The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 1098 Relocation of Positions
The temporary gathering place set up by the trial participants was a cave dwelling that resembled a house.

This mansion is quite large and was originally occupied by a group of strange creatures.

It wasn't until Huang Xiuwen forcibly broke in with a harpoon that these strange creatures had no choice but to relinquish their "comfortable nest" where they had lived for many years.

Amidst this sudden turn of events, Huang Xiuwen rescued many more trial participants, bringing the number of people in the mansion to over forty.

The rest were either eliminated long ago or arrested.

Or perhaps, they are still wandering outside.

Huang Xiuwen and her group could only do their best to send people out to search for survivors and find supplies along the way.

These circumstances were briefly explained by Tu Yusheng along the way.

However, when Liu Sheng and his group arrived, what they saw was a burning mansion.

Fortunately, Liu Sheng sensed it—

"There are no ambushes on the perimeter, the fluctuating particles... the aura is calming down, the battle has probably been over for quite some time now."

“The people inside…” Nalan exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't know, oh no, I can't sense anything..."

Tu Yusheng was incoherent and clearly disoriented.

He flew to the gate at top speed and struck the large lion-shaped bronze door knocker.

After a while, some movement came from inside the door.

The door opened a crack, and half a face peeked out.

Upon seeing Tu Yusheng, the man was clearly taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, I didn't expect you to be back!"

"Sixteen Lang?" Tu Yusheng recognized him as someone he knew from Xuanzhou at a glance, and felt somewhat relieved.

"Yes, it's me." The person inside urged, "Come in quickly, don't stand at the door! Those people might come back at any time!"

"Yes, you're right!"

Tu Yusheng was anxious and was about to step inside when Liu Sheng raised her hand to stop him.

"how--"

Just as he was about to ask, a thin golden whip crackling with lightning lashed out, striking the crack in the door and creating a loud explosion of the barrier.

The person inside the door let out a short scream, was thrown backward by the shock, and crashed heavily to the ground.

The restriction dissipated, and Liu Sheng kicked open the heavy wooden door.

The stench of blood hit me.

The interior of the mansion was already in a mess.

The pillars were broken, rubble was scattered everywhere, and the walls and floor were covered with splattered blood, as well as bits of flesh and drag marks, clearly indicating that an extremely fierce fight had taken place.

For a moment, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Tu Yusheng was even more incredulous, his gaze fixed on the "Sixteenth Son" on the ground—

But the man was wearing a blue robe from Xuanzhou, but underneath he was still dressed in strange clothes.

The skin under the clothes was a bloody mess, as was the face, which was only covered by a thin layer of skin, and only half of it. No wonder only half of the face was visible just now.

Upon realizing his disguise had been exposed, the man immediately rolled over, his bare muscles bulging, veins popping out like a blooming chrysanthemum of flesh and blood, rushing towards the crowd.

But before they could even touch the crowd, they were first struck by the fine electric net that Liu Sheng had set up.

He scoffed.

A smell of burnt meat filled the air.

The man screamed and fell back to the ground, convulsing violently and rolling around in the flashes of electricity.

Then Liu Sheng shouted:
"Nalan! At the heart!"

Nalan reacted immediately, raising his peachwood staff and countless wooden tentacles burst forth, burrowing into the opponent's chest cavity and tightly enveloping the core.

The tentacles could serve as a medium for transporting life, but they also cut off his ability to control suicide through his consciousness.

The man froze for a moment: "How did you know..." Then he realized what was happening, his voice turning shrill, "You killed our people? Damn it! We didn't kill any of your people!"

Liu Sheng looked down at the shameless person:
"Even if no one was killed, what's with all this blood? And—what's with the hijacking of the passage?"

"You can't be unaware that spending too much time in the void, even if it's not murder, will turn into murder, right?"

The other party did not react in any particular way, which clearly indicates that they were aware of the matter.

"Once we achieve our goal, we will naturally send your people back."

"Then why don't we send it back now?" Batel said coldly.

"That won't do! We haven't finished our business yet!"

"what's up?"

Tu Yusheng gritted his teeth and pressed for answers, his eyes almost bloodshot, but Batel slowly stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and calmed him down.

"Ha, don't even think about getting any information out of me, you bunch of thieves!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

How come... I've been turned around and accused?
Batel couldn't help but shout angrily, "Your people attacked us, and now you're calling us thieves? What did we steal from you?!"

"Heh, only you know. Holding a treasure but not knowing how to use it, you really are a bunch of natives."

The man sneered and refused to say anything no matter what.

"Anyway, we're almost done. As long as you cooperate, we'll definitely let you go. Anyway—" the man's tone was light and cruel, "you're going to die soon too."

This sentence completely ignited his anger.

Liu Sheng did not stop him.

He let Tu Yusheng punch him.

The muscles on the man's face shattered instantly, revealing a snow-white material structure.

"You said we were going to die," Liu Sheng finally spoke in a cold voice, "You probably didn't mean now, did you?"

She stared into the other person's eyes, speaking each word clearly:
"You're talking about the imminent arrival of higher dimensions."

The man was also stunned.

