2025-08-11 02:09:27The bus finally pulled over after arriving at its destination. Everett got off the bus and glanced around the area he now found himself in.
"I already asked Alice to meet me here, so she'll be here any minute," Everett mused as he walked towards a nearby wall and stood to wait.
Alice was Everett's colleague at work, and while he was on the bus, he managed to convince her to meet him here. Everett did well to leave out some details, afraid of how she might react.
Everett leaned his back on the wall and took out his phone to play some games until she arrived. The anticipation inside him was killing him, and all he needed now was a distraction.
While Everett stood there playing his game, the sound of a vehicle driving towards him caught his attention. He turned off his phone and shifted his gaze towards the direction of the sound.
"She's here already. That's quick," Everett muttered to himself as he saw a car driving towards him. He couldn't see what car it was exactly since the lights were blinding.
"That doesn't look like Alice's boyfriend's car," Everett mumbled as the car pulled over in front of him. It was an expensive black limousine.
The doors of the limousine opened, and three men dressed in black suits got out of the car and began to walk towards Everett. Everett panicked as the men walked towards him with fierce looks on their faces, and he had no choice but to take a few steps backwards.
"Are you Mr. Everett Lang?" One of the men questioned in a deep voice.
"Yeah. Who are you guys?" Everett questioned in a shaky voice, fear written all over his face.
"We were sent by DDD to come get you. Please, follow us," the man informed.
It was at that moment Everett felt relieved. He had thought they were kidnappers or armed robbers, so he panicked. But since they were sent by DDD, he knew he was safe.
"So, he sent a private expensive car to come get me? Wow," Everett blurted out in disbelief as he began to walk towards the limousine. "Um, my friend. We planned on going together. She will be here any moment now," Everett halted his steps and informed.
"There is no time to waste, Everett. Let's go," the man informed, and Everett nodded. Besides, he could always call her to tell her not to bother anymore.
Everett got into the luxurious car, and the door was shut. Two of the men also got in and sat beside him, while one went to the driver's seat.
The engine started, and the car drove off.
While sitting inside the car, Everett pulled out his phone and began to dial Alice's number to inform her about what happened and also save her the stress of coming back to the store.
"No signal in here," Everett lamented as the call failed to connect. He tried dialing the number again, but it still failed, so he just gave up and placed his phone back in his pocket and leaned back in his seat.
The limousine drove for several hours, and even Everett was starting to feel slightly uncomfortable. The men seated with him hadn't said a single word ever since they began the journey, and that alone creeped him out.
After a few more hours of driving, the car finally stopped moving. The door was opened, and Everett got out of the car and glanced around the place.
Everett's mouth widened in amazement as he examined the headquarters of the Blood Battlefield.
It was a tall skyscraper with several billboards displaying gameplay and advertisements of the Blood Battlefield game. Several expensive cars were parked outside, and workers could be seen walking here and there.
"This way," the deep voice of the man snapped Everett out of his daydream as he began to walk forward, and Everett followed him closely behind. He led Everett to an elevator, and they both got in as it began to take them up to the top floor.
In a few minutes' time, the elevator chimed, and the doors slid open. The man in the black suit and Everett stepped out of the elevator and began to walk towards an office stationed meters away.
Arriving in front of the office, the man knocked on the door three times before speaking. "Go inside, he is expecting you."
"Shouldn't we wait for his response after knocking?" Everett inquired nervously while straightening his salesman's uniform.
"Go inside, he is expecting you," the man repeated. Everett nodded as he pushed the door open and walked into the neatly arranged office.
The office was quite vast and spacious, with several modern designs. A flat-screen TV was mounted on the wall, and the wall behind it was made of glass, offering a nice view of the city.
Everett noticed a man in his early thirties working on his computer. He had short black hair, was clad in a white suit, and wore glasses.
"Good evening, sir. It's me, Everett Lang," Everett introduced respectfully.
The man paused in what he was doing and shifted his gaze towards Everett.
"You must be Everett Lang. Please, have a seat. I have been expecting you," Mr. Daniel D. David spoke with a smile, pointing towards an empty seat in front of him.
Everett nodded as he sat down on the chair and straightened his shirt.
"Wow, to be honest, I was expecting someone much older," Mr. Daniel chuckled slightly. "Don't get me wrong, though. It feels good knowing we have young talented individuals in our community who are capable of crafting a masterpiece," he added.
"Yes, sir. I have always studied programming right from when I was a baby, and I have always been an avid gamer. I have been playing your game for seven years now, and you inspired me to create mine," Everett remarked with a slight bow.
"That's nice. It feels good knowing I actually inspired someone with my own game," Mr. Daniel smiled. "About what I told you in the review sections earlier concerning the collaboration. Are you interested?"
