I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Nether Fortress, Core Platform.

The air seemed to freeze.

Those lifeless, pure white eyes, with just a single glance, sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

That's not the look of a living being.

That's a view of the underlying data from a higher privilege level.

Heloblin.

That legendary white-eyed ghost.

It stood there, with no burning flames around its body, nor any surrounding shield.

Only rings of constantly jumping and collapsing [garbled characters] appeared and disappeared around him like black lightning.

"Hmph..."

The village chief, who had been following behind, was now so frightened that he lay on the ground, his big nose pressed tightly against the ground, trembling.

In its perception, the existence before it is the shadow of the world, a deleted error.

The creator god Noki, bound in mid-air by chains, struggled to lift his block head.

His health bar was almost empty, and his voice was so weak it was barely audible.

"Run!"

"You...can't beat him..."

He has... [the console].

……

"Can't win?"

Odin didn't understand what a console was.

But he knew what provocation was.

"Playing tricks!"

"I don't care if you're a god or a ghost. Since you've revealed your health bar, then reveal it to me completely!"

Odin roared.

The rage he had accumulated in the previous battle erupted instantly.

The pixelated spear in his hand emitted a dazzling golden light.

"Take this shot—[Gungnir - Guaranteed Hit]!"

whoosh-

The spear transformed into a golden meteor, carrying an unparalleled momentum, and pierced straight into the heart of Herobrin.

however.

Faced with this thunderous blow.

Herobrin didn't even raise his hand.

The mocking smile still lingered on his lips.

He simply read out a string of code:

"/gamemode creative"

hum-

Just as the tip of the gun was about to touch his body.

An invisible, insurmountable barrier has appeared.

That's not a shield.

That's the rule.

[System notification: The target is invincible in "Creative Mode".]

"when!!!"

Odin's spear seemed to have struck a wall of sighs.

The immense recoil force sent Odin flying, instantly reducing his health bar by a third.

"What?!"

Odin was horrified.

"Physical immunity? How can we fight that?"

……

"Physical immunity is just the beginning."

Jiang Li stared intently at the man who had rolled his eyes, his expression serious.

"He turned on the cheat codes."

"In this world, creating patterns is God."

Herobrin turned his head and looked at Odin, who was lying on the ground.

The whites of his eyes twitched slightly.

"/summon lightning_bolt"

Boom!!!

The ceiling of what was originally an indoor fortress hall suddenly became blurred.

A thick, purple pixelated lightning bolt struck down out of nowhere.

"ah!!"

Odin was cleaved away again, his body billowing smoke, and he turned into a charred, blocky figure.

"It's not over yet."

Herobrin raised his hand and pointed at Abel, who was trying to sneak up.

"/effect @p slowness 100 255"

"Click".

Abel froze instantly.

He maintained his running posture, but no matter how hard he tried, his body remained completely still.

That's the ultimate slowness; even blinking takes ten thousand years.

"Ergou..."

Heroblin's gaze fell on Er Gou.

Er Gou was so frightened that he tucked his tail between his legs.

"Woof?"

"/tp @e[type=dog] ~ ~20 ~"

Whoosh!

Er Gou teleported directly to the ceiling and then fell heavily down.

"Awooo..."

……

In just a few seconds.

The Deep Blue combat squad was wiped out.

This is not a battle.

This is a dimensional reduction attack.

This is the administrator making fun of the ordinary players.

Herobrin slowly walked towards Jiang Li.

He seemed very interested in this single "variable".

"you……"

His voice echoed in Jiang Li's mind.

"Your code... is very strange."

"I don't belong to this world."

"But... I can eat you."

Helblin extended his hand.

A black vortex appeared in the palm of his hand.

That's the delete command.

He wanted to erase Jiang Li's data directly.

……

"Eat me?"

Jiang Li stood still, without moving.

However, the [Gluttony Godhood] within him was operating wildly, resisting the data stream that was trying to analyze and delete him.

