Throwing a Wrench!

The voices inside continued.

"This is important. I think we should report it to Lord Pagoda Tree Ghoul!"

"Right, we can't make this decision ourselves!"

Report it?

If you lot finish planning it out, won't everything go according to plan?

For all we know, the Shui Family might be setting you up!

Zhang Qing decided to throw a wrench into the works.

He would muddy the waters completely!

Boom!

He stomped down fiercely, shot into the air, and charged straight toward Chuan Hao!

The next second.

The wooden shed practically exploded.

Several Specters rushed out.

Zhang Qing glanced back.

North Guard; 4950/4950!
School Clear; 7880/7880!
Mysterious Melody; 8210/8210!
Situ; /!
...

They were all heavy hitters.

If he charged at them himself, he would definitely get pinned to the ground and rubbed raw.

But.

If he ran.

Unless they were prepared to tear off their Human Skins.

They could not catch him!

"Damn it, the plan has been leaked!"

"The Shui Family has actually infiltrated us this deeply!"

"Candlelight Realm, what do we do?"

"We can't catch him unless we tear off our Human Skins!"

"The extreme Specterification plan is important! Lord Pagoda Tree Ghoul put tremendous effort into it!"

"The plan can't keep up with the changes!"

The strongest among them, Situ, said viciously.

"North Guard, go report to Lord Pagoda Tree Ghoul."

"And the rest of us will call for reinforcements and seize Chuan Hao!"

"We'll conduct the Specterification research ourselves!"

The Specters heard this.

They all felt it was the best solution.

They nodded one after another.

The next second.

Several Specters sprang into action.

North Guard went to report to Pagoda Tree Ghoul, while the others.

Sent out signals, summoning the hidden Specters to prepare to snatch Chuan Hao!

Zhang Qing ran at full speed.

He reached Shui Meng's side immediately.

"Quick!"

Zhang Qing caught his breath anxiously before saying.

"The Specters discovered our plan! Move Chuan Hao now!"

Shui Meng had initially looked disgusted.

But the moment she heard Zhang Qing's words.

She immediately grew tense.

Then.

She sent out a signal.

In an instant.

The Shui Family members hidden here rushed out from every direction.

Zhang Qing glanced over them and saw even Starflash Realm fighters among them.

However.

He did not look any longer.

Instead, he slipped away at once.

A major battle could break out here at any moment.

Sure enough.

Less than a few minutes later.

A huge number of people surrounded the area from every direction.

They were all Specters.

They simply had not torn off their Human Skins yet.

"Hand Chuan Hao over to me!"

Situ said as it looked at Shui Meng.

Shui Meng was equally tough, replying with just one word.

"Fuck off!"

"Heh heh..." Situ knew it was impossible to force the Shui Family into submission.

The next second.

Bang!

It tore off its Human Skin.

"Then I'll take him myself!"

"Kill them!"

Bang! Bang! Bang...

A large number of Specters tore off their Human Skins.

Then, roaring madly, they charged at the Shui Family members.

The battle.

Had begun!

In an instant.

The scene became utter chaos.

Neither side had been prepared for this battle.

It had come without warning.

And they had no choice but to fight.

During the first clash, both sides remained cautious.

But it was just as bloody.

And before long, true fury erupted, blood spraying everywhere.

The entire battlefield became a meat grinder.

Zhang Qing watched from a great distance. He did not make a move himself.

Because it was not time yet.

If he rushed in now, it would likely be more danger than fortune.

He was waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity.

Soon, the opportunity arrived.

Footsteps sounded in the distance.

Large forces from the Shui Family and Razor were approaching.

As they passed by, Zhang Qing slipped directly into Razor's ranks.

At a glance, he looked perfectly damn normal.

Mixed in with the crowd, Zhang Qing was a little excited.

It was time to fish in troubled waters.

Just like back at the Chuan Family.

He would keep leeching.

This time, he would eat his fill!

Very soon.

Razor's forces joined up with the Shui Family's.

Then they charged fiercely into the battlefield.

In an instant, they drove the Specters back.

And Zhang Qing, among them, drew his bow and began giving every Specter an arrow.

The damage did not need to be high.

As long as it dealt damage, that was enough.

-33!
-53!
-42!
-3!
...

Leeching—he leached like mad.

And while Zhang Qing was still leeching.

A notification began sounding in the system.

Congratulations on participating in the kill of Giant Root Ghoul. You have obtained Attribute Points +2!

Hmm, some nameless Specter with 5,000 health had died.

The Attribute Points went straight into his account.

Roar!

Suddenly.

A furious roar rang out.

Reinforcements had arrived for the Specters as well.

The scale of the battle expanded, and the situation began spiraling out of control.

There had never been any plan to begin with.

When humans and Specters met.

How could things possibly continue according to the path their superiors had expected?

A huge number of Specters and martial artists became entangled.

Like a meat grinder, they slaughtered each other madly.

Zhang Qing moved through them like an old hand.

The blade on his back never left its sheath, yet he dominated the entire battlefield with nothing but a bow.

Along the way, he even "saved" a Shui Family comrade.

Congratulations on killing Shui Qianhua. You have obtained Life +338!
Current maximum Life; 3974/4000!

Ah.

Those in the Glimmering Realm shouldn't charge so fast.

Can't you see a whole pack of Specters over there with ten thousand health?

Even Candlelight Realm fighters can drop dead in an instant, brother.

I'll take your health. Let me live on in your place.

Zhang Qing shrugged and searched for his next target.

The battle was chaotic, but Zhang Qing was delighted.

However.

No matter how he moved through the battlefield, one person remained in the corner of his eye.

Zhang Qing had stirred up this chaotic war.

The only person who knew the key details.

Was Shui Meng.

So.

Take advantage of this chaotic battle to kill her.

That way,

it would truly be without anyone knowing.

Even if someone investigated afterward,

they wouldn't be able to prove it had anything to do with Zhang Qing.

Shui Meng;1453/1954!

The girl's Blood Volume was still healthy. No need to rush.

Whoosh...

Suddenly,

the sound of wind came from behind him.

Zhang Qing instinctively bent backward in a bridge to evade it.

Then he looked up.

Three-Handed Ghoul;4392/4950!

"It was you! You ruined our plan!"

It let out a low, hoarse roar.

Zhang Qing narrowed his eyes.

4940 Blood Volume.

This guy was a North Guard.

Heh, perfect!

Zhang Qing slung his bow aside and charged forward with Chuan Shattering Steps.

Less than 5,000 Blood Volume. He could handle it.

Bang!

The long blade left its sheath and smashed viciously into one of the Three-Handed Ghoul's arms.

-23!

-1!

Hah.

What tremendous strength.

It had blocked his attack, but the recoil had also deducted one point of his Blood Volume.

Roar!

The Three-Handed Ghoul immediately counterattacked.

Unfortunately, to Zhang Qing, an attack of this level was laughably slow.

After dodging its attack,

Zhang Qing began swinging his broadsword, giving it a blazing storm of blades!

-56!

-53!

-52!

Now this was more like it.

It was still a bit like scraping, but not bad.

He could definitely scrape it to death!

And besides,

while he chipped away at it,

Zhang Qing also swept his gaze around the area.

If there was any Specter he didn't recognize, he would definitely take a swipe at it.