Chapter 44

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Chapter 44: A Man of Patriotism

Fighting God was furious. As a fate bearer who had spent years in the Rule Arrow Realm, he had often thought about how he might die.

Dying in an adventure treasure!

Being surrounded and killed by enemies!

Or even being slain by enemies on the battlefield!

The enemy’s schemes were unpredictable, and he had mentally prepared himself for such possibilities.

Sometimes, when he couldn’t sleep at night, he would ponder over his potential demise.

He had imagined dozens of ways, each more varied than the last, and he had come to terms with the inevitability of death.

After all, being a fate bearer meant living on the edge; death was a constant companion, and hoping for a peaceful end was unrealistic.

But being betrayed by a friend…

Honestly, he had never considered this possibility.

Although stories often depicted friends turning against each other, and even brothers raising swords against one another,

he had always believed his judgment was sound enough to avoid such treachery.

His friends couldn’t possibly be those deceitful, profit-driven individuals who would stab him in the back.

Moreover, he had a very favorable impression of the Velier clan and the Huahuaz clan. From the top levels to the common folk, they had treated him warmly upon discovering he was a fate bearer.

Of course, he wasn’t naive; everything he had revealed about his profession, talents, and abilities was fabricated.

When venturing out, it was always prudent to keep some cards close to the chest.

However, the Huahuaz clan had already formed an alliance with Huaxia, even establishing diplomatic relations. Everything seemed to be progressing positively, so how could they have planted a spiritual bug within him?

And to think they planned to betray him in the future and bring about his downfall!

He couldn’t fathom the catastrophic losses Huaxia would suffer if the Huahuaz clan and Velier clan turned against them as allies in a great war.

Perhaps… a defeat in war would be the least disastrous outcome!

“My suggestion is for you to maintain your relationship with the Huahuaz clan and the Velier clan,”

the Star God said softly, observing the enraged Fighting God.

“?”

Fighting God was baffled. Given the circumstances, how could he possibly continue to engage with them?

How reckless would that be?

Was he supposed to ignore the spiritual bug within him?

“I agree,”

the God of Theater chimed in, “Your strength is formidable, so the spiritual bug inside you won’t have much of an impact.”

Fighting God was momentarily stunned and then asked, “So what exactly is the purpose of the spiritual bug?”

“It uses you as a core to alter the thought processes of ordinary people around you.”

“……”

“Because the waves emitted by this spiritual bug are so faint, even influencing the minds of Ordinary People takes years to take effect, which is why you can’t detect it.”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Fighting God struggled to ask, “So if there are traitors among us, they’ve been forced to alter their thinking under the influence of the spiritual bug, turning patriots into spies?”

The God of Theater gave a slight nod. From the moment the spiritual bug was discovered, he knew the number of “traitors” around them wouldn’t be small.

“There’s one more thing. Because it’s so subtle, even those who’ve been changed can’t sense it themselves,”

the Star God said. “If you can’t detect it, how could they possibly be aware of their own mental state?”

“Perhaps only when something happens in the future, when the Huahuaz clan uses their methods to awaken them, will the changed individuals… become the nails embedded within us!”

Fighting God said bitterly, “But they were once patriots…”

At that moment, guilt washed over Fighting God’s heart.

If they were enemies, even in the face of a slaughter, he wouldn’t hesitate.

But traitors?

They were the ones he despised the most.

In any country or region, anyone who uncovers a hidden spy wouldn’t hold back.

But what if these spies were once loyal citizens? They had always believed they loved their country and were devoted to their nation, never harboring thoughts or actions of betrayal.

It was purely due to their own circumstances that their minds became corrupted, turning them into the enemy’s spies.

How could he bring himself to act against such a situation?

All of this was the evil he had brought upon himself.

“That’s why I suggest you don’t break ties with the Huahuaz clan and Velier clan,”

the Star God said. “Don’t let them sense our vigilance. Then we can search for those who’ve been changed.”

“Let’s see if we can find a way to cleanse their minds of the contamination.”

Fighting God took a deep breath and asked, “What if it’s already too late and the change can’t be undone?”

He already knew the answer to that question.

But he still wanted to ask, clinging to the faint hope that the Star God might offer a different answer.

“Why ask when you already know?”

The Star God sighed softly.

He didn’t want to say those words.

If it can’t be changed, it will only end in tragedy.

But in a life-and-death racial war, sacrifices are inevitable.

Today’s events served as a wake-up call for them.

“Actually, it’s possible…”

Fighting God’s throat was dry. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words wouldn’t come out.

From a humanitarian perspective, if they could identify those who’d been changed, they could reassign them to different roles, cutting off their access to sensitive information.

But if the war breaks out, these people will definitely be the first to be dealt with.

In a life-or-death situation, knowing there are enemy spies among us, how could we not eliminate them?

“So now I just hope that the spiritual bug inside you wasn’t planted too long ago and hasn’t affected too many people.”

Listening to the Star God and Fighting God, Su Wen fell silent.

So this is how traitors within the organization come to be?

The information about the five fate bearers with the character "God," the Starry Array, and even his own movements—were all leaked by those who were altered?

So… did he really wrong the Wind God?

The Wind God didn’t betray the organization; when he killed Li Dong and tried to bring Su Wen back by force, there must have been another reason?

At this thought, Su Wen felt a deep sense of guilt.

If the Wind God was innocent, then the guilt felt by Fighting God’s trace of consciousness in the future timeline was genuine!

Because of some of his words, the Wind God was killed.

And as a result, Huaxia nearly fell!

“Sigh!”

“Sigh!”

At the same moment, Su Wen and Fighting God both let out heavy sighs.

They exchanged glances.

Su Wen understood the reason behind Fighting God’s sigh, so he could relate.

But when Su Wen sighed at the same time, Fighting God’s pupils shook, and he felt uneasy.

With the situation this dire, did the God of Wealth still have something he hadn’t explained?

“Brother God of Wealth!”

The Wind God suddenly stopped writing, looked up, and said, “Qingfeng told me that your emotions are fluctuating intensely.”

“It seems you feel… guilt toward me?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Star God and God of Theater both turned their gazes to Su Wen.

What’s going on?

Why did the God of Wealth suddenly shift his emotions and feel guilty toward the Wind God?

What did he do to the Wind God?

Shouldn’t it be Fighting God who’s drowning in guilt right now?

Why is the God of Wealth getting involved in this?