"You two... no, you three, letās be reasonable here, how am I supposed to win this? Whatās the point of resetting if I still canāt win, damn it!"
"And earlier I said it was ninety-seven times just resetting back to when the Violent Dragon entered this world. If you count the times I reset during battle, itās at least five hundred, maybe even eight hundred!"
Taking a nuclear blast head-on...
For Lu Wenwu, thatās not too big of a deal.
If youāre lucky enough, you can get by just relying on the Life and Death Talisman, like an annoying player dodging endlessly with the Eight Trigrams Shield at the peak of their luck.
Even if the Life and Death Talisman doesnāt trigger, the Netherworld Pardon Order can allow Lu Wenwu to survive ten fatal blows.
Plus, thereās also the three-minute period of invincible lock-blood effect.
Lu Wenwu interrupted the Reincarnation Apostleās rambling: "So, the essence of this worldās reincarnation is actually your constant restarting? From what you said, as long as you die, even if itās from natural causes, youāll restart from the day after the Demon God Game ends?"
"You can understand it that way," the Reincarnation Apostle answered, "So those dozens of times after you accidentally killed me, I just came back to life with memories from the very beginning."
"What about those players? When you restart the reincarnation, do they reappear?" Lu Wenwu asked further.
"Yes and no," the Reincarnation Apostle replied, "They are still otherworldly people and will appear at the node and location of their first entry into the world."
"Is the entry point for us players consistent?" Lu Wenwu continued probing.
The Reincarnation Apostle answered immediately: "Itās not consistent; there are intervals. The earliest batch even appeared right after the Demon God Game ended, which was when the Third World War just broke out."
"And I discovered an interesting phenomenon. Starting from when a certain batch of players enters the world, once the thousandth reincarnation begins, they will remain here forever."
"In your terms, it would be called... main quest failure?"
"Except for those who didnāt die before the main quest failure, the manner and timing of other playersā deaths wonāt change."
"Iāve tried making those guys die sooner or later, but there always seems to be some improbable accident correcting the time and manner of death."
"Once those players who failed the main quest are forced to remain here and die, their manner and timing of death will also be fixed in the next reincarnation."
The Light Apostle hesitated for a moment but still asked, "Exactly how many times have you reincarnated? Only count the complete ones."
"Too many, I canāt remember, maybe around ten thousand times. Iāve already restarted countless times before the players arrived."
The Reincarnation Apostle flopped back on the ground, sprawling in a complete lack of care for being the worldās strongest apostle.
"Every time a batch of players fails the main quest, I have to live till I die of natural causes for the next batch of players to come in. Who knows how annoyed Iāve been."
"Damn Reincarnation Demon God, gave me power but didnāt extend my lifespan. I die right at a hundred every time."
"No matter how healthy I am, I drop dead at midnight on my hundredth birthday. I swear at his mother!"
Lan Shan asked, "Xiuxiu! You were so eager to kill Brother Wu earlier, why are you willing to sit and chat with us and answer our questions now?"
"Because Iām tired of living and want to die now, isnāt it obvious? However I try to extend my life, I just die precisely at a hundred, itās pointless."
The Reincarnation Apostle looked at them with a caring expression like looking at fools, losing much of the resentment.
"That Violent Dragon is a complete maniac, but indeed heās the most likely to break this reincarnation among all the otherworldly people Iāve seen."
"Iāve seen a lot of players, done a lot of experiments, and I know what you guys are here for."
"With your batch, thereās currently an idiot, thinking heās found a shortcut, who cleans the toilet for me every day, probably for some quest rewards."
"That idiot is so cowardly, only knowing how to flatter me and my other subordinates, not interesting at all."
Inside the Reincarnation Apostleās palace, an unknown master player cleaning the toilet suddenly sneezed.
He rubbed his nose, recalling the King of the Apostlesā earnest assurances about his promising future before leaving!
The achievement of clearing the dungeon was beckoning him!
Instantly, the master playerās determination renewed!
"Makes sense, now I finally understand why the Salvation Army hasnāt been wiped out yet." Lu Wenwu mused, "You want to keep them alive for players to farm experience, donāt you?"
"Ah, well done!"
The Reincarnation Apostle widened his eyes, showing a bit of surprise.
"But players are generally too dumb, few realize this. Theyāre all good-for-nothings, canāt figure out the key to solving problems no matter how much I guide them."
"Alright, since you know about the players, no more delays, tell me straight." Lu Wenwu cracked his neck, "To break this damn reincarnation, where does the favorability with the Demon God need to be?"
"I donāt know."
The Reincarnation Apostle answered straightforwardly.
"I once fostered a player, piling up various tasks for him. But that useless one maxed out at just over thirty, according to your scales, thatās about the level of āFriendlyā?"