Chapter 155 Extra: Tang Chumo
This world is boring.
Tang Chumo listened to his subordinate's report casually, with his index finger raised, tapping on the mahogany table top. In this integrated world where the land and plants are mostly polluted, pure wooden utensils have become the top luxury goods.
Jian Yiyi, who was standing aside, noticed that the boss looked a little impatient, and signaled the boy with glasses with his eyes to finish quickly.
"...The Gao family's assets have all been taken over. That's all, Boss."
The man in a professional suit adjusted his glasses, lowered his brows and waited for instructions from the person behind the desk.
After a long moment, with his heart clenched in fear, he heard a rare compliment from his immediate superior: "Well done, you may leave."
"yes!"
The man's expression was so intensely excited that he could barely contain himself. He tried his best to suppress his excited words and, maintaining his composure, he gradually exited the exquisitely luxurious office. The moment the door closed, he couldn't help but clench his fist and whispered a "Yeah" to himself.
Everyone knows the boss's cold, almost godlike personality, but in this apocalyptic world, only his city, Mocheng, stands as a beacon that never falls. Winning his praise brings him one step closer to defeating Manager Qian Yi and becoming the boss's most trusted subordinate!
Encouraging himself again, the man in the suit walked away briskly.
Jian Yiyi, who had a keen eye and ears and heard his movements clearly, couldn't help but laugh and said, "I didn't expect Qian Yi to be able to dig out such a talent. It's really interesting."
Tang Chumo glanced at him and said calmly, "If you're bored, go out on a field trip with Mo Bin."
Jian Yiyi: ...
"Boss, your temper is so unpleasant." Jian Yiyi complained quietly. Only those of them who knew Tang Chumo in humble beginnings had the courage to do so.
"Speaking of which, Boss," Jian Yiyi said, leaning forward with his hands on the table, a strange light in his eyes. "Have you ever thought of finding us a sister-in-law? I remember the school beauty in our junior high school class. What was her name? Yes, Lin Yuwei. And then there were the two sisters from the Gao family in high school... When you think about it this way, Boss, you're really lucky!"
He marveled at the fact that even if he became a powerful psychic, he still couldn't change one of the instincts rooted in human genes: eating melons, especially emotional melons.
Tang Chumo didn't even raise his eyelids: "This blessing is for you, do you want it?"
"Ha, ha." Jian Yiyi laughed awkwardly, "No, no, I can't bear it." They are all carnivorous plants, so let the eldest brother bear this blessing, especially the eldest daughter of the Gao family, who has been competing with them for so many years. If it weren't for Gao Rujiao's betrayal, the Gao family could definitely continue to fight with them.
Thinking about it this way, their eldest brother was really insidious for using emotions as bait to alienate the affection between the Gao sisters. However, he liked it.
The room became quiet again. Jian Yiyi didn't say anything, and Tang Chumo was not a talkative person either.
This was the tallest building in all of Mo City, and Tang Chumo's office was on the top floor. Gazing down from here, the superior view, overlooking everything, could evoke a sense of "overlooking the world," a feeling of control over the entire world, enough to captivate anyone.
But Tang Chumo's eyes were calm. He stood beside the French window, his eyes reflecting only the yellow earth that filled the sky. He spoke without any emotion: "Mo City won't hold out for much longer."
Jian Yiyi's originally playful expression gradually disappeared. He had wanted to talk about some interesting topics to try to divert the boss's attention, but now it was obviously unsuccessful.
He echoed softly, "Yes. There is no land in the world where humans can live anymore."
This energy, which awakened humanity's superpowers, was initially seen as a hope for human evolution. But now, humanity has discovered that it is a deadly force. The pollution carried by fragments from another world has spread throughout this world, wiping out the power of life and leaving only death to reign.
Jian Yiyi couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen the green of nature.
"Boss, do you know what rumors are spread about you outside? It's so funny. They actually say that you are a demon destined to destroy the world. As long as we kill you, the world can be reborn." Jian Yiyi laughed heartily.
"Oh, what if what they said is true?" Tang Chumo's black pupils, which were so deep that they swallowed up all the light, looked at him coldly.
Jian Yiyi stopped laughing and said, "Boss, you are joking, right?"
Tang Chumo remained noncommittal and smiled politely, "I don't like jokes."
"..." Jian Yiyi was silent for a long time this time. "Boss, no matter what, I will always follow you. Once you are my boss, you will always be my boss."
Tang Chumo shifted his gaze and returned it to the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him. Together they admired the beautiful sunset that had been hard to see since the day of the fusion.
