Chapter 1 Ashes

The blonde little nun wore an expression of resolute determination. She took out the black ticket and turned back towards the fifth exhibition hall, ablaze with roaring flames, without the slightest hesitation.

The cross on the blonde nun Angie's chest began to flicker with intermittent white light, and the dark wings on her back spread out again, as if trying to dissuade her from her decision. But they completely underestimated the decisiveness and steadfastness of the human will.

The blonde little nun walked calmly into the fifth exhibition hall, praying devoutly with her hands clasped together.

Inside the fifth exhibition hall, the blonde little nun turned into a pile of ashes, and along with her, the gods' fear of death dissipated.

Most of the lights in the fourth exhibition hall went out, and endless darkness began to erode the only remaining glimmer of light. At this moment, the death marksman Jake, who was lying on the ground like a skinned frog, suddenly opened his mouth, and a piece of wrinkled, bizarre skin crawled out of his mouth. Then, like rapidly regenerating bacteria, it began to multiply infinitely, eventually completely covering Jake's body.

"A bunch of fools who lack reverence and fear for death, perhaps turning into ashes is your best end! However, I also thank you for testing out the true path to life for me. When I descend upon the world, billions of living beings will worship you and sing your praises..."

The death marksman Jake staggered to his feet and then walked towards the exit passage with mechanical steps.

"Tremble, world full of life, your god has arrived..."

The death marksman Jake, covered in bizarre skin, advanced rapidly in the exit passage. Gradually, a glimmer of light appeared in front of the passage.

As if seeing hope, Jake, parasitized by the evil god's skin, quickened his pace once again.

Finally, he appeared on the sun-drenched, vibrant earth, surrounded by the fragrance of birds and flowers, everywhere filled with the vigorous life force of humanity.

"I... escaped..."

There was an uncontainable joy in the voice of Jake, parasitized by the evil god's skin.

"No, you didn't..."

A cold, emotionless mechanical voice suddenly rang out, seemingly mocking Jake, who was parasitized by the evil god.

Accompanied by the cold, emotionless mechanical voice, everything beautiful around him began to shatter like a mirror violently broken!

"No, this is impossible..."

Jake, parasitized by the evil god's skin, was filled with fear and disbelief. He instantly grew gigantic, transforming into a terrifying thousand-eyed evil god, frantically pounding on the shattered world, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier blocking him, preventing him from escaping.

The beautiful world around him shattered and collapsed into endless darkness. When the lights lit up one by one again, Jake, parasitized by the evil god's skin, appeared inside a transparent glass display case, his face twisted with rage as he frantically pounded on the glass, venting the endless anger and unwillingness in his heart.

"Ahhh, I've been killed by you, you little brat..."

After a scream, Shen Wei opened his sharp, glittering eyes.

At this moment, he was holding the black ticket, standing in front of a dilapidated and crumbling museum.

"Ahem, I supported you entering the fifth exhibition hall back then. The reason I raised objections was to make you comprehensively consider various outcomes and improve your thinking and judgment abilities. Of course, you don't need to thank me specifically. Just let me touch the pretty girls first next time..."

Shen Wei's evil god right hand cleared his throat, forcibly justifying himself. Shen Wei gave him a contemptuous look and told him to experience it himself.

Perhaps due to the years and the elements, this museum was already old and dilapidated, almost collapsing. There were no exhibits or traces of human life inside. However, the words "Oddities Museum" could still be vaguely seen on the sign in front of the museum. He looked around; the city was already in ruins, overgrown with weeds and unknown plants, obviously abandoned for a long time...

"Did some terrible war happen here? What kind of weapon destroyed this place? Are there any survivors left in this world?"

Looking at the ruined world, Shen Wei fell into deep thought.

Shen Wei wasn't the only one in front of the Oddities Museum. Looking around, there were about twenty people, but most of them were lying on the ground in disarray, clearly dead—no, more accurately, their souls were dead. After a moment, the blonde little nun, her hands clasped together and constantly bowing her head in prayer, began to move...

But Shen Wei's attention wasn't on her, because he saw Liu Sheng Rumeng, holding the black ticket and standing motionless.

A trace of killing intent flashed in Shen Wei's eyes. He took out his short knife and walked step by step towards Liu Sheng Rumeng, who seemed like a statue.

The blonde little nun saw Shen Wei's murderous face and wanted to speak out to stop him, but she moved her lips slightly and didn't say anything, only clasping her hands together and constantly praying in front of her chest.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed continuously in the silent and desolate city.

The short knife in Shen Wei's hand was chipped, but Liu Sheng Rumeng was unharmed, as if there was an invisible force field protecting her.

"Exclusive protection for red-clothed staff? But it doesn't matter, maybe this woman will be trapped here forever..."

Seeing that he couldn't attack, Shen Wei decisively gave up the idea.

Just then, two spotlights fell from the sky, enveloping Shen Wei and the blonde little nun.

"Rule Anomaly: The Oddities Museum has now ended. Teleportation of the chosen ones back to the real world will commence. Please prepare yourselves..."

The bright spotlights suddenly went out, and Shen Wei and the blonde little nun disappeared together from this ruined world.

Congratulations to Rule Anomaly chosen one number 9527, Shen Wei, for perfectly clearing the A-level difficulty Rule Anomaly: The Oddities Museum!

Clearance rating: S-level.

Acquiring current chosen one's physical fitness data. Acquisition complete.

Current survivor's physical fitness:

Strength: 14

Speed: 12

Endurance: 14

Mental Strength: 18

Defense: 10

Body Recovery: 10

Note: The basic numerical value of ordinary people's abilities is 5.

Clearance reward: 1. Survivor's physical fitness improvement.

Strength: 21

Speed: 18

Endurance: 21

Mental Strength: 27

Defense: 15

Body Recovery: 15

"My current physical fitness is basically 3 or 4 times that of ordinary people. I'm practically a little Superman wearing his underwear on the outside. Mom doesn't have to worry about my hands getting chopped off anymore..."

Shen Wei, who had been strengthened, happily showed off to his evil god right hand.

"You little brat, don't be ungrateful. Being able to get my help is a blessing you've accumulated for eight lifetimes..."

The evil god right hand retorted somewhat dissatisfied.

"It seems the rewards aren't over yet. There are other things..."