Chapter 588

"No, I plan to take Luo Jinyou to defect."

Ying Duo said something shocking with a blank expression.

After all, he and Fang Zhiyan had already made a deal long ago—Fang Zhiyan would help him grow stronger, and he would cooperate with some of Fang Zhiyan's experiments...

Strictly speaking, this doesn't even count as defecting; it's merely fulfilling a promise.

But others don't think so.

"...... Chi Jinan doesn't deserve this, does he?"

Shen Zexi muttered unconsciously, but given Ying Duo's focus on his hair, choosing to join the enemy to resolve a teammate seemed...

No, that's completely impossible.

It's Ying Duo who warned him to be wary of Fang Zhiyan, and now Ying Duo is the one saying to defect?

Before the others could react, Ying Duo had already begun instructing Luo Jinyou.

"Fang Zhiyan's attack on you is likely after the divine fragments on your core, but I and Fang Zhiyan have tried to peel the divine fragments from the Aberrant Species' core—though it's taxing, it is indeed possible."

"Then...... what next?"

Luo Jinyou looked at Ying Duo, "Yeah, what then?"

The previous test subject of Fang Zhiyan, Lin Xun, had already become that miserable state; Luo Jinyou really couldn't fathom why Ying Duo would willingly go to his death.

"Then I will fuse all the divine fragments."

If Ying Duo previously had reservations—because excessively high Mutation Value would affect his own spiritual form, bringing danger to reality—then after making a deal with "Yang Yixie," those concerns are no longer an issue.

They have already settled the ownership of the "Ying Duo" account.

This also means that, among the two options given by Mu Linyuan, Ying Duo chose a third option not listed.

In Yang Yixie's plan, the Ying Duo account will become the entity that reaps the most rewards from the dungeon, and then all the profits will be split among them.

No matter which Yang Yixie, they are never treated as pawns by others, nor do they have the habit of seriously playing chess.

Not following conventional tactics, exploiting bugs everywhere, throwing the situation into utter chaos—that's what they love to do.

Entropy increase...

After understanding the meaning, "Yang Yixie" expressed that he liked this name.

Mu Linyuan knew that "Yang Yixie" still had a living brother, so he chose to cooperate with him, but forgot that humans are inherently extremely greedy.

If one were to say, what in this world could resurrect a person? Only a god could do that.

Isn't this exactly Fang Zhiyan's subject? Creating a new god to replace the original one.

If the plan succeeds, "Yang Yixie" will take all of the god's power, assume all the risks and go all out, while Yang Yixie will take all the data from the Ying Duo account and return to reality.

At that point, "Yang Yixie" will fully sever the connection between the two worlds, as the exchange for Yang Yixie risking the fusion of all fragments.

This is a gamble with almost no feasibility, but for Yang Yixie, as long as the two worlds are severed, it's his victory.

As for how this world will fare, whether "Yang Yixie" can ascend to godhood, and even if the whole world mutates, it's none of his concern.

But he couldn't possibly say that out loud.

Shen Zexi and company are people of this world, while Yang Yixie is an Undead from another world; from start to finish, they are not an absolute united front.

Merely now, Fang Zhiyan's approach is more beneficial to him, that's all.

"You brat, do you want to become a god?"

Qi Junyi almost exclaimed, wondering what those Dome lunatics were up to; although the Church might not fully know, they could still make some guesses from various reports.

But when Ying Duo said it at this time, the situation was different.

Qi Junyi gritted his teeth and decided he still needed to make the situation clear to Ying Duo.

In his view, those Dome lunatics still daring to toy with divine power just shows they don't grasp the gravity of the matter, nor the god's current condition.

"This matter isn't as simple as you think; first off, Fang Zhiyan's experiment will likely kill you, and the god's current condition is also..."

"Completely disrupted by Mutation, even self-consciousness is lost, right?"

Ying Duo silently voiced what Junyi dared not say; Junyi startled, instinctively turned back, saw they were still some distance from the main force, and then relaxed.

He also couldn't dwell on how Ying Duo knew the truth; he could only grip Ying Duo's shoulder, trying to shake awake this Ying Guang Lu that seemed brainwashed by Fang Zhiyan or addled by Chi Jinan.

"You, since you know......!"

Even within the Church, no more than ten people know this matter, and they are all part of the plan.

So how did Ying Duo come to know this?

Qi Junyi snapped his head back, seeing others also unfazed; they either had Ying Duo spill the beans entirely, or at least knew a bit.

"Isn't it just that the god himself is corroded by Mutation, and the prophetic poem is actually his god-slaying guide for the Church?"

Qi Hengyu scratched his head; although it sounded bizarre, the impact of Ying Duo's deadpan delivery was huge, and after digesting it these days, they gradually accepted reality.

But this doesn't mean they support Ying Duo's decision.

If the god is already nearly driven mad by Mutation, would Ying Duo, who tries to seize the god's power, also go completely mad?

Qi Hengyu only regrets that he learned his Aberrant Arts too early, but in that situation, the level gap was too great to need his Aberrant Arts; figuring out how to deal with Lin Xun is also a major problem.

Shen Zexi and company still aren't clear about the Church-Undead affair, but regarding this operation's content, Ying Duo is indeed completely open with them.

Looking at Junyi's expression now, you can tell Ying Duo isn't lying at all.

Looks like it's turning into a dead end...

After careful thought, their main force in this high-Mutation environment can hardly move forward, let alone with so many wounded; Qi Hengyu is already completely drained.

"Then let's do this: we'll split up."

Ying Duo took the lead in yielding, but Meng Kexin faintly sensed something was off.

Is Yang Yixie the type who, once decided, would easily change his mind?

Ying Duo kept speaking, directly taking over command from the few.

"Those of us who still have combat capability will press on to negotiate with Fang Zhiyan, while the rest can head straight home."

"After the giant mushroom is defeated, the spores on the ground should also turn to ash like this; the outside is now safe enough."

"Choosing to rest here on the spot is simply unrealistic; the attack Fang Zhiyan just launched already clearly shows his intention."

"Either we keep moving forward, or Fang Zhiyan will stir up some more trouble; in short, wanting to rest properly is impossible."