Chapter 1212: Oathbreaker or traitor?

Oathbreaker or traitor?

When a pastry chef stops making pastries and turns to study philosophy, you should be wary of whether he has thought of some new method to annihilate you.

Cheng Shi never expected that before he could go looking for trouble with Mo Li, he would stick his head out himself.

If I don't give you a good whack for this, it would be an insult to all the pastries I've eaten in the past.

But what is the intention behind this scavenger inviting him to a meeting?

It couldn't possibly be to seek revenge for 【Annihilation】, could it?

Don't joke; even if he knew 【Annihilation】 was dead, 【Annihilation】 died by his own hand. He had clearly found the path to approach the 【Origin】 and met his death calmly. What does that have to do with me?

Besides, even Luo Bosi hasn't blamed me; by any account, it's not the turn of an 【Annihilation】 Chosen who has lost the protection of his patron to seek justice for 【Annihilation】.

Or could it be that Mo Li's approach is at the behest of Jie Shu? Could they be preparing to make a move?

Cheng Shi was very vigilant. He did not trust Mo Li's invitation; he tore the paper airplane to shreds, burned it, and continued his plan to seek an audience with 【Time】.

But after a while, a second paper airplane arrived. This time, the information on it was slightly more extensive:

"I have no ill intent. I only wish to know what 【Annihilation】 is."

Cheng Shi still ignored it.

But immediately after, a third, a fourth, a fifth... more and more, endless.

Those silent paper airplanes were like the incessant chatter of some bald man; no matter if you ignored them, they were just there, occasionally flying across your line of sight, demanding your attention.

The paper airplanes dancing in the wind almost turned the rooftop into a high-altitude spectacle.

Such an eye-catching scene drew the curiosity of a neighbor. Xie Yang stood at the edge of his own rooftop, looking over and shouting:

"Hey, buddy, what's the situation? This paper airplane rain is actually kind of romantic. Have you found your own A-Mian too?"

"......"

Hearing this, Cheng Shi was speechless. He thought to himself that he hadn't found any A-Mian, but today he had discovered two suspected clones of Chen Shu.

He glanced at Xie Yang and said unpleasantly:

"So free, are you done passing the fire?"

"!!??"

These words scared Xie Yang at the edge of the roof so much he almost fell off. His pupils shrank as he stared fixedly at Cheng Shi, his face turning ashen, his heart constantly guessing whether the other party knew something or was just speaking off the cuff.

But if it was just off the cuff, how could he precisely latch onto the two words "passing the fire"?

He asked tentatively, filled with suspicion: "Who told you? Is someone recruiting you?"

Cheng Shi hummed a laugh and didn't respond. He prepared to let this neighbor with no gatekeeper on his mouth stew in anxiety for a few days.

Amidst Xie Yang's anxious shouting, Cheng Shi casually picked up a paper airplane and walked into the warehouse.

The words on the paper airplane were still few, but this time there was finally something that interested Cheng Shi.

"Equivalent exchange. You tell me what 【Annihilation】 is, and I will tell you Jie Shu's plan."

One sentence made Cheng Shi feel that this was likely not Jie Shu's conspiracy, but Mo Li's own idea.

Of course, given the scavenger's personality, the old him didn't seem capable of such an "equivalent exchange." But if one combined this with the recent changes in the 【Annihilation】 faction, it wasn't hard to see that some people seemed to have had their defenses broken.

It's normal. When abandoned by 【Fate】, even the blind man had been lost. Therefore, the more devout the Chosen, the more helpless they appear when forced to stop or even forced to turn back on the path of faith.

After all, not everyone can blaspheme against Them without distinction.

Cheng Shi pondered for a long time and decided to meet this broken-hearted old acquaintance. Of course, for the sake of stability, he would not go in person, but instead had the 【Fate】-believing Shadow Cheng Shi attend this appointment in his stead.

When Shadow Cheng Shi arrived at the meeting spot in the void according to the method left by the other party, Mo Li was still mechanically "manufacturing" message-carrying paper airplanes on a long table.

He raised his head upon hearing movement, his eyes no longer holding their past firmness and ruthlessness, but instead asking in a scattered and dazed manner:

"What is 【Annihilation】?"

Shadow Cheng Shi frowned, shook his head, and sneered:

"I am not here to resolve your confusion; I am here to hear something that interests me.

