Somewhere atop a building, Li Yuan remained standing in silence for nearly ten minutes, watching from beginning to end as Jiang Xiao tossed Gulab's corpse out of the market and slaughtered the hall leaders of the three gangs.
At some point, Qian Ling appeared beside him, equally silent.
"..."
"..."
"I really am getting old..." In the end, Li Yuan let out a long sigh, his voice filled with emotion.
"From struggling against a Tier 2 Regular Martial Artist at the beginning to killing Gulab now... It's unbelievable that Star Harbor would actually allow him to enter Prison Star."
Qian Ling was even more shocked than Li Yuan. She had seen Jiang Xiao in action before. When he had annihilated the Venomous Hunter Group, Jiang Xiao definitely hadn't possessed the source energy of a Tier 2 Elite!
The dozens of Pan-Human warriors Qian Ling had brought watched the scene in the distance, which was practically a massacre, and excitedly whispered among themselves.
"The Old Capital Killing God truly lives up to his name. This is the first time I've seen those beasts in such a sorry state."
"What Killing God? Call him Mr. Jiang. He's our gang's Chief Mechanist!"
"Hm? When did Mr. Jiang become one of our gang?"
"..."
Suddenly, a special notification tone came from Qian Ling's pocket. She looked at Jiang Xiao in astonishment. He seemed to be holding something in one hand and was still hacking away madly in the distance.
She took out her terminal, and a message appeared.
#I see you. Take your people to the market and rescue our fellow clansmen. Also, there are plenty of gifts sent over by the various gangs in the market. They seem to be rare items, so move them all to the Yuanjin Black Market first.
Remember to use the main entrance~☆⌒(*＾-゜)v#
"...Uh."
Qian Ling raised her head and repeated Jiang Xiao's message.
Upon hearing it, Li Yuan nodded, understanding what Jiang Xiao meant. He led Qian Ling and dozens of human warriors onto the main street and headed straight for the Wicked Soul Market.
Along the way, the foreign races fleeing in panic after being bombarded by the Thunder Cannon Floating Cannon hurriedly veered away when they saw the group of humans, as though they had seen ghosts.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Blue-and-yellow rays buzzed like rapid-fire cannons, continuously bombarding the foreign races in the streets.
The group trampled through blood slurry and breathed in the pungent stench of blood. Seeing not a single intact foreign corpse around them, they felt a strange sensation rise in their hearts.
Even during their uprising, they hadn't dared treat the foreign races like this. Within the Interstellar Alliance, Pan-Humans as a whole were a minority race. Even the Viper Clan among the Pan-Vertebrates outnumbered the entire Pan-Human population!
If the majority of foreign races targeted them, even a successful uprising would not have ended well.
The Interstellar Alliance was ultimately a society that valued trade and human relationships. Simply being able to fight was useless—unless one was as powerful as an Advanced Civilization!
Watching all this, Li Yuan knew what Jiang Xiao intended to do.
Establish Authority.
That Mr. Jiang wanted the Spark Gang to step onto the fiercest chessboard in Sin Capital!
When Li Yuan and the others entered the venue, Jiang Xiao, who had already fought his way to its edge, was relentlessly pursuing the foreign martial artists trying to flee.
The aircraft of the Central TV Tower in the sky noticed the scene.
"Scum of Sin Capital, what am I looking at!"
Kliffen's massive face quickly pressed close to the screen, his voice impassioned:
"Unexpected yet perfectly logical—the Old Capital Killing God actually has a close relationship with the Spark Gang!!
The Pan-Humans of the Spark Gang, who have always been suppressed and watched closely in Sin Capital, have now welcomed another legend—one even stronger than the Hunter, more bloodthirsty, and even less concerned with rules!
You cowardly Octopus, take a look at what your pet Viper has become! I suggest we designate today as Sin Capital Carnival Day—and use Gulab's brain matter as streamers!"
Today, Sin Capital was unusually silent, especially the Viper Gang building.
Not a sound could be heard.
In the executive office, the Viper Gang leader stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, staring fixedly toward the Wicked Soul Market as the cigar in his mouth rapidly burned down.
The Viper Gang leader said nothing. Yet the group of Viper Gang higher-ups standing behind him felt as though a volcano about to erupt stood before them, radiating terrifying pressure.
"Third, find out what method that Killing God used to ambush and kill Second. Until then, don't clash with the Pan-Humans."
No one knew how much time passed before the Viper Gang leader's heavy voice finally rang out. The many Viper Gang higher-ups immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The Viper Clan member addressed as the Third immediately acknowledged the order.
After clearing out all the gang members, the glass before the Viper Gang leader—which could withstand large-caliber shells—suddenly shattered out of thin air!
"Old Capital Killing God!"
His roar echoed as most of the building's windows exploded at the same moment!
At the same time.
The central building of the Sin City Council.
The Octopus Chairman, clad in a long robe, calmly watched the scene in the holographic image.
The thin, elongated figure floating behind him asked in a low voice, "Chairman, how should we handle the Kasar Street Block?"
"The Old Capital Killing God is merely a Tier 2 Elite. Gulab died because of external objects, so there's no need to worry. Everything in the Kasar Street Block should proceed as usual."
"Have the Viper Gang devote all its energy to the nest. Tell them not to cause any more complications recently."
