am-books Chapter 1032: Immortality
Chapter 1032: Immortality
Chapter 1032: Immortality
Li City, Mist World.
Green Lotus Park, late at night.
By the Green Lotus Lake, a torrential rain was rising. Countless drops of water was pulled out of the lake into the sky by some force before spreading outward.
Thirty meters above the lake's surface, a petite woman hovered with arms spread wide and head tilted toward the dark sky. Her eyes flickered like melting emeralds, and her platinum blonde hair danced with the spiraling water elements around her. This was Rain River of the Ocean River Union, wielding her newly acquired Talent: God of Water.
She was acting as the pump for the artificial downpour.
On her forehead was a green vertical eye, Lonesome Emperor’s mark.
The skill combined level 8 Eidos and level 8 Puppeteer. Once a contract formed, Qilin could control the target by manipulating their soul.
That meant that Qilin could assimilate the target. Her Talents were his, and his Talents were hers.
Now, Rain Water and Qilin were both able to use God of Water.
With Qilin’s incredibly high Willpower, Rain River’s level 4 God of Water—leveled up with the Miracle Rune Circuit—was capable of creating this great downpour, infused with Eidos.
The water of the Green Lotus Lake had dropped to two-thirds. In the octagonal pavilion at the heart of the lake were the wheelchaired Surnamed Li, Donxote, Jiang Hao, Major Fortune, John Doe, Tofu, Cold Cicada, and the hostages—Vermilion Bird, Lovely Lamb, and Wang Weiyan.
In the corridor connecting the pavilion and the lakeside stood two men, one in front and one behind.
Qilin wore a dark fitted suit with a Black Gold qilin brooch on his thin tie. His longer chestnut hair was swept back. Under the black-rimmed glasses, his right eye was gray and cold, and his left eye a deep green. While his gaze seemed to be looking ahead, his attention was elsewhere.
Zhang Wei stood behind Qilin, holding a long black umbrella to shield him from the rain.
In the ten minutes since Qilin had begun manipulating Rain River, Zhang Wei had considered attacking Qilin over ten thousand times.
Yet he remained still, even with Qilin's back turned and attention divided. The gap in their power was too vast—he could never overcome Qilin with bare hands. Perhaps with a gun, or even just a dagger, he might have risked it.
The three hostages in the octagonal pavilion looked dazed, faces blank, while the other members of the Ocean River Union quietly simmered with grievances and dissatisfactions they didn’t dare to voice.
“Qilin!” Finally, Surnamed Li broke the silence. “Enough! Stop now! Rain River is going to physically break down!”
Qilin ignored the challenge and stared ahead.
Qilin chuckled with surprise. “I didn’t expect you to remember.
Of course he remembered. Zhang Wei had boasted to many about the moment he and Wang Zikai kicked Qilin’s ass. He remembered every detail about that night.
“Guildmaster Qilin, I’m afraid I lack the ability to understand it,” Zhang Wei said deferentially, cautiously probing for more. “If someone is no longer alive, how do they exist?”
“Being alive is only one form of human existence, and it’s a low form.”
“Oh, oh, right.” Zhang Wei nodded. Then after a moment of silence, he asked, “So, you’re seeking...immortality?”
“Immortality?” Qilin considered the word and chuckled. “You may think of it that way. Everyone will become immortal, except for me.”
He paused before turning to Zhang Wei. “And you.”
A shudder ran down Zhang Wei's spine. He barely stopped himself from fleeing.
Trying his best to tamp down his fear, he asked, “Are you...going to kill me?”
“I considered it,” Qilin said easily. “You’re my biggest obstacle outside of Gao Yang and Dragon. But now, it won’t be necessary.”
“So you’ll spare me?”
Qilin nodded. “I won’t kill you, but you won’t live.”
“Why?”
“You can’t avoid the doomsday.”
“Oh!” Zhang Wei’s mind raced. “You mean that you can help everyone avoid doom, but not you or me? Wait, but why us, when everyone else will live?”
Qilin smiled.
“Oh! It’s because I’m immune to Eidos! You’re going to make everyone fall for Eidos, but that won’t work for me or you. That’s why the two of us won’t live forever, while the others will!”
Qilin nodded slightly. “Although you only got a small part of it, it’s commendable.”
“Haha, you flatter me.” Zhang Wei’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. Fuck, I have to warn Brother Yang somehow! I can’t let him fall for this! But how do I do it? I can’t do anything! I’m trash!
Zhang Wei agonized over what to do. When he realized it, Qilin was already soaring above the Green Lotus Lake.
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