Chapter 5: A Hellish Start? No, This is My Backyard

The whole world was shocked, mocked, and puzzled.

All eyes were focused on the man being worshipped—Su Che.

Faced with the school beauty's sudden "loyalty" and the dagger that represents her hope for survival, how would this ordinary college student react?

Should he be flattered and help the goddess up? Or should he be at a loss for words and refuse? Or should he be ecstatic like a smug, despicable man who has gotten his way?

however.

Su Che's reaction once again surprised everyone.

He stood there quietly, his hands still in his pockets, his eyes slightly lowered, looking down at Lin Qingge kneeling at his feet.

That look in his eyes was utterly indifferent.

It was as if the person kneeling before him was not a stunningly beautiful woman, but a kitten or puppy that had come running up and wagging its tail.

The wind ruffled Su Che's slightly messy bangs, revealing a pair of deep eyes as dark as an abyss in subspace.

He didn't take the dagger immediately, nor did he help Lin Qingge get up right away.

At that moment, an indescribable aura emanated from him.

It wasn't the arrogance of ordinary people, but a kind of divinity that seemed innate, placing it at the top of the food chain.

In Su Che's mind, system notifications were flooding in:

[Strong fluctuations in faith detected!]

[Source of Faith: Lin Qingge (Reborn)]

[Entanglement of causal lines detected...]

[Judgment: This individual is aware of the host's future divine identity; loyalty: extremely high (fanatic).]

"So you're a reincarnated person..."

Su Che understood.

No wonder this woman caused such a scene as soon as she landed. It seems she has witnessed that future, knows the true workings of this universe, and knows who the future master of this universe is.

However, the reaction was quite fast.

He's much smarter than those idiots who just cry and whine.

Su Che's lips curled up slightly, forming a playful smile. He finally took his hand out of his pocket, but instead of taking the dagger, he extended a finger and gently lifted Lin Qingge's smooth, delicate chin.

This action was extremely aggressive, and even carried a hint of humiliation.

The viewers in the live stream were furious: "Let go of that girl!!"

But under Su Che's gaze, Lin Qingge not only did not flinch, but obediently raised her head, her eyes filled with anticipation and trepidation, like a pet waiting for its master's judgment.

"A reborn individual? Or simply a beast's instinct?"

Su Che's voice wasn't loud, and it sounded somewhat ethereal in the howling wind, but it clearly reached Lin Qingge's ears.

Lin Qingge's pupils suddenly contracted!

He got it!

He knew! He saw right through my secret!

Before Lin Qingge could figure out how to explain, Su Che had already withdrawn his hand, his tone becoming lazy and casual:

"Never mind, none of that matters."

He looked past Lin Qingge at the subspace wasteland, a place brimming with both danger and opportunity, his voice as calm as if he were asking what to eat for dinner:

"If you want to be a mere accessory, then at least make yourself shine."

"Stay close."

"If I fall behind, I won't go back to pick up trash."

After saying that, Su Che didn't even glance at the dagger, and strode towards the area deep in the wasteland where the energy reaction was most intense.

That was the site of his planned "temple".

Lin Qingge, kneeling on the ground, felt not disappointment upon hearing these almost cruel words, but rather as if she had heard heavenly music.

She suddenly raised her head, and a radiant smile bloomed on her stunningly beautiful face, a smile that could eclipse the heavens and earth.

"Yes, Master!"

She quickly sheathed her dagger without hesitation and followed Su Che like a dutiful little follower.

The deathly silence in the live stream lasted for a full three seconds.

Then, a screen full of question marks flooded the screen like a tsunami.

"??????"

"So you accept it? Or is this your attitude? 'Don't fall behind, don't pick up trash'?"

"Who exactly is this Su Che? What gives him the right to be so arrogant? That's Lin Qingge!"

"I don't understand, but I'm deeply shocked. Was Lin Qingge manipulated? Or does Su Che really have some hidden trump card that we don't know about?"

"Trump card my foot! I think he's just showing off! Let's wait until we encounter a monster and see if he's still so arrogant!"

"Just wait and see! There's red mist ahead! I just saw it in a live stream from Japan, and there are monsters in that red mist!"

"Su Che is doomed! Lin Qingge is so foolish!"

The noise from the outside world had no effect on Su Che.

At this moment, as he strolled across the perilous subspace wasteland, he opened the golden panel in his mind that only he could see.

【Chaos Supreme Ruler System】

[Current Mission: Establish the first warp temple.]

[Reward: Unlocks basic creation abilities.]

……

Just as Su Che was leading Lin Qingge on a stroll through the subspace wasteland filled with the smell of sulfur and chaotic energy, as if they were visiting their own backyard, the cruel nature of the National Destiny Game finally revealed its ferocious fangs to the world.

While the viewers in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream were still arguing fiercely over Lin Qingge's "kneeling" and Su Che's "showing off," another group of netizens who were used to watching on multiple screens suddenly issued an extremely alarmed warning in the comments.

"Quick, switch screens! Stop arguing! Go check the Japanese livestream! Something's happened! Something terrible has happened!"

"Holy crap! That's disgusting! Never watch this while eating!"

"Someone died? Weren't those two samurai from Japan pretty arrogant?"

"Worse than death! Go watch it! This is a fucking horror game!"

Countless viewers, their curiosity piqued, switched their attention to the live stream from neighboring Japan, Japan.

With just one glance, everyone's scalp tingled instantly, and a chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.

The two contestants from the Sakura Country are Yamamoto Ichiro, a swordsman with a samurai hairstyle and a family heirloom katana at his waist, and Tanaka, a short but internationally renowned ninja school successor.

The two landed in a swamp filled with green, poisonous miasma—the outskirts of Nurgle Garden.

At first, Yamamoto Ichiro confidently brandished his katana in front of the camera, declaring that he would cut off the first monster's head for the Great Sakura Empire.

However, at this moment, these two arrogant "imperial warriors" were like two mangy dogs with their spines pulled out, lying on the ground retching frantically.

"Ugh—! What is this smell! Damn it! My eyes!"

"Help! I can't take it anymore! Ugh—"

Less than five meters in front of them, a small monster, only half a person's height, bloated, and with rotting green skin, was hopping and skipping toward them.

The thing didn't look strong at all; it was even a bit comical, like a rotten green ball of flesh with a gash on its belly. As it walked, it made a sharp, eerie laugh like a baby, and every now and then it would release visible green poisonous farts.

This is one of the most repulsive beings in the Warhammer 40K universe—the Nurgle.