Feng Buqing

The green Evolutionary Light overhead grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the face of that Saint-level powerhouse.

He was a handsome middle-aged man, but his rainbow-colored afro ruined his composed aura.

The image of this punk middle-aged man perfectly overlapped with the mysterious powerhouse Zhao Lingxiao remembered making a deal with, confirming one thing for Su Ze.

This punk Saint-level powerhouse had really come for him!

Facing a Saint-level powerhouse directly, Su Ze and the others could not help but feel fear and submission welling up from the depths of their hearts. It was suppression from the difference in Life Level.

"Evolutionary Light can illuminate the darkness!" Liu Wenyin reminded them.

Everyone immediately realized that the punk middle-aged man had used Evolutionary Light to light up the area around him. They hurriedly tried it themselves, and in the next instant, red, orange, and yellow Evolutionary Light lit up on the ground.

"It really works, though the effect isn't very noticeable."

Their Evolutionary Light was far less effective at illumination than the punk middle-aged man's. It could only light up a small circle around them. Even Aunt Yun's yellow Evolutionary Light only illuminated an area half a meter around her.

But in this strange darkness that could swallow both light and perception, it was already their only way to see their surroundings.

Aunt Yun took a deep breath, looked up at the punk middle-aged man overhead, and asked, "Who are you, sir? Why have you trapped us?"

"Aunt Yun, he came for me." Su Ze let go of Liu Wenyin's hand and stepped forward.

At this point, there was no longer any meaning in hiding or concealing the truth.

There was a trace of guilt in Su Ze's voice. Liu Wenyin and the others had already passed their hardest trial, yet because of him, they had fallen into danger again. He had dragged the rest of the team down with him.

Su Ze's words caused everyone present to turn their eyes toward him. They could not understand how someone at the Pupal stage had provoked a Saint-level powerhouse.

However, in the next second, the punk middle-aged man in the air suddenly clapped and laughed, staring straight at Su Ze.

"I didn't expect you to be here too. Perfect—buy one, get one free!"

Su Ze froze. What did that mean?

So the man had not come specifically to hunt him down?

He was just a bonus? An incidental catch?

Even with death staring him in the face, Su Ze still felt a little awkward. He only wished he had mastered Drill Mouse's burrowing skill; otherwise, he would have used his toes to dig himself a three-bedroom apartment.

But that raised another question. If the punk middle-aged man's target was not Su Ze, then who was it?

The answer was already obvious.

The punk middle-aged man's gaze fell on Liu Wenyin. He gave her a dashing gentleman's bow and said:

"I came this time to invite Dr. Liu to join our organization. We are very sincere. As long as you agree, you can at least become the head of a department at our organization's research institute. The compensation will definitely be better than anywhere else."

Before Liu Wenyin could speak, Su Ze cut in first. "Uncle, you say you're very sincere, but you won't even tell us your organization's name. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Su Ze only knew that everyone in the mysterious organization reeked. He truly did not know what the organization was called.

"My apologies for the oversight." The punk middle-aged man smiled. "I am Feng Buqing, an elder of the Netherworld Organization."

The Netherworld Organization?

Su Ze glanced at Feng Buqing's rainbow-colored afro and thought, Are you sure the organization behind you isn't called the Funeral Love Family?

"Elder Feng, what if I refuse your invitation?" Liu Wenyin asked.

"That is fine as well. A forced melon is never sweet. If Dr. Liu is unwilling, I will not force you. However, the mission assigned to me by the organization is to obtain the formula in your possession at all costs. And in order to verify that the formula is genuine, I can only invite Dr. Liu to visit our organization for a while. You will not be allowed to leave until the formula's effects have been confirmed."

Aunt Yun spoke again. "Your Netherworld Organization certainly has well-informed sources. Then you should also know that, to protect the formula, we fled from the Guan Kingdom to the Mu Kingdom, sacrificing countless comrades along the way. Do you think we would hand the formula over to you?"

"That is not for an old woman like you to decide." Feng Buqing turned his gaze toward Liu Wenyin. "Dr. Liu, have you considered it? Please give me an answer."

Dr. Liu shook her head, her tone resolute. "I refused to hand the formula over to the Guan Kingdom because I was worried it would be leaked and fall into the hands of people like you. Even if you kill me, I will not say anything."

Su Ze turned to look at Liu Wenyin and saw the resolve to face death on the face of this gentle, elegant older sister.

As an observer, Su Ze had roughly pieced together what Liu Wenyin and the others had gone through. Liu Wenyin clearly possessed an extremely important evolutionary medicine formula. Because of it, she had been hunted all the way from the Guan Kingdom to the Mu Kingdom. Many of those responsible for protecting her had died because of it, leaving only Aunt Yun.

And now, the Netherworld Organization was also extremely interested in that formula, going so far as to send a Saint-level powerhouse to intercept them.

Upon hearing Liu Wenyin's answer, Feng Buqing shook his head in disappointment. "Since that is the case, I can only offend you."

Feng Buqing snapped his fingers. In the next instant, the sound of wind rose from the darkness, as though something was approaching.

Su Ze and the others could only see roughly ten centimeters around themselves. They had no idea what lurked in the darkness. Danger might have been right beside them, and they would not even notice it.

Fear of the unknown made their hearts rise to their throats, and they instinctively began drawing closer to one another.

At that moment, the Hunters all deeply regretted not abandoning the mission and leaving sooner.

Suddenly, they saw a shadow enter the range of their illumination, but it was already too late. There was no time to react.

They were two large hands formed from shadows. One seized Liu Wenyin, while the other grabbed Su Ze, dragging them both into the depths of the darkness.

Caught by the shadowy hand, Su Ze felt as though it was both solid and illusory. It seemed soft and lacking in force, yet it held him tightly.

Su Ze struggled desperately. Liu Wenyin might still have a chance of surviving if she fell into the Netherworld Organization's hands, but if he was caught, there was only death waiting for him. The Netherworld Organization only wanted to turn him into an extract.

But no matter how Su Ze struggled, even when he used Rhino Charge, he could not break free from the shadowy hand's restraint.

Seeing Liu Wenyin captured, Aunt Yun leaped after her, but she was immediately knocked back by something unknown in the darkness.

Aunt Yun gave up on rescuing Liu Wenyin and instead turned to charge straight at Feng Buqing overhead.

She knew that if she could drive Feng Buqing back, she could still save Liu Wenyin.

But the Butterfly Transformation Stage and the Saint level were worlds apart. Aunt Yun had evolved three times, while Feng Buqing had evolved four times. Though the difference was only one evolution, it was an insurmountable chasm.

The Butterfly Transformation Stage still belonged to the realm of extraordinary lifeforms. After evolving four times, one became a Saint-level lifeform. This was a gap in Life Level.

Under normal circumstances, Aunt Yun could never defeat Feng Buqing. She would only be instantly killed.

Aunt Yun knew this as well, but she still charged at Feng Buqing without hesitation.

"Your loyalty is commendable, but foolish." Feng Buqing commented. A black short blade appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he thrust it toward Aunt Yun.

At that moment, Aunt Yun suddenly tore off the red-string pendant around her neck, exposing the pendant hidden beneath her collar. The ornament hanging from the red string was an eyeball.

An eyeball emitting a cyan glow.

A Fifth-Order Marvel!

Dream Weaver's Eye!