Not praying for ten strings

The Night Has Come, and kermesinus moon ascends in the sky.
Hoarse whispers flow at the street corners, and brass steam machines spew out bloody mist.
Your brain is singing a hymn, eyes are chanting a melody.
Skin cracks, and flesh buds swell.
Amidst the Mist, the wall of flesh that has devoured thousands of corpses wails endlessly—
"Weep not, our players don't bite, they just want to play with you."
Annan, the lone strategist, the top player, the savior of the mist-covered continent, the leader of the Thirteen Saints, the friend of the Twelve True Gods, the king of pioneers, "the Just", the Gatekeeper of the Fourth Calamity, the uncrowned deity, advised kindly.

Super Righteous Player

After sending off the Eldest Princess, Annan fell deep into thought.


The previously chaotic and random clues... were now beginning to converge.


It all started to become clear when he understood "Philip" was a key figure.


As an elf, Philip Flamel was the ancestor of "Nicolas Flamel" and the only son of Nafry Flamel. Nafry's father was the developer of the "Specimen Archive" technology... and Annan had come to know this information precisely because of the Specimen Archive itself.


And as a human, Philip Noah made and consumed a large amount of "Bloodstained Candy" that could intensify people's desires. These "spiked" candies were the reason that Dmitry, with his Heart of Winter, felt "fluttery" and fell in love with Bella.


Philip created these candies because "The Fourth History" had weakened his desires; his initial use of The Fourth History was due to a "mission he had forgotten".


Chapter 421: Old Handyman