"Knock her out!" Jin tilted her head and said, a wicked smile on her face.

The process was very short, with the victory decided in just a few minutes.

Su Changxing also breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Although he appeared confident earlier, he wasn’t as sure as he seemed.

Looking into Jin’s deep blue eyes, he pointed at Zhou An’s side and said, "Carry me over, let’s see how he’s doing."

Jin nodded to show she understood, gently lifted Su Changxing onto her back, and walked to where Zhou An had fallen. "You’ve got severe injuries."

"It’s not too bad; I shouldn’t die for now."

"There are still many people outside coming towards us. They aim to kill you."

"How do you know that?"

"I just saw them. Why don’t we take them out now?"

Su Changxing felt this girl had never changed; she was still as belligerent as ever. He shook his head and said, "No, I’m in great condition right now. We might need to escape."

It seemed Shen Xuan hadn’t struck heavily, as Zhou An merely passed out and soon regained consciousness. The moment he saw Jin, he shouted, "I’ll fight you to death!"

Jin raised her hand, gesturing with a finger gun aimed at his forehead.

The scene grew cold.

Zhou An saw Su Changxing on Jin’s back and quickly realized the situation, thinking to himself, this woman is indeed crazy; one moment she’s fighting and the next they’re on good terms.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I thought..." Zhou An calmed down, chuckled awkwardly, and stood up, dusting off his clothes.

Su Changxing saw Zhou An was fine and asked, "What just happened, where’s Zhu Wenwu?"

Zhou An looked around and said, "A few powerful people came to kill you earlier, and Zhu Wenwu went to intercept them."

"Let’s head directly to Donglin City now. Those Wizards have retreated, and Team Seventeen has taken Donglin City again."

Su Changxing didn’t think much and nodded, saying, "Alright, let’s go to Donglin City."

He then sent a message to Zhu Wenwu to inquire about the current status, and Zhu Wenwu’s reply surprised him greatly.

"Brother Su, these people are very tricky, definitely Tier Seven in strength. I can’t fully match them, but I can shake them off without issue."

"I guess these people aren’t from our world but external players who received the task to assassinate you."

An assassination task?

Su Changxing recalled he’d also been assassinated by players from other worlds before, with no personal grudges involved, just because of missions.

It felt like the higher-ups held grudges, leading to the subordinates fighting and killing each other, simply due to bounties.

He looked toward the sky at the prominent Bronze Gate, half-open, with nothing visible inside.

Since they began the Extraordinary Era, that gate had been slowly opening, barely detectable by the naked eye. Compared to a few days ago, it had indeed moved, and in another ten days or so, the Bronze Gate might be fully open.

It was already midday on the second day, but with the black fog enveloping everything, it didn’t feel anything like noon—more like a gloomy, dim twilight under dark clouds.

They weren’t far from Donglin City, and bodies littered the path, in various gruesome conditions—both their people and Wizards’ bodies, occasionally stumbling upon W100 waste.

"Despite such hardships, we still won this battle." Zhou An said with some sentiment.

"Yes, those meant to win will ultimately win." Su Changxing nodded.

With the arrival of the Extraordinary Era, more Extraordinaries emerged in the final days, especially within their Team Seventeen, almost all members were Extraordinaries, with some even reaching Tier Eight.

The concept of ordinary people had vanished in their world; everyone was a player. At night, mysterious shops appeared at fixed points, where players could exchange Points and Extraordinary Crystals for positions and become Extraordinaries.

Looking at this trend, soon everyone in their world would be an Extraordinary.

Yet, most positions exchanged from shops were Lower Rank, with few Middle Rank positions available, which were very costly to obtain.

As they approached Donglin City, Su Changxing received a message from Huang Biao—a perfectly timed occurrence.

He instantly felt something was off, thinking Huang Biao might have knowledge of his whereabouts, or was informed by someone else.

Huang Biao’s message left him silent, "Brother, I didn’t expect you to survive, truly impressive!"

Sarcastic words prompted a flood of thoughts in Su Changxing’s mind, feeling Huang Biao’s tone was more of an onlooker.

"You want me dead?" Su Changxing replied.

"Of course not, we’re brothers. It’s just that there are many unavoidable circumstances forcing my hand."

"I want to know why? From this, I guess you’re the Prophet of the Chenxi apocalypse."

With just two sentences, Su Changxing confirmed the other as Chenxi’s Prophet.

It was like a large puzzle, with only a few pieces left, easily envisioning their shapes and how they fit with other parts.

"Haha, you truly are impressive to guess so quickly. I previously didn’t dare speak much to you, fearing you’d discover."

Reading the message, Su Changxing could simulate Huang Biao’s tone in his mind: zesty and sincere.

Yet, such a person would normally have no connection with Chenxi’s Prophet; they really had no common ground.

Why didn’t he realize this while within the world?

At that time, Huang Biao himself didn’t know!

The answer was clear in Su Changxing’s mind: Huang Biao, in the Zombie World, lacked relevant memories.

To deceive others, one must first deceive oneself, and as a Deceiver, he certainly knew this trick well.

"Why tell me now?"

"You didn’t die as planned, and it’s frustrating me, brother. It’s not that I want you dead, but if you don’t die, this world will perish alongside the apocalypse!"

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because I’ve experienced it: if you remain alive, the third apocalypse will have no hope, leading to a collapse apocalypse where the world collapses quickly centered around you. I don’t know the precise reason."

"One thing’s certain: you must remain within the Donglin Region, or you’ll be wiped out... If you absolutely refuse to die now, then everyone dies together. I’ve done all I can."