Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits-Chapter 236 - 143 First Apostle

Chapter 236: 143, First Apostle Chapter 236: 143, First Apostle A faint mist drifted through the forbidden zone, where colossal statues of white gold towered imposingly on either side of the road.

Beneath one of the statues, which stretched its arms wide to support the sky, a teenager in a black uniform, his complexion pale, leaned against the statue. He sat expressionlessly with his eyes closed, while wisps of black firelight flickered across his body from time to time.

“Yan, how are you feeling?”

Sitting beside him, an elderly man with graying hair spoke, “Just hold on a little longer. The Boss and Mr. Sog are still outside trying to work something out. We’re not necessarily on a path to certain death.”

The teenager slowly lifted his eyelids, his eyes filled with exhaustion, and he muttered, “There’s no need, Professor Sog. I never intended to leave here alive.”

Professor Sog frowned and said, “Don’t give up. You’ve scared the Intelligent Star Group to death with your killings; they daren’t send anyone else in here. Just wait a few more days; maybe there will be a miracle.”

“I won’t live for a few more days. What’s the point in leaving this place?” The teenager shook his head slowly.

Professor Sog couldn’t help but sigh.

He suddenly turned his head slightly, his brows furrowing. “There’s an Inspector coming. I’ll draw them away from you and try to buy you more time.”

After he said this, he took a deep breath and quickly walked away.

“Yan.”

At that moment, a deep voice suddenly came from the communicator dangling from the teenager’s ear: “Irenado has decided to secretly make a move and help you escape. And you may still have a chance to be saved.”

“Boss, don’t you know how much life I have left?” the teenager whispered, “Forget it.”

“Have you given up?”

The Boss’s voice suddenly grew angrier, “When you were killing those people, I told you there was no need to waste so much energy. According to the plan, killing that Earth-raised Intelligent Star genius was enough. Only his Divine Position as a ‘Super Sensory Hunter’ posed a significant threat at the end of the year; the others weren’t worth you sacrificing your life for.”

The Boss continued angrily, “If you had just fled directly, who could have caught up to you? If you had stuck to the plan, you wouldn’t be in this mess! What about the promise you made to me?”

“…Forget it.”

The teenager remained silent for a while before shaking his head, “According to your plan, who knows when I’d manage to avenge Dr. Chu Hui. It’s too far off. Isn’t it also good now that I’ve killed so many and made the Intelligent Star Group hurt?”

“Are you making excuses?” The Boss said sternly, “The Intelligent Star Group doesn’t care about those Councilors; they’re just desperate, ordinary Divine Office holders, and even their leader isn’t that important. Only after the death of the Super Sensory Hunter, who could have played a role in exploring the Earth Treasure, did the Intelligent Star Group truly start to feel the loss.”

The teenager slowly closed his eyes and murmured, “It’s about enough… I’ve exhausted my life exacting revenge for Dr. Chu Hui. What more do you want…”

The Boss fell silent.

After a moment, he said gravely, “The Professor was right: Black Flame, a force surpassing the Sixth Energy Level, indeed affects the psyche. I could see you had a death wish before, and this time… are you actively seeking death?”

The teenager muttered, “Maybe. I originally planned to follow your scheme, but when I fully burned my life energy, that sensation was just exhilarating… almost like approaching the true essence of life…”

He suddenly laughed, “I’m quite happy now… If I’d known it felt like this, I wouldn’t have had to endure all those years…”

The Boss said in a low tone, “Have you forgotten how the Professor treated you? He considered you as his own child and always wanted you to live longer, opting to die himself rather than letting you perish. Have you forgotten all of that?”

“I…”

The teenager slowly opened his eyes, suddenly a fierce gleam passing through them: “Was it up to me to make him treat me well? Yes, when he found me on the spaceship, I begged him to save me, but I was young then, I understood nothing. He took it upon himself to let me live this long, wasn’t it because I’m from the Black Flame Clan, with immense research value?”

“You…”

The Boss was initially taken aback, then burst out angrily, “You know better than anyone whether the Professor regarded you as just a research tool!”

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“What does it matter?” the teenager retorted coldly, “You, an intelligent life, don’t care about anyone besides Dr. Chu Hui, either. Your mind is only on revenge, and it doesn’t bother you to kill innocents. I just want to end it quickly; where have I gone wrong?”

He closed his eyes again, “Enough, I’m tired and I’ve had enough. I don’t understand the Earth people’s pointless emotions, nor do I want to…”

The Boss was silent for a moment, then said deeply, “Someone said yesterday they could come to rescue you. This is my last time asking: do you still want to live?”

“Rescue me?”

The teenager abruptly opened his eyes, a terrifying black flame flickering in their depths, “Finally facing death after such a long wait, and now you want me to live? Let me be… otherwise, whoever comes to rescue me, I’ll kill them.”

The Boss fell into complete silence.

Suddenly—

“As expected of the Black Flame Clan, just like the legends say…”

A woman’s voice laced with mocking laughter rang out. A few yards away, the light shimmered and vanished, revealing a golden-haired, blue-eyed woman, looking at the teenager with a smirk.

The teenager glanced at her wearily, “Are you the one who’s come to save me?”

The Boss’s deep voice sounded in his ear, “This is only an illusion formed by telekinesis, a Telekinesis Secret Technique of the Intelligent Star People.”

The teenager laughed, “To kill me? That’s good then.”

The golden-haired woman also laughed, “The company’s research was correct; the Black Flame Clan is known for seeking self-destruction, loving death, sometimes even suppressing their survival instincts. No wonder such a powerful race is also so fragile…”

She sized up the teenager, “Luckily, I don’t want to waste my energy, either. You’re already a dying flame. If you want to die, then die.”