Just as Ju Ri was about to completely disappear into the boundless darkness, Tang Chumo heard Jian Yiyi, who had followed him for many years, ask, "Boss, will you destroy the world?"
Almost the next second after asking this question, he replied, "I believe the boss won't."
Tang Chumo was stunned: "...why" He himself didn't know the answer to this question.
For the first time, Jian Yiyi showed that fox-like smile in front of Tang Chumo: "Boss, every time we make you look like a fool in comparison to your intelligence, this time, you don't understand. Hahaha, it's rare for you to have a chance to turn things around, boss, just take your time to think about it."
In order to avoid being beaten, he used illusion to slip away the moment he said the first word, but in fact Tang Chumo had no intention of getting to the bottom of it.
He watched Jian Yiyi's figure disappear like a phantom, and suddenly thought of it. He seemed to have never asked Jian Yiyi. Their first meeting was not pleasant, and Jian Yiyi was initially forced to surrender. Since when did Jian Yiyi never think of leaving again?
He stretched out his hand, and black mist swirled up, condensing into a pure black crystal in his hand, which he crushed. The escaping mist instantly turned the originally luxuriously decorated office into a demolition site.
Tang Chumo lowered his eyes. He really couldn't do it. Until today, he still didn't understand the so-called love of human beings, whether it was family, friends or lovers.
Death is the opposite of life, a pair of inseparable twins. Living towards death, the ultimate form of death can nurture the seeds of birth. But he could never experience that yearning for life.
What is the meaning of life in this world?
From birth to adulthood, Tang Chumo's view of this dull and boring world remained unchanged. Everything seemed so hypocritical and meaningless. His parents' care for him was a way for them to show off, an investment in their future retirement. As for friends, he didn't even understand the meaning of the term.
People interact with each other based on appearance, capital, and interests. They evaluate each other's every aspect and then begin the so-called social interaction. Tang Chumo has always been isolated from this, observing everything in the world with a cold eye, until that day when Sun Jiayu's revenge forced him to enter the world.
But he still doesn't know how to love this world.
At the last moment before everything was destroyed, Tang Chumo took the initiative to devour everything. He thought that instead of being destroyed by that nameless thing, it would be better to destroy it with his own hands.
But Tang Chumo, whose strength had already surpassed the world at that time, did not understand why he was reluctant to leave. He stood there silently, letting the tentacles extending from his body devour everything that passed by, and he chose to sleep.
Until one day, a luminous body he had never seen before awakened him. It called itself "System 001" and came on the orders of the Lord God to negotiate a deal with the new god.
The god who had forgotten even his memory asked, "What's the deal?"
001 said firmly: "A deal that will allow us to start all over again."
God smiled and said, “You can do it.”
001 said, "I can't, but you can. To be more precise, you can exchange everything you have for the restoration of the world."
"Everything I have, but if everything were to start over again, the ending would not be changed at all." God knew very well that His original world was doomed to destruction from the very beginning.
001 slyly replied, "What if we add a variable? Do we need to sign a contract? Lord God, let's take a gamble and see if there will be a new ending this time."
God was silent for a moment, and asked one last question: "After the world restarts, will 'I' still exist?"
Episode 001: "That's you, and that's not you."
God thought for a long time, or perhaps he thought of nothing.
"Well, I am indeed interested in this bet," God replied.
He placed everything he had on the most just scale in the universe, with the clock of time on the other side. At the moment of balance, the long river of time finally turned around and ran backwards.
"Wow! Wow!"
The nurse took out the newborn baby and smiled congratulating the new father who was nervously waiting outside the door, "Congratulations, it's twins, a boy and a girl."
"Okay! Okay!" The man's eyes were red from staying up all night, but he looked at the two children lovingly. "My wife and I have already thought of names. The boy will be named Tang Chumo, and the girl will be named Tang Lingnan!"
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"elder brother!"
Little Tang Lingnan pouted, looking very unhappy.
Tang Chumo, who was still a fair and tender little boy, raised his finger and poked his sister's cheek, which softly sank. He enjoyed trying this over and over again.
Tang Lingnan held his twitching fingers unhappily: "Are you listening to me, brother?"
"I'm listening." Tang Chumo nodded seriously. He liked his sister, and when his sister was happy, strange emotions would always surge in his heart. He didn't hate this feeling.
Always lively and full of vitality, he likes his sister and the emerald green seed in her body. Tang Chumo's eyes always see something strange.
"Brother, you can't always be so weak. If I hadn't arrived, who knows how Xiaopang would bully you. You have to learn to resist..." Tang Lingnan repeatedly reminded him tirelessly.