He rolled his eyes and stared intently at Liu Sheng for a long time.

"I thought you primitive people wouldn't know."

Tu Yusheng delivered another punch, solidly striking him so hard that half of his eye was unable to roll back, while the other half continued to roll disdainfully.

"You say we're primitive people, natives," Liu Sheng said calmly. "But what about you? In the eyes of higher dimensions, what's the difference between you and me?"

"Bullshit! We're different!"

The other party almost immediately retorted in a hoarse voice, as if their deepest pain had been touched, their tone rising uncontrollably:

"You don't understand at all, of course we're different—"

"You are different, is it because you think you have found a way to save yourselves?" Liu Sheng interrupted coldly, "Because you also have to face the Day of Descent, so you are also struggling."

The man opened his mouth but didn't speak.

But judging from his expression, Liu Sheng was right.

"You're looking for something, and you have to kidnap us to get it. And this thing can help you get through Advent, right?"

The other person's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even more unexpected was Liu Sheng's next sentence—

"Doesn't this mean... this thing is in our hands?"

The man was completely speechless. He could only squint his eyes and manage to squeeze out a sentence: "You... are quite smart."

Liu Sheng pursed her lips.

Fortunately, Nalan immediately chimed in before she even had to say anything:
"Sheng Sheng is more than just a little smart."

"Yes, even if you guessed right, it's too late. We're all ready now."

"No, right?" Liu Sheng said.

The man's heart skipped a beat.

"Otherwise, why would you send someone here to wait for them to come to you? It means... you don't have enough of what you want."

The air suddenly froze, and the man clenched his teeth tightly.

Liu Sheng continued:

"Why don't you think about what the trial participants have that everyone has, and what you need to acquire, but at the same time you can't let them die—otherwise it will be ineffective."

Nalan had been pondering this when suddenly it dawned on her: "It's...our token?"

Tu Yusheng suddenly realized what was happening and instinctively clutched his token tightly. "Damn it! So that's how it is!"

"So you hijacked the passage and kidnapped the trial participants for the token. At the same time, you can't actually kill them because the token is bound to the trial participants. Once they die, you'll lose what you originally wanted."

As Liu Sheng continued his analysis, everything gradually became clear.

Judging from the other person's dejected appearance, that's really the case.

Everyone was immediately filled with uncertainty.

The token on his body suddenly felt hot to the touch.

The man simply gave up: "You've said enough, so go ahead and kill me if you dare. I won't say anything anyway."

"Really? You won't even tell me where you're holding them?"

The man scoffed, "What good would it do to tell them? Are you going to storm their door and rescue them?"

To everyone's surprise, Liu Sheng replied without hesitation: "So what if it is?"

The man was taken aback, and subconsciously glanced at the people in front of him.

A burly man who looked like a weakling, a blind girl, and two more—

One may have a muscular physique, but how can he compare to those whose bodies have been modified? He is nothing to fear.

Only this wretched woman seems somewhat strong.

However, going it alone is nothing to fear.

After a brief hesitation, he burst into arrogant laughter.

"Oh dear, you're all laughable. You think you're something special just because you killed one of our men? Hahaha! Do you know how many of us there are, or how strong we are? Don't think you're so great just because you killed one of our men!"

"To tell you the truth, I'm considered the weakest one in our area. It's only because of my special abilities that I was sent here to guard the gate."

Liu Sheng didn't speak.

Tu Yusheng suddenly spoke up:
"What if we killed more than one?"

The man was stunned.

"An old lady who can spray purple mist."

"A burly man with pink hair and the ability to turn his hands into guns."

"There was also a boy with dark, shiny skin and hair tied in a small braid."

With each word spoken, the other person's expression stiffened a little more.

Especially the last one—

"What! You actually defeated the Fourth Young Master?"

"What Fourth Young Master?"

"He's from the group... sigh, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he's not a scavenger, and his strength is indeed extraordinary. The fact that you were able to take him down shows that you have some ability."

But then the conversation shifted:
"However, this does not mean that you are really capable of dealing with our people. Someone like the Fourth Young Master would only rank tenth among us."

Upon hearing this, Tu Yusheng and Batel's hearts sank simultaneously, and even Nalan, who had always had full confidence in Liu Sheng, became more worried.

Only Liu Sheng remained unmoved.

"You don't need to worry about whether we're going to our deaths," she said calmly, arms crossed. "Don't you think it would be easier for you to collect the tokens if we offered ourselves up?"

The man paused for a moment, then laughed: "That's... not wrong."

Liu Sheng brought him up directly.

"Then lead the way."

"and many more--"

This time it was Tu Yusheng's turn to stop her.

"Are we really... going to deliver ourselves like this?"

The man, suspended in mid-air, found himself somewhat amused by the spectacle, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Tu Yusheng, who looked troubled, and Batel, who appeared weak and powerless with fear in his eyes.

On the contrary, the blind man behind him showed no fear.

It seemed as if he trusted the woman in front of him completely.

“It’s alright, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to,” Liu Sheng replied calmly.

