Chapter 181: Forum Content

Chapter 181 Forum Thread

＞＞Gods' Playground＞＞General Chat

"Chat" Missing Person Returns, Surprisingly Linked to a Mysterious Organization...

№0 (OP):

First, some background. There used to be a brilliant older neighbor living next door to me, seven years my senior. Since childhood, she was every parent's golden child—coming from a modest background to get into top schools, eventually pursuing medicine, then continuing with master's and doctoral studies. To everyone, her future seemed boundless.

Until one day, she returned to pack her belongings. It was said her advisor had recommended her for a position at a research institution. What should have been good news turned into a total disappearance—she never came home again.

№1:

Popcorn and drinks for sale up front~

№2:

(Grabbing a handful of sunflower seeds to munch) From OP's description... Could she have been tricked into illegal work?

№3:

Huh, my first thought was actually that the sister got dragged into Gods' Playground ()

№4:

Not wrong—what’s the difference between the Playground and lawless territory? Exactly 0% difference!

№5:

More details! So what happened next? Judging by the title, did the missing neighbor sister return alive after all these years?

№6 (OP):

Hold your horses, let me spin the tale~

№7 (OP):

During the years she was missing, her family never gave up hope. They monitored missing persons websites, news reports, and even handed out flyers in crowded areas.

To make sure she could find her way home if she ever returned, the family never moved. Thanks to that, I had the chance to witness a miracle—their long-awaited reunion.

№8:

To reunite with family after disappearing for so long... How lucky is that?

№9 *Praise Fate*:

May Fate forever favor Its people.

№10:

Hmm, this is a touching story, but how does it connect to a mysterious organization? OP, this better not be clickbait.

№11:

Take it easy. Didn’t OP say they’d give background first? What story doesn’t need time and space to unfold?

№12:

Seconded. If you’re this impatient, why are you even here?

№13 (OP):

At this point, you're probably wondering: Why did the sister disappear back then? Where did she go, what did she do, and why has she only returned recently?

Of course, I was curious too. When visiting the neighbors, I couldn’t help but observe her. Then out of nowhere, when we were alone, she suddenly asked me...

№14:

Spit it out already! I’m the King of Impatience.

№15:

Leaving us hanging like that—OP, are you secretly a clickbait account? (facepalm)

№16:

Let me guess, did she say, "It’s Crazy Thursday, venmo me $50"?

№17:

If this is just a prank, OP, you’d better watch out 🙂

№18 (OP):

...What nonsense! I'm reporting you for slander!!

What she actually asked was—"You’re a Playground Player, aren’t you?"

№19:

! Out of nowhere!!

№20:

Can't speak for OP, but if someone asked me that out of the blue in real life, I'd definitely have a heart attack...

№21:

Same.

№22:

Based on what we know, the sister seemed more like an ordinary person. How does she know about Gods' Playground?

№23:

Holy crap, was comment №3 actually the real Prophet? Kill that player.

№24:

So what’s really going on?

№25 (OP):

Hearing that question made my mind go blank for a second, because I was certain she wasn’t an Ability User... After calming down, I realized her disappearance might hide a massive secret tied to the hidden world. So I tried to keep talking.

№26 (OP):

When mentioning her past experiences, my sister fell silent, then asked if I had heard of "Longinus."

№27:

Longinus? The legendary Spear of Longinus?

№28:

No way we'd suddenly switch to mythology, right? I bet Longinus stands for something... like the codename of a faction or organization?

№29:

Holy shit, what kind of secret organization dares to name itself after the God-Slaying Spear? That's balls-to-the-wall arrogant!

№30 (Original Poster):

Exactly, I also thought it was way too arrogant, so I pushed for details in surprise. But my sister refused to reveal more, only telling me that she had been controlled by this organization, which wields serious supernatural power, and was unable to contact the outside world.

She even drew the symbol of "Longinus," telling me to get the hell away if I ever saw this symbol in the future. [Image: A simple sketch of a pen on white paper, with an eye at its tip.]

№31:

This emblem... gonna blur that out.

№32:

It feels vaguely familiar, but I can't recall where I've seen it... Original Poster, please continue.

№33 (Original Poster):

While staring at the sketch, I heard my sister mutter absently, "But perhaps it no longer exists. Thank... for destroying it."

№34 (Original Poster):

There was a part I didn't catch clearly, but it stuck with me. Though I still don’t know the specifics about Longinus, the fact that it could reach someone like my sister—an ordinary person—means that aside from gifted individuals, it also sought to recruit large numbers of rank-and-file researchers. Combined with its name, this organization must have had some serious ambitions and an enormous scale...

