Jiang Qiao underestimated Boss Yin, or rather, the players' motivation.
In the short half a month since the Forgotten River arrived, the players relied on the help of the Extermination Army to suppress the spread of the Void Zergs.
The Void Erosion on Queen Mey was thus transferred to Hornet Knight.
For most players, the Void Lockdown Battlefield was just … a battlefield for hacking.
It was just that someone leaked the news of Hai Lan's plan to eat the Sublime Body for lunch to Thorne.
Today, Thorne went to look for Jiang Qiao.
"I don't understand."
Jiang Qiao opened a can of Coca Cola in the Vice Chief's dormitory and looked at Thorne, who was also sitting silently at the round table.
"You want the Sublime Body, Rose's mother, to die, but you don't want to be turned into energy by the Godeater God. Is there a conflict between the two?"
Jiang Qiao had been with this original Eternal for so long that he could basically guess Thorne's thoughts.
The Sublime Body that was corroded by the Void Zergs was Rose's mother, and Rose's father was probably Thorne.
Thorne still loved Rose's mother, which was why he wanted to kill her and free himself from the torture of the Void Zergs.
Killing with a sword was also killing, and being devoured by the Godeater God and turned into pure energy was also killing.
Was there a difference between the two?
"I want her to be whole when she dies."
Thorne stopped being frivolous when discussing this, and said, "At least he could be buried in a coffin."
"…"
Jiang Qiao could understand Thorne's thoughts. It was normal for his lover to want a whole corpse.
But …
"I'm afraid I can't agree to this. We need the power of the Sublime Body to fight against the Annihilation Army." Jiang Qiao was very firm on this point. Rose's mother was the Sublime Body itself.
Thorne chose to kill Rose's mother instead of saving her because he knew there was no way … to separate her from the Void Zergs' corrosion.
"Unless you have the ability to kill the Lord of Annihilation," Jiang Qiao said as he threw the empty bottle of Coca-Cola into the bin.
Thorne also knew that he was in the wrong. Right now, he only had the chance to kill the Sublimator because of the Holy Spirit's help. However, if the Holy Spirit helped him kill the Sublimator … Thorne's actions were equivalent to stealing the Holy Spirit's spoils of war.
"I'm no match for the Lord of Annihilation. The power of Exile is the most troublesome to me, second only to the power of the God Eater."
Thorne didn't hesitate, he suddenly took out three statues and placed them on the table. When Jiang Qiao saw the three statues, his hands stopped moving.
They weren't ordinary statues. When Jiang Qiao cast Detection on them, the HP of the statues was displayed as question marks.
There were only two possibilities with the Detection skill.
Firstly, the target's level was too high. With his current god-devouring power, Jiang Qiao couldn't detect anything at all.
Secondly, the power of Absolute Break … the only law that couldn't be destroyed.
That was the power of the Law of Origin, Time, Space, and Order. The three Gods of Law combined to form the power.
Thorne pushed the three statues in front of Jiang Qiao and said, "Agent, you're actually rewarded for eliminating natural disasters and balancing the stars."
"I know. During the battle of the Black Tide Island, the God of Order gave us divine crystals as remuneration."
Of course, Jiang Qiao had received remuneration from the three Gods of Law. Among them, the God of Order gave the most remuneration, mainly in the form of divine crystals.
All the divine crystals on the star map were produced by the God of Order.
"Divine crystals are the lowest and most basic remuneration. I've quelled countless natural disasters over the years. In the process, I've received some very special remuneration," Thorne said.
"Special remuneration?"
"You can make a wish to the three Gods."
Thorne mentioned a remuneration that could make all the Holy Spirits in the star map go crazy. It was even more exciting than making a wish to the God Eater.
"Wait … Do you mean … I can make a wish to the God of Time to return to the past?"
Jiang Qiao wasn't very interested in the wishes of the God of Space and Order. If the three Gods of Law could make a wish … It could make all the void bugs on the star map suddenly die.
Thorne probably wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to kill his wife. This would probably work on the Lord of Annihilation. The three Gods of Law couldn't kill the Lord of Annihilation.
"Sure."
However, Thorne gave Jiang Qiao … an even more surprising answer.
"Then why don't you use it yourself?" Jiang Qiao noticed a … key problem.
If Thorne could return to the past, he would think of a way to save his wife. After countless replays, he finally achieved the perfect ending.
This was what a player should do!
"I've tried, countless times … But the final result is the same. Time is like a net. No matter where you run, it will catch you back to where you started." At this point, Thorne picked up the statue that represented the God of Time. His expression seemed very melancholic.
Is this … the closure of the timeline?
"Then what's the use of this wish?
Can I make a wish to the God of Space and send all the fragments of the God of Eater to me? "Jiang Qiao asked the other statue on the table.
"The God of Space refused. She can't do it," Thorne said helplessly.
"What's wrong with the three Gods of Law?
They can travel through time, but they don't even have a delivery function? "
Jiang Qiao poked the cheek of the God of Space's statue with some dissatisfaction. As a result, the statue opened its mouth and bit Jiang Qiao's finger. "It's still alive?"
Jiang Qiao pulled out his finger that had been broken into light fragments. Soon, the system restored the broken limb to its original state.
"The God of Time is willing to help you. The power of the God of Eater allows you to break the rules and extend the star map of another parallel plane. So, no matter what you do in the past or future, it won't affect this star map."
Thorne placed the statue of the God of Time in front of Jiang Qiao once again.
"Why do I find this setting so familiar?"
Why did Jiang Qiao feel like he'd heard this setting somewhere before? But he couldn't care less. Right now, Jiang Qiao wanted to collect Hai Lan's fragments at all costs.
"Can you help us teleport back to the day before the last God of Eater fell?"
Based on Hai Lan's memories, Jiang Qiao could tell that Hai Lan had exploded into pieces. Just like the Jade of Four Souls, more than 20 fragments had been scattered across the star map.
Jiang Qiao now had six of them, but they were far from enough. The simplest and most direct way was to find the previous God-Eater God and devour the Shard of Divinity before she exploded.
"The God of Time's reply is feasible. He is also very curious about what will happen when the last descendant of the God of Eater travels through time." Thorne gave Jiang Qiao … an answer that Jiang Qiao really wanted to hear.