“It’s not that we’re unwilling to go… it’s just that things aren’t clear yet. We still don’t know how many of us they’ve captured. This guy may have ill intentions, but he’s right. We don’t even know the number of people or their strength…”

Liu Sheng nodded: "That's why we need to see it clearly."

Tu Yusheng was silent for a moment, then finally spoke in a low voice: "Actually... I know where Captain Huang and the others are."

"And... they shouldn't have been arrested yet."

Instantly, everyone's expressions changed.

Liu Sheng remained indifferent.

Nalan looked up instinctively, but couldn't see anything.

Batel looked visibly surprised.

The man looked surprised yet intrigued.

But the next moment, Liu Sheng casually tossed him aside, and he fell face down heavily to the ground.

Before I could even struggle, two cold, sticky things were stuffed into my ears, drilling deeper and deeper as if they were living things.

Fear instantly crept up my spine.

He tried to shout, but found that even his mouth was sealed shut.

Seeing the man's miserable state, Tu Yusheng and Batel felt a pang of anxiety and gained a deeper understanding of Liu Sheng's methods.

It seems... she's also a new human?
No wonder it's so strong.

"Just now... in my panic, I didn't think of anything, I just felt like I couldn't sense anything..."

Tu Yusheng took a deep breath and, under Liu Sheng's calm gaze, finally raised his wrist.

Wipe it with your hand.

Tattoos grow from under the skin.

It was a boat, its hull entwined with peach blossoms, but many of them had withered and fallen, and the remaining ones still bore a hint of blood red.

The bow of the ship is steadily pointing in a certain direction.

"This means we need to assemble as soon as possible," Tu Yusheng explained.

"At the bow...is that Huang Xiuwen, the daughter of the Peach Blossom Island lord, your Captain Huang?"

Batel had already seen the woman at the settlement and understood immediately, his thick eyebrows furrowing.

Tu Yusheng nodded, his eyes involuntarily darting away.

“No wonder…you Xuanzhou people are so well-organized, so many of you gathered together!” Batel’s voice deepened.

"Wouldn't that be...cheating?" Nalan understood and asked hesitantly.

Tu Yusheng's face stiffened, then he gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a matter of using different methods! If you had such methods, wouldn't you use them?"

Nalan shook his head.

Her dark green hair was tossed around deftly.

Batel grinned: "A trial is a trial. We agreed to rely solely on individual strength. There's no need for us to use this method."

Tu Yusheng's face turned pale and then red.

That's why he didn't want to talk about it at first.

Once it's out in the open, it will naturally expose the fact that Xuanzhou is banding together. Although they are each using their own unique abilities, it's still somewhat dishonorable.

Liu Sheng was still somewhat curious.

"But wouldn't the broadcast footage be leaked? Although there are no broadcasts now."

Tu Yusheng shrugged: "I don't know. Island Master Huang said he would handle it."

This Lord Huang is no ordinary person...

Liu Sheng frowned slightly.

"How about we meet up first, check the situation, and then make a decision?" Tu Yusheng said in a low voice. "Anyway, it's not far away."

“Bater, you need to rest.” He then turned to Nalan, “Young lady, we initially hoped you would come to treat everyone, but now the situation is probably even more critical, so…”

Nalan also showed hesitation.

"Besides, to be honest, whether you'll be a burden or not is another matter entirely," Tu Yusheng said bluntly.

Nalan bit her lower lip.

Subconsciously, he turned his last remaining gaze toward that green figure.

But then Liu Sheng spoke softly:
"In that case, let's part ways for now."

"This……"

Tu Yusheng hesitated immediately; he didn't want to let go of such a valuable asset.

"First, are you willing to let this guy into the settlement? How long can he stay?"

Everyone looked at the "blind and deaf" guy and swallowed hard.

“It probably won’t work.” Batel shook his head.

Tu Yusheng: "And it's also unclear whether he has any tracking devices on him."

At this point, everyone had thought things through very clearly.

It's likely that the injured trial participants were infected with a tracking device, which is why they were targeted.

“Furthermore,” Liu Sheng continued, “are you sure that right now, anyone would be willing to follow him directly to the enemy's stronghold?”

"Shouldn't it still require Captain Huang's decision?"

"Having just experienced a setback, are you sure someone will be willing, or that she will agree?"

Tu Yusheng fell silent.

Someone as intelligent and cautious as Huang Xiuwen would certainly not be willing to take risks at such a time.

"The withdrawal period has passed, but there has been no response. It is now certain that none of us can go back."

Liu Sheng's words shattered the last glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts.

The atmosphere became completely subdued.

"The so-called three-day limit is probably to leave room for maneuver, but you should also be able to imagine that dragging it out is definitely not a good thing."

"I'm just going to take a look and be the vanguard. You guys said it yourself, how can we deploy tactics if we don't know the situation?"

"I can guarantee I'll be alive. Once I've confirmed everything, I'll come back to you. I hope you can cooperate with the strategy."

"Don't worry, I know how to find you."

Liu Sheng's gaze finally landed on Nalan.

It's time to prepare for the new year again!
Wishing everyone a wonderful ending and a brand new beginning!
Hopefully, this novel will be the same... (twisting and crawling away)