The burly man with tattooed arms stared at the absurd spectacle for a long moment before speaking.
"That's Duke Wenton? The head of the Wenton Family? The one who killed hundreds, thousands of our comrades... how did he end up looking like this?"
As a member of the World-Purifying Army, he ought to have been furious at the sight of this mortal enemy. He knew he should have been furious, yet all he felt at that moment was bewilderment.
Chen Ye was much calmer by comparison. Though he was puzzled too, he stepped back, observed for a while, and offered a guess.
"It looks like... he turned himself into the core of the infection... but that doesn't make sense either. Why would someone of his standing get personally involved? With so many people under him, he could've picked anyone. I certainly don't think he's the self-sacrificing type..."
In response, Zhou You merely formed a sword gesture with his fingers.
"There's no point guessing. If he's the core, does that mean killing him will take care of all this?"
Chen Ye considered it, then shook his head.
"No. As things stand, killing him would probably spread the infection instead..."
"Then what do you suggest?"
"I need time to deconstruct this, then destroy his core..."
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Zhou You nodded, but in the next instant, Duanxie suddenly slashed out—not at Duke Wenton, but at the doorway!
However...
A stone wall abruptly rose, blocking Duanxie's edge.
Chen Ye frowned at the same moment and turned toward the doorway, while the tattooed man had already moved to his side to protect him from a surprise attack!
But the newcomer didn't attack.
The stone wall crumbled in an instant, revealing a lavishly dressed figure wearing a deranged smile.
Zhou You narrowed his eyes, studied him for