the legendary captain doesn't have that qualification!
But there is one person... no.

They should more accurately be called "the beings of the undead," who also guard this place!
"I'm back~, Divine Messenger." Zesshi Zesshi's gaze fell on the end of the corridor, a hint of tension unconsciously showing in his eyes.

It's a bit like sneaking a friend home, afraid of being discovered by your family.

Tang Zheng's gaze narrowed slightly as he peered through the shadows into the red figure, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

It's not even close to being taken seriously!

"Divine Messenger" is not a title, but rather the first follower of the former "Dark God" Sirshana.

After the "Dark God" Sirshana fought against the Eight Greed Kings and never returned, this "First Follower" was given the title of Divine Messenger and stayed in this building called the "Guild".

The other party's existence.

It is also a top secret within the religious state, similar to the existence of absolute death and absolute death.

This information was provided by Jue Si Jue Ming.

“The Divine Messenger…”

As Tang Zheng watched the red figure gradually become clearer, he thought to himself, "I hope your reconnaissance methods are limited, otherwise a pointless battle is inevitable."

According to Zesshi Zesshi, the strongest person in the Slane Church is her, followed by the God Captain, then the "God Messenger" in front of her, and the third God.

"Little Jue is dead."

The red figure let out a hoarse groan, elegantly raising its head to look at the approaching figure:
"...You've been behaving rather strangely lately."

"Oh, when you stay in one place for too long, you always want to move around a bit."

Zesshi Zesshi shrugged and responded with a grin.

During their conversation, Tang Zheng had already clearly seen the appearance of the red figure.

This is a rather small cat, its entire body wrapped in red cloth, making it look like a red mummy.

The negative energy emanating from him.

It clearly indicates that the other party is an undead, but unlike the normal undead, it has scarlet or empty eyes.

The red mummy cat's two eyes were two completely black, dark gems that occasionally shimmered with a magical luster.

It's a special magic gem that's been inlaid!

"A cat? An NPC!"

The moment Tang Zheng saw the other party's unique appearance, this thought instantly popped into his mind.

The cat's mummy-like appearance clearly indicates that it is not an immortal being created through normal means; at least Tang Zheng has never seen this type before.

In the "YGGDRASIL" guild system, players who create guilds will receive a certain number of data points.

In the game's nine world maps, each map has only one top-tier guild stronghold. Even the powerful "Great Tomb of Nazarick" isn't considered a top-tier guild.

The top guilds have 3000 data points, and guild members can create corresponding NPCs according to their own preferences.

in the game.

The role of NPCs is actually limited. They cannot leave the guild freely like in the other world. The so-called points are more like a character customization game.

Therefore, even the "Great Tomb" wasn't entirely created as a level 100 NPC; instead, the characters were freely sculpted based on the preferences of the 41+ members.

This is how guild points should be used normally!

Guilds like the "Six Gods," whose guild strongholds are built by six players, should be considered ordinary, and thus receive fewer data points.

"The NPCs left behind by the 'Dark God' Sirshana, no wonder they weren't taken to the battlefield with him."

Tang Zheng carefully sensed the aura of the red mummy cat and deduced that its level was roughly in the range of "45Lv~50Lv".

With such combat power, it wouldn't affect the battle against players of the same level as Eight Desires King at all, so there's no need to bring it along.

A brief conversation.

The red mummy cat gracefully lowered its head again, its head wrapped in red cloth gently rubbing against a ring on its front paw, its black gemstone eyes revealing an unyielding sadness.

The corridor returned to silence! Jue Shi Jue Ming knew the "God's Messenger's" personality well, and seeing that the other party had not discovered Tang Zheng's presence, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't the powerful Tang Zheng that was the concern, but rather the "divine messenger."

In a sense, the "divine messenger" was her teacher, and for a long time, she was personally taught how to fight by him.

"I'm in."

Jue Shi Jue Ming raised his arm and waved it before walking toward the heavy magic door.

There was a "bang" sound.

The door opens.

A bright light shone out from inside, elongating the figure of Jue Si Jue Ming.

The red mummy cat didn't respond at all; it just lay quietly to one side of the door, enveloped in a faint aura of negativity and desolation.

It seemed to blend into the dark area in the corner.

It doesn't really like to talk.

Even if Zetsu and Zetsu greet each other frequently, they will only respond briefly about once out of thousands of times.

"The Silent Guardian"

The word inexplicably flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and his keen eyes noticed a red beaded ring on the foreleg of the red cat.

Inside the translucent red bead is the shape of a cat's paw.

"A magic ring?"

Tang Zheng could sense that the cat NPC valued the ring very much.

pity.

He didn't know much about the various items in "YGGDRASIL," so he couldn't make a value judgment about this magic ring.

Zesshi Zesshi entered the temple containing the "Six Great Gods' Legacy," and his shadow followed him in.

Buzz—thump!

The heavy magical gate closed again.

