Ya'en explained quietly to Lin Yu, then turned to Steve again.
"Steve, how did you find out about the Guardian Envoy? And have you... already broken its seal?"
"What do you think?"
The Lord of the Black Prison looked at Ya'en mockingly. As Steve's words fell, an eerie, immense aura suddenly began spreading from beneath Changqi City.
"Roar...!"
A deep, thunderous roar came from within the earth, sounding as though it came from hell itself, brimming with bloodlust, savagery, and fury...!
The whole of Changqi City began to tremble slightly.
"Fuck, what now????"
"Great Amaterasu, what's going on? Have we angered you?"
"Ah... help!"
Changqi City had suffered one disaster after another that day. Its people had only just endured the Lord of the Black Prison's two bursts of domain-level aura, but before they could recover, the terrifying sound and tremors from underground plunged them into panic once more.
"What's going on? Is this that Guardian Envoy?"
Lin Yu's pupils contracted. He could sense a terrifying aura steadily awakening beneath the ground. He abruptly turned to Ya'en, his expression grave.
"Yes, young master. This is the Guardian Envoy. It seems Steve has already broken its seal!"
Ya'en nodded decisively at the sight, looking at Steve, who wore an eerie smile in Lin Yu's palm.
"Hahaha... taste the Guardian Envoy's wrath, Ya'en! Surprised? Did you think no one else knew about the Guardian Envoys? How naive!!!"
"I knew about the Guardian Envoys ever since I found out you were collecting them! Surprised? Hahaha...!"
"I know what you were planning. You wanted to awaken the Guardian Envoys and take complete control of the Sakura Special Zone, didn't you? Well, I'm granting your wish! No need to thank me! Hahaha...!"
"Even if I die, I'm taking these people with me!!"
"Cough,