Volume One, Chapter 63: Intelligence

The air was instantly plunged into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared at Montage as though they'd seen a ghost.

The Poker Organization might not be well known among ordinary people, but to those present, what did it represent?

The world’s foremost anti-human organization?

Or perhaps the largest terrorist group on earth?

Quite a few constables and mercenaries, long tormented by magical beasts, broke down in tears, utterly overwhelmed as they gazed upon the heaps of beast corpses being collected and brought back.

He was no fool—if he still couldn’t see that this incident was far more than a simple kidnapping, then the past twenty-some years of his life would have been lived in vain.

Seeing that I could not articulate my needs coherently, the director personally arranged a process for me to understand every matter related to me firsthand.

Two possibilities immediately sprang to her mind: either some idle insider was stirring up trouble for amusement, or, as the elders sometimes joked, it was the great brawl of transmigrators—souls crossing over, bodies crossing over, cities crossing over, even submarines crossing over. Facing rivals who’d traversed worlds—that was when the chaos truly became interesting.

Liu Qingshan came from another world and felt deep anger toward the so-called racial discrimination. How could beings with the same life experiences be ranked and divided? So this imperial edict had long been prepared for issuance.

Logically, it made sense—Fleia, Nixius, Hilde, Ketika, and Phoenix had all donned proper clothes.

Right now, Ao Wu’s expression was as if he’d eaten a Devil Fruit. Though he had no idea what a Devil Fruit tasted like, Li Mingqiu had heard it was as foul as excrement. If that were true, Ao Wu’s look could not have been more accurate.

So that’s what it was. Xiao Cheng’s eyes flashed as he switched off the long-range scope, pushed off the ground with a gentle force, and soared into the air. All around him were towering ice pillars and massive stone blocks. Flames burst from beneath his feet as he adjusted his trajectory, flying parallel toward the ground below.

Xuanyuan Changsheng had been brought here by Old Liu, who considered this matter troublesome. Dragon Fang’s influence in Europe was not strong, and Xuanyuan Yuqi had already been missing for three days. Without powerful support, her chances of survival behind the Gates of Europe were slim at best.

Xu Ruogu felt the chill seeping from the jade vial in his hand and a faint smile crept onto his lips.

Even in such circumstances, Dan Lingzi still thought of Xie Yun’s safety. Such a master, Xie Yun thought, was truly worth risking his life for.

Soon, the group reached the top of a cliff shrouded in violet mist. Their eyesight was keen, and just ahead lay a chasm dozens of yards wide, spanning between two mountain peaks like a natural barrier.

Looking up, there was still ceaselessly writhing flesh above, sometimes spurting stomach acid. Worst of all, the staircase spiraled ever upward as if without end.

“Xun Changdan, do you truly believe your elixirs can rival my Azure Condensation Pill?” Dan Fengzi’s expression was cold and deliberate; after all this effort, just as he was about to reap the rewards, someone had interrupted him. He was in no mood for pleasantries.

This time, Gu Suite was not careless. Before leaving, he stationed a few servants at the broken wall and locked the gate of Shou’an Hall before leading his retinue in grand procession toward Zhenming Residence.

Behind him, roughly a thousand young martial artists from the Demon Domain—most here just to watch the spectacle—now looked on, their faces half-smiling, half-mocking.

However, after Zhou Chen shifted focus to deal with the Lord of Blackwind City, the Silver Guardian also took the opportunity to break free from the surrounding ominous winds.

What? Sun was left stunned, staring blankly at the abrupt turn of events inside the room. She had clearly ordered people to guard the door; there was no way Gu Chenghui could have sent anyone out to tip off the others. So how had the Old Madam arrived so promptly?