Because You Made Me Section Chief!

An incomparably powerful force slammed into the Faceless One, shattering his body into scattered fragments that flew in every direction!

Whatever mycelium, whatever king—none could withstand this single strike!

Li Fan stood atop the Bronze Hanging Coffin, looking down at the fallen remains of the Faceless One and Huo Lei ahead, his face filled with fury.

A single glance was enough to make one feel as if his rage were about to burst forth.

Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, greed, hatred, ignorance—Anger!

Li Fan realized in his heart that although it appeared to be physical combat, it was actually still the psychic power of Eight-Heads.

It was a violent release of psychic energy in the form of rage.

"What exactly are you!?" The many faces of Tai Sui all wore solemn expressions as they shouted in unison.

At the same time, they waved their limbs, crawling from the altar onto the Earthen Platform Palace, watching Li Fan with vigilance.

On the ground, the shattered body of the Faceless One squirmed rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it was pulled back together by strands of white mycelium, standing up once more.

The Faceless One's own rage surged, and a powerful, anomalous psychic radiation poured out, rushing toward Li Fan like a tidal wave.

Phantoms resembling execution platforms appeared all around, each one holding a bound person suffering through various brutal tortures.

The punishment of the hot pillar, the washing of the body, being cut in half at the waist, being torn apart by chariots, flaying, being sealed in a jar, slow slicing, and so on and so forth.

It was as if the entire area had transformed into a hell of punishments.

Even the slightest exposure to this anomalous psychic radiation made the members of the Cleaning Association feel physically ill.

The investigators at the edge of the underground palace, who were struggling to break through the psychic barrier, fared even worse; many let out miserable screams on the spot, and some even developed wounds on their skin.

And these terrifying punishments, in the form of anomalous psychic radiation, descended upon Li Fan!

"Those who deceive the monarch and commit treason shall suffer the ultimate penalty!"

Li Fan's body twisted strangely as he walked slowly toward the Faceless One.

With only the slightest of movements, he evaded every single one of those psychic attacks!

At this moment, the Faceless One felt the rage radiating from his opponent completely envelop him, leaving his chaotic consciousness in terror.

Compared to the rage the other party felt toward the entire world, his so-called kingly wrath was nothing more than a stream before the raging waves of the ocean.

In the blink of an eye, Li Fan arrived before the Faceless One, his face filled with majesty:

"A mere human king, yet you dare to be insolent? A king of ants, yet you dare to provoke me!?"

As he spoke, the eight light orbs hovering beside Li Fan rotated, and another orb merged with his head.

Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, greed, hatred, ignorance—Sorrow!

Li Fan reached out a palm, brushing it lightly across the Faceless One's face as if caressing him.

The next instant, a violent force erupted at the point of contact, causing the Faceless One's head to tilt sharply to one side, snapping his neck and sending it flying!

The originally pale body also collapsed with a boom, and at this moment, it rapidly turned a deep red, looking just like a boiled shrimp.

Li Fan held his palm hovering over the Faceless One's body, immediately feeling a powerful surge of psychic energy pouring out and being absorbed into his own body.

This psychic energy came from everyone in Gu City who feared the legend of King Dian Li, as well as the online viewers of Legend of the Dian King tonight.

Usually, obtaining such a vast amount of psychic energy was no easy task.

The majority of the psychic energy entered Li Fan's subconscious.

The will of Eight-Heads was also greedily sucking up this energy, occasionally letting out a moan of pleasure like a thirsty woman.

"Shut up," Li Fan scolded within his consciousness.

What do you think my brain is?

A new head rapidly sprouted from the Faceless One's torso, though his body could not move; wrinkles appeared on his face, outlining the contours of his features.

This time, it did not show anger, but a look of sorrow and despair!

He looked like a tyrannical king who had suddenly discovered that while he was the most powerful person in the world, there were gods above him!

Endless sorrow enveloped the Faceless One.

In the blink of an eye, the Faceless One's body had withered and shriveled significantly, no longer possessing the imposing aura he had at the start.

Everyone present felt the pressure from the depths of their souls lighten.

The psychic pressure belonging to the anomalous king had vanished.

Only the terrifying pressure from the Collector remained.

Li Fan twisted his neck in satisfaction, feeling the pleasure of the psychic energy washing over his entire body.

He then reached to his waist and pulled out a pair of handcuffs.

They were the handcuffs from the Prison of Suppression Stele.

The Faceless One let out a muffled roar, his remaining anomalous psychic radiation expanding violently once more, preparing to unleash his final power.

A curse from a king!

"Click."

A chill touched his wrists as the rusted handcuffs snapped onto the Faceless One's hands.

The curse power that the Faceless One had been gathering dissipated in an instant.

These handcuffs contained a strange power capable of suppressing his anomalous mental radiation.

