Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 57: The Peril of ’Fire Stealing Village

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: The Peril of ’Fire Stealing Village

This plot feels really familiar.

Isn’t this exactly what Alice did the first day you started playing *Deceit World*?

Yang Qizhou shifted his posture on the sofa and continued tapping at his phone screen.

The text refreshes.

"You feel like this voice is very familiar, like you’ve heard it somewhere before."

"Suddenly, it hits you—this frailty, this helplessness—isn’t it Alice’s cry for help?"

"This conniving woman, using the same trick again to deceive naive, kindhearted adventurers. You’re indignant, unwilling to deal with this terrifying being who might really be an Old God believer. But her delicate and tender beauty floods your mind."

"The crossroads of fate appear before you once more. So, lust-clouded explorer..."

"Do you forget your pain after the wounds heal and follow the sound of her plea to check it out again?"

"Or do you ignore Alice’s cries and continue on your way?"

It really is her.

Do I even need to think about it? Of course, I’m choosing ’two.’

Yang Qizhou remembers clearly how Alice manipulated the game character when he first started *Deceit World*. Only a fool would fall into the same trap twice.

Also, seriously...

This damned narrator—can you stop mocking me already? Lust-clouded? Forgetting pain after wounds heal? Am I really that kind of person?

If I could really see how beautiful Alice is, maybe it’d be worth it.

But this is just a text-based game.

Ha, what a joke.

"You think of Alice’s beauty, fighting off the lingering reluctance, and continue along the god-path toward Fire Stealing Village."

"You’re on the road."

"You keep moving forward."

"You have a strange feeling—you’re uncertain if it’s just a trick of your mind—but the glow of divine blessing on the god-path seems dimmer than it did when you left Fire Stealing Village."

"You’ve returned to Fire Stealing Village."

"The Night Watcher here is Yixiu. He’s tense, like he’s bracing for something terrifying. But upon seeing it’s you, his expression softens, and he smiles, welcoming you warmly."

"Your return quickly becomes the talk of Fire Stealing Village. The villagers cheer, believing you brought back the blessing and protection of the Fire Stealing Ancient God after seeking aid from Dark Mist Town."

"Lena arrives soon after."

"It’s been over a day since you last saw her. The beautiful girl looks much more haggard, her eyes filled with a persistent worry."

"Unlike the villagers, Lena doesn’t show any joy on her face. She dismisses the Night Watcher and villagers, taking you to a secluded room."

"After a long silence, she speaks with a heavy tone, asking about the results of your visit to Dark Mist Town."

"You realize that your empty-handed return might have already told this beautiful girl everything she feared..."

"Though you’re hesitant to disappoint Lena, you know lying is pointless, so you tell her everything about the current state of Dark Mist Town, without holding back."

"Dark Mist Town has already been destroyed in the storm."

"The leaders of the six major sects, after encountering unspeakable horrors, have had their bodies and spirits fused and twisted together, becoming complete monstrosities."

"Lena is shocked, the last flicker of light in her eyes extinguished."

Shifting his position on the sofa again, Yang Qizhou feels a pang of sympathy for the girl in *Deceit World.*

Lena’s father was killed by Alice, the believer of the Old God. Her mother is most likely gone too. And now, herself barely eighteen, she’s taken on the role of Night Watcher captain, shouldering the burden of protecting Fire Stealing Village from the unknown horrors of the wilderness.

If all this were just part of a simple game, that’d be one thing,

but *Deceit World* isn’t a normal game. This ancient land really exists—the text you idly tap to refresh is the lived experiences of its characters.

"I’m not some god or Buddha who can save everyone. Let me sort myself out first, okay?"

"Just keep playing the game, keep playing."

Yang Qizhou taps his screen again as the text continues to refresh.

"You don’t like this heavy atmosphere. Intentionally changing the subject, you mention the dimming divine glow on the god-path and ask what’s been happening in Fire Stealing Village lately."

"You didn’t expect Lena’s expression to grow even heavier."

"After another long pause, she slowly explains... the blessing of the Fire Stealing Ancient God has faded to its last threads. Bad things have already been happening in the village, and soon, Fire Stealing Village might face the same fate as the Forest Hundred Clans and Dark Mist Town, swallowed by the wilderness’s horrors."

"Lena also apologizes to you. Under the witness of the Oath King, she had promised to lead you to the Desecration Stone Plate after your return from Dark Mist Town. But now, that seems impossible."

"You ask, ’Why?’"

"Lena responds with a bitter smile, saying an even more terrifying unknown entity has appeared nearby, occupying the path to the Desecration Stone Plate, filled with malice and lust toward Fire Stealing Village. Even the Old God believers who once secretly watched the village have been chased off, disappearing without a trace."

Yang Qizhou’s tapping hand pauses. He pours himself a glass of vintage cola, lost in thought.

An even more terrifying unknown has arrived near Fire Stealing Village?

And Alice was driven away by it?

There’s a lot to unpack in this information.

Alice is a believer of the Lord of Night, an Old God, with unknown yet undoubtedly formidable power. There’s no way she simply left upon encountering this new entity without a fierce and unimaginable battle first, ultimately wounded and defeated.

Which means...

Alice’s earlier cries for help weren’t meant to lure traveling explorers in the wilderness. She truly was heavily injured.

"If that’s the case, maybe it’s worth trying to approach Alice, potentially unlocking a hidden storyline—or at the very least, get a chance to take out this newbie village boss."

"I’ve already screwed over three divine beings."

"Why would I be afraid of an Old God believer?"

With this thought in mind, Yang Qizhou continues playing, and new text begins appearing on the screen.

"Seeing Lena in distress, you can’t help but offer her some words of comfort... Though your piggy hand is itching to rest on her soft shoulder, you hesitate, afraid of angering her, and don’t act on it."

"A lustful but timid explorer, haha."

Damn this infuriatingly cheeky narrator.

I’ll let it slide.

Yang Qizhou grits his teeth and keeps tapping the screen.

"Your words of comfort calm Lena significantly. She explains that the blessing of the Fire Stealing Ancient God will fully dissipate soon, and the village must quickly seek protection from other divine beings. Otherwise, when the Divine Domain vanishes, faced with the horrors of the wilderness, everyone will perish."

"Lena also confesses she regrets stopping the Fire Stealing Priest from summoning the Dream Hidden King. Perhaps, if that god had come, Fire Stealing Village could have been saved."

"A lustful but timid explorer, fate’s crossroads appear before you yet again..."

"Do you choose to abandon Fire Stealing Village and escape?"

"Do you promise Lena you’ll deal with the terrifying presence blocking the path to the Desecration Stone Plate, solving the village’s crisis in the process?"

"Do you tell Lena about the Old God believer’s cries for help and decide to contact Alice?"

"Or do you bluntly tell Lena the village is doomed and that she should flee with you?"

"Make your choice."

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