Edited by Jules
Xiao Lan glanced at Carlos’s broken corpse and sighed over the other’s doomed desperation and his ultimate, mournful end.
The two of them didn’t waste time lamenting, and followed the tracks on the floor as they gave chase.
Green mucus was left in the wake of ‘God’s’ passing, and headed in the direction of a remote area.
On the way, Xiao Lan pointed at the traces left by ‘God’ and asked Luo, “Can you eat this thing?”
Luo’s expression froze. “…”
He couldn’t help wondering if he was someone with such deviant taste in his sir’s eyes.
As if sensing that this question wasn’t quite right, Xiao Lan explained, “I’m talking about devouring it… Would it be nutritious for you?”
Luo’s tone was heavy. “Honestly, I… am also a picky eater.”
If it wasn’t necessary during battle, he didn’t want to devour such a hideous thing.
If they were talking about nutrition, it was his own fragments that were still the best.
They chased the mucus all the way to a corridor.
All of a sudden, what looked like a tentacle formed from countless muscles stretched out from the flat floor and suddenly whipped out at Xiao Lan’s ankle.
Xiao Lan swiftly evaded this attack, but saw it directly shatter the solid floor he had been standing on.
The power of this tentacle was clear; it wasn’t some flimsy little guy.
Even more flesh gushed out from cracks in the walls, gradually occupying quite a bit of space.
Countless faces appeared on the surface of the flesh, writhing along with the blood and meat. Numerous eyes stared fixedly at Xiao Lan and Luo, the lips of the faces taking turns to open and close. “Sin, ners, should, be, pu, nished…”
Xiao Lan stared vigilantly at the wall of unknown substance. “This guy seems to be growing stronger ah.”
Luo also said, “Perhaps it’s continuously digesting the part of Carlos which it absorbed. As time passes, it’ll digest it more thoroughly and become even stronger.”
Xiao Lan raised 【Insurgent’s Bone】 and rushed forward. “Looks like we have to speed up.”
Two figures dashed towards the wall of flesh.
The ‘God’ on the wall didn’t show any weakness either and began attacking them.
Countless tentacles with sharp barbs attacked the two separately, their speed much quicker than last time.
After trading blows this time, Xiao Lan could clearly sense that the other’s body had become even sturdier.
He could originally inflict serious damage to its power, but now, he could only leave a small scratch on the flesh. Moreover, the wounds would squirm and heal very quickly. It was very hard to deal with.
The two constantly cut off the attacking tentacles and claws formed from flesh.
But it was as if the current ‘God’ was connected to a battery in the back which was providing it with power in an unending stream and allowing it to heal quickly.
Moreover, in just this period of time, its attack power increased again.
Under this ebb and flow, it wasn’t a good idea to fight a war of attrition against it.
Xiao Lan sidestepped an attack aimed at him. “Carrying on like this isn’t a solution; it’s as if this thing has a healing technique. We can’t keep wasting time like this; perhaps we should first find its main body.”
Luo nodded, his fingertips cutting off an attacking tentacle, and began counting down. “3 —”
The tacit understanding from many battles together enabled Xiao Lan to instantly understand what Luo was about to do.
“2 —”
Xiao Lan chopped off a tentacle in front of him with his blade.
At the same time, he observed his surroundings and took one step back in preparation.
“1 —”
Xiao Lan didn’t continue fighting, but kicked off of the floor hard and swiftly ran out of the corridor.
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‘God’ naturally wouldn’t let the sinner who had ruined its plan get away. Countless tentacles stretched out to try and drag him back.
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It seemed the two hateful people who had ruined its plan had slipped away right in front of it.
And they were even more efficient at it than it was.
People who were good at slipping away would be very angry when they encountered someone even better at it.
The faces on the wall of flesh all let out infuriated howls, cursing the two who dared blaspheme against God.
After roaring, the flesh occupying the wall slowly retreated, and the severed tentacles on the ground were re-absorbed.
Soon, all that was left was the damage to the environment from the battle and mucus splattered about.
‘God’s’ figure had already disappeared.
Xiao Lan left the corridor and kept moving forward.
Sensing that the threat was already far behind him, he finally stopped.
“Luo.” Xiao Lan called the name most familiar to him in a practised manner.
But there was no response from around him.
Xiao Lan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly and he looked around.
Could Luo not have caught up yet? Or had something happened?
It was impossible for Luo not to be able to find him. Something must have happened.
Xiao Lan stood there and waited for a while, but still didn’t see Luo’s figure.
