On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Lena's eyes suddenly widened, as if she had thought of something. When she saw the elf opposite her still smiling, the succubus seemed to finally understand why Anno seemed so happy about such a sacrifice.

"Yes, I will reside within Lord Ash's body."

"Let me temporarily take over Lord Ash's body."

There is indeed only one body in the entire world that can both prevent Anno from developing a physical aversion to cleanliness and has enough strength to accommodate Anno's soul.

ash.

This should have been a very serious topic, but for some reason, Lena had a strange feeling, as if she had been tricked, and felt a twisted sense of wanting to win back her lover but having to watch him give up on her.

However, Lena quickly agreed to the suggestion, since there really wasn't a better way.

After finalizing their plan, the two faced another problem before putting it into practice.

"Lena, should we tell Tia and the others about this?"

Actually, Lena knew what the elf meant the moment Anno asked the question.

"Let's keep it from them for now."

"Hmph, if that scheming nun knew all this, I'm afraid she would have a complete breakdown. As for that stupid dragon girl, it would probably take us a long time to explain things to her!"

Although Lena spoke aggressively and looked disgusted, from the perspective of the diary, Liao Jin was actually able to hear the succubus's true inner thoughts.

Lena did this because she didn't want to ruin her image in their eyes.

Secondly, it's for larger plans to follow.

She wanted to take this opportunity to "break" their contract!

At this moment, the succubus subconsciously touched the back of her neck, where the contract, which she had once regarded as the most precious thing, now disgusted and repulsed Lena.

Especially when one thinks that this might just be a power temporarily lent to Lord Ash by some extraterrestrial being.

So she wants to destroy it.

Rena cannot accept the destruction of anything that does not belong to Lord Ash, whether it is herself or "them" who possess any power other than Lord Ash.

She will one day awaken that bastard Lord Ash and make him re-form a contract with "them," using the most authentic power that belongs only to Lord Ash to form a contract with them again! A contract with herself.

Lena doesn't care about making contracts with others, but if it's about making contracts with herself, Lena swears that one contract isn't enough. She'll make contracts all night long, a hundred times, ten thousand times, until Lord Ash is completely unable to make any more contracts!

Chapter 296 Test

This concludes my diary entry.

To be precise, the diary story of "The First Day After Ashes Left" has come to an end.

Before Liao Ji could turn the page again, the diary on the table gradually faded into nothingness until it disappeared.

Clearly, to see more of the diary entries, I'll have to go to the next new "secret room".

Even though it was just one diary entry, the amount of information it contained kept Liao Ji, now back in his room, sitting motionless at the table for a long time, digesting its contents.

The game "Falling" and many truths about my "second playthrough".

Lena interprets the story from the perspective of a "native," while Liao Ji, as a player, is able to discover and analyze more details from it.

In the Succubus Diary, Lena saw many similar worlds through the World Tree; Liao Ji conservatively estimated that there were probably hundreds of thousands.

From its release, The Fallen became completely unpopular and ignored by everyone. Liao Ji remembers that the total number of players worldwide was only tens of thousands.

This means that each "world" is not created along with the "characters" created by the players.

Rather, the world's embryonic form came first, and then the players followed.

As they begin the game, players are assigned to these worlds that have been "prepared" for them.

Liao Ji had to admire the creature behind the scenes who could come up with such a method.

Because it is true.

If we're talking about being a "working stiff," perhaps there's no productive force more diligent, hardworking, and tireless than the "Fourth Calamity."

Even if 90% of the tens of thousands of players are discouraged by the extremely high difficulty and various annoying mechanics of Falling, even if only 10% of them persist in playing and only 50% of them can complete the game, this probability is still much more efficient than that of the "natives".

Moreover, if the natives are nurtured, there is a high possibility of backlash later, with the risk of betrayal. After all, judging from the Flame Giant, the ultimate goal of the creature behind the scenes is to possess the powerful body of the "Savior" and thus make the power its own.

However, if you become a "player," you don't need to worry about the creatures behind the scenes at all, because for most players, the end of the game means saying goodbye to this world forever.

Take Liao Ji himself as an example. In addition to Fall, he has played hundreds of other single-player games and achieved perfect completion of all achievements and collections in each one.

But after that, he almost never logged into those games again, treating them more as memories and sentiments.

If *The Fallen* didn't have a "New Game Plus" mode, Liao Ji estimated that during the first week, he would probably still frequently log in to check on the characters he had developed and the character art for his "waifus." In the first month, he might even occasionally browse the *The Fallen* forums, writing guides and sharing his experiences for any remaining new players. But what about six months later, or a year later?

It's highly likely that in the world of Fallen, Ash's avatar will remain dark forever.

The players' "quitting" allows the creature behind the scenes to take over the physical body and the world that the players have painstakingly created and saved.

The world that Lena encountered, the world of "Lord of Dawn," was certainly not an isolated case.

It is very likely that many behind-the-scenes creatures have already been "hatched" through this method, or as Anno would describe it.

