Chapter 83.2 - Reader: Shame Play. (1/2)

Chapter 83.2 – Reader: Shame Play.

It was not until Xiu had finished the missing part that the ruler of the gnome gods appeared in front of them again. Garl gazed at the two of them with a complex expression on his face.

Xiu placed the missing part into the middle of the Kabbalah’s control center which spontaneously merged with the other controls centers until they became one whole, with no sign that they had ever been separate. The ground began to vibrate as an earthquake shook the entire Gnome Ruins and the gnome race’s biggest masterpiece, the eight-star mechanical puppet Kabbalah, awakened.

At the same time, an orange pillar of light appeared in the distance. A stone staircase appeared, linking the pillar of light to the gradually crumbling Gnome Ruins. According to Rachel, the tower climbers will have to race to the exit portal as they are chased by the eight-star mechanical puppet; their task is to reach the portal before they are killed by the Kabbalah.

However, for Xiu this is simply the moment when he receives a gift – the terrible and mighty Kabbalah is merely a present for Xiu.

Xiu and Du Ze stood on the staircase suspended above the void and watched as the brightly shining control center cracked in the middle. The huge eight-star mechanical puppet disappeared into that space. The entire Gnome Ruins abruptly disappeared, leaving only a dark void. Finally, the control center dissolved into light that rushed into Xiu’s star bracelet. Xiu touched his bracelet and seemed to be satisfied with his new “toy.”

The staircase began to fall apart, starting from the bottom, so they had to run towards the exit. Garl watched Xiu and Du Ze leave. The two people ran farther and farther away into the distance. The jester jumped up and started to dance, his black and red horns swaying, until all that was left was a clown who performed alone in the darkness.

“You are our only future.”

As the voice of Garl came, Du Ze turned around to look at the tiny body of the gnome god standing alone in the darkness, making faces at them.

“I wish you well.”

The darkness swallowed Garl’s words and vanished together with his bowed figure.

Even when they got back to the hall, the image of the solitary figure of the gnome god remained burned into Du Ze’s retina. Among all the gods, the gnome god left the most favorable impression on Du Ze. Even if it might be because Xiu is the last gnome survivor, Garl’s affection for Xiu is an indisputable fact. Seeing such a sad and lonely figure, Du Ze even had an impulse to do something for Garl. He couldn’t help looking at Xiu who was also touched. If the Moe Lord becomes the Supreme God, perhaps he can save that pitiful race?

“Mr. Du Ze!”

Someone called out to him from behind. Du Ze turned around to see the demon sisters waving at him excitedly. The fastest of their group, Enoch, had already run over to Du Ze.

“Hey! Dude, you’re okay – ah!!!”

Enoch gave a terrible cry as he pointed at the gnome beside Du Ze. He shouted: “You! Why are you here?!”

Du Ze suddenly realized that none of the team has seen Xiu’s gnome form. The thief doesn’t know that the gnome he provoked is Xiu. During the time that Enoch was in the Gnome Ruins, the Moe Lord had been forced to wait for Du Ze for four years after he disappeared into the wheel of time, therefore the gnome was in a hair-trigger temper state. The Gold Mercenary Team, headed by the rival, entered the deathtrap. Then Enoch, this rash fellow who is a professional at selling teammates, spoke just a few words that made Xiu’s temper explode. The whole mercenary team almost died there.

Suddenly, Du Ze realized something important. How could he not have realized: The Creator God spoke to Du Ze in the wheel of time, trying to find Du Ze. The next step is obviously to directly contact Du Ze?

But when Du Ze emerged from the wheel of time, he did not meet the Creator God but instead came into contact with the rival who was leading the Gold Mercenary Team. In the original novel, the Gold Mercenary Team went to the gnome ruins to explore but this time they were not on a guild mission at all. They were there looking for Du Ze.