I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Chapter 400: Chapter 267: Promotion Task, Dangerous Game! (Requesting monthly votes!)
 

The next day.

Maggie had not returned.

Connie found Chen Lun and told him that all the trivial matters of the manor were settled, and they could leave at any time.

“Well done, Connie.”

Chen Lun praised her.

“These past days, you’ve managed the affairs of the manor well, and I appreciate your hard work.”

“It was nothing, Mr. Jack.”

Connie said with a somewhat shy smile.

After she left, Chen Lun sat on the sofa and thought for a while.

‘Since all the wrap-up work is ready, it’s time to leave. As for Maggie, I can write a letter to Akebin later, telling him the team’s new address, and have him send Maggie back…’

He spread his hand, and the ghostly image of green vines appeared, forming a book.

‘Today, I will get the last piece of Supernatural Knowledge. Strength is the most important.’

The pages flipped, and with a burst of white light, Chen Lun entered the Immortal Realm.

When he reappeared, he was inside a cabin in the underground mine of the gloomy plains.

He opened the small door of the cabin and stepped out slowly.

This cabin was located deep within the mining area, where the veins around it were sparser and the environment darker.

Chen Lun felt that he was nearing the end of the entire mine.

He took out a windproof lantern, lit it, and held it in one hand for illumination, while in the other hand he carried the Silver Staff, ready for any unexpected events.

The tunnel became narrower and narrower. The faint sounds of mining that could be heard before, gradually became softer, and eventually disappeared altogether.

After winding his way further.

Chen Lun suddenly saw a faint glow ahead, as if he had reached the end of the tunnel.

He quickened his pace, heading towards the light.

Chen Lun’s view suddenly broadened, and a magnificent sight came into view, taking him by surprise.

It turned out that the end of the tunnel was a sheer cliff.

In the distance, he could vaguely see a vertical rock face that filled his entire field of vision, a dark brown color overall, with no end in sight in any direction—up, down, left, or right.

Chen Lun was separated from the “land” on the other side by an abyss several kilometers wide, and the dim light from the sky was unable to penetrate the mist floating in midair.

He leaned out and looked up; it must be several tens to a hundred meters to the surface above. Then he turned and looked down, but beyond the mist, he couldn’t see the bottom at all.

‘What is this place… Across a canyon, is there a new map on the other side? According to the information Your Majesty Maggie provided about the cabin, the last piece of Supernatural Knowledge should be hidden below.’

Chen Lun guessed to himself.

He tried to pry out a piece of rock from the side of the tunnel with his finger and threw it down into the “abyss.”

The stone fell straight down, entered the mist and then disappeared without a sound.

It was impossible to gauge the height by the sound.

Chen Lun thought for a moment, put away the kerosene lamp, then manifested colorful Scaled Wings from his back, and jumped off the cliff.

‘Since that’s the case, let’s fly down and see what’s there… This place should still be considered part of the gloomy plains, only on the edge.’

The Scaled Wings trembled at high frequency, and Chen Lun flew nimbly, passing through the mist towards the bottom of the canyon.

The air around him was a bit chilly, and Chen Lun’s expression turned solemn as he gradually made out the scene below.

It was a flowing river of fresh red color, and the pungent smell of blood assaulted his face.

‘Blood River…?’

Chen Lun was very surprised.

The elongated Blood River seemed to flow endlessly from an invisible source towards the other side.

On both banks of the Blood River, there was a shore about a hundred meters wide, covered in fine sand, interspersed with incomplete statues revealing half a head or half a body.

Chen Lun suppressed his discomfort and descended upon the riverbank.

He looked down and his pupils involuntarily contracted.

The fine sand of the riverbank he had mistaken before turned out to be nails and teeth, all stained with blood.

This surging Blood River, combined with the riverbanks made of nails and teeth, created an extremely shocking and horrifying spectacle.

With a grave expression, Chen Lun decided to explore along the direction of the Blood River’s flow.

His leather shoes crunched on the “riverbank,” producing a grating sound with a weird sensation.

As he passed by the half-buried statues, Chen Lun paused briefly to examine them.

He discovered that most of these statues were human figures, men and women, old and young, but their appearances and poses were somewhat eerie.

There was a man in a long robe, scratching his back with his hands behind him, arching his waist. There was also a woman, nearly naked, prostrating and laughing uproariously.

There was a child sitting on an elder’s head, scooping out eyeballs to taste while laughing. And there were statues that seemed like deities or angels, with solemnity mixed with a hint of seductiveness.

Chen Lun then found a statue of Lady Rose, her facial features indistinct, but the rest of her mostly intact, although it was unclear why it was discarded here.

He bowed his head and quickly moved away like a passerby.

With anything concerning the Gods, Chen Lun always maintained a cautious stance.

‘This is most likely the border between the gloomy plains and the new map. Where does the Blood River lead?’

After an unknown amount of time.

Chen Lun finally saw the cabin.

It was located on the riverbank beneath the cliffs, facing the Blood River.