Mo Li, your so-called equivalent exchange is fundamentally invalid. I have already taken the initiative by agreeing to come, so before I answer your question, you must first restore the unequal balance, and only then can we have a second round of equivalent exchange."

Although Cheng Shi looked relaxed and casual, not even looking the other party in the eye, in reality, he had long since pinched his fingers in his sleeves, ready to snap them and return to the rest area the moment the scavenger made any unusual move.

This was, of course, not out of fear of battle, but because there was no need to waste energy before going to the real universe.

Still the same saying: Mo Li, having lost the protection of 【Annihilation】, was like a stray dog on the side of the road, not worth his effort. He could even just warn Luo Bosi to keep an eye on the believers of 【Annihilation】, and this 【Annihilation】 Messenger, who had neither obtained the throne nor kept the vessel, would likely take action himself to purge these believers who caused trouble for Him.

Times are different now. Before the usurpation plan was launched, Luo Bosi could still rely on his status to temporarily protect the believers of 【Annihilation】, but now, having nothing, He had no choice but to do everything possible not to split from 【Void】.

Therefore, this meeting was inherently unfair; Cheng Shi held all the cards, while Mo Li had no chips.

Seeing the Fate Weaver's attitude so firm, Mo Li did not dwell on it. He seemed to have lost all spirit and gave a rough account of his meeting with Jie Shu.

And when he heard that the stranger who had been with Jie Shu, whom Zhao Xishi had once mentioned, was actually a trickster master surnamed Su, Cheng Shi's scalp went numb instantly, and he blurted out:

"Who?"

Mo Li was just deflated, not stupid. He could see that Cheng Shi knew this trickster master, but at this moment, he had lost interest in the fighting and killing between peak players. He only wanted to know what meaning his faith had, and whether his past devotion was just a joke.

But Cheng Shi cared, very much!

It's not that he's overthinking; players surnamed Su are common, and trickster masters are not rare, but once these two identities are combined, it always feels like an old acquaintance he knows.

Cheng Shi could not forget that it was this person who unveiled the treacherous curtain behind the 【Faith Game】 for him, but wasn't that person already dead?

The God of Fun said it himself: whether in the future or the past, both of him were dead.

If this trickster master surnamed Su really was Su Yi Da, then which world did this one come from?

Linking this to what Ji Yue once said—that Jie Shu also suddenly rose to fame a few months after the game descended—could it be... that both of these people, like Jiang Chi, came from other worlds!?

Long before he realized there was something wrong with this world, had there already been players crossing the space-time barrier to come here?

It makes sense, and it matches Jie Shu saying he had broken through higher barriers.

But how did they come to this world?

Cheng Shi furrowed his brows, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Does that trickster master have the aura of any other divine power on him?"

Mo Li didn't expect Cheng Shi to ask such a question. He gave a bitter smile and shook his head:

"Does this count as the second equivalent exchange, Fate Weaver?"

"......"

You've lost your sense of proportion, pastry maker.

Do you still think this is back when I couldn't beat you?

Cheng Shi was so angry he laughed. Just as he was about to throw a few sarcastic remarks at the other party, he heard Mo Li say:

"I know you are impatient. I don't ask for anything else; as long as you tell me what 【Annihilation】 is, I will tell you everything you want to know."

"How are you so sure I would understand 【Annihilation】?"

Mo Li's expression became increasingly strange. He stared straight at Cheng Shi, as if soul-lost:

"Stop acting. Lord Luo Bosi told me everything.

He said that the Patron was inspired by you and had already annihilated Himself to find the true meaning of 【Annihilation】.

Since you can enlighten a true god, how could you not know what 【Annihilation】 is?"

"?"

No, buddy?

Cheng Shi was stunned. He really didn't expect Luo Bosi to talk about this, but if you tell this to an 【Annihilation】 believer, how are you supposed to round out the role you played in this "annihilation"?

Mo Li continued:

"But I don't understand. If, in the end, the true meaning of 【Annihilation】 is to annihilate oneself, then what meaning did everything I did before have?"

For a moment, Cheng Shi suddenly felt that this pastry chef was a bit pitiful.

He looked at Mo Li, who was slumped in the void, and sneered:

"It never had any meaning to begin with. Everything is meaningless.

This is the era of 【Void】; having no meaning is the greatest meaning." ===== CHAPTER 1213 =====