The most terrifying was still the 'Sunrise' move used by Gu Sang.
Sunrise.
An extremely violent and masculine energy instantly filled the entire space.
But in the next second, it turned incredibly cold.
The sun rose.
The sun split.
Duan Chen knew that all of this was merely an illusion, yet even as an illusion, the sensations it brought to a person were all real.
The skin on his arm felt as though it was about to crack from the heat.
Various injuries added to his body, causing his resolve to continuously decline.
The air around him, heated to an extreme, made it impossible to see his surroundings clearly. His vision even doubled. This situation was untenable.
"Sequence 025: Eye of Truth!"
Duan Chen gritted his teeth and activated the Eye of Truth. What entered his sight was once again rolling waves.
And Gu Sang, who had already reached him and was swinging his blade towards him.
His pupils contracted, and with a flash, he dodged the blade lunging towards him.
Thousand Illusions Pandora reformed into a gun in his hand. Instead of attacking the monsters he saw with his naked eye, he fired directly.
With a *pfft!*
Duan Chen broke free from the endless illusion.
However, the injuries on his body had not healed.
That was a place that was both real and illusory.
If he hadn't momentarily disrupted Gu Sang's consciousness and mind, and then used his Sequence 025: Eye of Truth to escape, he would likely still be trapped within.
Duan Chen spat out a mouthful of blood.
He moved his body.
Gu Sang let out a laugh.
A very light laugh, devoid of any mirth.
"You actually managed to get out."
He seemed to marvel, or perhaps regret.
"If you had died inside, it would have been easier for you."
"What a shame."
Following that.
The premonition that made his sixth sense go numb rapidly struck. However, this feeling came from all directions, and Duan Chen had no idea where to dodge.
Immediately after, he saw Gu Sang, standing before him, suddenly pull out a gun from beneath his black robe.
The gun looked somewhat comical and ridiculous.
Like a child's water pistol.
But upon seeing the gun, Gao Tiankai, standing behind him, suddenly cried out.
"No!!"
Duan Chen had no time to ponder why Gao Tiankai let out such a tragic scream.
He flashed, frowning, trying to dodge the water bullet being fired at him.
However, the unexpected happened.
The water bullet actually curved, and no matter where Duan Chen dodged, he felt as though he was being locked onto.
He had a premonition that he absolutely could not be touched by this water-like projectile.
Otherwise, he would surely die.
His sixth sense was constantly warning him.
But there was nowhere to evade.
Especially as Duan Chen saw Gu Sang open his mouth again.
"Night..."
He still had the strength to unleash such a move!
At the critical moment, Gao Tiankai pulled a pocket watch from his embrace, then opened the lid, and crushed the watch hands.
The next second, he appeared in front of Duan Chen, embracing him tightly.
That water bullet smoothly struck Gao Tiankai's back.
"You!"
Duan Chen's pupils contracted violently.
He absolutely couldn't believe what he was seeing, even forgetting to resist. Gao Tiankai, who was holding him, slowly released his grip and knelt powerlessly on the ground.
Gu Sang frowned.
But he did not immediately advance.
Duan Chen incredulously asked, "You... this..."
Gao Tiankai, enduring the pain, revealed a smile.
"Haha... Surprised, aren't you, Duan Chen? Quite a surprise, right?"
"Surprise!"
Duan Chen clenched his fists.
"I'm not falling for any of your plays!"
"Don't try this trick."
However...
Gao Tiankai gave a wry smile.
"If only it were. I wish this was a trick, but I'm afraid I won't be able to play any tricks on you for the rest of my life."
The water bullet striking his back began to dissolve his body, melting from the back towards the front.
At the tailbone, a large hole appeared. Like scorched paper, it slowly, bit by bit, dissipated into the air.
Gao Tiankai's eyes held a smile.
Lying on the ground, looking at the dark sky.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, but the smile on his face was relaxed.
"The gun Gu Sang holds is a soul-shattering gun. If there truly is an afterlife, then I won't have one."
"But that gun has a reload time. It can only be used once every fifteen minutes."
"So you have fifteen minutes."
"Chen'er, do you remember the first restaurant we went to... what was it called? Good Father, or Good Son, Good Mother... something like that."
Duan Chen's entire body was trembling.
He couldn't control the slight tremor in his voice.
"It was called Good Brothers!"
"Oh, right, it was Good Brothers."
Gao Tiankai, lying on the ground, his smile widened.
"Actually, I lied to you. You must have figured it out by now. There was never any Xiao Xing'er."
"That name is so tacky, isn't it?"
"I'm not a qualified undercover agent. I can't wear a mask. Chen'er, I can't rest easy, so let me go first. You have to be well, and Old Zhang, you both have to be well."
The dissolving trace had reached his jaw.
He could no longer utter a word.
Only his eyes remained.
They held a smile, looking at Duan Chen.
Even in his final moments, that intense smile showed no sign of fading.
Duan Chen, his eyes crimson, looked at Gu Sang, who was touching the water gun in his hand. "Do you know what you're doing?"
Gu Sang did not reply.
But he took a step forward, his intent clear.
Duan Chen understood perfectly.
The Apostle, wearing a mask, was no longer the person he knew.
Gu Sang was dead.
There was no longer a Gu Sang in this world.
Since that was the case.
He fiercely closed his eyes, suppressing the complex emotions churning within him. When he opened them again, his gaze was clear. Beyond the settled pain, there was an intense killing intent.
"Wu Suo Wei!"
He roared with a hoarse voice.
"I know you must have another clone nearby! Come out and face me!!"
Wu Suo Wei calmly appeared beside Duan Chen.
He had expected Duan Chen to question why he hadn't intervened.
But upon meeting those eyes filled with intense sorrow, Wu Suo Wei couldn't utter a word, because he heard Duan Chen say, "Tell me!"
"How can I fuse with White Chess!"
"So that I can kill Night Mare!"