Newspaper Boy

Chapter 140 Core Mechanism of the Instance

“What deity's authority do you wield, and why are you opposing the God of Light?!” Seeing two of his companions die in battle, the blond youth shouted loudly!

The sons and daughters of the gods also paused their fighting, looking at the mysterious figure in purple-gold armor, their eyes filled with inquiry and doubt, all wanting to know the other party's origin and purpose, to understand the situation first.

Zhang Yuanqing swept over the divine offspring, thinking: Announcing my identity at this time, letting them see Amini under the mask, will greatly improve my status and treatment in Paphos Island.

Cupid's刁难 would also be easily resolved, and those demanding tasks should no longer be imposed on him.

Subsequently, he could participate in dealing with the followers of the God of Light and become one of the decision-makers.

However, on second thought, Cupid's personality is perverse, petty, and jealous. How would he react when he discovers that Amini has become a figure on par with the sons and daughters of the gods?

Especially since he has made things difficult for him in every possible way.

Amini even secretly played tricks to make him and Heracine fall in love, committing a forbidden act.

Judging from Cupid's character, the jealousy and fear in his heart would probably soar unprecedentedly and turn into hostility.

On the other hand, the sons and daughters of the gods would not unconditionally trust Amini, who suddenly possesses powerful authority. Even if they accept him, they will take precautions.

For example, they might let Sectiya seduce him into a physical relationship, after which the profession of Love Desire can manipulate him.

If he were in a normal state, Zhang Yuanqing was confident that he could barely resist Sectiya's seduction, but with Amini's "daily sex" physique, as long as he falls ill at night and Sectiya wiggles her butt at him, he will definitely succumb.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized this detail—Amini's special physique is a pit!

As long as he demonstrates value and displays powerful combat strength, he will definitely be controlled by Sectiya.

The instance arranged this physique for him must have a hidden meaning, and the hidden meaning is here.

Having understood the pros and cons, there is no need to say more about choosing to expose or hide.

He said in a hoarse, indistinguishable voice, "What are you gawking at? Kill the followers of the God of Light."

After speaking, he picked up the huge harp left by the girl, entered Night Tour, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

With the focus figure gone, the sons and daughters of the gods immediately turned their conflict towards the blond youth.

The latter's face tightened, and without hesitation, he soared into the sky, fleeing Paphos Island.

Cynthia and Monia, two goddesses skilled in close combat, chased closely behind. The three flew further and further away, turning into black dots until they disappeared.

With the death of two and the escape of one of the three dominator-level leaders, the followers of the God of Light lost all fighting spirit. Under the leadership of Cupid and Sectiya, the followers of the Goddess of Beauty quickly eliminated the enemies.

In Amini's room, starlight rose, and Zhang Yuanqing opened his inventory, took out the more than one-meter-high harp, and read the item information.

[Name: Laya's Shepherd's Harp]

[Type: Musical Instrument]

[Functions: Beast Taming, Law]

[Introduction: Laya was a follower of the God of Light and also a shepherd. She offered lambs and wool to the God of Light. The God of Light bestowed upon her a harp that could command sheep and a law that shepherds would not be attacked by beasts.]

[Note: Prolonged use will make your faith in the God of Light more and more firm.]

The price is that using it for a long time will make you more and more believe in the God of Light.

Compared with the ability of the item, this price is so minor that it can be ignored. The introduction says shepherding, but it can actually control many animals, which is good for restraining Wood Nymphs...

The strongest thing is the law of not being attacked, which is also an excellent life-saving ability at the dominator stage.

Zhang Yuanqing put the item back into his inventory. The note did not mention "cannot be taken out of The Way of the Extraordinary," so this item is a spoil of war that can be taken out of The Way of the Extraordinary.

The quality of Laya's Shepherd's Harp is at most intermediate. If it weren't for the "Law," it would be of low quality. Better than nothing, it can be given to Xiao Yuan for self-preservation.

At dusk, the followers of the Goddess of Beauty pushed carts, one cart after another, carrying away the corpses of the followers of the God of Light and throwing them into the sea.

The slaves in the castle buried themselves in cleaning the bloodstains on the ground, carefully filling the pits in the garden and the ground, and repairing the cracks in the walls, busily cleaning up the devastated battlefield.

Cries rang out from time to time among the slaves and believers. Although they were quickly suppressed, the followers of the God of Light still caused enormous damage to Paphos Island.

The number of deaths has not yet been counted, but it is definitely in the hundreds.

Zhang Yuanqing and Heracine were patching the cracks in the walls with sticky, slippery yellow mud.

