Chapter 271: There Is A Path To Hell But You Did Not Take It (2/2)

Xi Wei had thrown aside the watermelon he was eating. He made a gesture as if he was clenching his fist when he saw Vlad sucking Edward’s blood—but he was excited, not angry.

As the God of Games whom all Players worshipped, he had already become upset by Vlad’s unrestrained slaughter of the Players: how much divine energy do you think you are you costing me with your massacre?!

However, he did not make any bold moves even if the god sprout were still present and could block the vision of other gods to a certain extent.

It wasn’t a situation where ‘this god is overpowered but overly cautious’, but things were just delicate at the divine realm at the moment-undercurrents were surging even though things appeared calm on the surface, and the simplest of excuse could ignite a divine war in an instant.

That was the reason why the Great Lion hadn’t come visit Xi Wei and have cola for some time.

And yet, Vlad’s direct ingestion of a Player’s blood had given Xi Wei an excuse.

Whenever Players fight, they would follow the Rule of Skill which Xi Wei had implemented a very simple law that was made with the express purpose of easing the actions conducted through the System Xi Wei had created.

Over time, he had refined the Rule of Skill whenever he had the free time, and even though it hasn’t actually by much, it was a lot better than its simple original form.

The body of the Players being ‘digitalized’ in battle was naturally an ability granted through the Rule of Skill. Under such state, the Players’ would immediately have their lifeforce reduced when hurt, but wounds would vanish rapidly even though it could be inflicted.

One might even say that with their digitalized bodies, the Players had surpassed the domain of the living

Therefore, Vlad’s drinking of a Players blood ruins the digitalization—to put on serious terms, it was an attempt of breaking a Rule.

If it had been the Rule set upon this world (as in rules set by the Trinity), Vlad would immediately die.

On the other hand, even if it doesn’t kill Vlad instantly, the Rule of Skill was set in place by Xi Wei as the God of Games and that meant Vlad was committing blasphemy.

That was why he had every reason to openly deliver divine retribution!

“There’s a road to hell but you don’t take it, and you would crash the divine realm when there’s no doors leading here… eat shit!”

All at once, Vlad’s vision seemed to blur, and it felt like he was standing above the clouds.

Before he knew what actually happened, he saw a ball of light appear before him, and as he looked on in confusion it grew larger and larger…

“Ack—!”

Even as he drank Edward’s blood, Vlad was immediately maimed in spirit. He released Edward and stumbled a few steps back, before vomiting a mouthful of blood.

Edward himself dropped to the ground, coughing before looking up in confusion at Vlad.

Nothing changed to his body aside from some lost HP.

“You…” Vlad pointed a faltering finger at Edward then, his eyes full of disbelief while blood flowed freely out of his mouth. “You poisoned your own blood?!”

Edward: ???