Chapter 780: The Feeling of Being the Big Boss Behind the Scenes

Huang Jue had previously used Intimate Relationship on Chen Ye across two Sequence levels, leaving him completely unable to resist now.

And at some point, a layer of Smoke Breath had already bound itself around Huang Jue.

A thin layer of Smoke Breath held him captive!

There was nowhere for Huang Jue to run!

Regret, resentment, unwillingness...

All kinds of emotions welled up in Huang Jue’s heart, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.

This was the fundamental reason he had failed this time.

Who could have imagined that the man before him could be so ruthless...

That blood-red eye was just like the blood moon in the sky, sending a chill through anyone who looked at it.

Huang Jue even felt that this eye itself was an Anomaly...

Anomaly... Anomaly...

Just as Chen Ye was about to drive the tips of his Demon Claw into Huang Jue’s brain, a flash of insight struck him...

This was... an Anomaly’s organ...

Why would an Anomaly’s organ be on a human being?

How was that possible?

God Worshippers were more sensitive to Anomalies than members of any other Sequence. Their sensitivity was completely different from a pathfinder’s ability to sense Anomalies.

Huang Jue stared at the blood-red eye, his own eyes suddenly widening.

At the very brink between life and death, Huang Jue thought of so, so many things...

At that moment, his mind had far surpassed its usual capacity for calculation.

“The eye... This isn’t a human eye...”

“It’s an Anomaly’s eye! A pair of Anomaly eyes...”

“I... I think I understand... Hahaha...”

“I understand...”

Chen Ye’s blood-red eye narrowed slightly, and his Demon Claw finally stopped.

The word “eye” from this “cousin” in front of him had finally caught Chen Ye’s interest.

“How do you know?”

Chen Ye’s voice didn’t change. He sounded as calm as if he were asking what to have for dinner.

“I’m a God Worshipper. I’m a God Worshipper... That’s how I know!”

Huang Jue was a little unhinged...

Perhaps the brush with death had just rattled him, or perhaps he had thought of something inconceivable.

“If you keep stringing me along, I won’t hesitate to make sure you can never speak again!”

Chen Ye said flatly.

“Cousin, I’m your cousin. I’m your only family in this world... your only one...”

Huang Jue was still trying to play on Chen Ye’s feelings.

The tip of the Demon Claw pressed forward slightly. Huang Jue felt as if something had pierced the bone in his forehead.

A chill swept through his entire body, and goose bumps rose across his back!

This was what it felt like to be on the verge of death!

Am I really going to die?

Yue-jie, I’m sorry. I can’t bring you back to life.

But I can go be with you right now!

“I’ll give you one more chance!”

Chen Ye’s voice seemed to descend from heaven, though it was as hateful and cold as ever.

Huang Jue shuddered all over.

Meeting that blood-red gaze, Huang Jue couldn’t think of anything else.

“The Heaven’s Mandate of God Worshippers is to create gods!”

“We can gather and harness the power of faith, transforming our ‘god’ into a true god.”

“Actually... actually... in essence, so-called ‘gods’ are nothing more than another kind of Anomaly!”

There was a hint of sadness in Huang Jue’s voice as he said this.

He had always understood the truth behind those words, but had always avoided the subject.

An artificially created Anomaly was no different from any other Anomaly, as far as Huang Jue was concerned.

That was also why, despite having reached Sequence Two, he had only just begun to “worship a god.”

It was also why he was so weak.

It was only after his wife left that Huang Jue’s thinking changed and he set out on the path of “god worship.”

“Turning a person, or some other target, into an ‘Anomaly.’”

“No one understands that better than those of us in the Worship God Sequence!”

By the time Huang Jue said this, all traces of frenzy had completely left his face. Only sadness remained.

Only then did Chen Ye understand why Huang Jue had recognized his Blood Eye as something taken from an Anomaly after just one glance.

“Go on...”

“As far as I understand it, humans and Anomalies can’t coexist. Of course, that excludes Superhumans in the Anomaly Symbiosis Sequence!”

“But your eye clearly doesn’t belong to an Anomaly. You don’t count as an Anomaly Symbiont, and you don’t have the rotten smell of one, either!”

“I don’t understand. I don’t understand how you did it...”

“I didn’t expect you to be somewhat useful. Are you done?”

Huang Jue relaxed a little. Somewhat useful? Did that mean he wouldn’t have to die?

Huang Jue nodded. “I’m done!”

“Since you’re done, you can die now. God Worshippers shouldn’t exist in this world.”

Leaving a God Worshipper in Xi City was far too dangerous.

Besides, this man didn’t seem to be of any use to him. He might as well kill him.

Huang Jue was stunned. Wait, you just said I was a little useful, and now you’re going to kill me?

Are you out of your mind?

“Wait, wait... Cousin, don’t kill me. I’m still useful! I’m still useful!”

This time, Huang Jue didn’t wait to be asked questions before answering. He spoke faster and faster.

“Is your eye unable to use all of its abilities?”

“I can help you bring out its full power. I can!”

“Brother... spare me!”

Chen Ye gestured with his Blood Eye for Huang Jue to continue.

“If the power of faith can turn people into gods, then it can help you fuse with your Blood Eye!”

“I can give you half of the power of faith from the Goddess Symbiosis Society!”

“It won’t take long before you can completely fuse with this eye!”

“Trust me...”

It could work like that?

Chen Ye’s Demon Claw finally stopped.

The System had previously offered a few solutions. The first was to wait for his Blood Eye to slowly fuse with him.

The second was to find an eye similar to the Blood Eye and install it in his right eye.

But that method was too difficult.

The third was to pay an astronomical number of Slaughter Points.

But Chen Ye didn’t have enough Slaughter Points, let alone the money to pay that fee.

So all he could do was wait for his Blood Eye to fuse with him slowly.

But the process was far too long.

Chen Ye’s Blood Eye shifted slightly. If the power of faith could speed up the fusion, it was worth a try.

Chen Ye thought it over and said bluntly, “Half the power of faith isn’t enough. I want ninety percent!”

Huang Jue’s eyes widened. “Ninety percent? You might as well kill me!”

“Go ahead, Cousin. Kill your only family member. Once I’m dead, I’ll tell them I was killed by my own cousin.”

Chen Ye frowned. Was this guy a little too shameless?

That didn’t quite fit his old nickname, “The Apocalypse’s Most Devoted Lover.”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?”

“I believe you. I just never thought the cousin I went through so much trouble to find would be so cold-hearted. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come.”

The last sentence was what Huang Jue truly thought.

“Whether or not you’re my cousin, give me ninety percent of the power of faith, and I’ll let you live!”

“Heh... Ninety percent? Dream on. I’ll give you fifty-five percent at most!”

“Eighty-five percent. Not a point less!”

“No. That’s still too much. Sixty percent. Across all of Xi City, I’m the only God Worshipper...”

“If there aren’t any in Xi City, I can look elsewhere. I’m sure I can find someone!”

“Even if you do find someone, will they work with you? Keep dreaming! If the circumstances hadn’t been so unusual this time, I never would have come looking for you!”

“Eighty percent... final offer. Take it, or I’ll kill you!”

“Not a chance. Sixty-five percent at most...”

“I’ll kill you...”

“Come on, do it! Come kill your only little brother, go on...”

“...”

In the end, the two reached an agreement.

Huang Jue offered Chen Ye terms he couldn’t refuse.

And Chen Ye agreed to become the Goddess Symbiosis Society’s backer.

Huang Jue officially became the deputy captain of Guard Team One, under Guard Team Thirteen.

At that moment, Chen Ye felt strangely like the big boss behind the scenes.