Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 591 - 570: Confession

Chapter 591: Chapter 570: Confession

Zhao Mingwei walked out of the gaming pod, and when he first stood on the ground, he discovered that the remaining strength in his body simply couldn’t support him.

This caused Zhao Mingwei to lose his balance and fall to the ground directly, his attempts to get up proving useless each time.

"Captain?!’’

Qi Junzi, who was still cooking, heard the noise from the training room and immediately ran in, only to see Zhao Mingwei lying on the ground, completely unable to move.

Qi Junzi put down what she was doing and ran over to Zhao Mingwei’s side to help him get up.

"What were you doing in the game?’’

Qi Junzi helped Zhao Mingwei to a chair to sit down, considering the possibility that this state of physical exhaustion might be the result of an instance designed for strength trials.

But this idea was quickly dismissed by Qi Junzi. Zhao Mingwei had only played the strength trial once or twice online, and each time it was as if nothing had happened afterward.

"Strength trial.’’

Zhao Mingwei wasn’t very good at lying, yet he still chose to reply with a somewhat clumsy lie at this moment.

If it had been in the past, Qi Junzi certainly wouldn’t have minded Zhao Mingwei’s lies, nor would she have pressed for more... after all, everyone has their own secrets.

But recently, Qi Junzi had a feeling... that Zhao Mingwei’s face was getting tenser with time, and when playing Spirit of the Sacred, Qi Junzi could hardly feel any... enthusiasm as a player coming from Zhao Mingwei.

It was more of a heavy and oppressive feeling, as if he was moving forward carrying something on his back... What’s more, Qi Junzi and Zhao Mingwei had been teammates for almost eight years now, yet Zhao Mingwei always treated Qi Junzi as someone to protect.

"I want to hear the truth!’’ Qi Junzi couldn’t help but lose control a little as this thought crossed her mind.

But as she raised her voice... and saw the surprised look on Zhao Mingwei’s face, she quickly realized her own lapse in composure.

Qi Junzi turned her gaze away and didn’t look at Zhao Mingwei again, biting her lip before deciding... to stand up.

"Pretend... I didn’t say anything just now, sit here and rest for a bit, I’ll go turn off the stove in the kitchen.’’

Qi Junzi stood up, preparing to leave the training room. She hadn’t taken many steps when she found her hand being held by Zhao Mingwei.

This action surprised and unsettled Qi Junzi, who turned back to look at Zhao Mingwei. His expression was calm, but when he opened his mouth to say something, hesitation was still evident on his face.

"Junru, you...’’ Zhao Mingwei paused briefly before saying, "do you believe that the game Spirit of the Sacred is real?"

"I believe it.’’

Qi Junzi replied so quickly it took Zhao Mingwei by surprise, so fast that he didn’t even have time to let go of her hand before Qi Junzi sat back down next to him.

"This, any player who has played Spirit of the Sacred for a long time ... would feel it, and I often see in the group that Spirit of the Sacred is a real world,’’ Qi Junzi further explained upon seeing the slightly astonished expression on Zhao Mingwei’s face.

"Then do you think... it’s possible for the monsters from Spirit of the Sacred to come into the real world?’’

Zhao Mingwei, upon hearing this, decided to reveal the secret buried in his heart.

"Into the real world? Those holographic projections? There are indeed holographic projections of Spirit of the Sacred in various malls and it does seem strange, occasionally when I pass by in the game, I can also see people from the real world.’’

For a moment, Qi Junzi didn’t quite understand what Zhao Mingwei was trying to say, and she even misunderstood it as an issue with the holographic projections.

"It’s not a projection, it’s real enemies. During the first launch of the Eternal Sanctuary, the Lord of Annihilation’s legion had once invaded Jiangcheng’s pedestrian street, but they were repelled by the players," Zhao Mingwei said. At this point, he no longer kept secrets and told Qi Junzi all the intelligence he knew.

"But...wasn’t that an opening event for the Eternal Sanctuary?"

