Chapter 127: Time of Human Crisis (Part 5)_2
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First, with strength, he would be better able to cope with the possible "persecution" from the authorities that might follow.
Secondly...
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes.
The appearance of the "Evil Entity Legion" resulted in a graduation assessment that started strong but ended feeble, making him instinctively sense a crisis.
In the system of human Transcendents, "Evil Entities" had always been a sustainable source of harvest. They were always within control.
And the annual combined graduation assessment was one of the most important events for human society and the Transcendent community.
Yet such an important event had been blown apart by a group of "crops."
The information revealed was already quite clear.
The community of human Transcendents seemed to be under some kind of suppression.
Or perhaps, their collective power had weakened.
But either way, in a world where countless races stood tall, it was not good news.
He needed to quickly attain at least the strength for "self-preservation."
To ensure that he could establish a living in the dramatic changes to come.
For instance, right now...
"Puchi!"
A sharp sword pierced through the driver's seat, suddenly stabbing through Chen Yu's abdomen.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
He slammed on the vehicle brakes abruptly, bringing the off-road car to a halt.
Chen Yu was silent for a while, then he quietly looked down at the wound seeping with fresh blood, before raising his head to look in the rearview mirror.
In the mirror, the face of a man sitting in the backseat appeared.
Even though the face was hidden in the shadows of the backseat, Chen Yu was very familiar with it.
"Surprised?" The man leaned forward, completely stepping out of the shadows inside the car.
The full beard on his face revealed his identity.
"It's you," Chen Yu said, his gaze unwavering.
"That's right. It's me. When you betrayed me and killed my sister," fury spilled from the bearded man's eyes: "you should have foreseen this day."
"How long have you been planning this?"
"All along," the bearded man clenched his steel teeth: "I could have made a move on your family."
"Hmm. Thanks." Nodding, Chen Yu ignored the sword in his abdomen and rummaged in the car for a moment, finding a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, which he handed to the backseat: "Buddy, have a cigarette, calm down first."
"Don't play the good guy with me." The bearded man drew another dagger and pressed it deeply against Chen Yu's throat: "Do you believe I could kill you right now?"
"Your ability to hide is fucking awesome," Chen Yu mused: "That show-off is the same, able to quietly steal the underwear I'm wearing. I really need to find a way to deal with your kind of superpower in the future."
"You think you have a future?" the man sneered.
"Buddy, if you wanted to kill me, you would have done it already," Chen Yu said, offering the cigarette again with a smile: "Aren't you just clinging to the last bit of hope, wanting to get some answers from me?"
At these words, the bearded man fell silent.
"Let me tell you now." Chen Yu lit a cigarette for himself and pretended to take a puff: "Your sister, she wasn't killed by me. She killed herself to protect you... cough, who the hell smokes these disgusting things? They're so fucking stinky."
"...You think I would believe you?"
"Of course, you believe me. You know your sister's personality better than I do. She kept saying until the end that she was the one who deserved to die." Crushing the cigarette, he threw it out the window, Chen Yu sighed: "After your sister died, she left me a soul orb. She wanted me to exchange it for her sister's, but of course, I couldn't accept it. Still, I've kept it all this time."
"You're full of shit!" Rage reignited in the bearded man, he hissed through his teeth: "You definitely consumed that soul orb! Otherwise, how could you have leveled up several times and have your superpower rating increase to C-?"
In fact, the man had suspected from the beginning that his sister's death was a suicide.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to diffuse her "Evil Entity vibes" in the last moments to draw away all the Transcendents.
But when he heard about Chen Yu "swallowing the soul orb," his emotions could no longer stay calm.
Rampant hatred and malice finally had an outlet.
The soul orb was gone.
His sister had vanished forever from this world. Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire
Not even the last trace of her would remain...
"It seems you've been watching me for a long time. But I didn't lie to you. I liked your sister too, how could I possibly consume her soul orb?"
As he spoke, Chen Yu took out a pure black sphere from his chest: "I've carried her soul orb with me all this time. Just so that one day when you came, I could personally hand it to you."
The bearded man stared blankly at the soul orb, reaching out his hand to take it hesitantly.
