Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

After donning the entire set of black armor, Gu Qing Shan strolled back and forth around the room for a little bit.

"How does it feel?" Laura asked.

"Not too bad, this armor is stronger than I thought, we can now begin" Gu Qing Shan said.

"To become the strongest----- this is probably the simplest of the three conditions, what do you intend to do?" Laura curiously asked.

"First, let's learn more about this city's rules"

After saying that, Gu Qing Shan called Black City Manager.

[Young master Gu, how may I be of service?] the electronic voice asked.

"I just wanted to know, what would happen if someone killed someone else in Black City?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

[Black City is the place of rest and relaxation for all Professionists, so arbitrarily murdering anyone is forbidden] the electronic voice answered.

Gu Qing Shan: "-----What if someone does anyway?"

[The peacekeepers will send out a large number of Combatants to eliminate the culprit] the electronic voice answered.

"This place is the Grand Evil world, is public order really that good?" Gu Qing Shan doubtfully asked.

[Young master Gu, what you asked about was 'arbitrary homicide, which is naturally forbidden, but if you instead use a legitimate method to kill someone, Black City will allow it] the electronic voice answered.

"Legitimate method?" Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.

[Indeed, we absolutely forbid the act of openly murdering someone on the streets. This would be an open provocation of Black City's prestige, so if you want to kill, the only method would be to do it discreetly----- this way, no one would care]

"…You mean assassination?"

[Correct. Done neatly, killed in a single strike, doesn't bother anyone else, then clean up their corpse as well, and also not destroying the cityscape in any way----- this form of homicide is allowed]

"Other than assassination, are there no other methods?" Gu Qing Shan asked again.

[You can also freely kill people in the Colosseum. Aside from that, reasonable self-defense and assassination missions would also be exempt from all responsibilities] the electronic voice answered.

"What do you mean by assassination missions?"

[Those who accept one of the many open bounty missions in Black City would be given the right to kill, you would also get paid for it] the electronic voice answered.

That's a good idea!

Gu Qing Shan nodded.

Since I've already decided on a method, let's-----

"Who's the strongest person in Black City?" he asked.

[The strongest Professionist is hailed by the name of Gladiator King, the number one Combatant that every resident of Black City admires, born within the Colosseum] the electronic voice explained.

"Can I challenge him?"

[Your grace must first win a hundred matches in the Colosseum before you're qualified to challenge the Gladiator King]

"That troublesome?" Gu Qing Shan frowned: "Then how about this, I want to pay money and issue him a mission"

[If you pay 100 million Evil coins, you can request the Gladiator King for a basic mission]

"I'll pay the money, I want him to kill a certain person"

[An assassination mission? Then please pay 1 billion Evil coins]

"Alright, go and issue him a mission to come and kill me"

[Are you sure?]

"I'm sure"

…

The Colosseum.

Today was the day of a grand event that would only occur once every thousand years, so the Colosseum had gone on a break for the day.

The entire Colosseum was empty without a single audience member of staff.

Gu Qing Shan had moved a chair to the center of the Colosseum itself and sat down, looking a bit bored.

I've already issued the bounty.

Now, the only thing I need to do is wait for him to come and kill me.

"Will he actually come?" Laura asked.

"I'm not sure, but if the other party had accepted the mission, he probably won't change his mind" Gu Qing Shan yawned and answered.

"This is an opponent you've never met before, he has surely awakened Realm Force as well, perhaps he might be even stronger than you are------ do you have a plan?" Laura asked.

"On our way here, I've discovered a hidden function of this armor" Gu Qing Shan told her.

"What kind of function?" Laura asked out of interest.

"While observing any person, I would be able to discover the sins that they've committed in the past" Gu Qing Shan answered.

"That's natural, you need to first observe the sin in order to reenact it" Laura naturally commented.

She suddenly realized and said excitedly: "That means when you look at someone, you'd be able to gain a general understanding of their past, that's truly impressive"

"Indeed" Gu Qing Shan agreed.

He suddenly sensed something, putting the chair away before standing up.

A shadow had appeared on the Colosseum at some unknown point.

"Gu Qing Shan?" that shadow asked.

"That's me" Gu Qing Shan replied.

The shadow remained silent for a short moment before saying: "You're going to die very soon"

Gu Qing Shan gazed at the other party, then suddenly noticed lines of glowing text appearing in the void of space:

[A Phase Realm belonging to the other party is rapidly approaching]

[After five seconds, that world will overlap with the main world and replace it]

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