District 2, the Jin Family and Zhi Family estates.
Every building had been reduced to rubble. More than a dozen corpses lay scattered around them, along with countless severed limbs.
The bodies of Jin Mian and Zhi Chenggong hung from a flagpole snapped in half, blood still dripping from them.
Beside the flagpole, Zhao Longteng, Wei Rulai, and Han Huizhi each sat leaning against the ruined walls, smoking and chatting.
With a cigar between his teeth, Zhao Longteng sighed. "Qin Yingguang killed Chu Xiaoang."
Wei Rulai, who was tidying his bloodstained yellow hair, froze. "When did that happen?"
"Just now. After they killed everyone from Zone 1, Qin Yingguang joined forces with the World-Destroying Church and launched a surprise attack. They killed Chu Xiaoang and quite a few of the others who rebelled with him."
Han Huizhi frowned. "Qin Yingguang actually let Ander buy him off?"
"Not just Ander. Apparently, Royt approached him too. Both sides wanted Chu Xiaoang dead."
"Look at Qin Yingguang. Both big shots wanted him on their side. They must have offered him something outrageous to win him over." Wei Rulai looked at Han Huizhi. "Now look at yourself, Old Dog Han. You're more than a decade older than Qin Yingguang, yet Ander's offer to buy you off was no different from what he'd offer for a dog."
"Ander wanted you to kill me, and all he offered was authorization for two armies. No equipment, no Sequence Potions-he wasn't planning to spend a single cent! How's that any different from printing money out of thin air? Old Dog Han, what the hell have you been doing all these years?"
Wei Rulai couldn't help chuckling, but the movement tugged at the ghastly wound on his neck, making him bare his teeth in pain.
Han Huizhi lowered his