Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

The "Tides of Chaos" believe that human nature is paramount, and that all people have an equal right to pursue their own inherent nature. The "Almighty Lord," on the other hand, seeks to place individual will above all else, believing that the human world should be ruled by him, who possesses perfect character.

Ultimately, the "Tides of Chaos" emerged victorious in the war.

[The "Almighty Lord" has fallen, and his S-rank item "Trial of the Ten Commandments" has been shattered, losing the transcendent status granted by the Evolution Game. The remaining fragments have degenerated into ten A-rank items, which are known as the "Ten Commandments".]

[140 years ago, a player from a new node pursued this legend, spending 30 years to finally collect the remaining three of the Ten Commandments. He then brought them back to his homeland, replicated the ideals of the "Almighty Lord," and founded a vast church there.]

Ten years ago, a young girl with the potential to reach perfection joined the church, received the three rings as her bond, and began her story...

[Tip: Those who live in the past are frustrated; those who live in the future are anxious; only those who live in the present can find inner peace.]

[Instance Quest:]

[1. Survival for seven days]

2. Find the most perfect person in the world.

After reading the dungeon description, most people were stunned.

Apart from the last player to enter, all the players present were B-level players. B-level players typically need a long time to level up, during which time they gradually accumulate knowledge commensurate with their level.

For example, almost everyone present knew who "Chaos Tide" was; the only difference was the degree of their understanding.

At node G08, the Mammons were still quite active, indirectly spreading the fame of "Tides of Chaos".

But the "Almighty Lord"... they had never heard of him.

They had never heard of this great battle.

Did I accidentally uncover a huge secret?

Why do I have such a bad feeling?

At that moment, the three-person team with white shoulder patches had their captain, Si Weina, give a look to her two teammates.

The dog-eared youth nodded and began communicating with the props, trying to create a simple sound barrier... He soon discovered that the props were banned.

The dog-eared youth shook his head: "The props have been blocked."

"Damn it!" Sivina threw the cigarette on the ground and cursed, "What bad luck! It's a B-level book with sealed props. If I had known this investigation mission was going to be done, I would have pushed it to someone else."

"I'll do it, Captain."

The third person in the group—White Hair—speaked up.

His psychic power is the manipulation of gases.

He subtly flicked his finger, disrupting the surrounding airflow and preventing the vibration from spreading.

Seeing this, Sivina said, "Don't you guys feel a sense of déjà vu? From the background information of this instance."

"Captain, you have one too?" The dog-eared youth nodded and said, "I thought I was the only one... The story in the background introduction, that new node player who spent 30 years collecting ring items and creating a church, is a bit like Roman, the first generation of the Heavenly Righteous Church!"

“I have the same feeling about this… no, I should say that anyone who grew up in Roman City would be familiar with this story.” The white-haired man nodded. “Indeed… it’s very similar to the original Roman City. So, the church mentioned in the background introduction that was replicated is the Celestial Church? And the Celestial Church also worships ‘Almighty Lord’… uh, I used to think ‘Almighty Lord’ was a respectful title for a god, I never imagined… it was actually the title of a super player?”

"To be able to wage war against the 'Tides of Chaos,' one must be no ordinary player... A fragment of an S-rank item... I never imagined that what the original Roman brought back from a previous node a hundred years ago would be this..."

Svetlana remarked, "I learned a secret in an unexpected place."

"Captain, now is not the time for sentimentality," the dog-eared youth reminded him. "The person who collected the items was the first Roman, so... could that girl with perfect potential be the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Justice Church? The Holy Maiden joined the church exactly ten years ago."

"The saintess... she is indeed quite beautiful."

Svetlana was not surprised that the dog-eared youth remembered it so clearly.

The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Righteous Church is the jewel of Roman City, regarded as the dream lover by countless men... no, even many women are captivated by her charm.

It's normal for her subordinates to have such thoughts.

Sivina exclaimed, "Before meeting the Saintess, I had no idea that someone could be that beautiful... In that case, her beauty is indeed somewhat abnormal."

"If this beauty is a quality... then the girl in the background description must be her."

