Double monthly tickets are here, I beg for monthly tickets!!! …… After the battle at the Dragon Ascent Guild, Ye Chen went straight to a hotel near the base city entrance and rented a private room.

When the manager saw that the guest was Ye Chen, he turned ashen with fear, trembling as he ushered him into a room, offering free drinks and half-price food! In the apocalypse, the value of alcohol was negligible, far less than a loaf of bread!

Moreover, the scent of alcohol lingered, easily attracting monsters in the wilderness… Ye Chen naturally wouldn't refuse such a good deal. He instructed the manager that no one was to disturb him, or there would be bloodshed!

The manager’s face went pale, nodding repeatedly, terrified that Ye Chen might lose his temper and demolish his small establishment. After the manager left, Ye Chen closed the door to the private room and checked his communicator.

It was filled with messages: from his sister, White Dragon, Mo Feng, and others, as well as Xu Tianguo, all asking things like, "How did it go?", "Should we all grab our weapons and tear down Dragon Ascent?", "Are you hurt?" and similar inquiries. Ye Chen felt a warmth in his heart and quickly replied to all of them, assuring them he was safe.

Subsequently, he dialed Elvira’s number. It connected shortly after.

"Ye Chen?" Elvira's voice held a hint of surprise; clearly, she hadn't expected him to call out of the blue. Sensing the longing in her tone, a slight smile touched the corner of Ye Chen’s lips.

"Long time no see. Have you been well?" Elvira sighed with complaint, "It's been boring.

I’ve just been designing blueprints and overseeing the manufacturing of various systems. So dull." Ye Chen smiled faintly.

"I'll take you out to play now." "Really?" Elvira was thrilled, but her expression quickly dimmed. "But I can't leave the base city, or the chip in my brain will self-destruct." Ye Chen sighed, dropping the somber topic.

"Help me with something; I need to look up the coordinates of a few people!" "Okay!" Elvira nodded. "The Holy City is covered in monitoring systems; we can see every corner.

Who are you looking for?" Ye Chen smiled slightly, pausing for a moment. "Wu Hao from the Glorious Guild, Chen Feng from the Iron Blood Guild, Luo Jiaguo from the Blue Blood Guild, Feng De, the chairman of Jiaxing Hotel…" He listed dozens of names, all influential figures: leaders of major guilds, titans of commerce, even generals and commanders in the military!

These individuals shared one commonality: they were anti-humanity! When Ye Chen confirmed the existence of the "Death God Organization," he had ordered Xu Tianguo to amass extensive evidence of their crimes.

Take Wu Hao of the Glorious Guild, for instance. He already held a personal grudge against Ye Chen, but he also tacitly allowed his subordinates to rob the weak they encountered in the wilderness—confiscating equipment and food, then murdering them to silence them.

The bodies were secretly chopped up, transported back to the base city, and sold to hotels to be processed into sauces! Such actions were more than enough for Ye Chen to mark him with the symbol of 'Death'!

Before long, a reply came from Elvira. She only needed to access the major systems below and check the photographs of these names in the "Knowledge Tower" to confirm their identities, and then use the surveillance monitors to instantly pinpoint their residences!

The Atlantis's unique "Knowledge Tower" contained vast amounts of information. Anyone with sufficient clearance only needed to search by category, select the desired knowledge, and it could be directly transmitted into their brain's memory cells.

No need to read books; one could possess the knowledge of a professor! The data Ye Chen held about the various ruins stemmed from the "Knowledge Tower" of his previous life.

Once an ancient ruin was excavated, information about it, including the excavation process, would be input as data into the "Knowledge Tower" for future generations—effectively an "Historical Record"! This was why Ye Chen knew the eight materials required to activate the Rune Ruins, as well as the names, strength levels, and characteristics of various monsters.

"These people all have independent residences within the base city. I’m sending you their addresses now," Elvira said with a smile.

With a gesture, she emailed the data on those individuals to Ye Chen’s communicator, with instructions so detailed that it was clear the entire city was her private garden; she knew everything intimately. Ye Chen smiled, quickly scanning the information to ensure nothing was missed, then nodded.

"I need to go to these people's residences. It would be best to enter directly through the underground tunnels.

Do you have a way?" Elvira frowned slightly, tapping her chin in thought before nodding. "Alright, but what are you going there for?" Her intelligent chip held a strict protocol: never do anything that betrays humanity!

Aiding tyranny and killing humans counted as such! Ye Chen smiled faintly.

"I'm going to eradicate pests for humanity." "You're going to kill people?" Elvira immediately became alert. Ye Chen nodded calmly.

"I kill to save more people!" Elvira scratched her head, looking somewhat bewildered. Based on the content in her chip, she couldn't yet grasp how killing could equate to saving.

However, hearing the word "saving people" eased her concern, and she nodded. "Alright.

