Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 704: Chapter 702: The Moment of Feasting (19)_1 Chapter 704: Chapter 702: The Moment of Feasting (19)_1 From the start, Fu Qian had no expectation that facing Dimming Pony would elicit any revelations from Gaya.

The reason he suggested coming down to take a look was actually quite clear: he wanted to see how Gaya would react to such a situation.

It was as if to say, “Please, begin your performance.”

Now it seemed that, on one hand, Gaya appeared to be quite cooperative, but on the other, things seemed to be developing in the worst possible direction.

Having been in the world for many years, Fu Qian had long ago reached the highest realm of communication: listening without believing.

The implications behind Gaya’s recent narrative were indeed quite significant.

According to previous deductions, wholeheartedly accepting Patch’s cognitive influence was likely the correct attitude for facing Dimming Pony and making an oath.

Past experience told him that once an oath was established, there was no turning back.

Therefore, the chances were high that Gaya’s self-proclaimed inspirational experience was a lie.

Then the question arose: why would he tell such a lie?

According to the mad scientist persona he had crafted, faced with our kind of once-in-a-lifetime special case, he even volunteered to observe “Dimming Pony.”

Why aren’t you carefully observing our upcoming reaction, instead of blabbering nonsense here?

It couldn’t possibly be just to convince the judges, could it?

This obviously abnormal behavior had a more reasonable explanation: he said it deliberately to test my reaction.

My earlier ambiguous hints made him worry that certain secrets had been exposed.

Once this question was raised, the likelihood that Gaya was aware of the irreversibility of the oath increased significantly.

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“What an incredible story!”

At this moment, faced with the scrutinizing gaze of Gaya and another person, Fu Qian, who had been rebutted into “speechlessness,” chose to blather with a smirk while his thoughts raced.

The reason I say this is a big problem is that if Gaya is aware of the true nature of the oath, it represents an irreconcilable contradiction.

Based on my experience, the warehouse mission logic has always been about solving the problem; eliminating a person is secondary.

At the same time, the warehouse is always particularly sensitive to leaking any Transcendent restraint regarding oaths.

Therefore, if Gaya was the only one who knew about the oath, it would make sense to set the mission target as eliminating him.

However, this “substitute” seems to know too much.

At a glance, the mission released by the warehouse doesn’t seem to solve the problem at all.

Even if I truly killed Gaya and completed the mission, it’s highly probable that it would not stop the project from progressing.

That this “substitute,” who knows everything, could instantly become official doesn’t make sense at all.

Why has this situation arisen?

This is a test orchestrated by Yasui Corp…

They have credible motives, abundant human and material resources, and professional researchers…

Except for the unusually hard-to-kill target, everything seems normal…

The warehouse has given this mission a rating of 2, which is not particularly dangerous…

So far, I have not encountered any outrageously powerful characters…

The scenes from the last incident to the present rapidly flashed through Fu Qian’s mind.

Including student Gaya, who embodies the classic image of a scheming character using the organization for personal gain…

No matter how I look at it, it’s a classic trouble, where just by getting rid of this oath’s insider, the situation can be temporarily kept under control.

It was under these circumstances that the warehouse provided a straightforward mission objective, not even giving me much time…

It feels as if, in the warehouse’s judgment, this is indeed a simple task…

Wait a second—”seeing” everything as classic and natural, while the Patches are inherently deceitful…

The next moment, a rather wild idea popped up in Fu Qian’s mind—

Could it be that this isn’t a test, but a ritual?

All of this was intended for the warehouse to see?

“So, I believe we’ve reached a consensus?”

Gaya’s voice rose at the right moment, seemingly surprised yet pleased that Fu Qian had been persuaded so easily.

Consensus?

Looking up, Fu Qian took a deep breath. In the next moment, he naturally shook his head.

“Sorry, you can’t pass!”

After saying that, Fu Qian narrowed his eyes and scrutinized everything before him, completely ignoring Gaya’s sudden change in color.

The feeling that something was not quite right from the beginning turned out to be correct—the design was too deliberate!

This incident, this series of traits were just too classic, almost as if deliberately placed here to attract the warehouse to arrange such a task.

However, once truly inside, the search for Gaya became a half-dead situation that depended purely on luck.

If it had not been for staying true to the initial goal and determinedly playing the role of a special case, the first few confusing items would have wasted a lot of my effort.

Gaya and the others weren’t deceiving the innocent testers, they were deceiving the warehouse.

It was a bold assumption and hard to imagine that merely a few Middle Tier Transcendents, despite their deceptive nature, could pull it off.

But with “Dimming Pony” behind the scenes, it was a different story.

Fu Qian had a deep impression of beings like the Goddess of Sin and Punishment—they were definitely high-ranking existences.

He could almost picture one of his seniors trapped in this maze over and over, until the last of the SAN Points were exhausted.

As for the real Gaya—where was he?

“You disappoint me, Mr. 9527.”

“In some ways, I’d rather be influenced by Patch than become like you!”

At that moment, Gaya’s cold voice came, tinged with disdain.

“It’s wrong to attack a juror personally.”

Facing the project manager’s rebuke, Fu Qian snorted and took two steps forward.

“What do you want to do?”

Gaya was clearly extremely sensitive to his movements and immediately took up a defensive stance.

Unfortunately, this did nothing to change the outcome. In the next second, excruciating pain surged as he found a ferocious claw had torn through his abdomen.

The power was comparable to that of a Demigod!

What kind of monster was this?

And why didn’t it kill him, only leaving a wound in his belly?

Tough on the outside, but cowardly inside, Gaya was just being intimidated. He didn’t dare to kill him, he still feared Yasui Corp’s might…

In a strong and sharp response, Gaya saw that Fu Qian’s face was already close at hand.

Boom!

In the next moment, something poured out from his abdominal cavity.

“Why?”

Amidst his screams, Dr. Gaya once again lay dead on the spot.

Passing by him, Fu Qian had evidently used his favorite move, Visceral Critical Strike.

With that terrifying blow, this person was dead, without a doubt.

Unsurprisingly, the task was still uncompleted.

Fu Qian, hands stained with blood, wasn’t surprised at this. Instead, he just looked up at someone beside him.

After the horrifying gutting, Cynthia, who was always composed, finally showed signs of fear from losing control.

It was like returning to the lab after lunch, only to see the pressure gauge on the reaction vessel skyrocketing.

Of course, Fu Qian didn’t care about her feelings. What he focused on was something else.

He had only targeted Brother Gaya’s kidneys, yet Cynthia’s condition somehow became a bit unstable.