"The fragments of the S-rank item, those three rings, did she get them...?"

“It’s because the fragments have recognized her as their master,” the white-haired man said. “It’s possible that these A-grade items formed from the fragments possess a certain level of intelligence and will actively choose a suitable person to be their master.”

At this point, his tone became more excited as he said, "Fragments of an S-rank item... Captain, do you think if we get these fragments, we can reconstruct an S-rank item?"

Upon hearing this, both Sivina and the dog-eared youth looked at the white-haired man with strange expressions.

"W-what's wrong?" The white-haired man became a little nervous under her gaze.

“So young,” Svina said slowly, taking out another cigarette, lighting it with her psionic energy, and taking a drag. “Still at that dreamy age, thinking dungeons are where you’ll find your lucky breaks, huh…”

"Uh... I was just making a hypothetical assumption," the white-haired man explained.

"Don't even try! You think you can fool me with your little schemes? If you want to live, I advise you to give up on that idea now!"

Svina sneered, "Piecing together a ring to recreate an S-rank item? You think other players can't think of something you can? Your competitors are those S-rank players! S-rank... do you even know what S-rank means?"

"Moreover, the great war has been over for so long, and this kind of thing must have been repeated many times by S-class players. In the end, even the first generation Roman, who was only A-class, was able to collect three rings... This has already proven from the side that it is not feasible to recreate S-class items."

"Captain Si is right, it's highly unlikely to work." The dog-eared youth added, "The background information also mentions that the 'Trials of the Ten Commandments' has lost the transcendent status granted by the Evolution Game. I estimate that the most important component of an S-rank item is this 'transcendent status.' Without it, restoring the item is probably a pipe dream."

"There is one more message."

Svetlana added, "The original Roman collected the only three remaining rings—note the wording, only the remaining ones."

"I estimate that the other rings were most likely recycled by the evolution game during the battles and the deaths of players."

"Otherwise, if such a set of items were complete, why would A-level players at lower nodes have the chance to collect it? I'm afraid the big shots at higher nodes have already forgotten about this legend."

At this point, she shook her head: "We are from Roman City, and the matter of the first Roman and the Saintess is considered our 'off-the-ground intelligence'."

"This instance... is most likely related to the Celestial Church and the Holy Maiden. It is very likely that the Evolution Game selected a past event related to the Celestial Church and the Holy Maiden and materialized it into an instance."

"Let's start our investigation from this direction. Since it involves fragments of S-rank items, this dungeon is likely to be quite dangerous and should not be underestimated."

"Yeah. Got it."

The dog-eared youth and the white-haired man nodded.

After the three of them discussed it, they turned their attention to the other players... Holy crap!!

Sivina and the other two gaped, their hearts surging with fear.

In their line of sight, the other two player teams had all fallen, their spirits and energy weakened to the point of being completely unable to resist—only the C-level player who entered last was still standing.

Among the lying people, the guy carrying the giant sword was in the worst condition, with blood gushing from his mouth, nose, and ears, but he had no physical injuries, though he seemed to have suffered a severe mental blow.

"I knew it wouldn't be simple!"

Svina gave her two teammates a look—Run! Run now!

The dog-eared youth and the white-haired man realized what was happening and immediately followed Svina's steps, running away from the park.

Suddenly, their speed slowed down.

It slowed down to a point where it was barely faster than the average person.

At the same time, their mental and physical abilities have been reduced to a very weak level.

It's like... going back to the days of being an E-level player.

Svena discovered that even her own psychic powers had become incredibly weak.

Boom—A mental shockwave swept over.

The next second, Siweina and the other two also lay down... no, they knelt down, half-kneeling on the ground, their minds in turmoil.

What the hell is that monster?!

When the three came to their senses, they found that the C-level player was already standing in front of them.

Sivina quickly put on a fawning smile and said, "This... Boss, we... we didn't mean to ignore that guy with the sword. It's just that... we all came here on a mission, and it's not good to cause trouble. We should keep a low profile, so... Boss, please don't blame us."

"You're quite the talker," Fan Xiao chuckled. "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. I just have a few questions for you."

