The students who passed by were all surprised. In their memory, Qingchen was always full of energy, as if he would never be defeated by anything.
But now Qingchen's eyes are sunken, his face is pale, and his figure is thin. He is no longer the young dean he used to be.
Gradually, more and more students gathered around Qingchen, all asking him what was wrong.
After a long silence, he said, "I have cancer, and the cancer cells have spread throughout my body. I have at most half a month to live. Before my life comes to an end, I want to try one last time to see if there is another possibility."
Qing Chen: "Everyone, I originally hoped that before I left, I could show you my still radiant side, so that you would believe that we would eventually win. But Yangyang is right. In this era, one person alone is not enough; it requires all of us to become heroes. So, I hope that even if I really fall and disappear one day, you can become me, become Iodine, become Boss Zheng, and continue the path that we and they have not yet finished walking."
The most important sentence Ren Xiaosu said in the totem is that even gods are not invincible; they are just humans at a higher level.
Therefore, even if Qingchen becomes a god, he still needs comrades-in-arms.
“Go study, go cultivate,” Qingchen said. “As I said before, in times of war, your adulthood does not begin at the age of 18, but begins from the moment the people who sheltered you and fought alongside you died.”
The next moment, some students took the lead and turned to walk towards the teaching building, either to study or to practice.
They wanted to exchange for more Felicis to speed up their cultivation.
They need to master more combat skills until one day they themselves go to the battlefield.
Qingchen watched their retreating figures and suddenly laughed. He looked at Yangyang and said, "You're right. Only when I believe they can grow into towering trees can they truly become towering trees."
At this moment, Da Yu walked out of the isolation room of the war fortress alone. He looked at Qing Chen and said, "Zard and I have found a way to escape!"
Qing Chen's eyes lit up: "How do we escape?"
Da Yu said, "Before being ambushed, I swallowed the spatial ring. I managed to send it out with great difficulty during my last time travel. I planned to use the painting to break out, but after leaving the cage, the outside world is full of puppeteers. I need your forbidden item ACE-005 to hide my identity."
Qing Chen paused for a moment, then handed over the cat-face mask without hesitation: "Its name is Dafu. You can take it in as long as you call its name. Licking its forehead will unlock the second stage, but I haven't tried what the second stage does yet. I'm worried that it won't be able to turn back into its first stage form."
Da Yu took the cat-face mask: "Thanks. See you in the Southwest after I break out of here."
See you in the Southwest!
Qing Chen left Whale Island, while Da Yu returned to the war fortress and started a video call with a stranger, personally confirming that the forbidden item ACE-005 was already in his hands.
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Countdown 24:00:00.
Whale Island became lively again. The potential time travelers had received a short six-day training, but were suddenly all gathered by the parents' association members and taken to Kunlun's 'Anywhere Door' base in batches.
Teams of time travelers entered five key doors and headed to five North American cities: New York, Washington, Winchester, Harrisonburg, and Haggstown.
As Xiao Qi led the team inside, she smiled and said to everyone, "I originally wanted you all to receive more training to adapt to the pace of life in the Otherworld, but now that the war has fully broken out, we don't have time to wait any longer. Don't worry, as long as you all listen to me, everything will be fine."
One by one, potential time travelers entered their respective cities. Some of them suddenly had countdowns appear on their arms and began to jump and bounce excitedly on the spot.
Xiao Qi brought these people back to Whale Island, quietly waiting for the next time they would travel through time.
There were also some people whose arms showed no signs of a countdown at all. They looked at those who had become time travelers and suddenly felt a little sad, because they had not been chosen by fate in the end either.
The parents will send them back to their respective cities and give them $100,000.
Because of their secret-keeping techniques, they cannot tell others that they have visited a beautiful island where buildings are like a forest and people can travel through it in flying machines.
It is a place that is rich and beautiful, magical and magnificent.
However, all of this was destined to be as fleeting as a dream for them.
After a brief period of anticipation comes a lifetime of longing.
On Whale Island, Mosley found Xiaoqi: "I want to talk to your manager. I can provide money, I can give him half of my assets, and I can also find many beautiful women for him on the dark web."
Xiao Qi asked with a half-smile, "What do you want in exchange?"
“I want his protection in exchange for political status in the underworld,” Mosley said.
Xiaoqi smiled and shook her head: "Our boss doesn't need the things you're talking about."
“I want to see him, and you can’t make that decision for him!” Mosley shouted.
Xiao Qi shook her head again: "Our boss has already left Whale Island. You should save your energy. Your fate is now in my hands."
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On a farm outside Washington, D.C.
Zhong Yu is drafting a new organizational charter in an attempt to make his 'Polar Night' organization appear more formal.
The name "Polar Night" is clearly aimed at Qing Chen; Polar Night means that there will never be daylight in this world.
At that moment, R walked into his office, but was slapped away by Zhongyu with his scarlet hand: "Don't disturb me when I'm writing."
R got up outside the door and whispered, "Someone called Zongcheng's puppet. He said he has new information to share with you, which is related to the Joker."
Zhong Yu grinned maliciously: "Finally! If I hadn't heard anything soon, I would have killed his puppet! Bring him here!"
Five minutes later, the puppet said, "Daylight's behavior has been rather strange lately. They've been carrying out a global manhunt, arresting many people, but we don't know what they're up to. I got an MRI report from Shanghai; it should be Joker's. According to the doctor, he doesn't have much time left."
