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Chapter 41: An Unresolved Ending
“Since that’s the case, then hurry up and let me go.”
“Wouldn’t it be better for you to release me now rather than suffer and struggle by yourself? I almost got away, but I’ve already caught you. Why am I still negotiating with you? Even if I don’t kill him, I can directly use ‘Calamity from the Mouth’ to order him.”
“This is bad, I’ve been discovered.”
“You guy… I always thought those villains were like idiots. Each time, they’d be defeated by the protagonist’s speeches, their intellect lowering, and despite an absolute power gap, they’d still lose to the protagonist. Now that I’ve become a villain myself, I realize that speeches can indeed deeply affect people unconsciously. I shouldn’t have let him talk so much; I should have just used ‘Calamity from the Mouth’ to make him obey.”
“Useless tricks? My ability is the type that won’t stop once activated. Even if you command me, it’s useless because I myself don’t know how to deactivate it.”
I naturally don’t believe him and reach out to give a command.
“[Deactivate your Destined Ability.]”
Nothing happened.
Should I go back and check on Lianbing’s situation now? But I can’t let this guy, Yang Shifan, out of my sight. So, rather than taking him with me, I’ll call Lianbing to come over. Of course, I can’t let my guard down while making the call. I feel like this guy still has a trump card he hasn’t used.
“It’s impossible for him to surrender so obediently and wait for capture, right? If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t reveal my final trump card.”
Then, suddenly, a woman wearing glasses appeared. She had her hair tied back and was pointing a handgun at me.
“Let him go immediately! Otherwise, I’ll shoot!”
If she shot me, I could barely dodge it, but threatening me…
“Sorry, you’re the one within my control.”
Yang Shifan immediately realized this and shouted at the woman.
“Wait! Xiao Qing, don’t come over!”
I had already uttered those words.
“[Kneel.]”
With a single thud, both of them instantly knelt before me.
The woman called Xiao Qing struggled, trying to raise the handgun. Hmm? As expected, Masters of Destiny who can use Destiny Power, and F, mostly have resistance to my abilities.
Since that’s the case, let’s add a stronger dose to make you unable to resist.
“[Prostrate yourself.]”
*Thud!* Even their upper bodies made intimate contact with the floor.
When I used this move before, I had to forcefully suppress the opponent with Spiritual Power. But now, using a different kind of power, doing this is simply effortless. It’s like replacing a car engine with a fuel engine; the efficiency difference is worlds apart. And I’m becoming more proficient with ‘Calamity from the Mouth’ now. Before, I had to lead the conversation with诱导 words based on the opponent’s actions, but now I can directly issue commands. It’s all because I have an inexhaustible supply of Destiny Power.
Of course, this is also because my…
…are you not afraid of death?
“The situation has reversed now. You aren’t afraid of death, but will you watch indifferently as…”
No, you won’t. You can’t stand seeing others get hurt.
“You’re afraid of me hurting her, aren’t you? Because he is very similar to me. She is one of your F, someone important to you, right? The fact that you’d want her to leave here immediately shows she holds a significant place in your heart.”
“Now, deactivate your ability immediately, or I’ll kill her.”
“You wouldn’t even kill me? Would you be willing to kill a woman?”
How should I put it? I think you might misunderstand. I don’t want to kill you because I’m worried that your ability might continue to act even after you die, making it truly unsolvable. I don’t dare to gamble on that possibility. But as for her…
I glanced back at the bespectacled girl trembling on the floor and said mercilessly.
“What does she have to do with me? [Shoot yourself.]”
My expression must have been incredibly grim!
Yang Shifan didn’t expect me to give her even a countdown before commanding suicide.
Watching the girl slowly straighten her upper body, tears streamed down her terrified face. Her trembling hands raised the handgun, and she opened her mouth.
“Damn it! ‘Body and Mind at Peace’!”
*Bang!* So there is a way to break free from control. I found it strange earlier when I commanded him to stop, but he still…
…ran out of the hall.
