Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 129: Chapter 119: The Twelve Disciples of The New World, The Bookmark of Annihilation_1 Chapter 129: Chapter 119: The Twelve Disciples of The New World, The Bookmark of Annihilation_1 [The meeting has officially begun…]

Lin Xun noticed that the input box for free speech had disappeared.

What replaced it was an option to apply for speaking.

[Behind the podium sat a figure in a black robe, his voice resonating throughout the entire assembly hall from under the robe.]

[Amos: I am Amos, I believe those present have heard of my name.]

[Amos: Regarding Taros, I regret to inform you that he has unfortunately lost in the contest for the position among the Twelve Disciples, and has now moved behind the scenes, no longer serving as the regional leader.]

[Amos: However, there is no need to worry, under my leadership, you can also rush to the gate of the ‘New World’.]

[Amos: We will all become the first batch of new humans to enter the true ‘New World’…]

Lin Xun frowned, wondering who this Amos was.

Taros was killed by his hand, while Amos claimed that Taros lost in the contest for the ‘Twelve Disciples’ and had moved behind the scenes.

According to the information, the Twelve Disciples were the highest-ranking and most powerful individuals in the New World, apart from the ‘Lord’.

There were already ten Disciples in the New World, with two positions remaining vacant.

He continued to lurk, waiting for more information.

The Apostles in the assembly hall were all old subordinates of Taros, and it seemed that Amos was here to take them over.

From Amos’s words, Lin Xun learned that Amos was also a strong contender for the position of the ‘Twelve Disciples’, highly powerful, and subtly suppressing the other contenders.

No wonder Amos has the good fortune of taking over the old subordinates and expanding his power.

Presumably, because Amos was competing with other candidates for the ownership of Taros’s old subordinates, this resulted in a delay. Now he was taking over Taros’s former subordinates.

At the beginning of the meeting, some Apostles applied to speak, asking about Taros’s recent situation.

However, after Amos offered benefits while threatening and revealing his power, the Apostles present have basically accepted the fact that their leader has changed.

Except for one Apostle known as ‘Horseback Warrior’.

This Apostle, whether out of loyalty or poor thinking, kept asking about Taros’s whereabouts, even expressing doubt that Amos had harmed Taros.

After that, Lin Xun did not see the ‘Horseback Warrior’ speak again, probably because Amos had used his authority to silence him.

[…]

[Amos: Everyone, the brand that belongs to me can be redrawn at the castle’s steward.]

[Amos: From now on, you are all my subordinates. I believe that with our joint efforts, the New World will finally descend…]

[Amos: ‘Horseback Warrior’, ‘Transmitter’ and ‘Blood King’ stay, the rest of the people disperse.]

[Meeting ended!]

[The Shells around you get up and leave…]

[Do you want to leave the assembly hall?]

???

Lin Xun slowly typed out three question marks.

‘Horseback Warrior’ was the thorn among the Apostles, while ‘Transmitter’ was the first to be fickle and support Amos.

It was reasonable and understandable that Amos asked these two to stay.

But Lin Xun had been silently lurking, not speaking, why did he ask him to stay?

After pondering for a while, Lin Xun didn’t leave the assembly hall.

He was going to wait and see what Amos was up to.

[Only three Shells remain in the assembly hall seats, still lingering here…]

After waiting for a long time, the game text changed.

[Only two Shells remain in the assembly hall seats, still lingering here…]

…

[Only you remain in the assembly hall seats…]

The chat function was enabled again.

This time, Lin Xun clearly saw that only Amos and ‘Blood King’, himself, were left in the list.

[Amos: Your alias is quite interesting, why didn’t I see it on Taros’s list?]

Lin Xun became instantly alert.

The reason Amos had let him go was because he hadn’t found him on the list.

Just now, Amos should have been privately chatting with ‘Horseback Warrior’ and the ‘Transmitter’ for quite some time before he began chatting with him.

Narrowing his eyes, he typed in the text box.

[Blood King: Hello sir, I am a recent recruit of Taros. This is my first time entering the Disciple’s Sanctuary.]

[Amos: Newcomer, no wonder.]

[Amos: What level of difficulty are you on currently?]

[Blood King: Reporting to you, sir, I am on level four.]

Lin Xun did not lie about the difficulty level; who knew whether Amos had methods to investigate.

He could communicate with him using information that didn’t expose his own identity, and nine of ten sentences would be truthful. Only then would the lies seem real.

[Amos: Your strength is passable.]

[Amos: I have a mission for you, if you can complete it, I will not hesitate in rewarding you.]

[Blood King: Please give me your orders, sir!]

[Amos: Go and kill the ‘Horseback Warrior’.]

Lin Xun’s eyes bulged, it suddenly hit him.

“Damn! This is a challenge!”

The ‘Horseback Warrior’, this thorn in the flesh, challenged Amos’s authority. It was only natural for Amos to harbour murderous intent.

Maybe it was because Lin Xun was a newcomer, or perhaps Amos still had doubts about his identity, that he wanted him to kill this thorny Apostle.

The ‘Horseback Warrior’ was from an adversarial organization, Lin Xun wouldn’t have a guilty conscience about killing him.

Perhaps he could even receive a reward from the Black Silk beauty. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to receive rewards from both sides?

The question is, how to kill the ‘Horseback Warrior’? Surely it wouldn’t involve real-life combat, would it?

[Blood King: Sir, although I’m a newcomer, but the ‘Horseback Warrior’ is, after all, my colleague. Isn’t this a bit… inappropriate?]

[Amos: The ‘Transmitter’ has already undertaken this task. There’s only one reward.]

“…”

Lin Xun typed rapidly.

[Blood King: I would go through fire and water for you, sir!]

[Amos: Interesting, I’m starting to like you more and more…]

The game text suddenly displayed.

[You have obtained ‘Note Of Recorded Information’ (Trash Item)]

[You have obtained ‘Bookmark of Annihilation’*1 (Item)]

[Amos: There’s a note on the podium, leave a message after you completed the task, and I will know.]

[Amos: Go, after applying my brand, complete the task as soon as possible. If the ‘Transmitter’ beats you to it, you’ll miss out on the reward.]

Lin Xun understood, the clues to kill ‘Horseback Warrior’ should be found in these two items.

[Blood King: Yes, sir!]

[The figure in black robe gradually fades and disappears behind the podium of the Council Chamber…]

[Would you like to leave the Council Chamber?]

Lin Xun quickly opened the inventory.

[‘Note Of Recorded Information’ (Trash Item): The note records a piece of information: The soul imprint of ‘Horseback Warrior’ is the ‘Jingjing War Ghost’; the soul imprint of the ‘Transmitter’ is the ‘Pale Melancholy’; the soul imprint of ‘Blood King’ is the ‘Fire Transmission King’.]

Damn it! As expected, Amos really has a skill capable of investigating soul imprints!

The level of this investigating skill seemed quite high, as he was able to obtain his soul imprint quietly.

Fortunately, the ‘Disguised Mask’ the Black Silk beauty gave him was in effect, only exposing the fake soul imprint he was portraying.

Amos used this key information to tell him in such a way… It was more of a warning to him!

Lin Xun took a deep breath, looking at the next item.

[‘Bookmark of Annihilation’*1(Item): Using this item, you can invade other Apostles’ chapters. If you defeat an Apostle, the strength of the Apostle’s soul will deplete to zero.]

The item description had a blood-red color.

Lin Xun gasped, “Is there really a bookmark that can directly reduce the strength of a soul?”