Scorpio Who Escaped a Close Call

Cheng Shi led the way again, and the two of them arrived at the stairwell one after the other, walking down the stairs with solemn expressions.

They had just climbed halfway up the spiral staircase when they saw a blood-covered figure crash into a file shelf and struggle helplessly on the ground.

The two men's eyes narrowed as they recognized the injured person.

Scorpio, the Another Day Assassin!

They also guessed who had injured him, because the little Assassin was almost entirely covered in residual Annihilation power.

Even though there was a critically injured person downstairs who was on the verge of death, Cheng Shi did not rush down immediately. Instead, he walked while keeping an eye on his surroundings. Zhang Jizu followed behind him and slightly raised his hand, casting a Healing Art to keep the little Assassin alive.

Once the two confirmed that there was no danger around, they slowly approached Scorpion and helped their poor teammate, whose right shoulder had been pierced and whose body was covered in blood and festering sores, up from the ground.

Scorpio's face was deathly pale. He looked at his two teammates who had rescued him, and gratitude flashed in his eyes, but he opened his mouth for a long time without being able to utter a single syllable.

Seeing this, Zhang Jizu raised his hand again and cast a purification spell. The light of this purification spell was somewhat different from that of ordinary purification spells, but Cheng Shi did not recognize what kind of talent it was for a moment.

He could only tell that the purification spell was very effective, because Scorpio immediately cried out the moment the light dissipated.

"Watch out for Mo Shu! He's suspicious!"

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow; although he was facing Scorpio, his eyes were constantly darting around.

Why did he attack you?

"Have no idea."

"?"

The two looked at Scorpio in astonishment, only to see him continue speaking with a grim expression:

"I really don't know."

I was the first to step into the courtyard of the courthouse, and stood in the shadow of the courtyard wall to wait for you. The chief jumped down beside me, and we looked at each other, wary of our surroundings.

Mo Shu appeared right beside us. He approached us without any apparent sign of anything amiss, then suddenly attacked without warning, punching me right shoulder through!

Cheng Shi frowned upon hearing this, somewhat unable to understand.

Logically speaking, Assassin are always the most vigilant profession, especially since this is only the first day of the Trials and the group has only just met. How could Scorpio not be on guard against his back?

Scorpio clearly saw Cheng Shi's confusion, and his face turned even more ashen as he said:

"He is very strong, much stronger than I expected."

To be frank, before you two rescued me, I didn't trust anyone in this Trials. I'm an Assassin living in the shadows of time, and it's hard for me to trust others, so I've always been wary of you all.

Cheng Shi looked at Scorpio with a half-smile, "Even now?"

Scorpio paused, then nodded stiffly. "Yes, even now."

In fact, Cheng Shi and Zhang Jizu had already noticed that Scorpio was on guard. Despite his right shoulder being injured like this, his left hand was never covering the wound. Instead, it was behind his back and pulled up by the two of them in an awkward posture.

He was defending against the two men, but he should, after all, not long ago his shoulder bone was Annihilation by a seemingly harmless Pastry Chef.

"Don't waste time, keep talking, hurry up."

Zhang Jizu was a very pragmatic person. While treating Scorpio, he urged him to explain the whole story clearly.

"That's why I said Mo Shu is a very strong person. I have never encountered Cleaner in this segment who can Annihilation his own killing intent."

Most of the Annihilation Believer I've encountered possess powerful Annihilation abilities, but due to my personal talent, I can sense their destructive and annihilating desires, allowing me to cautiously avoid them.

But this person was different. He clearly had all the aura of a living person, but he lacked that destructive desire. So when I sensed that he approached with 'no malice,' I didn't think much of it.

But unexpectedly...

"But unexpectedly, he suddenly attacked you and Gou Feng. You were suddenly injured and fled directly to the future in the simulation, while Gou Feng was chased into the inner hall."

The subsequent events were not difficult to guess from the scene, so Scorpio nodded, confirming Cheng Shi's prediction.

"This is my automatic defense mechanism. You should know that Another Day Assassin day. As Assassin, unless there is a target that must be killed, I will always save this chance for the last moment to protect myself in case of any unforeseen circumstances."

But unexpectedly, today's "what if" happened so suddenly.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow.

"So, you've run out of options now?"

Scorpio was startled and then took a half step back in fright. Even Zhang Jizu looked at Cheng Shi in astonishment, thinking that he had some murderous and thieving thoughts.

But who knew that Cheng Shi chuckled mischievously twice, shrugged, and pretended nothing had happened, saying:

"Try to lighten the mood, don't be nervous."

"..."

Scorpio almost burst into tears. This isn't trying to lighten the mood at all. I wasn't nervous at all before, but now my legs are weak.

"Since you've predicted the future of this place, tell me, what did you see?"

Scorpio sized Cheng Shi for a long time, then took a small step closer to Zhang Jizu, and shook his head, saying:

"I didn't see anything. The power of [Annihilation] in Mo Shu's attack was too terrifying. I used every means to resist the damage and went through thirty-one simulations before I barely managed to withstand the power of [Annihilation] that was eroding my whole body in the last one. I survived and wrote this simulation back into the present."

