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Chapter 287 Fate Twisted! The Only Possibility to Kill the Fifth! (Third Update)

Huo Qiming remained silent, his sharp gaze fixed on the fifth.

"Or... how about we replace the hostages with you?" Fifth said confidently, "Of course, you'll need to limit your own power... I know you can break free of those limits at any time, but this would be a sign of sincerity!"

Huo Qiming remained silent on the surface, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not entirely unacceptable... He carried a protective artifact on his body. If he really replaced Chu Zhu, as long as the artifact could withstand the pressure, he could unseal his power and then stab the opponent in the back—this might turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
"You want to take this opportunity to steal his identity, don't you?" Chu Zhu suddenly spoke, completely disregarding the hand tightly gripping his neck, and turned his head with all his might to look at the Fifth Apostle's mask: "...Hu Kaikang!"

A dead silence.

Huo Qiming's pupils contracted; the amount of information conveyed in those two sentences was overwhelming. Seizing identity… and… Hu Kaikang? This isn't…

But how is it possible!

The leader of the God Worshipping Society in Jinghai City had absolutely no reason to do such a thing...

“…Logically speaking, I should be arguing now! Or openly admit that I am Hu Kaikang, and then use very clumsy methods to make Captain Huo doubt that I am Hu Kaikang!” Fifth’s tone was calm, his clear eyes fixed on Chu Zhu: “But inexplicably… I can sense that you are telling the truth! You are very certain that I am Hu Kaikang…”

After a brief pause, a strange glint appeared in Fifth's eyes. He gradually tightened his grip on Chu Zhu's neck, making it difficult for Chu Zhu to breathe. However, Fifth noticed that Chu Zhu's expression remained unchanged throughout. It was genuine indifference, not feigned indifference... Fifth couldn't help but feel disappointed.

To avoid actually killing Chu Zhu, Fifth gradually loosened his grip, pursing his lips: "How did you know?"

"Let's make a deal." Chu Zhu's eyes flickered slightly, her answer seemingly unrelated to the question: "Let's play Truth or Dare! Old Hu."

“I’ll ask a question, and then you ask a question! I swear on the name of the shantytown redevelopment area’s trade union that all my answers are sincere… If you know me, you should understand how credible my words are!”

"...I really don't know." Fifth's eye twitched, but after thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "However, it's something we can play! But, I need to ask first..."

"Okay." Chu Zhu nodded without hesitation.

"...How did you know my identity?" Fifth asked.

“You personally exposed your identity in front of me!” Chu Zhu answered bluntly.

Fifth frowned. It was actually the truth? But... wasn't it a bit too vague? Also, when did he personally reveal it...? Was it during a fishing trip?
He remembered that the last time he met Chu Zhu was a very, very long time ago... He was exposed back then... No, just how deep is Chu Zhu's understanding of Omnipotence? Or is there an undercover agent? But the number of people who know his public identity as a bishop is very small... Surely Chu Zhu's undercover agent isn't an apostle?
“My turn,” Chu Zhu said seriously. “How did you escape the metal sphere and suddenly appear behind me?”

"...You're not being honest!" Fifth gave Chu Zhu a deep look. These were two questions: How did he escape? And how did he appear behind her?
However, after thinking about it, considering that Chu Zhu had indeed told the truth, and that these two questions weren't really that sensitive, he leisurely said, "I'll mercifully tell you..."

"Escape? No escape! Heh, my supernatural power is good luck... So," Fifth paused slightly, his voice filled with arrogance and conceit, "the world is born to be on my side!"

"???" Huo Qiming was dumbfounded. He had never seen such a shameless person. Good luck? Tell him, what kind of good luck could conceal one's figure?

So you mean they were just unlucky and couldn't see you sneak up behind Chu Zhu? That's ridiculous!
Chu Zhu's heart sank at that moment. Such good fortune! It actually worked in this area… It seems the person opposite really really was… standing just twenty meters away!
Big trouble!

"As for the second one..." Fifth said casually, "That's just how it came about!"

Huo Qiming laughed in exasperation. Could you be any more dismissive?

“Then my next question is…” Fifth narrowed his eyes, looking directly into Chu Zhu’s eyes, and said slowly and deliberately, “Explain in detail how you saw through my identity as the Fifth Apostle! Including revealing your entire thought process… You’ve already asked two questions, so this doesn’t count as breaking the rules!”

After giving Fifth a deep look, Chu Zhu chose without hesitation... suicide. "???" Fifth suddenly realized something was wrong. After a moment of sensing, he was dumbfounded and frantically shook Chu Zhu: "If you don't want to answer, then don't answer... You! Don't die!"

Immediately, time began to reverse.

……

Chu Zhu was momentarily dazed when she realized she was attaching a metal ball to a drone.

"..."

Is this the right time?

Speechless, Chu Zhu quickly finished everything and then controlled the Hive, sending the drone soaring into the distance.

Then, everything continued as before, until... the door opened.

Eleven and Fifth emerged from among them. Eleven suddenly looked up at the drone floating a hundred meters above his head. It was quite obvious that even though Chu Zhu had deliberately raised it, the sound of the drone flying was still clearly audible to a superhuman like him.

"Interesting!" Eleven completely ignored the drone that was crashing down in his direction.

Fifth frowned, then abruptly raised his hand and tore it apart. This explosion triggered an internal reaction in the antimatter bomb, causing it to vanish in a flash…

“…Sigh!” Chu Zhu sighed again, then looked around and saw that Fifth’s voice had inexplicably sounded behind him again.

Everything seemed to be repeating itself! He was captured again.

The only difference is...

"Go easy on him!!" Eleven looked at the hand gripping Chu Zhu's neck with heartache, then glared angrily at Fifth. That might very well be the Holy Son; you've committed a grave offense of disrespect!
fifth:"……"

Huo Qiming, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."

Shivering, Bi Xuan, who had no idea why Chu Zhu had brought her along, was speechless.

"..." After a brief silence, Chu Zhu smoothly used her words to steer Fifth into her own rhythm, and as usual, played Truth or Dare with him: "Under what circumstances... would you allow a drone to get within twenty meters of you?"

"???" The Fifth Apostle fell into deep thought. He felt his brain had shut down. He laughed angrily, "Do you really think I'm stupid? You think I can't sense that twisted fate on the drone, which is only slightly worse than yours... When do you say it? I'd only allow him to get that close if I really wanted to die!"

"..." Chu Zhu remained silent, a sense of twisted fate washing over her.
Wait a minute... he's not much different from me?
In other words... this sense of twisted fate isn't actually a direct feeling of threat... but rather something that can be used to make estimations?

That being said...

Chu Zhu gave the Fifth Apostle a deep look and chose to reset again.

(End of this chapter)