He carefully headed back to the scene of the fight.
But the place was completely empty. It didn’t have anything, not even traces of the battle; it looked for all the world like the most common corridor in the cruise ship.
Xiao Lan’s heart was full of confusion. What was this? Where did Luo go?
He took out the envelope to contact Luo and verify the current situation.
But the message left on the envelope was like a rock sinking into the ocean; there wasn’t any response from Luo at all.
Xiao Lan put away the envelope and began searching the ship.
Soon, he realised that there was something wrong with the ship.
It was too quiet. A cruise ship with 8,000 people couldn’t possibly be this quiet. This was simply a deathly stillness.
Xiao Lan went to the areas previously teeming with guests, from the dining hall to the cafe and even the bar.
He didn’t see anyone in any of these places; the only thing that was the same was the gorgeous decor around him.
It was as if the Endymion had become a silent ghost ship, and the liveliness from earlier had just been an illusion.
After walking onto the deck, Xiao Lan realised that there was no sound of the sea wind, as if the ship had long stopped moving.
And surrounding the Endymion was a thick and boundless fog.
Everything in his line of sight was a vast expanse of white. He couldn’t see very far; not only was he unable to clearly see the body of the ship, even the ocean couldn’t be seen.
The empty ship, coupled with how he couldn’t contact Luo, made Xiao Lan guess that this was a different space.
It wasn’t the first time he had encountered such a situation either. As a player, such great waves or whatever weren’t that strange.
He was very good at adapting to the situation.
Gripping 【Insurgent’s Bone】, Xiao Lan continued forward on the ship.
The thick fog didn’t affect the inside of the ship much, and his field of vision was pretty much the same.
Suddenly, there was a flurry of rushed footsteps up ahead.
There were two sets of footsteps, and their pace was identical, as if they were well-trained or filled with tacit understanding.
Xiao Lan stopped walking and took wary precautions against the people who were about to appear.
“Yi, Xiao Lanlan?” In the end, the person who appeared was Wen Zhixian.
He didn’t look much different from before, except that his clothes were a little stained and battered, as if he had gone through a fight.
Feng Cheng was also by his side, and nodded at Xiao Lan in greeting.
Wen Zhixian stopped. “This is fate ah, Xiao Lanlan. I was fighting someone when I entered. What about you?”
Xiao Lan: “More or less. I was fighting a monster when I entered.”
Wen Zhixian asked, “Do you know anything about the current situation?”
Xiao Lan shrugged. “I only know that the NPCs seem to have disappeared. Everything outside is just fog, and the ship has stopped moving. You guys are the first players I’ve encountered here.”
Wen Zhixian: “”Only players will appear here, along with the threats they pose. You shouldn’t lower your guard ah, these people are very —”
Before he could finish speaking, a burst of flames erupted behind him, followed by a deafening explosion and a scorching airwave.
“Fuck! How did he catch up again? Ah Cheng, Xiao Lanlan, let’s run ah.” Wen Zhixian rolled over the floor, not caring how it got his clothes dirty, and swiftly ran off in one direction. Feng Cheng followed close behind him.
Xiao Lan was a little confused, but the attacker clearly didn’t have good intentions, so it was still better to run first.
It was only when he was running behind the two that he realised that, although Wen Zhixian and Feng Cheng had different features and personalities, their backs were extremely similar.
Not only were their heights almost the same, even their physiques seemed identical.
Could this be the reason their footsteps were the same?
Not long after, there was yet another attack behind them.
It was a bomb the size of a head; its appearance alone was already intimidating.
Not only that, it seemed this bomb could automatically pursue its target, and was even able to actively evade simple obstructions. It chased them unrelentingly.
The three people picked up their pace as they continued running frantically.
Boom — the bomb blew up near them.
The shockwave pushed the three forward several steps, and the extremely high temperature scorched their skin with a searing pain.
If he wasn’t an advanced player who had been downtrodden by society and reached the peak of a tough constitution, Xiao Lan suspected that he would have become a piece of penniless meat from that attack.
Um… or possibly a puddle of penniless minced meat.
The power of this bomb seemed a bit of a foul ah.
The three staggered, but since they were all advanced players, it wasn’t like they wouldn’t be able to bear this.
Adjusting their footsteps slightly, they continued rushing forward.
At that time, Xiao Lan turned his head and caught a glimpse of the attacker.
It was a tall and plump man who looked like a meat mountain, a black RPG-like rocket launcher propped on his shoulder.
