The black mist not only blocked Du Chen's vision, but also had a faint stench that made him dizzy.

He hurriedly covered his nose and mouth. Just then, a rope-like thing ensnared him. There seemed to be lightning on the rope, and Du Chen was instantly stunned.

This was an absolute gap in strength. Du Chen didn't even have the ability to fight back. The assassin who dared to enter the Island of the Fighter God to commit crimes was definitely much stronger than him, a third-level fighter god.

...

When Du Chen opened his eyes again, he and Arthur were locked in a small wooden house. Looking outside the window, there was the sea under the night sky with the sound of waves. They had already been taken away from the Island of the Fighter God and were on a ship.

Several wooden lifebuoys and other nautical items were hung on the walls of the wooden house. There were some sacks and goods on the damp ground. Du Chen and Arthur were locked in an iron cage. The faint white light shining on the iron pillars of the cage indicated that this cage was not ordinary.

But when Du Chen glanced at the lock on the cage, he suddenly smiled. Ordinary people might not see anything wrong with the lock, but he saw it at a glance - the lock was not locked, it could be easily opened with a little force!

Strange, which idiot confines prisoners without locking the lock?

Du Chen thought for a moment and decided not to act rashly - maybe this was a trap, and he still had Arthur by his side.

"Hey, are you awake?" Du Chen confirmed that Lianhua and Baobao were still on him, then nudged Arthur beside him.

Arthur was still unconscious. Du Chen pressed his chest, finally waking him up. He shook his dizzy head, got up, and exclaimed when he saw his situation, "Where is this? Who are you?" He took a careful look at Du Chen and said, "I remember now, you are also a newcomer who participated in the training. You were following me all the time."

Du Chen nodded and smiled bitterly, "Yeah, I was following you, and ended up running into a killer's enchantment with you."

"enchantment? You were implicated because of me?" Arthur's reaction was very quick. With just one sentence, he inferred the approximate truth. He apologized, "I'm really sorry, I've caused trouble for you!" When he recalled the situation during the run, his remorse deepened, "I'm sorry, I remembered that you could have surpassed me, but you were worried about me pushing myself too hard, so you stayed behind."

As he spoke, Arthur shook the iron pillar on the cage, then carefully observed the surroundings, finally sitting dejectedly in the corner. "Looks like we're going to die. I'm sorry, I'm useless. It doesn't matter if I die, but I've dragged you down..."

Du Chen smiled. Although he was also worried about his situation, he understood a truth better - being nervous and scared wouldn't help when in a dangerous situation.

He sat down next to Arthur and smiled, "You think you're useless? Why do you insult yourself like that?"

Arthur didn't know that Du Chen was asking knowingly, instead he narrated his background and thought, if a classmate was dragged down with him and fell into danger, he couldn't let his classmate die without understanding!

"Useless? Haha!" Du Chen laughed lightly after hearing Arthur's story.

What's so funny? Arthur felt annoyed. It was true that he was useless, but should he be laughed at for being useless! Oh well, he had lost his life because of himself, so he might as well laugh.

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"Don't misunderstand, I just remembered something interesting. Not long ago, I was also called useless, and I even had a nickname - the shame of the Saint Kain family!"

"You're Francis!?" Arthur suddenly raised his head, grabbed Du Chen's hand excitedly and said, "I heard the teachers at the academy mention you! I was planning to look for you after the intensive training, but I didn't expect... Can you tell me how that strong person turned you into the Blessed Water Body?" As he spoke, Arthur released his grip and said bitterly, "It doesn't matter anymore, we're both going to die."

"Yeah, who would have thought that the two of us useless people would die together. Since we're about to die, let me tell you how I became the Blessed Water Body." Du Chen repeated the lie he had told countless times recently and added, "It's fate that we're dying together, so you don't need to feel guilty. But, can you let me die with clarity? Why would assassins want to capture you? You're the grandson of the Lionheart King!"

Arthur hesitated for a moment, thinking, yes, even though Grandpa told me not to talk indiscriminately, it's because of me that Francis is going to die. I can't let him die without understanding.

"Because... because I'm the grandson of the Lionheart King!" Arthur said with a hint of anger. "Because I'm the only heir to my grandfather, so there are people who don't want me to live, let alone become a genius!" He glanced at the starry sky outside the window and said with a bitter smile, "I used to be useless, and naturally, many people didn't care about me. But this time, my grandfather received some information and said that as long as I came to the Fighter God Academy, I would have a chance to change my talents."

Is there really something in the Fighter God world that can change talents!?

Du Chen's heart skipped a beat. What kind of treasure could it be!?

Arthur continued, "Some people don't want to see me become a genius, and some people want the thing inside the Fighter God Academy more than I do. So... I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

"You don't need to apologize for this! But you're the grandson of the Lionheart King, how...?"

"I don't have a guardian Fighter God, do I?" Arthur laughed bitterly. "From childhood to now, people have secretly called me useless. This intensive training to limit Dou Qi is my only chance to come first, but my guardian Fighter God is afraid I'll suffer, so he won't let me participate. So..." Arthur's smile became even more bitter, "so I resorted to using death as a threat, to force him to stay in the dormitory and not come out, and not secretly take care of me during training."

Damn it! This little guy is really stubborn, actually using death to threaten his guardian Fighter God.

However, he also deserved sympathy. Someone who is constantly called useless every day, either resigns themselves to their fate or wants to prove themselves by coming first. Arthur's actions were understandable.

Du Chen patted Arthur's shoulder. "I've had the same experiences as you before, so I can understand your behavior! Ha, you know what? Including my father, the whole family didn't like me. As a result, I had a falling out with my father and he kicked me out of the house."

Arthur felt a warmth in his heart. People with a common language and similar experiences always find it easy to chat with each other. He glanced at the night sky outside and said with a surprisingly mature smile, "I'm luckier than you. At least my grandfather... Wait, that's not right!"

He suddenly stood up, supported himself with the iron cage, and looked outside. "Francis, look!" Arthur pointed outside the window and said anxiously, "Since a while ago, the view outside hasn't changed at all! The ship we're on hasn't moved! This is impossible. We're still in the waters near Fighter God Island. After the assassins captured us, they wouldn't have stayed in one place."

Du Chen looked at the starry sky outside, but the ocean in the dark night made it impossible for him to see any changes. "Are you sure?"

Arthur nodded firmly. "I'm not mistaken. I can't cultivate Dpi Qi, but I've learned a lot of alchemy and astrology knowledge. I can confirm that the star chart corresponding to this ship hasn't changed. It has been near Fighting God Island all along, without moving."

Du Chen furrowed his brows. The ship hasn't moved, and the lock on the door hasn't been locked. What kind of bandits would do such a thing? Thinking of this, he shouted, "Is anyone there? We're hungry!"

No one answered.

Du Chen shouted a few more times, but still no one responded. In the end, he even used extremely venomous language to curse the assassins, but there was nothing but the sound of the sea tide around them.

"This is strange! Could there really be no one? Then who locked this cage?" Arthur exclaimed in surprise. He reached out and shook the lock outside the cage, delightedly saying, "Francis, this lock isn't locked!"

"Let me see!" Although Du Chen already knew about the lock, he still came over and pretended to take a look. "It's really not locked. What's going on?"

"Forget about it for now. I'm going out to take a look!" Arthur pulled open the lock and walked out of the cage. Du Chen didn't stop him.

Arthur tiptoed to the door of the room, and the door wasn't locked either. He gently opened a crack and glanced outside.

"Oh my god!"