Netherfire illuminated the mental space.
After a brief silence, Chen Li's reply left Gu Shen speechless.
"The second? Someone got there before me?!"
"..."
"Who was it?"
Little Iron Man cursed as he rolled up his sleeves.
"Mu Wanqiu."
After Gu Shen spoke those three words, Little Iron Man cursed again and rolled his sleeves back down.
"Fuck..."
He knew just how formidable that madwoman Mu Wanqiu was.
The only S-rank in the Northern Continent... the deputy captain of the Investigation Corps' First Team, upon whom Central City had placed great hopes.
"Forget it, forget it. I won't stoop to the level of a crazy woman."
A wise man knew when to yield, and Chen Li understood that principle.
He had indeed wanted to pick a fight with that person, but if it was Mu Wanqiu, he would rather forget it... He did not want to get beaten up for nothing.
Gu Shen shook his head and smiled silently.
The two looked at each other.
Chen Li said, "I am willing to become an Apostle..."
He paused, then repeated himself.
"I am willing to become your Apostle."
Of all the words in the world, none could compare to a few sincere ones. Gu Shen had imagined many possible scenes after this moment came, but he had never expected Chen Li to agree so readily, so decisively.
There had not been the slightest hesitation.
This guy was not clever enough to have guessed Gu Shen's identity as the King of the Underworld beforehand.
After the truth came out, Chen Li had been shocked, bewildered, and at a loss.
Yet when faced with the position of Apostle that Gu Shen offered him, he did not hesitate in the slightest.
"Over the past few years, many people in Nagano have guessed that I