"It's so terrible, the followers of the God of Light are so terrible." Heracine said with lingering fear, "I was so scared that I didn't dare to come out. Amini, I need you so much, but why weren't you by my side?"

"Oh, my dear Heracine, the scene was too chaotic at the time. I wanted to find you, but there were followers of the God of Light everywhere outside. Hiding was the safest thing to do. I believe your wisdom will definitely make the right choice and you won't be in danger." Zhang Yuanqing said in an affectionate tone, "Facts have proven that I am right. Only by living can I continue to love you."

Heracine was very touched, but she didn't dare to kiss her lover in public.

Heracine, Zhang Yuanqing cast his gaze at the clock tower while working.

Cynthia and Monia failed to kill the left priest of the God of Light and only returned at dusk. Then the four sons and daughters of the gods went to the towering clock tower to discuss matters.

The castle is crowded with people and things are complicated. Only the towering clock tower cannot be eavesdropped on.

On the clock tower!

Cupid slowly flapped his white wings, sweeping across his three sisters, "Who is that person wearing strange armor? If he is a helper sought by mother, why didn't she explain it to us clearly? Judging from his actions, he seems to be a subordinate of the God King?"

Cynthia and Monia frowned. The latter said, "At least for now, he is helping Paphos Island."

Cupid said coldly, "If he is an ally, why hide his head and show his tail? Since he is hiding, there must be a reason. Protecting Paphos Island may not necessarily mean he is our friend, and he may have other plans."

Sectiya's eyes moved slightly and said, "Do you mean his goal is..."

She lowered her head and glanced at the main building where the Goddess of Beauty lived, without continuing.

Cupid's round, lovely little face revealed a gloom that did not match his age, "The gods all know mother's special nature and know that there is a sacred object hidden beneath Paphos Island. Taking advantage of the conflict between mother and the God of Light, sneaking into Paphos Island to take advantage of the fire is not very normal?"

Sectiya stroked her pointed chin, "Someone did sneak into the underground chamber last night."

The three sons and daughters of the gods said in unison, "Who?"

Sectiya walked to the edge of the clock tower overlooking the castle and focused her eyes on a certain spot, "Amini!"

What are they looking at me for?! Zhang Yuanqing felt a chill!

At the edge of the clock tower, the four sons and daughters of the gods stood side by side, all focusing their gazes on him.

Zhang Yuanqing moved his gaze away calmly, secretly launching a brainstorming session, "Do they suspect me? That shouldn't be. I processed my voice and disguised myself with a mask. It's impossible to judge that the divine soldier who descended from the sky is Amini through color and appearance."

And the body shape is also impossible. The armor covers the whole body and it's impossible to tell.

"Could it be the smell? This old driver Sectiya can smell my scent, but the battlefield is chaotic, with the smell of blood, the smell of the sea, the smell of animals, and the mixed breath of thousands of people. Even if Sectiya is a dog, she can't smell my scent."

"Then what are they looking at me for?"

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't figure it out and planned to summon a spirit servant to eavesdrop. Just then, a strong wind suddenly blew over the castle, and then several slaves in the distance excitedly shouted, "Lord Eriga is back, Lord Eriga is back."

More and more slaves cheered.

Eriga? The last of the sons and daughters of the gods, Eriga, who had gone out to handle affairs, is back? Zhang Yuanqing raised his head and saw a black shadow quickly approaching the castle.

His eyesight could clearly see that it was a birdman with golden wings.

Not like Cupid with wings on his back, but with his arms being a pair of huge wings, the birdman with golden wings circled twice over the castle and swooped straight towards the clock tower.

Eriga seems to be a Wind Mage profession...

Zhang Yuanqing quietly exhaled a mouthful of lunar energy, manipulating the spirit servant to float towards the clock tower, preparing to eavesdrop on the conversation of the sons and daughters of the gods.

Eriga went out to handle affairs and has not returned. What could be more important than the survival of Paphos Island? As a high-end player in The Way of the Extraordinary, he couldn't let go of the opportunity to collect information.

The "strange" gaze of the four sons and daughters of the gods just now also seemed abnormal.

Zhang Wuqing, whose consciousness had sunk into the spirit servant's body, quickly floated a distance of more than a meter and came under the clock tower, floating up close to the building.

Stopping five or six meters below the sons and daughters of the gods, Cupid's voice came over.

"Well, how is things on Father's side?"

In the latter half of his words, there was a hint of apprehension and expectation.

Is he the god that the Goddess of Beauty publicly acknowledged as her lover, the one suspected to be a Knight profession?

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but float up half a meter again. The conversation of the sons and daughters of the gods became clearer. He only heard Eriga's solemn tone: "Father was killed by the God of Light and the High Priest. Mother was no match for the two of them and ran away. She told me to return to Paphos Island first and she will find a way to seek reinforcements."

