As the morning sun cast its rays, Bai Ye's eyes slowly fluttered open within the hotel suite.
Stretching, Bai Ye walked to the windowsill, gazing down at the city bathed in the early morning light.
On the twenty-sixth floor, a suite offering a panoramic city view, complete with a suspended mini-pool…
Moments like these always made one feel that having money was a wonderful thing.
After admiring the cityscape, Bai Ye returned to the living room, picked up an apple, and took a bite. Casually, he grabbed the remote and turned on the television.
"At 3:22 AM today, a female body was discovered. Based on site surveys and forensic analysis, the victim suffered horrific abuse before death. Her abdomen was completely opened, her internal organs destroyed, and there were signs of gnawing on her body."
"We have reason to suspect this is another malicious incident of ghoul attacks on humans. For the safety of all citizens, ghouls lurking in the city should be actively combated and eliminated."
"Just moments ago, the victim's identity has been confirmed: 20 years old, a university student. Such a vibrant youth, meeting her end in a dark alley. If ghouls are not eradicated, how can humans continue to live with peace of mind?"
The news was playing on the television. Bai Ye glanced at the background for a moment and found it somewhat familiar. He then showed a look of realization. Wasn't this the alley from yesterday?
"Ghouls?" Bai Ye murmured. "Is this a paranormal zone? Are ghouls creatures of this region? Roughly similar to demons?"
Bai Ye muttered, then shrugged. It had nothing to do with him anyway.
After tidying himself up, he should leave the city and continue eastward, away from this area.
Thinking thus, Bai Ye entered the bathroom to wash up.
By the time Bai Ye had finished washing and was drying his hair with a towel…
*Bang!*
A great black-backed gull collided with the glass window, sticking to it like a flattened pancake.
"This delivery person isn't very smart!"
Bai Ye opened the window, brought the gull inside, and then retrieved a box from the gull's leg.
Was this something Jin Sha had sent him?
Or had Gao Ming mailed over the other Ember Flame Flying Fire?
Looking at the size of the box, Bai Ye felt it was unlikely to be a flying sword; it was too small.
Indeed, upon opening the box, Bai Ye couldn't help but pause for a moment.
Inside was a mobile phone!
Bai Ye casually reached out, and a luminous screen appeared before his eyes.
Future Diary (Inactive) (White): The God of the Throne is about to die. Before his death, he decides to bestow twelve humans with diaries of different effects. These twelve humans will embark on a death game, and the winner of this game will ultimately become the successor to God, the new God of the Throne, presiding over time and space.
Effect: Death Game (When all twelve diaries are acquired, the diaries will automatically activate, commencing the death game for the successor of God.)
Foresight (Inactive)
Bai Ye tried to turn on the phone but found no response.
This was likely due to it being inactive; the Future Diary could not be used yet.
And based on the description of the Future Diary on the screen, Bai Ye understood Jin Sha's intention.
The death game of twelve diaries was related to gods, and becoming a successor to a god…
Then, he would naturally be able to meet a god!
This was why Jin Sha had said there might be an opportunity to speak directly with a god.
Bai Ye fiddled with the phone. Frankly speaking, he was very interested in this matter.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had encountered some things related to gods.
For instance, he had "dealt with" quite a few chosen ones from mythological worlds, and also…
Loki's gacha machine!
However, although Bai Ye had obtained Loki's gacha machine, he had never met the God of Mischief himself.
At that time, the God of Mischief had accidentally left his mask in the human world. Anyone who wore the mask would inherit a portion of Loki's power and become a trickster.
Bai Ye had completed this restricted area, retrieved Loki's mask, and thus received a reward: Loki's gacha machine.
Therefore, Bai Ye had experienced the power of gods but had not met any gods.
And judging from the description of the Future Diary, it wasn't a certainty, but to become a successor to a god, there was a significant chance of directly confronting a deity.
Perhaps…
Compared to inciting war in the central region, this might be a shortcut to leave the world battlefield.
Of course, these were merely speculations. The specifics would only be known after the Future Diary was activated.
"Speaking of which…" Bai Ye grinned. "Do these gods have any peculiar fetishes? Another death game? Do they just love playing this so much?"
In the eyes of most people, the world battlefield was a grand death game.
*Bang, bang, bang!*
As Bai Ye pondered, the sound of knocking suddenly echoed, pulling his thoughts back.
Bai Ye glanced at the door and said, "I didn't order room service!"
*Bang, bang, bang!*
After Bai Ye's declaration, the other party clearly had no intention of leaving and continued to knock on the door.
"What's going on!"
Bai Ye stood up, stored the Future Diary in his inventory, casually wrapped a bathrobe from the sofa around himself, and walked to the door, pulling it open.
"I said, I didn't order room service… huh…"
Bai Ye's words trailed off as he stared curiously at the two men at the door.
The two men wore suits. One appeared to be around forty years old, while the other was quite young, seemingly only twenty-four or twenty-five. Both carried white briefcases.
By their appearance, they did not look like hotel staff.
The two men looked at Bai Ye, then produced their identification badges. "We are from the Ghoul Investigation Agency. We currently suspect you are involved in a ghoul cannibalism incident. Please accompany us."
Bai Ye looked bewildered. "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" the younger ghoul investigator sneered, spotting the images playing on the suite's television. He chuckled, "What? Admiring your handiwork?"
Bai Ye looked back at the television screen, then seemed to understand, pointing at himself. "You suspect I'm a ghoul?"
The older ghoul investigator said, "Whether you are or not, you'll find out if you accompany us."
After he finished speaking, the younger ghoul investigator grabbed Bai Ye's shoulder, attempting to drag him out of the room.
Bai Ye glanced at the man's hand and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. If you don't let go, you'll regret it."
The younger ghoul investigator sneered, "Oh? Want to resist? Are you planning to unleash your kagune? If so, that would save us some trouble, allowing us to bypass the investigation phase and arrest you directly."