"Are you really so sure that the existence that bestows us with such powerful strength is the sky? It is this earth? This world? And not something else?"

Storm's words were very straightforward and conveyed a different message, that is, she seemed to not believe in the powerful existence that gave her power.

At least it's not the complete trust that Chen Ao has.

Judging from Chen Ao's past personality and thinking, he should have been skeptical and hesitant about Bao Feng's words. However, he was stunned for a few seconds before shaking his head unmoved. "Bao Feng, I think your thinking is a bit extreme, no matter who is behind us. The crisis we are facing is not fake. The world is in danger. Not to mention us humans, the Earth and even the entire solar system may be completely destroyed."

"If we don't stop that monster from the outer realm, we'll all die. How can we have time to think about these problems?"

When he finished speaking, the light in his eyes even changed, and a faint glow began to emanate from every pore on his skin.

Feng Bao looked at the halo on the back of Chen Ao's hand and raised his eyebrows, "Are you going to fight me?"

This young man is really too naive, and his thinking seems to have been fixed. He probably won't listen to anything you say now.

"I don't want to fight you. There aren't many awakened ones like us, so there's no need to waste time on this kind of internal friction." Chen Ao took a deep breath and suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, but his words were cold. "But saving the world is our responsibility. Judging from your mentality, I doubt you will suddenly change sides. If this happens, I will have to get rid of you as a destabilizing factor first."

"Are you so confident?" Feng Bao sneered. His face wasn't particularly pretty, but he had a charming smile. "Young people are indeed full of passion. They'll probably turn on each other after just a few words."

Chen Ao remained unmoved by Feng Bao's teasing. He simply suppressed the fluctuations in his aura and asked with a serious expression, "I don't have time to joke with you. I just want to ask clearly, are you willing to join forces with me to fight that monster?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to, did I? Being young means being impatient." Feng Bao curled his lips and glanced at the cocktail he had only taken a sip of. "Finish this drink, and then we'll discuss business."

"Don't keep calling me young man and saying you're taking advantage of your age. You're only a few years older than me."

Chen Ao shook his head, then picked up the wine glass and prepared to drink it all.

Beep, beep, beep——

The old second-hand cell phone in his arms suddenly made a text message alert sound. The mechanical sound was like that of an old alarm clock, a bit noisy and not at all crisp and pleasant.

A text message came at this time?

Chen Ao frowned. He opened the message and saw that it was not sent by a friend or former colleague, but an extremely unfamiliar number, a beautiful number with five eights in it.

He tapped the read button with his thumb, and the content of the text message quickly popped up.

"Hello, Awakener Halo! I'm the Demon Rabbit, also in Luogong City. We're both Awakeners, so let's meet~"

A lot of emoticons were added at the end, giving the short text message an inexplicably cute style.

Awakened Demon Rabbit?

Seeing the specific content of this message and the signer, Chen Ao looked thoughtful.

"What's wrong?"

Feng Bao saw that Chen Ao had an unusual expression and asked quickly.

"Did the Demon Rabbit's name appear in the information you received about your companions when you awakened?"

Chen Ao put the phone back into his pocket and asked with a puzzled look.

When he awakened, he got a lot of information about his companions, but there was no such person as the Demon Rabbit.

"No." Feng Bao shook his head. Seeing that Chen Ao's expression was about to turn pale, he smiled and added, "But your name isn't there either."

"Well? How do you say that?"

Chen Ao originally wanted to shout "We are exposed", but after hearing Feng Bao's words, he suppressed the shock.

"When I awakened, I didn't receive any information about my companions. If you hadn't come to me, I would still be confused!"

Storm shrugged and said casually.

"You didn't receive this information when you awakened?"

Chen Ao frowned, but quickly relaxed.

Does it mean that every awakener gets different things when they awaken?

This also explains why his intelligence may not be complete and it is impossible for him to have information about every companion.

"Yes! I just woke up and found that I had such powerful power. Apart from some knowledge of how to use it, there is nothing else. I was just trying to get more words out of you, but I didn't expect you to be so serious."

Storm nodded, his eyes serious, and he didn't look like he was lying.

Chen Ao automatically ignored the last sentence. After thinking for a moment, he nodded again: "Since this magic rabbit has contacted me, then we will have a new companion. According to the intelligence I received, in addition to this unrecorded magic rabbit, there is another companion of ours in Luogong City, named Hai'an."

After learning that Bao Feng didn't know about his companions, he patiently explained, "As for the other Awakeners in the Fortified City, I know there should be a few more, but I don't have any specific information. Let's see if I can contact them later."

"Okay, I understand." Storm nodded and urged, "Finish this glass of wine. Don't waste it. Then we'll set off to reunite with that 'Demon Rabbit' and 'Coast'."

"good..."

Feng Bao seemed to be very obsessed with things like alcohol. Chen Ao was speechless, but he still picked it up and drank it all.

Afterwards, he sent text messages to Magic Rabbit and Coast to arrange a location, and left this remote little bar near the city wall with Storm.

......

Luogong City, one of the central areas, Qianyu District.

This is the most prosperous commercial area in the city, with high-rise buildings standing side by side, exuding a sense of steel forest from the old human era. The style is completely different from the desolate suburbs where the small bar was previously located.

It can even be said that we are in two different worlds.

Chen Ao paid and got out of the taxi with Feng Bao. Looking at the bustling cityscape as night fell, he took a deep breath and said, "Finally, we're back to a normal place. The area you live in really feels out of touch with society."

Although he didn't see many people in that small bar, the desolation, the feeling of licking blood on the edge of a knife, and the murderous smell of blood made him extremely doubt whether the two areas were located in the same city.

The gap is too obvious.