Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 948 - 443: The Hidden Shell, Fallen Master!_2

Chapter 948: Chapter 443: The Hidden Shell, Fallen Master!_2

[’Gloomy Pillar Horn’ (special item): ...]

The descriptions of the three items were identical, all indicating that the divine power remaining within the horns was gone, and the option to use the items was greyed out.

The description for those with high emotional intelligence read ’The effect of this item is unclear, cannot be used actively,’ while for those with low emotional intelligence, it read ’This item is a collectible, for display not for use.’

"Damn it, no wonder there’s no boss guarding the treasure chest, turns out it’s a worthless piece of junk."

Lin Xun faintly felt that the horns should have some other use, but given that they were easily obtained, he deduced that even if there were any hidden effects, they likely wouldn’t be too powerful.

[...]

[You arrive at the great doors at the tomb’s exit, about to push open the immensely heavy stone doors...]

[At that moment, countless jumbled characters unexpectedly appeared in the corner of the tomb chamber!]

[The characters gradually combined, forming into a massive, ferocious beast.]

[This beast, composed entirely of chaotic characters, continuously shifted form as the characters trembled, and the mere sight of the beast made you feel chaos and disorder.]

[You’ve encountered the ’Beast of Chaos Knowledge’!]

Lin Xun was startled, "What’s going on here?"

He didn’t understand if it was a choice he had made incorrectly or if the ’Servant of God’ was summoning him again...

[As the fearsome beast charged at you, the ethereal form of the ’Great Sage’ appeared behind you...]

[With one gesture of its magic wand, a dragon spear pierced through the beast’s body, shattering it into countless scattered characters...]

[These characters seemed drawn by some force, absorbed into your body...]

[You have defeated the ’Beast of Chaos Knowledge’!]

[Your ’Blessing of Knowledge +8’ has been upgraded to ’Blessing of Knowledge +9,’ the maximum limit of knowledge you can obtain increases once again after knowledge overload!]

After the death of the Beast of Chaos Knowledge, no teleportation gate appeared as before, indicating that it wasn’t the Servant of God summoning him, rather it was a consequence of a wrong choice he made.

The intent behind sending down the Beast of Chaos Knowledge was to help correct his error. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Does it mean I shouldn’t leave the tomb now..."

"No, there must be a grave mistake for the Beast of Chaos Knowledge to notify me."

Lin Xun quickly realized something and hurried back to the depths of the tomb.

[You rush to the deepest part of the tomb, where you see the three huge Demon God thrones once again.]

[Above the thrones, there was nothing, the only valuable ’Demon God Horns’ had been taken by you.]

[You look around, making sure you haven’t missed anything...]

[Do you want to leave the tomb immediately?]

Lin Xun had already vaguely guessed the purpose of the Beast of Chaos Knowledge’s arrival.

The Underworld Game had been misleading him, making him believe that the ’Demon Horns’ were the only thing the Demon Clan could leave behind.

It caused him to believe that he had succeeded in obtaining the Demon God’s horns and immediately flee the tomb.

However, the true valuable item might not be the demon horns but something else.

In this chamber, there was nothing else where something could be hidden except for the three thrones.

"Could it be that the treasure isn’t placed on top of the thrones but hidden inside them?"

"Should I dismantle them..."

Lin Xun thought so, but in his clear state of mind, the Underworld Game didn’t pop up with an option to forcefully dismantle the thrones.

"Which means, if there really is something hidden within the thrones, that thing is likely not a reward that should be given in the normal game process."

"Tear it apart then! At worst, I’ll die once!"

He immediately switched to the ’Son of Evil’ shell and used ’Flesh Authority’ to forcefully control the shell.

[You stride to the throne on the far left, a huge edifice carved from a single massive rock. It towered over you like a two-story building compared to your diminutive stature.]

[You take a deep breath, terror-inducing strength gathering within your body...]

[With a fierce step forward, you leap high, surging strength channels through the ’Sword of the Bloody King’ and is unleashed in a slicing blow!]

[With a thunderous roar, a sky-shaking explosion erupts!]

