I've Become the King of Villains in the Game
Chapter 907 - 588: I Am the Light

The Dark World has seven layers in total.

When the expedition team reached the fracture on the fourth layer, there were only just over three thousand remaining. Among these, apart from a few members of the Generous Council, the rest were all top-tier elite players.

The darkness is the best filter. Through the process of elimination, only the elite player group was left.

The Polaris Squad was powerful and synced well, and all members survived up to here.

Su Keying’s live stream was continuously on, with viewership reaching over fifteen million. Many fallen players were also watching the live stream, wanting to continue progressing with the main group.

This counterattack on the Dark World is the largest main quest since the 2.0 version, initiated by the "child of the version," Jack Spett, naturally drawing countless attention.

In reality, many people didn’t know that not only the Three Major Guilds but also the consortiums behind them were secretly keeping an eye on this matter’s progress.

Countless points of the Illumination Spell floated in mid-air.

The expedition team stood on the edge of a dark and deep cliff, with no path forward.

"How do we proceed?"

A player asked in surprise.

"Could this be the end....?"

Just as the players were puzzled, the crowd parted, and Jack’s four incarnations walked forward slowly.

"This is the fracture zone of the fourth layer of the Dark World. Conventional means can no longer advance."

The Plague Knight Boccaccio, wearing a black top hat, smiled and said.

"But don’t worry, everyone. I will send you across."

"Hmm?"

The players looked at each other in confusion.

They saw Boccaccio grasp the edge of his hat with one hand and make a sweeping motion with the other.

Buzz!!

An invisible wave spread over the group of players.

Rows upon rows of figures disappeared into thin air.

At this stage, it was absolutely impossible for the players to reach the end of the darkness on their own, so Chen Lun had to spend over a thousand Sanity Value to teleport the entire expedition team over.

When players came to their senses again, they found themselves standing in a strange dark environment.

This place was even more silent and eerie, and the air seemed to be filled with a chilling, decaying stench, causing an involuntary shiver.

Mage Carmen raised his magic wand and casually cast a Mythical Illumination Spell...

Buzz!

A ball of light, like a small sun, rose into the air.

The players’ expressions immediately turned horrified!

The light illuminated a range of several hundred meters around, but for the entire dark environment, it seemed like just a corner.

Within their field of vision, the ground was covered with decaying remains of insect people, dead for an unknown period. Even tiny fragments of corpses piled up into small mounds, with countless malformed insect heads visible everywhere, grimacing mandibles, asymmetrical compound eyes...

Dong—

A bell sound echoed throughout the universe!

Accompanied by a dazzling light, like daytime!

Over three thousand elite players raised their hands to shield their eyes and looked towards the sound. The light source seemed to come from behind the insect person corpse mountain.

"What is that..."

As the light gradually faded, another loud sound rang out.

Dong—

White light appeared once again.

Four Destiny Knights uniformly gazed at the distant light source.

Among them, the black-robed Qiaoke hoarsely said:

"Everyone, advance towards the white light. There, lies the end of darkness and the source of the corruption.... What follows is a battle that will shape major historical directions."

The players collectively gasped, their expressions extremely solemn.

"March!"

Councilor Frey solemnly commanded.

Everyone maintained silence, stepping over shriveled insect people corpses, slowly advancing.

The deafening "bell sound" continued unabated.

The glaring white light flickered rhythmically, like a guiding lamp for everyone.

Soon, when the expedition team crossed the layers of corpse mountains and approached the light source, the terrifying screeches of thousands of troops were vaguely heard, and intense tremors could be felt underfoot.

"What is that..."

The players looked down from afar, frozen in place.

"Insect people, endless insect people..."

"How many are there exactly?! Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Or millions?!"

Dong—

Closer now, the bell sound rang again.

The players only felt buzzing in their ears, and some mild pain.

But all then realized it was not a bell sound, but the collision sound from a figure striking with a broken sword!

An ancient wooden house stood there, with a bonfire nearly extinguished in front of it.

Further away, there was a lean figure with a bare upper body, back covered in dense scars, wearing only a pair of tattered long pants.

This person wielded a broken sword, slashing towards the dense tide of insect people.

Dong—

White light twisted the space, burned the darkness, obliterating a large number of insect people... Just one swing could wipe out thousands!

But this was far from enough!

Because further beyond the horizon.

A huge, round black star hung in mid-air, dripping black liquid into deep pits on the ground... Countless bubbles burst, allowing new insect people to emerge from within, rushing crazily outward!

"The Father of Darkness... and Proud Sun?!"

"This is the battlefield of two deities!!"

"Hiss..."

The players cast scout, feeling enormously shocked.

Some players were attracted by the Father of Darkness’s form, after gazing for seven or eight seconds, they lost control and died instantly, turning into white light and dissipating.

This promptly awakened the others.

"Be careful! Do not gaze directly at the Father of Darkness!"

Meanwhile, other players discovered that gazing at the dark star could actually gain a slight amount of knowledge, but until their death, they might never achieve a complete Sequence Nine knowledge, so they chose to abandon it too.

