"Boss, I know what you're going to say. Hehehehe~" A low, sinister chuckle slipped through the mournful voice. "That's right, it was me! Thank you for 'looking after' me all these years. Don't worry. Once you're gone, I'll make sure you get a proper burial! From today-no, from this moment on-I'll take your place as the leader of the Azure Demon Group-Overlord!"
At those words, Ba Ying's fury surged like a volcano about to erupt. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his head slumped to one side, and he died. Only his furious eyes remained fixed on Overlord, unable to close even in death!
"Boss, rest in peace. I'll fulfill your final wish and make the Azure Demon Group the greatest power in the world!" Overlord brushed a hand over Ba Ying's eyes, forcibly closing his eyelids. He slowly rose and turned to the members of the Azure Demon Group with a grief-stricken expression. "The boss... is gone!"
"Hehehehe, how fun! This is so much fun!" Laughter utterly at odds with the mournful scene rang out. Rather than sounding adorable, those childlike words sent chills through everyone in the Azure Demon Group.
"Damn it, the Nightmare Group!" Overlord's heart tightened as he watched aircraft closing in from across the sky, each piloted by a masked woman. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Fairy Plate, which Ba Ying had refused to release even in death. It really is a divine artifact. No filth can stain it, not even Ba Ying's blood. Yet his heart sank as well. They had originally guessed that dripping blood onto the Plate would make it recognize its owner, but that clearly would not work. Their only option was to hold on to the Fairy Plate and take it back to