There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

"Right, Yi."

"For this prop, is there any rule that specifies which tier of planet players can enter this map? For example, is it restricted to players from Fourfold Planet or lower?"

"Well,"

Chen Yi scrutinized the details again, carefully checking the S-grade item Admission Ticket's panel, before shaking his head, "No, the panel doesn't specify anything like that. It just says that once 10 players with S-grade item Admission Tickets are gathered, a map for the contest for the S-grade item will open."

"But probably the highest that will appear are Fivefold players."

"If I remember correctly, players from Fivefold Planet and above have more ways to get S-grade items, like farming expeditions and such, and those high-tier players should be focusing on competing for SSS-grade items anyway," he added, shrugging off the importance of the upcoming map. With the Sea of Mummies as a Wonder on the map, it signaled that it was his absolute home field. Forget Sixfold Planet players; even if that Godslaying Ninefold Planet player, Jiang Chenglu, were to show up, he would still take them down.

Just then—

A new prompt popped up before his eyes.

'Ding, the map Children of the Forest is about to open, please prepare for entry, all players.'

'10 players have successfully matched, including Mo Zi Clan's Wang Deyan, human race Chen Yi, Mo Clan Jiang Chenglu, Di Clan...'

"..."

With an expressionless face, Chen Yi fell silent in place, carefully observing the words Mo Clan Jiang Chenglu for a long time before snatching the Wonder Atlas from Tuberculosis Rabbit's hand and flipping to the Tomb of the Gods Wonder, ranked number one.

He then carefully cross-checked the name of the Wonder Creator against the name of this Mo Clan Jiang Chenglu.

Yes, both were Mo Clan, so that was not an issue.

Jiang Chenglu, the name was also correct. The character 録 was a bit tricky to write, so what if it was just a lookalike? Maybe there was some issue with the strokes?

Three seconds later.

He was certain.

He had indeed been matched with this Ninefold Planet player, Jiang Chenglu!

"..."

"Cancel, cancel, cancel!!"

Immediately after, without any hesitation, Chen Yi looked at the S-grade prop Admission Ticket and said in a hurried tone, joking aside, it was just an S-grade item; he didn't know if it was going to cost him his life!

That's Jiang Chenglu from the Ninefold Planet!!!

A being capable of Godslaying!

And not just one deity, but a bunch!!!

In such a situation, to have him confront Jiang Chenglu in the same map was too high an esteem. The moment Jiang Chenglu entered the map, he was likely to sweep-clean everyone, wasn't he? And, if he had something like a title or a skill that prevents alien race players he killed from resurrecting, like him.

Wouldn't his death be too wrongful??

However, there was no option to cancel this map!

'10, 9, 8, 7...'

The countdown to the map entry was already ringing in his ears. Chen Yi, somewhat panicked, was just about to check if his Great Demon King title could refuse the map entry when he suddenly felt a fragrant breeze envelope him in a hug.

Looking down.

He saw Jiaye coming from a distance,stuff a dagger into his hand, then crashing her chest onto the blade, already in her dying moments, she looked up at Chen Yi with trusting eyes and said softly,

"Don't be afraid, Yi, the Sea of Mummies is your home field."

"Even if it's Jiang Chenglu, slay him."

"Go for it, I believe in you."

"..."

Chen Yi looked somewhat stunned at Jiaye in his arms, whose consciousness was fading, and blurted out without thinking, "Didn't I give you several defense props? How did you die from just a touch?"

"..."

Jiaye, clearly not expecting Chen Yi to still have the mood to think about these things at this moment, pursed her lips with slight annoyance, "I stabbed myself a few extra times beforehand."

"I..."

Chen Yi was about to say something when his body froze. He then vanished in a flash of white light, pulled into the map.

Meanwhile, Jiaye slowly collapsed onto a nearby beach chair.

...

"I'll go first," said Sword Without End beside him, his expression complex as he fell into silence for a while. He then removed the cigarette from his lips and extinguished it under his foot. "This time might really be bad; I've got a bad feeling."

