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Chapter 3991 The Song of the Purple Moon (42) Perhaps, this era is your destiny.

Chapter 3991 The Song of the Purple Moon (42) — Perhaps, this era is your destiny.

The tentacles of the Lord of R'lyeh, like tree roots, intertwined, coiled, and adhered to the ancient walls and stone slabs.

They writhed slowly, like pulsating blood vessels—in this dilapidated temple now submerged beneath the forest of tentacles.

The high priest of the Laurel tribe, holding his golden scepter high, walked hurriedly.

The radiance emanating from the golden scepter was effectively repelling the tiny tentacles that instinctively tried to invade her.

But from this point on, every step forward felt incredibly heavy for Grandma Avril—both physically and mentally.

"Will I make it in time...?" Sweat had already soaked through Avril's priestess robes, but she gritted her teeth and persevered. "I definitely will... I definitely will..."

……

……

The earth cracks... within the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth, which belongs to the body of the Lord of R'lyeh.

The man named Raizo turned the cookie bag that Xiaobaizhi had given him over and carefully poured the last crumbs of the bear-shaped cookies into his mouth—he even carefully licked the remaining powdered sugar stuck to the contents of the bag.

This person is probably the type who licks the lid of their yogurt over and over again.

"Thank you for the hospitality. Here's your bag back!"

"...I'll give it to you!" Bai Zhi quickly waved her hands—she didn't want a bag that someone else had licked...unless it was the owner's!

—She doesn't even bother to wash it, okay?

"Raizo, you said the Lord of R'lyeh has long since regained consciousness, is that true?" The Pirate King, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke in a deep voice, "You're not lying to me?"

Raizo casually said, "I designed this [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth] myself, including its construction, and I personally supervised the use of every single material... Besides, I have no reason to lie to you, do I?"

[Gold] Shaq sneered, "That's hard to say. You can't just say it is."

—Unless you eat this carrot of mine!

Raizo chuckled softly, "Have you forgotten what I said? I personally presided over the final fusion of the Lord of R'lyeh and the labyrinth... If you were facing someone who wanted to fuse you with some inanimate object, how would you feel about him?"

[Gold] Shaq was speechless.

Of course... kill him!

Raizo's words are quite clear: if he is indeed the designer, then he has a mortal feud with the Lord of R'lyeh—therefore, Raizo and the Lord of R'lyeh are naturally opposites and enemies.

He had no reason to hide the secret of a hostile Lord of R'lyeh and invite trouble upon himself.

"...Then you must at least prove that you are the creator of this labyrinth!" [Gold] Shaq's mind raced.

Zhang Bolu glanced at Shaq casually, but did not object, clearly indicating his tacit approval.

“Proof…” Raizo scratched his head subconsciously, “This is a bit difficult. The fusion of the labyrinth was never completed, the labyrinth itself wasn’t activated, and none of the abilities had officially begun to be constructed…”

"Heh, so you only have one mouth?" Shak sneered.

Raizo shook his head, slowly stood up, stretched, and said, "Alright, since you don't believe me, I don't have any good solutions... But it's okay, I don't care anyway. Well then, see you again sometime, everyone."

Zhang Bolu raised his gaze slightly.

Dozens of sword lights from the [Dragon Sparrow Great Ring] instantly appeared around Raizo, slowly rotating like a cage.

"Not bad." Raizo rubbed his chin and nodded appreciatively. Then he waved his hand, and the sword light of the [Dragon Sparrow Great Ring] was not damaged in any way, but he had already stepped out of the array of sword light.

Zhang Bolu frowned. "Is this your ability? No, unless you go further than I have, it's impossible for you to deceive me... This seems to be some kind of special mechanism?"

"Smart, you got it right!" Raizo held up a finger and smiled. "It's just the teleportation ability that comes with the labyrinth itself."

"Didn't you say that the maze hasn't been activated yet and doesn't have any abilities?!" [Gold] Shaq was immediately taken aback.

Raizo waved his hand and said, "As the creator of the labyrinth, it's normal for me to open a back door for myself, right? Just like those craftsmen who build tombs for emperors, they always have to leave themselves a way out... and so on."

"You..."

An invisible force instantly forced [Golden] Shaq to the ground... He immediately knelt down, his face filled with horror!

It wasn't Raizo who attacked him, but rather... the Pirate King!!

At this moment, Shaq didn't even dare to say another word!