Yet such a massive, secretive organization was wiped out without a trace? What kind of even more terrifying force could achieve that?

№35 Cosmic Janitor:

Wait! Original Poster, Original Poster, does this emblem look similar to the one your sister drew?

[Image: A blurred symbol on a collapsed wall amidst rubble and debris.]

№36 (Original Poster):

That’s it! Where did you find this?

№37 Cosmic Janitor:

A few days ago, a Recorder reported a massive knowledge corruption incident in his watch area, suspected to be caused by a Truth Domain higher-up going mad. Later, an agent of Fate appeared, seemingly ordered to kill another powerful entity from the Life Domain.

My job... just think of me as a janitor. As usual, I went to handle cleanup and clear the ruins, but while goofing off scrolling through the forum, I suddenly turned and saw that same symbol.

№38:

No fucking way—could this be the ruins of Longinus?

№39:

Just a dozen posts ago, we were marveling at its arrogance, and now we find out it’s already gone (F)

№39:

Lol, called it ()

№40:

This thread really has that sweet, sweet feeling of uncovering the truth piece by piece. I’m staying.

№41:

+1, y'all feel me?! When the janitor posted that ruin emblem, it felt like the information from both sides was resonating and pulling together—that sense of destiny gave me full-body chills!

№42:

Here's what's wild though, why are agents of Fate involved? Apostles inevitably carry out the will of the gods. Was the destruction of Longinus the decree of Fate itself?

№43:

If it was about dismantling an evil organization that unjustly violated ordinary people’s freedom, then that’s truly a good thing.

№44:

Anyway, let’s give props to Fate first.

№45:

All hail Fate.

№46:

Janitor friend, if it’s convenient, could you describe the ruins in more detail?

№47 Cosmic Janitor:

Looking around, the place got nuked instantly by knowledge contamination—warped metal walls, smashed lab equipment beneath... This must have been a major research facility?

№48 (Original Poster):

No wonder my sister was targeted. Though she never awakened an Ability, she was crazy talented in research and had already had publications in first-tier journals.

№49:

Truly that overachiever (respect)

№50:

Somehow, this hits different.

№51:

It really is gut-wrenching. And this is just someone close to the Original Poster—makes you wonder how many more victims across who knows how many worlds, in the shadows, were torn from their lives and separated from loved ones...

№52:

Low-key imagining a mad scientist collective straight out of a cosmic horror story (x)

№53:

Is this fucking group gone now? Rot in hell!

№54 Omni-Cleaner:

Eww, that's vile!!

№55:

What happened?

№56:

Fetching water and tea for Cleaner-sama.JPG

№57 Omni-Cleaner:

Just found a corner where the collapsing walls formed a triangular structure, so the interior was relatively well-preserved. There were some shattered jars and glass bottles containing some freakish specimens.

Like brains fused together like wood ear fungus, a large moth specimen with a human face on its wings, and a half-human, half-fish head with gills...

№58:

Ugh, WTF were they even studying?!

№59:

They even used human experiments... Longinus is dead (smile).

№60:

Longinus is dead ×10086.

№61:

A terrifying thought: If the sister had stayed in the organization, would she have been turned into a lab rat one day just for being an ordinary person, drained of her last worth?

№62 Omni-Cleaner:

Ugh, just tried to take a photo and upload it, but it got blocked by the system for being too violent... Seriously, why does the Playground System even have a "content moderation" concept? Isn’t this the same system that shafts players over in dungeons?

№63:

There there, Cleaner dude/gal, the chat area does ban gore. You can post it in the intel exchange, warzone, or forbidden zones.

№64 Omni-Cleaner:

Nah, too much hassle. I’ll just describe it in words.

№65 Omni-Cleaner:

I suspect this organization was conducting experiments on artificially granting or modifying Abilities. Found a specimen—a 2.3-meter-tall male corpse with a weird body proportion, a freakishly elongated torso. Since the specimen’s abdomen was cracked open and organs removed, I could see his spine directly... Counted it, and it had a dozen extra bones in his spine compared to normal humans, clearly a result of artificial mutation and growth.

The power resonance in the specimen was also strange—not evenly distributed like in ordinary Ability users, but concentrated in the brain, as if... artificially "implanted." He likely died from corruption or rejection between the external energy source and his flesh. His skull was abnormally swollen, covered in pulsing veins, like an overripe melon ready to explode.

№66:

Jesus, he must’ve suffered... This kind of research is supposed to be outlawed, right?

