Luo Chen felt as if he had been struck by lightning, standing frozen in place, unable to utter half a word. Thunderstorm's words were like a sharp knife deeply piercing his heart. He never expected that someone he once trusted implicitly might have been using him all along. This blow made him feel an unprecedented sense of loss and confusion.
Thunderstorm chuckled coldly, as if mocking Luo Chen's naivety, "Don't trust anyone too much. In this world, apart from yourself, no one deserves your wholehearted trust. Because you never know when they might stab you in the back!" His words were cold and harsh but also woke Luo Chen up like a dream.
Luo Chen finally understood the true purpose of Thunderstorm bringing him to the Divine Fire Empire—to get the Death God's Dagger that leads to the Divine-Demon Ruins. A surge of complex emotions rose in his heart, feeling both anger and disappointment, yet slightly relieved. At least now he knew the truth and wouldn't be deceived and used again.
