Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players-Chapter 423: Plan of the Gods

"Alliance Hierarch, what happened?" Alea asked.

A Magpie Bridge extended towards them, and Xu Longyun hurried to Lin Bai's side, her face anxious. "Husband, there's a problem."

"I know. Don't panic. We'll face whatever comes our way; there's nothing we can't handle," Lin Bai reassured her. "Since they want to play, let's play along."

"Okay." Xu Longyun nodded, her turbulent heart somehow settling down.

"Xiao Yun, get in touch with the number one paparazzi. Issue a new order in my name in the Justice Weekly. You set the terms—the stricter, the better," Lin Bai instructed. "Open all the Magpie Bridges in major towns, connecting them to the real world. Prepare both continents for migration..."

"Lin Bai, the game company has made its move, hasn't it!" Gold Heavenly King heard their conversation. Seemingly forgetting his own predicament, he said with a mocking smile, "You have no idea about the capabilities of the game company, do you? Do you know how many worlds they've manipulated? How can you single-handedly fight against them? In the end, you're just their plaything. The game company is the one that treats all life as ants. If your Righteous Door could truly stand against the game company, why would they only send you here alone to stir things up?"

"You're right, so what? This game is none of your business now." Lin Bai dismissed him with a glance and, using his Extraction Skills on him, taunted, "Speaking of which, you Heavenly Kings are nothing but Players discarded by the game company, tossed into an outdated server to live or die on your own, aren't you?!"

"..." Gold Heavenly King's expression abruptly darkened.

"To be precise, you are mere tools." Lin Bai switched hands, letting Gold Heavenly King go only to grasp him again, continuing to use his Extraction Skills. "Without my interference, wouldn't you ultimately still be BOSSes destined to be toppled by Players? An ant that can't even control its own destiny. Where does your sense of superiority come from? Are you glad to see me in a tight spot? You're free to feel pleased; I'll allow you to maintain such pathetic self-esteem."

"..." Gold Heavenly King's face turned crimson. Lin Bai's words were like daggers, stabbing into his heart one by one.

He wanted to retort but couldn't even find a suitable point. In his confrontations with Lin Bai, he had truly achieved nothing. They had met only three times, and by the fourth, he was being utterly toyed with in Lin Bai's grasp.

He was truly being toyed with. Lin Bai's six hands moved like a windmill, back and forth, and the Skills Gold Heavenly King had painstakingly cultivated turned grey and vanished one by one.

He truly couldn't show any superiority before Lin Bai.

The most terrifying part was, after his Skills disappeared, he was useless against Lin Bai, and there was no chance he could pledge allegiance to the Justice League.

Lin Bai wouldn't want someone useless...

At this thought, a wave of desolation washed over Gold Heavenly King.

Lin Bai was right. He was just a pathetic wretch trying to find solace in Lin Bai's misfortune. He was a dignified Heavenly King! How could he have the mentality of some insignificant character?

Sensing Gold Heavenly King's emotional shift, Lin Bai opportunely used his Enlightenment Skill, patiently guiding him, "Gold Heavenly King, who put you in this situation? It's the game company! Even now, are you still determined to keep that secret? Tell me. Tell me, and I can break The Curse God's curse. That way, when you rise again in the future, you can still seek revenge against me, rather than being at my mercy as you are now..."

"Pah!" Gold Heavenly King spat, gritting his teeth. "Lin Bai, I almost fell for your trick! It was the game company that gave me my status today! You are the one who reduced me to this state! I'll just watch as you're ultimately defeated by the game company. I just can't attack you. But once you're defeated, as long as my Level remains, I can still slaughter your wife and children to avenge today's humiliation!"

Xu Longyun's sharp gaze instantly turned to Gold Heavenly King.

"Level? It'll be gone soon." Lin Bai laughed derisively. "Gold Heavenly King, all you have left now is stubbornness. Slaughter my wife and children? You think you're worthy? In a few days, you won't even be able to defeat a dog by my side."

"We'll see," Gold Heavenly King said defiantly. "Lin Bai, I don't know what the game company has prepared for you. But since you've even proposed a relocation plan, you'll undoubtedly struggle with what awaits. After all, we were the elite originally selected by the game company. If the company can give benefits to new Players, they can offer the same to us old Players. What does it matter if you've drained my Skills? If you dare let me go, I will definitely stage a comeback in the future! The immortal nature of Players means you can never truly eliminate the threat."

