Watching the Sloth patient, Chu Yunyi slowly stepped forward.
The vines around them were still writhing, trying to stop Chu Yunyi.
But Chu Yunyi raised his Black Gold Shock Saber, and countless vines and thorns were cut down, losing all their vitality.
Just a few steps.
Chu Yunyi had reached the Sloth patient.
The Sloth patient was a plant cyst shaped like a human, with a vague human form visible inside.
It seemed...
He hadn't expected his insides to be breached so easily. It was practically as if he'd left them undefended.
Although he'd arranged his exterior perfectly, making it nearly impossible to advance even an inch.
Thinking from the military's perspective, Chu Yunyi figured the most convenient method with the fewest casualties would probably be to drop a small hydrogen bomb on the city.
Hydrogen bombs weren't like nuclear bombs. They caused very little contamination.
You could drop one in the morning and come sightseeing the next afternoon without a problem.
Though it would affect the ecosystem to some extent.
The authorities had probably planned to deal with the Sloth Leader last, since this thing wouldn't attack "of its own accord."
But now...
The Sloth Leader, so poorly defended on the inside, could only watch helplessly as he was destroyed.
No.
He might not even be able to watch. After all, this guy couldn't even be bothered to open his eyes...
"If you're this lazy, you might as well stop living."
"Wouldn't dying be easier?"
Chu Yunyi raised his Black Gold Shock Saber and looked at the Sloth patient, who showed no reaction. It seemed the guy agreed.
Whoosh!
One slash, and dark green liquid spilled across the ground.
This was the Sloth patient's core. Once it was destroyed, there was no chance the Sloth patient could survive.
He wasn't the Pride patient. He couldn't refuse to die.
Suddenly.
Chu Yunyi was reminded of the troublesome Pride patient.
But...
There were still plenty of ways to deal with him.
He was merely immortal, not truly invincible.
As long as he wasn't invincible, there was still a way to deal with him.
The previous bearer of Pride's power was Xia Tian. He'd become space debris by now, which was the best example.
Pride was the original sin among the Seven Deadly Sins, and also the most powerful force.
Chu Yunyi didn't like playing by the book. He had no intention of saving the strongest monster for last. He planned to... take on the Pride Leader first!
After giving it some thought.
Chu Yunyi went to a warehouse and prepared a few things in advance.
Mexican, Michoacán.
"Ts, ts~" A white-haired man with a haughty expression made a coaxing sound at the dog beneath his throne.
Then he tossed a human head from his hand.
The dog seemed used to it. It picked up the head and left the room, heading for its kennel.
This white-haired man was the most powerful Pride patient on Blue Star: the Pride Leader.
Of the ten pounds of his bones, nine were pure pride.
His life had been remarkably smooth, as if he were the protagonist of fate itself. He was:
—Ailmen.
When Ailmen was twelve, he helped his parents grow avocados. Avocados weren't expensive back then, but they still earned the family enough to live comfortably.
Even at such a young age, he'd already shown a talent for becoming a drug lord.
He plowed up the entire avocado field and planted marijuana instead.
Then he persuaded his parents to help him grow it.
While other kids his age were going to school, young Ailmen gathered a few friends and climbed over the border fence to America to sell drugs.
He spent six years trafficking drugs, was arrested twice, and was deported once.
He was sentenced to a total of five years, but learned all sorts of skills in prison. He even behaved so well that he had two years taken off his sentence.
After returning to Mexico.
He didn't go straight back to trafficking drugs. Instead, he became a police officer.
As everyone knew.
Being a police officer in Mexico was dangerous. Hundreds, even thousands, died every year.
After two years as an officer, he'd mastered all the tricks of the trade. So he returned to Michoacán and resumed his old line of work.
The moment he made his move, the biggest drug cartel set its sights on him.
But Ailmen married the cartel boss's only daughter, then turned the tables and took over the cartel.
In just a few years, he made the cartel bigger and stronger, and even his father-in-law came to admire him.
His armed forces could even take on the entire Mexican government head-on!
In his spare time.
He'd read feel-good novels from Dragon Country and wondered why their protagonists had it so good. They weren't nearly as lucky as he was—because he had it even better!
And so.
His invincible mindset was complete!
That was why Mo Xun chose him to become the Pride Leader, granting him the most powerful Pride Virus. He indirectly followed Xia Tian's orders.
And now...
Ailmen, the Pride Leader, was scrolling through short videos when one of his underlings suddenly came running to report.
"Something's wrong! Something's wrong, boss!" The underling hurried over, looking tense.
"Don't panic. Take your time." Ailmen stared at him, holding a glass of iced lemonade as he spoke slowly.
He might have been a drug lord.
But he never touched the stuff himself. No one knew better than him how harmful it was.
Even now, with the power of Pride protecting him, he still stayed away from it. He didn't smoke or drink, and he even worked out regularly. He was more disciplined than most people.
Before the underling could finish speaking.
In less than the blink of an eye, he had switched places with Chu Yunyi outside the door.
Chu Yunyi casually tossed a few huge iron chests over, blocking the room's iron door and making it impossible to open.
"Shadow." Chu Yunyi called out, and the shadow beneath him immediately tore open.
Chu Yunyi reached out and summoned a spatial entrance several meters high.
The shadow slowly carried out a huge iron chest, as tall as a person, and took out several plastic buckets containing:
Bottled water, cement, silica fume, fly ash, water reducer, coarse aggregate, and fine bone powder.
And... a huge bundle of rebar he'd apparently swiped from some construction site.
"Oh? You want to challenge me too?" Ailmen said, feigning ease, his tone steady.
Seeing this.
Chu Yunyi was a little surprised, but when he remembered that his opponent was the Pride Leader, it made sense.
"Looks like you've got more guts than Xia Tian."
"That loser? He thinks he can compare to me? Heh." The Pride Leader swirled his glass and took a sip of lemonade.
Then.
The Pride Leader, Ailmen, looked Chu Yunyi in the eye and continued speaking slowly:
"Although he has all the Seven Deadly Sins Viruses."
"But there's a saying in your Dragon Country..."
"Quality matters more than quantity."
"I focus only on the power of Pride. I'm far stronger than a half-baked guy like Xia Tian!"
The glass shattered, and Ailmen hurled it with all his might!
Bang!
Countless shards shot toward Chu Yunyi's face.
As for Chu Yunyi...
He didn't dodge. His gaze swept around the room and landed on a vase beside Ailmen.
NO. 14 [Welcome and Farewell], activate!
Whoosh!
In less than the blink of an eye, the two switched places.
Clang! A crisp sound rang out as the vase exploded.
And Chu Yunyi...
Was already beside Ailmen, Black Gold Shock Saber in hand.
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