The corridor, illuminated by the "Eternal Light" magic lamps, lost the presence of the living. One by one, the lamps went out, and the corridor returned to darkness.

now.

Inside the temple, large magic lamps hung from the ceiling, emitting a gentle, bright white light that illuminated every corner of the hall.

Wow~
The shadow beneath Jue Shi Jue Ming's feet flickered slightly, and then a black figure flew out from the shadow and stood inside the hall.

"I'll be the only one coming in here; no one will notice."

Jue Shi Jue Ming looked at Tang Zheng, who had appeared beside him, and let out a light laugh, stretching his arms as if to yawn.
Even "divine messengers" rarely venture here on their own initiative.

Tang Zheng didn't care what Jue Si Jue Ming was saying at this moment; his pupils dilated slightly as he looked ahead.

Six pedestals carved with divine statues are arranged in a straight line, and a bright magic lamp shines down on the top of each pedestal.

On the first five high platforms.

Magical equipment emanating subtle energy fluctuations was displayed, with various colored lights appearing on it, even overpowering the white lights overhead.

The number of equipment on each platform varied, but each piece of magical equipment gave Tang Zheng an amazing feeling.

As for the last high platform, it was completely empty.

"These are the equipment of the Five Pillar Gods!"

"Each one is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people and contains immense power."

Zetsuki crossed his arms in front of his chest, leaned slightly forward, and looked at Tang Zheng expectantly, like a small animal waiting to be praised.
“That’s impressive, isn’t it?”

Even someone with a personality like Zesshi Zesshi feels a profound sense of pride in being able to personally guard this place and protect the legacy of the Six Great Gods.

Was I "inviting a wolf into the house"?

Jue Si Jue Ming glanced at Tang Zheng, who wasn't showing the shock he'd expected, and felt a slight disappointment.

Tang Zheng stared at the dazzling light emanating from the numerous powerful magical artifacts before him, his eyes momentarily glazed over, and he sighed, "It's really a bit blinding."

Whoosh!
In a flash, Jue Si Jue Ming arrived beside the empty platform of "Dark God" Sirshana.

Gently exert force with both legs.

Zetsuki leaped up nimbly and sat on the edge of the platform, inserting the "Charon's Guide" that he was carrying on his shoulder into the central weapon slot.

"Feel free to ask me anything!"

Jue Si Jue Ming stretched out his arm, rested his elbow on his knee to support his chin, and looked at Tang Zheng with a smile:
"If even I don't know, then there's probably no one in the Slane Church who can answer your questions. But, in exchange..."

"I want to know how you evaded the 'absolute death' that my trump card would bring."

White magical light overhead.

The light illuminating the deadly scene below did not reveal the "death light" that the woman in her previous life had described.

Her long, black and white hair shone with a luster, like two-colored halos, giving Zetsumei a unique charm that was both sacred and insane.

"Yes, victory."

Tang Zheng snapped out of his daze, smiled gently at Jueshi Jueshi, and walked towards the first of the six high platforms as he spoke:
"First, I'd like to know the names of the six gods."

As soon as these words came out!
Zesshi Zesshi's smiling expression froze, and an unnatural stiffness appeared on his face, as if he had thought of something difficult to say.

In the religious beliefs of the church.

Believers are forbidden from using the "divine names" of the six major gods, as this is considered blasphemy against the great deities, according to religious rules.

Throughout the entire religious kingdom, the number of people who know the complete "divine names" of the six great gods can be counted on one hand.

but.

Zesshi Zesshi knew that the truth was not like that, and that the prohibition against spreading the "divine names" of the six gods was not because of blasphemy, but because of the names themselves.

Tang Zheng arrived at the first "Wind God" platform, gently touched the exceptionally conspicuous silver full-body armor, and calmly spoke:
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"Okay~"

"The name of the 'Dark God' is Sirshana, and the name of the 'Light God' is Ara Araf."

As Zetsumei spoke, her pink lips parted slightly, she turned her head away gently, and her voice inexplicably dropped a notch:
"The name of the 'Wind God' is Glorious Angel Cat Meow."

"The name of the 'Earth God' is Krik the Fish Thief Meow."

"Lord Vulcan's name is Flas Nyan Sensation."

"The Water God's name is Miaodundun Miaomaru."

The sounds of despair and certain death grew fainter and fainter.

but.

For Tang Zheng, who possesses the [Dragon Race Transcendent] profession and has specialized perception abilities, even the softest voice can be heard clearly.

Tang Zheng's face showed a strange expression. It's not a big deal for players to name themselves casually or in a chuunibyou way, but this kind of naming is...

"The Six Great Gods...do they really like cats that much?"

The first two names are fairly normal, but the names after that... well, it's no wonder that the Slane Theocracy is hiding the names of the six great gods.

and also.

Given this naming style, are the normal names "Dark God" and "Light God" the players' real names, or were they modified by the Slane Theocracy?

(End of this chapter)