New York.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Three armored vehicles split apart.
Not crushed.
Not exploded by conventional force.
Split.
Cleanly.
As though an invisible blade had passed through the metal.
The upper halves slid sideways.
Then...
CRAAAAASH!
They struck the pavement.
Flames erupted.
Glass shattered.
Car alarms screamed.
Pedestrians ran.
And in the middle of everything...
Lin Fan stood outside the destroyed diner.
A silver sword rested casually against his shoulder.
His gray eyes stared at the burning vehicles.
Then...
He sighed.
"My milkshake."
Silence.
Behind him...
Qin Hao stared.
Chen Mo stared.
Han Yuer stared.
Even the surviving Crowned Serpent soldiers stared.
Nobody spoke.
Finally...
Qin Hao slowly turned toward Chen Mo.
"Did he just destroy three armored vehicles because of a milkshake?"
Chen Mo looked toward the burning wreckage.
Then...
At Lin Fan.
"Apparently."
Qin Hao closed his eyes.
His thoughts became very clear.
*Another psychopath.*
Han Yuer heard.
She covered her mouth.
Lin Fan turned.
"What?"
Qin Hao immediately smiled.
"Nothing."
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
Looked toward the ruined diner.
"Do you know anywhere else that sells milkshakes?"
Silence.
Qin Hao’s mouth opened.
Then...
Closed.
Chen Mo stared.
Han Yuer finally laughed.
Lin Fan looked confused.
"What?"
Qin Hao slowly rubbed his forehead.
"There’s an armed organization trying to kill us."
Lin Fan nodded.
"I noticed."
"And you’re thinking about milkshakes?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
"Because I’m hungry."
Qin Hao looked toward the sky.
*Heaven.*
*Please.*
*One normal protagonist.*
Han Yuer laughed harder.
. . .
Private island.
Main villa.
The enormous television displayed a live camera feed from New York.
Several women sat on the couches.
Others stood behind them.
A large bowl of popcorn rested on the table.
Shen Tian occupied the center of the largest couch.
Chi Lingxi leaned against his right shoulder.
Rose sat on his left.
Ling Shuangxue occupied the armchair directly opposite him.
Qin Ruobing sat beside her.
Bai Xue had somehow acquired three different snacks.
Li Lian and Ruan Yizhen shared a blanket.
Chu Zijin sat cross legged on the floor.
Chu Mei and Chu Chuchu argued over the remote.
Gu Qingya watched with professional interest.
Tang Meilin looked worried.
Lin Yue watched for injuries.
Chu Luoshen had brought a notebook.
Shen Yan stood behind her brother.
Yin Suyi drank tea.
Ren sat near the window.
Watching.
Learning.
Xu Ning floated beside Shen Tian.
Invisible to everyone else.
On the screen...
Lin Fan asked about milkshakes.
Silence.
Then...
Bai Xue started laughing.
"He’s ridiculous."
Rose nodded.
"Completely."
Shen Tian smiled.
"I like him."
Everyone looked toward him.
Chi Lingxi blinked.
"You like him?"
"He’s entertaining."
Ling Shuangxue crossed her arms.
"He just destroyed three vehicles."
"Efficient."
"Over a milkshake."
"Motivation."
Rose stared.
Then...
Slowly smiled.
"You would do the same thing."
Shen Tian looked offended.
"No."
Silence.
Everyone stared.
He continued.
"I’d destroy the entire organization."
Absolute silence.
Then...
Bai Xue burst out laughing.
Rose covered her face.
Chi Lingxi hugged his arm.
"That’s my boyfriend."
Ling Shuangxue sighed.
Qin Ruobing smiled.
Xu Ning nodded.
[Accurate.]
. . .
New York.
The surviving Crowned Serpent commander finally recovered.
He raised his weapon.
"ALL UNITS!"
Soldiers moved.
Twenty four remained.
Some behind vehicles.
Others inside nearby buildings.
Several carried weapons designed specifically for cultivators.
Spiritual suppression rifles.
Qi disruption grenades.
Bloodline inhibitors.
Their equipment was expensive.
Extremely expensive.
Qin Hao noticed immediately.
His eyes narrowed.
"Those aren’t ordinary weapons."
Chen Mo nodded.
"Agreed."
Lin Fan looked toward them.
"Really?"
Qin Hao stared.
"Yes."
Lin Fan looked at the soldiers.
Then...
At his sword.
"Okay."
Qin Hao froze.
"What does okay mean?"
Lin Fan smiled.
"Nothing."
Then...
He disappeared.
Not speed.
Not movement.
Disappeared.
Qin Hao’s eyes widened.
His system reacted.
**WARNING**
**Spatial displacement detected**
**Conventional movement prediction ineffective**
A soldier turned.
Too late.
Lin Fan appeared behind him.
One strike.
The man’s rifle split apart.
Before he could react...
Lin Fan kicked him.
BOOM!
The soldier flew through a parked car.
Metal folded.
Glass shattered.
Lin Fan vanished again.