"Actually, my premonitions are quite accurate. Maybe, like you said, I do have the constitution of the Lone Star and the Sky Fiend. Whenever someone important is about to leave me, I get this feeling."

"Yi won't run into trouble this time, right? That's a Ninefold Planet player, and not just any, but the strongest from the Ninefold Planet."

"An existence that can slay gods."

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, lest we jinx it."

"Alright, alright."

Tuberculosis Rabbit swept a glance at Sword Without End somewhat speechlessly, "If you know you might jinx it, then don't talk. Yi won't have any problems, rest assured, and if he really does, I'll step in."

"You? How would you step in?"

"Heh, looking down on people, huh? Believe it or not, as long as I'm not dead, no one in the whole world could kill Yi?"

"Give it a rest."

Sword Without End spoke somewhat irritably, "At a time like this, you're still joking. Your Charged Strike is indeed very powerful now, but no matter how strong, it can't threaten Jiang Chenglu."

"Not to mention Jiang Chenglu is still inside the map."

Following that, Sword Without End no longer spoke but stood at the edge of the rooftop, let out a sigh, and leaped into the air, heading to hell.

He had a very strong premonition.

This small team was about to disband.

Although he never showed it, he actually felt a very deep connection with this team. He had been alone for so many years, anyone who got close to him always ended up dying due to various accidents.

Now, it appeared that Yi was about to be 'killed' by him too.

He refused to believe that he had some kind of cursed Lone Star constitution.

But there was nothing he could do but pray.

Pray that Jiang Chenglu didn't have any way to permanently kill Alien Race players after killing them. Wait, Yi could choose to commit suicide, right?

As long as Yi killed himself quickly, at most it would mean losing the chance to get an S-rank Prop and having to make a trip to hell, but he would have successfully escaped from Jiang Chenglu's grasp.

He could think of this.

Yi should be able to think of it too, right?

Thinking of this, Sword Without End suddenly felt the weight that had hung in his heart drop, and even his free-falling body felt lighter, as if unburdened by something.

...

Under the sunset.

Tuberculosis Rabbit sat alone at the edge of the rooftop, legs dangling over the side, hands propped on the edge, and remained silent, not speaking.

After an unknown amount of time passed,

he finally lit a cigarette, placed it between his lips, and as the smoke curled around him, he looked up at the orange sunset in the sky. After a long pause, he let out a meaningful chuckle.

"Godslaying?"

"The number of deities that have died by Yi's hand is already in the triple digits."

"If those two gods from the White Phoenix Clan who are imprisoned were to truly wake up, the first thing they should do upon seeing Yi would be to bow down and beg for mercy."

Just then—

Tie Chui, a bit perplexed, leaned in: "Tuberculosis Rabbit, what... are you talking about? I... didn't catch that."

Tuberculosis Rabbit, realizing that Tie Chui was beside him, immediately pulled himself out of his reverie, shuffled to throw the cigarette butt off his pants, and turned his head towards Tie Chui with a slightly speechless expression.

"Tie Chui, how come you have no presence at all? With your talent for invisibility, why don't you become an assassin?"

"I... I don't know how to... turn invisible."

"You're already doing it. Your invisibility has a higher priority than Sword Without End's. The kind with maxed-out priority."

Tuberculosis Rabbit, somewhat helplessly, got up and patted Tie Chui's shoulder: "Alright, alright, let's go back to eat and sleep. Yi will only come out from the map later."

"Yi... Yi won't be in... trouble, will he?"

"..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit stood in place, silent, and looked towards the horizon for a while before speaking hoarsely, "Yi will definitely be okay."

"I just wish to live to the end and see the sea that Yi longs for."

The moment Yi entered the map, I suddenly recovered some of my memory.

In theory, that shouldn't be possible. At this point, my memory should be sealed, only complete in dreams. Suddenly recovering some memory means that, deep down, my sixth sense is telling me.

This time, Yi is going to die.

I've accompanied Yi for many lifetimes, and in each one, my greatest role has been to take a calamity on his behalf.

When I suddenly recovered part of my memory just now, it meant it was time to fulfill my role.

This is my last life.