This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 1166: Divine Game Quiet Mountain 49

The cage grew quiet, and the sound of crickets from the StarSea players outside seemed louder than ever.

Unknowingly, StarSea also fell silent. Everyone watched the figure surrounded by petals in the center of the cage.

At that moment, a deep voice emerged from within the petals.

——"Remember this day. Remember my name. I am the pendulum crashing into Quiet Mountain."

For a moment, both Quiet Mountain and StarSea players fell silent.

Not only did they realize that shouting a silly line was the trigger for this skill, but they also recognized that SS Rita must be embarrassed... Otherwise, wouldn’t she have added her own name after saying "Remember my name"?

Outside the cage, TingoAutumn Deer, who had been staring blankly at QM Frost Deer, blinked in confusion and turned to Crab. "Does this mean she is the retribution of Quiet Mountain?"

BS Crab, who had already seen Mistblade and the others on the other side of the cage, tugged at TingoAutumn Deer and started to move toward them. "You can learn from her what ’the art of language’ truly means."

As the golden rain curtain thickened, there was a momentary pause. The Quiet Mountain players suddenly froze, realizing that the lightning rain, which had previously had no effect on them, was now beginning to harm them.

Each drop of lightning wasn’t too strong, dealing only a few thousand damage, but the number of raindrops falling on them per second was close to a hundred. And this was while they were standing still—if they started fighting, moving, and spreading out, the area of contact with the rain would increase significantly.

Moreover, the lightning rain had a paralysis effect, and just like the damage, the more lightning they came into contact with, the stronger the paralysis effect would be.

At this point, even QM Rita stopped underestimating the situation. She quickly used multiple healing skills to restore her health to full. She needed to understand SS Rita’s third-phase combat mode to adjust her own strategy.

Suddenly, as if a storm swept in, the white flower rain that had been circling SS Rita dispersed and rushed into the storm. The petals passed through the lightning storm, sometimes being washed down violently by the thunder, only to quickly spin back into the sky.

QM Maple Syrup, holding her cigarette holder, extended her hand slightly and caught a falling petal with the bowl of her pipe. She then expressionlessly tipped the pipe over, distancing the petal from herself.

Beside her, QM Mistblade asked, "What effect does that have?"

"Randomly turns one of my positive effects into a negative one. Even if I move away from the petal in time, it will still trigger upon contact," explained Maple Syrup. After a brief pause, she added, "It lasts for 5 seconds."

QM Cicada looked up at the thousands of Flower Crown Murder petals swirling in the air. Though they didn’t carry the golden gleam of the lightning rain, once the battle began, the number of petals touched in those 5 seconds would certainly be substantial.

The attention of all players returned to the scene, and as the petals cleared, SS Rita’s third phase appeared.

The chain above the cage, which connected her to the cage, had long since broken, and the dragon wings behind her were now made entirely of ice flames. Occasionally, a few Flower Crown Murder glimmers floated out from the tails of the flames, as if flowers were burning and dying in the fire.

The two coins still floated around her, one real and one illusory.

But what caught everyone’s attention the most was her eyes. The flames that had once burned in her forehead had vanished, replaced by an ignition within her eyes.

The crimson flames had solidified into something tangible, the flame tail and her silver hair billowing in the wind.

Most troubling of all, her health was not only restored to full, but it was now 20% higher than before.

QM Maple Syrup immediately began to probe her information.

[BS Rita · Wildfire Reignited · Third Phase] (Starsea)

Strength: ???

Constitution: ???

Intelligence: ???

Agility: ???

Luck: 10 (+61)

Charisma: 10

Party Value: 0

"Uncontrollable, unlocatable, immune to mental debuffs, 100% damage reflection, lifesteal, mind control, endless mana, chance to disarm upon attack, all attack skills chain without discrimination, 20% chance to trigger no damage when hit, immune to 80% Vineborne damage, immune to 80% Celestialkin damage."

As she continued to probe, Maple Syrup read out the information, syncing it to the rest of her team.

QM Rita immediately shouted, "Spread out!"

The ten Quiet Mountain players scattered. Quiet Mountain JE took to the air, while QM Frost Deer and three ranged players retreated to the back.

Meanwhile, outside the cage, StarSea players stopped talking and moved toward BS Mistblade and Lightchaser Ash Cinders, where the strongest forces gathered. StarSea players instinctively gathered around.

However, when they arrived, they realized that Mistblade, Lightchaser Ash Cinders, and the others were quietly watching the scene inside the cage.

Lania Kaia, who had arrived a little late, cautiously tapped Maple Syrup with his bone sickle. When Maple Syrup glanced at him with the look of "How come you’re not dead yet?", he asked, "Aren’t we going to do something to help her?"

Though SS Rita’s state was special, what if there was a time limit?

He asked this while looking at Maple Syrup, though his peripheral vision was on Lightchaser Ash Cinders and Mistblade.

The scene grew quiet. Maple Syrup’s lips curled into a mysterious smile as she replied, "Ah, you’re asking that... they’re not here to help her. They came to grab the Order Badge under the pretense of helping her."

As she spoke, Maple Syrup didn’t move her feet but leaned slightly backward, closer to Mistblade standing behind her. "Isn’t that right?"

Lania Kaia frowned, "So they’ve tried everything, but nothing worked? No wonder they look so miserable."

Maple Syrup smiled widely this time. "Earlier, QM Rita asked BS Rita if she wanted to let our ’good friends’ in. BS Rita refused, saying it’s her One-Person Party. That’s why everyone’s looking so sour now."

Recalling the sour faces of Lightchaser Ash Cinders and Mistblade, Maple Syrup couldn’t help but laugh softly again.

As she laughed, she realized the mood had shifted. She looked up and found Lightchaser Ash Cinders and Mistblade staring at her with blank faces.

Maple Syrup: "...."

In the tense silence, Mistblade suddenly spoke, "Outside the cage, 782 StarSea players have arrived. Among them, we have 18th-tier Nuclear Flash, NightFury, Dawn Cicada, and Tiger Ear Kessa. There are also 15th-tier and even 12th-tier players. Some are her rivals, some are her teachers, like Lightchaser and Ash Cinders."

"Why did we come? It’s hard to give a single answer. Maybe it’s for the Order Badge, maybe for contribution points, or maybe to save her..."

"But if this were a multiple-choice question, I could give you one common answer—we want to witness this moment." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Just like that time on the war cruise ship, when they witnessed her create miracles, now, everyone wanted to witness her battle Quiet Mountain’s Apostles of God.

There are such people in the world. When something world-shattering happens to them, you can’t help but get closer, to witness the story unfold and its conclusion.

If you can be part of that story... it will be a great blessing in life.

But now, it seemed like from the beginning, it was they who hovered on the edge, trying to join her story, thinking she would always be there, thinking she would need help.

But she never once thought she needed them...

It should have been obvious, it should have been. Back then, GodDraw77, she was the same.

Even Lightchaser could only stay at the card table, helping her flip the mahjong tiles...

She was like that, and she had never changed.

Looking at the figure in the cage, wielding her sword amidst the golden rain, Mistblade let out a quiet sigh, unable to say another word.