Currently, his scope was aimed at them, and there was even a cruel smile on his lips.
In this situation, even if Xiao Lan was wielding a godly weapon, he would have to be able to hit the other first.
But the person with the RPG was extremely far away from them, and the bombs also had an auto-track function.
Such a long-ranged attack was too much of a cheat ba!!!!!
Xiao Lan couldn’t help glancing at his 【Insurgent’s Bone】.
At this time, he deeply understood the saying, ‘Sir, times have changed.’
A bomb was fired at them once more, and it was much faster than before.
There was already no time to evade, so Xiao Lan could only quicken his footsteps and hope that【Emperor’s new clothes ver 2.0】 would exhibit the injury reduction effect mentioned in its description.
As if responding to his thoughts, 【Insurgent’s Bone】 took the initiative to prove the value of its existence.
A black shield instantly emerged from Xiao Lan’s hand.
The size of the shield expanded non-stop until it could perfectly cover Xiao Lan’s entire body.
Unexpectedly, 【Insurgent’s Bone】 had this sort of additional ability after absorbing Luo’s core.
However, there was no time to dwell on this realisation.
Xiao Lan raised the shield and blocked the oncoming bomb.
Boom boom boom —
Three consecutive explosions rang out, and pieces of artillery shell slammed against the shield, jolting Xiao Lan’s hand until it turned slightly numb.
But the shield received the attack perfectly.
It fully demonstrated the saying, ‘An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1,000 miles.’
What was the use of advanced weapons? It could still block them.
On the other side, Wen Zhixian was sent tumbling head over heels by the force of the explosion as he rolled over the floor several times.
“Cough cough cough… I’m almost at the end of my rope. This guy is just too deranged.” Wen Zhixian climbed up from the floor with great difficulty.
Feng Cheng pulled him up, but his words were very harsh. “That’s because you’ve been eating too much chocolate recently and you gained three kilos. Your excess fat is already affecting my movements.”
Wen Zhixian gave him an accusing look. “What the fuck, you’re too heartless, Ah Cheng. Do I not need face?!”
Feng Cheng smiled coldly. “Hehe, get up and stop dragging your feet. If you continue lying down, you’ll die.”
The three continued running for their lives.
Xiao Lan’s head was now filled with question marks.
Why would Wen Zhixian’s weight affect Feng Cheng’s movements?
Why was there an artillery shell chasing them?
Why did he have to run?
Time was limited, so Xiao Lan could only choose the most urgent question. “What’s going on with the guy behind us ah?!”
Wen Zhixian wiped his face and didn’t stop running. “This guy is my dad’s subordinate. His name initially wasn’t on the list this time, but who would have thought that he and that Bang guy would join hands; he hid really deep…”
Feng Cheng coldly said, “Wonder who it was who said ‘since they want to make a move, then don’t blame me for not being polite anymore’, acting all confident?”
Wen Zhixian covered his face. “I’m begging you, stop talking. Acting cool and being slapped in the face is already really unbearable…”
As Xiangliu’s young master, he was rather shameless ah.
Xiao Lan grasped the key point. “So that means he’s here for you?”
Wen Zhixian: “Mm…”
Xiao Lan: “It has nothing to do with me at all?”
Wen Zhixian: “Ah…”
Xiao Lan looked at Wen Zhixian. “Say, how about I tie you up right now and toss you to him to prove my innocence?”
‘Fuck me’ was written all over Wen Zhixian’s face. “Xiao Lanlan, how can you be so heartless?!!!!”
Baobao Notes
Not sure if it’s just me, but the author has been using words that don’t fit the context recently… Maybe they were in a rush when posting the newer chapters.
Little tl note
Poverty makes a man ruthless :3
Missing chapter or its labelled wrong
Is there missing chapter or labelled wrong??
Missing chapter
Toss Him Toss Him
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Thx for the ch ٩( >ヮ<)۶
Last time they were in different dimensions (the writer arc), they were still able to communicate with each other. what is different this time?
thanks for the chapter <3
This is just great I adore this story and the hard work you do in translating it. You honestly have done an amazing job and I am so eager to read more of this.
I have absolutely no recollection of who these guys are or when they appeared someone pls help 😭
They are his roommates from the extra small cabin when he boarded the ship.
Thank you for the little TL notes. I’ve been enjoying learning the subtlies. Also thank you for your work translating this novel.
Returning after a whole year, I can’t remember anyone except Xiao Lan and Luo.. 🥲