"Oh, wow! So scary."

Lin Bai chuckled lightly, spinning Gold Heavenly King in his hands like a windmill, hastening his defeat.

Skills were extracted one after another, enriching his arsenal of Martial Power.

Indeed, Gold Heavenly King's Sacred Sword was impressive. Just the ability to control metal alone was enough to suppress most Cultivators in the Mortal World. Even for Players, most of their Magic Artifacts were made of metal.

As the saying goes, "to forge iron, one must first be strong." No matter how difficult the situation, it couldn't stop him from improving his strength.

"Husband, the populations of the Immortal World and the Continent of Gods and Demons number in the hundreds of millions. A large-scale migration, even with Magpie Bridges, can't be accomplished in a short time. Players, however, only need to enter a game capsule to come to our worlds. The entire Map is open, and with teleportation points added between towns, we can't even use Magpie Bridges to block them."

Xu Longyun continued, "Once Players start killing and get a taste for it, the two worlds would likely turn into a hellscape within days. The number of people in the real world is nearly the sum of the populations on the Continent of Gods and Demons and the Xianxia Continent. Even if only one percent of them are keen on slaughter, we cannot bear the consequences. The game company has rolled out so many benefits purely to incite Players to wreak havoc in our worlds."

Alea, unable to contain her curiosity, asked, "Madam Alliance Hierarch, has the number of Players increased?"

"Within three days, everyone in the real world became a Player. Moreover, the game company gave them even more benefits, making it easier for them to level up. Our worlds might face tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of undying madmen. It's very likely they could level up just by casually killing a chicken on the road."

Xu Longyun looked at Alea and patiently explained the reason to her.

Two heads are better than one. What if Alea has a solution?

This is truly good news, Gold Heavenly King rejoiced internally, but he was so dizzy from being spun by Lin Bai that he couldn't even manage a smile.

The Forest Goddess's eyes widened in disbelief. She protested angrily, "Has the game company gone mad? What on earth are they trying to do? Are we just their playthings?"

Alea's expression turned serious. "Alliance Hierarch, you are right. The game company is indeed the greatest scourge. We should do everything in our power to eradicate them."

Xu Longyun was speechless. "Do you even grasp the main point? Currently, the problem we need to solve is the imminent flood of Players, not the game company! Can't you think of one or two solutions?"

"We can go to the real world and destroy them," the Mountain God suggested.

"The game capsules will protect them; their physical bodies cannot be harmed," Xu Longyun explained.

"In three days, there will always be some who don't make it into their game capsules in time!" the Mountain God said. "Every one we kill counts!"

"Most Players are good people. If we go on a reckless killing spree in the real world, how are we different from the game company? For the sake of a few ruffians, would you attack those defenseless commoners? Can you bear to do that? Are you still gods on the side of justice?" Xu Longyun frowned and said, "The more people you kill, the more fiercely they will strike back at us in the future, and they will feel no remorse whatsoever. You are simply aggravating the conflict!"

"Madam Alliance Hierarch, what else can we do then?" the Forest Goddess said. "When War begins, we must prioritize the people of our worlds, not these undying Players being exploited by the game company. If one side must be destroyed, I'd rather it be them."

"Correct," the Mountain God said. "We can't bring ourselves to do it. But there are the Abyss creatures and the Undead Army. They are emotionless beings. If we let them do the slaughtering, we won't bear any blame. Everyone must bear the consequences of their own actions. Since they chose the identity of a Player, they should be prepared to be killed."

"There are also many Players in the Justice League, and many people in the real world are their relatives. Furthermore, many people in the real world admire my husband. Your indiscriminate slaughter will break their hearts. To be precise, the real world is also my husband's territory," Xu Longyun stated seriously. "No monarch has ever, because of a few rioters, personally eliminated the people on one-third of his own territory. You are my husband's helpers; you should focus on the bigger picture and not resort to such simplistic and brutal methods to solve problems..."

"So, we're just supposed to react passively?" the Forest Goddess asked. "Why can the game company do this? It's because they lack humanity! When dealing with such an enemy, even the slightest weakness will be ruthlessly exploited by them until you're utterly defeated."

"Daisy is right," the Mountain God said. "Sacrificing the people of one world is far better than sacrificing two. Make the Players afraid, and they'll naturally quiet down."

