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Chen Xiao'er staggered out of the bathroom with Ling's support. Her chest kept heaving and her breathing was so rapid as if she was blowing out a hundred candles.
"Xiao Ai, why don't you take a rest first?"
Ling helped her onto the stool beside the bed and soothed her gently, "This matter has already attracted the attention of higher-ups. Hundreds of bounty hunters have arrived, and even the student council has been dispatched. You'll be fine if you rest well."
"Despair's remaining strength isn't great. The Human Soul Front and the Church of Light are both contributing. The entire apostle group has been deployed. You'll be fine if you rest well."
Student Union... Chen Xiao'er was confusedly thinking: Did the school even send senior members of the Student Union to wade into the muddy water?
It seems that the treasure is really valuable. Now, are these people besieging the desperate people for justice, or for the treasure left by the Chen family?
Forget it, as long as Xiaotong can survive, it doesn’t matter who takes those treasures.
Chen Xiao'er shook her head vigorously, wearily ignoring the spots of light spinning like a kaleidoscope in front of her eyes.
She held Ling's hand tightly and said seriously, "Take me there, take me to where they are fighting. I must find Xiaotong."
She knew that her condition was very poor and she would fall down if she walked a few steps without help.
But she really couldn't believe the people who came to help now. Their goal was to seize the treasure and they didn't care about Xiaotong's life or death at all.
Zero had been paying attention to his lover's expression. Seeing her suddenly fierce gaze, he nodded gently. "Okay."
She supported half of Chen Xiao'er's body and slowly stood up, then walked to the door in a half-supporting, half-carrying posture.
Click.
Zero pressed the door handle and yanked it back.
"Ouch," a ball of furry gold rushed in from outside.
Ling kicked Xinnaya's head away with an expressionless face, and then snuck out of the room holding Chen Xiao'er.
"You bastard!" Xinaya quickly got up and chased up the stairs, following behind with a clattering sound.
In fact, she wanted to rush over to pick it up after Chen Xiao'er fainted, but she didn't expect a strange force field to appear around Chen Xiao'er.
This force field actually repels her entry and only allows Zero to approach. I’ve had enough!
"Chen Xiao'er, wait a minute, wait for me~"
Xinnaya was making noises on the stairs, but Chen Xiao'er closed her eyes and ignored her.
But I still need this guy to help drive...
She was thinking this, and when she opened her eyes again, she was already downstairs.
The dark purple sports car was parked obediently in the nearest parking space, like a calico cat with its paws tucked in.
Oops, is my brain messed up?
Ling carried Chen Xiao'er to the car, clutching her head in pain. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but her ears were filled with loud bangs, as if gunfire was everywhere.
Zero ran his hands through her dark hair, ruffling it gently.
Xinnaya rolled her eyes, sat directly in the driver's seat and stepped on the accelerator.
The sports car accelerated instantly, like a rainbow of light piercing through the rain.
Chen Xiao'er barely raised her head and looked outside. The trees on both sides of the road were flying backwards, and the surroundings were empty with no traffic in sight.
What time is it now?
Chen Xiao'er squinted her eyes and looked up at the sky. The gray clouds were so thick that she couldn't see anything clearly.
She didn't see the sun, but it didn't feel like night either.
Just take out your phone, or ask Zero...
Her hands were paralyzed in her arms and she couldn't lift them up, as if she was subconsciously resisting any behavior that could connect with others.
Fortunately, reason temporarily dominated her body, allowing her to squeeze out some strength to save Xiaotong.
After a long while, Chen Xiao'er asked Xinnaya dryly, "Do you know where we are going?"
"Of course I know." Xinnaya turned around to look at her profile. Her hands were on the steering wheel, and it was unclear whether she was driving automatically.
The devil grinned, his fangs showing. "Isn't it just the Hope Oneness Society's stronghold? Don't worry, everyone's going over there to siege it. We can just go over there and take advantage of it."
"It's just a few desperate believers. Don't worry, those idiots will clear the way for us. You can go there and climb to godhood."
Xinnaya looked at Chen Xiao'er's calm face. Besides being annoyed at being ignored, she actually felt a strange pleasure.
You are worthy of being the human being that I have my eyes on. You have everyone in your hands.
No wonder you said you like playing games. The whole world is at your fingertips, which is really - extremely interesting.
With your most fragile body, you kicked me and others into the ditch time and time again, while you climbed the ladder of God by stepping on so many corpses.
If someone had dared to tell me on the day I first met you, “This human girl will become a god!”
I can't even be bothered to laugh at that kind of moronic joke. I'd travel through the heavens and earth for 100,000 years and never come across something like that.
But you are a miracle born billions of light years ago.
When you become a god, I will definitely ask you, "Do you want to continue the game?"
What will the God of Creation's chess game look like? I'm really... looking forward to it.
Chen Xiao'er didn't notice the devil's strange look at all. Her vision was filled with flickering and wispy spots of light, which made her dizzy and want to vomit.
She looked up at the column of smoke in the distance, not sure if it was an illusion or if someone really had set fire to something in the city center or set it off.
