Time Stop!
Chen Feng manipulated space, teleporting himself and Light of the Firmament into the underwater base. Then, with a bang, he smashed through the door of Gold's office.
No ambush? No traps?
After a careful search, Chen Feng found no one in the enormous office except Gold.
That annoyed Chen Feng. "I thought you were going to set me up, but you didn't. Are you messing with me?"
Gold stroked his beard. He seemed unsurprised by Chen Feng's arrival and said calmly, "Whoa, whoa. Look how tense you are. How about I show you a magic trick?"
Tap, tap!
Gold raised an index finger and lightly tapped the projection screen behind him, turning it on.
On the screen, people floated helplessly in the air, shrieking in terror at the height. "Give me one minute, and I'll make this damned planet disappear."
So he was behind it after all.
Chen Feng asked bluntly, "Where's the Seed of Light?"
"Tossed it," Gold said casually.
"Where?"
"You think I'd tell you?"
Gold slowly lit a cigar. Just as he brought it to his lips, he frowned and sighed. "I promised my little sister I'd quit smoking. But who could resist a cigar when the world's one minute from ending?"
"Your sister?"
Chen Feng caught on at once. "So you're Gold himself right now."
Gold admitted it freely. "That's right. Figuring that out was impressive, but you're too late. The god has already left."
"You helped the god destroy the world to avenge your sister?" Chen Feng demanded.
"Of course." Gold blew out a cloud of smoke. "The god asked me to pass on a message."
Tap, tap, tap.
Gold tapped the screen. The image switched to over a hundred hostages, all bound tight. "These are Baomu's loved ones and closest friends."
*So