My Items Can Upgrade-Chapter 325 - 177: Shadow Demon (95/101)_2

"What do you mean?" Yang Yuan asked.

Lu Mei explained, "It’s like the battle royale games and racing games from the Earth era; they might have overlapping elements, but they are definitely not the same game. For example, Tetris and Whac-A-Mole are completely different in nature."

Yang Yuan realized, "Then what is the nature of the Creation Continent?"

"It’s a mix of adventure and puzzle-solving," Lu Mei said.

Yang Yuan nodded, "What about the phenomenon? What will happen when that building falls? I sense a threat, and after that building falls, it definitely won’t be peaceful."

"Mr. Yang Yuan, are you standing too high that you’ve begun to overlook the base of the mountain?" Lu Mei suddenly asked an inexplicable question.

However, Zhao Jiayan suddenly realized, "Are you suggesting that the building didn’t mysteriously appear on the Creation Continent but is actually physically falling from the sky..."

"That’s something Mr. Yang Yuan should answer," Lu Mei said.

"..."

Yang Yuan had nothing to say. His Treasure-Collecting Gourd could forcibly make whatever object it illuminated with the Treasure Falling Beam to fall.

If that building is large, or even if it’s not large but of a high enough level with sufficient power—

Falling from an unknown height in the cosmos, what terrifying commotion would it cause?

In the past, meteorite impacts in the Earth era could lead to the extinction of life on Earth.

If such a structure beyond the sky level fell...

"Would the Creation Continent be destroyed?" Yang Yuan asked.

"Mr. Yang Yuan, I’m just a small Mountain God, not an omnipotent deity," Lu Mei responded helplessly.

"I thought you had permissions to know more," Yang Yuan said regretfully, suddenly asking, "Do you want to leave the game?"

Lu Mei’s silver-gray pupils flickered faintly, "I want to free myself from the Mountain God’s rank; I want to be a player."

"Players should be controlled by the Game Government too, right?" Zhao Jiayan asked.

Lu Mei didn’t answer the question, clearly indicating it was beyond her consideration.

There’s a way to have it both ways, but at least she couldn’t think of one.

"Have you thought of a way?" Yang Yuan asked.

Lu Mei turned her head to look at the Divine Statue in the hall, speaking as if unrelated to it, "The Divine Statue and Mountain God Mountain are one, inseparable; in some sense, the Divine Statue is my true body, and my current self is just an avatar."

"What about the Mountain God’s Order?" Yang Yuan asked again.

"The Mountain God’s Order can be considered a soul-like existence nurtured by Mountain God Mountain," Lu Mei explained.

Yang Yuan understood, pondered for a moment, and said, "I can directly transform you, so you should be able to break free from the Mountain God Mountain’s constraints, but there’s a significant downside: you’ll never be able to break away from me. For instance, if you have a fortuitous encounter outside, it would be difficult to increase your powers through it."

Lu Mei fell silent, clearly finding it hard to accept such a flaw because her goal in life is to settle the score with the Game Government, making it impossible to stay by Yang Yuan’s side.

"Is there another way?" she asked softly.

Yang Yuan was about to speak when Fang Jiang Yiyi suddenly looked sharply at the corner of the side hall.

Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan noticed Jiang Yiyi’s behavior and swiftly turned to look.

Lu Mei also glanced over in confusion, while a Mental Storm enveloping the entire Mountain God Mountain subtly fluctuated.

At that moment, a deep voice suddenly echoed, "Perhaps I can help you."

As the voice spread, a dark shadow slowly condensed from virtual to real in the corner of the grand hall.

This shadow stood over five meters tall, like a black mountain, emitting a chillingly uncomfortable aura.

"Who?"

Yang Yuan, Zhao Jiayan, and Jiang Yiyi instinctively raised their arms, ready to shoot arrows.

Lu Mei was equally on guard, knowing that even when Yang Yuan and his companions entered Mountain God Mountain through the Gate of Space, she could sense it immediately.

But as for the enigmatic presence before her, she had no idea how it entered Mountain God Mountain.

"I am the Shadow Demon, a free walker in the Game World."

The Shadow Demon ignored the threat posed by Yang Yuan’s group and slowly approached them, his voice tinged with a hint of mystery, "I overheard your conversation, and perhaps I can assist you in fulfilling your desires."

A flicker of anticipation crossed Lu Mei’s silver-gray eyes, though she asked cautiously, "You can fulfill my desire? My desire is to break free from the Mountain God Mountain’s constraints."

The Shadow Demon smiled faintly and produced a black gemstone from his body, "This is the Dark Heart. With it, you can freely control your own destiny, unrestricted by anything."

Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan exchanged glances, both slightly frowning.

The two harbored doubts about the Shadow Demon’s identity and true motives.

"I think it’s best not to rashly trust him for now," Yang Yuan said seriously.

Lu Mei nodded. Although her familiarity with Yang Yuan wasn’t profound, compared to this uninvited guest, Yang Yuan was at least human, "First, tell us about your identity. Are you from the outer realms? Or are you one of the Game Government’s people? Also, why do you want to help me? What’s your motivation?"

"Yes, I’m from the outer realms. What a grand show this is, and I just came to watch it. But... well, I won’t say more. It turned into a disaster, as I got dragged down by a beam of light," the Shadow Demon spoke in a somewhat aggravated tone.

Yang Yuan, Zhao Jiayan, and Jiang Yiyi remained motionless, showing no reaction.

Yet the Shadow Demon soon shook off that emotion and looked at Lu Mei with a smirk, "You want to know my identity? Fine, I’m an agent of the Abyss, though in the outside world, I’m a member of a group called the ’Shadow Adventure Group.’ Our Shadow Adventure Group is a free adventuring group within the multiverse games, and we all pursue one thing—freedom. I am willing to help you because I believe you also pursue freedom."