I Have a God Simulator

A new name was carved into the Monument.

"Muke: Inventor of Tribal War Chess, founder of the Beast Fighting Arena, a lonely, genius inventor."

A simple line of text recorded the brilliant but unglamorous life of a pixel person.

But in Luh Yao’s eyes, he would always be that gaming kid who tried to win at love by rolling dice.

Muke never understood how to win over a woman his entire life.

Luh Yao continued to wait.

Before long, Yao City’s Death God, Scott, arrived at the theater where Muke had died.

"Beyond the southern desert lies a city of the Dead named Saniluo..."

Scott was all too familiar with this recruitment pitch.

But Muke said, "I am deeply grateful to the God for granting me a second Rebirth, but I’m tired. I don’t want to leave this place."

"I was born here, and I died here."

"This Beast Fighting Arena is my everything."

"I want to stay right here and quietly watch it, see what it becomes. I want to count how many people will like it, and how many will despise it."

"Even if I go to the City of the Dead, I still won’t learn how to get along with women."

"Please, may the God and you forgive me for this final act of stubbornness."

Scott reminded him, "If you stay here, you will slowly fall into a deep sleep until you completely merge with the Sea of Mourning. At that point, you will never be able to awaken again."

"Even so, you wish to give up this precious opportunity?"

Muke insisted, "Just let me be alone. Thank you for the God’s and your kindness."

He bowed.

Luh Yao had seen a few of the Dead refuse to enter Saniluo before.

Some were tired of living among crowds and just wanted to be alone.

Some wanted to travel the world in a different way. After all, in this relatively backward era, they never had the opportunity or ability to do so while alive.

And some were simply lazy, unwilling to move or adapt to a new, unknown place.

...

In the very beginning, when the deceased little people heard the invitation from Saniluo’s envoy, they would be overjoyed and follow without a second thought.

The Land of Divine Promise, a place of eternity, an endless life—every word represented an unparalleled allure.

As the pixel people’s civilization progressed, their capacity for thought and their individuality continued to develop. Gradually, more of them became opinionated. They dared to make their own choices, even after death.

Death God Scott offered no more persuasion and turned to leave.

Muke suddenly called out to him, "Mr. Scott, please wait."

"Is there something else?"

Muke asked cautiously, "Um, if I change my mind later and want to go to Saniluo, is that still possible?"

Scott said, "Of course. Saniluo welcomes you."

"If you change your mind, please go to the Monument. I frequent that area. I can take you all the way to Saniluo then."

"As long as I am still stationed in Saniluo, that will not change."

"That’s great!"

A smiley face appeared on Muke’s translucent body, and he bowed. "Then I’ll have to trouble you! I’m so sorry for the inconvenience!"

Luh Yao: "..."

’I just praised you for seeing through the vanity of the world and having a free-spirited personality, and now you’ve already chickened out.’

’You’re really something else, gaming kid.’

Having spent his entire life studying games, Muke was also well-versed in the player’s art of testing the rules.

...

The long night stretched on.

Luh Yao’s physical senses were now much sharper than before. Whenever he focused his attention with great intensity, he would enter a state of complete immersion, losing all sense of self and surroundings.

In this state, he became extremely sensitive to the slightest changes in his environment, able to perceive any disturbance, no matter how small.

However, once he relaxed, he would feel exceptionally mentally fatigued.

Luh Yao was gradually adapting to his constantly changing body.

He reckoned that as the population grew further, there would surely be new changes.

In fact, there were already some signs.

Luh Yao looked at his bed.

The warm current formed by the Power of Faith slowly passed through his body, creating a complete internal and external cycle, illuminating a scene that should not have been there.

He saw the dry riverbed again, but this time, he didn’t see the Black Mud Monster.

Luh Yao got up, stretched his limbs, and then easily held a one-handed handstand for a while.

Only then did he return to his computer and open the Divine Hall.

Inside the Divine Hall were the portraits of four Apostles.

From left to right, they were Isabel, Blood Knight Necied, Snowman Jimmy, and Skeleton Artisan Philos.

At this moment, a dialogue box appeared over Philos’s portrait.

