I have an Apocalypse City - Chapter 1424

Chapter 1424: Chapter 1426 Threat Chapter 1424: Chapter 1426 Threat Song Jian left the Stone Forest, but he didn’t enter into the Life Forest, instead choosing a secluded peak at the edge where he dug himself a cave halfway up the mountain, crawled inside, then sealed off the entrance.

Within the enclosed cave, Song Jian took out the Posuo Fruit, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

Previously, because he had absorbed an unripe Posuo Fruit, Song Jian gained the ability to predict his own future three to four seconds ahead. However, as time passed by, that ability eventually faded away and did not become permanent, which left Song Jian somewhat regretful.

“Using this Posuo Fruit now is a bit too early, if I could use it at the peak of the Legendary Realm, my chances would be much better!” Song Jian thought to himself silently.

Looking at the Posuo Fruit in his hand, its surface aura constantly shifting, Song Jian gritted his teeth, preparing to swallow it. Although using it at the peak of the Legendary Realm might yield a better effect, that time was too far away. Song Jian couldn’t wait, and if he could understand the Power of Law during the third tier of Combat Power, his strength would greatly increase. Even facing a being at the peak of the Legendary Realm, he would have the power to fight.

Just as Song Jian was about to use the Posuo Fruit, a semi-transparent screen suddenly appeared before his eyes, much like a system window. The screen was filled with a chaotic mess of white dots and curves, accompanied by a great deal of static noise, resembling a TV screen with poor signal reception.

Song Jian’s heart sank. System windows generally appeared only when summoned as needed, and the unexpected appearance of this system window, without his volition, gave Song Jian an ominous feeling.

Crrrrrr, Crrrrrr~
It took quite a while before the image in the window began to clear up, revealing Skeleton Captain Swo on the screen.

“Song Jian, I am Captain Swo!” Captain Swo on the screen, as if he was right beside Song Jian, stared straight at him and said in a cold voice, “Song Jian, it seems you have obtained some unexpected treasure in the Space-Time Rift, congratulations!”

“Are you talking about this?” Song Jian held up the Posuo Fruit he had in hand and asked with a smile.

“This is… manifestation of the Power of Law?” Captain Swo’s eye sockets suddenly blazed with fire, as if he had seen something extraordinary.

“Song Jian, there’s something I hope you know…” After staring at the Posuo Fruit for a while, Captain Swo suddenly said to Song Jian, “The Doomsday Cruise Journey is not without a cost. In order to leave the piece universe you’re in, you must board the Ghost Ship, and there is a price to pay for leaving the piece universe and boarding the Ghost Ship…”

Hearing this, Song Jian finally understood why those believers of the Death God would steer the Ghost Ship to pick up a large number of tourists and take them through the Space-Time Rift into these piece universes. They were not just guides like NPCs in games, but had their own agendas!

“We tourists are just your pawns, and anyone who acquires treasures in these piece universes must hand them over to you, right? Otherwise, even when the time comes, we won’t be able to board the Ghost Ship and return to our world?” Song Jian’s expression turned grim as he spoke in a low voice.

“Right, this is actually just a business!” Captain Swo said in an ostensibly calm manner, “Everyone will know this when their journey is over. They must pay a fee if they want to return. But for you tourists, the more you pay, the more you gain, and we must also abide by the game rules!”

“If you can keep this treasure that manifests the Power of Law until the end, as your passage fee for boarding the ship, then you will receive a generous reward!” Captain Swo said.

With that, a wave of his hand brought up a screen filled with a plethora of treasures that could rapidly increase one’s level: experience treasures, epic and Legendary Level equipment that could swiftly boost one’s strength, and a vast array of precious skills and techniques. Each item, if taken out, would cause everyone to desperately scramble for it, leaving Song Jian dazzled.

“Song Jian, if you use this treasure as your passage fee, I can allow you to choose any three items from these treasures. Moreover, your Doomsday Cruise Journey can end immediately, and we will pay a certain price to bring you back to the Ghost Ship!” Captain Swo said.

On the screen, Captain Swo appeared calm, but on the Ghost Ship, below the screen, Captain Swo was clutching his fists tightly. In his lifetime, he had only seen a treasure capable of manifesting the Power of Law twice: once at a universal auction and the other time in the Yinxu Market, where a Demi-God Level powerhouse had regarded a treasure with great interest and took it out as an item for exchange.

Having stayed at the peak of the Legendary Realm for five hundred years, Captain Swo was confident that with this treasure, he could break through the Legendary Realm in a very short time, achieving the long-sought-after Demi-God Level. At that time, he would receive greater favor from the Death God and might even become a true minion of the Death God.

“Sorry, these rewards… they aren’t very enticing,” Song Jian said with a slight smirk at the corner of his mouth. Although the treasures appearing on the screen were very precious, they didn’t seem like much to Song Jian.

The flames in Captain Swo’s eye sockets flared up instantly as he said coldly, “Song Jian, are you planning to stay in the Space-Time Rift forever? Never to return to your original world?”

“This sort of thing, I’m afraid, isn’t up to you alone, is it?” Song Jian said with a cold laugh.

The gaming world follows fair rules. To board the Ghost Ship, there must be certain hidden rules. It definitely cannot be something Captain Swo can decide on his own. Otherwise, the Doomsday Cruise Journey wouldn’t attract so many people. If all the good items have to be submitted and passengers risk their lives to work for these skeletons for nothing, who would be willing to board the Ghost Ship and undertake the Doomsday Cruise Journey?

Leaving the fragmented universe and returning to the gaming world via the Ghost Ship certainly comes with a price, but it’s not as dire as Captain Swo put it. Song Jian guessed that one only needs to give up items of certain value to meet the “passage fee” requirements, and then one can definitely take the Ghost Ship back to the gaming world.

“Trying to trick me out of my Posuo Fruit, huh? Dream on!” Song Jian sneered and swallowed the Posuo Fruit.

Crackle~
The system screen shattered instantly. Maintaining the call had been costly for Swo, and seeing Song Jian eat the Posuo Fruit, Swo’s body erupted in black flames. He slammed his fist onto the ship’s rail with great force.

“Song Jian!” Captain Swo gnashed his teeth with fury, his anger towards Song Jian instantly turning into boundless killing intent. Behind him, the black flames soared up violently, turning into the shadow of the Death God with Death’s Scythe in hand, staring at the fragmented universe where Song Jian was located!

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