“This is a somewhat impetuous brat in the organization I created,” Zhang Bolu said calmly. “I apologize for his rudeness, Mr. Raizo. I believe you.”

"But I'm still running," Raizo chuckled. "After all, that guy will notice me soon... Bye, everyone, see you again sometime~"

Having said that, Raizo lightly leaped into the air, his figure gradually fading away in mid-air.

Zhang Bolu frowned, then suddenly opened his palm, and a gray flame appeared silently—Raizo, whose body was about to completely fade and disappear, stopped abruptly.

"【Void Flame】..." Raizo's body seemed to solidify back into a physical form, finally stopping silently in mid-air. "...How do you have something like this?"

"What, you don't know?" Zhang Bolu said calmly, "This is the object that suppresses the seal. It was only after I took it that you had the opportunity to escape."

“So that’s what it is… No wonder I couldn’t break the seal.” Raizo was stunned for a moment, then realized, “Alright, I can’t escape for now… But what use am I to you? I’m just a weak magician, I have no way to deal with someone like the Lord of R’lyeh, who is a monster even among the immortals of the Moonlit Realm.”

Zhang Bolu smiled calmly, but did not retract the [Void Flame], "Just like you said, the craftsmen who build tombs for emperors always secretly leave themselves a way to survive... Having a way to survive is enough."

Raizo immediately showed a bitter expression, "I shouldn't have been persuaded by [Karishorp] to take this job... Well, I've been sealed away for so long, and now I've run into bad guys after I came out. Why am I so unlucky?"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Bolu said casually, "I think Mr. Raizo's luck is truly astonishing."

Raizo was taken aback: "Why?"

Zhang Bolu chuckled softly, "Because you escaped the darkest fate of the Old Gods Era, escaped the great destruction of the Old Gods Era... and then, lived into the New Gods Era."

"What old gods and new gods..." Raizo opened his mouth subconsciously, then his eyes widened, his expression changing drastically as he exclaimed, "Wait, the darkest fate has already descended... Is this a new void era after the Great Cataclysm? Are you serious?!"

In his panic, Raizo even landed on the ground and quickly walked up to Zhang Bolu.

"Although I don't know what the environment was like in the Old Gods Era," Zhang Bolu said calmly, "if you really are someone who survived from that era, you should be able to sense some changes in the void right now, right?"

Raizo subconsciously said, "I just thought that being sealed for too long, coupled with the special nature of the labyrinth itself, was why the surroundings felt unfamiliar... Has the Darkest Fate truly descended? Does the [Golden King] still exist? What about the [Four Evil Dragons of Annihilation]? What about [Emperor Ye]... Are they still around?"

Zhang Bolu frowned. "These... are all the strongmen from your era? I have heard of the Golden King. He seems to be one of the magic-side experts from the previous god-level, who reached the fourth node of the Primordial Era, the Unspeakable, but he has obviously perished."

Raizo subconsciously took two steps back, muttering to himself, "Even a terrifying figure like the [Golden King] is gone... He couldn't escape the great annihilation of his darkest fate? It seems it really is over... Hahahaha!"

"What are you laughing at?" Uncle Zhang asked expressionlessly.

"What am I laughing at? I'm laughing at my own ridiculousness..." Raizo shook his head, looking at himself as he slowly raised his hands. "Is this what they call the cruel joke of fate? So many immortal powerhouses, the glorious [Radiant Moon]... even stronger beings, tried every means to escape the fate of ultimate darkness, but in the end they have already perished. On the contrary, I... was sealed away, and inexplicably survived. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Zhang Bolu suddenly said calmly, "Every era has its own destiny. Since you did not perish in the last era, it means that the last era was not your true destiny. You were just born in the wrong era of gods, and now you have simply returned to the right path."

Raizo was taken aback.

Upon hearing this, Boss Luo, who had been silently listening to the story from the back, couldn't help but brighten up slightly and reveal a thoughtful expression... Even the maid couldn't help but take a second look at this "King of Pirates".

The only ones who didn't react were Bai Zhi, [Gold] Shaq, and Banikoli, who was still unconscious on the ground.

“We’ve returned to the right era…” Raizo repeated this phrase over and over, his gaze gradually becoming clearer. He took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Bolu, asking, “What’s your name?”

"Zhang Bolu." The Pirate King chuckled and gave a thumbs-up. "A pirate captain nearing retirement!"

