Chapter 174: True Puppet

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At this moment, in the official live stream room, there were complaints from players everywhere.

"Is this really the Divine Realm? It looks more like a Ghost Realm..."

"Want to experience the joy of being slapped by a salted fish? Quickly download 'Minecraft'! Click to play!"

"I originally thought this Divine Realm would be a large-scale Bed Wars, but I guess I thought too much... At least in Bed Wars, food doesn't hit people..."

"The difficulty of this Divine Realm competition is so high, does the artifact given really have the power to slay gods?"

"I heard this artifact was personally designed by Notch, and there are rumors that the artifact has an invincibility buff, and it's the only weapon that can hurt HIM, but I don't know if that's true..."

"Is that true? This artifact can slay HIM?!"

"I guess the artifact is indeed powerful, but it also depends on who uses it, right? Can we players really compete with HIM?..."

Recently, the Divine Realm competition has been a hot topic on trending searches.

The most discussed topic among players is the final artifact that the winner of the Divine Realm competition will receive.

It's unclear whether this is really a rumor or just speculation.

Gradually, there's been talk that the final artifact is the only weapon that can hurt HIM. This is also the main reason players want to obtain this artifact.

After all, players' thinking is simple—who doesn't want to dominate the whole server?

Additionally, players have witnessed the brilliant performances of many players in this Divine Realm competition.

In this competition, there are still many players with excellent skills.

Steve, Grayfist, Black Blade, and others need no further mention.

There are also many top players in the competition. Watching them respond calmly, performing their moves smoothly and effortlessly. This undoubtedly gave the player faction a lot of confidence.

If players could reach the level of these top players and wield the artifact with the invincibility buff, maybe the future would belong to the player faction.

The Divine Realm competition is still in full swing. At this moment, the players who had been at the entrance of the Divine Realm competition finally settled down.

Although there were still occasional conflicts between players on the entire grassland, most people are no longer stirring trouble.

The chaos in the whole region has temporarily stopped.

Players also realized that since the people on the grassland can no longer enter, there's no need to make things difficult for each other.

Although they didn't have a chance to enter, it doesn't mean they've completely lost the chance to obtain the artifact.

Players aren't sure whether the winners of the Divine Realm competition will appear from the entrance after the competition ends.

They are here, gambling on a possibility.

In case the winner of the Divine Realm competition comes out from the entrance, they would have a chance to seize the artifact.

At this moment, all the players left on the grassland are thinking with this mindset.

Meanwhile, in the game world, many players and guilds who missed the opportunity are rushing toward the entrance of the Divine Realm competition.

Their goal is naturally the same as those who stayed behind.

———

At this moment, in a dense forest somewhere in the game world.

A group of elite players from the Supervisor Guild are heading toward the entrance of the Divine Realm competition.

"Are we really going? I heard there are a lot of people at the entrance, what if we end up losing everything..."

"Of course we're going, even if we can't get the artifact, with so many people fighting, it wouldn't be bad to take advantage of the chaos!"

"I really want to see what this artifact is like, is it really as powerful as they say, able to slay HIM?!"

"Since the official said it's an artifact, it can't be that bad, just go for it!!"

As soon as this group of players from the Supervisor Guild passed through the forest, a group of villagers, all fully armed and riding sheep, appeared behind them.

The leading villager looked at the direction the Supervisor Guild was heading, thinking for a moment. Then he immediately gave orders to the villagers behind him.

"Follow those people! Don't alert them, leave clues along the way."

"I'll report the information to the king!"

———

In a mountainous region somewhere in the game world.

The towering mountains form the entire region. Here, the mountains rise and fall, and few players ever venture here.

After all, the terrain of the mountains, though rich in minerals, is difficult to traverse, and it's hard to gather supplies.

No one would expect that a powerful force is hidden here. The entire mountain range has been hollowed out.

Inside the mountain, villages are spread all over. In the very center of the mountain stands a massive castle.

That's where the Villager King resides.

Although the mountain interior has been fully lit with torches, logically, monsters should not spawn. Also, with the protection of the mountains, no other forces should be able to invade.

But in the area where villagers live, iron golems are wandering everywhere. These iron golems are not the same as ordinary iron golems. They are much larger and appear far more powerful than regular iron golems.

Their eyes are also different from normal iron golems. Regular iron golems have red eyes. But these iron golems have purple glowing eyes.

Though there are a number of iron golems wandering around the village, they are nothing compared to the number inside the castle where the Villager King lives.

The castle is heavily guarded, like a military stronghold. Dozens of iron golems stand guard outside the castle. Not to mention the inside of the castle. Inside the castle's central hall, two iron golems guard a throne made of emerald blocks.

