When it comes down to it, does Jiu really care about Li Congjing? The answer is no.
Although Jiu had always coveted Li Congjing, Li Congjing never gave him a chance, and even almost killed him once.
And it was precisely that near-death experience that became the reason he helped her now.
He knew well that in this base, besides Joseph, everyone's life was in Li Congjing's hands.
As long as she desired, everyone would perish.
However, those on the opposing side were completely unaware of this and continued to flaunt their insignificant wisdom.
Li Congjing's smile gradually disappeared as she realized that playing with this group of people wasn't as enjoyable as she imagined.
Looking at the noisy, incompetent, and greedy crowd, she felt a wave of loneliness wash over her.
"Die," she said calmly.
In the next moment, the majority of the traitors died suddenly.
This was the power Li Congjing had granted them in their pass, a device that usually concealed an ability to release electrical currents, which she activated at that moment.
The remaining people were terrified and scattered. Li Congjing did not chase them; she was not in the mood to entangle with the scum today.
Jiu noticed the change in Li Congjing's expression. Once deeply in love with her, he naturally understood what that meant.
"I will go kill them now," Jiu respectfully said.
Li Congjing glanced at him, slightly furrowed her brow, and coldly reprimanded, "Did I tell you to speak?"
Jiu instantly felt suffocation overwhelm him and slowly collapsed.
The moment Li Congjing's words fell, a knife had already appeared in her hand, piercing his throat.
Everything happened too fast, too suddenly.
Jiu, who had always been cautious, ultimately failed to defend himself.
...
Xia Luyao looked at Lin Beichen, her tone full of doubt, "Why are we not participating in that conflict?"
There was another question she hadn't asked, which was whether they were going to abandon rescuing Flying Eagle and the others.
At that moment, Lin Beichen was flying forward intently, seemingly without any intention of rescue.
Some might wonder, has Lin Beichen ascended to immortality? How could he fly?
However, Lin Beichen had not become an immortal; otherwise, he would only need two divine thunders to destroy everything around him, without having to strategize.
The reason he was flying towards the city in the direction pointed out by that person was naturally due to his considerations.
To expedite the plan, he had even exchanged his Faith Value for a flying tool—a Flying Sword that could only be used for flight.
This Flying Sword, along with another item, exhausted his Faith Value.
As for what that item was? That's a secret for now.
Lin Beichen gazed at the gradually revealing city skyline ahead, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Even though he knew the country was impoverished, the dilapidation of this so-called metropolis still exceeded his expectations.
The city wasn't small in scale, yet the tallest buildings visible were only about twenty floors high and were few in number.
Xia Luyao examined Lin Beichen with her beautiful eyes, seeing him immersed in his world and unwilling to pay her any mind, she lightly shrugged her nose and huffed.
"I hope we don't get caught..." Lin Beichen muttered to himself.
"What?" Despite her frustration with him earlier, Xia Luyao couldn't help but want to engage with him when she heard him speak, even though Flying Eagle and others were still in peril.
During this mission, Lin Beichen was determined to execute a major move. From Joseph's schemes to test his background to the present, he had achieved almost no meaningful victories.
This feeling of failure was unbearable to him, as this emotion called helplessness hadn't appeared in his life for a long time.
Listening to the background whispering constantly of "+0.5," he became even more resolute in his thoughts.
There are many ways to become stronger: through diligent cultivation, encountering a renowned master, or achieving instant enlightenment.
But Lin Beichen's path was different, unique—merely spending money could make him stronger.
He came to this city to earn a substantial amount of Faith Value.
During his flight, he fantasized that once he had enough Faith Value, he could defeat the remaining enemy with one punch, subdue the old man in two shots, and then revive Joseph to give him a good beating.
Are these thoughts realistic? Not at all.
Unless his Faith Value could surpass the billion mark overnight, he couldn't elevate to such a level in just half a day.
So, how much Faith Value did he expect to earn this time?
Not much, probably around ten million...
"Should we land?" Xia Luyao looked at the increasingly close city below, "Flying any further might get us shot down by surface-to-air missiles."
Lin Beichen looked at her in surprise, "Why would you think surface-to-air missiles would target a small objective like us?"
Xia Luyao then realized her mistake, awkwardly stuck out her tongue.
Watching the increasingly adorable Xia Luyao, Lin Beichen thought to himself: When I start to act, those surface-to-air missiles will be of no use.
Xia Luyao noticed the excitement in Lin Beichen's eyes and couldn't help but worry, "What exactly are you planning to do?"
Lin Beichen turned to her with a toothy grin but did not reply.
The smile sent chills through Xia Luyao.
Once they entered the city, Lin Beichen pulled out a shabby Eight Trigrams Plate from his backpack. Xia Luyao looked at him puzzled, "Why is your Eight Trigrams Plate so worn out? And I remember it can only be used for weather manipulation?"
Lin Beichen nodded, then said somewhat mysteriously, "This Eight Trigrams Plate can indeed only be used to adjust the weather, but don't underestimate it."
Xia Luyao was even more confused. If it could only adjust the weather, what was there to underestimate?
However, this Eight Trigrams Plate was not an ordinary item. Named the "Plate of All Living Beings," although damaged and single-use, it once possessed the power to save all lives.
The bearer of this plate must be someone with the world at heart, able to proclaim their heart to the heavens and earth, saving all beings with a flick of the hand.
Its functionality was extremely powerful—it could expand the wind and rain range by ten thousand times and spread the bearer's voice across a ten thousand kilometer radius.
The reason Lin Beichen chose this method was to swiftly accumulate Faith Value.
He knew that in this country, people were more easily shocked and inspired to belief.
And what he needed was this endless stream of Faith Value to enhance his strength.
As he manipulated the Eight Trigrams Plate, he said, "God said—let there be light."
Although the sun was shining brightly at that moment, his words seemed to possess some mysterious power, causing people to involuntarily look up to find the source of the voice.
As his words fell, Faith Value began to climb continuously.
"Faith Value +0.5, Faith Value +0.5..." voices echoed in the background, cheerleading for his actions.
Meanwhile, the hardworking people on the ground below also felt this mysterious force, raising their heads to the sky with expressions of awe.
They didn't understand where this sudden voice came from, but they knew they were witnessing the birth of a miracle.
For those who could respond, how should they act?
Clearly, using missiles for a counterattack would be a good choice.
"God once instructed, humans must not harm God," Lin Beichen added with a touch of teenage arrogance, while glancing at his remaining speech opportunities.
With five hundred more words, he would need to trigger a weather anomaly.
After all, his speaking process could be seen as a prelude, with skill release inevitably following the prelude.
Of course, he could choose not to release a skill, but doing so would still enter a cooldown period.
A missile suddenly darted into people's view, causing a series of panic-stricken cries.
Compared to the tiny dot in the sky that left everyone puzzled, the missile, a clearly recognizable object, naturally drew more of their attention.
Some intelligent individuals quickly speculated that the small dot might be the person speaking in their minds earlier.
After all, without any special reason, who would fire a missile at them for no reason?