Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1545 The Past of the Abyss, The Cage Changes Hands

Although the Night Valley Realm is currently in a state of great turmoil, the human world is still at war with the Abyss, and humanity still faces threats from numerous demons and dark species.

However, compared to the other realms where the disasters of that year are no longer known, the disasters of the Night Valley realm are recorded very clearly and the timeline is relatively distinct.

Now, combining some of the Frost God's accounts, Lin Yu has almost completely figured out what happened in the Night Valley Realm back then.

The apocalypse of the entire Night Valley cannot actually be described as the descent of the abyss and the emergence of the dark species—because the Night Valley has always contained the abyss and the human realm, and has always contained the dark species and monsters.

The essence of that disaster... was that two spaces and planes that were originally independent of each other in the same world were connected together for special reasons—the Abyss and the human world could only exchange magic power to enter and exit, but suddenly a passage appeared that allowed them to travel freely between each other.

Initially, the general consensus in the human realm was that the Abyss had opened a portal to invade the human world...

However, research revealed that this was a natural phenomenon known as "plane fusion."

But whatever the cause... for the human world, this is undoubtedly a disaster!

Demons that could only "descend" through various means, and dark species that could only temporarily come to the human world through magic at specific times, all poured into the human world at this moment.

War and chaos began.

It was against this backdrop that...

The "Sword of Judgment" is like a punitive fire descended upon the human world by a compassionate god!

Before the appearance of the Sword of Judgment, the human realm was no longer helpless. Under the leadership of the church and many adventurers, they had entered a stalemate with the dark race of the abyss, occupying the east and west sides of the continent respectively, and building defensive fortifications that ran through the continent to resist the abyss's erosion.

But those who know that history still regard the appearance of the "sword of judgment" as a "turning point" and the beginning of human resistance.

The first time the Sword of Judgment appeared in the public eye was when she "triumphantly returned" from the abyss, rescuing the "Merciful Saintess" who had fallen into the abyss—and she also brought with her six crystals that condensed the essence of the souls of lord-level demons as spoils of war.

As a result, she was crowned "Sword of Judgment" by the Church of Compassion, and after that...

In the first month, she swore an oath to drive the vampires out—after which the vampires disappeared from the human world.

In the second month, she slew two monarch-level demons and led the knightly orders of the three major churches to advance the northern front into a third of the continent, recapturing the territories of sixteen cities and hundreds of villages.

In the third month, she returned to the Anti-Abyss Alliance headquarters, the last "United Royal City" of mankind, to report on her duties, and unexpectedly stumbled upon and thwarted the demon cultists' plot to send a pillar-level demon to the city.

In the fourth month, she claimed that she needed to go into seclusion, but in reality, she went to the territory of the Dark Race as a new adventurer to conduct an investigation, where she closed two permanent abyss portals located in the middle of the Night Valley Continent.

In the fifth month, she planned and participated in the final assault on the Abyss, and for the first time, the human world took the initiative to open a passage to the Abyss. However, the final assault failed, and in order to cover the evacuation of others, she jumped into the Abyss alone and closed the passage back into the Abyss.

In the sixth month, while people were still mourning her, a dramatic change occurred in the Abyss. The power of demons and dark creatures was suddenly and greatly weakened. All the pillar-level demons withdrew their minions to the Abyss. News came from the top adventurers who were lurking in the Abyss that day—the magic in the Abyss was like a boiling sea of ​​fire, and the sounds were like the howling of demons. The Sword of Judgment rose from the bottom of the Abyss like a saint descending to earth, purifying most of the chaotic and disordered magic in the Abyss and splitting open the dark bottom of the Abyss.

The Lord of the Abyss... suffered a severe blow from His Majesty the Sword of Judgment and fell into an eternal slumber.

Although the rampaging monsters and the unleashed abyssal magic left an indelible mark on the human world, with the passing of the "Lord of the Abyss" and the immense sacrifices made, the human world began to gain the upper hand.

Hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"So... does that mean the Night Valley Realm didn't actually experience any devastating apocalypse?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then spoke earnestly.

The God of Frost looked at Lin Yu and sighed, "At first, when I compared it with other worlds, I thought so too... but later, by chance, after accommodating the Frost Authority in the Elemental Plane, I realized that I was wrong."

“As a human being… you ‘players’ also have life forms similar to humans, and you all have a preconceived misconception that the ‘human realm’ is the main body of the Night Valley Realm.”

"But in reality... after gaining the perspective of the gods, I discovered that... the true essence of the Night Valley Realm is the 'Abyss'."