The clock tower suddenly fell silent.

Immediately afterwards came Sectiya's sorrowful weeping. "Oh my god..." Her cry was not only for the death of her biological father, but also for the dead end of Paphos Island.

Cynthia and Monia's faces were pale, and their beautiful eyes flickered with fear, panic, and unease.

The fall of the God of War plunged Paphos Island's situation into an irretrievable abyss.

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing immediately understood the general outline of the grievances between the Goddess of Beauty and the God of Light.

The King of the Gods of Greece, for some reason, went to the distant East. The God of Light took the opportunity to attack, intending to kill the King of Gods and destroy Paphos Island.

The Goddess of Beauty then joined forces with her old lover, the God of War, to fight against the God of Light and his High Priest.

The sons and daughters of the gods were left on Paphos Island to deal with the attack of the followers of the God of Light. Later, the God of War died, and the Goddess of Beauty fled. The God of Light chased all the way and finally killed the Goddess of Beauty in a forest.

The head of the Goddess of Beauty influenced the local hunters and formed the Elf tribe.

Wait!

"That's not right!" Zhang Yuanqing suddenly felt a chill.

A few hours ago, he was still suspecting that the final boss of Paphos Island was the High Priest of the God of Light, but now it seems that being able to participate in the war of the gods, the High Priest must be at least a peak dominator.

A peak dominator becoming the final boss of a level 7 S-level instance?

This is like letting Fu Qingyang and Fu Qingxuan duel, or letting Demon Eye fight Shura to the death. It's just sending them to their deaths.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't understand this instance more and more. Eriga continued, "The God of Light has gone to hunt down Mother. The High Priest is killing his way to Paphos Island. He is not as fast as I am, so I rushed back in advance."

As an Illusionist, Zhang Yuanqing felt fear and "unease" spreading overhead, which made him more and more certain that the High Priest was definitely a peak dominator-level powerhouse.

Cupid's voice was sharp: "Once the High Priest of the God of Light arrives, we will all die, everyone will die... Sectiya, awaken that sacred object. That's our only way."

Cynthia's deep voice came, "But that sacred object can only be awakened by Mother."

"No," Sectiya's pleasant voice said, "Sacrificing it with Mother's bloodline can also awaken it."

Cupid's crisp childish voice mixed with coldness, "Sacrifice all of Mother's half-human, half-god bloodline!"

Monia, of the Knight profession, frowned, instinctively resisting this suggestion, "If Mother comes back and knows our actions, she will definitely punish us."

Cupid said coldly, "Monia, we have no choice. Protecting Paphos Island and waiting for Mother's news is the only thing we can do. Sacrificing the half-human, half-god bloodline or sacrificing the entire island, which one do you think Mother would choose?"

"If you don't agree, then you will be sacrificed. I will tell Mother that you died in the encirclement of the followers of the God of Light." His voice was crisp and childish, but the words he spoke made people feel cold all over.

The Siren, Cynthia, said, "Then let's do it. Tonight, summon all the half-human, half-god bloodlines. Under the pretext that the basement is collapsing and needs urgent maintenance, take them down."

Sectiya and Eriga exchanged glances, "I agree."

Monia remained silent.

The spirit servant five meters below slowly descended back to the ground and floated back to its master's body.

At this time, Zhang Yuanqing's mind was a big question mark. At this moment, all the information and clues converged, and he completely understood the plot and strategy method of the S-level instance, Paphos Island.

Zhang Yuanqing opened the mission panel and stared at the main quest, Survive. It turned out that he didn't belong to the Paphos Island camp, nor did he belong to the Light God camp.

In fact, the main quest had already given a hint. There were only three words: Survive, instead of resisting the attack of the Light God's followers.

From the second day he entered the instance, he faced Cupid's threat. Ordinary Lovers Professions would never be able to complete the work of a thousand arrows.

On the third day, which is today, Cupid arranged for him another impossible task, with the intensity of danger gradually increasing, determined to put him to death.

Then, just now, he became one of the sacrificial list. Paphos Island and him were not in the same camp at all. He had been facing great danger from the moment he arrived on the island.

Of course, the Light God camp was also an enemy. He was an independent individual caught between the two camps, so the main quest was "Survive."

Survive in the camp conflict. Fortunately, no one showed off during the day, otherwise he would definitely be slept with by Sectiya tonight, and then because he couldn't pay the prostitute fee, he would be unable to refuse entering the basement, a dead end.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a wave of fear in his heart.

After clarifying the core mechanism of the instance, he should start formulating a strategy.