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Chapter 473
Jax did not order his men to bring up battering rams. He did not order them to shoot lasers. Jax simply raised his empty hand and pointed at the heavy wooden gates of the village. Behind Jax, the giant Faith Amplifier machines hummed loudly. WUM-WUM-WUM.The crying peasants chained to the bottom were shocked with electricity, forcing them to output more corrupted belief. The air around the village gates suddenly warped. The red light twisted the fabric of reality. The heavy wooden gates did not break. They did not catch on fire. They simply melted. The solid wood turned into a thick, black, dripping liquid. It splashed onto the dirt like melted candle wax. The heavy iron bars turned to dust and blew away in the wind. The villagers on the walls screamed in absolute horror. Their minds could not understand what they were seeing. The enemy did not use weapons. The enemy used their corrupted faith to literally melt reality. "Liberate them," Jax commanded. The Zealots rushed forwa
Chapter 472
The crowd went completely insane. “LIBERATORS! LIBERATORS!” they chanted. But the Pilgrim knew that anger was not enough to kill Everett. Everett had the power of absolute resilience. Everett’s stats were multiplied by ten thousand because the peasants loved him. The Pilgrim needed to give his army a boost. He needed to manipulate the Belief Mechanic, but he needed to do it his own way. The Pilgrim turned to Jax. "Bring out the machines," the Pilgrim commanded quietly. Jax nodded, his eyes glowing bright red. Jax turned to the guards inside the palace. "Bring them out!"The crowd quieted down as heavy, grinding noises echoed from the city streets. Out of the dark alleyways, massive vehicles rolled into the square. The players gasped. The vehicles carried giant, terrifying machines. The machines looked like towering spikes made of black iron. They were fifty feet tall. At the very top of each iron spike, a massive, glowing glass cage was attached. Inside the glass cages were th
Chapter 471
The city of Zenith used to be beautiful. It was a place of shining factories and tall glass towers. But today, the city looked like a nightmare. The sky above Zenith was dark and angry. The clouds twisted in thick, black circles. The air smelled like burning metal and sick, sweet perfume. In the very center of the city, standing on a high balcony, was the Pilgrim. The old man wore his simple, plain brown cloak. His hood was pulled back. His gray hair blew gently in the cold wind. He looked down at the massive, ruined city. He did not look angry. He looked disappointed. Like a teacher watching his students fail a very simple test. "I tried to give them a quiet sleep," the Pilgrim whispered to himself. "I tried to delete the world peacefully. I wanted to turn off the lights and let them rest in the dark."The Pilgrim adjusted his wire glasses. His cold gray eyes stared out at the horizon. "But Everett refused," the Pilgrim said softly. "The anomaly made them too loud. He made them
Chapter 470
Silas dropped his combat knife. It clattered loudly against the floor. "Half a million hostile targets?! That is impossible! The biggest guild in the world only has fifty thousand players!""It is not a guild," Rae said, pointing a shaking finger at the red city on the map. "It is the Pilgrim.""I don't understand," Lyra said, stepping closer to Everett. "The Pilgrim deletes people. He makes them vanish. He doesn't have an army.""He changed his plan," Rae explained. She pulled up a video file on her datapad and sent it to the main table for everyone to see. A video began to play in the air above the table. It was a recording from inside the city of Zenith. The video showed a massive, beautiful city square. But the square was filled with thousands of players and normal citizens. They were not fighting. They were standing in perfect, straight, military lines. They wore their armor, and they held their weapons perfectly still. At the front of the massive army stood the Pilgrim. He
Chapter 469
"Come on," Lyra said, gently pulling his arm. "Silas needs you in the command center. He is having trouble with the new recruits."Everett nodded. He turned to the crowd. He raised his hand. "Go back to your homes," Everett commanded them loudly. "Help your neighbors. Share your food. The wall is safe for today."The crowd bowed one last time, and then they slowly began to disperse, happy to obey their Living God. Everett and Lyra walked away from the wall. They walked down the beautiful, wide streets of Apex City. The city looked very different now. It was no longer a shiny paradise for the rich. It was a massive, busy Safe Zone. When the System patch removed the Divine Aegis, the whole world had gone mad. Greedy players and violent guilds were hunting the ancient spirits and gods for their Mythic cores and permanent stat boosts. Everett had sent out a global message: Apex City is a sanctuary. Any hunted god, and any peaceful citizen, may find safety here. Anyone who hunts inside
Chapter 468
The sun was hot. The sky over Apex City was no longer a dark, bruised purple, but it was still full of gray ash and smoke. In the center of the ruined capital, a massive wall of white marble had fallen down. It was destroyed during the great battle. Now, a man was trying to put the wall back together. Everett stood in front of a giant block of solid white stone. The stone weighed at least five thousand pounds. It was the size of a small truck. Everett did not wear a shirt. His broad chest was wrapped in clean white bandages. His dark hair was wet with sweat. He reached down and placed his hands on the heavy stone block. His left hand was covered in old scars. His right hand was pale and gray. He took a deep breath. He bent his knees. "One, two, three," Everett whispered to himself. He lifted. The massive stone block rose into the air. Everett’s muscles bulged. His veins popped. He carried the giant piece of marble across the dirty street. He gently placed it on top of the broke
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