How Did the Seal Break?

Ancient ruins have become dilapidated, and neat earthen houses have been reduced to rubble.

Various monsters roamed and chased each other through the ruins. These monsters were diverse, ranging from indistinct, vengeful spirits to mutilated Kohu dressed in the attire of ancient Egyptian gods. They were enraged by anyone they saw and even attacked one another! Besides these...

This place is also filled with a large number of monsters.

Unlike the spirit monsters like "Kohu" or "Wraiths," those monsters have real flesh and blood, strong bones and tenacious vitality!

Even with concentrated firepower using Hot Weapons, it would take considerable effort to kill them! To date,

The explorers have encountered many kinds of huge and ferocious monsters.

For example, a monster with three enormous heads and bodies!

What's particularly bizarre is that the monster's three heads are almost all different. Most of the Three-Headed Giant Beast have a lion's head, a leopard's head, and a tiger's head, and the order of the heads from left to right is also inconsistent. It's as if some mischievous creator got drunk and made a whim when creating this creature! If Wang Xueyi could hear their thoughts, Wang Xueyi would surely be filled with despair!

It's already amazing that I've optimized it to this extent in such a short time!

Didn't you see that those Three-Headed Giant Beast were covered in hard armor like rhinoceros hide, and even had pangolin-like scales on them!

This defense is practically impervious to small-caliber firearms!

Their massive size endows these Three-Headed Giant Beast with swift and powerful movement; often, they don't even need to use their claws and teeth when facing explorers—a simple charge can inflict considerable trampling damage! Furthermore,

A giant snake with two horns on its head, swarms of scorpions the size of heads... and countless venomous beetles that, once they surge in, resemble a black tide engulfing the land...

These bizarre monsters gave the ruin explorers a lot of trouble!

Although the process was full of twists and turns, Li Yao still achieved their strategic goal! Under Wang Xueyi's deliberate guidance, a group of extraordinary individuals discovered the Ra Altar set up in a hidden location. Coincidentally, one of them was a scholar who understood ancient Egyptian cuneiform script. After deciphering it, the scholar determined that it was a potion formula that could enhance personal strength!

And on this altar were also stored the seeds and Holy Relic that were the main ingredients for preparing the potion! This excited the group of supernatural beings!

What an incredible opportunity and fortune this is!

The three people who discovered the ruins quickly reached an agreement and decided to first refine the finished product according to the recipe. After greatly increasing their strength, they would start using the potion to develop their subordinates and gradually develop into a sizable organization!

So the three of them agreed to keep it a secret! This isn't some unique, powerful piece of equipment!

It was a medicine that could be used by the group, so none of the three objected.

Using the listening devices that had been set up in advance, Wang Xueyi was able to hear their conversation clearly.

Wang Xueyi was quite a talent; in addition to being an expert in swindling people, he was also fluent in multiple languages. The group was speaking Arabic, and Li Yao could only barely understand what they were saying because of his "Speak with Languages."

However, this spell also has limitations.

He can only enable the sorcerer to understand what living beings are saying, or to read written information that they couldn't understand before. He cannot enable the sorcerer to understand the meaning of the words. Similarly, this spell can only enable the sorcerer to hear or read other languages, but not to speak or write them.

Wang Xueyi smacked his lips and said, "Looks like it's time for us to step in!"

Li Yao asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Wang Xueyi laughed and said, "We'll spread the word that this drug is too tempting... I'm sure many people will be interested once they hear about it!"

For those with supernatural abilities, strength is very important.

Its importance is comparable to how the general public judges success in the secular world.

No matter where you are or how eloquently you speak, people's standard for judging success is actually very singular—that is money! Because money represents worldly power! It is the Qidian of all worldly desires, and also the end point of all worldly desires.

Because money is just a concept; its ultimate meaning is quantifiable value.

Based on this, power, sex, and force are all subordinate to this concept.

However, this rule was broken in the Esper World.

In the secular world, money, power, and sex can all be substitutes for value, and at certain times and in certain circumstances, they are irreplaceable.

On Earth's extraordinary side, money, power, and lust can all be conquered by force!

strength,

He became the supreme spokesperson within the value system! This is similar to how the government's authority, in essence, derives from the violent institutions that obey it.

