Unspeakable bubbles

"Ding dong, congratulations to player Beta for obtaining the epic weapon - Azure Star!"

Epic weapon?

After grinning foolishly for a while, Beta noticed the big guy staring at him expectantly, and he quickly shouted, "Buy it too! Buy it too!"

"Amelia!"

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This was Joshua's third day in Yogtis. He had been wandering around Yogtis for the past three days and had gained a pretty good understanding of the place.

'It wasn't as good as the hotel owner described, but it wasn't bad either.'

Under the Duke of Yog's rule, everyone is doing alright.

'...'

Joshua's face showed a thoughtful expression: "As expected, he was lying to me."

"But the problem is, even if I actually believed his lies, what could I possibly do once I got here?"

There are countless experts in the Yug territory. If he, a mere Grandmaster, really wanted to harm that little girl, he would probably be slapped to death by one of her powerful subordinates before he even saw her face.

Unless a miracle occurs

Miracle?

Yes, old Peters always said he could work miracles.

King Joshua did indeed perform miracles, but...

'Heh, my own personality is completely different from that of the Holy King I remember.'

'Old Peters, he's definitely up to no good!'

"I'm not Joshua at all, so who am I?" The man looked bewildered.

Should we go back and question that old man?

Or, you could simply start a new life.

"..."

Complex issues can be considered later; for now, it's time for me to leave.

Joshua had no intention of delivering vegetables to Blackburg; instead, he decided to go to a small country to live in seclusion and contemplate life.

Well, as for the world being destroyed if the evil god isn't sealed...

"When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up, but I am definitely not one of those tall ones."

Section 715, Chapter 714: Today's Enemy, Tomorrow's Friend

"The Dream Forest is just ahead. After passing through the Dream Forest and defeating the Black Dragon Lord, Bubble, you'll be home soon!"

Standing at the entrance to the Forest of Dreams, Beta was filled with emotion.

When I first started taking on the mission, I was just a newbie who couldn't even complete the beginner missions.

Having come this far, even if he is not the strongest among the awakened ones, he is definitely one of the top experts.

"Although the journey is almost over, Beta, don't let your guard down here."

The little girl gazed at the forest before her and reminded her, "The Dream Forest isn't something you can pass through just by being strong."

"..."

The man felt a chill run down his spine; after obtaining that epic weapon, he had indeed relaxed somewhat.

From the Fang Clan to the Dream Forest, no matter how powerful the monsters they encounter, the Frost Knight wielding the Azure Star easily defeats them.

Despite being about to enter a high-difficulty map with no information recorded on the forum, Beta was very relaxed.

"I understand, I will be careful."

Seeing Beta's serious expression, the little girl nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, let's go!"

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"Is this all the modifiers are capable of?!"

Before he could react, Beta was knocked down with a single punch.

"..."

Wasn't I exploring the Dream Forest? What the heck is this?!

Beta looked completely bewildered at the unpleasant instructor in front of him.

"Ding-dong, player Beta has entered the Dream Trial."

"Ding-dong, system tip: Anger often makes things worse."

"Frost Knight Beta, please calmly clear the level!" The timely system notification in his mind made Beta breathe a sigh of relief.

"Stop lying on the ground pretending to be dead, get up!"

'Hmph, the same arrogant tone I remember. What's most hateful is his disdainful attitude towards those who work with dyes.'

Beta immediately got up, and looking at that smug face, he felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.

Ok?

Beta suddenly froze; an anger bar appeared before his eyes.

According to the system prompt, staying calm is the only way to pass the level, which means...

Noticing that nearly a third of the anger bar had turned red, Beta tried to calm himself down.

Are you spacing out?

Another punch landed on his face, sending Beta flying.

"..."

It's okay, stay calm. I'm much stronger than him now.

Defeat your opponent calmly, without getting angry.

Beta wiped the blood from his nose and silently assumed a defensive stance.

"Haha, it looks quite professional."

The instructor rushed forward with a cold smile and threw another punch, the target being Beta's nose!

'You son of a bitch!'

With his anger level rising again, Beta decided to finish the fight quickly.

Beta caught the instructor's fist with one hand, and to his astonishment, punched the man hard in the face.

"what!"

The sound of a broken nose rang out, and the instructor collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

"what happened?"

"Separate them quickly!"

"Take him to the infirmary."

A group of instructors ran over, and after they took the man, whose face was covered in blood, into the infirmary, their gazes toward Beta became somewhat strange.

"Sorry, I couldn't stop myself for a moment."

Beta was in high spirits, and he didn't even try to hide his smile.

In reality, he definitely wouldn't do that.

But this is a game!

Beta throws punches whenever he wants and laughs whenever he wants, without any restraint.

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Cotton Peters sat in the head seat with a gloomy expression. Ten minutes of the meeting had already passed, but less than half of the consuls had arrived.

"Your Mightiness"

Someone said with a somber expression, "The rest of them won't be coming."

"..."

Cotton remained silent; he still couldn't believe it.

Upon receiving news that Project Athena had passed its second trial, Cotton flew into a rage and immediately convened an internal meeting of his faction.

But is this all the people who came?

That's impossible! There was no warning at all. How could so many people have defected to Bridge's side?

“The situation is very serious,” Cotton finally said.

"Your Excellency, I have contacted several consuls who were not present, and they..."

There's nothing to say.

Cotton said in a deep voice, "No matter the reason, betrayal is betrayal."

"Your Excellency, the Bridge faction is now far stronger than us."

One of the officials spoke up: "What do we do next?"

"Let's see how satisfied the public is during the implementation of Project Athena. It's best if the satisfaction level isn't high; if everyone is very satisfied..."

"We also changed our attitude accordingly."

Although Cotton had previously expressed strong aversion to AI, and even stated in public on more than one occasion that it would bring disaster to humanity, deep down he didn't actually have much feeling about AI.

Omnic Crisis?

It's just a pretext to suppress Bridge and oppose the implementation of the Athena Plan.