Published: March 2, 2025
Wen Yu casually shaped a soul puppet in the form of a wheelchair out of the dirt, placing Fran on it and pushing him towards the exit of the treasure land.
Wen Yu pushed quickly; although Fran was on the brink of death, his condition was merely due to the nearing end of his lifespan, rather than a severe injury. It was undeniable that with Fran's strength, even at the end of his life, merely traveling wouldn't lead to any irreversible consequences.
The two of them walked out of the town, and soon arrived at an open space outside the town. Fran struggled to wave his hand, opening a spatial rift in front of them. They could see the towering city walls of Beijing on the other side of the rift...
"I was born in the United Kingdom, cough cough..."
Fran spoke with difficulty, while Wen Yu simply kept pushing the wheelchair and walked through the spatial rift.
"I was born in the United Kingdom and grew up there, but I never expected to experience such great changes. Fortunately, the heavens favored me, granting me strength that few could match. It was in this way that I managed to get through the most difficult times at the beginning of the apocalypse with my decaying body."
"And after that... after that came the first sequence ranking battle... I had no intention of competing for these empty titles, but the sovereign gave me orders, and I dared not disobey. However, during the first sequence ranking battle, I discovered an interesting person."
"Me?"
Wen Yu responded to Fran's words with a question.
"Hahaha... cough cough cough... you're still as big-faced as ever..."
"It’s Lin Haifeng, isn’t it..."
Fran calmly refuted Wen Yu's random guess, and at that moment, the old man’s eyes sparkled, as if he were experiencing a moment of brilliance.
"Lin Haifeng is truly unparalleled in the world! His ideals, his ambitions, his beliefs, his execution capabilities—everything..."
"Do you remember that time he came to find me? The two of us played a game of chess, and in just a few words, Lin Haifeng moved me and convinced me to join Beijing..."
"After that..."
"After that, it became too long..."
Over the span of over five thousand years, even Fran, who was known as the master of time, felt that time was slipping away.
"But I lived very happily in Beijing."
"I completely dedicated my second spring to Beijing, to this world. Now that I think back on it, I realize that this place is my home; it is where I grew up."
"Have you heard of the saying 'home is hard to leave'?"
"Of course, I have."
"Right now, I suppose I am in such a state..."
After saying this, Fran turned back with some difficulty, looking at Wen Yu with a shy smile.
"I truly trouble you for my unreasonable request this time."
After speaking, the two had already reached a place just 10 kilometers away from the city walls of Beijing.
Wen Yu simply shook his head slowly.
"It's not really a trouble... just a small thing within my abilities..."
After saying this, Wen Yu released his grip on the wheelchair and then set up a layer of dark barrier around Fran to isolate everything.
Once all of this was done, Wen Yu let out a light sigh.
"However, you probably would not want to see this process..."
Fran naturally could not hear these words. Within Wen Yu's dark barrier, a faint warm current surged, quickly sending Fran into a deep slumber.
And just in the next second, a roar that shook all of Beijing tore through the clouds, resonating throughout the sky!
"I am Wen Yu!"
"The strongest person in the world, the first in the current sequence!"
"Now, I ask everyone in Beijing to listen to what I have to say next!"
"The commander-in-chief you all respect, Fang Yujie, has long been replaced by an ambitious person who is willing to destroy the entire human race and the whole world for his selfish desires."
"Of course, I am not saying this to raise the banner of justice, to rectify the chaos for you and for this world. The key point is that I have some personal grudges with him that need to be settled—whether you believe my previous words or not, whether you have heard of my name or not... Now, I give you five minutes to evacuate Beijing..."