The sounds of explosions, screams, and fighting echoed in Su Ze’s ears.
Towering flames, panicked crowds, collapsing buildings, swerving cars, and fractured asphalt roads...
In an instant, it was as if the apocalypse had come to the thriving capital of the Ancient An Country.
Mr. Ya, hidden in the crowd, sent a voice transmission to Su Ze. "Boss, should we make our move?"
Su Ze replied thoughtfully, "No rush. By the way, what did you do with Bai Guishou?"
"Knocked him out and buried him."
’Fair enough...’ Su Ze didn’t say anything else. At this point, Bai Guishou was no longer important. Even if he escaped, it wouldn’t change a thing.
At this moment, powerhouses from the Filth Earth Organization were already clashing with those from Lin Hua Country. The apocalyptic scene in the capital of the Ancient An Country was entirely caused by the aftershocks of the battle between these powerful experts.
In contrast, the great battle between the two legendary powerhouses was taking place ten thousand meters up in the sky, having almost no effect on the ground below.
On one side was the Filth Earth Organization, and on the other, the Alien Party led by the Nian Race. Su Ze was more than happy to let them tear each other apart.
If it weren’t for the puzzle piece in Pulamon’s possession, he wouldn’t have gotten involved at all.
However, even if he did intervene, he certainly wouldn’t help just one side. Instead, he would be sure to treat them both equally.
As the battle erupted, no one paid any attention to his publicly known Butterfly Stage cultivation. Su Ze sent a query to Chen Suifeng, "Mr. Fen, which powerhouses did the Blue Star Party send this time? Do you have a list? Among them, who is confirmed to have been taken over by the Nian Race?"
A moment later, Chen Suifeng sent over a file with all the details.
It contained information on all the high-level experts accompanying Deng Sui to this battle, including their photographs.
This time, Deng Sui had brought a total of eight Venerable Powerhouses and fifteen Hegemons.
Among them, three Venerables and two Hegemons were confirmed to be members of the Nian Race.
Another eight were considered suspects.
The so-called suspects were individuals who had won first place in a Divine Dice trial but claimed they hadn’t received a Bloodline Crystal. They had also joined the Alien Party and were heavily relied upon by Jiang Pingle.
’Suspected of obtaining a Bloodline Crystal, joining the Alien Party, and being given great responsibility... If you killed ten people like that, nine and a half of them wouldn’t be innocent, right?’
Su Ze decided that if the opportunity arose, he wouldn’t spare the suspects either.
However, his first priority was to kill the five whose identities were confirmed.
Of course, he couldn’t use his real identity to deal with these people, and it would be best to avoid using his signature skills.
Su Ze picked a random passerby, transformed into their likeness, and then left a clone of himself behind.
This clone’s purpose was to hunt the low-level members of the Filth Earth Organization below to keep his "Bloodthirsty" skill active.
To ensure the "Bloodthirsty" skill remained active, he had to secure a kill every ten seconds.
The capital of the Ancient An Country was a den of iniquity, housing many of the Defiled. Now that the battle had erupted, many of the weaker Defiled were fleeing the outer city, and they were the very targets for Su Ze’s clone.
Once his preparations were complete, he said to Mr. Ya, "I’m going to eliminate a few small fry first. Find a place and wait for me."
With that, he shot off, heading straight for a pair of Hegemons locked in combat in the distance.
Sensing Su Ze’s terrifying approach speed, the faces of the two fighters paled. They wanted to run, but it was already too late.
SWOOSH!
Su Ze flashed past, casually crushing one of their heads with the large hammer in his hand.
This great hammer was something he had transformed from the Tier 6 Wondrous Item, "Weapon Seed."
He had already activated his "Bloodthirsty" skill, and it immediately devoured the Hegemon’s energy, converting it into blood and flesh energy to amplify his own strength.
At the same time, he felt a faint, pleasant feedback from the Weapon Seed in his hand. This Tier 6 Wondrous Item was capable of growth and had a "kill to level up" effect.
The one whose head he’d just crushed was a Hegemon who had been taken over by the Nian Race.
He was likely the second member of the Nian Race to die on the Lin Hua Continent, after King Mu.
The other combatant, a Hegemon from the Filth Earth Organization, broke out in a cold sweat. He hadn’t expected this unfamiliar Venerable Powerhouse to be an ally, not an enemy, who had just eliminated his opponent for him.
Little did he know, Su Ze had considered killing him as well. It was just that attacking both sides at once would easily attract the attention of other powerhouses, and could even lead to him being surrounded and attacked.
Holding off on attacking the man from the Filth Earth Organization for the moment, Su Ze flew toward his next target: a Hegemon who was a "suspected" Nian Race member.
Su Ze knew he couldn’t just focus on killing the confirmed Nian Race members; that would also arouse suspicion.
These Hegemons were powerless against Su Ze. In the blink of an eye, five had died at his hands, including the two confirmed Nian Race members. The other three were all on the ’suspects’ list.
His killing spree quickly drew the attention of others. A Venerable Powerhouse slaughtering Hegemons was like a tiger among sheep; naturally, someone had to intervene.
A Venerable Powerhouse from Lin Hua Country broke away from his battle and fired a laser beam at Su Ze.
Su Ze dodged it with ease. He looked up, sized up the Venerable Powerhouse, and couldn’t help but smile. ’Perfect timing!’
This man was none other than one of his targets: Wei Hanxian, the Minister of Defense for Lin Hua Country and a confirmed member of the Nian Race!
It seemed that Su Ze’s killing of several of his kinsmen had forced this Nian Race Venerable to act.
"Stop hiding. Who the hell are you?" Wei Hanxian demanded. He didn’t recognize Su Ze’s face and knew he must be wearing a disguise.
Crucially, he couldn’t smell the foul stench on Su Ze that would mark him as one of the Defiled.
Su Ze didn’t answer. He was too busy contemplating how to kill Wei Hanxian.
He hadn’t feared any Venerable Powerhouse to begin with. Now, having devoured the blood and flesh energy of five Hegemons and received a considerable boost, he was confident he could absolutely crush Wei Hanxian if he went all out.