But the next second, he completely lost his sanity, smashing the soul orb on the ground and bellowing with all his might: "You're toying with me! This isn't my sister's! You... you... Ahhhhh!!"
"Fuck, I got the wrong one. Calm down."
It was only then that Chen Yu felt the other person's real intent to kill, and he hurriedly took out another soul bead from his bosom, "Big brother, here you go, here you go, this is it! Calm down, hey! This one is our sister's. You check."
The bearded man was as if struck by lightning, his roaring voice stopped abruptly, and he once again dumbfoundedly took the second soul bead.
"..."
His grip on the dagger loosened.
The man held the soul bead in both hands, tears uncontrollably surging and flowing.
He could feel it.
The incredibly familiar aura within the soul bead.
It was definitely his sister's soul bead!
Now a loner, for him, this aura was the only spiritual pillar he had left to live on.
"Sister."
The man choked up, slowly placing the soul bead close to his nose, voice trembling, "I'm sorry for what I did to you..."
Chen Yu extended his hand, comforting, he patted the bearded man's shoulder, then leaned forward, painfully pulling out the thin sword from behind the seat.
"Puchi."
A stabbing pain came, and blood spurted wildly.
Chen Yu's mouth split open, "Fuck your mother."
This sword had avoided all the vital points, penetrating only between the organs, just causing him to bleed a bit.
But it hurt like hell.
"Rip."
Tearing off a piece of cloth from his body, he awkwardly bandaged the wound, Chen Yu tentatively shook his body a bit.
He discovered it didn't affect his movement too much.
Afterward, he opened the door and got out of the car, opened the bearded man's door, and found the soul bead that had been thrown underneath the seat. After wiping it off and seeing no damage, he pocketed it, "How about that, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"...It's my sister's soul bead."
"I understand how you feel," Chen Yu said with a complex look in his eyes, "Because my sister is also a 'malevolent spirit'."
The bearded man was stunned, lifting his tear-streaked face and looking dumbly at Chen Yu.
"But unlike your sister, my sister is still alive." Leaning against the car frame, Chen Yu looked up at the sky, "Maybe one day, my sister will become a soul bead too, fought over and devoured by everyone. I might end up like you."
"..."
After continuing in silence for quite a while, the bearded man steadied his emotions and wiped his tears with his sleeve, "Sorry, I misunderstood you."
"It's okay," Chen Yu waved his hand, "Being misunderstood is the destiny of a great man, right?"
"This soul bead is definitely my sister's," the man said, treasuring and securing the bead, "But this smell, hmm, it's a bit strange."
"It must be your sense of smell that's not working right," Chen Yu said, keeping his composure.
"No," the bearded man said with a puzzled look, "I can smell it, it's like... shit..."
"Stop talking," Chen Yu interrupted, changing the subject, "Do you have anything else? I'm in a bit of a hurry right now, I need to take my family and flee the capital as soon as possible. I've given you the soul bead, I have to leave."
"I know about your situation, I've been watching the live broadcast," said the man, getting out of the car and staring at Chen Yu unblinkingly, "Dual abilities, and you killed someone from the Ka Xiu clan. Trouble follows you."
"Right."
"To make up for the misunderstanding, I'll handle this," the bearded man confidently got into the driver's seat and started the vehicle, "Follow me, I'll take you to a safe place. I assure you, you won't be found."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure," the bearded man expertly shifted the gearbox, "otherwise, how do you think thousands of 'malevolent spirits' could appear in the arena without anyone noticing. There's a lot of inside information, too deep. I'll explain when we have time, for now get in the car quick."
Chen Yu immediately sat in the back seat, "The malevolent spirit incident, you're indeed involved, aren't you?"
"Can't say I'm involved," the man floored the gas, "I'm just informed."
"Vroom——"
The SUV's engine roared.
Carrying the two men, it darted forward.
"So what do you know?" Chen Yu gripped the overhead handle tightly.
"The Transcendent world of humans is about to be wiped out," the bearded man didn't even turn his head, "Probably within this month."
Chen Yu: "!!!"
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