This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 896 - 433: The Shattered Divine Lamp_3

Chapter 896: Chapter 433: The Shattered Divine Lamp_3

"You activated Godspeed, and everything around you instantly slowed down."

"You saw Evans, who was maintaining a sprinting posture, pass by your side. In the slowed time, Evans felt something and looked back at you, your gazes meeting midair."

"Evans surpassed you!"

"You tried to catch up, but due to the drowsiness in your body making your steps feel floaty, you couldn’t keep up with his pace..."

"What?"

Mu You almost thought he had seen incorrectly, even under the 360-times slowdown of Godspeed, he was still falling behind Evans...

Is this guy even human?

With no time to think further, Mu You quickly changed his strategy.

If he couldn’t compete in speed, he would have to rely on magic!

"You released ’Teleport,’ and just as Evans was about to touch the Divine Lamp, you swapped places with him!"

"You snatched the Divine Lamp from atop the stone pedestal!"

"You triggered a greed trap, lifespan -1000 years..."

As expected, it deducted lifespan, but Mu You was already mentally prepared and wasn’t surprised.

What really surprised him was the following feedback from the Omniscient Crystal.

"You acquired the lamp, but you didn’t feel any divine power that a Divine Artifact should have from it, it seems to be just a normal lamp with an appearance..."

"Huh?"

Mu You frowned as he read the prompt, could it be that the Divine Lamp was fake?

Thinking back to the mysterious Bard, Mu You felt more suspicious about this lamp.

With no time to think further, after the text prompt, Evans saw him stealing the lamp and frantically charged at him. Mu You decided to rewind time and cancel his casting, wanting to let Evans get the Divine Lamp to see what would happen.

Otherwise, if it really was a fake, to lose a thousand years of his lifespan for nothing would be too great a loss!

"Time moved on, and you stayed in place, watching helplessly as Evans rushed to the stone pedestal and snatched the Divine Lamp!"

"Evans, without hesitation, his hand surged with destructive energy and he smashed the Divine Lamp to the ground with the force of thunder."

"In a sharp clashing sound, the Divine Lamp shattered on impact!"

"He’s really decisive..."

Mu You was astonished. Even though it was a Divine Artifact, Evans had no greed for it. He took it and destroyed it without even a second glance!

Honestly, Mu You didn’t have such resolve; even if he were in Evans’ position, he would first secure the Divine Lamp and see how things went. Destroying it would only be a choice of last resort...

"A burst of blue smoke suddenly erupted from the shattered Divine Lamp, and in front of the stone pedestal, it condensed into the form of a person."

"’It’s you?’ you heard Evans’ surprised voice."

"With a strum of a lyre, the Bard appeared on the stone pedestal, plucking his lyre and singing, ’Two brave warriors, be at ease, would you sit and listen to my song?’"

The Divine Lamp was indeed fake!

Mu You immediately confirmed this.

This meant that the information given by the Bard to both of them was false: there was no real Divine Lamp in the Scorplion Nest, the Bard had said so just to lure them here for some purpose.

But now, after smashing this fake lamp, the Bard appeared directly... It seemed he wasn’t afraid of them seeking trouble from him.

"’Who exactly are you?’ Evans held his sword but did not attack immediately; instead, he pointed at the Bard and asked."

"’Gentlemen, let me introduce myself again, my name is Ifrit, but mortals usually call me the ’Lamp God,’" the Bard sung."

This guy is the Lamp God?

Mu You was startled; wasn’t the Lamp God supposed to reside in a bottle?

Suddenly, Mu You remembered the text when this Bard first appeared. Could it be that the real Miracle God Lamp was that tattered oil lamp hanging from his waist?

"’You are the Lamp God? Then who is Caesar?’ you asked."

"’Caesar, a mere petty thief who stole my divine body!’ the Bard said with a calm smile."

"’Was Caesar originally sealed by you?’ Evans suddenly sheathed his sword, seemingly recognizing the Bard’s identity as the Lamp God, and his tone became much more respectful."

"The Bard shook his head and chuckled bitterly, ’After Caesar stole my divine body, I no longer had the divine power to seal him. It was his insatiable greed, trying to retrieve the Divine Pen, that led him into the Illusory Realm I created for my retirement, and there I managed to trap him.’"

"’The Pen of Order?’ you heard about the interesting information and quickly asked."

"’Yes,’ the Bard looked at you, speaking seriously, ’I am the Lamp God, but I was also the most faithful servant of the God of Order. After the will of the God of Order vanished, I followed my master’s wishes to select a successor. Caesar was the second person I chose, unfortunately, he was not a suitable successor of Order, and the power of Order made him lose himself.’"

"’And you could possibly be the third successor to replace Caesar.’"