Chapter 480: At This Point, Best to Make a Run for It

"Found you."

A hint of exhaustion appeared on Qi Suian’s face. He rarely grew tired, but this time, he truly couldn’t take it anymore.

Not only did he have to fend off the Sky Island World’s pursuit, but he also had to perfect his own abilities of concealment, shielding, and disguise, all while suppressing the various discomforts in his body.

What about reviving through death? That was an option, but because Qi Suian had broken away from the Doomsday Game, he now had to pay the price for revival himself.

This was also why the Doomsday Game had been so determined to kill Qi Suian back then. Every time he revived, the resources and cost were paid by the Doomsday Game.

After all, he was only SSS-rank. As long as he was within the Doomsday Game’s domain, it was naturally responsible for him.

Besides, in Qi Suian’s current view, this ability wasn’t very useful. If he used it, the process of reconstruction would inevitably be detected by the Sky Island World.

He also had no way to return to normal. Even his protagonist’s halo, Celestial Fate: Profound, was no longer as effective; it had become a part of the rules within his body.

Every Extraordinary part of him contained a vast number of rules, and Qi Suian’s own Extraordinary system was fundamentally a stitched-together mishmash.

Combined with the rules inherent to the world itself, and the fact that his World Core was just a seed and not a complete world, he was unable to regulate it all effectively.

This left Qi Suian utterly exhausted. It was only because he had originally been plagued with illness that he had the constitution to endure it now.

Otherwise, he would have collapsed long ago and found a place to rest.

But he knew that now was not the time for rest.

He had found the Doomsday Game through a hidden mark on one of the survivors.

It had latched directly onto the world and used its special abilities to numb the world’s ability to search for and identify it.

It was similar to an anesthetic effect, providing extremely strong concealment.

So, although the world knew an intruder was inside it, it was completely unable to find it in a short amount of time.

Furthermore, with the survivors drawing fire at the front lines, its attention was diverted.

Thus, the Doomsday Game was safe.

Only someone like Qi Suian, who had always considered it a target, would continue the pursuit.

The main reason was that the two had been entangled for quite some time, in what could be called a love-hate, kill-or-be-killed relationship.

When Qi Suian left, the Doomsday Game was finally free of a cancerous tumor like him.

But the bad news was that Qi Suian hadn’t died, and now he had his sights set on the Doomsday Game.

’The moment I make a move, with my current concealment techniques, I’ll definitely be detected by the Sky Island World.’

’So I have to be fast.’

’I need to grab the hiding and traversal technologies from the Doomsday Game as quickly as possible.’

’Then I can not only make a clean getaway but also have the Doomsday Game take the heat for me.’

From the look of things, the Sky Island World’s aggro was higher on the Doomsday Game than on Qi Suian.

Of course, even if the aggro on Qi Suian was higher, he was more agile and could escape more efficiently.

So he was confident he could leave the rigid Doomsday Game behind to act as a meat shield.

To put it another way, without these two technologies, the Doomsday Game had basically no chance of leaving the Sky Island World alive with its current power.

As for the other valuable things the Doomsday Game possessed...

That was true, but even if Qi Suian wanted to be greedy, he had to consider his own situation.

He shouldn’t reach for things he couldn’t afford to be greedy for. He was short on time.

After a series of plans flashed through his mind, Qi Suian chose a relatively safe one and acted without hesitation.

Because his own power was too immense and his control over it was poor, the moment he made a move, his disguise and concealment effects shattered instantly.

He transformed into an indescribable, chaotic, and amorphous form.

His power tore through space, locking onto a location that showed no abnormalities whatsoever.

This was, of course, the area where the Doomsday Game was hiding. The reason nothing was visible was that the Doomsday Game’s technology was truly advanced.

Even the Sky Island World couldn’t see it, so naturally, Qi Suian, with his embryonic world, couldn’t detect it either.

But it didn’t matter. He had the survivor as a locator. It didn’t matter if he couldn’t see it, as long as he could hit it.

A brute-force strike hammered down, and dense cracks appeared on the surface, like a shattering mirror.

The next moment, the cracks vanished, revealing a series of chaotic, bizarre patterns. Some patterns were illusory, some real, some twisted, some rigid.

The instant they were exposed, Qi Suian was already upon the patterns parasitizing the world. A chaotic limb plunged in and ripped off a large chunk.

’Traversal technology, got it!’ Qi Suian stuffed the large chunk of chaotic patterns into his own body for temporary storage.

Before he could strike a second time, a giant hand formed from countless islands slapped down from the heavens, engulfing both Qi Suian and the Doomsday Game.

Qi Suian had no time for anything else and turned to confront it without hesitation.

Seeing this, the Doomsday Game didn’t pursue the matter with Qi Suian, instead providing him with a dense array of buffs.

The Sky Island World’s attack came too quickly. It had clearly been preparing for a long time while it couldn’t find Qi Suian. Now, not only had Qi Suian appeared, but the Doomsday Game had as well.

