Without the Soul Ring, the Phantom Ghost Realm instantly began to collapse. The underwater wonderland conjured by the Soul Ring turned into ruins in a flash.

The inverted sea overhead came crashing down.

They had never seen the sky fall, but now they were witnessing the sea fall with their own eyes.

There was no doubt; everyone would be crushed into meat paste.

Lin Xuezhou, with quick eyes and nimble hands, scooped up Gu Rong and placed the Soul Ring into his small palm.

“Cub, summon the ship, quickly!”

Gu Rong’s small fleshy hand grasped the Soul Ring. He had just nodded his little head when he swallowed a mouthful of water: “Okay, Zaizai… glug… glug…”

Lin Xuezhou: “…”

006: […]

Livestream Chat: […]

Just before the sea completely collapsed, Gu Rong managed to summon the Pharaoh and the Phantom Ghost Ship.

After falling into the Phantom Ghost Realm, the Pharaoh had transformed into another “Ghost Ship,” reduced to a skeleton frame, also composed of thousands of skulls.

The countless skulls from both Ghost Ships split off, acting like harvesters. They grabbed anyone they saw with astonishing speed – some seizing arms and legs, some grabbing hair, others pinching faces – and tossed them all hurriedly into the ship’s hold.

They only focused on grabbing people, completely disregarding their well-being or whether they were alive.

The next moment, the sea completely collapsed. The two Ghost Ships, under Gu Rong’s control, shot upwards, carrying everyone towards the sea surface…

–

An unknown amount of time passed. The Deep Sea Ghost Realm returned to silence. The black mist dispersed, and the sea surface became calm and waveless.

In the sea region that had always been shrouded in darkness, the first light of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon. The rising sun was slowly ascending.

Two identical giant cruise ships sailed side-by-side on the sea surface.

[Ding! Congratulations, little host, for completing Rongrong’s task. Reward: 1,000,000 points, Devil’s Key *1.]

[Devil’s Key: Function to be explored by user. System cannot evaluate.]

A small black key fell into Gu Rong’s palm. His small hand was fair, tender, pinkish, and chubby, quite plump and round. The small key looked adorable resting in his palm.

This small key looked exactly the same as the key obtained in the previous instance. There was no discernible difference in appearance, and even the description was identical.

Gu Rong pinched the small key between two fingers, held it up to his eyes, and looked: [Why is there another key?]

006 looked at the key and was silent for a moment: […Little host, why don’t we put the key away first? Maybe we’ll get a few more later. After collecting them all, perhaps we’ll know its use.]

Gu Rong nodded and put the Devil’s Key into the system backpack.

Gu Rong looked down at himself and said: [I’m Rongrong now, so where did Zaizai go?]

006: [Little host, after Zaizai’s task was completed, that NPC character went offline. Now only Rongrong is left.]

Gu Rong didn’t dwell on it: [Oh!]

The two warships still retained the Ghost Ship’s appearance, composed of skulls, but these skulls had become inanimate objects. Their eyes wouldn’t turn, nor could they speak anymore.

Gu Rong patted a nearby skull with his small hand: “Wake up, wake up!”

006: […After the little host completed Zaizai’s task, the Phantom Ghost Ship obtained as a reward has living skulls that can speak and move, similar to the previous Phantom Ghost Ship. These two cruise ships have now become ordinary cruise ships.]

The Soul Sword and Soul Ring had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The Phantom Ghost Realm no longer existed, so naturally, the Phantom Ghost Ships wouldn’t exist either.

Not just the ships, but the Devil Sharks that constantly leaped out of the sea had returned to normal sharks, losing their semi-hollowed state.

The crew members of the Phantom Ghost Ship lifted their clothes, revealing real flesh and blood, and exclaimed with joy: “Damn, I’m back to being a normal person?!”

The crew members looked at each other, reached up to touch their faces – their skin had truly returned to that of normal humans!

They had finally lifted the undead curse and become normal humans again!!

Isaac smiled, but soon the smile froze on his face: “Our Little Captain is gone.”

The crew stopped cheering, instantly falling silent.

Isaac touched the skull on the ship’s mast and looked at the adjacent cruise ship: “But their Little Captain is still here!”

The crew of the Phantom Ghost Ship turned their heads one by one, looking at the Pharaoh next door.

