Chapter 00125: Can't Hear, Can't Hear at All
# Can't Hear, Can't Hear at All
Chapter 125
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 125: Can't Hear, Can't Hear at All
On the other side, Li Chengxi stared at the screen, clutching the microphone in his hand.
“Can you hear me? He's to your left! Your left!”
It was as if Viola couldn't hear Li Chengxi's voice at all; she gripped her sword and looked left and right.
This was the first time such a situation had occurred.
Just a moment ago, Li Chengxi had closed up his shop and, as usual, went upstairs to open the game on his desktop computer.
He had only heard that there was a banquet being held for Viola and wanted to see what she looked like in a formal dress.
But in the dressing room, after habitually pressing the alt key, Li Chengxi saw that besides Viola, there was another tag that read 'Fang of the Lord of Centipedes'.
At first, he thought it was some kind of item.
It wasn't until the thing extended a dagger from the shadows that he realized it was actually an assassin.
So he quickly used the microphone to warn Viola.
But while he could still talk to her when he had just warned her, after only a short while, Viola could no longer hear Li Chengxi's voice.
This was the first time such a situation had occurred.
What was even more shocking was that Li Chengxi also saw Viola's divine arts suddenly disappear, and there was no notification in her character status that she had received any buffs.
As the Demon God, Li Chengxi was still in an exploratory phase.
He had never encountered a situation like this and, for a moment, didn't know what to do.
Calming himself down a little, Li Chengxi reached out, aimed at the assassin hiding in the smoke on the screen, and pressed down hard with his finger.
Normally, a finger would emerge from the void and crush the target, much like squashing an ant.
But this time, Li Chengxi could clearly feel his finger hitting something hard, like a glass shell.
No matter how hard he pushed, his finger just couldn't touch the assassin on the screen.
He had heard NPCs boast more than once about how incomparably powerful the Demon God was, but incomparably powerful wasn't invincible.
Perhaps it was because Li Chengxi didn't have enough Books of the Demon King's Ring on his fingers, so the Demon God's power couldn't be fully unleashed.
But regardless of the reason, it was a fact that he couldn't directly affect the game screen right now.
What the hell was he supposed to do?
Li Chengxi had indeed considered that Viola might encounter danger in Sailing Harbor, but he had never imagined a situation like this.
He moved the game's camera view and saw Viola's Royal Guards outside the dressing room, frantically pounding and ramming the door panel.
They had probably also realized that it was abnormal for there to be complete silence after Viola went inside.
But the door panel was as if it were fixed in place; no amount of ramming worked.
It was clearly just a piece of wood, which should have been easy for the Royal Guards to break open with their strength.
They immediately drew their swords and hacked violently at the door.
Someone even took a warhammer from a nearby suit of decorative armor and smashed it, yet they still couldn't damage the wooden door in the slightest.
Looking back inside the dressing room, Viola seemed to have been hit by the dagger, but not in a vital spot.
Li Chengxi saw her HP bar drop by about one-fifth.
Since the other party dared to come, they must have been well-prepared.
They must have thought of a countermeasure.
And as it turned out, this countermeasure really did manage to stop Li Chengxi.
No, it's too early to give up.
There must be a way.
Drag Audel over from the City of Academics and then stuff her over to Viola's side to help?
No, there might not be enough time.
After all, he would have to explain the situation to Audel.
Otherwise, throwing a confused Mage next to a high-speed assassin would just be feeding them a kill.
Right, there's also the White Dragon!
The White Dragon's level is the same as Audel's, both level 45. It should be a very capable fighter.
But when Li Chengxi took a closer look, the White Dragon was nowhere among the people smashing the door outside the dressing room.
“Fuck! I clearly told it to be a bodyguard, where did it run off to?!”
Trying to find the White Dragon now would probably be the same as looking for Audel; it would be too late.
Li Chengxi saw Viola's HP drop by another segment.
The situation was becoming more and more dangerous.
Is there really nothing I can do?
Anxious, Li Chengxi's gaze shifted and he saw a new icon on the left side of the screen.
‘Miracle’
Since it's a miracle, let's try relying on it!
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Viola had been stabbed in the thigh, shoulder, and underarm.
The wounds were all in the gaps of her armor.
But thankfully, because of the armor, her opponent had to attack the weak points, which gave Viola chances to force them back or dodge, and the dagger didn't penetrate too deeply.
But she was already losing blood.
Her strength was draining away with it, and her resistance would become increasingly difficult.
Normally, a single Holy Light from Viola could heal these wounds, or at the very least stop the bleeding.
But now, the divine arts were obscured.
Viola had tried all the divine arts she had received from the Demon God, but none could be successfully activated.
More importantly, she couldn't hear the Demon God's voice at all.
This made her feel as if her connection to the Demon God had been forcibly severed, bringing on a strong sense of loneliness.
“Your Highness, don't resist anymore.”
In the smoke, the assassin's voice seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint his exact location.
“I also want to give you, a member of royalty, a dignified end. You wouldn't want to be covered in blood, would you?”
Viola gritted her teeth, still holding her sword firmly:
“I will not die here. I am the Lord's Bishop, and I will fight for his glory!”
“Lord? Oh, the Demon God?”
The assassin seemed very interested.
He said:
“Does becoming the bishop of a false god make you so happy? My master's power is incomparably immense. One day, the world will submit beneath His fangs.”
“Pah! You dog of the Lord of Centipedes! Your god will never be able to crawl out of the dark cracks in the earth!”
The Lord of Centipedes, Chaotic Evil.
Legend says that when its incarnation appeared in the mortal world, it was a gigantic centipede.
Merely passing by would poison the land and water sources.
Possessing the divine offices of poison, murder, shadows, and insects, he was an evil god of great divine power.
Those who worshipped it were generally dangerous figures like assassins, spies, or criminals.
It would bestow upon its devout followers the ability to use toxins, so that even an ordinary short sword in the hands of a follower of the Lord of Centipedes was equivalent to a poison-coated blade.
High-ranking Demon Race members all have considerably high toxin resistance.
Even the toxins of the followers of the Lord of Centipedes were helpless against the high-ranking demons.
But they were skilled in more than just poison; they were even more adept at stealth and assassination.
Just like a venomous centipede hidden in the cracks of walls and floors, it is very difficult to detect their presence.
And the moment you reveal an opening, the fangs of the Lord of Centipedes will have already pierced your neck.
“I don't expect you to understand my master's greatness. As an offering to the Lord of Centipedes, you are already very suitable.”
His voice sounded as if it came from Viola's left, but in reality, as he spoke, he was already leaping out from behind her.
The blackened blade in his hand aimed for Viola's neck.
She wasn't wearing a helmet, and her neck was an area the chestplate couldn't protect.
With just one strike, the Fang of the Lord of Centipedes could complete his mission, taking a vibrant life and leaving behind a beautiful ‘work of art’.
The assassin could already see the fine hairs on Viola's fair neck, the distance was that close.
A little further, and the dagger would slit her throat.
But just then, the air suddenly began to vibrate.
A blinding Holy Light erupted from Viola's entire body like a geyser.
The tremendous impact sent the assassin flying back the way he came.
The smoke that obscured vision was instantly pressed to the ground as if by an invisible hand, and the gushing Holy Light formed an unseen, immense pressure.
“Impossible! Divine Power?!”
The Fang of the Lord of Centipedes couldn't believe what he was seeing.
His hoarse voice was mixed with astonishment and terror.
(End of this chapter)