It was a double blessing, in a manner of speaking.

’At a time like this, I should be shouting ’Break for me!’’ Qi Suian couldn’t help but joke to himself.

He then forcibly mobilized all the power in his body. He didn’t know many flashy special effects or moves, so what he had to do was simple.

Just punch with all his might.

His fist collided with the massive island hand. Qi Suian stood firm, unmoving.

The giant island hand, however, was completely annihilated by his punch.

It wasn’t that Qi Suian lacked power; it was that he couldn’t fully wield, control, or adapt to it in a short time.

The power was always there. It was just a matter of how he brought it out.

After shattering the giant island hand with one punch, Qi Suian knew this was only the beginning.

Behind the giant island hand, a colossal Giant God, so immense that even Qi Suian could barely make out its form, rose to its feet.

The Giant God had no facial features and was missing its right arm, which slightly affected its combat strength.

The reason it was only "slightly" was because it was regenerating. In the next instant, countless islands reappeared and pieced themselves together. In a flash, the Island Giant God’s right arm was restored.

Qi Suian seized this opportunity, turned, and gouged another large chunk out of the Doomsday Game.

This chunk contained not only the disguise and concealment technologies but also other core tech, including data related to the apocalypse.

But Qi Suian didn’t inspect it immediately. His first thought was to run.

He had gotten what he came for, so there was no need to stay in the Sky Island World.

However, his actions were not permitted by the Sky Island World, and even the Doomsday Game held him back.

Did it think he could just stir up trouble, dust himself off, and walk away? Things weren’t that easy.

The Doomsday Game also knew that if Qi Suian left, it would have to face the Sky Island World alone.

So it immediately latched onto Qi Suian.

"Damn it, you clingy bastard..." Qi Suian cursed. He hadn’t managed to escape. As they struggled against each other, the Island Giant God’s attack arrived.

Qi Suian didn’t want to take the hit head-on, so he unhesitatingly used the Doomsday Game as a shield in front of him.

The attack struck Qi Suian accurately, but it was first buffered by the Doomsday Game and then completely neutralized by Qi Suian’s own power.

Although he had taken the attack, Qi Suian wasn’t hurt much.

As for the Doomsday Game, one could only say its life force was truly tenacious. It had been shattered into countless pieces, but it was still alive.

"Let go! If you do, we both have a chance to escape. If you don’t, we die together," Qi Suian said, while simultaneously swinging his fist and smashing it into the Island Giant God.

He instantly shattered the Island Giant God’s head and, following through, stomped down and crushed half of its chest.

The Doomsday Game still clung tightly to Qi Suian, completely unwilling to let go.

Qi Suian wasn’t wrong, but there was a problem: between a Doomsday Game that was on its last breath and a complete Qi Suian, it was obvious who had a better chance of survival.

So, if the Doomsday Game wanted to live, its only choice was to cling to Qi Suian.

Then, a piece of information was transmitted from the Doomsday Game, but Qi Suian intercepted it immediately.

Only after inspecting it did Qi Suian open the message to read it.

It was a set of already collected world coordinates and a simplified method for using the world traversal technology.

This traversal technique lacked various safeguards, positioning effects, and so on. Basically, you just picked a spot and threw yourself at it.

Furthermore, the Doomsday Game would provide Qi Suian with a suitable disguise. Once they reached a safe world, they would go their separate ways.

In other words, it was a proposal for cooperation.

Although Qi Suian had obtained the corresponding technology, it was unrealistic to think he could use it immediately.

Cooperating with the Doomsday Game was, in fact, the most logical choice.

Qi Suian didn’t doubt the Doomsday Game’s intentions for a simple reason: the Doomsday Game couldn’t withstand this simplified version of the world traversal technique on its own.

It was already on its last breath; another stunt like that would surely kill it.

But with Qi Suian’s help, it could successfully reach a new world.

Coincidentally, Qi Suian needed help with concealment and disguise, which was the Doomsday Game’s specialty. You could say their cooperation was a form of mutual restraint, as each held sway over the other’s weakness.

As for the Doomsday Game breaking the deal after reaching the new world? Qi Suian was confident he could just drag it out again.

"It’s a deal!" Qi Suian agreed immediately.

What choice did he have? Even if he could leave the Sky Island World, without concealment and disguise, he would just be a walking piece of Tang Monk meat.

"You better hold on tight. This technique you gave me is no proper piece of work. If you fall off halfway, I’m not responsible."

As Qi Suian spoke, he executed a charged rush, collision, and stomp. Simultaneously, using the simplified traversal technique, he smashed a huge hole directly through the Sky Island World.

He then transformed into a streak of light and shot into the void, hurtling violently toward the world coordinates provided by the Doomsday Game.

As for how long the journey would take, Qi Suian wasn’t very clear.

But he could be certain of one thing: the Sky Island World was no longer a threat to him.