"Hm?"
Chaos had just set foot on the island when it raised a brow and looked upward.
A ripple swept across the sky, and the gray mist filling the air instantly dissipated without a trace. Beneath the clear sky, several white clouds drifted leisurely by, and the entire world suddenly opened up.
Confusion first flashed through Chaos's eyes, then it seemed to realize something and clicked its tongue.
"The Second Sacred Covenant... so that's what it was for? I thought you were going to come up with something remarkable. Looks like you, Lin Qiye, are nothing special after all..."
It unhurriedly walked toward the heart of the island.
Moments later, the outline of a factory emerged on the land. Before Chaos reached its entrance, a Figure in black braced himself against the doorframe and slowly stepped out.
Seeing him, Chaos grinned.
"Well? You came out on your own? I thought I'd have to go in and kill you myself."
An Qingyu's body was slightly hunched, his face deathly pale. He released the factory doorframe and staggered forward, only slowly coming to a stop once he was several hundred meters away from the factory.
Having lost two avatars in succession, An Qingyu's soul had been torn apart twice as well. An unprecedented sense of weakness flooded his mind; the fact that he was still conscious was already astonishing enough.
Chaos had not expected him to still be able to walk up before it.
"What drove you to grit your teeth and come all the way here in this state? Your determination to throw your life away before me?" Chaos bared its white teeth. "Or do you think you still have a chance to kill me?"
An Qingyu remained expressionless as his weak voice slowly rang out:
"I can't kill you... but