Chapter 544: Chapter 544: First Stop—Qian City Welcomes a Cosplayer

Death Messenger listened to these words without any particular change in her expression, just speaking faintly:

"Correct, this situation specifically corresponds to when neither of us has died."

"In that case, the two of us will engage in a separate death match, which will have nothing to do with any of you remaining players at that point."

"However, let me add that when the game ends through this method, only players from the victorious faction who have participated in killing opposing faction members will be considered to have cleared the game."

"Additionally, as I mentioned earlier, if either of us dies, the survivor will automatically clear the game - I don't need to repeat this information."

......

These rules made everyone frown, feeling quite puzzled.

These were truly peculiar requirements that sounded awkward and full of loopholes no matter how you thought about them.

Since factions could be converted, wouldn't it be possible to desperately try joining the opposing faction right before the game ended?

But since this was a special game truly directed by God, they would have to figure things out once they got inside.

"Everyone clear?"

After scanning the surroundings, Death Messenger saw that no one was speaking and revealed a rather arrogant smile.

"Before the game begins, let me offer congratulations to those who chose the [Demon] faction - your luck is quite good."

"You should know that in every previous game I've participated in, I've led all players to their deaths!"

"Then let us... begin the game!"

As her words fell, sixteen pillars of light, like sixteen teleportation arrays, carried golden radiance that transported everyone away, making them vanish from their spots.

......

When his feet touched solid ground again, Lu Ce found himself in the middle of a city street.

Lush trees lined both sides of the road, clean shops wrapped in transparent glass-like material reflected brilliant sunlight at special angles.

People living peaceful lives filled the streets, and at a glance, every face seemed to carry what could be called happiness.

The harmonious urban atmosphere made Lu Ce feel somewhat disoriented for a moment.

Such a realistic world - was this the game scenario this time?

These NPC characters were made too realistically and were too numerous.

By now, the Illusion Cloak had completely enveloped Pride's body, transforming into a golden trench coat that matched the golden mask and the massive golden battle axe in his hand.

Compared to this harmonious, peaceful city, he looked completely out of place, like an alien visitor.

And indeed, that was essentially the case...

Many people had already noticed him, casting glances in his direction with expressions full of surprise and curiosity, wondering where this strange person had come from.

Ding!

A sound came from within the game interface, and Lu Ce opened it to look.

He found a holographic map displayed - specifically, the map of these eight cities.

Lu Ce's current location was "Qian City."

[Your current faction is: Saint!]

[Current faction ratio of Saints to Demons is 10:6!]

It seemed this was the initial faction distribution in the current game.

Each city had two particularly bright spots.

One was called [Teleportation Point].

The other was called [Demon Beacon].

Teleportation Points allowed players to teleport to any other teleportation point.

Meanwhile, the Demon Beacon's existence served as a marker in this game that permitted the summoning of demons.

Once this thing was destroyed or sealed, demons could no longer be summoned within the related city's range - but if it remained intact, then tough luck...

After a quick glance, Lu Ce locked onto the Demon Beacon's location.

Truthfully, he had felt somewhat disappointed ever since entering this city. After all, since this was supposed to be a death match, the most convenient scenario would have been directly fighting that purple-lipped woman.

Had she run away after all?

If that was the case, he might be forced to head toward that so-called marker point.

[Current city destruction progress: 0%!]

[Current Demon Beacon destruction progress: 0/8!]

[The game has begun. Demons have started invading.]

After the game notification sounded, Lu Ce noticed a red dot appearing on his map.

This was the only red dot among the eight cities, and the first one at that, appearing precisely over Qian City's location.

"Starting the invasion from here?......."

Lu Ce muttered to himself, his golden mask gradually showing signs of displeasure.

They actually dared to launch an attack from his location in Qian City?

Some suicidal thing really didn't know its place.

With a casual toss, he threw out the Black Knight - this guy had relatively few appearances in the game.

"Whoa, finally a big scene today where I can make an appearance?"

The Black Knight's body rapidly expanded in the wind, transforming into that menacing motorcycle form and landing heavily on the ground.

Lu Ce mounted it like an ancient knight, gripping the handlebars with one hand while carrying the Extreme Path Battle Axe in the other, looking every bit the motorcycle thug.

"Head to that marker point, and pass through the red area along the way."

Lu Ce spoke in a deep voice.

"Got it! You can hold on tight yourself, right?"

The Black Knight instantly launched into a reckless charge. Lu Ce's current physical strength was finally sufficient to let the Black Knight unleash its full speed.

The man and vehicle roared down the street with thunderous noise, shooting forward like lightning and vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.

The entire street fell silent, with all the pedestrian NPCs staring in their direction with expressions of utter disbelief.

What just passed by?

Those who had been slightly closer scratched their heads in confusion - had they just heard a motorcycle speak?

......

Amid the howling wind sounds, the Black Knight executed a sideways skid, stopping on the ground with an extremely cool maneuver that left two long marks behind.

"Tch."

Lu Ce frowned as he glanced at the map, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Although it was just a red dot, the actual area it covered within the city wasn't small at all.

The massive stadium before him and its surrounding areas were all within the red zone.

What was wrong with this place?

Pride's face creased into a frown - within his mask, the sin of pride definitely leaned more toward combat.

Without any fights and no contact with divine power, it would be hard to achieve overload.

Wherever he went in his flamboyant state, he became the center of attention - this outfit combined with the Black Knight created an absolutely explosive image.

Just as he was eagerly searching for opponents, several girls who appeared roughly his age approached from the opposite direction.

"Hello, are you here for the comic convention too? Your cosplay is so awesome!"

"Could we take a photo together?"