Dong—

The lean figure slashed with another swing.

Woo woo woo!!

The terrifying scorching white light and airwaves killed thousands of insect people once again.

However, there were still hundreds that survived, bypassing that figure and charging towards the expedition team.

"Prepare for battle! Kill them all!"

Frey and Akebin, along with other Golden Cup councilors, reacted promptly, immediately commanding the players to retaliate.

"Kill!!"

The players adjusted their expressions and immediately got into the zone.

The slaughter began in an instant.

Boom!

Glows of various colors accompanied by chaotic roars, the most elite gamers, under the coordination of the Circus officers and Golden Cup councilors, steadily withstood the onslaught of these hundreds of insect people.

Yet, no one noticed.

Beside that emaciated figure, a tall gentleman in a black hat suddenly appeared.

Chen Lun emerged from invisibility, leaning on an ivory white cane, for the first time making close contact with the real Arno.

When he saw Arno’s face, he couldn’t help but pause.

On this face that seemed like withered bark, the eyes had already turned into black cavities, an expression of numbness, and the white short hair, an impression from memory, had mostly fallen off, looking extremely unsightly.

Arno’s mouth opened with difficulty, seemingly muttering something.

Chen Lun’s expression sharpened.

Clearly what he was saying was:

"Hunt the darkness, until forever..."

Arno kept repeating this phrase.

He appeared to have lost his sanity, but he was not out of control. Instead, driven by this extremely tenacious belief, he still stood guard in front of the Father of Darkness, constantly slaying the emerging insect people.

Chen Lun felt a solemn respect.

But in the next second, Arno suddenly turned the broken sword towards him and struck!

Clang—

A loud crash and white light exploded instantaneously.

Chen Lun only had time to lift the cane to block, and then a mountain-crashing force pushed him hundreds of meters away, the terrifying high temperature instantly burned his right arm and half of his face.

But in the blink of an eye, white crystals grew, and Chen Lun was restored as if new.

He lifted his head, a heavy expression on his face.

’Is this the power of the Proud Sun... even without sanity, a simple sword can easily injure me!’

Arno seemed to categorize Chen Lun as an enemy too, no, to be precise, anything close to him would be attacked by him.

However, after forcing Chen Lun back, Arno shifted his attention to the torrent of insects surging forward.

The broken sword swung horizontally.

Clang!!

A blinding white light flared, turning thousands of insect people to ashes.

Chen Lun took a deep breath, deciding to try to call back Arno’s humanity.

Mr. Bales’ warning still echoed in his ears—

Love is the most expensive anchor point!

As for the love in Arno’s heart, it undoubtedly includes his younger sister Anna...

Taking advantage of the moment when Arno raised his sword.

Swish!

Chen Lun blinked once more, coming to his side, at incredible speed, he took out that rough ring token... This was a craft made by Anna’s hands when she was a child, a farewell gift to Arno.

"Anna Tresor!"

Chen Lun shouted loudly, calling out his sister’s name.

Simultaneously releasing [Mental Transmission]!

[You cast Mental Transmission on the target "Arno Tresor"!]

[Willpower check in progress...]

[Target willpower 508 points, your willpower 132 points, check failed...]

[Mystical Weight check in progress...]

"Great Destiny," "Shining Nova," and "Fated One" all activated simultaneously.

[Your Mystical Weight prevails, check successful!]

Buzz—

Chen Lun marveled at Arno’s terrifying willpower, secretly relieved that his weight was high enough, otherwise this act could have been dangerous.

The image of Anna’s smile, conversations, and the scene of her weeping while missing her older brother all poured into Arno’s mind.

His stance of raising the broken sword halted instantly.

In those pitch-black eye cavities, a faint white light slowly appeared. Although it seemed it might extinguish at any moment, Chen Lun recognized it—it was the flame of human radiance!

He succeeded!

Arno said blankly:

"Sister, is she still waiting for me?"

"Princess Anna has always been waiting for you."

Chen Lun replied solemnly.

He turned his head, the rigid muscles squirmed, forming a "radiant" smile.

"Thank you... Jack."

Arno seemed to discern the replica of Arno’s experiences in the Immortal Realm, recognizing the black hat gentleman before him, hoarsely expressing gratitude.

Rumble!

The overwhelming swarm of insects had already rushed up close, ready to engulf both of them!

Arno stepped forward.

He grasped the hilt of the broken sword with both hands, shrieking loudly:

"Hunt the darkness, until forever... shine bright until perishing!"

Shing!

A sword was slashed out.

"I, am the light!!"

White light...

Enough to illuminate the entire end of darkness white light...

The players who were fighting the insect people all stopped, staring blankly towards this side.

The councilors, circus officers, and even the millions of viewers watching the live broadcast were all shaken by this scene.

Sound seemed to disappear.

The insect horde appeared to have annihilated.

Only the slender figure, and the black hat gentleman beside him, stood quietly in the white light.