With this explanation, it's not hard to understand why this potion has such a significant impact on Inhumans and even Inhuman organizations!

Wang Xueyi continued, "Once the news leaks out, those three will inevitably suspect each other of having a traitor among them, and then they will start fighting amongst themselves. As long as we guide them appropriately during their infighting, we can get a larger force involved and continue to spread this matter! Other organizations that hear the news will also get involved in this conflict."

Hearing this guy say that, Li Yao had a feeling that a mastermind was stirring up a bloody storm in the martial arts world!

I imagine Wang Xueyi himself enjoyed this feeling quite a bit.

With the plan finalized,

As night fell and the explorers gathered together to temporarily form a mutual aid alliance, Wang Xueyi sent the two vice-captains who were with him out to spread rumors.

That very night, the atmosphere at the makeshift camp changed.

Many people began to whisper among themselves, "Have you heard? A team has found a potion recipe that can boost their strength!"

"I've heard about it! I heard it's a team of Egyptians!"

"There was someone in that team who had been dissatisfied with their leader for a long time and hoped to take this opportunity to sell himself to a larger organization."

"It seems that the leader of that team stole the girl that man loved..."

Rumors are really strange things.

The two vice-captains only uttered the first sentence in the crowd, and then everyone started to fill in the blanks with their own interpretations, leading to rumors and misinformation... By the time the rumors reached the two vice-captains, they were completely dumbfounded.

"Is that what I said?"

I don't remember! Regardless of whether they remember or not, this matter has spread like wildfire, and the three-person team that was originally resting in the corner is now in an uproar! Who the hell leaked the news!

The three of them stared at each other warily! Originally, to be fair, the stone tablet with the formula, the medicinal seeds, and the Holy Relic had been kept separately by the three of them, all in the hopes of making a fortune! Now, things have changed...

What if the news leaked out?!

soon,

Some observant people noticed the unusual atmosphere and, after watching for a while, a white man in khaki camouflage called out in English from afar, "Are you all alright? Want to come over for a drink?"

The three Egyptians immediately became very nervous!

Have we been discovered?!

Damn it, I can't understand English!

Although English is the most widely spoken language in the world, in reality, not many people in various countries learn English, and even in Europe, the birthplace of English, it is not spoken much! They all have their own different languages.

Upon being asked this question, the three men immediately became serious.

The white man who had questioned them sensed something was wrong. He tried to raise his beer bottle to say hello, but the three men jumped up and ran! So the white man jumped up and chased after them!

Heaven have mercy...

That was truly an instinctive reaction! The white man was a retired soldier who, unable to adapt to ordinary life, became a mercenary. During a mission, he faced death and, in the face of life and death, unleashed his life potential, thus gaining the aptitude for cultivation and becoming an acquired superhuman.

Years of military service had instilled in him a heightened sense of alertness! Seeing the three men jump and run, his body instinctively gave chase! After running about ten meters, he realized what was happening and shouted, "The miracle drug is on them!"

Their shout was so loud it practically blew up the entire camp!

The crowd, gathered as night fell, shattered the facade of peace, revealing their greedy nature and ferocious fangs.

Looking at the chaotic scene in the camp, Wang Xueyi said with a smug look, "You see, trust between people is so fragile."

Especially when faced with huge profits.

Li Yao nodded. "Lu Xun said, 'Building trust takes a long time, but destroying trust only takes an instant.'"

Wang Xueyi: "???"

"I've read a lot of books, okay? Please don't lie to me!" He said with a dark face, "When did Mr. Lu Xun ever say that!"

Without hesitation, Li Yao replied, "Then it's what Zhou Xun said."

Wang Xueyi: "..."

He was about to continue nitpicking when Li Yao waved his hand and said, "None of that matters. Look below."

Wang Xueyi looked closely and quickly spotted Chen Tienan, who was rampaging through the crowd with his Four Heavenly Kings and Eight Vajra. He and his men, one holding a steel brick and the other a steel knife, moved through the crowd with a fierce and imposing air! Especially Chen Tienan, whose white shirt had the words "Soda" written in a flamboyant style on the back, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Damn it! "Wang Xueyi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets! What's that idiot doing?

Is that guy going to snatch back what we've painstakingly planned and prepared to send out?

Wouldn't that be a waste of time?! Huh?!

