TL/N: I'm still busy with school
While a battle was raging in the Hillsdon district, somewhere in a hidden house in Backlund, Ince Zangwill sat at a desk in a bedroom, writing a story.
"The Night Church's NightHawk, Ash Black, followed the clues to Mr. A's residence. In the bedroom, he encountered the false 'Mr. A' and mistakenly identified him as the real Mr. A."
"He failed to realize that the real Mr. A was hidden inside the false 'Mr. A.' At the moment he attempted to assassinate him, the real Mr. A ambushed and killed him." (crossed out)
"Ash Black unleashed a strange spell that sealed all of Mr. A's Beyonder powers! With Mr. A reduced to a mere flesh ball, he was no match for Ash Black!"
Ince Zangwill's expression darkened.
Once again, the 'future' he had written was rejected, and '0-08' had rewritten a new future on its own.
No, it wasn't the future.
It was the 'past' that had already occurred.
But he did not give up. Instead, he immediately grabbed '0-08' and continued trying to rewrite the future.
"Mr. A successfully escaped to the basement. Overconfident, Ash Black didn't pursue him immediately, toying with him like a cat playing with a mouse."
"In the basement, Mr. A managed to buy enough time. The spell cast by Ash Black finally wore off, allowing Mr. A to regain his Beyonder abilities and regain the upper hand!"
"Using the abilities granted by the Saint of Shadows, he successfully killed Ash Black!" (crossed out)
"Ash Black transformed into the Black Knight, effortlessly countering Mr. A's attacks and completely shattering his psychological defenses."
"Bang!"
Ince Zangwill slammed his fist on the desk, his face terrifyingly grim.
With '0-08' in hand, he was supposed to be the 'god' who controlled the future and wrote others' destinies.
But now, someone was repeatedly defying the fate he had written!
This sense of loss of control made him feel deeply uneasy.
He even had a vague sense of impending crisis.
But he quickly calmed down, his pale face regaining its composure.
"Ash Black's attention was drawn to the painting on the wall, causing him to overlook that Mr. A had quietly teleported behind him."
"Despite his fear, Mr. A remembered his mission. To protect lanevus from harm, he chose to self-destruct, pushing Ash Black into the painting with the explosion!"
"He succeeded! The explosion's shockwave successfully pushed both him and Ash Black into the painted world."
After writing all this, Ince Zangwill couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At least the outcome was good.
However, his expression soon froze again.
" lanevus walked out of the basement and encountered the Archbishop of the Church of the EverNight goddess, Anthony."
Ince Zangwill's expression stiffened, but he quickly resumed writing.
"The commotion in the house attracted the attention of another Sequence 3 demigod nearby. Her name was..."
"Bernadette Gustav."
"She had been seeking an opportunity for advancement, and by a stroke of luck, she found lanevus. To secure her promotion, she wouldn't easily give up this rare chance, even if it meant offending the Church of the EverNight goddess!"
"They fought over the ownership of lanevus, with Bernadette gaining a slight upper hand."
"In the heat of battle, both were so engrossed that they failed to notice lanevus presence. Taking advantage of the chaos, lanevus quietly slipped away from the battlefield."
"Pa!!"
In the Hillsdon district, Mr. A's house had been reduced to rubble.
lanevus was hiding among the ruins, slowly moving towards a nearby manhole cover.
"If I can just reach that place..."
lanevus eyes were fixed on the manhole cover ahead.
At that moment, the ordinary, dirty, and foul-smelling manhole cover seemed to radiate angelic light.
Finally.
His hand touched the cover.
In just one more second, he could slip into the sewer and escape this cursed place!
"Pa!"
A pea vine shot down from the sky, wrapping around lanevus body in an instant, binding him tightly and sealing his mouth and nose, leaving him only able to make muffled sounds.
Even the True Creator within his chest fell silent.
After all, the True Creator had only just begun to transform this body and couldn't contain much power.
He could only watch helplessly as lanevus was bound by the pea vine, suspended in mid-air.
Anthony had been preparing to act.
But when he saw this scene, he stopped.
At this point, who lanevus belonged to was not important.
What mattered was who would ultimately claim him.
Since that was the case, it was best to let him dangle there for now. At least this way, he couldn't escape.
...
" lanevus quietly slipped away from the battlefield." (crossed out)
"Just as lanevus was about to escape into the sewer, a pea vine captured him again."
"Useless!"
Ince Zangwill cursed in frustration.
Even with '0-08' orchestrating coincidences, he still couldn't get you to escape alive.
How could the True Creator have chosen you as His vessel?
What?
He was the one who chose him?
Ince Zangwill's face darkened. It seemed that lanevus really was his choice.
Originally, he was just a pawn to be discarded.
But after being chosen by the True Creator, he became an indispensable piece.
Ince Zangwill couldn't simply abandon him.
But the current situation was slipping out of his control.
Even though he had advanced to a Sequence 4 demigod and wielded the powerful '0-08,'
Even so, manipulating coincidences among demigods was still a stretch.
Especially when it came to Sequence 3 demigods, who often acted unpredictably, disrupting the future he had written.
But he had no choice now.
He had to help lanevus escape alive. lanevus couldn't die!
However, it was clear that Anthony and Bernadette had reached some sort of understanding, and there was no way lanevus could escape from their grasp.
"In that case, let's introduce a new variable!"
Ince Zangwill gritted his teeth. Although the more demigods he introduced, the harder it became to control the 'future,' he had no other options now.
"The Saint of Shadows is in Backlund. He sensed the disturbance at Mr. A's residence and rushed to the scene, but he didn't act immediately."
"While Anthony and Bernadette were locked in fierce combat, the Saint of Shadows suddenly intervened to rescue lanevus. As a Sequence 4, he didn't want to engage the other two demigods too much; he just wanted to quickly escape with lanevus!"
...
"Pa!"
The vine that had been binding lanevus silently disintegrated.
lanevus fell from mid-air, his face full of shock.
At the same time, the figure of the Saint of Shadows silently appeared, flashing to Lanerus's side.
Grabbing his collar, he was about to flash away again.
The moment lanevus saw the Saint of Shadows, his heart sank into despair.
To him.
If he had to choose among the three demigods, his first choice would be the unfamiliar demigod, followed by Anthony, the Archbishop of the Church of the EverNight.
The last would be the Saint of Shadows!
But it had to be the Saint of Shadows who came to claim the prize!
Bernadette and Anthony almost simultaneously stopped fighting and immediately attacked the Saint of Shadows, trying to prevent him from escaping.
However, the Saint of Shadows was prepared. Not only did he block their attacks, but he also managed to flash a mocking smile at the two demigods.
But in the next second, two red lights flashed at the edge of his vision.
Before he could react, the red lights appeared right in front of him.
He finally saw what the red lights were.
It was a dog, a decaying wild dog, its eyes glowing red, so emaciated that it was almost just bones!
"Awooo!"
The Dog King opened its bloodstained mouth and lunged at lanevus throat.
The Saint of Shadows' pupils contracted, but he was still fending off the other two demigods' attacks, leaving him no third hand to spare!
He could only watch as the Dog King bit down on lanevus.
In lanevus shocked expression, the Dog King bit off his head, crushing it with a single bite.
"Crunch!"
Blood and brain matter, mixed with shattered bones and flesh, splattered across the Saint of Shadows' face.
lanevus body gradually lost its warmth.
In the end, he still died—died in the mouth of a dog.
(End of Chapter)