Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

Clack!

Li Chenqiu's fist stopped a dozen centimeters away from Xu Yuan's face, unable to advance or retreat. The other party's hand clamped his wrist like a pair of pliers.

"How cautious!" Xu Yuan revealed a triumphant smile.

Li Chenqiu's expression remained unchanged. Just as he was about to transform his fist into a stream of water to pierce Xu Yuan's brow, the other party did something that left him completely puzzled.

Xu Yuan, while gripping Li Chenqiu's palm, flipped it over, interlocking their fingers. Then, he shouted loudly, "Shared Fate, activate!"

In that instant, Li Chenqiu felt a faint connection between himself and Xu Yuan, as if a thread linked them together.

After doing all this, Xu Yuan immediately retreated violently, stopping dozens of meters away from Li Chenqiu.

Li Chenqiu looked at him, utterly confused. "Why aren't you fighting?"

Xu Yuan mysteriously shook his head. "Didn't you inquire about my ability before fighting me?"

"It's no fun fighting if I know too much," Li Chenqiu said in a deep voice.

To win this battle, he had designed several ways to win, but now, before he even exposed his Awakened state or Polar Water, the other party suddenly stopped fighting. What was going on?

"Heh heh, for the next hour, you're mine.

My ability is called 'Shared Fate.' Simply put, any injury you sustain, I will also sustain, and vice versa. This effect lasts for an hour. In other words, if you want to live, you have to listen to me."

A hint of triumph flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes. He hadn't originally intended to use his ability, but after seeing Li Chenqiu's strength, he suddenly had this idea.

Awakened at the first or second level of restriction were expendable, their only purpose being to slaughter and search for humans. But the third level was different; they all had missions.

Now that both of his third-level subordinates were dead, someone had to fill the gap.

And this Chosen One, who could briefly contend with a fourth-level restriction, was undoubtedly the best choice to fill that gap.

Hearing this, Li Chenqiu finally understood what the other party was up to.

Awakened could recover from injuries instantly, but Chosen Ones couldn't. Clearly, Xu Yuan was treating him as a Chosen One, wanting to threaten him with self-harm.

Thinking of this, Li Chenqiu smiled speechlessly. "So, if I blow my own brains out right now, you'd have to die?"

"Yes, but do you dare? Now, listen to my orders obediently, and I'll give you your freedom after an hour. Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you a chance if you become disabled or die," Xu Yuan said coldly.

Li Chenqiu's lips twitched, unsure what to say for a moment. Then, he placed his finger on his brow in front of Xu Yuan. "I'll give you one chance to live. Tell me everything you know, and I can let you live."

"What did you say?" Xu Yuan acted as if he'd heard the biggest joke in the world, and similarly put his hand over his heart. "I'll give you one chance too. Follow my commands later, and I'll give you a chance to live."

"I'm not like you. I won't die even if I pierce my own brow. Are you sure you want to bet your life?" Li Chenqiu advised kindly.

"I bet you don't dare. If you have the guts, die with me. Talking big here is…"

Pfft!

Before Xu Yuan could finish speaking, Li Chenqiu shot a stream of water from his fingertip, piercing his own brow.

At the same time, a small bloodied hole appeared on Xu Yuan's forehead.

The difference was that Li Chenqiu's hole quickly healed, while Xu Yuan tragically fell, his eyes fixed on Li Chenqiu as if asking why.

Li Chenqiu walked up to Xu Yuan and said helplessly, "I told you I wouldn't die if I pierced my brow. Why didn't you believe me?"

"Puh!" Xu Yuan's face turned red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood before his head lolled to the side, completely dead.

Seeing this absurd scene, Li Chenqiu couldn't help but laugh. He crouched down and found a satellite phone on Xu Yuan's body.

After fumbling around for a while, he dialed the Special Abilities Division's number.

"Hello, this is the Special Abilities Division of City 11," a pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, yes… I'm looking for you…" Li Chenqiu said anxiously, his words full of panic.

"Please don't be agitated. Have you encountered an Awakened? Please tell me your specific location, and we will send people to clear it immediately."

"I… encountered one. I encountered Calamity Water, no… I saw it. I saw Calamity Water and a lot of Awakened. Hurry, come quickly!!!" Li Chenqiu said haltingly.

"What!" The voice on the other end of the phone immediately became tense. "Are you sure you saw 096 Calamity Water?"

"Not just Calamity Water, but many, many Awakened. They are all gathered at the summit of Mount Beihuang!"

"Okay, please calm down first. Can you roughly describe…"

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Before the woman could finish speaking, the satellite phone emitted a short-circuiting electrical sound and went silent.

At the same time, the original deep night sky seemed to be soaked in blood. All the moons and stars were tinged with a scarlet red, as if a canvas covered the entire summit of Mount Beihuang.

But when viewed from outside Mount Beihuang, the summit was still the same as usual, without any changes, peaceful and serene.

Li Chenqiu's eyes were deep as he threw the satellite phone on the ground and crushed it into pieces.

Before he could take any further action, a tsunami-like chaotic and deafening sound rose and fell in the distance. Although Li Chenqiu couldn't clearly hear what was being shouted, he could clearly feel the fear that was coming.

Li Chenqiu knew that the bonfire party had begun its slaughter. Only the hysterical shouts of thousands of people could create such a commotion.

"So fast?" Li Chenqiu frowned slightly. The events were unfolding faster than expected.

According to his original plan, since the TV had said a few days ago that the Anbu Division would handle Calamity Water, then their people might have already arrived in City 11. Since they could be sent to clear high-risk disasters, they must be very strong.

If he told the Special Abilities Division about the whereabouts of Calamity Water, the Anbu Division's people would come to Mount Beihuang, perhaps they could restrain the experts from the Underworld and the New World, and he would have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

But now the slaughter was happening too fast. Maybe the Anbu Division's people hadn't arrived yet, and these two forces would leave with the Xuan Artifact. This was something Li Chenqiu didn't want to see.

"Hopefully, the number is less than ten thousand."

Li Chenqiu secretly prayed. If the number was less than ten thousand, these Awakened would definitely send people to capture more humans. He might be able to delay them, and create a righteous image to shape his public persona.

Creak!

The sound of a branch being snapped came from the shadows in the distance.

Li Chenqiu turned his head and saw Li Qingxia standing timidly behind a tree.

"Little… Qiu Zi… did you do all this?" Li Qingxia looked at the corpses on the ground, her voice as if she had left her vocal cords at home, intermittent and weak.

"Second Brother?" Li Chenqiu frowned slightly. "Why are you here?"

Li Qingxia swallowed hard, and leaned on the tree to stand up little by little. "I… heard the noise here, and was a little worried… so I came over."

Li Chenqiu's eyes were cold. "But at your speed, you shouldn't have arrived so quickly!"