Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 516 - 490: I’ve Remembered You
At this moment, Chen Shouyi suddenly furrowed his brow slightly, reaching out to make a slicing motion.
An invisible force swept through, cutting a slit in the wall, followed immediately by the sound of something heavy falling outside.
He quickly opened the window and leaped down.
On the ground, a shadow creature’s chest was sliced open horizontally, blood gushing out. It struggled to stand up and escape after landing, but Chen Shouyi caught up in one step, stamping it flat with a bone-crunching sound echoing as the entire chest cavity collapsed.
"They actually managed to sneak in here."
He summoned the patrolling soldiers, who, upon seeing this, turned pale and quickly ran to report.
The alert level quickly escalated, and not long after, a comprehensive search of the area began.
Chen Shouyi, Wang Lie, and Zhu Xueqing also cooperated in the operation.
Fortunately, only a few shadow creatures could infiltrate here, and they were soon discovered and eliminated.
"Everyone, be careful. I have a feeling that something is amiss tonight," Chen Shouyi said with a serious expression.
Wang Lie nodded solemnly. For someone as legendary as him, sometimes there’s a mysterious intuition—feeling fortune or misfortune. Since General Manager Chen said something was wrong, it’s practically certain.
Zhu Xueqing said, "General Manager Chen, be careful too!"
Chen Shouyi chatted with them for a bit before they went their separate ways.
He walked to his bedroom door, reaching out to open it.
Suddenly, his hand paused, hesitating for a moment, then he sighed and gently turned the doorknob.
The light from the oil lamp flickered intensely, its glow at times bright, at times dim.
An oppressive atmosphere filled the air.
His senses finely tuned, he "saw" the Shell Lady playing dead under the bed, remaining motionless. Feeling slightly relieved, he thought she was at least clever.
Next, he looked toward the shadows in the corner, slowly drawing his sword: "Since you’re here, why not come out?"
The shadow wavered, and a blurry shadow creature emerged. The light bending around her made it clear she had followed him all the way here while he was out.
Surprisingly, he hadn’t sensed anything earlier.
Unlike ordinary shadow creatures, she had the appearance of a human female.
Her bloodless, pale skin, a pair of alluring and sinister crimson eyes, her perfectly delicate face, and her completely bare body partly concealed by shadows exuded a wicked allure:
"Truly a powerful creature, though a Quasi-God in this world, I hadn’t expected the deathly terror wouldn’t claim you!" she remarked, studying Chen Shouyi with admiration, her voice gentle and sweet like a whisper in his ear.
Chen Shouyi’s pupils contracted, feeling a chill. Her identity was already evident as he tentatively asked, "Beautiful, you didn’t come here just to say that, did you? In your current form, your power is far from a challenge for me!"
As he spoke, he glanced around cautiously.
Should she act confidently, he was ready to transform and flee at a moment’s notice.
The God of Shadow and Fear’s face showed a flicker of anger at his words, but she indeed couldn’t defeat him. Her presence was merely a Saint’s, comparable to legend-level power, while he wasn’t an ordinary legend but one who had slain her futile daughter.
Such an existence had a specific name: Quasi-God.
Suppressing her agitation, she smiled alluringly: "I came only to make a deal with you, a transaction between a medium Divine Power god and a mortal."
Her voice was gentle and sweet, carrying a strong allure.
Medium Divine Power. Having gained some information, Chen Shouyi mentally noted it, feeling a sense of ease gradually return.
It seemed she had nothing to rely on, yet he dared not provoke her completely. The scenes from his dreams were still vivid in his mind, coupled with the past chase by the God of Hunting as a cautionary tale; he felt it better not to offend her too much.
In case she became utterly hateful, willing to risk everything to kill him, there would be no turning back.
Her true form, that terrifying and monstrous creature, wasn’t far from here.
"Oh, what kind of transaction? Could it be to make me a god?" Chen Shouyi asked.
He expected her to demand the world, but surprisingly, she readily agreed.
"If you can satisfy me, that may not be impossible. I have an extra Divine Position, and while it can’t make you a god instantly, it can greatly accelerate your path to godhood," she said softly.
Throughout the endless years, she had devoured numerous deities.
But more Divine Positions aren’t necessarily better. Some incompatible positions can even cause conflict, tearing apart the godhead. To this day, she only held the twin main Divine Positions of shadow and fear.
"How long would it take?" Chen Shouyi couldn’t help but be curious and asked.
"If you have over a hundred thousand followers, you can ignite Divine Fire in just fifty years, and within a hundred years, you can become a god with Weak Divine Power," she tempted softly.
Interest waned for Chen Shouyi upon hearing this.
Gathering a hundred thousand followers wasn’t difficult. Although his current followers weren’t yet at a hundred thousand, he had around seventy thousand, so it wasn’t far off.
But fifty years was too long,
And just to become a demigod.
A hundred years merely to become a god with Weak Divine Power.
Too slow.
He was only nineteen years old, having trained in martial arts for less than two years. In that time, he could progress much through dedicated practice.
At least until his strength completely stagnates, he had no intention of pursuing the path to godhood.
She seemed to notice his disdain, smirking coldly: "Quasi-Gods are indeed powerful, but they remain the pinnacle of mortal realms. They can never compare to True Gods. Only by becoming a god can you further your strength."
Truthfully, the Tam World also harbored some ancient evil entities not classified as gods, striking fear even into True Gods.
Yet technically, such beings weren’t entirely mortal, many having arisen from the ancient remnants of old god corpses.
"Alright, what kind of transaction do you propose? If it’s not too difficult, I might consider it," Chen Shouyi replied evasively.
"I want to obtain your humans’ Supreme Divine Artifact, the nuclear weapon. As long as you acquire the nuclear weapon, I’ll grant you a Divine Position!" she said firmly, having quickly grasped the situation and understood the source of danger.
Supreme Divine Artifact!?
Could this be the nuclear weapon in the eyes of a Barbarian God?
Chen Shouyi pondered.
"Then you picked the wrong person. I truly don’t know, and even if I did, do you think I would betray my race and tell an otherworldly god?" Chen Shouyi said:
"Here’s a piece of advice for you: leave this place. This isn’t the world you should be in. Humanity has already slain dozens of gods like you."
After all, a nuclear strike is a weapon to kill a thousand enemies while injuring three thousand in the process.
If it could frighten away a Barbarian God, that would count as a victory.
He felt an inexplicable sadness.
Her shadowy form surged, tearing away the disguise, her crimson eyes as menacing as a serpent’s fixed on Chen Shouyi, her enchanting face now icy: "Arrogant human, I will remember you!"
Chen Shouyi felt a shiver run down his spine at her gaze.
She swiftly leapt out of the window, melding with the shadows and retreating quickly.
Chen Shouyi stood on the rooftop, a War Bow appearing in his hand, watching from afar with an uncertain expression.
Perhaps feeling the presence of a formidable enemy nearby, she refrained from unnecessary slaughter and soon left the small village. After discerning the direction, she ran swiftly toward the frontline.
However, after running for only a few minutes,
She suddenly halted, and not long after, a figure descended from the sky.
It was Chen Shouyi!
His body began to swell rapidly: "Beauty, after some thought, since you remembered me, I’ve decided to eliminate you!"
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ps: Although I want to update sooner, my strength doesn’t allow it.