“Please ask me anything, sir!” Sivina immediately seized the opportunity offered by the other party: “I will tell you everything we know!”

Chapter 748 Now it really is a case of cheating to pass the game.

Faced with Sivina's quick retreat, Fan Xiao felt a pang of emotion... She truly is worthy of being Ao Cong's capable subordinate, a trait inherited from him.

Without wasting time, he asked directly, "You're here to conduct an investigation, right? What exactly happened?"

“Boss…you should know who we are, right?” Sivina asked in return.

"Yes, I recognize your clothes." Fan Xiao nodded.

Svetlana continued, "About two days ago, we received a report that a large number of ordinary people had gone missing in the Wayne Street area, and the person who reported it suspected it was related to the Evolution Game."

"When the people sent to investigate arrived, all the missing ordinary people... came back, not one was missing, they all came back. From the information these people gave us, we analyzed and came to the conclusion that a new copy had been created."

"The creation of a dungeon within Roman City is no small matter. While random dungeons can't be randomly assigned to safe zones, it's a different story if the dungeon's physical entrance is inside a safe zone."

"So I personally led the team, used various tools to determine the level of this instance, and at the same time managed to get train tickets... After that, things happened just as you saw, sir."

"Two days ago..."

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

Sakura didn't know the exact time the saintess disappeared. According to her, by the time she realized something was wrong, the saintess had already been gone for a long time.

They are not together all the time and each has a certain amount of privacy.

"You know about the disappearance of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Righteous Sect, right?" Fan Xiao asked.

"Uh...the saintess has gone missing?"

Svetlana was taken aback, then realized, "So this instance really is related to her..."

She stopped abruptly at this point.

Oops...! I let it slip!

"Won't she be silenced if she knows too much?" Sivina became a little nervous.

At this moment, Fan Xiao maintained his smile and said, "It seems you didn't know. Alright, I've finished asking my questions, you can leave now."

Having said that, he released the "Four Worlds Thought" from suppressing his extraordinary power.

Sivina and her two subordinates immediately sensed that their power had returned: their spirit, physical performance, psychic energy, and extraordinary genes. Sivina and her two subordinates exchanged glances, and then respectfully and cautiously retreated a distance. After confirming that they had not been attacked, they turned around and sped away from the spot.

Fan Xiao stared at the dungeon information on the player panel, a thoughtful expression on his face.

His previous guess was wrong.

The saintess wasn't dragged into the instance by some lecherous man; rather... she herself became the instance.

Fan Xiao naturally thought of what Sivina and the others could think of as well—namely, the story described in the background introduction of the dungeon, which was related to the first Roman and also to the saintess of the Celestial Church.

If he wasn't mistaken... it was probably because the Evolution Game, for unknown reasons, chose the Saintess and the "Ten Commandments" as the main background elements to create this instance.

The Holy Maiden... has very likely become the boss of this instance.

The newly opened instance automatically pulled in a large number of ordinary humans, and then these people were transferred out—given the Saintess's level of friendliness, this is a normal phenomenon.

I wonder if the saintess is not fully conscious at this moment?

If she wasn't fully conscious, then releasing ordinary people was probably just her instinct...

The instance is named "The Perfect Person".

The second of the two dungeon quests requires you to find the most perfect person in the world.

The two instances of "perfection" here likely refer to the saintess.

As for the dungeon prompt—"Those who live in the past are frustrated; those who live in the future are anxious; only those who live in the present can find inner peace"—this statement is easier to understand.

It most likely refers to... the degree of perfection in one's spiritual realm.

In other words, the "perfection" required in this instance may not be just physical.

This also corresponds to the "off-field intelligence" that Fan Xiao possessed.

For example... although the saintess's body is perfect, her mind... has considerable flaws.

She possesses a device that allows her to observe the future related to herself, and she uses it frequently—even though using this device has a side effect: her vision gradually weakens from a conceptual level until she goes blind… Even so, she shows no sign of stopping.

She was always focused on her future.

The saint... lives in the future.

Based on the clues in this instance, she is most likely anxious... or rather, she is afraid of the unknown.