Tang Chumo blinked his eyes and didn't tell his sister that if she came any later, the little fat boy would cry and look for his mother. He just agreed obediently: "I understand, sister."
The boy is teachable, Tang Lingnan nodded with satisfaction.
Gradually, the inexplicable vision he had as a child faded from Tang Chumo's mind, and he slowly forgot about it. At his sister's request, he became a study committee member, seemingly caring and responsible. In reality, he had no interest in socializing, so he had no real friends; having his sister was enough for him.
He had always known that Lin Yuwei loved him, but he didn't care about it. However, he didn't expect Sun Jiayu to do this. He could tolerate everything else, but he couldn't tolerate it when it came to Tang Lingnan.
Instantly, a familiar yet unfamiliar power surged from his body. Though it was his first time using it, Tang Chumo felt as if he had used it a thousand times before. He instantly understood how to use it, and the sudden doubts that had arisen faded away. There were countless ways to transform, but for some reason, he had chosen the crow.
Death, doom, darkness, mystery, it suits him well, doesn't it?
It doesn’t matter, it’s all power anyway.
He let Jian Yiyi go because he still had value, but Sun Jiayu... He wanted to kill Sun Jiayu countless times afterwards, but finally chose to threaten him to run away. This was not like him, but Tang Chumo just felt that his sister probably didn't like him killing people. He was actually not very confident about hiding this from his sister.
They knew each other too well, having seen each other from the very beginning, never hiding anything. Back then, Tang Chumo hadn't yet learned to hide or deceive, and Tang Lingnan, whose biggest hardship was studying, was as pure as a blank slate. She had been lucky since childhood, having met only good people in past and present lives, and she remained as innocent as a child.
Even Tang Lingnan, who has experienced five worlds, would not gain so much trust from Tang Chumo. His sharpness does not allow him to tolerate any doubt or scrutiny, and he will not open his heart to a complicated adult.
Everything that happened afterwards caught Tang Chumo off guard. He knew very well that if Tang Lingnan had not been in the hands of the Gao family, he would have immediately withdrawn all his forces from Qingcheng the moment he realized something was wrong. His feelings for his parents were far less deep than Tang Lingnan's. Perhaps he was born an emotionless monster.
But his sister was captured, and Tang Chumo was like a prey whose vital point was caught. No matter what the other party's plan was, he would go to this Hongmen Banquet. He was already prepared. Death was not scary. He never thought that as a symbol of the power of death, he would actually be afraid of death for a moment.
At the moment when the sun was at its brightest, Tang Chumo didn't shed a tear. Jian Yiyi approached cautiously, observing his expression, not daring to speak.
Tang Chumo bent down and scooped up a handful of black soil, which flowed from his fingers. It was truly remarkable. The mystery of life, which he had never been able to comprehend in his previous life, was gifted to him the moment his sister left.
With the completion of life, the future of this world has been changed, including him.
Tang Chumo raised his eyes and stared coldly at his reflection in the mirror. He opened his lips and said maliciously, "I am not you."
The identical self in the mirror agreed, "Yes. You are not me."
He and the person in the mirror locked eyes, each aware of the other's murderous intent. He wanted to kill this hidden danger, and He also wanted to replace him.
The former God thought, why is it that the other self is so lucky? He can also give his sister everything. After all, they are both "Tang Chumo", aren't they?
Sharing the same memory, they both understood that their sister was not dead, and Feng Yao had proven this. They smiled simultaneously, even the angle of the corners of their lips being exactly the same. Before they could meet again, they had to kill their other selves first.
"Yes, I'm here." In just a short moment, Tang Chumo's thoughts turned over a thousand years, and he gently stroked the hair of the girl in his arms. His smile towards his sister was as gentle and doting as before.
Tang Lingnan, who had regained all his memories, burst into tears and choked up, "I'm sorry, brother, I'm sorry..."
Their initial meeting was a system design, and their final farewell was abrupt and undignified. Tang Lingnan didn't know whether Tang Chumo, who knew everything, would still consider her a sister.
"It's okay." Tang Chumo repeated with a smile, "It's okay. I feel very lucky to have you as my sister."
No matter who they are, they are all extremely grateful to themselves for agreeing to the bet.
Because she lived in this world, he felt that this world was still a little interesting.
【Author’s words】
The brother now is a fusion of his past and present lives. In fact, the sister noticed that something was a little wrong, but in the end they are the same person, so the sister just thought that it might be the mark of time that changed him.
Hahaha, you didn’t expect it, it’s a special episode.
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