Chapter 1466: Artificial Existence Core (34)
Amid a series of explosive booms and a dazzling farewell, Master Gorimshaw, who had helped quell a disaster, vanished without a trace.
Even as he sped away, Fu Qian didn't forget to observe the newly arrived demigod reinforcements.
They weren't in the best condition. He could sense damage that went beyond the physical.
But it was clear that, in their own assessment, it wouldn't affect their combat strength too much.
The fact that they hadn't even stopped to rest before rushing to surround and hunt down their target was proof enough.
Unfortunately, their brief cooperation was over. The Night Watchers had done what they needed to do. Now it was his turn.
Mr. Rick almost certainly had to die. If his earlier guess was correct, the mysterious creature, as the mission's target, had a nearly invincible place to hide: projected onto Mr. Rick.
He still didn't know what made "being corrupted" incompatible with "being completely destroyed," but that situation was undoubtedly close to unsolvable.
Looking back on this mission, what he had done was actually quite simple.
He had drawn the Night Watchers into the situation, used them to find and isolate the dangerous target, Rick, and investigated and deduced things along the way. With information coming in from all sides, he confirmed that the target had to be executed, then ultimately maneuvered the Night Watchers into taking action.
He had to admit, the Night Watchers here were competent. They hadn't been hard to lead.
The end result was that, without ever making contact, Mr. Rick—who had no idea why he'd come here—had been plotted against at every turn and met a gruesome death.
For now, in theory, everything in Los that could threaten him had been eliminated.
He'd even gained something extra, such