Zhong Yu frowned: "No, he can't die of illness. He must die by my hand!"
The puppet shook his head: "It's too early to judge whether he will die. But given the extent of his illness, he will inevitably have to consider completing all the life-or-death challenges as soon as possible, and then coexisting with the cancer in his body... This is our chance."
Zhongyu asked, "Where will he go to complete this life-or-death challenge?"
The puppet said, "Based on his past experiences, he should have already completed surfing, rock climbing, wingsuit flying, diving, downhill mountain biking, and skiing. So there are only two left: the birth of the heavens and penetrating the earth's core."
This puppet possessed far more information than anyone had imagined; he even knew the complete eight life-or-death trials!
The puppet continued, "There are only four places in the surface world that can meet these two conditions for life and death: the first is the sinkhole cluster in Houping Township, Wulong, Chongqing; the second is the sinkhole in Guatemala; the third is the Swallow Cave in Mexico; and the fourth is the sinkhole in Venezuela."
"Four locations?" Zhong Yu said coldly, "We can't possibly split our forces into four groups. If we do, they'll all be dead ends."
You should know that Qing Chen has already advanced to demigod.
Even if this is a demigod with terminal cancer, he is not someone that an ordinary person can assassinate.
Therefore, the main forces of Zhongyu and the Polar Night organization must participate in the battle. They must guess where Qingchen went and which place he chose as the place for the life-or-death challenge.
R said, "If I'm not mistaken, he would prefer to complete this life-or-death challenge on his home turf in China, specifically in Houping Township, Wulong, near the sinkhole cluster."
The puppet smiled and shook his head: "Then you underestimate him."
R frowned: "What do you mean?"
The puppet looked at Zhong Yu and said, "You still don't understand Qing Chen enough. I guess he already knows that you have returned, and even knows that you have gathered the remnants of the kingdom. That's why he left immediately after his brief visit to North America. He doesn't want to have a conflict with you now, but wants to wait until he becomes a god before he comes to kill you."
Zhong Yu sneered: "And then?"
The puppet said, "So, he should also be wary of you trying to kill him. This is a battle between demigods, a battle that will shake the heavens and earth and could very well endanger innocent people, so he can't possibly choose to face his life-or-death situation in the country. The sinkhole cluster in Houping Township, Wulong can be ruled out."
This puppet seems to have a very deep understanding of Qing Chen, and even understands Qing Chen's psychology.
R suddenly said from the side, "Then there are still three targets."
“There’s no need to rush. As long as he leaves the country, he must be reported for approval. Then we’ll know where he’s going. Under air traffic control, planes can’t just fly wherever they want,” the puppet smiled. “The moment he activates his reverse breathing technique and falls from the sky, he’ll be like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.”
"But how do you know he's activated reverse breathing?" R asked. "King twice thought the Joker had activated reverse breathing, but the other party had a forbidden disguise, so there was no way to tell whether he had activated reverse breathing or not."
The puppet laughed, "He no longer has this forbidden item."
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At midnight at Zhengzhou Airport, a private plane remained parked, waiting for a long time.
Four flight attendants whispered among themselves in the cabin: "Do you think my lipstick is applied evenly?"
"Is my makeup cakey?"
Is my hair messy?
They were a little nervous because the Hu Group had informed them that passengers were boarding a plane to Guatemala, a country near the Caribbean Sea.
It's not unusual for a plane to suddenly have passengers, but the problem is that these crew members only had one passenger, and they had seen him before at the international airport at the foot of the Alps.
These crew members were the same people who had previously traveled on the same private plane as Qing Chen.
After the plane crash, they were all quarantined until they were finally released after using a contraindicated syringe.
Hu gave them two options. The first was to receive a severance package of 15 million yuan and return to their respective hometowns. That amount of money was enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime.
Another option is to board a new private jet and continue waiting for the mysterious passenger who may never reappear.
After experiencing danger, most people's first reaction is to get away from the industry or place that almost caused their death. Now, with the temptation of a large sum of money, there's no reason not to leave.
Strangely enough, all of these crew members tacitly chose to stay.
At this moment, they composed themselves, descended the stairs, stood beside the airplane, and maintained their most beautiful smiles, awaiting the arrival of passengers.
"Do you think we'll get caught up in another crisis this time?"
"I don't know, but it's kind of exciting to think about. Anyway, nothing bad will happen. If we weren't on this plane, we would never have experienced something so amazing in our lives."
"Our confidentiality agreement is for a five-year period. After five years, when I tell my brother about this, I think he'll look at me with great admiration. He has a poster of that person on his wall in his room."
Shh, they're here.
The next moment, a black sedan drove up alone. Qing Chen was still wearing a white tracksuit and carrying a strange backpack.
After getting out of the car, he looked at the crew members and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help again. Don't worry, the plane won't crash this time."
The crew members suddenly froze. Was this the opening joke, so cheesy and absurd?
Qing Chen walked up the suspended stairs, and the flight attendant followed behind him, asking in a low voice, "Still don't you need food and water?"
"right."
Chapter 966, Fainting
The Hu Group's private jet rapidly ascended to altitude. Qing Chen sat on the sofa inside the cabin, gazing out the window, seemingly lost in thought.
They didn't even notice the crew members whispering among themselves.
"Mr. Qing looks a bit haggard."
"More than just haggard..."