But perhaps even the creatures behind the scenes didn't expect that someone could "perfectly" complete the highest difficulty level of the Fallen world and cultivate five "Calamity" level Evil Beings in one go.

As far as Liao Ji knew, the vast majority of players who cleared the game chose the "easy" or "normal" mode, and their contractors were only at the "disaster" level at best.

Perhaps some of the Evil Ones in these player worlds have also sensed something, but with their strength, they can do nothing and can only watch helplessly as everything unfolds.

Thank you.

"Lena, Anno"

Liao Ji murmured to himself in the room, expressing his most sincere emotions. As the truth was revealed, he also came to understand many of the actions of the succubus and the elf.

Long ago, both Sciutia and Jiuyou told him that the elves had shown themselves to him and put them into "hibernation" to resist the corruption of the turbidity.

Now it seems more like Anno deliberately wanted Zhuo'e to erase the "ashes" of the contract so that in the second playthrough, the real him could personally give the contract, just as the succubus said.

Think about it this way

Despite being a succubus, Lena seems to be a warrior of pure love.

Liao Ji shook his head and walked out of the room.

Although the fact that I was able to appear in the world of "The Fall" proves that Lena and Anno's plan was definitely successful.

But how exactly was it implemented afterward? What is the game system he now possesses? What is the current situation of the creature spying on their world?

Why haven't Lena and Anno come to see me yet?

Liao Ji could only find the answers to these questions in his later diary entries.

To obtain more of the diary entries, and in accordance with Lena's wishes, the filming of the "Phantom Body" series needs to continue.

No.

Looking at it now, it seems more like they were asked by the succubus to use the "movie making" format to recapture their shared experiences.

Regarding his acquaintance with the five women and their contracts, Rena's experience was indeed quite different from the others, and it should be the one that best embodies his "will".

That's probably why Lena still firmly believes in herself even after learning the truth.

This experience was exactly the "test" that the succubus mentioned in the diary.

For Liao Ji in the game at that time, it meant making many "choices" choices.

[Previous context:]

The radical and rising Ashbase is now embroiled in a massive conspiracy.

To protect themselves and fear being swallowed up by the Ash Base, five powerful human bases, allied with the succubus race, attempted to send an inside agent to the Ash Lord's side through marriage, hoping to wipe out the Ash Base from within.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the succubus princess, who sees Ash Base as the hope of the world and has rebelled against her mother, decides to run away from home to Ash Base to save the situation.

On the second day of filming, director Mellon, who had slept soundly for half a day after taking Tia's medicine the day before, was now full of energy, looking as if he had become more than ten years younger, and was constantly giving instructions on set.

Now, director Mellon's attitude towards Tia is incredibly good, especially praising her superb medical skills, almost as if he directly regards her as a goddess reincarnated.

Regarding Tia's upcoming role as a "nun," there's no doubt that it's perfect for her; no one else would do.

Now, Liao Ji and the other actors are holding a summary of yesterday's "prologue," which will help the actors get into character better and not forget the previous plot.

Incidentally, as expected, Luo Xiaoji was unable to attend today.

After reviewing the "previous episodes," the screenwriter came over to give the actors a summary of the first act of the main drama they were going to perform today, titled "[The Test]."

"The succubus princess in the story, although she has a good impression of the Ash Lord, this good impression only stems from the stories she has heard about him."

"Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Now that the succubus princess has truly arrived at the Ash Base, she has decided to test this human lord before helping him, to see if he truly possesses the qualities of a savior as rumored."

"The succubus princess quickly came up with the first test: she used her supernatural powers to disguise herself as a beggar."

Chapter 297 Faced with a special event, what is your choice...?

Survivors come and go on the streets of Ash Base.

"Nana," who had infiltrated the group, had a very good first impression of the Ash Base.

Although it was a survivor base in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, there wasn't much garbage or filth on the streets. While the road surface was still somewhat potholed, there was no dirty, smelly puddles inside.

Nana had disguised herself and visited other human bases before. The streets there, even the main roads, were very unsanitary. After all, surviving in this wasteland was already difficult enough, and no lord would be willing to waste their already scarce manpower on such insignificant tasks as cleaning.

The Ash Base was no different. Nana noticed that the cleanliness of the streets here was not because there was a dedicated Ash Army responsible for cleaning, but rather because of two factors.

One thing is that the survivors here seem to be very conscientious, rarely littering or even urinating/defecating.

Secondly,

"Join the church, and the Holy Light will heal us."

"The grand hall that Lord Ash built for us has been approved for use. Tomorrow, Lady Sthime will be in the hall to bless everyone and offer prayers. Please make sure you come!"

"It is everyone's responsibility to combat calamities! Calamities originate from the defilement within our hearts, and we must take the initiative to purify ourselves. Come, join us and become believers!"

On the street, believers who were distributing church leaflets soon noticed Nana, who was now disguised as a down-on-her-luck beggar.

After learning about the church out of curiosity, Nana realized that the church would take in people who were in trouble and unemployed, providing them with free basic food. In return, they would have to work for the church and accept its commissions.