"You want to eat me? Your teeth aren't good enough."

Jiang Li suddenly smiled.

He looked at that arrogant, white-eyed ghost.

"Since you're the administrator..."

"Then you should know that in this world, besides commands..."

"There is something else that transcends the rules."

Jiang Li reached for his backpack.

"That is... the crafting recipe."

"And... [food]."

call--

Jiang Li suddenly took a step back.

He slapped down on a... [worktable] in front of him.

Then, I took another picture of... [the brewing station].

Finally, there was a scalding hot frying pan.

"What do you want to do?" Herobrin tilted his head, seemingly puzzled.

"Let's do an experiment."

Jiang Li took out several items.

The first item: [Golden Apple].

This is something he crafted in the Overworld using gold ingots and apples; it has powerful healing properties.

The second item: [Enchanted Book].

This is a high-end product that I tricked into buying from the village chief.

The third item: [Abyss Ink].

The fourth item: [The tears of the Creator God].

This is a precious material that fell off when Noki was beaten and cried.

"The Creator God said, you are a virus."

"Viruses cannot be killed, they can only be... [purified]."

"Or rather, it was removed by antivirus software."

Jiang Li's hand speed soared to its limit.

He wasn't cooking.

He was writing a piece of... [edible antivirus code].

"Tangyuan! Help!"

"Spit fire!"

call--

The glutinous rice ball spewed out a burst of golden flame.

Jiang Li threw the golden apple into the pot.

"melt!"

The golden apple did not turn into liquid gold under high temperatures, but instead became a mass of golden gel radiating a divine light.

"Add ink! Fight poison with poison!"

Black ink was poured in, and the gold and black mingled in the pot, forming a pattern like the yin-yang symbol.

"Add tears! Awaken conscience!"

A blue tear dripped in, making a crisp "ding" sound.

At last.

Jiang Li tore the pages of the enchanted book into pieces and scattered them inside.

"Enchantment—[Undead Slayer V]!"

"Enchantment - [Purification I]!"

"Enchantment - [True Damage I]!"

boom!!!!

A beam of light shot into the sky from the frying pan.

A brand new item, never before seen in this world, was born.

It looks like an apple.

However, it is a black and gold two-tone design.

Complex data flow codes flow across the surface.

[Item: Truth - Antivirus Apple]

[Quality: Administrator-level Powerful Tool]

[Effect: Forces overwrite of target code. Clears all negative status effects, viruses, and malware. Restores factory settings.]

[Note: This isn't just an Apple logo; it's a reset button.]

……

"What is this?"

For the first time, a flicker of emotion appeared in Horoblin's lifeless white eyes.

That was... [fear].

As a virus, he instinctively sensed the threat that apple posed to him.

"It is forbidden... to exist!"

"/clear"

He tried to delete the apple using the clear command.

but.

invalid!

Jiang Li held the apple in his hand, which emitted a faint halo, completely ignoring the delete command.

Because it was blessed with the [Gluttony Godhood].

Its priority is higher than the administrator privileges of this world!

"There's no time to explain!"

Jiang Li gripped the apple and pushed off with his feet.

"Ergou! Bite his leg!"

"Odin! Hug him around the waist!"

"Abel! Block his view!"

Although everyone was in low health or in a negative state, they still instinctively moved when they heard the boss's order.

Two dogs teleported over and bit down on Heroblin's trouser leg.

Odin risked his life and rushed forward to hug him tightly around the waist.

With his last breath, Abel threw his shield, which covered his eyes.

"Get out of here! You bunch of ants!"

Heroblin roared, unleashing a shockwave of black, garbled code from his body.

But in that instant of stiffness.

Jiang Li has arrived.

He leaped high into the air.

He was holding that black and gold apple in his hand.

"Since you are a virus..."

"Then give me... [my medicine]!"

Jiang Li neither slashed with his sword nor stabbed with his spear.

He shoved the apple directly into Herobrin's mouth, which was just about to chant a spell.