Where do you need to go first? I'll have the Telluric System transport you!" "Telluric System?" Ye Chen paused, surprised.

Elvira gave a playful smile. "The entire Holy City is constructed of metal, allowing for internal movement at will.

Great effort was put into building this city. Wherever you need to go, I can send you through the underground passages." "Oh, then take me to Wu Hao’s current location first," Ye Chen stated.

Elvira nodded, a string of golden light swirling around her fingers as she communicated with a city system and issued a command. Ye Chen's body suddenly sank downward; the metal floor of the private room indented, and a metal panel slid out to cover the depression, making it look identical to before.

It was fortunate the room was on the first floor; otherwise, it wouldn't have worked on the second. Ye Chen felt the metal platform beneath his feet hurtle forward like a subway car through a dimly lit passage, swerving left and right.

If Ye Chen hadn't maintained strong control, he would have been thrown off balance. In the darkness, Ye Chen stowed away his scale armor and changed into a set of black clothing, covering his face with a black cloth.

Since his return this time, he had learned to be clever, buying numerous sets of ordinary clothes and storing them in his Rune Spaceship to prevent being caught without clothes if his scale armor was ever breached. … In a lavish room, Wu Hao sat cross-legged, gripping his battle saber, his eyes fixed on the blade’s tip as he gently practiced his movements.

His gaze shifted between confusion and deep thought. Beside him were a nutrient pod and a virtual helmet; he was delving into combat techniques!

Combat technique was more crucial than physical constitution! For a warrior whose technique reached the Scarlet Grade, increasing one level of physique was equivalent to a normal person increasing their physique by two levels!

"That slash went wide. It should have sliced across horizontally, then chopped down vertically, forming a cross-slash." Wu Hao replayed the battle in the Virtual Combat Tower, mulling it over repeatedly.

After a moment, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly laughed aloud while holding his saber. "I see it now!

That direct downward slash left my defenses open. It should have been a diagonal cut!

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Hahahaha…" Just then— A gap split open in the metal floor, and a figure clad in black, with a black cloth obscuring the face, slowly emerged from the opening, staring coldly at Wu Hao.

"Who are you?" Wu Hao’s expression changed drastically. "The one here to kill you." Ye Chen shook his arm, sending a burst of kinetic energy outward, condensing into an energy sword that tore through the air, aiming straight for Wu Hao’s throat.

Wu Hao couldn't see the energy sword, but a chilling sensation prickled the hairs on his body. He quickly moved, tumbling sideways in an undignified roll to narrowly dodge the attack.

Ye Chen’s figure moved abruptly, lunging forward. Wu Hao, deeply alarmed, frantically activated his Superhuman Mode—specifically, Viper Superman.

His eyeballs immediately elongated into vertical slits, his tongue flicked out like a snake's, his cheeks narrowed slightly, and his head became triangular. The moment he engaged Superhuman Mode, he gasped.

Through his snake eyes, he could see the kinetic energy surrounding Ye Chen, resembling a terrifying, demonic flame! Whoosh!

Ye Chen flicked his fingers rapidly, launching several bursts of kinetic energy that formed energy swords, striking Wu Hao’s body. Though his physical form was strong, he lacked internal Qi; he was like an empty shell, allowing Ye Chen’s energy to rampage inside him!

"Aargh…" Wu Hao’s scream echoed as he clutched his head and sank to his knees, slamming his head against the floor repeatedly. His entire body felt as if it were being torn apart, the pain arguably worse than a thousand cuts!

"Die!" Ye Chen’s eyes were cold. The kinetic energy around Wu Hao’s neck condensed into a sharp, tiny sword, piercing his skull and instantly devouring all the life essence within his body.

With a casual gesture, Ye Chen reabsorbed the kinetic energy into himself, seemingly bringing back a trace of something peculiar. Ye Chen didn't notice, but his right eye had turned visibly darker.

Wu Hao, his life essence entirely consumed, collapsed onto the floor. Wrinkles covered his skin, transforming him instantly from a man in his prime to an aged elder, his hair white and his face etched with deep lines.

Ye Chen tore a strip of cloth from his clothes and slit Wu Hao's finger, letting out ink-black blood—not a trace of crimson—which dripped onto the cloth, forming two large characters: Death God! Then, Ye Chen’s figure shifted, retreating back onto the metal platform before sinking down.

The room was left cold and empty, save for a corpse… At night, a beautiful voice called out, "Lord Chairman, dinner is ready." Silence met the call from the room for a long time. Finding this odd, she called out a couple more times.

When there was still no reply, she gently pushed the door, which opened easily. Curiosity piqued, she turned to look into the room, and upon seeing the scene, her eyes widened in shock.

The next moment… "Aaaah!!!" A piercing scream echoed nearby. Many people rushed over to the scene, which was chaos...

In the passage. Ye Chen stared ahead coldly.

"Next, Feng De!" "