KD, however, was not one to be easily fooled, but Fang Senyan had never intended to deceive him in the first place! Seeing Fang Senyan surge forward like a hungry tiger on the hunt, KD was not one to wait passively; he had been directing operations from the distance, minimizing his own expenditure. Thus, as Fang Senyan lunged, a flash of light enveloped him as he activated a Potion of Honor to refill his spiritual power.

With a piercing cry, endless electric arcs erupted from his body, and he began to gather energy! But at this crucial moment, KD suddenly realized something fatally wrong. Fang Senyan had initiated the outbreak of disease upon his own body, causing various negative statuses to manifest.

For a magic-type Contractor, the most terrifying of these was a high fever—which would double the spiritual power cost for casting any ability! The power KD was unleashing, intended for a mutual destruction scenario, was incredibly potent; even at full strength, he could barely manage it. However, with the added debuff of the fever, he instantly found himself in a terrible bind.

He lacked sufficient MP! As the saying goes, even the wisest can err. The pressure Fang Senyan exerted on KD was simply too immense, so it wasn't surprising that KD made this most basic, shallow mistake.

His vision darkened, and he instantly vomited a mouthful of blood. Without the protective energy field, the AMP exoskeleton defense was incredibly fragile. Fang Senyan smashed through the viewport with brutal force, barreling in with unrestrained dominance.

He seized KD by the throat and yanked him upward! Fang Senyan stomped his feet, attacking the AW.P exoskeleton robot from within. It immediately screeched and groaned, several circuits exploding in blinding electrical sparks that danced wildly within the cabin, resembling a severed snake still stubbornly thrashing.

KD exerted every ounce of strength he possessed, his face turning beet-red, squeezing out a few words from his constricted throat: “Kill me, and you will never find the mastermind behind all this!” Fang Senyan offered no reply, only a cold smile playing on his lips. Without hesitation, he slammed KD violently against the adjacent steel bulkhead. Under the suppression of Fang Senyan’s terrifying strength, KD lacked even the slightest chance to fight back!

Amidst the violent shuddering and screams, KD, blood streaming down his face, shrieked: “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!! That person monitors our every move via satellite; he has a strange ability to plunder the luck of those nearby and bestow it upon himself, then use that stolen luck against his enemies, draining their fortunes dry! So, to find him, you just need to investigate!

Wherever you find an area with an unusual spike in bad luck, you will surely find him!” Fang Senyan smashed him again, driving KD into a near-death state, then he smiled coldly: “I know you wouldn’t lie now, because your intent in offering this intelligence is malicious. You simply hope I seek out that man, who will then kill me to avenge you. Therefore… you can die now!” KD’s facial muscles twitched spasmodically, attempting to speak again, but Fang Senyan showed no mercy, increasing the force in his grip.

With a sharp crack, KD’s neck vertebrae snapped! KD, whose wisdom and cunning were considered top-tier, was brutally crushed by the overwhelming force of the ascendant Fang Senyan, killed instantly. KD’s greatest miscalculation was his overconfidence in the Yamato Cannon he himself had modified!

Thus, when the monstrous Fang Senyan escaped certain death using the Sigh of the Death God, KD was caught completely off guard, leading to an immediate collapse once Fang Senyan abruptly broke through. Meanwhile, Gulit had already fled for hundreds of meters, and the direction he chose was malicious: straight toward the gathering of the Curse-Annihilation Path group in the distance. Clearly, Gulit knew he might not escape Fang Senyan’s pursuit, so he intended to take others down with him before dying!

The enmity between the Curse-Annihilation Path group and them was deep. While Fang Senyan was in agonizing grief over the loss of comrades and thus surely had to kill the others, those who could incapacitate him were certainly targets he would wish to eliminate immediately! Since they still had to survive in this world for some time, who would want to suddenly find themselves completely paralyzed without warning?

It was entirely possible that after Fang Senyan clashed with the Curse-Annihilation Path members, Gulit could use the chaos to escape and vanish… Fang Senyan saw through Gulit’s mentality with perfect clarity. His expression remained as still as water, and he did not press the chase, allowing Gulit to flee. Watching as the target neared the plaza, the television broadcasting vehicle used to transport the Twin Brothers came clearly into view, Fang Senyan’s brow furrowed.