On the deck of the Pharaoh, a crowd of survivors had gathered, including the Starsea Continent troops originally led by King Louis XIII, the surviving players, and…

“WTF, translucent people? No, no, it’s General Nicholas! You, you, you… You came up too!”

The Nicholas Clan had returned to their original forms, no longer translucent beings.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze focused on the Nicholas Clan, especially on the leading General Nicholas.

General Nicholas had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, his features handsomely chiseled like sculpted by axe and knife, carrying a sharp, murderous aura.

He seemed oblivious to the others’ stares, his gaze fixed on the round little dumpling by the helm, his expression extremely complex.

Everyone’s gaze shifted along with General Nicholas’s, and instantly, all eyes were on Gu Rong.

Feeling the gazes, Gu Rong turned his little body around and met General Nicholas’s eyes.

After looking for a moment, Gu Rong raised his small hand, touched his little head, and his dark, glass-like eyes looked at the light-gold wig in the other person’s hand.

General Nicholas looked down: “…”

After a pause, General Nicholas stepped forward. His original intention was to hand the wig to Gu Rong, but looking at the utterly adorable cub staring expectantly at him, he couldn’t resist and directly placed it on his head.

Gu Rong even obediently craned his little head forward, letting him put it on.

General Nicholas’s heart melted completely; the hand placing the wig trembled slightly.

Gu Rong was too short; the shoulder-length wig seemed to weigh him down, making him look even smaller after putting it on.

General Nicholas seemed to want to hug the cub, but Gu Rong had already pulled his head back.

Gu Rong: “Thank you, Uncle.”

General Nicholas: “…You’re welcome.”

His voice was already choked with emotion.

Gu Rong tilted his head curiously, sizing up General Nicholas, and asked strangely: “Why do you look just like Zaizai’s daddy?”

He meant his daddy in the real world.

006 hadn’t expected the little host, only two years old, to actually remember his parents’ appearances.

General Nicholas’s appearance must have been modeled after the little host’s real father for immersion.

General Nicholas’s throat tightened, and he said: “Why don’t you just call me Dad?”

Gu Rong crossed his little arms: “You’re Rongrong’s daddy, not Zaizai’s daddy!”

The “Zaizai” he referred to was himself, not [Nicholas Zaizai], but to others listening, it sounded different.

Everyone secretly listening to their conversation heard Gu Rong call himself Zaizai and say this was Rongrong’s daddy. Their hearts skipped a beat.

The Real vs. Fake Rongrong earlier… they tried to distinguish which was Zaizai and which was Rongrong and couldn’t figure it out. Didn’t they end up switching the cubs after all? So the current Little Prince is actually Zaizai? Then isn’t the Little Prince already…?

Old John hadn’t seen Zaizai. Hearing the Little Prince call himself Zaizai now, he hurried forward, tears welling in his eyes: “Zaizai…”

Gu Rong’s little milky voice was excited: “Grandpa John!!”

Everyone: “…”

Okay, okay, this really is Zaizai!

General Nicholas had been sacrificed right after the children were born, spending less than a day with Rongrong and Zaizai.

He glanced at Old John, then looked back at Gu Rong. His usually stern tone softened unconsciously: “Are you Zaizai?”

Gu Rong said crisply and tenderly: “I’m Rongrong!”

Everyone: “…?!”

Good grief, how is he Rongrong again?

Now there’s only this one cub left. Is this cub Rongrong or Zaizai?

Could this little cub have a split personality?!

Really can’t tell Rongrong and Zaizai apart!

But…

No one pursued the verification any further. Let those who hoped he was Zaizai believe he was Zaizai, and let those who hoped he was Rongrong believe he was Rongrong.

Let him be both Rongrong and Zaizai.

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao leaned against the railing. A gentle breeze blew past, carrying the faint smell of the sea.

“Did we clear the instance thanks to Rongrong again?” Zhuang Yu said.

Shen Hanxiao replied: “Not just us. That Mu idiot got rescued too. Look next door.”

Zhuang Yu followed his gaze. Mu Xingye had mixed into the Phantom Ghost Ship’s group, staring fixedly at Gu Rong, clearly plotting something malicious.

