Chapter 713: Is This a Horror Movie?

The sun gradually sank beneath the horizon.

A savory aroma of grilled fish drifted along the shore.

Several knights of the Golden Gryphon Knights carried the large white deer, which had fallen into the water, back to land.

By the time they returned to the shop, it was already very late.

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A large crowd of mercenaries, including those like the greatsword-wielder Crete, were still being surrounded like stars orbiting the moon, peppered with questions from townspeople ranging from nobles to commoners: "Lord Crete! Can you tell us where that talking deer actually came from?"

"Lord Crete! Why were there so many elves just now?!"

"Just now, I think I heard the servants gossiping when they came back about some 'Avengers League' and dealing with an evil god?! Heavens... are they gathering to face an evil deity?" These inquiries even came from subordinates sent by noble young ladies who spent their days reading chivalric fantasy novels.

Evidently, the procession of a large throng of elves and a great number of orcs through the city, along with a "talking large white deer," had completely alarmed the entire town, and anyone with even the slightest connections came forward to pry.

In this empire, there were likewise more paths to walk than just practicing martial arts or studying magic; those with mediocre talent in great families would also be dispatched to learn how to manage the more trivial matters of the household.

For this kind of fantasy novel circulating throughout the continent of Nora, there was actually a very substantial market among the nobility.

Such as the aforementioned noble young ladies, for instance.

Of course... in truth, those paying the closest attention were still...

These peace-loving elves.

"By the way, that... 'Avengers League' you were all discussing earlier, what was that about?" several orcs asked as they walked toward the inn.

"That is the new movie preview in the shop," several elves explained, chattering away. "It tells the story of a particularly terrifying evil god who wants to rule over humanity..."

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On the other side.

"Lord Adolf, do you think that 'Avengers League' truly features... an evil god ruling humanity?" the dwarf elder Thock asked as he walked toward the distant street.

"According to the elves who watched the preview... that evil god is utterly terrifying, and I am certain the elves would not lie!" Adolf spoke solemnly.

"Oh... that truly is a frightening movie..." the dwarf elder lamented.

"It is said that from that preview alone, one can feel... the might of that evil god, which is absolutely not something we can match in battle!"

"Bang, bang, bang." In the dead of night, Elder Cywi had not yet fallen asleep when she heard a knock at the door.

"Elder, are you asleep?!" the elven maiden Sera whispered from outside the door. "Can I come in?"

"Come in."

A small head peeked inside.

"Elder... I can't sleep..."

"Do you think such an evil god truly exists in this world... wouldn't it just wave its hand and turn us all to ash?" After all, such existences in legends were all-powerful!

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The next morning.

This was also the day the "Avengers League" was released.

A crowd of elves, dwarves, and orcs, trembling yet filled with curiosity about the unknown, sat before the computers.

"Are we truly going to watch this incomparably terrible, horrifyingly scary movie?!" an orc asked, shivering as he spoke.

"We orcs are the bravest!" another orc said while trembling. "If the elves dare to watch it, why wouldn't we?!"

"I heard that even that cute little white deer of the demon race dares to watch it!" another orc shouted loudly.

"Brave orcs... are... are definitely not afraid!"

One after another, they activated the movie and began to watch this "super horror film" known as the "Avengers League."

It seemed that in their impression, an evil god and the subjugation of humanity were things they already knew would be an utterly shocking disaster without even watching.

Under the dramatic rendering of the elves, everyone had to summon all their courage just to dare look.

At the same time, others like the dwarf elder Thock and the elven Elder Cywi also began to watch.

There were even quite a few elves who boarded Boss Fang's tour bus.

"With so many people... it should be fine, right..." several elves felt anxious. "Our elven race is surely the bravest; we definitely won't fear this evil god!"

"Hah—! Ya—!" Sera and several other elven girls rushed onto Boss Fang's sightseeing tour bus with a series of delicate shouts.

As if to demonstrate: We elves fear nothing!

On Boss Fang's tour bus, there were clearly all kinds of customers from the old shop, such as Su Tianji, members of the Defying Heaven Online Gaming Guild, the student faction of the Haotian Academy, and so on.

However, having already seen this group of elves and the few orcs who followed them onto the bus yesterday, they still stared with faces full of wonder.

Looking at the crowd of pointed-eared elves and the orcs with various lion and tiger heads, the enchantress Ning Bi suddenly felt...

Why do I feel like I'm actually quite normal?!

It's just that my teeth are a little sharper!

"Heh...?" She quickly pretended to be human, blending into the crowd.

As a stretch of darkness passed.

Soon, the movie began.

"The Tesseract has awakened..." Before their eyes was a stretch of icy blue flame, encased like a four-sided crystal; even just watching from the side, one could faintly perceive the profound and terrifying energy within it.

A somber and sinister voice slowly spread along with the darkness: "Humanity attempts to control and utilize it... but unfortunately, only our allies know how to master the secrets of the Cube."

"Let the allies serve as the vanguard... we Chitauri shall follow closely behind." Before them was an obscure and dark space, where countless warrior miscreants dressed in extremely bizarre and eerie attire donned their armor one after another, as that low voice continued, "The planet shall belong to him, but the entire universe... shall be ours."

"What can humanity do? They can only wait for death!"

"Ya—!" A burst of startled screams immediately erupted from the elven crowd. "Are these all evil gods?!"

"It seems there is more than one—!"

If judged by many legends passed down from ancient times... if such an evil deity truly intended to strike, wouldn't they indeed have no choice but to wait for death?!

"The humans here aren't strong at all!" Sera also remarked. "Look at this commander of theirs, he doesn't even possess a first-tier aura! He is completely an ordinary person!"

"It's over, it's over! This is bound to be the most terrible disaster!"

"Do you think the humans in this 'Earth' will go extinct—!" an elf asked.

Just thinking about it sent shivers down their spines!

The system version of the movie not only gave people a more immersive feeling, but the mighty strength of the characters within it would also manifest from all aspects, including the deity-like aura they radiated, their gaze, and even the immense power within their bodies that felt as though a mere fraction could bring destruction to everyone present.

There was also that ability to seemingly control human minds at will; imagine if at one moment, even your body and thoughts no longer belonged to you, how terrifying a thing would that be?!

"Waaah... I don't want to watch anymore..." the elven girl Lorin next to Sera was practically on the verge of tears.

The other elves fared no better; the entire sightseeing tour group was instantly filled with the screams of elves, and several elven girls had already huddled together into a ball.

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ps: The next chapter is finished, but it doesn't feel satisfactory enough. I will adjust it during the day before releasing it. Consider it an owed chapter to be made up during the day. My apologies, everyone.

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