Looking at the leader of Piercing Thorn, whose face was filled with doubt, surprise, and confusion, Great Marsh could not help smiling.
When Qin Ran had approached him with a proposal to cooperate, Great Marsh had known it would pay off.
After all, with Sakri as their "collaborator," they were no longer merely anticipating the enemy's moves. They had complete control over the enemy's every action.
The God of Forest City had disguised himself as the leader of Piercing Thorn.
Meanwhile, with Great Marsh's help, Qin Ran had disguised himself as Great Marsh to face the God of Forest City.
Great Marsh could already imagine how astonished his old friend would be when he saw Qin Ran's true face.
He would surely look just like the leader of Piercing Thorn before him.
The man believed he had destroyed Flame City's Earth Vein Node, but what he had actually destroyed was a trap. The real Earth Vein Node remained intact behind him.
Simply put, Great Marsh had created a fake Earth Vein Node in front of the real one.
For anyone else, such a feat would have been virtually impossible, but for Great Marsh, it was effortless.
To Great Marsh, Flame City was like home.
How difficult could rearranging the furniture be for the owner of that home?
Especially when he was dealing with someone from Piercing Thorn, someone who had never had a "home."
Huff! Huff!
The leader of Piercing Thorn panted heavily.
His breathing howled through the underground chamber like a gale. Staring fixedly at Great Marsh, he asked in a low voice, "Was this a trap?"
"Yes."
"One meant for you."
"If it had been the God of Forest City, he might have noticed something was wrong."
"But you?"
Great Marsh did not finish. He merely smiled and