The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

The Giant seemed to be completely oblivious to the mosquito's approach.

Perhaps it had noticed, but simply didn't care... after all, it was just a mosquito.

The mosquito slowly landed on its mortally wounded body that was falling to pieces, unnoticed as it focused intently on the Ancient Relic...

It was right there, right in front of it!

If only it could reach that place... then it could...

"Zing!"

The mosquito gently kissed its skin.

It was only then... that Su Qi realized how twisted this Skill was. With just one bite anywhere, it would result in a direct loss of 1% of the maximum Vitality!

At that moment,

The feeble body of the Giant shuddered suddenly. Already broken and hanging on to its last bit of strength, it was headed towards its goal when a sudden wave of weakness from the draining of its life force overwhelmed it.

What's... happening...

I... why am I becoming... more powerless...

Its expression showed a trace of change, becoming panicked and uneasy as it looked at Su Qi... only to see Su Qi smiling back at it. "Do you feel drained, with weak knees and a lack of spirit, as if your body has been hollowed out?"

"That's a sign of kidney deficiency."

The Old Bishop's spiritual body: "...."

It tried to crawl forward, but its strength and life force dissipated once again. If it had been in its prime, it might not have noticed this strange sensation, but now, in its dying state, it was all too sensitive!

"Thud!"

It... finally had no strength left to go on. It looked unwillingly at the blood-stained feather just a meter away and fell face first to the ground, eyes fixated on Su Qi, voice weak and powerless: "What exactly did you... do to me..."

Su Qi, watching its trembling body, said, "Be clear with your words... don't act like I drugged you."

"I... to be killed by a mere mortal..." Its mental state was on the verge of collapse. After barely breaking free from that dark, sunless place, and just as it was about to accomplish great things, it hadn't even lasted as long as a round of mahjong before having to return to its origin again.

Su Qi calmly responded: "Don't accuse me recklessly, it wasn't me who killed you."

"Look at that mosquito, it was its doing."

The Old Bishop looked dazed, and the mosquito... its ears twitched slightly.

The buzzing sound slowly started up, and a tiny mosquito circled its way up from behind its ear.

Then, without any courtesy, it landed on its face and extended its tiny proboscis.

"Buzz～"

The Giant was stunned.

Because it was feeling its fragile body rapidly disintegrate under this bite.

To think it was all because of a mosquito... a creature even more insignificant than an ant!

Its face turned red, as if subjected to some great humiliation, and with a final burst of anger and shame, it roared at Su Qi:

"....when I return... I will tear you to pieces....."

?

This is possible?

The Giant's eyes dimmed, as its massive body completely lost its life force.

The next moment,

It seemed that a blurred shadow was being drawn toward the singularity in the Sky Dome, twisting and struggling to no avail.

Su Qi didn't see its spiritual body, he just saw a question mark.

[As one of the bishops from the Old Days, it has sworn to tear you to pieces]

Tsk.

It figures, coming from a believer.

The Evil God wanted to reduce him to ashes, the bishop wanted to tear him to pieces; why were they all so fixated on him?

The target had died, and it seemed the mosquito had vanished with it. This was the first person to fall to its first kill, and what a significant figure it was. Not bad, a promising future.

Su Qi closed his eyes, still in a state of extreme weakness.

Luckily, there was no danger at the moment, and the ten minutes of the non-recovery period was drawing to a close.

At that time,

Su Qi felt that he had jinxed himself as he heard the sound of staggering footsteps.

He opened his eyes and saw the Black Robed Man... looking dazed and in disbelief at the Giant's body.

"..."

Su Qi felt that his bad luck had struck; how did this person not faint like the others? He thought about it; with the Evil God Totem on him, it seemed normal that he could resist the effects.

"Impossible... impossible... After all my efforts... why did it turn out like this."

The Black Robed Man muttered to himself, his voice hoarse with madness and unwillingness consuming him, his eyes pinned on Su Qi: "It's all because of you!"

Su Qi: "... If I told you it was killed by a mosquito bite, would you believe me?"

The Black Robed Man growled low, his eyes bloodshot and filled with blood vessels, "I'm going to kill you!"

He dragged his weak body from the hillside, holding a long saber, murderous intent emanating from him as he approached Su Qi!

Su Qi stared at his skill's cooldown time, which couldn't be restored, and there was still one minute left...