They are constantly staring at the hall's center, as if waiting for something.

At this moment, an Enderman appears in the center of the hall, carrying a villager.

The villager is wearing a green robe and a golden crown. From his attire, it's clear that he is the Villager King.

After the Enderman sets the Villager King down, it leaves. The two iron golems immediately approach the Villager King upon his return.

The two iron golems almost simultaneously reach out their hands toward the Villager King. The Villager King glances at the two iron golems, and from his eyes, it's clear that he seems somewhat afraid of them.

Seeing the two iron golems reaching out to him, the Villager King sighs helplessly.

Reluctantly, he pulls out an Ender Eye glowing with blue light and three purple glowing Ender Eyes from his backpack, handing them to the two iron golems.

One of the iron golems immediately speaks upon noticing the quantity seems off.

"The numbers are wrong, the diamonds you brought can be exchanged for eight Ender Eyes!"

The iron golem looks at the Villager King with a threatening gaze, clearly not regarding him as the king.

Seeing the iron golem's gaze, the Villager King shudders. He quickly takes out the blue-glowing Ender Eye he had just handed over.

Then he explains quickly. "The numbers are not wrong..."

"The lord from the Void said this Ender Eye is stronger than the purple one! That's why..."

After hearing the Villager King's words, the iron golem takes back the blue-glowing Ender Eye from the Villager King's hand.

After inspecting it closely, the two iron golems' expressions are somewhat amused.

Their emotions are mixed, seeming both excited and somewhat fearful.

After taking the blue-glowing Ender Eye, the two iron golems pay no more attention to the Villager King.

They immediately head to the back hall to discuss the blue-glowing Ender Eye.

From the actions of the two iron golems, it's clear they don't regard the Villager King highly.

Inside the entire hall, it seems like there are only two golems.

But in reality, there is only one true puppet.

That is the Villager King.

Seeing the two iron golems discussing the blue-glowing Ender Eye, the Villager King is now on edge.

Everything goes back to the beginning when the Enderman took him to the End and he made a deal with the Void.

Everything must start from the beginning when the Enderman took him to the End and made a deal with the Void.

After the Villager King obtained the purple Ender Eye, everything initially went smoothly. After the Ender Eye fused with the iron golem, the effect was very good. Moreover, the iron golems already obeyed the villagers.

This also significantly improved the strength of the villager faction.

After obtaining the iron golems fused with the Ender Eye, the villager army could be said to be invincible. At least when facing players, monsters, and some animals that had evolved awareness, they had a 100% chance of victory.

It was precisely because of this that the Villager King officially began his path of revenge.

After obtaining the iron golems, the Villager King began planning various invasions of the players. Before the help of the Void, although the villager army had superior equipment, the players were not weak either.

The players' development was also fast, and the villager army, after all, had fewer numbers than the players, and training warriors also required time. So the villager army was basically in a relatively passive situation.

The villager army would only retaliate when the players encroached on their positions or resources.

But after receiving help from the Void, the Villager King no longer had so many concerns. After all, he could exchange dirt for diamonds, and diamonds could be exchanged with the Void for Ender Eyes.

It was like dirt could be exchanged for powerful warriors.

And these warriors did not need time or effort to train. Naturally, the Villager King was happy to use these warriors.

Since he became associated with the Void, he had continuously sent these fused iron golems into various battles.

Countless players and monsters have died at the hands of these iron golems. The Villager King also relied on these iron golems to rise up. But gradually, the Villager King found that things began to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

As the number of beings killed by the iron golems fused with the Ender Eye increased, their strength grew stronger.

Gradually, they even learned to speak. They even started to have their own thoughts and consciousness.

At first, the Villager King did not notice anything wrong. After all, in this world, the existence of consciousness was everywhere.

Various conscious animals, monsters, and villagers had already become commonplace in this world.

So the Villager King did not pay much attention.

Gradually, he discovered that the iron golems began to try to take control of the entire villager faction.

At first, they only gave suggestions to the Villager King. Later, they directly sidelined the Villager King.

Currently, nearly all the decisions being carried out by the villagers came from the iron golems. Inside the kingdom's castle, the Villager King was like being under house arrest.

The entire castle was guarded by iron golems. The Villager King could not leave even a step.

No one could enter, and all news had to go through the iron golems before it could be delivered to the Villager King.

The only time the Villager King could leave the castle was whenever his trading system had finished its cooldown.

At that time, the Enderman who first took the Villager King to the End would arrive on time, bringing the Villager King to the End and to trade with the Void.

On the surface, it was a trade, but in reality, it was forced buying and selling. The Villager King had no say.

At this moment, he had already become a puppet of the Void...

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