Though a player would be penalized for forcibly exiting the Free Exploration Mode outside of a safe house, Brother Jue didn't care about the experience points and game currency; hence, he chose a more dramatic way to disappear right in front of Toad Man.

Shortly after turning into light, Feng Bujue returned to the login space.

When that familiar elevator room appeared before him again, Brother Jue felt as if he had been transported to another world...

According to the date and time displayed on the touchscreen, his trip had only taken thirty or so hours of "game time" (that was, three-plus hours of real time); clearly, the Black Hole Queen's sending Brother Jue to the "real world" was not counted as game time—because that "ultra-dimensional experience" had not relied on the power of "Destiny" but the Black Hole Queen's ability.

However... from Feng Bujue's personal perspective, he had spent several months in the closed ward of a mental hospital; even though his body had not changed in the real world, psychologically... he still wanted to log off quickly to take a shower, have some midnight snacks, and go back to bed for half the night.

Therefore, Brother Jue quickly chose the option of "wake up immediately after going offline" and exited the game.

Before long, he woke up in the game pod.

While opening the game pod and getting up, Feng Bujue looked up at the clock on the wall... the time was around four in the morning; in the twelfth lunar month, this time was basically the darkest and coldest of the day.

"Ha..." Brother Jue then breathed out, and a cloud of white gas followed from his mouth.

"As expected... something's not quite right..." In the next second, Feng Bujue thought to himself calmly, "Did something come in...?"

Although he appeared calm on the surface, in reality... the instant he woke up, he had already noticed some abnormality.

"I only turn on the heat when I'm a bit more financially secure," Brother Jue muttered as he climbed out of the game pod, "But with you here... wouldn't I be wasting the heat?"

He said this as a probe, testing the reaction of the "uninvited guest."

At this moment, only the corner where the game pod was placed in the entire living room was lit, while the other places were dark, and only some shadows and outlines could be seen. However... Brother Jue quickly locked onto the target in the darkness, looking directly at the person and saying those words.

"I didn't intentionally lower the room temperature; it's just that..." The other party immediately responded to Brother Jue and stepped out of the darkness, "This effect just happens when I stay in one place for too long."

Having said that, the speaker had already walked into the illuminated area.

It was a white boy who looked only seven or eight years old, with a head of brown curly hair and some freckles on his face.

In terms of appearance, he was nothing special, but... the voice he spoke with was not a child's voice, but the deep voice of an adult male.

"And who might you be?" Feng Bujue replied weakly, "Also... could you guys try to contact me before you come? Or knock on the door or something when you come?"

Brother Jue spoke like this because he already knew that the other party was not "human."

"My name... is Uriel." Uriel did not respond to Brother Jue's last two questions, but continued, "I think you should have seen my name in many documents."

"Oh, it's you," Feng Bujue casually replied, "Speaking of... aren't you the angel who plays with fire? Why isn't it getting hotter around here, but colder instead?"

"It is precisely because I am responsible for controlling the 'sacred fire' that I need this kind of ability to..." Uriel's expression suddenly changed halfway through his words, and then he smiled, "Heh... you truly live up to your reputation."

After saying half a sentence, Uriel realized... that he seemed to have been tricked by Brother Jue, so he quickly stopped and didn't continue.

"It's alright..." Feng Bujue was as relaxed as ever, "After all, I'm the host and you're the guest, so it's only right that I set the pace of the conversation." As he spoke, he had already walked to the wall and turned on the lights in the living room, "So... since you don't want to talk about your abilities, it wouldn't hurt to talk about your appearance, right?" As he said this, he tilted his head to look at the other party, "What's the matter with your body? Highlander Syndrome?"

"This is just a 'vessel,' not my body," Uriel replied, "I wouldn't be as stupid as Zechariah... to use my true form to come and find you."

"Is it really okay to talk about your compatriots like that?" Feng Bujue continued, "Although he's indeed not very smart, he can at least be considered to have died on duty, right?"

"Hmph... died on duty?" Uriel sneered, "That's just a superficial concept you humans have; don't lump us together with you." He paused for half a second and continued, "Zechariah was easily controlled by you humans and killed by that demon Simon; he died without any glory, only shame."

"Oh," Brother Jue replied noncommittally while sitting on the sofa and wrapping himself in a blanket.

"It seems... you're not nervous at all to see me," Uriel said, clearly feeling that he was being underestimated.

"Do I have any reason to be nervous?" Feng Bujue replied, "Tell me."

Uriel was silent for two seconds upon hearing this, then spoke again: "'The game will eventually end, but your life is far from over, and I have countless ways to make your future life miserable'..." He paused for a second and added, "...Do you remember those words?"

"I see..." Feng Bujue certainly remembered those words, "You are the 'big shot' that Hippomenes was talking about, right?"

"Your memory is good," Uriel replied.

"Heh..." Feng Bujue smiled, "Alright, then let's get straight to the point..." He leaned his head against the back of the sofa and looked at the other party lazily, "Let's talk about what conditions you're going to offer this time."

As soon as these words came out, Uriel's expression tightened again, and he asked tentatively, "How do you know I'm here to negotiate conditions with you? I might... be here to make you pay the price for your previous disrespectful words and actions, isn't that right?"

He thought that this question could elicit something, but what he received in response was...

"You're a buttface." Feng Bujue replied without thinking.

"You said... what?" At that moment, Uriel thought he had misheard.

"You're a eunuch." A second later, Brother Jue changed his words again, cursing clearly and precisely.

"You..." Uriel was not angry, but a little confused about the situation.

"I'm being disrespectful to you face to face now, what are you going to do?" It wasn't until Feng Bujue said this sentence.

"Hmm..." Uriel, who had come to his senses, was instantly furious, "You lowly insect... don't think I can't do anything to you..."

"You're a eunuch buttface eunuch buttface eunuch buttface..." Facing Uriel's intimidation, Feng Bujue didn't care and cursed at the other party three more times at a very fast pace.

After cursing, Brother Jue felt as if it was still not cheap enough, so he turned his face towards Uriel, stuck out his tongue, and made a "pzzzzzz..." sound of spitting, and made a face.

At this time, Uriel really wanted to summon some sulfur and fire rain to level this entire area, but he couldn't, because... he just couldn't do anything to Feng Bujue.

Brother Jue was well aware of this, so he was fearless.

"I'm warning you..." After taking a few seconds to control his emotions, Uriel continued, "Continuing to use this attitude won't do you any good..."

"It's still that sentence... what can you do to me?" Feng Bujue asked arrogantly, sprawled on the sofa.

"I originally prepared very generous conditions for you, but if you have this attitude..."

Uriel's words failed to finish again...

Because Feng Bujue suddenly got up after hearing half of it, grabbed Uriel's legs, and lifted him upside down.

"Attitude! Attitude! Attitude..." Then, Brother Jue repeated the word while slamming the other party's upper body against the sofa.

And Uriel, who was being grabbed and used as a pillow... was completely dumbfounded...