Riddled with Doubts

The man spread his arms wide and laughed in excitement, "I feel it! This is the power the king has bestowed upon me!"

Boom!

In an instant, his entire body turned into a torch.

Countless red flame serpents grew out from his back, their golden serpent pupils opening to fixate on the two Patrol Team members ahead.

"What is this?"

The two Patrol Team members backed away in terror, staring at the flame serpents behind the man as their complexions instantly paled.

After his surge of excitement, the man remembered the mission the king had entrusted to him. He stepped forward amidst the flames, sneering, "Did you think you were high and mighty? Did you think you could rule over everything? No, only the king is qualified to rule over everything. The lot of you are just a bunch of bastards, robbers, and trash who happened to seize power."

With that, all six flame serpents simultaneously attacked the two Patrol Team members.

Bang!

Just as the flame serpents were about to strike the two Patrol Team members, a massive amount of Nether Mist pierced through the ground to block in front of them. The flame serpents collided with the Nether Mist, triggering a violent explosion right away.

The swimming pool at Zhou Dahao's home burst open, and Zhang Ping, Liu Sishan, and the Alloy Overlord immediately emerged from beneath the pool.

Seeing the three of them, the man instantly calmed down as he recalled the mission the king gave him. Abandoning his continued attack on the two gate-guarding Patrol Team members, he instead detoured to the city wall on the right, using the flame serpents to prop himself up.

He vaulted over the city wall into the interior of the Zhou Residence and dashed straight toward the swimming pool.

"Turn