The Chairman spoke calmly, switched off the Holographic Screen, and paid the matter no further attention.
Even if he had killed Gulab through external objects, so what? Even if he had truly killed Gulab through sheer strength, so what? The Electromagnetic Tanks in the Kasar Street Block were enough to crush a martial artist who had just entered Tier 3 into paste!
Unlike the Viper Gang's fury and the Sin City Council's indifference,
in a hidden space beneath the Black Mech Gang's Main Base, three figures watched the scene and looked somewhat pleased.
"The Old Capital Killing God has finally shown himself. What do we do next?" the Three-armed Mechanist asked.
The Spider Mechanist said coldly, "Send out a Mech Soldier squad. I have a hundred ways to make him reveal where the cube box is hidden!"
"We can be certain that he didn't take the cube box out of the Old Capital. There was no sign of it in the vehicle when he left back then."
The Jellyfish Mechanist interrupted the other two and said calmly, "The cube box is definitely useless to him. Offer him resources and weapons in exchange for its location. This isn't the time to clash with him."
"Then let's leave it at that for now."
Wicked Soul Market.
Qian Ling stared at the scene before her, dazed for a moment. The hard concrete ground was riddled with craters and cracks. More than a hundred shops looked as though a tank had rammed straight through them, leaving them in ruins.
The walls and ceiling were shattered, as if something had bombarded the place!
Li Yuan, however, remained calm. Before coming to Prison Star, back when he hadn't suffered serious injuries, he could have achieved this level of destruction bare-handed, without even needing source energy weapons.
It was only when he saw the seven-to-eight-meter-wide crater at the center of the market, along with the layer of crystals covering its surface, that his expression changed.
He touched the crystals in astonishment, and a trace of admiration appeared in his eyes.
"Plasma Weapon—and at least a vehicle-mounted Plasma Weapon!"
He hadn't expected to have seriously underestimated Mr. Jiang's mechanist skills. Before this, the Black Mech Gang had never shown that it possessed Plasma Weapon technology!
The most advanced weapons on the entire Prison Star were Electromagnetic Weapons, such as the Black Mech Gang's Magnetic Step Mecha and the Sin City Council's Electromagnetic Tanks.
However, this kind of Plasma Weapon was quite large. How had Mr. Jiang used it to kill Gulab?
Even after experiencing more than a hundred military battles, Li Yuan was deeply puzzled.
Qian Ling stood to the side, her expression hidden beneath her black robes.
"Chief, we found the supplies!"
"Coming."
As time passed, the members of the Spark Gang moved all the supplies to the Yuanjin Black Market.
When they emerged from the Wicked Soul Market again, they could already see the dusky sunset on the horizon. Only a faint glow filtered through the buildings and spilled over the venue.
The enormous venue was completely silent. Not a single sound could be heard.
Only faint moans and screams of agony drifted from the surrounding streets, filled with despair and pain.
At this moment, multicolored blood slurry and minced flesh had formed swamp-like streams, churning and flowing through the venue.
Countless damaged and fragmented corpses were piled all around. At a rough glance, there were at least a thousand, and hardly a single intact corpse could be seen.
At the very top of the corpse mountain in the center, Jiang Xiao stepped on Gulab's charred corpse and rested briefly. The distant streets and alleys were far more gruesome than the venue!
Most of the tens of thousands of criminals were not martial artists. Faced with the Thunder Cannon Floating Cannon's attacks, swathes of them died at once!
Combined with the Floating Cannon's high mobility and explosive lethality, the streets within its field of view were filled with severed limbs and ruined corpses. Blood slurry became more than a dozen streams that murmured toward the venue.
The horrifying stench of blood spread across several kilometers!
The dusky glow of the setting sun illuminated the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Even Li Yuan, who had seen many major scenes, couldn't help but briefly hold his breath.
Many Spark Gang warriors nearly vomited, yet their reverence for Jiang Xiao grew even stronger.
Heretics deserved to be struck down with overwhelming force!
Feeling physically exhausted, Jiang Xiao waved to Li Yuan and the others in greeting.
Even if he could replenish his spirit energy and source energy bit by bit, the weariness of his mind and spirit was not so easily dispelled.
Seeing Li Yuan and the others approach, Jiang Xiao gave a slight nod.
Without speaking to them, he pointed his sword at the TV tower aircraft overhead, his expression calm, as though he were mentioning some trivial matter.
"From this moment onward, the Wicked Soul Market and the area within a ten-kilometer radius shall be the Spark Gang's core Pan-Human base. All gang members are ordered to get out before daybreak."
"That's all. I'm done."
Just as he was about to leave, Jiang Xiao seemed to remember something. He kicked Gulab's charred corpse and added to the TV tower aircraft, which had not yet departed:
"Additionally, the Spark Gang is launching Blade Armor Race and Viper meat canned food. First come, first served. One can costs only ten Sin Coins. Buy ten, get one free. Fair prices for everyone."
Jiang Xiao then openly returned to the Yuanjin Black Market with Li Yuan, whose expression was one of astonishment, Qian Ling, and the group of human warriors.
Because the earlier disturbance had been so great, the Yuanjin Black Market was now completely empty. The stalls and shop doors were tightly shut, and all the foreign races had left.
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