"From now on, I'll tell more truths, every single day!" Wu De wiped away his tears and smiled sincerely.
"All right, get up. I just conquered the Brotherhood, so you, the Apocalypse Chairman, can shoulder a little more responsibility. You'll serve as the Brotherhood's commander too."
Bai Ye simply gave Wu De command of the Brotherhood as well. Judging by his behavior after becoming a pseudo-human, he was certain Wu De wouldn't forget his roots like Du Tianming and Lu Chen.
Damn it! If everyone in the East Continent were like Wu De, the whole fucking world would've been at peace ages ago.
Upon hearing that his burden had grown heavier, Wu De smiled so broadly he could barely close his mouth.
He made no attempt to hide his delight. Keeping his emotions hidden from other people was a mark of shrewdness.
But he shouldn't be shrewd in front of the White Lord.
"Thank you for your grace, White Lord!"
Afterward, Bai Ye took Wu De to the Steel Brotherhood.
Inside the Steel Hall.
Bai Ye and Wu De appeared out of thin air.
"Wu De, this is the Steel Brother... Wu De!?"
Bai Ye, who had been about to give him his assignment, suddenly froze. He looked over in astonishment and saw the color draining from Wu De's face at a visible rate.
"White..." Wu De managed only a single word before his eyes bulged, his throat seeming to choke on something.
He clutched his neck tightly, veins bulging across his face. His body stiffened, and he toppled straight to the floor.
The hand clutching his neck slowly fell away. All signs of life vanished.
Bai Ye's expression instantly darkened. Delusion Eye, activate!
Deep within his ink-black eye, an icy crystalline blue light suddenly burst forth, like an aurora