Chapter 754: The Big Direction (2/4, Request Subscription)

The explosion's pressure made the Qi shield flicker dimly, occasionally revealing cracks like shattering glass, but they were quickly repaired!

Innate Qi Shield!

The chairman of the United Council's face darkened.

So fast! Her power recovered so quickly! In this short time, she's already risen from Mortal Force to Innate Force!

A regular Xiantian Realm cultivator could never withstand this kind of assault.

But that guy is… an Immortal!

But this is only the beginning!

"Second wave, third wave, fourth wave… launch all High-Pressure Dense Beam Missiles together!"

With a flick of his finger, a massive wave of firepower was about to follow!

Artillery fire along Jianghai City's coast came in relentless succession, flashes of fire erupting, shaking the entire city as if the end of the world had arrived.

Yet compared to true apocalypse, all this is only just beginning!

High-Pressure Dense Beam Missiles are missiles specially authorized against cheaters.

With too little time, the only weapon they could develop against Immortals was this one.

Otherwise, the current situation would not look like this!

Moreover… the United Council couldn't possibly devote all its energy to internal strife, since Mei Yu had solemnly assured them that cheaters would stand shoulder to shoulder with the United Council to save the world.

Thus, the United Council's main preparations were focused on countering the Weird.

"To harm an Immortal's body, these methods are merely auxiliary—the real main force is those people!"

Watching the screen, where explosions erupted continuously, flames roared skyward, and the entire island seemed on the verge of collapse, the chairman's face grew grim.

…

【My name is Fang Yue. I followed the United Council's orders to join preparations for the extermination of Immortals.】

【But I didn't know that the moment I arrived at that island, I would be swallowed by darkness.】

【In the darkness, I could neither see nor hear; screams surrounded me everywhere.】

【I struggled desperately, but the cheater noticed me.】

【I died.】

【In my final moment, I had only one thought… This… is the power of an Immortal!】

You jinx!

Fang Yue, who was selecting Weird Objects, froze mid-motion, his face darkening.

According to the parchment, going there like this was equivalent to walking into death.

Fang Yue didn't want to die, but he couldn't defy the United Council's orders.

Besides, if the United Council fell, the entire world would have no hope left against the coming Heavenly Devourer.

Yet the United Council and the cheaters shared some kind of connection—it wasn't that simple.

Fang Yue didn't believe the United Council had made no preparations against the cheaters.

The United Council must have had a chance of victory; otherwise, the moment the cheater awakened, they'd have surrendered and given up entirely—why bother assembling a force like mine to stop him?

"Parchment, tell me—what if I run away right now?"

【I am Fang Yue. Faced with the powerful cheater, I resolutely chose to flee.】

【Fleeing went extremely smoothly—possessing a Weird Object and truly possessing power are two different things.】

【Without realizing it, I seemed to have become the United Council's strongest combatant?】

【I felt astonished, yet fled even farther, hiding myself away.】

【That night, Jianghai City was anything but peaceful.】

【Mushroom clouds rose one after another over the sea beyond Jianghai City.】

【But this was not the end—in the quaking earth, undersea volcanoes erupted.】

【Nature's power destroyed the island, half of Jianghai City, and drained the cheater's Immortal Force.】

【The cheater died.】

【The United Council won. The next day, they began purging traitors—I was wanted, and Yuan Jie was captured.】

【Under threat to Yuan Jie, I resolutely stepped forward.】

【I was captured and killed by the United Council.】

【In my final moment, I wondered—if I'd been colder, what would have happened then?】

【The answer: Yuan Jie died, and I lived like a rat on the run, fleeing the United Council's pursuit, with no place to call home. Darkness covered sky and earth, with no hope.】

【Until the day the Heavenly Devourer descended—the darkness swallowed me.】

【I died.】

Compared to before, the parchment had become surprisingly more flexible, more human-like.

Could it be… she's changing??

【Changing! Changing! The great and noble Parchment Master has grown even stronger!】

【Pawa!!】

【Oh, by the way—I'm fine after your death! Honestly, it's a bit embarrassing to say, but the great and noble Parchment Master, due to the United Council's mistaken Transcendent-level classification, has been enshrined on a high pedestal! Hehehe! So happy!!】

Happy my ass! I'm not dead yet!

Fang Yue's face turned black.

That damn parchment gets cocky after just a few compliments.

【Why can't I be cocky?! What law says parchment can't be cocky?! Does a parchment not even have the right to be proud?! Waaah!】

【Cold shivers! Shaking!!】

Where the hell did you learn all this crap? Wouldn't it be better to learn something from the living world? You're a parchment—so damn undead, you'll never find a partner!

【!!!】

【Can't find a partner… Does that mean there are male parchments in this world??】

How would I know…

No! That's not the point! Shut up and don't disrupt my thoughts.

Ignoring the parchment's angry puffing as it floated "elegant" characters in his mind, Fang Yue calmed himself and thought.

From the information revealed by the parchment, the Alliance certainly has the power to suppress traitorous cheaters.

Although they can ultimately win, the cost is terribly heavy.

This outcome is utterly harmful to both sides—a lose-lose result.

Yet before the event occurs, neither side believes they will lose—or win at such a cost.

After all, both sides hold their own trump cards and methods.

Only Fang Yue, through the parchment's prophecy, glimpses a portion of the advantage.

But knowing all this is useless.

This is merely the tide of events; Fang Yue has limited options within this situation.

Joining the majority in an all-out attack will most likely lead to his death at the hands of the cheaters, as foreseen by the parchment…

【What do you mean "most likely"? The great and noble parchment never makes mistakes!!】

Shut up!

Fang Yue ignored the parchment.

If he doesn't join the main force and chooses to flee, Yuan Jie will be captured and used by the Alliance to threaten him.

Fang Yue asked himself—he could never abandon Yuan Jie's life and safety—so his only path forward would grow increasingly desperate.

Combining these facts, Fang Yue understood: his overall direction was now set.

He would firmly side with the Alliance—no thought of fleeing.

Not only is the Alliance the highest official organization ruling Huaguo, but the mere fact that it is the ultimate victor is enough to make the choice.

Not to mention that fleeing would mean social death—cutting all ties, being nationwide banned and hunted by the Alliance, living like a rat on the run.

Even if he survived until the day of 【Heaven Devourer】, his life would be unbearable.

Two more updates coming, stay tuned.

(Chapter ends)