Qi Junzi still found it hard to believe Zhao Mingwei’s words. The fact that the Lady of Calamity’s actress ran off to the real world and married Juan Canyun was an incredible event, but considering that modern game NPCs were portrayed by actors, most players found it reasonable. However, the notion that enemies from the game would come to reality to wreak havoc was beyond the comprehension of the vast majority of players, including Qi Junzi.

"It wasn’t an opening event... I don’t know what to say, and it’s okay if you don’t believe me," Zhao Mingwei was not particularly skilled at describing such matters.

"Is that why, even though you might already be the top player on the server, you...have never relaxed?" Qi Junzi was more concerned about the burden Zhao Mingwei had been carrying. "Is it because the Lord of Annihilation’s legion might invade reality?"

Zhao Mingwei simply nodded slightly and did not continue to respond.

Now Qi Junzi understood that Zhao Mingwei had never seen other players in the Eternal Sanctuary as his enemies; the real enemy in Zhao Mingwei’s eyes...was actually a hostile organization in the game, the Lord of Annihilation’s legion.

"What should we do then? Recently, apart from the instance related to the Strength Trial in the Eternal Sanctuary, there are no other instances where there have been encounters with them. I’ve also fought against one of the legion’s leaders, and although he was strong... he didn’t seem unbeatable," Qi Junzi said.

Qi Junzi, of course, trusted Zhao Mingwei unconditionally and started to analyze what she could do before the Lord of Annihilation’s legion invaded again.

She didn’t have many encounters with the Lord of Annihilation’s legion. The most recent one was her battle against Deris, the legion’s leader, recorded in the Sustainable Sanctuary.

That legion leader, Deris, was indeed very strong. Qi Junzi alone would not be his match, but there was no need for the first major guild of the Eternal Sanctuary, the Dynamic Nucleus, to act. With just a call to arms to her own guild, Junlin Tianxia, forming a group of a hundred, they could conquer him.

If Zhao Mingwei were to confront that legion leader now...he would likely only need the assistance of a single healer to be almost assured of victory.

"That’s not the limit of the Lord of Annihilation’s legion."

Zhao Mingwei still felt a sense of powerlessness enveloping his entire body; he had been trapped in the Lord of Annihilation’s Exile Space after a pillaging mission ended.

Jiang Qiao had been trying to rescue Zhao Mingwei while communicating with the Lord of Annihilation, and Zhao Mingwei was also trying to save himself.

In the end, Zhao Mingwei exhausted all the Enhancing Potions and Qi energy in his backpack to break free from the Lord of Annihilation’s exile domain.

Having used up all his strength just to break free from an enemy’s control ability, how should he confront and battle the enemy face-to-face?

"Captain, have you told anyone else?" Qi Junzi knew the Lord of Annihilation’s legion wasn’t something a single player could defeat. "Like Coach Mo, and the hidden boss behind Dynamic Nucleus..."

"I haven’t told them, but they all know. Boss Yin has always been preparing, everyone...is aware," Zhao Mingwei said.

This was why Zhao Mingwei chose to stay at the Dynamic Nucleus base for a long time. Both Mo Shigui and Boss Yin were aware of what the game Eternal Sanctuary represented.

"Then, what’s the plan? Does Dynamic Nucleus have any strategy to deal with this?"

Although Qi Junzi was the president of Junlin Tianxia, the guild was essentially an entertainment guild now, and its ability to coordinate was no match for the Dynamic Nucleus.

"Asking Dynamic Nucleus won’t help, you might...have to ask my president," Zhao Mingwei’s words once again slightly surprised Qi Junzi.

"The president of the Nameless Guild, The Unupdated...no, President Jiang Qiao? What can he do?"

Qi Junzi found herself confused once again. The Nameless Guild, to this date, was a small guild with less than ten members. Although it gathered the strongest players from Eternal Sanctuary, in the face of the entire Lord of Annihilation’s legion, this small guild didn’t seem to play a significant role.