“Mysterious person!”
Chen Bugu’s face was vigilant, and he quickly held the Jade Ripple in his hand.
The two pairs of blue eyes surfaced, belonging to the same Mysterious person as before.
A black snake coiled around the Mysterious person’s shell, its head looking at Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu had naturally heard that King-level magical beasts could understand human speech, but the Mysterious person only spoke five words, three of which he couldn’t understand.
“Long time no see?”
He and the Mysterious person had only met for less than ten minutes; how could that be called “long time no see”?
“Do we know each other?”
Looking at the enormous creature in front of him, Chen Bugu tentatively asked.
“We will know each other, but not now.”
This time, it was the black snake that spoke. Its voice was sharp and thin, but its keen snake eyes were as deep and mysterious as a black hole, both charming and involuntarily instilling awe.
Chen Bugu listened to the black snake’s words, his brows tightly furrowed. He understood less and less of what they were saying.
“We don’t have much time left…”
“Let’s make a deal, human.”
The Mysterious person’s voice was deep and low, like an old man in his twilight years.
Chen Bugu had gradually calmed down. Looking at his surroundings and considering his own experience, he guessed that he might be inside the Mysterious person’s consciousness space.
“Bu Gu’s” anxiety disappeared, replaced by a constant feeling of closeness towards the Mysterious person.
Chen Bugu looked at the Mysterious person, who seemed a size smaller, and thought that perhaps they could indeed talk.
“What kind of deal?”
“You killed the Black-robed man. His companions will not let you go. We can help you kill them.”
Chen Bugu was startled by the words. In fact, he wasn’t worried about the other three at all; at worst, he could just use a teleportation crystal to return to Obsidian Town.
However, before returning to Obsidian Town, to deal with Cross Street and Alek, he still needed to prepare, at least to test the effects of his new skills.
If three enemies kept following him while he was preparing, it would indeed be very troublesome.
“Tell me your conditions.”
“Kill me.”
“…”
“Huh?”
Chen Bugu wondered if he had misheard.
“My condition is, kill me.”
“To be precise, it should be, kill us.”
The black snake flicked its tongue and spoke again, supplementing the Mysterious person’s words.
“Why?” Chen Bugu asked, puzzled.
“This is also our deal.”
The Mysterious person slowly spoke again, but its words made Chen Bugu even more confused.
“You keep talking about a deal. I don’t understand.”
“Now is not the time. One day you will understand.”
“You’re not saying anything. I’m afraid I cannot agree to this deal.”
Chen Bugu felt somewhat bewildered. Without knowing anything, he was unwilling to be used by others, let alone by something that wasn't even human.
“You will agree…”
The black snake flicked its crimson tongue. Its eyes were exceptionally sharp, as if they could see through all secrets, which made Chen Bugu very uncomfortable.
However, facing the black snake’s eerie confidence, before he could even ask “why,” Chen Bugu immediately drew out the Jade Ripple, then tensed his entire body, retreated several steps, and vigilantly looked around.
“Who are you?”
“Where are you?”
Chen Bugu raised his hand, and the unusually active Water Element joyfully surged onto his fingertips. A pure black water arrow, over a meter long, appeared in his hand.
Without time to marvel at the transformation of the Water Element arrow, Chen Bugu scanned his surroundings, trying to find the Mysterious person.
Just now, he had heard that mysterious voice again.
“Agree to it!”
The reappearance of this voice sent a cold sweat down Chen Bugu’s back.
The other party was still following him!
Although he had never felt any malice from that Mysterious person, it was still very unsettling.
However, no matter how Chen Bugu searched, there was no other presence in this space besides the Mysterious person and “Bu Gu.”
The Mysterious person also seemed very calm, not speaking to stop or question Chen Bugu’s frantic behavior, but simply waiting quietly to one side.
After confirming that the mysterious voice would not appear again, Chen Bugu had no choice but to put away his weapon and look back at the Mysterious person.
“Even if it’s a deal, I need to know your reason for doing this.”
Up to this point, the Mysterious person had not harmed him. After calming down, Chen Bugu decided to listen to the Mysterious person’s explanation again.
“We have been eroded by demonic energy for too long, and our time is running out.”
“Demonic energy?”
This was the first time Chen Bugu had heard this term, which made him think of the black mist.
He then noticed that the black mist that had previously enveloped the Mysterious person and “Bu Gu” had completely disappeared.
“Yes, the long period of suppression has caused our consciousness to be eroded by demonic energy. However, unlike the other three fellows, as you can see, I have two consciousnesses, so my resistance to demonic energy is stronger.”
“On the other hand, thanks to ‘King’ absorbing part of my origin, a portion of the demonic energy was also drawn out.”
“That’s why my consciousness was able to briefly awaken, but the demonic energy has already begun to rebound, and I don’t have much time left.”
“The long years have worn away too many of my memories. Next, I will tell you everything I still remember.”
“Come forward and place your hand on my head.”
Chen Bugu listened in a daze, but perhaps it was “Bu Gu’s” closeness that gradually dispelled his wariness of the Mysterious person.
He walked forward and placed his hand on the Mysterious person’s head.
Immediately after, a segment of memory suddenly appeared in his mind.
He vaguely saw the Mysterious person roaring to the sky in the forest, a blue pillar of light erupting from its body.
The pillar of light merged into the high sky, followed by green, white, and red pillars of light illuminating in sequence from the distant east, west, and south.
The sky suddenly darkened.
Countless black mists occupied the entire sky.
The next second, all the trees in sight seemed to suffer immense pressure and were completely shattered.
The Mysterious person also seemed to be under immense pressure, and the ground beneath its feet cracked inch by inch.
The earth sank, and the Mysterious person inevitably fell into it.
Chen Bugu could no longer see the Mysterious person’s figure; it was buried deep underground, with only the blue pillar of light still piercing through the rubble and debris, straight into the high heavens.
The black mist in the sky grew thicker and thicker, almost solidifying as it slowly pressed down towards the ground.
The trees of the entire forest collapsed, the land cracked, the rivers dried up, and the elements in the air scattered and fled, presenting a scene of the apocalypse.
Only the four-colored pillars of light remained, standing eternal and unextinguished in the darkness.
The black mist ultimately failed to press down to the ground.
The moment the four-colored pillars of light suddenly dissipated, a tear opened in the sky, and sunlight poured down.
Under the dazzling sunlight, all the black mist dissipated like melting snow.
The forest, ravaged after the disaster, was silent, returning to a deathly stillness.