“Even if *you* can deactivate it, can *she*?”
The man ran past me, our gazes meeting. However, there was no resentment in his eyes, but rather, a pleading look. He was begging me not to say anything more.
So, I fell silent.
“Come on, I’ve already explained my abilities. You should reveal your trump card now.”
The gun barrel was already pointed at the bespectacled girl’s mouth, her trembling finger slowly pressing down, just one step away from pulling the trigger.
*Bang!* The gunshot echoed through the building.
The bullet was indeed fired and hit its target, piercing directly into Yang Shifan’s forehead. The spurting blood splashed onto the girl’s face, dyeing half of it red.
But the girl didn’t scream. Instead, she held Yang Shifan’s corpse, and beneath the blood-splattered glasses, her eyes exuded…
Her reaction was off. To face the death of someone important so calmly, could she have a necrophilia fetish, like Lianbing? Of course not.
Then why?
The answer was obvious.
Yang Shifan was not dead.
Yang Shifan, with a bullet hole through his head, stood up, covering his head with his hand. The bullet popped out of the hole, and the bleeding wound rapidly healed.
“It seems I misjudged. You’re kind-hearted, but not foolish. How did you know I wouldn’t die?”
“Humph. You told me yourself not to kill you, so you saw death as… I wasn’t entirely sure, but since she barged in, I used her to test you.”
“I’m sorry, Shifan. It’s me…”
This time, it couldn’t be avoided. Sigh, there’s no helping it. I didn’t want to expend Destiny Power, but I guess I have to use it now.
“So, you can use Destiny Power to offset my abilities, right?”
“‘Body and mind at peace, and one gains infinite freedom.’ That is ‘Kang Ning’… one of the Five Blessings.”
“Then what about resurrection?”
“Hehe, this is like praying to Brother Chun for a revival!”
“I’m more curious now, how many times do I have to kill you before you actually die?”
“Hey, don’t. Heaven has a virtue of loving all life. It’s already lucky enough to be let go once.”
Hm? That’s a strange thing to say. ‘Heaven has a virtue of loving all life’? Isn’t ‘Hao De’ also one of the Five Blessings?
After meeting Yinhua last time, I went back and checked what the Five Blessings were: Longevity, Wealth, Kang Ning, Hao De, and Good End. But of course, as ‘Destiny,’ they couldn’t be as simple as their literal meanings. Hao De could actually revive someone, and his ability is quite overpowered.
“Haha, that’s right! Although my abilities aren’t much, my F can give me some powerful buffs!”
Yang Shifan stood up, wiped the blood from his face, and spread his hands.
“I already know your abilities. They are indeed troublesome. But now you’re helpless against me, aren’t you?”
“I can’t control you, and I can’t kill you. That’s quite troublesome.”
“You have far more Destiny Power than I do, don’t you? That’s why you don’t care about the cost and use your abilities so freely.”
“Aren’t you the same?” .
“I’m not the same. I have ‘Longevity,’ so my lifespan is just a little bit longer.”
“Don’t nag me at a time like this, Xiao Qing.”
It seems Longevity really means what it says, extending his lifespan. I just don’t know by how much, but it shouldn’t be more than mine.
But, do I have to fight him using the quantity of Destiny Power, repeatedly killing him until he exhausts his lifespan? I don’t want to do something that kills the enemy but also harms myself.
“This is really not simple. You’ve got four of the Five Blessings, and they’re all such perverted abilities.”
“Get lost. I don’t want to see you again.”
Since I can’t do anything to him, I’m not going to waste any more time. I’ll go back and deal with my own matters.
“You’re too kind.”
“Is it okay to say that to someone who just killed you once?”
“I’ve met many Masters of Destiny. After obtaining Destiny Power, they become arrogant, thinking they can do anything, and inflate their egos. And the abilities they gain are far less powerful than yours. You can essentially do whatever you want, can’t you?”
Do whatever I want?
Perhaps.
