Chapter 1097: What Was Bound to Come Has Come at Last

What was bound to come has come at last.

Here they come.

Cheng Shi finally got in touch with Gallusha, and together with her, met the Doctor in the void.

The moment the Doctor saw Wei Zhi present, he looked at Cheng Shi with slight bewilderment and said, "So this is the friend you mentioned? Wei Zhi?"

Cheng Shi nodded, a little awkward: "Right. I've recently become very interested in the Department of Life Extension Studies, and as it happens, Gallu... got in touch with the President of the Reason-Matter Association, and he's also very interested in Zayn Gill.

Even more coincidentally, President Wei did me a great favor in the last trial, and as a return, I promised to let him come with us to meet that Zayn Gill imprisoned by 【Birth】.

Since the Doctor already knows him, I won't bother with introductions."

Cheng Shi played a little trick — he didn't say it was Hu Xuan who had imprisoned Zayn Gill, but threw the blame directly onto 【Birth】.

The prisoner of a true god is not something a mortal can covet. Even if the ambitions of the 【Truth】 believers are great enough, when faced with Zayn Gill's new identity, they might have to think twice.

Besides, 【Birth】 has already made it clear that He will not summon him again, which means he no longer needs to fear being judged face-to-face by 【Birth】 for shifting the blame.

Having such a bug and not exploiting it would be an outrage against heaven itself.

As for Gallusha's side, he only told Gallusha to accompany him on a trip to Dolgod; as for whether she knew about this place or what they were going there for, he said nothing at all.

This arrangement was to prevent Gallusha's gaze at the Doctor from being too purposeful and thus seen through by the Doctor. Cheng Shi had still been considering how to persuade Gallusha to play along, but to his surprise, the moment he issued the invitation, she agreed immediately.

And her tone was even more eager than his own.

Cheng Shi asked the reason out of curiosity. Gallusha didn't say, but she herself knew — she had already guessed who that "ta" in the "Truth" being's mouth actually was.

So you're His believer?

Mr. Prisoner, to be favored by a deity like this — you really are different from ordinary people.

Gallusha looked at Cheng Shi with a gaze full of meaning.

Wang Mou's gaze at the two was also strange. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't imagine Cheng Shi becoming friends with Wei Zhi, so the reason Wei Zhi could be here was simple: the gatherer of this troupe of clowns had grown suspicious of his own identity.

What a sharp Fate-Weaver. But mere suspicion is useless — the moment we see Zayn Gill, the convergence of 【Truth】 will make me strong again!

And so, each carrying their own thoughts and scrutiny of one another, the three stood before that Door of Desire with very different expressions.

The breath of desire pouring out from within was so terrifying that without Cheng Shi's assurance, even Gallusha, who regularly dealt with the Brotherhood of Extreme Lust, would not have dared to step inside.

"This door leads to......?"

Gallusha asked curiously.

Hearing this question, the Doctor was taken aback, thinking: since you're going to find Zayn Gill, you should know that what's behind the door is most likely Goris's lair, and Goris shares one body in two forms with Aflos, so it's most likely Aflos's lair too, which explains why the breath of desire behind the door is so thick.

But why does this Wei Zhi look like he doesn't know anything at all?

Cheng Shi stepped in, turned back, and smiled:

"Dolgod, the homeland of 【Birth】's believers, and the place where desire rises."

As the darkness in his vision kept shifting, Cheng Shi arrived at Dolgod once more. Looking at the familiar building before him, he had yet to knock when the great doors of the Evil Infant Tribunal slowly pushed open.

A handsome man in a gold-inlaid moon-black robe stood at the door with an amused smile, never stepping past the threshold, but the longing in his eyes was like invisible threads, all of them wrapping around Cheng Shi.

He looked at Cheng Shi and smiled brilliantly:

"My brother, you've finally come."

"......"

Even if Cheng Shi was inwardly awkward and uneasy, he could not show weakness in front of two outsiders. He nodded, pointed at the two behind him wanting to make introductions, when he heard Gallusha step forward and mutter softly:

"What's His relationship with Meng Youfang?"

"?"

Cheng Shi was stunned.

Sis, isn't your focus a little too strange?

Yes, I admit, the word "brother" sounds a bit twisted coming from the two of them, but you're in a divine audience! Don't forget that even though Aflos is 【Time】's prisoner, He is a genuine subordinate god!

And a dual-wielder of divine mandates at that!

How can you be so relaxed?

Cheng Shi glanced at Gallusha curiously, only to see her casually sizing up Aflos for a moment, then whispering:

"Aflos, I know Him. Like I told you, knowing too much kills the sense of mystery."

"???"

Knowing too much?

Where did you come to know too much?

Gallusha saw the confusion on Cheng Shi's face. Avoiding the Doctor's eavesdropping, she whispered again:

"Don't you think this subordinate god's will resembles something?

Oh? Your surprised expression tells me you never thought of it. Well, I didn't expect Him to still be alive either, and living so well at that.

We always assumed He had been slain for angering the divine countenance, but looking at it now, history really is nothing but rumor."

We?

Cheng Shi keenly caught that word. His thoughts scattered for a moment, and he realized what Gallusha was talking about:

The Brotherhood of Extreme Lust!

His pupils shrank, and he said in surprise: "You mean......"

"Exactly. The Brotherhood of Extreme Lust's so-called self-indulgence and revelry was, to a certain extent, influenced by Aflos.

He wanted to build a paradise where all the world would rejoice. That will, after His 'death,' was passed down and influenced many 【Corruption】 believers, and so the Brotherhood of Extreme Lust came into being.

Speaking of which, He is also Shiluo Lin's 'founding patriarch.'

I think I used that term right, didn't I? I've been studying the knowledge of the Wanderers' world lately. Hmm, very interesting, but not really different from the Continent of Hope — just the evolution and summary of patterns."

"......"

Gallusha's words had so many points to mock that Cheng Shi had no idea where to even begin.

Meanwhile, Wang Wang Weijin, seeing the two whispering to each other as if on good terms, frowned and stepped forward to introduce himself to Aflros:

"A seeker of the 【Truth】, Wang Wang Weijin, greets the Dual Envoys of 【Birth】 and 【Corruption】, Lord Aflros."

Aflros cast a casual glance at Wang Mou, ignoring his greeting entirely; all of Its attention remained fixed on Cheng Shi, waiting for him to offer an explanation.

It never cared how many guests Dolgord needed to entertain; what It cared about was how many secrets its brother, Foolish Play, carried.

Cheng Shi felt his scalp prickle under Aflros's gaze and could no longer avoid meeting Its eyes; he forced a grin.

"Ahahaha, what a coincidence—this one is also a believer of the 【Truth】. His name is Wei Zhi."

"They've both come to visit the prisoner Zainjir, your benefactor."

"And you?" Aflros caught Cheng Shi's attempt to divert, but neither moved aside nor relented.

Cheng Shi's tone faltered, then quickly shifted to a solemn expression: "I naturally have something of great importance to discuss with you."

"What matter could be more important than my brother using your name to scare off Herobos?"

"Or have you finally decided to tell me why His vessel is in your hands?"

Aflros's tone held mockery, and the weight of those words stunned the other two present, yet Cheng Shi's expression remained grim.

"It concerns... the 【Time】!"

"I've discovered the reason He imprisoned you is far more complex than we ever imagined!"

"!?"

Aflros's gaze sharpened, sweeping over the god and the two humans before slowly stepping aside.

"You'd better not be lying to me, my brother."

Cheng Shi stepped forward at once, face serious:

"I never lie."