Chapter 25: The Accidental ‘X’ and the Squabbling Deities

Such a domineering and mysterious entrance undoubtedly signified an extraordinarily powerful entity, and such powerful entities invariably led to intricate events. These intricate events, in turn, promised high-difficulty quests, and high-difficulty quests ultimately represented massive rewards!

As a seasoned player, Yingning had already experienced countless battles, and at this point, anyone with a normal intellect would never click the ‘X’.

I’ve said all this, but I actually only want to convey one thing.

Well… I accidentally clicked the ‘X’.

It truly was an accident! This game is simply too realistic; I still haven’t gotten used to its system—like the suddenly popping up system messages and prompt boxes. My first instinct is to smash anything that appears so abruptly. Moreover, having just survived a life-or-death crisis, my nerves were already completely frayed!

So when some inexplicable object popped up before Yingning, I instinctively swung a fist at it…

‘What is this thing! Get away! Stay away from Yingning!’

And then I hit the ‘X’.

Yes, that’s precisely what happened.

I never imagined a pet could make choices for its master.

Both Yingning and I froze for a moment. Then, under Yingning’s slightly reproachful gaze, the system compelled me to stick out my little tongue, putting on a cute act, before I lowered my head in shame.

To my astonishment, despite making such a colossal mistake, Yingning didn’t electrocute me!

Conversely, when we first met, I merely uttered ‘ma bi’ (TL Note: A common Chinese vulgarity, similar to ‘damn it’ or ‘motherf***er’) and she zapped me half to death… This girl’s trigger points are truly peculiar!

We waited anxiously for what would come next, uncertain how this mysterious voice would react.

“Hmm? There’s actually a demon-race adventurer here? No… that’s strange, I didn’t even sense them?!” The mysterious voice had been very neutral and gender-ambiguous, but in its astonishment, it inadvertently revealed its true timbre.

I immediately recognized it as a slightly heroic female voice. Even with a heroic tone and a lowered pitch, there are subtle physiological differences between male and female voices; this is physiologically determined. While ordinary people might not discern it, in my previous life, to aid in disguises and escapes, I had encountered countless individuals cross-dressing as both men and women, becoming quite adept at telling the difference.

“A demon-race adventurer? Oh ho ho ho ho, the demon race is blessed by heaven! It seems this isn’t just a blessing for you humans, but for us demons as well! Muscle-bound woman, go ahead and gloat! Flaunt it all you want! What’s wrong? Are you angry? Come on, kill me if you dare, nyah nyah nyah!”

It seemed more than one powerful entity was hidden beneath that great pit. The original mysterious voice belonged to a slightly heroic woman, while the one now speaking was another woman, whose voice sounded more uninhibited and casual, even more alluring and seductive.

I didn’t understand the specific trigger conditions for the game’s commands, but from the information revealed in the conversation between these two mysterious voices, I could infer that they hadn’t initially detected my presence, only noticing me after I pressed that ‘X’ button.

The heroic female voice, referred to as ‘Muscle-bound Woman’, spoke again: “This is not the time for bickering; please understand the situation. As for the outcome, we shall each rely on our own abilities!”

“Hmph, ‘rely on our own abilities’?” The seductive female voice sounded extremely agitated. “It was your human race who first acted without distinguishing right from wrong, and those arrogant divine descendants were completely unyielding. Our Demon Ancestor must have been blind to ever care about the lives of you ungrateful wretches!”

These powerful figures made such a grand entrance, with mountains collapsing, the earth splitting, and pillars of light soaring into the sky… Their aura was so imposing just a moment ago, yet they’re already squabbling amongst themselves after barely three sentences?

Yingning and I exchanged bewildered glances, feeling as though mighty deities had fallen to the mortal realm.

“Alright, you two have been arguing for a century now… Is there no end to this? My ears are practically calloused from your incessant bickering. Right and wrong, justice and fairness, reside in people’s hearts; what we say doesn’t count for much! How to choose, that still depends on these two adventurers!”

The one who interjected this time possessed a deep, resonant male voice. It sounded as though its owner had long resided in a position of immense power and peril, brimming with gravitas, akin to a deity from Greek mythology.

Both female voices scoffed disdainfully and remained silent, while the resonant male voice continued: “Since you won’t speak, I shall go first. In any case, neither of these adventurers are descendants of gods… I’ll speak first, do you have any objections?”

“No objections.”

“No objections.”

At the same time, a prompt box popped up before us once more. However, this time, Yingning was not the only one with the right to choose; a prompt box had appeared before me as well.

[Do you wish to listen to the mysterious voices’ story?]

[√ ×]

Yingning and I both instinctively drew a sharp breath, instantly realizing that we might have stumbled upon immense fortune this time!

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