"...I'll make something for you for free sometime in the future!" Raizo said solemnly. "Of course, you'll have to provide the materials yourself, since I have nothing left. All my wealth has been poured into this [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth]."

Zhang Bolu couldn't help but ask with great curiosity, "You said that the Sea God invited you to build this labyrinth... I'm very curious, what exactly did the Sea God promise you that would make you risk everything to invest in it?"

Raizo smiled wryly, "That guy promised to protect me through the darkest fate after it's done... There's nothing I can do. I'm just a magic crafter somewhere between top-tier and first-rate. The big shots who are 'unspeakable' don't want me, and there are too many weaker ones to choose from. There are many magic crafters at my level, and those guys are all willing to lower their status... It's too much of a hassle! I... I'm in a pretty awkward position."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Bolu was taken aback. "What did you say? Shelter? Could it be that you already knew about the coming of the Darkest Fate and prepared for it long ago?"

“Otherwise?” Raizo nodded. “If it weren’t for that, they…wouldn’t have been so insane, even going so far as to excavate and deplete all the resources of the four sides of the void, plundering endless life…”

Zhang Bolu shook his head: "In this era, there are very few records about the Old Gods, and even the known information is of dubious origin. We can only rely on ourselves to dig out the truth of that time little by little."

Raizo gave Zhang Bolu a deep look and suddenly said, "Sometimes, the truth is much crueler than imagined... You should still be searching for the [Origin], right?"

Uncle Zhang said expressionlessly, "Aren't you the same?"

“Of course.” Raizo sighed softly and said quietly, “It’s good that you can still maintain this original intention.”

Zhang Bolu frowned, keenly sensing that Lei Zang's words contained some hidden meaning... but before he could ask, an eerie aura permeated the air!

At the same time, Raizo's expression suddenly changed drastically!

As Zhang Bolu raised his hand, the invisible force that had been pressing down on [Gold] Shaq instantly dissipated.

[Gold] Shaq quickly got up, took off the pink earmuffs and put them in his pocket, exclaiming in surprise, "What's going on... how did this happen around here..."

Beneath those rough rock walls, it was as if something was being transported through the rocks in waves!

Thick pipes also emerged from the surface of the rock strata at this time... just like the scene of varicose veins!

"Look, everyone!" [Gold] Shaq pointed!

Where he pointed, a crack suddenly appeared on the crimson wall, and then a brownish-red liquid seeped out from the crack!

The rift suddenly opened wide, revealing a vertical, milky-white eye with a straight pupil!

"Here they are, here they are... there they are!" [Gold] Shaq gasped, his fear growing wildly as he was stared at by these ever-emerging pupils!

He didn't know what he was afraid of, but he was afraid anyway. He didn't know what he was panicking about, but he just couldn't control himself. He instinctively put his earmuffs back on, but it didn't help at all, because it wasn't the sound that caused it!

Soon, everything around them, above their heads, and beneath their feet—everything they could see—was filled with these strangely structured pupils.

The density is so high that it causes physical discomfort.

"How could this be..." Raizo was stunned, his face filled with disbelief. "The Golden Nightmare Labyrinth... it's actually... it's already completed? Wasn't it supposed to be a failure...? Who did this?"

"What did you say?" Zhang Bolu's voice turned serious upon hearing this.

But Raizo seemed not to hear him at all. "I'm doomed! The Lord of R'lyeh must hate me to the core... I'm finished!"

"Raizo! Raizo!"

Zhang Bolu delivered two deep shouts in succession—using the power of [Radiant Moon] to intimidate the soul!

Raizo seemed to have regained some of his senses, but his expression had become extremely bitter. "This Golden Nightmare Labyrinth was created by Karithop and me with all our might. It was originally prepared to resist the darkest fate... Theoretically, the completed Golden Nightmare Labyrinth can reach the level of a Super Artifact..."

Just at this time.

"Raizo..."

"Raizo..."

"Raizo..."

All that could be heard were intermittent cries, like the wails of the dead, echoing from all directions...

Raizo's shoulders trembled, and goosebumps rose all over his body. He looked at Zhang Bolu with a pleading expression, "Why don't you seal me back in? Maybe the next god-level being is actually my true destiny?"

"Raizo—!!!"

The call instantly became shrill!

All the vertical pupils of the eyes moved at the same time, staring intently at Raizo!

(End of this chapter)