"What Annihilation Light Cannon? What Eternal Elimination of Future Troubles?"
"They're nothing but a pack of lackeys. Now they finally think they can turn on their master!"
At Jinshui Manor, Grotesque Doctor's appearance, the activation of the Annihilation Light Cannon—everything had filled people with an overwhelming sense of helplessness. They could do nothing, as if they were mere spectators to fate.
Except for the Old Marquis of Linyuan City, who had been caught off guard. He, too, had been panicked, confused, furious, and unwilling to accept it. But everything changed after Xu Ji entered the secret room.
As if he had completed the most agonizing decision of his life and resolved the most crucial matter, he stopped wasting his emotions. At once, he focused all his attention on handling the situation at hand. First, he quietly recited a Spell, then raised a finger.
His fingertip seemed to cut straight into the night as he quickly wrote.
He knew what the Annihilation Light Cannon did. Once activated, it would kill everyone connected to Grotesque Doctor, including any witnesses in the area who had seen him.
There was no way he could survive the cannon. But as the most powerful Old Marquis among the Golden Cell, he might not have reached the highest level in terms of life form or mysterious knowledge, perhaps because of his limited talent.
Still, he clearly had enough experience and means.
He couldn't guarantee his own survival, but he had a way to leave a final message for the other members of the Golden Cell after the Annihilation Light Cannon killed him:
"Those who covet my Golden authority are the World Guardians. If the Linyuan clan is wiped out, Gather the remains of the ruler. All resources, shares, contracts, and weapons are to be left to Mr.