Another soldier.
Another weapon.
Another strike.
Five seconds.
Six soldiers down.
Ten seconds.
Eleven.
Qin Hao stared.
Then...
His thoughts came.
*Teleportation without visible preparation.*
*No hand seals.*
*No formation.*
*No spatial anchor.*
*That’s absurd.*
Han Yuer heard.
She looked toward Lin Fan.
Then...
At Qin Hao.
"Can your system analyze it?"
Qin Hao shook his head.
"Not properly."
Chen Mo’s ancient inheritance stirred.
He narrowed his eyes.
"This isn’t ordinary spatial Qi."
Lin Fan appeared beside them.
"Correct."
Both men froze.
Qin Hao stepped backward.
"Stop doing that."
Lin Fan blinked.
"Doing what?"
"Appearing next to people."
"Oh."
Silence.
Lin Fan considered.
Then...
"Sorry."
Qin Hao stared.
An apology?
From a protagonist?
Unexpected.
Then...
A rocket struck the pavement.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Smoke swallowed them.
. . .
Private island.
Tang Meilin jumped.
"Are they okay?"
Xu Ning adjusted the camera.
Shen Tian continued eating popcorn.
"Yes."
Lin Yue frowned.
"You can’t know that."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Three protagonists."
He pointed toward the screen.
"One explosion."
Then...
The smoke cleared.
Qin Hao stood behind a golden defensive barrier.
Chen Mo had activated his ancient martial protection.
Lin Fan stood perfectly unharmed.
Shen Tian nodded.
"See?"
Lin Yue stared.
Then...
Sighed.
"I hate that you’re right."
Bai Xue smiled.
"Protagonist durability."
Xu Ning laughed.
[Very real phenomenon.]
Ren looked toward Shen Tian.
"What is a protagonist?"
Silence.
Everyone became quiet.
Shen Tian looked toward him.
Then...
Smiled.
"Someone the world likes too much."
Ren considered.
"Like you?"
Shen Tian’s smile disappeared.
Everyone stared.
Then...
Rose started laughing.
"No."
Chi Lingxi smiled.
"He’s the opposite."
Ren looked confused.
Shen Tian leaned back.
"I’m the person who takes their things."
Ren considered.
Then...
"Why?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Because I want them."
Ren stared.
Then...
Nodded.
"Simple."
Xu Ning covered her face.
[He’s learning from the worst possible teacher.]
. . .
New York.
The Crowned Serpent commander stared at the three men.
His expression had changed.
Not anger.
Fear.
He had been told this operation would involve one dimensional anomaly.
One.
Not three Fate entities.
His communicator crackled.
"Commander!"
He pressed it.
"What?"
"Additional signatures confirmed!"
"How many?"
"Three!"
"I CAN SEE THREE!"
"No, sir!"
The voice trembled.
"Three different narrative classifications!"
Silence.
The commander froze.
Then...
Slowly...
"What?"
"One dimensional traveler!"
"One villain system user!"
"One ancient martial inheritor!"
The commander stared.
His face became pale.
Then...
The voice continued.
"Sir..."
"What?"
"Their Fate signatures are interfering with one another."
The commander looked toward the three men.
Qin Hao.
Chen Mo.
Lin Fan.
All standing near the destroyed diner.
All looking annoyed.
Then...
The operative whispered...
"Sir, we may have accidentally triggered a convergence event."
Silence.
The commander closed his eyes.
"Of course we did."
. . .
Qin Hao’s system flashed.
**Narrative Convergence Event**
**Participants: 3**
**Fate Density: Extreme**
**Potential Opportunity: High**
**Potential Danger: Extreme**
**Special Mission Available**
**Defeat the Crowned Serpent commander before competing Fate entities**
**Reward: 15,000 Villain Points**
Qin Hao stared.
Then...
His expression changed.
Opportunity.
Finally.
Something reasonable.
He looked toward the commander.
Then...
Smiled.
Chen Mo noticed.
"What?"
"Nothing."
Chen Mo narrowed his eyes.
"You’re smiling."
Qin Hao looked toward him.
"People smile."
"Not like that."
Han Yuer laughed.
Lin Fan looked between them.
Then...
His own system appeared.
**Optional Quest**
**Defeat enemy commander**
**Reward: Dimensional Synchronization +0.5%**
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
At Qin Hao.
Qin Hao stared back.
Silence.
Both looked toward the commander.
Then...
At each other.
Lin Fan smiled.
Qin Hao’s expression darkened.
"Don’t."
Lin Fan blinked.
"What?"
"Whatever you’re thinking."
Lin Fan stared.
Then...
Slowly smiled wider.
"Oh."
Qin Hao’s eyes narrowed.
Chen Mo watched.
Then...
His ancient inheritance reacted.
A faint golden light appeared around his body.
A memory.
A warning.
A hidden opportunity.
**Ancient Martial Instinct**
**Enemy commander possesses an experimental Bloodline Stabilization Core**
Chen Mo’s eyes widened.
A core?
His father.
