The first thing that flooded his ears was a cacophony of screams, followed by the familiar stench of gunpowder flooding his nostrils.
Cheng Shi had not even opened his eyes when his heart gave a sudden jolt.
Damn it, why was there a war again?
Wasn't this Truth's experiment? Why did it feel like he had been thrown back into the Borogao Highlands again!?
As his uneasy thoughts gradually solidified, Cheng Shi's consciousness quickly returned. He cautiously took a step backward before opening his eyes, and with that single glance, he knew Destiny had indeed brought him a good omen!
This was a sure win, because he had been matched with an old friend:
Life Sage, Hu Xuan!
Sometimes, Destiny was truly miraculous. Cheng Shi had only just lied in front of the Doctor, saying that he would go ask Hu Xuan, and now Hu Xuan had appeared right in front of him.
This chosen one of Birth had only just opened her eyes as well. Their gazes crossed the round table and collided in silent understanding, after which both of them broke into smiles.
They both felt that this match was secured.
The two then quietly shifted their gazes toward their surroundings and began examining everything. The place they had descended into was clearly a meeting room—or, more specifically, a meeting room belonging to the Tower of Reason, because the walls were covered with the Tower of Reason's emblems and banners.
In front of Cheng Shi stood a huge round table. Yet this table, which seemed large enough to seat dozens of people, held only seven chairs. One was empty, while six corpses lay sprawled across the other six chairs, some on their backs and others facedown.
Judging by the corpses' appearances and clothing, it was not difficult to