Li Fan gripped the Faceless One's hands and said earnestly:

"Comrade Dian King, you are under arrest."

A mouth-shaped outline appeared on the Faceless One's face; it stammered, but nothing came out.

It was completely bewildered by the situation.

Having just awakened within a chaotic consciousness, this powerful and brutal anomaly now found, through its own muddled will, that it seemed to have lost all its strength.

The members of the Cleaning Association and Huo Lei were all utterly shocked by the scene before them.

While the Faceless One was still stunned, the key mark on Li Fan's right hand emitted a soft glow, instantly opening the gate to the Prison of Suppression and tossing the Faceless One inside.

Since he was under arrest, it was only right that he be locked away in prison.

The powerful mental pressure from King Dian Li vanished completely.

The members of the Cleaning Association hadn't even seen what happened; they simply watched as the powerful anomalous king vanished as if he had never existed at all!

The eerie tide of Shell Currency and the frenzied undead corpses that had been entangling them lost their backbone and ground to a halt.

They reverted into ordinary artifacts and remains.

Even though they had long understood the power of the Collector, they now realized there were many formidable secrets about him that they knew nothing about.

He was unfathomable!

Li Fan said without looking back:

"You all, leave first."

The Cleaning Association members quickly agreed and prepared to depart from the now-silent underground palace.

The primary culprit had been brought to justice, and the strongest anomaly had been easily dealt with by the Collector.

The battle that had once seemed terrifying had been resolved with effortless grace once the Collector unleashed his true strength.

The perverse sense of humor the Collector displayed in toying with his opponent only made the Cleaning Association members fear and respect him all the more.

It was no longer a matter of mere obedience; his word was now absolute law.

In their haste, the mother did not forget to retrieve the two shriveled heads the Collector had tossed aside, stuffing them into the black suitcase before hurrying away.

With King Dian Li gone, the previously sealed underground palace began to loosen; the group broke through an exit and fled the scene.

Li Fan wore a grim smile as he turned toward Huo Lei's massive Tai Sui body.

He did not move quickly, yet Huo Lei felt as though his body were pinned in place, unable to even attempt an escape.

As Li Fan approached, Huo Lei violently writhed his remaining Tai Sui mass, slamming it toward Li Fan while extending arm after arm, desperate to assimilate him.

Li Fan's movements were lightning-fast; just as the Tai Sui controlled by Huo Lei was about to touch him, he raised his hands and began dismantling the corpses one by one, scattering them aside.

From a distance, the remnants of the Tai Sui looked like a blooming white flower, with the falling corpses acting as petals.

Li Fan stood at the center of this Flower of Corpses.

In the blink of an eye, only the core of the Tai Sui remained—an Amalgam formed from the fused flesh and bone of over a dozen corpses.

These corpses all bore Huo Lei's likeness, their faces twisted in terror as they looked at Li Fan.

Sensing the opponent's fear and feeding on the mental energy soaked in that dread, the consciousness of Eight-Heads sighed in satisfaction.

A punch, and it shattered!

One of the corpses forming the Amalgam was torn away, and the remaining Huo Leis all wore expressions of agony.

"This is for the victims in the Guangming Mall, for the boy buying shoes, for the cashier who had a movie date with his girlfriend, and for the auntie who protected the children."

A punch, and it shattered—another Huo Lei was destroyed!

"This is for the archaeologists who died so miserably, and for their families."

A punch, and it shattered—more Huo Leis were destroyed!

"This is for the poor souls who went missing in the subway, for their twisted fates!"

Li Fan stepped forward, a violent mental shock surging from his fist to shatter the final Amalgam.

In an instant, only one Huo Lei remained, curled on the ground, shivering, weak, and helpless.

He finally understood why so many in the Unity Society turned pale at the mere mention of the Collector.

Li Fan smiled and whispered to Huo Lei:

"Let me tell you a secret: the one who thwarted your many attacks on the Anomaly Bureau, and the one who destroyed the Snake Concubine, was me."

Huo Lei jerked his head up, utterly shocked by the news, and asked with a trembling voice:

"Why... why on earth would you do that!?"

We're all supposed to be the bad guys!

Li Fan's expression twisted into a ferocious snarl as a destructive, violent mental pressure slammed toward Huo Lei, his voice chilling:

"Because you made me a section chief!"

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(I've noticed many readers complaining about the cliffhangers recently. This really isn't intentional. You've probably noticed that I'm just in the habit of ending a chapter whenever there's a transition in the scene, so the next chapter starts directly in a new setting; the end of the chapter essentially acts as a transition. However, since some readers have pointed out that this feels uncomfortable, I will try to improve in the future and strive to keep the climactic plot points coherent. Thank you all for your criticism and corrections!)

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