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Chapter 899 - 434 Three Wishes_3

Chapter 899: Chapter 434 Three Wishes_3

["Three wishes were far from enough to satisfy Caesar’s ambition. Hence, his third wish to me was to seize my Divine Power and authority... He wanted to become the Lamp God and, with the power of the Pen of Order, he could have an endless supply of wishes!"]

["Bound by the rules, I couldn’t resist because this was indeed within my abilities. The Divine Power and authority automatically transferred to Caesar. He replaced me as the Lamp God. Meanwhile, I was left with almost no power, just a feeble soul remaining in the lamp, helplessly witnessing Caesar about to obliterate me on the spot...]

["Fortunately, heaven never seals off all exits. In the face of danger, my Scorplion transformed into a Desert Cat, sneaked by Caesar’s side, and stole the Divine Lamp before escaping. In the process, the Scorplion revealed itself and cursed Caesar with the most venomous hex: ’One day, I will return to avenge you, and Caesar, you will surely die by a cat’s claw!’"]

["Is this curse real?" you ask curiously.]

Mu You felt that this statement seemed to be something like ’just you wait after school,’ a kind of harsh words, but, recalling the previous life-span curse, the Scorplion seemed to really have the ability to cast spells, which made him a bit unsure whether it was serious or not.

["The Scorplion indeed has some cursing capabilities, but it couldn’t accomplish a curse comparable to the Principle of Cause and Effect. This so-called ’curse’ was of course just to intimidate Caesar... However, since Caesar is so guilty with numerous evils, what sounds like a joke to others is, for the paranoid Caesar, something he couldn’t ignore..."]

The Bard Smile looked at you with a smile: "And that’s why Caesar is afraid of cats. Given that the Scorplion has the ability to shape-shift into a cat, after that, every cat Caesar saw made him suspect it was the Scorplion in disguise, plotting to attack him in secret. After years of paranoia, the curse eventually became his obsession, leading to the latter’s kingdom-wide cat slaughter..."]

"So that’s it..."

Mu You watched with a strange expression. Caesar, such a formidable figure who had obtained the power of a god, was affected just by a few parting words from the Scorplion, to the point of PTSD that drove him to exterminate all the cats in the desert. It was ironic, to say the least.

Mu You shook his head and returned his attention to the game.

He knew things couldn’t be over just yet. If Caesar had so easily obtained the powers of the Lamp God and the Divine Pen, how could he have ended up sealed for a thousand years?

["Caesar thought he could exploit a loophole in the wishes to obtain both the Divine Pen and the Miracle Force all at once; sadly, he was unaware that I still had one last card to play!" the Bard said with a scornful laugh: "I didn’t remind him that the Pen has a consciousness, and wishes granted by it cannot be used for direct selfish desires, or it will be repelled by the Pen. The first selfish wish, the Pen might tolerate, but after two consecutive selfish wishes, the Pen will abandon the wisher and leave of its own accord, waiting for its next master..."]

"Oh?" Mu You was surprised to learn the Pen was a conscious Divine Artifact that would not obey even the Lamp God’s chosen successor if it did not approve.

["The Divine Pen returned to my hands, while Caesar obtained only my Divine Power and lost two more important Divine Artifacts, which naturally left him extremely unwilling to accept. So I devised a plan, hid the Divine Pen on the Lighthouse within the Realm of the Lamp God that I created and spread the news, enticing Caesar to search for it.

He believed that once he had the Divine Pen and the opportunity for unlimited wishes, not even the God Realm could contain him, so he led his great army there. Unfortunately, he did not know that opening the entrance to the Lighthouse also required the Divine Lamp. Once Caesar entered the Realm of the Lamp God, I used the Divine Lamp to close the entrance, sealing him inside..."]

["However, the God Realm’s seal couldn’t last forever." The Bard picked up the oil lamp in his hand and shook his head: "The maintenance of the Lighthouse consumes lamp oil every day. Once the oil in the Divine Lamp is exhausted, the doors of the Lighthouse will open automatically. At that time, Caesar will enter the tower, find the Divine Pen, and lead his Million Undead Army back into the world!]

["We need to stop Caesar before this happens! And this requires the strength of you two! Only as the heir can you wield the Divine Pen to eradicate Caesar’s vast army. And only with Evans’ ’Desert Guardian’ can you truly kill Caesar!" the Bard said seriously, looking at you and Evans.]

Mu You quickly clicked on ’Desert Guardian’ to check it.

[Desert Guardian: A Divine Artifact Short Sword of the Desert Goddess, when the blade pierces the heart of those who severely endanger the desert, it will strip them of all their powers and immediately turn them into Holy Beetles.]

Another Divine Artifact, and yet another weapon like the Lunar Eclipse Staff imbued with the Principle of Cause and Effect...

Evans had such a weapon; no wonder the Lamp God said only he could kill Caesar once and for all. Caesar, a serious threat to the desert, clearly fit the profile.

Having read the experience of the Lamp God, Mu You furrowed his brows.

After thinking for a moment, he typed into the game.

[You ask the Bard why, if you need to join forces to oppose Caesar, didn’t he just explain it to you directly instead of letting you fight each other?]

["Because, I needed to confirm whether you have the power to reach the Lighthouse and obtain the Divine Pen!" the Bard looked at you and said.]

["Moreover, and more importantly, I needed to confirm that you’re not Caesar’s lackey!" he then turned to Evans and said.]

[Evans looked at the Bard incredulously: "How could I be Caesar’s lackey? He’s the criminal of the desert, the enemy I would rather die than fail to destroy!"]

["I once gave you a chance, but you hesitated." the Bard spoke calmly.]

["So it was you back then..." Evans looked at the Bard more surprised than ever, but felt too ashamed to face him.]