Chapter 758: 【Chaos】's Believer Is Not Chaotic

【Chaos】's Believer Is Not Chaotic

You don't want to!

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded — he had just robbed Hu Wei's house, and now the other guy wanted to rob his!

So the meaning of being good brothers is robbing each other's houses, is that it!?

No, wait — you're a perfectly upright Grand Marshal, how can you still want to merge with 【Fraud】?

Did you catch the meme too?

Cheng Shi grumbled inwardly, but on the surface he put on a look of having long expected this and shook his head with a rueful laugh:

"Although we drew close to 【Void】 under our Patron's instruction, you need not therefore wish to merge with 【Fraud】. The merging of faith should be a path you walk out on your own — it is your heartfelt insight into this 【Faith Game】.

Piety laced with purpose is not piety, though I must say, this move of yours does carry quite the flavor of 【Fraud】."

Cheng Shi's words were actually quite sincere. Whether Hu Wei merged with 【Fraud】 or not truly had nothing to do with him, and he had no say in it either — it depended not only on what that 【Chaos】 impersonating 【Order】 was thinking, but also on what the Meme God was thinking.

What he actually meant by saying this was to remind his good big brother that there was no need to be so devout for the sake of some faction. His piety could be put to far better use elsewhere — for instance, in walking the path of 【Chaos】 well, so as to survive to the very end under 【Chaos】's protection.

If He is still 【Chaos】, that is......

Qin Xin, like his Patron, had always been able to endure, so this Torchbearer would probably not expose Hu Wei's identity until the very end. Hu Wei could do a lot of things while wearing the Grand Marshal's mask — after all, no matter how reckless 【War】 was, the reputation and standing of His believers were far better than those of 【Chaos】.

Considering that his good big brother still thought of him from time to time, Cheng Shi offered a few hints — he didn't want this still-"upright" Grand Marshal to go astray just to cater to his superiors' wishes.

But that was the most he could do. Everyone makes their own choices, and as long as the meaning got across, he hadn't let down this brotherhood built on mutual scheming.

Hu Wei also picked up on Lord Ultraman's warning. For a moment he was deeply moved, but he didn't relent — he still chose to merge with 【Fraud】.

"Oh? Interesting, tell me — what insight do you have into 【Void】?" Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"My lord, the Patron and you see far ahead and high above — you can perceive levels we cannot. You say we should draw close to 【Void】, and we shall obey.

But, please forgive my bluntness—I personally have no insight into 【Void】. On the contrary, I feel that all things in the world 【Exist】, and their existence must have its own rationality.

Just as the Patron and the gods descended and brought us a game — at this moment I may not be able to comprehend the meaning of this game, but I do not for a second feel it is a catastrophe. Please forgive my bold choice of words — as you know, many people think this way.

Meaning is already there — not having found it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Living is the same, merging is the same. And my purpose in wanting to merge with 【Fraud】 is, on one hand, to follow the oracle and draw close to 【Void】, and on the other, to borrow 【Void】's power to keep disguising myself and sustain this unknown-to-the-world chaos.

Compared to that mysterious 'Penniless Nobody,' I prefer my current identity...... the identity of the one called the Grand Marshal.

Of course, all these identities before you are nothing but fireflies beneath the bright moon, grains of sand beside Gaoshan."

"......"

Cheng Shi was rather baffled hearing this — if you like 【Existence】 so much, why not merge with 【Existence】?

Besides, what can the Grand Marshal identity actually give you?

Apart from "some small fame" and "flexible righteousness," there doesn't seem to be much else.

So what exactly is Hu Wei living for?

To seek meaning, pursue profit, and please himself at the same time?

Why does this sound so... normal?

Bro, you're 【Chaos】's Chosen — in a world where every Chosen is abnormal, you're actually the most normal one?

Huh?

Are you kidding me?

How are you supposed to walk the path of 【Chaos】 like this? Where's the piety in this? Isn't this just daily blasphemy?

Wait, hold on — if you put it that way, the fact that 【Chaos】's believer isn't chaotic... is actually pretty chaotic in itself.

Living in the present, seeking meaning, working hard at "the job," generous and righteous, well-liked, enjoying the spotlight......

What kind of ultimate extrovert is this!

Cheng Shi was utterly speechless for a moment. Unable to make any promises, he could only nod to show he understood the situation, and give an "appreciative" look at the same time.

"Very well, I will convey your devotion to the Patron. As for Da Yi's matter......

This matter is rather thorny — it involves the games between Them, especially 【Truth】."

"【Truth】!?" Hu Wei was shocked, his eyes widening as he listened intently.

"Correct. He became obsessed with chasing the unknown and lost control over certain experimental subjects, leading His believers to create a false god. Now this false god has broken through the shackles of history and descended into reality, causing quite a stir.

Of course, we are not on good terms with 【Civilization】, and the chaos here is something my Lord wishes to see. But what 【Truth】 is scheming by letting all this run unchecked — no one knows.

