"You're insane, trying to kill a god, hehe... but fine, I'll fight with you," the man said with a smile.
Yang Wenyou looked at the man in surprise and asked, "You were very much against me just now, was it only because I said our masters were allied?"
The man shook his head gently. He met Yang Wenyou's questioning gaze, pondered for a moment, and then said softly, "I just wanted to try. If I win, I win. If I lose, so be it."
Yang Wenyou wanted to say more, but the man interrupted him.
The man continued, "Our divine servant families have been passed down for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, and how many people have died. Every time an era begins, people in the family struggle to pass on their lineage, just to wait for the god who may or may not awaken at any moment.
When the god awakens, the current inheritor must fulfill their mission, fight, and then die.
There are thirteen gods, and the chance of victory is one in thirteen.
For us divine servant families, the chance of survival is one in several tens.
To be honest, I'm a bit tired.
Win quickly, or die sooner.
That's how I chose."
Yang Wenyou opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. Compared to the gods who could reincarnate after death, they, the divine envoys, had only one life. Life or death was that simple.
They would die, die in the aftermath of the battles between gods, die at the hands of gods, or die in the conflicts among divine envoys.
The divine servant families, like the gods, were also fighting, fighting with all their might to help their gods achieve victory and then receive what they deserved.
The difference was that the gods who died in battle would still be themselves after reincarnation.
Divine envoys, for thousands of years in each era, countless people would die, all to cultivate the strongest, waiting for the god who might awaken at any moment.
Yang Wenyou gave a bitter smile to the man who shared a similar fate. He had nothing more to say. This kind of mission was etched into their bones; it couldn't be changed.
The man nodded, stood up from the sofa, and said, "The information my master gave me is that the God of Extreme Ice, when he awoke, was greeted by Heli. A battle ensued, and his shoulder and arm were severed by Heli. He is currently recuperating in the icy sea beneath the permafrost in the Arctic. The Divine Tree was also almost destroyed by Heli. The remaining life essence was fused by the severely injured God of Extreme Ice, forming new shoulders and arms.
The war of gods began with them.
The war of divine envoys also began with internal strife among Heli's own divine envoys.
He is not to be trifled with.
Yang Wenyou, if you decide to act, you must be prepared to be killed."
Yang Wenyou shrugged. He looked at the man and smiled, saying, "If we weren't serving different masters, we might have become the best of brothers, fighting for our gods, battling side by side."
The man shook his head. "If, I say if, we can truly kill a god this time, then, at the moment the god dies, I will kill you..."
He paused, looked at Yang Wenyou, and said coldly, "...for the god."
The man walked towards the door. Just before opening it to leave, he stopped again. With his back to Yang Wenyou, he whispered,
"I will hold off Heli for 5 minutes. During that time, you must kill Susan. She will come to support Heli. She is a top contender in the Hunter group, so don't underestimate her."
"Alright, 5 minutes it is. I'll handle it..."
"Bang!"
Yang Wenyou stared blankly at the closed door. Halfway through his sentence, he smiled, turned back to look at the Binjiang City under the night sky, his eyes filled with amusement. He stroked the fluffy cat in his arms and murmured softly,
"This is truly incredible. Holding off a god for 5 minutes, 5 minutes."
"Hehe... holding off... a god?"
"Meow..." the fluffy cat meowed softly.
Yang Wenyou nodded gently, patted the little cat's head, rubbed its ears, and held it in his palms. He raised his arm, like an ancient emissary offering the heart of an animal to a god.
"Meow..."
The little cat meowed softly again. Its sapphire-like eyes glanced at Yang Wenyou, then it leaped lightly and rushed towards the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
The glass window rippled like a calm surface of water as the cat leaped through, then quickly returned to stillness.
Yang Wenyou slowly let out a breath, his expression gloomy, then it returned to normal. He put on a faint smile,
"Divine envoys should fight for their gods and die for their gods."
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Creak...
Heli stopped the car and looked at the towering apartment building ahead. He steadied himself, rolled down the window, and Xiao Lan darted out. Then, he opened the car door, about to get out.
The car's computer chimed with Susan's voice.
"Heli, have you reached Canghaiwan Apartments?"
"Yes, I've arrived. I'll go ahead, Captain. Please hurry." After speaking, Heli put on his communication earpiece.
But to his surprise, Bai Fei's voice echoed from the earpiece again.
"Heli, don't rush in yet. There are over 100 residents in Canghaiwan Apartments. We need to be careful and try to protect them."
Heli ignored the matter of protecting civilians and was surprised why Bai Fei was coming.
"Brother Fei, why are you here?"
Bai Fei found Heli's question incomprehensible and answered naturally, "To deal with demons, of course."
Heli frowned, raised his hand, and turned off the public channel on the car's computer. Then he said to Bai Fei, "Brother Fei, please go back. This is not an ordinary demon-slaying mission. It's a conspiracy by those gods against me. Don't get involved."
Bai Fei paused and said, "You fight your battles. I'll just protect the residents, those over 100 people."
"Brother Fei, I promise you, I will protect them. Please go back quickly..."
"What, you look down on me?"
Heli said no more. He closed his eyes and nodded.
"Brother Fei, promise me you won't participate in the fighting. Just take the people out of the apartment building, and then you can leave."
"Don't worry, I'm not fighting any damn gods. Six minutes ago, Min Liang and Jiang Zhen traced your car's route and located Canghaiwan Apartments. To avoid alerting the enemy, they didn't notify the police but instead informed the property management to slowly evacuate the residents. There are still about 130-plus people. I'll take them away, and the rest will be up to you."
"We're almost there, passing the intersection in 3 minutes."
"Okay." Heli felt slightly relieved.
Heli, carrying his gun, pulled out the glasses attached to his communication earpiece and walked towards Canghaiwan Apartments. This tallest apartment building in Binjiang City center was a landmark beauty of Binjiang at night.
Canghaiwan Apartments were also called the Corn Building.
The circular stairwell architecture, with every illuminated household, looked like a large pile of corn.
But at this moment, this beautiful building was, in Heli's eyes, a trap that he had to step into.
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