"Lord Yao God, I’ve found a trace of the Tao God!"

Luh Yao double-clicked on Philos’s portrait, and the screen jumped to an underground area in the Eastern Continent.

Philos was controlling the [Skeleton King Armor] underground, so from the God’s-eye view, Luh Yao could only see the name "King Armor."

Luh Yao typed in the dialogue box.

—Speak.

Upon receiving the God’s response, an exclamation mark appeared above the Skeleton Man’s head.

"Lord Yao God, the Tao God’s Divine Statue is underground in this area."

"The Skeleton Worms have already locked onto its position."

"The Divine Statue is being carried by an Earth Elemental Apostle, which is constantly moving deeper underground to evade us. That must be the Tao God’s last Apostle."

Philos described the basic situation.

Luh Yao discovered that the Tao God seemed to have no intention of fighting back at all; he was just continuously drilling underground to escape.

’Is he trying to evade Miracle attacks this way?’

He hadn’t expected his opponent to adopt a strategy of pure escapism after their first clash.

’Is this all the Gods have got?’

Mr. Lu Xun once said that one must never show mercy to a dog in the water. You have to beat it soundly!

Luh Yao immediately gathered his forces and initiated the second operation to encircle and annihilate the Tao God.

The Tao God had fallen in rank to become an Apprentice Deity, so he also had the common weaknesses and limitations of Apprentice Deities.

For example, all his mobility came from his Apostles.

Therefore, Luh Yao’s primary target was the Earth Elemental Apostle.

To this end, he dispatched the Blood Knight as the main attacker, with Philos controlling the Skeleton King Armor as support.

The King Armor had already dug an underground tunnel, allowing the Blood Knight to rapidly close in on the target.

Luh Yao clicked on the Blood Knight, fixing the camera’s perspective above his head.

Soon, a [In Combat] indicator appeared above the Blood Knight’s head.

Luh Yao switched to the combat interface.

Across from the Blood Knight was a large, yellowish-brown, multi-legged creature.

It looked somewhat like a flat-headed scorpion, and affixed to its broad back was a mushroom-shaped stone statue—the Tao God’s Divine Statue, of course.

...

[Apostle LV27] Catalo

Life Value: 1884/1884

Mana Value: 105/238

Damage: 20

Defense: 17

Speed: 12

[Thick Hide]

Innately possesses higher Life Value.

[Earth Element]

Gains a constantly regenerating protective shell in an Earth Element environment.

[Drilling]

Can move flexibly by drilling holes underground without any speed penalty.

[High-Level Exemption LV1]

Has a chance to avoid incoming damage and a high probability of being unaffected by Magic Abilities.

...

The sight of Catalo carrying the Divine Statue on its back reminded Luh Yao of Bixi, one of the nine sons of the Dragon.

Facing the menacing Blood Knight and Skeleton King Armor, a dialogue box popped up over the Apostle Catalo’s head.

"Wait!"

"We don’t have to fight!"

"I bear no ill will! I was just following the orders of the [Whistleblower] to find the key to the [Golden Field]! I haven’t found a single clue so far."

"You are a powerful God. I am willing to become your Subordinate God and offer you my Faith and loyalty!"

Luh Yao stroked his chin.

’Looks like this Tao God has been pushed into a corner and is starting to sue for peace.’

’However...’

’Feigning surrender is such an old trick. You think I’d fall for that?’

’Are you looking down on me?’

Just as Catalo was trying to negotiate, a Snowman on a white horse appeared behind it. Jimmy’s red-gloved hand snatched the Divine Statue, and he sped away.

Luh Yao saw Faith +729 appear in the top-right corner of the interface.

Catalo’s dialogue box displayed: "Why!!"

"You rule-breaking bastard! You Evil God with no dignity of the strong! How can a God like you exist?! You are the shame of the Gods, a tumor on the world..."

His opponent had gone completely berserk and started a flame war.

But the Tao God’s trash-talking skills were so weak that Luh Yao was completely unfazed.

He directly cast 60 bolts of [Lightning], precisely targeting and killing the Apostle Catalo.