"Huh?!"

Herobrin's eyes widened.

He felt like throwing up.

But that apple melted in your mouth.

It transformed into a massive, absolutely ordered stream of data, instantly surging into his core codebase.

……

"Sizzle s ...————"

Heroblin's body suddenly began to tremble violently.

The white in his eyes began to shimmer.

It turns black for a moment, then into gibberish, and then back to white.

"Error...Error..."

"External forced write detected..."

"Scanning for viruses..."

"ah!!!!"

He let out a scream.

It wasn't physical pain, but the fear of having one's soul formatted.

The black gibberish on his body began to peel off and dissipate.

It's like sludge being washed away with clean water.

"No... I am... the ruler..."

"I am... God..."

His voice grew softer and softer.

At last.

"bite."

A crisp system notification sounded.

Herobrin stopped trembling.

The black aura on his body completely disappeared.

His signature white eyes slowly, slowly...

Pupils have grown.

It turned into the same gentle blue as Noki.

He looked around blankly, then looked at his own hands.

"What...what's wrong with me?"

"I think I... had a very long nightmare."

……

midair.

Nochi, who was bound by chains, was also freed from the purification by Heroblin.

He floated down.

Looking at the "younger brother" who had returned to normal.

He sighed.

"You're finally awake, Steve."

original.

Herobrin is not a ghost.

He is the discarded code of Steve, the first human template Noki created.

It turned into a virus because of resentment.

Now, after eating Jiang Li's "antivirus apple," he has finally found himself again.

"elder brother……"

Steve lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

……

The crisis is over.

The oppressive atmosphere of the entire Nether Fortress was swept away.

The Blazes and Wither Skeletons also stopped attacking and reverted to being ordinary neutral background figures.

"Ha~ Hmph!"

The village chief, who had been hiding behind, jumped out, his big nose waving excitedly.

Nuoqi walked up to Jiang Li.

At this moment, the creator god looks just like an ordinary blocky old man.

He gratefully grasped Jiang Li's square hand.

"Thank you, stranger."

"You not only saved me, but also my brother, and the world."

"That apple...it was a miracle."

Jiang Li smiled.

"It's nothing, just a professional habit."

"When I see something 'bad,' I want to 'fix' it."

"Whether it's ingredients or code."

Nochi nodded.

"As a way of repaying..."

He waved his hand.

A golden beam of light enveloped Jiang Li.

[System notification: You have received the "Blessing of the Creator God".]

[Access granted: Creative Mode (limited-time trial version).]

[Item obtained: Command Block.]

"With this, you can go anywhere you want to go."

"Including...the next dimension."

Nochi pointed to the deepest part of the fortress.

There is a door there that hasn't been activated yet.

That's not a Nether portal.

That's... the End Portal.

The place leading to the final ending of this game.

"However, before we go there..."

Jiang Li glanced at Steve.

He glanced again at the fire rods and wither skulls scattered all over the ground.

"Now that everyone has calmed down..."

"Would you like to... grab a meal together?"

"Shall we celebrate world peace?"

Steve paused for a moment.

Then, his stomach made a loud "groove".

"Okay...okay."

"I want to eat... that apple flavor from before."

……

then.

In this Nether fortress that was once filled with bloodshed.

An unprecedented "Hellish Victory Feast" was held.

The creator god Noki is in charge of washing the dishes.

The former main villain, Herobrin, was in charge of starting the fire.

Jiang Li used the [Command Block] as the stove.

They created a series of unbelievable pixelated delicacies:

【Withered Skull Head & Black Truffle Soup】

【Blazing Rod - Roasted Ender Dragon Breath】.

And that dish... which everyone raved about—

【Golden Apple Candied Sweet Potato】

Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation.

The adventure in the pixel world is about to reach its final chapter.

And behind that portal leading to the End.

A giant purple dragon is emerging from the darkness...

Shivering.

(It sensed that a group of very hungry people was approaching.)