I've Become the King of Villains in the Game
Chapter 870 - 555: The Bird Startled by the Bow

Several tens of minutes later.

Accompanied by a resounding boom, the dark green giant serpent collapsed to the ground.

Two of its three pairs of wings were broken, and a long gash was made on its belly, with blood and intestines spilling out everywhere.

The serpent’s body was covered in pale crystallizations, seemingly infected, and the crystallized area kept spreading... In other places, the body had turned into wood, with rigid bark displaying rings of growth patterns.

"Why...?"

Sigmund collapsed to the ground, the massive serpent head filled with murky eyes, uttering a deep, barely audible question.

Not far away, the masked man Dante lay on the ground, his chest and belly similarly split open with wounds identical to Sigmund’s.

However, countless fresh green branches extended from Dante’s wounds, intertwining and knitting them back together.

Dante nonchalantly got up slowly and walked over.

Beside him were the tailcoat-clad Boccaccio and the black-robed Qiaoke.

Several white serpents slithered past, entwining an ancient lantern and handing it back to Qiaoke.

"The Emerald Lamp... So this was your goal all along..."

The giant serpent seemed to have a moment of understanding, muttering to itself.

Yet the trio paid no heed, with Qiaoke extending a pale arm from the black robe, holding the lantern, and speaking in a hoarse voice:

"Emerald Bird, please respond..."

"..."

The glass cover of the lantern was full of cracks, showing no reaction.

"Forget it, it’s just a coward lingering from the ancient era, hoping for a response is like expecting the sun to rise from the west tomorrow."

Boccaccio chuckled beside them.

"A mere wastrel among the ancient gods."

Dante nodded mechanically, giving a deep evaluation from beneath the mask.

The fallen giant serpent’s pupils contracted sharply, showing furious anger. Sigmund, hearing their blatant blasphemy, felt powerless to defend, overwhelmed with sadness.

Just then, the lantern began to emit a bright green light.

A message, sounding like both a soundwave and a thought, spread out from the Emerald Lamp, using the ancient Anita Language:

"Humans, worship me, and I shall grant you supreme power."

Qiaoke’s hoarse voice laughed.

"Power... the power of misfortune?"

"Yes, misfortune, calamity, disaster... all under my dominion. Worship me, act on my behalf in this world, and you shall become an agent of misfortune."

"Then, can misfortune defeat destiny?"

Qiaoke continued to ask.

The green light from the Emerald Lamp flickered slightly.

"Misfortune has long since vanquished destiny. Destiny has fallen, misfortune endures..."

"How impressive!"

Boccaccio, holding his hat, gave a thumbs-up.

Saying so, he elbowed Dante beside him and teased:

"Dante, aren’t you going to offer your faith quickly?"

The masked man remained silent, obediently raising his hand, and the power of the Wake of Insects bookmark channeled through him, countless illusory vines covered in age rings entwining the lantern.

The already cracked Emerald Lamp dimmed in green light.

"Humans, you..."

The voice or thought carried a hint of incredulity.

"Since misfortune is so mighty, we are unworthy to be its agents... but I can introduce you to a more suitable candidate, one you will surely be satisfied with!"

Boccaccio bent close to the lantern, laughing away.

He then turned to look at Dante and Qiaoke.

"Let’s present the lantern to Your Majesty Oscar. He should be able to use it to divine the location of the Emerald Bird and then visit in person..."

Boom!!

The Emerald Lamp suddenly exploded without warning.

The green light dissipated, fragments flying everywhere.

Sigmund beside them was dazed, his heart filled with despair.

"Emerald Bird has destroyed the lantern..."

What horrified him more was that these three strangers spoke as if they knew the Destiny Giant Serpent, a being of legend, the King of Angels...

It was no wonder the Emerald Bird shattered the lamp.

If the lantern fell into the hands of the Destiny Giant Serpent, it could likely use it to pinpoint the Emerald Bird’s location and come knocking.

Of course, what Sigmund didn’t know was that Oscar was trapped in the Far East, unable to free himself, let alone search for the Emerald Bird... this was all a story Chen Lun concocted to bluff.

As it turned out, the Emerald Bird was indeed cautious enough.

Self-destructing the lantern to eliminate any future trouble.

Boccaccio clicked his tongue in regret, while black-robed Qiaoke slowly walked towards Sigmund, speaking in a hoarse voice:

"The god you worship has abandoned you, you must feel very despairing."

Sigmund opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a sound in the end. Qiaoke extended his hand, with pale snakes wrapping around his arm, dancing in the air.

"No need for despair, Sigmund, for whether you despair or not, you will die."

Swish!

The snakes interwove, and an invisible line cut across Sigmund’s serpent head.

[You have killed "Misfortune Clown" Sigmund, gaining 1 million experience points and 5 regional fame points!]

[You have completed the A-level hidden task: Misfortune Clown!]

[Received task rewards: 200W Experience Points, 3W Blue Gabo and Seth Mitchell’s Affection!]