"The Alliance Hierarch once said that the culmination of his cultivation is the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao is emotionless. Isn't that just like the game company?" the Forest Goddess said. "I believe slaughter is the best method right now. Kill everyone in their world, then move our people over. In less than thirty years, that other world will be vibrant with life again. Their civilization might not even disappear..."

"Yes, we have eternal life; we can absolutely create a civilization," Alea said. "Once, the Lord of Death unleashed the Undead Catastrophe upon the land. Who knows how many died in that war, but didn't things eventually recover? We can even develop our believers among the new population, spread our faith, and make them loyal to us from birth. No, loyal to the Justice League, loyal to the Alliance Hierarch."

"Madam Alliance Hierarch, I think your idea of wanting to save everyone is what's truly wrong," the Forest Goddess said, glancing at Lin Bai. "We are gods, leaders. We should view things from a higher perspective. When sacrifices are necessary, they must be made. A wise leader, at the very least, should not be soft-hearted."

Xu Longyun was speechless.

At that moment, she surprisingly felt that what the gods were saying wasn't entirely without reason. She instinctively looked towards Lin Bai, seeking his support.

But Lin Bai just smiled at her without saying anything.

「...」

The entire argument was broadcast live to all Players. Those who had been excited by the game company's benefits were all dumbstruck. In an instant, bullet comments flooded the entire screen:

"They're insane! These gods are insane! They actually want to commit genocide against us! Do they have any humanity left?"

"They're gods, of course they lack humanity. Besides, they're not even gods from our world."

"Lin Bai didn't even stop them."

"I thought the 'world swap' plan was already extreme enough, but I didn't expect them to want to wipe us out completely! That's too ruthless! We didn't even provoke them!"

"Actually, we did. Considering the benefits rolled out by the game company, if they don't strike first, what awaits them is a disaster of annihilation. The new patch terms introduced by the game company are specifically designed to force the worlds to despise one another."

"And yet, some people still think these are benefits. Now that slaughter is about to befall you yourselves, do you still think this is just a game?"

"So what if they kill? The game company's benefits are so good, and the game capsules have added safety protocols. Worst case, we just stay in the game indefinitely."

"And when Lin Bai finally does the 'world swap,' who will we play with? Ourselves? Kill each other?"

"Killing each other is also a game. It's just a 'world swap.' Trading an ordinary body for an Undying Body—it's a gain no matter how you look at it."

"If only it were that simple. Once Lin Bai and those gods no longer have any inhibitions, they could enter the game world to 'harvest' us at will. What would you do then?"

"At that point, it wouldn't be us playing the game anymore, but Lin Bai and the gods playing with us. We'd go from being Players to NPCs—and the respawning kind at that."

"Damn! Players becoming NPCs... what an ingenious cycle! Just like the Nine Heavenly Kings, who went from top-tier Players to top-tier BOSSes."

"An unsolvable problem."

"Let's go to the forums and advocate for peaceful gaming! Peace is good for everyone."

"Players from the Justice League, you should also try to persuade Lin Bai. Ask him to restrain his subordinates and not start killing yet. Maybe through negotiation, we can find a way for both sides to coexist peacefully."

"It's useless. The game company's benefits are a lure, and also a trap. There are too many people in our world; how could we possibly unify everyone's thinking? There will always be people hoping for a fluke. Even if only one percent of the population harbors such hopes, that's a hundred million people! How can a hundred million people possibly be controlled?"

"Right, everyone has a game capsule. Nations have even lost their authority. Who would listen to us?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Is disaster truly inevitable then?"

"The game company has opened all Maps. How do you know they won't open up access to the real world too? If they open up the real world, the 'world swap' plan is completely unviable, isn't it?"

"If the 'world swap' isn't viable, it means slaughter *is*. People in the real world are 'squishies.' It wouldn't even take three days—if those gods go all out, half the people in our world could die in a single day!"

"Not necessarily! Our world has no Spiritual Energy, so the gods will be suppressed. Most of us will survive!"

"The gods will be suppressed, but what about Lin Bai? Putting other things aside, with just his Sonic Attack, he could slaughter an entire city in three minutes..."

"Lin Bai is soft-hearted; he's never attacked ordinary people before."

"That was before. When those gods were discussing it just now, Lin Bai didn't even say a word. Can you guarantee he wasn't tempted? If I were in his position, I wouldn't want a bunch of unstable elements among my subjects either. If I could stabilize the situation, I'd kill people even more efficiently than him..."