Since you care about Da Yi's situation, go investigate. Follow this thread and find out what 【Truth】's believers are actually doing."

"Yes, Hu Wei accepts the instruction." Hu Wei cupped his fists, then frowned and asked, "My lord, could you give me a clearer guide? I'm the only one left now, so investigating may be a bit troublesome."

"Doing things requires method, but you can't be too fixated on method. You are my Lord's believer — amid the chaos, you should have your own insight.

Zayn Gill.

That is all I can hint at. Any more, and it would lose the meaning of tempering.

Alright, I still have things to attend to. You may withdraw."

Tempering!

Hearing that word, Hu Wei's whole body trembled, and he withdrew with fighting spirit soaring.

Cheng Shi watched the departing silhouette of the "big pancake," his heart filled with emotion.

Another hole in the identity filled in. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before his merging of 【Fraud】 and 【Fate】 spread among the top players.

Fine — with four faiths on him right now, exposing two is already the limit. Being a person, one still has to play it steady.

As he thought, Cheng Shi's mind gradually drifted. He was wondering — even if Hu Wei found the reason for Da Yi's disappearance through the clues he gave, after he rescued Da Yi, 【Chaos】's workers would still only number two. So how could he fill up these "useful" underling slots like before?

Cheng Shi himself had no decision-making power, so he looked toward the one who might. He waved toward the temple atop the divine staircase.

"Ketaro, are you there?"

Cheng Shi's voice echoed through the churning yellow fog, but no one answered from within the temple.

No one?

Cheng Shi frowned slightly, rolled his eyes, and called out again:

"If you don't come out, the little matter on my mind will have to be taken to the Great Tribunal to ask my beloved Lord Patron."

The moment the words fell, the chaotic yellow mist around the platform boiled, countless wisps of fog weaving Ketaro's figure together at Cheng Shi's side.

Cheng Shi looked at this impersonator of himself with a half-smile, staring at the other until their hair stood on end.

"My lord, why do you look at me so?"

"Why didn't you respond to me?"

"He... won't let me respond."

"Then why are you responding now?"

"I felt that when the Lord Patron is absent, I should listen to you."

"!!!"

Not bad, kid, very progressive thinking — but what Cheng Shi cared about wasn't Ketaro's flattery, it was the matter of "He is absent" that the other had mentioned.

Cheng Shi of course knew 【Chaos】 was absent, but what he wanted even more to know was whether He would never return?

And when He was absent, who exactly called the shots in this divine temple?

It couldn't really be... hmm?

Ketaro saw the doubt in Cheng Shi. His face twisted for a moment, then he decided to go against the Lord Patron's instructions and reveal a tiny bit of information to Cheng Shi.

He was a clever man. Once Lord Ultraman gradually took back everything that was His, he knew he had become a dispensable figure in this divine temple — though he still had the use of relaying messages now, but what about later?

He dared not think, nor did he wish to.

Once a mortal has tasted the flavor of divine authority and divine power, who would ever want to turn back into a handful of yellow earth in history?

Naturally Ketaro didn't want that, but he wouldn't complain about it either — after all, his very life had been saved by the Lord Patron.

He was very grateful, very thankful, and even more wanted to serve at the god's side for all eternity, letting the Lord Patron see his devotion.

So he desperately wanted to extend his "divine servant life," and the method of keeping himself alive was clearly on the body of Lord Ultraman, who was favored by the Lord Patron, standing right before him.

So Ketaro made up his mind, lowered his head and leaned close to Cheng Shi, and said softly:

"My lord, perhaps you don't get the final say, but it's not certain either."

"?"

What the hell was that supposed to mean?

Cheng Shi knit his brows tightly, a pair of sharp eyes fixed on Ketaro, feeling the other was speaking with hidden meaning — but before he could open his mouth to ask a couple more questions, the chaotic yellow mist outside the platform suddenly surged in, swallowed him up, and flung him out into the void.

And in the instant Cheng Shi vanished, Ketaro shuddered all over and dropped to his knees, drenched in cold sweat.

He knew — the true Lord Patron had returned.

"You think you're very clever?" Those star-like eyes, not even bothering to pretend, looked down at Ketaro below with a half-smile and asked.

"I... am guilty." Ketaro was terrified beyond measure, prostrate on the ground, trembling.

"Tch—"

Those eyes glanced at him casually, then looked toward the direction Cheng Shi had vanished. After a moment's thought, He did not grow angry, but lightly blinked twice and actually left this place directly, leaving behind a single line at the same time:

"It's also time to find a couple of helpers for that big flatbread — let the Clown arrange it.

As for you... atone for your crimes with meritorious service."

Seeing that the Lord Patron had not punished him, Ketaro instantly collapsed limp on the ground. He gulped hard, wiped the cold sweat from his face, and let out a sigh of narrow escape:

"Praise Lord Patron, praise Lord Ultraman.

The humble Ketaro... bet right."