His mother.
The Chen bloodline.
This could help.
Then...
He looked toward the commander.
Qin Hao looked toward the commander.
Lin Fan looked toward the commander.
Silence.
All three smiled.
The commander felt a chill.
He looked around.
Then...
Whispered...
"Why are they looking at me like that?"
. . .
Private island.
Shen Tian suddenly started laughing.
Rose looked toward him.
"What?"
He pointed toward the screen.
"Watch."
Chi Lingxi leaned closer.
"What?"
"All three want the commander."
Silence.
Gu Qingya raised an eyebrow.
"How do you know?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Look at their faces."
Everyone watched.
Qin Hao.
Chen Mo.
Lin Fan.
All three slowly moving toward the same target.
Bai Xue’s smile widened.
"Oh."
Ling Shuangxue looked interested.
"Competition?"
"Exactly."
Chu Zijin grabbed popcorn.
"This is better than television."
Shen Tian smiled.
"It is television."
. . .
New York.
The commander slowly stepped backward.
Qin Hao stepped forward.
Chen Mo moved left.
Lin Fan moved right.
The commander looked between them.
Then...
"FIRE!"
The remaining soldiers attacked.
Qin Hao moved first.
Golden Qi erupted.
His cultivation surged.
A powerful palm strike swept forward.
BOOOOOOM!
Three soldiers flew backward.
Chen Mo activated his ancient martial technique.
His movements became fluid.
Precise.
One strike.
Two.
Three.
Each attack targeted joints and meridians.
Soldiers collapsed.
Lin Fan watched.
Then...
Raised one finger.
Space twisted.
Six rifles vanished.
The soldiers stared at their empty hands.
Then...
Their weapons appeared above them.
Falling.
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
Several soldiers screamed.
Qin Hao looked toward Lin Fan.
"Showoff."
Lin Fan smiled.
"Efficient."
Chen Mo sighed.
"Can we focus?"
Qin Hao looked toward him.
"You’re competing too."
Chen Mo froze.
"I..."
Silence.
Qin Hao smiled.
"Thought so."
Then...
The commander activated something.
A black sphere.
Small.
No larger than an apple.
He threw it.
The sphere expanded.
Darkness spread.
Then...
A violent pulse erupted.
**FATE DISRUPTION FIELD ACTIVATED**
Qin Hao froze.
His system flickered.
Chen Mo stumbled.
His ancient inheritance became unstable.
Lin Fan’s dimensional panel distorted.
For the first time...
His smile disappeared.
"Oh."
The commander laughed.
"Finally!"
Black light covered the street.
Golden Qi weakened.
Spatial distortions collapsed.
The soldiers recovered.
The commander smiled.
"You thought we came unprepared?"
Qin Hao’s expression darkened.
His system flashed.
**External interference**
**System efficiency reduced: 37%**
Chen Mo gritted his teeth.
His cultivation circulation slowed.
Lin Fan looked at his hand.
Then...
At the black sphere.
His gray eyes narrowed.
"Interesting."
The commander laughed.
"This field was designed to suppress anomalies!"
"System users!"
"Transmigrators!"
"Reincarnators!"
"Fate blessed entities!"
He spread his arms.
"All of you!"
Silence.
Then...
Lin Fan raised his hand.
A sword appeared.
The commander froze.
"What?"
Lin Fan looked toward him.
"Did you think my sword needed a system?"
Silence.
Qin Hao slowly smiled.
Chen Mo’s expression changed.
Lin Fan continued.
"My system helps me."
Then...
He stepped forward.
"But I can still fight."
The commander stared.
Lin Fan’s sword moved.
Not through space.
Through ordinary air.
A simple strike.
Then...
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The suppression sphere split apart.
The field collapsed.
Qin Hao’s system returned.
Chen Mo’s Qi surged.
The commander froze.
"No..."
Lin Fan smiled.
"Bad design."
. . .
Private island.
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
For the first time...
He stopped eating.
Rose noticed.
"What?"
Shen Tian stared at the screen.
Then...
Smiled.
"He’s stronger than his system."
Xu Ning nodded.
[His dimensional authority appears partially internalized.]
Shen Tian’s eyes narrowed.
"Interesting."
Ling Shuangxue looked toward him.
"Is that unusual?"
"Very."
Gu Qingya leaned forward.
"Why?"
Shen Tian thought.
Then...
"Most system users depend on their systems."
Xu Ning crossed her arms.
[Not all.]
"I know."
He smiled.
"Qin Hao’s system gives missions."
"Adrian’s gives survival routes."
"Mine gives me opportunities."
Then...
He looked toward Lin Fan.
"But that guy..."
His smile widened.
"His system might just be teaching him how to use something he already owns."
Xu Ning became quiet.
Then...
[Possible.]
Shen Tian leaned back.
"Good."
Rose stared.
"Good?"
"Very."
"Why?"
He smiled.
"Stronger prey."
Silence.
Chi Lingxi laughed.
"You’re impossible."
"Obviously."
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
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