But next to the cabin, there was a giant flower bud the size of a bungalow, its surface a seductive shade of red and its roots continuously undulating like living blood vessels.

Chen Lun guessed that this flower must be the elite monster near the wooden house.

He executed Peek Life to scout it.

[You have discovered the polluted plant “Corpse Blanket”!]

‘This kind of plant… with both Strength and Endurance Attributes breaking a hundred, it has already surpassed a regular Sequence Six, likely to be quite troublesome.’

Chen Lun thought briefly.

Whoosh!

The giant flower bud seemed to detect the presence of a living creature through some unknown means, slowly blossoming.

More than a dozen “petals” spread out at once, revealing the muscular-like veins inside, resembling peeled flesh peppered with holes.

Upon close inspection, those were actually gaping mouths filled with sharp teeth.

A foul-smelling thick juice surged out from those mouths, with the petals spreading out to the ground, forming what looked like a huge carpet.

Buzz!

Chen Lun took to the air, planning to fly over the range of this flower and bypass it to enter the wooden house directly.

But at that moment,

A thick and long “vine,” covered with eyeballs and sharp teeth, shot out from the center of the giant flower bud among the disgusting flesh-like branches.

It was like its tongue!

The tip burst open again, revealing a dense array of bone spurs.

Heading straight for Chen Lun in mid-air.

Its speed was incredibly fast and it seemed capable of autonomously tracking the movements of its prey.

“Scram!”

The Silver Staff in Chen Lun’s hand transformed, and he hacked backhandedly at the disgusting vine.

A muffled ‘thud’ sound.

The blade parried the vine’s attack but didn’t sever it.

Chen Lun’s brow furrowed slightly; he felt as if he had struck an extremely tough piece of skin through the feedback from the sword.

“I don’t have time to tangle with you here.”

Chen Lun took out three bottles of Blue Ink Incendiary Bombs, activated them, and casually tossed them towards the flower core of the blossom.

Then, with a vigorous flutter of his Scaled Wings, he accelerated and flew past.

This polluted plant didn’t seem to be stupid; it rapidly thrashed its “tongue-like” vine, creating afterimages, and pre-emptively shattered the three Incendiary Bombs in mid-air.

Boom!!

Blue flames burst forth in the air, as splendid as fireworks.

Chen Lun looked back with an expressionless face, urged on his gloves, and threw out another palm-sized Supernatural Fireball as big as Babu.

Boom!!

The vine “tongue” was too late to whip away, and the fireball hit the Corpse Blanket flower, igniting fierce flames! The Supernatural Flame released by the Palm Fireworks produced terrifying high temperatures, causing the flesh-like plant to crackle and wither, carbonizing.

Arrghh….!

As flames rose, the Corpse Blanket flower, after being scorched, trembled violently; the flesh-like branches in the pistil area emitted screams resembling those of a human.

Its movements sped up several times, with the spread out petals abruptly snapping shut, and then the entire body burrowed into the riverbed of nails and teeth on the surface, disappearing from sight.

Leaving only a scorching pit behind, still emitting blue smoke.

Chen Lun chuckled coldly, withdrew his gaze, and pushed the door open.

He walked into the wooden house and closed the door behind him.

Click.

The familiar room layout came into view, Chen Lun did not pause for a moment but went straight to the desk.

On the table lay a quiet manuscript.

This was what Philip left behind, the last piece of Supernatural Knowledge about “Sequence Six – Aerial Acrobat”!

“Finally gathered them all, huh…”

Chen Lun remarked, picking up the manuscript.

He took out the manuscripts he had previously collected and arranged, placing this last piece at the very bottom.

Pulling out a chair, Chen Lun sat down, straightened the manuscripts on the desk with a tap, and began flipping through them while seated.

[Discovery of “Destiny Faction Sequence Six – Aerial Acrobat” Supernatural Knowledge (Complete)!]

[You have met the preconditions for promotion, do you wish to initiate the Promotion Task?]

‘My Promotion Ceremony has finally arrived… Let’s see what it entails!’

Chen Lun took a deep breath.

“Yes!”

[Promotion Task Triggered: Dangerous Game!]

Task Description: You have learned how to adeptly use magic, to deceive others, to even change their fates. But you have also realized that you seem to be manipulated by an unseen hand of Destiny.

The closer you get to Destiny itself, the less control you have over yourself.

You yearn to break free from the shackles of Destiny but you deeply know that the time is not yet ripe.

So you plan to first learn how to protect yourself, how to more cleverly use your signature tricks, to perform higher-caliber escapes, temporarily veering off Destiny’s track, escaping Destiny’s gaze…

A straight line between two points bends into a circle, thus forming the Ring of Destiny.

Why not play a “straight line between two points” dangerous game, just like an Aerial Acrobat on stage, drawing a beautiful arc, passing through two rings. It is both a breakthrough for oneself and a declaration of war against fate.

Task Requirements: You need to put on a grander show, designing two distinct stages with enough spectators, with escape as the premise and shock as the fuel, to perform simultaneously, causing a sensation among the audience.