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Chapter 244 Li Kang: Ah Zhu, did you try to sow discord...? Did they really start fighting on the other side? (Third update)
At that moment, the two-headed scaly man's body stiffened.

He stared at Chu Zhu, his eyes filled with disbelief and a hint of ecstasy. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

"...Is it because of your supernatural powers?" Chu Zhu turned his gaze back to the Fifth Apostle. "The person whose identity you stole can't even say who they are?"

This explains something Chu Zhu couldn't understand before—Chu Zhu had considered two possibilities. One was that Lao Hu was actually the Fifth Apostle's real name, since the previous exchange was simply a usurpation of Huo Qiming's identity. However, considering that knowing the real name might lead to the big orange cat coming after him… based on this, Chu Zhu had a second guess: this name was the bishop's real name, but the Fifth Apostle had temporarily taken it along with his identity. Now it seems it should be the second one!
A dead silence.

Huo Qiming's gaze sharpened, his eyes darting back and forth between the two-headed scaled man and the fifth person, his heart churning with turbulent emotions. He naturally understood Chu Zhu's implied meaning, but his first reaction was to wonder if he had misheard.

How could such a thing happen... This is simply... This should be Chu Zhuluan...

No! The two-headed scaly man's reaction... and the Fifth Apostle's reaction...

Huo Qiming belatedly realized what was happening and stared in disbelief at Chu Zhu's retreating figure.

You were right? How did you know...? It can't be that...

Li Kang was truly drenched in sweat at this moment. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind: Chu Zhu's unusual foresight in the past... Captain Yang, who was full of admiration beside him, probably thought that this was Chu Zhu's scheme...

However, he genuinely had doubts...

Are you serious?!

All I can say is that the more people know Chu Zhu, the more they doubt that Chu Zhu might actually be telling the truth.

Okay, okay, so my teammate is the enemy's big boss, huh? What kind of weird setup is this...?

The only thing Li Kang could be thankful for was that this person seemed to still be standing in his ranks? If it were a fight to the very end, and only Chu Zhu remained combat-effective, they held onto hope, waiting for Chu Zhu to take care of the enemy… and then reveal himself as the big boss…

Li Kang shook his head to dispel the jumbled thoughts in his mind. Oh no, he almost got brainwashed by the books his daughter was reading!

Eleven also fell into deep thought, turning his gaze to Fifth.

“…A corner of the omniscient realm.” Fifth suddenly sighed, flexing his wrist. “Originally, I always thought it was just a joke! But now, I’m starting to believe… that you might really be the so-called Holy Son.”

"?" A look of confusion appeared on Eleven's face.

"Eleven." Chu Zhu spoke abruptly. He had keenly spotted the flaw in the fifth one. In fact, on his way here, he had considered many possibilities and devised many plans. And now, this was one of the scenarios he had previously speculated on...

"Is Fifth's true identity really Fifth? Is it possible that he actually usurped the identity of the Fifth Apostle?" Chu Zhu asked a soul-searching question. Yes, Fifth's supernatural powers are terrifyingly strong! However, once the true nature of his supernatural powers is exposed... it means that all mutual trust between people will be destroyed.

In other words… even his teammates would inevitably have a sliver of suspicion! If we don't delve deeper into this area, it might just be the seed of trouble. But if we pinpoint the exact location…

Chu Zhu spoke calmly and slowly: "Look at his previous words, he seems... to completely disregard the omnipotent and omniscient God! There isn't even the slightest trace of reverence for God in his words."

Chu Zhu tilted her head, gazing calmly at Eleven: "I may not be that master yet, but... I say, he is a blasphemer. How will you face that?"

"Even... do you really think he sincerely wanted to complete that ritual?" Chu Zhu spread her arms, her tone impassioned: "So now you know why I said those things before! You've been wrong from beginning to end... How do you know that this matter is truly for me, and not just some person's conspiracy? I possess omniscience, do you think I wouldn't know what's best for me? Eleven!"

"..." Li Kang hesitated, then stopped. Your tactic of sowing discord is too weak! Even a fool wouldn't... huh?!
Li Kang stared in disbelief. With a wave of his hand, the monsters who had been working diligently suddenly stopped, their faces contorted in a ferocious expression, and they launched an attack on the Fifth Apostle.

Holy crap! You actually believed that... No, even if you did, you should have joined forces with the Fifth Apostle to take them down first... What the hell is this, starting an internal conflict?
Huo Qiming: "..."

Captain Yang's face also showed shock. Then, he looked at Chu Zhu and his face was full of praise, "As expected of Mr. Zhu."

Chu Zhu wasn't surprised at all. Like he'd said before, he actually knew Eleven quite well. Eleven was a pure, mad, fanatical believer! You couldn't use normal logic to understand his actions…

Chu Zhu even knew something about the Fifth One... He was one of the people he had met before! It's just that... he didn't know him very well!

"Why bother?" Fifth felt a slight headache and crossed his arms. "Eleventh, at least for now, I'm really thinking about... bringing the Lord back!"

He had no defense.

Countless attacks pierced through his body at that moment. Blood gushed out...

"?" Chu Zhu's pupils contracted. Was it resolved? But how could this be...?

then……

Floating in the sky, Eleven's pupils suddenly dilated. He trembled as he reached out and covered his mouth, coughing violently. Blood uncontrollably seeped from between his fingers.

Meanwhile, drops of bright red blood dripped from the hem of Eleven's clothes onto the ground.

The scene fell silent for several breaths.

"...What kind of supernatural power is this?" Huo Qiming stared intently at the scene, cold sweat beading on his forehead. "A substitute death? Or something else?"

Chu Zhu remained silent, filled only with terror. From usurping his identity to now completely transferring his injuries to someone else… was there any necessary connection between the two?

What kind of supernatural power is this... or are there two of them? No, or does he possess some kind of magical artifact? But I haven't seen him use any artifacts...

But if it really is a supernatural power! Then what exactly is that supernatural power...?

Noun-based supernatural powers: Transference? Transfer of identity? Transfer of injuries? Or perhaps a substitute... turning someone else into one's own substitute... or maybe...

One possibility after another flashed through Chu Zhu's mind. He even felt a pang of resentment at having watched too many anime, movies, and TV series in the real world, to the point that he was now overthinking and becoming completely confused…

"Calm down!" Chu Zhu said. He noticed that his teammates were a little unsettled. His voice was steady and his eyes were intense as he spoke slowly.

“I don’t believe his supernatural powers are so invincible that he can transfer his injuries to others at will! I’m more inclined to believe that some kind of ritual or medium is needed to transfer injuries. So he’s transferring his injuries to Eleven now because he’s already completed the ritual… In other words, at this moment, he can only transfer his injuries to Eleven…”

(End of this chapter)