Chapter 589: You Leave Me No Choice

Night had already fallen. Not far away, the sea surface was a patch of gold, presenting the magnificent scene of an orange sea.

The battles from the day seemed as if they had never occurred.

The people in the base had returned to their normal lives.

More convoys had arrived at the base.

These convoys were all sorts of strange, every kind imaginable.

There was even one convoy where all members used horses as their mode of transport.

This was even wilder than the Shepherd Convoy from before.

The horses used by the members of this convoy were all stout and strong, looking like the kind of steeds you'd only see on TV.

Clearly, these horses were the work of Superhumans—normal horses couldn't possibly be this robust.

This convoy did attract a lot of attention.

Lin Shu Tong's convoy still hadn't shown up.

No one had come for the Sky Whale that Elder Hou Junji mentioned.

Nor had the holder of a top-ten Sequence Wonder appeared.

Otherwise, it would surely have caused a stir across the entire convoy.

Now, the base had over twenty convoys.

Including ordinary people, the number had already exceeded a thousand, possibly even two thousand.

The base was getting even more lively.

The horse convoy from earlier, with the guidance of the Skeleton Convoy, quickly familiarized themselves with the base and even started setting up a stall to sell horses.

Quite a few people showed interest in their stall.

Many said they wanted to buy one to try out.

Back at the Fair Convoy's camp.

The Pink-haired Girl still hadn't returned.

No one was too worried, though.

After all, everyone had a good understanding of the Pink-haired Girl's strength.

But a rumor had started spreading in the base.

It was said that Demoness Jiang had been dumped by some Pretty Boy from the Fair Convoy, which led to her shame turning into rage and her going all out against the pink-haired Sword Immortal.

The Sword Immortal only made a move because she was protecting that Pretty Boy.

As a result, when Chen Ye was walking down the street,

someone pointed at him and said, "That's him!"

The people beside him stared at Chen Ye's one-eyed appearance, stunned.

These people could only lower their heads under Chen Ye's imposing pressure.

But after Chen Ye had walked away, they burst out laughing: "No way, that guy's the Pretty Boy? Are they crazy?"

Chen Ye didn't yet know who started this rumor.

He also didn't know such a rumor existed in the convoy.

Chen Ye thought to himself that aside from missing an eye, he wasn't much worse than anyone else.

Of course, if you were talking about Pretty Boy material, someone else in the convoy was far more suited than Chen Ye.

After all, that guy's face was really pale.

Dantai Bie had a cleanliness obsession—his clothes were always spotless every day, and every morning, he'd wash his face with cleanser, then slather on a bunch of skincare products.

Sometimes he'd even spray some perfume.

For all his flashiness, he didn't go around chasing girls.

He fit the Pretty Boy image way better than Chen Ye.

But Chen Ye figured he had more manliness than Dantai Bie.

That kid just looked like a clean-cut sissy!

...

Inside the Monster Pickup Truck's bed.

Chen Ye used his foot to fish the blade out from under the bed.

The three-day time limit had long passed.

Chen Ye grabbed the hilt again, but still got no information.

The blade before him seemed like nothing more than an ordinary knife, not a Wonder at all.

Jiang Rou, that crazy woman, wanted this blade so badly that she'd even sell herself short.

That made Chen Ye even more curious about it.

"They say Wonders have spirits. I don't believe you can't understand me!"

Chen Ye held the blade, his voice flat.

Clearly, he was prepared this time.

The big blade remained motionless, like a dead object, nothing like a Wonder.

"So, after all these days, you still haven't figured things out?"

The blade still didn't react.

Chen Ye scratched the back of his head, showing no sign of frustration or embarrassment.

He knocked on the blade.

All he got back was the sound of metal clashing—still no reaction.

He'd said all the nice words and all the harsh ones.

The blade still didn't respond.

Like he'd said before, if this blade were a person, things would be easy.

But it was just a blade.

Chen Ye's Blood Eye flickered faintly.

Tiny flames began to ignite on the blade's surface.

This was one of the Abyssal Blood Pupil's abilities.

Chen Ye planned to try burning it.

This was the Abyssal Blood Pupil's power—Scarlet Scorching Gaze.

It could generate extremely high temperatures within a certain range.

Since the range was limited, it was useful against a small number of enemies or low-rank Anomalies.

Against large numbers of enemies or high-rank Anomalies, its effect was somewhat lacking.

That's why Chen Ye rarely used this ability.

Now was the perfect time to try!

A few minutes later.

The entire blade was glowing red-hot, but it didn't melt or show any other reaction.

Chen Ye studied it for a long time but couldn't figure out what metal it was forged from.

He tried activating the Abyssal Blood Pupil's ability again.

The runes hidden within the Blood Eye began to spin.

This was another ability of the Blood Eye—Abyss Control.

This power worked well on both people and Anomalies, of course, only on a small number of enemies or low-rank Anomalies.

Since Wonders had spirits, maybe he could control it too.

He noticed the blade seemed to tremble unconsciously twice.

A flash of bloodlight flickered in Chen Ye's eyes, thinking the ability had worked.

But it only trembled twice.

It was as if the blade was mocking Chen Ye's futile efforts.

Second attempt failed.

Chen Ye wasn't discouraged and started trying with Hatred.

Hatred's sharpness could cut through ordinary steel.

But Hatred didn't leave a single mark on this blade.

Hatred trembled slightly, as if a bit upset.

He tried a few more times, but there was still no effect.

Third attempt failed...

Fourth attempt failed...

Fifth attempt failed...

Half an hour later.

Chen Ye had tried most of his current methods.

Looking at the blade before him, it was like staring at an extremely stubborn child.

"Fine, very well. If this is how it's going to be, then you're useless to me!"

"I'm going to bury you a thousand meters underground!"

"So you'll never see the light of day for centuries!"

"Let you sink into darkness forever!"

This time, Chen Ye could clearly feel a change in the long blade.

It was as if something inside was shifting.

The blade itself was trembling slightly, continuously.

Was it... working?

The blade had finally changed.

But just as Chen Ye thought his threat had worked,

after a few breaths, the blade fell silent again.

As if it had decided Chen Ye wouldn't actually do it.

Chen Ye gritted his teeth: "I didn't want to use this move, but you leave me no choice."

With that, Chen Ye grabbed the blade and walked out, his back firm and resolute.

This was Chen Ye's last resort.

And also the move he least wanted to use.