№67 Rational, Rational:

Correct. In the past, some eggheads suggested researching methods to create, transfer, or even tailor-made powers. But it was proven that all power corrupts, period. Every test subject either died in agony or became a mindless slaughter machine.

№68:

I never thought organizations would still secretly conduct these unethical, unnatural experiments, despite them being banned by the big churches. Just imagining how many might have died in these experiments creeps me the hell out...

№69:

Those Abilities must have been ripped out from living beings, right? Thieves?? So scary (shudders).

№70:

Like getting mugged of your Ability by Longinus just by passing by (x).

№71:

Getting mugged of your Ability by Longinus just by passing by (repeat).

№72:

Anyway, keep the meme going: Longinus, good riddance!

№73:

Wait, does anyone know roughly when this organization was destroyed?

№74 Omni-Cleaner:

From the logs, a week before the system went online.

№75:

Holy shit, wait—why exactly seven days?

№76:

What are you all thinking? Stop being so cryptic, ahhh!

№77:

Did you guys catch the news about the Ill Fate Witch incident? It also happened exactly seven days ago.

№78:

Same damn day... You believe that’s a coincidence, or that I’m the Emperor of China?

№79:

A crazy theory, zero proof, just a gut feeling—could it be that the major events that day were essentially a showdown between two sides?

№80:

Fight (x).

Stomp (?)

№81:

OP’s idea is kinda out there, isn't it? Total headcanon? What’s intuition worth, anyway?

№82:

Hehe, I'm the 79th poster, Rank 5 in the Fate Domain. Though not particularly strong, the intuition and inspiration granted by fate have never steered me wrong.

№83:

My bad, I admit I spoke too loudly earlier (kneeling in apology)

№84:

So does this mean Longinus and the black goat are allies? Can't say I'm surprised, those two together are double trouble for humanity.

№85:

Double the scum (100%)

№86:

But surely the Ill Fate Witch and Fate Apostle couldn't be working together? No way!

№87:

Wouldn't rule it out.

№88:

Actually it makes sense when you think about it. The witch dared counterattack an Old God on the River of Fate - she must have had the Lord of Fate's silent blessing.

№89:

That tracks! No wonder the Ill Fate Witch returned alive recently, rising from the River of Fate - she had fate's protection all along.

№90:

So the Lord of Fate, Bryce, and Ill Fate Witch all stand opposed to the black goat and Longinus?

№91:

Add white peacock to that list. Another thread figured out that his confrontation with the witch was probably staged...

№92:

So after everything, only the black goat was the one getting played??

№93:

Too much evil - nobody's defending it (mimes mic drop)

№94:

Pffft, the crew of actors and their victim.

№95 (OP):

If so, I might have witnessed the birth of some next-level new group...

My sister said after the organization's destruction, many like her who were forced to stay there got their freedom back. The survivors will forever remember the Ill Fate Witch who saved them - and the mysterious organization behind her.

№96:

Hold up, what? The witch has a crew now?

№97:

Could it be... these Fate Domain High Lords jointly established a shadow organization?

№98:

Named "Actors Take Your Positions" (lol)

№99 (OP):

I asked, but my sister didn't answer directly. She just slipped me a book before she left - "The Decameron".

№100:

The Decameron - so that's the organization's name?

№101:

Not bad (thumbs up)

№102:

When you think about it, it's chilling - their first mission wiped out an Old God's remnant shadow?

№103:

Damn

№104:

That's seriously impressive. Just having the Ill Fate Witch alone makes this organization legit, not to mention with the prophet and Fate Apostle's backup...

№105:

Holy crap, a high-rankers' gathering!

№106:

Serious question - does this organization have a minimum requirement like Rank 8 standards? Pretty hardcore...

№107:

Way outta my league to even discuss?

№108:

Chill, this is a forum for shooting the breeze (sunglasses)

№109:

What do Fate Believers think? All your domain superiors teamed up.

№110 Praise Fate:

Fate Believers just smile. This must all be my Lord's arrangement.

№111:

LSS, don't ask anymore. Fate and His church have completely dominated—Fate would never allow Himself to lose.

№112 (OP):

In any case, praise be to Lord Fate, for bringing an end to the sinful organization and allowing the innocent to return home!

№113 (OP):

When I saw the neighbor's aunt embracing her long-lost daughter, sobbing too hard to speak, I truly felt... nothing matters more than these tears of joy.

№114:

Is this the kind of flawless world Lord Fate wants?

№115:

All praise to Lord Fate and The Decameron!