# 1818
Chapter 1811: The Taste of Emotion
Yuzuri Takishiro gazed at the blood-soaked earth before him and put away the decapitation blade with a wave of his hand.
"Almost done…"
As Yuzuri Takishiro turned to leave, his foot froze mid-step.
He turned his head in confusion, only to see a portal standing in the blood pool. The portal's form shifted continuously—it was the passage between reality and the game world.
Yuzuri Takishiro seemed to hear something and muttered helplessly, "Alright, alright… I'll let you out now."
He walked to the portal, turned the handle, and with a soft click, the door slowly opened…
A girl stepped across the threshold, emerging from the game world.
She took a deep breath.
"Phew… It's been so long since I breathed real air. Being human is so much more comfortable." Emergy couldn't help but exclaim.
"Why did you come out now?"
"To help you!"
"Help me?" Yuzuri Takishiro glanced at Apollo's scattered body in the blood pool. "But I've already taken care of him."
"Not him… there's something else here."
Emergy spoke with certainty.
Her nose twitched in the air, quickly finding a direction, and she hurried off. Though full of doubts, Yuzuri Takishiro followed behind her.
Emergy descended from the peak of Yangshen Mountain, passed through several disheveled paths, and arrived before a hidden cave.
"It's here."
"What's inside?" Yuzuri Takishiro asked.
"Sorrow, pain… and despair."
Emergy spoke softly and stepped inside.
Yuzuri Takishiro followed her, walking downward for about a minute. The narrow underground passage suddenly opened up!
A massive cavern appeared before their eyes.
This cavern sat at the mountain's base, as if artificially hollowed out, connected to the bases of several other peaks. Looking around, countless hidden passages branched off in all directions—dark, damp. Even the highest point was barely taller than Yuzuri Takishiro, forcing him to walk hunched over.
At this moment, in this dim cavern, pairs of dull, dazed eyes gazed at them.
People…
The cavern was filled with people!
"This is…" Yuzuri Takishiro's eyes swept across these emaciated, hunched figures, his pupils contracting slightly. "Olympus's 'Human Enclosure'?"
Yuzuri Takishiro himself had come from a "Human Enclosure," so he knew what this place was. But this cavern "Human Enclosure" was on an entirely different level compared to the one in Takamagahara. The environment was cramped and wretched, with a population of at most barely ten thousand.
Compared to Takamagahara's "Human Enclosure," this place was essentially a dark underground pigsty!
"Their emotions are so repressed… Just from smelling them, I can barely breathe." Emergy frowned as she spoke.
"We have to save them." Yuzuri Takishiro turned to look at Emergy. "You have a way to do it, right?"
"Rest assured… I have a two-birds-with-one-stone solution." Emergy smiled faintly.
"But I need your help."
…
At the foot of the Sacred Mountain.
A carriage galloped through the chaotic battlefield.
"All four sacred mountains are stained with blood. It seems all the Chief Gods of Olympus have been dealt with." Chen Han rode a ghost horse beside the carriage, his Straight Blade already soaked in blood.
"Hold on a bit longer… Lin Qiye and the others should be back soon."
Master Chen nodded and said.
At the edge of the battlefield, Guan Zai, Wu Quan, and Shao Pingge worked together, forcefully suppressing the assault of five or six Lesser Gods. But their offensive was gradually weakening, showing signs of losing control.
Facing so many Lesser Gods, this group of Human Apex could barely hold them down. However, the problem was that none of them possessed any laws, so they couldn't deal any真正意义上的伤害 (true damage). The battle had dragged on until now—the Lesser Gods hadn't decreased in number, but their spiritual energy was nearly depleted.
"These humans are about to collapse! Together, now!!"
From among the Lesser Gods, a voice rang out. The gods' attacks grew increasingly fierce, as if madly swarming the five ceiling-level experts!
Right at that moment, a panel popped up above all their heads!
"—Game loading progress: 0%… 19%… 40%… 76%… 100%"
"—Welcome to the nightmare-level game independently developed by g·z"
"—Game title: 'Beautiful Girl Idol's Kiss' (crossed out)… Game title: 'Wipe Out Olympus! Long Live Great Xia!'"
"—Skill 2 judgment in progress… Judgment successful!"
Seeing the final line of small text, the Lesser Gods of Olympus were filled with confusion.
What was this?
A game? Wipe out Olympus?
What was Skill 2???
Before they could react, waves of black light instantly swallowed their figures. All the Lesser Gods vanished from their positions simultaneously.
"What's happening? Where did they go?" Shao Pingge, who had been gripping his blade ready for battle, asked blankly.
Guan Zai stared at the floating panel in the air, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
"No need for us to intervene anymore… They're dead for sure."
…
"Emergy!"
"Emergy!!"
"Emergy!!!"
Waves of voices rose from the crowd. Countless thin, hunched humans crawled out of the cavern one after another.
They stood on the open ground, basking in the sunlight. Their eyes no longer held the despair and numbness from before, but were filled with hopeful radiance. They gathered together, gazing at the girl standing on the giant boulder, and cheered loudly!
"How did you do this… They should be seeing you for the first time, right?" Yuzuri Takishiro watched this scene, bewildered.
Emergy smiled. "Don't underestimate the power of emotion, and don't underestimate me."
She stood upright on the boulder, winked her right eye at the crowd below, and shouted in a spirited voice:
"Don't be afraid, everyone! Great Xia has already crushed those gods of Olympus! From now on, no one has to live in the cavern in fear!"
"Let's take a group photo to commemorate our meeting under the sunshine, for Jinian!"
Emergy stretched out both hands, thumbs and index fingers forming a camera frame in front of her eyes, capturing all the "Human Enclosure" residents. With a smile, she said:
"Three… two… one!"
Click—
As her words fell,十几道黑芒 (dozens of black rays) appeared in the distance!
The Lesser Gods gazed around blankly, utterly confused about what had happened… The distant cheers rose and fell. A girl stood atop the giant boulder, slightly tilting her head, and gently winked at one of the Lesser Gods.
Pff—
That Lesser God felt his mind and spirit struck, suddenly vomiting a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper.
"The people from underground? How did they escape? Who is that girl?" As the gods spoke in bewilderment, a deep crimson figure descended from the sky!
Lin Qiye gripped the Torch-like Olympian Origin in one hand, slowly rising from the shattered earth…
In his other hand, he held a blood-soaked head!