"You bastard, aren't you coming out to save me?"

The Black Robed Man didn't know who Su Qi was talking to, but he clenched his teeth tightly, "No one can save you now!"

And in the next moment.

A black shadow emerged from Su Qi's body, holding a scythe and surrounded by a vague black fog.

The Black Robed Man's expression changed in shock, halting his steps, "Who are you!?"

The Ghoul slowly lifted its gaze, its voice hoarse and icy, "Are you sure you want to know?"

Its aura burst forth explosively, making Su Qi squint his eyes.

And even more so causing the distant Black Robed Man's entire body to tremble.

The totem on his body grew slightly hot, as if sensing something, his legs went weak, seemingly ready to submit before it.

The Black Robed Man clenched his teeth, shakingly raising a finger:

".....Why... do you possess... the aura of my master... and..."

The Ghoul slowly pulled down its long robe, revealing a totem on its chest that clearly held an extraordinary evil power, far surpassing that of the mere Black Robed Man.

"If you don't scram!"

Its voice was extremely cold, "I will devour you!"

At that moment, the Black Robed Man finally showed fear of death, unlike being killed by others, if they were killed by higher-ranking Totem bearers... they could never return.

He rolled and crawled away, frantically fleeing until he was soon out of sight.

The Ghoul slowly turned its head and stared at Su Qi:

"You're not going to just lie there, are you?"

Su Qi slowly propped himself up with one hand, "Don't worry, even if you couldn't scare him off just now, I would have recovered enough to be able to kill him."

He knew the true body of the Ghoul wasn't here, that the black shadow in front of him was only an illusion, without a trace of combat ability. What this guy was best at was illusion techniques.

The Ghoul paused, it remained silent for a moment before speaking, "So, you don't seem surprised that I have a totem?"

"There's nothing to be surprised about."

Su Qi really wanted to say, should I also tell you that your leader's eyeball is right here with me?

Now thinking back, everything seemed traceable...

No wonder this guy both dreaded and feared, eager to send him away like a plague spirit, and intimately knew about the Old Bishop's Descent.

"I'm only curious, why... do you want to stop all this from happening, after all, you too have a totem, you're a member of them."

The Ghoul sighed deeply, its face shrouded in black fog suddenly showing a hint of age and reminiscence, and its tone had more sorrow and melancholy:

"The story goes back a long, long time ago... Back then, I was very young, a Little Priest, once influenced, holding boundless reverence for that being, endlessly killing for the sake of power, until eventually..."

"A Little Priest is like a class leader, right." Su Qi suddenly interrupted, "As a class leader, you suddenly had an awakening, decided to wash away your sins, and chose not to be a Cultist anymore, becoming the Ghoul."

He paused, "It should be like that, right?"

The Ghoul fell silent.

It coughed, its voice heavy, "This awakening process, that is the critical turning point that changed me... It was a winter with snow flying everywhere..."

At the moment.

Su Qi had already stood up, he dusted himself off, took out potions for restoring Physical Strength and Vitality, and gulped down two mouthfuls.

Instantly feeling refreshed.

"I wonder if this stuff could be mixed with beer? Wouldn't it taste even better straight from the can?"

The Ghoul: "....."

Listen to people when they speak, is my story really worth nothing to you!

"Anyway..." the Ghoul exhaled, looking at Su Qi, "You've already been hated by the Old Bishop... and its spirit is in that Ancient Battlefield. Judging by the recent actions of these Cultists, they seem to want to revive the power of the Old Days and release... that being in the Abyss. You've probably been blacklisted by the fleeing guy, and soon your name will spread among the Cultists."

"Very soon, a Bounty Order will be issued, and wherever you go in any world, envious abnormalities will be targeting you."

Su Qi paused, so ordinary players could also have Bounty Orders issued on them.

He laughed unconcernedly,

"No problem, I've already made enough enemies."

The Ghoul: "??"

And Su Qi still had an unexposed Bounty Order for a Despicable Person; considering this... everything else seemed inconsequential.

The Ghoul sighed, "I must return now."

Its Spiritual Body couldn't last much longer, having just used an Illusion Technique had made it even more translucent.

"I hope the next time... I hear your name spread throughout the multiple Chaotic Seas..."

The Ghoul's Spiritual Body gradually vanished from sight.