The group of supernatural beings below were also in a state of shock! Where did this damned killing god of war come from?!

Before he started chopping people up, he yelled "Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger!" Everyone was quite serious, but his shout caught them off guard. How could they be distracted in such a rapidly changing killing situation? By the time they came to their senses, silver-gray steel bricks were rushing towards them!

In an instant, the sounds of steel bricks colliding with skulls rose and fell, a sound so loud it made one's liver ache!

It was only at this moment that they realized that brick-shaped weapons were actually such a good thing as projectiles! Moreover, when held in hand, they could be used as parries or as blunt weapons!

It can be used for both defense and offense.

It can be used both at long and short distances!

This is absolutely amazing!

But if you think that's all Chen Tienan and his men are capable of, you'd be sorely mistaken. They'll also stick poison needles into your body and smear quicklime on your face!

They used all sorts of underhanded tricks, but they were extremely skilled at them, and their teamwork was seamless. They managed to overwhelm a group of superhumans with just thirteen people! Li Yao watched from the sidelines and couldn't help but laugh, "This Chen Tienan is something else."

Wang Xueyi pointed to several groups of people outside the chaotic crowd and said, "Hidden over there are people from the American Federation, Hydra, and other supernatural forces. They are powerful and cunning. Once they make their move, Chen Tienan won't be able to maintain his prestige."

Indeed, as Wang Xueyi said,

Once those groups of people intervened in the battle, the previously chaotic situation quickly became clear.

Chen Tienan and his group were even surrounded and attacked! Li Yao couldn't sit still any longer. "Aren't you going to lend a hand?"

Wang Xueyi was torn. "Or... should we just let him sacrifice himself?"

Li Yao immediately criticized, "Your thinking is very problematic!"

"Well!"

Wang Xueyi sighed, "There's no need to take action for now. They can still protect themselves. Just send them a message to retreat."

Li Yao immediately took out his phone...

Damn it! No signal! He then remembered that their last contact was outside of subspace! Wang Xueyi chuckled and shrugged, "It's fate!"

Li Yao rolled his eyes. This guy's Mind's Eye is really black.

Seeing that Li Yao was a little angry, Wang Xueyi pulled out a mobile phone-like device from his pocket. "Use this, it's a special communicator for other regions. It's a mobile signal base station that will automatically connect to similar signals within a certain range."

To put it simply, it's just a high-end version of a walkie-talkie!

Li Yao took the communication device and urgently contacted Chen Tienan. Upon seeing this, Chen Tienan immediately answered and shouted, "Who is it? What's up? I'm busy fighting for the country's interests!"

Look!

How great we are!

The Four Heavenly Kings and the Eight Vajra took the opportunity to surround their own gang leader in the middle to prevent a sneak attack.

Li Yao shouted, "I'm the Handsomest in This Group! You guys shouldn't get involved in this incident, just get out of here!"

Chen Tienan objected. "Why should I? Do you know how much military merit this is!"

Li Yao was too lazy to waste words. "You won't listen to advice, huh? Don't blame me for not warning you later!"

He hung up the phone after saying that! Wang Xueyi chuckled, "That guy won't listen to advice, will he?"

Li Yao: "I don't think so."

By enhancing his vision with "Owl's Insight," Li Yao saw Chen Tienan's expression change several times before he finally withdrew from the chaotic situation.

In the chaos, the American Federation and the Hydra gradually emerged as the two forces that emerged victorious. They each seized the stone tablet and the seed, while the Holy Relic were still being fought over by several other forces.

As the main superhuman organization of the current hegemonic country and the world's largest superhuman criminal organization, they quickly reached a consensus!

A temporary alliance, sharing the spoils! Even Wang Xueyi didn't expect to be able to trick two companies so easily...

Or rather,

This was entirely due to the greed of both companies, which led them into this predicament! At this point,

The outcome is decided!

But just then, a massive tremor erupted from the center of the Four Directions City Four Directions City. The magnificent building standing in the very center of the city shook and collapsed with a deafening roar, echoing from the billowing dust! Wang Xueyi's expression immediately changed. "Damn it, how did the seal over there break?!"

First update, two chapters combined into one! Hehehe~ I had writer's block today, I almost suffocated! Hope you all enjoy reading~