During this time, I couldn't pay attention to what was around me, but I was certain that there was no one here, at least not on the first floor.

Because if there had been even one outsider present, I might have died during the simulation and never come back.

"That's strange." Cheng Shi frowned even more, and asked the squinty-eyed man in confusion, "Why didn't he attack us?"

Zhang Jizu was clearly also thinking about this issue.

At the point in time when they entered the courtyard separately, Mo Shu was the third to act. If he wanted to Annihilation his teammates to pay tribute to his Lord of Grace, he could have chosen the Priest and Mage outside the wall instead of the warriors and Assassin inside.

After all, the professions outside seem much easier to deal with than those inside, not to mention that Zhang Jizu is his Faith adversary.

Thinking about it that way, he should have targeted Cheng Shi and Zhang Jizu first.

Even if the Gravekeeper can keep people alive, as Scorpio said, if Mo Shu hides his strength, he can completely banish the two of them to the world of [Annihilation] and wait for them to die there, exhausting their last drop of Divine Power.

But he didn't.

What's even stranger is that he didn't lie when he introduced himself, and the Master of Deception never told Cheng Shi he had hidden his score or identity.

Thinking about it this way, this person is either a high-scoring [Annihilation] warrior with methods to evade the Master of Deception, or a [Deception] or [Chaos] Believer with powerful [Annihilation] methods.

Cheng Shi preferred the former, because people who pretend to be street Cleaner usually intentionally exude a destructive urge in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

Someone like Mo Shu, who immediately creates a conflict of Faith, is easily targeted by others; this doesn't seem like the modus operandi of a scammer.

High score... [Annihilation]... Warrior...

Cheng Shi frowned and looked at Zhang Jizu, asking:

You should know that sanitation worker, right?

He squinted for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and nodded:

"You suspect it's him? It's not impossible; he should have that ability."

Cheng Shi was stunned by these words: "What do you mean it's not impossible? If you knew him, wouldn't you recognize him?"

"So-called acquaintance is nothing more than knowing that such a person exists."

He's very mysterious, as you probably know; his ID is 'Completely Delete'.

All I know is that he's a Cleaner. As for his name and appearance, I wouldn't know unless told. Others probably wouldn't recognize him either. Perhaps only Li Jingming knows, since he Memory everything.

"?"

Wait a minute, the Dragon King is now our [Deception] Chosen of God. Saying that is a bit disrespectful to the God of Merriment.

Cheng Shi was only internally grumbling and not particularly surprised, but the name sounded terrifying to Ear.

What? Who? Li Jingming?

Isn't that the former "Chosen of God of Memory" and now the "Chosen of God Deception"?

How did we suddenly start talking about him?

He blinked, bewildered, and asked uncertainly, "You guys just mentioned Li Jingming? Is he the Chosen of God went from abandoning his oath of [Memory] to [Deception]?"

Zhang Jizu nodded. "Yes, although he broke his oath, he is still practicing his path of Memory."

"What does this have to do with Li Jingming?" Scorpio was dumbfounded.

Cheng Shi smiled and said, "I also want to know, what does this have to do with Li Jingming? Besides, as fellow Chosen of God, haven't you ever been assigned to that sanitation worker position?"

Zhang Jizu nodded, then shook his head and said:

"I did meet him, but I only remember that he existed. My other Memory are quite vague, not to mention his appearance and personality."

!!

With just this one Cheng Shi understood what "squinty eyes" meant.

[Memory]!

This Chosen of God of [Annihilation] may have chosen [Memory] as his second Faith!

Wow, that's really impressive!

Bai Fei once said that she walks on the path of "Annihilation," constantly giving up her Memory in pursuit of rebirth in the Memory of others.

This [Annihilation] does the opposite, constantly Annihilation others' Memory of him to maintain his mystery.

How did these two completely different ways of practicing both gain His favor at the same time?

Could this be another period of prosperity?

Wait a minute, didn't He want to steal a chicken while [Truth] was besieging [Prosperity]? But if they are similar... We are of the same origin, why are we fighting each other so fiercely, brother?

While Cheng Shi was lost in thought, Scorpio's mind was racing.

Clearly, he had already connected the phrase "fellow Chosen of God" with the ID "Graveyard Management" of the Chosen of God, as well as the [Life] Priest in front of him.

But when he finally understood everything... his CPU exploded.

Was Zhang Jizu Chosen of God of death?

Could Mo Shu be the chosen one of the [Annihilation] Chosen of God?

Ah?

What merit do I have to be hunted down by the Chosen of God Annihilation and then saved by the Chosen of God Death?

Is it possible for a mere 2100-level Assassin like me to participate in a battle of gods?

Thinking of this, Scorpio swallowed hard, straightened his body nervously, and looked at Cheng Shi.

Since these two are on the list, what about this one?

Who is he?

Believer in [Prosperity]...

Is he Baldy Uses Pantene?