Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 115 - 113: Another Glitch

Chapter 115: Chapter 113: Another Glitch

It was bound to be impossible for things to go so smoothly, and sure enough, the game character died easily without any surprises.

Yang Qizhou felt perfectly calm inside.

The North Realm Abyss connecting to the Endless Abyss is considered a high-level map. If the game character could so easily obtain the Sky Blue Spear, reseal the Abyssal portal, and complete the Priest’s mission from the Heroic Spirit Hall, then that would truly be unexpected.

"The information revealed this time is a bit much."

Yang Qizhou wasn’t in a rush to continue refreshing the text. Instead, he changed his sitting posture on the sofa and began a serious analysis.

"First is Harriet."

"This Guard Captain of the Bright Outpost, who is already over sixteen years old, speculated that he hadn’t been polluted by the Endless Abyss because he was adopted by foster parents who found him in the wilderness and thus lacked Northern Realm bloodline."

"However, the truth is clearly not that simple."

"The game character, as an outsider, also lacks Northern Realm bloodline. Yet, he heard unknown ravings coming from the gray-white fog within the North Realm Abyss. Based on the narrative text, the game character has clearly already been polluted by something unspeakable, even though he himself hasn’t realized it."

"In other words..."

"The idea that the Endless Abyss pollutes only the Northern Realm clan members doesn’t hold up. Harriet’s lack of pollution is likely due to his mysterious origins."

"From the text, when the game character was on the brink of death, Harriet was also pierced by several bizarre weapons. Yet instead of dying, some enigmatic and sacred force seemed to awaken within him."

"So this Harriet..."

"Is suspicious."

"He just doesn’t realize it himself."

The old land never disappoints. There always seems to be some shady background with anyone who’s still alive here. Yang Qizhou muttered this observation to himself sarcastically as he turned his focus to the issue of the North Realm Abyss.

"The text makes it clear: although the game character retained his self-awareness, he had already been polluted by the forces of the Endless Abyss."

"That’s pretty obvious."

"But another matter is odd—the Sky Blue Spear actually harbors intense hostility toward the game character, even awakening from eternal slumber just to kill him."

"Could there be some unrevealed plotline or hidden truths behind this?"

"I can’t figure it out."

"But another point has been confirmed: the epic spread by the Traveling Poet isn’t some prophetic poem, and the ’game character’ isn’t the ’Man of Destiny.’ The latter half of the content was simply made up nonsense."

"Wasted all my excitement."

"Damn."

Yang Qizhou felt thoroughly disappointed. The Sky Blue Spear—left behind by the King of Nature—was a divine artifact whose quality far exceeded legend. Initially, he had believed the game character to be the Man of Destiny described in the epic. He thought that once they reached the Extreme Cold Lake, the Sky Blue Spear would naturally recognize him.

Yet reality turned out to be the opposite of his expectations.

Though the Sky Blue Spear awakened, not only did it refuse to recognize anyone, but it even sought to kill the game character.

"Trashy divine artifact, just stay asleep in the newly branching fate lines."

"Dark Crow of Profane Fortune, charge ahead for me."

After ending his rant, Yang Qizhou prepared to activate the abilities of the Dark Crow of Profane Fortune.

Suddenly, an intriguing idea popped into his mind.

The Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’s save-and-load function allows him to return to the last moment of choice while preserving the gains from that particular fate line.

If he first purchases items at the Destiny Store and then uses the save-and-load ability, recovering the consumed Old Sacrifice afterward—

Wouldn’t that make everything free?

"This method might really work."

Growing increasingly excited at the thought, Yang Qizhou wasted no time and quickly took action.

However, since he’d never done this before and was worried that Old Sacrifice, like Ancient Roots, might possess an "exclusive" quality, making it impossible to recover after using Dark Crow, he decided to experiment first. After some deliberation, he settled on purchasing a Destiny Fire Bottle to test the outcome.

After screwing over the Silver Divine Envoy and Golden Divine Envoy, his original Old Sacrifice balance was 4,100.

He spent 2,200 Old Sacrifice purchasing remnants of the Book of Eras and two Destiny Fire Bottles, leaving a balance of 1,900 Old Sacrifice.

After looting Asgard, he gained another 900 Old Sacrifice.

Current total Old Sacrifice: 2,800.

Investing 100 for experimental purposes still seemed within an acceptable range.

Soon, he completed the outlined steps, and Yang Qizhou grew increasingly tense.

"If this experiment works, I’ll strike it rich! I can buy anything from the Destiny Store without spending actual currency."

"Dark Crow of Profane Fortune—charge ahead for me."

...

...

"Your soul, as deft and familiar as strolling through a backyard garden, returns once again to the edge of the River of Death. Unknown beings continue to cast their gazes upon you, accompanied by those cryptic ravings by your ear."

"You find it irritating, like listening to a broken record."

Not bothering to wait for the message to repeat itself fully, you decisively unleashed the power of the Dark Crow of Profane Fortune.

"The scenery before your eyes rapidly blurred, twisted, and shattered. When your vision restored itself, you’d already returned to the previous moment of choice."

...

...

