Chapter 1042: Heaven-Controller

The pupils of Cui Ran and the others contracted sharply.

Before entering the Wu-Ji Realm, they had intended to carry out their secret operation to the end, and Cui Ran’s [Assassin] domain provided them with natural camouflage protection… But they hadn’t expected that the first Twilight Society member they encountered upon entering would easily reveal their disguise.

And he seemed to be just a doctor, an ordinary member with the card face [7]…

“You guys finally came.”

A voice suddenly sounded from behind Tu Tian and the others. The group was startled and whipped their heads around, discovering a figure holding a magic hat who had arrived behind them at some point.

The Club-J raised his hand slightly, and the playing cards dancing in the air swarmed into his hat. He looked at the few people before him and smiled:

“I was thinking earlier that with such a big commotion, it’s impossible for the other human Realms not to send people… I’ve been waiting and hoping, and you finally arrived.

You came just in time; the task of taking care of this group of ordinary people is now yours.”

Seeing Tu Tian and the others, the Club-J let out a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

They were Twilight Society members, best at causing trouble and sending people to their funerals. Guiding hundreds of thousands of ordinary people to evacuate and managing them was a nightmare-level job for Twilight Society members…

Now, this hot potato could finally be handed off.

“Twilight Society…” Pu Xiazhan couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly is your goal?”

“Goal?”

The Club-J, walking straight toward the outside, looked back at them.

“Don’t worry, this time our goal doesn’t conflict with the human Realms… The Red King personally ordered the rescue of Heart-6 and the funeral of the Silver King. That is our goal.

Leave the evacuation of the residents to you. As for the Silver King and those guys under him… leave them to the Twilight Society.”

After saying this, the several Twilight Society members vanished at the end of the ruins.

After a long while, Pu Xiazhan finally regained his senses, looking at his companions with a strange expression:

“Is the Twilight Society… allying with us?”

“At least in the Wu-Ji Realm, yes.” Li Shengmen took a deep breath. After organizing his thoughts, he turned his gaze toward the residents settled nearby.

“But evacuating the residents was our goal for coming here anyway.”

“Find those members of the Arbitrator Delegate group in the crowd… we should start ‘building the bridge’.”

……

Under the stage.

“……Me?”

The Silver King was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowing tightly. He seemed to feel a mix of anger and amusement. “If I remember correctly, this is our first formal meeting… Do you really think you can control me?”

The Red King smiled and did not answer.

“You went to such great lengths to come here, nothing more than to get your hands on that world-destroying fusion entity, Heart-6.” The Silver King’s eyes flashed with brilliance. “But not long ago, he personally killed a Twilight Society member…”

The Silver King grabbed something from the void, and a dead, silent head rolled onto the ground. It was none other than Club-8.

The Red King didn’t even look at the head, laughing dismissively:

“This head is indeed his… but you know, we in the Twilight Society love collecting monsters the most. It’s not strange for some guys to grow two heads, is it?”

The Silver King was stunned. He looked at the head on the ground in disbelief, as if he had been angered into laughter:

“……Don’t tell me this was also a trap you set.”

“I’m not omniscient to that extent.” The Red King shook his head. “I just believe that my little apprentice will definitely find a way… He has always been very smart.”

The Silver King stared into the Red King’s eyes. “You say I am also a ‘character’ controlled by you. Then let me ask you, in your script, did I kill Chen Ling?”

“……No.” The Red King replied calmly. “You cannot kill him.”

“Very well…”

The Silver King’s eyes flashed. “I will prove you wrong, and your script is even more absurd… Today, Chen Ling will definitely die.”

……

Wu-Ji Realm.

Three figures carrying Chen Ling’s fragments were flying rapidly toward the edge of the Realm.

On the battlefield in the distance, the Second Senior Sister, Luan Mei, was fighting Tian Huai. The shockwaves from the collision of two Eighth-Stage powerhouses spread frantically, leveling a deserted block in the blink of an eye.

“The [K]s are too fierce!” Jian Changsheng couldn’t help but speak up. “If they keep fighting like this, won’t the Wu-Ji Realm collapse in a while?”

“Strange… even though your memories have all returned, why haven’t the Arbitrator Delegates recovered?” Jiang Xiaohua tilted her head in confusion.

“Our memories were stolen by the Silver King; the Arbitrator Delegates’ memories were swapped.” Sun Bumian replied calmly.

“Stolen memories can return, but swapped memories—unless someone uses a skill to swap them back—shouldn’t be resolved even if the Silver King dies.”

“Oh…”

Jiang Xiaohua had wanted to say that maybe she should go down and take care of those four Arbitrator Delegates, but upon careful thought, she didn’t know where those people with swapped memories were, and they were currently busy running for their lives with Chen Ling; there was simply no time to swap memories one by one.

Let them fight for now; getting Heart-6 out was the most important thing.

“They’re over there!!”

Several Fire-Tamperers in the distance saw Jian Changsheng and the others flying past with Chen Ling and shouted immediately. Numerous figures rushed over in pursuit!

Seeing this, Jian Changsheng was startled and immediately pushed his speed to the limit.

“I’m telling you, Heart, you’re quite the hot commodity. Why is everyone fighting over you?” Jian Changsheng couldn’t help but complain.

Chen Ling: …

Chen Ling rolled his eyes silently, too lazy to answer.

Chen Ling knew very well that he was the fusion entity of the world-destroying Calamity. The Silver King would never let him leave just like that. Before completely leaving the range of the Wu-Ji Realm, accidents and crises could happen at any time.

“Those guys aren’t low-ranked. I don’t think we can beat them?”

Sun Bumian pulled down his small round sunglasses and stared at the Fire-Tamperers rushing over for a while, speaking with a strange expression.

“Can’t beat them? Then call for backup!”

Jian Changsheng took a deep breath and shouted at the top of his lungs:

“Heart-6 Chen Ling is here!! Someone come and protect the VIP!!!”

Chen Ling: ???

In an instant, several Twilight Society members in the surrounding melee looked up simultaneously, whipped their heads toward that direction, and rushed over without hesitation!

Before the Fire-Tamperers could react, a figure descended from the sky, blocking the path between them and Jian Changsheng’s group.

Pale cyan hair fluttered in the air, and a snake-shaped tattoo was exposed to the air. The man sighed somewhat helplessly, his gaze locking onto the Fire-Tamperers leisurely…

The person who arrived was none other than the Diamond-Q, who had been clearing the way when the Twilight Society entered the city;

He pressed his two fingers together, and a strange aura began to spread in the air. The soil trembled, the celestial phenomena changed, and faintly, one could see streaks of spring thunder exploding among the clouds.

Yellow God Path, [Heaven-Controller] path.