I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 131 - 92: The Club of Gods_2

Chapter 131: Chapter 92: The Club of Gods_2

On the contrary, there was not much progress in the study of inscriptions and prophecy spells because they did not provide him with much benefit; it would not be too late to continue after returning to Deer Plain. As they could not offer more effective combat power, and studying these two required a quiet place, which horseback was certainly not suitable for.

"It’s already been three days, there shouldn’t be any danger now, right?" Ava asked while eating dry food and sipping on Qingshui water.

"Things are not that simple. Merlin would need a certain amount of time to notice your departure, and Sir Ekter will cover for us, so it’s likely that they only discovered you left the Royal Capital yesterday. Even if they dispatch someone after us, the soonest they could arrive would be today," Gu Shanhai explained.

On the first day they left, Merlin naturally was contacting various leaders. Even if he noticed something amiss, it wouldn’t have aroused suspicion as they were only leaving the city.

As for relying on prophecies, only Gu Shanhai would perform them so casually. He had the Yuan Suo Grass and the Xuanwei Sect’s Heavenly Mechanism Skill amongst others. Otherwise, no one would dare to prophesy lightly; prophecy is not as simple as eating or drinking. Beholding too much could backlash on the seer, even leading to irreversible harm like aging, blindness, etc.

Gu Shanhai was in a better position; he used his lifespan, but he was not lacking in it. After several enhancements, his lifespan now stretched to at least ten thousand years, enough to squander freely.

Furthermore, as he continued to grow endlessly stronger, his lifespan was constantly increasing. This was thanks in large part to his Spirit Root Ability, which itself was a life enhancement used for longevity. Now, having fused with all basic types of abilities, the additional lifespan he gained was naturally even more substantial.

In this regard, he never skimped on his own lifespan. It’s not like it couldn’t rise. He was a powerhouse in his past life, and this life had started off on an insanely good footing. If he still worried about something as fundamental as lifespan, wouldn’t that suggest his plans were practically non-existent?

It would be even better to use when he achieved eternal life in the future.

"What’s your plan concerning the pursuers?" Ava inquired.

Gu Shanhai made a prophecy, and this time part of the vision finally became clear.

"Players! Merlin might send players after us, perhaps to delay us and allow others to catch up," Gu Shanhai saw many riders on vehicles alien to this world surrounding them—it didn’t take much to realize they were players.

Players were certainly not Merlin’s trump card, just used for their high mobility to temporarily stall them. The real backup must be certain legendary figures he had contacted for assistance.

Who they were specifically he did not know, but they were likely already on their way here.

Merlin had clandestinely entered the Royal Capital; naturally, he had no countermeasures for their escape. He had never even considered that Gu Shanhai might abduct someone.

Thus he found himself with no usable personnel in the Royal Capital, and if he were to ask for help from the nobles there, they might become his weakness.

Gu Shanhai was about to continue when he felt a sudden jump in his heart and his intuition kicked in. His gaze shifted to a nearby place, and his acute senses also picked up some movements closing in from afar.

Only after the scrying revealed the appearance of the other party did Gu Shanhai’s mouth reveal a curve: "So it’s this group of unlucky fools who don’t know how high the sky is."

...

Gu Shanhai recognized this crowd of blond-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian players from the Pantheon Club, especially the leading Divine King who stepped off a motorcycle. The Divine King looked at Gu Shanhai with some confusion; he’d been told there would be two NPCs, so why had it turned into one player and one NPC.

"Where’s the other druid?" the Divine King immediately spoke up.

"That would be me. You must be here to capture Ava and take her back on Merlin’s orders," Gu Shanhai preempted.

The Divine King glanced at Ava, instantly confirming she was the target of his mission, but he had a problem: he was live-streaming and needed to fight a druid boss. Now the boss had vanished, replaced by a player, which could be worse than being wiped out by the boss.

So he had no choice but to say, "I’ve taken on a task, hand her over to me, and I won’t kill you."

"Tsk, a bunch of arrogant fools," Gu Shanhai scoffed coldly.

He wasn’t referring to their behavior as arrogant. Killing and looting, territorial leveling, and such were normal for players; it was the sheer audacity in their ID nicknames that was truly brazen.

How daring they were to call themselves divine, it was utterly preposterous. It was a good thing the previous three high-tier worlds lacked these gods’ presence; otherwise, the club would be relentlessly hunted by various churches.

Of course, in his previous life, the downfall of the Pantheon Club was due to their name.

They were utterly annihilated, killing them off so completely that resurrection was impossible.

Gu Shanhai knew it was not because of their strength but because of the peculiar manner of their demise—it was the name that killed. There were many players who died because of their chosen name, but only the Pantheon Club was wiped out entirely due to their name.

They chose their name very explicitly, practically as if they wanted to usurp the gods, and look at what happened—they were gone.

Hearing Gu Shanhai’s words, the Divine King’s expression turned strange. Gu Shanhai, an independent player, had the nerve to speak to him like this, but the Divine King didn’t think too much of it.

"Attack, kill him and take the person back," the Divine King said, without arguing any further with Gu Shanhai. To him, an independent player was just that. Defeating Gu Shanhai was all that was necessary.