Shen Hanxiao: “Don’t worry, next instance, I’ll definitely find my senior brother to…”

Zhuang Yu finished: “…be cannon fodder?”

Shen Hanxiao: “…”

Zhuang Yu patted his shoulder: “Your senior brother is lucky to have you.”

Shen Hanxiao: “………”

–

King Louis XIII walked to General Nicholas’s side.

General Nicholas turned his head and glanced at King Louis XIII.

King Louis XIII’s gaze, however, was directed towards the distant sea horizon, where the sun was slowly rising.

After a moment, King Louis XIII looked at General Nicholas and said: “General Nicholas, on behalf of my father, I offer the Nicholas Clan my sincerest apologies.”

King Louis XIII had ascended the throne at a young age. He was cold, stable, brave, and decisive; otherwise, he wouldn’t have personally led the expedition to the Deep Sea Ghost Realm.

No matter the circumstances, he had never bowed his noble head.

But at this moment, he bowed his head to General Nicholas.

“Then abolish the class system.” General Nicholas’s gaze remained fixed on Gu Rong. This child is adorable no matter how you look at him, just like him. “Zaizai, representing the interests of the fifth class, saved Starsea Continent. They are not lowborns, but heroes.”

“…”

King Louis XIII remained silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement, immediately announcing the abolition of the class system in Starsea Continent henceforth.

If not for Gu Rong, everyone on both ships would have perished beneath the sea.

Gu Rong reached out a finger and gently poked General Nicholas’s leg.

General Nicholas paused slightly. This touch… felt very familiar.

In the Phantom Ghost Realm, he had felt someone poking him, but saw nothing when he looked down.

Gu Rong said: “Rongrong’s daddy, Zaizai really is Rongrong!”

General Nicholas: “…”

Everyone: “…”

006: […]

Livestream Chat: […]

What a “Rongrong’s daddy”!

What a “Zaizai really is Rongrong”!

The “Terror Cruise” instance was nearing its end. The game forum’s homepage was almost entirely discussing this NPC cub. Several hot posts had already accumulated hundreds, even thousands, of pages.

[So many adults carried through by one cub, and the key is this cub is an NPC! Too embarrassing!]

[If you ask me, this NPC cub just had incredibly good luck. In the “Terror Cruise” instance, he immediately got the two most crucial NPC roles. Several dalaos were just lying flat, and the rest were just noob players. Of course, he came out on top.]

[Zaizai not only cleared the instance himself but also led the players to clear it together. You call that luck? What kind of luck also involves saving everyone?]

[Could this NPC cub be a little lucky doll? Not only lucky for himself but also brings luck to others? Thinking.jpg]

[Good grief, Mu Xingye, ranked 99th server-wide, has been reduced to a noob player? You guys are just pretending not to see the torturer getting tortured, right? Admitting Zaizai’s achievement is well-deserved, it isn’t shameful!]

[Please put “Mu Xingye lost face” on the public screen! The bigger the hype before, the louder the slap in the face now!]

[Where are those who said Zaizai was unworthy before? Why don’t you come out and show yourselves?]

–

Gu Rong was unaware he was the forum’s little top streamer. Even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.

He held a bottle of milk, drinking. His little tummy had been growling with hunger for a long time.

Just then, a crisp, childish voice came from the deep sea. Others couldn’t hear it; only Gu Rong heard it.

One word at a time, only two words.

“Little follower.”

Gu Rong’s little ears twitched. He looked back but saw nothing.

[Huh? Why did I seem to hear Lord Devil’s voice! Calling Zaizai!]

006’s previously blocked thoughts suddenly cleared up. It dawned on him: [Oh right, little host! During the ‘Real vs Fake Rongrong’ interrogation, the person hiding in Zaizai’s shell… I finally know why he looked familiar! Lord Devil! It was Lord Devil!!]

Gu Rong frowned his little eyebrows: [Why is Lord Devil here?]

006 had long suspected that the reason Lord Devil chose a two-year-old cub like the little host as his follower was simply because he had no other choice.

006: [Could he be here to capture his little follower?]

Hearing this, Gu Rong’s eyes widened: [Zaizai run quick!]

He immediately took the helm, steering the Pharaoh towards the rising sun.

The crew members turned pale with fright.

Little Captain, absolutely not!!!