"So? Are you going to beat me to death?"
Gexi could hardly believe her ears.
How could this person be so self-righteous about stealing?
Gexi felt a surge of anger: "Lady, I will not fight you, but you must realize that stealing is a crime. If you refuse to admit your mistake, I will report your crimes to the Sin Hunting Bureau."
The Sin Hunting Bureau?
It sounded a bit like a police station, so did this NPC mean she would call the police to arrest him?
Lu Xun rubbed his chin, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
"Should I just kill this NPC?" he muttered to himself.
The demonic whisper of the evil god echoed in Grinya Loran's ears. His indifferent tone and careless attitude suggested it was as simple as crushing an ant.
Grinya Loran felt a chill run down her spine as she realized the gravity of his words.
She stared blankly at the young female mage, who was filled with righteous indignation.
She began to doubt herself. Was her faith truly right?
"I'm sorry." Grinya Loran shook her head uncontrollably.
At the same time, a Training Wooden Sword appeared in her hand out of thin air.
'No... please don't do this!'
Grinya Loran screamed in her heart.
Gexi seemed completely unaware of the impending danger. Thinking that the girl had realized her mistake, she offered a small smile and said:
"It's alright. As long as you can turn over a new leaf, I'm sure the gods will forgive your transgressions."
"My name is Gexi Maierche. If you are having difficulties in your life, I believe I can help you."
Grinya Loran's movement to swing the sword paused. She slowly raised her gaze to the space above Gexi's head.
【Saint Gexi Maierche (lv49)】!
Lu Xun: "..."
Damn it, how are there big shots everywhere in this cursed starting village!
This female NPC looked so young, yet her level was actually higher than the priest NPC at the cathedral!
It was a good thing he hadn't rushed into action, or he might have ended up waiting for a respawn at a divine statue.
He didn't even know if this game had a respawn mechanism. To be safe, it was best not to test it.
He quietly retracted the wooden sword. From beginning to end, Gexi hadn't noticed a thing.
Only Grinya Loran's heart stirred.
Had the evil god finally decided to spare this poor, unlucky girl?
'Thank you, Great Evil God...'
Grinya Loran breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.
Even though Xun Shen was an evil god, he still possessed a shred of humanity after all. As long as He didn't commit any heinous atrocities or harm the innocent, it would be fine.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I do not need help."
After saying that, Grinya Loran prepared to turn and leave.
Lu Xun didn't want to have too much contact with such a high-level character. It was far too dangerous; she could probably one-shot him with any random skill.
This feeling of being overpowered was unpleasant. In contrast, he much preferred bullying the weak.
"Wait!" Gexi stopped him—or more accurately, she stopped Grinya Loran.
"While I understand your hardships, it doesn't change the fact that you have committed a crime," Gexi said with a serious face. "I've been watching you since the start of this street. You've stolen a massive number of lollipops; you didn't even spare the children along the entire block. I hope you will come with me to the Sin Hunting Bureau to confess."
She had been watching him steal lollipops from the very beginning?
Then she must be really bored.
Lu Xun sighed. The NPCs in this game were truly troublesome, and he couldn't even beat her.
If I can't afford to provoke her, can't I at least hide?
Lu Xun opened the map, targeted the cathedral, and clicked 'Teleport'.
In the next second, Gexi watched as the other person's figure suddenly began to dissolve into illusory particles. She was stunned.
A living person had vanished into thin air right before her eyes!
This was a miracle she had never witnessed before!
She hurriedly looked around, trying to find any trick or flaw.
She would rather believe it was a deceptive trick than believe someone could truly disappear into thin air.
But aside from a single lollipop left on the ground where the person had been, she saw nothing.
Only then did she reluctantly believe that the other party must have used some kind of spatial warp magic.
To use a spatial warp without any chanting, or even any precursor of active mana...
The thought that she had just been speaking to such a powerful mage made a chill run down Gexi's back, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Her gaze fell upon the lollipop left behind by that mysterious great mage. She swallowed nervously.
Something noticed by such a powerful expert could not possibly be as simple as it appeared on the surface.
There must be a deep secret hidden within this lollipop!
She approached cautiously. After confirming there were no curses or similar magic on the lollipop, she slowly picked it up.
As an excellent diviner, there were few things that could escape Gexi's eyes.
Almost the moment she picked it up, she saw a terrifying sight. Her face turned pale, and her limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.
"An e-evil god..."
She murmured in disbelief: "Why... why is there the aura of an evil god inside the candy?"
"Could it be that the senior from earlier was actually..."
Gexi's heart raced.
She couldn't imagine that someone in this city would be so insane as to revive an evil god!
And yet, the Katar royal family knew nothing about it!
Who exactly was that senior, and how did she know there was something strange about these candies?
Gexi's curiosity was burning. She had too many questions for that senior. If the gods would give her another chance, she would definitely not drive the senior away again.
"O Great God of Divination, your faithful believer prays to you. Please tell me that senior's true name."
She closed her eyes.
Divining a name was an introductory course in divination. A qualified diviner could easily divine the names of most people.
Unless they used corresponding occult countermeasures, in which case the diviner would see a jumble of garbled code.
However, for a diviner as skilled as Gexi, most occult methods were no obstacle. She was very confident that she could find the senior's name.
But then, her confidence was shattered, replaced by a profound confusion.
"Why is it... a complete blank?"
She whispered to herself in disbelief.
Even if the other party had some way to counter divination, she should have seen garbled code, not a void of nothingness.
There was only one explanation: the person she was divining did not exist in this world!
Because they didn't exist, there was only a blank space.
Then who exactly had she been talking to just now?
A ghost that didn't exist?
A chill went through Gexi.
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