[The entire tomb quivers slightly under your powerful strike, as dust falls from the mausoleum’s dome overhead...]

[You wield the ’Sword of the Bloody King’ from above, cleaving the entire throne and its base in two...]

[But to your surprise, the inside of the throne is solid and hides no objects.]

Lin Xun frowns slightly but doesn’t give up. Instead, he turns to the remaining two thrones.

The noise from the forceful demolition was not small, and if he doesn’t hurry to leave the tomb, something unexpected might happen.

[...]

[You split another throne, but it still yields nothing.]

[...]

[You come before the last throne, the resting place for the horns of the demon deity known as the ’Fallen Master.’]

[The horns of the ’Fallen Master,’ in comparison to the other two demon lords, are much smaller, about the length of a human arm.]

[The volume of the throne in front of you is correspondingly smaller, roughly the size of a refined copper carriage’s compartment...]

[With your last ounce of hope, you strike the throne with all your might!]

[Stone splinters fly, and in the midst of the rising dust, the throne splits in two...]

[At its base, where you’d expect it to be solid, there is a hollow...]

[Within this hollow lies a tall demon with pitch-black skin, its eyes tightly closed and its body devoid of any signs of life.]

[Compared to other demons, the size of this one is not exaggeratedly large, standing at nearly three meters tall, its body covered in glossy black scales, with a set of bat-like wings on its back and a thick tail sporting dense bone spikes.]

[Notably, its fierce-looking head lacks horns, with the horns broken off right at the base, their whereabouts unknown.]

[You’ve discovered the ’Abyssal Fallen Master!’]

[Shell of the ’Abyssal Fallen Master’: One of the strongest demon deities ever born within the demon clan, who fell during the first war of the gods eons ago. Despite the passage of countless ages, this shell has maintained its bodily integrity, a sign of having reached the realm of ’Eternity.’]

[Even though its divine power has been lost, the sheer strength of the shell alone is enough to reach the level of an ’Immortal’ false god!]

Lin Xun is overjoyed.

"If it weren’t for the Servant of God’s reminder, I would have almost missed out on this immense fortune."

This shell is clearly not a reward that should be given during the normal game process, and it can’t be obtained by any conventional means.

Without the explicit intention of the Apostle in the Underworld Game, and in the absence of an option provided, the Apostle cannot use the shell to carry out operations not allowed by the game.

If Lin Xun didn’t possess the ’Flesh Authority,’ he would definitely be unable to see the true shell of the Demon God hidden beneath the throne.

Just as he is about to possess the shell, he realizes that he might have celebrated too early.

"Damn! Why isn’t there a possession option?"

He scrutinizes the text carefully but finds that the Underworld Game has not provided a possession option.

On reflection, this seems reasonable too, as the possession option is also something the Underworld Game provides.

By using the ’Flesh Authority’ to bypass the limits of the Underworld Game and obtain a reward not in line with the game process, the ownership of the reward naturally does not belong to him.

It is just like when Lin Xun uses the Flesh Authority to forcibly pull the ’Cage of the Stars’ teleportation painting from the wall.

Although he secures the painting, its actual ownership doesn’t belong to him, so the painting cannot be added to his inventory, nor will the Underworld Game prompt an option to do so.

Similarly, with this shell, he bypasses the restrictions of the Underworld Game using the Flesh Authority to obtain a shell not meant as a game reward, so naturally, the game does not provide a possession option.

"You think you can stop me just because you don’t give me the option?"

After some thought, Lin Xun decides to use the same trick again, determined to get his hands on the shell first. As for ownership... he’ll figure that out afterwards!

He immediately uses the ’Trap Teleportation Device’ to confine the long-dead shell inside the ’Cage of the Stars.’

After completing this, Lin Xun ensures nothing has been overlooked, and then he promptly makes his way back the way he came.

[...]

[You arrive at the tomb’s exit, pushing open the immensely heavy stone doors...]

[This time, the ’Beast of Chaos Knowledge’ does not appear, and you smoothly push the doors open to see a group of eagerly waiting demon lords...]