He sensed an ominous, treacherous feeling ahead, akin to stepping into a dragon’s lair. Furthermore, this area was clearly a public space, yet it was utterly deserted now, eerily unsettling, as if a biological crisis had broken out. It seemed less like a plaza and more like a colossal, terrifying, silent vortex, even under the bright sun.

At the center of this vortex sat the broadcasting vehicle. But Gulit was already exhausted from running and his perception could not compare to Fang Senyan’s. Unaware that he was rushing toward his own doom, he foolishly entered the vortex.

Suddenly, a voice pierced directly into his ears. Upon hearing it, his vision immediately shifted to a deep, oppressive darkness. The voice seemed to weave through countless twists and turns, imbued with an amplified, eerie malevolence.

“Living is too tiring…” “What are you still fighting for?” “Just die!” “Die, die!” “Die!” “Die!” Gulit felt a splitting headache, yet a sliver of clarity remained. He kept his head down and sprinted, hoping only to escape quickly. But suddenly, darkness flashed before his eyes.

He vaguely saw a corpse lunging out from a nearby vehicle. In the process of lunging, it rapidly decayed and disintegrated, eventually turning entirely to ash, leaving only the head! The bodyless skull flew with incredible speed.

Vaguely visible, it bared its teeth—a horrifyingly ferocious sight, its flesh not yet entirely rotted away! Although Gulit was skilled at piloting, he was still an Awakened. In a surge of panic, he drew a sharp breath and lunged sideways, but the breath he inhaled felt as if thousands of needles were stabbing his chest with excruciating pain.

He saw that he had dodged it, but the phantom skull circled in the air, tracking him obliquely, and bit down hard on his throat! Instantly, an intensely chilling sensation flooded Gulit’s entire body. He screamed once, and in that moment, he lost all control over his body, freezing rigidly in place, unable to move even a single finger!

The skull slowly tightened its grip, hoisting him into the air, and then countless other skulls appeared, gnawing and tearing at his flesh. Gulit had already expended considerable energy besieging the Ace Team earlier. When activating the Yamato Cannon, he had used a Potion of Honor to refill his spiritual power.

As the pilot of the AMP exoskeleton, the Yamato Cannon, when fired at maximum power, had successfully struck Fang Senyan, but the cannon itself was destroyed. Therefore, Gulit, as the controller, relied on a unity of man and machine, and the damage he sustained was not light. Now, with less than forty percent of his health remaining, he died within this illusion.

In Fang Senyan’s sight, however, he saw Gulit suddenly stop running as if stunned, crashing directly into a police car with a loud crash. The police car window shattered, naturally, but the scattered shards of glass, stained with blood, began to float. They whizzed frantically around Gulit’s body, tearing him to shreds until he was nothing but bare bone in less than five minutes!

Fang Senyan’s eyebrow twitched. He approached now, carrying the formidable momentum of having killed five people. Although he appeared somewhat battered, his will to fight and his morale had ascended to their peak.

This Gulit, who should have been his easy prey, had been killed by someone else first—an infraction of his personal code. He took a deep breath and walked toward the scene! Every footstep Fang Senyan took now caused the ground to shake violently, much like the movement of a massive creature such as a Kroot.

Nearby coffee shops echoed with the clatter of cups and plates overturning. He walked forward slowly, bringing with him an implicit threat of overturning heaven and earth! This was the greatest difference between the Raiders and the Awakened: the former were searching for their own Way, while the latter had already found theirs and were pushing forward aggressively!

Unstoppable! Fang Senyan, having accumulated power over time, immediately gained his Awakening Skill upon awakening. Now, fighting to sustain his strength and sacrificing blood to fuel his hatred, he was maximizing the innate strengths of a dual-attribute specialist.

Seeing Fang Senyan’s approach, the one hiding in the shadows, the Investigator, finally revealed himself. He had now replaced his head wrap with black cloth. Blood stained the corners of his mouth as he addressed Fang Senyan in a stiff voice, chillingly: “Retreat, and live!

Advance, and die!” As this man spoke, Fang Senyan noticed the television broadcasting vehicle starting its engine, preparing to flee swiftly. Fang Senyan’s eyebrows knitted together—sharp as two crossing blades, radiating fierce intensity. Those two individuals were next on his must-kill list, second only to Pulzibila.

Since he had to remain in this world for at least two or three more weeks, there was no way he would allow such threats to escape! (To be continued) RQ