"Zero," she gritted her teeth, wanting to ask what was going on. Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed out from across the street and ran into an alley not far away.
There was nothing surprising about this black shadow, but it was holding a child about the same age as Xiaotong in its right hand.
That shouldn't be Xiaotong.
Even if her brain was a mess, she could still recognize her sister at a glance.
But in an instant, she saw the symbol hanging on the black shadow. It was the symbol worn by the leader and member of the Society of Hope!
Cult members, and they brought children with them.
Is it really not Xiaotong? Is it really - has nothing to do with Xiaotong?
The sports car had already driven to the next intersection, and Chen Xiao'er suddenly reached out and grabbed Xinnaya's arm.
She didn't care about her safety and shouted hoarsely, "Hurry up and catch up with that person! Catch up with him and the child!"
Chen Xiao'er was a little short of breath and her words were incoherent.
However, the devil could sense her strong emotional fluctuations and immediately manipulated the derived power to make a flexible turn.
The dark purple sports car was like a flying broom in the magic world. It swayed in place with an incredible movement and rushed into the alley on the side with its tail swinging.
......
The monitoring center's screen locked onto this scene and gave it a close-up.
The delay near Chen Xiao'er was relatively high, so they first went to confirm the progress of the team attacking the Desperate Believers.
【The scheduled progress has been completed.】
The tactical map was a sea of green, and the main areas were essentially suppressed. However, Despair was still expending its strength to tear open rifts, and new anomalies were constantly generated.
Either there must be Chen Xiao'er's witness, or the power of despair must be exhausted, otherwise there must be someone here to suppress it at all times.
The reason why the Church of Light was able to achieve this in such a short period of time was mainly because they sent all of their apostles to the new city.
The massive energy output coupled with the close distance allowed the apostles to display an extremely excellent combat level.
The azure light flickered around the hotel, and anyone who dared to show up would be killed instantly.
The observers uploaded the screenshots frame by frame to a unified database.
The commanding team put their hands on the keyboard, ready to suggest that the commander of the apostle cluster send the apostles to the vicinity of Chen Xiao'er, making preparations for both scenarios.
"Wait a moment." A charming voice sounded from behind.
"Just now, a special individual appeared here and attracted Chen Xiao'er's attention. It is very likely that it is Despair's backup plan. Perhaps there is a trap set by Despair in the place where Chen Xiao'er is now."
The voice spoke slowly, as if whispering softly in your ear.
"Under such circumstances, rashly sending the most mobile and powerful apostles to a dangerous location might weaken them to a certain extent due to being too close to the confused Chen Xiao'er."
"The apostle cluster has a long-range attack mode. It would be better to have the apostles stay at a distance and prepare for the attack. Chen Xiao'er will probably imagine them as flying vehicles similar to helicopters, which will be more advantageous in the battle."
That makes so much sense.
Everyone who heard this voice felt that Bishop Milo's advice was the truth that must be followed.
The team leader immediately forgot what he wanted to type in his mind and entered the orders one by one according to the bishop's instructions.
Since the Apostles have already rushed to another battlefield, the Knights and other troops will stay near the hotel to deal with the continuously generated anomalies.
Desperately, there was a chance that He would bet on both sides, and they couldn't give Him any chance to turn the tables.
"Very good." The voice in the void expressed approval and then dissipated.
None of them turned back to look, so naturally they didn't notice that there was no one behind them, only a reflective glass curtain.
......
Black foam was stirring in the air, and pure black viscous liquid was flowing out.
These liquids nourished clumps of fuzzy fungi, and within the misty puddles lay countless fragments of corpses. They came from believers whose hope and despair merged into one.
To become one with the "God" is the highest "honor", but Despair does not leave such room for humans other than Chen Xiao'er, so those who believe in Him and die will only be consumed as residue.
Of course, dregs also have the function of dregs. They can be awakened by despair at any time and once again outline their pre-birth appearance.
This kind of outline is superficial and can only bring real vitality with the blessing of another great power.
They are the cards that Despair is about to reveal, but His hand is much more than that.
Both the Church of Light and the Human Soul Front had been busy preparing for various "vital events" in the past period of time, so naturally they did not notice some unremarkable changes.
For example, many small sects hidden in various corners were completely destroyed, and the most desperate thing among them was the corpses of the children in the stronghold.
......
Sizzle——
The sports car brakes screeched.
The car door opened automatically, and Xinnaya was the first to jump out of the car, followed by Ling who was holding Chen Xiao'er.
There was a dark grey fog all around, but the three people didn't notice it and chased straight ahead.
Chen Xiao'er struggled to break free from Ling's arms. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she felt a fluffy touch like a fungal blanket.
Another illusion.
She shook her head, and the scene in front of her eyes gradually changed due to the colorful spots of light in the cement and mud, and finally she could see several pairs of crooked shoes.
Why did they leave their shoes outside the door?
She squinted her eyes and looked towards the end of the alley, where there was an open wooden door and many bodies lying on the ground with their backs to them.
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