["Seth Mitchell"’s Affection towards you has increased, currently Friendly!]

The pale snakes under the black robe wriggled like tentacles.

They rolled forward, bringing back two items.

These were two boxes, one black and one red.

The black box was a remnant from Sigmund’s downfall.

[A-level Mysterious Object - Sigmund’s Lucky Box]

Item Description: An item that contains the power of fate, it looks like an antique jewelry box, but when you open it, you’ll find it only contains some cheap, colorful balloons.

"Do those who believe in misfortune also suffer misfortune?"

Item Effect: Inflate the balloon to use as a one-time consumable. Once the balloon bursts, it will affect all targets within a hundred meters, imposing a "Misfortune" debuff, gradually reducing Luck Points. (until Luck is zero, but affected by Mysterious Resistance)

Item Cost: Consumes self Luck Points and Sanity Value to fill the balloon. (Restores one balloon every 24 hours, with a maximum storage of 20 balloons)

’It is a good Mysterious Object, effective in certain situations... but for me, the occasions where it can be used are quite limited.’

Chen Lun thought.

The other red box was a music box.

This was an item carried by Sigmund, with a red wooden exterior, edges inlaid with high-quality gold, and some strange, incomprehensible characters on it, neither in known languages nor in Anita or ancient wizard languages.

Qiaoke opened the lid.

Revealing a male puppet.

It had no facial features but stood upright, dressed in a striped white suit, with a crimson tie hanging on its chest.

[Unknown Token - Music Box of the Immortal of the Era]

Qiaoke did not turn the spring recklessly but carefully put it away.

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Several days later.

Port of Enlightenment, Zoltan Hotel.

Raphael hosted a celebration here for Felisiano and other five students.

"Although it’s a pity that we couldn’t invite Your Majesty Jack Spett, I still want to express my gratitude to Him... If it weren’t for Mr. Flun’s timely intervention, we might have died on that deserted island."

The handsome youth with long brown curly hair raised his glass and smiled.

"Thanks to Mr. Flun as well, I finally got a good night’s sleep; the dreams about my ancestors haven’t appeared in the past few days... And the misfortune on Felisiano and myself was also removed with His help. I hope you all can express my gratitude."

"We will, Mr. Raphael."

Polaris smiled and nodded, raising his glass as well.

Sunny Xiaoyu stood up, encouraging everyone to clink glasses:

"Come, praise the teacher, and praise our courage to set sail on an adventure!"

"Praise Professor Jack!"

Lucy, Asoka, and Felisiano laughed and raised their glasses cooperatively.

Clink!

The scene in the hotel was reflected in Chen Lun’s eyes, and he smiled slightly, sighing silently:

’It’s time to let them go, learning and trekking is a long process, I can’t stay here forever either...’

With this in mind, he closed the book in his hand and put it back on the shelf.

’Moreover, judging from Polaris and Sunny Xiaoyu, they cannot easily integrate adjacent paths of knowledge like I do, thereby creating unique skills... The comparative experiment is no longer meaningful, this is not a general function of the player panel, I still have unknown uniqueness.’

Chen Lun started walking slowly between the shelves. He glanced at the environment on the fifth floor of the library, feeling pleasant.

After developing the ultimate technique "Four Faces of Destiny", he increasingly felt the power and convenience of this ability... His main body hidden behind the scenes, doing what he wanted, while most of the chores in most cases could be handled by his four incarnations.

Each of them inherited a part of his unique power, with strength far surpassing ordinary incarnations of Saints, and they also had independent personalities and thinking abilities... Even when teaming up, ordinary Sequence Four Saints are no match for them, Sigmund being a typical example.

’Continue reading... there are seven or eight more bookshelves of books to finish, can’t waste them.’

With a smile, Chen Lun touched the book spine and activated the "Quantum Reading" mode.

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Time flies.

More than a month passed quietly.

The weather in the Byron Kingdom became even colder.

Through this period of deep cultivation, Chen Lun completely finished reading all the Mystic Books in the secret collection on the fifth floor of Saint Byron Academy’s grand library.

A total of 7656 magic books, under the enhancement of the "Experience Bonus Entry" and "Collector of Knowledge LV5", brought Chen Lun nearly 2000W Experience Points, 11 Skill Points, and 80 Attribute Points.

Additionally, the deaths of Circus players in the Immortal Realm and hidden dungeons, as well as killing polluted beings in the Spirit World, continuously supplied Chen Lun with about 500W Experience Points.

Plus, 200W Experience Points shared from the Solar Cross Society drawn by disturbed Destiny to hunt in the Dark World.

Chen Lun’s current panel reserve reached an astonishing 5160W Experience Points, enough to max out his Main Occupation Level.

In the professor’s apartment, living room.

The gentleman in the black hat sat on the sofa, quietly drinking hot milk.

No one noticed that he was secretly operating the panel, allocating the massive Experience Points all to [Sequence Four - Clown LV40]...

Golden light flickered continuously.

[Sequence Four - Clown LV60 (MAX)!]