novel-books Chapter 72 The Game of the God of Deception! He Wants to Make the Gods Battle!
Chapter 72 The Game of the God of Deception! He Wants to Make the Gods Battle!
The Amazon rainforest, another location.
The thick, humid air, carrying the scent of decaying leaves and soil, entered Li Zhenguo's nostrils.
His muscles were tense as he stared intently at the white youth who called himself "Loki."
"A tour guide?"
Li Zhenguo squeezed out two words through clenched teeth, letting out a low, cold laugh.
"You want to talk to me about being a tour guide in this primeval jungle that can swallow everything?"
"Do you take me for a ghost, or are you the ghost yourself?"
His intuition was sending him the sharpest warning signals.
The man before me was a brightly colored venomous snake; beneath his nonchalant smile lay deadly poison.
"You can't say that, my friend."
Loki casually spread his hands, seemingly oblivious to Li Zhenguo's hostility.
"It's precisely because this place is off-limits to the living that we need a professional 'guide' like me, isn't it?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "guide," and a cunning glint flashed in his green eyes.
"Look at this canopy that blocks out the sky, these exotic flowers that I've never heard of before, and in the distance, that ancient outline that is faintly visible in the mist."
"A world-class wonder!"
"Without me, how could you have safely reached the center of the stage?"
Li Zhenguo's pupils contracted slightly.
"Ancient buildings? Do you know what that is?"
"certainly."
Loki snapped his fingers, leaned forward slightly, and instantly switched to a mysterious tone.
"That is our destination—the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramid of Kukulkan."
According to folklore, it was a sacred site where the ancient Maya worshipped their supreme god.
Loki leaned closer, his voice becoming a whisper.
"But the real story is that the pyramid was both a tomb and a cradle."
"A grave?" Li Zhenguo pressed.
"The tomb of the ancient god Kukulkan, where he has been sleeping for thousands of years."
Loki's lips curled into an exaggerated smile.
"At the same time, it is also a cradle. In the deepest part of the temple, a treasure is being nurtured that can drive all the gods to utter madness."
"A sapling of the tree of life."
These words struck Li Zhenguo's heart like a heavy hammer.
really!
This guy knows everything!
He was the one who set up this trap to lure Mr. Lin, and now he's appearing before him as a "tour guide."
What exactly does he want to do?
"Who exactly are you? And what is your purpose in telling me all this?" Li Zhenguo gave up all probing, his voice as deep as iron.
"Me? My name is Loki."
Loki laughed, his green eyes filled with the pleasure of watching a show.
"As for the purpose... it's very simple."
"I am a theater enthusiast."
"And what follows will be an unprecedented spectacle. A great play always needs a few esteemed audience members applauding from the front row, right?"
"I think you, Mr. Li Zhenguo, the guardian of China, are very suitable."
Li Zhenguo's face darkened completely.
The other party knew his identity perfectly well!
At that moment, he felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into the snow, completely exposed from the inside out.
This feeling of being completely exposed and naked almost suffocated him.
"What exactly do you want?!"
Li Zhenguo clenched his fists until the knuckles turned white, his inner strength surging within him, his blood and qi roaring, ready to fight to the death.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous."
Loki waved his hand gracefully, signaling him to calm down.
I have no ill intentions towards you, at least not now.
"I just want to invite you to the best seats in the front row so we can enjoy a good show together."
His voice suddenly rose, and a frenzied heat appeared on his face.
"A...war between gods!"
Aren't you curious?
"The one from the East, that unfathomable master of the courtyard!"
"We've encountered the child of the ancient ley lines of the Americas!"
What kind of dazzling sparks will they ignite?
"One is the absolute 'Tao' that sees all things as dust, rules as nothing, and walks the path of life!"
"The other is an ancient god who is integrated with the faith and ley lines of the entire continent, and is almost omniscient and omnipotent in his own domain!"
"This is simply amazing!"
"The ultimate showdown between the strongest spear and the strongest shield!"
"Just thinking about it makes me tremble with excitement!"
Hearing Loki's crazy words, Li Zhenguo felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
madman!
This guy is a complete madman!
He actually treated the clash between two beings capable of destroying the world as a "good show"?
"You lured Mr. Lin here just to watch them fight?" Li Zhenguo gritted his teeth, each word dripping with bloodlust.
"Attract? No, no, I don't have the ability to attract Him."
Loki shook his head, as if correcting an ignorant student.
"I only provide a script and a stage. Whether the actors take the stage and how they perform is entirely up to them."
"Besides, I'm not just here to watch the show."
Loki pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold, sharp light.
"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."
"You Chinese should understand this principle better than I do, right?"
"When the two of them fought to the bitter end, that little, lovely, unattended sapling of the Tree of Life..."
"Wouldn't it just become an ownerless object?"
Li Zhenguo finally understood.
This is Loki's ultimate goal.
He wants to be that fisherman!
"Don't even think about it!"
A furious shout exploded!
The ground beneath Li Zhenguo's feet suddenly cracked, and he transformed into an arrow, charging fiercely towards Loki!
The lifelong skill of the Grandmaster of Embracing the Elixir is concentrated in one punch!
The fist tore through the viscous air, emitting a piercing whistle, and aimed straight for Loki's face!
He knew he was no match for them.
But he had to stop him!
Even if the price is death!
However, faced with this earth-shattering punch...
Loki simply stood there.
It didn't move at all.
His smug smile remained unchanged.
Just a fraction of a second before the fist touched his face.
Loki's figure swayed slightly, like a reflection on water.
Then, it just vanished into thin air.
Li Zhenguo's punch missed completely!
The terrifying force was irretrievable, carrying his body straight through Loki's afterimage and slamming him hard into a giant tree behind him that would require several people to encircle!
"boom!"
The giant tree exploded with a loud crack, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"Oh dear, Team Leader Li, you really have a temper."
A lazy voice came from behind Li Zhenguo.
Li Zhenguo suddenly turned around.
Loki had appeared behind him without him noticing, holding a bucket of popcorn out of thin air, and was eating it with relish.
"Illusion?" Li Zhenguo's face turned extremely ugly.
"No, no, this is not a simple illusion."
Loki shook his finger, like a patient and encouraging teacher.
"This is spatial magic, a high-level thing that you mortals who only know how to temper your bodies and minds cannot understand."
"So, I advise you to save your energy."
Loki grabbed a handful of popcorn and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling indistinctly:
"Let's go, Team Leader Li."
"The play is about to begin."
"If we don't hurry, we'll miss the opening ceremony."
After saying that, he didn't care whether Li Zhenguo agreed or not, turned around and walked towards the pyramids, humming an unknown tune.
His leisurely demeanor made him seem like a tourist heading to a scenic spot to watch a performance.
Li Zhenguo stood there, his expression shifting between anger and unease.
We can't beat them.
Can't run away.
The only option seems to be to follow this madman and watch the "show" he orchestrated.
"Mr. Lin... please, please don't let anything happen to you..."
Li Zhenguo's heart sank into an abyss.
For the first time, he felt a burning remorse for his decision to hand over that intelligence to Lin Fan.
He felt that he had personally pushed the pillar of China into a vortex of no return.
He gritted his teeth.
In the end, I took heavy steps and followed.
He wanted to see it for himself.
He needs to find Mr. Lin.
Even if he has to die, he wants to die before Mr. Lin!
And so, a bizarre "death tour group" composed of a scheming god with ulterior motives and a desperate guardian of China set off toward the eye of the storm—the Kukulkan Pyramid.