What? Ming Lei Was One of Order's People?

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Big Cat's voice was loud and wild. She carefully chose her words and copied out what Cheng Shi had said to her Cheng Shi the phone, explaining everything that had happened to [Decay].

When Cheng Shi heard Big Cat recount everything in a haughty and confident manner, he wished he could applaud and cheer for her from below.

Who says Big Cat are stupid!

She's so shrewd!

Clearly, she had seen through the situation at the long table and was gradually integrating herself into the Fated, learning to deceive people.

However, her style is more direct.

Her purpose in deceiving Afros was to make him believe that she was a newly appointed heir to the "Prosperity" Divine Authority who was trying to establish her own authority, had lost many Memory, and happened to need help!

She "exposed" her naivety, but also revealed her "Divinity." When she anchored herself before Afros in this image, once she gained his trust, her subsequent communication with this dual Emissary would be exceptionally harmonious and smooth.

Only in this way will Afros not be sullen and silent because of the status and position that the True God's Divine Authority brings to Hong Lin, nor will he overly belittle "He" who is ignorant and has just inherited Divine Authority but knows nothing about them.

What Hong Lin said was Cheng Shi's latest understanding of "Decay," and also the will that "Decay" changed after being inspired by the self-destruction of "prosperity." For Afros, who was trapped in the past, all of this was so new!

This undoubtedly allowed Him to learn about the latest developments of the gods again, and also told Him that in the age of "Nothingness," those who sat high on the Divine Throne were undergoing drastic Change, both in themselves and in their relationships with one another.

After listening, Afros looked at Hong Lin with a newfound respect, because in his view, only those who could comprehend the existence of the gods' will could truly be worthy of sitting on equal footing with them.

Judging from the current situation, this so-called heir to "prosperity" has at least performed adequately in his observation and understanding of his rivals.

Hong Lin spoke at length, and at the end, she picked up the wine glass in front of her, glancing at Cheng Shi Shiwei as he slightly raised his glass, her expression seemingly saying, "I'll give you a chance to finish this for me."

But Cheng Shi immediately understood; Big Cat... couldn't keep up the story.

Cheng Shi chuckled inwardly, his eyes gleaming with mockery, but outwardly he maintained a serious expression and quickly replied:

"So, you should have realized that our current attitude towards [emptiness... cough cough, towards [Decay] is contradictory."

Out of our admiration for the will of prosperity, we should take advantage of His self- Decay tendencies and spread prosperity toward Sinking.

But doing so would be tantamount to fulfilling His wish.

As for what this wish is, Afros, I think you should know.

So I was a little curious: if [Decay] had achieved its wish, would something big have happened?

My Lord of Grace declined to comment, so I had no choice but to come to you for clues.

Upon hearing this, Afros's expression instantly turned serious.

"I do know His Will, which is why I wonder why He would sign that defensive 'Covenant,' it's contradictory."

And, my brother, you seem to have forgotten how I warned you that you'd better stay away from [*He].

I know you don't want to ask about "Decay," but rather about "*He," but...

When even the Dominion of the "Nothingness" era don't want to mention something, we need to seriously consider whether we should know about it.

Not all curiosity leads to answers. If your Lord of Grace didn't warn you, then as your brother, I must remind you again...

Do not try to approach or understand Him.

[*He]?

Hong Lin frowned, clearly sensing that the "*He" that Afros was referring to did not seem to be one of the Sixteen Divine Thrones she knew.

A surge of curiosity welled up within her, and whenever the other person uttered that word, she felt a faint tremor of fear creeping through the depths of her soul.

That wasn't her instinctive reaction; it seemed more like an emotion stemming from her Divine Authority.

The Divine Authority "Vitality" seems to resonate with that word "[*He]".

Cheng Shi didn't actually want to learn too much about [Origin], especially since there was a Big Cat present who had never heard of [Origin]. The reason he brought this up was to steer the conversation elsewhere.

"[*He]" is a good starting point; at least all of them can be connected with "[*He]".

So Cheng Shi also said in a serious tone:

"Don't worry, I know these things not to get closer to [*He], but just to know their thoughts, and then try to reserve some contingency plans that are advantageous to me when this era ends."

You said that when the era ends, [*He] will definitely appear, but what will happen when the era of [Nothingness] ends is something neither you nor I know.

Don't be so certain about Afros. Think about the Covenant. If they were as certain as you are, then the Covenant wouldn't exist.

So, to put it bluntly, I should at least make some preparations and be on guard against [Nothingness]...

Cheng Shi didn't voice who he was wary of, but it still startled Afros, who shook his head gravely.

"I can't be sure if you're lying to me. The smell of lies on you is so strong, it never dissipates."

I cannot push my brother into another Abyss, especially since I know very little about [He]...

I believe that what I know is not a secret to you, as a fellow Emissary. When you retrieve the Mask, you will know everything.

However, I still advise you, if you want to live to the next era, be honest and don't do anything foolish.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, seizing the opportunity:

"Live to the next era?"

It seems I guessed right. It turns out that those gods Annihilation into the past ceased to exist because they tried to understand [*He].

This does match what I saw when I was searching for my Memory.

But I still want to ask, before I was born, how many of Him were there in this Cosmos? Him who existed like [Thunderclap]?

"[Thunderclap]?"

Afros paused for a moment, as if he had remembered something.

"The executioner of the Order?"

Why did you suddenly mention Him?

He is dead?

"?" Cheng Shi was also stunned, because the other party's words contained a lot of information.

You know, Death had told him that Thunderclap died at the hands of Order, so how come Thunderclap is now connected to Order in Afros's eyes?

Is He the person of "Order"?

No, one god working for another god?

Ah?

I never imagined that He was already working while He was still alive.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi secretly squeezed the Death Amusement Ring hidden under the table, his expression becoming extremely interesting.

"Yes, He died. He died at the hands of [Order] during the First God War."

"What!?" Afros's pupils contracted. "The First God War? God War has occurred in this era?"

"!!!"

Before the [Nothingness], there was no God War!?

Cheng Shi was also shocked, far more so Afros, but his understanding of the God War was too limited to allow the topic to continue, so he quickly added:

"Indeed, I have a vague impression of this God War in my limited Memory, but I am also searching for the truth about what exactly happened."

It was only along the way that I gathered the scattered Divinity of [Thunderclap], which is why I asked this question.

"In that case, let this be my second question. Tell me about them, Afros, about those gods who failed to ascend the Sixteen Divine Thrones."