Falling from the Sky

Suddenly, Hawkins slapped his forehead and burst out laughing.

The real Looting Emperor was still in the tower. Foresight had made everything clear long ago: everything Hawkins had experienced was an illusion, nothing more than the Mind World of the Looting Emperor's virtual persona. It could not represent what the real Looting Emperor thought.

Fake was fake. What more was there to say?

Why had the Looting Emperor been hollow when cut open? Because he was fake.

Hawkins had no reason to dig any deeper. It would be pointless.

"All right, I was the one who got stuck in a rut. Bye, doggies!" Hawkins shook his head, laughed at himself, and left the Looting Emperor's Mind World.

In the Sea of Heroes, the Looting Emperor was still fighting Qiao Si and Victor.

In fact, only a few seconds had passed since the fight began. Suddenly, the Looting Emperor sensed someone approaching from behind. Not again, he cursed inwardly, but he counterattacked without hesitation.

This time, though, he finally saw who had approached him.

"Hawkins!"

His pupils contracted sharply, and his heart began to pound.

As he considered whether to flee, Hawkins glanced at the long whip in his hand and smiled. "You three have fun. I'm leaving."

With that, he vanished.

Qiao Si and Victor were baffled. They had thought Hawkins had decided to deal with the Looting Emperor himself, but apparently not. What had he been doing just now?

And what was with the whip in Hawkins's hand?

Before they could figure it out, the Looting Emperor abruptly sped away, plainly scared out of his wits. The two exchanged a glance, shouted, and gave chase.

Meanwhile, Hawkins returned to the City Lord's Manor and took a closer look at the long whip in his hand.

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