Whether the Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’s save-and-load function could truly restore previously consumed Old Sacrifice was too crucial to ignore. With nerves tightly wound, Yang Qizhou barely spared a glance at the refreshed storyline, focusing solely on the item tab.

2,800 Old Sacrifice.

Destiny Fire Bottle ×1.

"Nice."

"The Old Sacrifice total reverted, and the Destiny Fire Bottle remained, proving the method is viable."

Yang Qizhou trembled with excitement, unable to contain himself. Given the immense significance of this discovery, it was hard to blame him for his level of enthusiasm—this success meant that any future moment of choice could lead to freebies from the Destiny Store.

He even dejectedly berated himself, wondering why he hadn’t come up with this method earlier and lamenting the "millions" he’d missed out on. Damn.

"Press ahead, press ahead—here’s hoping another choice moment appears soon. Destiny Store, I’m raiding all your wares without spending a dime."

"Hahahahaha."

As he clicked to proceed, pale text refreshed anew.

...

...

"The free Destiny Fire Bottle has been preserved; truly a groundbreaking discovery."

"Though your thoughts are still excited, now is clearly not the time to dwell on this revelation..."

"You find yourself returned to the Bright Outpost, where the first sight greeting you is Harriet. This Guard Captain just finished explaining the root cause of issues in the North Realm Abyss, as well as the Sky Blue Spear’s location. He subtly expressed his intent to lead you to the Extreme Cold Lake to attempt awakening the Sky Blue Spear."

"Always relying on cheats to score free wins—a despicable explorer—the crossroads of fate once again lay before you."

"Explorer, will you make the same choice as the previous fate line, agreeing to Harriet’s request and allowing him to guide you to the Extreme Cold Lake in the North Realm Abyss, attempting to wield the Sky Blue Spear?"

"Will you ignore the fate of Bright Outpost and instead use the Hidden God’s Clothes to sneak past the Northern Realm clan into the North Realm Abyss, searching for the Circle of Friendliness?"

"Or will you decide to repair the Truth Hall?"

"Make your decision now."

...

...

Yang Qizhou began weighing his options.

Choosing the first one was clearly a no-go. Even though the game character held memories of the prior fate line and would likely make different decisions compared to before, this time the situation differed—many kids under sixteen at Bright Outpost had been polluted by the Endless Abyss, and traitors surrounded the area.

On top of that, Harriet himself posed problems—not only had he avoided pollution by the Endless Abyss, but terrifying will awakened within him during moments of death.

Add to that the Endless Abyss corruption pervading the North Realm Abyss and the Sky Blue Spear’s hostility toward the player character...

This time, no save-and-load points were available for backup.

Going deeper into the North Realm Abyss amid such conditions would risk falling into inescapable danger.

As for the second option—using the Hidden God’s Clothes to bypass Bright Outpost and infiltrate the North Realm Abyss using coordinates from Holy Redemption to locate the Circle of Friendliness...

Initially, Yang Qizhou was inclined toward this choice. However, after considering deeper, he reluctantly abandoned the idea.

The reasoning was simple:

The North Realm Abyss’s broken seal was already flooded with corruption from the Endless Abyss. Previous text describing oddities surrounding the player character had made this abundantly clear.

Unless this corruption issue was resolved first, heading into the North Realm Abyss would yield nothing but unnecessary character deaths.

Which left him only one viable choice...

"Earlier, I found it odd—why out of nowhere did the Bright Outpost storyline offer the option to repair the Truth Hall? Turns out the other two options were simply dead ends."

"Damn."

He slammed his fist hard against the table, voicing his frustration not that anyone could see.

Then Yang Qizhou decisively chose ’three.’

...

...

"Faced with Harriet’s invitation, you feigned deliberation, even though you’d already made up your mind."

"Having experienced the previous fate line, you’re well aware of how much of a trap the North Realm Abyss currently is. Attempting to venture there before addressing the Endless Abyss’ corruption is reckless. Such folly is not worth pursuing."

"Add to that Harriet’s murky background, shrouded in mysteries with secrets unknown."

"Better to leave this place first."

"You pretended to think deeply before responding to him..."

"Brave, kind, strong—all noble virtues accompany you, the warrior. Bright Outpost’s Guard Captain, Hero Harriet, I’m moved by your proposal. However, considering the North Realm Abyss connects to the Endless Abyss, it’s no trivial matter. Preparations must be thorough; I’ll need to leave Bright Outpost for a few days."

"Your response left Harriet disappointed, though he didn’t press you further. Instead, he sincerely pleaded..."

"Holy Envoy from the Divine City, I beg of you—please save this suffering Bright Outpost."

"You made a heartfelt promise."

"As countless Northern Realm warriors bid reluctant farewells, you departed Bright Outpost, constructed like a giant wall. Before leaving, you subtly warned Harriet..."

"Beware of common knowledge; it may contain fraud."

"This puzzled Harriet deeply, prompting an urgent query: Holy Envoy from the Divine City, what do you mean by this?"

"You gave no further explanation, merely smiled cryptically before activating Guiding to teleport back to the Truth Hall."

"Your return brought joy to Little Seventeen, who eagerly skipped over to welcome you. Just as she was about to say something, her eyes widened in surprise, her face lighting up."

"A piece of the Truth Hall?"