"Or rather, it is a plane full of magic, including 'the Abyss' and similar 'elemental planes'."

"The death of the Lord of the Abyss and the accelerated process of the merging of world planes are the real disasters!"

"Various magical races and creatures went extinct, and the nature of magic changed from diverse to singular... Although humans seemed to benefit at first, the homogenization of magic soon limited the development of the entire race—the Night Valley Realm must be extremely barren now, right?"

Lin Yu was stunned, then said, "Yes, the people of Night Valley nowadays... have very rough living conditions."

"The explanation I heard was because... we are still at war with the 'Abyss'."

The God of Frost laughed.

"This explanation... is very much in the style of the three major churches, but you'll realize after a few visits... it's just a superficial excuse—it may be related, but it's definitely not the main reason."

"They have no way to solve the problems of magic convergence and plane fusion, so... Night Valley is still in the aftermath of 'apocalypse' compared to other worlds," the Frost God said seriously. "Because compared to other worlds, Night Valley's planting and animal husbandry are extremely dependent on 'magic.' Many of the food and livestock are even creatures containing magic. Once the nature of magic changes, although humans will not be directly 'extinct,' their quality of life will further decline due to secondary famines, plagues... and even wars."

As the God of Frost spoke, Lin Yu showed an expression of learning.

"I see... So this is one of the reasons why you want to leave this eternal prison, is that right?"

"It's not just because you don't want to do nothing, but also because Night Valley Realm is in greater need of help than other worlds right now."

The God of Frost nodded: "That's right."

Lin Yu said, "But... if I remember correctly, aren't there three major churches in the Night Valley Realm? Doesn't that mean there are already three gods, and three long-established gods at that?"

The God of Frost shook his head: "No, actually there is only one... The Holy Fire and the Church of Compassion worship the same god, but the other party holds two powers—that 'God of Fire and Compassion' has given his two powers to different churches and established different faiths."

"What the Eternal Church worships... is the 'world will' of the Night Valley Realm itself—although most beings in the world cannot directly communicate with the world will, the situation in the Night Valley Realm is special."

"Because of the existence of 'planes', humans can indirectly communicate with the world's will by worshipping and believing in the 'plane will' of the human world."

"This has indeed provided humanity with many conveniences in the past... However, this church is of little use when faced with an apocalyptic event like 'plane fusion'."

"And the 'God of Flame and Mercy'... is powerless to resist the overwhelming force of the world's will."

"Especially since the Lord of the Abyss is practically dead, it is extremely difficult for Him to support those pillar-level demons within the Abyss who are infinitely close to gods, with the support of the will of the Abyss plane."

Lin Yu looked at the God of Frost: "I see... but it doesn't sound like a problem you can solve by returning to Night Valley Realm."

The Frost God sighed, "Yes, even gods can't do much about this kind of problem... But if I really go back, having another god overseeing things will be better than the current situation."

"Moreover... I researched the method of 'connecting planes' when I was a mortal—now, if I return to the Night Valley Realm and conduct further research as a god, I might be able to find a way to 'separate planes'!"

The God of Frost spoke earnestly, and Lin Yu nodded.

"If I have the chance, I will bring you back—believe it or not, I'm not joking or lying to you."

“I am confident that I can persuade the ‘god of fairness and judgment’.”

The God of Frost looked at Lin Yu: "If you can truly do it, I will naturally be extremely grateful... but..."

He looked out of the cell.

"Just what?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

The Frost God spoke in a low voice, "But the one you need to persuade may not be the 'God of Fairness and Judgment'..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire "Eternal Cage" trembled.

"Boom!"

Lin Yu sensed the intense tremors of the outside space; a new force was constantly eroding this place. The power of the authority that originally belonged to "fairness and judgment" was weakening and being covered by the new power, just like...

This place is about to change hands!

Lin Yu looked at the God of Frost and exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?!"

The God of Frost spoke calmly: "You should have sensed it too, right? This place will soon no longer belong to the 'God of Fairness and Judgment'!"

"Damn it... So even the divine kingdoms of gods can be taken away by other gods?!"

Lin Yu cursed aloud.

"Not the entire divine kingdom, or even the entire 'eternal cage'... just this most core area."

The God of Frost spoke in a low voice.

Then, a faint light flashed in the darkness outside the cell door.

Lin Yu soon realized that it was not a light at all.

That's "reflection".

The reflection from the eyes.

Outside the prison gates...

A huge, jet-black eye is staring at the cage.