"Sylvie, I love you!"
"Hmph! Love me?"
"If that were true, would you be so cruel as to abandon and deceive me?"
Sylvie sneered, her eyes filled with resentment.
Because I thought it was just a game!
Is there really someone who takes their game wife seriously? No way, right?
If every in-game wife was real...
Wu Chen shivered.
Wouldn't my hundreds of wives from Scarlet Horizon, Fcome, Pig Goddess Link, Yesterday's Ark, Girls' Logistics, and Repair 3 all jump out to kill me?
"If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me, but I had my reasons."
Wu Chen hung his head, showing an expression of deep, heart-wrenching pain.
"What reason could justify you so heartlessly abandoning your fiancée?"
"You were obviously just after my ring!"
"From the moment you approached me, your goal was to obtain the elven treasure 'Forest Jade,' right? Getting close to me was just a means to an end!"
Sylvie extended her slender fingers, angrily tilting Wu Chen's chin up, her eyes filled with a piercing sorrow.
"No, it's not like that! It's not…"
Wu Chen displayed a look of extreme anguish, shaking his head desperately.
Cough... I feel like I deserve an Oscar for this performance.
People really do have limitless potential when fighting for survival.
"Then what's the reason? Tell me!"
"Would you even listen to my ridiculous explanation?"
"Or just kill me! Even if it's to atone for my sins against you!"
Wu Chen gave a self-mocking smile and shut his eyes tight.
"You think I wouldn't dare to kill you!?"
Sylvie gently flicked her finger, and a sharp thorn emerged from the ground, pressing against Wu Chen's neck.
"Sylvie, I'm sorry. Let me atone with my life!"
Wu Chen thrust his neck forward, and before Sylvie could act, the thorn pierced his fragile windpipe, and bright red blood spurted out!
"!!!"
Sylvie's heart shook. She quickly retracted the thorn and caught his body. Her magic, glowing faintly green, covering his wound to heal it immediately.
"Cough... cough... Why wouldn't you let me atone with my death... cough…"
Damn! That was close! Looks like my gamble paid off!
Of course, if it had failed, the precious ring Eternal Dragon Heart would have granted him a one-time resurrection.
But if he resurrected, the goddess would learn his location, and with two goddesses on the move, his fate would be even worse.
"I've told you before; if you die just like that, it would be too easy for you. I want you to experience double the pain and loneliness I suffered…"
Sylvie, recovering from her concern, restrained her desire to ask if he was hurt, forcing herself back into a cold demeanor.
"Didn't you just say you had a ridiculous explanation? Tell me. At least let me understand before you die."
Sylvie's voice was cold and stern.
But Wu Chen was already much more relaxed.
Her earlier panicked expression was not fake.
Even though she had fallen into the demonic side, she was still the kind, devoted Elf Goddess he knew—pure and sincere in her feelings.
What a fool I've been, to let such a good woman slip away.
But since I now know this isn't just a game, I will never let go again!
"Hurry up and tell me your explanation!"
Sylvie asked anxiously and urgently.
"It's the Goddess of Creation…"
Wu Chen said solemnly.
"The Creation Goddess?"
"The Creation Goddess wanted to claim you for herself? So she forcibly took you away?"
Sylvie responded with indignation.
"Emmm…"
Wu Chen's expression became subtly awkward.
What kind of weird thought process is that?
"It's not like that."
He shook his head to deny it.
"Even with the assistance of the Apostles, humans and the goddesses are still unable to withstand the invasion of the demonic race. At this rate, it's only a matter of time before we fall."
"In order to save the world, the Goddess of Creation gave me a difficult task."
Wu Chen once again employed his ultimate skill—[Seriously Nonsense].
"She wanted me to act as an undercover agent, infiltrate the witch faction, and look for their weaknesses to find a way to defeat them."
"To deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your own people... I am a renowned lord of the Huang Empire; only by committing a shocking act of betrayal against the goddesses, causing them significant losses, could I gain the trust of the demons and successfully defect to their side."
"Now, as you can see, because of my past actions, Witch Litia now trusts me and allows me to work under her command."
"I even discussed with the Creation Goddess about telling you the truth, but she disagreed, fearing that the more people who know, the higher the chance of the secret leaking out."
"She rejected my request and put me into a deep sleep, saying she would release me when the time was right to continue as an undercover agent!"
"It wasn't that I wanted to abandon you, it's just that... I've already pledged my life to the rise and fall of the world! I can't pledge it to you as well!"
Wu Chen shut his eyes tight, turning his head away, naturally displaying an expression of immense pain.
I'm almost starting to believe my own lies!
Lying about both the Evil God and the Creation Goddess... it's fortunate they're both in slumber now.
Otherwise, I'd definitely be doomed.
But to survive, this is the only way to go.
Wu Chen engaged in some self-deprecating thoughts to ease his tension.
He cautiously lifted his head to steal a glance. Sylvie remained silent, her face showing a mixture of emotions, as if she were wrestling with an inner conflict.
"Lift your head. You've done nothing wrong."
"The Goddess of Creation hasn't done anything wrong either. We goddesses understand her difficulties better than anyone."
"It's this world that is wrong!"
Sylvie sighed helplessly, her face full of a bitter smile.
"You're not mad at me?"
Wu Chen asked cautiously.
"Mad? If you had abandoned all the suffering in this world just for a fleeting moment of pleasure with me, then I'd truly be angry at myself for misjudging you."
Hmm? There's hope!
Wu Chen's eyes lit up.
"However... I'm no longer that naive and foolish little goddess who easily trusts others."
"A man's words are as deceitful as a ghost. First, I need to know if you've lied to me."
As Sylvie spoke, she pulled out a half piece of emerald jade from within her white gauze.
The jade emitted a dazzling light, and Wu Chen's emerald ring from [The Lord of the Rings] automatically appeared, glowing in resonance with it.
"This is the other half of the Forest Jade, leftover after making the wedding rings."
"When each of us holds half of the jade, its magical properties will allow me to discern the truth of the words spoken by the other half's bearer!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Chen's heart sank.
Crap! I'm doomed!
She even has this thing? A scumbag detection device?
How should I continue to survive? Seeking advice urgently! Online, waiting!