“I don’t want that kind of… My relationship with them isn’t that good. Until the F awaken, the Master of Destiny cannot use Destiny Power. And Masters of Destiny and F are like… they can’t play with or raise each other. There are also Masters who, in turn, treat their F as sex slaves. Some ill-tempered F will imprison and play with their Masters like dogs. They don’t treat people as people, and they themselves have become inhuman.”
I heard this from Ji Zhibai, but it’s worse than what I heard.
“Oh, right. All the ones I’ve met are dead. Well, I killed them.”
With a chilling killing intent hidden in his calm demeanor, this man…
“So, you, who are so considerate of your F, even when they seem to hate you, still…”
“Good people get bullied, and good horses get ridden. You always end up at a disadvantage.”
“Then you should deactivate your ability, and I’ll continue my simple life. You can go kill other Masters of Destiny, and we’ll mind our own business.”
“Oh my, you’re suddenly refusing? Haven’t you heard? Our positions are different. I told you I’m a Fate Hunter, and you’re a Master of Destiny. I can’t let a potentially dangerous Master of Destiny roam freely. I must sever your connection with your F, so I won’t deactivate my abilities.”
“Then what are you babbling about? Get lost! Or I’ll take a few more lives from you!”
“Hehe, I quite like you.”
“What! Shifan, you’ve finally awakened! Oh my, it wasn’t in vain that I was always *tempting* you! So who’s the top? Who’s the bottom? Judging by height alone, Shifan is suitable to be the top, but he’s so strong-willed, maybe unexpectedly—Wow—Wow—Wow~”
Speaking of which, is that bespectacled woman a fujoshi?
“So what I said before is still valid? To be honest, I hope…”
What I said before? The words used to lure me, but he’s ready to agree and fulfill them now?
With that, Yang Shifan picked up the bespectacled girl and walked to the edge.
“Oh, right. It seems Yinhua has nothing to do with you. I hope you won’t hurt Yinhua. She doesn’t know what I’m doing; she’s just providing me with money.”
“You don’t need to tell me; I wouldn’t do anything to her.”
“I see, hehe.”
“Huh? What? Wait, no! Ah! Help!”
“Then, goodbye~”
He jumped off the building.
Then, *thump!* He fell to his death, blood splattering everywhere.
With a speechless expression, I watched the twisted and distorted human shape, which would be disgusting even with a mosaic filter, gradually regenerate. After completely recovering, Yang Shifan stood up, stretched his neck, and waved at me.
That was quite a bizarre way to exit.
In the end, I only found out the mastermind but didn’t find any solution.
“Lianbing is fine, right? Juncheng An, can you persuade her?”
“I don’t know what will happen to the others.”
Tsk, this is so troublesome.
This was truly dangerous. Fortunately, the other party was a good person.
“I was so shocked. He directly told me to die. I didn’t expect that…”
“Yes, surprisingly, he’s a magnanimous person.”
“But Shifan, you could have dealt with him, right? You wouldn’t be controlled by him, and you have plenty of lifespan left.”
“It’s useless. His ability is too strong. It’s already lucky to escape by wasting just two lifespans. I can tell he held back. If he had used his full power, even using all the remaining forty-eight lifespans might not have been enough to eliminate him.”
“That powerful?”
“His ability is already very close to the essence of Destiny Power, which is ‘what you wish for, you get’—this is the realm all Masters of Destiny dream of, and why they want to gather nine Destined Abilities.”
“We’re both Masters of Destiny, why is there such a big difference…”
“Who knows? Maybe the world is in cahoots with him.”
“You’re such a jokester.”
“By the way, what about the information provided this time? It said he was just an ordinary high school student! I really want to smash his head! When did high school students in China become so awesome!”
“This information was provided by Sky Net, and the source is very reliable.”
“Sky Net? Who is the leader?”
“Lin Lanhua. Her name is known, but nothing else can be found, as if this woman never existed. We all serve this woman. She probably already knew about Juncheng An’s situation.”
“Tch.”
“Lanhua, I’ll remember you.”
